May 24, 2010
Endless H8 continues
Leaving aside the issue of the commercial wisdom of Endless Eight, they're actually doing interesting things with the cinematography.
One of the manifestations of this is in the wardrobes. Not only did they re-animate each episode, but the characters aren't wearing the same things - and that's something that takes some extra work, since you have to build up a new character model for each outfit. As it is, it adds to the believability if outfits are largely determined by what the character happened to grab out of the closet that day.
However, they overdid it a little. It makes sense that the day-to-day wardrobes are going to vary. It makes sense that Haruhi's taste in yukata choice is somewhat arbitrary and can turn out differently depending on what she had for breakfast that day. But while we can assume some variety in the closets and in the yukata store, the characters shouldn't have that many different swimsuits. How many bikinis does Haruhi own, anyway?
It's also notable that they've gone to the trouble to throw in some Kyonservice for the ladies; he's posing like a shirtless Calvin Klein model at a couple of points. Dunno, personally I don't swing that way, but maybe someone's enjoying it.
The episodes are still a pain in the butt to work on (too much similar dialogue...), but eh, what can ya do?
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One of the manifestations of this is in the wardrobes. Not only did they re-animate each episode, but the characters aren't wearing the same things - and that's something that takes some extra work, since you have to build up a new character model for each outfit. As it is, it adds to the believability if outfits are largely determined by what the character happened to grab out of the closet that day.
However, they overdid it a little. It makes sense that the day-to-day wardrobes are going to vary. It makes sense that Haruhi's taste in yukata choice is somewhat arbitrary and can turn out differently depending on what she had for breakfast that day. But while we can assume some variety in the closets and in the yukata store, the characters shouldn't have that many different swimsuits. How many bikinis does Haruhi own, anyway?
It's also notable that they've gone to the trouble to throw in some Kyonservice for the ladies; he's posing like a shirtless Calvin Klein model at a couple of points. Dunno, personally I don't swing that way, but maybe someone's enjoying it.
The episodes are still a pain in the butt to work on (too much similar dialogue...), but eh, what can ya do?
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Technically, it could still be just the one swimsuit...Haruhi is just changing it every day. Heck, I'd be surprised if Nagato *owned* a swimsuit before the E8 segment.
Posted by: Ben at May 25, 2010 03:46 PM (o1p6A)
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Didn't she pack one for the summer outing? That happens before Endless Eight.
For Nagato, it's completely plausible that her swimsuit would be generated when needed and only then. (Pattern variance would be harder to justify - but if she's mercurial about which mask to choose, well, maybe she has some fashion sense buried in there too.)
But that doesn't work with Haruhi or Mikuru. And if the swimsuits are changing as part of the "world is changing" stuff, then Haruhi is doing something much more complex and iterative than just resetting the clock...
For Nagato, it's completely plausible that her swimsuit would be generated when needed and only then. (Pattern variance would be harder to justify - but if she's mercurial about which mask to choose, well, maybe she has some fashion sense buried in there too.)
But that doesn't work with Haruhi or Mikuru. And if the swimsuits are changing as part of the "world is changing" stuff, then Haruhi is doing something much more complex and iterative than just resetting the clock...
Posted by: Avatar_exADV at May 25, 2010 04:02 PM (pWQz4)
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Oh yes, forgot about the murder mystery.
As for how much Haruhi was doing, that's part of what I enjoyed about the E8 arc. Of course, I'm speaking from the point of view of not being familiar with anything other than the Haruhi anime. Maybe it's all explained in the novels. I always get the feeling that Haruhi is subconsciously "tweaking" the world around her all of the time. The level of nitpicking, then, that she was doing in E8 was very specific: something she wanted to happen wasn't happening (or whatever), but the actual course of events made her happy...so she kept changing the insignificant things.
Again, I may be way off base, I'm not familiar with the original material. And I'm sure a lot of people would say that finding meaning in nothing is a perfect description for E8!
But I liked it.
As for how much Haruhi was doing, that's part of what I enjoyed about the E8 arc. Of course, I'm speaking from the point of view of not being familiar with anything other than the Haruhi anime. Maybe it's all explained in the novels. I always get the feeling that Haruhi is subconsciously "tweaking" the world around her all of the time. The level of nitpicking, then, that she was doing in E8 was very specific: something she wanted to happen wasn't happening (or whatever), but the actual course of events made her happy...so she kept changing the insignificant things.
Again, I may be way off base, I'm not familiar with the original material. And I'm sure a lot of people would say that finding meaning in nothing is a perfect description for E8!
But I liked it.
Posted by: Ben at May 26, 2010 07:20 PM (o1p6A)
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So why hasn't Haruhi tweaked the world to eliminate spam, Ben?
Posted by: Mitch H. at May 27, 2010 10:45 AM (jwKxK)
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