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10-10-2014, 01:09 AM | #1 |
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So the sub for the first episode is up on Funimation's site, with simulcast starting tomorrow. They're offering a 2-week trial if anyone is curious to see the show without signing up for a paid account.
The first episode is... I don't know, kinda generic fantasy. It feels less like Garo and more like any other swords and castles fantasy anime. For me, a big part of Garo is the urban fantasy/horror aspect - that the show takes place in the modern era, but with all of these fantasy elements like the Horrors and the Makai Knights and Priests. Transplanting that into a vaguely European medieval setting really robs it of much of its uniqueness. The plot isn't that interesting, either. The episode is mostly exposition for the setting, as told by one of the show's Makai Knights: Zoro (who is, to be fair, pretty cool). Garo shows up, too, although he doesn't do much outside of get into a fight. The armor is CGI while the Horrors and humans are traditionally animated. It's kind of a weird mix and some of the more frantic scenes are a little hard to follow. Aside from that, though, the art is pretty generic anime. It was... okay, I guess. I'll see if I can check out the next couple episodes, but so far it's not doing much for me and I doubt that'll change. |
10-10-2014, 01:53 AM | #2 |
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I would rather watch every episode of The One Who Shines in Darkness in one sitting before I watch another episode of this piece of crap anime. I hated everything about it. The opening is pure laziness, especially compared to the openings to the live action counterparts. How come the live action can have better visuals, choreography, and graphics compared to animation? I don't like that the Garo armor has flames burning off of it. I don't care for the story that was ripped right out of Berserk. Leon's dad is the worst Makai Knight ever. The music sucked. The designs are overly complicated while the animation itself was terrible. UGH!! I hated it. I never want to watch another episode of this thing.
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10-10-2014, 03:32 AM | #3 |
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I like the little unique additions they've made to Leon's Garo suit, but that's about it so far. Otherwise this show is as generic as they come.
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10-10-2014, 09:42 AM | #4 |
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10-10-2014, 03:08 PM | #5 |
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I have very limited exposure to Garo having only seen 10 episodes or so of the first series.
I do agree that if not for Garo terms like Makai Knight and Horror, this series would seem like every other generic midevil Europeon fantasy anime out there. There's nothing really unique about this series and the plot twists were pretty predictable. I was never a fan of mixing CGI with tradational animation, I dunno…something about doing that makes the characters feel less like they belong there…which I guess could be the point: to make the Makai Knights feel more otherwordly. It wasn't terrible, I'd have to continue watching this to see how I really feel about it though. |
10-11-2014, 01:28 PM | #6 |
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10-12-2014, 04:17 PM | #7 |
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The weather sucks today and I had nothing to do, so I went ahead and watched the second episode.
It was better. -ish. The setting is still really generic and what appears to be the main villain is as cookie cutter as it gets, but there were some more Garo-y elements added in this time, like a Watch Dog and a Makai Priest (or "Alchemist" as these translators call it). I'm at least intrigued enough to try one more episode, especially since the next one is titled "Zaruba." |
10-18-2014, 06:14 PM | #8 |
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Episode 2 is certinally better, but there really is no reason for this series to be anime.
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10-18-2014, 06:51 PM | #9 |
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10-18-2014, 08:00 PM | #10 |
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So apparently stuff from Funimation's website shows up a few days later on Hulu Plus. I guess I have no logistical reason not to keep watching this.
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