2010-01-05, 00:10 | Link #141 |
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 32
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And I'd just finished Aria yesterday... I think I've been hearing "suteki" too much these past few days... plus Kanata's starting to remind me of Akari. Well, not necessarily a bad thing.
Interesting start, I look forward to where this is going. ^^ Kinda funny with how Kanata's got a natural ear for notes but doesn't seem that great at playing them herself... ... am I the only one who thought the ED song felt out of place though?
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2010-01-05, 01:30 | Link #144 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: FL, USA
Age: 36
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2010-01-05, 03:12 | Link #145 | |
Undine in the box T_T
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One thing that boggles my mind is this Cute Grumpy little girl who seem to look like the girl who goes un-tan~ nudge nudge Spoiler for Cute Grumpy looking Girl:
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2010-01-05, 03:16 | Link #146 |
Dorothy-chaaan~!
Join Date: Nov 2003
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re: ep1
Brilliant! I'm in awe! Not since Kamichu have I been this taken. The world laid out in episode one overflowed with emotion and wonder; filled with breathtaking imagery and beautiful sound, while at the same time hiding subtle revelations. I can only hope the same care that went into episode one is invested in future episodes; though even if only a fraction is used it would still go a long way IMO. I look forward to the next episode. |
2010-01-05, 07:09 | Link #147 |
Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 39
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Every year there's at least once or twice that the first episode of a series makes me need to completely reasses my initial opinion of of the series it pilots. For 2009 it was the first episodes of Cross Game and Aoi Hana.
For 2010, apparently it's SoraNoWoto. And to think it's the first new episode of the year I've seen no less! Great animation. Great music. Likable lead. Great potential. This is now my Must Watch series of Winter 2010.
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2010-01-05, 07:34 | Link #148 |
Koh nara dekiru!!!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: August 17th - 31st
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Well, the character designs have been obviously influenced by certain other shows… but…
This show has a lot of potential… The foreshadowing with the fire maiden legend in the beginning has my mind just drooling for so epic war torn ending… Oh, and if production values keep around this level… this show could be great. |
2010-01-05, 09:10 | Link #150 |
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: .nl
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Is it just me or are 3 of the girls carbon copies of the girls from K-on? I don't mean "influenced", I mean direct copies. Not having read anything about the show beforehand my first reaction was "wtf how did the k-on girls end up in ww2 era france?". Maybe it's just that my memory of the K-on girls is so hazy, since the whole show is so forgettable..
Looks like they managed to import and timeshift japanese festivals, too.. And the whole Asian concept of gods that need to be "appeased", plus I think I saw some hints of a mech in the garage. Odd combination, and it doesn't work very well IMO. What we saw of the backstory and characters wasn't very interesting and felt very generic and simplified. Traumatized girl blossoms into a moeblob with a passion for music due to her savior? Please.. Frankly, given the history that the character designs evoke, namely that of brainless moeblob shows, I needed a *lot* more to the story for me to take the show seriously. Oh well, nice art though, maybe a few more eps before I drop it.
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2010-01-05, 09:27 | Link #151 |
2D > 3D
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: France
Age: 35
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I enjoyed this first episode which's technically good. The series has gorgeous setting and shows that staff's trip to Cuenca wasn't useless since it reminds me my trips to Spain.
Many people complain about the K-ON! design but it can offer nice animation. However the mix of Japan, Spain and France cultures is a little disturbing. Seize takes inspiration from Cuenca so it may be a reference to San Mateo festival and the tradionnal drink "zurra" composed of wine and fruits.
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2010-01-05, 10:17 | Link #153 | |
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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In this case, you're right about Kobayashi Yu. Good ear. Here is the full list: seiyuu -- role (Japanese names in Japanese order) Aikawa Juri -- Sorami Kanata Endo Aya -- Felicia Heideman Fukuen Misato -- Yumina Ishizuka Unshou -- Klaus Kitamura Eri -- Suminoya Kureha Kobayashi Yu -- Kazumiya Rio Yasokawa Mayuno -- Naomi Yuuki Aoi -- Kannagi Noeru
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2010-01-05, 10:53 | Link #154 | ||
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Kappas' country.
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Edit : about the VA -> Hisako Kanemoto (formerly Aikawa Juri) -- Sorami Kanata ANN needs to correct it.
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2010-01-05, 11:17 | Link #155 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
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Its anime and frankly it will take something like "Paris is the capital of the USA" for a lot of people to even raise a eyebrow. As for this "its inspired from..." talk, there is a manga out there for your information. It doesn't start the same but the village and everything else is copy/paste into animation land. What timeframe are we talking about with this trip?
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2010-01-05, 11:46 | Link #158 |
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Kappas' country.
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I don't know much about the production team's trip (or was it Mamoru Kanbe alone?), nor when it did take place, but I pretty sure it was several months ago, before the first chapter of the manga was released for sure.
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2010-01-05, 12:58 | Link #160 |
RUN, YOU FOOLS!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Formerly Iwakawa base and Chaldea. Now Teyvat, the Astral Express & the Outpost
Age: 44
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It's set in a distant future, so the globalization may have left a LOT of its marks. This may explain the mishmash of french/swiss, german (look at the Fritz helmets!) and japanese.
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comedy, drama, music, seinen, slice of life |
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