2014-11-27, 06:57 | Link #1 |
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Kotetsujo no Kabaneri (Knocking on the Walls of the Armored Fortress) [Anticipation]
New series to premiere from the Noitamina network. Director: Tetsuro Araki Studio: Wit Studio Script: Ichiro Okouchi http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...i-anime/.81502
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2014-11-27, 07:00 | Link #2 |
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Something is ambiguous looking at this picture, I guess it's gonna be Attack on Titan with giant robots or something futuristic and intense going by the title's meaning. Will keep an eye for it nonetheless, as I actually enjoyed Ichiro Okouchi's take on Valvrave the Liberator.
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2014-11-27, 10:41 | Link #3 |
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If we want to be optimistic, then I can only hope for two things from this project:
a) A protagonist who isn't uninteresting and unlikable. No Shu or Haruto. b) A story that's more self-contained rather than sprawling all over the place. Provided they can pull those off, it might be worth checking out. |
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2014-11-27, 11:05 | Link #5 |
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Having a linear plot isn't much of a problem, to be fair, but I'd hope the scale is kept small rather than large and there aren't too many characters for the number of episodes available. That would avoid one of the underlying complications these people have run into before.
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well first was alright, not my cup of tea it was fun. Unfortunetely it went down from there. With painfull GC and incredibly boring Valvrave that didn't have even Ayase to make me finish it. I will give a shot as I am fan of mecha genre... but my expectation is zero.
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2014-11-30, 00:59 | Link #11 | |
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There's no confirmation that this will be a mecha series though... It could be, it could be not. I'd be more interested if this was something different. |
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2014-12-04, 00:10 | Link #13 |
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it Okouchi, so expected a male protagonist given a supernatural power by a female/heroine, the obvious enemy isn't actually the real enemy but a shell of it. Protagonist's country is occupied or in a occupied country, he also will lead a rebellion or join a rebellion. Expect the side that the protagonist is on to betray him or the one doing it is someone higher up in the rebellion somewhere toward the end. Protagonist or one of the main character will definitely be killed in the finale with a forced happy ending despite the death of the protagonist or one of the main character.
Also one last thing, expect the main/or one of heroine to be extremely popular and is paired with the protagonist but the ship existed only to be sunk at the end. Ok one more last thing, the protagonist is a normal/regular human but his counter-part is someone who is extraordinary whether at fighting or at using brain or both. one more more last thing... Please expect a lot of crazy stuffs, shocking events that come without any foreshadowing and rages. This is your guide to a Okouchi's anime by someone who had watched all three of his original works.
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I could expect something a little different from our usual Ookouchi madness, we'll see where it goes. The pic shown above made me believe it's gonna be a sci-fi horror series which is a pretty rare combination in anime by the way (Betterman and M3 -that dark metal- comes to mind). PV's out since it first goes announced with three other series from the same programming block:
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2014-12-04, 08:37 | Link #15 | |
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All you're really taking into account is Code Geass and Valvrave, which despite a few similarities also have numerous differences between them (you might be considering Guilty Crown too, but that would be wrong since Hiroyuki Yoshino was the main writer, not Okouchi, so it's kind of shallow to look at the series that way). Frankly, in the end I believe it all depends on what kind of show he is being asked and/or allowed to write. At least on a purely general level I can understand having some preconceived notions, but it's far too early to make such sweeping assumptions based on no information. The promotional video only has a rather vague image that doesn't exactly line up with any expectations at the moment. It does seem to suggest the mood and the genre might be different, like MisaoFan says, but we don't know yet. |
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I mean, really, Kuroda Yousuke wrote Trigun, Gungrave, Gundam 00, Requiem for the Phantom, Infinite Ryvius, Honey and Clover, Oofuri, Onegai Twins, Oh My Goddess, a whole bunch of Tenchi, etc. etc.... Yes, some of these are adaptations, but if you tried to judge his style as a writer based on just two or three of the above shows... Sure, some writers do the writer version of "LISTEN TO MY SONG!!!" anyway, but I think it's pretty early to write someone off just because he did some shows you didn't like... |
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protagonist will be a normal student given special power protagonist will join a resistance Sooner or later a princess will end up being murdered to further the plot protagonist will struggle with his special power. It will bring personal misery to him protagonist will be betrayed by his own group protagonist true soul mate will be his rival. He'll be the one that stick with the protag to the end. There will also be a token cool girl(s) that seemingly does interesting things at the start, but ultimately, in the end, she has no true influence towards the story. Because that's how Okouchi rolls. Edit: It's Lelouch's birthday today (December 05, in Japan). Celebrate! ..
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2014-12-30, 05:09 | Link #18 |
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I just rewatched the PV over and over again and I can just hear Shiro Sagisu doing the soundtrack with his trademark chorus being plastered all over the place. If confirmed, then it would be nice to see Araki working on an anime original with him since I feel like Sawano is everywhere lately and is already in two shows directed by him.
Araki also worked on Kurozuka which is the least known of them all judging by his track record, so I was kinda reminded of that show when I looked on the visual character silhouette that gave not so human vibes about him.
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