| Wow, lots of haters, eh? Fractale was actually decent, although the ending wasn't quite what I expected. He did, if I recall correctly, said he would retire if Fractale fails. Unfortunately, I don't know if it's because Japanese people are losing tastes in more serious anime, or if it's because of the Tohoku Earthquake, Fractale did far worst than expected. Nonetheless, he's being a real drama queen. he could have just retired quietly, but yet, he has to say some of the strangest and most emo thing I've ever heard from somebody in the "professional" world. |
 Thanks, person who gave me this on another site a long time ago, lol. |
| Fractle was bleh. I don't mind that he's retiring for now as long as Shinbo is still being awesome. |
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| LOL what a noob, easily broken down besides haruhi and lucky star were those good works and Fractale, epic fail if you were to compare |
| Being egotistic eh? Don't come back until you fix your attitude please. alexcampos said: Kannagi ain't half-bad...it's just plot-less...#2 Kannagi was Horrible |
CashdaxApr 7, 2011 10:30 PM
"Your taste is shit cause you like what I hate. Believe me I have 1000 cartoons that I rated with less than 5."  |
| Well, he should understand that everyone has different taste. |
| This guy has issues. Fractale was fine, but it could have been much better |
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| I don't understand. Retiring for the time being means taking a break |
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| Fractale wasn't bad. Story really had much potential. Sadly, it wasn't used to the fullest. Maybe if Fractale was 24/26 episodes instead of 11 everything would have turned better. Last year same thing happened with Angel Beats: slow start and rushed last episodes. It also happened because it was impossible to flesh out 24/26 eps story in 13 episodes. I enjoyed Fractale but the last episode was bad. My favorite character (*cough*Sunda*cough*) was killed off and I didn't even have time to grieve! Also, Phryne suddenly going insane and coming back to normal after few seconds was too random. Not to mention the whole checking that old man was doing for Phryne for unknown reason, Clain's parents and etc... Fractale was good but could have been better and so Yamamoto shouldn't blame viewers - only himself. On a side note first episodes of Lucky Star were very boring. AIR was good, though. :) And so was ep. 5 of Kanon (2006). |
| This guy's hilarious! |
| Well, I guess everything in the world, including the anime industry, needs its martyrs. It needs its clowns too. But when a clown starts acting like a martyr... Good riddance Yamakan. You will be remembered but you won't be missed. |
| But who's going to save anime now?! |
| He should've done Infinite Stratos instead, 22,000 BD buyers can't all be wrong. |
alexcampos said: #1 He was FIRED after 4 episodes of Lucky Star Only an idiot would think it was for the actual show itself, it's clear his firing was due to politics within KyoAni itself. People want to act like Yamakan didn't do the OP which helped make LS a craze in the first place, people want to act like episodes 5-24 were godlike and the rest were crap. Fuck that, Episode 4 is a top 5 episode in the series. |
Westlo said: it's clear his firing was due to politics within KyoAni itself. Politics within KyoAni? Well, perhaps, but you can't ignore over 70000 letters from the fans complaining about Lucky Star's first eps quality. Westlo said: People want to act like Yamakan didn't do the OP which helped make LS a craze in the first place, That's exactly proves what Yamakan is good at - being the animation director. And that's what he should've always done - directing OP's and other animation sequences (like in Kannagi's karaoke episode) - those were really awesome and he deserves credit for that. I'll even go far and say he's probably the best animation director out there. But directing the whole series is clearly not for him. Westlo said: people want to act like episodes 5-24 were godlike and the rest were crap. Fuck that, Episode 4 is a top 5 episode in the series. Well, in all honesty, the eps of Lucky Star directed by Yamakan were crap. The eps 5-24 weren't godlike, but the difference in quality was noticeable. I didn't even know his name at the time, and didn't know there was a director change after the ep 4, but it was like I was watching a different show from the ep 5 onwards. |
| Sayonara, Yamakan. I will be holding a retirement party for you to celebrate this great moment, but you will have to pay all of the costs plus a 100% interest rate if decide to direct anything at all after this. Fractale was just a bad version of The Music of Marie. As for the first four episodes of Lucky Star... the less said, the better. dtshyk said: You went mad, Yamakan. Watchers of high-quality anime hate moe (which can be seen in characters like Nessa and Enri), and moe lovers hate confusing things (like most of Fractale's actual plot, thanks to poor presentation and stuff). Stick with one or the other. Mixing them both will only make an anime which appeals to no one.He has been at a loss what to do because the audience didn't accept Fractale and he couldn't understand other TV anime. He wondered whether he had gone insane or the world had gone crazy. For the record and before anyone calls me on what I just said, Madoka Magica, which can be considered as a successful moe anime with a complex plot, is actually fairly straightforward in terms of actual plot. Its perceived complexity is made through symbolism that you don't need to understand in order to enjoy it, foreshadowing of future events and tonnes of fan speculah on various things. The core plot is much easier to follow than Fractale's. |
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| Is he the director of Endless Eight? |
| There is like 2 weeks delay in my recent reading list I randomly bought discount/second hand manga with cute/mysterious cover.  Use Personal Blacklist extension in Chrome if you just want to Google for a series synopsis, without google slapping MAL score in it. 3/1 |
Hyoroemon said: No.Is he the director of Endless Eight? Kyoto Animation already sacked him by the time Haruhi 2009 was made. They actually used different episode directors to direct each episode of Endless Eight (LOL), by the way. The series director was the same person who did the first season |
| Current FAL Ranking + Previous best:: [ |
dtshyk said: . He wondered whether he had gone insane or the world had gone crazy. The world has always been crazy. XD |
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| Honestly, I kind of liked Fractale. Sure, it had its flaws, and sure it could have been better. But it was definitely better then a lot of other anime I've seen. Then again, I don't know the source material it is based upon, so can't judge the adaption. |
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dkrdude3 said: checkdafool said: i would say fractale was ok but the times have changed For the worse... True. |
SLIPLVApr 8, 2011 3:56 AM
Zalis said: He should've done Infinite Stratos instead, 22,000 BD buyers can't all be wrong. They are wrong. |
| Well, Fractale was so boring. I won't be surprised to hear negative reviews about it. 1 The visuals are so retro. Feels like watching old animations like The Dog of Flanders or Anne of Green Gables 2 The plot was very cliche 3 Development of conflict was slow. Really slow. 4 Characters are not uniquely defined. There's no outstanding personality between each. 5 It was very predictable. 6 Humor is really dry. 7 The concept of "foolish-three-people-making-inventions-to-harm-the-protagonist" was an extreme cliche. Fractale can't beat Pokemon for that. Summing up, Fractale was not an original idea. It was more like a mix of other GOOD anime's elements but just gone worse in the process. Go and retire. |
jpem said: LOOOL |
| this is not good i didn't find fractale that bad |
| fractale was the best thing this season is he a retard >.> IS sucked moot's nutsack oniichan should have just stayed as a mangaand what ever else i lost intrest in i just played as background noise |
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| pretty sad..caus ei loved Fractale. guess most ppl dont see a good anime (ok the ending wanst perfect) even if u slap them with it in the face! |
| DAMN IT OTAKU WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?! Fractale was good till the ending, which I still can't tell you why I didn't like(dang sight better than Star Driver's which everyone likes) I'll just chalk it up to the Kannagi curse (which I am making up right now, think about it) |
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| Ok he realizes that he has failed, but the thing is that he needs to learn from that failure instead of "retiring" because one series flopped, nobody succeeds 100% of the time. Yamamoto needs to get up and try again. |
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| Clearly, he watched Madoka and finds out that's what exactly he wanted to do (Kill moe and revolutionise the entire genre it belongs to). Thus, he had to admit Fractal's total defeat against Madoka, but at the same time, decided to become tsundere and say '...it...it's not like Fractal was defeated!!... It is.. you.. you Otaku being insane!...' Hoppy said: Ok he realizes that he has failed, but the thing is that he needs to learn from that failure instead of "retiring" because one series flopped, nobody succeeds 100% of the time. Yamamoto needs to get up and try again. ...you clearly don't know the situation. Basically, Yamakan made an announcement way before Fractal's airing that 'If Fractal fails, I will risk my entire career of animation! Thus, retiring!!!'. It failed, so he is doing as he promised... |
McRib said: *salutes* He'll be back to save anime later Godspeed to you Yamakan  What a badass. |
ringoo4 said: Hoppy said: Ok he realizes that he has failed, but the thing is that he needs to learn from that failure instead of "retiring" because one series flopped, nobody succeeds 100% of the time. Yamamoto needs to get up and try again. ...you clearly don't know the situation. Basically, Yamakan made an announcement way before Fractal's airing that 'If Fractal fails, I will risk my entire career of animation! Thus, retiring!!!'. It failed, so he is doing as he promised... Although honorable, that was completely reckless, Yamakan has completely lost his mind making such an insane bet like that. |
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McRib said: He'll be back to save anime later Godspeed to you Yamakan Dude, your image was great lol. Right from the movie 2. Anyways, I hope he comes back with new ideas. |
| I find that he's like a child that's bullied and is now crying in the corner of the room. |
Hoppy said: Most people thought he was kidding though. He ended up doing it though, although this is more of an indefinite break than a true retirement.Although honorable, that was completely reckless, Yamakan has completely lost his mind making such an insane bet like that. |
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| I don't get it is he a kid or something that throws a fit when something doesn't go his way once? lololol |
| Never come back. |
| Sorry for grammar mistakes(if any), english is not my native language. Feel free to correct me if you see some. |
| Fantastic guy for following through with his words. |
seishi-sama said: Politics within KyoAni? Well, perhaps, but you can't ignore over 70000 letters from the fans complaining about Lucky Star's first eps quality. Provide a source, because that totally doesn't come across as bullshit or something lol. |
| If it wasn't for him, then Lucky Star OP and Haruhi ED wouldn't be popular. But, Fractale was a fail. |
Sealkid said: Almost everyone has commended his skills as an animation director. Heck, even his failed Lucky Star episodes were pretty decent, just too slow-paced. Not to mention, character-driven slice of life is almost always boring at the very start while the characters are being presented. And to top it off, his openings and endings were almost always awesome. I still remember Kannagi's for example. If it wasn't for him, then Lucky Star OP and Haruhi ED wouldn't be popular. But, Fractale was a fail. He has to admit he failed with Fractale too. He made unnecesary changes and sometimes it almost seemed like every episode was directed by a completely different person who had never watched the previous episodes. There were plenty of inconsistencies, unanswered questions, unused plot points and gaping huge plot holes. THAT is what killed Fractale. The show was certainly average and leagues better than bullcrap like IS, but let's not kid ourselves, it tried to do too much and ended up fumbling bad. |
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dtshyk said: He has been at a loss what to do because the audience didn't accept Fractale and he couldn't understand other TV anime. He wondered whether he had gone insane or the world had gone crazy. If he can't even understand anime, it's probably best that he does something else. Also, I'm tired of all the stuff he keeps saying. It's like he's too arrogant and he blames other people and he's a hypocrite. He's been reacting really strongly to this situation. Fractale could have been better, but it definitely wasn't the worst anime ever, even though its ratings were awful. It had some good parts. He just expected way too much out of it. |
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BatOtaku13 said: Different tastes. Koreha Zombie Desuka had some great moments when it played to it's strengths and had a great opening animation/song, which is something Fractale lacked. Actually, maybe Yamamoto should have done the OP himself again. Would have turned out better than the crappy OP it had.this makes me sad. fractale was one of the best animes to come out in some time and now the director's retiring? why couldn't more people watch this show?! no offense, but how does a fantastic show like fractale do bad in the ratings and yet garbage like zombie no desuka does decent?! Again. Fractale wasn't the worst ever, but it tried to be a serious show. Those kind of shows receive harsher critics because people expect more out of them. Anime like Koreha Zombie Desuka receive easier judgement because they already present themselves as comedy/fanservice. They are not aiming to be anything BUT mindless entertainment. |
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BatOtaku13 said: this makes me sad. fractale was one of the best animes to come out in some time and now the director's retiring? don't worry man, he's just waiting for the kannagi manga to resume and he'll be back (not that they would need him for that...) |
| Fractale was great. He needs to get his damn ass back in the industry. |
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| U mad, Yamakan? If you're going to complain, work harder on making a good show. It's kind of sad how much controversy's surrounded Fractale, especially with how... average it turned out to be and how little people seem to care (the ratings for this tanked anyway). McRib said: He'll be back to save anime later Godspeed to you Yamakan I lol'ed hard at this. |
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