I'm In a Cup

[Squancho]

This was mainly for fun but I might try and do something with it later.



Constructive criticism always welcome.
Hopefully there are some Phoenix Wright fans up in here...

[EkaCoralian]

Oh my God YES. XDD
This was awesome. Very enjoyable.

[kapparomeo]

It's a shame that the series of "Phoenix Wrong" skits ran out of steam a while back, but even if that well is dry this would certainly do well if included in an AMV Mini. It's also pleasing to see original content, too - and a speaking voice with clear diction!

[Squancho]

Thanks, y'all!

And kapparomeo...nice effort on the "Pithy Display." Is PSG as weird as it looks? How does it compare to what Nabeshin did with PPP or Excel Saga? And how many trips to the Thesaurus did it take to finish those end credits?

[kapparomeo]

Thanks for the kind words about "A Pithy Display..." - and alas, the encumbrance which expresses as itself honesty behoves me to concede that I am naturally of a prolix and loquacious persuasion, much to the detriment of my social kudos amongst the circle of my peers. Not that Panty cares, the sabotaging minx.

Anyway, as for PSG: the hype bug bit me months before it even started airing, but the actual show has satisfied me too - I've been entertained over the past couple of months. I wouldn't compare it to Excel Saga, though - while you could call PSG a parody of western animation, that's a bit too simplistic and isn't really the case. It's a knockabout action-comedy but, unlike ES, PSG doesn't say - "this week we're poking fun at [insert genre]". Episode titles riff off of films ("Pulp Addiction", "Catfight Club" etc.) but the contents actually don't have any relevance to the films themselves; only two episodes out of the 17 broadcast so far have been actual direct parodies ("...of The Dead" for zombies and "Transwhoremers" for the Robots In Disguise of whom More Than Meets The Eye). Similarly, despite the sexpot characters and their love of showing themselves off it's actually not about the sex itself, with the act largely being implicit or knowingly misdirected (for instance, we see a fleshy length pistoning in and out of a hole... it's Panty picking her nose), and the characters for once can't be neatly slotted into their whatever-dere boxes.This means that the content isn't so predictable as you might expect.

I think that that's one of PSG's key strengths - it is willing to change gears and mix things up a little, and lead you down different avenues. That's not to say it's especially profound - a lot of it is still the rude and sexy antics of two potty-mouthed nymphomaniac fallen angels defending the earth from ghosts and demons, and there's plenty of literal toilet humour - but there are softer beats in the melody. At least five different animation styles are employed at different points in the show, and amidst the Ghost combat we've found time for a gentle love story and a pretty grim and relentless episode exposing the dreary life of a salaryman (while still having an optimistic tinge of the character finding acceptance), plus occasional moments of sororital bonding that at least give the heartstrings a pluck if nothing else. If none of that appeals, the show still has plenty of energy with genuinely great action and a superb soundtrack.