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BasilZero said:

Its really called "The Flying Witch"?

Haha, yeah.  It's a slice of life anime about a young witch and her talking cat who go to stay with the family of her childhood friend.

As for the other anime we were talking about, that's Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm, which is about a sport with boots that let you fly.



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BasilZero said:

Not a big fan of Slice of Life anime but its a good refresher after watching action/fantasy anime all the time lol.

I like to watch them while eating a meal or taking a break from something else.  They're relaxing.



Yeah I dropped that flying shoes sport anime........ I did like that kick she made on that blonde girl. Nice comeback! But it wasn't enough to make me keep it.



Pocky Lover Boy! 

Oh! And speaking of the poll! I still prefer subbed! But animes that I watched dubbed and I found it quite good/ or i didn't seem to find any problems with it:
- Vampire Knight. - Naruto and Shippuden. - Fruits Basket. - FMA:B. - Angel Beats. - Ouran Highschool Host Club. - Madoka Magica (Lol forgot the whole name)

And all of them turned out REALKY GOOD! Some better than others of course! But I think for me, is that If i didn't hear the Japanese version then I wouldn't mind the english version. Because somehow the Japanese tone/language makes the english tone feel lacklustre/boring/plain.

And this is exactly what happened to the animes I posted above. I watched the entire series without checking the Japanese version.



Pocky Lover Boy! 

pokoko said:
LuckyTrouble said:

God damn it. The characters have made so little indivdual impact, I couldn't even remember who he saw. Personally, I'm aggravated at the fact that the show is not what it advertised itself as. MC? What MC? He is little more than a support character. Honestly, gamer chick has been more of an MC than he has. And you know, I like sports anime. I really like good sports anime. I'm watching Haikyuu, have been watching Kuroko no Basket, am up to date with Yowamushi Pedal, am watching Hajime no Ippo, and am even keeping up with Prince of Stride. Flying Circus is just such a weak made up sport though. I feel no adrenaline watching the matches happen. No rush. No drama. I can tell it isn't what the material is really meant to be focusing on, and that just makes it painful to watch.

It's a show trying too hard to be something it isn't, and trying far too much to stray from its stereotypical eroge VN roots.

The sport is ridiculous but, really, so are most sports in anime, even when they're based on real sports.  That doesn't bother me much, as most of them depend on made-up techniques, anyway, but to each their own.

As for not being what it advertised itself as, what do you mean?  What advertisement?  

I'm really happy that they're taking the whole cast seriously.  The main guy will obviously get his moment but the anime is just as much about the club itself.  Prince of Stride, for instance, hasn't been just about any one person, either.

Seriously, I loved the latest episode, where Tobisawa learned that the "King of Kings" guy didn't really try against her and thinks a lot more highly of the Flying Fish girl.  You could see how much that hurt her pride.  I'm pretty impressed with the level of writing when it comes to character interactions.  Looking forward to the fight with the girl from England.

Whatever description I read on my illicit streaming site of choice. Even then, the stupid thing is plastered with tags like romance and drama even on MAL, but halfway through the season, and all we've gotten is some artifical, low impact "drama" that is being forced to carry the show since the rest of the plot certainly isn't.

And I don't know how much sports anime you've watched, but a good sports anime should focus on the club while still having one or two central characters in the club that we're invested in seeing grow over everybody else. Haikyu and Kuroko no Basket have a pretty identical setup by having the rookie duo, and while the rest of their teams in both shows are certainly noteworthy and get show time for development, it always comes back to that duo. In Yowamushi Pedal, it was about the whole team succeeding sure, but there are two tiers of interest that go above the team. The first is the focus on the three rookie freshman that you're rooting for, and then it heavily focuses on the improvement of the primary MC, Onoda. Hajime no Ippo is boxing, so obviously you're pretty focused on Ippo over the other people at the boxing gym.

Hell, even in Prince of Stride, it may be about the team, but the show has made it clear that the main characters we're meant to be focusing on are the three freshman and especially the aloof dude who's amazing brother is sure to make a pretty relevant story that still involves the whole team, but pulls the focus in. Honestly, it kind of needs to, since Prince of Stride is kind of weak so far. I mean, it isn't bad, but it's definitely leaning towards average.

If something wants to be a sports anime, it needs direction, a focus, and it really needs to be exciting to watch. Kanata fails in all of those respects. So far it has absolutely no direction, with no clear goal for the team or any one person. There is no focus on any particular character, as each episode we bounce to somebody different and are never given proper time to invest ourselves in one character or another. And like I said, it isn't exciting to watch. Matches are short, predictable, and the invented game just doesn't leave much room for interesting animation.

To close my argument, so far the show is rocking less than a seven on MAL. I don't put too much stock in their ratings, but they tend to be pretty in line with my own thoughts and feelings. Unless the show really steps it up in the latter half and figures out what plot is, I'm going to have a hard time rating it higher than a six myself.



 

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pokoko said:
BasilZero said:

Its really called "The Flying Witch"?

Haha, yeah.  It's a slice of life anime about a young witch and her talking cat who go to stay with the family of her childhood friend.

As for the other anime we were talking about, that's Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm, which is about a sport with boots that let you fly.

Oh, that's something I'll probably watch. I thought the MC was gonna be a very young female. haha. For some reason, there's a lot of "witch" anime with very young characters. 



I really want to watch Boy and the Beast. It looks good. I still have to watch Wolf Children though.



BasilZero said:
jigokutamago said:
I really want to watch Boy and the Beast. It looks good. I still have to watch Wolf Children though.

 

Is that like a prequel or a sequel?

Nah, just another movie by the same director. I've heard good things about it though.



Versus_Evil said:

So how many people here are excited for Mamoru Hosoda's next film? 

The Boy and The Beast

For those unawear of Hosodo's previous work, they include The Girl Who Leaped Through Time, Summer Wars and Wolf Children

The Boy and the Beast Synopsis:
"The latest feature film from award-winning Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children): When Kyuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he’s taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who’s been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyuta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son. But when a deep darkness threatens to throw the human and beast worlds into chaos, the strong bond between this unlikely pair will be put to the ultimate test—a final showdown that will only be won if the two can finally work together using all of their combined strength and courage."

 

Check out the trailer below.

I wonder on what we'll be able to stream it on. It looks good and I definitely want to see it. 



Did somebody say Air Gear?!