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LauraBirdie said: I'm not a fan of the CGI characters, I think it takes away from their facial expressions. And it was kinda hard to tell the characters apart. Some animation seemed a bit choppy (when the MC crawled out of the hole in the rice factory) Like it had a low framerate. Guess this will take some getting used to. The CGI worked pretty well for the environment, the mecha's and the suits the pilots were wearing. Nice use of textures But the setting and atmosphere really impressed me. Good episode.I'm usually against 3D animation in anime but I'll gladly give this a chance The OP was amazing If I'm not wrong the pink haired girls were clones |
LauraBirdie said: And it was kinda hard to tell the characters apart. That was not a CGI problem. That was intentional. |
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| I find it hard to swallow all the CG. Not to mention watching this on streams is a nightmare, the only solution is probably waiting for HD. On the other hand, I like everything else, the atmosphere, the setting, the story, everything is to my liking, just CG....guess I'll have to live with it. Everything else is simply too good to be dropped, but I can certainly understand both low rating and probably low view number, CG is really off-putting. |
nina4lifeApr 14, 2014 3:11 PM
| ch ningen waaaaaaaaaaaat pretty cool concept but it seems to be moving really fast. a 3rd gender that gets to choose who it can sex? interesting |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| Mmm, I must say, I really liked this premise! First, what I like : - The atmosphere. I really liked the gloomy dystopia setting. It reminded me a bit of Dead Space 2, but if the humanity would have survived in the ship instead than on Earth. - The character design/animation. Weird huh? I know that a lot of people said that the character felt mechanical and undetailed. And you know what? That's what I loved about it. The fact that they look mechanical fit perfectly with setting. I felt like I was literally oppressed by those weird masked girls. I felt like all those people had nothing to do except than to fight and survive. It's like they had forgotten how to live. There was even a bunch of clones! Surprised me a bit. The fact that they are undetailed make that my eye focus on what is more important. The background and etc. To me, it's like if someone took an old report dating from years and years ago and tried to make a dramatisation. - The music or the lack of music. I think that the best way to make an anime in space look serious and good is to not put music in most of scene. If you put music, it kind of ruin the feeling of loneliness space bring. What I didn't liked : the animation. The animation in general felt sloppy and was not precise. It felt like I was playing Skyrim on the PS3 with a 10gb save. No but seriously, it was often not fluid at all. It's sad because it really looked great, but the fact that it was ''lagging'' so much make that it gave me an headache... That's the problem generally with CG, the more you want to make it fluid, the more money you have to put in it. So the masked girl would have ''hired'' the underground boy because he could be the only one to control the type 17? That's what I understood from the fact that he was using another type of simulator that was using the type 17. So there is now a third gender uh? Pretty useful that capacity :P That bear was a bit too random and anti-climatic. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| that was.....truly awful. The pacing was so bad that it felt like a recap episode. |
minouneetzoe said: So there is now a third gender uh? I think this character same as Frolbericheri "Frol" from "They Were 11" |
| Three things I already love about this series: 1) Angela 2) The crazy atmosphere 3) Satomi Arai is a bear |
HimJL7 said: that was.....truly awful. The pacing was so bad that it felt like a recap episode. What? Please elaborate |
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Fai said: LauraBirdie said: And it was kinda hard to tell the characters apart. That was not a CGI problem. That was intentional. I figured it was impossible to tell the pink haired girls apart, but I also had a hard time telling the two short black haired girls apart. I mean, their faces are basically identical. Luckily they have different eye colors, but it would have been a bit easier to tell them apart bij hair color or something, considering I haven't remembered their names yet |
LauraBirdie said: And it was kinda hard to tell the characters apart. mass produce clones perhaps~ i really dont like CGI in human characters~ they look emotionless ~ hideyoshi gender is widely accepted now huh~ |
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LauraBirdie said: And it was kinda hard to tell the characters apart. I figured it was impossible to tell the pink haired girls apart, but I also had a hard time telling the two short black haired girls apart. Hoshijiro and Izana? Really? Wow... LiLSatan said: hideyoshi gender is widely accepted now huh~ Izana is neither man nor woman, not even a hermaphrodite. |
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LauraBirdie said: Fai said: LauraBirdie said: And it was kinda hard to tell the characters apart. That was not a CGI problem. That was intentional. I figured it was impossible to tell the pink haired girls apart, but I also had a hard time telling the two short black haired girls apart. I mean, their faces are basically identical. Luckily they have different eye colors, but it would have been a bit easier to tell them apart bij hair color or something, considering I haven't remembered their names yet That's also intentional. |
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| Nice first episode. The animation (especially at the beginning) wasn't very fluid, but it get better at the end. The story was a little bit too hard to follow and sometimes you don't understand what is going on. The art stile has the sameface problem of the manga but it is really good at portraying the locations and the fights. Since it is only 12 episodes I hope it will sell enought for another season. |
| The CGI really takes time to get used to, but i think the fight when he was using the VR in the beginning also showed some promising stuff. And at the very least it stands out. Still, animating the faces a bit better wouldn't hurt. Final Fantasy or even Appleseed showed that CGI isn't necessarily *that* emotionless. The characters looking (almost) identical may be intentional, but that doesn't help much when you get like 10 of them thrown into your face. They should animate the faces a bit more. Even with CGI you can do better. Final Fantasy or even Appleseed showed that. The story was a bit weird, too. First he lives underground, in a basically forgotten part of the ship, but nothing indicates that a lot of time passed since it was last used, given that they are only at generation 18, him being imediately familiar with the simulator etc. And that one woman (?) not only posing as his legal guardian, for which there may be reasons, but throwing her mask away and hugging him - but not explaining anything beyond that? I also think she (?) knew this is gonna happen, or at least expected it. Either she showed the actual (scanned etc.) Gauna there when talking to the heads, or it was because she knew. The whole set up was fishy. Only students, him being sent out immediately, and being given the Tsugumori. All three things were commented on by characters. Guess we'll see how this plays out. |
| I love the animation ^^ and I was shocked when I heard how one of the characters mentioned that they were able to propagate with both male and females.... Does anyone know why most of the students look alike? |
| Looks great so far. Everytime Nagate falls and hurt himself i would say Ouch! that gonna hurt very badly, but after he managed to broke his fingers and hit his head twice i am surprised that he is still alive :/ I know there will be some people dislike this anime because it's using 3D. I think i know the reason behind it since it looks really weird when watching 3DCG video lock at 23 to 30 fps. It does have a lagging effect to it. Which doesn't looks smooth or right at all. |
srwgfanApr 15, 2014 10:38 PM
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| HAHAHAHA WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS 3FPS LOL Not to mention, CEL SHADING Oh god it's FREEDOM all over again But FUCKING WORSE What a goddamn fucking waste Condolence to Nihei Tsutomu Come on what the fuck it's TWO THOUSAND FUCKING FOURTEEN. EVEN WIZARD BARISTAS HAD OBVIOUS SUPERIOR 3D CGI ANIMATION. Detailed + smooth, Jesus Save Our Dicks. At most, this was like a horrible 3D hentai game. The highlight of this episode was a 3rd sex popping out of nowhere. And that has NOTHING to do with their war struggles. This serves as a model for taking the work of a rather respectable mangaka and making an anime adaptation so horrible, it stains not just the work itself, but the original creator themselves. This is how things can go absolutely wrong. Shit, even Black Bullet's first few seconds was more exciting than this crap (everything before the canonical line, "If you don't want to die, survive."). |
zetsu_shorenApr 16, 2014 9:18 AM
| A show that isn't feelgoodery otaku pandering bullshit? Sign me up. |
| the art style is acceptable for me, but surely not great, and don't like the male hero at all story is ok so far (3rd gender...), will watch the next episode to decide |
| everything is in MMD animation...this is MMD right?? kinda unique frst time seeing this in TV anime series so is this going to be the next generation of anime art?? |
| Cheers, CrossRyuu |
| The CGI is dreadful stuff and someone needs to get punched for deciding to make it like this. I'm still happy to see this story animated, though. |
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| i wasn't sure if i wanted to watch this show, so i decided to read this tread first. After doing so, i couldn't figure out whether SnoK is good or bad. Then i watched the episode and i'm still not sure how i feel about it. I can't say it's interesting, yet it's not really boring. Just OK, i guess. Animation of movement is awful, but i love urban scenery and battle in the beginning of the episode. Reminds me strongly of Shingeki no Kyoujin, but less catchy. |
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| I love all these tears. Keep crying about the CG, it sustains me. |
| Reminds me of aoki hagane no arpeggio, which i loved btw. |
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E_1999 said: A show that isn't feelgoodery otaku pandering bullshit? Sign me up. http://i.imgur.com/ulwRIe0.jpg |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
JizzyHitler said: E_1999 said: A show that isn't feelgoodery otaku pandering bullshit? Sign me up. http://i.imgur.com/ulwRIe0.jpg Still, you have to admit that this is way more darker in tone than 99% of the stuff aired in recent seasons. |
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JizzyHitler said: E_1999 said: A show that isn't feelgoodery otaku pandering bullshit? Sign me up. http://i.imgur.com/ulwRIe0.jpg Not lolis. Much Ass. So breast. No Otaku will feel like pandered at with stuff like that. |
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| I actually quite liked it, but what the fuck was with the bear Also yeah this series really needs to work on its frame rate, it hurts the eyes at points, I'm perfectly fine with the CGI look but the choppiness of even camera pans is hard to look at and I do think it can hurt the series overall if it stays this bad because like i said it hurts to look at and can possibly distract during important scenes cupc said: Not really, people undermine just how dark stuff now gets especially compared to the old which had a ton of moe slice of life feelgoody stuff that people just ignore or forget about, anime hasnt changed as much as people like to admit, To be honest this did feel like a less dark and more light comedy shingeki with mechsJizzyHitler said: E_1999 said: A show that isn't feelgoodery otaku pandering bullshit? Sign me up. http://i.imgur.com/ulwRIe0.jpg Still, you have to admit that this is way more darker in tone than 99% of the stuff aired in recent seasons. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| 5/5 The anime are made to be driven by expert hands and not PC. Plot beginning unoriginal, but I liked some of the choices. Narrative a bit faster. Mecha Design is not bad, tired look just as nice, I seem to watch a movie Alien, and even Star Wars. Characters inconspicuous as to the character, but intrigue me a lot. Chara Design minimalist like everything else, Color Design very suitable for air you breathe anime. Opening of Angela pretty. Animation of Polygon Pictures similar to those of the study Sanzigen with Arpeggio. Vote now for the final of 7/10! |
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| A much better episode than the first, good pace and well adapted screenplay, I enjoyed the presentation of some characters, increasingly showing the story will unfold in an interesting environment with many possibilities, beyond the cliché of rivalry between racers. Not yet fully gotten used to the animation, but the whole is satisfactory. |
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| 01:06 wow that was simulation? 05:03 tengoku ja 16:57 I thought he was gonna pull a Hououin Kyouma there 22:30 wow, 8/10 for this ep |
| Isayama Hajime should be awarded The Manga with The Highest Inconsistencies of Characters' Appearances. He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter. Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga. Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month. Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel. The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck. |
| I really started this with next to none expectations, as I don't like space sci-fi anime, but as the episode progressed I actually found some things I liked about it. Not the space battles for sure, but the Outside was pretty interesting, at that point it reminded me a lot of Texhnolyze. |
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| Now this, I like. Not enough 'hard' scifi anime, so this is welcome no matter how bad it may get. |
| Episode was ok, but that art style... It'll be hard to get used to it. |
| So far i really like the action and music, its taking me awhile to get used to the cg though. |
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| No Muse? Dropped. jk. |
| Man whats with the animation why can't they just use normal stuff instead of these video game graphics :( |
| Extremely interesting setting. I love these stories about a far-off future where humanity already left earth behind. It's awesome. The little things like the obviously cloned pink-haired girls, the third gender humans and of course, the mechas and plot. Everything seems like it's going to be just perfect. I hope Knights of Sidonia won't disappoint. |
| God my eyes nearly started bleeding from that slow framerate. It's like trying to max out Crysis with a mainstream card. |
Dissent said: God my eyes nearly started bleeding from that slow framerate. It's like trying to max out Crysis with a mainstream card. You're gonna miss out on this amazing show then. |
| Watched the first episode. Mechs? Check. Giant monsters? Check. Unlikely protagonist suddenly thrust into life-threatening situation? Check. Kinky, "only in anime" sexual element (3rd gender)? Check. Illuminati? Check. Par for the course so far. But dat CG is crap. Ergo, not interested. |
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TheFilthyCasual said: Watched the first episode. Mechs? Check. Giant monsters? Check. Unlikely protagonist suddenly thrust into life-threatening situation? Check. Kinky, "only in anime" sexual element (3rd gender)? Check. Illuminati? Check. Par for the course so far. But dat CG is crap. Ergo, not interested. You're missing some excellent stuff. Don't let the CG put you off. Atleast try 2 or 3 episode and if its still crap then meh maybe its your different tastes in anime. |
Z4k said: TheFilthyCasual said: Watched the first episode. Mechs? Check. Giant monsters? Check. Unlikely protagonist suddenly thrust into life-threatening situation? Check. Kinky, "only in anime" sexual element (3rd gender)? Check. Illuminati? Check. Par for the course so far. But dat CG is crap. Ergo, not interested. You're missing some excellent stuff. Don't let the CG put you off. Atleast try 2 or 3 episode and if its still crap then meh maybe its your different tastes in anime. Please ignore the troll(Which was obvious the minute the bait at "third gender only in anime" thing was made.). |
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