By complete I mean COMPLETE: the full series + the movie (which is kind of meh in my opinion, a longer version of a recap episode, plus the dates are a little wonky and the ending is rejigged somewhat) + Choro Q Dougram (the SD short, I had fun with that one) + Soldier of Mars Dougram (aka DOUGRAM VS ROUNDFACER, the strange concept short) That's all the animated Dougram I know of, at least.
Thanks, in no particular order to: - Bait, for all the encoding :D - Chokutsuu, for the DVDs - /m/, for its longstanding support - #/m/, for giving this project the initial kick - and all the Dougram fans everywhere!
Thanks to Bait for the encodes! I would've uploaded this sooner but internets have been a dick so.
Get it while you can! Once some kind soul uploads this to MU or some other file site, I'll take the torrent down as I need the tubes clean for BELATED CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW.
DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW. DO NOT WATCH THE PREVIEW.
This two episodes are brought to you by starseeker @ /m/subs (who has been of great help, thanks!) and the jerk writing this. I don't know how soon the next episode will come but hey, MORE BRYGER!
I'll go into HERESY territory and say that, nice as they are, the mecha in Galient are kind of unnecessary. The story is clearly in the mold of planetary romances a la Barsoom - sword and sandal stories where the sandals are replaced by jetpacks, but still. Not that I dislike Galient, which is so toyetically nifty I can't help but love.
These subs have been hacked out by one sick fansubber, on a couple of hours, without QC or anything fancy like that. For all that I know, the series could be about high school hijinks in '30s Paris.
The last thing Sergeant Rufus and Private Jenkins saw before dying a horrible death was a giant flying dong. Condolences will be sent to their bitches and hos.
Still, allow me to use this as a soapbox for a moment. (Fuck, I had to rewrite that sentence twice.) (And that other one, once.)
I got a link to that all-consuming black hole called TvTropes from one of the blogs I follow, particularly this link. Basically, this French director claimed that you couldn't make an anti-war movie, because you would inevitable make war seem attractive in trying to convey all of its horror. I can't say I agree with the premise (see most Vietnam War movies, frex) but it's still rolling inside my mind, particularly with regards to mecha war anime. See, this kind of anime is pretty much defined by mecha doing awesome stuff, whether it's super robot smashing, AC-style zipping and beamspam, or cinematic, gritty action a la VOTOMS or, of course, Dougram. We know that most of them carry anti-war messages (and a shitload of other baggage that's not relevant right now) but my question is, can they ever work when the show depends on making the action scenes seem awesome? We see now the unglamorous aftereffects of battle in these Dougram hospital episodes, but is the overall message drowned in the fuckawesome DOUGRAM KICK and smart tactical planning scenes?
I don't know, I'm sleep-ranting right now. For some reason, this makes me think of that one scene in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, when Mittermeyer finds out that he does enjoy fighting and matching wits with the enemy, even though the particular battle he is fighting is probably the worst thing he has ever done. And yeah, I know it doesn't have that much to do with the rant.
