TheSubtleDoctor (post: 1511200) wrote:As much as the first scene screamed Sky Girls/Strike Witches.
It didn't really go there, but I thought...just for a second...blkmage (post: 1511263) wrote:Combining their two best selling shows into one, eh?
Holy crap, how did I miss this? I had no idea a true blue "game anime" was coming out this season. Thank you, magey. I will check this out presently.Guys, guys, you should watch Chihayafuru, it's really good. Between this and March Comes in Like a Lion, I don't know what it is about josei manga using ancient Japanese games as glue for dramas and romances, but I like it.
goldenspines (post: 1510909) wrote:Was I the only person who fell in love with UN-GO the first episode? Call me crazy, but I love any mystery, amazing or not. Though, the first episode seemed like an "easy mystery" simply because they wanted to introduce a majority of the characters in one go. What better way than at a dinner party with a murder!
Though, after all this, I'm really hoping they don't disappoint. :< I'm liking the premise of the series so far.
Someone made the observation that UN-GO had more interesting things to say about society than Guilty Crown and I'm inclined to agree what with episode 2. I finally put two and two together and figured out the whole postwar angle of the show. I'm interested in seeing how they continue to future-up some of these stories.
goldenspines (post: 1510909) wrote:Was I the only person who fell in love with UN-GO the first episode? Call me crazy, but I love any mystery, amazing or not. Though, the first episode seemed like an "easy mystery" simply because they wanted to introduce a majority of the characters in one go. What better way than at a dinner party with a murder!
Though, after all this, I'm really hoping they don't disappoint. :< I'm liking the premise of the series so far.
MasterDias (post: 1511627) wrote:Well, I think so far, Guilty Crown is basically the equivalent of a "summer blockbuster." Flashy, action-focused, heroes and villains are obvious, etc. I don't think this is a bad style they are doing, although it's obviously not going to be the next EotE/GitS with this method. Only real problem I had is that they need to give the male lead a bit more personality. If they keep up roughly the same quality as the first two episodes, it should be a pretty solid show.
From the second episode, it looks like it's going to be episodic mysteries, all the while we kinda learn more about the main characters. (episodic with a subplot, basically)Mr. Hat'n'Clogs (post: 1511618) wrote: UN-GO, on the other hand, was fairly impressive to me and I really like the art and animation too. Anyone who has seen episode two, can you say if it is going to have more of an ongoing story or is it more episodic mysteries?
MasterDias (post: 1511719) wrote:Keep in mind Horizon is based off of a massive series of light novels. The first three volumes are something like 5800 pages long altogether. I'm sure such a complicated back story made perfect sense in the book. It might be somewhat unusual for a light novel, but it's not like western fantasy/scifi lack complicated stories and loads and loads of characters.
Also, for what it's worth, the Horizon novels are supposed to be pretty good. At least, I haven't heard anything bad about this particular author and he has quite a few fans.
I really don't think the anime deserves the hate it's getting from certain forums though. I've been able to follow it mostly fine after I read through this spoiler-free repository of character profiles, episode glossaries, maps, and translated information.
Anyway, I've actually been following Amazon.co.jp preorders more than I really have in past seasons. The top five new shows so far on here appear to be Persona 4, Guilty Crown, Working'!!, Haganai, and Horizon. Fate/Zero would have probably been on here, but it is unusually being released in boxsets. I'm interested in seeing how Last Exile 2 does, but I don't think it's quite available for preorder yet.
blkmage (post: 1511756) wrote:I've heard the opposite, that it's a just a gigantic mess that no one really understands. Obviously, that's hearsay on my part and there's obviously someone out there who gets it. I just don't know whether that means it's any good or not.
MasterDias (post: 1511719) wrote:
I really don't think the anime deserves the hate it's getting from certain forums though. I've been able to follow it mostly fine after I read through this spoiler-free repository of character profiles, episode glossaries, maps, and translated information.
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