The Naked King Episode 1 Discussion

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May 25, 2021 4:41 PM

Kwanthemaster

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Despite their similarities, I ended up preferring this quite a bit to Kanamewo (music, colors, characters).

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May 26, 2021 7:20 AM

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While I found the song fine (if unremarkable), the animated short story in this is really excellent.

I think this was meant to be set in New Mexico (some shots certainly reminiscent of the Very Large Array), or at least, evoke it. I also excerpted the text in the work, for readability:

Van

I'm sorry I couldn't say goodbye. I'm sorry for asking you to do that even though I knew it was a futile hope.

In the end, I couldn't be a human or a devil. I don't want to leave your side - However if I continue to rely on you, it will only cause trouble for everyone.

The days with you were truly dear and precious to me.

I'm sorry,
Thank you

I love you

-Basilis

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PADMA KINGDOM
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Padma Royal Prince

Name: Anthon Juan Basilis

Sex: M
Date of Birth: 09/05/1996
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May 28, 2021 9:08 AM

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I liked this one more.

Both kanamewo and this have some kind of romance between human and non-human, but this one has a much better song compared to whatever kanamewo had, art is much more polished in this one.

Jun 8, 2021 8:41 PM

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Song has a few lame parts, the Yeaaaahhh in the bridge which really didn't fit the scene either, but overall I like the track. I think it's the use of strings that really helped it for me.

The music video was good, told a nice comprehendible story, and to be honest it got more graphic than I expected. The scene where Basilis made the other cut off one of their wings was pretty powerful, only hurt by the fact that the music of "yeaaahhhh" didn't really match it well. Solid story, cute art style.

Overall 7/10 for me.

Jun 29, 2021 5:47 PM

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The song itself wasn't anything special lyrically although the performance was decently good. And it also didn't fit too well with the animation.

However,the animation and visual storytelling conveyed in this video are absolutely stellar.
Every frame is jam-packed with so much emotion and it's an absolute joy to watch.
The art style itself is also incredibly polished and very well made.

The story conveyed between the two characters was also pretty nice and digestible. Although it was a bit basic and kind of cliche at points

7/10 overall,pretty good

Jul 1, 2021 6:37 PM

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