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[ShinRPGamer]

Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might

This film is unique in that there are five elite mooks (There's another short purple like the one shown) instead of the usual three.

This film I actually watched back when the Ocean dub made it a 3-part episode. It's my first time watching it as a feature film however. The flim Tree of Might is all right with the second half making up for the first, for the most part.

The Good:
Tien, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha are in this. Although Yamcha only purpose seems to be getting shit on by everyone else.
Giant monkey fight! Easily the best part of the film.
Turles is a fun villian. Helps he's voiced by Chris Patton.
The imagery when The Tree of Might was sucking the Earth's energy. This might sound odd, but it reminded me of Chernobyl in that nature is reclaiming the Earth, so to speak. And I interpreted the Green forest turning red as an allusion to the red forest.

The bad:
The first 25-30 minutes aren't good. It brings the whole production down and honestly should have been cut in half.
Chi Chi: Still unlikable and unsympathetic as ever. If anything, she might be worse than usual here.
Icarus: Kinda pointless and kinda annoying. The embodiment of every single "I found a wild animal that really likes me and my mom/dad/boss won't let me keep him" cliche. Could do without him.
How Turles was defeated: It's an asspull that is only explained by King Kai after the fact.

Overall it's a mixed bag. It could definitely be worse, but it could also be a better experience.

 

[Basileus777]

Nobody told me Erased was based off an ongoing manga. That kind of ruins it.

What does that ruin?

 

[Admiral Woofington]

What does that ruin?

kind of ruins the chance at a proper conclusion for a mystery unless it's a multi-arc manga?

 

[Blusby]

kind of ruins the chance at a proper conclusion for a mystery unless it's a multi-arc manga?

ya' best hope for a complete rewrite or a second season cause lol

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Koufuku Graffiti 4

I want to know what kind of magic allowed Shaft and Ken Naito to make backgrounds this good.

 

[PdotMichael]

Kizumonogatari Part 2

This time it's personal

 

[Jarmel]

ya' best hope for a complete rewrite or a second season cause lol

goddamnit

 

[KharmaPolice]

Nobody told me Erased was based off an ongoing manga. That kind of ruins it.

Goddamnit, mystery stories without a resolution are the worst. Now I'm thinking about dropping it...

Koufuku Graffiti 4

I want to know what kind of magic allowed Shaft and Ken Naito to make backgrounds this good.

Don't worry, I'm sure they will be replaced with some abstract, at most two coloured backgrounds for the BDs!

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Don't worry, I'm sure they will be replaced with some abstract, at most two coloured backgrounds for the BDs!

I'm watching the BDs.

 

[PdotMichael]

It's kind of funny how Okada's Koufuku Graffiti is basically just Sketchbook reloaded with all the talk about growing and stuff.

 

[Cornbread78]

The Comic Artist and Assistants ep.1-2

Ok, this is something, lol. Fully expect this to go in circles story wise, but they are shorts and it's funny, so let's roll.

 

[Haly]

I think the funniest part of Koufuku Graffiti is that the setup is Hidasketch but the focus is Soma.

Who was expecting food porn from a slice-of-life about art students?

 

[Nestled_Grizzly]

The Comic Artist and Assistants ep.1-2

Ok, this is something, lol. Fully expect this to go in circles story wise, but they are shorts and it's funny, so let's roll.

I remember this show. I actually really enjoyed it. And yeah, do not expect story progression lol.

 

[Shard]

Kizumonogatari Part 2

This time it's personal

Looks like Shinobu just finished watching Nisemonogatari.

 

[Cornbread78]

I remember this show. I actually really enjoyed it. And yeah, do not expect story progression lol.

It was a MetroidPrimeRib rec and he was spot on with Baka to Test, so we'll see how this one goes, so far, so good.

 

[e_i]

I guess I'll watch Fairy Tail: Zero, even though it will have a

Spoiler

bad

end.

 

[Crash Station]

Kizumonogatari Part 2

This time it's personal

Is this actually action or is it only billing itself as that like the rest of this stupid franchise?

 

[PdotMichael]

Is this actually action or is it only billing itself as that like the rest of this stupid franchise?

It's not a battle shounen.

 

[KharmaPolice]

I'm watching the BDs.

Yeah, thought so, but this made me curious and I checked out some BD comparisons.

Now usually in BD touchups one can expect to get off-model drawings and mistakes cleaned up, but Shaft is known to sometimes do extensive touch ups which weren't really needed.

In Koufuku Graffitis case you do have your standard off-model corrections. Left is TV, right is BD in all shots.

Shaft also likes to alter the lighting in scenes to achieve a more dramatic effect.

You tell me if this is an improvement.

More surprising I've found to be extensive touch ups of the background art.

Drastic improvement of the original bg art.

Some backgrounds got changed for internal consistency I guess.

While others were changed just because?

Looks worse imo.

 

[striferser]

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi 1
I know they're going to cut several chapter from the manga, since even i think those chapter was not really needed. So yeah, good job on the director/script writer for trimming the fat. As far as adaptation goes, it's pretty solid, especially the voice acting. Also, based on the change in the first episode with the manga version, it seem they're going for anime original ending.

Re:re: rearrangement sounds really good. Can't wait to hear the full version

 

[Crash Station]

It's not a battle shounen.

Sure, but you can't tell me that doesn't look like the poster for an action series, not an inane rambling series.

 

[PdotMichael]

Sure, but you can't tell me that doesn't look like the poster for an action series, not an inane rambling series.

It's also not an action flick, so I wouldn't expect overlong action scenes.

 

[Envelope]

Sure, but you can't tell me that doesn't look like the poster for an action series, not an inane rambling series.

brah chill

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi 1
Huh, i know they're going to cut several chapter from the manga, since even i think those chapter was not really needed. So yeah, good job on the director/script writer for trimming the fat. As far as adaptation goes, it's pretty solid, especially the voice acting. Also, based on the change in the first episode with the manga version, it seem they're going for anime original ending.

one of the few situations an anime original ending sounds great to me haha

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Sure, but you can't tell me that doesn't look like the poster for an action series, not an inane rambling series.

I would think you know Nisio well enough by now.

 

[Puruzi]

Sure, but you can't tell me that doesn't look like the poster for an action series, not an inane rambling series.

 

[Firemind]

it's based on a light novel so it's automatic trash

 

[nintendoman58]

it's based on a light novel so it's automatic trash

Not when shows like Kino's Journey and Baccano exist.

Also, don't you always say that SAO is good?

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Yamishibai S2 11

Know what's not scary at all? Skeletons.

Yamishibai S2 12

Girl, no. The real horror here is your fashion sense.

Yamishibai S2 13 END

Eh. The first season was far better but it's hard to complain about shorts.

 

[Firemind]

Not when shows like Kino's Journey and Baccano exist.

Also, don't you always say that SAO is good?

it's the greatest anime of this decade but that's not exactly a high bar

 

[Nestled_Grizzly]

Not when shows like Kino's Journey and Baccano exist.

Also, don't you always say that SAO is good?

Or Spice and Wolf.

 

[Line_HTX]

Erased can't be that bad if it has the SAO director and Kajiura for music, right?



Can't wait to watch it after Phantom World.

 

[names2hard4you]

Daredevil Season 2 airs on March 18th. Right at the end of the Winter Anime season. Leaving the good for last. Even though it isn't anime LOL.

 

[Shard]

Erased can't be that bad if it has the SAO director and Kajiura for music, right?

I will say right now that this is one her downright blandest compositions to date and I am not used to her music fading into the background.

 

[KharmaPolice]

I will say right now that this is one her downright blandest compositions to date and I am not used to her music fading into the background.

Sadly I have to agree. I hope it will improve in the following episodes.

 

[TUSR]

kizu might have action in it

 

[wonzo]

fyi crunchyroll skipped a few lupin eps for some reason

 

[Haly]

Kizu will have 2-3 minutes of action which is par for the course when it comes to Monogatari.

 

[Crash Station]

I would think you know Nisio well enough by now.

Medaka Box is very much an action series.

Way I see it, a poster like that for a series that is 98% dialogue tangents is kind or misrepresenting the product. It's not even purposeful misdirection like School Live or Madoka, it's just dickish.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Kizu will have 2-3 minutes of action which is par for the course when it comes to Monogatari.

Well, at least it will look good. Although I've only read up to Dramaturgy's fight, which isn't that much of a fight. All the "fights" in Monogats are just Araragi getting destroyed anyway.

 

[Puruzi]

Arararararagi vs Karen is best fight

 

[Shard]

Assassination Classroom Season 2, Episode 1:

Shipping episode abound that is kind of touch and also kind of dull.

 

[Haly]

Way I see it, a poster like that for a series that is 98% dialogue tangents is kind or misrepresenting the product. It's not even purposeful misdirection like School Live or Madoka, it's just dickish.

No it isn't. Seriously where are you getting this? Everyone who watches anime pretty much knows what's up with Monogatari now, and only anime watchers go to see non-Ghibli anime movies. For foreign screenings of anime films, anyone who voluntarily chooses to go to them know exactly what they're getting themselves into.

You're arguing based on principles that serve a non-existent audience!

 

[dimb]

Kizumonogatari Part 2

Isn't this poster depicting something from around the end of the book? Or am I forgetting something?

 

[Hellwarden]

Assassination Classroom S2 Episode 1

They sadly cut some parts of this scene. The only real problem I had with this episode.

Okay, this was the first show of the season I can say I actually enjoyed watching.
It wasn't an amazing episode, but it moved at a decent clip and didn't allow the comedy to get bogged down at any point.

The scene in the cave was easily the highlight of the episode, as it focused primarily on the comedy of Korosensei's odd personality, but
still allowed us to get a little insight on what other characters think of each other.

 

[Crash Station]

No it isn't. Seriously where are you getting this? Everyone who watches anime pretty much knows what's up with Monogatari now, and only anime watchers go to see non-Ghibli anime movies. For foreign screenings of anime films, anyone who voluntarily chooses to go to them know exactly what they're getting themselves into.

You're arguing based on principles that serve a non-existent audience!

I suppose that's true for something that's been around as long as Monogatari.

Still dumb to me, though.

 

[Mature]

fyi crunchyroll skipped a few lupin eps for some reason

I think there were a few episodes that didn't go from the Italian version to the Japanese version. Probably nothing to do with CR.

According to wikipedia at least, episode 6 and 22 didn't make it to Japan. Don't know that myself though.

 

[Phatmac]

Medaka Box is very much an action series.

Way I see it, a poster like that for a series that is 98% dialogue tangents is kind or misrepresenting the product. It's not even purposeful misdirection like School Live or Madoka, it's just dickish.

Monogatari is one of the most popular anime franchises of this decade so people know what they're going to see. The poster is appropriate for what happens in Kizumonogatari.

 

[Chindogg]

So where's everyone seeing Dagashi from? Funi apparently hasn't posted it yet and I'm sad to see gifs from it already.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

So where's everyone seeing Dagashi from? Funi apparently hasn't posted it yet and I'm sad to see gifs from it already.

Funi posts it on Monday, even though it airs Thursday. Those people are watching raws.