Jul 20, 2012 1:32 AM
My Love/Hate Relationship with KyoAni
Sitting down to watch the K-On! Movie, I realize that I have a love/hate relationship with KyoAni. I love their stuff and hate to admit it because most of what they've been doing lately is considered Moeblobs.
Nothing wrong with that, I just... how do I put it? I hate when there's a ton of shows out there and the one thing that will catch my attention is a moeblob slice of life. I hold no grudges against K-On! it's a good show for those of us who can handle it. I just wonder what they were thinking when they decided to let Little Busters be taken by J.C. Staff when many a fan wanted that title to go to KyoAni.
I'm sure KyoAni has a plan for next season, and I hope it's good, because when you put out something like Nichijou (I only gave the show 2 episodes to impress, it didn't) there's something wrong.
The K-On! Movie was actually very good. In fact, I would say it was as good a quality as Disappearance. There were a few scenes that made less sense than others, but that's just me. Overall, it was a good ride. Which again, leads me to the love/hate relationship. I loved K-On! though there are friends who found it boring because it's a slice of life. To each his own. My opinion is mine and I can be wrong at times.
Now, to sound like a broken record. I've recently been re-watching Angel Beats! and often wonder to myself "What would KyoAni or (insert studio here) have done differently from P.A. Works in this scene or episode? Would they have granted Maeda Jun the 24 episodes he originally wanted? How would the cast have differed?"
I don't think I could see Tachibana Kanade being played by anyone other than Hanazawa Kana, or TK by anyone other than Michael Rivas (believe me, I've watched the dubs and Adam Van Wagoner is NO TK) but I could've seen a few of the other cast members with slightly different voices.
But I'm veering way off the subject. I mostly love KyoAni, I sometimes hate KyoAni, but I'll keep coming back at least for one or two episodes per season to see what they bring to the table every season. Hopefully they'll bring in a new season of Haruhi or get around to Tomoyo After (yeah, like that will ever be animated) to offset some of the choices they have recently made.
Nothing wrong with that, I just... how do I put it? I hate when there's a ton of shows out there and the one thing that will catch my attention is a moeblob slice of life. I hold no grudges against K-On! it's a good show for those of us who can handle it. I just wonder what they were thinking when they decided to let Little Busters be taken by J.C. Staff when many a fan wanted that title to go to KyoAni.
I'm sure KyoAni has a plan for next season, and I hope it's good, because when you put out something like Nichijou (I only gave the show 2 episodes to impress, it didn't) there's something wrong.
The K-On! Movie was actually very good. In fact, I would say it was as good a quality as Disappearance. There were a few scenes that made less sense than others, but that's just me. Overall, it was a good ride. Which again, leads me to the love/hate relationship. I loved K-On! though there are friends who found it boring because it's a slice of life. To each his own. My opinion is mine and I can be wrong at times.
Now, to sound like a broken record. I've recently been re-watching Angel Beats! and often wonder to myself "What would KyoAni or (insert studio here) have done differently from P.A. Works in this scene or episode? Would they have granted Maeda Jun the 24 episodes he originally wanted? How would the cast have differed?"
I don't think I could see Tachibana Kanade being played by anyone other than Hanazawa Kana, or TK by anyone other than Michael Rivas (believe me, I've watched the dubs and Adam Van Wagoner is NO TK) but I could've seen a few of the other cast members with slightly different voices.
But I'm veering way off the subject. I mostly love KyoAni, I sometimes hate KyoAni, but I'll keep coming back at least for one or two episodes per season to see what they bring to the table every season. Hopefully they'll bring in a new season of Haruhi or get around to Tomoyo After (yeah, like that will ever be animated) to offset some of the choices they have recently made.
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