This show is pretty but boring.

slackvariable said:
I feel like this show is asking it's audience to interpret as much as they want from what they're given - hence no exposition dumps. Instead you learn what the characters are like by spending time with them, and you only know as much about the world as the MC, learning everything with them. It's the way I prefer things, but I can understand why people might not like it.

I'd say just try and go with the flow.

MasterHavik said:
I am only three episodes in and while episode 3 was surprisingly good. I think the show is too focus on being pretty and grand. While yes the animation is awesome.(outside of an error I found with the villain's cup in episode 3 being magically refilled.) It has done a poor job setting up the scene and characters. I barely know anything about them. It doesn't that Papika is super annoying while Cocona is boring as piss. I really feel the show could have put characters first before the art and animation. A certain show by Trigger did this and it was fucking awesome. I don't think it is the worst thing but it kind of sucks when everything nice I try to say about this show leads back to the art and animation.

DoctorWasabi said:


It's aight bro, I mean everybody has an opinon so, so you can say what you honestly feel

EVEN THO YOU'RE FUCKING WRONG :I

MasterHavik said:
I barely know anything about them

cottonpie said:
Yeah, it can seem pretty dry. I don't blame you because when the first few episodes came out it was like
"What's going on??" "What is Pure Illusion?" "I don't get it..!!!"

And it's not until now that there is a coherent idea of the show.
I'd highly advise you to check out CrunchyRoll's take on the subtext of the show linked here.

Imo, the animation is so well-done because it helps tell a story.
I think that story is just unclear to you right now.

Well, given that the common theme of this show is exploring identity,
it makes sense to give little to no information.
I think that's also where the animation helps with that too
I hope you'll enjoy it in the end, more or less!

Crimson said:
I highly disagree. This show is more lively and action-packed than most shows from this season.

Infatuate said:
Shouldn't you be watching some deep, story-driven stuff like Lucky Star or Panty & Stocking?

SeijiroUshio said:
I don't find it boring too the thing is, they don't spoon feed everything to the viewers some might find the build-up slow but for me after watching episode 9 I can say that the story is well paced for a 13 episode series.

MasterHavik said:
I hate people like you.

Infatuate said:

I am only three episodes in and while episode 3 was surprisingly good. I think the show is too focus on being mundane and simple. While yes the animation is awesome.(outside of an error I found with the konata's hair changing color in a certain frame) It has done a poor job setting up the scene and characters. I barely know anything about them. It doesn't that Kagami is super annoying while Tsukasa is boring as piss. I really feel the show could have put characters first before the art and animation. A certain show by Gainax did this and it was fucking awesome. I don't think it is the worst thing but it kind of sucks when everything nice I try to say about this show leads back to the art and animation.

MasterHavik said:
If you're going to counter this post you first put it in quotation marks and then you write your counter argument. Reposting this....tells me nothing. If you don't think I won't watch the rest. You are playing yourself.

Infatuate said:

It was not quite a repost if you read it carefully. I just wanted to show you that your argument is lacking. I personally really like the show and I think it intentionally is like this. Stuff doesn't have to be constantly happening for it to be entertaining (unless you have the attention span of a 10 years old) - you out of all people should know this, Mr. Lucky Star fan.

Not looking down on you by the way. I enjoyed LS a lot, but I didn't expect it to blow my mind or anything.

drgy55 said:
Sorry everyone's hating on you man, I also found it fairly boring after 3 episodes... lol. It gets much better, by I'd say episode 5 or 6 things will start to click more, you'll recognize the themes, the action gets better and your overall understanding of the show improves. By episode 9, the latest episode, I'm actually very into the show. Keep going!

Hrybami said:
Wait, you guys really think the animation is good? I find it utterly sloppy and cartoonish. Everything moves in such a sketchy way that the characters' gestures are often improbable. The art direction is good, but the color palet is boring.

Hrybami said:
the animation is poor

Chiibi said:


.....are you high?

You don't know SHIT about animation if you think Flip Flapper's is "poor". :I

MasterHavik said:
Well the first defensive tech of the modern anime fan is to just randomly bash and shit on that person for trashing any new show that they love. I got the same shit with Yuri on Ice all because I said the gay elements get in the way of the show from being great.

Hrybami said:
Wait, you guys really think the animation is good? I find it utterly sloppy and cartoonish. Everything moves in such a sketchy way that the characters' gestures are often improbable. The art direction is good, but the color palet is boring.

drgy55 said:


Yah, I know, I think that's just forums that consist mainly of teenagers/young adults in general though. Totally agree about Yuri on Ice... it either should have been a sport you could take seriously with guys in it or just had a female cast. I can't get into it :/



I guess liking it is always going to be subjective, but objectively Flip Flappers animation is "good" because it has a lot of motion. It's like Kill la Kill; while the art may not be crazy, digital, lighting extravaganza, the actual animation is happening a lot more than in most anime with pretty-looking still frames. That constant motion is very time-consuming and difficult to do, but it's necessary to sell the style. The cartoony-ness doesn't make it any worse, I don't even understand that statement lol that's just the style of the show. It's no easier to make fluid cartoony animation than it is to make stiff, realistic animation.

drgy55 said:


Yah, I know, I think that's just forums that consist mainly of teenagers/young adults in general though. Totally agree about Yuri on Ice... it either should have been a sport you could take seriously with guys in it or just had a female cast. I can't get into it :/



I guess liking it is always going to be subjective, but objectively Flip Flappers animation is "good" because it has a lot of motion. It's like Kill la Kill; while the art may not be crazy, digital, lighting extravaganza, the actual animation is happening a lot more than in most anime with pretty-looking still frames. That constant motion is very time-consuming and difficult to do, but it's necessary to sell the style. The cartoony-ness doesn't make it any worse, I don't even understand that statement lol that's just the style of the show. It's no easier to make fluid cartoony animation than it is to make stiff, realistic animation.

MagicalMahou said:
Well, most people do find pure genius boring :/

BlueBalls said:
Yeah I see what you're saying. The plot is quite thin and the narrative from episode to episode is a bit jerky. Characters are ok but nothing special and it's very unclear how it will all tie together by episode 12.

Still one of the better anime this year though imo.

Hrybami said:
The backgrounds are creative, it's true, but it's poorly drawn. In the result, Flip Flappers is ugly and it couldn't be saved by the animation because it exaggeratedly is extravagant in a bad way.

UnleashTheGoat said:
Perfectly valid opinion, and you're more than entitled to it. Might I advise the episode-per-episode discussion threads on Reddit? There're a lot of really smart people there and I appreciate and enjoy the show a lot more after I started looking around there a bit.

SakurasouBusters said:
Completey disagree but I guess you're allowed to have an opinion.

ibraheem234 said:


but then again isn't the storyline a bit lacking

Hrybami said:
while the animation is poor and the art is boring.

Chiibi said:


Um......you don't have good taste. Just saying. Lol

rsc-pl said:

He probably likes wooden CG shit. Seriously, if someone is calling Flip Flappers ugly with poor animation, them he is literally blind.

MasterHavik said:
Shh....being negative is taboo to the modern anime fan. Even if it is a sound complain and not. "Durr why is the mc a girl?!"

SakurasouBusters said:

I have no problem with you having a negative opinion, i just disagree. I do not think the storyline is lacking, just requires a bit more thought than most.