(L) Kara No Kyokai

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

Yes i 100% agree. That would be a perfect project for ufotabe after this.

when i first saw "Ufotable" in the opening i thought it was the name of one of the fansub groups.

[Sterling01]

Originally Posted by EvoSpace

I thought ch.2 was the worst, of course going by the novel.

5 > 3 >>>> 6 > 7 > 1 > 4 > 2

But I think the anime did so much better than the novel for ch.1...

Since I've seen all three movies (I'm sad I won't get a chance to see the forth in the theaters)

I'd say it would go like this

3 >>>>> 1 > 2

But going by the novel

3 > 7 (Lio is fuckin' awesome) >> 5 > 2 > 4 > 6 > 1

I do agree that the anime did so much better than the novel for ch.1

[FRS]

To join the chorus, that was simply beautifull

[Chrono Helix]

My favourite scene in the movie was

Spoiler:

when she was walking down the street, and then the dog walks by leaving bloodstained footprints

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by Chrono Helix

My favourite scene in the movie was

Spoiler:

when she was walking down the street, and then the dog walks by leaving bloodstained footprints

Yea, it was disturbing but it captivated me.

[Deathkillz]

Some quick thoughts from me

Kara no Kyoukai, Movie 1

And I will say it here, Shiki is moe

[KaneDragon]

Originally Posted by Deathkillz

And I will say it here, Shiki is moe

That she is. We all knew what was going to happen to the strawberry ice cream. She needs a hug~

I like Kokuto's resemblance to Tohno Shiki. It's like double the Shiki.


As for the rest, I'm familiar with FSN/Tsukihime and I've accumulated various sipets of info about KnK over time, but just from the perspective of the first movie, it was... not quite satisfactory. Shiki's eyes, background on the characters, what they know, and so forth, not explained. Now, I really shouldn't fault the movie for this too much; I'm aware that the original story was in anachronic order or whatever, and that figuring things out after the fact is part of the point... It's just that without the next 6 movies on hand, I'm left hanging... =/ Asking for very much detail at this point is a waste of time, since it's being left for later, so all I can get is spoilered. And I'm sure many of us already know the story anyway.

Now, about that artificial arm... First I thought "wtf mind trip, that ghost is messing with Shiki's mind, giving her a bad acid trip dream sequence, turning her arm into a doll's..." Then I thought "Woah, and she escaped the dream by cutting her arm off. Told you she was hardcore." But then it turns out it was artificial. They have that kind of technology in this time period? Or is she using some kind of magic, too, just out of sight?

The actual fighting was rather brief, but Shiki doing that rooftop-hopping/sliding-across-the-roof trick was pretty wicked.


Still good.

[Espiecakes]

Spoiler for Coolest snap:

[Avisch]

As a Type-Moon fan. I'm so happy

Spoiler for Movie:

The movie sucked me in. The atmosphere was incredible, it surpassed my expectations.
I realize now that I was confused with some scenes in the novel.

The scenery was really nice. And the dolls in Touko's shop were so cool.
Anyway I got really sad at the end....

Oblivious was very awesome ending song. And yeah the music was just incredible throughout.

just realized. Rie Tanaka must love to use her "playful laugh". It''s been in almost all her roles as a antagonistic character....which is one of the reasons she's my favorite seiyu. She has such a cool smooth voice.

Originally Posted by Matt Soulblade

Just finished watching it.

Damn, I'm impressed. And pleased. And my fanboy power levels, pffft!

Spoiler for Thoughts:

I felt that the pacing was great, a very VN-like experience (even if the original source is not one!). I dont know, I just think that the story kept drawing me closer, and thats awesome.
The battle scene, however, blew off my mind. Shiki activates her chougan and makes a Kyokishi Nanaya. I almost yell like a fangirl, and thats really, REALLY bad, but hey, the scene is THAT good.
The neko arc part at the beggining was a nice touch too.

NEXT MOVIE DVD RELEASE DATE?
/edit: June 25!

Spoiler for the awesome scenes:

No problem. I also love incredibly knife action......and it really was Kyok-shi Nanaya!

Long Jump + plus awesome chorus music was great.

The movie really drew me in. And th ending made me so sad.... cause

Spoiler for novels:

I had missed the heavy implications in the novels........

Movie release dates

Originally Posted by sterling from Beast's Lair

#2 6/25
#3 7/25

2nd movie will have

Spoiler for novel:

Shiki's male personality. I'm excited to see how Maaya will capture that.

I'm looking forward to the 3rd movie the most now. It's like the first chapter only

Spoiler for novel chapter 3:

Much more focus of disturbing nature and sad feelings.

And the way ufotable has adapted Takeuchi's artwork of Fujino is great.
I also love how they've done her magan (mystic eyes)

Speaking of moe. Here's what Nasu said about moe (he likes Fujino )

Spoiler for Interview:

By the way, Nasu-san, who is the most moe-type character here as far as you're concerned?

Nasu: To me, Asagami Fujino is the most straight-forwardly moe character. I love angst-filled characters; now that I think about it, maybe that's the only kind of character I've written... Well, but looking at the moving pictures, Ryougi Shiki's taken first place. Her "downer" voice, too: since I like angsty heroines, I just can't get enough of it. (Laughs)

Full interview
Part 1
Part 2

Originally Posted by Shiroth

Yes i 100% agree. That would be a perfect project for ufotabe after this.

I think we will only be comfortable with ufotable handling Type-Moon adaptions now.

Originally Posted by KaneDragon

They have that kind of technology in this time period? Or is she using some kind of magic, too, just out of sight?

Touko's puppets/dolls are practically identical to the human body. Touko cannot use magic. But I'm not clear on the details of how she crafts puppets/dolls.

[karasuma]

Weird and beautiful anime. I was curious why so many people dling this anime. I watch the gg version without any knownledge of the story. Anyway, shiki is pretty cute at the end..

I have to say. With the price that these DVDs command, they are treating this as art more than anything else.

[Ashlotte]

I actually downloaded this at random without really looking into what it was about...First tip-off was Neko-Arc at the start though. Then all throughout the thing I kept thinking..."This really reminds me vaguely of Tsukihime" and well...Lo and behold I go to look it up after I finish watching to find out I am in-fact not crazy...

Ah well putting all that aside it was a very lovely ,albeit confusing movie that had some terrific atmosphere...I honestly had thought it was going to end there until the previews popped up and I was pleasantly surprised.

I have to say watching this has renewed abit of interest in me to go back and finally buy Tsukihime and play through it...God knows I've had enough people tell me to after I said I enjoyed the anime series, but that it felt lacking alot overall...

[Sterling01]

Yes, Fujino is the moest character Nasu has made. Her relationship/feelings to/for her Mikiya-sempai are adorable.

[NoSanninWa]

When Shiki was eating the strawberry ice cream, was I the only one who was thinking about how cold her thighs must have been? Brrrrrrr! It's really chilly holding ice cream between naked thighs. That girl has some serious cold resistance.

[Chrono Helix]

Well maybe

Spoiler:

her legs are artificial too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OdOsBH0MEU

Any idea what's the song that starts at 1:22? It sounds like a remixed version of Oblivious, but it doesn't sound like Re/Oblivious, nor does it sound like anything I've heard on the OST?

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

When Shiki was eating the strawberry ice cream, was I the only one who was thinking about how cold her thighs must have been? Brrrrrrr! It's really chilly holding ice cream between naked thighs. That girl has some serious cold resistance.

Sorry but all my attention was focused on Maaya Sakamoto eating ice cream.

[yurifan]

first episode watched, what stays in my mind is : "what a weird anime, it suppose to be a movie instead of animation"

[grunty]

Originally Posted by Chrono Helix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OdOsBH0MEU

Any idea what's the song that starts at 1:22? It sounds like a remixed version of Oblivious, but it doesn't sound like Re/Oblivious, nor does it sound like anything I've heard on the OST?

oblivious instrumental edit.

[TrueKnight]

Weird anime. The dark theme and music quickly captivate my interest, and the fights were beautifully drawn. But I have to admit at the end I nearly fell asleep.....Too many philosophycal conversation..

[KaneDragon]

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

...................her..............naked thighs............

I'm sorry, did you say something?


Moving on... So, is the doll-making (and why she's keeping such awesome artificial limb tech to herself) going to be explained, or is it just something that's there and we're just supposed to roll with it? Now that I think of it, FSN's Heaven's Feel route had something about artificial bodies... wonder if there's a missing connection with that...

Too many details/characters I may be forgetting... >_>

[Sterling01]

She makes "dolls" for a living