2004-07-24, 01:21 | Link #1 |
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Princess Arete
Thank you so much for sansubbing this! Haven't been able to watch it yet (downloading as we speak) but if its up to Studio 4C's usual standards, I'll love it. It's really nice to see something outside mainstream anime fandom get translated. You guys rock.
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2004-07-24, 01:56 | Link #2 |
LOLICON
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Yep, yep! Thanks for fansubbing this! Great job, you guys! Hats off to Solar and Genbu!
I've been such a nag about this, but it was worth the wait, the fansub was very PURDY "Like the Clouds, Like the Wind" is still my fave sub, though kekeke :P R.I.P. Mirakuru Good times |
2004-07-24, 03:26 | Link #3 |
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Netherlands
Age: 47
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Watched it yesterday. I absolutely LOVED it. Studio 4 c is great. Nice, relaxed, great characters, great music, great story, great setpieces, great ending, great frogs
This can match up to Ghibli works in my book. Go see it |
2004-07-24, 19:57 | Link #4 |
mentionitis ouendanica
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Breathtaking in every way - story, music, characters and message. My favourite scenes were
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Much love goes to Studio 4C and its amazing animators for creating this masterpiece, and to Genbu / Solar for subbing it and bringing it to an English-speaking audience. P.S. I wonder what language the opening theme was written in - I think it's an European language - doesn't sound like English or French, however. |
2004-07-25, 06:04 | Link #6 |
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Fields of High Attus
Age: 34
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A brilliant movie. Even though it may not possess much eyecandy or anything, I personally think this has excellent animation. Simple, but is very good at retaining the real charm that I want to see from animation, that charm you get when you watch Ghibli films... It looks so deceptively simple, but do you know every time Arete tried to cross that gap, I always held my breath? When she
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I really did enjoy this movie very much. It was a very thoughtful piece on people's individual lives. Arete is a very interesting character, truly an admirable sort of person. She would grow up into a very, very good type of person... She really is very smart, and thoughtful, and yet she doesn't show it off... The movie really managed to set the mood very well. I was into it the whole time... Excellent. I LOVE that insert/opening song. It's absolutely beautiful, and when they played it in the middle, it was just..... I really have to have that song. I really do! It's called "Krasno Solntse", lyrics by Origa, Music/Arrangement by Senju AKira, and sung by Origa. I wonder what kind of European language this is? I really like the way they did the ending credits too. Really.. a wonderful film. How every little understated detail can enchant you with it... Okay, maybe I'm getting carried away. But it was well worth the 1h 44 mins for me. (I didn't know this was based on a story by someone else either - the original story is apparently by Diana Coles, the name is "The Adventures of Princess Arete".) EDIT: Genbu and Solar, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for subbing this. I am so glad I got to see it!
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Origa also sang Inner Universe and Rise, GITS:SAC 1st and 2nd season opening themes, though they're only partly in Russian. Quote:
Here you can find an interview about the creation of Arete: http://www.retas.com/info/ (click "Articles and interviews"). And here's a gallery of high-resolution screenshots: http://www.retas.com/gallery/gallery-large/arete.html |
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2004-07-26, 01:37 | Link #9 |
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Caster's Magic Ball ^^
Age: 38
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Is this movie really as great as is advertised? If so, I just may have a look. I haven't really looked into Studio 4C's stuff, but I'm a nut about Ghibli. What's it about? (without giving away too many spoilers ) Thx.
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2004-07-26, 02:04 | Link #10 |
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Badside
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Studio 4C does some interesting stuff. There has been a couple of short movies of theirs fansubbed. Comedy for example.
This movie has a basic fairytale framework. Princess confined to a tower, magic, frogs, and just about any other fairytale ingredient you can think of. It is a pretty well thought out story. More complex than a typical fairytale. If you like that sort of thing, it's worth watching. I can't rave about the movie as much as Wao has, but it is good. |
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The message is one of hope, for in this story, superior intelligence overcomes superior technology. I fear that is not what always happens in life. There is magic here, yet as in Scrapped Princess, Galaxy Angel, and countless Japanese RPG's, it is magic created by a lost technology. What sets this apart from most of those other tales, is that magic is not Arete's saviour. What saves Arete is the sharpness of her mind. The fools are those ministers at the beginning who covet magic, without coveting knowledge. Many elements of this story remind me of Joanna Russ's stories I read years ago, but without their vengefulness and violence. Last edited by RobertM; 2004-07-27 at 08:35. Reason: ... |
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2004-07-28, 08:27 | Link #20 | |
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