Comments on: Bakemonogatari 10 – RIP OFF!

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Anime Diet » A Rambling Conversation about the Winter 2010 Season — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:39:14 +0000

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By: JKL

JKL — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:36:03 +0000

It’s not a rip off! Really it isn’t! Damnit!

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:40:34 +0000

Shaft makes some of the most stylish shows in the industry and when they do well, there are deep meanings (of course Japanese cultural based). But in recent days, they haven’t been doing so well.

By: rayyhum777

rayyhum777 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:16:00 +0000

@ Gargron – This would’ve been an even better episode if the lack of animation wasn’t so bluntly obvious that it almost bored me to tears. This was supposed to be the episode with the pathos. This would work better as a slide presentation/picture storybook/Graphic novel game, but it isn’t.

By: rayyhum777

rayyhum777 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:14:00 +0000

@ ragingrumor – that’s right. They’re desperate. And if KyoAni is falling, it is no wonder others are, too. After all, who want to work for so little pay and just eat their dreams for a living?

By: rayyhum777

rayyhum777 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:12:26 +0000

@ zomglazerspewpewpew - well, lacking budget have created some of the strangest fiction in anime history, such as episodes 25 and 26 of Eva TV, the last episode of Gunbuster, and other weird contraptions. My belief is that it all depends on how well the director can turn a shitty situation into somewhat of a triumph (or an Otaku riot near Gainax).

By: rayyhum777

rayyhum777 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:09:03 +0000

@ jiv – is this their highest profiled project? I didn’t know that. I thought Zetsubo Sensei was their most visible project. Interesting.

By: rayyhum777

rayyhum777 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:07:56 +0000

@ Vader – “In all honesty this particular company thinks they can hide their laziness behind the obscene idea that if they flood the background or foreground with pointless colors and art pattern, no one would recognize that the flaws in the design or animation.”

Well, sometimes, I’m not so sure if it’s laziness rather than a contrived attempt for artistic endeavors as well as an attempt to work under the budget they’re given. As for flaws in design and/or animation, I’m not well versed in them but I’d suggest checking ef – a tale of memories, which was one work they did and I watched that had more artistic merit than pure mumble-jumbo.

By: Gargron

Gargron — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:58:16 +0000

I did notice that animation quality and backgrounds were done poorly, but that didn’t really change anything for me. The episode still was great.

By: ragingrumor

ragingrumor — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:12:36 +0000

Fact is, quite a few animation studios are teetering on the edge right now, not just SHAFT (and a certain high-flying, can-do-no-wrong studio might be tasting the painbow after their little endless stunt). And yes, SHAFT is very much lacking in staff, as their website advertises that they are in dire need of more animators.