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rtil
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as much as i love to hear the voice of Haruko and the sweet sounds of the Pillows, these trailers just aren't doing it for me. the animation looks like a pale imitation of everything that encapsulated the original FLCL.
FLCL was lightning in a bottle. the right time for a sequel has come and gone - when there was a chance that all the original staff could have the opportunity to work on it. i really do hope that FLCL 2 and 3 prove me wrong and blow me away, but it's hard to imagine that everything that made FLCL special can be recaptured so many years after the legacy it left behind. |
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Yazu13
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It looks good, maybe not as special as the first FLCL, but it looks like they're at least shaking things up a little. If nothing else, we all get a new Pillows album!
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Joshua Zarate
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Looks pretty fun. Can’t wait!
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Hypeathon
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Since Adult Swim finished re-airing all of FLCL again, it gave me some time to further reflect on the show and why I feel the way I do about it. I'm gonna go against the grain here and say that while I have eventually understood what FLCL was trying to say and how it was trying to say it, I just don't love it.
It indulged so much into being as aesthetically absurd and zany as possible, that it distracted me from being able to better understand and appreciate the point of its story. It was the same problem I had with Kill la Kill and its presentation. While I like both anime titles, I can't find myself ever loving them for those exact reasons and is thus why I cannot fully relate to everyone treating the original like some magic, lighting-in-a-bottle project. It's also why I can't relate to everyone's overwhelming skepticism for FLCL Progressive and Alternative. Hell, if anything, my feelings on the original FLCL are probably why I'm more optimistic towards these new installments. I feel as if they may tone down the absurdity slightly-enough to make it easier for me to appreciate these sequels. Yeah, blasphemous thing to say, I know. But I'm sorry. That's just how I genuinely feel about all of this. |
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MarshalBanana
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it is so great to see VAs that you just don't see much of any more, VAs who were active in the Anime scene of the 00s. I've only seen Kari Wahlgren in Fate and Durarara in the last few years, and the only title I've seen Yuri Lowenthal in was Durarara.
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MoonPhase1
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Many did move on to videogames for awhile, but those games have been lacking dubs as of late. You can also hear them in American cartoons and cartoon movies in the Additional Voices. But many veteran actors moved on and come back on occasion or teach people to become one. |
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v1cious
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Kahri Wahlgren's still very much around, she just doesn't do anime any more. She's in at least two big American shows at the moment (The Loud House, Rick and Morty). This trailer gave me a little more hope, but the same problem still exists: They're trying too hard to mimic the formula of the original. They should've threw it out and did their own thing, instead of trying to capture what made the old one work. Last edited by v1cious on Sun May 20, 2018 10:29 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Takkun4343
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Such cynicism... Well I'm gonna enjoy it, no matter how awkward the references to overflowing and "NEVER KNOWS BEST" are.
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MarshalBanana
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TheMorry
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If i say I still haven't watched the original FLCL yet do I fail as a anime fan? xD (only got into anime 4 years ago)
Perhaps I should watch it before this season starts. I've the DVD for a few years now xD. I loved Kill la Kill so if this is anything like that ill enjoy it. I honestly hope this sequel is going to be great. The big gap between the seasons shouldnt be a issue like some people think. For example: Full Metal Panic IV is doing great. DB Super is doing fine(better than GT but wrse than GT would be a miracle) |
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Kougeru
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Joshua Zarate
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^^The original director is supervising this whole thing. How is that not considered to be involved? So unless you’re deliberately ignoring that aspect just because you refuse to see why some people may actually be glad about this sequel, I think you need to get your eyes checked.
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MarshalBanana
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And can we please stop calling it fan fiction, if this had gone for a different art style and tone it would of been criticised for being unfaithful. It seems like a thinly veiled excuse to criticise having mostly new staff members. There is actually some irony to this, after directing FLCL, the director, and I think some of the other team members, made Diebuster, which was criticised for not having the original director. |
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anddo
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I'm just excited to hear Megumi Hayashibara again.
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CosmicCortex
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It's not that she doesn't do anime anymore so much as she only does union projects, which a majority of dubs aren't. |
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