Shihali
@Shihali@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on What is your best supernatural anime? 4 weeks ago:
Mononoke came to mind although there probably is a better one.
- Comment on Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- • Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran - Episode 8 discussion 4 months ago:
This one was a disappointment to me, because it was a test to see if it would be just as good as the original and it wasn’t.
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Pacing: needing to take up twice as much time as the '96 anime means stretching scenes out. Adding back all the scenes from the manga that were cut in the original helps, and so did making up two extra tricks for Chou to show off with that flexible blade, but the tension can’t help but suffer some.
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Music: I didn’t notice this on my first viewing, but after seeing people comment I went back and listened. Using heroic music for Kenshin’s attack with Shakkuu’s last sword instead of tense, ominous music was a major mistake. Sure, Kenshin is here to save the day, but that’s less important than whether Kenshin will save the day by losing his soul.
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Positioning: I really disliked how Kenshin ends up next to Chou after giving him the elbow and how we clearly saw Chou’s body after Kenshin struck it with Shakkuu’s last sword. While Okina was talking, Kenshin should have been able to do something if he were that close to Chou, like disarm him or beat on him some more. The old anime pushes Chou far enough away that Kenshin plausibly couldn’t get over there and do something before Chou recovered. Showing Chou’s body clearly lets us see that he doesn’t have any cuts on him of the sort that would be expected after having been slashed with a very sharp sword.
Sure, 80-90% as good as the original isn’t a disaster, but I’d convinced myself that this remake had climbed up to par with the original and it fell short when it needed to deliver.
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- Comment on Anime Phone Cases Suggestions [request] 4 months ago:
Rhinoshield lets you customize a case and has cases for a few popular anime series in stock.
- Comment on Which is better: F-Zero or Super Mario Kart (SNES)? 5 months ago:
Today I’d rather play F-Zero because its controls are more responsive, but there’s more to do in Super Mario Kart.
- Comment on Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- • Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran - Episode 7 discussion 5 months ago:
I’m getting worried about the pacing. This was a quieter episode, but it only adapted two chapters like the previous two episodes. I can’t imagine they could finish the whole arc in two cours at this rate. I’m not sure they could finish the whole arc in three cours at this rate. They might take an entire additional season for Kyoto.
- Comment on Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- • Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran - Episode 6 discussion 5 months ago:
The moon waning as Sano trains was some surprising attention to detail. The moon really was waning in the second half of May 1878, with last quarter on May 24.
The first conversation with Anji during training was good filler. The second one, I’m not so sure, but it worked.
There are four acts that make a monk immediately fall from the religious life and make him ineligible to ever become a monk again in this lifetime: sex, murder, grand theft, and false spiritual claims. Anji didn’t fall from desire, so what did he do? (Don’t answer that.)
- Comment on Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- • Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran - Episode 5 discussion 5 months ago:
This is the first episode so far this season that adapts only 2 chapters and adds several original scenes to fill out the runtime.
I liked the new scenes.
- Comment on Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- • Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran - Episode 4 discussion 5 months ago:
The much-expanded Senkaku fight was silly, but he’s never not going to be silly.
- Comment on Comic Sans Got the Last Laugh 5 months ago:
It’s been a long time since I thought about Tenchi Muyo.
- Comment on New NES RPG Former Dawn seeks crowdfunding | Retro Gaming News 24/7 5 months ago:
The Magic of Scheherazade showed us that mixing turn-based and action RPG battles is harder than it sounds, so I’m a little worried about the balance here.
- Comment on Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran • Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- - Episode 3 discussion 6 months ago:
This episode was a noticeable improvement over the previous one, which itself was above the show’s running average. I’m getting my hopes up for the quality of the rest of the season, if not their odds of getting to chapter 128.
- Comment on Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran • Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- - Episode 2 discussion 6 months ago:
The preview for this week’s episode is mostly Aoshi monologuing, but it’s funny rather than insightful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh0ciz8yWDk
- Comment on Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran • Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- - Episode 2 discussion 6 months ago:
I think the first anime handled Aoshi’s thought process in this episode more clearly. In this one it’s as opaque as the manga, even though Aoshi got a little more camera time.
- Comment on Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran • Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- - Episode 2 discussion 6 months ago:
Solid. Compared to the old anime, music isn’t quite as good, bloodier, more focus on Aoshi.
- Comment on Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran • Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- - Episode 1 discussion 6 months ago:
Seems more promising than last season, but I’m not sure how they plan to get through the entire arc in just 23 episodes at this pace.