AnimeGAF got to the bottom of this, fortunately. Apparently there's an exclusive card for the popular Sengoku Collection social game on which the anime was based that's going to be bundled with the first volume. DVD preorders are higher than BD preorders, which is a pretty strange anomaly for a series not targeted toward fujoshi and is most easily explained away by people only interested in the card looking to spend the least amount that they can to get said card. It looks like the bump in sales should only be for the first volume.
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Spring Anime 2012 II | Welcome Home Eureka
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AnimeGAF got to the bottom of this, fortunately. Apparently there's an exclusive card for the popular Sengoku Collection social game on which the anime was based that's going to be bundled with the first volume. DVD preorders are higher than BD preorders, which is a pretty strange anomaly for a series not targeted toward fujoshi and is most easily explained away by people only interested in the card looking to spend the least amount that they can to get said card. It looks like the bump in sales should only be for the first volume.
All sequences in a show should look good, regardless of their 'narrative/character' importance.
Anyway, I think that shot from Sankarea looks 'off' for a number of reasons:
Firstly, why the hell is the camera so far back from the action? That's just terrible placement unless you're doing like, an establishing shot off a location or you're trying to portray a lot of action or you want to distance the audience from some event. It doesn't really have any place in your average conversation, unless you're SHAFT and you're trying to save money on animating facial animation.
Secondly, it's pretty clear that the character arrangement is incredibly lazy. Everyone is lined up on a straight line that goes all the way to do the door and they're generally facing towards the audience. What this reminds me of is a theatre, where the actors are taking place on a stage in front of the audience. Very old films used to have characters and backgrounds arranged that way because they were still transitioning ideas and techniques from the theatre. It doesn't really serve much point in this case beyond getting all the characters on screen in the easiest way possible. No thought or care has gone into it. You'd never see a shot like that in K-On!, for example.
Thirdly, the amount of 'dead space' in the image is astounding. Now, there's nothing particularly wrong with the background art, but why does it occupy so much of the image? How much of the image could you remove while still keeping all the relevant information. Quite a lot, it turns out:
Why is like, 70% of this image absolutely pointless?
The other big problem I have is that the complex sheds and other background objects directly behind the characters make it harder, rather than easier to discern them from the background. It's unbalanced and ugly composition.
Chet Rippo
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It does make this thread hard to follow sometimes.
Master Milk
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXHvOge4WvI
also, how often are you changing your avatar? i think it was haruhi earlier today?
Probably because it's an unnecessary dig in a post that praises this episode:
Nobody praised those specific shots or claimed that every shot in the episode looked good, so you're arguing against a straw man. Although all of those shots still look better than the Sankarea one.
You have too much faith in humanity. Did you learn nothing from the mountain?
Master Milk
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i remember that post, cool that you're actually doing it
if you're gonna do it biweekly, you shouldn't cycle, just find a new mug drinker
shouldn't be too hard if you're not limiting yourself to the current season
He can't manage a movie schedule either, though.
Koike really is a terrible person; he wasn't content with just destroying Madhouse.
Korra no Densetsu 7
Onsen Beach Pool episode! CG vehicles!
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You know, I was a little surprised that
. Of course now that means I find her character a little too perfect.
One way this situation could improve is that
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Mecha
You know, I was a little surprised that
Asami turned out to not be evil. I was fully expecting that to be the case
One way this situation could improve is that
now that they're all gonna be shacking up at Air Temple together she can put the moves on Korra too and get herself a nice little bisexual harem going
Chet Rippo
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Queen's Blade 7
And oh yeah, lots of naked boobs in this episode. Pretty much half the episode is like this. Clothes, Who needs them? Not the Queen's Blade girls, that's for sure.
It kind of sucks Tomoe didn't appear once in this episode, but I guess I'll deal with it. The one thing I did learn in this episode is that even Naneal is a better fighter than Leina, which brings me to my next question. Why does Naneal try to weasel her way out of a battle with Melona, Menace and Airi when she could easily wipe the floor with them? Leina did get some screen time in this episode though, but not much. You see her once for a bit when she helps Naneal's angel friend, and then at the end when Naneal is made to travel with her as a punishment for screwing up her job.
Is it really Holy Milk?
And oh yeah, lots of naked boobs in this episode. Pretty much half the episode is like this. Clothes, Who needs them? Not the Queen's Blade girls, that's for sure.
Jex
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Anno's idea with Rei was to make her appear creepy but instead she became the most popular girl in the series, perhaps because people wanted to rescue/save/protect her.
I don't think this says anything good about the creator or the audience.
the CG is probably the most anime feature
the pool episode didn't have any tacky anime fanservice though which was a good change
While a soft look can be nice, I much prefer anime in HD when possible. I like seeing the individual brushstrokes in background art, or the small imperfections in drawn lines.
Chet Rippo
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Her boobs are bigger than Asuka's and Shinji's.
I think Anno is a pretty good argument for The Death of the Author being real.
PdotMichael
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at least Rei was the only character in the show with real character development.
Jex
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For all it's, err, 'anime' problems, Eureka Seven AO is still a fairly enjoyable show, I just don't know where they are going to take it.
To the bank.
I think some studios might render the lineart in a lower resolution and then scale it up and composite at a higher resolution, which works too.
I'm not really a fan of having elements of the image rendered in different resolutions. It would be better for them just to apply a blur effect for softer lines as those don't create the same noticeable artifacts as upscaling.
Of course I'm guessing the main reason they do that is because it's easier.
Jex
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It's good to see that you have this area covered.
All that's needed.
Jex
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that's just what anno wants you to think
You might well think that, but Anno's been really open about other things relating to the series. For example, he admits that most of the symbolism is there 'just to look cool', so I don't see why he'd bother lyung about Rei.
That's part of the problem with the show. Unlike Hyouka, AO is actually a mystery show and most of the people coming into it, especially people who saw the original, thought it would be something a bit different. It's presentation is also somewhat off as it doesn't know how it wants to present itself.
Chet Rippo
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Of course.
Sailor Moon 58
That pretty much sums what happens every time there's an episode about Naru
After the events of last episode, Eiru and An have stopped going to school, and like any good friend would be, Usagi is worried. It was nice having a competent Usagi for once, who wasn't just thinking about herself.
Being Usagi is suffering
While out on a walk, An runs into Mamoru, and Eiru coincidentally meets Usagi. If you think about it, the whole plot of R so far has just been NTR NTR NTR. And it seems
While Usagi is visiting their place, she notices a mysterious door, but when she approaches it, An gets furious and throws her out of the house. Of course, since Usagi is dumb, she just wants to open that door even more! The next time she drops by, she opens the door a crack just long enough for
You've really let yourself go, Usagi
However, a little twig gets stuck in Usagi's hair, and after
I like Usagi's new color of hair dye
While hanging out in front of their apartment, Usagi sees Mamoru coming over. Mamoru is coming to see how An is doing, and Usagi decides to join him.
Cliffhanger episodes? Already? What will happen next?!
That pretty much sums what happens every time there's an episode about Naru
After the events of last episode, Eiru and An have stopped going to school, and like any good friend would be, Usagi is worried. It was nice having a competent Usagi for once, who wasn't just thinking about herself.
Being Usagi is suffering
While out on a walk, An runs into Mamoru, and Eiru coincidentally meets Usagi. If you think about it, the whole plot of R so far has just been NTR NTR NTR. And it seems
that all the NTR is beginning to have consequences!
While Usagi is visiting their place, she notices a mysterious door, but when she approaches it, An gets furious and throws her out of the house. Of course, since Usagi is dumb, she just wants to open that door even more! The next time she drops by, she opens the door a crack just long enough for
the doom tree to reach out and grab her, but Eiru and An save her before she can be pulled in. Eiru hastily comes up with some explanation for why there are tentacles in his spare room, and Usagi believes it at first. I don't think it was so much because she's easily fooled, but she doesn't want to believe her friends are unsavory characters.
You've really let yourself go, Usagi
However, a little twig gets stuck in Usagi's hair, and after
the Sailors and resident mascots analyze it, they discover it comes from the doom tree! They realize than Seijuro and Natsumi might well be Eiru and An, but Usagi still doesn't want to believe it.
I like Usagi's new color of hair dye
While hanging out in front of their apartment, Usagi sees Mamoru coming over. Mamoru is coming to see how An is doing, and Usagi decides to join him.
An decides to shove Usagi into the doom tree, but when she does, things go terrible wrong. The tree begins screaming out in anguish, Usagi is trapped by its tentacles having all her energy drained, the building is over run with branches, and the rest of the Sailors have no way to get in.
Cliffhanger episodes? Already? What will happen next?!
We always are.
PdotMichael
Banned
No, because Hikari is the only not crazy otaku waifu.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
I choose love baby~!
Jex
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NO.
Jex
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Rei, and in particular bandage-moe Rei, is by far and away the most popular Evangelion girl. She'd never have most of her story cut from the second Rebuild movie!
Yes. I'm sure it will be. The concern should be whether 4.0 is out next year as promised. Lol.
Well that would explain that Rei-themed hotel room I stayed in. I wanted an Asuka one but if Rei was the most popular then it would make sense that it would be Rei.
Lol indeed.
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