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Post by Gojitron on Jan 9, 2018 23:09:57 GMT -5
The first Godzilla anime starts streaming on Netflix on January 17th. It will be available both subbed and dubbed, so watch it twice!
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Post by Deinonychus on Jan 10, 2018 9:53:16 GMT -5
Watched that trailer last night and my only thought was "Yup, that's a contemporary anime alright." I'll watch the dubbed version. I've discovered that I prefer to watch anime dubbed and live-action stuff subbed. Probably because in anime there's usually a lot more to see that you don't want to look away from to read. Also, I've noticed that in any anime I've watched that's been produced in the past 15 years or so, all the Japanese voice actors sound the same to me. All the men sound like mumblecore duds and all the girls (girls because I don't think women exist in anime anymore) sound like mewling little squeak toys. At least SKREEONK doesn't require translation
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Post by Optimal Megatron on Jan 10, 2018 12:56:06 GMT -5
I admit this is a pretty interesting premise, but like Dein said, the trailer's kinda generic. But I'll be checking this out when it comes up.
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Post by Deinonychus on Jan 21, 2018 20:04:02 GMT -5
It's...it's not good at all. I rank it down near the bottom with Godzilla '98 and Godzilla's Revenge (All Monsters Attack). Animation has so much potential for great Kaiju stories and action, and all of it was just wasted here. Hell, I think Godzilla(?) had less screen-time here than he does in a live-action movie.
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Post by Mako Crab on Jan 24, 2018 17:23:36 GMT -5
Wow. Based on your review, that sounds like a bungling of epic proportions. How did they manage to waste the animation medium, when it’s the one time they could’ve gone nuts with the monster action?
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Post by Gojitron on Feb 1, 2018 22:13:45 GMT -5
You can tell it's the first part of a trilogy, lots of set up and exposition. Had some interesting ideas like the alien races coming to help Earth instead of conquer it, and the passage of time due to light speed travel. It picked up a little during the fight scenes. The main protagonist, Haruo, was annoying as hell. Typical, unlikable anime "hero". Angry, impatient, reckless. I don't watch more anime because they seem to stick with only a few different archetypes and it gets repetitive. I also don't understand the fascination with making Godzilla bigger and bigger to the point of being ridiculous. I like Godzilla better with some characterization rather than as a force of nature. The animation was disappointing. I was hoping for a beautifully rendered, fluid Godzilla, but it looked so stiff like they used Flash to create him. Also, there weren't many actual monsters on the planet of monsters, were there?
Looks like we'll be seeing a new Mechagodzilla in the next part.
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Post by Gojitron on Jul 6, 2018 14:33:01 GMT -5
Second installment, titled Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, hits Netflix on July 18th.
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Post by Deinonychus on Jul 30, 2018 8:41:39 GMT -5
Finally got up the nerve to watch the second part yesterday. With the promise of Mechagodzilla and the twin fairies I thought that it simply had to be better than the initial set-up chapter. Boy was I wrong. Why is this so bad? Why is it single-handedly justifying the lack of a Godzilla anime for over 60 years?
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Post by machsabre on Jul 30, 2018 10:22:27 GMT -5
That's something I've noticed about a lot of Netflix anime. They all seem to have that same aesthetic vibe to them. A dark "this ain't for the kiddies!" sort of tone that seems to always be trying too hard. Sure, there's wonderful exceptions like Little Witch Academia, but that's Studio Trigger, so that's to be expected.
I dunno man. I guess when I hear of an anime coming to Netflix, I'm not all that excited.
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Post by machsabre on Feb 2, 2021 18:49:04 GMT -5
Okay, I know we sneer at the Godzilla anime on Netflix and understandably so. But...
IT'S MOTHER FUCKING JET JAGUAR!!!
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