Two movies?

KalfKaneda said:
Are we getting recap movies instead of S2?

Hanadai said:
I'm highly disappointed :(

Rico_Hoover said:
I don't think this is a recap. The anime just have 13 episodes. And the movie have 2 hours duration.

Buu_Buu_Desuwa said:


Sure in a country that streams a lot of TV this is the case but in Japan streaming sites haven't really taken off. Recap movies give people who missed the season a chance to see it conveniently, people who don't want to spend money on all the bluerays that contain the season will be far more likely to buy a movie version. In some cases, recap movies end up being a more finished version, the version the studio would have liked to have aired if they had more time.

A prime example of great recap movies are the Madoka movies, which in my opinion are a far better experience than the TV show.
So don't grumble too much yet, these could be superior to the show and if they're not? they still line the pockets of the studios nicely, It's a win-win situation for both fans and creators.

Mugenhagen said:
Just for those who haven't checked, if the recap movies are two hours each, then one hour from the show will need to be cut, this show (like Madoka) are perfect length for two recap movies. At best, these movies will be the definitive version of the first season, at worse, they'll be good recap movies to make the studio more money and good recaps to watch when S2 eventually comes out.

quercifolia said:


Wait, what? 13 episodes x 25 minutes = 5 hours 25 minutes
And that includes OP, ED, and recaps/previews.

If the two recap movies are only 2 hours each then there will be an extra 1 hour 25 minutes...?

Even if we take out 5 minutes from each episode for repeated content like OP, ED, etc... (65 minutes)

that is still 4 hours 20 minutes total content. or 20 minutes extra.

So in reality the amount of lost content is very small.

9112001 said:
Uhh, one hour = 60 minutes, not 40 minutes.....sorry I had that OCD urge to correct you...

Also regarding loss of content to fit the movies into two hrs or less time, if you read one of the reviews, the reviewer mentions the loss was unacceptable to someone who has never seen the series before.

_MushiRock11_ said:


It’s called a ‘one-hour special’ but they’re in reality usually 40-50 minutes, such as Shield Hero & Kanata no Astra Episode 1, and I think this was another such example.

9112001 said:
...right....Then they should really call it 40 minute special or 50 minute special respectively...... :/

In the other news, there's a third movie that apparently will take off where episode 13 dropped. Unless I'm mistaken and that's just a side story of another character or whatever, in which case I guess we still need to wait for a season 2 release.... Still might be a while if you're like me and prefer a local dub version....

Oh just realized someone's already mentioned that third movie....but still I'm psyched! that cliffhanger at the end wanted me to scope out more!

_MushiRock11_ said:


I agree, but it probably adds up to an hour in television broadcasting thanks to advertisements in between certain transition(s).

Yeah, the third Movie will be a direct sequel to where Season 1’s finale ended off at. So whatever is next in line in the manga after events of the Season 1 is expected to be animated, I don’t know if that’s a side story or not though.

9112001 said:
ah.....television broadcasts and their annoying commercials in between breaks....well I watched mine on a freshly bought bluray set and checked the time of the last episode and it's actually 48 minutes and something seconds....

9112001 said:
Oh it's just gonna be a movie? No more episodic seasons? Well this movie better not be missing any details - I'll more than happy if it's a 5hr long movie straight if it helps flesh out the plot, and it better have nice 7.1 TrueHD or 7.1 Master Audio for that surround sound immersion! Unlike the first two compilations....that made it difficult for that newbie watcher to follow, from that review....

_MushiRock11_ said:


Apparently so, maybe a tv season after this though who knows. As far as I’ve heard, there isn’t enough content for 5 hours lol but I’m down for that too. I’m sure it’ll have better audio quality (if the recaps were actually that bad). I haven’t watched the recaps so I can’t say this with certainty but it’s a big sequel project for Kinema Citrus do I doubt they’ll let the bad audio quality pass here.