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Reckoner · 2014-11-07, 23:21

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Originally Posted by Archon_Wing

To be fair, I treat every PA Works show like a comedy.

It certainly makes many of their shows more tolerable. Problem is what happens when the show already is a comedy?

Archon_Wing · 2014-11-07, 23:55

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Originally Posted by Reckoner

It certainly makes many of their shows more tolerable. Problem is what happens when the show already is a comedy?

Well, that's why Shirobako is good. It's actually a comedy.

~~Pocari_Sweat~~ · 2014-11-07, 23:57

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Originally Posted by Archon_Wing

Well, that's why Shirobako is good. It's actually a comedy.

It's more a slice of life (literally) about people working in the animation industry, though it does have it fair share of comedy. And also it's share of typical PAW failmale characters.

It's been stellar so far.

Haak · 2014-11-08, 03:09

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

I'll never understand the widespread distaste for Another. For about 10 episodes it was a great suspense anime, and a real stretch for PA Works.

For what it's worth, you're not alone. I was also legitimately enjoying it until the last few episodes.

Well actually, I still enjoyed the last few episodes albeit for completely different reasons...

Archon_Wing · 2014-11-08, 13:07

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Originally Posted by Pocari_Sweat

It's more a slice of life (literally) about people working in the animation industry, though it does have it fair share of comedy. And also it's share of typical PAW failmale characters.

It's been stellar so far.

Things can overlap, though I admit, maybe it's just me, but I don't consider SoL to be a real genre anyways.

SuitUp · 2014-11-09, 22:34

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Originally Posted by Akito Kinomoto

while the non-dramatic portions range from passable to something out of a Tommy Wiseau film.

Ey, The Room was a wonderful movie (as long as you're stoned out of your mind when you watch it).

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

I'll never understand the widespread distaste for Another. For about 10 episodes it was a great suspense anime, and a real stretch for PA Works.

It's like watching a B-horror movie (Final Destination: The anime), equally silly with non of the fun.

Marcus H. · 2014-11-09, 23:47

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It's like watching a B-horror movie (Final Destination: The anime), equally silly with non of the fun.

Pretty much this and take out the sexy ladies too. (There's no B-grade horror or suspense without the tits and ass.) Another is clearly another anime series that needs a Mythbusters episode all on its own.

Dr. Dahm · 2014-11-09, 23:56

Honestly Another was about the only original series from this studio that I've been able to actually finish so it must have been doing at least something right. The last couple episodes were pretty typical for J-Horror though I find the whole show kind of is with the whole long build up that borders on even boring at times and then BLAAAAH everyone goes crazy, which considering Japanese overacting tendencies usually means hilarity rather than horror. It's sort of take it or leave it.

Part of the problem with a lot of their shows is that it's like they can't seem to figure out what it is they want to do and a lot of them see, to have very similar settings and themes too so it's like they all kind of blend together and become kind of boring really quickly. I caught a bit of the new Shirobako though and it at least seems like they've got a set concept of what exactly they are trying to portray and it seems like it could actually be workable and interesting. It's funny how few of the shows they've come out with seem to have this down though.

Archon_Wing · 2014-11-10, 10:47

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Originally Posted by Marcus H.

Pretty much this and take out the sexy ladies too. (There's no B-grade horror or suspense without the tits and ass.) Another is clearly another anime series that needs a Mythbusters episode all on its own.

Well, to be fair, Akazawa was pretty sexy.

Akito Kinomoto · 2014-11-10, 13:01

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Originally Posted by Archon_Wing

Well, to be fair, Akazawa was pretty sexy.

Nothing is ever going to top Hanasaku Iroha (the only thing P.A. Worked on that I actually love) sparkling. The yuri fandom went nuts that day.

Archon_Wing · 2014-11-10, 13:22

I hope you are not referring to sexy, since there was nothing in that show that was potentially that.

Except Sui.

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totoum · 2014-11-10, 14:47

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Originally Posted by Dr. Dahm

Honestly Another was about the only original series from this studio that I've been able to actually finish

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the term but Another was actually their first adaptation (Canaan was set in the universe of 428 but is an anime original script)

Darthtabby · 2014-11-10, 16:10

Someone was mentioning in the Shirobako thread that while slice of life dramas are PA Works' bread and butter, they like to try other genres. Are there any particular genres that people here would like to see them try?

Although it's a genre they've already done, I'd personally like to see them do another action series. The action scenes in Canaan were top tier -the show just needed better writing.

(Actually in my opinion the story started off well enough -I just didn't find where things went in the second half to be very satisfactory.)

Marcus H. · 2014-11-11, 01:03

^ Oh god, mecha. Let's get it on!

~~Pocari_Sweat~~ · 2014-11-11, 01:42

As long as okada or kawamori isn't involved I'm keen. Unless somehow the next macross anime gets animated by PAW which I doubt considering how synonymous kawamori is to satelite as shinbo is to shift. Don't want another aquarion evol or akb0048 afterall...

Ugoki · 2014-11-12, 02:36

Just want to drop in and say that P.A. Works' best work (heh) is Layton.

Guardian Enzo · 2014-11-12, 18:54

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Originally Posted by totoum

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the term but Another was actually their first adaptation (Canaan was set in the universe of 428 but is an anime original script)

Technically speaking True Tears was their first adaptation, wasn't it?

Triple_R · 2014-11-12, 19:00

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Originally Posted by Darthtabby

Someone was mentioning in the Shirobako thread that while slice of life dramas are PA Works' bread and butter, they like to try other genres. Are there any particular genres that people here would like to see them try?

Marcus H's idea of "mecha" is a good one, since it would enable P.A. Works to maximize their considerable talent with beautiful sky/landscape scenery. Imagine a well-animated mecha fight against the backdrop of HSI's sky, or the backdrop of the watery depths of Nagi no Asukara.

Other genres I'd be interested in seeing P.A. Works tackle are Magical Girl (simply because that's a personal favorite genre for me) and Idol (P.A. Works-style female characters would probably work well here).

Archon_Wing · 2014-11-12, 19:07

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Technically speaking True Tears was their first adaptation, wasn't it?

In name only. I think it was for the better.

Triple_R · 2014-11-12, 19:12

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Technically speaking True Tears was their first adaptation, wasn't it?

Here's the original True Tears.

From what I understand, it has almost zilch to do with the True Tears anime, aside from sharing the same name.

Personally, I wouldn't consider this an adaptation. I'm not even sure I'd consider it a spin-off.

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2014-11-09, 23:56	Link #408
Dr. Dahm Banned Join Date: Jun 2014	Honestly Another was about the only original series from this studio that I've been able to actually finish so it must have been doing at least something right. The last couple episodes were pretty typical for J-Horror though I find the whole show kind of is with the whole long build up that borders on even boring at times and then BLAAAAH everyone goes crazy, which considering Japanese overacting tendencies usually means hilarity rather than horror. It's sort of take it or leave it. Part of the problem with a lot of their shows is that it's like they can't seem to figure out what it is they want to do and a lot of them see, to have very similar settings and themes too so it's like they all kind of blend together and become kind of boring really quickly. I caught a bit of the new Shirobako though and it at least seems like they've got a set concept of what exactly they are trying to portray and it seems like it could actually be workable and interesting. It's funny how few of the shows they've come out with seem to have this down though.

2014-11-10, 16:10	Link #413
Darthtabby Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009	Someone was mentioning in the Shirobako thread that while slice of life dramas are PA Works' bread and butter, they like to try other genres. Are there any particular genres that people here would like to see them try? Although it's a genre they've already done, I'd personally like to see them do another action series. The action scenes in Canaan were top tier -the show just needed better writing. (Actually in my opinion the story started off well enough -I just didn't find where things went in the second half to be very satisfactory.)

2014-11-11, 01:42	Link #415
~~Pocari_Sweat~~ <em style="color:#808080;">Disabled By Request</em> Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia	As long as okada or kawamori isn't involved I'm keen. Unless somehow the next macross anime gets animated by PAW which I doubt considering how synonymous kawamori is to satelite as shinbo is to shift. Don't want another aquarion evol or akb0048 afterall...

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Ugoki Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014	Just want to drop in and say that P.A. Works' best work (heh) is Layton.