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2004-03-17, 13:02 | Link #5 |
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This is one of my most eagerly anticipated animes for April. I read the manga, I thought it was intriguing and hilarious.
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EDIT: The story is about this tough delinquent who awesome at fighting due a special move with his right hand that I won't spoil it for you. Anyways, since he has a reputation of being a fighting delinquent, he hasn't had much luck with girls. Then one day, a girl appears on his right hand. And story goes from there, ecchi and hilarity ensues. |
2004-03-17, 13:18 | Link #6 | |
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2004-03-17, 14:43 | Link #9 |
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Perfect timing, I needed a place to vent.
First off, hi. I'm Snoopy, if you don't read mangas then you probably don't know me. Regardless, my team's the one that scans and translates the Midori no Hibi manga (have been for over a year now, actually). And I'm incredibly turned off right now. First of all, I love Midori no Hibi. It's getting kinda monotonous in the weeklies lately, but it's still good and I still enjoy it. And what makes me enjoy it isn't the stupid concept or the stupid characters (although they are funny, the concept is too out there to ride on comedy alone, at least in my opinion), but the visual aspects of Kazuro Inoue's artwork. The way he portrays things and his character's transformations and so forth. Why do I say this? Because the anime certainly seems to suck monkey balls in this aspect. Geez, they turned Midori into a 12 year old... but the worst part is the scene from the end of chapter 1 where Seiji talks about protecting the secret and stuff (where he's all solemn and kinda feels sorry for Midori). I have examples from the manga and anime linked below to show what I'm talking about to all the people who've never heard of this series before (and you call yourselves fans... ). I know, I'm nit picking it, but it's only 1 and a half minutes and I found like 4 scenes taken directly from the manga that lost all impact due to the crap anime character designs. http://www.snoopycool.com/anime.jpg http://www.snoopycool.com/manga.png Also, as a comment regarding someone up there saying that Midori is ecchi. Just to clarify, it's NOT an ecchi series. At least not in the same way as Hanaukyo Maids or something of that nature. They get into situations you'd get into if you had a chick on your arm (bathing, bathroom, etc) but the story doesn't go out of its way to put Midori into blatantly sexual situations, and Seiji doesn't ever have dirty thoughts about her (at least not on camera). And if they change that in the anime I'll be one pissy little bastard. Well, that's my 2 cents. And I know I'm premature with it since it's only a preview and evertthing I mentioned could very well be fixed in the episode and stuff, but I figure they'd want to use the best footage they had to make the promo short so now I'm really worried. SO to sum it up, I feel that what makes the Midori manga great (as opposed to good) has been lost in the transfer from manga to anime. Of course that's based solely on the promo footage. |
2004-03-17, 16:08 | Link #11 | |
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In regards to the transition from manga to anime, the animated medium definitely requires some trade-offs. The most obvious is that the character designs are vastly simplified. However, that is (to some degree) made up for with the addition of color. On the other hand, manga is limited by not having music or voice actors. I'm very pleased with the voice actor for Midori, she seems to fit the voice I heard in my head while reading the manga. I look forward to hearing the other characters as well. I have high hopes for this show. The concept is pretty cute and there are a lot of possibilities for the anime. I won't mind too much if the anime strays from the manga--in my mind, they are supposed to be seperate stories. However, I *will* mind if they change the motivations and personalities. |
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2004-03-17, 16:09 | Link #12 |
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Hey Snoopy...
First of all, I love what you are doing with the translation of the manga... it's extremely good. Second... I'm with you. This story could have turned ecchi real fast but it's everything BUT that in the manga. I hope the series will follow the manga or I'll drop it like a ton of bricks. My enjoyment of the manga is too strong to let it be ruined by ecchi fanboyness! |
2004-03-17, 16:40 | Link #13 |
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Humm, I think you give unfair weight to your opinion by comparing a frame of manga with a frame of animation. They are very different things.
Having said that I do agree that the character designs appear to be a little flat; less interesting. I believe it's quite common in anime and possibly why a lot of people who start with manga end up being unimpressed by animated equivalents. I've seen the promo a few times myself and part of me agrees with that point of view... however, another part sees it as having more potential than draw-backs. I believe it would be very hard for every frame of animation to cover the depth needed for one frame of manga -- naturally -- you're not expected to stare at the animation frame on its own. This is a pitfall I think people often fall into when comparing the two types. In the manga all you get to present your story/ideas are the text and the "visual aspects". That's it. If you don't make the visual aspects interesting and deep you'd better have Grade A dialogue or it won't be as enjoyable. The rules totally change when you get more frames, movement and sound. Put simply, anime uses a different "tool set" to manga; to criticise one for not using the tried and tested tools of the other feels unfair to me... Also, although I think you agree, you can't tell from a promo how well the director, animators and voice actors have used the tools available to them. The flow/pace and subtleties that may only be visible for mere moments could be edited out to make the promo shorter or more snappy. Sound effects, dialogue and voice acting that can alter a scene completely are lost when dubbed over with words from somewhere else. Basically I'm apprehensive too. I really enjoy MnH (and snoopy, you have my sincere thanks for making it available to me) -- I just don't want people to write off the anime too soon. If people start watching it always looking for where the styles differ (instead of trying to embrace the differences in the two mediums) they won't enjoy it. Edit: Ugh, too many distractions... I took so long writing this post, it looks like Scooterboy made all my points for me oh well... |
2004-03-17, 16:46 | Link #14 | |
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I agree with snoopy (Thanks for the manga! Everyone go read it!) about the art not being quite as good as the manga. (as far as we can tell yet from the promo) But for a manga to anime conversion this is about as true to the manga (in looks) as it gets. Look at Flame of Recca for example, (that manga was also translated by Snoopy) the anime art for FoR was fugly. |
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2004-03-17, 16:47 | Link #15 |
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Personally, I don't mind the visual differences between a manga and its anime counterpart.
What I am afraid of is that they turn the story into a slew of ecchi moments. That would be the death of me and I would not follow the anime if they do. I hope they won't... I find Midori no Hibi to be a very charming manga and I love how the bad boy changes the more he's in contact with Midori... I am looking forward to the first few episodes... |
2004-03-17, 16:50 | Link #16 | |
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And I'm trying real hard to get more of my friends to watch the anime when it finally starts airing next month but I doubt they will if it turns into a panty-boob fiesta. |
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2004-03-17, 17:07 | Link #17 | |
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I think its too early to judge though, and I'm looking forward to watching the first episode. |
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2004-03-17, 18:04 | Link #18 |
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Based on the promo it doesn't look like it'll be too ecchi--compared to the Ai Yori Aoshis and Onegai Twinae of the world it looks downright tame, and the manga isn't exactly ecchi-free, since you see Midori topless more than once. I just hope the anime keeps the same overall feel and plotline as the manga--watching the promo brought a smile to my face, seeing the characters from the manga in moving, living color.
Snoopycool is a God for translating the manga, but I was more excited than disappointed by the promo--it's hard to tell how much monkey ballage something will suck from 90 seconds of footage, and I didn't feel the art was that bad. It's always hard to meet high expectations, and with every anime series I've ever seen people will say the manga is better (which like books being better than movies based on them, is probably true most of the time) but I'm optimistic that this could be the best romantic comedy anime to come out in a long time. Just my ¥2 as I avoid doing real work this afternoon... |
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