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| I feel like the rotoscoping did not do Nakamura's actress justice at all. She's really pretty cute. |
| Interesting. They look pretty close to the anime models. Oddly enough, I find the most normal looking one is the main protagonist's chubby friend. Overall, the art is not that bad. The more you watch it, the more you are used to it. By the next episode, the only issue I may have is the clunky movement. |
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| I wonder how come the real life actors look better than their rotoscoped selves. |
| 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: I wonder how come the real life actors look better than their rotoscoped selves. Lack of shading. Even just one tone would do wonders. |
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| They don't really look alike.... |
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Umeko said: I feel like the rotoscoping did not do Nakamura's actress justice at all. She's really pretty cute. |
| Sword in hand, a warrior clutches stone to breast. In sword etched he his fading memories In stone, his tempered skill By sword attested, by stone revealed. Their tale can now be told |
symbv said: I wonder how come the real life actors look better than their rotoscoped selves. +1 |
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| What the FUCK? The guys look decent, and the ladies look nice... WHAT HAPPENED?!!!! |
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| Wow this only further shows how bad they rotoscoped this |
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 |
Trisection said: symbv said: I wonder how come the real life actors look better than their rotoscoped selves. Lack of shading. Even just one tone would do wonders. Also lack of details in their facial feature. ofc, too much details makes anime models look too real for a cartoon. So they settled with this semi-realistic look. I think the reaction people have upon seeing the art the first time is similar to when they first see moe drawing style. People just don't realize it, or don't even remember because they have been indoctrinated by the moe style from a young age! :D Interestingly enough Picasso's drawings from Cubism, Realism, to Surrealism, had been considered 'ugly' by many early in his life. Not until much later on that people recognized him as the most influential painter of all time. Just recently, one of Picasso's art piece has been sold for 155 million dollar.  Not to say this anime style and Picasso's works are equivalent is scale, but I do see a similarity between styles that are trying to break new grounds. It's a rarity when you are able to witness such event unfolding in anime. |
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| ^ I still consider many of Picasso's works pretty ugly though X-D and clearly he lived too old to draw so many works that many of them look really mediocre but of course they still all sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars just because it has Picasso's signature on it X-D |
| 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. |
| The fat dude looks hilarious, damn ... |
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symbv said: ^ I still consider many of Picasso's works pretty ugly though X-D and clearly he lived too old to draw so many works that many of them look really mediocre but of course they still all sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars just because it has Picasso's signature on it X-D Because Picasso's paintings are considered 'elite'. The price tag is less for the actual merit, but for the bragging right of rich people. This is just to say art and beauty are subjective. People should not readily dismiss something that is not off-the-scale repulsive. As far as Aku no Hana is concerned, its art is not repulsive and can be quite pleasant to watch. This anime is something worth watching. I want to see the director of Mushishi's vision until the end. |
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symbv said: I wonder how come the real life actors look better than their rotoscoped selves. Low budget. Lack of shading. Backgrounds looking amazing in comparison. Umeko said: I feel like the rotoscoping did not do Nakamura's actress justice at all. She's really pretty cute. I blame the red hair. Legitimately. |
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| Nakamura's actor is actually really pretty, shame they screwed her over with the rotoscope. The only one who looks similar to me is Yamada's actor. Now I definitely think they should have added more details to the face or at least some sort of shadowing. |
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| This anime is the only one where 3D cast is (much) prettier/handsome than the 2D characters..... I think this will be the first and last rotoscope anime..... |
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symbv said: I wonder how come the real life actors look better than their rotoscoped selves. Because 3D>2D. |
SetsukoHara said: Stop spreading lies! 2D>3D and you know it.symbv said: I wonder how come the real life actors look better than their rotoscoped selves. Because 3D>2D. |
Tits said: Polychrome said: The fat dude looks hilarious, damn ... He looks like an Asian version of Leonard from the Big Bang Theory. Haha omg that's the first thing I thought too xD |
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Yuriko Mishina (三品優里子), the rotoscope actress for Saeki-san .  |
Shinichirou Ueda (植田慎一郎), who is the rotoscope actor for Kasuga .  .   .  Amazingly, he also was the the voice actor for Kasuga ! |
okanaganApr 9, 2013 12:58 PM
| ^ looks like a typical Japanese kid to me. Sorry girls, this is the real bishie :) |
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| I have searched very hard for any background information on the rotoscope actress for Saeki-san (Yuriko Mishina / 三品優里子). 優里子 = Yuriko. 三品 = Mishina. Her name comes up many times on Google. But it seems that she is listed as just one cast member in some relatively minor productions. Apart from that, there is absolutely no specific information about her. I am speculating that this is her first real job. She is an outstanding actress ! |
okanagan said: Shinichirou Ueda (植田慎一郎), who is the rotoscope actor for Kasuga . . . Amazingly, he also was the the voice actor for Kasuga ! Don't ask why... I get the feeling this kid does alot of drugs. But yeah, 3D > 2D in this case. |
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ThangLong said: Trisection said: symbv said: I wonder how come the real life actors look better than their rotoscoped selves. Lack of shading. Even just one tone would do wonders. Also lack of details in their facial feature. ofc, too much details makes anime models look too real for a cartoon. So they settled with this semi-realistic look. I think the reaction people have upon seeing the art the first time is similar to when they first see moe drawing style. People just don't realize it, or don't even remember because they have been indoctrinated by the moe style from a young age! :D Interestingly enough Picasso's drawings from Cubism, Realism, to Surrealism, had been considered 'ugly' by many early in his life. Not until much later on that people recognized him as the most influential painter of all time. Just recently, one of Picasso's art piece has been sold for 155 million dollar. Not to say this anime style and Picasso's works are equivalent is scale, but I do see a similarity between styles that are trying to break new grounds. It's a rarity when you are able to witness such event unfolding in anime. ThangLong said: This is just to say art and beauty are subjective. People should not readily dismiss something that is not off-the-scale repulsive. As far as Aku no Hana is concerned, its art is not repulsive and can be quite pleasant to watch. This anime is something worth watching. I want to see the director of Mushishi's vision until the end. Agreed. Too much indoctrination toward specific current dominating standards. Well, it has to change at one point, for Aku no hana, that time is NOW. In the past curves we so desirable, a couple decades ago at much, and today women kill themselves to be skin and bones.... if today women dont look like walking skeletons they are fat and ugly.. |
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pressboardshelf said: I think the fat guy is actually a comedian. lol |
| We should get a black comedy spin-off of Aku no Hana with that fat guy as the MC. Oh, and not the rotoscoped version. |
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YorozuyaGinSan said: okanagan said: Shinichirou Ueda (植田慎一郎), who is the rotoscope actor for Kasuga . . . Amazingly, he also was the the voice actor for Kasuga ! Don't ask why... I get the feeling this kid does alot of drugs. But yeah, 3D > 2D in this case. How old is he?! (Looks like he weighs about 35kg LOL!). Seeing the live action footage that they used to do the rotoscoping from would be a really interesting sort of extra on the DVD/BD release I reckon. |
toomuchcoffee said: 19How old is he?! |
| 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. |
| lol the voice actor and the actor of Takao is the same guy. |
| Does anybody know any more background information about Shin'ichirō Ueda, (植田慎一郎) the voice actor for Kasuga ? By doing a Google Image search for his Japanese name I was able to find a lot of good pictures of him. But I didn't find anything else. He must be extremely versatile to do both the voice and the rotoscope acting and also be the main character. |
| ^ Well, you don't find much information about him because he is so new. Anyway, there are a bit more personal information from the official profile from his agency: http://sunaoka.com/actor/ueda/ And he also keeps his own blog. |
| 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. |
okanagan said: Does anybody know any more background information about Shin'ichirō Ueda, (植田慎一郎) the voice actor for Kasuga ? By doing a Google Image search for his Japanese name I was able to find a lot of good pictures of him. But I didn't find anything else. He must be extremely versatile to do both the voice and the rotoscope acting and also be the main character. He's apparently a newbie, so I wouldn't expect much info to be circulating about him yet. But here's what's on his page on his agency's website: DOB: October 1, 1993 Birthplace: Hyogo Prefecture Height: 170cm Skills: Magic tricks, soccer ball juggling, soccer, tennis, Kansai-ben (Kobe and Osaka dialects) Hobbies: Reading, billiards, soccer, taking walks Finalist in the 24th Junon Super Boy Contest Also he has his blog set to display only one entry per page, which is annoying. |
| ^ Thank you Symbv for the link to the info page regarding Ueda. He has a very, very, very short resumé. Basically, he has done nothing in his life up until now. It seems like an odd casting choice. Lots of kids his age have already done lots of things to clearly demonstrate their acting talent. I am getting a bit worried about Episode 2. |
| In fact I would say perhaps his career is going to be a live-action actor instead of seiyuu. Anyway, the filming of this show was done more or less as a live-action drama anyway before it was made into rotoscope animation. |
| 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 kind of wonder about Kansai-ben being listed as one of his skills. Does that mean, like, they're saying "hey look he can totally play characters that speak Kansai-ben isn't that awesome!!!" or does it just mean they're kind of scraping the bottom of the barrel when listing his skills...? Hahaha. No disrespect meant to the actor, he's apparently good at slight-of-hand tricks and that makes him pretty cool in my book. |
| He is oddly similar to me. Soccer and tennis are my two favourite sports, I used to be obsessed with juggling (soccer juggling), I read regularly, play billiards regularly, and take random walks regularly. We're relatively the same age and same height. If I knew magic tricks and was Japanese, we'd be twins. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| I've been flipping through his blog pages. He started keeping the blog daily about a year ago. The very first thing he mentioned is that his blood type is A. Most of the blog pages are fairly boring. This is NOT a guy with a lot of creative ideas. The really great thing about this guy is that he really convincingly looks like he could be a grade 8 junior high school student. This is based both on his physical appearance and also the kind of poses that he takes in his photos. I am assuming that the producers were careful when casting the part. Clearly they saw something that they liked in him. He is incredibly lucky to go from nothing to being the main character in a very high-profile anime series. This is going to make his career, that's for sure. His resumé is going to be looking much better very quickly. Here is the link to his blog, which is all in Japanese. But in any case you can see the many pictures that he has posted. http://ameblo.jp/ueda-shinichiroh/ |
okanaganApr 10, 2013 11:07 PM
eminagnam said: It's funny the real persons look better than the anime characters. It's almost insulting especially to the females. Until some news outlet starts asking, I wonder if Japanese women would say about that. |
| I play, the haters lose. |
| I'd rather watch it in live drama. But oh well~ |
Umeko said: I feel like the rotoscoping did not do Nakamura's actress justice at all. She's really pretty cute. Gotta agree on the cute part. Actually, I find her kinda cuter than Saeki's actress. Though perhaps it was all part of the plan? Maybe the general ugliness of the characters was meant to further underscore the darkness inside them? Oh, and just to make things even better, here's more of the good stuff. =)  |
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