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Stark700 · 2018-09-10, 03:08

Director Tsutomu Mizushima and Michiko Yokote are collaborating together for an anime original project.

Official site
http://dodo-countdown.com/

Stark700 · 2018-09-12, 08:49

Key visual

Title seems to be "Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai".

http://moetron.net/post/178006694410...-anime-project

Kazu-kun · 2018-09-12, 09:08

I thought Tsutomu Mizushima and Michiko Yokote would be working on the Shirobako movie at this point. It's gonna take years for that movie to even start pre-production if the two key staff members are fucking around elsewhere.

That being said, I'm still excited about this. I think Mizushima and Yokote has some pretty good synergy and I'm really looking forward to see what they're gonna come up with for this show.

LoweGear · 2018-09-12, 11:25

So from tanks... to planes.

WATCHED

Haak · 2018-09-12, 12:25

Looks like another Cute Girls Only show.

Will pass.

FlareKnight · 2018-09-12, 13:44

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Originally Posted by Haak

Looks like another Cute Girls Only show.

Will pass.

That's ridiculous. There is clearly a plane in that promotional image, not just cute girls

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moodie · 2018-09-12, 13:51

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Originally Posted by Haak

Looks like another Cute Girls Only show.

Will pass.

Ur jokong right? Even if u want to ignore the talented staff u do see theres more to the cover than cute girls

Haak · 2018-09-12, 14:41

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Originally Posted by moodie

Ur jokong right? Even if u want to ignore the talented staff u do see theres more to the cover than cute girls

It doesn't really matter much to me what the gimmick attached to it is this time. I wasn't a fan of the cute girls only cast back when i first saw it in K-On nine years ago, and after nine years of endless "Cute Girls + [Insert Premise Here]", I feel like I've seen enough to know how it goes. Don't get me wrong, they've clearly gotten smarter about it. At least some of them try to tell a decent story, and we've even gotten the occasional gem (Madoka Magica). But in all honesty, at this point I just feel like it's long worn out. I only ever tolerated it to begin with but after I watched A Place Further Than A Universe (a show I wanted to love but couldn't) I finally realised that I'm just so damn sick of it now.

I think it's fairly easy to tell what their aims are when their promotional poster is a cute girl in an unrealistically cute outfit in front of what looks like an all cute girl cast. Trust me, I'd love to be proven wrong but it just screams "derivative and forgettable".

Though to be fair, I see that in practically everything these days. XP

RRW · 2018-09-12, 15:16

I have same mentality as haak. Sometimes I found them as much pandering as your typical harem anime

Guardian Enzo · 2018-09-12, 16:31

The most depressing thing about this announcement is that it shows even the creators with big-time resumes (and these two certainly qualify) seemingly no longer have the pull to do anything else. If you want to get an anime funded these days, this is pretty much the only route the production committees will approve. Very, very sad.

moodie · 2018-09-12, 17:46

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

The most depressing thing about this announcement is that it shows even the creators with big-time resumes (and these two certainly qualify) seemingly no longer have the pull to do anything else. If you want to get an anime funded these days, this is pretty much the only route the production committees will approve. Very, very sad.

"seemingly no longer have the pull to do anything else" umm what? where do u get that from. for me this looks like one of the more unique projects that got announced seeing as how the other "veterans" with pull are just producing edgy bs that we got tired of 10 years ago

Haak · 2018-09-12, 17:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

The most depressing thing about this announcement is that it shows even the creators with big-time resumes (and these two certainly qualify) seemingly no longer have the pull to do anything else. If you want to get an anime funded these days, this is pretty much the only route the production committees will approve. Very, very sad.

I'm pretty sure that by now the producers must have some sort of mathematical formula figured out to calculate the increase in profits when inserting Cute Girls Only into a premise. If I were them, I'd call it the Moe-Coefficient....

...aaaaaand that's me done for the day.

Guardian Enzo · 2018-09-12, 18:21

Heh. My vote is for “Moeficient”.

Stark700 · 2018-09-12, 21:02

Preview is up

Seems to be a Winter 2019 show.

LoweGear · 2018-09-12, 21:33

I actually couldn't tell that it was a CG anime from the thumbnail.

Well, it's been a while since we've had an actual girls-in-planes anime (no, dragons don't count as planes for this discussion), and it looks like Mizushima's bringing his attention to detail from GuP to this.

Stark700 · 2018-09-12, 22:21

Also, more staff and character designs revealed with a tagline info

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...ikotai/.136710

Ernietheracefan · 2018-09-13, 01:19

I hate to say this, but I'm quite disappointed with no Bf 109..

blakstealth · 2018-09-13, 11:06

This is like Shirobako's anime fully realized.

Kazu-kun · 2018-09-13, 11:24

Oh fuck, it's all CGI. Damn, I'm not a CGI hater but the truth is it only looks good in very specific cases like Houseki no Kuni. Generally it just makes the character look weird and doll-like.

I'll try to keep an open mind, at least until we get a longer PV or something. But this is slightly disappointing already.

Stark700 · 2018-10-24, 23:14

New key visual

2018-09-10, 03:08	Link #1
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Kouya no Kotobuki Hikouta Anticipation Director Tsutomu Mizushima and Michiko Yokote are collaborating together for an anime original project. Official site http://dodo-countdown.com/ __________________

2018-09-12, 08:49	Link #2
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Key visual Title seems to be "Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai". http://moetron.net/post/178006694410...-anime-project __________________

2018-09-12, 09:08	Link #3
Kazu-kun Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006	I thought Tsutomu Mizushima and Michiko Yokote would be working on the Shirobako movie at this point. It's gonna take years for that movie to even start pre-production if the two key staff members are fucking around elsewhere. That being said, I'm still excited about this. I think Mizushima and Yokote has some pretty good synergy and I'm really looking forward to see what they're gonna come up with for this show. __________________

2018-09-12, 11:25	Link #4
LoweGear Secret Society BLANKET Graphic Designer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 3 times the passion of normal flamenco	So from tanks... to planes. WATCHED __________________ Against all the evil that hell can conjure, all wickedness that mankind can produce... We will send unto them, only you.

2018-09-12, 12:25	Link #5
Haak Me, An Intellectual Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Age: 33	Looks like another Cute Girls Only show. Will pass. __________________ MAL \| AnimeSuki Choice Awards 2020 Winners

2018-09-12, 21:02	Link #14
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Preview is up <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/Q-TB-Y3L4AQ">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> Seems to be a Winter 2019 show. __________________

2018-09-12, 21:33	Link #15
LoweGear Secret Society BLANKET Graphic Designer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 3 times the passion of normal flamenco	I actually couldn't tell that it was a CG anime from the thumbnail. Well, it's been a while since we've had an actual girls-in-planes anime (no, dragons don't count as planes for this discussion), and it looks like Mizushima's bringing his attention to detail from GuP to this. __________________ Against all the evil that hell can conjure, all wickedness that mankind can produce... We will send unto them, only you.

2018-09-12, 22:21	Link #16
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Also, more staff and character designs revealed with a tagline info https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...ikotai/.136710 __________________

2018-09-13, 01:19	Link #17
Ernietheracefan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Surabaya, Indonesia Age: 31	I hate to say this, but I'm quite disappointed with no Bf 109.. __________________ Comparing Amanchu & Aria is like comparing Aquors with Muse. While comparing Tamayura with Aria is more like comparing Vividred with SW.

2018-09-13, 11:06	Link #18
blakstealth Les Pays Bass Join Date: Jun 2011	This is like Shirobako's anime fully realized.

2018-09-13, 11:24	Link #19
Kazu-kun Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006	Oh fuck, it's all CGI. Damn, I'm not a CGI hater but the truth is it only looks good in very specific cases like Houseki no Kuni. Generally it just makes the character look weird and doll-like. I'll try to keep an open mind, at least until we get a longer PV or something. But this is slightly disappointing already. __________________

2018-10-24, 23:14	Link #20
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	New key visual __________________