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clem-kun · 2004-08-20, 16:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by wao

I'm quite sure they planned for Nakahara Mai to voice the main character Mai from the character Mai-Hime...

Haha... I'm pretty sure this was planned; it would be too much for it to be a pure coincidence...

And I'm sorry for the quality on our PVs... the raws from the site were small-sized and unclear.

oDin01 · 2004-08-20, 18:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by clem-kun

Haha... I'm pretty sure this was planned; it would be too much for it to be a pure coincidence...

And I'm sorry for the quality on our PVs... the raws from the site were small-sized and unclear.

Will you're group be subbing the anime when it starts airing.

deathsvengeance · 2004-08-20, 19:01

Now I'm just wondering, why the heck there are 7 promos? LOL

TronDD · 2004-08-20, 19:04

They are different TV spots, I assume.

The long preview that came out like 6 months ago had most of the footage, too.

clem-kun · 2004-08-20, 19:09

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Originally Posted by oDin01

Will you're group be subbing the anime when it starts airing.

Hopefully. If we're still interested in it, we probably will.

MidNteJ · 2004-08-21, 04:00

hrmm.. that seeking thing for the first promo... it annoys me lol..
i like the song.... but after it ends it silent again.. even with the loop on...

clem-kun · 2004-08-22, 23:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by MidNteJ

hrmm.. that seeking thing for the first promo... it annoys me lol..
i like the song.... but after it ends it silent again.. even with the loop on...

Well, we just released the 1st Long Mai-HiME PV. We used Xvid and Mp3 codecs, so both the video and audio should work fine.

hooliganj · 2004-08-24, 14:47

I was gonna post here to call these guys to task for making me get the useless 3ivx codec to see those trailers, but it looks like they're already aware.

Could you re-release them with a smoother codec? DivX, Xvid, even Ogg. 3ivx runs really badly through WMP9. I realize Quicktime is not that easy to convert over, but it might be worth the trouble.

clem-kun · 2004-08-24, 21:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by hooliganj

Could you re-release them with a smoother codec?

Sure. I'll release a batch soon of all 8 short PVs, using Xvid codec.

- EDIT -

I just released it.

http://shi-fa.edwardk.info/%5BShi-Fa...ded%5D.torrent

Hope you can see it now.

dreamless · 2004-09-30, 03:15

the first episode will air tonight, yes! waiting eagerly to see the "13 maidens gathered by the girl's star"

Seems SUNRISE plans to win at least in the number department when they are doing their first bishoujo anime, I mean, 13 bishoujos!

SUNRISE + 13 bishoujos + Yuki Kajiura music, that's surely a strange combination

I won't be too concerned about Ecchiness, since it's a SUNRISE show and it has mecha after all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by clem-kun

Haha... I'm pretty sure this was planned; it would be too much for it to be a pure coincidence...

And I'm sorry for the quality on our PVs... the raws from the site were small-sized and unclear.

After MADLAX final episode airs exactly on the Mid-Autumn Festival, anything could be coincidence for me now

Spuffy · 2004-10-01, 05:08

Now, this was really something nice. Turned out better than I expected. Really liked the animation and the music as well. It's good to have a new show to watch when others I watched have ended, or will do so in the next two weeks.

King Of Hearts · 2004-10-01, 09:53

give me some details.... is it somthing worth watching......^^

LynnieS · 2004-10-01, 10:09

It's definitely a bit on the odd side, IMHO, but that's why I like it.

Sword, sorcery/magic/powers, and... a robot? LOL. Some fan service (read - juvenile humor) but not that bad. The series should not have any problems finding a licensing company if one isn't already in contention.

BTW, I haven't gone back to the episode yet, but is Bandai Visual actually listed as a sponsor or did I just doze off at exactly the wrong time? Hmm, Bandai putting out discs... I would put the series on my short list for import, if so...

Princess_of_Hell · 2004-10-01, 11:06

I watched it (first episode) and it was really good.

TronDD · 2004-10-01, 12:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by LynnieS

BTW, I haven't gone back to the episode yet, but is Bandai Visual
actually listed as a sponsor or did I just doze off at exactly the wrong time? Hmm, Bandai putting out discs... I would put the series on my short list for import, if so...

Yes, they are there in print and the name is spoken.

EDIT: Just finished the ep.

The fanservice is pretty light. Not even worth mentioning.

What I'm concerned with is the fantasy and exagerated action. I can't stand that.

Spoiler:

I can deal with the things I don't like. A good story can make those things irrelivant to me. So far so good, in this case.

And the music is great, as expected.

outlawed · 2004-10-01, 12:27

Spoiler for Episode 1 images:

Reticia · 2004-10-01, 17:56

just saw the first promo...i hope yuki will keep doing the music for this anime..just for this, i would watch the anime...but it seems really interesting, so een if yuki doesn't do the soundtrack of this anime, i would watch

Rand · 2004-10-02, 03:49

wow are you sure they did not pick up ginji from Get Backers and put him in this serie ?

The first time I saw those screencaps i instantly thought it was him !

wao · 2004-10-02, 09:38

Hm, my first impressions of the first ep (raw) are... well,

I like the character designs. I think they're good, I like Minagi's character design a lot and it's pretty well-rounded. It's not exactly unique but it's not boring either.

The music is pretty good - the music during the action sequences fit pretty well, I thought.

I need to relisten though, I had the volume on low..

The animation is okay, I was expecting more from an opening episode especialy when this anime was so hyped up by Sunrise. Oh well. Why the hell are they doing 4 major shows in one seasons... Onmyou Taisenki (important as a cash cow), this (so hyped up, can't let that down), DESTINY (Well, DUH!) and Yakitate Japan (okay, this was popular, right...)...

The magic factor is pretty good, IMO... it was pretty well done, if this was one of the first few anime I'd ever have watched I'd be hooked on straight. I'm a sucker for magic powers in school. I actually liked the mechanical dog thing because it was animated pretty cool (though I don't expect to see that much more). When Natsuki commanded it to fire I was like "is the dog called Archangel?

" Ya.

The story itself, I dunno. It seems like they've already made some things really really obvious. Like who's going to be who's potential love interest and who's evil and who isn't and what not. Whatever.

What I can't stand is the fanservice, I suppose. Okay, it could have been much worse but I guess I haven't watched a show with fanservice in it for ages. I guess I'd get used to it. Though it was a bit annoying. And Tate Yuuichi (the idiot dude with the yellow hair) was annoying. I think he is supposed to be like that, though.

The voice acting was pretty good, though that little girl that clings onto Yuuichi pisses me off to no end. I thought Nakahara Mai did a pretty good job with voicing Tokiha Mai. And Seki Tomokazu did (well, IMO...) a really good job voicing Yuuichi, I felt they animated him very well in this ep and it did fit him pretty well (especially when he and Mai were talking in the ship's corridor).

This episode was mostly just an introductory sort of thing... I suppose I'll keep watching for some time...

I sense a generally fun show along the way, with elements of cool and evil here and there. Hopefully I'll be able to enjoy all of it and just sit back and let my brain rot.

And also predict the story 5 eps ahead while acting like a knowitall.

Some extra credits that were not on the My-HiME site:
Creature Design:
Kagacchi (Kagatch?) & Orfan (Orphan? Orphen, hehe...)
宮武一貴（スタジオぬえ）
Miyatake Kazutaka (Studio Nue)
Child & Element
阿久津潤一（ビークラフト）
Akutsu Junichi (Beecraft)　

Guest Mecha Design
大河広行
Ookawa Hiroyuki　

Original Uniform Design
いのまたむつみ
Inomata Mutsumi

Element Gun Design
平井久司
Hirai Hisashi

Art Director
高須賀真二
Takasuka Shinji

Colour Coordination
横山さよ子
Yokoyama Sayoko

Photography Direction
末弘孝史
Suehiro Takashi

Editing
関一彦
Seki Kazuhiko

Sound Producer
井上俊次
Inoue Shunji
伊藤善之
Itou Yoshiyuki (The entry on ANN has two people mixed up.)

Opening Song
「Shining☆Days」
Composition and Arrangement: 飯塚昌明
Iizuka Masaaki
Lyrics and Vocals: 栗林みなみ
Kuribayashi Minami

Mhm.

dreamless · 2004-10-02, 09:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by TronDD

What I'm concerned with is the fantasy and exagerated action. I can't stand that.

Spoiler:

well, I guess you can try watch more martial art movies and animes... like Legend of Condor Hero, or maybe Naruto... you can say those swords are... instilled with chi-enery or something

2004-10-01, 10:09	Link #53
LynnieS Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: China	It's definitely a bit on the odd side, IMHO, but that's why I like it. Sword, sorcery/magic/powers, and... a robot? LOL. Some fan service (read - juvenile humor) but not that bad. The series should not have any problems finding a licensing company if one isn't already in contention. BTW, I haven't gone back to the episode yet, but is Bandai Visual actually listed as a sponsor or did I just doze off at exactly the wrong time? Hmm, Bandai putting out discs... I would put the series on my short list for import, if so... __________________ "If ignorance is bliss, then why aren't more people happy?" -- Misc. Currently listening: Nadda Currently reading: Procrastination for the win! Currently playing: "Quest of D", "Border Break" and "Gundam Senjou no Kizuna". Waiting for: "Shining Force Cross"! Last edited by LynnieS; 2004-10-05 at 00:25.

2004-10-01, 12:27	Link #56
outlawed Member Join Date: Sep 2004	Ep 1 Spoiler for Episode 1 images:

2004-10-01, 17:56	Link #57
Reticia Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: France	just saw the first promo...i hope yuki will keep doing the music for this anime..just for this, i would watch the anime...but it seems really interesting, so een if yuki doesn't do the soundtrack of this anime, i would watch __________________ Anata wa Shinjitsu wo Shira no Mono You are the only one who doesn't know the truth

2004-10-02, 09:38	Link #59
wao OK. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Fields of High Attus Age: 34	Hm, my first impressions of the first ep (raw) are... well, I like the character designs. I think they're good, I like Minagi's character design a lot and it's pretty well-rounded. It's not exactly unique but it's not boring either. The music is pretty good - the music during the action sequences fit pretty well, I thought. I need to relisten though, I had the volume on low.. The animation is okay, I was expecting more from an opening episode especialy when this anime was so hyped up by Sunrise. Oh well. Why the hell are they doing 4 major shows in one seasons... Onmyou Taisenki (important as a cash cow), this (so hyped up, can't let that down), DESTINY (Well, DUH!) and Yakitate Japan (okay, this was popular, right...)... The magic factor is pretty good, IMO... it was pretty well done, if this was one of the first few anime I'd ever have watched I'd be hooked on straight. I'm a sucker for magic powers in school. I actually liked the mechanical dog thing because it was animated pretty cool (though I don't expect to see that much more). When Natsuki commanded it to fire I was like "is the dog called Archangel? " Ya. The story itself, I dunno. It seems like they've already made some things really really obvious. Like who's going to be who's potential love interest and who's evil and who isn't and what not. Whatever. What I can't stand is the fanservice, I suppose. Okay, it could have been much worse but I guess I haven't watched a show with fanservice in it for ages. I guess I'd get used to it. Though it was a bit annoying. And Tate Yuuichi (the idiot dude with the yellow hair) was annoying. I think he is supposed to be like that, though. The voice acting was pretty good, though that little girl that clings onto Yuuichi pisses me off to no end. I thought Nakahara Mai did a pretty good job with voicing Tokiha Mai. And Seki Tomokazu did (well, IMO...) a really good job voicing Yuuichi, I felt they animated him very well in this ep and it did fit him pretty well (especially when he and Mai were talking in the ship's corridor). This episode was mostly just an introductory sort of thing... I suppose I'll keep watching for some time... I sense a generally fun show along the way, with elements of cool and evil here and there. Hopefully I'll be able to enjoy all of it and just sit back and let my brain rot. And also predict the story 5 eps ahead while acting like a knowitall. Some extra credits that were not on the My-HiME site: Creature Design: Kagacchi (Kagatch?) & Orfan (Orphan? Orphen, hehe...) 宮武一貴（スタジオぬえ） Miyatake Kazutaka (Studio Nue) Child & Element 阿久津潤一（ビークラフト） Akutsu Junichi (Beecraft)　 Guest Mecha Design 大河広行 Ookawa Hiroyuki　 Original Uniform Design いのまたむつみ Inomata Mutsumi Element Gun Design 平井久司 Hirai Hisashi Art Director 高須賀真二 Takasuka Shinji Colour Coordination 横山さよ子 Yokoyama Sayoko Photography Direction 末弘孝史 Suehiro Takashi Editing 関一彦 Seki Kazuhiko Sound Producer 井上俊次 Inoue Shunji 伊藤善之 Itou Yoshiyuki (The entry on ANN has two people mixed up.) Opening Song 「Shining☆Days」 Composition and Arrangement: 飯塚昌明 Iizuka Masaaki Lyrics and Vocals: 栗林みなみ Kuribayashi Minami Mhm. __________________ Thanks for the fish

2004-08-20, 19:01	Link #43
deathsvengeance Dreams in Fear Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: PA Age: 42	Now I'm just wondering, why the heck there are 7 promos? LOL

2004-08-20, 19:04	Link #44
TronDD Team the box! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Badside	They are different TV spots, I assume. The long preview that came out like 6 months ago had most of the footage, too.

2004-08-21, 04:00	Link #46
MidNteJ Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Age: 40	hrmm.. that seeking thing for the first promo... it annoys me lol.. i like the song.... but after it ends it silent again.. even with the loop on...

2004-08-24, 14:47	Link #48
hooliganj Team Player Join Date: Apr 2004	I was gonna post here to call these guys to task for making me get the useless 3ivx codec to see those trailers, but it looks like they're already aware. Could you re-release them with a smoother codec? DivX, Xvid, even Ogg. 3ivx runs really badly through WMP9. I realize Quicktime is not that easy to convert over, but it might be worth the trouble.

2004-10-01, 05:08	Link #51
Spuffy オウカ~ Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 45	Now, this was really something nice. Turned out better than I expected. Really liked the animation and the music as well. It's good to have a new show to watch when others I watched have ended, or will do so in the next two weeks.

2004-10-01, 09:53	Link #52
King Of Hearts Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004	give me some details.... is it somthing worth watching......^^

2004-10-01, 11:06	Link #54
Princess_of_Hell Being Felt Up My Skirt Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A Mystery Age: 39	I watched it (first episode) and it was really good.

2004-10-02, 03:49	Link #58
Rand Dragon Reborn Join Date: Apr 2004	wow are you sure they did not pick up ginji from Get Backers and put him in this serie ? The first time I saw those screencaps i instantly thought it was him !