02-16-2014, 12:54 AM | #6201 |
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Actually, Doppel, I dropped Galilei Donna because it reeked of obnoxious jingoism. Now that Suigin is on it, I wanna ask something. I asked the other person here who watched it, but he never answered me.
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02-16-2014, 01:24 PM | #6203 |
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It seems the Eevee special is out (raw), so I decided to watch it. It was pretty blah. I guess after the Meloetta special, my expectations were set a bit too high. It wasn't even that cute, which is the whole point of these damn little specials! The Meloetta special had some really fun interactions between the Pokemon, but this one just didn't have it. It was just everyone running around, and Team Rocket being annoying. It's a shame too, I was looking forward to this. Actually I wanted to watch this much more than the Super Model Slim Mewtwo movie.
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Galilei Donna: Watched Episode 08. And so ...
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02-18-2014, 07:32 PM | #6207 |
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Some time travel systems I've seen kind of rely on the past taking some time to "catch up" to events changed there, where it doesn't happen automatically. You see the same kind of phenomenon in that Pokemon movie with Arceus, where the past was changed but Arceus didn't know it for like 10 minutes until his memories readjusted and he went oh shi- (I haven't seen the movie personally).
But yeah, for some series...shut off your mind, turn off your brain, the miracles of life can't be explained!
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02-19-2014, 02:44 PM | #6209 |
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Galilei Donna: Watched Episode 11, the series finale.
Spoiler: show Now I guess it's time for the series review. Plot: 6/10. It's fine, but calling it "good" would be too kind. I would honestly call it a sterling example of an average anime but for my love of the focus of Episodes 09 and 10. I'm a sucker for stuff like that and so that bumps this up to the 6 out of 10 for me. Characters: 6/10. Likewise fine. Sadly, the only character really worth caring about in this show is Hozuki -- and if genius, timid lolis get on your nerves, then that doesn't leave you with much to fall back on. Hazuki, Kazuki, Anna, Roberto, and even the captain of the sky pirates (to some extent) are developed too, but they have a hard time becoming more than vague concept characters imagined by the series' creator. Still, the writers do attempt to do some quality character writing with Roberto in the one episode, Anna in the other, and of course the co-star of Episodes 09 and 10, but at the end of the day these aren't exactly characters that would deserve to be called "memorable." Animation: 8/10, and that may be me being too hard on it. It honestly might deserve the 9. It's quite pretty: it's just that it doesn't do much new. It's as pretty as the top 10% of pretty animes were in 2008. It doesn't mean it's not pretty, but it just doesn't mean that it stands out as a phenomenal work of art either. The character designs appeal to fans of simple, moe faces. Hozuki is ever adorable for this reason and the other girls melt your heart too when they give that stereotypical ^D^ smile. Color is one of the nice selling points of this series, I have to say: because of the protagonists' hair and eye colors, the colors of the Galileo, the frequent blue skies, and much more, this production does in many ways feel like a celebration of color. Music: 5/10. Average. Replay Value: For me personally, it'd be pretty low since I wasn't too enamored with this series. But as far as people who loved it go, this would honestly be a pretty solid candidate for a rewatch in the near future. The reasons being: 1) it's conveniently short at only 11 episodes; 2) it'd probably be a lot of fun to rewatch some of the earlier scenes that seemed to lack relevance to the plot now that you know their relevance; and 3) the series is more of an adventure than a mystery so reliving the adventure would likely be enjoyable to those who loved it the first time around even if they know what's going to happen. OVERALL: 6/10. I was prepared to give it a solid 5/10 but I like what they did in Episode 09 and 10 enough to feel that Gailei Donna isn't exactly an "average" anime. That stated, if you asked me which anime of the Fall 2013 series I watched was the most mediocre of the lot, Galilei Donna would be a strong contender.
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02-19-2014, 07:04 PM | #6210 |
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Wasn't there CGI in the GD anime? One of the reasons I never picked up the series was because of CGI, IIRC. Ironic, because I watched Arpeggio in spite of it.
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02-19-2014, 07:27 PM | #6211 |
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There was. The Galileo was CG as were the other skyships and mechas.
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02-19-2014, 07:39 PM | #6212 |
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I've very surprised you'd give an anime featuring CG an 8+! And consider that low! Me, i have a pretty strong anti-CGI campaign going on so I'd be hard-pressed to vote anything above a 7 unless it absolutely blows my mind, like the PreCure dancing scenes do.
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I honestly didn't have the Galileo et al in mind when I awarded that animation score. But to be honest, all that'd do is lock out the 9. The Galileo honestly looked very pretty; and since it was usually in the sky with nothing else but other CG skyships, it wasn't distracting the way that CG usually is either. The times where CG did clash with animation, those were distracting; but, they were pretty rare.
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02-20-2014, 07:46 PM | #6215 |
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A while back, I asked LBC a question regarding a remix I found on YouTube I couldn't search. I found the source now, and it brings me to ask if everyone here can pool information they have on how to acquire remixes from other sources (like IM@S covers - I used to have links to this on Demonoid, but no longer).
The label of the remix I linked earlier is Exit Trance - they do covers and remixes of popular anime songs with the "trance" genre. It sounds very DDR material. Although, from what I've found, the Danzen!! Futari wa Pretty Cure! cover was the best single of the lot.
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I don't understand your request.
Pokémon: Watched XY016 the other day. It was okay. 100% filler, but it was mildly enjoyable throughout with occasional flashes of higher quality. AK2 pointed out how this was the second episode in a row without Team Rocket, proving that the writers aren't willing to completely give in to the Rocket Trio's voice actors' demands. Yes, they're more comical than they were in Unova and show up more frequently; but no, they're not going to be showing up in every episode; and yes, they are going to be a touch more serious and competent than pre-Unova TR. So that's nice.
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02-21-2014, 12:15 AM | #6217 |
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The main problem with the earlier search was I didn't know the name of the label/band/release. I kept searching "Danzen Futari wa Pretty Cure! YuRIE" and getting little to nothing. But once I found the name, "Exit Trance" I got a ton of hits and many uploads of that very song where I previously had little to go with.
I want to know 1) if people know of albums that consist of covers or remixes of anime songs and 2) the names of those albums. For example, I know IM@S does covers of anime OPs and EDs but I don't know what that series of albums is called, so I wouldn't be able to search it if I wanted to.
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Q1. Are you familiar with albums consisting of covers or remixes of anime songs?
No, I am not. Q2. If yes to Q1, what are the names of those albums? N/A One thing I am familiar with is where a song sung by multiple characters gets soloist versions on the single. For example, if Satou Rina, Inoue Marina, and Chihara Minori all sing together for a Minami-ke song, there might be a Satou Rina-only version of it, an Inoue Marina-only version, and a Chihara Minori-only version. Another thing I'm familiar with is where a song in anime might get a remix down the line. But it's done in-house. For example, one of the opening theme songs for Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, "High Touch!", was so popular that it got remixed in 2009, the song thus labeled "High Touch! 2009". Here's the original, and here's the 2009 version. But as far as voice actors and/or singers not involved in the original songs covering those songs ... or as far as regular musicians covering anime songs and you being able to find them all on one CD ... I'm not really familiar with that, no. Even Idolmaster, which you bring up as an example, I am not familiar with covering other anime songs. I mean, I'm sure I've heard one or two examples before, but 1) I don't remember and 2) I feel like the vast majority of Idolmaster songs are original content anyway, with or without a few anime covers here or there.
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She admits it's her first anime, and it shows that it's probably one of her first CV roles too. Is she a model/idol or something?
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In-universe, Momo is an idol. Looking at the CV's history, she is a newcomer. The only roles she's played are a couple side characters in Recorder to Randsell and a character in something called R-15.
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Hey Talon, are you aware that you are the only person who regularly posts in the Anime forum to have not seen Princess Tutu? I've confirmed this with several sources! That's just so bizarre, usually if there's something the majority of the forum has expressed interest in you'd have at least shown some curiosity. The only comment I've found in the past six years where you address this is in response to LBC bringing it up:
Dude, you need to watch it pronto! It's a classic and a Masterpiece!
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Princess Tutu is good. I once said that it's the only magical girl anime I've seen that can hold a candle to Madoka, but I now realize that it's stupid to call it a magical girl show in the first place. It has a lot more in common with a Disney film in style and execution.
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A Princess Tutu AMV was one of the first that originally inspired me to become serious about videomaking. To be able to make ballet look freakin' epic is quite a feat.
Warning: Contains heavy SPOILERS I heard the series actually sold out at Animé Boston due to it. I can only hope to create something influential enough that it attracts so many people someday and ...Ironically, I just read that the creator hadn't actually watched the series when she made it. (The more you know. Guess that explains why the lyrics don't actually mean anything. XP) Which I never really understood yet a lot of advanced editors seem to do often. Why work with something you don't even care about/aren't familiar with at all? '~' Maybe as a mix for fun or an original concept sure, but as a full serious project it'd personally drive me crazy... ^^; I try to watch any source in full before putting it to music so I at least know what I'm doing with it and why, especially if I see a clip I like and want to use. Since I think kinda the point is to make people curious enough to check the show out and hopefully enjoy it as well, or at least express an opinion on the story itself. *shrug* But to each their own, if others like doing things that way. I imagine it's an interesting challenge in itself.
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Heresy! That's like when I found out Hiroshi Yamauchi (old president of Nintendo) didn't even play video games.
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