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| I'm in love with Noi. I need more of her in my life. |
| Shin and Noi look strong. I'm kinda worried for Nikaidou |
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Klimat said: Great episode! Also we've got the eye stomp, top of the head cut and Ebisu's dress scenes all faithfully recreated, so it's probably safe to say there are no reasons to be worried about censorship. Now some things were painted on/not quite textured still, but it will be super easy to fix for BD releases. HereticHunter said: Even then, I might accept that they use CG in something like the lizard guy or vehicles, but I find odd that they use CG mostly for the main cast (including key villains and the main lead) whereas there is great artwork for 2D backgrounds and other not so important characters. Duh, they want to lower their production costs, not to rise them. Not so important characters than only show up for 10 seconds before dissappering forever are cheaper to hand draw, you don't want to create a new CG model for a couple of shots in one episode. You want to create CG models for reoccuring characters that show up constantly to get the most bang for your buck on them. Like for example if one model costs as much as 10 minutes of hand drawn character animation, it means it is cheaper to hand draw minor characters with less than 10 minutes of screen time while it is also cheaper to CG major characters who have more than 10 minutes across the show. One exception is zoom out moving crowds shots where you might want to use CG on minor background characters by reusing same models multiple times, multiplying their usefulness per second in the process. Good examples of that are big scale army on army battles. well that explains why it looks horrible, low budget CG is going to be bad no matter what. End of the story. |
| "We could make the world better, but it's easier to just shut our eyes." ~Blackwall |
HereticHunter said: That's right, it is enough for you. And that's fine, it's your taste and nothing can change that. The problem for me, is that there is a constant switch between CG and 2D character models that is straight up bad, specially if the character designs differ from each one of them, you can see the difference between the images I added to my earlier comment, the blonde guy seems rather dull and pale in comparison to the 2D shot he got where he looks more lively (there's that, and the unrealistic physics almost every single CGI anime has that makes their character looks really clumsy and fake) Considering the good 2D work this anime has, there was literally NO NEED to do CG. they use CGI because its sponsored by Netflix, and the good part they uncensored, if its 2D believe me many will complaint about shadow/light censor, its sad that many best series become CGI but if Netflix didnt sponsored maybe we'll never got to see the anime adaptation |
NayRAW said: HereticHunter said: That's right, it is enough for you. And that's fine, it's your taste and nothing can change that. The problem for me, is that there is a constant switch between CG and 2D character models that is straight up bad, specially if the character designs differ from each one of them, you can see the difference between the images I added to my earlier comment, the blonde guy seems rather dull and pale in comparison to the 2D shot he got where he looks more lively (there's that, and the unrealistic physics almost every single CGI anime has that makes their character looks really clumsy and fake) Considering the good 2D work this anime has, there was literally NO NEED to do CG. they use CGI because its sponsored by Netflix, and the good part they uncensored, if its 2D believe me many will complaint about shadow/light censor, its sad that many best series become CGI but if Netflix didnt sponsored maybe we'll never got to see the anime adaptation LMAO, First CG because it lowers the cost of animation, then because it helps not being censored, what's next? CG because it allows for more dynamic tits jiggle physics? Stop excusing bad CG people, bad CG is bad no matter what excuses you throw up to the table. |
| "We could make the world better, but it's easier to just shut our eyes." ~Blackwall |
HereticHunter said: NayRAW said: they use CGI because its sponsored by Netflix, and the good part they uncensored, if its 2D believe me many will complaint about shadow/light censor, its sad that many best series become CGI but if Netflix didnt sponsored maybe we'll never got to see the anime adaptation LMAO, First CG because it lowers the cost of animation, then because it helps not being censored, what's next? CG because it allows for more dynamic tits jiggle physics? Stop excusing bad CG people, bad CG is bad no matter what excuses you throw up to the table. You could just drop it if it's that much of a deal breaker for you amigo, I think the CG actually looks just fine and blends well with the aesthetics of the show, the only model I'd criticize is Kaiman's and for me that's mostly just due to the coloring of it. The action scenes this episode looked pretty great and I love how the models are stylized well enough that they look 2D whenever you pause them for a still. I wouldn't call it bad CG at all lol, obviously nothing comparable to Orange's fantastic CG work but still a pretty good showing from Mappa for me, especially because every other part of the production is fantastic. The OST is top-tier already, the voice acting is super well-done, the background art is some of the best I've seen out of a show in ages and the direction so far has consistently been great and has so many touches that make this show seem more like a labor of love rather than a phoned-in adaptation. If it's that bad for you I'd just stop watching the anime. |
HereticHunter said: NayRAW said: they use CGI because its sponsored by Netflix, and the good part they uncensored, if its 2D believe me many will complaint about shadow/light censor, its sad that many best series become CGI but if Netflix didnt sponsored maybe we'll never got to see the anime adaptation LMAO, First CG because it lowers the cost of animation, then because it helps not being censored, what's next? CG because it allows for more dynamic tits jiggle physics? Stop excusing bad CG people, bad CG is bad no matter what excuses you throw up to the table. Just read the manga man |
Modernoir said: You could just drop it if it's that much of a deal breaker for you amigo, I think the CG actually looks just fine and blends well with the aesthetics of the show, the only model I'd criticize is Kaiman's and for me that's mostly just due to the coloring of it. The action scenes this episode looked pretty great and I love how the models are stylized well enough that they look 2D whenever you pause them for a still. I wouldn't call it bad CG at all lol, obviously nothing comparable to Orange's fantastic CG work but still a pretty good showing from Mappa for me, especially because every other part of the production is fantastic. The OST is top-tier already, the voice acting is super well-done, the background art is some of the best I've seen out of a show in ages and the direction so far has consistently been great and has so many touches that make this show seem more like a labor of love rather than a phoned-in adaptation. If it's that bad for you I'd just stop watching the anime. Not going to drop yet, CG puts me off that's for sure, but at least the other production qualities still hold up for me, so it's not unwatchable as you made it sound. I'm just baffled at how many people accept this horrid CG, but oh well, this is MAL we're talking about, that's self explanatory. Let's see if this anime lives up to the manga hype. JuSt ReAd ThE MaNgA MaN |
CrimsonWandererJan 21, 2020 6:09 AM
| "We could make the world better, but it's easier to just shut our eyes." ~Blackwall |
AdolZeppeli said: Modernoir said: You could just drop it if it's that much of a deal breaker for you amigo, I think the CG actually looks just fine and blends well with the aesthetics of the show, the only model I'd criticize is Kaiman's and for me that's mostly just due to the coloring of it. The action scenes this episode looked pretty great and I love how the models are stylized well enough that they look 2D whenever you pause them for a still. I wouldn't call it bad CG at all lol, obviously nothing comparable to Orange's fantastic CG work but still a pretty good showing from Mappa for me, especially because every other part of the production is fantastic. The OST is top-tier already, the voice acting is super well-done, the background art is some of the best I've seen out of a show in ages and the direction so far has consistently been great and has so many touches that make this show seem more like a labor of love rather than a phoned-in adaptation. If it's that bad for you I'd just stop watching the anime. Not going to drop yet, CG puts me off that's for sure, but at least the other production qualities still hold up for me, so it's not unwatchable as you made it sound. I'm just baffled at how many people accept this horrid CG, but oh well, this is MAL we're talking about, that's self explanatory. Let's see if this anime lives up to the manga hype. JuSt ReAd ThE MaNgA MaN Well if you can't handle a bit of CG and are invested in the story yeah why not just reading the manga since manga are always better than their adaptations. It's not that hard to just read believe me. |
| Lots of side stories covered here in this episode, but still as good, if not better than Episode 1. Jarringly, the CG still feels out of place, but definitely getting used to it. The battle for supremacy with the antagonistic human sorcerers against anthropomorphic creatures just keep coming. And the "Last Feast" meal to which Fujita conceals to the human sorcerers to take down the magic-nullifying Caiman with transformation, wow what a joke. In the meantime, Caiman and Nikaido are resting elsewhere scouting for more fun and (of course) information from sorcerers, while the sorcerers are rampaging through to get to Hole to find Caiman. Crazy episode that's filled with lots of excitement. |
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Mohammadalmannai said: They adapted up till the metamorphosis chapter. The adaptation is pretty good so far and I just picked up the manga. Really? I had strange feeling that plot is moving ridiculously fast but without cutting a lot. |
| Manga recommendation: - Spy x Family (Ch.111/? - biweekly) | Sakamoto Days (Ch.200/? - weekly) - MARRIAGETOXIN (Ch.115/? - weekly) | Machi and Oboro (Ch.20/? - biweekly) - Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (Ch.84/? - biweekly) - Monochrome Days (Ch.13/? - biweekly) Anime recommendation: - Deca-Dence (Finished) | Wave, Listen to Me! (Finished) - If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (Finished) - Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (Finished) |
| I'm not a fan of cgi but I must say that Mappa did a great job with it. Sometimes it even blends well with the amazing looking backgrounds, kudos on that. However.. this adaption feels super rushed. The pacing is all over the place. This anime doesn't even give me time to digest what's going on. It's been a while since I've read the manga but I'm pretty sure that the pacing wasn't on steroids. Why does Mappa have to rush it like this. This could've been an amazing adaption. |
NycroJan 22, 2020 5:34 AM
| weirdness to the maxx! and we love it! 5/5. |
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| ok, so the dialogue sucks, the "comedy" is not funny and I think I hate every character. Honestly the over the top violence, detailed background art and impenetrable wall of weirdness is the only thing in this show that interests me. |
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| Just came to say that Noi is so pretty!! True waifu material! |
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| I don't know what to say about this anime? My God This is some crazy weird-ass shit |
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| This is rather hard to watch. Visuals are hideous, everything moves too fast, the direction and tone are flat as shit. Gonna check out the manga, this adaptation is balls |
| This kind of genre is something really attractive. Looks like everything is in its place. CG is ok, too. Author certainly has some fad about ample women (and this looks really nice). Caiman's voice seemed pretty familiar to me and now I've just realized it's Onizuka/Okuyasu lol |
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| good episode, still the only thing that bothers me is the cg of Kaiman's face. Hope it gets better, then I'd have no complaints :3 |
| "Although Punpun didn’t really want to think about what the point of having dreams that could never come true was… To have dreams and worries that you could talk frankly about… In a way, that was probably a more fulfilling lifestyle than his own, Punpun admitted. Being cool was merely a paper-thin difference away from being empty." -Oyasumi Punpun |
| Yo! Yo! Bro!!! This right here is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 |
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| They are doing a great job on animating this, much better than I expected. Nikaido and Noi were both hot. The gore scenes were lightened by the atmosphere. |
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| Not sure why MAL(western weebs?) has such a hard on against 3D, it looks fine to me and can't see much complaints in other websites I'm using |
| I've been looking forward to Shin and Noi making their chaotic entrance in color for some time now, especially with the latter since she's one of the few Amazonian-level buff waifus I'd gladly fawn over out there and this was satisfactory. Despite the CGI, Noi looks really cute here and even though I already finished the manga, seeing her walk with Shin surprised me with how enormous she is. Nikaido's cool as always and Kaiman casually swallowing Needle's head like that was amusing. I'm excited to see more of Ebisu post-healing lmao |
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| Another strangely really interesting episode 4/5 |
| This series is so strange yet fascinating at the same time. Also I didn't see that coming when the supposedly he is actually a she. |
| Wow, quite the crazy episode this was. So much happened for my liking but at least, the entertainment factor remains the same. CGI also looked better this time, by the way. Now on a side note, I think I'm from the minority here but I find Nikaidou awfully unattractive. It's like seeing a young boy's head (or face, to be more precise) attached to a woman's body. |
| Noi is not thicc, she is bricc. A bricc babe. I'm a manga reader and I'm enjoying the Anime. I'm already over the CGI, even though it is a bit wonky at times. |
| 臭い- |
| Ew mushrooms are people lmao. I'm surprised that Noi is a girl. Pretty good episode. |
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| I am so excited about this show. I thought the first ep was a fluke, but this one was much better |
| There is just so much to be seen in this show. The action was superb. Charater design good as well just like the different settings and background. The music fits well. Yoshimasa Hosoya is a really good cast for Shin. Like really, so intimidating. |
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| i felt sorry for that Ebisu girl... :( |
“You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin” . |
| Damn they jumped at the thought of it being a fight to the death. Ruthless, the whole lot of them. It's interesting how these vile characters act like normal people behind their twisted and murderous demeanors; what a paradox that is. Looks like Caiman and Nikaido are about to run into some trouble! |
| This show is pretty out there but I'm gonna be lying if I say it isn't entertaining. Thanks Netflix! |
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| another nice episode hopefully it's not going to go downright from that |
 「 To other people, I might not have changed at all, but I feel like I was able to change... 」 |
| Another great episode with some bizarre and cool moments! :D I really like Nikaido. She is exactly my type both in how she looks like and how her personality is (or was revealed to be so far). |
| Better episode than the first one, and some of the action with Nikaidou actually looked sick, the slow-mo impact shots were really great and the music continues to deliver as a whole. Nikaidou, Noi I already love those two from these episodes and how they are in the anime (well ignoring the fact that I love the manga) and the others are nice too. Like Great Pretender, really enjoying the anime more with the rewatch than when seeing it weekly/in small batches with the right atmosphere around me. |
| this show is amazing |
| This show has not only the waifu Nikaido but also the waifu Noi, man this is going to be a great anime ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). Can't wait for the badasses Noi and Shin to encounter Nikaido and 'molting lizard' Caiman. |
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| Loving it, the seedy and dreary atmosphere lend very nicely to the lawless way they all go about things! |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Woah! Nikaido is so cool! But she looks like Mirio (MHA) a little haha |
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| damn nikaido is a babe. also this anime is batshit insane wtf. i like it tho. |
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