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Netflix Unveils ‘Pacific Rim’, ‘Altered Carbon’ & More In New Lineup Of Anime Originals
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I feel like Netflix anime is a mixed bag. Can't put my finger on it, but it has this manufactured feel to it.
Oh boy, can't wait for their low budget animation in more projects
I don't think I've seen a single Netflix animated project that didn't have the budget of a pet rock.
I don't think I've seen a single Netflix animated project that didn't have the budget of a pet rock.
I'm interested to see their first financed anime, as their original anime before were all bought licenses, even Devilman Crybaby.
B The Beginning is pretty high budget looking.
I want Netflix to hire Ufotable for something. Do it Netflix, DO IT.
Holy fuck I literally found out about Yasuke the other day and was wondering why the fuck nothing exists about this African samurai but we had shit like that one movie with Cruz.
Right, but they've finaced plenty of US based animated that mostly looks like total garbage. I can't imagine their anime will look any better.
I thiiink it's because the anime was in the works since before the second film utterly destroyed the franchise. I might be confusing it with another Pacific Rim project, tho.
That's an interesting mix of titles and I hope that they all turn out well (even if Netflix's track record in the realm of animation is much the same as their track record in live action - spotty).
I'd personally hesitate to call most of those works 'anime' - not as a form of gatekeeping, or to indicate "quality" in any way, but just to give that word some actual useful meaning. It seems that the easiest way to define an anime is an animated work, where the creative control (production, writing, direction etc) originates in Japan with a Japanese company, and the animation is produced primarily from a Japanese studio. (Of course, this gets messy when you consider outsourcing to other countries, but even in those cases the original creative control/primary animation usually rests in Japan).
I can see that Netflix would find it useful to group all those works under one 'roof' for marketing purposes, but I think doing that only erases the real origins of these works, some of which are quite interesting.
Pacific Rim - The creative control appears to in the form of the showrunners, who are Americans/America based. In addition there is no Japanese animation studio name attached, it's just Legendary Entertainment. So that doesn't really seem to be "anime" in any specific way.
Altered Carbon - Animated by a Mexican studio, written by Japanese writers - it'd be interesting to know who is in charge of the other major creative decisions e.g. direction and production in order to pass further comment.
Cagaster of an Insect Cage - Produced by a Japanese studio, directed by a Japanese director - basic anime.
Yasuke - A more interesting example of cross-cooperation between America and Japan. The animation production is from a Japanese studio, however the creative control appears to be based in America and I assume the series will be produced in English. So not an anime, but an animated series where the animation production will originate in Japan (as has happened with other western animated shows where the actual animation was produced in Japan).
Trese - This is a work where the anime label really serves to cover up the actual origin, which I find more interesting. The source material is a graphic novel from the Philippines, and the actual production is from an animation studio based in Indonesia/Singapore. So not "anime" but more interesting because you don't usually see artistic works from that region unless you're specifically trying to watch some "world cinema".
Of course, the actual creative arrangements for all these works are probably more complicated than the very limited information in the deadline article.
I'd personally hesitate to call most of those works 'anime' - not as a form of gatekeeping, or to indicate "quality" in any way, but just to give that word some actual useful meaning. It seems that the easiest way to define an anime is an animated work, where the creative control (production, writing, direction etc) originates in Japan with a Japanese company, and the animation is produced primarily from a Japanese studio. (Of course, this gets messy when you consider outsourcing to other countries, but even in those cases the original creative control/primary animation usually rests in Japan).
I can see that Netflix would find it useful to group all those works under one 'roof' for marketing purposes, but I think doing that only erases the real origins of these works, some of which are quite interesting.
Pacific Rim - The creative control appears to in the form of the showrunners, who are Americans/America based. In addition there is no Japanese animation studio name attached, it's just Legendary Entertainment. So that doesn't really seem to be "anime" in any specific way.
Altered Carbon - Animated by a Mexican studio, written by Japanese writers - it'd be interesting to know who is in charge of the other major creative decisions e.g. direction and production in order to pass further comment.
Cagaster of an Insect Cage - Produced by a Japanese studio, directed by a Japanese director - basic anime.
Yasuke - A more interesting example of cross-cooperation between America and Japan. The animation production is from a Japanese studio, however the creative control appears to be based in America and I assume the series will be produced in English. So not an anime, but an animated series where the animation production will originate in Japan (as has happened with other western animated shows where the actual animation was produced in Japan).
Trese - This is a work where the anime label really serves to cover up the actual origin, which I find more interesting. The source material is a graphic novel from the Philippines, and the actual production is from an animation studio based in Indonesia/Singapore. So not "anime" but more interesting because you don't usually see artistic works from that region unless you're specifically trying to watch some "world cinema".
Of course, the actual creative arrangements for all these works are probably more complicated than the very limited information in the deadline article.
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Understandable, they have mention before that they are looking for dark, mature, or edgy anime to target adult audience. It does become too samey to some people, including me as I rather watch a slife-of-life or comedy.
Yeah, I'll take more Pacific Rim where I can get it. Almost certainly will be better than the sequel.
Yeah I know what you mean. Knights of Sidonia in particular.
Yeah I know what you mean. Knights of Sidonia in particular.
This.
Though it seems Legendary have taken the hint as they are now trying to make a live action Gundam film happen. Third time's a charm?
Actually its already happened. 2 theatrical releases and now a anime series on netflix. Thats more than most franchises.
I also disliked a lot of S1... but, at the same time, the world was incredibly interesting and cool to look at. There's potential for something really good there.
it wasn't great but the world had a lot of potential. gotta say giving us Anthony Mackie as the lead in the second season isn't inspiring any excitement for me though, but I'm still in for the production values the show brings.
this anime will probably be the best output from the property on Netflix
This is now my most anticipated show. An anime set in my country Philippines, and admittedly, I don't know much of our folklore, so that's gonna be interesting. Although the premise itself doesn't sound like something we haven't seen before, and I don't know anything about the show's creators. So while I'll be cautious, I'm definitely gonna check it out. Hopefully it releases worldwide.
Oh, and I'm definitely in for more Altered Carbon. Could use some more mythology.
Wish we would get a Blade Runner anime someday.
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Eh. I would say, except for a few shows, Netflix is making anime pretty mediocre.
When they have stuff like Devilman Crybaby and Aggretsuko, comments like these are pretty dumb
If its got a budget and talent behind it I think an anime could do a lot of what Altered Carbon did and then some.
Considering the funk a good amount of the anime world is stuck in this is probably a good fucking thing and being pedantic about the naming seems to be really over thinking it.
Honestly I think it could do more. Especially if it was covering stuff in the other two books, which would need a much larger budget if they were to do it live action.
Looking forward to what they can do with Altered Carbon.
Tell us how you really feel.
Pretty amazed we are still getting the Pacific Rim anime, they mishandled it so much after the first movie. Really loved Altered Carbon, so the more the better. I will definitely check that the other as well, but where the fuck is my Knights of Sidonia Season 3 netflix!?
To be fair, doing it as an anime is probably the best possible fit for the premise.
With all the erratic spending on animation that Netflix is doing, I keep hoping someone there will wake up one morning and think "Guyver is a thing huh.."