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Summer 2014 Anime |OT2| Or, where Jexhius finally watches more Doremi for Hito.
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It actually fooled me until I saw who posted it. Genius.
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At first I thought the last two paragraphs were too far and made it a bit too obvious but based on the responses I guess it was right on point.
FelixOrion
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Been sick and just saw this shit, lol.
So I want to talk about the aspect that has been critized heavily from the show lately, the writing.
The most complaint came from to how unrealistic the narrative is, "stupid" they say.. but I found most of the time the critics want/expect the show being fundamentally different than what the show actually trying for. IIRC the show always aiming to be something that akin to the TV show, 24.. although I don't know if that's straight quote from the creator/PR or just figurative fans speak judging from the trailer, so CMIIW. But point still stand, at this point its clear the show not very interested with novel style detail heavy storytelling and closer to primetime TV fistpumping flick.
But I don't want to focus on that, I want to talking about to what the show actually REALLY good at regardless the controversy with the narrative/tone direction, its the screenplay, or the more used term for it in anime, the storyboard.
Terror in Resonance have this mentality that consistently reflected on their screenplay/storyboard since the very first episode. Giving Information with as little as possible. They always trying to pass the information to the watcher with the briefest as they can with scene composition, imagery and other kind of visual shortcut.
Some example that can found in eps 7
They repeating the first step for Shibazaki scene
Like I'm saying this is very common storytelling style throughout the show, of course we remember the opening scene in the first episode that very effective establish the plot device, setting and character despite being basically action montage.
The show often compared to Death Note due to its smartass mind battle gimmick that both trying to do, this also the difference between both, Death Note is filled with shounen manga monologue and detailing each step in dialogue, TiR in general trying to avoid that and spreading the focus more widely in each episode, with those brief cut between the scene.
Also the more controversial one, the brief flashback that splattered through most episode. I'm on the side that thinking those flashback is more than enough to transferring information that we need for the background, but regardless our opinions this what the staff decide to do for their screenplay style, not just for this flashback.
So to put it simply, this show doing damn well for what they trying to do, the screenplay/storyboarding always accommodate for brief and dynamic scene transition effort, make it seem as seamless as possible with some "cheating" to achieve that if they had to. I adore this kind of storytelling, its pretty satisfying if you can get the access to the information to scene in film/comic/whatever delivered without too much dialogue bubble and replaced with brief scene that delivering as much information, if you succeeding.. that's great achievement to thrive for.
I think in general that's what Terror in Resonance trying o pull and resulted as product that we seeing now. Different tonal direction may require different philosophy that Watanabe and co simply not interested this time.
Blegh this is long..
The most complaint came from to how unrealistic the narrative is, "stupid" they say.. but I found most of the time the critics want/expect the show being fundamentally different than what the show actually trying for. IIRC the show always aiming to be something that akin to the TV show, 24.. although I don't know if that's straight quote from the creator/PR or just figurative fans speak judging from the trailer, so CMIIW. But point still stand, at this point its clear the show not very interested with novel style detail heavy storytelling and closer to primetime TV fistpumping flick.
But I don't want to focus on that, I want to talking about to what the show actually REALLY good at regardless the controversy with the narrative/tone direction, its the screenplay, or the more used term for it in anime, the storyboard.
Terror in Resonance have this mentality that consistently reflected on their screenplay/storyboard since the very first episode. Giving Information with as little as possible. They always trying to pass the information to the watcher with the briefest as they can with scene composition, imagery and other kind of visual shortcut.
Some example that can found in eps 7
This scene is where 12 asking Lisa to doing something, the scene ended with just that, no detail about the plan till later we seeing for ourselves how the scene played out. Then we proceed to.
Lisa got caught, they setting up that for the climax few minute later.
After the pause we for some minute we jump straight to this climax, the tone is very clear despite the focus jumped to other thing for awhile.
They repeating the first step for Shibazaki scene
Again no detail for the told plan, despite being very simple.. we just seeing Shibazaki rushing through just after that very instance. setting up some intensity in the tone.
Like I'm saying this is very common storytelling style throughout the show, of course we remember the opening scene in the first episode that very effective establish the plot device, setting and character despite being basically action montage.
The show often compared to Death Note due to its smartass mind battle gimmick that both trying to do, this also the difference between both, Death Note is filled with shounen manga monologue and detailing each step in dialogue, TiR in general trying to avoid that and spreading the focus more widely in each episode, with those brief cut between the scene.
Also the more controversial one, the brief flashback that splattered through most episode. I'm on the side that thinking those flashback is more than enough to transferring information that we need for the background, but regardless our opinions this what the staff decide to do for their screenplay style, not just for this flashback.
Blatant shortcut to establish Five as opposition that must stopped
So to put it simply, this show doing damn well for what they trying to do, the screenplay/storyboarding always accommodate for brief and dynamic scene transition effort, make it seem as seamless as possible with some "cheating" to achieve that if they had to. I adore this kind of storytelling, its pretty satisfying if you can get the access to the information to scene in film/comic/whatever delivered without too much dialogue bubble and replaced with brief scene that delivering as much information, if you succeeding.. that's great achievement to thrive for.
I think in general that's what Terror in Resonance trying o pull and resulted as product that we seeing now. Different tonal direction may require different philosophy that Watanabe and co simply not interested this time.
Blegh this is long..
Hayao Miyazaki happened. Look forward to 155.
I do wonder, taking their excuse at face value, how many mod accounts they have floating around.
Hexadecimal
Banned
*Takes a quick look at list* Dang, it's been a full day and they STILL don't have things fixed up completely yet. I can't imagine it's that difficult to pick out the shows that have 9001 episodes and fix them.
Femmeworth
Banned
Damn, Stump is even more selective than I am.
MikeHattsu
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firehawk needs one too.
Maintenance
Member
Just saw Sabagebu! episode 1. Was that a
in the end?
If so :
model.
One of my favorite dialogs was when
Jill cosplay
If so :
I liked the anime so far, funny and the narrator is awesome. Can't decide between the cosplay/Ghillie suit girl or the
gravure
One of my favorite dialogs was when
the cosplay girl told the protagonist that she is in the same class as hers, and the protag said: "Wait, but I didn't saw you". Then the other girl answers: "I was wearing this (points to the muppet ghillie suit)".
MikeHattsu
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Yeah. If he had an avatar it would only be lots of avatar quotes.
Sadly, everything in that post is an accurate pastiche of statements I've read on GAF except for the "you should be in prison for CP" part at the end, which I hoped would trigger any non-extremist hater's bullshit sensors just slightly enough that they'd bring the whole post into question. And yet, it's still offending and vindicating people on both sides of the discussion, which is a sad commentary on the level of discourse that people actually expect and take for granted on the topic of anime as a medium and its fans.
At least I got a mod to ban someone for calling anime fans pedophiles. lol
And this. It's undeniable that avatars affect perception of the poster. I forced everyone who doesn't recognize me to take my words at face value and thus teased out the honest feelings of people who actually agreed with that load of horseshit.
I just wanna reiterate that you are a genius and really awesome.
Crash Station
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Which is weird since he's a Zero Escape fan. That has stuff against his criteria.
Eh, it's not that uncommon for people to have varying standards between mediums like that.
FelixOrion
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I am so gonna hug the hell out of MadP and buy him a beer if I ever meet him.
Crash Station
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I suppose.
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Regardless, well done
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I figured it out when I saw that you made 3 anime threads, so I ignored it.
All the signs were in place so it's not terribly surprising, but a Triage X anime is finally confirmed to be on the way.
http://moca-news.net/article/20140901/201409011209a/01/
http://triagex-anime.jp/
http://moca-news.net/article/20140901/201409011209a/01/
http://triagex-anime.jp/
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
By the HOTD guy? I'll expect more absurdity with my asses I guess.
This looks trashy but possibly fun.
Femmeworth
Banned
Sounds like a real winner. *gags*
nintendoman58
Member
A certain thing happens in the next episode that will probably make you very upset.
Just giving you a heads up.
Maria the Virgin Witch anime (manga by same guy who made Moyashimon) staff was posted on twitter
Director: Taniguchi Goro
Script: Hideyuki Kurata
Character Design: Yuriko Chiba
Studio: Production IG
Website
Starts airing in January I believe.
Doesn't look too inspiring, but who knows I never read the manga. Although the description for it doesn't make it out to be anything special.
Director: Taniguchi Goro
Script: Hideyuki Kurata
Character Design: Yuriko Chiba
Studio: Production IG
Website
Starts airing in January I believe.
Doesn't look too inspiring, but who knows I never read the manga. Although the description for it doesn't make it out to be anything special.
Femmeworth
Banned
Wait, what?
R_thanatos
Member
Ninjas don't need to blink, if you think he doesn't blink , that just means that you're under his spell !!
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Goro Taniguchi is directing again? Wonder what made him crawl out of the hole he's been in the past couple of years.
I haven't read the manga either and I wouldn't normally check this out based on how it looks like on the surface...but it could turn out to be good. I'm going to try watching this exclusively because of the staff, since Taniguchi and Kurata also did GunXSword back in the day, which was a cool show that not enough people have seen.
Femmeworth
Banned
And he's working at Production I.G. and not Sunrise.
He did GunXSword at AIC, right after doing Planetes at Sunrise, so I'm not too surprised by that.
Winter was great this year.
Femmeworth
Banned
Geass money running out.
Madoka was a winter show!
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Anyway, I would think being set in the Hundred Years War between England and France alone makes it something of a novelty. Doing a quick look at people's reactions towards the manga, seems like it's pretty caustic towards the Catholic Church.
Save 'N Quit
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Femmeworth
Banned
Sounds lovely.
I like her design too. Could be fun!
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