Winter 2012 Anime Thread 2.22: You Can (Not) Outpost Cajunator
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Ultimadrago
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Yes, yes. Call it more, curiosity on my part.
Plus, hey, mystery, maybe we'll even get
Slothy-Doo
Probably all of the above, albeit for different reasons.
checkeredknight
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It actually sounds like the polar opposite of Castle of Cagliostro Lupin. 'Character focused', 'sensual', 'daring.' And that Koike
so good.
Yeah. It certainly doesn't look anything like Cagliostro Lupin either!
I much preferred when the series became more light hearted though... For example; I really didn't enjoy the first few episodes of Part I (the green jacket series) and liked it a lot more once directors changed (from episode 8 onwards.) I get the feeling this new series might end up with a "darker" theme like the early Part I episodes, which would be a tad disappointing for me (although there are others that prefer the darker style Lupin, which is fair enough.) This is all going by one promo picture though, so shouldn't make any judgements until the promo video hits the net. Shouldn't grumble anyway. The more Lupin the better in my books.
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It actually sounds like the polar opposite of Castle of Cagliostro Lupin. 'Character focused', 'sensual', 'daring.' And that Koike:
so good.
on nom nom, the world needs more Koike.
Someone needs to give this man more piles of money to burn.
I loved K-ON! and K-ON!!, though.
Tsuritama is definitely a wildcard; I dunno about Ozuma, I'm just waiting for a PV.
Jot down what animes you've liked and rank them by how much you've enjoyed them. Then see who was involved. The disparity is there. You might be surprised.
If you're not interested in No.6, you're not going to watch it because of Bones. If you're wary of a work yet see a studio like Deen involved, would you not be concerned from their past successes?
Are you referring to Okada here?
Hated K-On, passing on Hyouka. Total consistency here!
I am such a hipster when it comes to KyoAni
Well my favorite 3 are probably Haibane Renmei, Kino's Journey, and Millenium Actress, but those are done by vastly different studios and directors. no real indicator of anything in particular.
checkeredknight
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Yeah. I know nothing of Okada except that she writes for Black Rock Shooter (thanks to Branduil.) Then again, I know nothing of Black Rock Shooter. /shrug
Wait... 1:29am? I guess this really is going to be very different. I'm not 100% sure, but wasn't the old series broadcast more towards evening times?
Ultimadrago
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Dangit Mad Pierrot, why're you such a cool guy?
Except if you've watched as much anime as you have (supposedly), you wouldn't at least notice why you like JC Staff shows more than Studio Deen's output?
Well some studios have a better grasp of hnnng than others so maybe that's one thing. I guess Ill have to go look through all my shit and see what the most common studios and directors are. This will take a LOT of work though. I dont have the time right now to research it. I mean there are certain art styles and character types I prefer and certain scenarios but an studio can pull that sort of thing off.
I smoke lots of cigarettes, have a three-foot pompadour, and wear sunglasses indoors. KyoAni is so square, daddy-o.
edit: somehow I ended up a greaser instead of a hipster.
Ice Lightning
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I stumbled upon The Galaxy Railways the other day, so I watched the first episode. Is it any good to proceed further? I do not have much time to watch more than a couple episodes of anything weekly.
Cure Moonlight's sister confirmed for Saint Seiya Omega:
Why are you passing on Hyouka if the staff is completely different? It's supposed to be a mystery, not a SoL.
Why are you passing on Hyouka if the staff is completely different? It's supposed to be a mystery, not a SoL.
She is certainly a big question mark for the show depending on her involvement and how much input she has. Black Rock Shooter is Okada at her worst, but having said that she has done good work in the past when doing adaptions or working with certain directors.
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oh shit that SS artwork. Fucking Cure Moonlight.
I think the thread consensus is that the people who like K-ON are hipsters. I don't say that myself though, I'm just passing on information!
Lupin the Third
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So, is Black Rock Shooter TV the main reason GAFfers seem to be hating so hard on her?
I've never seen either version of BRS and I was only made aware of this thread when someone on my forums mentioned the grumbling. Is BRS the only "problem" in recent memory, or is there more to it?
Aquarion Evol, Ano Hana, Toradora, Fractale, etc.
Ive only seen two of the four, but I reallyl iked those two so...
Fractale has a pretty awesome OP song too. I guess thats the only thing good about it?
Lupin the Third
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I don't really watch modern anime anymore (hence why I run some silly little Lupin fan site). So is someone willing to "sum up" what was wrong with these shows for me? Thanks.
Eh, pretty much everything she's done work on is pretty not good except for Wandering Son.
People are putting too much stock into her importance anyways. She's just worked with a lot of incompetent people -- Hanasaku Iroha is one of the least offensive show that had her work, and it's no coincidence that a talented director like Ando was the one who directed it. Same with Wandering Son even though I can't say anything about too definitive about the quality of the director since he's new to it, but he seems to be fresh talent.
Half of the fun of a new anime season is using the least amount of information possible to determine what you're watching.
I also thought that thread consensus was that K-On is good, though. Can't be hipster if most people like it!
I have zero intention to get into any actual "hipster" debates because I know how quickly they go to shit on GAF. I was using the term self-deprecatingly, not about anyone else
When I think AnoHana and Fractale, I think shitting up potentially interesting subject matters with tired anime tropes. I don't know how much that describes the entirety of Okada's work, though.
I don't really watch modern anime anymore (hence why I run some silly little Lupin fan site). So is someone willing to "sum up" what was wrong with these shows for me? Thanks.
I guess people don't like the moe.
or the melodramatic ghost.
Oh, wrong with the shows. That's a different discussion entirely.I don't really watch modern anime anymore (hence why I run some silly little Lupin fan site). So is someone willing to "sum up" what was wrong with these shows for me? Thanks.
Problems with the shows, however, included terrible love triangles, risque humor, and melodrama off the top of my head.
Lupin the Third
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Oh, wrong with the shows. That's a different discussion entirely. Problems with the show, however, included terrible love triangles, risque humor, and melodrama off the top of my head.
Wait, hold on, what forum is this
Thank you so much for the briefing! I really appreciate the input.
It's just the Lupin the Third.com Forums.
checkeredknight
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I don't really watch modern anime anymore (hence why I run some silly little Lupin fan site). So is someone willing to "sum up" what was wrong with these shows for me? Thanks.
I'm on this boat. All I ever watch is Lupin, Dragonball and Space Adventure Cobra. Although, with the (now confirmed) rumors flying around of Takeshi Koike working on the character designs for this Lupin series, I did give Redline a watch. Absolutely loved it,
though the ending was pretty damn weak
Lupin the Third
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Sounds like that's a good thing, based on what I'm hearing so far....
Edit: Fujiko was never my favorite character, and although I can appreciate the appeal of a more risque, manga-esque "Lupin," I never really cared much for it personally. "Mystery of (Mamo/Mamaux)" was a great movie, though.
I feel so boring just thinking the show was not interesting.
I need to increase my anime hipster cred ASAP!
She said that she was using ideas from everyone on the staff, actually.
These things make shows fun to me. I guess different strokes.
I have a certain affinity for bad shows when they are entertaining though. I dont like shows that are just plain shit like eiken though.
Lupin the Third
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I didn't see it posted earlier, but if anyone wants a general idea of how the Lupin series might look in motion, here's a "sneak peek":
http://youtu.be/8XjdaNb-2_M
In actuality, this is a trailer of a Pachi-Slot machine by Heiwa released late last year. It was also Fujiko-centric ("Fujiko: 10-Billion-Dollar Goddess") and featured character designs by Takeshi Koike, also the character designer for the upcoming TV Series. I've long speculated that it was going to be a tie-in with the TV series, but the series was delayed several times from its initial announcement for Fall 2011, and I imagine Heiwa just got impatient and wanted to launch.
This user also has several chunks of off-screen footage from the final game:
http://youtu.be/4VpWVWFrvoM
http://youtu.be/kLFeqnaNVVs
http://youtu.be/F6_o_WHUWzA
There's a sequence in the first chapter using Seamo's "Lupin the Fire" that feels like it would make a good OP, but I think it's unlikely to be from the Series: http://youtu.be/4VpWVWFrvoM?t=1m52s
http://youtu.be/8XjdaNb-2_M
In actuality, this is a trailer of a Pachi-Slot machine by Heiwa released late last year. It was also Fujiko-centric ("Fujiko: 10-Billion-Dollar Goddess") and featured character designs by Takeshi Koike, also the character designer for the upcoming TV Series. I've long speculated that it was going to be a tie-in with the TV series, but the series was delayed several times from its initial announcement for Fall 2011, and I imagine Heiwa just got impatient and wanted to launch.
This user also has several chunks of off-screen footage from the final game:
http://youtu.be/4VpWVWFrvoM
http://youtu.be/kLFeqnaNVVs
http://youtu.be/F6_o_WHUWzA
There's a sequence in the first chapter using Seamo's "Lupin the Fire" that feels like it would make a good OP, but I think it's unlikely to be from the Series: http://youtu.be/4VpWVWFrvoM?t=1m52s
Then blame the director for not doing his job.
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