I never watched LOGH and I don't see myself trying any time soon (not my genre and it's way too long), but based on what I've read at various places and from sources I can pay heed to, it seems like it is an amazing script plastered into a bad audiovisual package that you are forced to sit through to experience the good qualities of the writing and all that stuff. How off the mark am I with this?
I never watched LOGH and I don't see myself trying any time soon (not my genre and it's way too long), but based on what I've read at various places and from sources I can pay heed to, it seems like it is an amazing script plastered into a bad audiovisual package that you are forced to sit through to experience the good qualities of the writing and all that stuff. How off the mark am I with this?
Yes you already past the events of the film, but in the series there are many things that got chopped off in order to fit into 2 episodes. It's very optional at this point, but I don't feel my time wasted by going through the same thing twice with more detail intact in the second time.
I never watched LOGH and I don't see myself trying any time soon (not my genre and it's way too long), but based on what I've read at various places and from sources I can pay heed to, it seems like it is an amazing script plastered into a bad audiovisual package that you are forced to sit through to experience the good qualities of the writing and all that stuff. How off the mark am I with this?
The animation definitely serves as little more than as a vehicle for the character interaction and story progression most of the time, but I find the aesthetic quite pleasing and the voice acting is in general pretty well done. There is some dissonance in tone with the more intense action sequences though, to the point of unintentional comedy at times.
Overall though, I'd say it is definitely worth your while, because stories and characters like that just don't see to get made these days. I'd sooner watch Legend of Galactic Heroes, than ten lesser series.
Overall though, I'd say it is definitely worth your while, because stories and characters like that just don't see to get made these days. I'd sooner watch Legend of Galactic Heroes, than ten lesser series.
I can't disagree with your first point, obviously as I haven't watched LOGH to have an opinion on its story and characters, but personally I find it rather hard to get into space opera. And especially hard to get into a 100 episode show that doesn't appeal to my priorities when watching animation (i.e. visuals).
Yes, but LOTGH sadly lacks huge amounts of cgi, moe girls and frog perspective pantyshots. I have no excuse for this.
But, really, it doesen't look bad. Go to YouTube somebody uploaded all episodes and skip a bit through episode 1, you will see if you like the animation or not.
I can't disagree with your first point, obviously as I haven't watched LOGH to have an opinion on its story and characters, but personally I find it rather hard to get into space opera. And especially hard to get into a 100 episode show that doesn't appeal to my priorities when watching animation (i.e. visuals).
I am actually like you, in that I tend to prioritize the visual aspect, and that is actually what drew me into liking LoGH (color and image composition, character and set design are all still among the best I can think of at the moment) in the first place.
It is obviously hampered a lot by the immense scale of the undertaking to adapt such a large body of work, but there's still a certain sense of solidity and complete and utter faith in its owns machinations that is very pleasing.
If you do not care for Space Opera at all though then obviously that series is as bad a match as it gets I think!
I think there are going to be two things involved later. The first is that there was some sort of Civil War where a lot of the Martians died thus technically it was generations or Aldonoah did something really funky with time.
Terror in Resonance 1-2 Premiere
The immediate, most striking difference between TIR and all of Watanabe's previous works is in it's tone. The topic of terrorism in a modern setting doesn't feel like it leaves a lot of room for light hearted banter. Two of the show's main characters, Nine and Twelve, are depicted pretty quickly as effective terrorists;
they're not explicitly seen killing anyone in a ruthless way in these two episodes though.
That being said, between them and the unwilling Risa, (who's already been shown with some serious household issues) there's not a lot of room for a cheery atmosphere (and Twelve's jokey nature comes off more as an unhinged personality than a legitimately funny character). It's hard for me to speak accurately on the pace of the show since they kept stopping and starting due to the corrupted file I mentioned earlier today, but it did feel effective and deliberate. The show spends a decent amount of time with the older, former detective (now in the records division due to unknown circumstances) Shibasaki who's 2nd handedly following the chain of events caused by the kids. As a result, we spend a lot of time with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, and the narrative, in turn, gets a very police procedural feel. That tone coupled with Yoko Kanno's unsurprisingly fantastic direction in the OST gave me Ghost in the Shell: SAC flashbacks pretty quickly.
I actually had a lot of issues with the TMP stuff as I feel it drags on for way too long in the 2nd episode for no really good reason. I do think it's going to become a cat and mouse type thing with the older detective hunting them down.
The three main kids aren't exactly likable: Nine is cold and robotic; Twelve is rash and sociopathic; and Risa is helpless and naive. A lot managed to happen in these two episodes, but the character's motivations and pasts have only been hinted at or remain mysterious. We get a small glimpse in what appears to be Twelve and Nine's past in the form of a nightmare. Some dialogue lightly hints at them
living at some form of institution as children, which makes me think the story might end up having some parallels with Monster, or at least it's antagonist.
I'll be interested to see how they plan to develop the characters, since they really have nowhere to head but down.
. I thought those scenes were really effective for her character. Her normal shit was intense as fuck at times.
Twelve again surprised me. I thought he would just tag along with Nine but he's his own force. I would say that he's easily the most dangerous of the two.
- Satsuki was a reference to Mako Gagi , an old female Japanese actress. She served as the inspiration. I'm sure I misspelled her name but I can't even find anything close to that spelling
The sound design of the first few episodes is very poor. The voice actors are fine, but they aren't placed in the space at all. It sounds like someone talking in a studio, with occasional interruptions for the music. Last couple episodes are a bit better, but still feels very half-assed, especially when considering what other films and TV shows have done with sound design in outer space.
I never watched LOGH and I don't see myself trying any time soon (not my genre and it's way too long), but based on what I've read at various places and from sources I can pay heed to, it seems like it is an amazing script plastered into a bad audiovisual package that you are forced to sit through to experience the good qualities of the writing and all that stuff. How off the mark am I with this?
I thought like that too and simply went back to what I found was a better suited medium for me to consume this story; the novel. The animated series seemed to me like an option among the rest of the content because it was my impression that it wouldn't be bringing anything else or additional I would be more interested in over said novels.
Going at one's pace with a lore like this felt like the most apt way of savouring it, and I don't see the need on forcing to like any kind of adaptation when there are always alternatives.
Consequently what I don't know for sure about each adaptation is... are there any fundamental differences between the graphical novel, the original source that are the novels themselves, and the animated series?
The sound design of the first few episodes is very poor. The voice actors are fine, but they aren't placed in the space at all. It sounds like someone talking in a studio, with occasional interruptions for the music. Last couple episodes are a bit better, but still feels very half-assed, especially when considering what other films and TV shows have done with sound design in outer space.
Yeah the censoring gets packed on alot in a few of the episodes. The plot gets really wacky near the end (especially that OVA lol) but I always thought that it kept itself entertaining throughout. It's a fun show for what it is though, and I really enjoy the end of the first half.
Yeah the censoring gets packed on alot in a few of the episodes. The plot gets really wacky near the end (especially that OVA lol) but I always thought that it kept itself entertaining throughout. It's a fun show for what it is though, and I really enjoy the end of the first half.
I find possible that the final redemption and culmination of the series will be Mr. Handa apologizing face-to-face to that geezer owner of the gallery!
I'm curious as to how they'll make us care about the two leads. Unless I'm reading the description wrong, the leads are the terrorists. You don't have to make us like them, but seeing how it's a tv show I expect they will.
I'm curious as to how they'll make us care about the two leads. Unless I'm reading the description wrong, the leads are the terrorists. You don't have to make us like them, but seeing how it's a tv show I expect they will.
There's something about the writing that I really fucking don't like but I don't know where they plan on going with it and I have to wait for you guys to watch episode 2 before talking about it.
Oh and the production for this might be a bit rough. One of the Funi guys said that the episode director had to pull an all-nighter to get the 2nd episode out to us. So yea, Ufotable this is not.
Let's all go hang out at a murder site, that sounds like fun!
But I guess it makes sense after all the reveals at the end of the episode... Except for why Yukki wants to go. Hasn't he seen enough blood and violence by now? Maybe he should start listening to Yunos advice some more too.
That's not exactly different from Re:009 or even Eden of the East, though (I suppose Eden of the East was more a response to the apathy of the growing NEET demographic in Japan, but I think Careless Monday was directly inspired by 9/11 and this is played up in the first movie).
Oh and the production for this might be a bit rough. One of the Funi guys said that the episode director had to pull an all-nighter to get the 2nd episode out to us. So yea, Ufotable this is not.
I think they'll be exaggerating a little. They've been advertising screenings of eps 1 and 2 at Japan Expo in Paris for a while and at the noitaminA cafe this weekend. I doubt it's as down to the wire as that if they're able to get it to Europe in time for a screening a couple of hours previously on a long announced schedule.
(then again I have issues with the trumpeting of the Anime Expo showing as a "world premiere" when people got to see it a few hours beforehand!)
Let's all go hang out at a murder site, that sounds like fun!
But I guess it makes sense after all the reveals at the end of the episode... Except for why Yukki wants to go. Hasn't he seen enough blood and violence by now? Maybe he should start listening to Yunos advice some more too.
I think they'll be exaggerating a little. They've been advertising screenings of eps 1 and 2 at Japan Expo in Paris for a while and at the noitaminA cafe this weekend. I doubt it's as down to the wire as that if they're able to get it to Europe in time for a screening a couple of hours previously on a long announced schedule.
(then again I have issues with the trumpeting of the Anime Expo showing as a "world premiere" when people got to see it a few hours beforehand!)
I'm not worried about 1-7 or whatever but the very backend. We'll find out I guess. Nothing was off model as far as I can remember in the 2nd episode. I did think the composition was a little too KotS at times but it wasn't bad by any stretch. Also might have been the screen.
I never watched LOGH and I don't see myself trying any time soon (not my genre and it's way too long), but based on what I've read at various places and from sources I can pay heed to, it seems like it is an amazing script plastered into a bad audiovisual package that you are forced to sit through to experience the good qualities of the writing and all that stuff. How off the mark am I with this?
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Akari Hizamaru
Hidenobu Kiuchi as Shōkichi Komachi
Shizuka Itou as Michelle
Kaito Ishikawa as Marcos
KENN as Alex
Ai Kayano as Sheila
Daisuke Ono as Keiji Onizuka
Chiaki Takahashi as Kanako Sanjō
Aki Toyosaki as Yaeko Yanasegawa
Tomokazu Sugita as Ichirō Hiruma
Pretty hyped for KENN got into the role of my second favorite characters, and Ive love the roles of the one playing Marcos.
