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|View Poll Results: Nanoha StrikerS - Overall series rating
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|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
|1 out of 10 : Painful
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|2007-09-23, 15:39
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Lost in my dreams...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 32
Nanoha StrikerS - Overall Series Impressions & Total Series Rating
This thread is to be used for discussing the entire 26 episodes of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS ... your thoughts about the show, overall impressions, speculation on the possible DVD only bonus episodes, etc., etc
A few subjects you might want to ramble on about:
The poll represents your total series rating. In other words, how you would rate all the episodes combined (1-10)? If you'd rather rate the whole series by technical/artistic merits, you can do so. An example:
Animation Quality: 1-10
Voice Actors: 1-10
Script: 1-10
Editing: 1-10
Average = Total Series Rating
Or a combination of the two. Or your general gut feeling.
|2007-09-23, 16:06
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Join Date: Jun 2007
First post, woo.
Now, StrikerS had a mixture of the good and the bad. I'm going to start by delving into the good points of the series.
The first was that it had new characters I liked. Subaru, Teana and Quattro were some examples, and there are more, even if were not as solidly developed. There was an air to them that drew me to them, and I liked the development of Teana and Subaru especially.
The second were the battles. The major ones. 17 stood out for me in that aspect. I do admit that the majority of the fights were training skirmishes, but, to me at least, the actual face-offs were decent.
The third- Jail. Man, that guy was a character and a half. Sure, some of his monologues were a tad...lengthy(), but I'd say he's one of the best villains, next to Quattro, to come out of the Nanoha series in a while.
The fourth was generally good voice acting. I always like that in the shows I watch, and StrikerS didn't disappoint me in this department.
There are more...however, there are obvious flaws.
One- things/characters left entirely forgotten/unexplained. A prime example of this is the Relic- we never were told in detail what one was, or what it did, and it faded into obscurity. Another example was the whole limiter bit- it seemed like they would play some importance, but it didn't matter since the Forwards did most of the action and not the Aces. There are also, well, others...and on the subject of forgotten characters, the three examples of this are Hayate(So much room for improvement wasted...), Cinque(Just introducing her then casting her aside for the most part for nine episodes? What's up with that?), and Lucino(Frankly, I don't know why she was introduced- from what I recall, she barely said a word and was rarely ever shown), and Zafira(I don't even want to know what they did to his character). Just forgetting characters when they have room for expanding upon is, frankly, unacceptable.
Two- Animation quality problems. This has been addressed by many before, but...the DVD releases will solve this.
Three- Vivio. I know she isn't the source of all problems but if the developers used her for something else other than a NxF/NxVxF object, she would have had promise. I admit, when I first saw her, I thought she had promise, then my expectations were dashed to shards.
Four- The general anticlimactic feeling. I know it was what the writers chose to do, but having everyone going on full cylinders against the Cradle and the Numbers/drones just made it feel...off. The only one that really had an outstanding moment was Teana. Erio/Caro and Subaru had their time, yes, but Teana stood out there. With the Aces just barging on ahead, and the defeat of Scag, Vivio, the Numbers and the Cradle itself being made so pitifully easy, it just ruined the whole setup.
This is only brief, but it's a summarization of the main points I wanted to put forward. Despite its flaws, though, I enjoyed StrikerS. I still am a steadfast follower of the Nanoha series, and, whilst it doesn't compare to the standards of A's or the first series, it still gets a good mark in my books.
Overall: 8-8.5/10.
|2007-09-23, 16:23
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Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS was… a strange experience. It left both a wanting taste and one of completion, though the wanting is greater. The series is enjoyable, in fact I found it far more enjoyable then the first season, but you have this clear feeling of 'this could have been much better' throughout a lot of the series episodes.
To start with its bad points (and they are numerous) the series is long. Almost double the episodes of its predecessors, and that has obviously taken a toll on the writers. It's clear that they got slacky, figuring that since they had double the episodes, they could afford to waste some time with less important stuff. In truth, though, there is a lot missing. I'll list them.
The Bad
Character Development: Character development is a flip of the coin. On one hand, we have the Subaru/Teana pair, which is greatly developed throughout StrikerS. On the other hand, we have the Erio/Caro pair, which is the exact opposite. A strange thing, as they later turn out to have a very dramatic (or at least that was the intend) meeting with one of the series early antagonists. The worst one in my opinion is Vivio, she is a flat character, one with endless growth potential, and yet nothing is done with it, being demoted to a mere moe-blob for NanoFate fanservice which undermined her purpose in the final battle.
Speaking of which, the antagonists are not that well developed either. Lutecia is introduced early, but turns out to be not so important later on. The same goes for Zest, who really could have benefited from more development to increase the drama of his eventual demise.
Plot: In the beginning, StrikerS is all about training and improving. These scenes were often dubbed as 'boring' and 'time consuming'. To me, this is one of those hints that the producers were slacking and becoming too comfortable with the idea that they had 26 episodes to play with. Many scenes could have been re-written to still get the message across, but faster and leaving room for additional info.
And then there is the fanservice, many NanoFate fans will have my head for this, but NanoFate was one of the reasons for the lack of connection to the final fight of Nanoha. Before you throw those rotten tomatoes in your hands, let me explain. The endfight was all about Nanoha and Vivio, it was all about Nanoha's insecurity as a mother and desperately wanting Vivio to accept her. Now I ask, what part did Fate play in this? The answer is nothing, she was of fighting Jail somewhere else. Had they reduced the NanoFate fanservice, and instead of 'Nanoha and Fate hapilly taking care of Vivio' we should have seen more of Nanoha's struggles as a mother, with Fate trying to offer support, but not in such a direct matter. The endfight clearly shows that it was supposed to be about Nanoha and Vivio, not Nanoha, Fate and Vivio.
Shafting: StrikerS suffers from the shafting of many sub-characters, but none have it as bad as Hayate and Zafira. Though Zafira can be excused as having become something of a rolling gag, Hayate gets the bad end of the stick, despite being one of the three. She never receives a transformation, we never get to see her fight, she even vanishes during critical moments or spends that time doing mundane tasks. Hayate fans really get the short stick in StrikerS.
The good
Now that we've had the bad, on to the good. What did StrikerS do that was good?
The characters: Despite the fact that the large group of new characters led to some severe, somethings to severe, shafting of the older characters, StrikerS had a sollid grid of characters. On the good guys we had the Teana/Subaru combi, which were two very good characters with a decent amount of development. On the bad guys we have many of the numbers. While you need to watch the anime a time or two to fully apreciate them, you will come to realize that many of the numbers are in fact brilliant characters on their own. Reading the manga and listening to the Sound Stages will only increase your love for them.
The fights: There are those who thought the fights in the first half were lacking, and to a degree they're right. Robotic, faceless oponents don't have the same tension as an oponent who displays emotions of her own. However, with that human opponent you wouldn't be able to achieve so easilly what StrikerS managed to do: See our heroines kicking ass and blowing lines after lines of enemies up. Let's face it, one on one duels as legendary as they may be, will always be less massive then a whole collum of enemies being blown to little bit of scraps. And in the second half, even the other half that wants duels is served as the numbers move in and we see battles, victories, and even fatalities.
The lore: StrikerS did something that A's failed to do. A's presented us with Belka, an at that time mysterious empire. StrikerS took Belka, and continued to build on it, digging deeper and revealing that Belka was a monarchy, that they freely used Lost Logia as weaponry in war and much more. At the same time they also dug deeper into Mid Childa, a world where untill StrikerS we had only heard stories about. We know it was the home world of our Bureau friends and Yuuno, but it wasn't untill StrikerS that we actually got to see it. And it wasn't just the world, the TSAB itself was also opened, and things like the raining regimes, uniforms, workings, departments and much more was revealed. StrikerS far suprasses its predecesors when it comes to the amount of new information that was given.
Last edited by Keroko; 2008-09-12 at 17:14.
|2007-09-23, 16:41
|Link #4
~ You're dead ^__^* ~
Graphic Designer
Am i allowed to be honest?
Well ever since it was confirmed that strikerS would be 10 (9) years after A's as opposed to the speculated 6 (5) years i just had this gut feeling that something was going to happen. I didnt like the fact that a chapter in the life of nanoha, fate chan and hayate was completely missed out for the sake of completeness. And besides? who wouldnt want to see fate chan's high school days? (i also though that the milf fate chan this was quite a jump and so still remain a forever faithful loli fate chan lover :3)
The main problem with strikerS is the fact that the cast just suddenly got so huge. If it wasnt bad enough to have to develop 4 new stars (lolz what development i ask?) we suddenly got introduced to all the numbers as well. I think this task was just too big for the series as a whole and thus it left a feeling of emptiness - or that the characters wernt being exploited enough for their potential >_<
Onto the development...lolz what development? Oki really this is another point where the series failed to deliver...we were treated to nothing but solid "fillers" for the frist 10 eps. Those pointless training episodes got so pointless that it became forgettable...in fact even now i cant remember where the heck the first 10 episodes went - a vague memory of tea being emo but thats about it
This time would have been better spent developing the new characters the doing any more bull - i would have thought that everyone is smart enough to get the picture after about 2 or 3 training eps but the producers must have second guessed us >.>
The stars -
While i do think that subaru and tea was able to add to the story (with subaru also being connected to the whole case via her unusual birth bla bla) what i thought was a totale waste of space has to be caro and erio. Seriously! the did NOTHING at all that is worth credit...most of the time caro was too busy chasing after lutecia (another useless character with wasted potential) with erio being her lap dog (not that i care as that kid can burn in hell for touching fate chan )
who can honestly say that they know caro and erio more now at the end of this series than at the start? none...nope and nada...we never got development from these two character and was just given some basic facts to chew on...
yes caro got kicked out of her village but what happened next? not explained at all whereas erio is a part of project F but so what? fate chan got more of an explination about his roots than erio did...no mention of why he was created, by who, how he got to fate chan in the first place. And who in the right mind would want to create a boy? (unless jail is really yaoi like those doujins suggests)
wasted potential >.>
and speaking about character development lets talk about the others. The numbers i wont even bother to mention as they dont have any history to begin with but what about lutecia? she was the other promised loli together with caro yet she also failed to deliver as a character. I dont mind as much seeing caro neglected but goddam not rori rider! O.O
She still has so much left unexplained...i would really like to see at least a flashback on her and zest - how they came to met, how she got her powers or whatever...anything would have done but instead we got nothing...*claps*
side characters arent even worth mentioning...i would say that ferret boy got about 30 words to say in the whole series (YESSSS!!! I DONT WANT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE ANYWAY!!) and zafira for about 10 words...still better than arf who had nothing to do with the story (geez...).
Chrono was the biggest disappointement in terms of side characters...all he did was sit back and drink tea while the others where facing life and death situations...he then pops up late in the party to kill steal all the hard work...its like honor farming! (WoW noob!)
The fights -
er...what fight? *skips*
I duno if the producers are being lazy or what but they really do know how to save budget...by not giving out any fight scenes at all!! geez even nanoha and A's had more drama than this plie of smoking crap!
Id admit that some of the fights between the numbers where pretty good (a la subaru freaking out and smashing cinque) but on the whole compared with the whole series i would say that the amount of proper fight sequence we got was only about 5-10% (of the whole 26 ep series this is a disgrace!...nanoha is a series based on fighting!).
What killed everything was the insane amount of time spent on talking about bull...crap that i dont even care and only wishes for nanoha to starlight breaker someone's ass all the way to hell (it happened but only once...WTF!!! ONCE!!! i am not satisfied at all...). While all the good moves where kept back we reall didnt see any good ones pop up either (besides subaru's devine buster which looks like the kamehameha to me XD)
But not only was the fights not long lasting, they were also too fragmented between each episodes. example being one minute we are at subaru vs gina then the next we have tea against some numbers then we have caro giving out her "why are you doing this?" crap. godamm is it so hard to just make one fight complete without any interruptions? As if it isnt as bad enough as it already is you have to go screw it up by fragmenting everything?
also the skipping of those REAL mock fights are unforgivable! >_<
The plot -
And finally the plot...i feel like getting a blow torch and burning something at this point.
To be honest the plot suxed ass...I wasnt even dramatic right down to the last episode i even thought it was anti climatic! now that is something special.
The whole series was pretty much flooded with explinations, long speeches and manic laugther (provided by Dr spaghetti - lawl). But it would have been better if those talks actually ment something. Even now im having trouble trying to remember what really happened in the first half of the series as to me ive seem to have forgotten all of the pointlessness already. The plot was just THAT bad...
Even when it got to the main meat of the series (where it was still hazy about how things where going to go before the numbers came out that all changed with the intro of Jail) It all seems too relaxed. For what is supposed to be happening we didnt get much drama and even the stuff we got was usually de-dramatised come the next "cool off" episode. I never sensed any immediate danger from this series as we know what to expect. well yea this is nanoha and to expect a happy ending where everyone lives is natural...
Thats what i get for putting my hopes to high...you would think that being grown up, our girls wont mind a little blood shed and to learn the true meaning of loss. the amount of holes in this series is crazy...just to avoid death. Im still pissed that vita didnt die for the dramatic impact...look she was stabbed through the chest! clean through! and she didnt die...so what was all that bull shamal said about the knight's program failing to connect with the book anymore? ie no more haxx heals! but the plot hole is big enough to accept that she was able to live >.>
Also i have to say that jail must be the worse villian in history...for a super genius mad scientist you would thing that he would a) have planned further ahead b) have some trump card hidden c) fcking commit suicide if he had to...
a) he planned ahead with the seeds but what the use is that if they would only activate upon his death...he should be in jail now trying to find ways to kill himself >.>
b) vivio...but she failed so much as the final boss it is unture
c) death still pending...
moving onto vivio *sigh*
ive ranted so much its beginning to affect me health...
vivio is another wasted potential...Vivio had the potential to give our white devil a good old fashioned ass whooping but instead all we got was null...now this was the biggest disappointment of the series to see the best fight go up in flames. We i hoped for was for vivio to force nanoha to use her full power in a one to one face off...epix images that flashed through my mind wasnt realised when all we got was some cheesy crap...vivio should have layed a smackdown on nanoha for all her worth but this challange of providing a decent fight scene proved to be too challenging for the producers it seems...
Overall -
StrikerS failed to impress as where the first and second season did (which is what made nanoha this great in the first place). This series was filled with cheesy counter dramatic fluff and it failed to cast of its "childlike" shell of "nobody dies no matter how much of a beating they take" and the uber happy happy tree friend end...which should have been a thing of the past seen as the girls are now grown up.
Too many time wasted on pointless fillers which would have made this series better if it was condensed into 13 eps. I never like streched out plots anyway
potential to be great was loss with undevelopment (kinda ironic when they had all this time to focus on fillers) and the action was completely almost lost...or at least unfulfilling ~
given all the evidence i will give this series 5/10 but + 1 because of fate chan (which was the motivator which kept me carrying on >.>)
6/10 overall
random notes:
Hayate!!!!!! She failed me also ;___; Dammit 7arcs you just cant have the meister of the legendary tome sitting on the sidelines all the fricking time grrrrrrr
Fate chan <3 I guess her final barrier jacket was the highlight for the whole series for me
*may add more ranting later XD*
|2007-09-23, 16:46
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
This show turned out to be utter trash. Is it sad that I actually prefer GSD or Otome over this?
The premise was already bad enough:
1) Nanoha and friends are no longer precocious lolis. It's very odd that the producers would abandon something that made the previous shows appealing to many people.
2) StrikerS is set on a boring backwater planet, instead of Earth. Nice way to make people care less. Nice way to write out characters like Nanoha's friends and family.
The execution was worse:
1) Training. Nuff said.
2) "Limiters." A completely retarded way of nerfing the main characters, instead of creating a plot that would actually challenge the main characters and last past the first few episodes.
3) Drones. Nobody gives a damn about trashing waves of unpiloted, poorly armed robots with Destiny grunt tactics. We want brutal human vs human(oid) action, dammit.
4) "Magic damage" vs "physical damage." Utter bullshit. So now we have absolutely devastating attacks that can be weaker than they appear, which in turn makes them into fanservice.
5) Shitty technology overall. RF6 flies around on a large but otherwise normal helicopter, and Fate drives around on a car with four wheels. Given what they are, why doesn't TSAB have better toys?!
6) Lack of intimacy. That feeling from 1st season and A's is absent.
7) Brains in jars.
8) Vivio.
9) Neglected characters. Besides the ones left behind on Earth, we could have used more Arf, as well as more character development for the cadets. Yuuno, on the other hand, we don't even need to see his face at all.
After all this, I agree with Triad for choosing not to waste their time subbing this. If they ever decide to make a 4th season, I hope they set it on Earth, just a little bit after A's, and retcon this entire season into non-canon.
|2007-09-23, 17:56
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Sleep beneath the flowers
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Lording above all of humanity >;3
Age: 29
I'm too lazy to write a real review, as that's not my thing I always end up contradicting myself somehow.
Despite the somehow 'blaringly obviously' problems other people noticed, I found nothing horribly wrong with StrikerS apart from some parts where the animation could've been better (Like in ep.24 with the Fate thing... I noticed it after watching it about twenty times or so, it could've been smoother.)
A lot of new characters, but I wasn't really interested in any of them so any lack of development on their part was moot for me. Besides, that's what the manga and sound stages are for... I'd rather have all the important bits in the anime then have to muck through an episode or two on someone's past. Just my own opinion.
So it's not perfect, but StrikerS WAS the only anime I was watching/looking forward to... So without it I guess I'm kinda out of anime to watch aside from re-runs... I guess I could give it...
I'd say 9/10 but then I think I'd be even more hated...
|2007-09-23, 18:32
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It can't be...
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: P-Town
Age: 31
Being a new Nanoha fan (I watched season 1 and 2 for the first time earlier this year) I was very much looking forward to season 3.
It was disappointing to see that their entire high school years was being skipped over, but I was excited nonetheless for season 3. While loli Nanoha and Fate is cute, I much rather watch them at an older age.
Maybe my expectation for this season was too high. The awesomeness of A's was pretty high up there.
I was well aware of the flaws StrikerS had, and while frustrating at first, I think I finally just gave in that the series would remain at this level, and stopped letting it bother me. Of course, I only watched the first 6 episodes until stopping for several weeks until I got around to watching it again. The show at that point was actually boring me, but as mentioned above, I gave it another chance.
While I found Erio and Caro to be cute, and Subaru and Tea to be somewhat interesting, I really just wanted to watch more on the old characters. They were the ones I cared about and actually wanted to watch an entire season on. Like Kriss said, I wasn't bothered by the lack of development for the majority of the new cast, due frankly to the fact that I didn't really find them all that interesting. I honestly didn't care about the numbers at all. The only feeling they got out of me was annoyance towards Quattro at the end. Jail fits nicely into this "blah" category too. Forgot the episode, but it's where Vivio is kidnapped and Jail is preparing to place that relic into her. That was about all the emotion he got out of me. I found him to be a very uninteresting villain. He didn't make me care enough to even hate him. This is in comparison to Precia and the Tome, where I actually cried during two scenes involving them and the other characters during their respected season.
As for Vivio, I know MANY find her to be a waste of space, and would easily send the little girl packing. Despite not having much development either, I actually liked her and cared about what happened to her. I know, you're all probably going what the hell?? I thought she was cute, and found the whole dynamic with her and Nanoha to be adorable. Just my opinion of course. You can all stop staring.
Don't get me wrong though, after my second go through on StrikerS I began to enjoy it. It wasn't exactly like the previous seasons, but it still that Nanoha flare during certain episodes.
Overall, I enjoyed StrikerS, and I'm sad to see it end. I do hope there's a 4th season.
I give it: 7/10
|2007-09-23, 19:10
|Link #8
Schach is MAI WAIFU
This is my formal review of the series, copied from another forum I frequent. As such, it contains as very few spoilers and some redundant info for you fans. If you'd like me to go into more specific detail, feel free to ask.
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
Nanoha StrikerS is the latest installment in the recent Lyrical Nanoha franchise. While they were lost in the forum crash, I had reviewed the original and A's, giving them excellent marks. Let's see if this latest 26-episode installment lives up to its predecessors. (Note: the premise contains some spoilers for the previous Nanoha titles, so if you haven't seen them you may want to do so before reading further.)
10 years after the events of A's, Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate now all work full-time for the Time-Space Administration Bureau on its home planet, Midchilda. Hayate creates what she calls Mobile Section Six, a branch for the specific purpose of retrieving Lost Logia and handling incidents involving them. The Aces and Hayate's Wolkenritter now act as instructors to a new generation of mages, Subaru Nakajima, Teana Lanster, Erio Mondial, and Caro Ru Lushe, in the hopes of preparing them for such circumstances. Meanwhile, autonomous Gadget Drones have begun to search the capital for a certain set of Lost Logia, the Relics, causing destruction and confusion in their wake. What does the mastermind behind these incidents have in store for the Relics and Mobile Section 6 itself?
While Nanoha is still the title character of the series, Subaru becomes its second main character, and her fleshing-out occurs gradually over its course. She is a very likable protagonist, with rather awesome abilities and style to back it up, so getting to see her in action is one of this anime's main highlights. Her partner is the magic gun-slinging Teana, who also gets some good screen-time and development. The opening themes were once again performed by Nana Mizuki, and their contrasting tone does a very good job of portraying the shift in mood between the first and second half of the series. Seiyuu old and new do a competent job of performing their characters, with Subaru and Tea once again standing out.
As for things that could have been done better, there are many. On a visual level, StrikerS is frankly unimpressive compared to the work put into the previous Nanoha titles, perhaps partly due to it being twice the length of its predecessors. Characters often seem static rather than dynamic, and details in character and Device design are often lost. Most backgrounds and some details such as a large Lost Logia that appears near the end of the series are CG'ed. Without a higher standard of animation, the battles that occur through the series end up being quite underwhelming, a good example of which would be Zest's rather short final duel with Signum. I would say that the best animation in the series was in the overall events of Episode 1, the mock battle in Episode 8, and Subaru's berserker rage in Episode 17, with only the last example holding a candle to the best animation in the original and A's. However, all this serves as simply the bad wrapping of a bad package, as the series has some very big problems in its pacing and character development. For the former, the series starts out slowly, with the first half being devoted almost entirely to episodes of the new mages training and little development of the overall plot. With the enemies being the faceless Gadget Drones, battles have a less intense feel than the mage vs. mage fights of the earlier series. I mean, even a "monster-of-the-week" formula with heavily customized individual GDs with various powers would have been nice. The action picks up with the introduction of the twelve combat cyborgs, the Numbers, but immediately afterwards the series falls back into its old habits of still dialog shots and overly-long exposition, until the final plot arc.
With the timeskip from A's, a lot of new secondary characters are introduced at the series's onset, and only a handful of them receive any development. The addition of new characters inherently means that there is less time to feature the returning characters, specifically Hayate, Shamal, Zafira, and Chrono. Of the new main characters, Erio and Caro seemed woefully underdeveloped, even compared to their rarely-vocal 'rival,' Lutecia. Their personalities seemed flat, especially in regards to Vivio essentially becoming another daughter to their adoptive mother, Fate. You would think that perhaps some jealousy might spring up at some point, but no. For the villains, Dr. Jail Scaglietti was entertaining, as were the Numbers in some instances, but even so the Numbers were introduced almost all-at-once, so there was little-to-no time to really get a good grasp of them individually, except for perhaps Quattro. Also, a late plot twist involving Jail and the Numbers didn't end up really going anywhere, but might end up having influence in a potential sequel, maybe. Also, seeing almost all the subplots wrapped up in a happy end seemed forced, almost immature. But, then again, I'm probably not among the show's "target audience."
So, as you can see, Nanoha StrikerS does a lot of things wrong, but has a few diamonds-in-the-rough. It's disappointing to see the franchise hit this low after the epic original and A's.
Last edited by EnigmaticThief; 2007-09-24 at 13:16.
|2007-09-23, 19:27
|Link #9
Join Date: Apr 2004
One thing that definitely toned down the enjoyment was....you guys. Or at least, the ones who's were biting the heads off of rival shippers and insulting them. The ones who were constantly seething that the show wasn't killing any of the protagonists off were a downer too.
That being said, I think StrikerS is a fine 26 episode....epilogue. The genre transformation was incredibly ambitious; although it would have down better with less characters. Seeing Magical Girls grow up to be authority figures as opposed to just some guy's wife (and having to lose their magical powers because Japanese wives shouldn't have them) is extremely refreshing.
|2007-09-23, 20:12
|Link #10
May Haru-ki Be With You
* General impression of the series.
The first two were better than StrikerS
* Opinions on the overall story, writing & plot devices.
I don't watch anime for plot since my brain ain't that good so I can't comment much but this was the only series I've seen that introduces so many character and hits it perfectly! It wasn't all over the place, the story was set from the get go so I guess it was a good pacing! And no damn fillers! Thank God!
* Thoughts about the animation quality.
I don't know what exactly 'Quality' refers to but I love the character designs and the 'movement'(Is it called this?) of the characters was great! - I refer here at for example, Flying and fighting and flashes and stuff! Were I to compare it to Hollywood, I would say Nanoha action is like Spielberg....
* Will there be additional DVD only episodes and what will they contain.
Don't know about DVD eps...I demand another TV series! And if it does get made, I hope for
a) less than 100 cast,
b) An enemy from within <-You know what I mean...
c) I thought this studio was different from the rest...Make it clear that Nanoha and Fate are together already damn it! You show other characters dropping kids like rabbits yet these two are only adopting...WAIT! They are together!!!...But your(animators) word would be nice!
* Characters/Character Design
I already talked about this and to say it again, I loved this art style since 'Sweet Songs Forever'. Nanoha's face could do with some improvements though!...
* What the show meant to you.
1. It proved that this is the best Magical girl show ever!!! And that it wouldn't matter how many sequels are made, they would be a hit! Just avoid getting into relationships concerning Fate and Nanoha and you will have your audience until you solve it!
2. It also showed me that you can't make friends from introductions or chocolates only! That there is another way...The best way of be-friending!!!!
3. It left me craving for moreee!!!!
* What could the creators/animators/writers could have done better.
1. Got it to air on some more common stations like Tokyo and BS-X. It is well received and I am sure the rating would've been super awesome. Why didn't they do it?!!!
2. The main characters are grown up. Make the villains grown up to. I mean here of course, for villains to be more...I don't know...More menacing...Precia was the best villain ever...Even though she just remained in her sanctuary...But she looked the part and had the power to back herself up! I was expecting much eveeell but alas, we recieve a pansy Doctor whose only thing is having the best evil laugh, A number four who tries to run from tsunami(4x Devine Buster) and an over-rated Let's talk things over Mr/Ms bad and make up!<- This was excellent with Fate and Hayate but it failed so much here....
3. A coffin of Quatro would've been excellent as the ending...
4. Remember the dea...I mean other characters too...Suzuka and the rest of the earthlings( Ahem) And Yuuno and Alf...Poor familiars!
Enough of the complaints....
I loved this series and I will watch it again and again until the Z series...
2009, Come here already damn you! I am waiting for my sequel...NOTE: Didn't say Finale...It's still way early for that!
|2007-09-23, 20:16
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Ah a review, admittingly first one I've done for a series so hope there will be forgiveness over how this reads.
So when I first read fall previews a series called Nanoha StrikerS appeared. Seemed like an interesting enough one and found out there were a couple previous seasons. So in a rush I 'found' the other episodes and watched it in a 26 episode blitz that was pretty fun and I'm glad at least this series did that for me. With that StrikerS was on the horizon and I was ready for what should've been a good time if the previous seasons had given me anything to work with. Now perhaps it was the expectations made from those previous seasons but StrikerS just didn't deliver to the level that it could have or should have. Will break it down into positives and negatives.
The Positives
There were some interesting characters that were brought forward that at least had me looking forward to how they would be involved. The Stars duo Teana and Subaru were pretty well developed throughout this. Subaru started as a girl that looked up to her idol (Nanoha) was a bit of a crier, but not a bad person by any stretch. Teana was your hot head with tsundere qualities and the two of them had good chemistry. Like a memorable wake up with Subaru groping Teana. These two had plenty of development like Teana dealing with feeling too average in a squad filled with Aces, Hayate's knights, etc. So wasn't bad that she eventually dealt with that becoming a very skilled character finishing in her battle against the numbers.
There were characters that had some good potential and I was excited about. Erio and Caro seemed like a duo that could do well in the series. Erio had the lightning element, loli sensor, and a connection to Fate that seemed to push him as being a good character and fighter. Caro had the background of being kicked out of her village for having dangerous powers and her being picked up by Fate. There was some chemistry there that peaked with a 'date' during a day off. Lutecia seemed to be a good loli enemy with her mysteriousness and level headed battle plans. Was a bit of possibilities of throwing her into a triangle with Erio/Caro and maybe things could get interesting there.
Sonic Form adult Fate-chan . Seriously that's a positive point all on its own. Vita as well had a moment to shine. Bleeding and injured, she still gave everything she had and it was a beautiful moment for her.
I'm sure there was more to praise from this series but right now my head is a bit blanked.
The Negatives
Ok now here is something that can be talked about for a while. Shafting of characters was a big theme here. Zafira who? This has to be one guy who really got hit hard. Not once in the series did he leave the wolf form or pretend he had a human one to rely on. Helping Vivo fold laundry of course was a major thing. Then getting beaten into a hospital bed by numbers finished off the sadness there. Certainly he did come back to fight a bit but wasn't much to fix the situation with him.
Chrono....wow I don't know how to say what they did here. He did almost nothing this entire series. The biggest event he acted in was releasing limiters on Hayate once. A small interaction with him and Fate which was a bit entertaining but that was it. He didn't fight, barely showed up, and of course the biggest thing was marrying him off almost as an afterthought to Amy. I didn't even see that thing coming and maybe it was just so he couldn't interfere with the NxF things. Really the best interactions were with him and Carim and that would be dimmed with the fact that he was already married. Amy never really showed up except maybe in a picture so I didn't see the point. Let us weep for the wasted Chrono.
Now speaking of wasted characters. I spoke of Caro, Lutecia, and Erio as being characters with some potential. Except after the Vivio interaction they all dropped off the map. Lutecia who was apparently going to be interesting really was left behind. Had some reasoning that she was trying to help her mother by getting relics. But didn't find out much about her background with Zest and Agito. Her personality and thoughts were just left there. Pulling the mind control bit at the end to make sure she fights. Just felt she was really poorly developed if not undeveloped entirely. There was nothing going on with her and Erio/Caro yet they expected the befriending to make sense. It's not like they even talked once before this and really they dropped the ball.
Erio and Caro were barely developed themselves. We find out about Erio's Project F background yet it didn't seem to matter at all. Even the connection between the two of them really wasn't important after that day off episode. The lightning squad suffered badly here. All the talk they had about Strada's forms were pretty weak. One was multiple boosters (wow exciting, forget about things like Zambar form or Snake form this is huge), and the other seemed to be a form for electrical moves. These two just weren't prominent and all the expectations for more was abandoned.
Another character to suffer was Hayate. Not that transformation scenes are the most important but she really got nothing. Felt bad for her in not getting involved much except for a couple spells around that day off. Near the final battles she wasn't important and any action they insinuated some but she didn't do much. Catching Vita after her big moment which was a nice thing in the series was her big moment in the final part. I feel bad for her since she was a character that they could've done a lot with but in the end she fell down with some of the others.
Vivio...she is going to be a point of contention. I didn't hate the girl, but her appearance signaled a point of doom. As some have said everything changed with her appearance. Relics, bah, Project F? Who cares. She was now the center of the universe. A lot was spent with her connection to Nanoha and giving some NxF moments making them a nice and cheerful family. Really in the end she became a battery and a very weak A's Hayate. This Nanoha battle at the end was no where near the same intensity. It was Nanoha trying to pin her down and hold her while Vivio gave some fighting. She just seemed too flat and took away a lot of development.
I'm sure there is more I wasn't quite happy with but that's a bit of an overview in that case.
Final Thoughts
Now I'll give the series some credit in that its existence let me know about the original and A's that were very well done and enjoyable. I'd put in some of my expectations as being to blame, but also it's the fault of those making this season. Plot, character development, and dividing their time right was an issue. Maybe they tried to do too much and went beyond their capabilities.
More than anything I feel bad for how some characters were just hurt by all of this. There were positive things in this series. Characters I liked and some plot ideas even if they didn't pan out. I just feel left bothered by all of this since there was a lot of hope for the series and a lot of fans who were hoping for the best. Don't want to give the impression that everything sucked, but disappointed is a word that can describe this. If this was stand alone it might've been better since it has to be judged in comparison to the other seasons.
|2007-09-23, 20:32
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Pity I can't make a review right now or vote, I need to watch the last episode.
When a better RAW comes out than the LQ.
|2007-09-24, 06:51
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Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS or in translated terms: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS.
I just got into the Nanoha series earlier this year when I was exposed to something called "Dark Nanoha" on GamefaqsDragonfly's sig. (I think that was the screen name.) It caught my eye and I was tempted to check out the forum called "Nanoha". After reading through some threads and such, thats when I started watching the series and became an instant fan and caught up with all 2 seasons just in time for StrikerS.
StrikerS is set 10 years after A's. With that in mind, thats a big time skip compared to what Naruto has been through. But with all seriousness, we had speculated that we were going to get a dark and serious season of Nanoha with the three aces all grown up to be adults and taking full time jobs in TSAB, which protects the time space continuum and such. We are introduced to four new characters that would become pupils under the three aces. Subaru, Teana, Erio, and Caro. Four new characters with pasts that will intertwine with the new plot thats about to come. (or so we all thought it would...)
Story - During the first half of the series, it looked promising. It was about relics and how this one scientist wanted to collect them so he could take over the world and such. We get introduced to a new purple haired loli and her guardian. It was going steady until we get derailed from the main story and onto someone's problem dealing with almost seriously hurting her partner in battle. That emo person lasted for 2 episodes until we got our first serious 2 episode battle. We got to see some new attacks, and a new barrier jacket from Nanoha herself. Plus new enemies like the Numbers and Scaglietti involved with Project F and other stuff. After the battle, we get a man named Regius who despises past criminals to take part in TSAB's affairs. And we also get the "would come true" Prophecy as told by Carim. Plus we can't forget Vivio that was rescued during the 2 episode battle. That was the first half...the second half went downhill into nothing about the plot or relics. Vivio was a character to generate NanohaXFate fanservice to yuri fans of this show. After a few episodes we get more fighting and we're back to the relic plot...well somewhat. We get summoning greatness, Cyborg berserking action, and a captured kid named Vivio. But that just generated more NXF scenes and such that the plot was seriously changed to getting back Vivio and Ginga and blow the crap out of Scaglietti's plans. Towards the end of the final fight, we get a lot of somewhat, flashy moves. We get nothing out of the Caro and Erio pair during their fight with Lutecia...it was pure blank and mindless. We get Fate's sonic form though and it was a nice sight to see. Nanoha and blaster mode, which was 5 RH funnels, and a five shot Starlight Breaker attack for the time skipped Vivio. The ending wasn't as climatic and even though RF6 was lead by Hayate, she got seriously shafted after the second half of StrikerS had started. Chrono was useless and the Forwards were decent, but not as great as how the aces were in their younger years. To put it simply, the story was on/off, then it completely just changed towards the end like how my explanation of the story just veered off to talking about what happened in the last battle.
Characters - I enjoyed watching the Forwards though...they were pretty entertaining. Although Stars members, Teana and Subaru got more development than Caro and Erio. Heck, they didn't even get any screen time with Fate being together and Fate acting like a guardian to them. Sadly enough, you can only experience this during the Sound Stages, which is pretty useless since you're just listening instead of actually watching and becoming attached to whats going on. Hayate got shafted and so did Zafira, who both characters were on the "main list" and not in the "supporting roles". Hayate got fights, but that was during the first half. The second big fight and the ending, she didn't do much...just unison...and save Vita from doom...thats it! Scaglietti was a decent villain, although he talked too much though and created too much Numbers. The Numbers were interesting, although too much characters already so they weren't as developed also. Plus Cinque went missing after the owning she received by Subaru in episode 17. Chrono was also useless in the final fight...he just sat down most of the time and talked. Vivio was a NxF generator and a moe factor for StrikerS...she didn't even have any development other than she's just a little kid with someone's memories that could be important.
- We get the "white devil" to come out of Nanoha when Teana was in emo mode.
- Erio and Caro make a good couple.
- Lutecia reminds you of Fate back in the first season.
- Zest is obsessed with his muscles...J/K, he's a knight and S+ ranked!
- Scaglietti likes to experiment with life.
- Ginga is hot!
- Sonic form Fate is hotter!!
- Berserk Subaru was the best fight scene throughout the whole season.
- Teana's tactics during episode 24!
- Nanoha's Exceed mode!
- Signum with her hair down.
- Signum's unison with Agito.
- Vita giving her all in the final battle.
- Plot was drastically changed towards the end.
- A lot of side plots abandoned and never solved, or were solved quickly.(Einherjars, relics, prophecy)
- Vivio was a NanohaXFate fanservice generator. And her cries were really irritating.
- Too much development on Subaru and Teana and not much on Erio, Caro and even Lutecia.
- Scaglietti proved to be more of a weaker villain compared to Quattro.
- Characters got really shafted. (Hayate, Chrono, Zafira...Cinque)
- Too many new characters!!
- Everyone seemed like secondary characters except for Nanoha and Vivio at the end.
- Too much training episodes.
- Too much talking about...any kind of crap!
- Too many flashbacks during crucial moments.
- Plot holes everywhere!
- Blaster mode with Starlight Breaker was impressive, but it was too overpowered of an attack.
- Vita still smashing things after being close to death and such.
7/10, I was really looking forward to this season, but it left me with a bad taste.
The ending seems really open...heres hoping to a 4th season and I think it would be wise to set it on Earth...or atleast get Earth involved...that way, it would really up the dramatic effect to the plot. Too many characters and everyone tried to get equal time on screen but that just added to more disasters. Better luck next time 7arcs...or go with the original 13 episode formula.
Even with its flaws, we get to anticipate a coming of a new season with answers to these plot holes...unless the Sound Stages and Manga will pick it up where it was left. I would say StrikerS was just a big fat intro to new characters and a broken storyline. The next season, we should be all on our way to an epic season...hopefully.
|2007-09-24, 08:55
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Well... 2 out of 10
Was this thre real thig or some kind of Trainings Anime? Such an INSANE amount of Filler Episodes.. Is Nanoha StrikeS some kind of Shounen Anime and wa are in filler arc right now?
Then we got moments of IMMENSE QUALITY! It's almost Feena Fam Earthlight level.
Story wasn't that great eighter...
There was A LOT of unneeded trash... Power Limiter anyone? I Know Fight Scenes are expensive to animate... but Nanoha is about fighting!
Unneeded Characters like Caro and that boy I don`t even remember -.-
Numbers are failing hard as Villian Where is mah human shaped Lost Logia of mass destruction?
Important Characters got shafted. Hayate is my favourite Charaters... this 26 Episodes where really painfull -.-
It would be a solid 0/10... Subaru was able to make it a little bit watchable...
|2007-09-24, 09:57
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Funny how people can compare A's and StrikerS as a marker for quality, when for all the awesomeness of the pacing and story development, A's itself suffered from one of the worst possible ending sequences I've ever seen in anime; while StrikerS, for all the misgivings and problems, at least ended somewhat conclusively and - get this - had antagonists that actually fought back.
StrikerS is finished, and now I have nothing to watch. ;_;
Rating: about 7/8 out of 10.
|2007-09-24, 10:11
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And I specially didn't get the "antagonists fought back" part, I hope you're only refering to the Defense Program. But even then it's a trade off - in StrikerS the protagonists didn't actually go all out.
|2007-09-24, 10:13
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|2007-09-24, 10:27
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So you're telling me you'd take the ending where The Most Powerful Thing In Existence stands there and takes every single ultimate attack that is thrown at it (without even doing anything remotely interesting besides wiggling its tentacles), and then is finally thrown up into space to be Arc-en-ciel'ed into oblivion; over the ending where the antagonists fought back, and could have won if 1) they had more brains between their metallic skulls, and 2) they weren't up against anime conventions where the bad guys have to lose to the good guys?
I agree with Adr00 that if StS had A's pacing and story development, it'd be a killer series.
Nevertheless I enjoyed StS.
|2007-09-24, 10:37
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There was not much Attack power left, wiggling its tentacles was one of the only things left to do.
Also there was this EPIC fight against Suigintome. That's why A's Ending > StrikerS
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Not so much.
And the few who write it, hide the fact with maybe the exception of Nicholas Sparks.
But I would argue that Nicolas Sparks doesn't write romance. A true romance, as defined by the Romance Writers of America, the largest romance writer organization in the U.S., has an Emotionally-Satisfying and Optimistic Ending: In a romance, the lovers who risk and struggle for each other and their relationship are rewarded with emotional justice and unconditional love.
As Jean alluded to, including Nicolas Sparks as a romance writer includes a much broader category of books. If we include his books, I suppose you could say that I already do write romance. But by the more specific definition, I don't write romance. Romances are about two people falling into love. In a stretch, we might include them rekindling a dying flame. I write about intentional love and it is not limited to that between a man and woman. My first novel was about a girl trying to find a new mother. My third was based on Hosea. My most recent explored the concept of a woman giving up her "daughter" out of love.
I have read romance novels and have enjoyed some, but they really aren't my cup of tea.
I see your point, Jean, but I think, and I could be wrong, I often am, that you are describing "purist" or formulaic romance. Romance that has specific parameters for exactly what must take place. And that is def a strict genre for the writer, but that doesn't exclude other romance that isn't written in the "genre" formula.Anyone who read or saw Patterson's Diary could deny the romance. Who ever would have thought Patterson had a romance in him after all the gruesome things he's written aimed at women? But you are right when defining romance by those limits.
You started this discussion; how are you defining romance?
Romance in general? (I'm not talking formula here) would be any "love" story that forces me to grab a tissue, laugh, keep my heart pounding (will they realize they are in love even if it's too late?). Def romance between a man and woman, but not necessarily a happily ever after. I'm not really talking about other "loves" in one's life, but the romantic connection that sometimes results in a relationship, and sometimes merely results in a wonderful memory for the rest of one person's life. Not sure this was a good definition, but it's hard to define outside the formula we're so accustomed to that boy and girl meet, boy and girl face obstacles, boy and girl overcome, boy and girl live happily ever after.
Please don't overlook Dan Walsh, a Christian writer who describes himself as "a full-time author who writes inspirational fiction (often with historical and strong love story threads)." Whether his novels fall into the category of romance or not, this writer colleague does a good job of weaving romantic threads into stories.
(Yes, I can enjoy a good romance, but all the more if it includes a military connection or some other angle to catch "guy interest.")
I think I get what you're saying. However, by that definition, I don't have a desire to write romance. I think it is that whole heart pounding "will they realize they are in love even if it's too late" thing that ruins it for me. There's nothing wrong with being "in love." It is fun when it happens, and if people want to read about it, that's up to them. But it's a pretty sorry thing to build a marriage on.
Romance novels seem to put extreme emphasis on the concept of being in love. They often lead us to believe that two people's lives will be ruined if they don't discover that they are in love before "it's too late." There are big problems with that doctrine. And as a guy who has been in love and is still not married, I can say that having romance go differently than you hope isn't the end of the world.
I totally agree with both of you guys. Especially Rick. I, too, like something more substantial in a story than just the romance, but let's face it, romance sells. As to all the rest of the comments, I agree as with you both, but again, IF you are writing for the romance market, then it's necessary to give the reader what they expect for their nickels. Romance. And a more blah romance wouldn't really sell as well. It all comes down to, sadly, what sells. Heart pounding sells. And it's not all that bad in real life whether it lasts, and some does, or not. It's a wonderful, illusive, memory! LOL
Yes, I would read romance written by a man and have. Blameless, by Thom Lemmons (2007) was a surprising find I made at a used-book store. Randy Ingermanson's books have a strong romantic thread though they are not romance novels by any definition. I enjoy the male perspective. Not as many fluttering eyelashes.
I was speaking to a group of romance writers and I opened with "I don't write romance although I do nearly always have a love interest in my books since I know most books are purchased by the ladies even if it's for their hubby." One young lady said what's the difference between a love interest and a romance. Actually a love interest can be removed from a story without ruining it but a romance can't. But that isn't what I told her. I said, "The males in my stories tend to be men of few words and the women carry the relationships." The group laughed and said, "Oh, you write REAL romance."
I love reading romance. There's a few 'Love Finds You' books that are tops. Character development in romance is so important, compared to others I read. But some romance lends itself to scenes I'd rather not have in my mind, so I chose VERY carefully.
As far as write, my latest book has strong threads of romance. But historical events threaten their love. I enjoy watching love develop despite everything going against it.
I kid my husband that the Louis LAMOUR books he loves are just romances wrapped up in a cowboy package. There is always a strong romance thread running through those books! I contend that many men enjoy a romantic story (such as The Notebook), but they probably will not be the main ones buying genre romance, like Amish romance.
I was just about to mention Louis LAMOUR as a male romance writer. That was one of the reasons why I quit reading them. There was too much romance and not enough story for my tastes.
Yes, Timothy, I think its telling that he used the LAMOUR as his pseudonym! I think my hubby prefers Zane Grey, which may be less romanc-y?


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- Mackworth Island: If you're seeking romantic getaways in Maine, Mackworth Island is a must-see; this bird sanctuary is especially splendorous in autumn, when the foliage has blossomed and flocks of birds are heading south for the winter.
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: Ideal for hiking or just casually exploring, this pristine trail offers visitors a breathtaking look at the rolling, unspoiled wilderness that still dominates most of the state's area.
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Meanwhile, small webcasters don't get much of a break either. Live365 is pointing out that these rates will basically kill off every webcaster it hosts by requiring a $25,000 fee. As the company notes, the guy running the Armenian folk music station for $10/month isn't going to pay $25,000 and certainly isn't going to make enough revenue to pay up.
Make no mistake: these new rates are effectively going to kill off a significant portion of online webcasters. The recording industry, of course, doesn't find this problematic, because they don't like the fact that they can't control webcasters the way they can radio, so they are fine with taxing them out of business. But what a waste of what technology allows. These days, anyone can and should be able to effectively express their own musical views by webcasting what they like. And that's about to become prohibitively expensive for no reason other than that SoundExchange/RIAA have a gov't granted monopoly over any kind of broadcasting.


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gorilla monsoon wrote:The 906 which Geoff Brabham and friends used to win the Le Mans 24-hour race in abouit 1989 or 1990 (I think. Such a long time ago.).
905 Evo.1- but the Evo.2 was more of a monster due to its extreme downforce. However, Sport 3.5L destroyed sports-car racing. Alien, expensive machines that were far out of reach of the average ordinary team like the Kremers, Reinhold Joest or Richard Lloyd and others. Those three were some of the best of the privateer entrants, but Sport 3.5L, and being successful at it would have been out of their financial abilities. Even the might of Mercedes and Sauber together struggled against the French juggernaut.
Liked the 908 HDi as well. Big brutish diesel with a huge amount of power and lots of torque. The Le Mans organisers really got caught out when they devised the rules for diesels. I don't know if they intended for them to get such a big advantage.
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What do you reckon about the old Holden 308? It seems to be hilarious that it could produce 180 kw back in 1969 but changing to fuel injection reduced the power so that twin throttle bodies and other modifications were needed in the first HSV, the Walkinshaw in 1988 to produce 180kw again!
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Davo_Termy wrote:What do you reckon about the old Holden 308? It seems to be hilarious that it could produce 180 kw back in 1969 but changing to fuel injection reduced the power so that twin throttle bodies and other modifications were needed in the first HSV, the Walkinshaw in 1988 to produce 180kw again!
Anti-pollution laws which came into effect in 1976 changed things quite a bit. Example: The 202 in a HQ Kingswood made 101kw... whereas the same engine in a VB Commo only made 66kw. The 308 in a VB made 125kw...
Also, there was a fuel crisis in the early 70s, which took the focus away from 'power' and shifted it to 'economy.'
And also around that time, Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe at any speed" gained traction in the market.
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Kristen Stewart made a solo errand run around Los Feliz yesterday looking casual in a tied t-shirt and jeans. She's back in LA after spending the weekend in Indio, CA, at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with Robert Pattinson. The couple were just a few of the many stars at Coachella, and the fun isn't over yet, since weekend two kicks off on Friday. Kristen has been spending downtime with Rob since his return from Australia last month, but she's also been busy lining up new projects. It was confirmed yesterday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas that Kristen will star in the Snow White and the Huntsman sequel, which is due out in 2015. Her involvement with the franchise came into question last Summer, when she and the first film's director, Rupert Sanders, were caught cheating. The director for the second installment has yet to be announced.


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The American Center for Law and Justice, Pat Robertson's legal wing, has fired James Henderson, a senior attorney for the organization and a professor at Regent University law school, after a pair of blogs showed evidence that he was involved in two gay relationships.
The American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) confirmed in a statement provided to Metro Weekly that James Henderson, a senior counsel with the group who focused on federal civil rights and constitutional law, had been fired from the group Sept. 25, one day after a report surfaced on a blog that he may be gay.
"He is no longer affiliated with any ACLJ entity," said Ronn Torossian of 5W Public Relations in an email to Metro Weekly. "ACLJ will not comment further on this personnel matter."
ACLJ's confirmation comes after two blogs — Exposed Politics and The Patriot-Ombudsman — published troves of information about Henderson and his relationship with two younger men. Henderson is married and has eight children.Although there has been speculation as to the age of the two men, it is unclear if they were under the age of consent in the state of Virginia where Henderson lives.
According to the two bloggers, Henderson used a Facebook account to communicate with the two men. Conversations obtained and published by the two websites indicate that Henderson may have provided the younger men, who appear to be possibly younger than 21, with alcohol and marijuana. The Facebook account cited by the bloggers has since been deleted.
I've actually exchanged emails with Henderson in the past, mostly debating church/state issues. He was certainly zealous in his defense of Christian privilege. There are a lot of different aspects of this situation, but the one that sticks out to me is this: Why would a gay man ever work with an organization like this?


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This article was written by Megan Fernandes, a senior international affairs student at NU as a guest blogger for The Works.
1. Don't learn to pass, learn to understand
Never forget: you came to college to go to school and learn; not just to socialize. That being said, your courses don't need to be painful. Take advantage of the opportunity to tailor your courses to what you're interested in and explore. If you do that, passing will naturally follow. If you learn simply to pass, you won't be making the most of what Northeastern has to offer academically (you probably won't do well either). So, enjoy your courses and aim to understand as much as you can.
2. Start networking early
Networking doesn't start during your first co-op; it starts as early as your first day of your first course, when you introduce yourself to your professor and other students. Everyone you meet along the way is a potential networking opportunity, but always remember to be yourself. Talking to someone purely for the connection and for personal gain will come off rude; instead focus on asking for insight, advice and information—it makes the conversation much more enjoyable for the both of you. The connections you create will be extremely helpful once you start looking for jobs. My advice: prioritize maintaining these relationships.
3. Wake up for class
Basically, if you don't go to class, it'll be much harder to understand what is being taught and come time for finals, your life will be nothing short of miserable and exhausting. Set multiple alarms, tell your roommate to throw pillows at you until you wake up, and don't forget your shoes when you run out of your dorm.
4. Don't wait until the last minute to do laundry. Buying new underwear and socks every month really adds up
The laundry room is located in your residence hall for a reason, and the convenience factor isn't to be taken for granted! Freshman year is probably the most convenient laundry will be for a long, long time, so make the most of it. Don't mistake detergent for fabric softener, and remember that not everything washes best on the same setting!
5. Join a student group
Getting involved early on campus will help you make friends and give you something productive other than classes to commit to. Northeastern has all kinds of student groups, from Greek life to academic groups to community service groups, and there is something for everyone. Not only will it be a great way to meet people who care about the same things you care about, but sticking with an organization over the years and even growing into a leadership position will also look great on your resume.
6. Check your bank account regularly
It's very easy to forget to check how much money you have, and you never want to find out that your bank account is empty when you're just about to pay for something. Those situations are never fun and require a lot of unnecessary explaining. Your parents will probably also not approve of your overdraft fees! Get into the habit of managing your money early on, it will make life much easier as you get busier each year.
7. Figure out early on where the dining halls are and when they close each night
You will quickly learn that needing food at random times of the day (and night) becomes a norm of college life, and the buffet style dining halls will be a saving grace especially around finals time. Prepare yourself early by figuring out the lay of the land, and don't forget your Husky card!
8. Create a weekly schedule for getting all your classwork done
Everyone will tell you that time management is key to success in college, and they are absolutely right. If you structure your time outside of class well, not only will you get your work done, but you'll also allow yourself more time to relax and enjoy the social parts of college and Boston. Make a weekly schedule and then find a place where you work well. If you need it to be quiet, go to the fourth floor of the library, if you need to people watch, go to the Pavement coffee house on Gainsborough, and if you need to work outside, go to the Centennial Common. Whatever you choose, make sure you are as efficient as possible with your time!
9. Take the time to explore myNEU and all the NU resources available to you
Northeastern has numerous academic resources to help their students, from dedicated professors with office hours, to an extensive online library database, and each student even has access to four different advisors (academic, career, co-op, and financial). Be aware of these assets and seek help. The myNEU portal is also a major tool in navigating your way through college. Some of the big-ticket items include your degree audit (where you can look up all the courses you need to take to graduate and explore different double major and minor options), your student bills, and your appointment calendar. There are also several resources that aim to help students with concerns that are not academic, including RA's in every dorm for housing issues, and a health center on campus for medical issues. In any situation, always remember to use these resources proactively.
10. Make good friends, make good memories, and pay everything forward
Finally, these college years will be life changing and a time to make some incredible friendships and memories. Figure out what makes you happy, and push yourself to try new things. Reach out to people and make them laugh. And lastly, help others whenever and wherever you can, it will always come back around.
Megan Fernandes is an international affairs student in her senior year at Northeastern with academic interests revolving around global poverty alleviation. Megan is originally from Houston, but went to high school in Bangkok, Thailand before moving to Boston. She loves learning about other cultures and would be happy to show new people around Boston!
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If a corporation contributes $7 million to philanthropy, supports the local ballet and pitches in to clean up neighborhood parks, is it socially responsible?
Not Necessarily.
Georges Enderle says that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) requires companies to do much more than fund charities and maintain minimum government environmental regulations, adding that real CSR requires companies to be moral in all interactions. Enderle is the Arthur and Mary O'Neil Professor of International Business Ethics and fellow of the Kellogg Institute and Nanovic institute for European Studies.
"In one sense, Enron was socially responsible," says Enderle. "They gave a lot of money to the arts and sports events in Houston, but they cheated and committed many crimes. Therefore, if people mean that corporate social responsibility is only giving money away for philanthropic purposes which allow them to cheat in their core business activities, they have an underdeveloped understanding of responsibility that doesn't make sense at all.
"Business ethics relates to all activities of business and the rules that guide business…the ethics of competition, (ethics) of innovation, (ethics of) finance, (ethics of) marketing, etc. All are important aspects of corporate responsibility."
Georges Enderle, co-founder of the European Business Ethics Network and former President of the International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics, has conducted several seminars on business ethics for companies such as Ciba-Geigy and BMW. He has authored and edited 18 books and more than 100 articles. Professor Enderle also researches and teaches in China, particularly at the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai (1996-2003). He co-chaired the World Congress of Business, Economics, and Ethics 2000 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the subsequent Congress 2004 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Vaginal sling procedures are types of surgeries that help control
Alternative Names
Pubo-vaginal sling; Transobdurator sling
Vaginal sling procedures use different materials:
- Tissue from your body
- Tissue from the body of a person who has died (cadaver tissue)
- Tissue from a pig or cow
- Manmade (synthetic) material
You have either general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia before the surgery starts.
- With general anesthesia, you are asleep and feel no pain.
- With spinal anesthesia, you are awake but from the waist down you are numb and feel no pain.
A catheter (tube) is placed in your bladder to drain urine from your bladder.
The doctor makes one small surgical cut (incision) inside your vagina. Another small cut is madejust abovethe pubic hair lineor in the groin. Most of the procedure is done through the cut insidethe vagina.
The doctor creates a sling from the tissue or synthetic material. The sling is passed under your urethra bladder neck and isattached to the strong tissues in your lower belly.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
Vaginal sling procedures are done to treat stress urinaryincontinence.
Before discussing surgery, your doctor will have you try bladder retraining, Kegel exercises, medicines, or other options. If you tried these and are still having problems with urine leakage, surgery may be your best option.
Risksof any surgery are:
Bleeding Blood clotsin the legs that may travel to the lungs Breathing problems
- Infection in the surgical cut or the cut opens up
- Other infection
Risksof this surgery are:
- Breaking down of the synthetic material used for the sling
- Erosion of the synthetic material through your normal tissue
- Changes in the vagina (prolapsed vagina)
- Damage to the urethra, bladder, or vagina
Fistula(abnormal passage) between the vagina and the skin
- Irritable bladder,causing the need to urinate more often
- It may become harder to empty your bladder, and you may need to use a
- Urine leakage may get worse
Before the Procedure
Tell your doctor or nurse what medicines you are taking. These include medicines, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription.
During the days before the surgery:
- You may be asked to stop taking aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), warfarin (Coumadin), and any other medicines that make it hard for your blood to clot.
- Ask your doctor which medicines you should still take on the day of the surgery.
- If you smoke, try to stop. Your doctor or nurse can help.
On the day of the surgery:
- You willlikely be asked not to drink or eat anything for 6- 12 hours before the surgery.
- Take the medicines your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water.
- Your doctor or nurse will tell you when to arrive at the hospital. Be sure to arrive on time.
After the Procedure
You may have gauze packing in the vagina after surgery to help stop bleeding. It is usually removed a few hours after surgery.
You may leave the hospital on the same day as surgery. Or you may stay for 1 or 2 days.
The stitches (sutures) in your vagina will dissolve after several weeks. After 1- 3 months, you should be able to have sexual intercourse without any problems.
Follow instructions about how to care for yourself after you go home. Keep all follow-up appointments.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Urinary leakage gets better for most women. But you may still have some leakage. This may be because other problems are causing urinary incontinence. Over time, the leakage may come back.
Appell RA, Dmochowski RR, Blaivas JM, Gormley EA, et al. Female Stress Urinary Incontinence Update Panel of the American Urological Association Education and Research. Update of AUA guideline on the surgical managementof female stress urinary incontinence. J Urol. 2010;183:1906-1914.
Dmochowski RR, Padmanabhan P, Scarpero HM. Slings: autologous, biologic, synthetic, and midurethral. In: Wein AJ, Kavoussi LR, Novick AC, et al., eds. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 73.
Wai CY. Surgical treatment for stress and urge urinary incontinence. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2009;36:509-519.
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At a Lawrence Association meeting back in November 2011, nearly 100 Five Towns residents complained about the lack of service and attentiveness from Sanitary District No. 1, which picks up trash and recyclables throughout the community.
What a difference a year makes.
At a Village of Lawrence meeting on Nov. 15, 2012, Sanitary Commissioner James Vilardi received sustained applause from community members for the work sanitary district employees have done since Hurricane Sandy.
They have removed more than 15 million pounds of storm debris since Nov. 1, compared with 1.2 million pounds during November and December of 2011. The refuse is taken to the district's facility on Bay Boulevard in Lawrence, and then trucked to Covanta Energy in Westbury. "It's been a 24-hour operation," said the district's deputy superintendent, George Pappas. "We've made six, seven or eight trips down the same block to make sure we took everything."
Hewlett Harbor Mayor Mark Weiss said that despite complaints about Sanitary District No. 1 in the past, residents have praised its efforts post-Sandy.
"It's an incredible feat to have a 180-degree turn-around," Weiss said. "It's not an easy job, and there's nothing glamorous about what these guys do, but they gave people a sense that they were being helped and distinguished themselves in this storm. We were thrilled with the approach they took."
The district's management met on Oct. 31, then employees reported to work the next day to resume regular garbage pickups as well as storm debris removal. "At our staff meeting, we discussed how important it is to let the residents know that we'll pick up all of their debris," Pappas said. "And we're still assisting residents to this day."
About a dozen of the 70 employees who pick up garbage had their homes damaged by Sandy, Pappas said.
CSEA Union President Joe Mazziotti, a Lindenhurst resident, was dealing with flooding in his basement while working to clean up Cedarhurst, where his parents grew up. "It was like a circus running between my house, my family's house and working," Mazziotti said. "It was an emergency, though, and it's not something that happens every day. There was no time to think about anything; you went about your day as normal as you could."
Helping others who had suffered was Mazziotti's motivation. "Everyone was affected by the storm, and you wanted to get it cleaned up as soon as possible," he said. "We couldn't get enough thanks from the community — they were great. They understood we were not only working, but coming out after work to pick more up, and they couldn't have been more grateful."
Lawrence Association President Ron Goldman read longtime member Margaret Carpenter's written words at the association's Dec. 26 meeting: "The men worked around the clock and worked diligently to clean up our neighborhoods."
Constant communication with village officials helped the district run more efficiently, according to Pappas. "We were able to give the community a sense of relief," he said.
Cedarhurst Mayor Andrew Parise said that the Sanitary District was very cooperative, and that they kept in touch regularly after the storm. "They had men out day and night," Parise said. "I received wonderful feedback from residents; the reaction was great. They did an excellent job."
Pappas could not say enough good things about the staff. "Many of the men worked 10 to 14 hours a day and then went home to a cold shower," he said. "We all worked together and stuck together to help the residents."
Recycling pickups were suspended until the middle of January, because storm debris pickup is the priority. "We had to make decisions, and it's important to get the storm debris first," Pappas said.
Residents can schedule a recycling pickup by calling the sanitary district offices at (516) 239-5600.