Nope. The Varia suit was designed by the Chozo and was created specifically for her as they were her adopted "parents" after her real ones died in a colony attack. They also created the Metroids in collaboration with Mother Brain in an attempt to destroy the X Parasites. Samus' Power Suit, Varia, and all upgrades were…

Ah yup. That's a given lol. Paper was never used for coloring even in the old days. Those were done on sheets of acetate paper (same stuff as transparencies) where the line drawings were transferred to. These are called cells. The backs were then painted and layered with their coinciding background. These were then…

I'm with you on Cyberpunk and the technological side of Sci-Fi as well. William Gibson's work really changed my life. I also love Arthur C. Clarke, his story "The Nine Billion Faces of God" is fantastic in terms of technological advancement in humans, but with a twist ending. You should check it out. Also the book Nigh…

Glad you enjoyed reading! Glad to meet another animator out there. I knew of the struggles behind Kingdom of the Sun. I honestly felt like Emperors New Groove was a reworking stroke of genius. Even though it itself had some major edits - like the "burn the village" scene. Thanks for posting about that documentary! It…

Actually, the Miyazaki thing can be explained to some degree. Miyazaki is a very good friend of John Lasseter. For example, it was by Lasster's request only that Miyazaki visited America for ComiCon in 2009 - Miyazaki had claimed he did not want to visit the US after the Iraqi War had begun. Pete Docter and Glenn…

This particular one is owned by a gent that built an old school 80s arcade in his basement and opens it to the public twice a month. Free play, no quarters need-apply. He just charges a door fee, but man is it worth it.

Nope. The entire plot revolves around Washu's crazy antics. As I responded to someone else, many of the original voice cast will be back as well, only Ayeka is being recast I believe. It is also AIC at the helm who have never really lost their edge with their animation. It'll be worth the watch.

Atlantis lol. I loved that film. Dragon's Lair, haha I actually go to show my girlfriend some time one of the old arcade machines a couple weekends ago. So yes, geek street cred there. How was it under Bluth?

Yay I'm not alone! haha. Yea I usually go by the rule of what you hear first is how you interpret that character from then on.

What department were you apart of in I can ask? I'm always interested in meeting ex-Disney animators. My dream as a kid was to work at the Florida studios, but you know...things happened. I thought that Hahn had helped animate films during the Don Bluth eras before moving on to the production side of things. I know he…

I see you do by your avatar lol. Then you'll be happy to know the entire show is due to Washu's mad experiments causing the world to fall into Chaos. Tenchi is on hand to save the day by becoming a student teacher lol. All the old cast is still there and in fact some of the original voice actors are returning to their…

Which is fine. I just happened to watch them have a seriously negative impact on something I've been apart of since my childhood. I never had issues getting the shows I was interested in even as a 9 year old in the early 90s when Anime was a completely unheard of thing. It also took away Anime booths from comic…

No, there's nothing wrong with you lol. I'm in love with the entire universe though. Dual Parallel Trouble was the first foray I had into anything connected to it without Tenchi and the girls and I love it. After that I saw GXP and I thought it was a brilliant side-story that contained cameos from the original cast.

Yea I'm with you on FanSubs - actually they were the reason for the death of ADV, Tokyopop, Geneon, et all. They helped to pop the animation bubble in Japan and nearly crippled the industry back in the mid-2000s. Funimation really stepped up and helped clean up the mess. Their Hulu+ channel Neon Alley is solid as is…

The B.O.Bs from Marathon approve of this Alien removal method.

2D animation has evolved sir. Digitally drawn does not mean 3D CGI. John Lassester brought 2D animation back to Disney's attention when he was given the reigns to all of Disney Animation by Iger. It was a requirement by him when Disney bought Pixar that Disney help to produce traditional animation again. The entire…

Actually, in terms of executive meddling, there was a lot. The Lion King is also the movie that caused the departure of Jeffrey Katzenberg from Disney. The year it was released was the pinnacle of the power struggle between Roy Disney, Eisner and Katzenberg. If you want to see what that was like check out the amazing…

Well you're in luck sir. Funimation re-released all of the Tenchi stuff this past year or so. It's a tad expensive but worth it on Blu-Ray, unless you have Amazon Prime. Then it's pretty cheap. Honestly though I've been buying it since I was young. I bought all three of the movies from MediaPlay back when they were…

Imagination is great, but it still has to obey the laws of anatomy to some degree. This does not. At all. In all honesty I'm not a fan of it aesthetically either. She looks like she's been melted in to the suit, and her entire core doesn't visually make sense. The color palette for her Zero suit is washed out and has…

Why would she ever need to leave the suit though? Blocked hallways present no issue except by the game's design. Hostile environments would mean she'd have to be in a near perfect recreation of a habitable world. Also, since she only wears the zero suit under the Varia - how long could she remain outside it before the…