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« on: January 08, 2010, 11:02:59 AM » |
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I don't know what to think of this anime. My first thought is that it lacks focus. Then again, I also thought Baccano lacked focus (judging from episode 1), and look how that turned out.
It's Ryukishi07, and he's infamous for writing great stories that don't make too sense to start out with. I really hope this is another Higurashi-type deal where we "watch bunnies do cute bunny-like things and then stick them in a microwave." The storytelling seems a little heavyhanded at this point, but I'm definitely willing to give this series a try.
Also, Isuzu is extremely aggravating. I really hope she dies. :V
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« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2010, 09:11:12 PM » |
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i got a higurashi feel from this as well...
it looks good, i think it will be too... as long as they dnt mess it up of course...
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Sorrow-kun
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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2010, 10:17:06 PM » |
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Yeah, the similarities to Higurashi are so bleedingly obvious... the small country town in the throes of rapid development, the seemingly quaint classroom which has some unsettling undertones, the dark and completely impervious mystery at the heart of it all. It'll be interesting to see how this pans out. I don't think Ryukishi07's stories readily translate well to the animated medium (which is why VN fans get all up in arms, although I refuse to concede that Umineko is as bad as they claim). I think, at this stage, Higurashi was an exception rather than the norm because it was so well executed. The advantage this has over both Higurashi and Umineko for one is that it's much better animated. Should be interesting.
I had to wait for a 480p release of this, because the 720p lagged the crap out of my computer. First time that's happened to me for ages. Maybe it's time to upgrade...
Edit: Oh yeah, and as far as Isuzu is concerned, I didn't find her too bad. I mean, she's a fantasy. Move in to a new town and suddenly the cute girl next door starts slobbering all over you. It's total wish fulfillment, but yeah, I'm ok with buying into it for now.
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Sorrow-kun
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« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2010, 02:51:24 AM » |
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Ep 4
Maybe I spoke too soon about this being better animated than Higurashi.
Pro: I can actually understand what's going on in this anime, which is more than I can say about a few other series which are airing so far.
Con: The execution is pretty tacky, though. It walks that fine line between scary and laughably corny, but too often tends towards the latter. I'm not laughing at it, I'm trying my absolute hardest to take it seriously. But, a few more episodes like this, and I might lose it.
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« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2010, 02:56:04 PM » |
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I'm not sure this is supposed to be scary. Or funny. I think it's just matter-of-fact right now, though I'll admit there should be a bit more to the actual murdering part of things.
The rest is an unusual mystery more than anything else, and it sure seems to revolve around hormones doesn't it? Everytime someone goes in heat, they're scythe bait.
I think the real detraction of this one from the previous Ryukishi07 works is that, so far, the people dying are not characters in the show we're familiar with or have formed attachments to. They're just Random Victim A and B. Now, I'm sort of fine with this, because while Higurashi managed to keep the murder and creep factor nice and fresh no matter how many times someone died, Umineko blew it. I'm also not sure I could put up with another "multiple worlds" scenario. Higurashi did that one just fine, no reason to do it again.
I think it's fairly obvious at this point that some people in this town are either descendents of the Jouga wolves or the wolves themselves in human bodies. The slaughter of those who have taken a liking to a regular human seems to be a interacial breeding control of some sort. Then again, it could also be that they can't control their urges (which seems to be the case with the older brother, who keeps claiming "hes not like that", and it was compounded by his encounter with the young lady later). The first episode had every member of the classroom flocking around the new boy in a much more than simple curiosity kind of way. They were more like dogs wagging their tails around a new alpha male. Perhaps that's that this is about: keeping the pack pecking order in line, through whatever means are necessary. Horny neighbor girl seems to be the same way. She's found her mate, and it's a source of some serious strife between her and the purple haired chick.
The Hassaku significance is obviously another form of control. The fragrance of the fruit appeared to calm the older brother once when the vial broke, but that could have just been coincidence.
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Sorrow-kun
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« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2010, 02:48:48 AM » |
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Ep 5 Well, for better or worse, we've got a better idea of what's going on now. But, geez, the horror scenes are executed so poorly. I, quite inadvertently, chuckled when Issei first appeared in his "Level 5" state before Hiro. They were predictable as hell with it too... there were something like two or three occasions where Issei could have popped up in front of Hiro, so when it finally did happen, I was pretty much like "about time". Then Issei starts going at that other chick. So what the hell was the point of Hiro even being there? We're not seeing the mystery from his point of view, certainly not having so much laid out before us in this episode, most of which Hiro is still ignorant of. And he didn't really play any role in And this, I think, is one of my more fundamental problems with the story: Hiro doesn't do anything. He just seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and happens to be the guy that both Isuzu and Issei want to nail. Oh yeah, and basically this show is pretty much about |
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« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2010, 06:19:30 PM » |
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Sorrow-kun, you're supposed to finish your thoughts before hitting the post button.
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TypicalIdiotFan
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« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2010, 05:10:37 AM » |
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I think I'm just going to let this one play out before making more judgments. I'm in basically the same boat as Hiro right now. I want to know what the hell is going on and I'm getting rather agitated that I'm not getting any info.
In a way, I'm rather peeved that we've seen certain things from the other perspectives in this show. If everything was told from Hiro's perspective, and we had no knowledge of anything except what he knows, then it would work a little better. The ignorance would us as we struggle with the lack of information. But because we've seen other things, it feels like the narration is intentionally trying to piss us off.
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« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2010, 01:28:03 PM » |
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So, hey, next episode there will be some actual action. Hubbawha?!  Also, MAL is saying 12 episodes for the series. I'm kind of relieved, since 24-26 episodes of glacial pacing probably would have been more terrifying than the actual show itself. |
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Sorrow-kun
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« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2010, 06:54:49 PM » |
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This anime... is just... so ****ing stupid.
Hiro. I can't believe this dumbass was penned by Ryukishi07. Not after K1 and Battler, two leads who actually have both brains and balls (ok, very occasionally one or the other failed both these gentlemen at some point in their respective stories, but these happened rarely). This guy has neither. He's pretty much the exact opposite of previous Ryukishi07 leads, and is almost completely insufferable because of it. In a dire situation with a tied up wolf girl whose using every ounce of her willpower to keep herself from gobbling you up? Here's an idea: cut her ropes. That's precisely what you do in that situation, right?
The story. Ok, execution (and the complete lack of any atmosphere) to one side, this is just a terrible script. Amorous wolf people reacting to pheromones, which the male lead just happens to exude in spades? Yawn. Seriously, I have way higher expectations from Ryukishi07. Did he phone it in that day, or is this just a really bad adaptation (it's happened before). I still have hardly any idea what's going on Kaori or just what, precisely, Sakaki is trying to achieve. I barely care anymore. The big reveal in the most recent episode was such a disappointment. But, so has this entire anime, pretty much.
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« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2010, 09:49:02 PM » |
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When your script is being outdone by Ladies vs. Butlers, something is wrong.
I agree, there's just nothing here. I'm more interested in the wolves going bonkers and killing everybody than I am in whatever they're trying to pull off here. In fact, this whole show feels like one big "well that wasn't a good idea". Even the overarching plot of the wolves inviting humans into their town is just bizarre. It was an idea set up to fail and, thus, that makes it the biggest contrivance of all.
If it had been a thing where the old town was there, and the new town just sprung up, and the old town was trying to drive everybody off while still keeping their own kind under control, that might have been interesting. Could have had a real dispute going on here, and then put one bridge in place that crosses the river to the old and new, that nobody is allowed to ever use. Shit, I could have done this better. You could have still had Izusu and her brother as the wolves who went across against the will of their own. Could have still had the situations pop up that did. But without some sort of background tension, there's just nothing. Right now it's just wolves on wolves with the stupidest rules and a rather harsh punishment.
And what's with Ryukishi, old mountain towns, and dams?
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TypicalIdiotFan
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« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2010, 08:49:29 PM » |
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Well that ended...
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