R_thanatos
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Rofl i knew i could have faith in kyoani to not let me down
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Summer 2012 Anime |OT3| Where All the Waifus Are Made Up and the Points Don't Matter
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It's like no one can read "FAN BOOK".
It's okay, guys, /a/ and /m/ couldn't either. Unless you'd like to be above their level?
Dedication Through Light
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Ixion Saga DT
I hope thats just because they didnt have a better image of Ixion Saga DT or else, well, its art may be the only thing that holds this anime back.amishpriest99
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The Gundam fan in me wants to call this an abomination...but honestly I think this is super cute
.Chet Rippo
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Okay, now I really want to see the face on the back of the Azunyan Seravee.
RurouniZel
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I want that! :O
Read Or Die OVA 1
Yet another old OVA series that I've finally gotten around to watching. As you can see, the art is really good, and it has some spectacular animation.
Unfortunately, it's not without it's drawbacks. The entire premise of the show is inherently ridiculous, but it tries to play it a little too straight, which ruins any fun moments the ridiculousness might have otherwise made. Yomiko, the main character, is incredibly annoying and if it wasn't for the side characters and action there is no way I would be able to finish this.
Like many anime from that time period, it uses an overly muted color palette that really only detracts from the otherwise excellent art. Everything is drawn from greys and browns, and even in the rare moments when a colour other than dull and dark shows up, it's still heavily muted so that it might as well just be another shade of brown.
As it is, ROD seems to fall into that category of anime where the only reason to watch it is for the good animation. OVA's can barely get a pass in that regard, since they're usually only a handful of episodes long, but if this was a TV series I would have to pass on it.
Yet another old OVA series that I've finally gotten around to watching. As you can see, the art is really good, and it has some spectacular animation.
dat cityscape
Unfortunately, it's not without it's drawbacks. The entire premise of the show is inherently ridiculous, but it tries to play it a little too straight, which ruins any fun moments the ridiculousness might have otherwise made. Yomiko, the main character, is incredibly annoying and if it wasn't for the side characters and action there is no way I would be able to finish this.
This is practically the only line she says during the entire 30 minute OVA, and what makes it even worse is how pathetic she sounds and acts while saying it
Like many anime from that time period, it uses an overly muted color palette that really only detracts from the otherwise excellent art. Everything is drawn from greys and browns, and even in the rare moments when a colour other than dull and dark shows up, it's still heavily muted so that it might as well just be another shade of brown.
As it is, ROD seems to fall into that category of anime where the only reason to watch it is for the good animation. OVA's can barely get a pass in that regard, since they're usually only a handful of episodes long, but if this was a TV series I would have to pass on it.
R_thanatos
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i dont want to see that part.my imagination took over as soon as i saw the center of that picture
Evrn big projexts can start with only a couple of artbook pages
Dedication Through Light
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Koi Choco 1
Rewatched it though on Hulu this time, only issues is the ugly use of HUGE Yellow subs, I dont understand why Anime Network uses these when Sentai doesnt use Yellow subs on their disc releases (oh and the ugly logo placement, so glad viz doesnt put their logo on their streams on Hulu of Accel World or Lagrange), the visual quality is also odd, not really high/HD :/
Rewatched it though on Hulu this time, only issues is the ugly use of HUGE Yellow subs, I dont understand why Anime Network uses these when Sentai doesnt use Yellow subs on their disc releases (oh and the ugly logo placement, so glad viz doesnt put their logo on their streams on Hulu of Accel World or Lagrange), the visual quality is also odd, not really high/HD :/
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Hey I know what you mean. You used to have some credibility when you were Makoto. Not my fault you can't deal with this swag.
The King is writing it.
Chet Rippo
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The way to solve this problem is to never sleep.
PdotMichael
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well, well KyoAni...
creative character designs. I hope the right guy is just part of a bad twin delusion.
creative character designs. I hope the right guy is just part of a bad twin delusion.
I'm still not a fan of the faces. They look pretty bland.
He's voiced by Akira Ishida (Athrun from SEED, Ryuunosuke in Fate/Zero), you'll probably love him.
You forgot to mention he's Yellow Radio.
You can watch the streams on phones too (both smartphones and Galapagos phones).
Chet Rippo
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well, well KyoAni...
creative character designs. I hope the right guy is just part of a bad twin delusion.
He doesn't have a goatee, so no.
Chet Rippo
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She's crazy. No super powers or anything.
Oh what the fuck? I thought this was like a fighting/magic/supernatural anime with high school teenagers. Oh fuck this... T_T
Chet Rippo
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It's about a kids crazy imagination.
Colored eyelense?
hosannainexcelsis
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Because a supernatural battle anime with high schoolers is something different?
Chet Rippo
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Would an actual magical girl show really be different?
from KyoAni? yeah.
Well fuck. I stand corrected. Man... I was so excited for this too. Dammit.
PdotMichael
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Not a magical girl expert but Madoka has just very few school scenes, so I would say it can make a big difference.
Chet Rippo
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Her eye-patch is sealing away her dark powers.
Go_Ly_Dow
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I'm confident that KyoAni will tackle something "different" in the not too distant future.
Even with the success they had with the KEY titles they declined further adaptations and decided to change, so I'm confident they will do the same again.
Assuming that we don't get Hyouka Season 2 (maybe due to sales, or not having enough source material for at least 12 episodes), then hopefully it will be in Spring/Summer 2013!
Even with the success they had with the KEY titles they declined further adaptations and decided to change, so I'm confident they will do the same again.
Assuming that we don't get Hyouka Season 2 (maybe due to sales, or not having enough source material for at least 12 episodes), then hopefully it will be in Spring/Summer 2013!
First animators can't draw machinery, now character designers can't draw men. What is this industry coming to?
What about Oreki? Fukube?
Chet Rippo
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What men?
I doubt Hyouka will ever get a sequel due to the combination of low sales and low source material left to adapt.
You have no authority for making this statement, its DTL's specialty.
zing
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10K with amazing stability + highest price among anime release n just 2 eps per disc ain't disappointment.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I hope thats the case.
hosannainexcelsis
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Come on, 9k per volume is more than enough to justify a sequel, as countless examples show. You're letting the massive success of K-ON, Haruhi, and the Key properties blind you to how good these sales really are.
Now the lack of additional source material will indeed mean that a sequel is unlikely, certainly in the near future.
It definitely is for KyoAni. Not to mention how expensive these episodes had to be. Opportunity cost dictates that this likely will be the last time you'll see this animated.
So a high number of their works being a success and this being on the far low end is blinding me? Why would they ever want to do this again when they can try for another mega-hit?
Go_Ly_Dow
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Yes.
I only meant low sales if the budget is much higher than your average tv series.
Maybe it is, or maybe it's not and KyoAni are just as competent and well run as most people believe.
At 9-10k a volume + merchandise + additional novel sales it is most definitely profitable.
I can't see how this was reasonably cheap even assuming they were competent. Also again opportunity cost has to be considered.
hosannainexcelsis
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No. Nichijou is the far low end. That was an unqualified failure. Hyouka is not. Stop the hyperbole.
PdotMichael
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The discussion is kind of pointless without facts.
Nichijou was a complete disaster. There's levels inbetween disaster and success. Hyouka is probably closer to them just being satisfied they're not going in the red. Hyouka certainly is not a success story for KyoAni.
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