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Katapan · 2012-04-28, 04:19

Duckroll! That's probably AKB48's biggest hit Heavy Rotation! I applaud you for not even hearing it once when it's been completely flooding Japan for 2 years.

Seeing it used as the trailer music for mecha action instead of the fanservicy PV with the girls in their underwear... errr, yeah. Anime is ready to be saved again!

Spoiler:

sa547 · 2012-04-28, 04:22

They picked the best to pump things up.

Actually, the real OP/ED to be used will be:

OP: "Kibou ni tsuite" (About Hope)
ED: "Yume wa Nandomo Umarekawaru" (Dream Reborns Many Times)

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2010792/full/

I hope Kanno should be the show's musical score composer.

Tempester · 2012-04-28, 05:07

Amongst the otherwise good animation, that 3DCG they used for the dancing is a total eyesore. Why couldn't they have followed The Idolmaster's example?

sa547 · 2012-04-28, 05:19

^
That's almost what Rena Matsui (SKE48) critiqued on her G+ when she first saw the 3DCG, but otherwise she's really eager to watch.

Quote:

From 08\04\12 Matsui Rena’s SKE Mail

AKB0048はどうして愛知ではみられないの？
Why is not possible to watch AKB0048 in the Aichi prefecture!?!?
私楽しみなのにー
Even though I’m so looking forward to it, that’s not fair!

duckroll · 2012-04-28, 05:43

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Originally Posted by Katapan

Duckroll! That's probably AKB48's biggest hit Heavy Rotation! I applaud you for not even hearing it once when it's been completely flooding Japan for 2 years.

Oh, thanks for the correction. I don't really know much or care about AKB48, and I think it shows.

sa547 · 2012-04-28, 05:50

Anyhow, you'll learn more about the girls soon enough.

duckroll · 2012-04-28, 06:06

I only just learned the other day that Mayuyu is voicing a character in the show, but Mayuyu is also a character in the show, but she's not voicing "herself"... Lol.

sa547 · 2012-04-28, 06:26

To be frank, the No Name girls are to learn their trade from the veteran seiyuu, who are also there to serve as their mentors, and probably vice-versa to understand what it's like to be a member.

Mayuyu finds it flattering that Yukari Tamura (Nanoha) would be playing her, and Yukarin admits that she'll try to do her best to sound as close as possible to her AKB counterpart.

But what I'm eager for is to see Ayako Kawasumi in action as Sayaka Akimoto.

Arabesque · 2012-04-28, 07:00

I have to say, with less than a day to go, I still can't help but be amazed at what is about to happen. The Spring Season is about to end it's introductions with the most terrifying title in the last few years, with a creative line up that will make the bravest cower in fear.

Pretty exciting stuff

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Originally Posted by Katapan

Seeing it used as the trailer music for mecha action instead of the fanservicy PV with the girls in their underwear... errr, yeah. Anime is ready to be saved again!

Saved is not the word I'd use, but I'm sure after today, something will happen to Anime alright

Man, this show will have everything in it ...

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Originally Posted by sa547

I hope Kanno should be the show's musical score composer.

At this point, I hope they go with someone different. Yoko Kanno is starting to become a rip off of Yoko Kanno nowadays lol

Though I suspect that she'll come along for the ride, because at this point sure why not, jump on the crazy train.

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Originally Posted by sa547

^
That's almost what Rena Matsui (SKE48) critiqued on her G+ when she first saw the 3DCG, but otherwise she's really eager to watch.

Eh, isn't she talking about how the show wasn't going to air in the Aichi prefecture?

I don't see her mentioning anything about the animation

duckroll · 2012-04-28, 07:04

Why is anyone expecting Kanno to have anything to do with this project? The composers for the series are Hiroshi Takaki and Slavomir Stanislaw Kowalewski. They were credited pretty early on too, so there's no confusion here...

ET1 · 2012-04-28, 08:17

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Originally Posted by Arabesque

Eh, isn't she talking about how the show wasn't going to air in the Aichi prefecture?

I don't see her mentioning anything about the animation

He is talking about these posts when the very first demo was released, when she talked about how the animations and the steps from the characters were slippery.

sa547 · 2012-04-28, 09:38

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Originally Posted by duckroll

Why is anyone expecting Kanno to have anything to do with this project? The composers for the series are Hiroshi Takaki and Slavomir Stanislaw Kowalewski. They were credited pretty early on too, so there's no confusion here...

Do you have a source? So far all I've seen are credits for the upper-tier staff.

duckroll · 2012-04-28, 09:54

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Originally Posted by sa547

Do you have a source? So far all I've seen are credits for the upper-tier staff.

Yeah it says so right here: http://akb0048.jp/staff/

■ 音楽：高木洋/スワベック・コバレフスキ

^^;

sa547 · 2012-04-28, 10:37

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Originally Posted by duckroll

Yeah it says so right here: http://akb0048.jp/staff/

■ 音楽：高木洋/スワベック・コバレフスキ

^^;

The usual databases are pretty lazy as far as updates are concerned. Ah, well...

mochichan · 2012-04-28, 10:47

The song played isn't the OP, it's my kawaii overdosed morning crack..... :|

The video isn't really all fanservice. Girls in Japan actually love it more than guys. http://forum.nihongogo.com/topic/121...eavy-rotation/

wow, you guys got half a page of comment in like 2 sec I looked up HR to reply to duckroll......lol
anyway I like the rendering scene but it's probably for group shots so it's not so bad for anyone that dislike it.

sa547 · 2012-04-29, 09:02

Show's gonna start an hour from now (or if you like, 11pm JST).

Katapan · 2012-04-29, 09:45

Spoiler for Episode 1:

No OP/ED yet, though the OP song plays by the end.

mochichan · 2012-04-29, 11:04

I saw the RAW despite my crappy Japanese skill :P

Spoiler for ep 1:

Oh and the girl cosplayed at their handshake event

Spoiler for cosplay:

duckroll · 2012-04-29, 11:15

The first episode was every bit as horrifying as I expected! I'm enjoying this pretty ironically, but I think Satelight and Kawamori have really managed to put together a combination of all the things which might annoy me about anime into one complete masterpiece. :P

The CG dancing sequences are really like Precure, except possibly scarier because of the iffy designs they have in the first place. The hearts in all the hair and eyes is really creepy, and adds to the really disturbing overall feel of how artificially "cute" the entire show is trying to be. The show really tries to squeeze every irrelevant anime, idol, and otaku element in though. There are robots, there the girls have mahou shoujo weapons, there are cute mascot alien creatures, it's just so random!

One good thing for the AKB girls who managed to land the voice roles for the show is that the story seems to be specifically written to give each girl their own dramatic scenes to train their voice acting skills, so maybe they'll be able to start a career out of it. It's kinda weird that a show that feels written for 12 year old girls is airing at 11pm on a Sunday night though.

I'll definitely be watching more, but this is very definition of what I consider a "bad" show which has the right elements to be entertaining even to someone who doesn't really like what it is. Lol.

~~Pocari_Sweat~~ · 2012-04-29, 11:30

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Originally Posted by duckroll

I'll definitely be watching more, but this is very definition of what I consider a "bad" show which has the right elements to be entertaining even to someone who doesn't really like what it is. Lol.

Sounds like how I view Aquarion EVOL.

I guess that's the Kawamori/Okada effect...

Will try to watch this when I get time.

2012-04-28, 04:19	Link #261
Katapan 俺様祭り Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: France Age: 33	Duckroll! That's probably AKB48's biggest hit Heavy Rotation! I applaud you for not even hearing it once when it's been completely flooding Japan for 2 years. Seeing it used as the trailer music for mecha action instead of the fanservicy PV with the girls in their underwear... errr, yeah. Anime is ready to be saved again! Spoiler: <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/lkHlnWFnA0c">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> __________________

2012-04-28, 04:22	Link #262
sa547 Senior Member Author Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Age: 47	They picked the best to pump things up. Actually, the real OP/ED to be used will be: OP: "Kibou ni tsuite" (About Hope) ED: "Yume wa Nandomo Umarekawaru" (Dream Reborns Many Times) http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2010792/full/ I hope Kanno should be the show's musical score composer. __________________

2012-04-28, 05:50	Link #266
sa547 Senior Member Author Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Age: 47	Anyhow, you'll learn more about the girls soon enough. __________________

2012-04-28, 06:26	Link #268
sa547 Senior Member Author Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Age: 47	To be frank, the No Name girls are to learn their trade from the veteran seiyuu, who are also there to serve as their mentors, and probably vice-versa to understand what it's like to be a member. Mayuyu finds it flattering that Yukari Tamura (Nanoha) would be playing her, and Yukarin admits that she'll try to do her best to sound as close as possible to her AKB counterpart. But what I'm eager for is to see Ayako Kawasumi in action as Sayaka Akimoto. __________________

2012-04-28, 10:47	Link #275
mochichan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012	The song played isn't the OP, it's my kawaii overdosed morning crack..... :\| <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/0I9z83v3cE4">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> The video isn't really all fanservice. Girls in Japan actually love it more than guys. http://forum.nihongogo.com/topic/121...eavy-rotation/ wow, you guys got half a page of comment in like 2 sec I looked up HR to reply to duckroll......lol anyway I like the rendering scene but it's probably for group shots so it's not so bad for anyone that dislike it. __________________ AkayBeeeeee~~ 488888! / My Deviantart Last edited by mochichan; 2012-04-28 at 11:27.

2012-04-28, 05:07	Link #263
Tempester Japanese Culture Fan Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Planet Earth Age: 33	Amongst the otherwise good animation, that 3DCG they used for the dancing is a total eyesore. Why couldn't they have followed The Idolmaster's example?

2012-04-28, 06:06	Link #267
duckroll 綺羅星★！ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 42	I only just learned the other day that Mayuyu is voicing a character in the show, but Mayuyu is also a character in the show, but she's not voicing "herself"... Lol.

2012-04-28, 07:04	Link #270
duckroll 綺羅星★！ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 42	Why is anyone expecting Kanno to have anything to do with this project? The composers for the series are Hiroshi Takaki and Slavomir Stanislaw Kowalewski. They were credited pretty early on too, so there's no confusion here...

2012-04-29, 09:02	Link #276
sa547 Senior Member Author Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Age: 47	Show's gonna start an hour from now (or if you like, 11pm JST). __________________

2012-04-29, 09:45	Link #277
Katapan 俺様祭り Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: France Age: 33	Spoiler for Episode 1: Was that... a space shuttle on rails? How should I describe the premiere... fairly crazy during the introduction (which was more or less heavy AKB fanservice, really), then it slows down in the two remaining thirds to actually only introduce three of the girls. I was just expecting the nine of them to be thrown into the battle right away so I suppose this was a pleasant surprise. There was quite a bit of awkward drama, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't entertained, and not necessarily for the wrong reasons! The production values are solid and everything looked fairly animated. CG futuristic vehicles and concert aside, obviously. The backgrounds and world building were as engaging as in your average recent Satelight anime, which was probably the highlight of the episode for me. No OP/ED yet, though the OP song plays by the end. __________________

2012-04-29, 11:04	Link #278
mochichan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012	I saw the RAW despite my crappy Japanese skill :P Spoiler for ep 1: So the first ep only show you few of the main girls, not all so it's nice pace. The girls see AKB in a concert when they were kids and were inspired by them. (the kids were so into the show~ remind me of me when my fangirlling was at AKB concert in DC lol) Nagisa's family is really crappy, I think the other girls weren't really happy with their life at the time and they found the recruitment for new trainees and decided to join even tho they'll be "criminals" XD Over all good animation. The story over all was pretty dramatic...the beginning concert scene was really good tho. Acchan dancing and singing while being fired at by soldier like a boss. Takamina's weapon is her signature big ass ribbon made me LOL. The girls personality showed well like Kojiharu the men-killer, Yuko's energetic personality, and Sayaka's leader/adult quality. I see Mariko, being call Mariko-sama too :3, being the support of the group instead of idols (Is it because she's 26 now that she can't be cast as idols? >=\| ) From what I seen, AKB0048 is divided into the idol group, then the support group with the mecha to protect them from soldiers. Tho I question the requirement of these soldiers if they can't take out some moe dancing idol girls lol. Oh and the girl cosplayed at their handshake event Spoiler for cosplay: Mayuyu look cute as always. __________________ AkayBeeeeee~~ 488888! / My Deviantart

2012-04-29, 11:15	Link #279
duckroll 綺羅星★！ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 42	The first episode was every bit as horrifying as I expected! I'm enjoying this pretty ironically, but I think Satelight and Kawamori have really managed to put together a combination of all the things which might annoy me about anime into one complete masterpiece. :P The CG dancing sequences are really like Precure, except possibly scarier because of the iffy designs they have in the first place. The hearts in all the hair and eyes is really creepy, and adds to the really disturbing overall feel of how artificially "cute" the entire show is trying to be. The show really tries to squeeze every irrelevant anime, idol, and otaku element in though. There are robots, there the girls have mahou shoujo weapons, there are cute mascot alien creatures, it's just so random! One good thing for the AKB girls who managed to land the voice roles for the show is that the story seems to be specifically written to give each girl their own dramatic scenes to train their voice acting skills, so maybe they'll be able to start a career out of it. It's kinda weird that a show that feels written for 12 year old girls is airing at 11pm on a Sunday night though. I'll definitely be watching more, but this is very definition of what I consider a "bad" show which has the right elements to be entertaining even to someone who doesn't really like what it is. Lol.