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Winter-Spring 2014 Anime |OT3| People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time
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Knights of Sidonia Episode 1:
Oh yes, this was a much better introduction episode then the likes of Captain Earth, seriously the more I think about it, the shitter that show is looking right now. Anyway, I know some people have problems with the visuals being all CGI, I am not one of those people. I actually like all CGI shows, what I don't like is CGI and 2D animation interacting, it never looks all that good. Yea, the CGI was wonky in some places but after watching utter trash like RWBY and Beware The Batman this is practically Pixar level in comparison.
Oh yes, this was a much better introduction episode then the likes of Captain Earth, seriously the more I think about it, the shitter that show is looking right now. Anyway, I know some people have problems with the visuals being all CGI, I am not one of those people. I actually like all CGI shows, what I don't like is CGI and 2D animation interacting, it never looks all that good. Yea, the CGI was wonky in some places but after watching utter trash like RWBY and Beware The Batman this is practically Pixar level in comparison.
I had to do a double take ot make sure I was not somehow in the manga thread I never visit.
Basileus777
Member
The bad stuff this season is worse than normal, it's just not something that someone that only watches a few shows a season would notice. There are a good or promising shows to watch, there just doesn't seem to be much middleground, the drop off from the few good shows is really steep. I suppose I'm just disappointed that nothing has really stood out except for proven entities (Jojo, Mushishi) and the sports shows.
Good
Jojo
Mushishi
Gochuumon wa Usagi
Haikyuu
Baby Steps
Too early to tell, but promising
The World is Still Beautiful
One Week Friends
Mediocre
Chaika The Coffin Princess
Soul Eater Not
Disappointing
Captain Earth
Nanana's Buried Treasure
Bokuru wa Minna Kawaisou
Terrible, but morbidly interesting enough to watch a bit more
Mahouka
Black Bullet
Brynhildr
Dropped, nothing redeeming to be found
Mangaka-san to Assistant-san
Daimidaler
Akuma no Riddle
Blade and Soul
Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara
No Game No Life
Selector Infected WIXOSS
Haven't watched yet
Mekaku City Actors
Sidonia
Ping Pong
The sports shows are saving the season.
Good
Jojo
Mushishi
Gochuumon wa Usagi
Haikyuu
Baby Steps
Too early to tell, but promising
The World is Still Beautiful
One Week Friends
Mediocre
Chaika The Coffin Princess
Soul Eater Not
Disappointing
Captain Earth
Nanana's Buried Treasure
Bokuru wa Minna Kawaisou
Terrible, but morbidly interesting enough to watch a bit more
Mahouka
Black Bullet
Brynhildr
Dropped, nothing redeeming to be found
Mangaka-san to Assistant-san
Daimidaler
Akuma no Riddle
Blade and Soul
Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara
No Game No Life
Selector Infected WIXOSS
Haven't watched yet
Mekaku City Actors
Sidonia
Ping Pong
The sports shows are saving the season.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Usagi is good? I would put it down as mediocre. Your average cute girls do jack shit shit while doing cute things show.
Not watching Mushishi?
Basileus777
Member
It was funny. I value things that make me laugh. Though obviously humor is subjective.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I agree. The characters are likeable, however I just skip the card nonsense/laughable cgi fights.
Yea, they need to work on that, but I will give this show kudos in having the chosen one actually struggle with his power and have him get acclimated as well as he can given the circumstances. I think that is one of the things that really pissed me off about Captain Earth, it just could not wait to get its protag into the mech at the expense of everything.
The truly fuck awful sport animu that I remember in recent year is Knight of the Area tbh, sport anime is usually very safe pick.
It was only a matter of time. ;__;
Thank you for the correction - I made the mistake of believing Funimation's transliteration on the credits!
Oh hey I watched this a couple weeks ago (months? lol).
I... didn't care that much for it. I really enjoyed the beginning, the gags and character establishing were spot on, and the tunnel fight between the girl and the granny was the choice moment of animation for me (by Osamu Tanabe, no other than the unit/visual director of Kaguyahime and a recognized Ghibli vet as well!). I really liked the "what makes a woman a woman" gag too, lol.
I thought it started getting all over the place when it started getting more serious. I just didn't think it was called for or set-up that well, and the way the antagonists acted around, even if maybe realistic for their characters, was a bit too jarring considering the stakes. I also felt that the storyboarding and framing of scenes started getting sloppier, like the director wasn't that good at handling that compared to more lighthearted, 'adventure' feely scenes. And a lot of side characters which worked perfectly on as devices for the main girl became more relevant, and as such ended up feeling underdeveloped.
Iso's part is also not a particularly great showing (the fight in the palace at night where the main girl knocks out a guy with a brick), either
Oh hey I watched this a couple weeks ago (months? lol).
I... didn't care that much for it. I really enjoyed the beginning, the gags and character establishing were spot on, and the tunnel fight between the girl and the granny was the choice moment of animation for me (by Osamu Tanabe, no other than the unit/visual director of Kaguyahime and a recognized Ghibli vet as well!). I really liked the "what makes a woman a woman" gag too, lol.
I thought it started getting all over the place when it started getting more serious. I just didn't think it was called for or set-up that well, and the way the antagonists acted around, even if maybe realistic for their characters, was a bit too jarring considering the stakes. I also felt that the storyboarding and framing of scenes started getting sloppier, like the director wasn't that good at handling that compared to more lighthearted, 'adventure' feely scenes. And a lot of side characters which worked perfectly on as devices for the main girl became more relevant, and as such ended up feeling underdeveloped.
Iso's part is also not a particularly great showing (the fight in the palace at night where the main girl knocks out a guy with a brick), either
That tunnel fight (that whole part, really) was surprisingly good. There was some really detailed hand animation. I had no idea which part was Iso's, but he's one of the few animation names I actually recognize.
I get where you're coming from about the ending not being set up well. Particularly when the rebellion sets in, it's pretty arbitrary. I guess a few things were sacrificed to fit it in their proscribed TV running time. The last half may be weaker than the first, but for me a few moments worked well enough to feel good about it, like how the cannon was used, or the whole progression of Ginga's attempt to see the Emperor and its immediate aftermath.
If they'd nailed the storytelling from beginning to end I'd have to recommend it a lot more strongly, but it was good enough to leave an impression on me, especially since I had pretty much never heard of it before watching it.
PdotMichael
Banned
I do have only Knights of Sidonia, Ping Pong and The Comic Artist and Assistants as short anime wild card on my watchlist right now.
Watching more than a handful shows will only lead to a burnout.
Watching more than a handful shows will only lead to a burnout.
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
Well if anyone have Sidonia's frame issue,try this(thanks 4chan)
http://www.svp-team.com/
Yeah i think at least some of you guys will feel better(maybe a lot better) after install this software to help
http://www.svp-team.com/
Yeah i think at least some of you guys will feel better(maybe a lot better) after install this software to help
interpolation is never good.
Oh I loved the cannon scene. Purely for the sakuga, lol. The staff list was actually my main motivation for watching it, I wasn't expecting it to be really good because if it was we'd probably see it pimped fairly more in general. But it's obviously not outright terrible, I'd say it's just uneven.
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
I do think it feels better,though i never had any problem with it even watch it normal
Well,watch anime is for feels right,maybe someone will like that.
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
Well i didn't get this in Sidonia,maybe because it's CG
No....Just no.......
I've seen it before but in much, much worse quality. This is much better, thanks.
Asuka is the only thing that makes the Shinji&Rei depression tag team bearable.
Worse quality? Or are you talking about the original version which was removed. This is their revised 2013 version.
May check out Matsutaro this evening then.
R_thanatos
Member
ANN's gotta hit the blog post quota I guess:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/int...ka-magica-online-dresses-girls-up-like-kyubey
But I just found this amusing given the movie.
I'd swear the skin of my ennemy , too after i'd defeted him
I think it was just a recording of this done by someone in the audience, much farther from the back and without the subs or clips inserted directly into video.
Saw it about two months ago so I assume it wasn't the original version.
Basileus777
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Knights of Sidonia 1
At first, the animation in this just looks bizarre. Character movement looks unnatural and robotic with weird hitching, just watching the lip movement when characters talk is distracting. But by the end of the episode I had already started to get used to it, and it looks a lot better when not focused on human characters. It also has some nice background art. The setting/premise are interesting enough for me to keep watching.
At first, the animation in this just looks bizarre. Character movement looks unnatural and robotic with weird hitching, just watching the lip movement when characters talk is distracting. But by the end of the episode I had already started to get used to it, and it looks a lot better when not focused on human characters. It also has some nice background art. The setting/premise are interesting enough for me to keep watching.
Is there an alternative website for webm creation/hosting than that pomf.se one? It's blocked by the firewall I'm behind for being a "malicious website" for some reason so I can neither see nor create any. I wanted to out together some clips of my favourite bits from the first episodes this season without wading through GIF creation again (it took me about an hour to do one clip from Niji-iro Hotaru!)
The sakuga booru is blocked for being pornographic as well
The sakuga booru is blocked for being pornographic as well
Oh, that's right, D-Frag will have to wait cause today Battle Tendency goes up on Crunchyroll!
COMING THRU COMING THRU COMING THRU NOW
aw yes
COMING THRU COMING THRU COMING THRU NOW
aw yes
Too much animation porn no doubt.The sakuga booru is blocked for being pornographic as well
Is there an alternative website for webm creation/hosting than that pomf.se one? It's blocked by the firewall I'm behind for being a "malicious website" for some reason so I can neither see nor create any. I wanted to out together some clips of my favourite bits from the first episodes this season without wading through GIF creation again (it took me about an hour to do one clip from Niji-iro Hotaru!)
The sakuga booru is blocked for being pornographic as well
Blame...
Satoshi Urushihara and his projects.
Theonik
Member
Jesus.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Omigawa's a QT but she's no Miyukichi by a long shot.
Dedication Through Light
Member
AquaWateria
Member
The Anime for me so far
Mahouka
Captain Earth
Hunter X Hunter
Haikyuu
Black Bullet
No Game No Life (maybe)
As for labeling whether an anime is good or bad is a bit too early for a first episode, because it could either end up great or terrible.
Mahouka
Captain Earth
Hunter X Hunter
Haikyuu
Black Bullet
No Game No Life (maybe)
As for labeling whether an anime is good or bad is a bit too early for a first episode, because it could either end up great or terrible.
Usagi is good? I would put it down as mediocre. Your average cute girls do jack shit shit while doing cute things show.
Not watching Mushishi?
Simply the best!
That is true.
Dedication Through Light
Member
My favorite Ittoki BD pic from 4/11 (best UtaPri idol).
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it's quite detailed everywhere and I like the stylized shading they have but boy it's so stiff
Just thinking how good this could be if it was just made in 60 fps, I don't think even it would be more expensive really. I feel they just want to mimic low frame 2D animation and it will never work.
Will keep watching for now forphotosynthesis sci-fi space mecha nonsense.
it's quite detailed everywhere and I like the stylized shading they have but boy it's so stiff
Just thinking how good this could be if it was just made in 60 fps, I don't think even it would be more expensive really. I feel they just want to mimic low frame 2D animation and it will never work.
Will keep watching for now for
AquaWateria
Member
I think I may end up watching Ping Pong since its seems like animegaf are the only people hyped for it.
Anime of the season imo, you're in for a treat.
I could've sworn this was announced like a month or two ago. Already have 3 figures from it preordered.
as often happens with the actually good shows ;__;
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... yeah.
Hello new nightmares!
Best anime of last season.
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