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The (not so) futuristic technology of “Lazarus”

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  1. [4]
    zod000
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    This is some weird nitpicking to make a blog post about. This stuff comes up in probably most sci-fi. For example, go watch Alien, which is set in the year 2122. It's full of low res CRT screens...

    This is some weird nitpicking to make a blog post about. This stuff comes up in probably most sci-fi. For example, go watch Alien, which is set in the year 2122. It's full of low res CRT screens and (admittedly awesome) mechanical keyboards. That shouldn't really be consequential to anything.

    8 votes
    1. [3]
      rodrigo
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      Don't take it too serious. It's just nitpicking, inconsequential curiosities of a great show that have drawn my attention :)

      Don't take it too serious. It's just nitpicking, inconsequential curiosities of a great show that have drawn my attention :)

      2 votes
      1. [2]
        zod000
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        Ok, I won't :) I am not much into anime these days, but based on your and other comments maybe I should give it a try.

        Ok, I won't :) I am not much into anime these days, but based on your and other comments maybe I should give it a try.

        1 vote
        1. rodrigo
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          Do it! Lazarus is a good one even for those of us who aren't much into animes.

          Do it! Lazarus is a good one even for those of us who aren't much into animes.

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    macleod
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    I have a theory that this isn't the same timeline we are on, but a slowed down or alternate path, I think this is heading towards something vastly more interesting, similar to Steins;Gate, than we...

    I have a theory that this isn't the same timeline we are on, but a slowed down or alternate path, I think this is heading towards something vastly more interesting, similar to Steins;Gate, than we are being led to believe, could be wrong, but their past is already different than out present in so many ways, and I find these little details to be hints to that effect.

    I also feel that I have to say: Lazarus has been amazing. By far one of the best animes I've seen in a good while, and it scratches that Bebop/Ergo Proxy/Ghost In The Shell hole in my heart. Which isn't surprising considering, as I wrote when the trailer was announced:

    • Animation is being handled by Mappa, probably one of the most solid in fulfilling expectations on animation style
    • Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, director/creator of Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Space Dandy.
    • Action sequences are choreographed by Chad Stahelski, famously creator/director of John Wick, and the stunt director for The Matrix.
    • Kamasi Washington is probably the leading jazz/funk artists in the game. This is a solid win on a music and vibes front, which is one of the primary reasons people loved Cowboy Bebop so much.
    • Dai Satō, one of the core writers, was a core/defining writer of Cowboy Bebop, Ergo Proxy, Eureka Seven, and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

    It's a dream team, with a lot of excitement, as they have very few misses.

    4 votes
    1. [5]
      CptBluebear
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      Well the dub missed the mark. That is unlikely to reflect badly on them, but it has been the dividing factor in all online ratings. And I must say, the dub is any way you slice it at a level...

      It's a dream team, with a lot of excitement, as they have very few misses.

      Well the dub missed the mark. That is unlikely to reflect badly on them, but it has been the dividing factor in all online ratings. And I must say, the dub is any way you slice it at a level unworthy of such a high profile anime.

      A couple of other criticisms aren't entirely unwarranted either, like the meandering storyline in the first couple of episodes for such a short run season and the lack of any personal character depth, but those are in my opinion not that significant.

      On the article though, complaining about a relatively small company surviving another thirty years (like Yahoo isn't a thing) and how phones still have glass (like it isn't a sensible material for displays now and in the future) is just a bit mad.

      4 votes
      1. [4]
        macleod
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        I would argue that is a key love of things like Bebop, or Ergo Proxy. No one really remembers the story, but they do remember a lot of the meandering stories, they're building a universe attached...

        the meandering storyline in the first couple of episodes

        I would argue that is a key love of things like Bebop, or Ergo Proxy. No one really remembers the story, but they do remember a lot of the meandering stories, they're building a universe attached to a rather simple basic story.

        2 votes
        1. [3]
          CptBluebear
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          I would agree, I like the sort of aimlessness and letting the setting shine. Though I don't fault people for criticizing it. Some people do need a gripping red line. And to your point, my...

          I would agree, I like the sort of aimlessness and letting the setting shine. Though I don't fault people for criticizing it. Some people do need a gripping red line.

          And to your point, my favourite episodes are when they're tripping balls or escaping an alien horror.

          2 votes
          1. [2]
            macleod
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            Can't tell if you're talking about Fringe, or Bebop, either way, same.

            Can't tell if you're talking about Fringe, or Bebop, either way, same.

            1 vote
            1. CptBluebear
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              Champloo and Bebop respectively, but yeah the point was that it doesn't matter.

              Champloo and Bebop respectively, but yeah the point was that it doesn't matter.

              2 votes
    2. [2]
      rodrigo
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      That's a different, very interesting perspective I haven't considered before. Usually I take futuristics plots originating from our own timeline, except if explicitly told otherwise.

      I have a theory that this isn't the same timeline we are on, but a slowed down or alternate path, I think this is heading towards something vastly more interesting, similar to Steins;Gate, than we are being led to believe, could be wrong, but their past is already different than out present in so many ways, and I find these little details to be hints to that effect.

      That's a different, very interesting perspective I haven't considered before. Usually I take futuristics plots originating from our own timeline, except if explicitly told otherwise.

      1 vote
      1. macleod
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        I come from the Gundam universe, and the University of Fringe, I never consider if anything takes place on any timeline, including our own. That feeling goes for biopics, and documentaries are on...

        I come from the Gundam universe, and the University of Fringe, I never consider if anything takes place on any timeline, including our own.

        That feeling goes for biopics, and documentaries are on thin ice in these realms of my mind.

        1 vote
  3. lou
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    I cannot stress enough how much I hate the avalanche of Enzos and Gaels...

    A risky bet by the writers, suggesting that by ~2030 “Axel” will took over Enzo and Gael as popular foreigner boy names for newborns in Brazil.)

    I cannot stress enough how much I hate the avalanche of Enzos and Gaels...

    2 votes