Shigatsu is probably the surprise of the season for me. There are others who has surprised me in the past, One Week Friends, NGNL, Kotoura-san, Bahamut etc etc, but this isn't just good. Everything about it from the story, to pacing, the lead-ins(like the entire episode with Kreisler's piece and his mom) to the music is just well done that I can't help but be impressed by the amount of thought put into it. Both by the original author, and the director and animators that made the anime what it is.
I remember us talking about it before the season started about how it was going to be.
Well....it was good...until the episode after the 'trip'. After that....nothing else happened and it went to hell.
lol. Oreki is many people's spirit anime. That was honestly one of Kyo-Ani's finest series yet
However do note....that Kyo Ani has never had a self directed/done original series. They only do adaptions. However adaptations are still very important in how it will turn out
lol. I believe SSY manga came out after the anime and was mainly meant....well to sell.
The music in Shigatsu is just so incredibly good. Before watching the show, I can't say I was a big fan of piano pieces. I didn't dislike them, I was just indifferent. However, the show definitely made me download some Chopin and made me wish I had taken piano lessons as a kid ;_;
I've never seen ANY of those 'rewatch' list shows....lol
HOLY SCHIIT
This thing I see in Chinese stores all the time is an actual show? What!
I've never rewatched it...yeah, it's too heavy.
BLUE MASTER RACE. GTFO with every other switch.
That was too cool..
IDK, I think it's the style that made it seem very resembly to SSY
Yeah...like TYG said.....watch it. It's a bit slow at first (like Steins Gate) but oh dayum. If SSY isn't one of the most defining shows of this anime generation. It isn't perfect. But the themes of the show and its performance are something that you would expect from brilliant anime in the 80s. It's some serious shizz.
The budget for the show was quite mediocre as they knew it wouldn't sell well (it didn't), but with what they had, they did quite well for it.
They wanted to make a legit substantial anime of this generation just once
....
and god ***** those mofos did it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-1_Pictures
A-1 Pictures has effectively redeemed themselves this generation for their contribution.
Look at that list of stuff they made. 95% of that list is ecchi or fan service shows. However a few standouts include SSY, Your Lie in April, Aldnoah Zero (for animation fidelity), and a decent adaption of Valkyria Chronicles.
With just SSY and Your Lie in April...they've effectively shown that they knew what schiit is.....and make it to make money
Bless you A-1 a**holes. You've redeemed yourselves for the next 10 years with those two series.
CONGRATS man!
AZ is a paired work of A1 and TROYCA (which is a new studio setup by Aoki Ei, director of a nice proportion of masterpieces to me), so I mainly take the quality as the later's contribution
My impression of A1 has always been reaaal bad before this season, SSY was good mainly because of how godly the original novel is. But then ep1-2 of Shigatsu immediately amazed me, and Taizai is pretty well made too.
I remember us talking about it before the season started about how it was going to be.
Well....it was good...until the episode after the 'trip'. After that....nothing else happened and it went to hell.
lol. Oreki is many people's spirit anime. That was honestly one of Kyo-Ani's finest series yet
However do note....that Kyo Ani has never had a self directed/done original series. They only do adaptions. However adaptations are still very important in how it will turn out
lol. I believe SSY manga came out after the anime and was mainly meant....well to sell.
The music in Shigatsu is just so incredibly good. Before watching the show, I can't say I was a big fan of piano pieces. I didn't dislike them, I was just indifferent. However, the show definitely made me download some Chopin and made me wish I had taken piano lessons as a kid ;_;
AZ is a paired work of A1 and TROYCA (which is a new studio setup by Aoki Ei, director of a nice proportion of masterpieces to me), so I mainly take the quality as the later's contribution
My impression of A1 has always been reaaal bad before this season, SSY was good mainly because of how godly the original novel is. But then ep1-2 of Shigatsu immediately amazed me, and Taizai is pretty well made too.
Even though SSY had a solid source foundation. They could have REALLY destroyed it in production and direction of the show. It happens to anime semi frequently.
Shigatsu is I think one of the only shows of the currently ending season that has a continuously high level of animation qulaity even well past episode 10. UBW doesn't count on that list due to Ufotable.
Hmm Hyouka anime was awesome, objectively perhaps their best work yet. But I don't think I will like the novel.
Chuu2 s1 was decent, but same, don't think I will like the novel.
Some are hyping Amagi here, but I find what MC and Mofu said in last ep described the series well to me
Hmm Hyouka anime was awesome, objectively perhaps their best work yet. But I don't think I will like the novel.
Chuu2 s1 was decent, but same, don't think I will like the novel.
Some are hyping Amagi here, but I find what MC and Mofu said in last ep described the series well to me
Yeah..most of us in this thread LOVE Shigatsu as well. I didn't start watching until episode 6 had already aired. Oh dayumm. This may just be one of the best romances of the year. If it goes well, it may be remembered as one of the best of our generation. Sakamichi no Apollon failed to fill those shoes as a romance-music anime and Nodame Cantible is dong well for itself. But gosh darnit. This is one amazing show.
You know why Kaori is tired all the time? It's not the violin she lugs around it's all the
DEATTTH FLAGS she has sticking out of her back
But that last episode.... WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FRICKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. Holy schiit. No Asspulls that I was half expecting. Nope....holy schiit did I almost fall out of the chair when they went with the good route
Also... I had the series on an 8 meter before that episode....it went straight to a 10 after. Why? Well before that episode. I found it weird that the anime spent SO MUCH time on other characters. But after the recent episode explained why. Holy schiit did I shoot my hands up like an Olympic victory. YES. This is HOW you do comming of age themes!
Your next season list is very similar to a lot of ours lol.
Even though SSY had a solid source foundation. They could have REALLY destroyed it in production and direction of the show. It happens to anime semi frequently.
Shigatsu is I think one of the only shows of the currently ending season that has a continuously high level of animation qulaity even well past episode 10. UBW doesn't count on that list due to Ufotable.
Kyouka sold pretty decent. Tamako went off the charts.
But still, like, imagine if Ufotable makes SSY.
Actually I think many studios can do better than that given half decent budget, like BrainsBase, PA, JC.
But still, like, imagine if Ufotable makes SSY.
Actually I think many studios can do better than that given half decent budget, like BrainsBase, PA, JC.
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