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2007-04-13, 20:57 | Link #163 |
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Well, haven't read the manga so came into this cold turkey, but for me it was easily the best first episode of the season so far. I know enough to know this is going to get extremely dark and I may not enjoy what happens much, per se, but I suspect it's going to be a memorable ride. Despite the lack of any overt "darkness" in ep 1 it managed to be extremely creepy and profoundly foreboding.
I might also add that I don't share the virulent anti-Gonzo bias that seems so prevalent around these parts. Like most outfits they have their failures and successes, but they are capable of some outstanding work, IMO. I have high hopes for this series. |
2007-04-13, 22:39 | Link #164 |
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I'm afraid I don't understand the anti-Gonzo thing, either. I was looking at their list of anime they were involved with and many of them are among my favourite anime and the ones that aren't are still really great animation. Can someone explain what I'm missing, because I, for one, am very happy it's Gonzo doing Bokurano.
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2007-04-13, 22:47 | Link #165 |
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I certainly can't, Ueda, and while I don't want to hijack this thread to a Gonzo debate I do think its an interesting topic. You hear the "bad endings" argument an awful lot but for me, that doesn't really wash. Lets be honest - very few animes really end well, and it's Gainax, if anybody, who deserve that criticism the most. And so they have giant robots in some of their work - is that a crime? Not like that genre is totally worthless, and it's not as if Gonzo has either a monopoly or a fixation. I guess we all perceive things our own way.
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2007-04-14, 02:22 | Link #168 | |
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I just read through the 8 previous pages of this thread, and it is almost entirely made up of people talking about the manga. Some of it is in spoiler tags, so you skip it, and what isn't in spoiler tags is.. well.. spoilerish. Sometimes explicitly spoilerish, and sometimes vaguely spoilerish. Basically, having read this thread, I am now unable to have a proper 'first time viewing' experience. The worst offender is some punk near page 3 or so, who spoiled the fact that: Spoiler for Bokurano:
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2007-04-14, 03:53 | Link #170 | |
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2007-04-14, 06:45 | Link #171 | |
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It's really difficult not to talk about the manga, really - I believe most people who watch the anime are fans of the manga already (and I think that is a sign of quality). As for me - I am looping the OP and can't stop listening to it. In my opinion, this is easily the best OP since 3 seasons. Spoiler for just to make sure:
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2007-04-14, 08:44 | Link #172 | |
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Even if your argument were true, so what? I haven't read the manga, nor have other people posting here. It's just a matter of politeness not to spoil things for us. And, I'll say one more time, there already is a manga thread for this story. If you want to talk about the manga, talk about it there.
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2007-04-14, 09:24 | Link #173 |
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Wow, "grumpy old anime fan" is a good self-description. I seriously didn't expect such an answer.
I admit that you are right - most anime fans don't seem to read manga, therefore my assumption that most have read the manga is probably wrong. However, Bokurano isn't all as popular as you might expect. With no more than 400 seeders for the first episode, it can't compare to other series such as Darker than Black or Lucky Star. Also, you should notice that most people in this thread have read the manga, especially the ones who have looked forward to the anime. And I can't remember any anime so far where the anime has been compared so much with the manga and I've never seen a mangaka mentioned so often in the anime adaptation thread. All in all, you cannot deny a certain Mohiro Kitoh fanbase, and if you could understand the raving about this mangaka, you'd also understand why it is so difficult to keep your expectations and the original work apart from the adaptation. And I can predict this much - if the anime keeps this good quality, most of the people who participate actively in this thread will be those who have read the manga. On the other hand - I never tried to defend spoilering. I just said that I find it difficult (even impossible for myself) to keep thoughts about the manga apart from my judgement of this anime. I don't think it's polite to spoil, but I also don't think it is polite to shut other people's mouth. After all, it's not like these people talk about the newest chapters or the manga storyline, but it's always related to the anime. (And by the way - talking about the manga, the drama CD, the soundtrack etc. is very common in threads about other anime at the Animesuki forums.) |
2007-04-14, 11:47 | Link #174 |
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Actually, I fully expected that the majority of posters would be those that read the manga especially since we were encouraged to read the manga on page 1.
People just need to keep the manga comparison spoilers relevant to the episode and those that haven't read the manga would be kept happy. Personally, I like to see the manga readers contribute to this thread. It adds an extra dimension to the discussion imo. Even Newtype USA was hinting at what wasn't put in spoiler tags on page 2. It's one of the features for Bokurano and what people don't want messed with.
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2007-04-14, 13:43 | Link #175 |
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Wow this series looks as stunning in detail as a Kyoto Animation production, only it has its own style. Interesting that its Gonzo too, which points to the fact that this is the series they are pulling out all the stops on like they did with Last Exile. There'll probably be a midseries budget drop, but it just goes to show that other companies can do just as high-quality animation is KyoAni, but they first have to care enough to try.
And yeah the reason I haven't posted here is because I got this confused with Bokura Ga Ita and didn't feel the need to bother. Well I am here now. And what's this about Mamiko "I sound my age" Noto being in this. Score. I really think she has a soothing voice compared to 99% of her female VA cohort. The only other person I can think of with that type of voice is Romi Park. Too much good stuff coming out in 2007, what the heck am I supposed to do. This is the competition that was lacking in 2006 and allowed shows like Haruhi, which is a fantastic show in its own right, to go unchallenged and easily rise to the top of the heap in Summer 2006 and be the top pick of just about anybody (including me that season). |
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2007-04-14, 14:47 | Link #178 |
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As someone who hasn't read the manga, I just want to ask people to really make an effort to use spoilers for anything that might hint at the plot. I don't mind people comparing the anime to the manga once a plot-part is past, though. And I don't mind open comments about things that don't reveal plot, like music or voice-acting or how much someone liked an episode. But once it's revealed that so-and-so dies, it really rips a lot of tension and interest out of things. When you've already had the pleasure of reading that from the manga, it doesn't matter, so I understand how easy it is to slip and reveal things, but please try not to.
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2007-04-14, 15:01 | Link #179 | |
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I'm just glad to see people proven wrong that Gonzo is some horrible evil company that will clearly ruin every single project they do like that dastardly Sunrise. Something here also reminds me of Zipang. I think its the character design on one of the characters in the opening that looks startlingly like a younger version of the commander on the Mirai. Also is it just me or does this show need its own manga thread. I don't think I've every seen any show where the manga is mentioned almost as much as the anime itself. Is it supposed to run concurrent to the plot of the anime or something with differing bits of information? |
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2007-04-14, 15:16 | Link #180 |
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I've mentioned in another thread that I feel that this GONZO hating is just jumping on the bandwagon. I bet a large fraction GONZO's haters haven't even GONZO's anime, but feel that it's the proper thing 'in the anime community' to cry "Oh no! It's GONZO!" Like it's some sort of pantomime.
GONZO have had some stinkers, but so have many other companies. I feel that Red Garden was one of the best series in the last year or so. |
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