Comments on: Traveler from Tortalia http://tancos.net/wp/2008/01/15/traveler-from-tortalia/ There's a fine line between kawaii and kowai Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:44:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=4d71380d7a422395afe645cdf1e78b67&&;size=80&default=http://tancos.net/wp/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/46751464f40b7e3.png" alt="Robin MonsterID Icon" height="80" width="80"/> Robin http://tancos.net/wp/2008/01/15/traveler-from-tortalia/#comment-272 Robin MonsterID Icon Robin Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:20:11 +0000 http://tancos.net/wp/2008/01/15/traveler-from-tortalia/#comment-272 I have downloaded them all and watched three so far. By mistake, I began watching without the subtitles, but I am glad I did. The storylines have been quite clear without the subtitles, and when I watched with the titles on, they seemed to make the story drag; they didn't add anything of value. BTW, so far at least, the shorts are as charming and fantastical as Don's screencaps suggest. --Robin I have downloaded them all and watched three so far. By mistake, I began watching without the subtitles, but I am glad I did. The storylines have been quite clear without the subtitles, and when I watched with the titles on, they seemed to make the story drag; they didn’t add anything of value.

BTW, so far at least, the shorts are as charming and fantastical as Don’s screencaps suggest.

–Robin

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]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=da0023652fb150a9b504d41e10367d26&&;size=80&default=http://tancos.net/wp/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/a3d6bd730417f3f.png" alt="Steven Den Beste MonsterID Icon" height="80" width="80"/> Steven Den Beste http://tancos.net/wp/2008/01/15/traveler-from-tortalia/#comment-262 Steven Den Beste MonsterID Icon Steven Den Beste Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:24:55 +0000 http://tancos.net/wp/2008/01/15/traveler-from-tortalia/#comment-262 On a per-minute basis, it looks like it had a really high budget. Very impressive looking. On a per-minute basis, it looks like it had a really high budget. Very impressive looking.

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I love it already.

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=da0023652fb150a9b504d41e10367d26&&;size=80&default=http://tancos.net/wp/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/a3d6bd730417f3f.png" alt="Steven Den Beste MonsterID Icon" height="80" width="80"/> Steven Den Beste http://tancos.net/wp/2008/01/15/traveler-from-tortalia/#comment-260 Steven Den Beste MonsterID Icon Steven Den Beste Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:54:31 +0000 http://tancos.net/wp/2008/01/15/traveler-from-tortalia/#comment-260 That's really amazing. Some of it reminds me a bit of "Yellow Submarine". That’s really amazing. Some of it reminds me a bit of “Yellow Submarine”.

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