2017-10-09, 10:38 | Link #21 | |
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2017-10-09, 11:24 | Link #23 |
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Hmm... comparing the first two chapters of the manga to the first episode i don't see a marked difference in the silhouettes, though the manga has a relatively "flat" art style. When the same proportions are translated into 3D models it might come off differently. The manga also makes significant use of facial profile shots, mostly when characters are shouting at each other, thus emphasizing the line of the nose and chin. These sorts of shots generally don't work so well in CG so they are absent in the show.
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2017-10-09, 12:04 | Link #24 |
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I'm not familiar with the manga at all. The only knowledge I have about the characters is from what I've read here. If I didn't have that knowledge, I would thought that the characters (except for the leader) were teenage girls. I didn't get any sense of androgyny in what I saw.
I found the world presented really intriguing. The characters, I'm still neutral on. But the world setting will definitely bring me back to the second episode.
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2017-10-09, 17:43 | Link #29 | |
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2017-10-10, 03:40 | Link #33 |
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Reading some reviews and opinions, a lot of people call the gems female, as in "she" this, "her" that. So I guess whatever the translator was trying to get at didn't work. (I still say that just following the original would have been the best, at least more viewers would have taken notice.)
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2017-10-10, 08:18 | Link #34 | |
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2017-10-14, 16:51 | Link #36 |
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The way they reordered the scenes this episode was a little bit awkward, with Jade not wanting to disturb Kongou, complaining about how hard it is to wake him up when he's meditating, then Kongou shows up and then he goes off to meditate. I suppose it was intended to front-load the comedy before the episode gets serious (and the expanded wake-up snippet is definitely funnier here, as is the "durability testing.") Other than that, however, another good episode.
Edit: Thinking about it a bit more, if i were to suggest deviations from the manga, Rutile's line in episode one about the immortal gems being "unable to let things go" is one that could have been moved later in the story, at least until after we get the examples of Cinnabar and Diamond, who are both stuck in their own unproductive ruts. It would have made the first episode slightly less info-dumpy too. |
2017-10-16, 08:53 | Link #37 |
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Man, it seems like there's a lot of anime I'd like to watch that are going to cg studios and that's really annoying because I'm trying to avoid them like the plague and it's just not working. And when there's a (most likely minor) role for Kanae Itou then I really do have my hands tied. For what it's worth, the cg in this show does look gorgeous in many places and it does give the animation a consistent fluidity that you only rarely get otherwise. But boy is it still gonna take a while getting used to...
CG complaints aside, this world setting really is quite intriguing and I do like the characters, particularly how much they care for one another. As for their androgyny...I suppose it's a good thing I was told they were androgynous beforehand because otherwise I think I would've just assumed they were all girls.
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2017-10-16, 20:20 | Link #38 |
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I have the feeling this is one of the underrated shows of the season.
I'm quite enjoying this one, the CG is the best I've seen for some time now. Everything is really clean and feels dynamic, very enjoyable world building as well. The snail looked a bit weird in some scenes but it's not too bad. Really curious how this continues. |
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