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NEWS: Bandai Delays Eureka Seven Movie, Hayate, Kurokami

Banken wrote:

As a HUGE Eureka Seven fan I was woefully disappointed by the movie version... it adds nothing to the franchise and it took a slightly convoluted story line, tossed it in the blender, and made it come out as something that made even less sense (talking about Kojima levels of 'WTF' here)... and the production values are astonishingly low for a theatrical release. But what do you expect from something that's 80% recycled.

The plot was a complete shambles I agree*, but there was very, very little recycled footage IIRC. The closest they came was re-using one or two shots of KLF goons exploding, overlaid onto new backgrounds. The animation itself wasn't all that bad either. not high-budget movie level (Oshii, Miyazaki, et al), but compares favourably with most high-budget OVAs.


*And inexplicably so. It's essentially completely unrelated to the series, but for anyone who hasn't seen the series it's also utterly nonsensical. Anyone who has seen the series will just be bemused by its pointlessness.

edzieba wrote:

Banken wrote: As a HUGE Eureka Seven fan I was woefully disappointed by the movie version... it adds nothing to the franchise and it took a slightly convoluted story line, tossed it in the blender, and made it come out as something that made even less sense (talking about Kojima levels of 'WTF' here)... and the production values are astonishingly low for a theatrical release. But what do you expect from something that's 80% recycled. The plot was a complete shambles I agree*, but there was very, very little recycled footage IIRC. The closest they came was re-using one or two shots of KLF goons exploding, overlaid onto new backgrounds. The animation itself wasn't all that bad either. not high-budget movie level (Oshii, Miyazaki, et al), but compares favourably with most high-budget OVAs. *And inexplicably so. It's essentially completely unrelated to the series, but for anyone who hasn't seen the series it's also utterly nonsensical. Anyone who has seen the series will just be bemused by its pointlessness.

They didn't even bother to animate the video/audio linkups. This is E7, not Eva. People don't put video phones on 'voice only' by default. Even the TV show animated them!

And yes, the movie is pointless to fans and useless to non-fans.

And the ending sucks because she apparently spoiler[loses all her memories for no apparent reason, and Renton seems to be OK with this.]

As a HUGE Eureka Seven fan I was woefully disappointed by the movie version... it adds nothing to the franchise and it took a slightly convoluted story line, tossed it in the blender, and made it come out as something that made even less sense (talking about Kojima levels of 'WTF' here)... and the production values are astonishingly low for a theatrical release. But what do you expect from something that's 80% recycled.

Also, the ending was slightly WTF? too. It's wasn't a bad ending (in the 'bad end' sort of meaning), but it wasn't at all satisfying.

I suggest any E7 fans save their money.

They didn't even bother to animate the video/audio linkups.

you didn't have to see the series to understand the movie.

Banken wrote:

They didn't even bother to animate the video/audio linkups.

Given the linkups often occurred during a lavishly animated battle, I think it was less minor penny-pinching, and more a stylistic choice (and an opportunity for visual humor by switching from the static face image to a live feed of an irate crewmember).

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you didn't have to see the series to understand the movie.

Two cinemas full of mostly confused anime geeks would disagree with you.

Banken wrote:

edzieba wrote: Banken wrote: As a HUGE Eureka Seven fan I was woefully disappointed by the movie version... it adds nothing to the franchise and it took a slightly convoluted story line, tossed it in the blender, and made it come out as something that made even less sense (talking about Kojima levels of 'WTF' here)... and the production values are astonishingly low for a theatrical release. But what do you expect from something that's 80% recycled. The plot was a complete shambles I agree*, but there was very, very little recycled footage IIRC. The closest they came was re-using one or two shots of KLF goons exploding, overlaid onto new backgrounds. The animation itself wasn't all that bad either. not high-budget movie level (Oshii, Miyazaki, et al), but compares favourably with most high-budget OVAs. *And inexplicably so. It's essentially completely unrelated to the series, but for anyone who hasn't seen the series it's also utterly nonsensical. Anyone who has seen the series will just be bemused by its pointlessness. They didn't even bother to animate the video/audio linkups. This is E7, not Eva. People don't put video phones on 'voice only' by default. Even the TV show animated them! And yes, the movie is pointless to fans and useless to non-fans. And the ending sucks because she apparently spoiler[loses all her memories for no apparent reason, and Renton seems to be OK with this.]

He's "okay with it" because they're both alive. spoiler[The last thing he remembers is being near death, and things were looking bad. I can't recall if he knew about her limited lifespan, but her becoming human is something to cheer about, too. Now she can live in the sunlight and grow old with him. Also, she didn't lose her memories "for no apparent reason", she gave up her 'self' to save his life. That's why his mortal wound is healed at the end.]

edzieba wrote:

Banken wrote: They didn't even bother to animate the video/audio linkups. Given the linkups often occurred during a lavishly animated battle, I think it was less minor penny-pinching, and more a stylistic choice (and an opportunity for visual humor by switching from the static face image to a live feed of an irate crewmember).

There's also the fact that the movie takes place in a much less technologically advanced time period. Video feeds probably aren't as refined.