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And so I saw another EOS Echo of Soul ad and it compelled me to bingo it.
For a moment there I confused this game for ELOA (bingo’ed last week), another very original MMO that keeps throwing browser ads at me. Clearly that’s the mistake on my part. Those anime-sque MMOs that market themselves with double standard armor and have abbreviated titles starting with E are SO CREATIVELY DISTINCT!
Also what is wrong with how her legs are drawn? No matter which one is supposed to be attached to that knee in the front, something must be really broken in there!
~Ozzie
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Half mark on Boobplate because well she has half a boob plate… I guess it’s to protect her lucky lung (and/or boob)? Unfortunately Phoebe’s design gives me so many flashbacks to Zarya and disappointment nobody wants to learn from Ellie.
I’m sure that most people who have seen/read Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell and/or remember reading 80s manga might also have a recollection of his other work, Appleseed. It’s rather similar in theme and style to the former, but its female lead, Deunan, has better fitting costumes that have the added bonus of actually looking like something a soldier would wear in a war zone:
But of course, because it’s a Shirow work, it also features scenes where her costume (and other characters) is of the Unrealistically Tight but “Still Sexy” variety as well as spine benders and crotch huggers:
The new anime reboots (going from Appleseed XIII, Ex Machina, and Alpha) have chronologically progressed from mostly keeping her original costume intact to “I give thee a cleavage window, a bared midriff, and a set of completely pointless suspenders and corset thing because fuck you”.
And speaking of Alpha…
I’m sure that not even vacuum sealing yourself into that monstrosity would be enough to explain where a human waist goes or why a butt has to lifted so damn high.
If I wasn’t told it was a costume, I would have assumed the figure on the left was some sort of humanoid robot.
I can certainly understand why they want to get rid of the 80s hair, that’s a tad dated. But I really don’t think that this is really an improvement:
Which probably explains Deunan’s expressions in all the promo shots:
I’m sure that most people who have seen/read Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell and/or remember reading 80s manga might also have a recollection of his other work, Appleseed. It’s rather similar in theme and style to the former, but its female lead, Deunan, has better fitting costumes that have the added bonus of actually looking like something a soldier would wear in a war zone:
But of course, because it’s a Shirow work, it also features scenes where her costume (and other characters) is of the Unrealistically Tight but “Still Sexy” variety as well as spine benders and crotch huggers:
The new anime reboots (going from Appleseed XIII, Ex Machina, and Alpha) have chronologically progressed from mostly keeping her original costume intact to “I give thee a cleavage window, a bared midriff, and a set of completely pointless suspenders and corset thing because fuck you”.
And speaking of Alpha…
I’m sure that not even vacuum sealing yourself into that monstrosity would be enough to explain where a human waist goes or why a butt has to lifted so damn high.
If I wasn’t told it was a costume, I would have assumed the figure on the left was some sort of humanoid robot.
I can certainly understand why they want to get rid of the 80s hair, that’s a tad dated. But I really don’t think that this is really an improvement:
Which probably explains Deunan’s expressions in all the promo shots:
Hope nobody attacks your major arteries in your thighs and neck or decides to get at your heart. Good thing for that tiara though, forehead protection is really key.
The way Batman and Superman are looking at her – I can only assume they’re thinking the same thought:
“When this is over we need to get her a real costume.”
The absurdity of the entire situation is of course, compounded by the fact that after two minutes of trying to sell us supeheroes in a gritty world akin to our own – Wonder Woman drops in and tanks for the boys with her shield… because… comic books?
Hope nobody attacks your major arteries in your thighs and neck or decides to get at your heart. Good thing for that tiara though, forehead protection is really key.
The way Batman and Superman are looking at her – I can only assume they’re thinking the same thought:
“When this is over we need to get her a real costume.”
The absurdity of the entire situation is of course, compounded by the fact that after two minutes of trying to sell us supeheroes in a gritty world akin to our own – Wonder Woman drops in and tanks for the boys with her shield… because… comic books?
