Forum - View topicREVIEW: Record of Grancrest War Blu-ray Part 1
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meiam
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Surprised there's no mention of the insane pace (unless I'm mixing up my generic fantasy anime). iirc in the first couple of episode, a character is introduced randomly only to die off screen in between that episode and the next one (and I think the scene where they mourn him is actually longer than the one where he's introduced).
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Cam0
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Yeah, the pacing was by far the biggest issue I had with this show so a bit surprising that it isn't listed as a negative. I think Grancrest War adapted 10 volumes in 24 episodes so just those numbers alone should make it quite clear how bad the pacing is.
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Realismfan
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Agreed. I am hoping that the original light novels get an English license. 24 episodes is not enough to completely cover ten volumes, plus one spinoff.
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Kuroi Ren
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Sorry, who? |
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Kuroi Ren
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I just hate how Marrine got away without any punishment after all the death she caused and she didn't even finish what she started
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SUPER_METR0lD
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I've been watching this show on Netflix this last week and just finished the first half. And man, I am not really liking it at all. The show moves so fast and introduces so many characters that I can't keep them straight. I feel like I have no idea what is happening most of the time, and this is watching several episodes a day. I can't even imagine how bad it would be only watching one episode a week. This review feels way too generous honestly.
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harminia
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There were some parts of this series that were done really well. The tactics were really interesting, and scenes like the wedding and spoiler[Marrine and Mirza's sex scene] managed to create a sort of gripping ambiance.
The animation was nice, I'm a fan of the looser, more abstract animation in fight scenes so whenever they went experimental I really enjoyed it. I didn't really care about the character's though and had trouble remembering who many of them were. I liked Marrine most I think; her reasoning was flawed but I did like how tough she was. The only thing I remember of the soundtrack is that one of the songs has a riff that sounds like the Legend of Zelda theme and it distracted me every single time I heard it. |
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Yaafm
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Also wanted to add that im amazed the pace was not brought up at all. The show moves extremely fast and easily could of done with more episodes of character/world building.
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gaptoothsailor
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The pacing was really fast but it didn't really get on my nerves until the late second half. I mostly watched this show to see how Hatakeyama would direct it, since he's been on my radar ever since Rakugo. Difference in source material aside, I really like his storyboarding
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Merxamers
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An insightful and interesting review; i agree that there's a lot to process with Marrine and her character arc. I felt that she was clearly demonstrating a "tragic flaw" in the Shakespearean sense, in how she didn't feel she deserved to be with Alexis.
I agree with others here that the pacing was way too fast, unfortunately. I liked the show a lot, but i could see that element being a turn-off to others who aren't as tolerant as me. Warts and all, i have a soft spot in my heart for this one, and i'd buy it if the bluray was in a slightly more affordable set (i feel very similarly about Fate Apocrypha, weirdly). |
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