Shangri-La DVD Disaster

It's not bad art (imo), but...it seems....I dunno..."do not want"...

It's a very good show, as it had a very strong, developed setting. Although I tend to like setting the most.

Man this anime sucked balls. So disappointing.

The last ones are really by no means bad, they are drawn well. But ya they're not very appealing are they.

Uugh.
1) There is nothing wrong with the last two.
2) It seems to be Momoko and Ryoko on those two pics.

To be expected from a just okay anime... and it looks like japan agreed.

it was great masturbation fodder, that little red was just too fucking hawt. but the story was crap.

Shangri-la WASN'T THAT BAD.
The general sales of most anime DVDs nowdays are terrible as long as they do not show "yuri raep hentai etc" stuff.
There were worse things in the past.
I agree, the covers suddenly crash but the series need a chance, c'mon...

I like the last one, more to do with the hair color than the actual style though.

This anime was SO VERY BAD and dissapointing, that nobody cares a sh*t.

I love Murata's artwork. And I argue he's NOT overrated, "Perfection in simplicity" is not as easy as some would think.

I've never seen this Anime. Did Murata just do the covers? Or did he add character designs, etc.?

I think some of you guys are missing the point. Its not that its bad art, its that its inconsistent marketing design decisions. You cant establish a brand or line of goods with one art style then drastically change it in the duration of one release volume. Its bound to upset or outright turn off some people, even if it looks good.

I like the new ones more. Range Murata is overrated.

Yes, Shangri-La has a lot of problems
- story, character design, development,
QUALITY, but for something GONZO pulled
off while on the verge of bankrupcy,
it is a good watch..

The last two are great, moe obsessed otakus have such shit taste.

what the hell happened with those last 2?

They probably just grabed some random pic and slapped it on the cover

Maybe the Anime isn´t selling well because it was boring!?

Why are they mad that David Bowie and Jolyne Kujo are on the covers?

The girls r perfect!!

Never saw the series, that is quite a change in dvd covers, doesn't look like a character in any series I've seen.

really don't see anything wrong with it, though the last 2 looks different then the 1st 4, maybe if there's screenshots to show the difference style of the content, i'll see if there's anything wrong

The art for both is gorgeous. The first ones are soft gentle, gentle, and adorably warm. The second is lovely blend of anime and realism, the roughness gives it an edgy look, I suppose trying to draw in a greater demographic. Though it also screams marketing suicide. If they'd stuck with the first style, they'd have otaku eating out of the palm of their hands. On the other hand, while this new style would probably be more popular with the mainstream, any potential newcomers would be confused out of their mind when they go to find volume 1 and see completely different art. No one's going to start on volume 5 after all.

Is the art style supposed to represent a change in mood for the series? I've only seen the opening for Shangri-la. Oddly enough, both cover arts look accurate to the style of the series, it really depends on which character you look at.

By chance these two last covers are intended for the USA Shity market?
That would explain why the "art" became a shit.

Nice artwork btw...

Shangri-la not deserving the covers? Give me a break, man.

Passing aside cynicism like that is just stupid. Shangri-la probably was the last truly good Gonzo show and it's honestly all a huge shame.

Ah well, the anime was fun, pity it did badly. I guess the competition was too high with Bakemonogatari and K-ON (and even Endless fail).

... and last covers wtf? O_o

Araki, get out of Murata's body!

What!? But why? Was it that bad?

Shangri-La DVD has been hijacked by someone
Just like Twitter been hijacked by Iran Cyber Army

its sad that so many ppl dont realise how great this anime is... rather they buy anime thats rather a dumb hentai then to be called anime. sad...

realistic does'nt suit murata but any artist would want to grow out of the current (sigh...)

Ugly covers are ugly.

*cries*

murata can draw a lot of different styles, though his art-decoish loli-abundant one is obviously the most popular.
it rather looks like he's gotten tired of it himself. robot was cancelled too, and wani's own gelatin is just a bad substitute.

Tbh, those realistic arts aren't that bad... but to group them with the other delicious Murata lolis especially the one with the lollipop (NGHHHHHH).. it's nearly as equivalent as Yen Press' "new" Spice & Wolf cover..

Even Murata couldn't save Shangri-La. I hoped for something as enjoyable as Last Exile and I got Gonzo in its death throes puking up blood. I think the idea has potential but the execution was really sub par.

this is worst than endless eight dvds....

I'd say He got high on somethin.

I quite liked the light novels, I'd guess the animé wasn't as good? Either way, eww at the two newer covers.

After volume 4 eh?

Well, if you're into drags, and your targeted market was people who love a schoolgirl-wielding-boomerangs, be my guest

What ever floats their boats...

If you take Murata away from Shangri-La you're pretty much left with nothing, and it obviously shows.

gay post is homo

MY EYES!! THEY BURN!! THE GOGGLES!! THEY DO NOTHING!!11!

Amazing “Sudden growth” skill… Too bad results suck.

only seen a bit of the anime so far dosent seem so bad but i wodent buy it. i think the covers r the main problem with the dvd, changing art style WTF seems unnecessary and annoying.

LOL NOOOOOO~ What the hell haha.
I got a physical shock after seeing first 4 (love Robots!)and then the next two.

Didn't watch the anime, but I liked the opening (Kimi Shinitamou Koto Nakare)

Quite drastic changes there. The first four were better.

OMG, OKAMA!

maybe they think it will make them stand out more so people will notice them better. Anyways I agree the series overall was shit.

you guys do know that's still Range Murata drawing there, don't you?

I dunno, I like those later covers

Yes, because Murata only draws loli, aimrite? *trollface*

Maybe Range Murata started asking for too much money.

probably because it's gonzo. couldn't even afford to pay Range Murata to do new cover artwork and since it sold so badly, he just said, fuck it use this shit instead, better art isn't going to make it sell better anyways.

well, personally i loved shangri-la...ofc most of it by murata's design but even so...

now, about the covers...WTF?????????????

Murata isn't only about his signature lolis, but I guess that's about all anybody is interested in.

nooooo, down hill for shangri-la :(

i like the show too...

Last two = ewwwww -.-'

Shangri-La got too preachy with it's environmental message. I can only put up with so much of that nonsense before I get turned off from it. Even Murata's character designs couldn't help a flawed story.

Shit, they have American faces! He must be threatened to draw as such at gun point!

bayonetta rules LoL XD