Zaregoto Series
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| Sad to see people call this cheap when they have no idea how well crafted it is. You dont like it thats fine but to call it cheap is to make yourself look ignorant. |
moodie said: Sad to see people call this cheap when they have no idea how well crafted it is. You dont like it thats fine but to call it cheap is to make yourself look ignorant. I don't mean cheap in a literal way, for all we know it could be just as expensive as traditional backgrounds, I mean that compared to others it looks cheap. But since you're such an insider, tell me, what went into the creation of the BGs? What makes it so "well crafted?" I respect you moodie but you're acting like a blindly devoted fanboy. We are just stating our opinions, there's no need to act like a little bitch about it. |
GoldNautilusOct 29, 2016 12:39 PM
| This was a great episode. The animation and music is so beautiful. My favorite character is Kunagisa. The computer she has is big :O |
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GoldNautilus said: lol i just wanted to get the misconception out the way. moodie said: Sad to see people call this cheap when they have no idea how well crafted it is. You dont like it thats fine but to call it cheap is to make yourself look ignorant. I don't mean cheap in a literal way, for all we know it could be just as expensive as traditional backgrounds, I mean that compared to others it looks cheap. But since you're such an insider, tell me, what went into the creation of the BGs? What makes it so "well crafted?" I respect you moodie but you're acting like a blindly devoted fanboy. We are just stating our opinions, there's no need to act like a little bitch about it. My posts seem aggresive but im really not. To each his own brother |
| When the camera panned the cherry blossom the textures did look low-res and the character models sometimes look so shiny and rigid that they appear almost as if they were made of clay tbh. But that's nitpicking I liked every minute of this OVA, there were literally no scenes that I didn't like. |
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I liked that part cause it appears in the novel. Those tiny details are a 10/10 |
| saw a Lot of monogatari here, no wonder because Shaft is actually behind it lol, hehe seems interesting so far :) |
| "We could make the world better, but it's easier to just shut our eyes." ~Blackwall |
| There was not a lot to follow, but it does its job as the introduction of a mystery (probably one more OAV before the shocking discovery of a corpse?). Geniuses sure are young and have a terrible back or neck problem, most of the girly women and girls should consult. Those body movements/poses were so weird that I couldn't just ignore them after a while. Even if I forget my dislike of this "modern" style, the chara-design made everyone look like they were very young (so much that their status is made improbable). There were too much teenies and far too much girls. Actually, if none of the guests had invited a male assistant, the manor would be the woman's high IQ "harem". The integration of the characters in the full 3DCGI environments was ugly, it was worse than in Kizu..I who had (very) rare scenes where CGI and drawings blended together. What's the point of making pretty drawings if it is to deliver them in horrible pictures? Kajiura's music is recognizable but seems as bland as it became around/after T(R)C. Maybe a later track will stand out and pass the test of time 3/5 @shanimebib A lot of elements presented shout "10 little niggers"&co. so I presume we are presented every character until one of the girls die (maybe one of the two who can't stand each other) in this closed environment. edit @rsc-pl : thank you for helping me in achieving posterity, but I'm not the one to quote when it comes to 3DCGI. ^^" (example: I usually liked what Gonzo did with it in the 2000s when everyone was seeing there the demon at work) |
Rei_IIIDec 4, 2016 1:48 PM
| Not sure what to think right now. I thought it was decent and enjoyable, but nothing impressive. It's the first OVA anyway, so I'll just see where this goes. |
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| What does 'seven fool' means? Also, is this just another anime where audience have to guess the scheme behind everyone through their dialogues?? |
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aLotQuestion said: What does 'seven fool' means? Also, is this just another anime where audience have to guess the scheme behind everyone through their dialogues?? Seven Fools refers to 7 of the top geniuses in the ER3 system that Ii-chan spoke about. One of those seven fools was Akane and as we saw here she's also the one that invited everyone to the island. No not really. Everything will be made clearer as it goes on. (Or at least it should if they manage the rest of the eps properly.) Though this will still be airing half a year from now so I don't how much sense it'll make at the end if you watch it with these many breaks in between... |
| Damn, Damn, Damn. I was not aware that any studio was working on it, how could I miss this. Please God, punish me for this unforgivable ignorance. I have been waiting for this for sooo long, now finally the first episode is out and I am already dying from excitement. |
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| Excellent episode. Original dialogues as in Monogatari. Very good job in terms of staging and atmosphere. It's also a good idea to introduce a narrator (who is also the MC), it gives the impression that Zaregoto is originally novel. Music: Yuki Kajiura, so great also. I like the ED sung by Kalafina. (I would like to hear the full version) 9/10 |
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| im sold on the yuki ost alone im no fan of monogatari series but i really liked this one also why are the geniuses only women... TRIGGERED |
| Aaaaaand, Shaft did it again. Awesome visuals with awesome OST and with Nisio Isin's novel. I'll read the novels someday. |
| Amusing episode, I like the animation and music, I might read the LN someday. |
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| Zaregoto v1 sells 13353/2910, total 16,263. Didn't some kid say that it wouldn't sell well. Well it sold extremely well for 5 days. |
| This is better than monogatari, i like it. Some monologue were skipped but that is what SHAFT adaption is. (Alot of monogatari series were skipped and it worked fine) Hope SHAFT can continue to capture the atmosphere to the end. People should stop crying over "Aikawa unfaithful design" it's pretty much the same as in novel |
LoNNoLNov 1, 2016 5:11 PM
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| I know people who didn't read the novel might not actually like the first episode, I almost dropped the novel after reading the first few pages, but it turned out to be actually good later. I already know that the upcoming epissodes are gonna be a blast, shaft is doing a pretty good job. |
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| Can't say much after just one episode, but it was definetily interesting. The beginning was a bit slow and obviously it gave the monogatari vibe. Let's see how it goes and as i understand it should be 1 episode per month. |
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| This was definitely an interesting start to this series. I got a lot of Monogatari vibes from watching this haha. Shaft has done it again. This show just oozes the Shaft style, I mean all those head tilts though haha. I already love the music in this show because the composer is Yuki Kajiura. I am such a huge fan of her work and it was really nice to hear her music in the background. I really like the ED theme by Kalafina as well. Just like the Monogatari Series, this show is mostly about dialogue so I'm rather interested in watching more. Looking forward to the next episode! :) |
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| Quite the colorful cast of characters. I enjoyed the conversations. Feels like the MC isn't letting on his true genius. |
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| Interesting introduction but that's all it is right now, can't make anything of it without more episodes. There are some intriguing characters though and although the storytelling is more raw when compared to Monogatari, I found it enjoyable to follow it. They also have nice selection of seiyuu, Yuuki Aoi and Kawasumi Ayako being the most standing out (obviously). |
Kreion said: lmfao no anime will overtake monogatari. please stop quoting me with nonsense u clearly lack knowledge on the industry.moodie said: Zaregoto v1 sells 13353/2910, total 16,263. Didn't some kid say that it wouldn't sell well. Well it sold extremely well for 5 days. Call me when it overtakes Monogatari yo, then we'll talk 'kid'. |
| well the first episode was so confusing.... But I want to give it a try |
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| This looks good. Waiting until Spring 2017 might be good for all it seems like. |
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| Legit subs came out today, so now I can say something about it. It was... I dunno... Mystery? Philosophical? Refreshing? Well, I like it. AFAIK, there are 9 volumes and there will be 8 episodes. They probably just want to test the waters. I wonder how far it will go. Volume 2 or something? |
| I liked it. Visually it was appealing, the characters are neat I guess, need to see more to really understand what's happening since this is only chapter 1 apparently. It was nowhere near as strong as Katanagatari's first episode(still salty they didn't use that art style instead, ngl), and it was probably a little worse then Bakemonogatari episode 1. Then again, I didn't think Bakemonogatari was anything special until episode 3. Kreion said: moodie said: Zaregoto v1 sells 13353/2910, total 16,263. Didn't some kid say that it wouldn't sell well. Well it sold extremely well for 5 days. Call me when it overtakes Monogatari yo, then we'll talk 'kid'. Bakemonogatari is one of the best selling anime ever made dude, that's a pretty high bar to set before you are willing to talk. |
| every single one of my forum posts is dumb and invalid except for 1, I don't claim them it was a different person it was all fake |
| Sales =/= quality |
| This looks very very intresting, can't wait to see the rest :D |
Nanika ga Okashii |
| The art made my eyes bleed, probably the ugliest Shaft's work ever. No wonder why, Sangatsu looks awesome, and they just couldn't afford doing 2nd series, so it doesn't looks even average. Except the visual side, rest is pretty interesting (but nothing phenomenal though). Rei366 said: The integration of the characters in the full 3DCGI environments was ugly, it was worse than in Kizu..I who had (very) rare scenes where CGI and drawings blended together. What's the point of making pretty drawings if it is to deliver them in horrible pictures Exactly. Kreion said: moodie said: There is a difference about being critical and not understanding styles. The CG isnt worse. You just dont like it. Its some of the better CG shaft has done. It's just not good though. I don't understand how you can call it good, I understand styles and think you trying to argue I don't is laughable - please stop fanboying and listen to me. On a technical level, neither the CG or the animation was very good - the cg stood out which pulls you out of a series because you notice too much disconnection between the background and foreground. I'd also remind you that animation studios often use CG because it's cheaper - that's just a fact. Cheaper to make and reuse models than get more New background art. And I second this. I really like Shaft, but I don't like what they are doing lately, especially with their 'flagship' productions. |
HidenNinpoDec 4, 2016 1:46 PM
| Not much to talk about tbh, haven't read the novel so i also don't know what to expect, the entire episode was spend to introduce the characters wich is fine but we haven't seen all the characters yet so i'm guessing they will spend two episodes on it i hope that's going to be ok, considering there are only 8 episodes. |
| Very slow-paced, but somehow fascinating episode. I loved the ED! |
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| Interesting episode, just found out about the series yesterday, can't believe I never even heard about it. Not many interesting shows in 2016 so this is definitely a watch for me |
| didnt know that shaft made it, 10 secs in: "Shaft?" -me |
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| I was REALLY excited to start this series. It's the first time I've read a light novel before watching the anime. And I was really satisfied with this first episode. It didn't do much but establish the setting and all the characters. But seeing Sonoyama, Ibuki, Maki and Tomo come to life on the silver screen was really cool. They've characterized a lot of these characters really strongly out of the gate. I was especially interested in how they chose to depict Ibuki. Given later information that is way too spoilery to even hint at. I also thought it was kind of interesting they chose to open the series with a bizarre abstract post story conversation between Iichan and Aikawa, Who also looked really good. My closest point approaching a complaint has to do with the characterization of Kunagisa. Aoi Yukki is pretty perfect casting as her. But I also felt like she gave Kunagisa a little too much vigor if that's the right word. I always viewed Tomo as more closed off and withdrawn. Sure she could be cute and teasing but I never imagined her as teeming with energy as what we saw in this episode. I also didn't think the series did a good job of conveying that she deliberately turned his watch upside down as a prank. But these are minor complaints. It was a joy to watch Shaft give the beginning of this book their treatment. And I can't wait to finish it. |
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| I love Shaft. You can tell they worked a fuckton on the intro. This should pass the time while waiting for Reiketsu. |
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| This was odd and quite hard to get into. Visually this was very heavy. Directing wasn't very pleasant either. Kalafina were amazing as always tho. |
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| I don't have much knowledge about Zaregoto honestly- other than it may well be completely unappealing to me. Very fancy as expected...pretty to look at as expected, but felt appropriate |
| Interesting...It's like Monogatari. |
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