It hasn't properly made it's way around the net, yet. It has only been three days since the first episode released.FaceFaceFace said:
Persona 4 The Animation: Thoughts?
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Now I saw it and granted, I don't know a thing about the game, but I'm certainly familiar with the Shin Megami Tensei series.
First of all, wow... it's the first word that springs to mind. I like the animation and maybe I have a wee bit of an advantage as I don't know anything about the story, so I may get a few surprises when they're revealed. The story is quite wierd but interesting and it has that Shin Megami Tensei vibe to it. I was certainly dissapointed that it was only 25 minutes long, because I seriously wanted to keep watching more of it.
So, I liked this and I'm certainly looking forward to it's next episodes.
First of all, wow... it's the first word that springs to mind. I like the animation and maybe I have a wee bit of an advantage as I don't know anything about the story, so I may get a few surprises when they're revealed. The story is quite wierd but interesting and it has that Shin Megami Tensei vibe to it. I was certainly dissapointed that it was only 25 minutes long, because I seriously wanted to keep watching more of it.
So, I liked this and I'm certainly looking forward to it's next episodes.
If it's going to be out once a week I might actually watch this then. I'm a sucker for anything Persona 4.
PERSONAlly(bad pun i noe), I think I'll give it a few more episodes. I love the music in the show because it makes you want to play the game again. Also, I love the day transitions, as well. The problem I find is the rushing, which isn't a bad thing and it is completely understandable, but its seems that the kids won't be fighting with their weapons, which is a bad thing cause it kinda kills chie's character but we'll see. BTW tutorial fight scene was really well done
They didn't have weapons at this point in the game (well, this chronological point, they did when the first battle really happened), so they may still use them. Even if they don't, though, from how MC moved around during the fight I could see Chie motioning the martial arts for her Persona to do them, forcing her to still actually know how to fight. I'm actually really excited to see how they'll execute the various parts of the game in show form.DanyoSouth said:
It's very much something that's aimed at fans of the game, since that episode explained pretty much nothing. Hopefully it won't fall into the same trap the the Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works movie fell into, where it just expects everyone watching to know what is going on without any reasonable attempt to explain. It really could have used a double episode to begin with, like Fate/Zero got.
Sticking too close to the source material (which I'm not a HUGE fan of, but definitely enjoyed) will be great for the fans but limit its potential as a stand-alone work... But I'm remaining generally optimistic for it.
Sticking too close to the source material (which I'm not a HUGE fan of, but definitely enjoyed) will be great for the fans but limit its potential as a stand-alone work... But I'm remaining generally optimistic for it.
It was great.
And yes, if you already played the game and know all the plot twists it's still interesting to hear the main character talk, also I never heard the Japanese cast and I personally liked them as much as the english game cast.
But the best thing about the show so far is the little differences. Two trips to the shadow world have been condensed, meaning the Chie was present when the hero got his Persona.
Could this mean that a certain senpai will meet a different fate? We can only wait and see.
EDIT: Was I the only one bothered that some of the dialog was translated similar to the english dub of the game? Like Kuma (Teddie) being given his trademark bear puns and not his verbal tick of adding "Kuma" to his sentences. If they translate his name as Teddie I might be a little upset. but then again I enjoy seeing the differences in translations and LOVE foreign language puns
And yes, if you already played the game and know all the plot twists it's still interesting to hear the main character talk, also I never heard the Japanese cast and I personally liked them as much as the english game cast.
But the best thing about the show so far is the little differences. Two trips to the shadow world have been condensed, meaning the Chie was present when the hero got his Persona.
Could this mean that a certain senpai will meet a different fate? We can only wait and see.
EDIT: Was I the only one bothered that some of the dialog was translated similar to the english dub of the game? Like Kuma (Teddie) being given his trademark bear puns and not his verbal tick of adding "Kuma" to his sentences. If they translate his name as Teddie I might be a little upset. but then again I enjoy seeing the differences in translations and LOVE foreign language puns
Why does America hate every other country so much that it restricts online viewing of stuff like this to its own country?
How dare we want to watch anime outside the USA! [/sarcasm]
How dare we want to watch anime outside the USA! [/sarcasm]
Well in the show's defense, the game was light on the explanation as well. You can't expect the plot to be spelled out for you since half the game was the main cast coming to grips with how the shadow world and murders work, I assume the show will take the same route and pile on the mystery early and explain it later.Kalikin said:
This comes from the bottom of my (Persona 4 loving) heart:
On one hand they did an excellent job in transferring the settings over. On the other hand their biggest challenge is fleshing out the story line and the main character's character development in what little time they have.
On one hand they did an excellent job in transferring the settings over. On the other hand their biggest challenge is fleshing out the story line and the main character's character development in what little time they have.
This is very true, even in the game they were kind of like, "Whoa, you were nearly sucked into the TV? Awesome let's go try it again." There are just certain things you have to accept until either you get used to it or it's explained. Hopefully that won't work against the show for people who are watching it weekly (where of course with a game you can continue for as long as you like). I'm extremely interested to see how they're going to balance to social side and the actual rescues.Drakmeire said:
I only just recently bought Persona 4 and I know I'm going to buy this on DVD as soon as it comes out.
BTW to all female Persona 4 fans: How many of you wish that they made another version of the game where you could play as a girl and date the boys? (Like they did with Persona 3)
BTW to all female Persona 4 fans: How many of you wish that they made another version of the game where you could play as a girl and date the boys? (Like they did with Persona 3)
I'm still playing the game but I really like the anime, I can't remember but did he not have his 1st fight unitill the second time they entered to TV?
I can see that, but all in all the battle was well done. Anyways what do you think about the MC? Since in the game he is traditionally a blank slate. I kind like the direction they went with since Yu Narukami doesn't talk very much, but didn't you think he look semi evil in that fight scene lolFaceFaceFace said:
It's got a bit too much fan service for P4 players, I think. Not sure about the purpose of it. Since the anime seems to follow the game's story pretty tight I kinda doubt many P4 players would be interested in it (I'm certainly not, at the very least) and I could imagine the fan service as a turnoff for people unfamiliar with the game.
Also the animation is very average. So yeah, color me not impressed.
Also the animation is very average. So yeah, color me not impressed.
Yeah, I really like how he basically only talks in nods and short answers to people's questions (like the answers available in the game). His actual personality will be another interesting thing to watch develop, though. I agree, he looked pretty happy to be able to rip things apart with demonic powers, and he complained to himself about being stuck in Inaba, so we'll see. Hopefully they don't give him a flawed-enough personality that he seems like he should have had a shadow.DanyoSouth said:
