Well, to be fair to PdotMichael he's completely on point about the nature of the action in Katanagatari. This is a work written by Nisio Isin so he's constantly subverting the audiences expectations (and sometimes simply trolling) so when an action sequence is truncated, or fails to even appear in the show at all that's actually a very deliberate choice.
What's actually a problem is when they portray an actual fight and it looks rubbish because of the weak direction and lacklustre animation. There's no defence for that. They don't even pull a Shaft and contract out to some action specialist.
I should probably start watching the anime for Hayate. I liked the first couple volumes of the manga, but since it's comedy, the anime is probably better.
I should probably start watching the anime for Hayate. I liked the first couple volumes of the manga, but since it's comedy, the anime is probably better.
The first season kind of ignores the manga after a certain point and just spends its time screwing around. Reference porn and wackier humor everywhere. I honestly like it better, but the canon story is good too. Season 3 will probably be the latter.
And some triva I found at AS. One of these make sense such as Natsuki and Erika are relatives which is why they lump Natsuki, Erika and Sakura together in the OP.
Hard to believe that a show tackling the brutal and cruel nature of weapons dealing could be so boring and unremarkable. It doesn’t even try to make a unique commentary about their world. If someone is saying something DEEP, then it’s the typical, “Blah, blah, blah, we sell weapons to good guys and bad guys.” “Blah, blah, blah, we must be bad guys ourselves for causing so much destruction in the world through the sale of our weapons.” Throw in a lot of people who have been scarred by the horrors of war and you’ve got yourselves a smorgasbord of failed endeavors into a dark and gritty underworld.
The action is neutered for the most part, leaving very little to excitement. There are too many characters and they’re so poorly explored that my caring for the Koko’s crew has not changed from the first episode to the last. That is to say, I only cared about Koko, Jonah and Valmet. By the time I finished the final episode, I still only cared about those 3. I still wouldn’t be able to identify each member of Koko’s crew in a line-up, they’re so forgettable. Then you've got a mix of uninteresting villains that never truly felt as if they posed a threat to our protagonists. Jormungand is just lackluster.
Through all of this, I think I will still give season two 3-episodes to prove that Jormungand is going to get better.
Sankarea 12 (FINAL)
What an uplifting story.
It’s about a girl who is restrained and confined by her obsessive father. She kills herself and becomes a zombie only to find freedom in the restraint and confines of a boy who is almost as obsessive.
Next to Mahiro, Furuya is the worst MC I’ve had to endure this season. Not-seriously-speaking:
Wanko and her wankos are practically free game for him and he even gets a MILF offering herself and he still sticks with boring Rea?
Seriously-speaking:
At the beginning of Sankarea, we’re introduced to Furuya and his fetish for zombies. At the end of Sankarea, I’m pretty sure the guy has not had any development meaningful enough to legitimately say he has outgrown his fetish for zombies. He’s just now realizing that a girlfriend requires some responsibility. And sadly, by the time the show ends, the tale of Furuya and Rea’s relationship is seemingly just beginning.
Sankarea was poorly planned, resulting in an unrecoverable mish mash of storytelling that obstructed the progress of the main plot. I suppose it doesn’t matter though as it already a lost cause as soon as
Furuya was characterized as just as much a creeper as Rea’s father with little attempt to develop him beyond that.
Wanko is best girl
and the only redeeming quality of Sankarea is that Furuya doesn't get Wanko in the end. Wanko obviously deserves better than that scumbag.
And to all those who like Rea, have fun sticking with your
Hard to believe that a show tackling the brutal and cruel nature of weapons dealing could be so boring and unremarkable. It doesnt even try to make a unique commentary about their world. If someone is saying something DEEP, then its the typical, Blah, blah, blah, we sell weapons to good guys and bad guys. Blah, blah, blah, we must be bad guys ourselves for causing so much destruction in the world through the sale of our weapons. Throw in a lot of people who have been scarred by the horrors of war and youve got yourselves a smorgasbord of failed endeavors into a dark and gritty underworld.
The action is neutered for the most part, leaving very little to excitement. There are too many characters and theyre so poorly explored that my caring for the Kokos crew has not changed from the first episode to the last. That is to say, I only cared about Koko, Jonah and Valmet. By the time I finished the final episode, I still only cared about those 3. I still wouldnt be able to identify each member of Kokos crew in a line-up, theyre so forgettable. Then you've got a mix of uninteresting villains that never truly felt as if they posed a threat to our protagonists. Jormungand is just lackluster.
Through all of this, I think I will still give season two 3-episodes to prove that Jormungand is going to get better.
Not even caring Ugo, and his backstory presented in the final episode? I think I agree with everything you say beyond just not caring for Valmet, I guess Valmet fans did get a ton of pleasure from that but well she was uninteresting in the beginning and uninteresting at the end. It also seemed many episodes pushed Jonah to the backburner...
Sentai Filmworks has announced the pickup of the late 2011 release of Legend of the Heroes ~ Trails in the Sky, a 43 minute OVA animated by Kinema Citrus. The show is based on the video game of the same name and is directed by Masaki Tachibana (Tokyo Magnitude 8.0) with series composition & screenplays by Makoto Uezu (Utawarerumono, Akane Iro no Somaru Saka) and character designs by Atsuko Nozaki (Tokyo Magnitude 8.0).
Sentai is intending to get this out through digital distribution later this year along with a home video release, unspecified as to format or language options at this time.
Not even caring Ugo, and his backstory presented in the final episode? I think I agree with everything you say beyond just not caring for Valmet, I guess Valmet fans did get a ton of pleasure from that but well she was uninteresting in the beginning and uninteresting at the end. It also seemed many episodes pushed Jonah to the backburner...
, I can't say I cared beyond that. I agree with your comments on Jonah and Valmet, I mostly cared about them for who they were, child soldier and the Koko-lover, respectively. Jonah wasn't given adequate attention and Valmet's backstory in episode 6, 7 and 11, 12 was hindered by some poor writing. I think that was some wasted potential.
It's not simply the fact that ANN had incorrect or outdated information on their site - it's the length of time it takes to get anything fixed on a particular entry in their database. Whatever their updating procedure is, it stinks.
Sacred Blacksmith is infamous for three things--the terrible katana scene, its relentless devotion to the superiority of katanas over gaijin blades, and the rape.
I don't know what's more disturbing, really. The fact that it got retconned out suggests there was never a legitimate reason for the rape to be in the story, which suggests that the rape was just their for the viewers benefit. That's rather disgusting.
I don't know what's more disturbing, really. The fact that it got retconned out suggests there was never a legitimate reason for the rape to be in the story, which suggests that the rape was just their for the viewers benefit. That's rather disgusting.
The author was going for "rape = female character development", fan backlash from it was so great that then the author was all "lol she never got raped, your waifu is still pure".
The author was going for "rape = female character development", fan backlash from it was so great that then the author was all "lol she never got raped, your waifu is still pure".
The author was going for "rape = female character development", fan backlash from it was so great that then the author was all "lol she never got raped, your waifu is still pure".
That seems like an entirely different, and hopefully irrelevant line of discussion.
Whether or not something sells is important to me in that it dictates: what kind of works get made in the future, what kind of studio's and directors get work etc. But it's not important in any other aspect - I don't really care whether a particular work is inherently commercially viable.
The author was going for "rape = female character development", fan backlash from it was so great that then the author was all "lol she never got raped, your waifu is still pure".
