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[Emperor Julian]

Define "well-received".

Looking at the netflix origional anime list quite a few stick out. Cannon busters, Dorohedoro Etc. I suppose it's subjective but It's certainly a step above the pathetic debacle crunchyroll managed. although some of these I'm probably giving more slack than they're due since the protagonist isnt a collosal faggot/douchebag like Gate or sword art.

 

[mr.moon1488]

Well, as you all might of heard, Crunchyroll was bought by Sony (via Funimation), and it appears that High Guardian Spice is nowhere to be found:

Didn't know "Kumo Desu Ga, Nani Ka?" was getting an anime. The manga is pretty good, but I could see the anime being a massive shit show if not done right.

 

[Atatata]

Didn't know "Kumo Desu Ga, Nani Ka?" was getting an anime. The manga is pretty good, but I could see the anime being a massive shit show if not done right.

About half of it is already out, unless you're waiting for the 2 cour to finish.
Its pretty good imo, but I haven't read the novel. Unlike the manga, which changed it to be just spider, it's goes back and forth between the humans and spider. They do skip a little, from what I hear.

 

[Yukari Yakumo]

To think they could have done the Dorehedoro animation and gotten everything they wanted and would have gained a loyal fanbase.

Spoiler: Reasons why Dorehedoro would have been perfect.

• It's creator/artist/and writer is a chick they could have done the made by women shtick and still made people happy
• There is a range of body types for women from tiny flatchested plain-faced Ebisu to Giantess muscle-bound Noi, who you are told multiple times throughout the manga that she is beautiful.
• Tits pop up throughout the manga and it's treated as a normal thing, it comes off like a woman is writing it and could help push the whole free the nipple argument with weeaboos. The only time characters get flustered by it is when the characters have feelings for one another I.E. Noi and Shin. Other than that it's usually used so someone can say oh, you're a woman.
• The whole plot of the story is about a grudge brought to life by magic users killing humans because the magic users wanted to have fun.
• Every villain is a male, the only exception I can think of is a minor antagonist trying to get the heart of the man she loves.
• Gender swaps are a common thing in the world and can last for a while if not permanently. Nikaido transforms into a dude for a few chapters and Turkey, a member of the En familly, was a man that became a woman and never bothered to reverse the magic.
• There is a pretty loyal fanbase that they could have gained since the manga has been around 2000 and ended two years ago.
• En was a freed slave and the En family, an organization that effectively runs the wizard world, was composed of magicians that were considered weak and pathetic by the other magicians.
• It's filled with Lol so random gofic humor, the final battle has kaimen unleash his magical power, Gyoza wand, to fight against a giant monster that's only interest is "Kill al magic users" that a demon calls Whole-kun.
• There is a heavy oppressor vs oppressed theme with humans being abused by magic users and horribly deformed if not killed. Slavery comes up quite often and magic users see most humans as less than them.
• There is discrimination from both magic users and nonmagic users about breeding with others. One of the characters Shin is a half magician and his father is beaten to death and he is almost murdered because of it.
• Magic users are almost all White while whole residents, the oppressed, tend to have a darker skin color. Yes, I know this is more about Japanese culture where fairer skinned people are richer and higher up in a society where people with tanner skin tend to be poorer, less educated, and from rural areas. They could have easily made it about race and American audiences would have a hard time saying "retards they aren't meant to be another race they are meant to be tan" without being called racist.
• Magic users are all unique and have different and interesting forms of magic. Abilities range from turn X into mushroom, heal, reverse time, Meat pie, turn into a dinosaur, to the previously mentioned Gyoza wand. Their is also a heavy theme about it's not the power it's what you do with it. This get's you the same appeal as Stands, quirks, Devil Fruits, Etc.
• The series ends with the slaughter of almost every magic-user and the oppressed humans getting totems that immediately ward off magic users.
• There is an openly gay character and En's favorite thing in the world is a cat.
• It wouldn't be yuri smut, a slice of life, or a romance based show and could appeal to their main demographic, Men.
• Kaimen, the lizard head dude, isn't the main character, he disappears for half the manga. Nikaido is the main focus for the last half of the manga, excluding the final battle, they could have pulled a "Fooled you, this chick is the true hero of the manga shtick"

They could have had everything that they wanted from producing Dorehedoro and it would have been a good show. Alas they wanted to be the saviors and it's hard to promote the "Anime is sexist" Narrative when you pay for a series written and drawn by a woman.

Then again I think Mappa is the best team for the show, the 3D models look off at times but they put so much love into the show that it's hard to imagine any other animation studio having it.

There are a ton of manga made by women staring female characters that deserve to have anime adaptations but they couldn't be the saviors of anime if they did that now could they?

High guardian spice was probably picked because the staff wanted a show made by a gender special that was anime-inspired. They called it Anime because RoosterTeeth called RWBY anime and got away with it. It feels like most of the staff at crunchy roll are starting to hate anime since they don't have as much control over it so they picked a show that fits their narrative and that they could control.

I know this is late but I fucking love Dorohedoro. It may be a CGI anime but it's just so full of love and care that I just can't help but want more. It's so unapologetic about it's gore and how fucked up it is and I love it. High Guardian Spice failed because it didn't have any love put into it, it's basically RWBY but at the very least RWBY got off the ground as an animation.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

it's basically RWBY but at the very least RWBY got off the ground as an animation.

RWBY had an actual creator that gave a shit to start off with. Once he died, it was all downhill from there.

 

[Yukari Yakumo]

Once he died, it was all downhill from there.

I'm sorry, fucking what? I'm sorry, I'm kind of out of the loop here.

 

[Absolutego]

I'm sorry, fucking what? I'm sorry, I'm kind of out of the loop here.

Monty Oum, he was the dude behind all the fight scenes in later Red vs. Blue and RWBY was his thoughtchild. He died six years ago from an allergic reaction that may or may not have been the fault of his wife.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

I'm sorry, fucking what? I'm sorry, I'm kind of out of the loop here.

The RWBY thread sums it all up in its OP.

 

[MemeGrey]

I know this is late but I fucking love Dorohedoro.

Petition to turn this into a Dorohedoro appreciation thread

 

[Yukari Yakumo]

Petition to turn this into a Dorohedoro appreciation thread


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Do we have a Dorohedoro thread? If not, I'll make it myself.

 

[MemeGrey]

Do we have a Dorohedoro thread? If not, I'll make it myself.

I looked for three seconds and couldn't find one so I guess not

 

[Yukari Yakumo]

I looked for three seconds and couldn't find one so I guess not

Decided to make the thread myself, mostly out of appreciation.

 

[Trombonista]

So is this show ever going to air/stream?

 

[Large]

So is this show ever going to air/stream?

no

 

[damian]

tfw internet shitposters that want to make fun of it are more invested in this coming out than the actual target audience.

 

[Gar For Archer]

tfw internet shitposters that want to make fun of it are more invested in this coming out than the actual target audience.

What target audience?

 

[Large]

What target audience?

Reddit, perhaps?

 

[damian]

What target audience?

Good question, don't know the answer either.

 

[José Mourinho]

So is this show ever going to air/stream?

When Gen-Zed comes out

 

[PS1gamenwatch]

When Gen-Zed comes out

A generation based on Lord Zed or that guy from Police Academy?