X-Men 97 cartoon
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First 2 episodes are out. First episode makes good use of the giant-sized Sentinels with a couple of nice handheld scenes, sadly not involving female characters much. Second episode doesn’t have size content, but one character has a monologue that is adjacent and made me a little flustered (he’s also got some silver fox daddy vibes, which I’m all for, campy costume and all).
I watched the original animated series as a child of the 90s and remembered that some of my favourite scenes involved the Sentinels - being one of the few characters 1) with a significant size difference, and 2) involved in handheld scenes, or similar. I was talking to @foreverlurk about how mechs will always have a special place in my interests since mech/giant robot content often filled a void in mainstream media. While I wish they were more humanesque, it was close enough to keep me wanting more.
Anyway, they nailed the 90s style animation and dialogue while giving it an update. Do recommend so far
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@miss-lillipants it’s definitely off to a good start.
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@miss-lillipants I’ve watched it as well and it’s brought back so many childhood memories! I’m also a big fan of the Sentinels and it’s one of the things that disappointed me about the movies…the robots weren’t as big as they were in the 90s cartoon
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@Nyx said:
it’s one of the things that disappointed me about the movies…the robots weren’t as big as they were in the 90s cartoon
Cowards
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@miss-lillipants Oh cool, another series to add to my list!
And yes, growing up I remember all my friends watching Transformers while I was hooked on Robotech / Macross. Always loved Mecha animes! Of course the sizey content also didn’t hurt:
Love this scene so much:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jrcuOWaPsE&t=1307sPiloting a mech and holding a tiny lady, that would have been young Lurk’s dreams. I guess I have a knack for impossible things (thankfully, VR gave me a taste of both hehe)
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@foreverlurk Love the gif!!!
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@blehb Yup, well let’s just say back then I didn’t quite understand why I was sweating by the episode’s end.
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Well holy shit… the entire Robotech / Macross saga is coming to Disney+
https://collider.com/macross-disney-plus-streaming-anime-series/
