The first episode of MAPPA proved its strength with its strong production level. I thought that based on the quality of the original script of the fourth season, as long as MAPPA played 80% of the level of the WIT hegemonic society, it should maintain 9.8 and compete for 9.9. Now seeing the strength shown by MAPPA, I think as long as MAPPA can stabilize , the final score should be 9.9, at least in my heart.
Long story short, Giant is my favorite of all the anime I've seen, and it's the best in my opinion. Whether it is production, script, rhythm, music, seiyuu performance, they have achieved an almost impeccable level. If the production is the skin, the script is the flesh and blood, and the rhythm is the blood, then the giant is a perfect person with a high degree of harmony and unity between the internal and external environment, at least under the technology of this era, with both beauty and strength.
Among the hot-blooded or quasi-hot-blooded animations, the highest ratings in my heart have always been steel fa and giant. In the performance of the first three seasons, these two animations are still in a state of balance in my heart. After the third season aired , the heart is more inclined to giants. But after the fourth season, after seeing the production of MAPPA, my inner balance was completely tipped toward the giants. For the classic and traditional King of Fullmetal Alchemist, I like the philosophy contained in him and the inner growth of the characters; and for the giant, I admire not only the various propositions he contains, but also his grand and exquisite story line and worldview. (ps I know that it is dangerous to evaluate the cows together, so I basically say that they are good, but these two are basically good hah)
At present, I have watched about 500 movies related to animation, and about 60% of the top 100 in the world. It can be regarded as an old two-dimensional. To be fair to me, if you want me to recommend an animation, the hot-blooded category will recommend Giant and Steel, the sci-fi category will recommend Stonegate and Ghost in the Shell, and the art category will recommend Cowboy Bebop and Rurouni Kenshin Remembrance, emotional CL is the first in the category, girls with high scores in love, JOJO, a hunter of adventure and wit, and cats and mice in funny, each animation can be regarded as a masterpiece in each category and above, but if I can only recommend one If it was an anime, I would probably choose Giant without hesitation. I used to only watch Migrant Manga and I just saw Giants and I was blown away, thinking that Giants is the most awesome anime, but after watching hundreds of them, Giants is still one of the most awesome animes in my heart. (referring to the period with the lowest and no lower than the top five)
(ps yes, some people like it and some people don’t, but even if you don’t like the production and the level of effort shown in all aspects, it’s not worth 3 stars. What does it mean to give 1 star? Yes, the perception preference is Emotional, but the level of production is hard power. I can't understand how those people deny it all. I think it's okay to criticize people who score this kind of brainless venting. They just treat people and treat people. I vent my emotions on my works, fight against each other, and twist it. I guess the rebellious period is not over yet, and the influence of the giant is too great~ And people who are politically correct and politically sensitive all day are tired enough to live, so they will continue to work on It's 1202 years old, and you don't have a good understanding of things that have already been decided. I'm really drunk~ I can only say that I can't think for myself and only believe that there are too many people who I want to believe. There are too many, really understand the king and really protect the country, there are a lot of people who are even more intoxicated than the original version~)
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In another wave, I saw that many people used a bunch of famous works to ridicule and belittle the giants. I don’t know if they really watched and tasted these works. I’m afraid they can show you the works of A+ level. It has connotation and level. It is used to suppress giants. Can you hold it down, darling, I will talk about it a little later. I didn't want to say more, because the works mentioned are very fond of some even love. Giants have done the best in many ways.
①Story arrangement, the story is "fine", "smart" and "deep", and at the same time, who else can achieve these points to the extreme? I think that only Shishimen has the highest score in the aspect of sophistication, but there is no need to compare the deep, and the early stage of Shishimen was dull, the giant said that the early stage was also based on "burning" to pave the way, and I don't know how better it looks. Go, as long as the ultimate ending of the giant is a deep or grand ending, I can say that the giant is the undisputed number one in this aspect of the story.
②Emotional performance, just to name a few examples, S1 when Mikasa listened to Alan's heartbeat¹, S2 when Mikasa confessed², S3-2 The dialogue between the brave soldier and Erwin, and the white night soldier, Allen, and Mikasa Perform ⁴, go and see, the meticulous facial details and expressions, the complex emotions and changes in the hearts of the characters reflected behind the expressions. Although the fourth season has not yet seen such a performance bridge, as far as the details of the first three seasons are concerned, I am afraid that only Jingani can compare with it in the animations I know.
③Action performance, I don't think it needs to be explained. Anyone with eyes can see that it is the top level. Just to name a few, Anni's Jungle Massacre¹, Soldier-Ani Field², Sitting Giant Rebellion Field³, Soldier Long-Kenny Field⁴, Captain-Gek Field, plus a whole bunch of 3D maneuvers.
(By the way, this is also the second area where I think the giant surpasses the front-row masterpiece in terms of story line. Although the Bone Club is very powerful, the momentum of the steel battle mainly comes from the president. The degree and coverage of its combustion are indeed far less than that of the giant. Then, in terms of literary and drama, the depressing classics like the fourth episode of Ganglian Fa are indeed bunkers, but perhaps because of the style of painting, Ganglian Fa has details such as the facial expressions of the characters. In terms of details, compared to the realistic giants, there is indeed such a distance.)
④Artistic, I admit that Cowboy Star and Rurouni Kenshin Memories are better in this respect, but this is the main project of others, not the main project of giants. If giants can basically equalize these two big men in this regard, Combining the previous items, I think it is a good idea to directly judge the giants as supreme gods. But the artistry of the giant is not bad, but it is relatively superficial, mainly in audition and thinking, because the story of the giant is the main body, and many things must be explained clearly for this main body. The part of the audience's own taste, its charm is naturally less. In fact, this artistry is simply the charm of the work. Many things do not need to be explained so clearly, especially those that are not easy to explain clearly, and the audience has to taste it by themselves. Great, but that's not the focus of the giants.
⑤ depth of thought. Many of the big guys have analyzed and expressed their views, and each has its own rationale, so I'll keep it short. In terms of thinking, I personally think that giants are made of steel, giants are human nature in war, and steel is life under dialectics. Many philosophical thoughts such as war, what is peace, and what is human are abundant and in-depth in these two works, and you can read them yourself if you are interested.
⑥The transmission of emotions, here is the first to cue a relatively dish Subaru. If re0 is considered a reincarnation system, it is the same as Shishimen. I would like to compare the two works with the giant and Jingani series to talk about emotional expression and Emotional transmission efficiency. It is said that Subaru Nayuki is miserable, very difficult, very painful, but what does the audience actually feel? Maybe you will answer "That's it~" In fact, the answer in your heart may be "I don't feel it." "Do you know the pain of Subaru Nayuki?!" Sorry, I really don't know. "Do you know that fierce is really painful?" It seemed a little bit. "Have you felt the emotions in the civil and military fields I mentioned above? The bond between the iron triangle, the emotions between the soldier and the regiment commander, with his subordinates, and with his uncle, have you felt it through the performances above?"
At least I feel it. Take the first season with the lowest rating as an example. In the first season, Mikasa, from the self-defeating when he heard Alan's death, to the rekindled fighting spirit when he recalled the experience, and then to Alan coming out of the giant At that time, Mikasa's complex emotions burst out, I felt the whole process. Especially listening to the heartbeat, a hanging heart, that kind of complicated mood that is eager to hear but afraid of not being heard can actually be expressed through expressions, I really knelt, WIT Hegemony Club, awesome! (ps In fact, this thing is to watch various performances and productions, and then watch the audience, which is not easy to prove, so don’t say what I said above is nonsense and nothing is explained, after all, professionals are also looking for better. Expressing and delivering and trying to achieve a higher level of empathy with the audience, all I can do is feel my own feelings and be honest with my feelings.)
To summarize: The way of expression affects but does not determine the effect of expression. It is not what you can do to convey it. Empathy is not that simple (it should be said to be difficult), and the transmission of emotion is based on the level of various aspects. There is a transmission efficiency in it. .
⑦Music, when it comes to emotional expression, how can music be lacking? Music is really important to express emotions. Let me give two examples, CL~AS~The end of the earth in episode 18, I said that sentence in Shio Okazaki After the famous lines, I can't hold back a bit, but what really broke my last line of defense was the song "The Joy of God~The Place of My Wish II~". I revisited the Digimon a while ago. To be honest, it was really naive at this age, especially the front, but in the end, I still shed tears, covering my eyes, just when the music of Flying Hat Killing & Uncle Guang sounded. Giant's music is undoubtedly excellent, tragic and grand, and it is very suitable for the various performances of Giant. There are indeed many talented Japanese musicians, but Nozawa's production level in this kind of music is first-class. I don't think anyone can refute it.
⑧Seiyuu's acting skills, Japanese seiyuu is the world's top, plus each person has a role, after a deep understanding of the role, the technology of pressing the bottom of the box can be used for such an excellent work as a giant. + trembling + crying voice really blows me up, Kaji Yuki NB! That's right, even in Japan, where the seiyuu Buddha is everywhere, the giant is one of the works that can best force the upper limit of seiyuu.
⑨ Pattern, at least within the scope of my cognition, the giant should be the first in the novel. The pattern or world view or richness in the long novel is obviously One Piece, but One Piece, everyone understands it, the homogenization is serious, and the animation is even more procrastinated and "blood flow is not smooth", and then I watched Rurouni sword. After my heart, I discounted Oda's talent again, because many stories are short stories of wanderers, which are expanded and sublimated versions. Oda said that he was a fan of Akira Toriyama. In fact, the essence of the story was inherited from Nobuhiro He Yue, and the current pirates are a little stuffed. The body is a bit bloated, so I won't say more.
⑩ There are also some who use Hayao Miyazaki and Toshi Jin to show themselves and belittle giants. I will ask you if you have a good look? These two are indeed masters, and the masterpieces in their works are also short and concise, with far-reaching meanings, but I don't know what you mean when you use a short and powerful person to ridicule me, a thick and powerful person. (ps I guess some people just use a few well-known masters to show themselves convincing, do others know? Oshii Shou?)
Summary: I really like and admire the interlocking and progressive story line of giants. The audience's vision also changes from looking at the small wall to attack the vast land¹. I really like the giant's literary and martial arts dramas. It is an exaggeration to say that it is the top level I have ever seen².
The final season of the giant is just short of the ending, and then MAPPA still needs a wonderful literary drama and a more exciting martial arts drama to prove itself, above ↑
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Xiao Geng Yibo (12.14) just watched the second episode of Giant Some of the actions are also a bit weird, there is a kind of movie or the illusion of playing a large single machine. Visually, MAPPA is a ufotable production route, like the kind of 3D body and clothes, and then painted with 2D faces and details (it is said to be rotoscoping), but sometimes the characters move a little bit against each other, at least this is the case. The lens feels a little uncomfortable. Typical places are the part of Jike going up the steps, the part after 8 minutes and 15 seconds, and the part of Jia Bi's running after 14 minutes and 42 seconds. I think this may be a "problem" that the Giants can't call this season's production. At present, the visual experience is inferior to the Hegemony Society. Maybe MAPPA really wants to make some breakthroughs and make its own characteristics (the key still has to be see if the audience can get used to it). As for other aspects of MAPPA's performance, of course, it is quite good, nothing to say. (P.S. After all, I am a layman. I just read the interview with ufotable and thought whether this will be the mainstream of animation production in the future, so I will stop here. The interview with ufotable is attached below, the first half: the headline article weibo.com The second half: the headline article weibo.com )
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