(L+CR) Seiken Tsukai no World Break

[Flames]

Does anyone have any idea how these anime production committees work?

I see this show is sponsor by it's own committee but wonder why the hell was this animated if they weren't going to give a serious budget to it. It's questionable at this point on if they expected it to sell or not since the staff working on this show have shown they clearly know what's going on but don't care. I do believe this was honestly done for music promotion for the VA's with the bonus of being an LN advertisement. But it's strange on why s sponsor would spend expensive money of veteran VA's though for that purpose.

I found out that the VA's Aoi Yuuki, Ayana Taketatsu, Yui Ogura, and Uchida Maaya all did a Image Song album for this series a year before it was animated. Which we know Aoi Yuuki and Ayana Taketastu does the OP for anime as the group name Petit Milday. While the ED is them doing with the other two female cast. Plus with all these character songs coming out and how they skipping through volumes like no tomorrow because if they were doing at a slow pace a lot of these characters we wouldn't be seeing.

[thundrakkon]

@Flames

Diomedea the anime company working on this series. It is doing the unthinkable by working on 4 different animes this season. Because of that, they have to prioritize which anime to concentrate on. Of course, Kantai Collection is the easy pick for the cash cow, so they focused most on that. The other animes had to suffer because of it. If you noticed, production on this anime is really bad.

They are not a powerhouse studio like Sunrise, which is actually working on 5 different projects right now, although production value is questionable on them as well.

Quality studios like Kyoto Animation usually only work on one project at a time (or one per season).

As for reasons why this anime is made, mostly, it is to promote the sales of the novels. Anything extra is the anime company trying to make more money.

[Flames]

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

@Flames

Diomedea the anime company working on this series. It is doing the unthinkable by working on 4 different animes this season. Because of that, they have to prioritize which anime to concentrate on. Of course, Kantai Collection is the easy pick for the cash cow, so they focused most on that. The other animes had to suffer because of it. If you noticed, production on this anime is really bad.

They are not a powerhouse studio like Sunrise, which is actually working on 5 different projects right now, although production value is questionable on them as well.

Quality studios like Kyoto Animation usually only work on one project at a time (or one per season).

As for reasons why this anime is made, mostly, it is to promote the sales of the novels. Anything extra is the anime company trying to make more money.

Yeah, I know about the issues in regards to this anime production turning out very crappy because of the studio producing too many shows at once with Kantai Collection being the main culprit. But it still doesn't explain how all these veteran VA's got involved with this show even though it the LN was basically unknown before this show aired.

With how I'm seeing it alot of these VA's are being used to produce music for this show. I do feel beside it being an LN advertisement it was meant be used for musical profit off the VA's as well. Especially if you look at this list of character songs. It don't make logically sense to invest all this money on a LN that was so unknown before and expecting it to sell when you chose a studio doing too many things at once.

http://vgmdb.net/product/3283

[thundrakkon]

Well, getting veteran VAs to sing songs is one way to profit off the series. As far as why veteran VAs will take this job? Well, they'll take anything they can get that fits in their schedule. They, too, are in the business of making money. I'm not exactly sure how Diomedea ended up doing 4 shows at the same time. It could be greed on their part, they could have fallen behind schedule on certain series, or it could their sponsors forcing them to bring out the shows this season.

Even studios like Sunrise turned down making a sequel to Accel World last year because of thier busy schedule. It's kind of baffling why Diomedea did this.

[Iby]

Sadly it looks like with this pace the show will end with Imouto's volume (6th) while the next volume is actually about Shizuno ;_;

[AntonKutovoi]

Originally Posted by Flames

I found out that the VA's Aoi Yuuki, Ayana Taketatsu, Yui Ogura, and Uchida Maaya all did a Image Song album for this series a year before it was animated. Which we know Aoi Yuuki and Ayana Taketastu does the OP for anime as the group name Petit Milday. While the ED is them doing with the other two female cast. Plus with all these character songs coming out and how they skipping through volumes like no tomorrow because if they were doing at a slow pace a lot of these characters we wouldn't be seeing.

Wait. I found that album, but it was released before the series even started? It's... pretty weird. How does this even can sell?

[Marcus H.]

Wait. I found that album, but it was released before the series even started? It's... pretty weird. How does this even can sell?

Not sure about this, but this only happens if the production team wants to cut costs by using a song that's already released. It happened with Mahou Shoujo Taisen when they used the B-side of Hamatora's OP for their OP. Again, I'm not sure if this song by Petit Milady was planned to be a single before it was used as the OP for World Break.

If it's about cutting costs, it doesn't make sense. Wasn't World Break supposed to be the series with the biggest promotion content among the adaptations scheduled?

[Flames]

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

Well, getting veteran VAs to sing songs is one way to profit off the series. As far as why veteran VAs will take this job? Well, they'll take anything they can get that fits in their schedule. They, too, are in the business of making money. I'm not exactly sure how Diomedea ended up doing 4 shows at the same time. It could be greed on their part, they could have fallen behind schedule on certain series, or it could their sponsors forcing them to bring out the shows this season.

Even studios like Sunrise turned down making a sequel to Accel World last year because of thier busy schedule. It's kind of baffling why Diomedea did this.

Well World Break is one of the novels being featured on GA Bunko 10th anniversary which is suppose to take place sometime soon. I think about two or three months from now. Their also the World Break event for the series itself if I remember taking place on June 22. Probably the sponsors force them put it out too soon when they weren't ready for it because of these events being planned ahead of time. They also recently have some collaboration with cafe name Shirobaco on February 21 until March 6 which seem to have been a gag menu.

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

Not sure about this, but this only happens if the production team wants to cut costs by using a song that's already released. It happened with Mahou Shoujo Taisen when they used the B-side of Hamatora's OP for their OP. Again, I'm not sure if this song by Petit Milady was planned to be a single before it was used as the OP for World Break.

If it's about cutting costs, it doesn't make sense. Wasn't World Break supposed to be the series with the biggest promotion content among the adaptations scheduled?

Nah the songs for the OP and ED for this series are brand new just for the anime. I guess the songs beforehand was characters songs or something for LN before it was decided to be animated.

[Marcus H.]

Nah the songs for the OP and ED for this series are brand new just for the anime. I guess the songs beforehand was characters songs or something for LN before it was decided to be animated.

That's a bit of a relief.

[Flames]

This shows seem to be heading to making about 1k or probably a little bit less for it's first BD coming out on the 25th of this month. Less chances of this getting a season two if the committee was expecting this to be a big seller. Unless the Merchandise from the music of the VA's and LN boost was what they were truly aiming for.

[HayashiTakara]

Originally Posted by The Green One

Feels like the main problem because Moroha was so OP from the start is that he never feels like he's in any danger in the episodes and there's just no tension at all. Even at the end of this episode it still doesn't feel like he's in danger so it's just so weak in execution.

OP protagonists are a welcome change of pace, considering 90% of protagonists are weak and pathetic, having the occasional powerhouse who's not afraid of chicks is nice.

[tsunade666]

OP protag has their own problems. I have problems with asspull method of Moroha's power up.

[HayashiTakara]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

OP protag has their own problems. I have problems with asspull method of Moroha's power up.

Not really an asspull considering that the whole premise is past lives is what gives them powers. And that Moroha was godmode in his pastlives so it's only natural that he'll slowly remember his powers piece by piece. It's a lot like real life that things we do can trigger memories of like our childhood and what not.

[bones]

It's been established from the start that the main character was OP in his past lives, he doesn't need training or a teacher. The only thing he needs is to remember so why is that an asspull when it's been that way from the beginning.

[Estzero1]

Originally Posted by mechbear

He added 3 more from Russia, including Leyssa. See episode 01 for reference.

3? Elena, Yuri ,but who is the third one. Maybe I should watch the beginning of ep. 1 again as a reminder like you said .

[GDB]

Originally Posted by Estzero1

3? Elena, Yuri ,but who is the third one. Maybe I should watch the beginning of ep. 1 again as a reminder like you said .

You'll be better off popping it into virtualdub or something so you can go frame by frame. They literally show up for about 2 seconds, if that.

[Arya]

ehehe, this was an enjoyable episode, but nothing really happened. I don't care about the fights, they have never been engaging so they seems just there to me (it happens often, not just here). But here particularly so it was welcomed they didn't portrayed them seriously. Despite someone died That's a bit confusing in the Moroha's strategy. I let you live just to be killed by your master

Apparently Angela is talking with someone, and given her expression when Satsuki brought Moroha up, it's likely Shizuno is the one on the other side of the phone, as already happened before after all. But it could be also Edward.
The new girl is always cute. Stealing Satsuki's little sister place now? It was fun, I'm now accustomed to this kind of gags

Originally Posted by Iby

Sadly it looks like with this pace the show will end with Imouto's volume (6th) while the next volume is actually about Shizuno ;_;

Ah, that would be unfortunate. I don't think I could hope they'll skip it and go straight to Shizuno's considering the former role in the show.

[Flames]

I feel bad for the author for getting such a shitty adaption of his LN. The VA's that do the two heroines also liked the original as well. I do wonder how they feel about this show being so terrible and not selling. I don't think anyone is going to go to the World Break event on June 22th despite the event ticket for the first BD including mainly all of the main female cast along with Kaito Ishikawa. Since the sales for it right now seem to be 620 BD and 285 DVD.

I do blame this World Break Production Committee by not choosing a better studio and giving the anime more budget. Along with the fact of allowing the original to be distorted so much for the sake of gag.

[tsunade666]

What? its barely even over 500 BD sales only? that's Really Bad.

[ImperialFlameGod8190]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

What? its barely even over 500 BD sales only? that's Really Bad.

Thats pretty damn bad and i'm not surprised one bit world break is God awful right now of the 4 (Testament, Duo, World Break, Fafnir) its the worst of them and that stat proves it.