(L) Seto no Hanayome TV series

[archanfels]

Started watching this and HnG at the same time, here are my impressions:

At the beginning(aka Ep. 1), I kinda wish the two can balance each other out a bit: SnH needs to calm down, while HnG can use more hype and exaggeration.

But overall I liked SnH better, aside from it made me lol more, Yakuza/Gangster is a big plus for me personally while Loli factor in HnG is quite a minus(never interested in seeing 13 years old[this time literally] in so called "romance" series)

However, now I'm at Ep. 4 of both, I'm leaning more towards HnG. The crazy parodies and 4th wall breaking in HnG start kicking in, making it whole lot funnier for a semi-otaku like me (And no, those "censorships" are intended jokes)

On the other hand, SnH is showing signs of slipping into one of those cliche Harem series I personally hate.

I'm gonna stick with both for another while, but for the moment I'm lowering my expectation for SnH.

[Conan-san]

I duno, everyone seems more set on killing Naga rather than geting into his pants (so to speak).

[Skyfall]

Originally Posted by archanfels

On the other hand, SnH is showing signs of slipping into one of those cliche Harem series I personally hate.

I dunno... if anything, it is Hayate that is turning in to a harem anime at stellar speed

[Skane]

Worry not. Unless the anime takes a drastic turn, SnH is just a "triangle" at worst. Between SnH and HnG, it is HnG that has the "harem" element, although it doesn't really go that way... in the way most "harem" detractors are thinking.

There is one scene in Ep04 which neatly sums up what SnH is all about.

Cheers.

[Lost]

[Shinsen-Subs]_Seto_no_Hanayome_-_01 has been released in two flavours. Sorry for the delay, but a lot of effort has been put into this, and it shows. Please, enjoy.

[Skane]

Some animated avatars made from Ep04...

Spoiler for Ep04 material:

Life Will Never Be The Same Again...


Whatever You Do... Don't Piss Him Off.


M~A~K~I~...

Cheers.

[Rengemaru]

There's nothing left for me to say about the show, everyone just summed it all. But it sure made me laugh for good, more than this season's comedy anime. And especially the plot, a mermaid yakuza bride, now that's something you don't see everyday. Really looking forward to this series and I hope it could be 24 ep long.

Oh and graphic designers, please, GIMME SOME MASA AVATARS!

[Deathkillz]

Originally Posted by Skane

Some animated avatars made from Ep04...

Spoiler for Ep04 material:

Life Will Never Be The Same Again...


Whatever You Do... Don't Piss Him Off.


M~A~K~I~...

Cheers.

lol maki...anyone else think that she is reinforce 2 on some kind of wacky backy? i blame the mafia for the corruption!!! T_T

[monir]

Once upon a time, there were no sub for a show called Seto no Hanayome. Now there are too many subs. So who has done the better job typesetting-wise? If memory serves correct, episode 1 should challenge the typesetters in various manners.

Originally Posted by Skane

Some animated avatars made from Ep04...

Spoiler for Ep04 material:

M~A~K~I~...

Cheers.

I claim this one!

[WanderingKnight]

Once upon a time, there were no sub for a show called Seto no Hanayome. Now there are too many subs.

Awfully true. Makes me wonder why were they missing this series at first O_O

[Farix]

I wouldn't dare consider three groups fansubing the series as "too many"

[Magallanes]

Originally Posted by GarBhaD

Well, the first impression after reading the plot is that the series is just another run-of-the-mill love-comedy or even worse, a harem-anime. So it's easy for fansubbers and fans to skip it.
I was deceived by this, too. The promotional picture caught my attention, plus the fact that it was done by Gonzo. But after watching a couple of captures in the official site, plus the fact that no group was subbing it after a couple of weeks of airing, made me think that the series was no good.

I guess that all fansubbers thought the same until someone watched it and started making a fuss about how good it was till it reached fansubbers' ears, which has taken an entire month. I bet more groups will join soon.

Moral: you can't judge a series by its plot alone, you have to actually watch it (or you may skip a gem like this)

The serie was almost a "more of the same" with harem, summer loves and such but the shonen ai references are quite amusing... Yes, it's can become a harem-like anime but more from the style Tenchi Muyo where the main role is the victim.

At least the first episodes are funny.

[Skane]

Assorted animated avatars from Episode-02...





If there is one thing that frustrates me, it is that it is very DIFFICULT to isolate a moment for GIF-ifying. The background perspective is constantly moving, the animation is constantly in motion and rarely static, the fluidity of the action is absurdly high.

In short... in an irony of a situation, the animation quality is too high, I am having a terrible time trying to make animated GIFs without dropping frames (which leads to choppiness), or dropping the colour quality (which leads to horrible image quality).

It has already happened multiple times when I am examining the captured frames and I go like, "Okay... background, stop moving please... I am trying to loop this damn scene. NOOOO! THE PERSPECTIVE CHANGED! THE SCENE IS ZOOMING! ARRGGGHHHH!"

This may come as a surprise, but a lot of SnH's scenes are uniquely framed at a full 24fps. The foreground image may be static, but the background is generally changing every single damn frame. This holds especially true for "dramatised moments". During the quiet moments, the framerate uniqueness varies between 12fps and 8fps, but it is generally 12fps... which is extremely rare for broadcast anime. I have no idea where they are getting the money to apply OVA-standards to this series. Maybe the sponsors are ardent readers of the manga or something... or maybe... the Yakuza is sponsoring them.

Seto no Hanayome, a sight for sore eyes, but a nightmare for avatar-makers.

Cheers.

[Honey_and_Cleaver]

a mermaid yakuza bride, now that's something you don't see everyday.

But you do see boy meets girl and its the same thing. Plus trying to make the situation as horrid as possible, but somehow, it doesnt become anything like that, instead its a happy start with some semi conflicts along the way. Ill wait until i get to see Takehito Koyasu as Shark.So far nothings kicking my funny bone.

[Skane]

Originally Posted by GarBhaD

~ Don't worry! It's done by Gonzo. That means that probably animation quality will drop soon. Don't get mad if everyone else hopes for the opposite though

Hush you! If there is one series I do not want to be afflicted with the GONZO-syndrome, it is this one.

*touches wood*

[NaweG]

Originally Posted by Skane

Assorted animated avatars from Episode-02...

Skane, may I please "steal" this one to use on AS?

[Skane]

Originally Posted by NaweG

Skane, may I please "steal" this one to use on AS?

Sure, go ahead.

Cheers.

[serenade_beta]

Episode 5-

Spoiler for Episode 5:

This episode followed the manga pretty well. It introduced Saru and Iinchou, as well as set up the main setting of the story.
The parts that differed from the manga wasn't a big deal, though in the part where Nagasumi runs through the room where the girls are changing, the anime made it funnier by adding a song and slowing it down. The bridge scene didn't exist in the manga either.
The "what life is like in class with the Seto-gumi" was also anime only (though in a good way) with stuff like Masa's class and eating Octopus Nakajima.

The next episode is the one where Mawari suspects San of being a mermaid. I expect some anime-only stuff too.

[Deathkillz]

ep 5 ~

Spoiler:

first day of school for san and already the drama i off the scale...i just saw it comming...san's dad wasnt going to give up so easily...from the moment he cannoned saru into the wall i knew that san's father is the new teacher

then there was kaasan who joined in as the school nurse...was she actually trying to seduce nagasumi O.o or at least she was trying to get him excited...and is she puts it to describe his action..."kawaiii" ^_^

masa is another teacher along with jaws boy...it was pretty funny to see nagasumi backed into a corner like that and within 0.1 seconds he runs through the classroom (full of girls changing) to avoid being eaten XD

pretty good ep...and now that the famliy is here as well i can expect further mishaps :3

[Skane]

The following image is from the OP Single,



The observant non-manga readers will recognise the pink-haired girl from the OP sequence in the anime. "Sun & Lunar" is basically a pun on San's name and the pink-haired girl's name.

Cheers.