ChristianRonin wrote:I think it looks AMAZING!! the artwork is really similar to Kaleido Star though.
As Corrie said, Gonzo was the studio that created Kaleido Star. However, I hope the calaber of the art work is a lot more impressive. My largest qualm with Kaleido Star was the excessive looping of the art (plus, the story
WAS a little repeticious). With that said, I hope that Romeo and Juliet avoids those pitfalls.
Coincidenally, Kaleido Star and Romeo X Juliet share more than a mother studio. Both Junishi Sato and Reiko Yoshida who were both members of the staff for Kaleido Star are also working on Romeo X Juliet. I'm a little surprised, however, to see the role that Junishi Sato is playing in this all. Sato was the original creators of both Pretear and Princess Tutu (Two of my favorite anime) and part of the directing staff for anime such as Cowboy Bebop and Sailor Moon. The weird thing, however, is that he's listed as the
audio supervisor for Romeo X Juliet, a role he hasn't played on any other anime. That strikes me as odd. Reiko Yoshida is playing something of a normal role as the head of series composition.
On an unrelated note, many of the gaming fan among us will be jazzed to hear that Hitoshi Sakimoto is directing the music for the series. He gained popularity as the composer for both Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy Tactics. This is, however, the first time he'll be the composer for a complete anime series. Judging from the music on the trailer, it sounds like he's working up an epic score that I'm very excited to hear.
And yes, I am excited. XD
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;; I think I'm pretty excited for this. xD;;; It looks very pretty. ;_;
