 It has been announced that Ouji Hiroi and Kosuke Fujishima (the creators of Sakura Taisen) have teamed up with the Taiwanese studio Next Media Animation to create a new anime series. Titled Karen Senki, the anime is set to debut in the United States first. The first two episodes of the anime will be screened at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2014 on September 27th, with Hiroi and Fujishima attending as guests of the event. The series will also begin streaming on Crunchyroll the same day.Synopsis Machines led by their machine leader, Seek who thinks they are better than humans and wants to build a new world order. The mechanical race comes together to lord over their creators. On the other side of this war, Karen leads the human resistance group, "11." Having lost her little sister Touka in the war against these evolving machines, Karen’s strong motivation to save humanity is personal and raging for victory. Slowly growing distant and detached to numb her grief, Karen wants to inflict the same pain onto the machines as they have done to her. Can machines feel pain like humans? Set against the neon color futuristic yet chaotic post-apocalyptic background, this eclectic group of human beings find themselves fighting for their lives as they are hunted down in each episode. It becomes clear to them that their enemy will never have the heart it takes to lead Earth. Slowly, they too see Karen hardening and becoming the very enemy she despises. Seek and Karen may be fighting each other, but at the core they have become the same. Seek wants to be truly human and Karen to be human again. Both yearning for a soul—the ability to love and be loved. Trailer Official site: http://www.karensenki.com/ Source: Anime! Anime! Karen Senki on MAL |
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| NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING CGI GOD DAMMIT Edit: The faces look great for cgi. Everything else looks like reboot. from the fucking 90s. |
| pls be a commercial fail. Nobody wants full cgi to succeed |
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TheNaturalPerm said: pls be a commercial fail. Nobody wants full cgi to succeed The faces look a lot better than any 3d cgi show ive seen, so its not a total loss. But seriously, the actual animation looks like gameplay footage of star wars the old republic. |
| Come on Japan, I know you can make better character models.... |
| I kinda like the premise though. Not a fan of CGI but we'll see how it goes. This will get a MAL entry right? (unlike RWBY) |
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| the animation doesn't look great tbh |
| I'll give it a try, tho I'm not setting my expectations high. |
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Psajdak said: I actually like how it looks. It has that charm of cheap early CG animation, but still kinda improved. CGI isnt "early". Its not going to get better with time. Cheap CGI is like cheap cars. They will always be cheap. orchidork said: the animation doesn't look great tbh The faces look good for cgi. much better than arpeggio and sidonia, so thats an improvement. |
| Cool synopsis but that cgi..... nope. |
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| the faces almost look 2d though. so theres hope. |
| Green lipstick uargh... Beside that it doesn't even look good in the trailer so I doubt it will be any better in the actual Anime... |
| It may end up as the next worst anime ever made (see Wonder Momo). |
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Hoppy said: It may end up as the next worst anime ever made (see Wonder Momo). i doubt it. theyll love this shit in japan. book it. |
| Best animation ever |
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| Looks like Nintendo Wii characters. |
| Both Ouji Hiroi (Sakura Wars) & Kouske Fujishima (You're Under Arrest! & Ah! My Goddess) are heading up this show & that's good enough for me. I'll definitely be watching this. |
trekkie01 said: Both Ouji Hiroi (Sakura Wars) & Kouske Fujishima (You're Under Arrest! & Ah! My Goddess) are heading up this show & that's good enough for me. I'll definitely be watching this. this kind of blind fanboyism is killing anime |
| When you compare this CGI to the stuff that Pixar and Disney put out, it's just straight up embarrassing. |
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Red_Keys said: When you compare this CGI to the stuff that Pixar and Disney put out, it's just straight up embarrassing. yeah when you compare a tv show to a 120 million dollar movie it looks bad. SO SURPRISED |
| Fully CGI Anime = Instant nope for me. |
| Kinda reminds me of I, Robot plot whit 3D hentai animation. |
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SolviteSekai said: Hoppy said: It may end up as the next worst anime ever made (see Wonder Momo). i doubt it. theyll love this shit in japan. book it. It's fully CGI which rarely sells when it comes to TV anime and ONAs, movies are another story. |
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Hoppy said: SolviteSekai said: i doubt it. theyll love this shit in japan. book it. It's fully CGI which rarely sells when it comes to TV anime and ONAs, movies are another story. Sidonia no Kishi 7k per volume arpeggio 10k per volume doraemon best selling anime movie in japanese history. |
| The synopsis doesn't sound half bad, but cgi here looks godawful for sure. |
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SolviteSekai said: Hoppy said: It's fully CGI which rarely sells when it comes to TV anime and ONAs, movies are another story. Sidonia no Kishi 7k per volume arpeggio 10k per volume doraemon best selling anime movie in japanese history. Those are the only 2 full length TV anime that are full CGI and sold well, 2 shorts also sold well enough to get extra seasons. |
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Hoppy said: SolviteSekai said: Sidonia no Kishi 7k per volume arpeggio 10k per volume doraemon best selling anime movie in japanese history. Those are the only 2 full length TV anime that are full CGI and sold well, 2 shorts also sold well enough to get extra seasons. Name some other cgi shows from the last few years. |
SolviteSekai said: Hoppy said: Those are the only 2 full length TV anime that are full CGI and sold well, 2 shorts also sold well enough to get extra seasons. Name some other cgi shows from the last few years. Tesagure! Bukatsumono (which just got another season) gdgd Fairies |
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| The synopsis seemed interesting, but the CGI looks bad, so I won't watch it. *Dislikes CGI* ^^; |
Hoppy said: SolviteSekai said: Name some other cgi shows from the last few years. Tesagure! Bukatsumono (which just got another season) gdgd Fairies so 2 shows, one of which doesnt count, and the other of which also had good sales. |
SolviteSekai said: trekkie01 said: Both Ouji Hiroi (Sakura Wars) & Kouske Fujishima (You're Under Arrest! & Ah! My Goddess) are heading up this show & that's good enough for me. I'll definitely be watching this. this kind of blind fanboyism is killing anime No, it is not "Blind fanboyism". I like both of their works so of course I'm looking forward to seeing this. Also, I at least am willing to give this show a chance whereas you're writing it off before even a single episode has aired. My tastes aren't limited to Messrs. Hiroi & Fujishima either-Feel free to check out the lists in my profile if you like. |
trekkie01Sep 8, 2014 4:46 PM
| More CGI? Why, Japan, why? ;_; |
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| YES!!! Good things can only come from this! |
| Kinda interesting, or not... I will maybe give it a try, it seems interesting but at the same time it doesn't... idk, if I don't like it I will just drop it. |
| That looks awful. |
| The plot actually sounds pretty interesting... b-but it's CG... |
| A show is good when it is good. It has nothing to do with CGI or not CGI. Also how many BD/DVD a show can sell doesn't equal how good it is. But at the end of the day, it all come down to what you like and don't. |
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Siva said: A show is good when it is good. It has nothing to do with CGI or not CGI. Also how many BD/DVD a show can sell doesn't equal how good it is. But at the end of the day, it all come down to what you like and don't. Thanks captain acceptance. |
| The CGI looks dated. |
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SolviteSekai said: trekkie01 said: Both Ouji Hiroi (Sakura Wars) & Kouske Fujishima (You're Under Arrest! & Ah! My Goddess) are heading up this show & that's good enough for me. I'll definitely be watching this. this kind of blind fanboyism is killing anime theres a problem with wanting to watch something because you like animes that the staff has done in the past? |
| Synopsis is interesting.. But CGI.. ah stuff it. I'll watch it anyway. |
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dtjohnson232 said: SolviteSekai said: this kind of blind fanboyism is killing anime theres a problem with wanting to watch something because you like animes that the staff has done in the past? Its the most horrible thing somebody can do, you're not allowed to be a fan of somebody around these parts. |
| Might give this a go. Interesting synopsis indeed. |
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rederoin said: dtjohnson232 said: theres a problem with wanting to watch something because you like animes that the staff has done in the past? Its the most horrible thing somebody can do, you're not allowed to be a fan of somebody around these parts. apparently, a big reason why im watching aldnoah zero is because of the staff. Hiroyuki Sawano is my favorite composer of all time, if hes working on something new of course thats gonna influence me on watching it. so that comment kinda bothered me. |
| I'm not a big fan of CGI really but the synopsis is interesting |
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PrimeX said: I'm not a big fan of CGI really but the synopsis is interesting This pretty much. I guess I'll give it a try though. |
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