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[Ice Lightning]

Endless 8

Since I just finished the light novel version, which was only about 50 pages, I figured I would check out the anime adaptation beyond my better judgment. I have only watched the first two episodes of the eight, but comparing the first two episodes to the light novel in terms of content I think it should have ended after two episodes. There is really no reason to go on, but who knows, I may end up enjoying it...

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Mirai Nikki 13

Fuck you, Yuno.

Spoiler

Just freaking die already, you crazy bitch.

At least we ended up getting more Hinata. Mao knows what's up.

HAPPY. I just revisited that episode last night

That episode was funny animation wise, as Akise's jacket and the bench placement was pretty inconsistent in subsequent frames in scenes.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Lupin III TV (1971) 1

I'd read some poor impressions about this on here and I was left thinking it couldn't be that bad yet here I am. Lupin's a smirking unlikeable jerkass in this, this felt like watching a Speed Racer ep, and it's nothnig like I expected. I'd read the series picks up and the characters are established as something I'm more familiar with so looking forward to that at least.

Have you ever seen such grim determination?

Lupin can be liked on the basis that he's unique in how much freedom he has to do ridiculous stuff and be competent on the job, and groups like the Scorpions make him look small-time in comparison. But he's a groovy guy all-throughout the series, from the Masaaki Osumi eps to the stuff done between Takahata and Miyazaki. Nevertheless, you'd simply hate the manga judging by these impressions.

 

[R_thanatos]

Lupin III TV (1971) 1

I'd read some poor impressions about this on here and I was left thinking it couldn't be that bad yet here I am. Lupin's a smirking unlikeable jerkass in this, this felt like watching a Speed Racer ep, and it's nothnig like I expected. I'd read the series picks up and the characters are established as something I'm more familiar with so looking forward to that at least.

Have you ever seen such grim determination?

i watched this 2 weeks ago (the entire season ) it didn't age well .. it has some very good episodes but Oh good the start of this is painfull i skipped several episodes because they had no hope to gain my attention ...

In the first LUPIN season if the episode has a bad start , it doesn't improve...

Spoiler

The magician episode was very well done for example

 

[duckroll]

What a tragedy. I guess. I mean, it's supposed to be a really good all-audience film, yeah?

Yeah I think it was supposed to be Production IG's big arty Studio Ghibli style film for a worldwide audience. Not working out too well so far.

 

[Branduil]

Nope. Some scenes are touched up by animation, but the drums are definitely performance captured as well. You don't need CG for the trumpet because he just holds it there. Lol.

Using live-action footage as a reference is extremely traditional, though!

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Yeah I think it was supposed to be Production IG's big arty Studio Ghibli style film for a worldwide audience. Not working out too well so far.

Maybe it'll have better success in its US showing.

Spoiler

As if.

 

[duckroll]

Using live-action footage as a reference is extremely traditional, though!

I'm not talking about reference. You can clearly see that the drum and piano scenes are both actually performance captured. There is no way normal animation can handle hands which move in that way.

 

[Brazil]

Mirai Nikki 14

That's seriously fucked up, girl. (Spoilers)

And... Wut. Kousaka

Spoiler

gets a diary this late?

... Wait... What the hell is that huge thing? Is that freaking Haruyuki's mother?

Spoiler

And she's distributing diaries?

Oh, and Yuki finally becomes a man. Who would've thought.

HAPPY. I just revisited that episode last night


That episode was funny animation wise, as Akise's jacket and the bench placement was pretty inconsistent in subsequent frames in scenes.

You're right, haha.

 

[RurouniZel]

But that would be the same. In the end it's performance capture and that is why it looks so smooth and accurate. Who cares how it's actually done.

Now, if you ask how hard it would be to hand animate something as accurate but with the touch of unique key framed animation, the answer is - fucking hard.

The only time I can recall that wasn't even an anime; it was a Tom and Jerry cartoon from ages ago and that only really lasted in the beginning.

The Cat Concerto

 

[Crash Station]

Mirai Nikki 14

Man, you're really blowing through this. Good.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

i watched this 2 weeks ago (the entire season ) it didn't age well .. it has some very good episodes but Oh good the start of this is painfull i skipped several episodes because they had no hope to gain my attention ...

In the first LUPIN season if the episode has a bad start , it doesn't improve...

Spoiler

The magician episode was very well done for example

Well: I think the very first episode had a bit of slow start as well. But it reveals itself to be quite solid, with the humorous deadpan direction contrasting what would normally be seen as a drastic situation treated with coolness and a funny perspective. Not to mention the quality of the vehicular animation, great music, and real-interesting editing as was typical of the era.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Mirai Nikki 14

That's seriously fucked up, girl. (Spoilers)

And... Wut. Kousaka

Spoiler

gets a diary this late?

... Wait... What the hell is that huge thing? Is that freaking Haruyuki's mother?

Spoiler

And she's distributing diaries?

Oh, and Yuki finally becomes a man. Who would've thought.

Spoiler

Kousaka took an arrow to the knee!

 

[Branduil]

I'm not talking about reference. You can clearly see that the drum and piano scenes are both actually performance captured. There is no way normal animation can handle hands which move in that way.

So you're saying the drum solo was CGI? I'll need to watch it again, but there was at least some traditional animation integrated there.

 

[cajunator]

Yanderes.
They just love you to death!

 

[Novid]

The only time I can recall that wasn't even an anime; it was a Tom and Jerry cartoon from ages ago and that only really lasted in the beginning.

The Cat Concerto

there tricks around that. they used it for years. im not for or against cgi usage conserning that because its called dat margins.

 

[duckroll]

So you're saying the drum solo was CGI? I'll need to watch it again, but there was at least some traditional animation integrated there.

I think that when it comes to the point where you have to watch something over and over just to decide if you think it looks like CG was used, there is already no purpose to argue about it. If it looks right, and it looks good, animation is animation. Why is CG animation better or worse than traditional animation? It's all about proper application.

 

[Uchip]

So you're saying the drum solo was CGI? I'll need to watch it again, but there was at least some traditional animation integrated there.

well performance capture doesn't necessarily mean CGI
a simple wireframe reference would be enough for synchronizing the animation to the music

 

[zeroshiki]

A Letter to Momo's massive bombage continues. The number of screenings at Toho cinemas have taken a MASSIVE dive this week after a lackluster performance last week. They are cutting down from 154 screenings to a mere 57. This basically means the show is on its way out of cinemas. Anyone in Japan who wants to catch it on the big screen better watch it soon! Lulz.

I was planning to do it next week but it seems like I have to watch it tomorrow before the theaters change their schedules.

 

[Clevinger]

I just finished Mirai Nikki and holy shit, Yukiteru must either tie with Shinji or be in second place as the worst protagonist in anime.

!Series Spoilers!

Spoiler

And there's never been two characters who deserve each other more than this murderous stalker bitch and the moronic pansy who falls in love with her.

!Series Spoilers!

God damn

Overall, it was an enjoyable ride though.

 

[cajunator]

I think that when it comes to the point where you have to watch something over and over just to decide if you think it looks like CG was used, there is already no purpose to argue about it. If it looks right, and it looks good, animation is animation. Why is CG animation better or worse than traditional animation? It's all about proper application.

I have no problems with cg if its used correctly.
A lot of rotating and moving objects are rendered much more smoothly with cg.
It allows for more dynamic large scale battle scenes. It just requires as much care and attention as the rest of the production.

 

[Femmeworth]

I just finished Mirai Nikki and holy shit, Yukiteru must either tie with Shinji or be in second place as the worst protagonist in anime.

!Series Spoilers!

Spoiler

And there's never been two characters who deserve each other more than this murderous stalker bitch and the moronic pansy who falls in love with her.

!Series Spoilers!

God damn

Overall, it was an enjoyable ride though.

I wish people would stop perpetuating such falsehoods.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

I just finished Mirai Nikki and holy shit, Yukiteru must either tie with Shinji or be in second place as the worst protagonist in anime.

!Series Spoilers!

Spoiler

And there's never been two characters who deserve each other more than this murderous stalker bitch and the moronic pansy who falls in love with her.

!Series Spoilers!

God damn

Overall, it was an enjoyable ride though.

I dont think Yuki would even be on my list of that, I think his actions essentially relate to how the normal person would respond so easily relatable and not the worst.

 

[Brazil]

Mirai Nikki 15

BWAHAHAHA. Are they kidding me with this new OP? Earlier today I criticized the Engrish in Jormungand's OP, but this one... Oh my God. Why do they do this? Who the hell accepts singing in a language they clearly don't know? Ugh.

So embarassing.

And the

Spoiler

cross-counter and flirting diaries are the best ever. The 7ths are great.

But, seriously:

This poor kid.

Spoiler

Kousaka took an arrow to the knee!

He totally did.

Spoiler

Taking arrows in the knees will never be the same.

Man, you're really blowing through this. Good.

One Piece aside, I haven't been this hooked by a series in a while.

 

[Koroviev]

One Piece aside, I haven't been this hooked by a series in a while.

I know what you mean. It's ridiculous...but oddly compelling at the same time. I was going to watch a few episodes last night, but I had a program to write

 

[survivor]

I just finished Mirai Nikki and holy shit, Yukiteru must either tie with Shinji or be in second place as the worst protagonist in anime.

I will agree with you there. He was pretty terrible character.

 

[Risette]

Maybe it'll have better success in its US showing.

Spoiler

As if.

Well the US theatrical run is being handled by the people who are doing the theatrical showings of Ghibli's catalog titles...

 

[Trojita]

Can't believe this is the first I'm hearing about this.

Google has gone full on moral crusader on TVTropes and now they are haphazardly just removing stuff.

The whole page for Fate/Stay Night was taking down lol

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/FateStayNight?from=Main.FateStayNight

 

[duckroll]

Can't believe this is the first I'm hearing about this.

Google has gone full on moral crusader on TVTropes and now they are haphazardly just removing stuff.

The whole page for Fate/Stay Night was taking down lol

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/FateStayNight?from=Main.FateStayNight

Lolz. What does Google have to do with TVTropes anyway?

 

[Uchip]

Can't believe this is the first I'm hearing about this.

Google has gone full on moral crusader on TVTropes and now they are haphazardly just removing stuff.

The whole page for Fate/Stay Night was taking down lol

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/FateStayNight?from=Main.FateStayNight

How do you know it was google?

 

[Brazil]

I know what you mean. It's ridiculous...but oddly compelling at the same time. I was going to watch a few episodes last night, but I had a program to write

I find it fun because it's ridiculously over-the-top. There's crazy stuff happening in literally every episode. Well, that and because I love "survival game" mechanics.

I will agree with you there. He was pretty terrible character.

He's bad, but he has his moments. He's definitely better than Shinji

Spoiler

or Shu.

 

[wonzo]

Strawberry Panic 14

Yaya got friendzowned pretty damn hard. She should get together with Tomoe and have some kind of friendzone pity party. *wink wink nudge nudge*

The new ED somehow managed to be even worse than the first but at least it's the hilarious kind of bad.

I wish people would stop perpetuating such falsehoods.

Shinji can never catch a break.

 

[Femmeworth]

Lolz. What does Google have to do with TVTropes anyway?

Adsense.

Shinji can never catch a break.

*brofist*

 

[farnham]

I will agree with you there. He was pretty terrible character.

pssst gasai will kill you

 

[Trojita]

I meant TVtropes is removing the stuff haphazardly. Like Femmeworth said it is because of Adsense.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Lolz. What does Google have to do with TVTropes anyway?

Google pulled ads from TVTropes for a time due to non-family-friendly content, and so now the site has decided to take a hard stance against porn and pedophilia.

 

[zeroshiki]

Because of Copyright stuff?

 

[Uchip]

now the site has decided to take a hard stance against porn and pedophilia.

fate stay night had porn and pedophilia?

 

[Articalys]

Yeah, apparently everything under their main hentai index ended up getting caught in the crossfire as well, or something. Here's a list of everything that's been cut, and here's the list of petitions to bring some of it back.

 

[Ultimadrago]

How will people get informed on their hentai tropes now?

 

[cajunator]

That google adnonsense is getting out of control.

 

[wonzo]

it seems to be temporary according to the discussion page but it's tvtropes so it really doesn't matter.

edit: rip eiken

 

[duckroll]

This is so fucked up. Google shouldn't have this much power.

 

[iammeiam]

The Second Google Incident @ TV Tropes:

After The Google Incident, the problem with Google Adsense was thought solved: Adsense was disabled on pages contrary to Google's policy, and some alternate advertisers were found to reduce the wiki's dependency to it. This proved not to be enough when somebody complained to Google about the Naughty Tentacles page (which already had Adsense disabled), and Google pulled the plug again.

This led to several new measures:

The offending page joined the Permanent Red Link Club, with a custom message.
A new content policy was established.
To review pages which might violate the new policy, a council of five tropers was established.
Massive rename of trope pages: Notably, the "Rape is okay if..." pages were renamed.
Massive cut of work pages documenting works with alleged offensive contents or pedophile overtones. Many of these pages will be reviewed by a council being formed by the mods to determine whether they truly fall afoul of the no-pedophilia-friendly-works policy; if they don't they will be restored.
There was some talk of shutting down the forums for good, in response to which some tropers started to consider setting up alternate forums.

Yick.

 

[wonzo]

seriously though that's pretty fucked up. what the hell google

 

[Articalys]

There's also this explanation of the content policy change, from their forums.

 

[survivor]

There really should be another good competing online ads platform so websites won't have to compromise their contents just to appease Google.

 

[Wolf Dawgz]

Does anybody know if there is going to be a"The World God Only Knows" Season 3? It's been almost a year since the 2nd season ended.

 

[iammeiam]

There's also this explanation of the content policy change, from their forums.

This gets even more in-depth, including the 'is it okay' test:

A work contains:

Explicit sex
Between adults
Is arousal the primary reaction the work as a whole is going for?
Is it the sole aim of the work?
If yes to both, cut. If no to the first, probably okay. If yes to the first but no to the second, more context needed.
Between an adult and a teenager: Likely cut. Depends on other factors. Context needed.
Between an adult and a pre-teen: cut.
Between teenagers: Possibly cut. Depends on other factors, like who the work is aimed at and whether it is a large portion of the work. Context needed.
Between pre-teens: cut.
Implied sex
Between adults: A-okay.
Between an adult and a teenager: Depends on context.
Between an adult and a pre-teen: Depends on context. If it is shown as a positive, it is out.
Between teenagers. Probably okay.
Between pre-teens. Nope
Portrays children in a sexually provocative image: Not okay. We realize there are creeps out there who will find any image of a child provocative, but we mean things like up-skirt images.

Lots of probablies and possiblies, I know. That's why we need human beings making the call.

So... no Upotte page, probably.

 

[cajunator]

Nothing announced yet.
Id watch another season though.