Did Karura punched that soldier's head off?! wow...
Did Karura punched that soldier's head off?! wow...
Ok, I'm finally catching up with this series, and I'm enjoying it so far.
I only have a few complaints.
Firstly, the tiger doesn't seem to have a consistent anatomy. when they animate it, the proportions seem pretty random, which is a little annoying.
Secondly, the progression of the story seems to be a little clumsy. Although I know it would be boring if they didn't do the tactical-style time lapse scenes, they feel pretty forced.
Thirdly, when combat is happening, the main characters seem to repeat exactly the same moves every battle (the one that comes to mind is Hakuoro turns his mount, knocking someone over with the tail, and hits someone from above with hist fist).
On the plus side, I love the archers (I'm presuming these are the twin that people talk about), and the way that the overall battles seem to be well choreographed. The way it doesn't ignore the effects of events on the people is also a nice touch.
Basically, I have a few complaints, but overall, I'm thinking this is one I'll have to buy.
Average breast size seems to have taken a giant leap around episode 8, too.
I don't have anything against breasts, but when a characters breasts are more noticable than the fact they have wings, it tends to fill me with a mild sense of apprehension.
Last edited by Munsu; Thu, 08-17-2006 at 08:57 PM.
Details like that only mean the anime is aware of its origins. There's nothing wrong with that. All actual H-elements have been wiped out, so character design that still might reflect the requirements of the source is a relic left behind. Keeping that in mind, don't let it bother you.Originally Posted by Kirai no Tenshi
Bad Kirai! Use the edit button! You gonna hear about this on IRC later...
Anyway, reusing footage is pretty common, unfortunately, but if you want to make yourself feel better just watch Gundam Seed Destiny, then you'll see what reusing footage can really do to a series. And who doesn't like boobs, going along with what Kraco said, the show has to provide something for the H-game fans who watch.
Sorry.
I consider the fact that I enjoyed the Read or Die OVA to be ultimate proof that I have no problem with large breasts.
It was just the transition came a bit abruptly. Here I am watching an anime with blood and doggy ears, where the breasts are easily below anime-average size. When suddenly, two consecutively introduced female characters arrive with breasts that clearly beat the average.
And as for the repeating footage, I probably wouldn't have noticed if they weren't distinctive enough to make me sit up and go "Oooh!"
To conclude my opinions, at least until I've watched more, Utawarerumono isn't a perfect anime, but it's a hell of a lot better than most of the stuff I've seen.
Okay, I caught up after a little while and I had to rewatch Kaura punching that guy's head off a couple of times just to make sure I saw what I thought I saw. As for the psycho emperor, he's really no different from the first couple of lords Hakuoro and troops fought. Oppressive to their people, but ultimately very weak.
I think the next arc will be the final arc. We've got giant metal or magical knights, a lot of new faces, and a final flash of the Young Empress right at the end. This will probably take the remainder of the eps (maybe not the final one for epilogue purposes) to start and round out.
Seems like this is an interesting anime, so I'll be giving it a shot. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get the proper torrent for the first few episodes from Static-Subs. A few of the links on this topic don't work, their release page is down, and some torrent sites don't have the torrents (ie. Baka-Updates, TorrentSpy, Mininova).
The quick question I have here is: is IRC the only option I have?
I take back all my complaints about Yesy taking a two weeks break:
Episode 20 - Yesy
Episode 21 - Yesy
Edit: Very interesting and exciting episodes to say the least. The first of these two episodes had some odd elements in the beginning, that can't be denied, like Kamyu sucking blood out of Aruruu (I wonder if the reason why that happened will ever be explained). But nevertheless it's evident the last stage of the story has begun. And quite a stage it is.
Also the silent onkami fellow that seems to be everywhere where evil deeds are done is getting more and more mysterious. Of course it was clear he had some hidden might, and episode 21 verifies that, but the fact remains nothing about his agendas has been revealed. I have no idea what he aims at. So far he has seemingly just served others, but honestly that can hardly be his real objective.
Last edited by Kraco; Sat, 08-26-2006 at 07:54 AM.
wow did u see the end of the preview of ep 21... ep 22 is gonna b really good
I am Shocked... really shocked. but this is anime... so ANYTHING can happen.
about ep 22... i feel it was rushed a bit. although i think their conquest was just as fast as that. I just wish the Avu Kamuu had more of an opposition. oh... and surely Karura's sword MUST have an effect on them.
Well, if what I saw in the preview really happens, least we'll get to see Hakurou go devil on those evas.
I hope he does that regardless,Well, if what I saw in the preview really happens, least we'll get to see Hakurou go devil on those evas.
In all seriousness those two Eps were awesome, instead of answering our questions they throw us curveballs all over the place and leaving the watcher sitting there with a look of "thats really cool", "whats happening?", and "WTF?"
image fail!
Static subs released some Special today -- still downloading, will update post when see what it is.
buh, Naruto-esque toilet jokes.
Damn. I'm not normally the greatest fan of toilet humour, but this was just bloody funny!
Oboro Barrier ftw!
Wow... I'm not posting this here because the subs suck (or rather... it's late and I'm lazy... well ok... here it is
Wow... I understand why they rushed the earlier ep. in this ep... well you may want to wait for Yesy if you don't want to see things like " NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" several times and "pussy screaming", but if this was a movie, this would be the turning point that announces the beginning of act 3. Yes... this and not Kunnekamun's attack. At this point, the questions that i am asking myself are : "Is Hakuoro really evil? and, how the hell did he happen in animal-hybrid-world". which were the exact same questions that i was asking myself in ep one.
Slight Spoiler in this (I guess): It seems that the Avu Kammu aren't really suits of armor... but are more Evangelion like. As in beings with armor on them... they are weirder than I thought.
Last edited by Darknodin; Wed, 08-30-2006 at 01:02 AM.
this is certainly an intresting series. There are alot of unanswered questions, like hakuoro's hidden demon power, the blood sucking thing, the fact that bird girl has black wings (apparently cuz of some ancient priest) and the other bird guy who likes to play necromancer.
I think the main villian will be some uber demon/god who is controlling the bird guy (Dii was his name i believe). If you look at the scene where Dii kills the bird folk, he says "Koroaika" and the emperor goes "Do you mean to tell me that you are-!!". So its likely that this koroaika character is some banished sorcerror/demon, and all the war and bloodshed is as setup for some other ominous scheme.
I wonder if this priest that has influenced the little bird-girl giving her black wings is somehow connected to this koroaika character. Mite explain the sudden need to suck blood.
man this show seriously rocks!
the cliffhanger at the end of episode 21 is too cruel though... but i'm sticking with yesy, since i've gotten used to their subs...
The Empress is the worst kind of leader possible: lone sovreign, untested in actual war, young and easily swayed by emotion. Obviously manipulating her was easy for Hauenkua and Dii (or whatever the silent Winged guy's name is. Interesting that he seems to just be a vessel for some kind of evil spirit.) She is easily emotionable after viewing the results of war, and has two war-hungry generals directly under her who are clamoring for the same thing.
Genjimaru is the only voice of reason in her court. Expect him to die shortly...
Sometimes I wish this series was longer, like 40 episodes or so.
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
Behold:
Episode 22 - Yesy
Edit: Well, Hakuoro is quite a monster. Or rather, he's somehow bound to quite a monster (interestingly enough the outward appearance of the monster somehow reminded me of the monster in the childrens' picture book monster in Monster). I can't yet fathom exactly what are the relationships between all the characters. It looks like Hakuoro was a man once, but was murdered in front of the monster, and perhaps somehow stored in it. And later gained a second chance, or something?
And it looked like Eruruu and Aruruu had met the thing earlier, as well, because I can't see how that scene could have been anything else than a flashback. That was certainly news...
I got myself accidentally spoiled a little when reading the Yesy forums, and so some things in this episode make more sense to me than probably to those who are pure from any spoilage, but fortunately it was only background I learned, nothing related to the plot as such.
Last edited by Kraco; Fri, 09-01-2006 at 05:43 AM.
All I can really say is...wow. Some questions answered, so many more raised. It indeed looks like Hakuoro was once part of the "normal" world until he was killed and his blood spilled on the demon. Whether the world they live in now is the far distant future, or another world entirely, I can't say, but it does say a lot.
That scene was rather confusing, but the connotations of it are just as important. Eruru gave her body and soul to the demon to ressurrect Aruru. I don't know how it compares to the original japanese, but that phrase has more than one meaning. One is the obvious soul-consuming demonic pact sort of thing, but the other is occasionally used as...almost a marriage vow (or at the least that's how I viewed it). It could be a device to finally put the two of them together, once Eruru fully realizes her feelings for Hakuoro, which may happen in the next eps. (But I could be totally off the mark from watching too much shoujo.)
I was kinda hoping Kaura would crack open one of the Avu Kamuu like a watermelon though.
Yeah I was hoping Kaura would've done the same.
Now my question is, the scene with Eruruw and Aruruw being dead, is that something that had happened before, and she was just remembering it or something, maybe something that happened when she found Hakuoro? Something else to think about, maybe that monster that had saved Aruruw before was not Hakuoro, which might lead to some conflict later on if Hakouro has to fight the other one with Eruruw having done that contract with the other monster.
Last edited by Munsu; Fri, 09-01-2006 at 07:09 AM.
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