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yuna49
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 Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:34 am
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| Chrono1000 wrote: | | I think Phos is a good protagonist but she is bratty, egotistical, and lazy so she is certainly a flawed protagonist. |
I thought momentarily when s/he was being eaten that I wouldn't have cared if s/he died and someone less annoying became the protagonist.
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lebrel
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:37 am
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Episode 3: They completely fubar'd the timing on the "you'll get your insides dirty" joke. And the part where Diamond backflips through the trees felt a little too "look at what we can do with CG".
But the rest of the running sequence was nice, and I liked the way Cinnabar's poison got spiky when they got mad. 
Next episode preview: we meet the show's first actually-female character, and the genderless-pronoun thing starts to get awkward... Also, worldbuilding!
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Animechic420
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:39 am
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Ho, ho! Did y'all see how sick Diamond's moves were? It was like Tarzan 1999! 
| lebrel wrote: | | Next episode preview: we meet the show's first actually-female character, and the gender-less-pronoun thing starts to get awkward... Also, world building! |
There's no reason to put that under spoiler. We can see it in the previews. Also, that particular character is of the flesh, so it makes sense that it has a gender.
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lebrel
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:28 pm
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| Lauren wrote: | | I'm not a manga reader, so I'm coming into this clueless about the future. Will this be a set of one-off adventures in the gem world? Or will it deliver the development I crave, especially when it comes to deepening relationships between Dia and Bort or Phos and Cinnabar? It's too early to tell. |
I am one of those reading the manga, and I can tell you that Shit starts Going Down pretty shortly, probably starting episode 5 (maybe 4, depending on the pacing).
Also, cute slug is plot-relevant, not just cute.
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darkchibi07
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:29 pm
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| Animechic420 wrote: | Ho, ho! Did y'all see how sick Diamond's moves were? It was like Tarzan 1999!
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Hahaha, I was thinking the same thing when they did that entire Dia running sequence. I had to fight the urge to remember that Phil Collins song.
I have to say, Dia was little TOO good this episode to a point it kind of outshine all the other gems. Heck, even the official Twitter account made a collage of Dia, and if you click on that Japanese Twitter tag #みんな大好きダイヤモンド you get even more Dia love. It makes me a little worried that all the other gems that have yet to be formally introduced are going to have one hell of a time living up to Dia.
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Niello
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:46 pm
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It will be interesting to see what rating this show will get starting from next week onward. Seems like they will be picking up the pace and adapt 3 chapters.
| lebrel wrote: | | the part where Diamond backflips through the trees felt a little too "look at what we can do with CG". |
But that's like saying a 2D sakuga shot is "look at what we can do with 2D". Let the animators have some fun.
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Animechic420
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:55 pm
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| Niello wrote: |
| lebrel wrote: | | the part where Diamond back flips through the trees felt a little too "look at what we can do with CG". |
But that's like saying a 2D sakuga shot is "look at what we can do with 2D". Let the animators have some fun. |
Yeah. They will only get better with CG if they continue making more things with CG. 
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Joshua Zarate
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 2:10 pm
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I quite liked Ep 3 and made me start liking Dia a lot now. That was a very kind thing that Dia did for Phos and I wonder if they’ll have more friendly interactions together going forward. Cinnabar going off about Phos to Dia was also a nice revealing moment of characterization that I enjoyed. This show is currently in my top 3 for the season and things look to get even more interesting based on the preview for next week. Looking forward to it. 
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Chrono1000
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 4:57 pm
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| yuna49 wrote: | | I thought momentarily when s/he was being eaten that I wouldn't have cared if s/he died and someone less annoying became the protagonist. |
Phos is a flawed protagonist but since she was the underdog of the group it will make her eventual successes more meaningful. I am curious to see where the story goes with Phos now that she has Dr. Dolittle powers.
| lebrel wrote: | | And the part where Diamond backflips through the trees felt a little too "look at what we can do with CG". |
Well when you are using CGI you might as well show off the things it can do well.
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lebrel
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 7:54 pm
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| Niello wrote: | But that's like saying a 2D sakuga shot is "look at what we can do with 2D". Let the animators have some fun. |
| Chrono1000 wrote: | | Well when you are using CGI you might as well show off the things it can do well. |
But half of the rest of the episode is already a showpiece for CG awesomeness (Cinnabar's poison running through the grass, Diamond's zooming perspective); the tree sequence just felt overly kinetic and busy for no plot-related or aesthetic reason.
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Niello
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 8:39 pm
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| Niello wrote: | | the tree sequence just felt overly kinetic and busy for no plot-related or aesthetic reason. |
Tbh, what I like the most about the sequence is that now I have a clip I can point to, "Look! Gorgeous 3DCG". I have a tendency to get overly invested with underdogs, so this very important.
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moogrin
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 2:19 am
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I really enjoyed the CG sakuga in the third episode, especially in the slug fight. It was also the first episode where I really enjoyed it all. And it didn't feel like a back to the status quo as the reviewer suggests. One of them kinds fused with a snail in an unprecedented manner, and the snail seems to have possibly absorbed some of her personality/memories (with how it reacted to and interacted with people) and now they have some kind of new connection and ability to communicate. Of the whole theme is about discovering new things about the world for this envy, this seems right up that alley.
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dtm42
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 3:09 am
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| Niello wrote: | But that's like saying a 2D sakuga shot is "look at what we can do with 2D". Let the animators have some fun. |
I quite liked it and thought it was the highlight of the episode. It was clear that the animators had put a lot of care and effort into it, and I enjoy watching anime where the creators infusing their work with fun.
Dia's movements also really help sell the gracefulness and finesse of these characters to the audience. The slender androgynous forms of the houseki are nimble yet elegant, and it is a treat to see one in full movement.
And of course Dia making such a big effort to rush to the snail's shell goes to emphasize how important Phos is to them. Regular 2D animation could also have achieved this, but utilising the full capabilities of 3D the show was able to convey Dia's emotions and drive in a more impressive way. And on a much tighter schedule, I'm guessing.
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lebrel
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:43 pm
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Ep 4: The boob-bouncing was totally unnecessary and silly, but dayum, did they go all out with animating the King's true form. She didn't come off quite as frilly and vain in the manga as she does in the anime, but I guess the change allows the animators to show off better. And that was pretty worth showing off.
Next episode: drama! And unless they reordered some events, it looks like the entire second half of volume 2 is going to be in that episode, which makes me a bit nervous about the pacing...
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Animechic420
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Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 1:28 pm
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| lebrel wrote: | | Next episode: drama! And unless they reordered some events, it looks like the entire second half of volume 2 is going to be in that episode, which makes me a bit nervous about the pacing... |
Yeah, I'm very concerned about that, too. And I just finished reading volume 3 yesterday. 
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