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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -6| How much lower can we go?!
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Rofl. Well shit.
I suffered through enough Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch as a student to last a lifetime of mermaid anime
Although one day I MIGHT try and give Umi Monogatari another go, I guess. It did have some nice SatoJun vibes...
Lttp but GOLDEN TIME LN GOT AN ANIME?
For those who don't know Golden time is by the author of Toradora!
I read college, my interest is raised.
Hope it gets a good director (Nagai?
).
Jex
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If I was old and cynical anime internet fan I'd point out that the last thing anime needs is more LN adaptations.
Then someone else would come and point out that studios have to make money and this is the kind of thing that actually sells.
Then someone else would go I don't care about the commercial side of the industry, what I want to see is good anime.
To which the reply would be: anime isn't produced in a vacuum. It takes time, money and people. One has to accept the commercial realities of anime production in this day and age.
Then someone else would come and point out that studios have to make money and this is the kind of thing that actually sells.
Then someone else would go I don't care about the commercial side of the industry, what I want to see is good anime.
To which the reply would be: anime isn't produced in a vacuum. It takes time, money and people. One has to accept the commercial realities of anime production in this day and age.
PdotMichael
Banned
why?
Why they use Precure (especially HC) as example?
Spring starts when MLP says it does!
Also yay more TLR! I look forward to watching it a year after it airs when it's all out on Bluray!
Also yay more TLR! I look forward to watching it a year after it airs when it's all out on Bluray!
Jex
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[Tamako Market] - 9
The most impressive thing about this episode is how effortlessly it executes it's vision. They make it look easy to craft a powerful story when obviously it's extremely difficult to pull something this good off. I can understand why people were calling this the episode of the show, or the season, or the year - it's just about perfect.
In terms of the writing and the pacing, I was particularly impressed with how they tell not one, but three love stories in a single episode and how they balance them all out across the episode without letting any of them to topple over or disrupt the others. This balance is achieved very neatly by bookending the episode with the love story in the past, keeping the middle of the text focused on the love story in the present and still managing to carefully sprinkle out a little story for Mochizo where appropriate. This means that there's actually a love story for (nearly) every generation of the family.
It's also demanding, I imagine, to keep the tone for this kind of episode in check. Anko's story has to be a little bittersweet but still warm while the story of Tamako's father has to have that weight to it without it becoming a cheap downer storyline. Nevertheless, they managed to pull it off.
I really respect the creativity employed in telling the story of Tamako's parents. Most directors would either a) dedicate an entire episode to a flashback or b) continually crosscut to the flashback throughout the episode. Here Ichirou Miyoshi does neither of these things, instead he uses a wide variety of methods to tell the story: a straightforward flashback, a music video, a montage flashback and even some photos are all deployed to tell the audience this particular story. The use of all these different techniques weaves a very rich picture in a very short amount of time and keeps the audience interested throughout. Bravo.
Speaking of directorial technique, one thing that I kept noticing throughout this episode was how deep all the frames were. To explain my point a little, most of the time when you look at a scene in an anime (or even anything on film) most of the motion is between the two sides of the frame. Action tends to take place in one horizontal plane and that can make a work feel really 'flat' because the image has no depth to it. However Ichirou Miyoshi seems exceptionally concerned with allowing characters to move from the back of the frame to the front, or vice versa. This depth makes the world feel less like a drawing and more like a real place because characters are moving through a three-dimensional space. It's used really effectively in Tamako's house to create a distinct sense of space. Just look at this series of images which goes to create three layers of depth:
Or these which demonstrate a character moving through the depth of the image:
There's some other minor things I enjoyed, such as the use of POV to bond the audience to Anko:
The way this high angle shot combined with Tamako's father's posture makes him look like a sullen teenager:
Or the visual gag with the people in the background:
Good stuff.
The most impressive thing about this episode is how effortlessly it executes it's vision. They make it look easy to craft a powerful story when obviously it's extremely difficult to pull something this good off. I can understand why people were calling this the episode of the show, or the season, or the year - it's just about perfect.
In terms of the writing and the pacing, I was particularly impressed with how they tell not one, but three love stories in a single episode and how they balance them all out across the episode without letting any of them to topple over or disrupt the others. This balance is achieved very neatly by bookending the episode with the love story in the past, keeping the middle of the text focused on the love story in the present and still managing to carefully sprinkle out a little story for Mochizo where appropriate. This means that there's actually a love story for (nearly) every generation of the family.
It's also demanding, I imagine, to keep the tone for this kind of episode in check. Anko's story has to be a little bittersweet but still warm while the story of Tamako's father has to have that weight to it without it becoming a cheap downer storyline. Nevertheless, they managed to pull it off.
I really respect the creativity employed in telling the story of Tamako's parents. Most directors would either a) dedicate an entire episode to a flashback or b) continually crosscut to the flashback throughout the episode. Here Ichirou Miyoshi does neither of these things, instead he uses a wide variety of methods to tell the story: a straightforward flashback, a music video, a montage flashback and even some photos are all deployed to tell the audience this particular story. The use of all these different techniques weaves a very rich picture in a very short amount of time and keeps the audience interested throughout. Bravo.
Speaking of directorial technique, one thing that I kept noticing throughout this episode was how deep all the frames were. To explain my point a little, most of the time when you look at a scene in an anime (or even anything on film) most of the motion is between the two sides of the frame. Action tends to take place in one horizontal plane and that can make a work feel really 'flat' because the image has no depth to it. However Ichirou Miyoshi seems exceptionally concerned with allowing characters to move from the back of the frame to the front, or vice versa. This depth makes the world feel less like a drawing and more like a real place because characters are moving through a three-dimensional space. It's used really effectively in Tamako's house to create a distinct sense of space. Just look at this series of images which goes to create three layers of depth:
Or these which demonstrate a character moving through the depth of the image:
There's some other minor things I enjoyed, such as the use of POV to bond the audience to Anko:
The way this high angle shot combined with Tamako's father's posture makes him look like a sullen teenager:
Or the visual gag with the people in the background:
Good stuff.
COME ON MADP YOU MAKE PLENTY OF GOOD POSTS, DAMMIT!
I want to hear your opinion because I want to hear what YOU think about something even if you happen to say the same things others did earlier. There are complete or perceptive interpretations but also opinions someone values for different specific merits closer or akin to that person. This is not a competition of dissecting a work the very first and spotting the difference, but to hear what those you care about and respect think about it.
It would have been a greater success if at the time they would have finally released the series and companion films on Blu-ray!
At least lately he has opportunities of working in what he really likes! And don't worry too much, market trends also come and go...
What was sad about that?
I think a lot of people feel this way. Isn't that why people say negative reviews are more fun to write? I know the same is true for me. Usually, when something is done well, all the mechanisms that make it work are almost transparent to the viewer, while when something sucks, the sore points stick out. Personally, I can talk much more 'intelligently' about why I hate MGS4's story than I can about why I love its early levels, for example.
Writing a review of something remarkable that properly captures its quality without breaking into empty superlatives is an incredibly difficult task. That's why a lot of my series reviews tend to be really short. I never have any idea where to start.
Every time I pick anime by thinking with my dick, I wind up disappointed. So I've given up on that.
[Tamako Market] - 9
Neat post. I really liked the episode but it didn't occur to me that it would be something like "best of the year". The way you put it makes it seem like it really is flawless. It is undoubtedly the best entry in Tamako, and most surely in Winter too.
Little bit of trivia- Ichirou Miyoshi is a pen name for Yoshiji Kigami, a member of Kyoani's board of directors and basically the godfather of the studio. This sole man is the main reason why Kyoani started to dabble into animation (they initially were simply a cell painting studio), and it's pretty safe to say that everyone in the studio has been hugely influenced by him. The use of the screen as a 3D space is a particularly interesting example because a lot of directors in the studio are fond of emphasizing that (Takemoto especially overuses it, I think even more than Kigami).
As you can see, the guy's no hack- he even animated for Ghibli and Akira at the time (although his Akira scene is not on that video, no idea why since it's very refined in the spirit of that movie). No wonder some of the best episodes that the studio churns out are handled by him.
Otona Joshi no Anime Time - Kawamo wo Suberu Kaze
This was a pretty interesting story about a 33-year-old mother returning to her hometown with her 4-year-old son after 5 years abroad in America thanks to her husbands work. It's during her stay with her parents that we get a glimpse into her past thanks to her various flashbacks, most notably involving being her struggle with a loveless marriage thanks to her work obsessed husband, her eating disorder manifested because of that, and an affair with a former Junior High classmate whom she wishes to revisit. I kinda saw the revelation at the end coming and there was some truly awful filtered photo's and videos passing for background art but I still enjoyed this overall and I'd highly recommend it to others looking for something more different than usual.
I'm definitely looking forward to the three new specials.
This was a pretty interesting story about a 33-year-old mother returning to her hometown with her 4-year-old son after 5 years abroad in America thanks to her husbands work. It's during her stay with her parents that we get a glimpse into her past thanks to her various flashbacks, most notably involving being her struggle with a loveless marriage thanks to her work obsessed husband, her eating disorder manifested because of that, and an affair with a former Junior High classmate whom she wishes to revisit. I kinda saw the revelation at the end coming and there was some truly awful filtered photo's and videos passing for background art but I still enjoyed this overall and I'd highly recommend it to others looking for something more different than usual.
I'm definitely looking forward to the three new specials.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Lttp but GOLDEN TIME LN GOT AN ANIME?
For those who don't know Golden time is by the author of Toradora!
Golden Time, huh? What's this about...
...yep, that's definitely from the same author as Toradora!
Jex
Member
This makes a lot of sense given the competency of the production and direction in the episode.
ENTER, ENTER, MISSION!
Buzzer Beat 1
Some REAL vibes in this drama.
I thought it was a good start, Naoki and Riko are likeable characters, it'll be cool to see them reaching for their different dreams.
Yoyogi is an asshole and his face seriously pisses me off. I mean, look at him!
You just want to punch him in the face!
The cast is good aside from that guy though.
Some REAL vibes in this drama.
I thought it was a good start, Naoki and Riko are likeable characters, it'll be cool to see them reaching for their different dreams.
Yoyogi is an asshole and his face seriously pisses me off. I mean, look at him!
You just want to punch him in the face!
The cast is good aside from that guy though.
Girls und Panzer broadcast tomorrow!
PANZER VOR
If I remember correctly he still uses another pen-name, as is Fumio Tada, even for recent works as an animator. Two different pen-names apart from his given name... I wonder, why is that?
Holy smokes! I only watched upto episode 4 because I didn't want to end up waiting months on a cliffhanger, time to watch!!!
Now watch this end up like Code Geass s1....
Nah, that's where the fun lies!
I'm thankful that I managed to get through it all unspoiled. So the fact that someone who feel that it's okay to drop unsolicited spoilers, well, it just strikes me as arrogant.
Funnily enough, I just finished watching Eva 1.11 for the first time myself. Which was interesting.
strangedopamine
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Sgt. Keroro Episode 220.
Didn't like Part A very much, it was a lesson about global warming disguised as a Keroro episode. Part B was nice, Keroro negotiating with an evil ancient Keronian weapon with sandwiches was hilarious.
Pretty weak episode overall, next episode looks great though!
Didn't like Part A very much, it was a lesson about global warming disguised as a Keroro episode. Part B was nice, Keroro negotiating with an evil ancient Keronian weapon with sandwiches was hilarious.
Pretty weak episode overall, next episode looks great though!
It's a mystery, it's really kind of strange since he does appear as Kigami on other places and everyone knows that he's in Kyoani.
He did use his real name for KA credits on the K-On! movie...
Dokidoki Precure - 07 End
Though a bit underwhelming for a series finale, this was nonetheless another stellar episode.
More than anything else, I've been consistently impressed by the direct continuity of these episodes. In other series, unspecified days or weeks would pass between monster of the week appearances, but here, every episode picks up directly where the last one left off. Episodes 2 to 4 all took place in one day; after 7, only four days have passed in total, I think. This means that the villains actually attack more than once a day! And in this episode, one of them
! It's so refreshing.
The battle scenes have maintained a high level of quality as well. The animation is never too derpy, and interesting tactics are often used. This episode's
, was at once hilarious and effective. I also appreciate that the Cures attempt punches and kicks before resorting to beamspam. It's not quite Futari wa or Heartcatch levels of melee, but after all-spam-Smile, it's pretty darn good.
The characterization was also handled much better than in recent seasons. At this time in most series, we'd have learned one to two quirks or interests of each main character; in Smile, we didn't even find out some of the core relationships (like Beauty and March beng childhood friends) until another thirty episodes in! But in Dokidoki, two of the four (Heart and Sword) are already significantly developed and have backstories and real motivations. Rosetta's intro episode gave a small bit of depth to her as well, so only Diamond remains a bit plain.
But why must all the good series die young? Is it really too much to ask for fifty episodes of this qualty, Toei? ...Don't answer that, I know it is. I'm sure the movie, at least, will give Dokidoki a chance to make our hearts pund once more.
Overall, I give this series a 9/10, on par with Heartcatch. I hope the next will be just as great.
Though a bit underwhelming for a series finale, this was nonetheless another stellar episode.
More than anything else, I've been consistently impressed by the direct continuity of these episodes. In other series, unspecified days or weeks would pass between monster of the week appearances, but here, every episode picks up directly where the last one left off. Episodes 2 to 4 all took place in one day; after 7, only four days have passed in total, I think. This means that the villains actually attack more than once a day! And in this episode, one of them
actually went personally to fight, since he knew the monsters were unreliable
The battle scenes have maintained a high level of quality as well. The animation is never too derpy, and interesting tactics are often used. This episode's
two chandeliers being dropped on the bad guys in one episode, in the same room even
The characterization was also handled much better than in recent seasons. At this time in most series, we'd have learned one to two quirks or interests of each main character; in Smile, we didn't even find out some of the core relationships (like Beauty and March beng childhood friends) until another thirty episodes in! But in Dokidoki, two of the four (Heart and Sword) are already significantly developed and have backstories and real motivations. Rosetta's intro episode gave a small bit of depth to her as well, so only Diamond remains a bit plain.
But why must all the good series die young? Is it really too much to ask for fifty episodes of this qualty, Toei? ...Don't answer that, I know it is. I'm sure the movie, at least, will give Dokidoki a chance to make our hearts pund once more.
Overall, I give this series a 9/10, on par with Heartcatch. I hope the next will be just as great.
I pray so deeply that I'm wrong, but... The baby thing is finally in the preview... What was shaping up to be the best Precure ever will almost certainly fall into the depths of mediocrity next week... I'll watch anyway, but I'm preemptively mourning the loss.
These premises sound awful... they are LN, alright.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Nicely written and explained. I'd like to think one of these days I will be articulate enough to write up as thorough and well thought-out an episode impression as this someday.
Good stuff, Jexhius.
EDIT: !! Cuilan sighting!
Well, at least they got the right anime at #1.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Finally Alibaba over Aladdin, great pick, though would hope Judar would have showed up. Kirito is still amazing, cant wait to hear his durb voice.
Tamako Bomba.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Tamako and Hyouka are too good for Japan.
PdotMichael
Banned
Newstype readers /= people who buy anime
Obviously. Nekomonogatari sold 50k first week but you don't see any Monogatari characters in the Top 10s for example.
TBH its pretty 50/50 for the great episode and super boring one. After great eps 9 I got the irrelevant eps 10.
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