Author Topic: Blood-C by CLAMP and Production I.G Announced (Read 12715 times)

GoGeTa006 · « **Reply #40 on:** July 15, 2011, 04:23:53 PM »

Quote from: eclectic on July 15, 2011, 11:10:22 AM

uh...is there going to be, i dunno, a plot anytime soon?

while waiting on that I am happily enjoying Clamp's art

eclectic · « **Reply #41 on:** July 15, 2011, 04:29:07 PM »

Quote from: GoGeTa006 on July 15, 2011, 04:23:53 PM

Quote from: eclectic on July 15, 2011, 11:10:22 AM
uh...is there going to be, i dunno, a plot anytime soon?

while waiting on that I am happily enjoying Clamp's art

that's the only thing that's got me hanging in there. that and the twins...

lStealtherl · « **Reply #42 on:** July 15, 2011, 05:42:10 PM »

I haven't seen Blood+, only the movie, but this is one of the biggest letdowns this season for me personally. A very generic first episode, and the preview for episode 2 only solidify my belief.

Yohan7 · « **Reply #43 on:** July 16, 2011, 03:39:52 AM »

I do hope it picks up soon. I might just drop this one and pick it up after it finishes.

cptjanvier · « **Reply #44 on:** July 16, 2011, 07:46:26 PM »

This is probably the worst Production IG anime I've ever seen, animation-wise. Where's the fluidity? The great action scenes? The unique faces? And most of all, where's the style? Ugh!

How can someone be a klutz yet be a super athlete and fighter? Am I the only one kind of reminded of Sailor Moon? The hair, too. How much longer will I have to hear that stupid song before she becomes sad and stops singing?

But sure, this is easier than Blood+ No emotions, no thinking, no plot, straight-up cliché and a little blood. Bah.

Grimpak · « **Reply #45 on:** July 17, 2011, 07:05:32 PM »

Quote from: cptjanvier on July 16, 2011, 07:46:26 PM

This is probably the worst Production IG anime I've ever seen, animation-wise. Where's the fluidity? The great action scenes? The unique faces? And most of all, where's the style? Ugh!

How can someone be a klutz yet be a super athlete and fighter? Am I the only one kind of reminded of Sailor Moon? The hair, too. How much longer will I have to hear that stupid song before she becomes sad and stops singing?

But sure, this is easier than Blood+ No emotions, no thinking, no plot, straight-up cliché and a little blood. Bah.

Crouching Moron Hidden Badass

johndmes · « **Reply #46 on:** July 17, 2011, 10:00:57 PM »

Quote from: cptjanvier on July 16, 2011, 07:46:26 PM

This is probably the worst Production IG anime I've ever seen, animation-wise. Where's the fluidity? The great action scenes? The unique faces? And most of all, where's the style? Ugh!

How can someone be a klutz yet be a super athlete and fighter? Am I the only one kind of reminded of Sailor Moon?

Guess you never heard of Crouching Moron Hidden Badass. It's quote common in a lot of shows - suprised you're not familiar with it. There's also elements of Obfuscating Stupidity there, as well. This first episode was almost entirely character development - if I were you (or anyone else), I wouldn't be so quick to judge. The AniDB entry states that this is a NEW, ORIGINAL WORK in the Blood franchise, so comparing (or expecting) either Saya (from the movie or the Blood+anime) is just going to be a exercise in frustration on your part. Accept it for what it is; a original work and quit trying to compare it to something it's not even trying to be.

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The hair, too. How much longer will I have to hear that stupid song before she becomes sad and stops singing?

That may happen during the series (and probrably will, given the nature of the Blood franchise), what that song was was characterization done quite subtly. Too subtly, apparently. Isn't the hair gripe kinda petty given this is a new series?

But sure, this is easier than Blood+ No emotions, no thinking, no plot, straight-up cliché and a little blood. Bah.
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Judging a new story on one episode is kinda childish. So, the first episode wasn't DEEP and EMO enough for you - y'know, to me it's refreshing to see someone who's clearly a badass NOT be emo and all dark. Depressing goes far enough, and I get enough in Rea; Life without having to deal with it in my entertainment, too. ONCE AGAIN, This is a NEW STORY - enjoy it for what it is, and let go of any expectations you had from Blood+. This is NOT a sequel, it's a variation on a theme that's barely begun.

cptjanvier · « **Reply #47 on:** July 18, 2011, 05:05:39 AM »

Looks like you've had long discussions with me about anime, johndmes, since you seem to know me so well. /end sarcasm

I am familiar with the concept, since I've watched a fair amount of anime, I just don't hang out on tvtropes much. But I thought that characterisation had gone out of fashion where female main characters in action anime were concerned. I'm old and experienced enough to know whether an anime will be interesting to me or not once I've seen two eps, which I have. And this one doesn't interest me, because the characters are boring and shallow, the animation is vile and there is no plot in sight. I'm really disappointed, since I expected this to be one of the best anime this season, which it isn't.

And that song is hella annoying. Subtle it is not.

johndmes · « **Reply #48 on:** July 18, 2011, 10:27:23 PM »

Quote from: cptjanvier on July 18, 2011, 05:05:39 AM

Looks like you've had long discussions with me about anime, johndmes, since you seem to know me so well. /end sarcasm

I am familiar with the concept, since I've watched a fair amount of anime, I just don't hang out on tvtropes much. But I thought that characterisation had gone out of fashion where female main characters in action anime were concerned.

Well, all I can really say here was that for me it was a pleasant suprise to have actual characterization. That song she sang on the way to school really clarified for me the dual nature tat they were going for, and the interaction between here and that quiet classmate also helped to show that her Dojikko - like outward personality was just a front - notice how quickly she went badass once she got home. TBH, wsn't expecting all that much of a fight it was refereshing to see that both here and the "ancient one" went at it - the fight was competently choreographed, instead of how a lot of them go - at least in my own opinion. The contrast at the end, with Saya refusing to let her vampire side out at the sight of the blood splattred on her - well done, IMHO.

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I'm old and experienced enough to know whether an anime will be interesting to me or not once I've seen two eps, which I have. And this one doesn't interest me, because the characters are boring and shallow, the animation is vile and there is no plot in sight. I'm really disappointed, since I expected this to be one of the best anime this season, which it isn't.

And that song is hella annoying. Subtle it is not.

WEll, that is your choice - I've seen both The Last Vampire and Blood+ - and I'm not going to go into this with precomceptions based on the old series, and not a sequel to Blood+. Up to you what you want to watch - all I was saying is that perhaps you were coming down a bit too hard on it, given it's far more extreme take on Saya's personality. To each their own, though.

And that song IS kinda subtle, if you think about it - brash and annoying are the way all real-life Dojikkos are, and that song is basiclly warning you what's to come in terms of personality, if you hand't figured it out already. Some people need that sledgehammer - otthers would have got it in the opening scene. There's aslo a lot of evidence inthe first sp that a lot of it is feigned - thus the Obfuscating Stupidy link above.

Just downloaded the second ep (Doki's being real slow for some reason) - so can't speak on it at this point.

jaybug · « **Reply #49 on:** July 19, 2011, 02:59:19 AM »

I'd say Kimi ni Todoke was worse animation wise than this. This is prettier, it is a Clamp thing, eh? KnT was a better story, so far.

Actually I like her singing. It's goofy and sweet, and she sounds very nice.

She didn't seem too terribly clumsy this ep. And the one time, it seemed obligatory.

Kyrdua · « **Reply #50 on:** July 19, 2011, 03:34:25 AM »

Clamp = Noodle People

I like how that never. changes. anyway, that was a weirdass song she sang. t'was nice though.

her seiyuu has a good voice, so it's forgivable.

the plot = not too obvious, but at least the execution is nice.

I agree with cptjanvier on Crouching Moron Hidden Badass: it done somewhat poorly. But it's passable cuz she's cute

and she'd be Roberta with a sword, if it was done right, lmao

The action scenes. admittedly subpar. but the symbolism is there as johndmes has stated.

Animation. quite bad, but i smell "Buy the BDs" here. much like SHAFT i guess.

also,

[size=9]俺は第三だ!!![/size]

Mimishiki19 · « **Reply #51 on:** July 19, 2011, 12:00:12 PM »

Series dropped.Nothing is interesting in this anime.
For those of you who insist on watching more before judging it let me ask you:
How many pages of a book do you read before deciding it's awful?

Also,johndmes,what vampires?I haven't heard of any vampires.Please remember this is a NEW story.

Though I'd like to remind everyone else this anime is called "Blood-C" and it's based on the Blood franchise so feel free to compare it to blood+ any way you want.They don't get to milk the franchise and then say it's original.
It's like making a game about Kratos from the God of War franchise where he is the nurse in a kindergarten for Gods and asking people to forsake any connection with the ORIGINAL game.

Mistgun_Zero · « **Reply #52 on:** July 19, 2011, 05:04:29 PM »

Clamp, blood+ related, imma watch this for sure...when the BD's come out..

SJR0531 · « **Reply #53 on:** July 19, 2011, 07:46:58 PM »

So far, it's just "girl sings about her daily life, girl meets up with friends, girl slice and dices monster". I want to stick with this, but this pattern needs to change.

GoGeTa006 · « **Reply #54 on:** July 19, 2011, 09:28:33 PM »

Quote from: SJR0531 on July 19, 2011, 07:46:58 PM

So far, it's just "girl sings about her daily life, girl meets up with friends, girl slice and dices monster". I want to stick with this, but this pattern needs to change.

True, so true. . .I might drop it if this keeps up
I let a friend down . . .he doesnt like anime (xcept for code geass) so I used it as bait . . ."Its from the guys that did Code Geass" and he fell for it . . .but he dropped it

jaybug · « **Reply #55 on:** July 19, 2011, 11:35:14 PM »

I guess I shouldn't play poker with the guys who are already bailing on this show. Too hard to make money off guys who fold so easy.

I guess I'm staying with it because I am more interested in what's in her head, than what's her body look like naked.

sackii · « **Reply #56 on:** July 19, 2011, 11:57:13 PM »

I do agree that it's too soon to call it quits. Some of the best shows are those that start slow but when the shit goes down is goes down hard and explodes in your face like a 10-megaton bomb of pussy-juices...

Although, It remains a fact that this show is currently a letdown...

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The show did come out as mainstream-madness. School setting, klutz protagonist who's awesome in secret and a fight every episode. The ABCs of easy-watching. But... with that being said, the table is nonetheless set for that big explosion that can turn it around (I'd have removed the second episode's fight tho

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Whether it happens or not I'll hang in there much longer, Blood+ was so good they can't have scrapped the franchise so easily.

eclectic · « **Reply #57 on:** July 20, 2011, 02:06:24 AM »

Quote from: jaybug on July 19, 2011, 11:35:14 PM

I guess I shouldn't play poker with the guys who are already bailing on this show. Too hard to make money off guys who fold so easy.

I guess I'm staying with it because I am more interested in what's in her head, than what's her body look like naked.

uh, i would just like some plot. two episodes of character introductions and vague foreshadowing in an action series is poor writing.

Yohan7 · « **Reply #58 on:** July 20, 2011, 03:37:18 AM »

Quote from: eclectic on July 20, 2011, 02:06:24 AM

Quote from: jaybug on July 19, 2011, 11:35:14 PM
I guess I shouldn't play poker with the guys who are already bailing on this show. Too hard to make money off guys who fold so easy.

I guess I'm staying with it because I am more interested in what's in her head, than what's her body look like naked.

uh, i would just like some plot. two episodes of character introductions and vague foreshadowing in an action series is poor writing.

also no mention of vampires in a "vampire rich" universe. also a little disappointed that she doesn't use her own blood to kill the "monsters"

Kyrdua · « **Reply #59 on:** July 20, 2011, 07:54:54 AM »

Quote from: Yohan7 on July 20, 2011, 03:37:18 AM

Quote from: eclectic on July 20, 2011, 02:06:24 AM
Quote from: jaybug on July 19, 2011, 11:35:14 PM
I guess I shouldn't play poker with the guys who are already bailing on this show. Too hard to make money off guys who fold so easy.

I guess I'm staying with it because I am more interested in what's in her head, than what's her body look like naked.

uh, i would just like some plot. two episodes of character introductions and vague foreshadowing in an action series is poor writing.

also no mention of vampires in a "vampire rich" universe. also a little disappointed that she doesn't use her own blood to kill the "monsters"

go watch blade instead dude, lmao