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Lord of the Large Pants said:
Come on, somebody sperg with me about this.
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I would if I was actually interested. Cardcaptors is my childhood, but I wasn't happy hearing news about there being a sequel manga (technically it's an interquel since it takes place long before the epilogue) because of how freaking obvious it is CLAMP was just jumping on the nostalgia bandwagon. The animation looks gorgeous from what I've seen in the PV, but I just haven't made myself go watch the OVA even just to get it over and done with.
 
Kari Kamiya said:
I would if I was actually interested. Cardcaptors is my childhood, but I wasn't happy hearing news about there being a sequel manga (technically it's an interquel since it takes place long before the epilogue) because of how freaking obvious it is CLAMP was just jumping on the nostalgia bandwagon. The animation looks gorgeous from what I've seen in the PV, but I just haven't made myself go watch the OVA even just to get it over and done with.
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Well, maybe CLAMP is just out for nostalgiabux, but does that really matter if the finished product is good? They've at least managed to stay true to the spirit of the original, unlike certain western reboots in recent years. Granted, the OVA is more of a retelling of an old story rather than covering any new ground, but it's a setup for new material. And the quality of the OVA makes me very optimistic for the new stuff.
 
Kari Kamiya said:
Finally, a Mother's Basement video I agree 100% with.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7Gd-QqTjykw
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Sometimes people don't like to admit to the positives. Certainly 4Kids' additions to Pokemon certainly became standard and memorable.

On another note, I noticed a tweet in my feed today showing showing a character in the new Voltron series that happens to be an anthro (or "Furry") and it looks like whoever designed him must've really liked Sherlock Hound (the head in particular).
 
It seems as if Netflix is doing pretty well, especially with its original programming. One would hope so, at least, because the streaming service’s new content budget is between $7 billion and $8 billion, and a healthy chunk of that is going to go toward the production of new anime.

Specifically, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos says they’re putting some of that money toward producing 30 new anime series, all of which are planned for 2018. Joining those are plans for 80 new original films, so expect your queue to be pretty busy throughout next year.

Netflix most recently debuted its first original anime in the form of Ezra Koenig’s Neo Yokio, starring Jaden Smith and his giant Toblerone.

http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/netflix-to-produce-30-new-anime-projects/

>30 new series in 2018
>80 films

wtf
 
ForgedBlades said:
It seems as if Netflix is doing pretty well, especially with its original programming. One would hope so, at least, because the streaming service’s new content budget is between $7 billion and $8 billion, and a healthy chunk of that is going to go toward the production of new anime.

Specifically, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos says they’re putting some of that money toward producing 30 new anime series, all of which are planned for 2018. Joining those are plans for 80 new original films, so expect your queue to be pretty busy throughout next year.

Netflix most recently debuted its first original anime in the form of Ezra Koenig’s Neo Yokio, starring Jaden Smith and his giant Toblerone.

http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/netflix-to-produce-30-new-anime-projects/

>30 new series in 2018
>80 films

wtf
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I'm surprised they have that much money to throw away. I'm also wondering if some of those films are live action, which would explain why they're saying 80.

But if it's all anime, then I wish them luck.
 
Jewelsmakerguy said:
I'm surprised they have that much money to throw away. I'm also wondering if some of those films are live action, which would explain why they're saying 80.

But if it's all anime, then I wish them luck.
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It's like the OVA boom all over again!
 
Title's slightly misleading, but it's still an interesting discussion that's probably been on a lot of minds by now.

 
I think my main issue with how anime is released nowadays is just how many of them there is. It's a strain for everyone on all sides:

- The animators, who have to work on multiple series at a time, often at the same time, leading to innumerable amounts of outsourcing to Korea just to get things done. And it often means that they have to be redone for home video regardless of who animated it. And that's before getting into how horrible some shows' production schedules are.
- The voice actors, because they have to juggle multiple voice roles between different shows at the same time if cast in more than one series.
- The viewers (on both sides of the Pacific), because there's just too many series to go around and nine time out of ten are either generic as fuck or outright terrible save for 2-3 shows per season.

Maybe if they cut down on the amount of series airing concurrently per season, then everyone would be much happier. But that's not how real life works, so I expect even more of an influx before the industry just implodes and is forced to rebuild itself.
 
Kari Kamiya said:
Title's slightly misleading, but it's still an interesting discussion that's probably been on a lot of minds by now.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hfeAtPGwBLI
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I think the real problem is that the budget really isn't there for longer shows these days. This isn't a Japan during it's Bubble enconomy years when many shows lasted half a year, a full year or more, when there was a sizable budget and sponsors that paid those costs to make it happen.
 
Trilby said:
I think the real problem is that the budget really isn't there for longer shows these days. This isn't a Japan during it's Bubble enconomy years when many shows lasted half a year, a full year or more, when there was a sizable budget and sponsors that paid those costs to make it happen.
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But still, with all the anime that's released during a season, that usually means many shows get the short end of the budget stick, leading to rushed production and outsourcing to either other companies within Japan (this week alone had 4-5 shows fall under this issue, two of them going to the same studio in fact) or overseas.

However, if they cut things down to even half that length (not counting any given long runners like Pokemon, Detective Conan, or Shin-Ei Animation's shows), then that'd easilly give animators and production committees more breathing room to work with in terms of time, budget and overall better looking productions. But again, as I stated in my previous post, that'll likely never happen anytime soon.
 
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Currently re-reading Oyasumi Punpun. I think this manga ruined me on most other manga. It's hard for me to get into them because they just aren't as good to me.

Also, found something relatively disturbing I didn't notice before:

I was kinda wondering why Punpun chose not to wear glasses despite his bad eyesight.

Then I got to the scene after Punpun gets raped by his uncle's girlfriend and remembered she was the one who bought him the pair...

Implications unsettling.
 
So it’s more a visual novel game than an actual manga/Animé, but it is within the same genre, so without spoiling anything...

Anybody familiar with Doki Doki Literature Club?
 
ForgedBlades said:
Is anyone else watching Black Clover? How is it this terrible?
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I watched the first 2 episodes. It's just absolute trash. I mean it's okay, but it's like every other shounen jump Naruto ripoff. It's so bland and unlikeable it's almost funny.

In other news, Net-juu no Susume, Blend S, and Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou are comfy and fun. Watch those.
 
Naruto is a rip off from HxH though. Shonen is just one giant trope, Black Clover actually gets better but the studio in charge of it is fucking horrible. (the same narutard ppl)

And yes like I said before Shoujo Shuumatsu is the best thing this season go watch that.
 
This looks promising. The manga is good.
 
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