2010-06-07, 19:36 | Link #21 |
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I like the character design. That male character doesn't look like a wimp or a simple-minded idealist, and is posing somewhat confidently. Certainly, we'll have to see if Enokido can give him an engaging personality... I'm personally relieved to hear that Enokido wasn't a writer for Heroman.
Recently I was reading Guyver, and while reading it recalled my like of Reideen 2006... In the wake of a show with perhaps similar plot elements (Heroman), I also hope that BONES is in the mood to refine their storytelling such that they will do this new series justice along the lines of those series. Though I guess it's not an alien-fighting story like those, it's more of a mecha anime... |
2010-06-08, 16:42 | Link #23 | |
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I'm surprised by the vitriol against Soul Eater and Heroman in this thread. I didn't like either show, but then I didn't expect to - they're for kids, and all the beautiful animation in the world won't make me enjoy stereotypical shounen fare like this. It didn't really work ten years ago and it certainly doesn't now! |
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2010-06-09, 03:02 | Link #26 | |
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@Stardust "Bad" is not enough to describe it Here we hope, we get decent mecha anime this time. Mecha TV series anime getting rare on last 1.5 year
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2010-06-09, 04:50 | Link #28 |
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Soul Eater runs in the same manga anthology as Heroman, FMA, Mahoujin Guru Guru, Index... etc., Shounen Gangan. It's aimed at the same audience as Shounen Jump etc. - i.e. young/tween boys, just with different levels of sophistication. Hell, Death Note and Nougami Neuro (both late night shows) run in the same anthology as Naruto...
Back when I actually watched Soul Eater I remember there being little to no difference in the late night broadcast anyway... |
2010-06-09, 04:50 | Link #29 | |
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Heroman is an original work. I don't think it matters that it's targeted a kids first and foremost. That doesn't mean it cannot also appeal to everyone else and have a good story and interesting action (instead of just Heroman punching something all the time). If you are suggesting that BONES is incapable of delivering a comic style series for kids that is also really enjoyable for everyone else, then that is probably more insulting to BONES than to Heroman. Lol. Angelic Layer was a shounen manga adaptation for kids. Hiwou Senki, BONES' first production, was totally for kids. Both shows are very enjoyable and show a lot of creativity and great pacing. Soul Eater sucks, and Heroman sucks even more. Please do not attempt to downplay the fact that as BONES' productivity increases, their quality drops. It is definitely of concern to those who have followed BONES from the very beginning and think very highly of their abilities when they actually put their mind to it. |
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2010-06-09, 09:00 | Link #30 | |
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2010-06-09, 09:09 | Link #31 | |
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The main problem though with SE is that Bones had no idea what to do with the ending and alot of the problems such as later pacing can be attributed to that. The animation and choreography at times could be absolutely astounding(Black Star and Mifune fight scene) though. I really would say that Bones's current strength is in production values moreso than writing. Heroman only really suffers from generic and boring writing, everything else especially the BGM is outstanding. So again considering I don't know who's writing how much(Stan Lee could be doing alot of the writing for all I know) I would still not fault Bones that much though. What I can fault them for is DtB2 though and Brotherhood to certain extents as well as the mess of the E7 movie. Not to mention the horrendous horrendous decision to make Xam'd 26 episodes instead of a full 50 and the serious problems of that show due to that. |
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2010-06-09, 09:23 | Link #32 | |
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2010-06-09, 09:51 | Link #33 |
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You may have a point about the worldview, but I still found that despite its target audience, it felt at times that the show didn't quite know who ti was tryint to appeal to. That and the fact that it falls in the bizarre age where most studios were making the jump into digital makes it visually a tad garish in my eyes. Still I won't deny that it had its moments and some of the design wasn't half bad either.
But I still stand by my point: despite my appreciation of BONES as a studio it's not like it has some kind of Midas touch that turns everything into gold. I found Jyu-Oh-Sei's second half to be relatively awful, Ayashi Ayakashi feels like a sort of misguided attempt at making some sort of slick period piece that while not totally ill-natured has more than a few dubious design choices. And even their best works suffer from some occasional awkward pacing. I'm thinking particularly of Eureka 7 which, despite a marvelous middle stretch, made viewers have to sit through some rather tedious (as Bluwacky may attest to) 'worldview' building episodes. My other argument falls in line with Jarmel's last comment: I believe that both FMA: Brotherhood and Darker Than Black's second season are much bigger stains to BONES' reputation in my eyes than Soul Eater and Heroman will ever be, since the later two are just (at worst) two subjectively average additions to their portfolio, while the former two represent a break of their philosophy of avoiding remakes and sequels. Doesn't help that at least FMA hasn't been exactly brilliant throughout its run(with the obvious exception of some episodes) which makes it all that much harder to swallow. |
2010-06-09, 15:22 | Link #35 |
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I don't see how anyone that's not already biased against it could possibly consider FMA:B a "stain" on BONES' portfolio.
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But on topic... Do we really need another new school mecha bishonen series? Especially since the rabid horde is already frothing at the mouth in anticipation of Code Geass: Gaiden?
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2010-06-09, 16:29 | Link #36 | |
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Also I don't think we know any sort of school is involved and judging by the picture of the Milky Way behind the main character, I would say it is looking like more of an adventure/mech show than school oriented. |
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2010-06-09, 18:56 | Link #37 | |
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2010-06-09, 19:28 | Link #38 |
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After re-reading my own post, I do realize that perhaps choosing the word 'stain' wasn't the best idea. After all I do/did enjoy watching the shows in question to some extent. I won't get into much detail since I do believe that the thread has already been derailed enough, but my point is that, regardless of their quality, both shows (a remake and a sequel) simply are the most obvious representation of BONES' progressively falling to more comercially inclined productions. I don't exactly have a problem with the concept of sequels per-se.
I enjoyed watching most of BONES' works so far and own almost all of them as well. I still believe they're one of the actual japanese animation studios whose work is at least consistently solid. But my point is that while I don't disagree with 7th and duckroll about Heroman and Soul Eater, I just think their complaints that could easily be leveled to some of their other shows by some people. But I still find perfectly understandable to feel some distaste and cepticism brewing from them. About Star Driver itself: I guess having Enokido on board can't hurt and it'll be interesting to see how Ito does as Animation Director (when was the last time he occupied the spot? I have some vague memories of him being in charge of Eureka 7's 30 something episode) and Igarashi is always a solid choice for the Director spot. I am rather ambivalent to the concept but I'm cautiously optimistic that they can pull off a good show. |
2010-06-09, 23:29 | Link #39 | |
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On a certain level all art is commercial. Someone has to pay for it to be made. But we're wildly off-topic... So yeah, when do you think we'll start seeing the Star Driver PVC models for sale...? ^_^
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2010-06-10, 03:02 | Link #40 |
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Y'all are right, I should have thought more carefully. Truth be told I hated what I saw of Soul Eater (I thought it was puerile drivel) but I didn't really lay the blame at Bones's door, I just thought the source material was rubbish - and Heroman is what it is... and of course lots of "kids" shows are great. Clearly I was playing devil's advocate - and badly at that.
Truth be told I've mostly stopped watching anime altogether over the past year; I'd put my disinterest in Heroman partly down to my lack of interest in anime in general at the time. And I haven't even finished DtB2 yet - or XAM'D, of all things, which I was really enjoying. |
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