Kyoto Animation’s reputation for extreme animation quality has once again been burnished, with the newly airing “Hyouka” (also associated with the “Kotenbu” name of the original mystery novel series) being hailed for its “godly” animation quality – although a great many viewers express doubts about the quality of its content even as they praise its outstanding visuals…
OMG WTF IS WITH THIS NEXT LEVEL ANIMATION WTF
The only reason I watched this show was because…
I’m curious!
I wasn’t expecting much from this series as i’m not much of a mystery solving series kind of person, but this one has already done a lot more than i expected.
Chitanda for potential waifu material
Sure is trolling around here.
To be honest, I’m not sure how to define this series myself, but moe shit it ain’t. Hyouka is adapted from a novel series (NOT light novels, more on that below) serialized since 2000, long before moe became a marketing success.
So to dismiss it as another K-ON based on how cute Chitanda behaved is just plain ignorance. Though here’s your chance to figure out what this is all about before making any conclusions.
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For Baka-Tsuki is now translating the series into English. Though we welcome committed translators to join.
http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Hyouka
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Distinction between novels and light novels:
In bookstores in Japan, novels and light novels are two completely different species.
General fiction novels are sold in the general fiction section, and they’re devoid of any illustrations whatsoever. Some examples of these general novels getting the anime adaptation include: Monogatari series, Another, Fate Zero, Kara no Kyoukai, etc.
OTOH, Light novels are lumped together with mangas in the manga section, and all have illustrations inside.
Looks good, but I still detect some K-On residue in there somewhere…
It’s the look of the female faces…
Absolutely beautiful looking. Too bad it’s boring as shit.
Too many KyoAni fags downvoting all the comments. I’m sorry that your favorite animation studio will never be as good as Madhouse.
No guns, explosions, or fan service = no content?
Typical.
Being honest, I am pretty clueless what the show is about. Is the Main Character trying to impress the Female Lead?
This looks exactly the opposite.
Avatar was all about visuals with no decent story whatsoever. It was shit.
That make sense, no wonder KyoAni decided to spend their production on Hyouka instead of Little Busters!
Too much “God Quality” on this anime!
Except Little Busters would also have had a story.
Maybe that’s why they didn’t take/get little busters.
haha, I see what you did there.
>.<
Goddammit, KyoAni! Full Metal Panic! FFS!
Then it would perhaps interest you to know that FMP’s author Gatou Shouji is the Script Supervisor for this series.
Who knows, if he manages to pull this off and make this adaptation a success, Kyo-Ani might just “reward” him by adapting the rest of his FMP.
Perhaps Key ought to take a leaf out of Gatou and work for Kyo-Ani if they don’t want Rewrite to suffer the same fate as Little Busters and get adapted by JC Staff. lol
More like be rewarded by Kadokawa. KyoAni just takes whatever future projects offered to them.
KyoAni is god tier. Hopefully this anime will keep it up.
well JC staff better step up their game, cause this is the qaulity fans are going to want from little busters, cause this is what they would of got if it was done by the KYOANI!
It’s like Japan itself animated in 2D form. I’ll keep watching this just for the artwork.
It’s the eyes. Holy crap look at the eyes.
god qaulity is godly!
Another masterpiece from KyoAni!
but it’s too bad that upcoming Little Buster won’t get this quality of anime
KyoAni is GOD
Yes, always! KyoAni is the best anime studio of all time!
Original work… oh wait!
🙂 love this
http://img3.sankakustatic.com/wp-content/gallery/safe-misc-xii/hyouka-1-025.jpg
I see KyoAni hiring Chinatsu from Yuru Yuri as their new staff in the animator department.
Goddammit just release Haruhi Season 3 already
Goddammit just release Lucky Star season 2.
fixed
Lucky Star Season 2 and Full Metal Panic Season 4…. the joy I would feel for it.
… and the fourth season of FMP!.
@04:55 Hyouka is incredibly good. I’d take it anytime over GITS. You really don’t seem to know what this show is about, and I can tell you that the novel is really good, so this adaption should follow as well.
Instead of what you guys mentioned plus a 3rd season of GITS Stand Alone Complex and other greats I can’t remember right now we get this Hyouka crap, Upotte which was considered good but turned into a ecchi anime, another Precure, a shitty 4th Yugioh series, Tasogare and Nazo X which only get viewers because of the ecchi scenes. Don’t know what’s wrong with the Japanese, I know they don’t have to cater to US anime fans but why the usual sex sells/girl abuses guy and laugh bs instead of more Sousuke x Kaname (only tsun relationship I don’t hate), more Section 9, more Konata (and as dub for these three).
Its not like this show is about a very passive guy that is somewhat forcibly led into doing things by a extraordinary girl of a club he really doesn’t want to be in.
wow so many pseudointelectuals here
and you’re the worst of them all
Im not pseudointelecutal and not even intelectual .
But hey what can i expect from sancom retards .
If it looks like K-On therefore it is moeblob crap! I mean, whoever heard of two shows having similar animation style but different content and story? [/derpy people]
If it looks like K-ON! (made by KyoAni), it’ll probably be like K-ON! too, also known as being very popular and very good.
If you don’t agree, you’re probably the type who think death note and code geass are “deeeep”.
Are you really that retarded?
ughhhhhh girl design looks like k-on, more moeblobs for moetards.
I’m pretty sure you don’t know what “Moe” means. You’re just one of those fools who goes around with your Moe bashing, yet you don’t even know what it means to begin with, do you?
It’s almost meaningless in English now to be fair. It’s 99% replaced “kawaii” even though they were only incidentally related.
Though from the screenshots it appears she was designed entirely to be cute and inoffensive, so that is pretty in line with “moeblobs” as KyoAni is infamous for – though maybe not as “blob” as K-On in terms of doughy deformable face.
You still haven’t heard of loan words? There are thousands of words in English that aren’t English words. You should see how much Arabic we use without even knowing it!
good thing moe and kawaii aren’t english words.
They can make this but they can’t make Little Busters? Kyoani I am dissapoint.
I’ve said it before. They’re too busy making more garbage. It’s like making abstract art for millions of dollars just because people will buy it.
Dude, you have no idea how business is done right? KyoAni can’t just abandon the project that they have already put time and money in to work on something else, no matter how much better that new project is.
Look up “moe” in an English dictionary and you’ll find no definition.
This is why they passed on making Little Busters?
Who knows. Look at endless eight. Their management over projects isn’t exactly impeccable, so it could be anything other than that.
another moe sh*t
Guess we need a few more episodes to determine wether this will hold on or not.
why is that all new anime have this moeblob accent to it? seems like after K-on came out most of the anime look like it. I hate K-on and I love old style of drawing (GITS,Slayers,Hokuto,Armitage) and I am really unhappy with the way they draw new stuff (there are some exceptions though – but most of it looks like k-on style to me)
How many of new anime show did you saw??
then kill yourself, maybe you’ll be reincarnated in the past. don’t forget to keep your nostalgia glasses on too.
down votes = butthurt from shaft fanboys.
I like down votes. It’s a way to hide trash.
That’s funny, because I love BOTH KyoAni and SHAFT.
Great Visual! Shitty story…
Sounds like 95% of today’s MMORPG.
Um, I’m guessing you haven’t read the Novel? If the Anime follow the original novel, which I think it will, (KyoAni) then this Anime is gonna be great.
KyoAni is a magic spell in the industry or your memory is just too lame for the main staff?
@07:55 I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.
It might interest K-on fans though
Pic #015
SHE WANTS THE MC’S COCK BAD.
It looks like Yui Hirasawa in weird wig
so its a show that looks pretty but doesnt do much like a lawn ornament? ehh, i’ll try it anyway. kyo ani like sunrise rarely lets me down.
Wait..where did you guys see the live stream.
my understanding of the plot is essentially book girl – the eating books for food part and the male lead agnst over childhood friends suicide. Oh and the book writing part as well. But yeah basically like that. Happy go lucky girl + depressed guy in some sort of club and they solve/help people with problems/mysteries
Havent watched the episode yet so basing this on the preview I saw. Will be watching it this season though~
So what you’re trying to say is, they are making another K-On!.
K-on meets clannad
x.x quality of the special effect + the 2 main boys have the same seiyu from clannad
so it’s moe with the character art of k-on
that goes on the list
But this one has an unhappy guy, so clearly it’s a new Haruhi, right?
With the main male cast of Clannad. lol
It’s K-On! all over again.
Agreed, given that Satomi Satou (as Ritsu) is in this anime as the main character!
lol, god of war. literally the definition of game that tries to appeal to homos with their naked male character.
K-ON!! >>>>>>>> God of War
And besides? What’s wrong with K-on? There’s a complete lack of plot but the animation was top notched.
One of the dumbest comments I’ve seen on this site.
I’m surprised the k-on fanboys haven’t downvoted you to oblivion yet.
The hypocrisy…
Complaining about lack of content while at the same time jizzing all over the moeblob and boob-centric anime, which are *obviously* filled to the brim with content and exciting plot twists…
i like my no stories wit bewbs
better to have boobs and no content then no boobs and also no content.
READ. THE. NOVEL.
@15:56
D.O.S. you illiterate idiot.
Novel sucks! So boring!
@07:51 No, I’m not mad, I just like to read Light Novels.
>>sankakucomplex
>read
LOL U MAD?
Just think…
What anime will look like 5-10 years from now.
Hope they get some PROFIT!
Another dumb moeblob anime. I don’t even like this drawing style >_<.
Another dumb comment from a dumb person.
KyoAni, why am I not suprised?
Why can’t I hold all these down votes?
The girl looks like ripped off from K-On
Same animation studio..
I thought I was the only one.
Standard moeblob – they all look the same.
This looks nothing like K-On.
Herp derp they look the same derpyderpderp.
Now really, you guys are such a fucking geniuses for noticing that and even smart enough to announce such a obvious shit, good job!
The art may look the same, animation is still done better. For fuck sake anons.
You are the blind one.
then you’re really fucking blind
@05:25 I wouldn’t call this a “standard Moeblob”. This sure as hell doesn’t look like Clannad or Yuru Yuri, which are also great by the way.
Arguing over an ambiguously defined term like Moe-blob is not going to help anyone.
wow! is see people are still using that hipsters fag word again to describe an anime with just one episode.
i’m sorry, but hipsters don’t exist in japan. you’re thinking of white people-land.
LOL, a white person calling moe “hipster”, god, that makes my sides hurt.
What do you epect they are losers and they need to feel special.
Am I the only one that thinks the chick’s face looks weird?
@04:39 I don’t know about you, but I think she’s freaking cute.
Do talk about noselessness? ^^
Yes.
Then pic #14 qualifies as a goof 😀
hey is this the anime i heard where nothing happens
It’s about a school club. And nothing paranormal occurs, so I’d think so too…