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NEWS: Basquash Director Shin Itagaki Reportedly Replaced




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ZODDGUTS



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:14 am Reply with quote
Can't say I'm surprised. The series so far has felt uneven. The first episode was epic but since then it's been uneven and not much of a sense of direction. Overall it's still a decent fun series, it's just that it hasn't left up to it's full potential that the first episode showed.
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hikaru004



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:52 am Reply with quote
I didn't see anything wrong with it so far.

He got replaced by someone who worked on Kissdum. RIP Basquash. Laughing
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Jacut



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:52 am Reply with quote
Good thing, the series had such a good potential and was so utterly bullshit on screen I somehow felt bad for the production team. I hope that the current scenarist and one of my fav directors, Tatsuo Sato, takes up the directing spot!
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ZODDGUTS



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:23 am Reply with quote
hikaru004 wrote:
I didn't see anything wrong with it so far.

He got replaced by someone who worked on Kissdum. RIP Basquash. Laughing


Except that wasn't he's fault that Kissdum was such a disaster it was doomed to failure before it aired. The original director/script writer of Kissdum bailed during pre-production but because satellite already had sign with advertisers for this series they had to go through it, production was far behind schedule and the original director/screenwriter of the series gone so they had to make up the story without him thus kissdum all around was a disaster.
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vulcanraven01



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:45 am Reply with quote
The series had potential but just hasn't lived upto it.
Also doesn't help the whole mecha+basketball thing is just a weird combo in the first place.
Anyway, guess this will either make or break the series.
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kokuryu



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:38 pm Reply with quote
I never liked this series in the first place. I just could not get "into" it. This and one other series are the only two from this season that I am NOT watching. So personally, I am not too surprised - maybe the changes will make the anime more palatable or something....
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David.Seth



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:46 pm Reply with quote
Isn't it true that one episode of anime take months and months of production time until its ready for TV? If this is accurate, then wouldn't it be safe to assume that despite the fact he left the show, there are still going to be plenty of finished episodes directed by him?
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Kit-Tsukasa



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:34 pm Reply with quote
This was one of the better series this season and it's a Kawamori Satelight project. I really hope it doesn't go down the drain since it has the potential to be much better. They even essentially have the Macross team on this project Crying or Very sad

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Isn't it true that one episode of anime take months and months of production time until its ready for TV? If this is accurate, then wouldn't it be safe to assume that despite the fact he left the show, there are still going to be plenty of finished episodes directed by him?

I believe the series is 26 episodes long so yes there's a lot of stuff left.
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Valetina



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:23 pm Reply with quote
That is no surprise, the series was to ADD like. There was nothing exciting about it, execpt for the first episode. Hopefully yhe new director would add something more to it.
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vulcanraven01



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:43 pm Reply with quote
David.Seth wrote:
Isn't it true that one episode of anime take months and months of production time until its ready for TV? If this is accurate, then wouldn't it be safe to assume that despite the fact he left the show, there are still going to be plenty of finished episodes directed by him?

Overall, yes, but most of the time episodes aren't truly finished until a week, or sometimes days, before airing.
In that sense, yes, the director's influence will still be seen for at least a handful more eps, but since there's still along way to go, there's more than enough time for the new director to put his stamp on the series.
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The_X_box_360



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:24 pm Reply with quote
I've been really enjoying this series. I hope this only makes it better.
*crosses fingers*
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:34 pm Reply with quote
I never watched Basquash, even after the glowing reviews of episodes 1-2 on this site, along with the reactions of people I know who watched the early episodes.

I just knew that it would be hard for that type of show to be able to maintain any sort of balance. It just seemed like eye candy, and while eye candy may be pretty, it's just not what I like to watch.

Now Cross Game on the other hand... talk about a series with proper balance Wink

Anyway, hopefully the new director can help the series improve. If I hear good things once it's over, I just may give it a watch.
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