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DistMan · 10-21-2004, 12:24 AM

Fantastic Children

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New show, looks interresting.

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Aydan · 10-21-2004, 07:18 AM

Yes, it certainly looks interesting. I get the feeling that it's the start of a big story. I think or hope it will turn into an old school adventure show.

The background is done in a very nice way, they put in a lot of these nice sceneries for only the first episode. Animation seems nice, no really big action happens in the first episode though. As for character design, it's a little old school in my opinion, but this seems to have been a choice the creators of this show made. Some characters are designed very nice, but these are minor characters. The main characters have an old school look. I hope this old school look doesn't keep people from watching this show. Very good voice acting, it takes talent to scream and pant like that. Screaming seems very hard for western voice actors. The music fits, but it could have been a bit softer at times. The opening song could have been a little more dramatic for my taste, it reminded me of the opening to lodoss wars. The ending song is nice. This show does have a slow pace, at least the first episode did.

Although nothing really big happens in the first episode it mesmerized me, this looks like a promising show. It left a whole lot of questions in my mind.

Which studio did this show? It looks like something Ghiblie would do, although as far as I know they don't do TV shows.

Some more info:
http://www.jascii.net/newanime/jasci...ascii_view=185

10-21-2004, 11:07 PM

Fantastic children is being produced by Nippon Animation. Fantastic children is created, designed, and produced by Takashi Nakamura. Takashi Nakamura was chief animator for Akira, which may explain the some character similarities.

10-22-2004, 11:15 AM

He also worked on key animator for Nausicaä, and directed his own animation movie, A tree of Palme...

Zechleton · 10-22-2004, 02:53 PM

I haven't got round to watching this yet but it's waiting on my computer. I'll definitely check it out soon from what you guys have said.

11-21-2004, 01:45 PM

i personally think that this is a weird series; but a very interesting and puzzling one though. I've watched upto episode 3 already, i'm still confused abt the story. well, i guess that i have to watch more to understand and eventually everything will come to place; and hopefully these strange questions i have in mind will be answered at the end of the series.

by the way, anyone know how long will this series take to finish? how many episodes will it have? i just hope that it won't exceed 26 episodes...
anybody? really like to know...

Aydan · 11-23-2004, 02:18 AM

ep4, even more questions.

BTime · 01-08-2005, 08:51 AM

I'm still liking this series, even though the pacing is totally on life support. At this point some things are pretty obvious, but they really need to get a move on.

Eeek! I think Helga cracked a facial expression this ep. The world is certainly coming to an end..

redgsrguy · 01-11-2005, 02:38 PM

I kind of like this series even though the animation style seems dated.

BTime · 03-28-2005, 09:37 PM

Just to update. The story is pretty well written, but the pace is on major life support. I'm thinking of rec'ing it with Secret of the Cerulean Sand.

10-21-2004, 12:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
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10-22-2004, 02:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zechleton Anime Fan in Training Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 112	I haven't got round to watching this yet but it's waiting on my computer. I'll definitely check it out soon from what you guys have said. __________________ /Zechleton - www.gotfrag.com/cs

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10-21-2004, 07:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aydan Otaku Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: In the jungle. Age: 30 Posts: 2,041	Yes, it certainly looks interesting. I get the feeling that it's the start of a big story. I think or hope it will turn into an old school adventure show. The background is done in a very nice way, they put in a lot of these nice sceneries for only the first episode. Animation seems nice, no really big action happens in the first episode though. As for character design, it's a little old school in my opinion, but this seems to have been a choice the creators of this show made. Some characters are designed very nice, but these are minor characters. The main characters have an old school look. I hope this old school look doesn't keep people from watching this show. Very good voice acting, it takes talent to scream and pant like that. Screaming seems very hard for western voice actors. The music fits, but it could have been a bit softer at times. The opening song could have been a little more dramatic for my taste, it reminded me of the opening to lodoss wars. The ending song is nice. This show does have a slow pace, at least the first episode did. Although nothing really big happens in the first episode it mesmerized me, this looks like a promising show. It left a whole lot of questions in my mind. Which studio did this show? It looks like something Ghiblie would do, although as far as I know they don't do TV shows. Some more info: http://www.jascii.net/newanime/jasci...ascii_view=185

10-21-2004, 11:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
phip Guest Posts: n/a	Fantastic children is being produced by Nippon Animation. Fantastic children is created, designed, and produced by Takashi Nakamura. Takashi Nakamura was chief animator for Akira, which may explain the some character similarities.

10-22-2004, 11:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
Thingol Guest Posts: n/a	He also worked on key animator for Nausicaä, and directed his own animation movie, A tree of Palme...

11-21-2004, 01:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
mitsui Guest Posts: n/a	i personally think that this is a weird series; but a very interesting and puzzling one though. I've watched upto episode 3 already, i'm still confused abt the story. well, i guess that i have to watch more to understand and eventually everything will come to place; and hopefully these strange questions i have in mind will be answered at the end of the series. by the way, anyone know how long will this series take to finish? how many episodes will it have? i just hope that it won't exceed 26 episodes... anybody? really like to know...

11-23-2004, 02:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
Aydan Otaku Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: In the jungle. Age: 30 Posts: 2,041	ep4, even more questions.

01-08-2005, 08:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
BTime Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 47 Posts: 710	I'm still liking this series, even though the pacing is totally on life support. At this point some things are pretty obvious, but they really need to get a move on. Eeek! I think Helga cracked a facial expression this ep. The world is certainly coming to an end..

01-11-2005, 02:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
redgsrguy Narumon Z Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 9	I kind of like this series even though the animation style seems dated.

03-28-2005, 09:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
BTime Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 47 Posts: 710	Just to update. The story is pretty well written, but the pace is on major life support. I'm thinking of rec'ing it with Secret of the Cerulean Sand.