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And why can't it have a couple years in between?

Well, it sure can, but I don't really think that this is a model any animation studio would really like. "Hey guys, we have this nice project about animating all of the F/sn routes. We have purchased the rights, will start soon and plan to finish the whole thing in about 6 years. Yes, I know the 1st route has already been adapted intro a series. Yes I know that the 2nd one has already been adapted into a movie. Yes, I know that the only thing the audience hasn't already seen, and quite recently at that, is the 3rd route, which we won't even start animating for the next 4 or so years. Yes, I know that the 3-series investment is a bit too much for producing essencially one series that is actually new. And yes, I know that by the time we finish it half of you won't even be here anymore, so you don't really care anyway... But we'll do it anyway"

I don't know about you, but to me it doesn't really sound like a terribly good idea from a bussiness viewpoint... it would if the f/sn adaptations were done a few years further back, so that there was an actual reason to re-make them (ie they were done in 480p, we are re-doing them in 1080p, hurr-durr) buuut... no. There is no real reason for them to be redone. Yeah, I know, the adaptation was not exactly stellar, and yeah, the animation was somewhat dodgy at places, but come on, for as much hate as DEEN recieves for its adaptations, they are not that bad... I would even say I find them perfectly fine - sure they are not nearly as good as Ufotable's but there is a crucial point: DEEN was adapting a make-your-story Visual Novel the size of LotR. Ufotable were adapting a 100% linear light novel that can be read in half a day...

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Sure if you spin it that way it sounds bad, but you forget to add that the first show and movie were terrible. And that Ufotable would probably give us worthy adaptions with quality animation and a good chance of Yuki Kajiura working on the ost. And you can barely call UBW an adaption, it was essentially a recap movie but there is no full series to go with it.

It really just comes down to patience. Which i and many other certainly have. 6 years isn't that long to wait to see them all done.

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Actually waiting 5 or 6 years wouldnt be a problem for me as long as a studio like ufotable did the job and since I dont know any other studio like that(and since they are like Typemoon experts in animation),if they did a good job in re adapting Fate then honestly I wouldnt mind the wait.And I believe that you feel the same.

Come on we have been dreaming for a Fate remake for 6 years and even more for Tsukihime.

I didnt believe that FZ would get an adaption but it did and the result is pretty good.

And dont forget that even an ufotable adaption of HF is a dream for us.The same goes for re adapting Fate and UBW.Studio willingness aside, we were talking about how fans would feel of the remake.

If we are to talk about how good the idea would be from a studio's point of view then we,pretty much ,should stop dreaming....

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jpem said:
Sure if you spin it that way it sounds bad, but you forget to add that the first show and movie were terrible. And that Ufotable would probably give us worthy adaptions with quality animation and a good chance of Yuki Kajiura working on the ost. And you can barely call UBW an adaption, it was essentially a recap movie but there is no full series to go with it.

It really just comes down to patience. Which i and many other certainly have. 6 years isn't that long to wait to see them all done.

Come on, they were not terrible... Blood C was terrible. Shingetsutan Tsukihime was terrible. F/sn could just have been better and, lets be honest - even the VN wasn't all that better in the first place...

I am not against it by any means (WHY would I be anyway) but it's not a matter of fan patience - it just makes no sense from a studio point of view. Why would they re-animate something that has already been done when there are new things to adapt? Even staying in Fate, why do F/sn again when there is Hollow Ataraxia?

And speaking of new things to adapt: I'm still waiting for that Umineko Chiru adaptation. I don't care if it's DEEN again, just someone make it happen already :(

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I agree that the VN wasn't as significantly better as a lot of people claim. But UBW....it is entertaining after having read the VN. But when i watched it before hand it was absolute crap. They cut out so much, especially with Shirou's characterization as mentioned earlier. Same thing with the TV show. All you get is the Shirou that comes off as your generic moralfag. Never any of his inner thoughts, which is where most of his depth as a character come from. iirc they never did his dreams either, which forshadow his powers and prevent him from just pulling shit out of his ass in the most contrived manor. Not to mention when they tried to merge the routes a little bit in the later segments. And those are only a few points of many.

Somewhat entertaining as an anime, but not very good adaptions.

And they can't possibly do F/HA as from just looking at some game CG's it makes it pretty clear that you need knowledge of Heavens Feel.

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Yeah, I know, the adaptation was not exactly stellar, and yeah, the animation was somewhat dodgy at places, but come on, for as much hate as DEEN recieves for its adaptations, they are not that bad... I would even say I find them perfectly fine - sure they are not nearly as good as Ufotable's but there is a crucial point: DEEN was adapting a make-your-story Visual Novel the size of LotR. Ufotable were adapting a 100% linear light novel that can be read in half a day...

It's nice to see someone finally be reasonable with the DEEN adaptations.
And yeah, the adaptations were not terrible. Decent is what I would peg them. In all honestly they did their job. They got people interested in the visual novel. Hell, they got me reading visual novels. So they aren't really deserving of so much hate. They deserve some hate...but not this much.

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It can also do the opposite. After watching the show i had absolutely no interest in the VN as i found the series completely overrated. Only read it as a friend on MAL got me interested in it.

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I agree that the VN wasn't as significantly better as a lot of people claim. But UBW....it is entertaining after having read the VN. But when i watched it before hand it was absolute crap. They cut out so much, especially with Shirou's characterization as mentioned earlier. Same thing with the TV show. All you get is the Shirou that comes off as your generic moralfag. Never any of his inner thoughts, which is where most of his depth as a character come from. iirc they never did his dreams either, which forshadow his powers and prevent him from just pulling shit out of his ass in the most contrived manor. Not to mention when they tried to merge the routes a little bit in the later segments. And those are only a few points of many.

Somewhat entertaining as an anime, but not very good adaptions.

You gotta admit however that the way they adapted UBW was 100% true to the way the VN reader experiences it, at least at the beginning:

Skip Next Scene? >Yes
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
>Talk to Sakura
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
>Go to work
Skip Next Scene? >Yes

:D

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And they can't possibly do F/HA as from just looking at some game CG's it makes it pretty clear that you need knowledge of Heavans Feel.

Why not? Nothing prevents from using a couple flashbacks here and there if truly necessary...

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I agree that the VN wasn't as significantly better as a lot of people claim. But UBW....it is entertaining after having read the VN. But when i watched it before hand it was absolute crap. They cut out so much, especially with Shirou's characterization as mentioned earlier. Same thing with the TV show. All you get is the Shirou that comes off as your generic moralfag. Never any of his inner thoughts, which is where most of his depth as a character come from. iirc they never did his dreams either, which forshadow his powers and prevent him from just pulling shit out of his ass in the most contrived manor. Not to mention when they tried to merge the routes a little bit in the later segments. And those are only a few points of many.

I said this before but monologues(While ok in novel format) can become tedious in anime. As for the mixing of the routes, it's understandable why they did that. Same with showing Beserker and archers fight. The routes are not meant to be seen separately. But no matter what only one was going to be adapted. If DEEN followed Fate to a T then you would have people complaining that Assassin and Caster were just pointless cannon fodder. And Archer would be regarded as that guy who boasted like hell and died in a off screen fight. Also can you really blame the animation studio for Shiro's character not coming out in his dialogue? If anything that's the authors fault.

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Skip Next Scene? >Yes
>Cook with Sakura
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
>Talk to Sakura
>Cook with Sakura
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
>Go to work
>Cook for Saber
Skip Next Scene? >Yes

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And they can't possibly do F/HA as from just looking at some game CG's it makes it pretty clear that you need knowledge of Heavans Feel.

Why not? Nothing prevents from using a couple flashbacks here and there if truly necessary...

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And sure they could do that but wouldn't it be rather half assed to do it that way? From what i understand it is essentially a fandisc, might as well at least do the final main route in a Heavens Feel adaption first even if they don't bother to remake the others.

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jpem said:
I agree that the VN wasn't as significantly better as a lot of people claim. But UBW....it is entertaining after having read the VN. But when i watched it before hand it was absolute crap. They cut out so much, especially with Shirou's characterization as mentioned earlier. Same thing with the TV show. All you get is the Shirou that comes off as your generic moralfag. Never any of his inner thoughts, which is where most of his depth as a character come from. iirc they never did his dreams either, which forshadow his powers and prevent him from just pulling shit out of his ass in the most contrived manor. Not to mention when they tried to merge the routes a little bit in the later segments. And those are only a few points of many.

I said this before but monologues(While ok in novel format) can become tedious in anime. As for the mixing of the routes, it's understandable why they did that. Same with showing Beserker and archers fight. The routes are not meant to be seen separately. But no matter what only one was going to be adapted. If DEEN followed Fate to a T then you would have people complaining that Assassin and Caster were just pointless cannon fodder. And Archer would be regarded as that guy who boasted like hell and died in a off screen fight. Also can you really blame the animation studio for Shiro's character not coming out in his dialogue? If anything that's the authors fault.

Yeah they get could get tedious if they kept repeating themselves like in the VN. I agree there. One of my biggest annoyances with that was that they would say things over and over again. I'm sure they could figure out a way to convey the same things the monologues conveyed without beating around the bush so much. I don't mind liberties being taken with stuff as long as they are for the better, they just happened to be for the worse more often than not with the show.

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And sure they could do that but wouldn't it be rather half assed to do it that way? From what i understand it is essentially a fandisc, might as well at least do the final main route in a Heavens Feel adaption first even if they don't bother to remake the others.

Well, F/Z also requires knowledge of HF to trully appreciate it and I don't see anyone complaining about that...

And anyway, it's a sequel. Sequels are not supposed to stand by themselves. When you make a sequel, the first thing you have ton say to your fans is "Take things from the start: here's the prequel... done with it? Ok, lets get started then"

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Surely I have to thank Deen for making me read both FSN and Umineko.But after seeing both of them I would prefer it if someone like Ufotable had done the job.And as far as I know Deen made a bad name for itself from FSN and Umineko adaptions.Higurashi and the rest I have seen were pretty good compared to Umineko and FSN.
And if FSN was a bad adaption Umineko was even worse.If Shirou looked stupid with his ideals(yeah he was like that in the VN but the anime multiplied it)then Battler was the ultimate retard.In the entire show you were watching a guy trying to prove that the witch in front of him wasnt real.
Beato:1+1=2 .
Battler:Igiari bitch!!
.Never trying to explain how the meta-world works along with other stuff ruined the anime.

So I dont want a chiru anime from deen

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You gotta admit however that the way they adapted UBW was 100% true to the way the VN reader experiences it, at least at the beginning:

Skip Next Scene? >Yes
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
>Talk to Sakura
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
Skip Next Scene? >Yes
>Go to work
Skip Next Scene? >Yes

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That was a good one XD

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jpem said:

And sure they could do that but wouldn't it be rather half assed to do it that way? From what i understand it is essentially a fandisc, might as well at least do the final main route in a Heavens Feel adaption first even if they don't bother to remake the others.

Well, F/Z also requires knowledge of HF to trully appreciate it and I don't see anyone complaining about that...

But it does plenty to be interesting for people without that, and is a prequel for the the series as a whole, rather than a sequel. And it has a concrete position in the universe for all 3 routes, whereas F/HA doesn't.

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Surely I have to thank Deen for making me read both FSN and Umineko.But after seeing both of them I would prefer it if someone like Ufotable had done the job.And as far as I know Deen made a bad name for itself from FSN and Umineko adaptions.Higurashi and the rest I have seen were pretty good compared to Umineko and FSN.
And if FSN was a bad adaption Umineko was even worse.If Shirou looked stupid with his ideals(yeah he was like that in the VN but the anime multiplied it)then Battler was the ultimate retard.In the entire show you were watching a guy trying to prove that the witch in front of him wasnt real.
Beato:1+1=2 .
Battler:Igiari bitch!!
.Never trying to explain how the meta-world works along with other stuff ruined the anime.

So I dont want a chiru anime from deen

If you read the Visual novel you should understand that an Umineko adaptation was impossible from the get go. I say at least they tried but I am pretty sure that neither Madhouse or bones or UFOtable could pull off Umineko.
I mean just imagine the budget needed for the last arc of Chiru alone...

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If you read the Visual novel you should understand that an Umineko adaptation was impossible from the get go. I say at least they tried but I am pretty sure that neither Madhouse or bones or UFOtable could pull off Umineko.
I mean just imagine the budget needed for the last arc of Chiru alone...

Yeah I know, but:
I havent read Higurashi but if they could do a decent adaption of it then they chould have tried a bit harder with Umineko.Or make one season for ep 1-2 and another for 3-4.And if that worked then move on to Chiru.

With uminko's bd/dvd sales I doubt we will ever see chiru anyway so no worries there...

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AidanAK47 said:

If you read the Visual novel you should understand that an Umineko adaptation was impossible from the get go. I say at least they tried but I am pretty sure that neither Madhouse or bones or UFOtable could pull off Umineko.
I mean just imagine the budget needed for the last arc of Chiru alone...

Yeah I know, but:
I havent read Higurashi but if they could do a decent adaption of it then they chould have tried a bit harder with Umineko.Or make one season for ep 1-2 and another for 3-4.And if that worked then move on to Chiru.

With uminko's bd/dvd sales I doubt we will ever see chiru anyway so no worries there...

Come on mate, don't be unreasonable. Two arcs into a 24 episode anime? Then you got pacing issues. There is no winning scenario. Plus Higurashi and Umineko are completely different.

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If you read the Visual novel you should understand that an Umineko adaptation was impossible from the get go. I say at least they tried but I am pretty sure that neither Madhouse or bones or UFOtable could pull off Umineko.

Yeah, pretty much. I haven't read the first 4 episodes, but if they are anywhere near as complex as the last 4... man, I'm glad they even tried to... The whole thing is littered with countless obscure hints, and there was no way to include all the ones that were necessary for solving the mystery, because the answer arcs had not even been finished at that time. Even if they got Ryukishi himself to write the script, they'd have to make like 60 episodes to fit everything in, and then you'd forget the clues by the time you could make any use of them...

The one thing they could and should have made better though is make it more obvious what the game between Beato and Battler was. Which you just couldn't get without some extensive forum search...

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ssjokg said:

AidanAK47 said:

If you read the Visual novel you should understand that an Umineko adaptation was impossible from the get go. I say at least they tried but I am pretty sure that neither Madhouse or bones or UFOtable could pull off Umineko.
I mean just imagine the budget needed for the last arc of Chiru alone...

Yeah I know, but:
I havent read Higurashi but if they could do a decent adaption of it then they chould have tried a bit harder with Umineko.Or make one season for ep 1-2 and another for 3-4.And if that worked then move on to Chiru.

With uminko's bd/dvd sales I doubt we will ever see chiru anyway so no worries there...

Come on mate, don't be unreasonable. Two arcs into a 24 episode anime? Then you got pacing issues. There is no winning scenario. Plus Higurashi and Umineko are completely different.

It's the fanboy inside me that talks.If I sit down and think about it then maybe I can let it slide.And I am not a director anyway .I am talking only about how I would prefer it.

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Plus Higurashi and Umineko are completely different.

Well, not really, they are anything BUT different. They actually have quite a bit in common, being both essentially mysteries, and even happening in the same universe (multiverse, to be exact) But their focus was different.

Umineko was all about heavy mystery and riddles. Higurashi was much more about atmosphere and less about the actual mystery. One translates much better on text and the other much better on film. Apparently they tried to focus on atmosphere in Umineko as well... and it didn't work nearly as well as in Higurashi... well, at least it ended up with great atmosphere...

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I'd love Hollow Ataraxia adapted because Avenger and Bazett are dynamic protagonists with a great relationship that isn't focused on romance.

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All I gotta say is where do I sigh the paper saying i support a heavens feel animation. But sadly through to be fair I think a Tsukihime adaption would be a better idea since it does have alot of fans and with how old it is it kinda deserves one in my eyes. Not only including a Tsukihime adaption i would think would have a higher chance to be a success. (thats just me thinking through including that im not a huge tsukihime fan to begin with) <3 heaven feel all the way

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AidanAK47 said:
Plus Higurashi and Umineko are completely different.

Well, not really, they are anything BUT different. They actually have quite a bit in common, being both essentially mysteries, and even happening in the same universe (multiverse, to be exact) But their focus was different.

Umineko was all about heavy mystery and riddles. Higurashi was much more about atmosphere and less about the actual mystery. One translates much better on text and the other much better on film. Apparently they tried to focus on atmosphere in Umineko as well... and it didn't work nearly as well as in Higurashi... well, at least it ended up with great atmosphere...

I can't be the only that think both Higurashi & Umineko adaptions are awful right?

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I'd love Hollow Ataraxia adapted because Avenger and Bazett are dynamic protagonists with a great relationship that isn't focused on romance.

I doubt F/HA anime could work, for various reasons. Besides, what will they label it? F/SN sequel? lol people are gonna be confused as hell.

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Pan151 said:

AidanAK47 said:
Plus Higurashi and Umineko are completely different.

Well, not really, they are anything BUT different. They actually have quite a bit in common, being both essentially mysteries, and even happening in the same universe (multiverse, to be exact) But their focus was different.

Umineko was all about heavy mystery and riddles. Higurashi was much more about atmosphere and less about the actual mystery. One translates much better on text and the other much better on film. Apparently they tried to focus on atmosphere in Umineko as well... and it didn't work nearly as well as in Higurashi... well, at least it ended up with great atmosphere...

I can't be the only that think both Higurashi & Umineko adaptions are awful right?

I believe Higurashi was good at what it wanted to show.I was able to like the characters,cry for them,laugh at them.With Umineko I didnt even care after EP2. I started the novels just to see where it was going with all the Fantasy vs Mystery.Then I loved it.

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Higurashi was good as a cheap thrill, but as an proper anime it's really lacking in characterisation, music, and mystery. I did get some goosebumps while watching the anime, but its only when I visit the VN that I truly felt what the writer is wanting to achieve.

When just the prologue itself is able to make me cry (in the 2nd read through) while the whole 52ep anime cant, you know there's some serious problem

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All I gotta say is where do I sigh the paper saying i support a heavens feel animation. But sadly through to be fair I think a Tsukihime adaption would be a better idea since it does have alot of fans and with how old it is it kinda deserves one in my eyes. Not only including a Tsukihime adaption i would think would have a higher chance to be a success. (thats just me thinking through including that im not a huge tsukihime fan to begin with) <3 heaven feel all the way

It's getting a VN remake so the fans are appeased.
They have Mahoyo too.

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I'd love Hollow Ataraxia adapted because Avenger and Bazett are dynamic protagonists with a great relationship that isn't focused on romance.

Yeh...I don't think it's gonna happen...

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It's getting a VN remake so the fans are appeased.
They have Mahoyo too.

I'm sure we would get a Fate/Zero remake before we get a Tsukihime VN remake.

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Lumathy said:

Pan151 said:

AidanAK47 said:
Plus Higurashi and Umineko are completely different.

Well, not really, they are anything BUT different. They actually have quite a bit in common, being both essentially mysteries, and even happening in the same universe (multiverse, to be exact) But their focus was different.

Umineko was all about heavy mystery and riddles. Higurashi was much more about atmosphere and less about the actual mystery. One translates much better on text and the other much better on film. Apparently they tried to focus on atmosphere in Umineko as well... and it didn't work nearly as well as in Higurashi... well, at least it ended up with great atmosphere...

I can't be the only that think both Higurashi & Umineko adaptions are awful right?

I believe Higurashi was good at what it wanted to show.I was able to like the characters,cry for them,laugh at them.With Umineko I didnt even care after EP2. I started the novels just to see where it was going with all the Fantasy vs Mystery.Then I loved it.

really? I watched Higurashi after reading the Vn and I felt like the anime was just downright awful, the ugly design, the cheap animation, TONS of stuff got left out... It's like watching some recap montage where they just show random people getting killed by loli and as much blood as possible.

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BloodRequiem said:

It's getting a VN remake so the fans are appeased.
They have Mahoyo too.

I'm sure we would get a Fate/Zero remake before we get a Tsukihime VN remake.

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Lumathy said:

Pan151 said:

AidanAK47 said:
Plus Higurashi and Umineko are completely different.

Well, not really, they are anything BUT different. They actually have quite a bit in common, being both essentially mysteries, and even happening in the same universe (multiverse, to be exact) But their focus was different.

Umineko was all about heavy mystery and riddles. Higurashi was much more about atmosphere and less about the actual mystery. One translates much better on text and the other much better on film. Apparently they tried to focus on atmosphere in Umineko as well... and it didn't work nearly as well as in Higurashi... well, at least it ended up with great atmosphere...

I can't be the only that think both Higurashi & Umineko adaptions are awful right?

I believe Higurashi was good at what it wanted to show.I was able to like the characters,cry for them,laugh at them.With Umineko I didnt even care after EP2. I started the novels just to see where it was going with all the Fantasy vs Mystery.Then I loved it.

really? I watched Higurashi after reading the Vn and I felt like the anime was just downright awful, the ugly design, the cheap animation, TONS of stuff got left out... It's like watching some recap montage where they just show random people getting killed by loli and as much blood as possible.

I have yet to read Higurashi but as an anime I think it was fine.Maybe not a good adaption but as a story it was good.If I had read the VN maybe I would feel the same as you.Umineko on the other hand was bad both as an anime show and as an adaption.

Yeah that animation.Well it WAS deen.

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^ OMG Umineko, that was an instant drop after episode 1 for me, and it's not like I was even expecting much considering it's DEEN. We got the awesome OP & ED though so I guess I'm not mad.

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I don't care what any of you say - both Umineko and Higurashi are still in my top 5 Anime of all time. Higurashi is to me the best Anime series ever made - by a MILE.

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Lumathy said:

really? I watched Higurashi after reading the Vn and I felt like the anime was just downright awful, the ugly design, the cheap animation, TONS of stuff got left out... It's like watching some recap montage where they just show random people getting killed by loli and as much blood as possible.

I think this is what you did wrong. The Adaptation is weaker than the Novel by a lot, there's no one that can deny it. But you can't completely dismiss the adaptation, especially the second season (which added fixes proposed by Ryukishi07 himself). The way Rika was protrayed in the second season was pretty spot on, aside from the little mess up at not separating Real!Rika from Witch!Rika (or should we call her GameWorld!Rika).

Also, you seriously hate Higurashi's cheap animation when you are praising the game? The CHeap animation is the one thing a player of the doujins should not bash on considering how godawfull the doujins are in the visual department. You have to patch the game with improved visuals from a console port just to make it visually pleasing. I'd say DEEN gets a free pass on this department, considering they at least have the correct number of fingers and more or less anatomically correct bodies.

Pan151 said:
I don't care what any of you say - both Umineko and Higurashi are still in my top 5 Anime of all time. Higurashi is to me the best Anime series ever made - by a MILE.

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Jun 11, 2012 4:36 PM

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ssjokg said:
Then,if we are talking ufotable re adapting Fate and UBW ,then let them make prologue and Fate together and for the UBW and HF start the story from Archer vs Lancer.

That would work as perfect lead-in to F/ha.

have the route switch be from Avenger's POV. With him and or Bazett observing one timeline then other and then third, with appropriate F/HA important flashbacks about Bazett, etc in between Frankly thats the only sensible way I see them incorporating and adapting F/HA.

Pan151 said:

Because if we are not talking back-to-back, we just need Deen to adapt HF and there you go, all 3 routes adapted.

No thank you, I'd ratherwatch paint dry than see DEEN rape another route.

Pan151 said:
n of 2 routes - it was a re-adaptation of a classic, several years from the original. Not at all the same thing...

Its two different interpretations of characters - the "canon" manga version and anime-original version that was animated before that.

Jun 12, 2012 7:37 PM

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Leon-Gun said:

Lumathy said:

really? I watched Higurashi after reading the Vn and I felt like the anime was just downright awful, the ugly design, the cheap animation, TONS of stuff got left out... It's like watching some recap montage where they just show random people getting killed by loli and as much blood as possible.

I think this is what you did wrong. The Adaptation is weaker than the Novel by a lot, there's no one that can deny it. But you can't completely dismiss the adaptation, especially the second season (which added fixes proposed by Ryukishi07 himself). The way Rika was protrayed in the second season was pretty spot on, aside from the little mess up at not separating Real!Rika from Witch!Rika (or should we call her GameWorld!Rika).

Also, you seriously hate Higurashi's cheap animation when you are praising the game? The CHeap animation is the one thing a player of the doujins should not bash on considering how godawfull the doujins are in the visual department. You have to patch the game with improved visuals from a console port just to make it visually pleasing. I'd say DEEN gets a free pass on this department, considering they at least have the correct number of fingers and more or less anatomically correct bodies.

What he said. Plus I think knowing the mysteries answers really hampers your enjoyment of it. Maybe the real reason you found it so bad was that you didn't get sucked into the atmosphere because you knew the reason behind everything so you just focused on the negative aspects.
Cause I got to tell you that I am trying to read the novel and finding myself bored. Plus like he said that art is a pretty big hurdle to cross.

Pan151 said:
I don't care what any of you say - both Umineko and Higurashi are still in my top 5 Anime of all time. Higurashi is to me the best Anime series ever made - by a MILE.

I have to say that this is a bit of stretch. Even though I love Higurashi I admit the animation was pretty bad. Still I can say it's probably the best Horror anime series ever made but that's because the horror genre of anime is seriously lacking.

"I always take life with a grain of salt, ...plus a slice of lemon, ...and a shot of tequila."

Jun 12, 2012 10:12 PM

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AidanAK47 said:

Pan151 said:
I don't care what any of you say - both Umineko and Higurashi are still in my top 5 Anime of all time. Higurashi is to me the best Anime series ever made - by a MILE.

I have to say that this is a bit of stretch. Even though I love Higurashi I admit the animation was pretty bad. Still I can say it's probably the best Horror anime series ever made but that's because the horror genre of anime is seriously lacking.

Well, no other anime up to this day has ever given me the same combination of goosebumps and tears that Higurashi did - I've already seen 140+ of these damn things, and the only thing that comes even remotely close to it is PMMM, and maybe Elfen Lied in the tears department...
Yah, the animation was indeed pretty bad. However, I do not consider animation quality to be of any significant importance in this particular series, just like I do not consider plot quality to be of any significant importance in something like, say, Bakemonogatari. It just doesn't really matter for what the series is trying to do...

Jun 13, 2012 9:37 AM

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AidanAK47 said:

Leon-Gun said:

Lumathy said:

really? I watched Higurashi after reading the Vn and I felt like the anime was just downright awful, the ugly design, the cheap animation, TONS of stuff got left out... It's like watching some recap montage where they just show random people getting killed by loli and as much blood as possible.

I think this is what you did wrong. The Adaptation is weaker than the Novel by a lot, there's no one that can deny it. But you can't completely dismiss the adaptation, especially the second season (which added fixes proposed by Ryukishi07 himself). The way Rika was protrayed in the second season was pretty spot on, aside from the little mess up at not separating Real!Rika from Witch!Rika (or should we call her GameWorld!Rika).

Also, you seriously hate Higurashi's cheap animation when you are praising the game? The CHeap animation is the one thing a player of the doujins should not bash on considering how godawfull the doujins are in the visual department. You have to patch the game with improved visuals from a console port just to make it visually pleasing. I'd say DEEN gets a free pass on this department, considering they at least have the correct number of fingers and more or less anatomically correct bodies.

What he said. Plus I think knowing the mysteries answers really hampers your enjoyment of it. Maybe the real reason you found it so bad was that you didn't get sucked into the atmosphere because you knew the reason behind everything so you just focused on the negative aspects.
Cause I got to tell you that I am trying to read the novel and finding myself bored. Plus like he said that art is a pretty big hurdle to cross.

I don't focus on negative aspects while watching anime but the negative aspects in some cases are too transparent to not be noticed. Although the fact that I already got spoiled must be a big reason too.

Jun 13, 2012 9:52 AM

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Read this if you want to start the Fate/ series but don't know from where.

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Lumathy said:

AidanAK47 said:

Leon-Gun said:

Lumathy said:

really? I watched Higurashi after reading the Vn and I felt like the anime was just downright awful, the ugly design, the cheap animation, TONS of stuff got left out... It's like watching some recap montage where they just show random people getting killed by loli and as much blood as possible.

I think this is what you did wrong. The Adaptation is weaker than the Novel by a lot, there's no one that can deny it. But you can't completely dismiss the adaptation, especially the second season (which added fixes proposed by Ryukishi07 himself). The way Rika was protrayed in the second season was pretty spot on, aside from the little mess up at not separating Real!Rika from Witch!Rika (or should we call her GameWorld!Rika).

Also, you seriously hate Higurashi's cheap animation when you are praising the game? The CHeap animation is the one thing a player of the doujins should not bash on considering how godawfull the doujins are in the visual department. You have to patch the game with improved visuals from a console port just to make it visually pleasing. I'd say DEEN gets a free pass on this department, considering they at least have the correct number of fingers and more or less anatomically correct bodies.

What he said. Plus I think knowing the mysteries answers really hampers your enjoyment of it. Maybe the real reason you found it so bad was that you didn't get sucked into the atmosphere because you knew the reason behind everything so you just focused on the negative aspects.
Cause I got to tell you that I am trying to read the novel and finding myself bored. Plus like he said that art is a pretty big hurdle to cross.

I don't focus on negative aspects while watching anime but the negative aspects in some cases are too transparent to not be noticed. Although the fact that I already got spoiled must be a big reason too.

Remembering how hard it was for me to enjoy Fate route and Umineko EP1 since I watched the adaption first,I think that plays a big role.I am still wondering how I am going to read Chaos;head.

Jun 13, 2012 10:27 AM

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ssjokg said:

Remembering how hard it was for me to enjoy Fate route and Umineko EP1 since I watched the adaption first,I think that plays a big role.I am still wondering how I am going to read Chaos;head.

If you want my advice I say don't read it. The start of chaos head is better than the anime adaptation but that only makes the disappointment of the rest of it even worse. Two thirds of chaos head is just pure terrible.

I recommend (If you haven't read it already) Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo. Cause it's a sin this Visual novel hasn't got a anime adaptation yet.

"I always take life with a grain of salt, ...plus a slice of lemon, ...and a shot of tequila."

Jun 13, 2012 10:54 AM

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Read this if you want to start the Fate/ series but don't know from where.

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AidanAK47 said:

ssjokg said:

Remembering how hard it was for me to enjoy Fate route and Umineko EP1 since I watched the adaption first,I think that plays a big role.I am still wondering how I am going to read Chaos;head.

If you want my advice I say don't read it. The start of chaos head is better than the anime adaptation but that only makes the disappointment of the rest of it even worse. Two thirds of chaos head is just pure terrible.

I recommend (If you haven't read it already) Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo. Cause it's a sin this Visual novel hasn't got a anime adaptation yet.

Well people say that is way better than the anime.Which is what we say for FSN too.So I will give it a chance.In the anime I really liked the start but I think that they skipped a lot when the whole illusion-whatever started.

I have already installed Sharin no Kuni.I was reading Kara no Shoujo but I was spoiled the name of the culprit while looking for a voice patch.Now I only remember the first letter of his name so maybe next year I will read it again.Except one victim I dont evenremember other names.Scumbag brain.I am still reading Little Busters,Saya no Uta(would have finished it if I was living alone)and some Tsukihime fan disks so it will take a while until I start anything else.

ssjokgJun 13, 2012 11:20 AM

Jun 13, 2012 11:14 AM

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ssjokg said:

AidanAK47 said:

ssjokg said:

Remembering how hard it was for me to enjoy Fate route and Umineko EP1 since I watched the adaption first,I think that plays a big role.I am still wondering how I am going to read Chaos;head.

If you want my advice I say don't read it. The start of chaos head is better than the anime adaptation but that only makes the disappointment of the rest of it even worse. Two thirds of chaos head is just pure terrible.

I recommend (If you haven't read it already) Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo. Cause it's a sin this Visual novel hasn't got a anime adaptation yet.

Well people say that is way better than the anime.Which is what we say for FSN too.So I will give it a chance.In the anime I really liked the start but I think that they skipped a lot when the whole illusion-whatever that started.

If you love a good mind screw, then Chaos;Head is the way to go. Some of the ideas, like the delusion system are pretty cool. C;H isn't a favorite of mine by any means, but it was certainly worth checking out.

I agree that Sharin no Kuni is excellent, though. I can understand why it never got an anime adaptation, given the nature of it's twist.

"Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job."

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Jun 13, 2012 1:52 PM

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AidanAK47 said:

ssjokg said:

Remembering how hard it was for me to enjoy Fate route and Umineko EP1 since I watched the adaption first,I think that plays a big role.I am still wondering how I am going to read Chaos;head.

If you want my advice I say don't read it. The start of chaos head is better than the anime adaptation but that only makes the disappointment of the rest of it even worse. Two thirds of chaos head is just pure terrible.

Sorry but no.

Chaos head >>>>>>>>>>>> Its anime abomination version. Its one of better mindscrew vns.

Jun 13, 2012 2:44 PM

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