Anime Discussion Thread - Page 685

On February 09 2011 22:21 LunarC wrote:
Tried to watch Bungaku Shoujo. I really did. But their faces. That's just... not right. When I can't pay attention to what's going on because I'm preoccupied with the poorly designed characters, something has gone horribly wrong.

Another complaint. I'm done watching pussy protagonists. Worse yet, it's a PASSIVE pussy protagonist. Even Shinji in NGE is better. He may have been a pussy, but he was at least passive-aggressive and piloted a giant robot, braving torturous psychological attacks, excruciating physical pain and having to make tough decisions even while dealing with emotional instability. This guy gets cold feet from getting famous. All the drama would be utterly nonexistent if he manned up a little and wasn't such a passive, ball-less retard.

In conclusion, I can't watch shit where drama is caused by the protagonist being too passive and stupid to do anything, and where the characters' faces look absolutely retarded. Jawlines were absolutely nonexistent. Their eyes were pasted right onto the flat surface of their faces. And the CHINS. You could crack a glacier with those chins.
/rant

edit: Went ahead and drew the main character a new chin:
He isn't human

Redrawn:
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Despite my redraw, there still things that make the face look awkward, such as excessively droopy eyes and the alignment of the middle of the eyes with the top of the ears and the nose with the bottom of the ears. Worse is how the hair sits on the scalp, suggesting a very strange shape for the skull, and that's while ignoring the nonexistent jaw that tapers into a pointed chin common in this style, but without the more gradual slope to the ears that the precence of a proper jawline would normally have afforded. And don't get me started on how shapless the face is when viewed from an angle. No suggestion of cheeks, brow, or eye socket. Most likely consistent with the original style.

On February 10 2011 02:14 Ferrose wrote:
Could they have picked a more lame name for the cannons on the ships in Nanoha? Arc-en-ciel. "WE'LL KILL THEM WITH OUR RAINBOW"

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On February 10 2011 03:43 marxgarza wrote:


There is a huge lack of strong male characters nowadays and I don't see that changing. The anime industry seems content with that and it's disappointing.

On February 10 2011 04:03 Blasterion wrote:

I agree I wish they'd make an anime of Sharin no Kuni or G-Senjou no Maou to show how badass eroge heroes are suppose to be

On February 10 2011 04:03 Blasterion wrote:

I agree I wish they'd make an anime of Sharin no Kuni or G-Senjou no Maou to show how badass eroge heroes are suppose to be

On February 10 2011 00:13 LunarC wrote:

I think my priorities are justified. Anime is equal parts art and story-telling. So is manga. These elements are interdependent and may cover for one another's shortcomings to an extent. I thought the original artist's style was absolutely atrocious.

I would say the same about Clannad's anime rendition at a glance. Granted, I haven't watched it, but I just can't take these characters seriously when their eyes are untastefully large and their mouths are literally half an inch below their eyelines.

You could be right about Konoha. Then again, I don't actually care for the character at all. Just wanted to rant about how fucking strange all the characters look.

In another note, Gosick would be decent if it didn't fall into conventional character archetypes so often, if its mysteries didn't fail to be engaging, and especially if Kazuya didn't just run around yelling "EEEEEHHHHHH!?" or "VICTORICAAA!!" all the time in an incredibly annoying voice. And, as always, the female lead has feelings for the male lead despite him having next to no redeeming qualities.
/jaded

On February 10 2011 00:49 Gao Xi wrote:

Idk, usually i rage too, but for this show i don't, must be the main character and her chibi scenes.

On February 10 2011 05:57 Southlight wrote:
I finished Sharin several years ago, sup? :D?