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Crisano · 2009-03-21, 15:46

Wow, I really love the color pallet of the show. Animation was nice too. The trailer was very interesting too.

I'm interested.

Proudleaf · 2009-03-25, 23:57

In case anyone is interested, here is Atsuya Uki's official website.

Also, there's a lot of great artwork available here on the site.

Enjoy.

amrul · 2009-04-01, 07:34

wonder when would it be released

the trailer looks great

Proudleaf · 2009-04-10, 23:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by amrul

wonder when would it be released

the trailer looks great

The trailer from TAF 2009 has been posted on the official site.

I'm still finding it hard to believe that this was entirely animated by Atsuya Uki himself; the quality is just too good.

Hisana · 2009-04-11, 01:30

Gonna keep an eye on this.

...mostly because the music is by ryo (famous VOCALOID producer) so lad;kf;lakdf !!!!

Zu Ra · 2009-04-11, 02:13

Visuals look absolutely stunning the animation crisp and nice background score to compliment it . The plot looks interesting and simple. One of the major problems with sci-fi is confusing vexing plot which makes that vein in your head pop BUT luckily this one looks relatively simple .

Somewhat reminded of Girl who leapt through Time w.r.p to character design and art : ) Definite must watch

sapphire-pyro · 2009-07-10, 10:27

anyone else heard about the news of it showing August? Also, is the new trailer? streaming's being so slow from the official site for me x_x

Proudleaf · 2009-07-13, 22:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by sapphire-pyro

anyone else heard about the news of it showing August? Also, is the new trailer? streaming's being so slow from the official site for me x_x

The new trailer doesn't show anything new aside from one or two small scenes. But, it's still great to see of course.

In addition to the trailer, the website is showing a lot of new artwork and information. There's also a release date for the upcoming CD by supercell.

prnoct90 · 2009-08-31, 04:19

did anyone see this, it came out 9 days ago.

Chase · 2009-09-02, 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by prnoct90

did anyone see this, it came out 9 days ago.

Wanted to know the same thing, hasn't been a word on any of the boards ive been looking at.

musume_no_hoshi · 2009-09-03, 06:19

It definately look really good. I'm interested what ryo/supercell did with the music, almost all of his songs had vocals (that is if you count Hatsune Miku as vocals).

I didn't know the B-side on Kimi no Shira nai Monogatari single was the theme song of this. I really liked LOVE & ROLL, it's one of those really surprisingly good B-sides (lets say most people don't bother with a good b-side).

When is the OST out?

Jarmel · 2009-09-03, 14:05

Also was the final run-time only 30 minutes?

Raiga · 2009-09-25, 22:51

Just got back from NYAF, managed to see this. Sadly my eyesight sucks at night.

Oh well.

The animation was pretty good but I kinda feel it could have used some directorial work. Some scenes were sorta like, "Okay... where's this going now?" I liked the story and concept though. I want a Cenco as a pet.

They turned off the audio halfway through the end credits though. Pity. Wanted to hear Love & Roll...

Also maybe I just zoned out but I swear there was a really cool scene in the trailer that didn't show up in the actual thing. The part with Cenco turning into an airplane...

blewin · 2009-09-26, 01:47

weird story. Did the guy in the trailer change into the wings of that monster? Still, the trailer looks interesting.

musume_no_hoshi · 2009-10-30, 06:47

I enjoyed it. It was pretty odd...weird and a little too short. I can't explain why I enjoyed it. It's very refreshing.

I agree with ANN. Where's the 2nd episode? I hope some studio picks it up, but I highly doubt it.

Shiroth · 2009-10-30, 07:04

Was pretty decent. Especially worth watching just for the backgrounds and animation. What we got in terms of story was right up my street, and i like how it keeps what you want to know covered up, and just delivers what you see. Nicely done.

Strange · 2009-10-30, 14:13

The subs seem to be out, although it might be someone trolling. Downloading, will see.

And LOVE & ROLL is a wonderful song. I love Nagi/Gazelle/whatever's voice.

velvet · 2009-10-30, 16:39

Awesome.

And Cenco is insanely cute. You heard that right. I get this urge to pet him.
It's the eyes I think.

Haruyasha · 2009-10-30, 17:07

Movie is quite different from the original trailer.. I would love to see the original content too, though.

roriconfan · 2009-10-30, 18:50

My opinion

Spoiler for it's long:

This short 25 minute feature feels more like an artistic summary of an average children’s adventure series than an actual full story. You probably know that many series get their own movie version a few years after they ended (like X-tv or Escaflowne). Well, Cencoroll is actually just the movie. The series feels like it was scrapped. Because in only 25 minutes you see things that a normal series would spend 12 episodes depicting. So, the plot is not just fast but is also feels like it is skipping a lot of events. It is after all part of a project to aid upcoming new artists and not some major funded mainstream anime aiming to sell like crazy.

Visually, Cencoroll is very pleasing. Everything feels like it was painted with watercolors and oil paints and even the outlines of the characters are not clear outlines. This gave to the feature an artistic feeling most suit for fluid animation. The setting of the story is a generic Japanese city and a typical school yet the colors made them feel special. Plus, half of the duration is battles between transforming critters. The action is very well done with lots of vitality and attention given to physics. Also, the monsters have a plethora of attacks that are not just laser beams that blow things up (a cheap way to show big explosions without actually animating anything) but grabbing and throwing objects, jumping, transforming and running. The same thing can be said about the characters, who although don’t do anything extreme still have a very pleasing body language most titles sacrifice in order to save money by making still images.

Acoustically, Cencoroll remains at the basics. There is almost no background music heard in the entire duration with an average pop song during the ending titles reminding you what you were not listening to all this time. I feel like the producers decided to leave out the music just to make the viewers focus solely on the characters and their talking. It is a neat trick but it takes more than that. The dialogues and the story were never anything special so the absence of music does help you to sympathize with the characters more while at the same time making you feel bored in case you want atmosphere. Beyond that, the voice acting was decent although as I said, the context of the dialogues was pretty standard stuff you see in stories with teenagers pairing with monsters, so it still feels blunt.

In the same manner, the story in Cencoroll is a fast forward summary of an average children-paired-with-monsters story. If you have seen Pokemon or Narutaru you know what to expect. Two kids control monsters and decide to have a showdown. How they found them or why they fight is almost not mentioned so all you are left to see is them fighting before the feature ends in an almost tie. Yes, it is an open ending, leaving room for a sequel. What must be made clear is that there are no other people present besides the main characters. The city feels empty even when the army stars bombarding the area. There are no bystanders running around in panic amongst all the destruction the monsters do. Well, there is one who just closes the window so big deal. Just like the music, the world in the feature seems to be given no attention so that the viewers will focus solely on the characters.

Speaking of characters, the cast in Cencoroll is pleasing to watch albeit generic. It is very interesting to see them moving and talking to each other with the lack of music or even a background story not distracting you from what they are doing. Still, their motivation is very blunt as is the reason they fight or acting so cynical all the time. This feature is so esoteric, you are supposed to do nothing other than looking at their mentality but not at their reasoning for being as such. The whole deal is basically four people, two males controlling and fighting, one female that keeps interfering for no given reason and her schoolmate female friend who is essentially not doing anything. So I say this feature wins in terms of portraying its cast in a wonderful way but does a messy job at actually explaining why they act the way they act. Maybe it is a pilot to a future series, maybe it didn’t matter for the producers. No matter the reason, the cast is nothing more than pleasing archetypes.

In all, Cencoroll is pleasing to watch but quite a bother to actually rewatch. It is so short and simple that you have little to gain by watching it again. Still, the first time will most likely please you to the most part with its artistic depiction and esoteric approach to its characters.

2009-04-11, 01:30	Link #25
Hisana ;p Fansubber Join Date: Jan 2006	Gonna keep an eye on this. ...mostly because the music is by ryo (famous VOCALOID producer) so lad;kf;lakdf !!!! __________________ twitter

2009-04-11, 02:13	Link #26
Zu Ra ✖ ǝʇ ɯıqnɾl ☆ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mortuary : D	Visuals look absolutely stunning the animation crisp and nice background score to compliment it . The plot looks interesting and simple. One of the major problems with sci-fi is confusing vexing plot which makes that vein in your head pop *BUT* luckily this one looks relatively simple . Somewhat reminded of Girl who leapt through Time w.r.p to character design and art : ) Definite must watch __________________ Last edited by Zu Ra; 2009-04-11 at 02:34.

2009-07-10, 10:27	Link #27
sapphire-pyro C.C. Loyalist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southeast Asia	anyone else heard about the news of it showing August? Also, is the new trailer? streaming's being so slow from the official site for me x_x __________________ Daydream Sanctuary - Anime/Manga/Movie/Novel Blog

2009-09-03, 06:19	Link #31
musume_no_hoshi ~Eternal Bakaness~ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cheesecake wonderland	It definately look really good. I'm interested what ryo/supercell did with the music, almost all of his songs had vocals (that is if you count Hatsune Miku as vocals). I didn't know the B-side on Kimi no Shira nai Monogatari single was the theme song of this. I really liked LOVE & ROLL, it's one of those really surprisingly good B-sides (lets say most people don't bother with a good b-side). When is the OST out? __________________

2009-09-25, 22:51	Link #33
Raiga tl;dr Join Date: Jan 2009 Age: 32	Just got back from NYAF, managed to see this. Sadly my eyesight sucks at night. Oh well. The animation was pretty good but I kinda feel it could have used some directorial work. Some scenes were sorta like, "Okay... where's this going now?" I liked the story and concept though. I want a Cenco as a pet. They turned off the audio halfway through the end credits though. Pity. Wanted to hear Love & Roll... Also maybe I just zoned out but I swear there was a really cool scene in the trailer that didn't show up in the actual thing. The part with Cenco turning into an airplane... __________________

2009-03-21, 15:46	Link #21
Crisano Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada	Wow, I really love the color pallet of the show. Animation was nice too. The trailer was very interesting too. I'm interested.

2009-03-25, 23:57	Link #22
Proudleaf Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Age: 34	In case anyone is interested, here is Atsuya Uki's official website. Also, there's a lot of great artwork available here on the site. Enjoy.

2009-04-01, 07:34	Link #23
amrul Member Join Date: Mar 2009	wonder when would it be released the trailer looks great

2009-08-31, 04:19	Link #29
prnoct90 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007	did anyone see this, it came out 9 days ago.

2009-09-03, 14:05	Link #32
Jarmel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006	Also was the final run-time only 30 minutes?

2009-09-26, 01:47	Link #34
blewin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007	weird story. Did the guy in the trailer change into the wings of that monster? Still, the trailer looks interesting. __________________ Chrome Shelled Regios

2009-10-30, 06:47	Link #35
musume_no_hoshi ~Eternal Bakaness~ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cheesecake wonderland	I enjoyed it. It was pretty odd...weird and a little too short. I can't explain why I enjoyed it. It's very refreshing. I agree with ANN. Where's the 2nd episode? I hope some studio picks it up, but I highly doubt it. __________________

2009-10-30, 07:04	Link #36
Shiroth Beautiful fighter. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England, UK Age: 37	Was pretty decent. Especially worth watching just for the backgrounds and animation. What we got in terms of story was right up my street, and i like how it keeps what you want to know covered up, and just delivers what you see. Nicely done. __________________ MyAnimeList Twitter

2009-10-30, 14:13	Link #37
Strange Incoherent at best. Join Date: Oct 2009	The subs seem to be out, although it might be someone trolling. Downloading, will see. And LOVE & ROLL is a wonderful song. I love Nagi/Gazelle/whatever's voice.

2009-10-30, 16:39	Link #38
velvet "with you, happiness" Join Date: Jan 2007	Awesome. And Cenco is insanely cute. You heard that right. I get this urge to pet him. It's the eyes I think. __________________

2009-10-30, 17:07	Link #39
Haruyasha 名前は？ Scanlator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Washington Age: 35	Movie is quite different from the original trailer.. I would love to see the original content too, though.

2009-10-30, 18:50	Link #40
roriconfan Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Thessaloniki - Greece	My opinion Spoiler for it's long: This short 25 minute feature feels more like an artistic summary of an average children’s adventure series than an actual full story. You probably know that many series get their own movie version a few years after they ended (like X-tv or Escaflowne). Well, Cencoroll is actually just the movie. The series feels like it was scrapped. Because in only 25 minutes you see things that a normal series would spend 12 episodes depicting. So, the plot is not just fast but is also feels like it is skipping a lot of events. It is after all part of a project to aid upcoming new artists and not some major funded mainstream anime aiming to sell like crazy. Visually, Cencoroll is very pleasing. Everything feels like it was painted with watercolors and oil paints and even the outlines of the characters are not clear outlines. This gave to the feature an artistic feeling most suit for fluid animation. The setting of the story is a generic Japanese city and a typical school yet the colors made them feel special. Plus, half of the duration is battles between transforming critters. The action is very well done with lots of vitality and attention given to physics. Also, the monsters have a plethora of attacks that are not just laser beams that blow things up (a cheap way to show big explosions without actually animating anything) but grabbing and throwing objects, jumping, transforming and running. The same thing can be said about the characters, who although don’t do anything extreme still have a very pleasing body language most titles sacrifice in order to save money by making still images. Acoustically, Cencoroll remains at the basics. There is almost no background music heard in the entire duration with an average pop song during the ending titles reminding you what you were not listening to all this time. I feel like the producers decided to leave out the music just to make the viewers focus solely on the characters and their talking. It is a neat trick but it takes more than that. The dialogues and the story were never anything special so the absence of music does help you to sympathize with the characters more while at the same time making you feel bored in case you want atmosphere. Beyond that, the voice acting was decent although as I said, the context of the dialogues was pretty standard stuff you see in stories with teenagers pairing with monsters, so it still feels blunt. In the same manner, the story in Cencoroll is a fast forward summary of an average children-paired-with-monsters story. If you have seen Pokemon or Narutaru you know what to expect. Two kids control monsters and decide to have a showdown. How they found them or why they fight is almost not mentioned so all you are left to see is them fighting before the feature ends in an almost tie. Yes, it is an open ending, leaving room for a sequel. What must be made clear is that there are no other people present besides the main characters. The city feels empty even when the army stars bombarding the area. There are no bystanders running around in panic amongst all the destruction the monsters do. Well, there is one who just closes the window so big deal. Just like the music, the world in the feature seems to be given no attention so that the viewers will focus solely on the characters. Speaking of characters, the cast in Cencoroll is pleasing to watch albeit generic. It is very interesting to see them moving and talking to each other with the lack of music or even a background story not distracting you from what they are doing. Still, their motivation is very blunt as is the reason they fight or acting so cynical all the time. This feature is so esoteric, you are supposed to do nothing other than looking at their mentality but not at their reasoning for being as such. The whole deal is basically four people, two males controlling and fighting, one female that keeps interfering for no given reason and her schoolmate female friend who is essentially not doing anything. So I say this feature wins in terms of portraying its cast in a wonderful way but does a messy job at actually explaining why they act the way they act. Maybe it is a pilot to a future series, maybe it didn’t matter for the producers. No matter the reason, the cast is nothing more than pleasing archetypes. In all, Cencoroll is pleasing to watch but quite a bother to actually rewatch. It is so short and simple that you have little to gain by watching it again. Still, the first time will most likely please you to the most part with its artistic depiction and esoteric approach to its characters.