supermegasonic said: how bout an anime with a male MC helping out those idol trainee's? If he's the producer I approve, anyone else no. |
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| Idols seem to be the thing nowadays, huh. I'll give it a try. |
Rukaliini said: Yamakan? No, don't let him direct anything. Even if I haven't seen any of his shows I can already tell things like Fractale are shit. What's that? You haven't seen anything from him and you already say it's shit? Well, actually Haruhi was the only work he directed and came out very good. The others I've seen were average. |
| What's with people hating the first episode of Lucky Star? It's not like the rest were that different. Anyway, it sounds like a recipe for disaster, to finish off what the earthquake couldn't. Clever plan. Count me in (￣▽￣)ノ |
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TIME TO SAVE ANIME. |
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| Seven rookie seiyuus, huh... I will probably watch because of this. I'm always fond of hearing new voices. |
| All the girls better have Tohoku Accents. *shrugs* |
| Finally we have a key visual for this !! I wonder how far the audition for "real idols" for the cast has gone by now...  |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Another idol anime? I can't believe I missed this earlier, lol. I'm in. |
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Ejc said: This one got a lot of publicity because 1) it is the first major project by Yamakan after the debacle of Fractale (Seiyuu etc are more like small projects) 2) It promises to find new real life idols by audition and cast them in the anime, and the idol group thus formed will perform in live action concerts as well. So it further blurs the 2D and 3D as well as idol and anime, even more than IdolMaster, Love Live and AKB0048. I am really interested in what could come out of this ambitious project from the (in)famous Yamakan.Another idol anime? I can't believe I missed this earlier, lol. I'm in. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| I'm really curious. Could anyone enlighten me why he's called 'Savior of Anime'? |
HauntingShock said: Where is he called Savior of Anime?? All I know is his outspokenness about the anime industry and some of his views somehow found its way to some of the western fans who hold a particular critical view of the Japanese industry and its direction, and they found his views (some, not all) useful to support their criticism (even though a lot of his views may not be looked favorably by them). I guess it is those people who come up with this nickname?I'm really curious. Could anyone enlighten me why he's called 'Savior of Anime'? |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
jmal said: I reckon you meant all over English speaking part of the internet, as I never see such nickname used in Japanese speaking part of the internet, for one, though his "highly inflated opinion of himself" is widely known there too. symbv said: All over the internet. In the vast majority of cases, it's a joke about his own highly inflated opinion of himself, not actual praise.HauntingShock said: Where is he called Savior of Anime??I'm really curious. Could anyone enlighten me why he's called 'Savior of Anime'? |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Wasn't it around before or during the airing of Fractale that he said that it will be the show that will save the anime industry? I didn't watch Fractale but I remember people joking about that. I'm also aware it sold very poorly and people(mostly Westerns I guess) were joking that he did save anime with those poor sales and that he's the hero that the industry deserves or some shit like that. |
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belatkuro said: I just went back and checked what he said when he made Fractale. He never said "save the anime industry". He only said that he was losing faith in anime but he still wanted to make anime "this one last time" to prove that the world of anime was not as bad as he thought, and he would "retire" if he failed in this "one last attempt". Of course we know what happened to Fractale and whether he kept his words of retiring if Fractale should fail....Wasn't it around before or during the airing of Fractale that he said that it will be the show that will save the anime industry? |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| I think he retired but coming back after retired :D |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
symbv said: Finally we have a key visual for this !! I wonder how far the audition for "real idols" for the cast has gone by now... It's looking to be a serious Idolmaster clone, it still might turn out well anyway, so it should be worth a watch. |
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jmal said: Hoppy said: It's looking to be a serious Idolmaster clone, it still might turn out well anyway, so it should be worth a watch. I will forgive so much of Yamakan's history of asshattery if he gives us a half-decent idol anime without CG dancing. I can see most of the anime itself being at least decent. But yeah CG is a hit or miss (Love Live had quite a bit of CG quality fluctuation), so it should be good if it ends up like Idolm@ster and having all 2D dancing. |
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jmal said: Hoppy said: It's looking to be a serious Idolmaster clone, it still might turn out well anyway, so it should be worth a watch. I will forgive so much of Yamakan's history of asshattery if he gives us a half-decent idol anime without CG dancing. I think you mean this? |
"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| I refuse to watch idols anymore. |
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| I didn't notice LoveLive!'s CG dancing much. AKB0048 I noticed the horrible switches from tubular 3D legs with no faces shown to, I presume 2D or a different 3D engine, flatter with faces shown. Kept me from importing the show too... well, in addition to a few clunker episodes while LoveLive! I am loving the imports. This one... could be interesting or not... it has been done before. LoveLive! seems fairly close, perhaps without the opening auditions but many of them were pretty much unknown, some still have little to no other work besides LoveLive! |
| When it comes to CG dancing, I think Doki Doki Precure is the best, granted even that has a few problems. |
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jmal said: Yes, very much open! It is a show which can be enjoyed just by listening but I like watching it too...hpulley said: I didn't notice LoveLive!'s CG dancing much. ...Were your eyes open? =P I guess what I mean is it didn't bother me like it did in AKB0048 where it so obviously switches between two completely different rendering engines, very jarring. I think the LoveLive! dancing looks great, enjoyed it in the PVs that came with the Best Album Best Live Collection and throughout the series. |
hpulleyJun 7, 2013 11:12 AM
jmal said: hpulley said: I guess what I mean is it didn't bother me like it did in AKB0048 where it so obviously switches between two completely different rendering engines, very jarring. Okay "didn't bother" is one thing, "didn't notice" would be another. I only asked because I've read people occasionally say they legitimately didn't even know something was 3D which is the most mind-boggling and ridiculous thing in the universe. So in any case, whether the dancing is 3DCG'd or not is the deciding factor in whether I'll give this show a shot. CG = Pass. I tried to watch Love Live and came to regret it, so as much as I like the concept of idol anime, I have a feeling Idolmaster might have been the last one I'm ever able to watch. Well, Yamakan can't save anime, but maybe he can save the idol anime genre for me... I worked in 3D graphics almost 20 years ago so I certainly know what it looks like. Used to know the matrix functions behind it but now there are libraries and functions for everything so you don't need to worry about the math... Off topic now but I guess all 3D CG doesn't bother you as there is a fair bit used by Satelite in Mouretsu Pirates and yet I believe you enjoyed that show. But Satelite's 3D CG dancing in AKB0048 was a fail for me. Space 3D = OK but dance 3D = bad? Bad for characters I guess but OK for ships and mechs and stuff? I know Valvrave was initially panned a bit for the obvious mecha 3D CGI but I don't hear it mentioned now. For cost reasons of course mecha is going to be 3D these days I guess people just accept it. In LoveLive! I found I enjoyed it and didn't find it bothersome. They looked the same dancing as the rest of the time, still cute, still girls, not like robots. Worked for me. |
| Official website is up: http://wakeupgirls.jp/ Key Visual : This anime has really a strong Lucky Star link as it has Machida Touko, Series Composition for Lucky Star, taking up Series Composition, and Kousaki Satoru, who did the music for Lucky Star, responsible for music here. The location of the anime is Sendai which is one of the cities ravaged by the big tsunami in 2011 and is also the location for another Yamakan's anime, Kannagi. And they have already chosen the 7 idol+seiyuu from >2000 people through audition and they will be introduced to the public on July 28th in the Wonder Festival. According to the official website, the story will be about an agency in Sendai that has seen better days but now has no one to manage. The head of the agency decides to try producing an idol group and Matsuda is told by the head to scout for the group... |
TachiiJun 9, 2013 10:42 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Looking good, hopefully it'll bring the tourists back to the area, Sendai needs the revenue badly. Looks like I'll get Seiyuu information for this anime along with some interesting figure pics and information this year. |
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| Can't wait for this. But I will try to not get my expectation up I think it works better this way with Idol anime. |
"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| Looking forward to this. there's never enough idols anime, never enough. |
 Can't wait. |
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| Confirmed to be a TV series starting in January 2014 and also a movie to premiere in spring 2014. More from the announcement event at Wonder Festival |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Wow, I'd completely forgotten this thing existed |
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| Probs AOTY 2014. |
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| Confirmed AOTY 2014. |
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| ^ Not sure about AOTY (isn't it too early to call for the whole year??) but perhaps it is a crucial matter for Yamakan's ambition to revive his fortune. |
symbvJul 28, 2013 9:18 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
Hoppy said: Confirmed AOTY 2014. Depends on how amazing The iDOLM@STER movie is, but it'll at least get second place. |
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mitch3315 said: Hoppy said: Confirmed AOTY 2014. Depends on how amazing The iDOLM@STER movie is, but it'll at least get second place. You have a point there. |
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| Is this some kind of inside joke about saving anime that I dont fet? |
| "Justice Never Dies!" - Kenji Endou, 20th century Boys |
 Prepare to be dazzled by this anime-saving spectacle! |
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DraconisMarch said: It's obvious. Everybody loves idols. One can never get enough of them. I'm looking forward to it, hopefully it will be on LL's level because I doubt it will reach 0048/iM@S.Wondering how another idol anime is going to encourage earthquake victims. @up, yeah, sameface is strong in this one :P |
ProgeuszAug 4, 2013 4:38 AM
| I think people are trying too hard to judge what is best and what not. Whether this one going to be great or not, this will be just another Idol anime in the same way there are countless Mecha anime out there. If it interests you then watch it. If you likes it then watch it. It is your freedom to watch what you want to. There is no reason to talk like this is some kind of competition game. I believe Anime was made to be enjoyed by watching it and not in anyway to defeat another the show. |
"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| But you know, Yamakan's reputation is simply asking to be pelted by stones while being ridiculed for his audacious plans that end up being pretentious bullshit. |
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Stark700 said: Based on the PV, the anime will adopt a more mellow tone than that of Love Live or idolm@ster. |
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ThangLong said: However, the story, about the producer of an agency in Sendai which is on the verge of collapse (perhaps partly due to the earthquake and tsunami) and how he went on streets to find and persuade the girls to join his agency and form a group, has plenty of potential to be less mellow than Love Live or IdolM@ster I think...Based on the PV, the anime will adopt a more mellow tone than that of Love Live or idolm@ster. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
Orix said: I think believing such plans even existed were even more ridiculous. Just looking at Madoka or Kara no Kyoukai, how did these 2 of many well known and famous anime do for the anime industry? All they did were nothing more than just farming all the reputation and money for themselves while pushing the other crappy shows into a deeper hell. IMO, what anime industry really need is less racist and takes internet less serious.But you know, Yamakan's reputation is simply asking to be pelted by stones while being ridiculed for his audacious plans that end up being pretentious bullshit. symbv said: I usually don't read Synopsis of a show before I watched the show because it usually creates an expectation out of reason. But this one sound pretty good.ThangLong said: However, the story, about the producer of an agency in Sendai which is on the verge of collapse (perhaps partly due to the earthquake and tsunami) and how he went on streets to find and persuade the girls to join his agency and form a group, has plenty of potential to be less mellow than Love Live or IdolM@ster I think...Based on the PV, the anime will adopt a more mellow tone than that of Love Live or idolm@ster. |
"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| What I was trying to say was, there shouldn't be any anime that is bad for its industry. But there are people out there that think there is only certain type of show that is healthy for anime industry. As an anime fan myself, I might NOT be able to like every anime ever made but I am not against any kind of show being made. My point was, being a racist against a certain type of show isn't going to make anime industry getting better. It can only get better when everyone of us support it. |
"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| jmal, I think Siva wants to say that there are some series that sell so much that it takes away the possible income of other anime projects that were broadcast at the same season as those series. Well, it's unfortunate, but that's the way the anime industry rolls. |
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| I never mean to say Madoka or KnK stole the sale from other shows. Ok now let me fix this mess or misunderstanding. I hope you knew what happened when K-ON was successful and selling like hot cake. People called it Moeshit and all, and even went as far as to say anime industry was doom. But what happened what Madoka, KnK and Bakemonogatari were successful? Again, I hope I don't have to type it down for you. So what happened when they milked K-ON? And what happened when they milked Madoka, KnK and Bakemonogatari? Why did these show being treated differently? Even though they are just Anime for different type of people? It is simple, people are racist. So how was this topic had anything to do with Yamakan's reputation? Well, some people are taking his words so serious that they believe a single Anime can save industry which is impossible. And I was just giving example. |
"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| ^ Racist means having discriminatory view because of a person's race or ethnic origin (e.g. being black/Hispanic or being Jew/Chinese etc). I don't know why you used this word in your argument to be honest. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
symbv said: Well I know what it means but I don't have any better word to use for my argument. Since it was all about people simply hate the others because that person like a show he doesn't like.^ Racist means having discriminatory view because of a person's race or ethnic origin (e.g. being black/Hispanic or being Jew/Chinese etc). I don't know why you used this word in your argument to be honest. |
"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
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