? That's not Hunter x Hunter.Saving anime never stops feeling good.
Well there's the problem you become attracted to noodle people.
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Well there's the problem you become attracted to noodle people.
During the Animation Do short, the UPPER BODIES were a lot softer around the edges and more realistic. In fact, the designs were, overall, superior to what we got in the anime, which took the kind of boniness that characterizes certain shounen sports manga/anime (PoT, KuroBake) and cranked it up to 11, so now it's just uncanny valley and razor sharp hard corners everywhere.
It's kind of like the Sailor Moon -> Sailor Moon Crystal shift, with the latter fully embracing its shoujo heritage while the former was kind of a middle ground between Shoujo Art™ and the Takahashi-esque style of the 90s.
It's kind of like the Sailor Moon -> Sailor Moon Crystal shift, with the latter fully embracing its shoujo heritage while the former was kind of a middle ground between Shoujo Art™ and the Takahashi-esque style of the 90s.
The Wind Rises
I really enjoyed it. "Enjoy" might not be the best word, I'd rather say my time with it was satisfying.
Some scattered thoughts:
-Perhaps because of my priorities and interests, but I can't watch the movie and NOT think about animation and being an animator in Japan. All the parallelisms are so there, from the romanticized aura given to a rather "cursed" (as the movie liked to put it) endeavour, to the dilemma between creating what you love and delivering the expected product. Jiro, of course, is Miyazaki's mirror image.
-It stood out to me how much of the screentime is spent travelling, or generally moving around, preferable in a vehicle. Cars, trains, carts, boats, walking, planes of course. There's such an emphasis on this, it makes the film feel restless. And conceptually, too: whenever it seems like we are having a quiet moment, something arises for Jiro. Be it Honjo wanting to go for a walk, or an emergency call about Nahoko's sickness, or the Earthquake itself, or the Special Police searching for him. I think the only moments of solace and rest he gets during the film are with Naoko, and the one that is most emphasized, where he falls asleep as if finally letting go, is the last time they meet. It got to be a very stressful life, sure came through.
-As has been said multiple times, this is a film only Miyazaki could have made. He more than anybody else understands the position of the main character, but it's not just about that. The level of meticulousness on every single shot of this film is off the charts, even for him. There is of course a very big budget and a very ample schedule to work with, but the subject being so specific and the movie covering so many places and times, it has to come from an obsessed creator. Miyazaki is certainly the most obsessed one when it comes to planes, and it carries over. I doubt anyone else in the entire film industry could make a period movie as thoroughly researched as this, down to the littlest drawing on a corner.
I really enjoyed it. "Enjoy" might not be the best word, I'd rather say my time with it was satisfying.
Some scattered thoughts:
-Perhaps because of my priorities and interests, but I can't watch the movie and NOT think about animation and being an animator in Japan. All the parallelisms are so there, from the romanticized aura given to a rather "cursed" (as the movie liked to put it) endeavour, to the dilemma between creating what you love and delivering the expected product. Jiro, of course, is Miyazaki's mirror image.
I read this dialog and I'm like "Oh you".
-It stood out to me how much of the screentime is spent travelling, or generally moving around, preferable in a vehicle. Cars, trains, carts, boats, walking, planes of course. There's such an emphasis on this, it makes the film feel restless. And conceptually, too: whenever it seems like we are having a quiet moment, something arises for Jiro. Be it Honjo wanting to go for a walk, or an emergency call about Nahoko's sickness, or the Earthquake itself, or the Special Police searching for him. I think the only moments of solace and rest he gets during the film are with Naoko, and the one that is most emphasized, where he falls asleep as if finally letting go, is the last time they meet. It got to be a very stressful life, sure came through.
-As has been said multiple times, this is a film only Miyazaki could have made. He more than anybody else understands the position of the main character, but it's not just about that. The level of meticulousness on every single shot of this film is off the charts, even for him. There is of course a very big budget and a very ample schedule to work with, but the subject being so specific and the movie covering so many places and times, it has to come from an obsessed creator. Miyazaki is certainly the most obsessed one when it comes to planes, and it carries over. I doubt anyone else in the entire film industry could make a period movie as thoroughly researched as this, down to the littlest drawing on a corner.
But the designs haven't gotten less complex at all, it was entirely an art style shift.
The faces, in particular, were softer and rounder in Animation Do Sexy Swimming, which I assume their artists are more familiar with than the PERFONA sharp faces of the anime proper. So they were moving further away from their comfort zone.
(Which, I guess, partially explains the shift, because they were chasing that lucrative shounen/yaoi demographic and didn't want Free! to be associated too closely with their moeblob properties.)
Jex
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I'd say they actually sharpened the corners.
Theonik
Member
We warned you.Maybe I should have limited my exposure to this to the excellent OP only.
When you cut a corner you create more corners. Cornet 101.
Sharp is easier to draw and animate actually. More simple geometry without losing detail.
Oh, I never considered this, hrm.
Basileus777
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It's slim pickings when it comes to those.
Slayers.
What's the other series aside from the Ninja Whatever they're working on?
How come we didn't get anything on the Friday Road SHOW! TV programme yesterday (Friday, 27 in Japan) and instead we get the first couple of animated cuts from When Marnie Was There on a web CM for a house-construction company? A new kind of Studio Ghibli's film promotion or is NTV slacking?
Should have gone through with making him an anthropomorphic pig again to give even more emphasis to it, like he first did on the graphical novel. Conservatives that lauded Jirō Horikoshi's image would have gone even more vehemently after him, and it would probably have been found disrespectful by the relatives of Mr. Horikoshi... but it also would have repelled suspicions from uninformed people on Mr. Miyazaki's allegorising message that some of them attributed to this work, especially after coinciding this film in theatres with a new wave of apologist cinema like, for example, The Eternal Zero is.
Jex
Member
Case in point:
At least put a warning out before you expose people to that!
To deny a man who experienced such horrors through to completion the ability to share it with the world sickening.
jeebus rabbit cafe 12
was too cute :O
seriously wtf happened here? something about cameltoes? no more borderline lewd stuff?
I guess stick to cute gifs.
Im ok with this
smfh
From The New World
Also these are fine choices
Same buuuuut...I might double dip. Looks like I have to decide soon!
Im ending up with a lot of dvd extra copies when I upgrade to bluray. might sell off some of them if I can bear to part.
NGNL is legit good.
This is actually the best possible outcome if Kurumi didnt win though. Trust me KYH is very worthy.
Bless them for those two
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's sad, but it's true!
PhillipCostigan
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man, I can't believe I only saw Haly's League/Dota 2 analogies now otherwise I would have had something to say :/
anyway, anyone here have a date for the Akame ga KILL! anime and what online service it's on? I've got a Crunchyroll sub, so if it's on that it would be great.
I've recently caught up with the manga and need more Esdese in my life.
anyway, anyone here have a date for the Akame ga KILL! anime and what online service it's on? I've got a Crunchyroll sub, so if it's on that it would be great.
I've recently caught up with the manga and need more Esdese in my life.
She was the best part of KNK though!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
The trail of sadness that Madoka hath wrought. Im not surprised that there are imitators but I never expected so many so soon.
Nah I doubt I have to worry much at all.
free
Yukikaze
SliceSabre
Banned
Gundam AGE
It is Mr. NINJA SLAYER for you, remember it well before he uses that 'Oiran Sorcery' as your punishment for being disrespectful! :-D
The other adaptation they will produce is Inou-Battle in the Usually Daze.
You mean Top Gun as in the movie? Maybe 801 T.T.S. Airbats would fit the bill...
PhillipCostigan
Member
so do we know who has the license for Akame ga KILL! streaming, or if it's been picked up?
I can't seem to find it.
I can't seem to find it.
Macross Plus
shit even says so on the box:
I was gonna say this but it was the boring obvious answer.
all this info should come fast and furious within the week
PhillipCostigan
Member
cool, cheers.
SliceSabre
Banned
I'm in that constant fear that the anime will not do the manga justice.
But we'll see.
Your avy is so squee *hugs it
Maximilian Kolbe
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Sabagebu! 01(early aired in niconico)
I'm safe to say this won't be another C3-bu:The line
I'm safe to say this won't be another C3-bu:The line
PhillipCostigan
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I was just scouring Satomi Akesaka's credits to see if I know her from anywhere as Esdese's voice is priority #1 for me, but I've not seen anything she's in.
Also, I wonder if they'll use the terrible official romanised names? I guess they'll have to, but that would make me so sad.
Less Esdeath, more Esdese.
Macross Plus
shit even says so on the box:
This is gold.
SliceSabre
Banned
Esdeath is just such an awful change and I refuse to refer to them as those new names. In fact I intend to pretend like they do not exist like many people in the Hunter x Hunter fanbase did with their names.
That said nailing Esdese, Akame and Wave's VAs are huge for me. The others I can get by with whoever.
PhillipCostigan
Member
yeah, agreed. Although I'm not too bothered with Akame, people will see why when they watch the anime.
It's a fun manga, hoping for a quality production.
SliceSabre
Banned
I'm most curious about which parts get cut out or scaled down since there are a lot of graphic deaths and rapes.
i.e. Chapter 23.5
Admiral Woofington
Member
I feel a bit guilty since largely when I complain about lewd stuff I don't genuinely feel uncomfortable with it (outside of beautiful things) but I agree with this. I know I'm not popular when it comes to this topic but I genuinely want to be able to surf this thread and talk with the community in public places and not have to scroll fast and pray somebody didn't see a half naked girl over my shoulder. Heck I want people in other communities to reference AnimeGAF and not immediately think we're only about waifus and perverted stuff.
Most of those people who do that probably never come in here and thus will remain ignorant of any changes we make in this thread.
Not that I disagree with Duckroll's line by any measure. But that specific goal, at least, is futile.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
This is how people see anime anyway:
You can't win. lol
It's like trying to convince your grandfather that games are a legitimate medium for artistic expression!
Admiral Woofington
Member
the issue was that even if they attempted to come here, barging in and it being a picture dump of girls didn't really help. I feel this might be the snapping point of DTL though. If he's not allowed to post suggestive images of men, I don't know what he'll do.
PhillipCostigan
Member
yeah. and
Wild Hunt
he'll just post more in MangaGAF
BassForever
Member
No but it can fix the image in other places on gaf that discuss largely Japanese anime/manga/games both toonami gaf and manga gaf I've seen discuss duckrolls post which I think is generally a good thing not just for those communities but this one too.
Why should anyone that isn't interested in anime come here? People who hate anime will just stay out. I think the main focus are people who are actually already here and feel uncomfortable.
Don't, because this change was a long time coming. There were maybe 2 years of discontent and grumbling behind this shift.
It's kind of like WWI, with cnet's post being Archduke Ferdinand's assassination.
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