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Geneijin said:
I wouldn't say it's bad writing yet.
Seems more like a way to artificially limit her powers while adding a lame dramatic effect as well as others have said. If there's something wrong with her health, then I'm not expecting it to happen in the next few episodes until they decide to stress it. Dialogue indicates it was more for lame dramatic effect than anything else personally, and I doubt the U-men are affecting her powers or any of the X-men's either. If the U-men were, it make more sense for countermeasures to happen this episode, not the next. Perhaps it would have been too much content for one episode, in which case, the only plausible explanation for Storm's weariness right now for me is troubled health, which they don't want to talk about yet.
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Could be foreshadowing for the
Legacy virus
?

Cyke's supposed to be the one who zonks out when he uses his powers. Dude almost fainted punching through Magneto's force field the first time they met at that missile base.
 
Freshmaker said:
Could be foreshadowing for the
Legacy virus
?
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I figured it was just a side affect of the pshycic jamming deal that was going on on the area, everone else in the teams powers are always on so they were fine.
 
Emma sounds so old. I was expecting sexy and teasing, not middle-aged and motherly.
Koyama Rikiya's Wolverine is the best so far. He voices two of my waifus, FFXII's Basch and Eyeshield 21's Musashi. With Wolvie Rikiya's now second only to Keiji Fujiwara, my personal seiyuu god.
 
Freshmaker said:
Could be foreshadowing for the
Legacy virus
?

Cyke's supposed to be the one who zonks out when he uses his powers. Dude almost fainted punching through Magneto's force field the first time they met at that missile base.
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That or she really had a nasty ass cold and wasn't up to snuff this mission around?

Then again, nerfing Storm would be amusing.
 
Odds of Magneto appearing in the anime is pretty much zero unless they have some sort of random flashback for fans. Odds of Omega Red appearing is negative, because he was already used in 3 episodes of the Wolverine anime (it was bad).
 
Shouta said:
That or she really had a nasty ass cold and wasn't up to snuff this mission around?
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Super heroes (Spiderman aside) get colds?

Then again, nerfing Storm would be amusing.
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I don't think she is permanently nerfed. She had no problem icing the boat or using her powers in the phoenix battle.
 
Is Iceman supposed to show up in this series?

I always wanted to see what his potential was in movie/TV but never have -- he's supposedly an Omega level mutant correct?
 
duckroll said:
Odds of Magneto appearing in the anime is pretty much zero unless they have some sort of random flashback for fans. Odds of Omega Red appearing is negative, because he was already used in 3 episodes of the Wolverine anime (it was bad).
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Please dont kill my dreams =/
 
Pretty dull episode and another episode where for whatever reason Storm doesn't use her powers. I watched it without subs, but it didn't seem like anything major happened.
Looks like an Emma flashback dealing with the Hellfire Club next episode
 
I didn't find it dull at all. In fact, it's probably my favorite episode since ep1. Awesome animation sequences by Niho and Kutsuna, really rad camera direction and angles, and a crazy action sequence with Wolverine. I love the creativeness of the motion throughout the episode, and it was great to see the X-men enjoying some down time back in the mansion just chilling.

From the Spring thread:
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X-men ep4

As expected this is a solid and totally unique episode done by web-style animators. Similar to certain episodes of Naruto, or the general style of Noein and Birdy Decode, the art in the episode is not particularly consistent with the rest of the series, but has it's own distinct style. The animation flows well, and there are VERY creative camera angles and general direction thanks to Niho's storyboards and Ikehata's direction.

Two particular types of scenes stand out in the episode. Firstly the action sequences are pretty awesome, with lots of dynamic camera movement, morphing effects, and great motion flair. Secondly, the character scenes have a good degree of naunce in the body language and general motion.

I'm not sure if regular viewers will enjoy the episode as much as I did (even the script is much more interesting than the previous episode though, so it's definitely a step up), but being a fan of unique styles of animation and experimentation, this episode made me VERY happy. :D
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X-Men 4

This was actually a pretty good, a definite step up from episode 3, lots of interesting work going on visually. I did still feel some of the action sequences were difficult to follow because they were rather dark.
 
I decided to check out the sub on a whim, and I'm pretty annoyed that they decided to translate "Damon Hall" as "David Haller". That's definitely a case of the editor trying to be smarter than he is imo. There's no indication at all that the script is trying to reference the David Haller character, and the syndrome mentioned in the anime is definitely an original creation for the anime story...
 
I didn't like the Blackbird-Wolverine fight, couldn't see shit. And yeah, thanks for pointing out the animation, I was going to say that it looked like they took a huge step back from previous episodes.
 
duckroll said:
Odds of Magneto appearing in the anime is pretty much zero unless they have some sort of random flashback for fans. Odds of Omega Red appearing is negative, because he was already used in 3 episodes of the Wolverine anime (it was bad).
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I refuse to believe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YF1o_jgqr4
then what is the meaning of this


then why are magneto,juggernaut,silver samurai and mystique all in the ending credits with there new designs.

Slayven said:
That wasn't Silver Samurai that was Stryfe

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc103/TheBloodyAwfulP/460565-stryfe_01_super.jpg[/IMG[/QUOTE]

my bad they look really alike, both wear silly looking silver amor
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Cwarrior said:
I refuse to believe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YF1o_jgqr4
then what is the meaning of this


then why are magneto,juggernaut,silver samurai and mystique all in the ending credits with there new designs.
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That wasn't Silver Samurai that was Stryfe

460565-stryfe_01_super.jpg
 
Looks like we get to explore Emma's background in anime-verse next episode.

Do the descriptions/summaries of subsequent episodes confirm that Jean is well and truly dead ?wonder if Cyke and Emma will hook up here
 
Only watched the first 3 so far, but I hate how nerfed Storm is. Every time she even thinks about using her powers, she almost faints. Why even put her on the team? Should have used a less powerful X-Man. Right now, she's just a glorified damsel in distress.

Why doesn't Emma have her diamond form? Guess she's nerfed too? It's gonna be useless having a psychic when they're just fighting robots and psychic abilities are blocked... Am I going to get my answer when she uses it to avoid getting shot in ep4? :P If so, then why didn't she just use it before?
 
Rorschach said:
Why doesn't Emma have her diamond form? Guess she's nerfed too? It's gonna be useless having a psychic when they're just fighting robots and psychic abilities are blocked... Am I going to get my answer when she uses it to avoid getting shot in ep4? :P If so, then why didn't she just use it before?
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Ep 4 will answer your questions
 
being the idiot i am, i thought emma frost had, well, ice powers..

oh well. the series is shaping up really good so far. mad boobage on emma too damnn
 
Cwarrior said:
I refuse to believe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YF1o_jgqr4
then what is the meaning of this


then why are magneto,juggernaut,silver samurai and mystique all in the ending credits with there new designs.
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The ending montage is just fanservice for the comic fans, it has nothing to do with content in the actual series. Wolverine's ending animation had scenes of Weapon X and Sabertooth battles done in totally anime stylized art too. None of that was in the series. It's just something cool.

Stop over-analyzing it. The anime is just about the Inner Circle and the U-men. No other villains will appear, unless it's just a flashback.
 
Would love to see Marvel contract Madhouse for a season 2 but I think Marvel's priority right now will be to get animation properties on Disney XD.
 
Also, they really need to stop making everything so freakin' dark. Half the time I'm trying to figure out what the hell is going on during those fight scenes.
 
trejo said:
Also, they really need to stop making everything so freakin' dark. Half the time I'm trying to figure out what the hell is going on during those fight scenes.
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The fight on top of the Blackbird was almost unwatchable because of this.
 
Xmen ep04

Episode was decent, the story became a bit more interesting with second mutation stuff and am so happy that add another sound track after they abused main theme in such short time.

What really bugged me is that I couldn't see shit in the wolverine fight scene its so dark i had turn my monitor brightness up but even then i still couldn't tell what on earth was going on,


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its so bad that they might as well had cartoon smoke fight with arms flying
 
I really like what Niho did with the fight, especially the final descent through the clouds. I'm finding it harder and harder to defend the execution of the scene because practically every single person I know who has seen the episode say they have no idea what was going on at all during the fight. :(

Anyway there's no X-men this week, for those who might be wondering, because Animax was showing a Ring ni Kakero marathon today. Ep5 returns next week.
 
duckroll said:
I really like what Niho did with the fight, especially the final descent through the clouds. I'm finding it harder and harder to defend the execution of the scene because practically every single person I know who has seen the episode say they have no idea what was going on at all during the fight. :(

Anyway there's no X-men this week, for those who might be wondering, because Animax was showing a Ring ni Kakero marathon today. Ep5 returns next week.
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I just came to ask actually. oh well ep5 in a few hours.
 
Episode 4 had weaker animation than the previous outings, and the Wolverine fight was incomprehensible. :( At least the music was still solid, and the story seems to be moving forward a liiiiittle bit. This felt like a necessary filler episode. I'm expecting more high octane stuff next episode, and some revelations about Emma.
 
Halfway through episode 5. I've got to renew my objection to wolverine's charcterization as a dimwitted, stereotype of a yakuza thug.
 
Episode 5

This was excellent. We got to see Hisako struggle with her power, Scott show a bit of his crazy side, and learned about Emma's past a bit. I thought the arc between Hisako and Emma in this episode was fantastic, and I really enjoyed the traditional idea of knowing your strength, and using it for good. The ending was also sharp, and set things up nicely for the next episode and beyond. We can see glimpses of the home stretch, but the writers still haven't revealed their hand. Great episode.

9/10.
 
Ep5 was pretty good. Finally had time to sit down and watch it in HD. I think the series is much better when it takes the time to let the characters just interact with each other instead of throwing nameless foes at them. Also, the action scenes are great when they don't take place in dark rooms or in pitch black night settings. Glad to see from the preview that they'll be arriving in Japan in the DAY once more, instead of at night. Lol.

Judging from the synopsis write-ups in Newtype for the next set of episodes, it seems like tomorrow's ep is going to be a big fight which will likely put an end to the U-Men arc. From there it should move on to the Sasaki Institute storyline for the second half of the series, eventually leading to Mastermind officially showing up with his Inner Circle. Based on what we know about the staff listings, episode 9 should be a -really- solid episode animation-wise.
 
Caught up on Ep. 5-6 today, good shit. Scott is such a dick though, I was totally cheering when Hisako started beating on him. The battle in ep.6 was pretty solid, was really worried it might be going downhill after that really shitty fight Wolverine had on the outside of the BlackBird in episode 4. Looks like the plot is taking a turn now with this Sasaki woman, not really sure where they are going with this yet.
 
Yeah I really enjoyed the battle in ep6 too. The animation and designs are definitely holding up, and I'm impressed with the sort storyboarding in every episode in general. I love the backgrounds too. So detailed and nice, and clearly hand drawn instead of CG modeled stuff like a ton of anime uses nowadays. With the U-Men out of the way, hopefully for the remaining half of the series we get to see some solid mutant vs mutant action scenes.

I'm still really sad that Niho's action sequence in ep4 gets so much hate just because it was too dark. :/
 
duckroll said:
I'm still really sad that Niho's action sequence in ep4 gets so much hate just because it was too dark. :/
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It's hard to lake or hate a scene that no-one can even see!
 
Feel like I'm watching a different show than everyone else.

Watched through episode 5. The series looks nice, like all the character designs except for Wolvie, he seems a bit off somehow. Anyhow, the writing is kinda crap. Dunno how it holds up to the previous Marvel stuff (which I hear was godawful), but the show feels a bit lifeless outside of the action scenes. My biggest issue is that the characters have been reduced to particular anime tropes, despite how their characters SHOULD be. Wolvie is the big dumb lunk, Cyclops is the emo leader with a chip on his shoulder, Storm is the perpetual big sister, Hisako is the ever popular little girl who needs to learn to believe in herself.

To be fair it works better with some characters than others, Beast and Storm don't come off too badly, and at times Cyclops feels like his late 2000's comic self. I just can't get over how badly they fucked up with Emma. The rich, arrogant, bitch who is a harsh teacher to all her students, (no matter how much she cares for them), is just bland as hell in this series. I'm nearly halfway through the run of the show and she has done nothing of note.

I think that may be my other problem with the series, it is moving at a glacial pace right now. It's been 5 episodes and it feels like nothing has happened. We've had some cool fights and all, plus, y'know, danger room, always awesome. Still, I feel that the first episode was wasted, the second and third could have been combined, as could the 4th and 5th.

Will probably still finish the series up, the action scenes are good enough for that, but unless the story actually goes somewhere soon, I doubt I'll pick up if it gets a domestic release.
 
Oh I'll definitely agree that the writing is average/below average in general. It gets the mood and feel right for some characters more so than others, and it's not an illogical story, but it's kinda by the numbers and the overall scope doesn't seem engaging or particularly interesting. The main reason I find the show very entertaining is because the action is really pretty solid, and the entire production fews like a solid early 90s anime OVA with a team of superheroes fighting evil robots and monsters, with good animation and well directed sequences.


X-men ep7

Finally with the U-men out of the way, the series shifts gears and starts to show glimpses of the true plot and villains. Mastermind's underlings are making their moves, and the X-men discover more about Yui's facility in the mountains. There's also a (not so) shocking revelation about Professor X in this episode. Lol.

The action scene in ep7 is VERY promising, as it shows glimpses into the powers of the other Inner Circle members, and there's some pretty cool action choreography. Definitely looking forward to the major fights towards the end of the series. :D

Also watch out for a few new sequences in the Opening, since all the footage showing the U-men have been replaced from ep7 onwards. I'm surprised they bothered, but it's a pretty nice touch.
 
So, uh, how has this show been going? Looks like a lot of folks around here lost interest. I'm in the mood for more X-Men after First Class. Is this worthwhile?
 
Snaku said:
So, uh, how has this show been going? Looks like a lot of folks around here lost interest. I'm in the mood for more X-Men after First Class. Is this worthwhile?
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I think most of the people watching just talk about it in the Anime thread now. Episode 10 just aired this week. It really depends on what you're looking for. It's a pretty well animated action anime series which happens to feature the X-men. There aren't many great nods to the characters and lore of X-men unlike the movies, but Emma is pretty well developed and has a much bigger role than she does in First Class.

The X-men fight monsters, robots, and other oddities in the series, with Mastermind being the only villain taken from the comics. Everything else is original wacky anime content designed mostly by the Afro Samurai creator. It's pretty entertaining, and the fights are great. The backgrounds are really nice too. Writing ranges from serviceable to plain bad. Animation is great most of the time.
 
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