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REVIEW: Space Brothers Episodes 1-6 Streaming

Heck, you won't even find much space exploration. It's as much a series about having dreams and struggling to fulfill them as it is about the wonder of space and the human urge to explore the unknown.

Hibito is a star astronaut, training at NASA to colonize the moon.

Which makes the show sound rather more noble and serious than it actually is. It's a show that puts equal emphasis on the personal, the lofty, and the humorous.

^ I'm curious. Why do you think this show would work better as live action and do you mean as a feature length film or a drama series? I've seen the first 4 episodes, and whilst it is a slow moving show, I am enjoying it in animated form, and I pretty much agree with everything the review said.

st_owly wrote:

^ I'm curious. Why do you think this show would work better as live action and do you mean as a feature length film or a drama series? I've seen the first 4 episodes, and whilst it is a slow moving show, I am enjoying it in animated form, and I pretty much agree with everything the review said.

I am guessing he thinks there is no need for animation .If it was live action it would be just as good.

I dunno, something about the "why bother doing realistic animation instead of live-action if you're not going to go crazy?" question just doesn't sit well with me, but I can't put it into words...Maybe it's because I do like a lot of "realistic, plain-drama" anime, like Monster or the recent Kids on the Slope

It feels kind of like asking an artist, "why even bother doing a portrait or a still-life painting? Why don't you just take a photograph instead?!"

Shenl742 wrote:

I dunno, something about the "why bother doing realistic animation instead of live-action if you're not going to go crazy?" question just doesn't sit well with me, but I can't put it into words...Maybe it's because I do like a lot of "realistic, plain-drama" anime, like Monster or the recent Kids on the Slope It feels kind of like asking an artist, "why even bother doing a portrait or a still-life painting? Why don't you just take a photograph instead?!"

Actually Kids on the Slope looks amazing,and by the way if you find a show which has animation that is similar to a portrait (one done by a professional of course) I will give you my sister and you can do whatever you want with her.

That's pretty creepy...and I honestly wouldn't know what to do with a woman if one were given to me anyway.

Moving on, I think there's more then enough room for many different styles, including the more realistic ones.

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Hibito is a star astronaut, training at NASA to colonize the moon.

Wouldn't that make landings difficult? Oh, you meant he's an astronaut.

danilo07 wrote:

st_owly wrote: ^ I'm curious. Why do you think this show would work better as live action and do you mean as a feature length film or a drama series? I've seen the first 4 episodes, and whilst it is a slow moving show, I am enjoying it in animated form, and I pretty much agree with everything the review said. I am guessing he thinks there is no need for animation .If it was live action it would be just as good.

I'd kinda agree on this, which is why its getting a live action movie this summer. What makes anime good is that it has stuff you can't do in live action... big special effect battles, cute 2d moe girls and other things. Just having some drama without any kind of need for animation seems like a waste... especially if you don't give it any special art style. Thats what saved Usagi drop from being better as a live action film.

All-in-all, excellent review. The story will get a little more serious later, and I'm sure everyone will be on the edge of their seats for it.