2013-01-05, 18:35 | Link #21 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
|
Quote:
EDIT: Please move to the Currently airing section Thanks Last edited by mistress_kisara; 2013-01-06 at 02:19. |
|
2013-01-06, 13:32 | Link #23 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
|
My feelings while watching the OP: "This is so retro, I wonder if they're doing it on purpose?"
My feelings while watching the episode: "We're in 2013, right? Not the '90s, right? (ee, doggie!!)" I can't really put my finger on why but this show feels like something out of the '90s or early '00s, with better animation... Anyway, this episode was decent but it also felt pretty clichéd (I think the OP cycles through most OP clichés... does someone have that list?*), and the protagonist being the typical "big-mouthed brat hero" doesn't help. Still, I'll give it a chance for the guy in the uniform (I hope he'll show up soon!) and because the scene when Shino summoned Murasame was pretty cool in an "eek, body horror" way. *I couldn't find the list but found this. xD This show seems to be specially fond of "turning to look at the camera"... Last edited by kuromitsu; 2013-01-06 at 13:59. |
2013-01-06, 21:51 | Link #25 | |
オンドリャァァァ!!!
Join Date: May 2009
|
Quote:
|
|
2013-01-07, 11:43 | Link #26 |
Tch.
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Australia
|
The first episode felt a little too busy for my liking. This would normally not be a problem had they handled the transitions better but they didn't, so I checked out the first two chapters of the manga just to see whose fault it was. So turns out episode 1 is a combination of events from chapter 1 and most of chapter 2 with changes to make them fit together. That explains why the story felt so cramped. Ah well, with 13 episodes only and a need to hook the audience I guess it can't be helped.
On another note I now appreciate the hair colour changes a lot more. Manga Shino looks exactly like the protagonist in Miyuki Abe's other manga and it bugs me because I keep seeing them as the same character in a different setting. Though thanks to Hiromi Kato anime Shino looks more like a younger, purple-haired Shu instead. It really does feel that way. In particular this felt like DEEN in the early '00s to me (but as you said, with better production). I don't think I've ever really had that feeling with their recent shows but somehow this does. |
2013-01-09, 01:08 | Link #31 | |
Waiting for more taiyuki!
Join Date: Jan 2004
|
Quote:
Spoiler for speculation:
__________________
Last edited by orion; 2013-01-09 at 01:35. |
|
2013-01-09, 15:26 | Link #33 | |
Sisterhood of the Desu
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: in a van by the river
|
Quote:
I might hang in for awhile to see where this goes, since it's based on an old novel....and I"m a sucker for those type of stories. |
|
2013-01-10, 00:27 | Link #36 | |
Strangely dependable...
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: some random place out there...
|
Quote:
Spoiler:
Pretty interesting first episode, like the animation and character style so far...though the first ep felt like it moved quite quickly.
__________________
|
|
2013-01-10, 01:13 | Link #37 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
|
Quote:
Spoiler for Speculation:
|
|
2013-01-10, 07:35 | Link #40 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
|
Quote:
Btw, I'm not very familiar with the original Hakkenden story, but afaik the setup goes like this: Spoiler for just to be safe:
Going by this, and assuming the mangaka applied some poetic license in her manga, Spoiler for speculation:
ETA: I just looked up the original story and woooh boy. o_____o) (It sounds pretty awesome, though.) Last edited by kuromitsu; 2013-01-10 at 07:49. |
|
Tags |
shoujo, supernatural |
|
|