Hey, I managed to finish another Key drama. Wafuu~~~~~~~~.
I was surprised that it was ending, until I saw this:
And it just makes perfect sense. Compartmentalize all the super angst to a sequel series and have the first series be all the self-contained happy Key angst.
I suppose the only real problem is that fake-lesbian didn't get an arc. Poor SDBurton. lol
Will continue watching to see how it develops. Very interesting pilot episode, and the transition to the ED was both brilliant and creepy at the same time.
There's twofold problems for me. The first is Araki and the overuse of the wind effects. Instead of any sort of subtle approach, he uses the most hamfisted manner possible. This is compounded by the voice acting work. The scene in the street could have been handled much much better with just a bit more subtlety. The final scene then screwed up due to
the camera angles in that they kept switching to the kids' faces instead of actually focusing on what was happening to the mother. It's like they wanted to keep the gore to a minimum.
That depressing overtone really isn't carried through compared to the manga.
the camera angles in that they kept switching to the kids' faces instead of actually focusing on what was happening to the mother. It's like they wanted to keep the gore to a minimum.
That depressing overtone really isn't carried through compared to the manga.
I've never been a big fan of gore, but sometimes not showing what is happening can be more effective at developing a sense of dread in the audience since it sparks the viewer's imagination. Madoka did this very well a few years back, for example.
Better than I had hoped for. Make no mistake, it's very clearly an Araki show, but it seems to be the good Araki. It should also be noted that this is no Magi- so far it's an extremely faithful adaptation, and the few additions that have been made were very appropriate and blended in seamlessly.
One thing that's obvious in this episode is the extremely high production value. The backgrounds are sumptuous, the action choreography is exciting and well-animated, the CGI is used quite well as a necessary complement to the traditional animation, and the sound design is really well thought-out. I really hope they can stay consistent with this level of technical excellence, because the story deserves it and anime has seen it's share of disappointments lately in terms of inconsistent and troubled productions. I'll remain cautiously optimistic and take the fact that they had a lot of animation for the first few episodes done months ago as a positive sign. It's true that this episode did have a number of still frames, but I think they were used appropriately- they were going to have to cut corners somewhere, and I'll take good-looking stills with solid sound design over shoddy rushed animation or bad CGI any day.
As I said, this is a very faithful adaptation so far. And I think what that does, for those of use who have read it, is show how much good animation and sound can add to the story. I really like the art direction they've chosen for this, I think the thick-outlined characters look great and add visual punch to the characters, and the backgrounds are rich in detail and color. It looks very different from the manga, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. One thing I haven't seen people talking about as much is the sound design, which I felt was phenomenal. In particular the scene where
the Colossal Titan appears
, watch it again and note how the elements of the audio all work together to produce the sensation of both majesty and terror. Another excellent example is that scene with Hannes. The sudden shift in the audio and visuals works so well, I was shocked they captured the feeling of that page of the manga so effectively.
the camera angles in that they kept switching to the kids' faces instead of actually focusing on what was happening to the mother. It's like they wanted to keep the gore to a minimum.
That depressing overtone really isn't carried through compared to the manga.
Really excellent closing episode finally delivering upon the baseball goods.
Having the theme playing over the whole match that, although they lost, they still had tons of fun over it. was really well done. Love these friendship retrospective ends of sorts as it just left me feeling so good at the end of his and happy. Everyone contributing was a pleasant surprise and achievement.
Kyousuke Riki moments were the best part of the whole series and like the past this one was just as well as done as when they admitted their love for each other way back. Kengo and Masato being all into it was good too.
Cant wait for Refrain, at least to explain the scenes Kyosuke seemed to recall in the middle of the episode?
like when Masato is in the rain kind of beat up against the school wall? Or the rainy baseball?
I've never been a big fan of gore, but sometimes not showing what is happening can be more effective at developing a sense of dread in the audience since it sparks the viewer's imagination. Madoka did this very well a few years back, for example.
Sometimes that can definitely be the case. However actually seeing the violence in of itself can also show how realistic and grim the actual events are. Especially when the camera angle is pretty much already giving away what's actually happening. If there was just a black screen and the audience heard a crack and a scream, that could potentially be just as effective. However when you have the camera just slightly above what is actually happening, then it seems like the production staff just wimped out.
Will continue watching to see how it develops. Very interesting pilot episode, and the transition to the ED was both brilliant and creepy at the same time.
Hey, I managed to finish another Key drama. Wafuu~~~~~~~~.
I was surprised that it was ending, until I saw this:
And it just makes perfect sense. Compartmentalize all the super angst to a sequel series and have the first series be all the self-contained happy Key angst.
I suppose the only real problem is that fake-lesbian didn't get an arc. Poor SDBurton. lol
I've never been a big fan of gore, but sometimes not showing what is happening can be more effective at developing a sense of dread in the audience since it sparks the viewer's imagination. Madoka did this very well a few years back, for example.
Fighting those Giants 1
You know, this show would be so much more interesting if it wasn't a shounen series and laden with the boring "boy needs to save the world" JRPG plot that seems to be so endemic to the genre. I know having a girl be the protagonist is anathema to male readers, but what about an adult male character?
Funny enough, it's so much like FF13. Hannes = Snow, Eren = Hope, Mom = Tough Mom. I'm sure we'll get some Eren yelling at Hannes because of what happened at the end of episode 1, because that's just what these characters are predestined to do.
As for the show itself, I don't really know how I feel about it. At the very least, the world seems kind of interesting and I don't entirely hate the characters. But I am also not as invested in fantasy as I am in syfy, so I don't really have any intellectual or emotional stakes in this particular game of media consumption. Although, I'd be happy if there was some random sexposition. It works for Geimu.
Fighting those Giants 1
You know, this show would be so much more interesting if it wasn't a shounen series and laden with the boring "boy needs to save the world" JRPG plot that seems to be so endemic to the genre. I know having a girl be the protagonist is anathema to male readers, but what about an adult male character?
Funny enough, it's so much like FF13. Hannes = Snow, Eren = Hope, Mom = Tough Mom. I'm sure we'll get some Eren yelling at Hannes because of what happened at the end of episode 1, because that's just what these characters are predestined to do.
As for the show itself, I don't really know how I feel about it. At the very least, the world seems kind of interesting and I don't entirely hate the characters. But I am also not as invested in fantasy as I am in syfy, so I don't really have any intellectual or emotional stakes in this particular game of media consumption. Although, I'd be happy if there was some random sexposition. It works for Geimu.
I don't think you're the target audience for this.
Also, calling it a "boy needs to save the world" plot is kind of inaccurate. This is about the futility of fighting a force much more powerful than humans. Whether the world gets saved or not eventually is irrelevant.
Fighting those Giants 1
You know, this show would be so much more interesting if it wasn't a shounen series and laden with the boring "boy needs to save the world" JRPG plot that seems to be so endemic to the genre. I know having a girl be the protagonist is anathema to male readers, but what about an adult male character?
Funny enough, it's so much like FF13. Hannes = Snow, Eren = Hope, Mom = Tough Mom. I'm sure we'll get some Eren yelling at Hannes because of what happened at the end of episode 1, because that's just what these characters are predestined to do.
As for the show itself, I don't really know how I feel about it. At the very least, the world seems kind of interesting and I don't entirely hate the characters. But I am also not as invested in fantasy as I am in syfy, so I don't really have any intellectual or emotional stakes in this particular game of media consumption. Although, I'd be happy if there was some random sexposition. It works for Geimu.
Fighting those Giants 1
You know, this show would be so much more interesting if it wasn't a shounen series and laden with the boring "boy needs to save the world" JRPG plot that seems to be so endemic to the genre. I know having a girl be the protagonist is anathema to male readers, but what about an adult male character?
Well, I mean, it is a fighting shounen. That said,
the characters are going to be aged soon
, and like duckroll said before, it's more of a "Band of Brothers" type of story with a large ensemble cast. And in the story's defense, AoT treats its female characters with more respect than the vast majority of manga, let alone shounen. I mean
Mikasa
is quite clearly demonstrated to be a much better fighter than
Eren.
As for the show itself, I don't really know how I feel about it. At the very least, the world seems kind of interesting and I don't entirely hate the characters. But I am also not as invested in fantasy as I am in syfy, so I don't really have any intellectual or emotional stakes in this particular game of media consumption. Although, I'd be happy if there was some random sexposition. It works for Geimu.
Fighting those Giants 1
You know, this show would be so much more interesting if it wasn't a shounen series and laden with the boring "boy needs to save the world" JRPG plot that seems to be so endemic to the genre. I know having a girl be the protagonist is anathema to male readers, but what about an adult male character?
