That's understandable, but the investment to catch up to Exodus isn't nearly that huge. One 26-episode TV series, one prequel OVA, and one movie. Compared to other mega-continuity series, I think it's a bit lighter in comparison.
I'm trying to add up six watchable shows of what airs on Saturday and I am not even getting close. You have my condolences.
I looked at the episodes he storyboarded in Good Witch of the West, Gurren Lagann, Tokyo ESP and Planetarian (since those were the things I could most easily attach him to) and for the most part it's very basic. He does a lot of panning and isn't really creative or interesting in the camera angles or shots. The exception being his work in Planetarian #2 and to a lesser extent with Planetarian #5, both episodes he storyboarded and directed. His work on Planetarian #2 is actually fairly good.
Tokyo ESP EP #7 Storyboarding by Nakayama
For example this is a bomb being dropped on a kid and the use of an upwards camera angle with the bomb entering the frame and into the camera was effective storyboarding. He also goes for more abstract shapes which is surprising as he never really did that before in any of the stuff he created. He still pans a bit too much for my liking though and zooms the camera a bit too far out occasionally.
The direction in episode 2 is noticeably better than his previous works. The shot above on the right is fairly effective at describing the main character's feelings of the event with the strong red color usage. The shot on the left was nice for atmospheric purposes and the really gorgeous background art. His work on episode #5 is a bit iffier as I'm not sure whether it was an issue of production limitations, it just an ONA after all, as the action wasn't as slick as I wanted it to be or whether it was an issue with his general direction of the action sequence. It's not bad as I liked the emphasis on cover/placement and timing but it's not quite there compared to GITS 2015.
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I think about it too.
Thanks you two.
(And thanks all for recs for my previous post in here.) Wish I could get more but I see my needs are a niche within a niche, unless there is a better place to ask.Did he just get bored with 2D animation? Please come back Oshii.
New Gundam Frame and possible a Mobile Armor? Yes pls.
It is that simple though. Fafner is just another show that doesn't start well and takes a while to find its feet. And it's not as if the entirety of the original season is bad, just the first ~12 episodes. That you dropped it around when it does get better is unfortunate, but can't really be helped if you disliked it that much.
Fafner is more "hope despite despair" than full on despair and suffering. The closest analogue I can think of would be Yuuki Yuuna, and you seemed to enjoy that?
Is this like how Ghostbusters 2016 is your second or third favourite Ghostbusters movie?
I don't watch Maho Girls, but I heard that the inevitable movie is coming soon, so probably yes.
