2013-05-03, 21:53 | Link #1984 |
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Nah he's a M. He's always being bossed around by Haruhi and he secretely likes it.
Now that I think about it, most male characters in anime tend to be M since they are usually the fail, whiny, oblivious or pervy types. Not saying Kyon is though. He's awesome. Last edited by Pocari_Sweat; 2013-05-03 at 22:02. Reason: added stuff |
2013-05-08, 11:41 | Link #1985 |
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The last animated installment of FMP is eight years old and only sold ~4800 per disc. Not sure why anyone would be surprised by a lack of further sequels, especially considering the novels ended years ago, limiting cross-promotion potential there, and the demise of the R1 market where FMP used to sell good numbers.
The sales potential would be limited, the risk of a Shana S3-sized collapse would be significant (only from a lower initial sales level so it's even worse), there's no meaningful international market to get funding from... there's not much reason for Kadokawa to fund another season of FMP, even with a cheaper studio than KyoAni. And given KyoAni's clear shift towards animating properties they own and control themselves, I doubt they'd be interested in working on more FMP even if they were offered. |
2013-05-08, 12:52 | Link #1987 | |
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Since ANN says production is greenlit... There's still might be hope for surprise Takemoto project considering Free is only 1 cour. /wishful thinking
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2013-05-08, 22:37 | Link #1991 | |
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Regarding new directors, I don't oppose the notion. It's always good thing to expand with calculated risks. Just that, someone who has done really good in my books should do something worthwhile. I mean the guy worked at kyoani during it's first anime production and he only supervised 3 works... I thought it was under Pony Canyon but apparently it's just the distribution part. So technically I guess it's not a project spearheaded by Pony Canyon.
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2013-05-08, 22:40 | Link #1992 |
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Tamako (and Chuunibyou if S2 is in the fall) were marketed/promoted/distributed (video-wise for both, audio for Tamako) by Pony. Pony bought the timeslots and sent info to magazines for both series, so they were heavily involved. We know that Asahi Broadcasting is in charge of timeslots/online distribution for Free!, so Pony's likely relegated to mere video distributor this time. We'll find out more when we get more staff credits for people like producers.
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2013-05-09, 06:02 | Link #1993 | |
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That just seems to be the way he rolls. Ishihara is probably readily available to direct anything, he seems to like working a lot. Yamada would be a similar case, but Takemoto seems to go at his own pace. He does episode direction a lot, but perhaps the burden of being a full supervisor is not something he wants to take on very frequently. |
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2013-05-09, 07:34 | Link #1994 | |
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Kyoani is such a great studio that the haters expend a lot of more time talking about Kyoani's series and how bad they are rather than the shows they think are superior . It's always fun to find this kind a crap in these threads. "Anime is doom and it's Kyoani's fault ". |
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2013-05-09, 07:46 | Link #1995 | |
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In fact, I think KyoAni showed a lot of animation and directing talent when making Endless Eight. Just look at how they made every episode look different and unique while still covering the same story. And the plethora of different lighting, camera perspectives, and other visual cues that made the exact same scene in each episode convey a different mood. That takes talent. Doesn't mean Endless Eight was good, though. |
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2013-05-09, 10:18 | Link #1996 | |
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When I think of Kyoani doing good drama, I think of Hyouka's film arc or its episode 21. Chuu2 was too in my face to enjoy anything, right down to having an announcer declare its simplistic message at the very end. It lacked any sort of nuance. The animation work was mostly solid, for those designs. I don't like the designs at all. And even then, it doesn't compare to the heights reached by Hyouka, Nichijou and K-On!!, not only in regards to movement but also in regards to digital work; the colour direction was pedestrian, and coming right after Hyouka's amazing demonstration of how to use digital tools to the max, it feels lazy. |
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2013-05-10, 00:12 | Link #1999 |
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Well, they announced a long time ago that they were doing more Chuu2 in one form or another. The fact it's a second season is not a huge surprise, especially given how well Chuu2 sold.
I'm not too worried about the artistic/animation side of things. Even KyoAni's worst work in that regard tends to at least be passable (largely due to the consistently high quality of their animation). The big thing with Chuu2's 2nd season will be the writing for it. While Chuu2's ending had its weaknesses, it also struck me as a pretty neat and tidy ending. It's not totally clear to me where they go from here. They could conceivably go totally light and fluffy, pure romcom, for the entire 2nd season. And maybe that's even what they should do, as any attempt to insert more serious drama could actually undermine what they did in the original season. But some specific things I hope we see... 1) The Return of Mori Summer. 2) More scenes of Dekomori in "normal girl" mode with her hair down. 3) More scenes of Kumin impersonating "in-Chuuni-mode" Rikka. 4) Makoto continuing to fail in his attempts to get a girlfriend. Well, with the possible exception of the end of the season, as I think that him and Kumin might make a cute couple eventually. But Makoto failing is pretty funny, lol.
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