Director Yamamoto Yutaka Retires 'For The Time Being'
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May 2, 2011 7:59 AM by whitewater_81
Yamakan mad jelly that Ano Hana is the superior A1 Pictures production in the noitamina time slot.
Wasn't a staff member jealous that Hourou Musuko was doing better?
Regardless, Ano Hana is shaping up to be the best this season. Perfect combination of loveable character interactions, adorable Menma and the anticipation of hurdles to overcome in the future.
Apr 28, 2011 11:09 PM by Omniknight
Apr 28, 2011 3:36 PM by Fui
Apr 28, 2011 3:23 PM by Seabury
But then he failed with Lucky Star....he got canned after just 4 episodes.
What do you mean? what was at the first 4 eps?
I dunno but I tried watching fractale from the 1st episode but dropped it immediately. The anime was too weird. And also that explains AIR's messed up story... so it was this guy's fault, huh. I barely understood anything ._.
Apr 27, 2011 6:48 PM by hazama
But there's no denying it had parts where it slowed to a crawl, plus halfway through the series they completely forgot there WAS a plot, only to remember at the last 2-3 episodes.
He followed the manga aside from adding his own episode (ITS A SONY) and filling out the Karoke part. Would you rather the plot episodes had been done at 6-8 and than the series ended on 4 comedy chapters in a row?
That said, I did like the series so it's not like I'm putting a blackmark on him. Fractale was still a failure though, but pouting like a child won't help. Someone was comparing his resignation more to him taking the blame for the project but I beg to differ. After all, he goes on to blame others (especially the viewers) for being out of his understanding.
Apr 13, 2011 4:20 AM by Leon-Gun
But there's no denying it had parts where it slowed to a crawl, plus halfway through the series they completely forgot there WAS a plot, only to remember at the last 2-3 episodes.
He followed the manga aside from adding his own episode (ITS A SONY) and filling out the Karoke part. Would you rather the plot episodes had been done at 6-8 and than the series ended on 4 comedy chapters in a row?
Apr 13, 2011 3:36 AM by Westlo
One thing I noticed is that he is absolutely terrible at the pacing of his anime. Fractale had this problem. So did Kannagi. So did the first episodes of Lucky Star. And the episode Some Day in the Rain was pushing it (I don't know what other episodes of Haruhi he did). There is no flow to his works. It's a mess. Fractale could have been good but you throw in annoying characters, weak plot, bad pacing, irrelevant scenes and it's not surprise it's not received well.
Otherwise, I agree with everything that you said. (apart from Kannagi, which I haven't watched, but Hare + Guu Final wasn't as good as the main series or Deluxe, which doesn't help his cause either)
Apr 11, 2011 2:12 PM by Leon-Gun
One thing I noticed is that he is absolutely terrible at the pacing of his anime. Fractale had this problem. So did Kannagi. So did the first episodes of Lucky Star. And the episode Some Day in the Rain was pushing it (I don't know what other episodes of Haruhi he did). There is no flow to his works. It's a mess. Fractale could have been good but you throw in annoying characters, weak plot, bad pacing, irrelevant scenes and it's not surprise it's not received well.
Otherwise, I agree with everything that you said. (apart from Kannagi, which I haven't watched, but Hare + Guu Final wasn't as good as the main series or Deluxe, which doesn't help his cause either)
Apr 11, 2011 8:04 AM by Rosa_FOEtida
Apr 11, 2011 7:29 AM by MysticHrist
It's a very Japanese thing to take personal responsibility for the "failing" of a project, and a very show-biz thing to not blame the show's subject matter or quality, so as not to insult the people who worked so hard on it.
Don't read too much into it.
Apr 10, 2011 6:35 AM by Hypeathon
Apr 10, 2011 4:19 AM by holypoop
It's kind of sad how much controversy's surrounded Fractale, especially with how... average it turned out to be and how little people seem to care (the ratings for this tanked anyway).
He'll be back to save anime later
Godspeed to you Yamakan
I lol'ed hard at this.
Apr 9, 2011 7:54 PM by removed-user
Apr 9, 2011 7:48 PM by 5layer
this makes me sad. fractale was one of the best animes to come out in some time and now the director's retiring?
don't worry man, he's just waiting for the kannagi manga to resume and he'll be back (not that they would need him for that...)
Apr 9, 2011 6:51 PM by Westlo
this makes me sad. fractale was one of the best animes to come out in some time and now the director's retiring? why couldn't more people watch this show?! no offense, but how does a fantastic show like fractale do bad in the ratings and yet garbage like zombie no desuka does decent?!
Again. Fractale wasn't the worst ever, but it tried to be a serious show. Those kind of shows receive harsher critics because people expect more out of them. Anime like Koreha Zombie Desuka receive easier judgement because they already present themselves as comedy/fanservice. They are not aiming to be anything BUT mindless entertainment.
Apr 9, 2011 4:12 PM by Leon-Gun
Apr 9, 2011 2:03 PM by BatOtaku13
He has been at a loss what to do because the audience didn't accept Fractale and he couldn't understand other TV anime. He wondered whether he had gone insane or the world had gone crazy.
If he can't even understand anime, it's probably best that he does something else. Also, I'm tired of all the stuff he keeps saying. It's like he's too arrogant and he blames other people and he's a hypocrite.
He's been reacting really strongly to this situation. Fractale could have been better, but it definitely wasn't the worst anime ever, even though its ratings were awful. It had some good parts. He just expected way too much out of it.
Apr 9, 2011 11:03 AM by losslesswings
If it wasn't for him, then Lucky Star OP and Haruhi ED wouldn't be popular.
But, Fractale was a fail.
He has to admit he failed with Fractale too. He made unnecesary changes and sometimes it almost seemed like every episode was directed by a completely different person who had never watched the previous episodes. There were plenty of inconsistencies, unanswered questions, unused plot points and gaping huge plot holes. THAT is what killed Fractale. The show was certainly average and leagues better than bullcrap like IS, but let's not kid ourselves, it tried to do too much and ended up fumbling bad.
Apr 9, 2011 10:56 AM by Leon-Gun
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