Dedication Through Light
Member
More Magi shilling, still no new anime footage.
New artwork and with cool Alibaba smiling.
But their doing the odd thing with the hair being completely transparent to show the eyes :/
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Summer 2012 Anime |OT2| Of Suspended Anime Due To Olympics
- Thread starter dakkumauji
- Start date
- Status
New artwork and with cool Alibaba smiling.
But their doing the odd thing with the hair being completely transparent to show the eyes :/
We've secretly changed Lisbeth's hair color. Let's see if she notices.
Jex
Member
Well, considering that he was asking about things of a similar quality I wouldn't really recommend Summer Wars. One Piece Movie 6 is excellent, it's by the same director and it doesn't require any knowledge of One Piece to enjoy.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
For a "hype train" for a show (or movie) to arise, one of three things must be the case.
1) It is a sequel to a popular show. (e.g., K-ON! movie)
2) It is an adaptation of popular source material or part of a popular franchise. (e.g., Fate/Zero)
3) One of its creators is a popular person. (e.g., Shinichiro Watanabe)
For Natsuyuki Rendezvous, none of these things were true and thus there was no hype. Personally I was very excited for it, since I had read a few chapters of the manga, and heard something of Kou Matsuo's directing style, and the PVs looked quite good. It has certainly lived up to my expectations.
Many of the best shows and movies have no hype attached to them before they come out, and often none even after they finish airing.
I dunno. My only condition is "animated by BONES"!
Episode 28 for me!
The white hair kinda reminds me of Sanya for some reason. Minus the expression.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
You need more than one person to make a "hype train".
Jex
Member
It depends how loud they are.
'Grats! How did you lose status in the first place and regain it?
More Magi shilling, still no new anime footage.
That's cute artwork but I agree on the ricebowl mouth. Oh well at least the blue haired kid is a cute design.
Still holding out hope that the "Aladdin was originally planned to be a girl" piece that duckroll posted the other day is a red herring and that it's still the actual twist.
I think it was because I was too lazy to type out a junior member's name so I just called him junior. I got juniored as a joke apparently. As for how I regained it, the mods and admins sorrounded me and made me do questionable things.
Duckroll forced me to watch Guilty Crown
I have no idea, I know that Stump said he was going to look into my case in the is GAF too strict thread.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Was there a youtube link to those new code breaker pvs? or at least which characters their on?
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Utena 6
Miki with dat perception. And he's not even making a big stink about Touga dunking all over him last episode. Truly the best of the Utenas.
Also: we need to go deeper.
How lewd.
Miki with dat perception. And he's not even making a big stink about Touga dunking all over him last episode. Truly the best of the Utenas.
Also: we need to go deeper.
I'm split between gratitude and fear. Pretty soon my brain is going to stop trying to separate the two. Mindbreak End.
Right? Thinking is for chumps.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Strange how the things you hate about China-chan are the things I love about her.
I think you're just defective, that's clearly the problem here!
Woody Invincible
Banned
So I just discovered how awesome SAO is today.
Strange how the things you hate about China-chan are the things I love about her.
I think you're just defective, that's clearly the problem here!
Chinatsu is alright. she has that witch outfit that is adorable.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Bueno. Glad to have you aboard the SAO train!
...I did not know this! I've suddenly become very interested in watching something One Piece related.
Great. Choose a side. Choose wisely...
Dedication Through Light
Member
I thought you were on the muv wuv train?
Just go ahead and tell him to join the only true team, Team Asuna.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
As a hobo, I hitch rides on many trains.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Tsuritama? I wish we could get more of it, hm, maybe still on a favorite for this year.
It's about time that someone set you up for a hobo joke. That took far too long.
No. One must not give answers so easily young one. We must guide him to enlightenment. Only after coming to the proper conclusion by one's own choice and journey, will he truly be accepted.
P.S. Join team Asuna.
One Piece - 559
Finally got caught up to the latest episode of One Piece (was too tired to make this post last night).
Usopp, Chopper, and Luffy losing their shit at Franky's new inventions almost, almost, made up for the ridiculous length of this arc. That whole skit was adorable, hilarious, and then some.
Sanji using the
technique was awesome, as I was hoping he would get a significant power boost during the two year gap. And Zoro was simply Zoro
Finally got caught up to the latest episode of One Piece (was too tired to make this post last night).
Usopp, Chopper, and Luffy losing their shit at Franky's new inventions almost, almost, made up for the ridiculous length of this arc. That whole skit was adorable, hilarious, and then some.
Sanji using the
Geppou
aka overpowered as hell.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Good fellow.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Is that the class reunion one? That was a good one too!
Jex
Member
[Fullmetal Alchemist] - 43
I would take a moment to talk about this shows plot but really there's little point in doing so. It's not like I'm going to really discuss it with anyone and it doesn't really matter anyway. Things are progressing along at a good pace and that's all that really matters.
This episode doesn't feel wholly consistent, direction-wise. There's a number of good scenes but it's a little bit spotty and I don't really detect a strong guiding hand to tie it all together. Never the less, there's some nice stuff to talk about. This shot is pretty cool:
Why? It establishes some important information. The guy at the front of the frame has heard a noise from all the way at the back, passed the two walls and into the obscured corridor. He doesn't know what's out there, but it's got him concerned. This shot shows us that there are two barriers (the two walls) between him and the noise, so it shows us that he's relatively safe from whatever that noise. Those barriers are protecting him. Or are they...
I guess not. Ed has literally broken through the barriers that we all thought were protecting this guy. This shocks both him and us and it demonstrates Ed's power - he knows more than the audience.
Next up is a little car chase sequence that isn't particularly amazing but contains effective shots. For example:
As you can see, these two shots are wide-angle, making the inside of the car look much bigger than it appears and stretching the characters inside the vehicle. Everything is a little bit stretched and weird, the world if off-balance and uncertain which is fitting for an action scene.
The use of these quick cuts to low-angle shots of the driver performing certain actions builds up the tempo of the scene, puts the camera in interesting places and makes the action feel more dynamic because we're following the exact movements of the driver as he does them. It brings us closer, literally, to what's happening on screen in the hope that we'll feel more engaged with it.
For whatever reason they kept cutting back to this shot every so often. I think the director thought that it would imbue the audience with a sense of speed but I think it just looks odd. There's no real reason for it to be shot from a canted camera and, frankly, it doesn't sit well with the images that it's edited near to.
I would take a moment to talk about this shows plot but really there's little point in doing so. It's not like I'm going to really discuss it with anyone and it doesn't really matter anyway. Things are progressing along at a good pace and that's all that really matters.
This episode doesn't feel wholly consistent, direction-wise. There's a number of good scenes but it's a little bit spotty and I don't really detect a strong guiding hand to tie it all together. Never the less, there's some nice stuff to talk about. This shot is pretty cool:
Why? It establishes some important information. The guy at the front of the frame has heard a noise from all the way at the back, passed the two walls and into the obscured corridor. He doesn't know what's out there, but it's got him concerned. This shot shows us that there are two barriers (the two walls) between him and the noise, so it shows us that he's relatively safe from whatever that noise. Those barriers are protecting him. Or are they...
I guess not. Ed has literally broken through the barriers that we all thought were protecting this guy. This shocks both him and us and it demonstrates Ed's power - he knows more than the audience.
Next up is a little car chase sequence that isn't particularly amazing but contains effective shots. For example:
As you can see, these two shots are wide-angle, making the inside of the car look much bigger than it appears and stretching the characters inside the vehicle. Everything is a little bit stretched and weird, the world if off-balance and uncertain which is fitting for an action scene.
The use of these quick cuts to low-angle shots of the driver performing certain actions builds up the tempo of the scene, puts the camera in interesting places and makes the action feel more dynamic because we're following the exact movements of the driver as he does them. It brings us closer, literally, to what's happening on screen in the hope that we'll feel more engaged with it.
For whatever reason they kept cutting back to this shot every so often. I think the director thought that it would imbue the audience with a sense of speed but I think it just looks odd. There's no real reason for it to be shot from a canted camera and, frankly, it doesn't sit well with the images that it's edited near to.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Darn why cant other Funimation anime be as loaded (for Funi) as that Serial Experiments Lain set, a 320pg Artbook with it.
Summer wars is a lot closer to "forced hammy meloDrama through time" then One piece movie 6.
Fun filled shounen island adventure might not jive with the sort that liked those movie.
op movie 6 is even more enjoyable if your familiar with the source material, certain viewers might demand answers to the bizarre things on screen like "why is there a talking transforming tannuki in the crew""did that classy woman make lots of hands pop out of the ground with her mind?".
Darn why cant other Funimation anime be as loaded (for Funi) as that Serial Experiments Lain set, a 320pg Artbook with it.
Definitely on my buy list.
I was stupid to miss out the first time around but I was also into different kinds of anime.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Oh wow, an ABe artbook. I'll be all over that.
Yeah, the pacing of Brotherhood is pretty good through its middle portion. It does get draggy at the end, just as a warning.
Yeah, the pacing of Brotherhood is pretty good through its middle portion. It does get draggy at the end, just as a warning.
amishpriest99
Member
Darn why cant other Funimation anime be as loaded (for Funi) as that Serial Experiments Lain set, a 320pg Artbook with it.
Very nice
. Glad it's not an upscale either per the link you gave.Very nice
I might get this.
I MIGHT. MIGHT Get this.
Darn why cant other Funimation anime be as loaded (for Funi) as that Serial Experiments Lain set, a 320pg Artbook with it.
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme
Train of Midnight
Banned
Finished up UN-GO. I liked it, but it wasn't great. I feel like they really could have done so much more with it, especially given how much they emphasized the war. The beginning of the first episode was in the thick of the war (I assume), his war-torn self is featured heavily in the OP/ED, and they mention the war every single episode. Still don't know jack shit about it. Not to mention all the spiritual aspects like Inga/Bettenou, they could really have gone far with that.
Actually now that I think about it I'm thoroughly disappointed. I could probably bitch about it for another couple paragraphs, but I gotta head out.
6/10
Actually now that I think about it I'm thoroughly disappointed. I could probably bitch about it for another couple paragraphs, but I gotta head out.
6/10
I'm in favor of the execution of some writers.
Stop being sexist against fictional people.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Speaking of ABe, whats the current status of Despera?
What has been seen...
It's set to release right after Half Life 3.
Be sure to watch Un-Go Episode 0: Inga-ron now. It retroactively makes some plot points less incomprehensible (especially the origin of Bettennou) and fills in some basic backstory necessary to understand the motives of the various important characters in the show, all of which was excluded from the show for fuck knows why.
You'll even understand why
there are some oddly-prominent idol statues in the OP and a bandage-faced guy in the ED that never appear in the show
Don't forget to watch Episode 0 if you want nothing explained!
- Status