ramoisdead
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Won't able to listen to the Pre-Flight podcast so I'll find out about it afterwards.
I just hope...well nix that, I know it's going to be better than AGK. 30 minutes of dead air would be a step up.
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Won't able to listen to the Pre-Flight podcast so I'll find out about it afterwards.
I just hope...well nix that, I know it's going to be better than AGK. 30 minutes of dead air would be a step up.
CrazyDiamond
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All this talk of how bland Western cartoons look reminds me of the recent King of the Hill appreciation thread and how bad I felt because I could never get past how fucking boring it looks artistically. Also how a lot of Western animation seems to lack any sort of weight and impact in the actual movement of characters. So Garnet's fight with Rock person Vegeta was pretty unremarkable outside of the song.
On the other hand, we could get stuck with more Light Novel schlock like The Asterisk War or Chivalry of a Failed Night.
ShinRPGamer
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Please be something that could be good. Or at least not a Sentai show.
That feels more like a 1:30 AM replacement.
They'd shift up Parasyte to 12:30 and run it at one. Which would work nicely if they had a big show ready to go after Parasyte ended. I've thought about this long and hard, in fact it's keeping me up tonight! That and I accidentally had a caffeinated beverage after 10pm.
Doctor Decimate
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i asked this exact question as a kid
Hellwarden
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The first four episodes were okay.
But I think that's where the storyboard stopped, and the hardcore drug use began, and not in the good way.
You don't have to convince me. I know Triggger has talented animators, I've been following their work for years (at least those who work there that are well known). I'm just saying, if your exposure to Trigger's work is mostly KLK (or perhaps stuff like Inferno Cop or Ninja Slayer), I don't think its unfair or a surprise that more casual/lapsed anime fans/watches may have a negative impression. Many of the fights in KLK got worse as the show went on (i.e. people are more likely to remember the second half than the first). Like clearly the below:
doesn't represent all the fights in KLK, but it represents enough of them to be an issue in an anime all about fighting.
When you say "written" do you mean choreography and framing? I agree but even those were lacking in many of the fights in KLK.
I am still thinking something with a bit more weight to its name like Psycho-Pass or Tokyo Ghoul.
Chaotic-Strike
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How did the original Eureka Seven fare on the Toonami revival?
If I recall correctly the ratings weren't that great.
If I recall correctly the ratings weren't that great.
Hellwarden
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Oh I wasn't defending KLK when I said that. I only really enjoyed 3 fights in KLK.
I agree that most fights scenes lack choreography and framing, but I meant more in regards to traditional shonen writing for fight scenes.
"Let me show you my true power!"
"But wait, this isn't even my final form!"
"Hah, you thought I was really at my limit?"
Stuff like that, even if it's well animated, doesn't really grab me anymore.
ShinRPGamer
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I'd be down for Psycho-Pass. Not so much Tokyo Ghoul since I didn't like much of the first three episodes.
I'm thinking this is going to be a Viz/Aniplex show. If Viz, Tiger & Bunny. If Aniplex...Aldanoah Zero?
Probably Magi from Aniplex.
Hellwarden
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If it's Psycho-Pass we can enjoy the first season for its good directing and reasonably enjoyable story.
And we can enjoy the second season as a comedy.
Oh, for those who it might interest, you can get the first season of FMA: Brotherhood for free on the windows store.
And we can enjoy the second season as a comedy.
Oh, for those who it might interest, you can get the first season of FMA: Brotherhood for free on the windows store.
I recall the Garnet vs Jasper fight being one of the better fights in the show. SU can actually deliver good action scenes from time to time. It's just the focus of the show means thhey rarely happen.
As for King on the Hill, the strength of the show is the writing. There's nothing to praise when it comes to animation or art or whatever.
Oh sure. I can agree that "MY POWER IS MAXIMUM!' isn't the most compelling way to write most fights (i.e. 99% of all Bleach fights)
MetroidPrimeRib
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Bleach is the actual worst about people telling each other their powers. I guess not everyone can be Araki and incorporate the explanation into the fights for the reader and characters to figure out or like Oda and make it obvious from the get go.
Bleach is the worst not just because of how every character completely stops the fight to explain what their power is, but most of the time they even state outright what the fatal weakness of their power is, for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
My blindspot is at 11:30, but you'll never figure it out.
skLaFarebear
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Every time someone talks about Bleach, I get sad at how much time I wasted watching the whole thing.
Well, Soul Society is great, but the rest.
Well, Soul Society is great, but the rest.
the_sun_king
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Another day, another round of shit talking on Bleach.
*sigh* Oh well, I still like it, stupid flaws and all.
On another note, rewatching all of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood because I can (and own the two Blu-ray sets). It really is the best action/adventure fantasy shounen.
*sigh* Oh well, I still like it, stupid flaws and all.
I can get why some people have taken a sabbatical from this thread sometimes.
On another note, rewatching all of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood because I can (and own the two Blu-ray sets). It really is the best action/adventure fantasy shounen.
skLaFarebear
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HxH and Part 3 of Jojo are my top 2, but Brotherhood is right up there as well. It's super good.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Yeah, the final arc has been going for like five years and theres still no end in sight.
Yup. Still in its final arc.
One of the funniest moments of Bleach was someone explaining their powers and having their shit wrecked seconds afterwards because of it.
Kubo wants to be Araki so bad despite the fact Araki's heroes and villains have more tact about describing their powers. Even shit powers like The Lovers get their due where Kubo is stuck in a loop of making broken as shit characters get beaten by nonsensical means it can't help but be unsatisfactory.
The past few Bleach chapters actually haven't been half bad because they advance the god damn plot along.
Are you referring to the moment where
Rose is fighting Wrestler Quincy and says how his power only works if someone can hear it, and Wrestler Quincy perforates his ear drums to deafen himself and just wrecks him? That was so dumb. Don't tell your enemy your weakness you idiots!
I'm not sure if you're using this as an example of bad art in KLK but in case you are, you're totally missing the point. That entire episode (and many other moments throughout the show) that look like this aren't because the animators lack skill. It's a stylistic choice they made to look wacky. Yes, it also saves time/money but this kind of Loony Toons style is something Imaishi does a lot in his shows. It's like his signature thing. Just look at Panty and Stocking, for example.
there is only one animation sequence in klk you need to remember
magnifiqué
Now, this is a legit bad shot because it's clearly TRYING to be cool looking but is a poor mix of CG and cell animation. The funny thing is, as bad as that shot this, the very next shot where they are fighting in the hallway is one of the best looking animated sequences in the series.
Hellwarden
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Remember Shinji from Bleach?
Shinji's power is literally to disorient his foes and to leave them unable to defends themselves.
But then he takes the time to explain his power to Aizen rather than just cutting off his head.
Remember how that worked out?
Shinji's power is literally to disorient his foes and to leave them unable to defends themselves.
But then he takes the time to explain his power to Aizen rather than just cutting off his head.
Remember how that worked out?
Completely and utterly incorrect.
One Punch Man exists to defy you.
There would be a GIF here but my mangodism is weak
ShinRPGamer
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As long as it's not a Sentai show and/or a show I did watch that I thought wasn't very good, I'm not complaining.
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