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Postby KobayashiRiku » Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:00 am

I really liked the mech designs (even though I thought the Capt America shields on the 'Murica Bot were a little ridiculous) The upbeat cheery soundtrack was a nice touch as well. No dialogue needed here, but some sound fx would have been nice. All in all 7.5/10

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Postby BlueBasilisk » Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:56 am

I loved how the American robot had 1-1 odds on the betting board.
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Postby robersora » Fri Sep 25, 2015 3:47 am

View Original PostKRandMJ wrote:I noticed that detail after re-watching the short.


Is this a reference to anything? (I'm relatively new to anime)
http://i.imgur.com/UMiUPij.png


It kinda reminds me a little of the Dolem Designs from Rahxephon. But this is most likely a connection that makes only sense in my head.

This short was once again beautiful to look at, but bored me to tears. Mechs, again?! This time they didn't even pretend to give the short any agency whatsoever. I was so glad in was over, every second was a chore, especially due to the looping soundtrack. So this one wasn't for me, but here's hope the next one will be more to my liking again. :)
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Postby distopia » Fri Sep 25, 2015 4:49 am

View Original Postrobersora wrote:It kinda reminds me a little of the Dolem Designs from Rahxephon. But this is most likely a connection that makes only sense in my head.

This short was once again beautiful to look at, but bored me to tears. Mechs, again?! This time they didn't even pretend to give the short any agency whatsoever. I was so glad in was over, every second was a chore, especially due to the looping soundtrack. So this one wasn't for me, but here's hope the next one will be more to my liking again. :)


The combat ends with robots' destruction and expo pavillions are devastated, in contrast with the Expo tagline: "PROGRESS AND HARMONY FOR ROBOTS". This is obviously a tribute to the Osaka Expo '70 (the theme was Progress and Harmony for Mankind".)

This short movie could be a metaphor of the contrast between good old ideals (progress and harmony) and real wars in many places since from the post-WWII.

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Postby robersora » Fri Sep 25, 2015 5:58 am

^
Oh, I saw that. Agency might have been the wrong word, since they definitely put some thought into it and there was a messenge. What I meant was that I had no reason to care, since while I can see that the action was beautifully choreographed and the designs were great, it wasn't enough to draw me in.
I'm the kind of guy who accepts robots as part of the story, than watching a show for the sake of seeing robots. I hope that makes sense.
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Postby distopia » Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:50 am

View Original Postrobersora wrote:^
Oh, I saw that. Agency might have been the wrong word, since they definitely put some thought into it and there was a messenge. What I meant was that I had no reason to care, since while I can see that the action was beautifully choreographed and the designs were great, it wasn't enough to draw me in.
I'm the kind of guy who accepts robots as part of the story, than watching a show for the sake of seeing robots. I hope that makes sense.


I see. Thank you for your explanation

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Postby KRandMJ » Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:26 pm

View Original PostTMBounty_Hunter wrote:Which leaves us at:
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So then this is Cassette Girl.
SPOILER: Show
(0:22) into promo. http://animatorexpo.com/promotional03/
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and the TBD by Hiroyuki Okiura?
SPOILER: Show
(0:49) into the promo. http://animatorexpo.com/promotional03/ Image
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(IDK about that last one) -o-;
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Postby distopia » Mon Sep 28, 2015 4:07 pm

34th short movie: Robot on the Road, by Hiroyuki Okiura
http://animatorexpo.com/news/126

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Postby TMBounty_Hunter » Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:06 pm

Hiroyuki Okiura

FINALLY
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Postby KRandMJ » Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:25 pm

View Original PostSicarius VI wrote:3.Eventually the site will likely shut down. But it would be open for a few months after the Expo has ended. Think late January is when they will likely do it, considering what happened with Season 1.

What exactly happened with season 1?
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Postby Sicarius VI » Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:26 pm

It was taken down.
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Postby Gendo'sPapa » Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:49 am

The newest episode of the Animator Expo is pretty damn funny! Beautiful animation too. Leans too much into the "of course it's about perverts" storyline but it's hard to critique too much when the animation is that good.

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Postby pwhodges » Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:01 am

Nothing more to say - that's exactly right.
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Postby Sicarius VI » Fri Oct 02, 2015 6:35 am

Animation was awesome.

But... Is that what the Japanese think of Americans?

Also now we've only got Cassette Girl.
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Postby TMBounty_Hunter » Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:00 am

Dohoho, that was great. Worth the wait. I'm glad they got Tatsuya Kushida and Takeshi Takakura involved too.

Also interesting to note Takeshi Honda helped with animation. Last time Okiura did animation for the expo was on Maeda/Honda #6 with the unwieldy title. Guess they wanted another chance to draw boobies?
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Postby KobayashiRiku » Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:06 pm

Laughin me arse off, this new one is very funny. The animation is great too.

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Postby BlueBasilisk » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:07 pm

What a strange robot!

Not really a surprise to anyone, but Cassette Girl has been announced as this week's movie and the Season 3 finale.
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Postby KRandMJ » Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:22 pm

Looks like AnimatorExpo finally learned how to make previews.
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Postby IfallOnTragedy » Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:31 pm

If this is the last short then why does it say 'A related program on October 12th"?

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Postby KRandMJ » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:00 pm

View Original PostIfallOnTragedy wrote:If this is the last short then why does it say 'A related program on October 12th"?
Its a live-stream with the creators of the short. I believe that every short had one.
However since this is the last (short related) live-stream, I wounder how (if at all) it will differ from the other ones.
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