Author Topic: Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Read 47338 times)

erious · « **on:** July 02, 2009, 08:58:58 PM »

So I just finished first episode... And I'm disappointed.
I heard a lot of good things about it, and I enjoyed Higurashi, so I went in with high expectations, only to be seriously let down. I don't really care about any of the characters, writing is poor and direction uneven. Character designs might look good in concept, but(poorly) animated they look ugly. Some parts were so bad that they became good again... When Natsuhi went to cry in the corner I just burst out laughing. And even when the loli got bitchslapped I didn't really care. (oh, and question to the people who played the game: does her retarded manner of speech has something to do with seagulls?)
On the other hand, OP and ED are kinda nice, and I sure wouldn't mind watching most of the characters die horribly.
My question is, to the people who played the visual novels: Is anime a good adaptation, and I just don't get it, or did the good points get lost in translation? Or maybe it's supposed to suck at the beginning only to get better later?

bobjoe · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2009, 09:30:53 PM »

Hmm... that's too bad. I had really been hoping that this would be a good one, because I liked Higurashi a lot and the concept sounded pretty interesting.

Hopefully, any of the parts that can improve will over the course of the next episode or two, but things like bad animation aren't really going to change.

Is CoalGG the only group subbing this right now, btw? Even with a bad review, I still want to at least check it out for myself, but I also want to wait until I have a good idea of who is going to be working on it...

erious · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2009, 09:40:19 PM »

Fansubwiki sez: gg & Coalguys, SEACATS, ainex, WinD.

LoneWolf · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2009, 09:43:00 PM »

This is my first Higurashi anime I'm watching so I didn't had any expectations. I liked it, and I think it could get better in the next episode... especially when she comes at the ending^^

Battler looks much like Phoenix Wright to me.

Nikran · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2009, 10:23:34 PM »

.........shit. I was hoping that this would match Higurashi; Would have been very well entertained if this had been the case. But i suppose we can't say it's a failure until we get into the full swing of the storyline. Frist eps are a major hit or miss imo when it comes to animes and i'll continue to hope that this series will become something great despite a weak start.

Temuthril · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2009, 07:24:24 AM »

Quote from: erious on July 02, 2009, 08:58:58 PM

My question is, to the people who played the visual novels: Is anime a good adaptation, and I just don't get it, or did the good points get lost in translation? Or maybe it's supposed to suck at the beginning only to get better later?

The first episode went at a quite fast pace. The visual novel had hours of character & setting introductions, so don't expect to get familiar with 18 characters in ~20 minutes.
The plot hasn't really started yet, so can't say much about the adaptation.

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(oh, and question to the people who played the game: does her retarded manner of speech has something to do with seagulls?)

No.

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On the other hand, OP and ED are kinda nice

Have some vn bgm meanwhile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODC6kDfy2fQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrSUvrXRc4

I personally liked Umineko visual novels more than the Higurashi anime, so I wouldn't recommend anyone to drop it after the first ep.

newy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2009, 09:04:22 AM »

~~CoalGG just released a 720p version~~

can't say atm if it's official... :/

erious · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2009, 10:14:38 AM »

Problem is, if the rest of the anime is going to be as much of a trainwreck as first episode, then I'll have a hard time taking the games seriously later, no matter how good they might be.

Temuthril · « **Reply #8 on:** July 03, 2009, 10:35:18 AM »

Why not play the games now?

TCLe · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2009, 02:31:52 AM »

One word.

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu u~

LordRhino · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2009, 02:42:23 AM »

Quote from: TCLe on July 04, 2009, 02:31:52 AM

One word.

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu u~

omfg i pretty much tore my ears out

I would take Niipaaah over that any day

psyren · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2009, 02:47:15 AM »

I wanted to reach through my monitor stab the little girl in the face.

TCLe · « **Reply #12 on:** July 04, 2009, 03:19:53 AM »

You two suck, she's my favorite character so far. =<
The only time she got annoying, she got hit for it.

Too bad she just got louder.

Lord of Fire · « **Reply #13 on:** July 04, 2009, 01:40:44 PM »

To my surprise, I like this anime.

True, the girl is kinda annoying, but I don't think that will change soon.

psyren · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2009, 01:43:11 PM »

She's fine until she starts with the 'uuuu's and 'aaaa's. If I wanted to hear little girls going 'uuu' and 'aaa', I'd go watch hentai.

dcudney · « **Reply #15 on:** July 05, 2009, 02:41:32 PM »

Agreed, Oh how i couldn't wait for her to get hit. But that only increased the amount of uuuu's she spurted out! No satisfaction was to be had after that point :[

Still I will continue to hope this series will improve, i mean its only been the first ep thus far, I can't condemn it just yet

TCLe · « **Reply #16 on:** July 05, 2009, 11:38:20 PM »

Well, you could always play the game or read the manga (as it comes out) if you don't like the anime.

LordRhino · « **Reply #17 on:** July 06, 2009, 02:50:19 AM »

seacats came around to releasing, gg's is still much better even as a speedsub

Also: reinstating the fact that this show has awful character models.

psyren · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:08:17 AM »

gg's is not a speedsub. What have you been smoking?

Goroshi-sama · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:59:44 AM »

well I too hated parts when that little girl always had her 'huuuuuuuuuuuuuuu~'.. It almost raped my brains!
Also during that catfight I had to mute my computer, because I just couldnt stand that 'huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu~ haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a~' voices!
Mindrape I must say is this anime. nipah~ would have been better. But I think they wanted a little change for it. :S
Also I would have wanted that main char wouldnt be so dam pervert jerk.. :S
But overall this really has been waiting longs, and as everyone says: It was only the first ep of whole serie..

Only thing what I hope for this serie, is that it wont get licensed by FUNi. :S Then I would be enough happy.