Nodame Cantabile

[ParaParaJMo]

Like I said in my review, I watched this simultaneously with the live action a couple of years after I've seen it when I was living in Japan. Personally, I just loved the live action a whole lot better, thus in no ways can I give it any higher score than I did. I like the casting of Stresseman in the live action because it used the intention of his character a lot more effectively where you aren't sure if you're to take him seriously up until a certain point, and I think the actor did a better job of being more funny and enthusiastic.

As for mixing 3D and 2D, I think Initial D and Wangan Midnight do a great job of this. I think 4th Stage of Initial D did a good job of the mix as well. Cowboy Bebop for a 1998 anime did a great of this I must say.

[foot2face]

Originally Posted by FalseDawn

Why compared to Mushishi? As far as I'm aware, that's not particularly an anime known for its great animation... why not compare it to other JC Staff titles or something like 5cm per Second? Just seems an odd comment, that's all.

Maybe animation was the wrong word. I guess I meant the art itself. Basically I was just irked by the 3D components and the small eyes. (I like big eyes in my anime.) It was just something I felt you had to get used to. but it still doesnt hamper my COMPLETE enjoyment of this anime.

[sothis]

Originally Posted by ParaParaJMo

I get what you're saying, but these kinds of discussions we are having right now is one of many main reasons why I do a show



Welcome to why I do a show. Wait until my 50th video comes out to see what i consider the greatest and what not.

just so you know, this comment made basically no sense, and was not a rebuttal to vivi's points at all (which i mirror - 8 is "slightly above average"? how can anyone trust your review ratings if you only have a 3 point range?)

[FalseDawn]

Originally Posted by foot2face

Maybe animation was the wrong word. I guess I meant the art itself. Basically I was just irked by the 3D components and the small eyes. (I like big eyes in my anime.) It was just something I felt you had to get used to. but it still doesnt hamper my COMPLETE enjoyment of this anime.

Well, I'd venture to say that small eyes is an art style thing more than being "bad" animation. They use the same kind of style in Honey & Clover (JC Staff's other majorly acclaimed title) with only one character (Hagu) having huge eyes to show her innocence/cuteness/etc. However, I do agree in a vague sense that the animation doesn't quite hold up to other JC Staff series (again, Honey & Clover) and they overuse the still-frame technicolour poses.

I'm racking my brains to remember where on earth they used 3D in Nodame. Can anyone point out a memorable scene where they may used 3D?

[VivisQueen]

Originally Posted by FalseDawn

Well, I'd venture to say that small eyes is an art style thing more than being "bad" animation. They use the same kind of style in Honey & Clover (JC Staff's other majorly acclaimed title) with only one character (Hagu) having huge eyes to show her innocence/cuteness/etc. However, I do agree in a vague sense that the animation doesn't quite hold up to other JC Staff series (again, Honey & Clover) and they overuse the still-frame technicolour poses.

I'm racking my brains to remember where on earth they used 3D in Nodame. Can anyone point out a memorable scene where they may used 3D?

All the instruments. All the fingers playing on the piano - or is that just CG? Definitely close-ups of instruments like double-bass and violins, though.

[FalseDawn]

Originally Posted by VivisQueen

All the instruments. All the fingers playing on the piano - or is that just CG? Definitely close-ups of instruments like double-bass and violins, though.

Oh I suppose. I guess they weren't so hideously done that they distracted from my attention to the anime because I don't particularly remember those parts all that well.

[foot2face]

Originally Posted by FalseDawn

Well, I'd venture to say that small eyes is an art style thing more than being "bad" animation. They use the same kind of style in Honey & Clover (JC Staff's other majorly acclaimed title) with only one character (Hagu) having huge eyes to show her innocence/cuteness/etc. However, I do agree in a vague sense that the animation doesn't quite hold up to other JC Staff series (again, Honey & Clover) and they overuse the still-frame technicolour poses.

I'm racking my brains to remember where on earth they used 3D in Nodame. Can anyone point out a memorable scene where they may used 3D?

I'm sorry I take that back. I DO mean the animation. And the eyes was just something I noticed. I shouldn't have critiqued that. And I should not have used Mushishi as an association. I just would have prefered them to do close ups on the instruments with the animation rather than the CG. I find that if CG is introduced in the anime it totally sets it off and feels completely different. I looks like we agree in that vague sense. And I wasn't fond of the technicolour poses as well.

Again this is still just a small criticism. Watch it people. It's good.

[ParaParaJMo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riAI6zS9ORM
My review of the drama

-I think it had better use of the character development
-Cast had great charisma
-I think Stresseman's weird casting made great use of the intention of his character