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[Black Republican]

Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon 1:

the main character

wut?

 

[InfiniteNine]

Fate/Zero Episode 01:
Looks like it's setting the stage this episode. Now that the

Spoiler

servants have been summoned

I guess it'll proceed to the Holy Grail War.

 

[firehawk12]

Ace wo Nerae end:

I was pleasantly surprised by the series, probably mostly because of the Dezaki touch. At the very least, it's fascinating to see the shoujo archetype applied to achieving a goal other than hooking up with the prince. Suddenly, it's more progressive and not all about heterosexual impulses.

It was funny how much they had to use panning over stills and reuse animation in order to try to recreate sports scenes. I guess that's a function of cheap budgets.

Also, they chose a really odd place to end it... I'm sure it's just a case of catching up with the manga, but it ends rather abruptly and the twist alluded to in the movie and in Gunbuster doesn't really come up. Here's hoping I get a chance to watch the sequel(s) sometime soon.

I think I'm off to watch some more FNL, Slam Dunk, and to get my shoujo sports fix, Yawara.

 

[Branduil]

They didn't use blended frames.

So is it just Unknown not knowing what he's talking about then? Because telecining 24fps material to less than 60 fields doesn't really make any sense.

 

[Black Republican]

are we ever gonna get a ghost stories 2? english dub ofcourse!

 

[trejo]

Hunter x Hunter 1

As someone who is completely unfamiliar with the original series, I thought it was fine.

Now let's see how long I last.

 

[flawfuls]

Ace wo Nerae end: I was pleasantly surprised by the series, probably mostly because of the Dezaki touch. At the very least, it's fascinating to see the shoujo archetype applied to achieving a goal other than hooking up with the prince. Suddenly, it's more progressive and not all about heterosexual impulses.

It was funny how much they had to use panning over stills and reuse animation in order to try to recreate sports scenes. I guess that's a function of cheap budgets.

Also, they chose a really odd place to end it... I'm sure it's just a case of catching up with the manga, but it ends rather abruptly and the twist alluded to in the movie and in Gunbuster doesn't really come up. Here's hoping I get a chance to watch the sequel(s) sometime soon.

I think I'm off to watch some more FNL, Slam Dunk, and to get my shoujo sports fix, Yawara.

If you want FNL in animu/mango form then you should try REAL it has some obvious parallels. Also Yawara technically isn't shoujo.

 

[Steroyd]

I would recommend checking out Hunter X Hunter Orginal 1-3 and see if you prefer that version.

...DAMN

Looks like I'm going to have to bounce between the original and the reboot then, I would have started watching HxH ages ago if this reboot never got announced. :<

 

[Regulus Tera]

Nichijou 26: My only disappointment is that the professors didn't get together. I guess that and Sakamoto's resolution will go on a future special (unless KyoAni cancels everything Nichijou-related due to low sales).

Nichijou fin: A heartfelt tale of friendship and love. I cannot complain. It may not have always been funny, but it was always honest and never manipulative. Even with the brief yaoi/yuri moments, I wouldn't doubt recommending this show to people not familiar with the medium. Plust the animation was always gorgeous to look at, and the soundtrack accompanied the humor without detracting from it despite some of the bombast. Stuff like this is what should truly save animu. 9/10

 

[Lafiel]

If you want FNL in animu/mango form then you should try REAL it has some obvious parallels. Also Yawara technically isn't shoujo.

I was telling him about that on IRC and how it sounds like so much like a certain plot-line in S1 of FNL.:lol

 

[1stStrike]

On a random note, I just finished watching Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san.

...

lol what a fucking crazy anime. Shit wasn't just hilarious, but bat shit insane. I loved it.

 

[NewFresh]

Nichijou fin: A heartfelt tale of friendship and love. I cannot complain. It may not have always been funny, but it was always honest and never manipulative. Even with the brief yaoi/yuri moments, I wouldn't doubt recommending this show to people not familiar with the medium. Plust the animation was always gorgeous to look at, and the soundtrack accompanied the humor without detracting from it despite some of the bombast. Stuff like this is what should truly save animu. 9/10

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[trejo]

Nichijou

I respectfully disagree with your opinion even though I concede that you are wholly entitled to it.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

So is it just Unknown not knowing what he's talking about then? Because telecining 24fps material to less than 60 fields doesn't really make any sense.

Telecining is a conversion process. That's all it is. Any framerate can be converted to any framerate, in the case of 24p to 30p, the easiest way to do it is to insert 1 duplicate frame every 4 frames. This would create some pretty ungodly judder but it would work. I don't know if this is what they did with OreImo, but you don't need to use blended frames for a simple framerate conversion like that. Of course if they were really lazy and hated anime fans they would simply take the 60i broadcast masters, deinterlace them, and call that 30p and put them on Blu-ray. That would be fun, fun, fun.

It's common to convert from 24fps to 60hz just because broadcast TV is 60hz. You can convert anything to just about anything else you want, assuming you're willing to deal with the framerate instability you created.

 

[Regulus Tera]

I respectfully disagree with your opinion even though I concede that you are wholly entitled to it.

Even nakama can fight every once in a while.

 

[firehawk12]

If you want FNL in animu/mango form then you should try REAL it has some obvious parallels. Also Yawara technically isn't shoujo.

Hrm. Is REAL less jokey than Slam Dunk appears to be?

And I just assumed Yawara would be a sports shoujo based on the premise. What is it like then?

 

[trejo]

Even nakama can fight every once in a while.

It's how bonds grow stronger.

 

[Branduil]

Telecining is a conversion process. That's all it is. Any framerate can be converted to any framerate, in the case of 24p to 30p, the easiest way to do it is to insert 1 duplicate frame every 4 frames. This would create some pretty ungodly judder but it would work. I don't know if this is what they did with OreImo, but you don't need to use blended frames for a simple framerate conversion like that. Of course if they were really lazy and hated anime fans they would simply take the 60i broadcast masters, deinterlace them, and call that 30p and put them on Blu-ray. That would be fun, fun, fun.

It's common to convert from 24fps to 60hz just because broadcast TV is 60hz. You can convert anything to just about anything else you want, assuming you're willing to deal with the framerate instability you created.

You can convert to just about anything, but converting to less than 60 fields for NTSC doesn't make any sense.

 

[Jex]

Ace wo Nerae end:
I was pleasantly surprised by the series, probably mostly because of the Dezaki touch. At the very least, it's fascinating to see the shoujo archetype applied to achieving a goal other than hooking up with the prince. Suddenly, it's more progressive and not all about heterosexual impulses.

I think I'm off to watch some more FNL, Slam Dunk, and to get my shoujo sports fix, Yawara.

So Firehawk has watched a Dezaki show I haven't and is also marathoning sports and shounen series?

What the hell is GOING ON?

 

[trejo]

C3 1

Yeah, I couldn't even finish this one. What a derivative piece of shit.

 

[Jex]

On a random note, I just finished watching Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san.

...

lol what a fucking crazy anime. Shit wasn't just hilarious, but bat shit insane. I loved it.

Well, it's certainly the best anime comedy of the year, barring Blood-C.

 

[Regulus Tera]

It's how bonds grow stronger.

You are the Nano to my Professor. Or the Mio to my Yuko.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

You can convert to just about anything, but converting to less than 60 fields for NTSC doesn't make any sense.

Which is why I keep saying what they did for the OreImo BDs made no sense!

 

[Erigu]

Hrm. Is REAL less jokey than Slam Dunk appears to be?

You could say that.

 

[trejo]

Well, it's certainly the best anime comedy of the year, barring Blood-C.

With the difference that in Azazel-san's case it was intentional whereas in Blood-C it was intentional.

 

[Lafiel]

Blood-C was a serious show with serious themes.

 

[flawfuls]

Hrm. Is REAL less jokey than Slam Dunk appears to be?

And I just assumed Yawara would be a sports shoujo based on the premise. What is it like then?

Yes REAL is very dramatic. Totally different than what I read of Slam Dunk.

Seinen. The plot is very shoujo though.

 

[firehawk12]

So Firehawk has watched a Dezaki show I haven't and is also marathoning sports and shounen series?

What the hell is GOING ON?

PANTHERS PRIDE. IN TAYLOR WE TRUST. etc.

Sports shows have taught me that all coaches are awesome.

You could say that.

Well, I mean, if it's FNL I expect a deconstruction of Japanese social structures from the framework of Basketball!

Yes REAL is very dramatic. Totally different than what I read of Slam Dunk.

Well, manga is sort of way back on the pile, but maybe I'll get to it sometime.

Seinen. The plot is very shoujo though.

Huh, seinen? I'm not sure what to make of that. Are there any other sports shoujos out there? The only ones that come to mind are Crimson Hero and Princess Nine.

 

[Geneijin]

Lives will be lost.
Blood will be shed.

I am the bone of my sword. Steel is my body and fire is my blood...

 

[Hitokage]

Huh, seinen? I'm not sure what to make of that. Are there any other sports shoujos out there? The only ones that come to mind are Crimson Hero and Princess Nine.

Yawara.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I am the bone of my sword. Steel is my body and fire is my blood...

Every time I see a Smugdouche avatar I just imagine the final scene of the first episode and I feel better about it.

 

[Jex]

PANTHERS PRIDE. IN TAYLOR WE TRUST. etc.

Sports shows have taught me that all coaches are awesome.

It sounds like you've learned a lot!

 

[firehawk12]

Yawara.

flawfuls says it's seinen!

It sounds like you've learned a lot!

Actually, it turns out when you're not trying to simply tell a sentimental piece of fluff, sports can be an interesting metaphor for societal ills. Or class hierarchy between competitive women. One or the other.

 

[Erigu]

Well, I mean, if it's FNL I expect a deconstruction of Japanese social structures from the framework of Basketball!

Put simply: it's about

Spoiler

wheelchair

basketball. So you can definitely expect another kind of tone.

Huh, seinen?

Definitely.

 

[Hitokage]

flawfuls says it's seinen!

Either way it's still a plodding, frustrating show much of the time.

 

[firehawk12]

Put simply: it's about

Spoiler

wheelchair

basketball. So you can definitely expect another kind of tone.

Hrm. Japanese version of Murderball?

 

[Feep]

Everyone should watch Squid Girl, because I'm the male lead in the dubbed version.

I mean, because it's good.

 

[Erigu]

Hrm. Japanese version of Murderball?

I've only read the first few volumes, but it was all about the characters themselves, not the matches.

 

[trejo]

Everyone should watch Squid Girl, because I'm the male lead in the dubbed version.

I mean, because it's good.

How inkteresting.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Everyone should watch Squid Girl, because I'm the male lead in the dubbed version.

I mean, because it's good.

There's a male lead in Squid Girl? Do you mean the brat?

 

[flawfuls]

Huh, seinen? I'm not sure what to make of that. Are there any other sports shoujos out there? The only ones that come to mind are Crimson Hero and Princess Nine.

I don't know of any beyond Crimson hero, Aim for the Ace and random Adachi stuff. It seems like the kind of things that would be often end up as seinen like Yawara, Happy and Shoujo Fight.

 

[Feep]

There's a male lead in Squid Girl? Do you mean the brat?

Nah, the lifeguard. It's probably seventh or eighth actual lead. = D

 

[Crash Station]

Everyone should watch Squid Girl, because I'm the male lead in the dubbed version.

I mean, because it's good.

Oh shit, that's awesome! Congrats on getting the part!

Spoiler

What male lead?

And hey, I made a Hunter x Hunter thread.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

And hey, I made a Hunter x Hunter thread.

Huh, and here I am studying some of the |OT|s for big game releases over on Gaming side to pattern my P4 |OT| after. Maybe I'm over-thinking this.

 

[firehawk12]

I don't know of any beyond Crimson hero, Aim for the Ace and random Adachi stuff. It seems like the kind of things that would be often end up as seinen like Yawara, Happy and Shoujo Fight.

The story is about a teenage heroine who embarks on a career as a professional tennis player to repay an enormous debt incurred by her brother to Yakuza loan sharks, with the threat that if she fails, they will force her into a life of prostitution at a soapland.

Jesus! Haha.

I've only read the first few volumes, but it was all about the characters themselves, not the matches.

Well, yeah, I would imagine. If it were an anime, I'd probably bump it to the top of my list. Too bad.

 

[cajunator]

Ok I changed my mind about Louise. She is goddamned cute as fuck as long as she's not being abusive.

 

[Defuser]

Man, Dengeki Bunko is really milking their series.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/int...world-sword-art-online-light-novels-get-games

Accel World anime by Sunrise

Sword Art Online anime by A1 Pictures

And a To Aru Majutsu no Index movie.

Not sure about A1 Pictures,it's either a hit or miss when they do adaptations.

 

[Erigu]

Well, yeah, I would imagine.

What I meant is that I haven't seen Murderball, but the Wikipedia article says it's about the rivalry / competition between two teams, whereas what I've read of Real (I honestly don't remember how many volumes that was) didn't even go there. It was a character study, and sometimes, some characters would be seen training. I imagine the series introduces rival teams later on, but I haven't reached that point.

 

[NewFresh]

Nah, the lifeguard. It's probably seventh or eighth actual lead. = D

That's pretty interesting

Spoiler

Jason?

Now I actually have a reason to watch

 

[firehawk12]

What I meant is that I haven't seen Murderball, but the Wikipedia article says it's about the rivalry / competition between two teams, whereas what I've read of Real (I honestly don't remember how many volumes that was) didn't even go there. It was a character study, and sometimes, some characters would be seen training. I imagine the series introduces rival teams later on, but I haven't reached that point.

Well, Murderball is a documentary, so most of the focus is on the players leading up to the matches. It's mostly about what it is like to be paraplegic.

It's sort of like how Hoop Dreams is more about the failure of American urban society than it is about Basketball.