Yeah, with FMA, lots of original material was unavoidable because they had so many episodes planned and not nearly enough manga to adapt. They're not going to reach the end of the available manga with Shingeki in just 26 episodes, so any original material would be by choice.
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Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) |OT| MMA Ultra(spider)man (NO MANGA SPOILERS)
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Yeah, with FMA, lots of original material was unavoidable because they had so many episodes planned and not nearly enough manga to adapt. They're not going to reach the end of the available manga with Shingeki in just 26 episodes, so any original material would be by choice.
cosmicblizzard
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Having a clear story path doesn't mean it can't be long. One Piece and Berserk have story paths, the former even with a clear endgame, and look how long those are.
One Piece still has a formula that allows for indefinite extension, though, and Berserk is just, well, Berserk. Shingeki doesn't allow for filler as easily because its story is based on "mysteries" and they have to resolve them eventually.
Getting a movie but also a 2-cour tv series(this year I think). Even then, that also doesn't cover like three more books which could be adapted as well.
WrenchNinja
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Wow, this show sounds pretty cool. Really dig the character designs. Ive been looking for something new to watch and the premise is interesting, sort of reminds me of Valkyria Chronicles.
Which they've dragged out till oblivion. The reason I say that I think the manga is early on is because we don't have a solid idea of what the world actually looks like yet. We have no clue who the players and powers are yet. Now he could rush it in a ton of infodumps but I doubt it and I surely hope not.
40 chapters, "oblivion"?
New to manga?
Berserk is the better comparison as it's a monthly serialization, instead of a weekly like One Piece.
It feels like Titan is pretty well planned, I enjoyed the manga every chapter of the way. There's enough change and movement every chapter or so that it's not going through the motions. Big thumbs up
Wtf is 2 cour?
26 episodes. A cour/season is roughly 12-13 episodes.
It's not only the number of chapters but also the way it's been handled. That said, even 20-30 chapters for a monthly manga is a lot.
You know, I've realized that we've all been typing it wrong. It isn't cour, it's cours. Cour is a completely different word in French.
I didn't even know it was French till just now. I thought it was just slang that some random guy came up with. How did a French term come into use for a Japanese hobby anyway?
Japan's fetish for western languages.
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I really really enjoyed this. I read the first couple of volumes of the manga some time ago, so I don't remember much about it, and I'm not sure if I want to continue reading it, I'd much rather just enjoy the anime if they keep the same level of quality throughout the show. We all know that it won't look this good ALL the time, but I'd love to be surprised.
But yeah, great atmosphere, music, animation, tight direction, I couldn't be more happier.
I did enjoy the first episode of Magi too, though...
I really really enjoyed this. I read the first couple of volumes of the manga some time ago, so I don't remember much about it, and I'm not sure if I want to continue reading it, I'd much rather just enjoy the anime if they keep the same level of quality throughout the show. We all know that it won't look this good ALL the time, but I'd love to be surprised.
But yeah, great atmosphere, music, animation, tight direction, I couldn't be more happier.
I did enjoy the first episode of Magi too, though...
After this year's two cours, there'll only be five books left to adapt (and one of those is to be made into a movie). Should take one more series, maybe two, tops.
Speak for yourself! ^^
polyh3dron
Banned
First episode was amazing. I'm in.
Phaethon0017
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I had to watch it based on the thread title. I don't typically watch a lot of anime but I really enjoyed it. I'm gonna keep watching.
SonicX_Zero
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Soooo does anyone know the title of the song used in the preview? :3
They did? I must've missed a chapter or two.
"Guren no Yumiya (紅蓮の弓矢
" by Linked Horizon.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvWBx64Z2rQ
Not really.
We just know that some people can turn into titans but we still don't know why, how they became like this
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Lagrange what?
So, it dawned upon me that Eren's "dream" in the first episode wasn't actually in the manga. This, along with the priest added to the city scenes in the introduction might be some of the "original material" which they were talking about. It seems the anime is enjoying the liberty to foreshadow stuff even more than the manga does.
I can't say I recognize every single thing in the dream sequence though, anyone else want to take a shot at it? (Remember, mark ALL spoilers carefully, especially if there's any manga discussion in here, since lots of people probably haven't read the manga).
In sequence:
Episode 1 spoiler:
I can't say I recognize every single thing in the dream sequence though, anyone else want to take a shot at it? (Remember, mark ALL spoilers carefully, especially if there's any manga discussion in here, since lots of people probably haven't read the manga).
In sequence:
Episode 1 spoiler:
It's pretty clear that the last two scenes right before he wakes up is actually a vision of what happens at the end of the episode when his mother is taken and eaten. So... is the entire dream a vision of what is to come in the anime in reverse order?
If that's what the original content is I'm okay with it.
After watching the first ep of Shingeki no Kyojin, all I have to say is...
Can someone explain this to me?
How the hell did these slow ass giants manage to take a whole city by surprise? Couldn't someone see one of these dudes coming from 20 miles away and alert the entire city? Even if no one saw them, wouldn't they have felt the ground shake? I mean, all those giants must've caused some sort of seismic activity. Unless these are "ninja giants".
Can someone explain this to me?
Go_Ly_Dow
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The small giants have always been outside the walls trying and failing to get in. They've just been ignored.
No idea about the insanely huge one tho...
ColossalLazy
Member
That and as someone that reads the manga,
theres no way they would detect that huge ass giant for reasons that will be revealed in the future.
Ah...ok. Guess you mean the big one. Keep watching!!
Wiktor
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Even without spoilers - Haven't you noticed the thunder lighting that proceeded his appearance?
Seems like they travel by lightning
Basileus777
Member
Even without spoilers, let me spoil it for you.
lol idk how I didn't connect the dots there. Thanks.
Some dude predicted an important twist in the manga a year ago. We got the revelation like 2 chapters ago, dude was right. Mindblown.
I read his post and everything makes sense when you read closely, minor details should not be overlooked.
R_thanatos
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So, it dawned upon me that Eren's "dream" in the first episode wasn't actually in the manga. This, along with the priest added to the city scenes in the introduction might be some of the "original material" which they were talking about. It seems the anime is enjoying the liberty to foreshadow stuff even more than the manga does.
I can't say I recognize every single thing in the dream sequence though, anyone else want to take a shot at it? (Remember, mark ALL spoilers carefully, especially if there's any manga discussion in here, since lots of people probably haven't read the manga).
In sequence:
Episode 1 spoiler:It's pretty clear that the last two scenes right before he wakes up is actually a vision of what happens at the end of the episode when his mother is taken and eaten. So... is the entire dream a vision of what is to come in the anime in reverse order?
I might be mistaken but
the windmills are in the manga ( late ) and the rest of the pictures do HInt at events in the future such as the female intelligent titan + the forest. I guess they wanted anime-only viewers to be surprised after a rewatch.
I guess we're at least garanteed to go at least that far.
Wiktor
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content of episode isn't spoilers once that ep airs.
So, it dawned upon me that Eren's "dream" in the first episode wasn't actually in the manga. This, along with the priest added to the city scenes in the introduction might be some of the "original material" which they were talking about. It seems the anime is enjoying the liberty to foreshadow stuff even more than the manga does.
Episode 1 spoiler:It's pretty clear that the last two scenes right before he wakes up is actually a vision of what happens at the end of the episode when his mother is taken and eaten. So... is the entire dream a vision of what is to come in the anime in reverse order?
I just hope it doesn't have any future plot line indications.
Rafa=FedKilla
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What's the just of the Magi jokes? Sorry don't go into the anime thread.
This made me laugh really hard. Now excuse me as I cry in a corner.
The Magi anime was awful and it was based on an amazing source material, just like this, which no one thought could be fucked up to that degree.
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