(L) Kure-nai

[technomo12]

after 2 ep im soo ganna add this to my top 10 ahhaha

[blewin]

Benika reminds me of the scarred Russian woman in Black Lagoon. They're quite similar in appearance and personality.

[Supah Em]

Originally Posted by Joachim

anyone has any theory of why the "throbbing" hand? and shinkuro almost has no emotion even when he was injured...

i keep thinking he haas some kind of transplant (as he was shown crushed under rubble when he was a kid)

it was explained in the novels why that happened but i would be spoiling the show, wont i?

[Highman]

To given a thought I'll continue this anime through this week anyway. I'll have my view on it soon.

[NeoSam]

Volume 4 of the boy's light novel series Kure-nai will be released on April 25, 2008.



Shounen light novel.
Published under the shounen light novel label Super Dash Bunko.

[Westlo]

I love the light novel/manga art but I still like the anime designs too.

[psme]

Great show!

I'm thinking reading the novel. There are 2 volumes out (or more I haven't really check...) in Chinese. My question is, does the anime follow the novel? How far ep2 is into the novel? Is Murasaki as great as the anime in the novel? I need more Murasaki!

regards,

Li On

[Jiyuu]

Originally Posted by blewin

Benika reminds me of the scarred Russian woman in Black Lagoon. They're quite similar in appearance and personality.

yes!

i was trying to remember who benica reminded me..
it was balalaika from black lagoon, thanks XDD
thou thus far benica seem to be a nicer person..

[Niu]

Originally Posted by psme

Great show!

I'm thinking reading the novel. There are 2 volumes out (or more I haven't really check...) in Chinese. My question is, does the anime follow the novel? How far ep2 is into the novel? Is Murasaki as great as the anime in the novel? I need more Murasaki!

regards,

Li On

It follows the general guideline, but changed and add a lot of the thing. The Novel is awkward enough, the anime's change is even more odd. Especially the whole "arm might go berserk" that anime has added, it felt so random.

[psme]

Thanks! My only concern is Murasaki! Is she worse/same/better in the novel? Does the novel has less/same/more focus on her?

regards,

Li On

[Jazzrat]

pfft, Benika is Balalaika-lite. She's far from the awesomeness of the womens from Black Lagoon

[Darknemo2000]

The only bigger complain about these series for me is Character Designs. They are butt-ugly compared to novels and manga. Sad. A good plot and story and character personalities are also good, but the horrible artwork really makes it's value lower.

It is still a good series, but it could be much better with a designs that would remind of manga or novels.

[Kirarakim]

Originally Posted by Darknemo2000

The only bigger complain about these series for me is Character Designs. They are butt-ugly compared to novels and manga. Sad. A good plot and story and character personalities are also good, but the horrible artwork really makes it's value lower.

It is still a good series, but it could be much better with a designs that would remind of manga or novels.

Hmm looking at the novel covers I actually prefer the character designs in the anime. They just look more realistic to me.

[Supah Em]

when i watched the previews and the first episode i kinda cringed on the animation...

but now it grew on me. so meh

[Chaos2Frozen]

I still don't like , but I've gotten used to it already.

The most outstanding feature? The nose job...

[Jiyuu]

why don't you like the art? sure its not mainstream but theres nothing really wrong with it either.. in a lot of ways i think it's more similar to realistic drawing then other animes..

[gaguri]

What's great about these character designs (apart from looking damn good in my eyes) is that they're unique. The moment I first saw the trailer I knew the guys who designed and directed Red Garden were behind this. I have great respect for people who's constantly trying to develop their own style, their own language not just in anime, but in film, novel, music, you name it. Experimenting with styles and refining them in order to break away from the limitations of stapled look and feel of characters that exhaust both the viewers and the works is what I like the most about these designs.

Even the designs of Akagi and Kaiji, which I'm not a big fan of, infuses that sense of crude ugliness that clearly distinguishes itself from other series.

[Joachim]

Originally Posted by supahem

it was explained in the novels why that happened but i would be spoiling the show, wont i?

aa...curiosity will kill me oh well, i will PM you if the anime ended up didn't explain it or just explain half of it

why the hate for character design? it looked damn fine for me, i prefer the anime design over novel

[Chaos2Frozen]

No real hate, just difference over preference.

I agree, it is unique, but Attractive it is not to me.

I prefer the manga, or rather I prefer that particular style of art that the manga uses.

[Matrim]

What's great about these character designs (apart from looking damn good in my eyes) is that they're unique. The moment I first saw the trailer I knew the guys who designed and directed Red Garden were behind this.

Exactly. Personally I am also very tired of series where all the characters look virtually the same and just by seeing the designs you have no clue whether it is this anime or that anime or something else just as generic, since a there is nothing to make the characters look unique at all. That's why I love of the character designs of series like Kurenai and Monster.

Also, having some relatively ugly people in the anime enhances the dark, gritty feeling.

pfft, Benika is Balalaika-lite. She's far from the awesomeness of the womens from Black Lagoon

Give her a chance, it's hard to be awesome when you have done virtually nothing but talk in the first two episodes.