By sy Go To PostStarwars is getting an animatrix style anthology compilationIt's so weird hearing a white guy say "ah-nee-may" instead of anime
The announcement of a season 2 with no studio attached pretty much confirms that WIT studio declined. Only thing I know about Vinland Saga is Arifumi Imai's work from S1:
Wonder who picks it up.
Wonder who picks it up.
From what I'm reading on the subreddit a lot of the staff is coming back and are excited about it. No official word on the actual studio no
I'm more excited for this than anything else in all entertainment right now I think lol
I'm more excited for this than anything else in all entertainment right now I think lol
By domino Go To Post
Fuckery is on the way
Yessssssssss
Thank you so much Domino.
Was looking for news on this at the weekend and sae nothing new.
Can’t wait.
By Lupercal Go To PostThere's a giant Mantis in there now?In the manga, Baki shadow boxes against the mantis in his imagination.
Did I miss a season ?
By Kibner Go To PostIn the manga, Baki shadow boxes against the mantis in his imagination.Ahh, so it's not a real opponent then.
Could've been though, never know.
By Lupercal Go To PostAhh, so it's not a real opponent then.He was hallucinating, iirc, so he thought it was real. Lol
Could've been though, never know.
Or maybe I'm misremembering it. It's been like ten years since I read that issue.
Kyoto Animation is back!
That Maid Dragon show is back on air and they released a couple celebratory commercials. I like this one
That Maid Dragon show is back on air and they released a couple celebratory commercials. I like this one
Megumi Ishitani directed episode 982 of One PIece. She also directed the best looking(i don't follow the story) episode of the series in 957.
looked like a motherfucking movie. This Wano arc is going to end up as an all time well animated arc in a non seasonal anime:
One PIece fans eating well
looked like a motherfucking movie. This Wano arc is going to end up as an all time well animated arc in a non seasonal anime:
One PIece fans eating well
MHA back to being doodoo. Get well soon Gege.
I finally understand how he teleports but this should be hilarious
I finally understand how he teleports but this should be hilarious
I mean if gojo can slow you down to the point you basically can never touch him it should be pretty obvious that he has the ability to warp space. He straight up says he can warp.
By Lunatic Go To PostI mean if gojo can slow you down to the point you basically can never touch him it should be pretty obvious that he has the ability to warp space. He straight up says he can warp.Yeah, but he actually vaguely explains how he warps which I didn't piece together
He uses lapse blue to warp which is why he can only teleport using previously secured routes since he's basically "sucking" the distance between locations.
By Dark PhaZe Go To Poston s3 of Attack on Titanwatching the attack on politics arc? there are some really good episodes after that
…what the fuck has this show even become -_-, damn
The studio, which does not mention Ichii by name, notes that the show in question was not ordered by a major platform: it is a new, as-yet-unannounced work in a tv series produced and planned by Mappa, then sold for distribution to the platform. The sale price determined the budget. The studio says its pay to “creators” (i.e. artists working across animation production) is always fairly determined in relation to the budget.Fuck them. Keep leaking
Mappa also condemns the public discussion of working conditions on the new show, which it says amounts in some cases to a violation of contract. The studio “strongly opposes this kind of leaking of information, and intends to take firm action” against it.
By Dark PhaZe Go To Poston s3 of Attack on Titan
…what the fuck has this show even become -_-, damn
By rerixo Go To Postwatching the attack on politics arc? there are some really good episodes after thats3 episodes 13-finale is non stop fire
By giririsss Go To PostVivy was amazing btw.
I just finished this. It absolutely is. Holy shit.
By rerixo Go To PostIsn't the whole movie cgi? All the footage I've ever seen has been cgi.
i think they're using cgi for the alternate world as a style choice smh
Edit: or I guess most of the movie takes place in that cgi world
good write up on the new Gundam movie and some insight into the lack of 2D gundam
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY’S FOCUSED EXCELLENCE AND THE STATE OF 2D MECHA ANIME
some choice segments:
That Eureka movie looks fucking ridiculous
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY’S FOCUSED EXCELLENCE AND THE STATE OF 2D MECHA ANIME
some choice segments:
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway is the latest iteration of Sunrise Studio 1’s high-profile Gundam productions. A mere look at the synopsis will tell you that it’s not exactly the most welcoming starting point for Gundam‘s Universal Century timeline.
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The reason why Bandai and company feel confident in giving such high-profile treatment to these films, and why Netflix was also willing to snatch them for a whole lot of money for an international audience, is that Hathaway still works as a standalone story.
The choice of director in Shukou Murase might have looked like a risky bet, as he wasn’t exactly a hit-maker, but in the words of Gundam producer Naohiro Ogata himself, he was essentially the only option for what they had in mind.
Murase entered the industry through Nakamura Pro in the late 80s and has been involved with this franchise since he was in charge of the bombastic first few minutes of Mobile Suit Gundam F91, becoming a fairly regular contributor to it ever since. Over time, and especially with his transition towards a focus on directorial duties, Murase honed the realistic leanings into that specific style that Ogata sought: a gritty, dark and intricate approach to animation dipping its toes into his film noir influences, with compositions more reminiscent of live action and very threedimensional art built upon the abstract shapes of his complex shading. All of this, without forgetting his careful articulation of the characters’ demeanor. In short, the word cool made into animation. It felt like the one piece he was missing to achieve broader success was being entrusted with a solid hardboiled narrative for people to dig into—and that’s what Hathaway has provided, hence the unsurprising acclaim that this perfect match has earned.
Now, you might have realized that there’s a pretty important aspect to a mecha movie that I’ve avoided so far, since it happens to be related to a larger point I wanted to touch on. Which is to say, what about the goddamn robots?! While the effects stayed mostly traditional, and handled with expertise by experienced folks like Futoshi Oonami and Kenichi Takase, the mechs themselves were nearly entirely rendered using 3DCGi.
Before people run away in panic, it’s not particularly poor CGi—and even if it were, this movie would make it hard to notice that with its dark action settings. And yet, that decision alone makes it feel like a step down when compared to the output by this same Sunrise substudio. Mind you, this isn’t something that only the older audience used to 2D mecha animation thinks, but also a sentiment shared by the team. It’s easy to appreciate that in the rare, viscerally impressive shots of traditionally animated robots in the film. And, even more explicitly, the fact that Murase himself said he much prefers 2D over 3D robots—which he phrased with the caution of a director who shouldn’t blast the choices made in a movie of his that is currently being screened.
Why go with a solution that the director finds lesser, then? Murase explained that the Xi and Penelope Gundam are simply too complex of a design to move them freely otherwise. There’s obvious truth to that, as those are ridiculously intricate mechs, but that’s clearly not all there is to it; this team has plenty of mechanical designers who could have abbreviated the designs to smooth out the process without damaging the designs’ visual charisma, and let’s not forget that this is the same Sunrise branch that not that long ago was animating nightmarish levels of detail—sometimes by Murase’s own hand!
When it comes down to it, it’s not as if Hathaway—nor the industry as a whole, still—lacks 2D mechanical aces as people understand them. Most of the big names from the likes of Unicorn are still around and with big roles at that; this includes multiple people we’ve already gone through, plus the likes of Nobuhiko Genma, Seiichi Nakatani, Iwao Teraoka, and so on, all of whom showed up big for Hathaway. The anime industry is still filled with dozens upon dozens of specialists capable of handling mechanical animation direction and key animation for demanding 2D mecha shots—and that’s without factoring in the multitalented ace animators whom people don’t usually count among this crowd. The problem is not individuals, it’s teams, and often the parts of them that go overlooked.
What about right now, though? There are still some places in the industry where you need less of a miracle for the latter option to happen. Studios such as BONES, with a solid tradition in mecha anime, have a bit of an easier time gathering a team of experts like the ones currently wrapping up the production of Eureka Hi-Evolution—Tomoki Kyoda’s fever dream, which might very well be one of the last showcases of 2D mecha on that insane scale.
That Eureka movie looks fucking ridiculous
quote author="sy" url="/thread/1862960/page/42/#p2224888"]Most effort I've seen Kishi put in a drawing in like 10 years
Time for weird smiling Goku by Oda.
Time for weird smiling Goku by Oda.
attack on titan anime is not finished, just watched the last episode
for FUCK SAKE
i'm so tired of this shit, it keeps happening to me
edit: im finishing via the manga--thank gawd, so far this content hasn't been worth the year i'd have to wait to get it in anime form
for FUCK SAKE
i'm so tired of this shit, it keeps happening to me
edit: im finishing via the manga--thank gawd, so far this content hasn't been worth the year i'd have to wait to get it in anime form
By Shanks D Zoro Go To PostOne piece is 24 years old today.
Hopefully I will still be around to see it in another 24 years.
Watched the first episode of 'Sing "YESTERDAY" For Me'.
I'll probably keep watching but I just wanted to praise Takuya Niinuma's insanely good character acting key animation in episode one. His work in Wonder Egg Priority is what put his name on the map for me but this stuff is so good:
I'll probably keep watching but I just wanted to praise Takuya Niinuma's insanely good character acting key animation in episode one. His work in Wonder Egg Priority is what put his name on the map for me but this stuff is so good: