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Forum - View topicNEWS: Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian Novels Get Anime
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Basilisk Steven
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When I read the text, I thought "This might be totally awesome, like an anime version of the Library of Celaeno". But the artwork of the girl made me go: "Really? That's the style you're going with? Has Mio from K-On found a new part-time job?"
Anyway, I'll hold out my judgment until I actually see the show. |
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maaya
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How about "The Book of Bantorra"? |
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Basilisk Steven
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True. But Book Of Bantorra can be quite action-oriented. I get the impression that this is more a supernatural mystery. The occult books angle brought to mind The Ninth Gate, a generally disliked film which I found quite entertaining.
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LordRedhand
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I so want to read this title as "Biblioteca Mystica de Dantalian" as I assume that it's trying to be in English "(The) Mystical Library of Dantalian."
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Basilisk Steven
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Right, with Dantalian being a demon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dantalian
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ZenErik
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I have no qualms with cutesy character design. Hope it turns out well.
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gartholamundi
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i hope that's right ... i'd be stoked for another supernatural mystery to go along with reading Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, When [the Cicadas] Cry, and Mushi-shi. more than anything, the premise reminds me of the occult libraries in the "weird fiction" of the Lovecraft circle, and with the female bookkeeper it sounds just as pulpy. i hear you on The Ninth Gate ... i also thought of In the Mouth of Madness. i agree with you about the disappointing character drawing though ... that gothic moe look makes me think this might not be all the premise promises. |
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Fletcher1991
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The plot sounds like it could be interesting. Will follow to see how it turns out.
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Matriel
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To me the design doesn't look like any K-ON character, although it's clearly moe. (At least she has a nose.) I think the design is cute as hell! With the huge book it reminds me of Reinforce from Nanoha Strikers. ![]() The show looks like it could be interesting, not to mention quite a few manga and anime themed around "dark/gothic" story lines have done well in the US. We'll see how the series turns out and if it's worth being licensed across the Pacific. |
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gartholamundi
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i'm not disappointed on behalf of the US market -- i'm just figuring (snap decision, can be revoked later!) -- it's probably not for me, which is disappointing since i love the horror/supernatural stuff. but yes, girls wearing paper doilies on their heads seem to sell to with knee-jerk, wallet-producing precision to a particular audience, and they know who they are. for me though it just stops looking like there was an intelligence behind the story (unless you count a mad Azathoth-like maniacal blubbering intelligence) immediately once you throw a character into black silk with whipped-cream lace. yet there are exceptions everywhere. higurashi, on that level, totally blew me away despite the overly plain, "cute-looking" characters and seriously made me rethink my stereotypes and archetypes ... so if this new thing hits higurashi-levels of reality-bending and psychological character-twisting paranoid conspiracy i will buy it like mad. i picked up both the anime and the manga for higurashi, and will continue to put my money where the paranoid, reality-morphing supernatural stories hold sway. |
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fuzaco
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No offense, but I think it's pretty dumb to judge a series by the characterdesigns.
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Basilisk Steven
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I don't think any of us are judging the series yet since there isn't a series yet to judge. It's just that a character design like that will serve as waning post for some of us to set our expectations a little less high.
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Pedestrian A
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Not interesting enough, like how it was for AC.
Don't care about the chara—WHOA?! A Loli Librarian? Count me in! ...NOT. Just get it over with twelve episodes. |
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Kit-Tsukasa
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QFT anyways, I was a fan of Asura Cryin' and Zettai Karen Children, both written by Mikumo, so I'll most likely check this out. Now the question is who is doing the show.... As a fun fact, Mikumo also wrote the story for Metal Gear Solid Portable OPs ![]() |
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P€|\||§_|\/|ast@
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Putting a little 2 and 2 together it looks like the anime studio doing this is going to be Gainax.
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