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Glaring Lucky Star OVA Animation Mistake

Glaring Lucky Star OVA Animation Mistake

Some observant souls on 2ch spotted this rather glaring and extremely painful looking mistake in the animation in the recent Lucky Star OVA.

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  • metatron commented on October 7, 2008 10:08
  • wow. those anons in 2ch sure are sharp... More
  • kratos commented on October 6, 2008 07:23
  • don't forgot the doujin... More

Code Geass Animation Astounds

Code Geass Animation Astounds

The animators for Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 seem to be producing some interesting work lately. You can see above and below their unique visual style, at times reminscent of one of the masters of abstract art.

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  • retsnom commented on September 10, 2008 02:44
  • Code Geass is a shounen? News to me.... More
  • Pyoro commented on September 8, 2008 21:53
  • lol trust the good old japanese to point this out. well, the offending scenes are kinda insignificant to begin with. besides, the overall animation quality is way better than most anime in this genre... one piece... More

Someday’s Photoshoppers (also Plagiarists)

Someday's Photoshoppers (also Plagiarists) - How many of these did they take themselves?

Having already gained an unhealthy reputation as something of a photoshop anime (some thoughts on this, and plenty of screens), it now seems that 魔法遣いに大切なこと ～夏のソラ～ / Someday’s Dreamers – Summer Skies is intent on shameless plagiarism to boot – it below you can see what is not only a most naked piece of simple photoshop filter application, but also a straight rip of a picture found on a random website, without even attribution, let alone having taken the trouble to go along to Haneda Airport to take some photos themselves.

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  • Artefact commented on July 12, 2008 00:29
  • I think the issue is less the mere fact of their using a photographic base, which as you point out is hardly abnormal, than simply the extent to which they have taken things; still, the... More
  • Seeb commented on July 11, 2008 19:29
  • This sort of practice is not uncommon in anime....Lucky Star for instance, their backgrounds are virtually traced from well known sites in Japan. Yeah, i know they draw their backgrounds and alter them slightly... More

Someday’s Dreamers – Summer Skies

魔法遣いに大切なこと ～夏のソラ～ / Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto – Natsu no Sora, or Someday’s Dreamers – Summer Skies

It is not often an anime really rocks the boat in terms of visual quality or animation style, but a recent title to attract attention as just such an anime is the recently commenced anime 魔法遣いに大切なこと ～夏のソラ～ / Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto – Natsu no Sora, or Someday’s Dreamers – Summer Skies (for once I think the English title is much better advised), the second series of the franchise. In particular, the magnificent scenery in this anime has turned heads, but after the initial impact, there are also voices critical of the work’s visual quality.

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  • Artefact commented on July 15, 2008 08:45
  • They are beautiful, but they are photos rather than drawn or CG art.... More
  • Fumika commented on July 15, 2008 00:48
  • There's been so much criticism of the art and what not in this title. It makes me wonder, am I the only person that thinks the backgrounds are beautiful and that I think the... More

Tsukasa Paradise (Animator Comparison)

Lucky Star's Tsukasa, animators compared in great detail, also Haruhi & Nagato

Some diligent soul has put together a most comprehensive comparison of the differences between Lucky Star’s Tsukasa, as drawn by each animator of the series, as well as Haruhi’s characters.

Since anime is generally produced in parallel by multiple teams of animators, there are generally slight differences between each team’s output, which may be very noticeable if supervision is lax or the animation is rubbish – I am not afraid to admit that I cannot tell them apart at all; their animation supervision seems top notch, or perhaps I am not looking hard enough.

However, a look at the Haruhi animator comparison on the same site does reveal some differences, however minor.

As a tribute to this dedication, I reproduce the images below, should you wish to try to spot the differences. You may also simply want to gawk at Tsukasa and Nagato. This coming from 2ch, by way of Syu’s Quiz Blog.

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  • Smiling Magician commented on October 13, 2008 22:23
  • well there is a tiny bit of difference in the nagato, mikuru and kyon ones... maybe... if you squint.... More
  • ats commented on October 5, 2008 15:26
  • Oh boy, Tsukasa is so Kawaii, and no, i can't see any difference...... More

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