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Sep 3, 2011 12:45 AM
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Oh wow, what's with the animation?

Would've expected better quality from an OVA.
Jun 6, 2013 2:43 AM
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MagEarwhig said:
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Oh wow, what's with the animation?

Would've expected better quality from an OVA.

Great Anime
Oct 24, 2018 12:18 PM
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So, the dog fucked her...

This show has Shurato's sound effects.
Dec 26, 2018 5:08 PM
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Very strange tale, has potential to be very good though.

MagEarwhig said:
THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Oh wow, what's with the animation?

Would've expected better quality from an OVA.


I'm not sure why, 80s and 90s OVAs were usually very low budget affairs. Also, compared to other OVAs the animation was outstanding. Actually compared to anything the animation is pretty good, not sure what the problem is. And Why is it that people would complain about the animation in something like this, but the jerky animation in something like Bubblegum Crisis is fine. (By the way I really like Bubblegum Crisis, just using it to make a point.)
Dec 26, 2018 5:15 PM
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rodolfoemiliano said:
This show has Shurato's sound effects.

A lot of shows use stock sound effects, it's something that has been happening since the dawn of sound in films, look up the wilhelm scream for a famous example.
Dec 26, 2018 6:34 PM
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kandi_gloss said:
rodolfoemiliano said:
This show has Shurato's sound effects.

A lot of shows use stock sound effects, it's something that has been happening since the dawn of sound in films, look up the wilhelm scream for a famous example.


I mean, "very specific" sound effects. I didn't see THAT sound effects in others. For example I remember now, do you know Shurato's shakti car sound effect? Besides Shurato, I just saw this effect here. And I've seen a lot of animes from that time.
Dec 27, 2018 1:17 PM
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rodolfoemiliano said:
kandi_gloss said:

A lot of shows use stock sound effects, it's something that has been happening since the dawn of sound in films, look up the wilhelm scream for a famous example.


I mean, "very specific" sound effects. I didn't see THAT sound effects in others. For example I remember now, do you know Shurato's shakti car sound effect? Besides Shurato, I just saw this effect here. And I've seen a lot of animes from that time.


Huh, interesting, I'm actually not very familiar with Shurato so I didn't know.
Nov 27, 2019 5:48 PM
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MagEarwhig said:
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Oh wow, what's with the animation?

Would've expected better quality from an OVA.


Sorry to respond to something from 8 years ago.

I think you might actually have an issue with the art direction rather than with the animation. The animation in this is quite good...
Nov 2, 2023 3:48 AM
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MagEarwhig said:
THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Oh wow, what's with the animation?

Would've expected better quality from an OVA.


Sorry to respond to something from 8 years ago.

I think you might actually have an issue with the art direction rather than with the animation. The animation in this is quite good...
@garland23 I'd say the art direction and animation are quite variable especially in faces.

Some faces seem like your typical 90s anime fair from Ghibli or Cowboy Bebop, some feel more naturalistic closer to a Satoshi Kon way of drawing and animating faces, and then sometimes the faces are totally rubbery saturday morning cartoon-like, almost overly animated, closer to Lupin the III but even more extra, maybe the Emperor's New Groove or Mulan is a better reference point.

In an era where we're used to a lot more consistency in style this does come across quite jarring in a show presenting itself so seriously, a historic, mythic, quite gruesome and bloody folk tale.

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