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[Vector]

Well, that's better than still being on Namek.  Invasions take preparation, after all.

[Flying Dice]

That sounds quite acceptable. I've been bemused on more than one occasion by series that make large-scale political and military developments happen in minutes or hours in-verse. Granted, I understand the desire to keep the mayfly attention span people awake, but still.

[Neonivek]

That sounds quite acceptable. I've been bemused on more than one occasion by series that make large-scale political and military developments happen in minutes or hours in-verse. Granted, I understand the desire to keep the mayfly attention span people awake, but still.

Ehhh, people can work pretty fast when the plot needs it.

That statement reminds me of Fineas and Ferb when they carved an entire mountain in MAYBE an hour using Pick axes. While not an anime, lets just say the "Lets rebuild our entire army over night" tends to happen a lot... especially in Gundam shows where entire fleets are constantly destroyed.

[Flying Dice]

That sounds quite acceptable. I've been bemused on more than one occasion by series that make large-scale political and military developments happen in minutes or hours in-verse. Granted, I understand the desire to keep the mayfly attention span people awake, but still.

Ehhh, people can work pretty fast when the plot needs it.

That statement reminds me of Fineas and Ferb when they carved an entire mountain in MAYBE an hour using Pick axes. While not an anime, lets just say the "Lets rebuild our entire army over night" tends to happen a lot... especially in Gundam shows where entire fleets are constantly destroyed.

Gundam doesn't count. Everyone knows they keep massive armies of faceless clones and mothballed military hardware ready for the named characters to slaughter. 

[MrWillsauce]

I normally hate anime, but Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo are the shit.

[Haspen]

I'm preparing to start watching Legend of the Galactic Heroes, but before I do: is there any reason why 110 episodes of space opera isn't going to be a good thing?

Very slow pacing at times. To quote tvtropes, "It's possible to watch an episode where the heroes prepare for an invasion, skip ahead three episodes, and find the heroes still preparing for that same invasion."

And then, you have the invasion/fleet action going for several episodes

Besides, it's better to watch the preparations - lots of background action and spying and politics there too, so you actually know why the invasion.

[Kadzar]

I'm preparing to start watching Legend of the Galactic Heroes, but before I do: is there any reason why 110 episodes of space opera isn't going to be a good thing?

Very slow pacing at times. To quote tvtropes, "It's possible to watch an episode where the heroes prepare for an invasion, skip ahead three episodes, and find the heroes still preparing for that same invasion."

And then, you have the invasion/fleet action going for several episodes

Well, that could be good or bad. If it's like FMA:Brotherhood, where they're executing several military maneuvers in a single day one after another, that's fine. If it's like DBZ, where a single fight between a couple of people goes on for episodes upon episodes, it can be a bit tiring.

[Haspen]

I don't recall a space fleet engagement longer than 3 or 4 episodes; those are the ones between Yang and Reinhard in 2nd season.

Most take 2 (full episode + few minutes of next for conclusion), or a full one episode.

[Leafsnail]

As long as they can pause in the middle of fights to have long conversations it's fine with me.

[Reelya]

I normally hate anime, but Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo are the shit.

Try Baccano! as well.

[kaijyuu]

I normally hate anime, but Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo are the shit.

Try Baccano! as well.

Ah, I rather liked that one, though it had its issues.

Like, for example,

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How exactly did the mute girl have telepathy with her father?

Also,

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The Rail Tracer guy was so insufferable that I was actually rooting for the white coated mass murderer guy when they finally fought.

Excuse lack of names, as I tend to not remember them unless I see a show multiple times.

[Leafsnail]

Also,

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The Rail Tracer guy was so insufferable that I was actually rooting for the white coated mass murderer guy when they finally fought.

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I... don't think we were meant to be rooting for The Rail Tracer.  Were we?  He was a serial killer too.

[Reelya]

I normally hate anime, but Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo are the shit.

Try Baccano! as well.

Ah, I rather liked that one, though it had its issues.

Like, for example,

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How exactly did the mute girl have telepathy with her father?

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Probably to do with the fact he was one of the original generation of immortals from 300 years earlier, and he did some ritual on her when she was a kid to take her voice away. Presumably they got the telepathic link from the very same ritual. It's based on a novel, maybe it's better explained in the book. Anyway it's not the most unbelievable thing, considering that the evil immortal Szilard made an entire girl purely out of his own immortal cells and cells from a woman he abducted. Seriously Baccano! level of magic is very believable compare to people who can shoot fireballs, or talking flying ponies that shoot lightning bolts.

Also,

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The Rail Tracer guy was so insufferable that I was actually rooting for the white coated mass murderer guy when they finally fought.

Excuse lack of names, as I tend to not remember them unless I see a show multiple times.

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The white-coated mass murderer (Ladd Russo) was lovably insane ~ of course you were rooting for him.

[Flying Dice]

I don't understand how anyone couldn't root for Ladd.

[Kobold Troubadour]

I don't understand how anyone couldn't root for Ladd.

Let's look at what most of the cast of Baccano! are composed of shall we?:

Thieves, bootleggers, drug dealers, explosive expert, psychos, mafia/camorrista, crime lords, terrorists, hitmen/assassins, alchemists, immortals, torture technician, mexican samurai, homunculi enforcers...mmm, missing more I think.