Holy crap the compositing and CG backgrounds in this are terrible to the point of distraction! I couldn't focus on anything because I couldn't stop thinking "how could anyone have thought this would look good?!"
ohhhhh boyyy I'm gonna be sad watching this arent I? Overall it's your typical androids are like humans story with out crew having to gather deteriorating models which will guarantee some tears for sure. The comedy could be better but overall it seems decent.
Haruka makes a cameo appearance in the first episode of Sword Art Online. But don't worry, it's just someone's custom avatar of her (as you can see by Kirito there, this is before they took on their real appearances) and not the real deal so the real Haruka was in no danger of actually dying!
Haruka makes a cameo appearance in the first episode of Sword Art Online. But don't worry, it's just someone's custom avatar of her (as you can see by Kirito there, this is before they took on their real appearances) and not the real deal so the real Haruka was in no danger of actually dying!
? Don't ever recall their relationship getting that series in the original series. Also the fact that Usagi and co are
able to put 2 and 2 together the moment the see Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion
meanwhile Chibi-Usa couldn't is so stupid no amount of explanation would make that plot hole okay. Pluto was pretty cool though kind of pointless if she's not going to go with them to help why bother introducing her character at all?
All video games are shit all anime is shit. Everything is shit and if you watch and enjoy that's okay but you better admit its shit! Personally I don't actually feel that way towards either hobby. I enjoy most anime I watch and games I play.
Barakamon was a vehemently solid series but there is no way I could ever call it better then Space Dandy. Batrakmon was more consistent yes and arguably had better characters but the sheer ambition and visual creativity of Space Dandy trumps anything Barakamon had to offer. Even when it failed in one of its episodes Space Dandy was taking risks and that is kind of the gamble of creativity, sometimes you don't get it right, but I will respect it for walking on that cutting edge.
Barakamon was a vehemently solid series but there is no way I could ever call it better then Space Dandy. Batrakmon was more consistent yes and arguably had better characters but the sheer ambition and visual creativity of Space Dandy trumps anything Barakamon had to offer. Even when it failed in one of its episodes Space Dandy was taking risks and that is kind of the gamble of creativity, sometimes you don't get it right, but I will respect it for walking on that cutting edge.
Now let me tell why you this is lazy direction. So the opening sequence depicts the fall of humanity. Why are you opening with this? The sequence isn't graphic or long enough to really capture the viewer's attention. Why would you not open depicting the main character's life before the fall so the viewer has some point of contrast and understanding of what the characters were like normally? There's no sense of tension or drama in the sequence and it doesn't work well enough as 'Armageddon porn'.
Important character info is just dumped in a lazy flashback.
Now the show jumps 3(or 4) years later depicting what life is like in this new district. Only they don't. There's not enough world building in this sequence to know what a typical day is under this regime. Yes we see them getting their blood sucked, drinking those juice containers, and of course the typical vampire elitism (in such a stereotypical fashion I might add). However the show doesn't give the viewers a good appreciation of the size of the district nor where buildings or characters are established at. Not to mention the show doesn't spend enough time to really let the atmosphere sink in.
Later there is supposed to be a heart to heart sequence with nu-Suzaku and nu-Eren however there isn't any attention paid to the location of where they have this conversation. The sequence isn't staged well at all. Nu-Eren almost starts yelling right next to the sleeping kids. Also whoever was the sound director fucked up in this sequence as the music that plays when nu-Suzaku comes in, is triumphant. Oh not to mention the guitars which is just bad track placement.
Finally there is the 'despair' bit which is obviously telegraphed and lacking in execution. There is no effort made in regards to the lighting to really play up the sequence in that everything is too bright.
Some darker shading on the vampire would have done leagues to play up the scary factor. Instead the only reason visually why the audience should be afraid of the vampire is due to the speed. More facial shots on the part of the vampire would have also helped.
Then the show does another time skip. It's almost like the author just wants to get straight into the action and ignore characterization or world building. This episode felt like it should have been the second episode and the first episode should have been the world before the collapse. There's no tension and the pacing is extremely rushed. Compare this with Shingeki which certainly is no masterpiece theater but it stands out how Shingeki took its time setting things up and tried to give the audience a full appreciation of why Eren hated the Titans.
I should also mention that Sawano is being lazy as fuck again and rehashing his Shingeki soundtrack.
Edit: I won't just blame it all on the anime staff. There is some seriously bad shit on the writing font. "You are the chosen one Neo" standing out to me. Not to mention I thought
the black haired kid was going to be the one to bite it as seeing his 'family' murdered in front of him wouldn't further his character progression as he already hated vampires and so the blonde haired kid would be the one to escape.
Samurai Champloo - 1-END
I don't think I wrote any impressions on Samurai Champloo. I just finished it. Its a great show. I did enjoy it. For whatever reason it didn't grip me the way some shows do - I didn't obsess over it or need to watch the next episode immediately. But it was a really good show none the less. Its surprisingly chill - even during major action scenes (beautifully animated), its not uncommon to have no music, or an almost relaxing-like tune played in the background. The show seems to intentionally shy away from "big and epic" - it has its own style. I really liked the fact that it was set in olden-days Japan. The show could very very dark at times, yet really goofy at other times (I loved how Fuu would get fat when she ate a big meal). So yeah, good show. Really good.
I think Space Dandy has some of the greatest single episodes, but there are more consistent and better shows. Few I can think of over the past year save for Ping Pong though.
Only saw 4 or 5 episodes of Space Dandy, but they were pretty lousy.
Granted, I heard it got better. But I really didn't like that every episode was its own thing/lack of continuity. Episodic I can do, but lack of continuity bugs me greatly.
Only saw 4 or 5 episodes of Space Dandy, but they were pretty lousy.
Granted, I heard it got better. But I really didn't like that every episode was its own thing/lack of continuity. Episodic I can do, but lack of continuity bugs me greatly.
