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Star Driver - Fall 2010's most FABULOUS anime
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Jexhius said:
They're not really stopping time though. They're simply creating an alternate dimension where time does not flow for those within in. However long they spend inside that space, it does not consume any real time (nor does it have any real physical effects, since nothing is "real" aside from the robots). Zero Time has no actual bearing on the physical world.
Episode 2 was really good i thought, i actually think i like it slightly better then the first episode. The roundtable villian discussion was awesomely entertaining for one, all the comedic moments in this episode reminded me of ouran highschool host club, and were actually genuinely fun to watch. And of course the fight scene kicked ass. I'm looking forward to the next episode.
Regulus Tera
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This is more incoherent than PanSto so far.
Not that that's a bad thing. Episode 2 was certainly less engaging, however.
Not that that's a bad thing. Episode 2 was certainly less engaging, however.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Episode 2 was great. I felt like the setup and characters were fleshed out a lot more in this episode, and there's so much fabulous stuff going on. The music is really awesome, too.
duckroll said:So her voice is so out of tune that they have to apply autotune to everything she sings? Is that what you're saying?
She just really forces her voice for some songs, I think. Her normal voice is that of a generic idol whereas the voice she uses for the Kannagi ED and the Star Driver insert song is clearly really forced and maybe even digitally modified.
You know, I think the entrances that Tawburn makes are really awesome bits of animation. Not only does it look really good, but it really presents a really stunning visual representation of how Zero Time has no physical "rules" whatsoever. Watching the mech appear from the ground in the first episode, and watching it "break" into the space in the second episode. It's just... wow. Really visually awesome.
Hopefully they keep having original animation for each episode's appearance.
Hopefully they keep having original animation for each episode's appearance.
Question for duckroll-chyan, contains slight spoilers for people that haven't read that World of Star Driver booklet thing.
Rewatching the second episode with my sister I noticed that Professor Green has one of those Star Driver insignia things. Wasn't the Science Guild supposed to not get involved with the "mecha piloting process"?
duckroll said:You know, I think the entrances that Tawburn makes are really awesome bits of animation. Not only does it look really good, but it really presents a really stunning visual representation of how Zero Time has no physical "rules" whatsoever. Watching the mech appear from the ground in the first episode, and watching it "break" into the space in the second episode. It's just... wow. Really visually awesome.
Hopefully they keep having original animation for each episode's appearance.
It's fantastic totally made up for the so-so-ness of the second episode.
7Th said:
She's the pilot for Yodhok, and the design for that Cybody was in this month's Newtype so we'll see what's going on by ep6-7 I suspect. She'll also be the first "leader" to fight against Takuto if that's the case. Should be interesting to see where that goes.
Star Driver Ep2 ratings... 1.7%...
Crash Station
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Finally got around to watching episode 2. Still fun, but I hope the structure of every episode isn't just school shenanigans -> villain of the week. I'll still watch it if it is since the battles so far have been great, but I'll be disappointed if there isn't more to it than that.
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Kagari said:
It's the classic formula. Lull the audience into a false sense of security, and then start slamming them with some crazy depressing multi episode arc. AND THEN THE CRAZY BEGINS.
Jex
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It depends. If this structure is handled in the right way, like Utena, it serves as a ritual.Kagari said:
If it's handled badly it's jut repetition.
Either way, I suppose it doesn't really bother me.
I thought this episode was as good as the last two. Actually, I enjoyed the fight more than in the second episode, it seemed to have more energy.
My main concern would be that the show spreads itself to thin and doesn't develop it's characters.
Infinite Justice
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Kagari said:
indeed.
the interesting thing in this ep
is the dude is said to also having a mark, so he didn't need the machine?.
Bones really doesn't give a shit for the character animation in this show, but you can't fault them for it when they deliver so much with the action sequences.
The problem with comparing this show with Utena is that the level of crazy melodrama and character depth isn't nearly the same. The characters are way less fucked up and so far there are no hints of hardcore bullying, bitchy bitches with incestuous obsessions or unrequited lesbian romances.
Jexhius said:
The problem with comparing this show with Utena is that the level of crazy melodrama and character depth isn't nearly the same. The characters are way less fucked up and so far there are no hints of hardcore bullying, bitchy bitches with incestuous obsessions or unrequited lesbian romances.
7Th said:
I was actually going to address that as well, thanks for ruining my fun
Also, I am addressing infatuations as it applies to interpersonal relationships, not the entire concept. Most of the time (not always) infatuations are usually from one, not both parties.
Besides, 'unrequited infatuations' just sounds silly.
It's pretty "interesting" how Star Driver seems to have the most recycled footage out of any of BONES' shows ever. Maybe they're preparing themselves to animate a Gundam series soon? So far every episode has like 2 minutes worth of recycled footage, sometimes with small modifications, sometimes completely identical. That's pretty significant when you consider that there's only about 21 minutes worth of animation outside of the OP/ED.
Scenes which have been recycled:
- The gears moving underground and the walk through the passage to the meeting hall
- Sakana-chan starts to sing
- Character goes into the coffin to apprivoise a Cybody
- The start and end of Zero Time
- Takuto's apprivoise animation
- Tauburn breaking through into Zero Time
- Ginga Bishounen transformation
- Tauburn posing after winning
That's pretty significant considering only 3 episodes have aired so far. Usually BONES isn't this cheap...
Scenes which have been recycled:
- The gears moving underground and the walk through the passage to the meeting hall
- Sakana-chan starts to sing
- Character goes into the coffin to apprivoise a Cybody
- The start and end of Zero Time
- Takuto's apprivoise animation
- Tauburn breaking through into Zero Time
- Ginga Bishounen transformation
- Tauburn posing after winning
That's pretty significant considering only 3 episodes have aired so far. Usually BONES isn't this cheap...
7Th said:
I think that's actually pretty possible. If you think about it, this is probably why each episode is about a different character, and features a different new ability so far. Clearly once they have gotten that out of the way, the rest of the episodes can simply be stories and fights assembled using nothing but recycled footage from previous episodes. :lol
BattleMonkey
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Dead said:
Or they are channeling GaoGaiGar. Near the end there was about 4-5 minutes of actual new animation per episode after all the recycled attacks/transformations
icarus-daedelus said:
They've already done that twice now. The entire machine coffin scene in every episode has the EXACT same animation pattern inside it. The effects, body structure, movements, etc are identical. The only changes they make in every episode is in the detail of the clothing and very minor changes to the face, and replacing the hair, so they look like the character who's supposed to be inside.
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