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NEWS: Maoyū Maō Yūsha/Archenemy & Hero Fantasy Anime's Promo Streamed


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RyanSaotome



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:26 am Reply with quote
The website and the video reveal that Takeo Takahashi (Yosuga no Sora, So, I Can't Play H!) is directing the anime at the studio ARMS.

Aww yeah. Looking forward to this one more than I was before.
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prime_pm



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:29 am Reply with quote
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darkchibi07



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:55 am Reply with quote
Man, when was the last time ARMS did a non-trashy title?
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tuxedocat



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:56 am Reply with quote
I'm getting a "Legend of the Legendary Heroes" vibe off of this, and predict similar results.
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Saffire



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:11 pm Reply with quote
tuxedocat wrote:
I'm getting a "Legend of the Legendary Heroes" vibe off of this, and predict similar results.
Apparently it's closer to Spice and Wolf than anything. S&W is microeconomics, this is macroeconomics.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:15 pm Reply with quote
Not even just that, it literally sits the reader down and lectures them on what the Demon Lord is teaching her disciple about her plans. The manga is about half lesson and half actual story, while being a parody of Dragon Quest the entire time. The characters don't even have names beyond their roles, they're just Hero, Demon Lord, Maid, etc.
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darkchibi07



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:23 pm Reply with quote
So we may not get Spice and Wold season 3, but this series would be a good alternative. I'm down for some macroeconomics. Now I'm wondering if the characters are engaging and have good chemistry to each other.
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RyanSaotome



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:24 pm Reply with quote
darkchibi07 wrote:
So we may not get Spice and Wold season 3, but this series would be a good alternative. I'm down for some macroeconomics. Now I'm wondering if the characters are engaging and have good chemistry to each other.


For what its worth, the seiyuu for the two main characters are the same as Spice and Wolf.
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Mr. Nescio



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:27 pm Reply with quote
darkchibi07 wrote:
Man, when was the last time ARMS did a non-trashy title?
Let's see how trashy they can make this. I haven't read the novels, but after looking at some of the manga adaptations I say that they don't have that much material work with, except for Maou's cleavage. Maybe they can zoom in it all the time, for example when she is explaining the benefits of crop rotation?

Unfortunately I don't think Maou in the trailer looks as cute as in the manga adaptation by Ishida Akira. Let's hope the anime makes her seem as intelligent as she should be.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:30 pm Reply with quote
Saffire wrote:
Apparently it's closer to Spice and Wolf than anything. S&W is microeconomics, this is macroeconomics.

From the blurb it sounds like it's advocating the broken window fallacy and other Keynesian macroeconomic flaws Sad
But I will still watch it for teh boobs Smile
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tuxedocat



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:38 pm Reply with quote
Saffire wrote:
tuxedocat wrote:
I'm getting a "Legend of the Legendary Heroes" vibe off of this, and predict similar results.
Apparently it's closer to Spice and Wolf than anything. S&W is microeconomics, this is macroeconomics.


I might give it a look if that is the case, and the buzz about it is as good as for Spice and Wolf (which is now sitting on my shelves). Very Happy

The character designs are kind of meh-looking. They have that unremarkable "approved-character-design-for-light-novel-adaptations" look to them. The camera zoom on the shiny bowlingballboobs in the teaser made me want to dismiss it outright, though. The lack of subtlety makes a clear statement that excludes me as an intended audience member, unfortunately. Sad
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wandering-dreamer



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:54 pm Reply with quote
So the writer/director have worked on a whole bunch of fanservice shows and Spice and Wolf? That oddly enough sounds like the right combination here. xD
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Chagen46



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:00 pm Reply with quote
tuxedocat wrote:
Saffire wrote:
tuxedocat wrote:
I'm getting a "Legend of the Legendary Heroes" vibe off of this, and predict similar results.
Apparently it's closer to Spice and Wolf than anything. S&W is microeconomics, this is macroeconomics.


I might give it a look if that is the case, and the buzz about it is as good as for Spice and Wolf (which is now sitting on my shelves). Very Happy

The character designs are kind of meh-looking. They have that unremarkable "approved-character-design-for-light-novel-adaptations" look to them. The camera zoom on the shiny bowlingballboobs in the teaser made me want to dismiss it outright, though. The lack of subtlety makes a clear statement that excludes me as an intended audience member, unfortunately. Sad


Yeah, I like fanservice sometimes but it really doesn't seem appropriate here...
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Stark700



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:01 pm Reply with quote
Somewhat excited for this
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:13 pm Reply with quote
Chagen46 wrote:
Yeah, I like fanservice sometimes but it really doesn't seem appropriate here...


That's what the manga adaptation did, and those act as natural storyboards for animation.
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