Black Summoner Anime Discussion
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@Alex232 Oh yeah I got you. And not only this. Why did they use washed out CGi for this? This way it was even worse.
But on another note. I really like the design of Gerald in the Anime. Looks way better as in the Manga.
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I wouldn't say the fight animation was terrible, just that it was CG instead of normal animation. A lot of anime has been going in this direction because the CG is cheaper, and you have to work within your budget.
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@Nutaris Wasn't is the producers of the new CG trigun that just said like "A common misconception is that CG is cheaper than traditional animation"?
I think frankly whoever said that needed to add a "decent looking" before the "CG" for it to be true.
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@admin I can believe the original statement without "decent looking" is correct. Animating is probably the most expensive part of CG, and animation has almost nothing to do with the rendered look (that's materials, modeling, and lighting). I can't speak for the division of labor when it comes to animated shows/films, but in the video game industry, those are very different art disciplines even if they do collaborate.
As to why CG is getting popular? My theory is that there simply aren't enough traditional animators in the industry. And if Shirobako is at all representative of the actual anime industry, then it kind of makes sense. When it comes to 3D animation, there's at least one entire other industry they can pull talent from: video games.
I was going to make a comment about Evangelion, but I think that'll hit way too close to reality...
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Eek, Guildmaster Leo… I see how they got there, but really!?
Looking to the next few years of Ascendance of a Bookworm.
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@grobinson2k1 Lmao, I was complaining to my friend about his name. It's one of my biggest pet peeves when they have a legal, properly translated source material and yet still get named wrong.
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In the Italian subs he was Rio. I guess this time I got lucky.
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@grobinson2k1 said in Black Summoner Anime Discussion:
Eek, Guildmaster Leo… I see how they got there, but really!?
And when we get to Rion it just feels wrong with Leon...
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@Whacka It'll be interesting to see the subtitle team handle that.
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Man, that scene where Efil held Claire's hand, though... girl was so scared, and then when she began crying happy tears at not burning anyone who's nice to her... I tell ya, I was smiling at that one.
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This anime makes me think waaay too much about Kelvin's weird ear piece thingy.
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@Windsagio said in Black Summoner Anime Discussion:
This anime makes me think waaay too much about Kelvin's weird ear piece thingy.
I'm with you on that one... like is it a backup knife that he headbutt monsters with? Is it for cutting spider webs? And how does it stay on? Did he glue it on?
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The part where Efil is jumping up and down and smiling from having finally been touch someone without them bursting into flames was beyond precious. I'm surprised Kelvin didn't end up passing out at the sight of it. And yes I can say that because the anime always has it's different takes from the light novel to the manga. Either way, if he had it would have been appropriate at that point.
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Watching this weeks episode, makes me wonder… did Rio know about which demon was in the dungeon and their purpose there?
Looking to the next few years of Ascendance of a Bookworm.
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Found it a bit funny that when Collette gets back up after receiving the oracle that she has no legs.
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@grobinson2k1 I admit all I can think of every time I see him is the whole "WHAT WAS UP WITH THIS RIO/N THING? WHAT WAS THE WRITER THINKING?!"
(caps very intentional, it drives me crazy)
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@Windsagio said in Black Summoner Anime Discussion:
@grobinson2k1 I admit all I can think of every time I see him is the whole "WHAT WAS UP WITH THIS RIO/N THING? WHAT WAS THE WRITER THINKING?!"
(caps very intentional, it drives me crazy)
In Japanese, there is only one glide consonant. For native Japanese speakers, it’s difficult to distinguish the English L/R sounds. For native English speakers, learning to combine the two glides into one is also difficult. (I learned how to do it, and it still feels odd, even though I studied Japanese in the early ’90s.)
Thus, in Black Summoner, we have Leo/Rio the guildmaster. There’s also a character named Rion whose alternate transliteration I don’t remember atm. In Utawarerumono (Mask of Truth), running right now, there is Rurutie/Lulutie/combo of the two spellings.
So try not to take the L/R inconsistencies too much to heart. The JP ==> EN translator is doing the best s/he can trying to split one phoneme in Japanese into two in English.
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@NekoInu the pronunciation is still the same, which is my point
Edit: I dunno if the names were in Kanji instead of Kana in the original (which would have mooted the problem in the LNs), but it is also a bit of a translation fail, because splitting the R/L in this case would have both made the names more clear and read better in English (as Leo is a name that exists, and I've never heard Rio as a name except that Duran Duran song)
Logic is out, Unreasonableness is in!
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As we have talked enough about Rio.... I still wonder if we will see Rion. I am just wondering about this as we see her in the opening but not in the ending. Even Ange is included there.
@NekoInu said in Black Summoner Anime Discussion:
@Windsagio said in Black Summoner Anime Discussion:
@grobinson2k1 I admit all I can think of every time I see him is the whole "WHAT WAS UP WITH THIS RIO/N THING? WHAT WAS THE WRITER THINKING?!"
(caps very intentional, it drives me crazy)
So try not to take the L/R inconsistencies too much to heart. The JP ==> EN translator is doing the best s/he can trying to split one phoneme in Japanese into two in English.
My problem is not with the R/L problematic. More that someone doesn't use the established translation of the name.
