| One guy who created Haibane Renmei, the second guy who wrote script for Mononoke, and the third guy who directed REC. The guys who made Lain together, which inspired Wachowskis to make The Matrix. And now they strike back. I'm in. |
| .... i can't wait T.T.... I really will be following the progress of this serie :D |
| "The past will often attack the present with the pain of your memories." "There is no wish that doesn't come true." "The brain is a microcosm creating its own stories. People then live out these stories." "Time does not exist. Only the illusion of memories exist." "Existence does not rely on matter. Everything is phantom." "The waking dream called the world is constantly changing. What's so sad about that?" "Pure perfection has no past. That is how you live perfectly." "How can you say you are a phantom?" Seiichi Kirima |
| Dang, this series looks cool. Lain and Haibane Renmei aren't exactly what I'd call fun animes, but they both do a very good job at telling a deeper story than one can find in most anime (and pretty much all television, for that matter). The early 20th century setting looks great for Despera. |
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| Looks like some of the newest scans have not been posted on here yet, so I'll post 'em right now! ^_^ Animage July '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Aug '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Sep '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Oct '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Nov '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Dec '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Jan '10 - Page 1 - Page 2 Abe's Pixiv: Pixiv 1 Pixiv 2 Pixiv 3 Pixiv 4 |
| Why diidn't I see this sooner?! This looks awesome! That promo art looks amazing! |
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-Secret- said: Looks like some of the newest scans have not been posted on here yet, so I'll post 'em right now! ^_^ Animage July '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Aug '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Sep '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Oct '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Nov '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Dec '09 - Page 1 - Page 2 Animage Jan '10 - Page 1 - Page 2 Abe's Pixiv: Pixiv 1 Pixiv 2 Pixiv 3 Pixiv 4 Awesome! ^_^ |
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| The setting, character designs, and the comparisons to Lain make this look like another version of SEL, only steampunk instead of cyberpunk. I'm not complaining, I'm just saying I hope the plot is halfway original and not a rehash of SEL. |
| Are there any translations of this graphic novel? |
| any news about this? looking very much forward! :) |
botchMar 31, 2010 11:53 AM
| awesome, Lain is my No.1 anime forever |
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| Since this thread was bumped, any news of when this might come out? |
| I also hope this won't be some kind of SEL#2 rework thingy or something like that, but really something on it's own. With own sphere, characters and stroy development etc. I hope ABe will surprise me yet again, like he did with Haibane Renmei. Texhnolyze (or something like that) was a great disappointment to me personally. But I have my hopes up for this one. ^^ |
| Present day....Present Time....hahaha www.Tribute2Trance.nl |
| Oh, I hope it will be as great as Lain. Definitely in! |
| Definetly giving it a try, enjoyed Experiments Lain. |
| Despera canceled "Hello Joshua, Thank you for contacting me. Yes, the anime of "Despera" have been stopped so far. But I think you will be glad that I can tell you something. As the graphic novel "Despera" is preparing to publish. And we plan to publish paperless version too. It will be included English version. The next year, you maybe read that." |
...and it was Tim Leary. And god help us, we smoked him... (c) |
theoretic said: Despera canceled "Hello Joshua, Thank you for contacting me. Yes, the anime of "Despera" have been stopped so far. But I think you will be glad that I can tell you something. As the graphic novel "Despera" is preparing to publish. And we plan to publish paperless version too. It will be included English version. The next year, you maybe read that." Source? Unless it was a joke... |
Mikiya said: Source? Unless it was a joke... Yarly Like Wikipedia; no original research please. Give us a third-party source. |
| Its not canceled, just onhold. soz for wrong information bro's 'Production is currently on hold due to Nakamura's health issues.[7]' source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despera |
| ...and it was Tim Leary. And god help us, we smoked him... (c) |
| Thanks for the heads up! |
| Hmmm...I've heard of Serial Experiment Lain, but Im too scared to watch it. Despera looks good, but Im not expecting anything like Lain, hopefully not. |
jjihhyeDec 1, 2010 2:03 PM
yun90 said: Hmmm...I've heard of Serial Experiment Lain, but Im too scared to watch it. Despera looks good, but Im not expecting anything like Lain, hopefully not. Lain's not a horror. Nothing to be scared of. It was recently rereleased in Japan in a restored BluRay edition that looks great, and Funimation has picked up the license for it from Geneon so that same gorgeous BluRay remaster should be coming out here in the States next year. |
nx6 said: yun90 said: Hmmm...I've heard of Serial Experiment Lain, but Im too scared to watch it. Despera looks good, but Im not expecting anything like Lain, hopefully not. Lain's not a horror. Nothing to be scared of. Lain isn't a "horror series," but to be certain it's more horrifying and deeply disturbing than any anime which would designate itself as "horror." The fear in Lain lies within the perception of reality which we must question within us all. At the end of the day, much more penetrative and corrosive to an open mind than any pulp thriller/slasher series. I hope with all my heart that Despera still happens. If it doesn't perhaps we'll at least get an English translation of the serialization, as Konaka has hinted... (A fan translation of these installments was in the works, but unsurprisingly, Konaka's essays proved too complex and ambitious for the average 'scanulator' to tackle.) |
| Can anyone translate this? Seems to be (some) news at least http://animage.jp/des/index.html |
waterfall said: Can anyone translate this? Seems to be (some) news at least http://animage.jp/des/index.html All it says is something about publishing the book "Desuberu." I don't see anything that is referring to the anime. |
| After Lain, Texhnolyze and Haibane Renmei, MAL better make an 11 rating. 'Cause this is just amazing. |
| Here's the book, it was just released. http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4197203284 And here's a bigger pic of the cover (from ABe's twitter): http://www.twitpic.com/4q5z6q |
| Any news on the English version of the graphic novel? |
manoel888 said: Wow! At last something new about Despera! I thought they had completely given up on it. And I don't care what Wikipedia says, if it was postponed it's probably because of the earthquakes and the tsunamis which really affected the series production in many animation Studios. It was postponed months before the earthquake happened. |
| prove or never happened :( |
| ...and it was Tim Leary. And god help us, we smoked him... (c) |
Juumonji said: I have a hard time trusting wikipedia, especially when it fails to cite important information. Something that important should have been released to the public in some form so they need a link to the news source, otherwise it's as good as a rumor.theoretic said: prove or never happened :( Japanese wiki+google translate says "is planning an animated frozen indefinitely" |
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Dracus said: Yep, and next to it "There is no plans to resume project. Konaka has although mentioned in this book, that despera has ended and he is doing preparations for the next project. Although, because of Abe apologizing in this book for not being able to complete anime adaptation, the possibility of it being completed is low" By the way, the source is cited as 大正電脳ダダイズム絵巻 ですぺら i.e. Despera official book PS. Translation is not mine, though NOOOO!! |
| The threat is stronger than the execution. |
| all the good animes seems to get cancelled first ai no kusabi then Satoshi Kon's Dream machine and now this.. i hate my life. |
| wow this really sucks :( Gonna go re-watch lain and cry some more.... T_T |
| What, it's cancelled? Nooooooo! I really wanted to see more yoshitoshi art! EDIT: Just sent a tweet to yoshitoshi ABe about Despera's status. |
WaffocopterSep 10, 2011 11:46 PM
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| Can make devices without proper scientific knowledge? Hell, that's serious interesting case indeed. |
We are the United. Even in defeat we stand united. |
Waffocopter said: EDIT: Just sent a tweet to yoshitoshi ABe about Despera's status. Whats the answer? |
| ...and it was Tim Leary. And god help us, we smoked him... (c) |
| You shitting me? Cancelled? I refuse to believe this. *denial* |
| Yep, it was cancelled. Now its a fact |
| ...and it was Tim Leary. And god help us, we smoked him... (c) |
| And the Light Novel? Is already published? A want buy it. |
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