Tales of the Abyss generic anime discussion

[kujoe]

Originally Posted by IcExAlcHeMy

It's pretty good for an anime adaption from a game. I wasn't expecting much until I finished watching the first episode. And should we expect any sort of romance as the story progresses?

Oh, that's definitely spoiler territory.

Just wait and see for yourself.

[Nightengale]

Well, I don't think it's really a spoiler. Even in the first episode, you can tell that there would be some sort of childhood romance subplot with Natalia and Luke, and the scene in the OP with Luke and Tear also implies a relationship of sorts.

Besides, no half-decent jRPG in this day and age would be without some form of romance, no matter how minor or how sidequest-ish.

[kujoe]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Well, I don't think it's really a spoiler. Even in the first episode, you can tell that there would be some sort of childhood romance subplot with Natalia and Luke, and the scene in the OP with Luke and Tear also implies a relationship of sorts.

I am trying sooo hard not to say anything right now.

[Nightengale]

Originally Posted by kujoe

I am trying sooo hard not to say anything right now.

Spoiler:

Note the fealty way I constructed the grammar and sentence~

Spoiler:

with Luke, instead of him~

[kujoe]

I know, I know!

Man, where's the third episode when you need it?

[Asamidori]

Originally Posted by Bobu44

Most Tales games aren't directly related, unless of course they share the same title like Tales of Destiny I and II (not to be confused with the US release of Tales of Eternia - which ended up being labelled as Tales of Destiny II as a marketing decision) and If I recall correctly, Tales of Symphonia I and II.

Correct names:

Tales of Destiny and Tales of Destiny 2 (It's only II for the US Eternia name)
Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Ratatosk no Kishi (Dawn of the New World for EN)

Sorry, not having the games' title correct bugs the hell outta me.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Besides, no half-decent jRPG in this day and age would be without some form of romance, no matter how minor or how sidequest-ish.

Ve....Vesperia. xD Not anything involved with the main party characters, anyways. Well, there's the old memory and a non-party tsundere, but that was about it.

[Nightengale]

Originally Posted by Asamidori

Ve....Vesperia. xD Not anything involved with the main party characters, anyways. Well, there's the old memory and a non-party tsundere, but that was about it.

I know. That's why I said minor.

Though doesn't Karol's count as one?

[ApostleOfGod]

I liked the anime quality and everything when I first saw this anime, so I watched Ep 1 and feel like I'm going to enjoy it - something like my next World Destruction series kind of thing from what I can guess.

So since I liked it so much, I gave a search on ANN to see the Seiyuus, and then I see this about Tear..

Spoiler for Tear:

Yukana as Tear Grants

Wonderful. If this doesn't pop up in episode 2, I've just spoiled myself something probably important later on... Meh.. Whatever lol..

So far so good though. Seems like an easy ride.

[Peanutbutter]

Originally Posted by ApostleOfGod

I liked the anime quality and everything when I first saw this anime, so I watched Ep 1 and feel like I'm going to enjoy it - something like my next World Destruction series kind of thing from what I can guess.

So since I liked it so much, I gave a search on ANN to see the Seiyuus, and then I see this about Tear..

Spoiler for Tear:

Yukana as Tear Grants

She's just reprising her role in the game. Good thing they managed to retain her.

[ApostleOfGod]

Well, just watched 2 (couldn't be patient)

and it's revealed there so whatever...

But they're pretty ambiguous I think - enough has been said, especially enough for Luke's carefree character, but I want to know more right now well, this is definitely a keeper.

[TrueKnight]

Originally Posted by IcExAlcHeMy

It's pretty good for an anime adaption from a game. I wasn't expecting much until I finished watching the first episode. And should we expect any sort of romance as the story progresses?

Originally Posted by kujoe

Oh, that's definitely spoiler territory.

Well he did ask. and it's like asking is there any action in the series and all, so without actually spoiling the story and to raise expectations...

Spoiler:

Yes, there are romances, quite bunch of 'em.

There.

[Lord Raiden]

Anyone else having issues downloading the Shinsen torrent? I can't get it to take off, and there's plenty of seeds. All my other torrents work fine though. Also, it's taking forever to connect when I first load the torrent.

[TrueKnight]

Originally Posted by Lord Raiden

Anyone else having issues downloading the Shinsen torrent? I can't get it to take off, and there's plenty of seeds.

I've downloaded Shinsen's versions (ep 1 and 2) via torrent and had no problems. :/

[Peanutbutter]

Originally Posted by Lord Raiden

Anyone else having issues downloading the Shinsen torrent? I can't get it to take off, and there's plenty of seeds. All my other torrents work fine though. Also, it's taking forever to connect when I first load the torrent.

No problems for me either. Are you connected to the trackers?

[Lord Raiden]

Yeah, it's connected to the tracker, but it only lists one seed and just 1kb/s for speed.

Edit: I'm using bittornado for my client. That's still a valid client, right?

[kujoe]

Hmmm. Bittornado...

Do you have another client to test it on?

[Lord Raiden]

Not at the moment. Got any suggestions?

The other odd thing that comes to mind is that I downloaded ep1 from shinsen and had no problems. I have yet to get episode 2 to download. I'm also downloading another from Chihiro (EF-a tale of melodies) and it's going just fine. A bit slow, but it's still going.

[kujoe]

For testing purposes, I decided to download episode 2 again (H.264 version) and currently, everything seems to be fine. I'm getting good speeds too.

If you don't like working with various settings in your current client, try another one to see if you can isolate the cause. Right now, I'm using µTorrent.

[Asamidori]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Though doesn't Karol's count as one?

's why I said the non-party tsundere. xD (100 melee. <3 )

[vspirit]

Originally Posted by IcExAlcHeMy

It's pretty good for an anime adaption from a game. I wasn't expecting much until I finished watching the first episode. And should we expect any sort of romance as the story progresses?

Among many other things. One of the best things about TotA is the interaction between your party members. There are a lot of cleverly amusing moments. The in-game skits are hilarious and well thought-out as well. I'm curious as to how some of those will be translated into anime (as I'm sure not all can be).

Jade has many clever lines, which I'm sure will be the case even in the anime so look forward to those. =)

Spoiler for I'm guessing Episode 3 or 4:

What is fon slot seal like?

LUKE: You seem to be doing pretty well.

JADE: Yes, I've made good progress in removing the fon slot seal.

LUKE: So what does it feel like, anyway, with that fon slot seal on you?

JADE: Hmm... I suppose it's like being forced to walk underwater with weights
attached to your body.

LUKE: So basically, you feel heavy?

JADE: I had thought a simple example would be more explanatory, but yes.

LUKE: But that Largo, or whoever he was... It's too bad he got you with that.

JADE: "Too bad"? Interesting choice of words. I thought this situation was
the result of a certain young noble getting himself captured...

LUKE: ...I, uh...

JADE: ...If you're so interested, why don't I put a fon slot seal on you?

LUKE: Hah hah... Don't waste a whole country's budget on me...

JADE: Don't concern yourself over that. I'm sure Emperor Peony will approve.
Soon you, too, will be able to enjoy the feeling of an underwater hike.

LUKE: O-okay, okay, I'm sorry, it's my fault! Anything but that, okay?!

Spoiler for Episode 2:

Luke's annoyance at Mieu is so...honest. Hahaha.