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I think it was more than that, though. If I'm remembering this correctly, I went into it not knowing anything about the source material or how it was altered and I still came away with the impression that something had gone horribly wrong somewhere. The whole thing seemed disjointed and I was struggling to work out why I should care about what was happening or anyone involved. I think the plant monster at the end literally came out of nowhere, too. That could still be more of a script problem, I guess.
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The actual novels for Kara no Kyoukai are a bit of a mess to begin with; Nasu famously didn't seem to care for them at all before ufotable took a crack at it. Seemingly they were able to cover for the weaknesses in the other chapters better than they were able to do so in Oblivion Recorder.
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Movie 6 was the weird school detective mystery, right? I actually kind of like that one...
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Nate RFB posted:The actual novels for Kara no Kyoukai are a bit of a mess to begin with; Nasu famously didn't seem to care for them at all before ufotable took a crack at it. Seemingly they were able to cover for the weaknesses in the other chapters better than they were able to do so in Oblivion Recorder. Interestingly Nasu offered to clean up his stuff when it was going to get adapted but ufotable was like that's not needed as the original is fine.
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Nate RFB posted:The actual novels for Kara no Kyoukai are a bit of a mess to begin with; Nasu famously didn't seem to care for them at all before ufotable took a crack at it. Seemingly they were able to cover for the weaknesses in the other chapters better than they were able to do so in Oblivion Recorder. Well, I think his attitude toward the original novels is more that he was happy with the final product when he wrote them as a novice, but that was like 15 years ago and the movies are so good in his eyes that they've basically completely supplanted the novels as the definitive Kara no Kyoukai. I think the official line is like "The novels were alright when they came out, but seriously, go watch the movies".
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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-26/macross-science-fiction-anime-franchise-gets-new-tv-series Another Macross tv series is happening in the future. I'm down with that.
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It's too soon! Everyone knows you have to wait 12 years minimum in between Macross TV series.
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I always thought it was just one tv series and one OVA each decade! (With movies scattered for flavor as needed)
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Awesome! Hopefully it follows the crew of the megaroad 1 and we find out why they disappeared.
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Quad Cape posted:Awesome! Hopefully it follows the crew of the megaroad 1 and we find out why they disappeared. That would be so cool, but the last I heard was something along the lines of "I'm done with their story and revisiting it doesn't interest me at all". I would be absolutely fine with it happening though!
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Autonomous Monster posted:I think it was more than that, though. If I'm remembering this correctly, I went into it not knowing anything about the source material or how it was altered and I still came away with the impression that something had gone horribly wrong somewhere. The whole thing seemed disjointed and I was struggling to work out why I should care about what was happening or anyone involved. I think the plant monster at the end literally came out of nowhere, too. That chapter has always seem out of placed in context of all the other movies/chapters. It's definitely the lightest story compared to the dark and heavy themes of the others. Other than relating directly to Shiki towards the end, it's pretty much a side story to lighten up the mood before the finale chapter following it. As for direction, I thought overall it was fine, nothing special or outstanding but that the climax of the movie was a bit fumbled. Perhaps it should have served as a signpost of what was to come in the 7th movie for me which was fumbled as well. a kitten posted:That would be so cool, but the last I heard was something along the lines of "I'm done with their story and revisiting it doesn't interest me at all". I'm sorry but it's now canon that Megaroad-01 and everyone in it were transported another galaxy. So unless it's about them there, the story with them is done. I believe this is published in the Macross Chronicles magazines or something. Stumbling Block fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Mar 26, 2014 |
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I get the feeling that whole "transported to another galaxy" thing is a kind way for the writers to say "their story is done, it's time to move on".
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Oreca Battle and Dragon Collection will be this season's new hotness. Trust me  (Are they even different? The main character is basically the same "Big Bangs, Blue Eyes, Red Theme" and the dragons look near identical) Definitely checking out Captain Earth. I feel obligated to check out anything by Utena Alumni Also, not sure if it's against the rules to talk about upcoming seasons, but does anyone know about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYWOG9q2HpI Houseki no Kuni(sometimes translated as Jewel Kingdom)? It has a strong shoujo flair, it's sparkling and shiny, and it seems to be about people fighting against Buddhist monsters from the moon. Plus, when else will you get a chance to see gems fight? E:Just checked out OBDC's page. It's made by Konami and is attached to a card machine in an arcade. OF COURSE Postal Parcel fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Mar 27, 2014 |
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ANN has a listing of lengths for several upcoming shows. Encouragement of Climb (god, that name) getting 26 episodes is pretty nice.
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For anyone else looking forward to Knights of Sidonia there's a couple commercials up on youtube with new footage: They are only about 15 seconds each. #1 #2 #3 #4 Demicol fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Mar 27, 2014 |
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Demicol posted:For anyone else looking forward to Knights of Sidonia there's a couple commercials up on youtube with new footage: Do note that this has already been picked up for Western streaming by Netflix of all companies. As per usual with Netflix, it's going to be a "release everything at once" type job, and they're going to dub it beforehand, too. Expect to be waiting until the summer for that.
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Delusibeta posted:Do note that this has already been picked up for Western streaming by Netflix of all companies. As per usual with Netflix, it's going to be a "release everything at once" type job, and they're going to dub it beforehand, too. Expect to be waiting until the summer for that. Hulu is apparently simuling it as it airs actually Confusing, yes.
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Zorak posted:Hulu is apparently simuling it as it airs actually Best news I've seen all day.
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The first chapter of that Ikuhara Bear manga is out.  :itisanikuharathing: jonjonaug fucked around with this message at 05:50 on Mar 28, 2014 |
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jonjonaug posted:The first chapter of that Ikuhara Bear manga is out. What. Somebody fucked around with this message at 07:50 on Mar 28, 2014 |
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Lucy Heartfilia posted:What. Ikuhara's a weird dude. I'm pretty sure an anime for this was supposed to be planned at some point? Hopefully that pans out.
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So it is invasion of the body snatchers but with bears?
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Is that manga monthly? I really want to watch (or read) something new from Ikuhara, but I'd rather do it on a weekly basis or even in marathon form.
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Fiend Computer posted:So it is invasion of the body snatchers but with bears? Here's a summary of the first chapter. "HEY TRANSFER STUDENT YOU SURE DO SMELL NICE" "She's a bear. I think. Is she a bear? I'm having dreams about her being a bear. She likes salmon, is that because she's a bear?" "Hey I think you're a bear." "Yes. No. Maybe." "Wanna be 'friends'?" "Yes let's be 'friends'." And then Ikuhara blasts off into space by farting lilies. wielder posted:Is that manga monthly? I really want to watch (or read) something new from Ikuhara, but I'd rather do it on a weekly basis or even in marathon form. It runs in Comic Birz, which is a monthly publication. jonjonaug fucked around with this message at 08:00 on Mar 28, 2014 |
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jonjonaug posted:Ikuhara's a weird dude. Yeah there's an anime coming eventually in theory. In fact there was even some sort of footage shown like over a year ago now.
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jonjonaug posted:Here's a summary of the first chapter. I'll buy that for a dollar.
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Does anyone still have that picture of Ikuhara holding the penguin plushies? Google Image search turns nothing but pictures with increasingly escalating lesbian subtext. vvvv e: That one I hadn't seen!  But the way I remember it, it seemed as if Ikuhara was being overwhelmed by the penguins themselves.
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Wark Say posted:Does anyone still have that picture of Ikuhara holding the penguin plushies? Google Image search turns nothing but pictures with increasingly escalating lesbian subtext. Umm, this? 
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Wark Say posted:vvvv e: That one I hadn't seen! This one?  (don't have one without the captions sorry)
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http://www.funimation.com/forum/showthread.php?778-Buffering-Issues Supposedly Funimation has finally fixed the buffer issues with their streaming service. I gave them another chance this past weekend to watch a few Winter series I hadn't seen, and it was still just as bad as it was when I tried it a year ago. Strangely the free stream (which interrupted with Jake and The Neverland Pirates commercials) worked pretty good.
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You sure it wasn't just the Hulu player on the free version? They sometimes embed the Hulu versions instead of using their own player. Hulu's works well, but since the stupid commercials are coded into the player you can't get rid of them except by having Hulu Plus.
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No, it was a single commercial that had "For testing purposes only" popping up over the elite player. The Hulu window would appear for free subbed versions. I was watching Haganai on a subscription and it would buffer every 30 seconds of content. The forums seem to indicate it's been an ongoing issue. E2: It appears to be working normally. I haven't had to buffer at all this evening. Hulu plus also has ads though. E: http://www.crunchyroll.com/lineup Crunchyroll Spring Lineup First up is GTO Taiwan. Dehry fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Mar 29, 2014 |
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A new(?) digital manga site is officially releasing Takako Shimura's manga Aoi Hana starting next month.quote:
It looks like that site kinda leans towards the uh...porn-y end of things so I'm not really sure why they decided to pick up Sweet Blue Flowers which is almost the opposite of that. I guess yay I can finally legitimately buy it? (again. Stupid jmanga) https://www.emanga.com/upcoming
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Hey Gainax, how you doing? I see you got a new key visual for Magica Wars out. Let's see it. Oh, okay. I'll leave you to that.
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Moe bludgeons.
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StandardVC10 posted:Where am I supposed to be looking. Yeah, that was my first response as well. What a mess. e: Oh, I downloaded the new Keroro anime just to see what they were doing with it. It looks like it's just 3 minute shorts redoing the original concept of the series? It's kind of bizarre in the "er, why?" sense. Zorak fucked around with this message at 01:18 on Mar 31, 2014 |
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Gainax is a shell of it's former self, but it's still rolling in EVA dough, right?
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Rinkles posted:Gainax is a shell of it's former self, but it's still rolling in EVA dough, right? I dont think so unless Anno has to pay Gainax royalties for something he himself made. The Rebuild series is being done by Anno's own studio. Studio Khara.
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Yes but it's being done in "conjunction" with Gainax. I don't think Anno owns any particular rights to the Evangelion franchise.
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