Cobra - A fun throwback to when Men Were Men and Women Were Babes
Dave Baranyi
episode of Cobra the Animation felt a lot like doing "Lupin III in Space". What
we have here is a remake of a very early 80s sci-fi action series that captures
the spirit of those times very well.
It also nearly captures the look of the times too - it's almost too bad that
they had to put in that 3DCG - the rest of the animation looked so much like
something from the 80s that it was scary.
This is a very traditional macho action series with a goofy but ultra-competent
hero who happens to be somewhat cyborgized, plenty of barely-dressed babes (many
of whom are rather deadly themselves), tough monsters, lots of things that get
blown up, plenty of blood, and tons of really dumb jokes.
BTW ďż˝ this will likely confuse younger viewers, but, at least as far as the
first episode goes, all of the nearly naked women in the show are obviously
grown up Women, and not little girls. Yes, Kiddies, at one time anime used Women
in sexual situations, and not children ďż˝ scary, no? That's why many of us Old
Farts like Retro.
The dialog is deliberately corny as hell and quite hilarious for it. The BGM is
straight out of the 80s. Come to think of it, even the background designs are
straight out of the early 80s ďż˝ when is the last time you saw a disco ball in a
modern anime?
It isn't likely to rival Mazinger Z as far as remakes go, but I do have to say
that "Co-bra" surpasses the likes of the other Winter 2010 anime so far like
"Chu-Bra" by light years.
In any event, if you feel in the mood for some low brow, old fashioned,
unpretentious fun that is a throwback to years-of-old, give the first episode of
Cobra the Animation a try.
Dave Baranyi
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)
I'm confused. Are you saying someone's RE-DOING Cobra, or has someone
FINALLY brought over the original Cobra TV series?
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Dave Baranyi
It's a brand new remake of the original series. The animation and character
designs look just like they came out of an early 80s OAV, except that there is
modern (but not very impressive) 3DCG for mecha animation.
Dave Baranyi
Galen
<sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
>Dave Baranyi wrote:
>> Hmmm... that was quite the retro overdose... but fun in its own way. The first
>> episode of Cobra the Animation felt a lot like doing "Lupin III in Space". What
>> we have here is a remake of a very early 80s sci-fi action series that captures
>> the spirit of those times very well.
>>
>> It also nearly captures the look of the times too - it's almost too bad that
>> they had to put in that 3DCG - the rest of the animation looked so much like
>> something from the 80s that it was scary.
>>
>> This is a very traditional macho action series with a goofy but ultra-competent
>> hero who happens to be somewhat cyborgized, plenty of barely-dressed babes (many
>> of whom are rather deadly themselves), tough monsters, lots of things that get
>> blown up, plenty of blood, and tons of really dumb jokes.
>>
>> BTW � this will likely confuse younger viewers, but, at least as far as the
>> first episode goes, all of the nearly naked women in the show are obviously
>> grown up Women, and not little girls. Yes, Kiddies, at one time anime used Women
>> in sexual situations, and not children � scary, no? That's why many of us Old
>> Farts like Retro.
>>
>> The dialog is deliberately corny as hell and quite hilarious for it. The BGM is
>> straight out of the 80s. Come to think of it, even the background designs are
>> straight out of the early 80s � when is the last time you saw a disco ball in a
>> modern anime?
>>
>> It isn't likely to rival Mazinger Z as far as remakes go, but I do have to say
>> that "Co-bra" surpasses the likes of the other Winter 2010 anime so far like
>> "Chu-Bra" by light years.
>>
>> In any event, if you feel in the mood for some low brow, old fashioned,
>> unpretentious fun that is a throwback to years-of-old, give the first episode of
>> Cobra the Animation a try.
>>
>> Dave Baranyi
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> I'm confused. Are you saying someone's RE-DOING Cobra, or has someone
>FINALLY brought over the original Cobra TV series?
http://www.cobra30th-anime.com/
on crunchyroll.
-Galen
Stainless Steel Rat
> FINALLY brought over the original Cobra TV series?
"Cobra the Animation" is a collection of new OAVs, not the old Space
Cobra TV series. 30th anniversary of Cobra and all.
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)
> It's a brand new remake of the original series. The animation and character
> designs look just like they came out of an early 80s OAV, except that there is
> modern (but not very impressive) 3DCG for mecha animation.
Damn. I was hoping I could finally get a copy of the original series,
which I have on VHS but the copy sucks and there's no translation.
Did they keep the actual Cobra OP? And from your description they kept
the "DISCO CONQUERED THE FUTURE" imagery in the new one?
Dave Baranyi
No, what I watched was the first episode of a new 13 part weekly TV series, not
the OAV series that came out a while back. You can get more info on the official
website:
http://www.cobra30th-anime.com/
Dave Baranyi
Invid Fan
<6F15517B-DE60-4C18-B44F-26DA0A941949%david_...@yahoo.ca>, Dave
Baranyi <david_...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
Just out of curiosity, has anyone besides me seen the failed US Cobra
TV pilot? They recut the animation to make him some kind of detective,
if memory serves me (which it often doesn't).
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Gerardo Campos
> In article
> <6F15517B-DE60-4C18-B44F-26DA0A941949%david_...@yahoo.ca>, Dave
> Baranyi <david_...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>> Stainless Steel Rat <rat...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>>
>> > In article <hhr8j9$2bd$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> > "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
>> >> I'm confused. Are you saying someone's RE-DOING Cobra, or has
>> >> someone
>> >> FINALLY brought over the original Cobra TV series?
>> >
>> > "Cobra the Animation" is a collection of new OAVs, not the old Space
>> > Cobra TV series. 30th anniversary of Cobra and all.
>> >
>> >
>> No, what I watched was the first episode of a new 13 part weekly TV
>> series, not
>> the OAV series that came out a while back. You can get more info on the
>> official
>> website:
>>
>> http://www.cobra30th-anime.com/
>>
>> Dave Baranyi
>>
> Just out of curiosity, has anyone besides me seen the failed US Cobra TV
> pilot? They recut the animation to make him some kind of detective, if
> memory serves me (which it often doesn't).
I saw the series, more than two decades ago, broadcasted on TV, never
managed to watch how it ended.
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Gerardo Campos
Farix
Giovanni Wassen
> In any event, if you feel in the mood for some low brow, old
> fashioned, unpretentious fun that is a throwback to years-of-old, give
> the first episode of Cobra the Animation a try.
I've seen the movie and a couple of episodes of the original series. Can I
start watching this or do I need to watch the new OVA's first?
--
Gio
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http://watkijkikoptv.info/animeblog
Dave Baranyi
> Dave Baranyi wrote:
>
>> In any event, if you feel in the mood for some low brow, old
>> fashioned, unpretentious fun that is a throwback to years-of-old, give
>> the first episode of Cobra the Animation a try.
>
> I've seen the movie and a couple of episodes of the original series. Can I
> start watching this or do I need to watch the new OVA's first?
>
>
This is not the sort of series where the previous stories really matter. Just
try it and see if you enjoy it.
Dave Baranyi
Giovanni Wassen
I did like the original work, it was dumb fun without any pretentions. So
maybe I'll check this one out.
Stainless Steel Rat
<6F15517B-DE60-4C18-B44F-26DA0A941949%david_...@yahoo.ca>,
Dave Baranyi <david_...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> No, what I watched was the first episode of a new 13 part weekly TV series,
> not
> the OAV series that came out a while back. You can get more info on the
> official
> website:
Oh! So that's started then. Huzzah!
Kurt Frank
> BTW ďż˝ this will likely confuse younger viewers, but, at least as far as the
> first episode goes, all of the nearly naked women in the show are obviously
> grown up Women, and not little girls. Yes, Kiddies, at one time anime used Women
> in sexual situations, and not children ďż˝ scary, no? That's why many of us Old
> Farts like Retro.
>
>
Considering one rather infamous still from the original, I would have
thought a more appropriate title for the topic would be:
"Cobra - A fun throwback to when Men Were Men and Women Were Bikes"
Gerardo Campos
No, I am actually referring to this one:
http://www.cartoonsdelpasado.tv/Galerias/Cobra/index.html
http://www.cartoonsdelpasado.tv/Galerias/Cobra/pages/index000.html
http://www.cartoonsdelpasado.tv/Galerias/Cobra/pages/index001.html
http://www.cartoonsdelpasado.tv/Galerias/Cobra/pages/index002.html
--
Saludos
Gerardo Campos
Captain Nerd
"Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
> Dave Baranyi wrote:
>
> > It's a brand new remake of the original series. The animation and character
> > designs look just like they came out of an early 80s OAV, except that there
> > is
> > modern (but not very impressive) 3DCG for mecha animation.
>
> Damn. I was hoping I could finally get a copy of the original series,
> which I have on VHS but the copy sucks and there's no translation.
>
> Did they keep the actual Cobra OP? And from your description they kept
> the "DISCO CONQUERED THE FUTURE" imagery in the new one?
This is neat, I just recently uncovered my nearly mint copies of VIZ'
Cobra comic books from about that time. They used acid-free heavy
paper, so the art is still crisp, and looks just like my memories of
the original series.
No school like the old school.
Cap.
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new guy is pretty good, though.