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Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) |OT| MMA Ultra(spider)man (NO MANGA SPOILERS)
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Seasons. Like Game of Thrones. Within ~6 months they'll probably have enough material for 12-13 new episodes. S4 will probably be the prequel series. And I wouldn't expect this coming out any faster than once a year.
More like one year for each season with 12-13 episodes.
Correct. This is 2 seasons back to back right now.
Aw, was expecting someone to have gone and made use of this
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=176040684
Would be more awesome if the Heavy was the Colossal Titan in the pic.
Collete
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This is...pretty awesome
Yeah it is lol.
I also uncovered a lot of other stuff, not sure if I'll post them or not.
But damn, Attack on Titan is having a great mix of awesome fan vids or just drastically horrible stuff.
Jex
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It would just benefit from better writing in general. Even compressing the arcs to enable them to flow better wouldn't help in terms of improving characterization across the board, which is something the series needs.
Are new seasons confirmed or just an assumption?
Series is hyper-omega level popular, they'd be leaving an incredible amount of money on the table.
Most anime aren't.
shira
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Bah, ka
Crash Station
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I don't know if an indefinite 1:1 ratio is a good idea.
That's basically what the pace is currently and while not being optimal, it's still better than having to deal with a ton of filler epiosdes. I just don't think they want to wait too long for the next season to come out, you have to grab the money while it's hot.
weevles
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Spring-Loaded
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fan art?
I'd recommend Shin Sakai Yori (From the New World). It's on both CR and Hulu, I believe.
victreeb3l
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I second this. It started slow but holy shit, definitely one of the best series I've ever seen. What an incredible show that was.
Just read the plot summary on wikipedia and it sounds interesting. Going to have to take a look at it soon.
Fully agree with this. It hit a rough patch for a few episodes (mole rats!!!!!), other than that, it is a fantastic show and one of my favorites from last year.
Actually legs are pretty important for 3DMG. One of the diagrams showed the harnesses they use to distribute weight around the body, and apparently it's their legs that are supposed to take most of the weight.
Mockingbird
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Will watch. Thanks!!!!
Ok after watching all 22 episodes, I like the show quite a bit but the plot is too similar to Evangelion IMO.
Hapless hero with a female bodyguard (like Rei Ayanami). He is humanity's last hope in fighting the giant monsters but doesn't know how to control his power (Eva). Goes berserk upon seeing his comrades die. People who are supposed to be on humanity's side betray him (Shinji's dad).
shira
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ty, will peruse
I wish I could forget this so I could experience it again for the first time, so good.
Que?
This series is using a massive amount of tropes - both Shonen and otherwise- but it's doing them very very well - it's intentionally not allowing the audience to feel comfortable around Titans ever and avoiding the issue of "First one was hard, second one less hard, now we've leveled up and kill 50 a day!" that plagues many similar series.
I think there's a few sly tributes to FMA in the series- one being the Arm/Leg getting severed in Ep5.
That's way of a stretch IMO.
Its like those people who say RahXephon is a clone of Eva due to minor similarities.
Fullmetal alchemist is like Eva too gaiz.
1) female body guard winry (like literally the one that takes care of his body)
2)ed gets angry when he sees his comrades killed... And when called chibi.
3)bad dudes pretending to be good guys (Bradley)
It's all there. It's like every vg character is David bowie. Every anime is an Eva ripoff. How was I so blind!
1) female body guard winry (like literally the one that takes care of his body)
2)ed gets angry when he sees his comrades killed... And when called chibi.
3)bad dudes pretending to be good guys (Bradley)
It's all there. It's like every vg character is David bowie. Every anime is an Eva ripoff. How was I so blind!
Episode 21 blew the Manga out of the water because it was able to capture so much more emotion and nuance (Eren almost slipping into berserker-mode, for instance) that just doesn't have the same effect on the page. It's definitely an improvement on screen.
meltingparappa
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Alternately you can appreciate how the superficial parts of Evangelion have had a fundamental influence on anime from the last 14 years.
+ can breeze through filler in a 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes
+ incredible arcs that won't be in the anime for at least six months to a year
+ fantastic art during important action sequences
- horrific art during the non-important sequences (although it's MUCH better lately)
- really hard to tell characters apart at first
ANIME
+ god-tier first opening
+ pretty catchy second opening
+ can tell characters apart
+ second chance to subtly redo some scenes from the manga (like ep 21 mentioned above)
+ better at juggling flashbacks
+ incredible animation sometimes
- awful animation sometimes
- awful pacing overall
- some episodes could be removed entirely and nobody would miss them
They aren't REALLY that different, so they make good companions to each other. If someone wanted to experience Titan I'd ABSOLUTELY tell them to power through the anime, then speed-read the remaining manga without bothering to go back to the volumes that were already covered.
It'll be interesting to see what happens if the third season of the anime comes out and the manga doesn't have enough material. Maybe they'll pull a FMA (non-Brotherhood) and make their own ending.
MANGA
+ can breeze through filler in a 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes
+ incredible arcs that won't be in the anime for at least six months to a year
+ fantastic art during important action sequences
- horrific art during the non-important sequences (although it's MUCH better lately)
- really hard to tell characters apart at first
ANIME
+ god-tier first opening
+ pretty catchy second opening
+ can tell characters apart
+ second chance to subtly redo some scenes from the manga (like ep 21 mentioned above)
+ better at juggling flashbacks
+ incredible animation sometimes
- awful animation sometimes
- awful pacing overall
- some episodes could be removed entirely and nobody would miss them
They aren't REALLY that different, so they make good companions to each other. If someone wanted to experience Titan I'd ABSOLUTELY tell them to power through the anime, then speed-read the remaining manga without bothering to go back to the volumes that were already covered.
It'll be interesting to see what happens if the third season of the anime comes out and the manga doesn't have enough material. Maybe they'll pull a FMA (non-Brotherhood) and make their own ending.
Collete
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I was feeling like shit a bit ago, this made me crack up haha.
Mockingbird
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If you're talking about Attack on Titan then yes. I like the anime much more than the manga. I like the filler too. Love the direction.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Oh shit brb raiding lawson now.
And yet I'd say it's the other way around.
yup, better art, awesome animated action sequences and fantastic music.
i understand some manga people want to get through the story quickly but i like the tension and mood the anime has WAY more.
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