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REVIEW: Knights of Sidonia

But when on the same month that Sidonia gets a C+ on story the first episode of Space Dandy 2nd Season gets universal praise then I have to wonder what do you guys think about good storytelling.

On the other hand, Sidonia has a clear plot progression, character development and doesn't spoon feed you all the details but yet it's lackluster. Oh well.

Did anyone else get the vibe that this pulled a lot from attack on Titan and might have been made or distributed based off of its sucess.? A lot of similarities in stories and elements used (last group of humans forced to fight in military society, a monstrous race of bad guys that reappear out of nowhere, some strange genetic link/play between humans and monsters, young cadets forced to bece new pilots,etc)

I was kinda worried at first when i heard that there would be an anime based on the manga, because what i really enjoy about the manga wouldn't necessarily translate well to animation; the great art and imagery, and the hard sci fi concepts. I was actually really happy with how the show turned out; the characters aren't very deep in either the manga or the anime, but i think the anime might have done the better job of making the characters relatable.

I can't wait for the *REALLY* out there stuff that happens later in the series, and for the ridiculous harem that pops up ( i have to believe that Nihei is parodying tropes with the most recent chapters )

I don't disagree that the story, at face value, is a bit on the generic side, but i like what Sidonia DOES with these generic elements, and i hope we can get some more of the great imagery that the manga has.

Levon_r wrote:

"The English cast features several new names but is anchored by well-established veterans" Those new names featured are well-established veterans that have dubbing anime for over 20 years. They just used new names for this.

I've assumed too they used pseudonyms considering I know I've recognized Stephanie Sheh's and Melissa Fahn's voices in the dub.

I had almost precisely the opposite reaction to Sidonia that the reviewer had. The non-space/mecha animation and CG almost stopped me from watching the show - I watched it despite the animation because the setting and story hooked me.

I had almost precisely the opposite reaction to Sidonia that the reviewer had. The non-space/mecha animation and CG almost stopped me from watching the show - I watched it despite the animation because the setting and story hooked me.

Sidonia is an excellent mecha series with a very interesting story. The concept itself is thought provoking and I liked the overall direction they did with the show. The artwork was not a bother for me at all and the soundtrack was brilliantly done; hell I think both the OP and ED songs are among my favorites from last season.

Can't wait for the sequel!

Wrangler wrote:

When i viewed the series, i strictly stayed with the sub. I've lost a lot faith with English dub's remaining faithful to the original story and dialog.

You obviously don't know much about dubs, do you? The majority of English dubs have been accurate to the script and storyline since the frickin' late 90s. You sound like some guy who bases dubs of either 4kids or 80s dubs. Please don't do that. You're years too late. Prefer the audio you want, but do your frickin' research, okay?

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Quote: The influence of titles from franchises like Macross, Evangelion and a handful of other mecha stand-bys is quite clear. EVA REFERENCE MAKE SMART FOR SHOW GOOD. Nah, there's nothing Eva about this. I'd say it falls closer to Verhoeven's Starship Troopers than most anything else as far thematic concerns: all the militarism, the constant fear, that everyone is a cadet.

You hit a great point, let's take this further:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers

The original 1959 Starship Troopers was a direct inspiration to Gundam, quoted by Tomino himself. In Gundam they have survivors milling around on a ship. You can even put in Space Runaway Ideon, which was the key inspiration for Evangelion, in this list. In Ideon, they Runaway from aliens. In Space.

Leave it to ANN to misread and poorly grade any anime with a robot in it. Gotta wait for the next hipster-friendly show being craaaayZ or slow, safe drama to get those "A" marks.

Any time when they have anything good to say about a mecha show it is like, 'it should be good for fans of the genre' or 'it is good enough to keep coming back.' It is very condescending.

Did anyone else get the vibe that this pulled a lot from attack on Titan and might have been made or distributed based off of its sucess.? A lot of similarities in stories and elements used (last group of humans forced to fight in military society, a monstrous race of bad guys that reappear out of nowhere, some strange genetic link/play between humans and monsters, young cadets forced to bece new pilots,etc)

And I think there's just enough of Nihei's individual touches and humor for it to be a pretty distinctive series.

I hope that Netflix can continue to work together with Japanese studios and bring more anime to their repertoire. I get the feeling that they might be able to support some stories that might otherwise not get traction. And if anyone from Netflix is reading...please buy the rights to Vinland Saga!

However, why use non contemporary examples when one could site a currently popular pick such as Attack on Titan, both series are set in a future where Mankind has been forced into a limited space and are hounded by giant monsters that intentionally end up emulating human like form.

I almost stopped watching because the CGI is ugly, I liked the 2D animation though, and I thought the story was interesting.

I beg for BIOMEGA to be animated!!

The show suffers from a lot of "same-face syndrome" too, I found it was hard to tell some of the characters apart(apart from the characters who are actually clones).

And it certainly hasn't been influenced by Eva or Macross or any other mecha anime out there.

And if anyone from Netflix is reading...please buy the rights to Vinland Saga!

On a more subjective side, it's quite unfunny and it lacks closure (being a standalone episode). Basically it stops because time's up.

However, if I were to have one or two complaints about the Knights of Sidonia anime, it would be that Izana hasn't inflicted bodily harm on Nagate yet with his prosthetics[...]