Sky Girls TV Series

[aroduc]

Caps
http://blog.seiha.org/?p=177

Nowhere near the fanservice levels (thankfully), but a pretty slow episode. I'm not complaining though. The opening vignette of the premise of the show was rather well done, even though the opening was pretty damn irritating. It gets a thumbs up from me. Looks like JC Staff has finally managed to find someone who knows how to do action choreography too.

And the super irritating OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHaEnll2nkQ

[vaizard_ruler]

wait wut? i think this is the only one i wont get raw since after seeing the OVA i cant wait till it gets subbed

[Deathkillz]

Originally Posted by aroduc

And the super irritating OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHaEnll2nkQ

you have no idea how much i love "whiny" song artists okey it isnt that bad O.O it is just another case of listen and watch it grow like fungi!
lots and lots of ass shots *deathie is happy*

[Kaioshin Sama]

Oh this opening is great!!!

We're starting to get openings that are clearly made for the series this season (twice in a row with Nanatsurio Drops and Sky Girls from what I've seen), and it also features rock and passion. To me irritating is hearing the latest idol pop song made for a completely different audience from whoever slapped onto the opening to sell CD's and having it barely have anything to do with the themes of the series. If the series is an action one about Girls Fighting In The Sky, it should feel intense and invoke a feeling of the sky and combat, just like this one does. I don't know what I would have done if it had sounded like it should have been an opening for a harem anime. I'm counting my blessings this opening turned out well for me.

[aroduc]

Originally Posted by Deathkillz

you have no idea how much i love "whiny" song artists okey it isnt that bad O.O it is just another case of listen and watch it grow like fungi!
lots and lots of ass shots *deathie is happy*

"PLEASE COME WITH ME YOU SKY GIRLS I SEEK WITH THEE."

It makes my brain itch.

Also, I just now noticed that the song's name is "Virgin's High." Heh...

[JagdPanther]

Ooooo..... That makes me mouth water. ^_^

JUST MAKE A DARN STRIKE WITCHES ANIME! >_<

[Hypernova]

Definitely don't want to be seen in public with this thing. Obviously catering to the pedo crowd.

Not really liking the current trend and this is definitely going to make general public's perception of anime in general much much worse.

[vaizard_ruler]

lol screw what the public thinks,were im at anime is at a 50/50 thing though it seems much worse though T_T

[Seiryuu]

Only watched the opening so far, and one thing struck me.
In the OVA, I wondered why the girls wore such incredibly small swimsuits, but in this opening I got a much better look at the battle gear's design and think I understand somewhat better. If you're going into battle in a uniform that includes skirts deliberately crafted to leave a sort of "window" in the back, and the only other concealment for the buttocks is a fabric no more than two inches wide, one would probably feel some concern about tanlines. Since they get enough of thongs wearing those things, the only other way to get a good tan is to wear swimsuits whose bottoms can't make it more than halfway UP the bottom.
One has to wonder the imagined "purpose" behind the skirt issue. Something that blatant would typically have some sort of fabricated excuse, either built into the story by the writers or created in the story by the sick commanders that decided to put these girls in those things. It's not because of the access cord or whatever that taillike thing is, those are higher, just above the skirt.
Please note I said I'm wondering about the FABRICATED purpose. I know all too well that whatever they come up with is just an excuse to provide viewers with a different type of "moonshine"

[Deathkillz]

Originally Posted by Hypernova

Definitely don't want to be seen in public with this thing. Obviously catering to the pedo crowd.

Not really liking the current trend and this is definitely going to make general public's perception of anime in general much much worse.

yea like a lot of other series this season a la moetan or nanatsuiro drops...but i think it is going to the extreme to say that this will affect the public's opinion cause tbh why whould the public (outside of japan) care or even know about these types of series anyway? you have to remember that there series are only shown in japan and we anime fans have to go looking for them so the this kinda of information isnt exactally public hot news (most of them wont know in the first place)...

ep 1 ~

Spoiler:

a rather slow moving ep which sets out the scene...while the ova showed us somewhere in between battles (like just another average day) here we are back to the very start where the girls are recruited...i wont say too much now but basically but some may be but of but this heavily development settled ep

[Hypernova]

Originally Posted by Deathkillz

yea like a lot of other series this season a la moetan or nanatsuiro drops...but i think it is going to the extreme to say that this will affect the public's opinion cause tbh why whould the public (outside of japan) care or even know about these types of series anyway? you have to remember that there series are only shown in japan and we anime fans have to go looking for them so the this kinda of information isnt exactally public hot news (most of them wont know in the first place)...

When what ever shit happens and people look for negative things to say about anime and otakus in court or any major publications this thing is gonna add fuel to their fire like nitro.

In the grand scheme of things this thing is doing waaay more harm then what ever good there might be.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Originally Posted by Hypernova

When what ever shit happens and people look for negative things to say about anime and otakus in court or any major publications this thing is gonna add fuel to their fire like nitro.

In the grand scheme of things this thing is doing waaay more harm then what ever good there might be.

You can't really use this as evidence for a court case unless it is related, and since the product is perfectly legal and free to air on television that would probably never be the case.

If somebody does get busted it's not going to be for watching a show on TV....unless THIS SHOW IS ENTRAPMENT! BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!

I don't think we have anything to worry about.

[Kensuke]

Well, count me in those who liked the first episode, nice animation, great OP and some of my favorite seiyuus (Ayako Kawasumi and Yui Horie), so there is no reason why would not I like this.

Spoiler for episode 1:

Like Deathkillz said, the series starts from the very beginning, the recruitment of the girls, thought it looks like Eika (dark long haired girl) is already in military. From the little I understood, at least Otoha didn't even know that those mechas existed. I have to wait for subs, definitely one of the series that I will watch this season.

Not enough Eika!

[aroduc]

Originally Posted by Kaioshin_Sama

You can't really use this as evidence for a court case unless it is related, and since the product is perfectly legal and free to air on television that would probably never be the case.

If somebody does get busted it's not going to be for watching a show on TV....unless THIS SHOW IS ENTRAPMENT! BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!

I don't think we have anything to worry about.

It's not even like the episode was sexualized in any real way, and certainly had nowhere near the fanservice of the OVA. Besides, when you've got stuff around like Umisho and Sumomomo, the bar's set pretty high as to what is acceptable or not.

[Seiryuu]

Just wait until Kodomo no Jikan comes out. Next to that, nothing will seem so bad anymore.

[WanderingKnight]

To me irritating is hearing the latest idol pop song made for a completely different audience from whoever slapped onto the opening to sell CD's

Definitely agree. The opening for this series isn't nearly as irritating as that, in fact, though I enjoyed "mainstream" hit OPs/EDs (for example, those of Haruhi), in the end, I ended up liking this one much more. Not only in relation with the series, but musically, too. The variety of beats and rhythms in the song was a definitely a win for me.

As for the episode itself, that was the second surprise for me (the first one was the opening ). Pleasant enough designs, even when I'm not too much into the loli trend; excellent animation, and good seiyuu performance. I even liked Horie Yui, who's not using her overly hyper voice this time around. And of course Kawasumi Ayako gets all my praise. A strong, determined voice in today's loli-series' main characters is a rare sight indeed.

I have the feeling I'm going to enjoy this series quite a lot

[Deathkillz]

Originally Posted by Seiryuu

Just wait until Kodomo no Jikan comes out. Next to that, nothing will seem so bad anymore.

*roar* now this series is going to rock the "lolidom" like a meteor smashing onto your house we should start supplying metal helmets stating "mind the loli bashers"

[octoberasian]

Episode 1 RAW is out.

Watching it at the moment. :3

[Kaoru Chujo]

Well. That was a lot more entertaining than I expected.

Spoiler for ep1:

They managed to add a lot of human story and feeling to the bare premise this time. Much improved over the OVA, in my opinion. I don't know what to say about the animation overall, except that liked the look of it. I especially liked the scene where the Kawasumi Ayako character had finished her first kendo practice and was putting on her shoes. The elegant and accurate way they animated putting on the shoes reminded me of the way the heroine tapped her toe on the ground to put her shoe on in Spirited Away.

Good work as expected from Kawasumi Ayako (main one), Itou Shizuka (dark pilot), Horie Yui (coming to invite people), and Gotou Saori (blonde studious one). I am especially watching Saorin, since I think she has a lot of promise.

[Maritime]

Originally Posted by aroduc

And the super irritating OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHaEnll2nkQ

I think it's great!

I enjoyed the OVA but wasn't particularly impressed with the aliens, they built them up so well but when you actually see them it's a bit of a letdown. None the less I'll be checking this out the second a fansub appears.