2006-02-26, 08:50 | Link #1 | |
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Since I couldn't find a thread for this upcoming yuri anime... Synopsis from AnimeBlogger.net: Quote:
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Now, a question: Some sources suggest that the anime is based on an original work by Jin Seob Song - certainly, the title and the term "siwula" sound much more Korean than Japanese. I've tried Googling with my best guess at the hangul, but I haven't hit anything obvious like a manhwa. Can any Korean-speakers shed light on the origins of this series?
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2006-02-26, 09:04 | Link #2 | |
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I'm looking forward for this yuri goodness
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2006-02-27, 11:02 | Link #3 |
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I applaud their style. That, and that first screenshot looks pretty cool. Though if I lived my life as a woman and lesbianism was commonplace and accepted, why the heck would I wanna be a guy? It'd be scary.
Though maybe having them have to make that descision at the start of adulthood (which for an anime character is about 10 years old) is a bad idea because of the misc rebellious phase. Last edited by Dragnfly@Gamefaqs; 2006-02-27 at 11:24. |
2006-03-03, 09:02 | Link #5 |
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I just hope they make the planes nice designs. (The girls' designs are a given ^_^)
Haven't they perfected ovular merging already? If that's the case there would be no need for males. Now is this written for real lesbians or by some fanboy with wild imagination? Come to think of it, the premise seems to have more in common with subconscious male fantasies of becoming a girl, piloting jet fighters, and humping other girls, than anything lesbian. Comic Yurihime must be a magazine for yuri lovers of both genders. "ED performance: Savage Genius" <----- wheeeee! Last edited by DaFool; 2006-03-03 at 09:14. |
2006-03-03, 10:23 | Link #6 | |
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But don't ask me to link to that interview that was quite some time ago.
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2006-03-03, 16:23 | Link #7 | |
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Seriously though, this is why I want to know more about Jin Seob Song and his(?) original work. Still haven't found anything, although I have a suspicion about where the title may have come from.
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2006-03-07, 00:09 | Link #8 |
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The official site has a whole new look today, with art from the anime rather than the manga.They've also added some on-air info.
You know a show is going to be mecha-heavy when the site has a dedicated Mechanics page. Another KnM, anyone?
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2006-03-17, 15:19 | Link #10 |
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Another site update - the characters page is now up.
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2006-03-17, 20:43 | Link #11 |
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Hey! I wonder. If you blow on the tail of that ship will the swirly part unravel forward and make a "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" sound? Like those things they have at kid's parties?
Seriously though, after seeing more of the designs thanks to your links I'm not looking quite forward to this. April's gonna be one great season it seems. And it's a minor thing but what is it about that blonde girl's face? Is her mouth just a tad bit too wide? Is it the style of blush? Something just makes her face look different than all the other characters. |
2006-03-18, 22:27 | Link #12 | ||
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Other Simoun tidbits: For anyone not following the New Announced Anime thread, a preliminary trailer has been spotted. The first episode title is 堕ちた翼 Dachita Tsubasa, which appears to translate as "Fallen Wing(s)". I'm confused about the translation of the first word though: 堕 da doesn't seem to be a word in its own right, and from my minimal knowlege of Japanese grammar I don't see how you'd construct 堕ちた from the nearest compound 堕する dasuru (meaning "descend to" or "lapse into"). Unless ちた is from the verb ちる chiru meaning "fall", and 堕 adds a moral connotation of it being a fall from grace? I started this thread with the speculation that the words simoun and siwula might be Korean, but I now think that's wrong. Going by the aircraft name mentioned previously, simoun is more likely derived from the Arab word for "sandstorm". Interestingly, a related word qibli might also be familiar to anime fans... Siwula meanwhile appears to be a common Polish surname. It is neither widely known nor true that its inclusion in the series is due to the director, Junji "Stan" Nishimura, having played jazz trombone with the famous Blaise Siwula (scroll down to May 2002 for details on one of their gigs).
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2006-03-19, 01:48 | Link #15 |
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I just heard of something. This series is produced by the same people who did Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito?
NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate the ending of Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito. Worst ending I have ever seen. Guess I won't be joining the party. and just wait and see me eat my own word. I hope it is going to be just 13 ep. Most shows will just drag on if they are more than 13 ep.
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2006-03-19, 18:43 | Link #16 |
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Really? I liked the ending and I'm anxious to see what the specialbox contains that comes out on the 24th.
Even if the show just boils down to yuriservice, I at least hope the character interactions are good and the action is done better than it was in Yami to Boushi. |
2006-03-19, 21:16 | Link #17 | |
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2006-03-20, 06:52 | Link #18 | |
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I don't get the logic behind not trying something because it's too short. To me, that would be all the more reason to try something (Like for example, my favorite movies happen to be short and sweet in 90 minutes and not drag on to 3 hours). Definitely, if producers are sure of the audience they will put more budget for more length, but since this is definitely in the realm of hardcore tastes, they play it safe as any good anime business should. Then again, if this does turn out to be 24 or 26 eps someone should shoot me -_-. And I like Yamibou's Ending. To me, a good ending doesn't necessarily be one that you expected or most wanted. An unexpected ending is justified. |
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I'm not bashing off the series or something but still not even a single production is backed up this show when some of the shows that will start in April even have three productions. But still I do think that this anime won't be as short as Strawberry Panic(yet another over-hyped media-work's yuri anime). |
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