Korra is quite good, but because of the initial questionable future of the series (not any more, I've heard it's now getting three more seasons) it can feel pretty rushed. I miss the random, initially unimportant "filler" between the story stuff.
Those episodes were actually the reason I stopped watching Avatar. It drew things out too much and made it feel longer than it needed to be. I actually had a pretty long rant going, but you wrote that before I could it, so now I'll just keep it simple. The original show was too long, and hearing that the new one is going for an even greater length when I think it was originally supposed to be 12 episodes really deters me from wanting to see it.
Normally I wouldn't judge an anime by episode 1 but every show on New Toonami has had a better first episode as far as I'm concerned. Deadman Wonderland immediate grabbed your attention and had incredibly well-done shock value, Casshern Sins was slow but at least gave you a more interesting, post-apocalyptic and hopeless world, not to mention the art is beautiful. And Eureka 7 also does a great job at establishing a lot that's important now and stuff that will be important later. But, I don't know anything about Samurai 7 so far so I don't care. Like, I feel bad for that kid who might have starved but that's about it.
Normally I wouldn't judge an anime by episode 1 but every show on New Toonami has had a better first episode as far as I'm concerned. Deadman Wonderland immediate grabbed your attention and had incredibly well-done shock value, Casshern Sins was slow but at least gave you a more interesting, post-apocalyptic and hopeless world, not to mention the art is beautiful. And Eureka 7 also does a great job at establishing a lot that's important now and stuff that will be important later. But, I don't know anything about Samurai 7 so far so I don't care. Like, I feel bad for that kid who might have starved but that's about it.
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I actually don't like the art style in Casshern Sins. It looks super glossy (like it has a layer of laminate on top of it). Actually, a lot of newer anime have that odd gloss over them, but Casshern really seems to overdue it. Comparing some of these newer shows (not just Casshern) to Cowboy Bebop, Tenchi Muyo, Rurouni Kenshin, Outlaw Star, and Neon Genesis Evangelion, they don't seem like they're nearly as detailed to me. Back to Casshern however, there also seems to be a lot of thick outlines that make it look more like an American cartoon imitating an anime, instead of a genuine anime, IMO.
It's just the artist's style. In fact, it's conservative and more down to earth than some of the other stuff he's done. Compared to this and this, Casshern's **** looks beautiful. He's gotten much better recently with Mushi-shi and Saint Seiya Omega though.
I actually don't like the art style in Casshern Sins. It looks super glossy (like it has a layer of laminate on top of it). Actually, a lot of newer anime have that odd gloss over them, but Casshern really seems to overdue it. Comparing some of these newer shows (not just Casshern) to Cowboy Bebop, Tenchi Muyo, Rurouni Kenshin, Outlaw Star, and Neon Genesis Evangelion, they don't seem like they're nearly as detailed to me. Back to Casshern however, there also seems to be a lot of thick outlines that make it look more like an American cartoon imitating an anime, instead of a genuine anime, IMO.
I agree with Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion, but Outlaw Star is ugly as hell and Rurouni Kenshin is a long running shonen series that wasn't animated by BONES. Not a good example of art or animation in any way, shape, form, reality or delusional nostalgia.
Edit: I need to once again point out that Steins;Gate is awesome and needs to be watched. The suspense in the story alone is incredible. I'm dissappointed it took me so long to get to it.
I've been listening to different openings to mecha shows, most of which I've never seen or haven't finished yet. Just thought I'd put out some random on them:
Dougram's opening really helps differentiate the show by having almost zero representation of the giant robot. Which makes sense, since the titular robot doesn't even appear until episode 7 (not counting the pilot episode), and up to episode 24, it doesn't even fight in every episode. This is not an action-focused show, and I'm glad the opening reflects that. The song is also quite fitting, judging from the tone and the subs.
VOTOMS' opening is also quite fitting. It's use of grim, stoic imagery really helps set the tone of the series. I should also point out that the main charcter is always alone, which works since it's sort of a rambo-esque plot (this is one of the rare cases where the "one-man army" actually applies to mecha, at least that I know of. In all other cases, there's usually someone else fighting alongside the main robot). There's no subs in this video, so I can't tell if the song is particularly fitting, but it does sound almost upbeat, which conflicts with the imagery and what little I've seen of the show. It is a nice song, though. I never get tired of listening to it.
I haven't seen Panzer World Galient yet, but its opening seems to involve a lot of running. And oh look, the rollerskating robots are back. It also seems to have a sci-fi/fantasy setting, what with the men on horse-back going up against a giant robot who stole his sword/whip from Isabella Valentine.
Layzner's Opening is more action-focused, which reflects the heavier emphasis on action that this one has compared to Dougram. The song in this one is particularly good, too, and very fitting. It always gets me pumped to watch this show. I hate how it'll cut off the song towards the end to show a preview of the episode, though.
I got some more I feel like talking about, but I'll save it for tomorrow, since these four form a "qualogy" of old-school mecha shows by Ryosuke Takahashi.
I actually don't like the art style in Casshern Sins. It looks super glossy (like it has a layer of laminate on top of it). Actually, a lot of newer anime have that odd gloss over them, but Casshern really seems to overdue it. Comparing some of these newer shows (not just Casshern) to Cowboy Bebop, Tenchi Muyo, Rurouni Kenshin, Outlaw Star, and Neon Genesis Evangelion, they don't seem like they're nearly as detailed to me. Back to Casshern however, there also seems to be a lot of thick outlines that make it look more like an American cartoon imitating an anime, instead of a genuine anime, IMO.
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I agree with Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion, but Outlaw Star is ugly as hell and Rurouni Kenshin is a long running shonen series that wasn't animated by BONES. Not a good example of art or animation in any way, shape, form, reality or delusional nostalgia.
Edit: I need to once again point out that Steins;Gate is awesome and needs to be watched. The suspense in the story alone is incredible. I'm dissappointed it took me so long to get to it.
All I was trying to say, is that IMO, anime (appearance wise) peaked in the 90's/early 2000's. They used a lot more realistic tones, and seemed to put a lot more detail into the environment than they do now.
In the early to mid 2000's, a lot of anime seemed to sport this glossy laminated look for some odd reason, that overall detracts from the look, IMO. Even shows that once used the more laid back tones, got glossy (I noticed InuYasha's animation got this way right before the Band of Seven arc).
Of course, art quality varies between shows, but overall, I liked the look shows had in that era, more than today's shows. Also, not every new show has the "gloss", as I didn't notice it in FMA:B (one of my fav series). Casshern just seems to go overboard with it, though.
Again, I'm not saying EVERY old show looks better than today's, (So I'm not saying InuYasha looks better, than let's say Deadman Wonderland), it's just a general trend I feel.
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All I was trying to say, is that IMO, anime (appearance wise) peaked in the 90's/early 2000's. They used a lot more realistic tones, and seemed to put a lot more detail into the environment than they do now.
That depends on the show. I've seen several shows that came out recently with beautiful backrounds. Even shows like Naruto Shippuden can have a lot of detail when it wants to. I'll admit, there were plenty of shows with great backrounds during the '90s, but they also had different kinds of shows than they do now. You don't need realistic tones for fantastical action shows, or beautiful backrounds for moe fluff.
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