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ANN_Lynzee
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Yeah and he's directing the Fate/Stay Night magical girl spin-off. |
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Veers
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Nanoha and A's are only 13 episodes each. Not really bloated at all (except Nanoha as a whole is kind of a formulaic and uninteresting show, so there is that). All told there are... 52 episodes, I think, across three seasons. We're not talking CCS-tier length for a single story, or Sailor Moon/Precure-tier for size of body of work (as far as anime goes).
My suggestion, since I know you're referring to me in your previous paragraph, is watch ep1 of Nanoha just to compare to Madoka (to see how similar they really are in some ways, so you understand where those initial comparisons were coming from) and then watch the movie if you're still curious because it's more interesting than the series; even if it leaves some things out, it's paced better and trims most of the "monster of the week" fat. Then if you're not sick of naked loli, watch the A's series because it's the best of the bunch, then join the crowd awaiting the A's movie. After that, if you are bored you can try StrikerS, a show that would have been good if it was half its length. |
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Animegomaniac
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Have you ever seen Soul Taker? Le Petit Cossette? Even Moonphase has his weirdness and perviness. Negima and Pani Poni Dash are, well, weird art house fanservice gag series. Hidamari Sketch is... Hidamari Sketch? The only Shaft/Shinbo series which I saw and didn't like {and that includes various early OVAs} was Ef: Tale of Melodies but that was mostly because of the source material. The art here looks cute and promising {and that's where the troubles starts. Or not} but one girl has a bow, one has a hand cannon maybe and the third has a ... guitar ... Theme coloring suggests something sentai style but it's one strange band. Or fighting force. Or magical girl squad. Or school club. Or nothing. I vote Sailor Moon meets Lucky Star. |
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Megiddo
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Oh Shaft. Way to think outside the box.
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superdry
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Sweet for the 100% confirmation. I think my interest in this project has increased if the anime can keep close to his original designs. |
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danilo07
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That was meant as a joke,what I meant to say was that in the last 5 years he is constantly creating something in his style and making huge money out of it. |
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ToaruLL
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Hmmm a wise choice SHAFT acquiring a new character designer for a new anime. Kantoku's popularity (if this anime is a success) will rise tremendously.
Magical Prism Sweet Nana ... yeah i can see the similarites with Nanoha and Moetan here in this title. But the art does not dictate that presumption. Lucky Star with Sailor Moon hmmm does sound interesting.. SHAFT are rolling in money so if magical girl themed series gave them immense success, why not keep the tradition going. I'm all up for SHAFT animation and Magical girls anyday. |
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tootbrush
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Why would a director abandon his style if it works for him and people like it? I don't get it. Seems like yet another pointless grudge. Also, Shinbou's had his style for at least 15 years. It was emerging in Metal Fighter Miku already. |
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danilo07
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He did do it several times I mean just after visual spectacle like Soul Taker he did something like Triangle Heart. |
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Chagen46
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I'm not predicting a Madoka style bait and switch, but I am expecting some kind of craziness.
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solarsun
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Love magical girl stuff so I'll be probably picking this up if it hits stateside. It's almost a 'SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY' moment when it comes to magical girl stuff. I just can't get enough of it.
As others have hypothesized I'm hoping it's like Sailor moon meets Lucky Star. That would be a fun thing to watch. Even if it does have a Madoka twist to it it would be interesting (I love Madoka btw). |
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RyanSaotome
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I really hope its not another Madoka thing... just emulating that would be trying to rip off of Madokas success. I really hope its another otaku aimed mahou shoujo show.
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Chagen46
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...Madoka is an Otaku themed Magical Girl show.
And incredibly twisted and dark one, but one nonetheless. |
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naninanino
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Well, I'm personally not expecting another angstfest like Madoka. Not the best combination with mahou shoujo and I already get my fix of it with dozens of mecha shows. Then again, precure already has sentai type mahou shoujo covered and there is that new Sailor Moon in the works. So if it is going to be a magical girl anime, there are a few other things it could be: the idol type, romance/SoL hybrid type, comedy type or the action type for older (male) audiences.
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Konopan
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This many pages and no mention of deconstructions? I'm proud.
Hoping for something on the SoL/social commentary side of Shaft productions rather than pure drama or fanservice heavy shenanigans Some mahou shoujo action crossed with the sort of fluff that Soredemo or Denpa Onna had would be kind of nice, I think. |
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