(L) Sora no Woto

[Hypernova]

Has a nice cinematic feel to it, although my main interest is the back story with what happened to the previous civilisation. The demon they were talking about is probably some old bioweapon judging from the remains.

[Rhyel]

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[felix]

Originally Posted by velvet nightmare

for some reason this series looks like a mix of k-on and valkyria chronicles and looks kind of fail. just something about kids and military made me feel awkward watching this. i'll watch a few episodes and see where they go with this.

Didn't the nazi do the same? Also I'm pretty sure "they are older then they look" device is applied here. Not that it matters much, the age and concept of when you are not a kid anymore has changed over the ages (and different cultures have differences too).

Originally Posted by Dextro

I should have probably said the fingers though and I know I'm probably over-reacting cause of scenes like this:

Spoiler for large image:

They look fine to me, you can interpret 5 fingers on each hand. If anything the feet are the weirder ones. BTW, what time is that scene from anyway?

[RedWing]

So the moeblob genre continues....

Pretty dissapointed with this show, seems to be just K-ON in a different setting. I also hate when these shallow anime try to be deep with their whole demon this and that.

[felix]

Originally Posted by RedWing

Pretty dissapointed with this show, seems to be just K-ON in a different setting. I also hate when these shallow anime try to be deep with their whole demon this and that.

You thought that part was deep?

Actually the better question here is, who are these other anime that you speak of? Don't remember any demons in K-On! =P

[Katapan]

Originally Posted by Slice of Life

tl;dr: We don't know but 12 eps is very possible since it's winter.

Actually, 13 episodes have been confirmed. Senkou no Night Raid is taking over the Anime no Chikara timeslot this spring.

[MeoTwister5]

I find it funny how people easily dismiss a show they really don't know anything about, heck no one knows anything about it since it's an original animation. I for one didn't have a lot of hopes for it when I started, but I didn't dismiss it outright.

[Azuma Denton]

Hmm, episode one is a very colorful episode...
Surpass my initial expectation...


And quite surprisong... Aya Endou is back on her glass type chara...
Phylicia is a mix of Mugi, Sawako-sensei and Miyuki...

As for the new seiyuu, she do a very good job for her first role...

[Iron Maw]

Originally Posted by Hypernova

Has a nice cinematic feel to it, although my main interest is the back story with what happened to the previous civilisation. The demon they were talking about is probably some old bioweapon judging from the remains.

Same here, I'm hoping the show won't let all that go to waste by focusing too attention on mundane stuff.

[Syntron]

Originally Posted by Iron Maw

Same here, I'm show won't let all that go to waste by focusing too attention on mundane stuff.

I just want to see Dragon vs Tank now. Everything elso is a bonus.

[orion]

Originally Posted by RedWing

So the moeblob genre continues....

Pretty dissapointed with this show, seems to be just K-ON in a different setting. I also hate when these shallow anime try to be deep with their whole demon this and that.

Originally Posted by Cats

You thought that part was deep?

Actually the better question here is, who are these other anime that you speak of? Don't remember any demons in K-On! =P

Character designs does not a good show comparison make. This prob isn't anything like K-On! as its a post war title.

I didn't think the myth was shallow either guys. Seeing those girls in the picture of that myth caused me to pause a bit and think that tragedy may be down the road here. Maybe these are the reincarnation of the girls that died long ago.

[Ansalem]

Originally Posted by Cats

They look fine to me, you can interpret 5 fingers on each hand. If anything the feet are the weirder ones. BTW, what time is that scene from anyway?

It's about 30 seconds in from the start of the show.

[Sol Falling]

Originally Posted by Tempester

Cute.. I hope they don't make these faces all the time though. If the screenshots represent most of episode 1 this might end up to be a very slow show, hopefully not aimless.

Yeah...the animation in that scene was actually the ugliest part to me. That's K-On style? Really? o_O (never watched it).

Anyway, the music and scenery porn was pretty damn atmospheric here, not to mention that underwater scene. I really did get a sort of cinematic/epic adventure vibe from this, which is great, except the main character has 'arrived' now so I don't know if that's the last we'll see of that. Regardless though, it seems pretty clear that at least the soundtrack and animation (aside from examples like that sequence above) are going to be decent.

Regarding the content, I kinda really like the myth about the fire girls. The idea of embracing a fire-spewing head in turns in order to stop the flames is kind of fascinating (heroically and gruesomely so) in a mythical way. The idea of pretty young maidens having their bodies scarred and ravaged by flame in a more immediate context (i.e. in reality, i.e. in the present) would be kinda distressing to me instead. (In a perverted sense, if that's not clear.)

Speaking of perversion, thank you Kaioshin for reminding me of that 'dumping water on Konata' scene because to be honest it made me think dirty things. The assertion that that was fanservice is interesting cause if I think about it, yeah holy shit that was fanservice of a dark and demeaning kind that seems wholly antithetical to the rest of the show (y'know, 'heartwarming', the cheesy 'feelings/sounds reverberate' stuff, etc. lol).

Anyway, I watched the first episode kinda randomly on a whim but it's turned out to be actually rather decent (actually more accurately, I guess I mean to say it's got more than a few rather well done parts) so I guess I'll be following this from now on.

[felix]

Originally Posted by Syntron

I just want to see Dragon vs Tank now. Everything elso is a bonus.

Right now focus seems to be on the bell necklace. Its shown as being worn by the blond trumpet girl in the opening scene.

[germanturkey]

what the freak is with this K-on rehash. give me the prettier art that was initially used.

[felix]

Originally Posted by germanturkey

what the freak is with this K-on rehash. give me the prettier art that was initially used.

You talking about the manga art? And its more like Kannagi art then K-on! (since I think its the same studio, and did it first as it were, lol). Also, isn't there a K-on! season 2 scheduled? =P

[fertygo]

Originally Posted by Cats

You talking about the manga art? And its more like Kannagi art then K-on! (since I think its the same studio, and did it first as it were, lol). Also, isn't there a K-on! season 2 scheduled? =P

we want the Rorona arts !

just type the title on the google n see what you found.

Don't care about this one again after this ridiculous change

[felix]

Originally Posted by fertygo

we want the Rorona arts !

just type the title on the google n see what you found.

Don't care about this one again after this ridiculous change

I think I get what you're talking about now. You mean these and the differences between them:



I did a little more searching since wasn't sure why you were even expecting this. And really, you should have seen it coming, he's not in charage of animation! Though he does seem to play a larger role in the manga; where the artstyle is more similar, if you could say that. But then its anime, it looks different even when they copy/paste manga strips.

Originally Posted by ANN

Mamoru Kanbe (Elfen Lied, I''s Pure, Denpa teki na Kanojo) is directing the animators at A-1 Pictures. Hiroyuki Yoshino (Macross Frontier, Denpa teki na Kanojo, My-HiME) is supervising the scripts. Mel Kishida, the character designer of Gust's Rorona no Atelier ~Aarando no Renkinjutsushi~ role-playing game and an illustrator of several novel series, is creating the original character designs which Toshifumi Akai (key animator on Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) will adapt into anime.

"the original character designs" LOLOL!! at least pick some different colors damn it! xDD

[billborden]

Originally Posted by Sol Falling

Speaking of perversion, thank you Kaioshin for reminding me of that 'dumping water on Konata' scene because to be honest it made me think dirty things. The assertion that that was fanservice is interesting cause if I think about it, yeah holy shit that was fanservice of a dark and demeaning kind that seems wholly antithetical to the rest of the show (y'know, 'heartwarming', the cheesy 'feelings/sounds reverberate' stuff, etc. lol).

If you see a water throwing festival as ecchi, dark and demeaning, I recommend you avoid any number of Italian festivals--the tomato one would really freak you out. I'm sorry, but unless you want to dig into some sort of deep Freudian unconscious interpretation , this was just a scene of people--including Konata once she understood what was happening--acting out and having fun.

I'm really getting much less of a K-on feel, art aside, than I am of Aria. Just from eps 1, I'm seeing something on the order of Akari meets Miyafuji. Combine that with the beautiful art and great music, this is in the running for my favorite of the season

[fertygo]

Originally Posted by Cats

*snips*

Well, when this project announced on 4-6 month ago Toshifumi Akai name is not even mentioned at first and main webpages show that big Mel Kishida artline as the headlines. and on 2-3 month after that "TA-DAAAAAA" several magazine show the screencaps with the K-onized artworks, can you imagine the RAGED feeling for whom waiting this show with hopes can see the magnificent chara design they "promised" to people at the first time ?


oh well if i'm don't know anything about this, maybe i can enjoy this show which have good OP, background, etc. I admit its