SliceSabre
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Every time I see Ping Pong I'm stunned at how hideous it looks to me. I simply cannot stand that style.
Himouto 08
Sylphynford will always find a way to fit into every episode!
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Summer Anime 2015 |OT| SharingMana
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Himouto 08
Sylphynford will always find a way to fit into every episode!
Any Bakemono no Ko reviews out in the world?
And Adlet is the fucking man.
Anyone who knew the premise prior to the first episode knew it wasn't going to be a generic heroes-gather story. I just didn't expect there to be this much focus on character and mood and tension. The show has turned out absolutely great so far.
And Adlet is the fucking man.
nintendoman58
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Honestly, I sort of agree. That style just doesn't really appeal to me on any level.
HOWEVER.
That doesn't mean the show is bad in any way. I still plan on watching it sometime. I'm sure the writing, characters, and story are all fantastic, and that it fully deserves the AOTY 2014 vote.
Just because character designs may not be appealing to someone doesn't automatically make them or the show they're a part of bad.
People who don't like the Madoka character designs can still admit that the show itself is fantastic.
Bottom line: Don't judge a book by its cover.
The thing is that once you open a book, you don't have to look at its cover.
You have to look at Ping Pong.
That reminds me: nintendoman, have you seen Knights of Sidonia? Since it's a mech show and all.
nintendoman58
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No, because I haven't heard many good things about it.
That and I also heard that it has CG mecha. Now, I know I just said don't judge books by their cover, but if I had to make one exception for that, it would be CG mecha.
90% of CG mecha shows are honestly not very good. The only one that I really enjoyed was Gargantia. But other than that, 3D mecha in 2D shows really don't work that well on a visual level and they're often really messy.
I learned that lesson with Aquarion EVOL. >_<
This years Scotland Loves Anime line ups have been announced. Kind of mildly irritated about how much Attack in Titan has been (honestly probably wisely) scheduled given my personal distaste for the franchise, but I guess that's probably the first announced EU screening for Love Live?
Yeah, it looks like an okay show to watch every now and then.
Okay, that makes sense... Too bad I already watched EP0 first because it was the first episode there. At least from what I saw in EP0 it looked like a surreal action show, which's nice. Will probably watch a couple more episodes later.
SliceSabre
Banned
The animegaf number 1 anime of the year awards has Panty and Stocking as part of its group no matter how many people in this thread want to discount it. It also curiously has Yamato 2199 as well...
Thusly animegaf's opinion on the top anime of the year rings hallow to me. I know better than to actually believe those lists.
Knights of Sidonia was beautiful. The 60-FPS versions are unreal. There are so many effects and particles and moving parts with intricate details.
The writing was strong, too.
When it first started, I was expecting an Attack on Titan in space, and in ways (action and scale) it definitely delivered upon that, but Sidonia was so much smarter.
The writing was strong, too.
When it first started, I was expecting an Attack on Titan in space, and in ways (action and scale) it definitely delivered upon that, but Sidonia was so much smarter.
Ah shit, meant to edit and accidentally posted.
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That's a shame, because I think Sidonia is a great show, that gets a lot of hate simply because it's full CG and not traditional 2D. And imo, the CG is actually really good and captures the style and atmosphere extremely well.
I agree that 2D + 3D mechs generelly doesn't work out, hell 2D + 3D anything doesn't generally work out (case in point, Rokkas CG fiends).
But I'm going to defend Sidonia to the death, lol. It has a ton of amazing mech-action, an interesting story and setting, amazing sound design and general Nihei crazyness.
I think you're honestly missing out if you don't give it a try.
Maybe this can convince you to check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq3Km1wUye8
But there is no Ping Pong in Ping Pong.
At least, there is too little.
I don't remember seeing you post Aldnoah impressions. You should totally watch that. Based Urobuchi + F/Z director. As fan of Madoka you owe it to yourself to give first three episodes a try.
You misunderstood. The word is in italics for a reason. I'm not referring to ping pong.
See my post above about the show.
nintendoman58
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I don't remember seeing you post Aldnoah impressions. You should totally watch that. Based Urobuchi + F/Z director. As fan of Madoka you owe it to yourself to give first three episodes a try.
I didn't watch AZ because apparently it really lost its mind after the first three episodes. And not in good way.
Maybe I'll watch the first three episodes just to see Urobuchi's work, but eh...I don't want to risk being tempted to check out the whole series and losing my mind.
I think the problem with the fiends is that they stick out too much. Maybe a different shader or textures/lighting that didn't contrast so much with the 2D imagery would've made them more palateable, but then there's always the problem of living creatures being considerably harder to animate in a way that feels right compared to mechanical constructs.
I get that it's a very good way to spend less time and money on some elements, but using cheap-ish CGI for the enemies the cast will be fighting on and off all the time after this arc could get tiring really fast. I was very glad to hear from you guys that the focus of the show shifted to a mystery arc (complete with closed circle), since I hated the show's weird 2D heroes vs 3D fiends action sequences.
I appreciate how detailed and stark the fiends in Rokka are. They're atypical. I suppose people want the same-looking bad guys over and over again.
It turned out so damn badly.
Aldnoah.Zero was a fucking trainwreck that I couldn't take my eyes away from.
It turned out so damn badly.
Yeah, they take 1 or 2 episodes to get used to, but personally I didn't really mind them that much.
I think I've written my thoughts about Rokkas CG fiends a few times already, but whatever: It's not a problem with the designs or the models. I like how unusual they are designed. I think the models are fairly high-quality and detailed. They just clash so extremely hard with the 2D stuff, that it's impossible to not notice that they feel somewhat out of place. Basically this:
Ah, nearly forgot: do youself a favor and not waste your time with Aldnoah.Zero.
Dedication Through Light
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Rokka being compared with Maoyu? Maoyu was bad, the difference in quality is because the Rokka writer seems to be really competent and actually knowledgable about what makes a story gripping and good, not wasteful and meandering with pointless discussion about things no one cares about.
Dedication Through Light
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I can only ever see the hilariously broken parts due to motion interpolation when I see that.
I wasn't planning on doing that, but I guess I'll try to remember not to.
Just watched EP4 of Rokka and am currently watching the fifth. This is almost like my sea kittens, only with no hand-holding truth! It's way better than watching an European/Japanese-style RPG party fight crappy CGI fiends in a mesoamerican setting, so I appreciate the sudden shift in tone.
It was actually meant for nintendoman, but I'd say the same to everyone else anyway.
Yep, I'm so glad Rokka went down the direction it did. I'm probably going to check out the LNs after the first season finishes.
hosannainexcelsis
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Jealous about Miss Hokusai and Empire of Corpses. Glad to see Empire of Corpses is 102 minutes; with how the Project Itoh films are being released, I wasn't sure if they would be feature-length or not.
It's a bit of a gyp that they're showing TV recap movies, but whatever.
Kyousougiga Episode 0 is actually the original concept ONA from 2011, which I didn't particularly like. The 2013 TV show is an elaboration on that world and characters and does a much better job of presenting a coherent, if strange and fantastic, setting.
Not sure what you're trying to imply about Yamato 2199, but if you don't like that series, then yeah, you'd better not pay attention to the consensus awards since your taste is too fringe to be reflected there.
Definitely not. There's plenty of ping pong matches played in the series, and they're presented in an exciting and engaging manner. I'm glad that it's not like a typical sports series where the characters do absolutely nothing but play the sport - that can be enjoyable with the right execution, but it's always something of a confined world in that case. Ping Pong is able to flesh out its characters to a greater extent and have richer thematic resonance by taking the approach it does.
Admiral Woofington
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I can't watch the show because of the bad characters and the show not being able to decide if it wants to be a serious show or harem hijinks
Well I liked it, so it wasn't bad!
Was kinda hoping for a Boy and The Beast showing but I guess not.
That said, nothing really jumps out at me and screams must watch. It's either Love Live or Attack on Titan popularity stuff or things with giant question marks over them like The Case of Alice and Hana, Empire of Corpses and Miss Hokusai.
Oh well, saying me money I guess.
Hope that something drastic happens as we've been in a bit of a lull these past couple of weeks. We learned a lot of background info that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I'm a big fan of leaving lore untold instead of telling us what caused an apocalypse since the answer is usually bad or unneeded. Other than that the true OTP of this series has finally been revealed!
I had no idea. I basically went in expecting Seven Deadly Sins part 2, and I would probably be fine with that if it ended up that way. Glad that it surprised me though. I didn't expect to like it as much as I do.
It's scifi of dubious quality so right in your wheelhouse.
hosannainexcelsis
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I don't know why Miss Hokusai has a giant question mark over it; it's from Keiichi Hara, an excellent director who has a strong record in film, and it's treating an interesting subject with what look to be strong production values. It seems to have gotten a good reception from the bits I've heard about the Japanese release. Since early impressions from The Boy and The Beast are that it's Hosoda's weakest film to date, I'd wager that Miss Hokusai will turn out to be the better film. Empire of Corpses will probably be better too.
Also, you can watch The Case of Alice and Hana right now if you're curious, since the BD is already out. First credited appearance of Mitsuo Iso since Dennou Coil!
Admiral Woofington
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CheapJuice
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Ah hosanna, I can always rely on you to steer me right. (Which reminds me I need to get round to Jewelpet one of these days)
The reason those 3 had question marks over them was because I knew absolutely zilch about them. Granted I'm hardly one to have my finger on the pulse of such things in the first place but normally I try and stay aware of things.
Will probably wander over and catch those 3 films then since I have the opportunity.
Admiral Woofington
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Don't trust phaze. He wanted me to watch blackjack. Shenshhhhhhei
I can't decide which of these posts is worse.I don't remember seeing you post Aldnoah impressions. You should totally watch that. Based Urobuchi + F/Z director. As fan of Madoka you owe it to yourself to give first three episodes a try.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
No problem. I follow this sort of news more closely than most people, so I don't blame you for not being aware of these films. But really, if you had the chance to see something like Miss Hokusai in theaters and passed it up, I'd never be able to forgive you! NYICFF has allowed me to see some interesting anime films, but it won't be bringing over anything that's not kid-friendly (they were even hesitant about Giovanni's Island), so there's some stuff that I'll never get to see on the big screen.
(And yes, get around to Jewelpet when you can! Kira Deco is totally worth putting up with the crappy English subs, and now that Sunshine is actively being translated, that mystical season will finally be available for us to experience.)
Nestled_Grizzly
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That bad? I was actually somewhat interested in it. Is it so bad that it's good? Or is it just bad?
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
AOTY will be interesting this year, I don't really see any frontrunners that people will be pushing hard. I know Euphonium, Shokugeki no Soma, JoJo and Prison School will be on my list though
NaDannMaGoGo
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Euphonium, Soma and Shirobako for me so far, if I'm no forgetting something.
CheapJuice
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I thought you were championing monster musume
names2hard4you
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True. I'll actually have to go back to the lists of what I watch and decide from quite a few that I liked. This year wasn't mind blowing but it was good all around.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Well yes, I have to make up for not putting Cross Ange on my list last year
Oh yeah, Shirobako as well. Forgot that since it started last year
ColossalLazy
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There is SNAFU S2 which was pretty good.
I'm kind of wondering if the London Film Festival has leapt on that one - I know SLA had problems a couple of years back with Wolf Children because, as they wanted to premiere it at LFF, they could only show it at Edinburgh (not Glasgow) because it was after the London screening. The LFF schedule is due for release on Tuesday, so it'll be interesting to see if it turns up there...
Dedication Through Light
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Seraph of the End and God Eater will hopefully make lots of peoples AOTY lists, and Assassination Classroom too I hope.
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