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Spring Anime 2013 |OT -7| My Giant CG Pony Can't Possibly Read This Much Baudelaire
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Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Idol culture reaching Franceanimé.
Eww. Idol culture has become a plague, spreading across the world.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's like you guys weren't alive when Jem was a big thing.
Dedication Through Light
Member
But the characters are hot.
My Love Comedy is Wrong 1-
This really feels mellow. The scenes don't have any oomph to it and there isn't much actual dynamics to it. It's kinda boring but not so at the same time. It's somewhat obvious where some of the stuff is heading towards but I'll give it a few more episodes. It really isn't a great starting point though.
This really feels mellow. The scenes don't have any oomph to it and there isn't much actual dynamics to it. It's kinda boring but not so at the same time. It's somewhat obvious where some of the stuff is heading towards but I'll give it a few more episodes. It really isn't a great starting point though.
I was born after it ended its first syndication.
BassForever
Member
Majestic Prince 1
Solid enough, not mind blowingly good or bad but has me interested. I've never watched a CG Mech series but this seems a lot faster to the hand drawn stuff I'm used to watching. Is CG Mecha series as a whole faster paced or is MJP an exception?
Solid enough, not mind blowingly good or bad but has me interested. I've never watched a CG Mech series but this seems a lot faster to the hand drawn stuff I'm used to watching. Is CG Mecha series as a whole faster paced or is MJP an exception?
Look at this masterpiece in action!
No. Fucking. No.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I bet Phantom Menace was your first Star Wars film!
Look at this masterpiece in action!
Thank you. I loved the total lack of animation in background girl when I saw that.
Using the L-word? GAF thread in 3, 2, 1...
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Holy crap this looks awesome.
I've been watching Jem the past few months and its such a blast. This looks like it will be just as good (in a completely different way).
No Majestic Prince? T_T
When yo getting your freedom pass?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Amnesia's bishies > UtaPri's bishies.
And that too, Sorry Kayos!
I remember watching this shit movie.
BassForever
Member
To be fair for 1978 that was pretty cool stuff...
I'm sure there is someone out there that prefers this to the Jackson version.
R_thanatos
Member
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru - 01
I'm actually quite surprised .
i went in expecting another generic school life project only to find 2 main characters that seem generic but in reality aren't.
Enjoyable first episode , anime put in the "will see wekkly" list
I'm actually quite surprised .
i went in expecting another generic school life project only to find 2 main characters that seem generic but in reality aren't.
Too late ..it's too late , abort the mission !!!!
Enjoyable first episode , anime put in the "will see wekkly" list
Gin is seriously such an awesome villain. The whole Black Organization is alright with me. You really get a sense of how slick they are by constantly either beating Conan or staying one step ahead of him.
By the way Kuwabara, have you seen any of the movies?
Aku no Hana 01
Specifically speaking about the art+animation honestly it didn't offend me. I kind of like the look of it. Reminds me of some old cartoons and animation. I don't like that half the time characters don't have a face but the animation itself is fluid and interesting due to the technique used. Compare it to most anime outside of sakuga scenes and its much more lively and interesting. But man they could have really done better work on those faces, or any work at all. Musically its minimalist/ambient which is OK. The whole episode gave off a really weird yet strangely familiar vibe somehow. Very interesting.
Specifically speaking about the art+animation honestly it didn't offend me. I kind of like the look of it. Reminds me of some old cartoons and animation. I don't like that half the time characters don't have a face but the animation itself is fluid and interesting due to the technique used. Compare it to most anime outside of sakuga scenes and its much more lively and interesting. But man they could have really done better work on those faces, or any work at all. Musically its minimalist/ambient which is OK. The whole episode gave off a really weird yet strangely familiar vibe somehow. Very interesting.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Duh. Akarin is a genius.
based nagahama and oshimi strike yet again, suck it shiteaters
Joe Molotov
Member
Jem was truly outrageous, though. Truly, truly, truly outrageous.
Aku no Hana - Episode 1
This time I made it through the entire thing. I guess I'll talk about what worked first, since the natural reaction to the show is negative. The direction is very good. It nails the atmosphere they want to go for, and really highlights the unpleasantness of daily life felt by the main character in a very subtle but yet effective way. When the visuals work, the show is very engaging even though nothing at all is happening.
Well, okay, there. Now I can talk about why I feel all the good is wasted - The production process is completely unsuccessful. While there are benefits to rotoscoping, especially for an industry with a lack of good character animators, the level they have taken it here is just too distracting. It is too difficult for me to just appreciate what works for the show when every moment something sticks out or draws attention to itself when it shouldn't. Scenes where characters have no faces, scenes where only the upper teeth are visible, awkward movements, etc. It's everywhere and it is very jarring.
Visuals aside, the disconnect between the acting and the dialogue also bothered me a lot. It really does come off as a cheap dub of a foreign film. The voices don't match the characters or the actions most of the time, and its completely bizarre that the scenes where talking characters have no faces feel more natural than the ones where they do, simply because of that disconnect. Truly awful.
I think the biggest problem here is that the experiment they embarked on is something too costly and complex for a TV anime. The production scale and budget of a late night TV anime not based on something popular and mainstream is not going to cope well with this process, and it shows. A pity because the direction is good and the director's heart is certainly in the right place, even if his common sense wasn't.
Oh and the lead character's voice actor is clearly the male Omigawa. Such a "unique" voice. Lol. I guess that's what we can expect from newcomers who have no experience in voice acting.
This time I made it through the entire thing. I guess I'll talk about what worked first, since the natural reaction to the show is negative. The direction is very good. It nails the atmosphere they want to go for, and really highlights the unpleasantness of daily life felt by the main character in a very subtle but yet effective way. When the visuals work, the show is very engaging even though nothing at all is happening.
Well, okay, there. Now I can talk about why I feel all the good is wasted - The production process is completely unsuccessful. While there are benefits to rotoscoping, especially for an industry with a lack of good character animators, the level they have taken it here is just too distracting. It is too difficult for me to just appreciate what works for the show when every moment something sticks out or draws attention to itself when it shouldn't. Scenes where characters have no faces, scenes where only the upper teeth are visible, awkward movements, etc. It's everywhere and it is very jarring.
Visuals aside, the disconnect between the acting and the dialogue also bothered me a lot. It really does come off as a cheap dub of a foreign film. The voices don't match the characters or the actions most of the time, and its completely bizarre that the scenes where talking characters have no faces feel more natural than the ones where they do, simply because of that disconnect. Truly awful.
I think the biggest problem here is that the experiment they embarked on is something too costly and complex for a TV anime. The production scale and budget of a late night TV anime not based on something popular and mainstream is not going to cope well with this process, and it shows. A pity because the direction is good and the director's heart is certainly in the right place, even if his common sense wasn't.
Oh and the lead character's voice actor is clearly the male Omigawa. Such a "unique" voice. Lol. I guess that's what we can expect from newcomers who have no experience in voice acting.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Yeah, the Black Organization are pretty much all awesome. Vermouth and Gin in particular are really awesome. They're some of the best villains in any anime or manga series I've ever seen. I especially like how they're at the same time extraordinarily cunning, yet also amazingly dysfunctional, with seemingly everyone in the organization hating the rest of them.
I've seen the first three movies, along with the sixth one. I haven't got around to the other six million yet. I have generally really enjoyed them (especially Movie 3, which was awesome).
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Look at this masterpiece in action!
Rotoscoping is the work of the devil.
R_thanatos
Member
Aku no hana 01
I don't like :
The animation is bad , the details aren't there and they spend way too much on unnecessary scenes or plans and not enough when it counts.
The mouths aren't moving properly. some scenes the characters don't even have faces !!
The animation is not fluid.
I like :
Nice backgrounds
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Did this anime had a budget ? Was it made in a hurry ?
They like made no intention of making me intrested in the plot.
0.5/20 not even worthy of more ..
I don't like :
The animation is bad , the details aren't there and they spend way too much on unnecessary scenes or plans and not enough when it counts.
The mouths aren't moving properly. some scenes the characters don't even have faces !!
The animation is not fluid.
I like :
Nice backgrounds
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Did this anime had a budget ? Was it made in a hurry ?
They like made no intention of making me intrested in the plot.
0.5/20 not even worthy of more ..
Look at this masterpiece in action!
How does this happen? Who would release something in this state?
The only reason I really ask is because the 13th movie, The Raven Chaser, actually deals with some cool Black Organization themes and has that overall darker tone to it that can be found in their respective episodes/chapters. It does all this and somehow manages to not step on the actual plot's shoes. It's a lot of fun.
Well it added to the mundane gritty tone of the whole thing. Though I'm left kind of wondering why bother make it an animated show at all and not a live action show.
Gundam Seed Destiny HD Remaster 1
Totally forgot this was coming out. Adding this it's technically 4 mecha shows this season. Pretty awesome.
Seed Destiny sucked so watching this remaster is just for laughs, seeing what changed, and whatnot. They changed very little in this episode. Even the OP had like 1-2 changes and that was it. Other than that it actually wasn't a terrible episode.
EDIT: Ignited and Reason are still fucking awesome.
Totally forgot this was coming out. Adding this it's technically 4 mecha shows this season. Pretty awesome.
Seed Destiny sucked so watching this remaster is just for laughs, seeing what changed, and whatnot. They changed very little in this episode. Even the OP had like 1-2 changes and that was it. Other than that it actually wasn't a terrible episode.
EDIT: Ignited and Reason are still fucking awesome.
Gundam 00 S2 20
MAN Soma is such a badass. She can't possibly belong in this show. She's too good for this. Her and REAL Lockon wandered in from some other series, I'm sure. Also Final Form Alleluia as long as he keeps that crap under control, and Smirnov. No way do these characters belong to this godawful plot.
Wait, is Revive Revival a man? EVERYTHING IN THIS SHOW IS SO WRONG. This cannot help Anime's "all the guys look like girls" reputation. It also tells you how well developed a character is if I don't even know their gender after an entire season.
AAAAAAND now Pink Haro has done more to save the day than Setsuna ever had. Setsuna truly is an awful protagonist. And NOT REAL Lockon sucks with all his emotions for Anew Returner, who is probably a man.
K, so, is Louise an Innovator, or uh, what? And is that their excuse for her sudden ability to pilot complex mecha at an elite level? Screw it, it's not like Louise is a good character anyway.
Dear Revive: Nobody calls anything a truly dangerous liason. Also your name is stupid as hell.
Remember what I said about how Rain and Domon's conclusion was okay in spite of being unoriginal because it was done well? Well Anew and NOT REAL Lockon's thing is the opposite of that. There was never any real build up toward these two characters being in love, and frankly, they don't have any chemistry. Like, at all. The human boy in his giant robot saving his (possibly not human) love interest from the clutches of eldritch mecha abominations is a tried and true trope, but 00's feels phoned in as hell. Probably because Anew has had zero character development, and NOT REAL Lockon is a terrible plot twist that's gone on entirely too long and will never be free of the shadow of his better brother.
DAYUM NOT REAL Lockon has some womanly legs and hips going on. I mean WOW. Oh and DEAR GUNDAM FOR THE LOVE OF KIRA PLEASE STOP DOING THIS STUPID OUT OF BODY NAKED FLOATING DEAD WOMAN NOBODY GAVE TWO SHITS ABOUT THING. IT WASN'T GOOD IN SEED, IT GOT WORSE IN DESTINY, IT WAS STUPID IN AGE, AND IT'S TIRED AS HELL IN 00. STOP IT.
JUST STOP IT.
I kind of hope that they kill NOT REAL Lockon and replace him with an identical cousin. I mean, why not?
MAN Soma is such a badass. She can't possibly belong in this show. She's too good for this. Her and REAL Lockon wandered in from some other series, I'm sure. Also Final Form Alleluia as long as he keeps that crap under control, and Smirnov. No way do these characters belong to this godawful plot.
Wait, is Revive Revival a man? EVERYTHING IN THIS SHOW IS SO WRONG. This cannot help Anime's "all the guys look like girls" reputation. It also tells you how well developed a character is if I don't even know their gender after an entire season.
AAAAAAND now Pink Haro has done more to save the day than Setsuna ever had. Setsuna truly is an awful protagonist. And NOT REAL Lockon sucks with all his emotions for Anew Returner, who is probably a man.
K, so, is Louise an Innovator, or uh, what? And is that their excuse for her sudden ability to pilot complex mecha at an elite level? Screw it, it's not like Louise is a good character anyway.
Dear Revive: Nobody calls anything a truly dangerous liason. Also your name is stupid as hell.
Remember what I said about how Rain and Domon's conclusion was okay in spite of being unoriginal because it was done well? Well Anew and NOT REAL Lockon's thing is the opposite of that. There was never any real build up toward these two characters being in love, and frankly, they don't have any chemistry. Like, at all. The human boy in his giant robot saving his (possibly not human) love interest from the clutches of eldritch mecha abominations is a tried and true trope, but 00's feels phoned in as hell. Probably because Anew has had zero character development, and NOT REAL Lockon is a terrible plot twist that's gone on entirely too long and will never be free of the shadow of his better brother.
DAYUM NOT REAL Lockon has some womanly legs and hips going on. I mean WOW. Oh and DEAR GUNDAM FOR THE LOVE OF KIRA PLEASE STOP DOING THIS STUPID OUT OF BODY NAKED FLOATING DEAD WOMAN NOBODY GAVE TWO SHITS ABOUT THING. IT WASN'T GOOD IN SEED, IT GOT WORSE IN DESTINY, IT WAS STUPID IN AGE, AND IT'S TIRED AS HELL IN 00. STOP IT.
JUST STOP IT.
I kind of hope that they kill NOT REAL Lockon and replace him with an identical cousin. I mean, why not?
New Lockon is shit compared to old Lockon.
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