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Well, first of all, let me bring to your attention the newest, and most likely the last, trailer for Mass Effect 3; the live action "Fight" trailer.

I've seen a lot of good live action trailers, the "We Are ODST" and "Deliver Hope trailers from the Halo promotional machine, as well as the live action Skyrim trailer from last year. This one is definitely one of the good ones.

[link]

Short, but sweet.

Now, as to this next thing, I honestly didn't know how to react when it landed on my desk.

Picture it; a Mass Effect 3 comic released from --what I hear to be-- a legitimate source in Japan outlining the basics of the Mass Effect series and Mass Effect 3, focusing on Tali and Liara as schoolgirls at the "Citadel High School".

I kid you not. And before you ask; no, tentacles are not involved in any way.

Here's the translated version:

(Note: this is in manga format, so you read the speech bubbles from right to left.)

[link]


This is not meant to be taken seriously in any way shape or form. It's supposed to be funny, which it is, frankly. Still...

One of my friends summed it up nicely "[It's] funny, mostly because of the absurdity of it."



--:iconindigowolfe:

The reason I like this new trailer so much is that it evokes the same feelings as "Nearer My God To Thee", a fan fic I read not long after the release of the ME3 teaser. [link] Very concise and emotional, cutting to the base of what ME3 is about, in a way.
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:icondreamerpierrot:
The trailer looks great! As for the manga summary, I quite like it :XD: (mainly the parts with Wrex holding cupcakes lol).
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:iconfluidfyre:
~Fluidfyre Feb 28, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Yeah I really enjoyed the emotion in the live-action trailer. People seem to be criticizing it - and neglecting the fact that it's a commercial for TV! It had a lot of emotion in it, I loved seeing... the personal level of the Reaper's destruction. The fear, the panic.

Only a week now!
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~Lorcan0c Feb 28, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I read the manga. When I saw a user on the Roosterteeth ME3 forum (one of my few safe havens of sanity compared to the majority of the ME fanbase) remarking "MAKES NO SENSE! MAKES NO SENSE!" about the manga, I retorted "If it made sense, it wouldn't be a manga. Duh."

Am I wrong or not?

Personally I like the idea that the trailer is trying to get across and the message it sends... buuuuut the production values seem cheap and downright lazy. My guess is this was an EA push at the last minute rather than something Bioware put hard work into, I.E, the Take Back Earth CGI trailer, which I personally prefer for what my opinon is worth.
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*Tsukahime Feb 27, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Ahah that comic has been circling tumblr for a while. It's so cute gahhh. It's really not supposed to be taken seriously at all, I dont know why people are so offended and angry at it. It's a comic.
Japanese fans are allowed to like ME too, and just like western fans they can pick fun at it as well. If you can't laugh at your own fandom then..that's just sad. People calm down.

Anyway~ The trailer was really nice! Very sad. ;A;
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~jlel Feb 27, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I must humbly say that the live action trailer really doesn't live up to the great live action trailers that the Halo franchise has churned out. I wish that they had put in more effort in it but if the money has all been channeled into making ME3 a great game then I won't complain about the trailer... I heard that there will be an anime movie about Mass Effect... Can anyone confirm that?
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*Bouserthedog Feb 27, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Tali as a school girl you day?:eyes:
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:iconjakob-the-dragon-boy:
as a Mass Effect Fan i LOVE this, but as an American of Japanese decent i find this SO offensively Japanese. and yes, i read manga and watch anime and more then most of those only reinforce my opinion, the fact is the japanese are xenophobic(and no amount of "persuasion" will change that fact so please don't try) i also get it happens in the states as well but i have watched MANY U.S. cartoons(kids and adult) AND Japanese and the difference in "Diversity" (or lack there of in Japans case) is like a cosmic cock slap.
Sorry, kind ranted there, anywho, the mass effec manga was good, thank you for sharing it. (B
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~Livster493 Feb 27, 2012  Student Filmographer
Why does this comic exist?! LOL XD
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*Sorael-Ignis Feb 27, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Oh, that comic was real? Hahahaha unlike others, I can take the joke, but some will use this to light their torches and deem ME beyond salvation.
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:iconaonon:
Oh dear God... It's Lucky Star: Mass Effect Edition.
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