(L) Tears to Tiara (TV anime)

[felix]

Originally Posted by LKK

In short, better labeling of your spoilers would have spared some of us some aggravation.

"Worsening of a symptom"? (isn't that the meaning of aggravation)

What is it exactly terro did to you?

[LKK]

Originally Posted by Cats

"Worsening of a symptom"? (isn't that the meaning of aggravation)

What is it exactly terro did to you?

You got me. Poor word choice. A better word to use would have been annoyance.

And I even claim to have a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

[Shiroth]

Finally. The return of Arawn's legendary facial expressions.

[felix]

I thought the "save me Riano" one in 14 was priceless.

[KeroFaria]

I wanted to discuss about the next episode preview, but judging from some of the previous posts, it seems like it would become spoilers. So, I'll keep my mouth shut till next Sunday... although it'd be really difficult

Originally Posted by Cats

I thought the "save me Riano" one in 14 was priceless.

hehe that scene was freaking funny. I couldn't help laughing when I saw that expression on Awran's face. Another funny scene was when Arthur was left dumbstruck while everyone follows Awran and enters the tomb

Overall, this episode was really good. One more question though...the girl beside Pwyll... wasn't that Primula? (sorry if that's a spoiler too... I am just curious)

[Bordix]

Good episode. Fight scenes were awesome!

The ogre fight reminded me a scene from LOTR

Spoiler for some pics :

seriously?


......epic facepalm

totally random bedroom scene

[felix]

Originally Posted by Bordix

Spoiler for some pics :

......epic facepalm

Somehow I see this turning into a meme.

[xizro345]

Comparison, as usual (light version as I don't want to spoil future events):

Spoiler for anime game comparison, episode 14:

Pretty much faithful in general. The Talos that seems so much a problem in the anime were actually pretty weak, even if you fight more of them (two waves, as the exposition is between battles) and shot energy globes rather than arrows.
There wasn't one monster in the final room but three, including also several Talos. The following part is pretty much consistent with the game, just a little condensed (Riannon's "vision" and the subsequent dialogue with Ogam were longer). Gaius' part was again identical, the only difference was that the Delator (the spy) was never visible and the senate also made fun of the fact that Arawn was always with women.
The "erm" part with the muppets was present, but longer and took place in the day.
Also (for pacing issues I guess) they completely removed a trap Gaius set up using fake chests (not like the one in earlier episodes) that actually contained beasts, but the gang manages to kill them all and escape.

[eiyuu99]

Wonder if they will tell the origins of the mitts in a future episode =P

Spoiler for game spoilers:

It's made by Arthur, who even gained a title for his fine workmanship.
Problem is...

[Mangaka-chan]

Originally Posted by Bordix

Good episode. Fight scenes were awesome!

The ogre fight reminded me a scene from LOTR

Spoiler for some pics :

seriously?


......epic facepalm

totally random bedroom scene

Arawn has some of the best expressions I've seen in a while, it's made even better by the fact that he's suppose to be a Demon King who you'd think would be more dignified.

[Ascaloth]

Watched Episode 14.

Is it just me, or is the animation somewhat different in this episode? The faces don't seem to be quite the same as previous episodes....

Anyway, this week was practically the Facial Distortion Episode. Gaius also seems uncharacteristically pathetic. And what was with that snake puppet act?

[serenade_beta]

Originally Posted by Ascaloth

Is it just me, or is the animation somewhat different in this episode? The faces don't seem to be quite the same as previous episodes...

The animator for this episode was different from the previous episodes.

[Hypernova]

Originally Posted by Ascaloth

Watched Episode 14.

Is it just me, or is the animation somewhat different in this episode? The faces don't seem to be quite the same as previous episodes....

Anyway, this week was practically the Facial Distortion Episode. Gaius also seems uncharacteristically pathetic. And what was with that snake puppet act?

It's probably the face paint Octavia's wearing



If you superimpose the mark on the hammer it matches Arthur's expression


um... Yeah
And another change in style is probably Octavia having bigger eyes.

[Free]

Yes... We are totally looking at Octavia's eyes in that picture.... >=]

[izmosmolnar]

Originally Posted by Free

Octavia's eyes

Can't see sh*t captain.
(It always amazes me how detailed they animate Morgan's "assets" every time the situation allows it.)

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On a serious note, I liked the last episode, the fightscene was very well done, and I'm pleased to see that "the meat of the story" started to unfold. I anticipate the next few episodes.

edit:

Spoiler for small nitpick/clarification @Xizro's summary:

Originally Posted by xizro345"

The Talos that seems so much a problem in the anime were actually pretty weak, even if you fight more of them (two waves, as the exposition is between battles) and shot energy globes rather than arrows.

Uhm. I'm sure they fired arrows in the PCgame. Not to nitpick or anything (don't take it offensively ), but I rather wanted to clarify it, as it seems they decided to animate it the way it was in the PC version (so it's not out of the blue). Maybe the animeproducers thought it's better to animate them with conventional weaponry.

By the way if anyone's interested the complete PC game walkthrough is uploaded by someone (with a really high amount of patience and perseverance) on youtube in ~130 parts (except the battles themselves and the H-scenes of course).
If someone's extremely curious about how the PC source-game looks, what dialogues they animated/skipped can check it out there. But be careful not to spoil yourself, as it's quite easy to start watching the parts about future events. Anime episode 14 started at about "0065" and finishes at "0069".

[BadtheGuy]

Can someone spoil the ending to the ps3 version for me? In a pm of course. Detail is appreciated. I was curious of how the script differs compared to the pc's end and what the fate of the characters are.

I'm late on the uptake but I want to comment on "Mystery of Avalon". I generally hate sequels. They should let a good story die before they mess it up but this seems alright kinda, since they thankfully seem to keep Arawn and his harem as the protagonists and it takes place a little while after the games end.

Just so I'm the first to say it. They probably just made the game to bring back Lydia and properly add her to his wives list. 8 (Pc) and counting .

Next weeks episode should be good. This previous episode and the following are really the start of the meat of the plot. No one should be surprised though at whats gonna happen next week... unless they didn't catch all the foreshadowing.

[felix]

Originally Posted by Hypernova

um... Yeah
And another change in style is probably Morgan having bigger boobies.

Fixed that for you.

[xizro345]

Originally Posted by BadtheGuy

I'm late on the uptake but I want to comment on "Mystery of Avalon". I generally hate sequels. They should let a good story die before they mess it up but this seems alright kinda, since they thankfully seem to keep Arawn and his harem as the protagonists and it takes place a little while after the games end.

I'm actually looking forward to it, as I enojyed the PS3 version. Waiting a bit to see what exactly is in the limited edition then I'm going to preorder.
The second Blu Ray should be shipping to me next week, I hope it doesn't "disappear" in customs for a few days like last time 8P

[monir]

Originally Posted by izmosmolnar

Can't see sh*t captain.
(It always amazes me how detailed they animate Morgan's "assets" every time the situation allows it.)

I concur.

Episode 14 was very well animated. Probably the best animated movement this series has seen thus far. The one thing that I noticed was that couple of the characters weren't exactly in their usual character mode. For example, Arwan seemed not himself. He was more cheerful, engaging, and less reserved. The opposite is Arthur. He was less annoying than usual, bit his tongue when needed, and was less forthcoming to open his loud mouth. Sweet Morgan, however, was her usual self. The animators paid extra attention as usual when it came to her prolific appearance.

I enjoyed it.

[Sinestra]

Is it just me but when the group was fighting the guardian mechs Octavia charges in and looks like she gets a straight shot to her mid section which is blocked by her sword but sends her flying. That part of the scene was very quick anyone else catch it.

Also, i found it weird that once Ogam's spell disabled the ogre Arthur did not go for the throat for his killing blow even though it was the perfect target and within reach. Of course Octavia picks the sweet spot at the back of the neck to put it down for good. I just thought it was strange is all.

Hand puppet from Riannon was pretty funny but I have never seen Arwan so depressed of heavy hearted before. Especially when he was talking about the dragons. There is a pretty big secret which of course Ogam knows because hes da shit that obviously has to do with Riannon the girl from the past and why possibly Riannon is having those flash backs.

Animation looked fine to me except for the obvious which others have pointed out the distorted faces were a kick back. Morgan having bigger boobs didnt really bother me since i rarely pay attention to her.