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| It was really weird they skipped the fight at the docks. In a way shafted Penny and Sun. Wonder if they'll show that fight off in the future when |
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| And here's where the inevitable rushing starts. In one episode they tried to cover the last quarter of the original show, plus have an entirely new storyline. The Jaune part was barely an inconvenience. It took almost as long to set up the Inception machine as they spent within it. They just showed up, killed some indeterminate enemies, and he was out. Clearly just setting up the mechanics, but did it have to be so awkward? For as many people as I see asking "can I watch this without seeing the original RWBY," the vast majority are clearly people already somewhat familiar with the franchise. It would have made a far more natural, far more watchable story if they just started with everyone already present. Especially since a lot of stuff established in these last three episodes (and especially this one) don't seem important - are Sun and Penny even going to show up in the Nightmare? The Jaune situation could have easily been two whole episodes by itself, which leaves another one free to briefly reintroduce everyone and the setting, reminding us of when this takes place and if anything has changed. Much simpler, much more effective. At least now the show should begin being actually original. |
| Well I for one already loved Lain. |
| I'm kinda bummed that they abruptly glossed over the dock battle with Penny and Sun but maybe they'll show it at some point? Other than that, I am VERY PLEASED with this anime so far despite the pacing in this third episode being kinda wonky at times |
| Shame that they cut the really cool fight at the docks. I'm still really excited about this. I hope they don't just rush through the plot of original series with some original stuff mixed in. It makes sense to follow along to a degree for the first while, and hitting the major story beats up to the end of volume 3 makes a lot of sense. Still they've got the ability to take a different route and improve on the writing. I'm very hopeful this can make me love RWBY the way I did when the red trailer first came out. |
| Well, that was something. I liked the original for the battle scene and the insert songs. This adaptation (for now) is without a doubt worse in that aspect. There was only 1 insert song and the battle scene are worse, which is not surprising since it's easier in 3D. At that point I'd prefer it if they made the plot better then. It's not that the original is bad (the first few volume) but more that it's not done that well. This anime is... it's just not well done as well. It rushes quite a bit and the development is too forced. Only 3 ep and Weiss character changed drastically already. Might as well just start with Weiss from ep 3 right in ep 1 and avoid all the drama. It's still only 3 ep so I'm still looking forward to what will happen next and the opening but I'm not expecting much. The art and animation is also kinda weird. Some awful scene and the models looks like they were polished like a shard glass... |
| All 3 have been completed in that one hour thing and I can say that I actually liked it. The pacing is certainly noticeable and could end up as a problem but coming from someone who knew nothing from the rwby series, I was able to understand things with no worries so hopefully it'll stay that way. A masterclass by Shaft and it's no surprise. One of the GOAT studios without a doubt. Not a bad start whatsoever |
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Kinaro said: Kayle_x_Morgana said: Are we gonna be able to see Blake's mom in the season? Askin the real questions Somebody has too. |
| Jaune reminds me of Osamu from World Trigger. Despite underperforming in combat, he has a potential and catches up with his wit and merit. He will indeed make a very good leader. |
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| RWBY never has any good important male characters right? |
Animillion said: RWBY never has any good important male characters right? I don't think that's true. Or at least it became less true as the original series went on. We haven't seen the male characters do anything outside of a few fights at this point in the anime, which has so far only covered the first season of the original show, but I think Ozpin (the headmaster) is a great character and he stays relevant throughout the series. There's a few other characters that show up in later seasons that are important to the story, but aside from maybe some cameos it's unlikely we'll see anything or anyone from later in the series show up in the anime. |
WisperG said: Animillion said: RWBY never has any good important male characters right? I don't think that's true. Or at least it became less true as the original series went on. We haven't seen the male characters do anything outside of a few fights at this point in the anime, which has so far only covered the first season of the original show, but I think Ozpin (the headmaster) is a great character and he stays relevant throughout the series. There's a few other characters that show up in later seasons that are important to the story, but aside from maybe some cameos it's unlikely we'll see anything or anyone from later in the series show up in the anime. Yea, so unfortunately you mean what I’m saying is true. I like some series with female mcs, but I prefer at least one male lead to make things interesting for me. Oh well |
DedPanda said: This is literally better than the original in every feasible way just from the first three episodes. Actual interaction between characters, actual personalities, actual world building and lore foundation right off the bat...yeah, this is what RWBY needed. people seem to forget that Yang practically didn't exist in Vol1 and that Vol1 was more like an abridged series/experiment tbh I like OG Rwby don't misunderstand me, but Vol1 wasn't the sacred graal |
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AwesomeAlfie27 said: DedPanda said: This is literally better than the original in every feasible way just from the first three episodes. Actual interaction between characters, actual personalities, actual world building and lore foundation right off the bat...yeah, this is what RWBY needed. people seem to forget that Yang practically didn't exist in Vol1 and that Vol1 was more like an abridged series/experiment tbh I like OG Rwby don't misunderstand me, but Vol1 wasn't the sacred graal Problem that RWBY always had was the direction. And its weird execution. It always had the issue of setting something up, then either not doing anything with it, forgetting it or completely changing it from that point onward. We've seen more depth in the core squad in this little bit of an hour premiere than what took like way too many volumes to establish in the OG series. I'm personally excited to see where SHAFT takes this series, because lord knows RT is just in a downward spiral. |
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| Ehhh, looks ok despite the pacing is a bit fast. I wonder who's going to be the antagonist now, that terrorist group? |
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ojoulover said: KANLen09 said: As a 3-episode premiere, this is also the perfect 3-episode rule to see if Ice Queendom is worth your time, as a long-time RWBY fan or someone new into the series. This is no doubt a strong start to the Japan-made RWBY that is nothing but surprises. I'm a bit worried about potential pacing issues because they absolutely screamed through plot, but oh yeah, strap me in. I'm going the distance. I agree. Definitely going the distance. I am a bit worried about the pacing, too. My hope is they wanted to get intros over and show respect to the original before veering into new territory. |
| I started this expecting it to be trash, knowing what the source is. First episode was rubbish but I feel it came together by the third to a watchable standard. Animation is below what I expect from Shaft by a long shot (it's not bad though). |
| This episode was too rushed, things felt quite out of place and abrupt. |
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gigguerra said: It was really weird they skipped the fight at the docks. In a way shafted Penny and Sun. Wonder if they'll show that fight off in the future when No, it's already canon that the story will diverge as a parallel timeline scenario after episode 3. |
| From the seamless introduction of Team RWBY in the first episode to kneecapping its own world-building in episode three, RWBY Ice Queendom so far feels like a refinement-turned-ascended fanfiction Based on the web production RWBY (2013-present), Ice Queendom covers the first meeting between Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang. Not content to rest on archetypes or an established name, Ice Queendom expands what worked in RWBY while trimming what didn't. The crutch of levity and rule of cool giving way to wholehearted sincerity. It's sharp and to the point without losing its poignancy and relevancy Three episodes in, however, and it's clear why the subtitle is Ice Queendom. Character arcs are fine; seamless ones are the best, announced ones aren't ideal. Then there's Ice Queendom, which is barely an announcement and so violently divorced from the story proper that it took its own world-building with it Doubtless the world-building may still yet be salvaged. It's just unfortunate when any story bends over backwards to facilitate what I can only assume is a fan-favorite character. Weiss is certainly my favorite in RWBY, and hopefully the creative team can stop Ice Queendom from melting before it loses its warmth |
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| The endcard made me reminiscence about Tegami Bachi. Shion in that illustration really looks like Gauche. |
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| Visually, it looked much better than the 2nd episode, or was at least more consistent. Seems they might just be going for one really nice action shot per episode or something, this time being with Weiss' fight early on in the episode. RWBY is one of those shows with a lot of characters and in the original animation, many of them got their own entire full fight sequences but it seems for this anime, if it's not one of the main 4, the fight is either dumb downed or just downright skipped. One of RWBY's main appeal is its action but to see so much of it skipped is such a shame. One second they were preparing to do something, next second it's over. I actually thought I might of accidently clicked something and skipped but nope. |
False_Mirror said: Paul said: Visually, it looked much better than the 2nd episode, or was at least more consistent. Seems they might just be going for one really nice action shot per episode or something, this time being with Weiss' fight early on in the episode. RWBY is one of those shows with a lot of characters and in the original animation, many of them got their own entire full fight sequences but it seems for this anime, if it's not one of the main 4, the fight is either dumb downed or just downright skipped. One of RWBY's main appeal is its action but to see so much of it skipped is such a shame. One second they were preparing to do something, next second it's over. I actually thought I might of accidently clicked something and skipped but nope. And how many fights happens on average in 20 minutes of the original? Can't say I remembered, haven't touched the original animations since like Vol3 or something. Not particularly interested in going back to watch them. All I can say is from this episode is that they skipped the dust robbery fight. Though from what very little discussion and speculations I've seen, as the anime seems to have barely any, there's the possibility a good chunk of the anime after this episode will potentially be anime original content about Weiss' nightmare, so I guess in a way, they're just skipping content from the original series that's just going to be irrelevant in the anime original story. |
The episodes were short, like 5-15 minutes and the fights were unevenly distributed between them. Here they got all the major fights but in a bit shorter versions. The ones they skipped are 2 from the "trailers" (which are not plot relevant) and the battle at the docks. Paul said: All I can say is from this episode is that they skipped the dust robbery fight. Actually this was the best represented one. |
alshu said: The episodes were short, like 5-15 minutes and the fights were unevenly distributed between them. Here they got all the major fights but in a bit shorter versions. The ones they skipped are 2 from the "trailers" (which are not plot relevant) and the battle at the docks. Paul said: All I can say is from this episode is that they skipped the dust robbery fight. Actually this was the best represented one. Sorry I should of specified a bit more since there were multiple robberies throughout the show. I meant the robbery occurring this episode at the docks. edit: Actually, I did specify and even overlooked myself specifying I was talking about this episode. |
PaulJul 18, 2022 2:29 AM
Paul said: the robbery occurring this episode at the docks. OK, my understanding of english is to blame...I thought that thing at the docks was more of a raid, since they tried to steal industrial quantity of dust...but yeah, it's robbery too. |
| so i think SHAFT just skip too much important part in this episode, just why ??? if i remember correctly the warehouse scene in the original was pretty good tho, i just don't get it why SHAFT skip this part. oh btw cuz Ozpin had the same VA as Kakashi, when i see Ozpin lecturing Ruby, it reminds me of Kakashi lecturing Naruto lmao |
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| Felt like I was watching the episode at 2x, but yeah that's to be expected given this is an "anime" adaptation. Though a decent watch if you just turn your brain off and stop comparing it altogether, still RIP Penny's badassery, just a 5 second clip lol. Action scenes are fine, atleast SHAFT doing a job there. |
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| Holy fucking shit? How fucking rushed was that ending.. If the girls weren't cute (and the action scenes), this would be my first dropped anime. |
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| That kind of mental curse manipulation is scary, first happening to the first team and now Weiss and I thought they finally fixed things between her and Blake after that drama but there's more incoming |
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| The way they skipped scenes is just too disgusting. I already watched the original years ago but still this episode's pacing is horrendously weird. It really felt like watching a recap episode instead of being a standalone anime. |
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| if I remember correctly, there is a fight with the cyborg girl, right? I remember there's cyborg girl obliterate the raid in this part, but it look like the scene has been cut off. |
| Looks like the next episode gonna be awesome! |
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| so they decided to skip the battle at the harbor and add that parasite grim in john which is not even part of the real storyline apart from the animation and the original storyline moments is really disappointing they dont even use the original OSTs. |
FuTao said: could not have said it better u,uThis adaptation is good they added new story and character. But they removed alot of scene which is a big letdown. And I wish they used the OG character BGM. The first season of OG RWBY is funnier and interesting. I think they rushed this too much. Time to rewatch the OG RWBY. |
| Shion should've thought that other people were possibly infected knowing that there's more than one of those types. Oh well, maybe the team needs more development. The anime is good so far. I remember watching a bit of the OG RWBY back then, and I didn't like the 3D. Now it gets a full 2D anime treatment I might enjoy this. |
FuTao said: This adaptation is good they added new story and character. But they removed alot of scene which is a big letdown. And I wish they used the OG character BGM. The first season of OG RWBY is funnier and interesting. I think they rushed this too much. Time to rewatch the OG RWBY. Facts, dude! Definitely thinking of rewatchin the OG series as well, just wanna watch it with someone this time lmao Also someone on the first page said he had felt so much "depth" from these characters, and never watched the original because of english actors and bad animation, - like brahhhh, the animation was epic in the original and the characters in this recap/remake feel so flat and lifeless at times, there's been like two good moments, and despite the jp or the english acting, i really think its the script that holds these characters back the most in this remake - because im finding it really difficault to feel attached to any of them as i did in the first, definitely funnier, definitely livelier, definitely more interesting, this new one aint terrible or nothing, but its definitely not better. Also wanted to add, the OG music was way cooler, missed this'll be the day in the dust robbery, and the red like roses in the bird fight, i liked ruby stomping up there in ep 2 at the top of the cliff, that was epic, but then it follows with japanese hair blowing in the wind and got really cliche for me, it kinda took away from the epicness had just happened. Also kinda miss blakes weapon having a ribbon like attachment, in this version its just a metal wire, and the launch felt kinda less realistic or authentic because of it, but i might just be nit picking on that |
GodOfWolves said: that person that didnt watch the OG rwby because of english VA has to have brain damage the VA was great and the animation at first was not great but definitely watchable but by the middle of the series it got better and by episode 60 or so it got even better, and the fight cerography by monty omg so good and even after he passed away the team still tried to copy it while not in the same LVL they do a good job way better than anime rwby and the movements in OG rwby are swift and have flow anime rwby feels so stiff and like u said the bird fight in the OG was fucking amazing i get goosebumps just remembering it in anime rwby it was so bad they didnt even use red like rosses like WTF bro the music they use in anime rwby is so bad, when is aw they didnt use RLR in the bird fight i was soo disappointed in episode 5 they at least played the mirror mirror song but it didnt fit the moment or the place was really random but still i enjoyed it at least. FuTao said: This adaptation is good they added new story and character. But they removed alot of scene which is a big letdown. And I wish they used the OG character BGM. The first season of OG RWBY is funnier and interesting. I think they rushed this too much. Time to rewatch the OG RWBY. Facts, dude! Definitely thinking of rewatchin the OG series as well, just wanna watch it with someone this time lmao Also someone on the first page said he had felt so much "depth" from these characters, and never watched the original because of english actors and bad animation, - like brahhhh, the animation was epic in the original and the characters in this recap/remake feel so flat and lifeless at times, there's been like two good moments, and despite the jp or the english acting, i really think its the script that holds these characters back the most in this remake - because im finding it really difficault to feel attached to any of them as i did in the first, definitely funnier, definitely livelier, definitely more interesting, this new one aint terrible or nothing, but its definitely not better. Also wanted to add, the OG music was way cooler, missed this'll be the day in the dust robbery, and the red like roses in the bird fight, i liked ruby stomping up there in ep 2 at the top of the cliff, that was epic, but then it follows with japanese hair blowing in the wind and got really cliche for me, it kinda took away from the epicness had just happened. Also kinda miss blakes weapon having a ribbon like attachment, in this version its just a metal wire, and the launch felt kinda less realistic or authentic because of it, but i might just be nit picking on that |
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