Attack on Titan
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:35 am
Anybody watching Attack on Titan? Besides me, I mean.
I like it. The story moves along at a good pace, it's got good art and animation, and I've been enjoying the amped-up action element, although the violence is extreme in some parts. There's been a lot of good fantasy anime lately (Maoyu, Sword Art Online), so Attack on Titan has competition there, but it seems to be holding its own.
Definitely check out the awesome Attack on Pingu video (seriously, even if you don't read the rest of this post, just follow the YouTube link, it is so great):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC2okqCGMg4
Seems like the Attack on Titan opening music is the new variation of the Guile Theme Goes With Everything meme.
I've also been watching Flowers of Evil. I understand that a lot of people loathe the character art style, but I find the rotoscoping gives the characters a huge amount of facial expressiveness, and the show makes deliberate use of that with a lot of unspoken dialogue scenes. It bothers me when there are scenes where background characters aren't animated because that pulls me out of the moment, but otherwise I think this is a good looking show for the most part.
It's yet another grade school setting character drama, but at least it isn't yet another magical girl or paranormal investigation club type story. I find the psychological element of the show quite good, actually. There's a lot of restless, awkward youth stuff going on there. Also the main character is an interesting case in that he considers himself a good person, but is oblivious to how his actions are affecting other people. It's entertaining enough that I think I'll easily be able to watch the whole series.
I like it. The story moves along at a good pace, it's got good art and animation, and I've been enjoying the amped-up action element, although the violence is extreme in some parts. There's been a lot of good fantasy anime lately (Maoyu, Sword Art Online), so Attack on Titan has competition there, but it seems to be holding its own.
Definitely check out the awesome Attack on Pingu video (seriously, even if you don't read the rest of this post, just follow the YouTube link, it is so great):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC2okqCGMg4
Seems like the Attack on Titan opening music is the new variation of the Guile Theme Goes With Everything meme.
I've also been watching Flowers of Evil. I understand that a lot of people loathe the character art style, but I find the rotoscoping gives the characters a huge amount of facial expressiveness, and the show makes deliberate use of that with a lot of unspoken dialogue scenes. It bothers me when there are scenes where background characters aren't animated because that pulls me out of the moment, but otherwise I think this is a good looking show for the most part.
It's yet another grade school setting character drama, but at least it isn't yet another magical girl or paranormal investigation club type story. I find the psychological element of the show quite good, actually. There's a lot of restless, awkward youth stuff going on there. Also the main character is an interesting case in that he considers himself a good person, but is oblivious to how his actions are affecting other people. It's entertaining enough that I think I'll easily be able to watch the whole series.