#studio sunrise

[acquired-stardust]

Dirty Pair OVA Studio Sunrise 1987

[screamofdespair]

[animehouse-moe]

SAND LAND Episode 1: The Legendary Spring

There's really no two ways about it, Sunrise (+ Anima & Kamikaze Douga) absolutely nailed Akira Toriyama's world with this first episode. Equally impressive though is their insane 3D work.

I'm a big fan of Sand Land so I don't have much to add from a narrative perspective, but the CGI work on this series is actually incredible. Of course, this is an episodic version of the movie, so it's going to have quality that knocks your socks off, but this is the sort of work that gives Orange a run for its money.

Between this trio, Toei, and Orange, the future of CGI anime has never looked brighter. It's incredible work, impressive awareness, and peerless talent on display.

Because of that though, it just highlights the hack work that the rest of the industry has been doing. These studios have a near perfect understanding of what you can and can't do with 3D anime, and they have the experience and ability to deliver on what they *can* do. It's a massive difference to CGI being used to cut corners or cost on the majority of series, and it absolutely shows.

Hopefully studios learn from this incredible work and begin to pivot, but until then I'll be happily enjoying the seven episodes of Sand Land that are out currently (and periodically sharing my thoughts on them).

[jm-2]

[katiajewelbox]

The protagonists of the 90's anime Vision of Escaflowne are depicted here - Merle, Hitomi, Millerna, Van, and Allen. Official art from Studio Sunrise with my edits in Picmix to create a classic sword and sorcery vibe.

[maguro13-2]

Chuchu : Hey, guys. Are you done in there? Is everything all right with the two of you? Hello? (knocks on the door) Hey, what's the hold up!? What do you think you two are doing in there? How long have you been in there and you're just gonna ignore my questions why you guys were snooping around eh?

*clock ticking*

Chuchu : [determined] Alright, that's it! (opens door)

*record scratch*

Chuchu : Holy sh**! What the f***!?

Suletta : Hey, close the door! You're letting all the sweat out!

(closes door)

Chuchu : *shaking* What...What ever you do...Do not go in there...I'm going to take my meds at my room. Before this happens...

(scene slides)

Chuchu : (in horror) Can't get sleep, no sleep, no chill, I need my meds! Why did I look at the horrors that I witnessed!?

Suletta : Uhh, what went wrong?

Chuchu : I'll tell you what's wrong. You two making out, while I saw you making out with Mrs Rembran and you...you had to do it, didn't you? That's why I didn't looked away and I realized one thing...your sexting got me blind! (takes off shades to reveal that her eyes are all white)

Suletta : I think you accidentally bleached yourself.

Chuchu : No, you literally blind me with you seeing having a girlish thing with Mrs. Rembran! What the f*** did I tell anyone about not teaching you about the meaningful life about the affair of sex!? Didn't we taught you this about in Sex Class? You got me blind and now I'm going to heal myself with Bleach! Now you excuse me, I gotta go make out with someone in the house.

Suletta : [To viewers] You think that she'll able to have her sight again?

Chuchu : Oh sh**! *TIRE SCREECHING+CRASH+CAT SCREECHING!*

Suletta : [To Viewers] Guess not.

Chuchu : Can I literally go to a doctor!? I'm practically fine that I can't see while driving this thing!

Guel : Oh great! My car!

[princeedwivedi]

They make a beautiful pair

[sillyladycolor]

anime: Cowboy Bebop

credits not mine

[kamille-is-real]

When I'm tryna rescue Newtypes from people who wish to exploit them and a couple Category Fs try to get in my way

[qutibahalfarouqitheclonetrooper]

My favorite Code Geass Character is Milly Ashford!

The Former President of Ashford Student Council!

[acquired-stardust]

Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door Sunrise 2001

[screamofdespair]

The Big O - Directed by ��山 一良 Katayama Kazuyoshi

1999

#13 :

Storyboard : 片山 一良 Katayama Kazuyoshi

Episode Director : 佐藤育郎 Ikurou Satou

The atmosphere of this episode was phenomenal, it almost felt like a stand-alone episode. A series of murders, investigation, pursuit of the truth, a main character nearly tormented, driving alone through the city. One of the best episodes I’ve ever seen.

[curiousrentals]

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion | コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ, 2006-07

“We’re partners in crime. If you’re a witch, then I can be a warlock.”

[memory-echo]

「泣かせる話じゃないか。たかが200ウーロンの犬のために命懸けか？」

[katiajewelbox]

Is the anime Aura Battler Dunbine the prototype for Vision of Escaflowne?

This sword and sorcery meets mecha anime was created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Studio Sunrise between 1983 and 1988, and is an “isekai” about a brave young Japanese man who is transported to the parallel world of Byston Well and forced to fight in a war using giant mechas called Aura Battlers. 

I have only seen clips and still images from this anime, but I think the art style has some similarities with Escaflowne. Although the human characters have that classic 80′s action anime vibe and don’t look much like the Escaflowne characters, the Aura Battlers have the same curvy “Art Nouveau” aesthetic as the Guymelefs. The Zaibach Alseides Guymelefs look a LOT like the Aura Battlers in terms of design, and the hero is wearing an outfit that looks like a more colourful version of the Dragonslayers’ uniforms. 

Beyond the mecha design, the series is often highly praised for its exciting plot and sympathetic characters (especially strong and complex female characters) as well as the detailed world building that fuses medieval fantasy with science fiction elements. Those are the same reasons many folks love Escaflowne! 

One day, I’d like to watch the whole series and see how many “inspirations” for Escaflowne I can find in Aura Battler Dunbine. If you’ve seen this anime, what is your opinion of it?

What if Aura Battler Dunbine is secretly set in the same world as Escaflowne, and it is just another epoch of Gaea’s history? What a cross over fanfiction that would make!

[maguro13-2]

Darkness Reborn ~ Origins of the Ink Demon Final Chapter Finale (1/10)

[Space Colony Ark]

Maka : You're Shinra Kusakabe. How on earth are you still alive?

Shinra (Devil Chaos Chao) : Haven't you figured it out yet, Captain Obvious? I was the one who put you all and your friends into my influence, you were the ones who has spreaded it all from the lying that I caused. But it's such a same that you did not serve Death, my man-made son from 1000 years after I manifested the world that you all lived, which was created by me.

Maka : Shinigami was your man-made son? So that means, It was you! You started it all! You deceived me to think that I was the hero of my story! You told me that I wanted to show the world our courage! How could you even deceive me?

Shinra (Devil Chaos Chao) : Well, perhaps...Our author was behind all of this, the world of Soul Eater was brought from the weirdness, everything was just a fantasy, the World of Soul Eater is all nothing but a lie. I highly recommended that the so-called Kishin that everyone keeps talking about, there's no such a thing is a Kishin, it was only a name for a heartless puppet controlled by Demon Vibe.

Moirai : So I guess that means it was the author that set up everything, but why, Shinra? Why did you created a world that Maka was living in a fantasy!?

Shinra (Devil Chaos Chao) : To tell you the truth from the eyes of truth itself, there is no such thing as Madness. That word that everyone keeps mouthing about, was just a will from the Gods and Goddess of Greece, it was originated from the man who went from Zero to Hero, Hercules.

Moirai : What!?

Shinra (Devil Chaos Chao) : And now thanks to your heroic efforts of defeating Dark Nebula, I forbid you and your friends from ever reaching towards the legacy of mine, but I'm afraid that my influence that has spreaded, shall be no longer serving pesky teenagers like you all the time and this time you will be eradicated and shall be ceasing yourself from existence. But I'm afraid, I can't do it. So now that our author has lied to us all, it's time say that I'm going to give him a taste of his own medicine. A farewell gift to the Ohkuboverse!

*DBZ SFX : Rumbling*

Shinra (Devil Chaos Chao) : Huh? Wh-What is happening?

*DBZ SFX : ENERGY CHARGING+EXPLOSION*

Shinra (Devil Chaos Chao) : No! That Magical Brat! She's using the power of the Emeralds to re-arrange 2011's events!

[Event : Chaos Control (full ver.) - Kenichi Tokoi]

Ashley : Oh no! That doesn't look good! Is it the energy caused by the magicals?

Kimial Diehl : No! It's Chaos Control! Someone must've used it to re-arrange the events that started in the 2010s!

Ashley : So it's going to re-arrange the events that we started!

Grim (Metal Sonic) : And I believe that a girl must've done it somehow!

Necrodeus : What!? Nooooooo! It can't be! History can't be changed by this kind of power! What is even this kind of power!? It's the power of the Emeralds!? This is unacceptable!

Mario : Mama-mia! That's gonna be one powerful reset button isn't it?

Luigi : What's gonna happen if all of 2011's events are going to be re-arranged!

Duo Maxwell : So this is what retconning Sonic 06's plot be like!

Lain Iwakura : It's too much, Duo! It's going to recreate a new era! It could be the end of this war and it'll be all over us!

Duo Maxwell : No it's not going to re-arrange events, it's about to fix the future and the future has to be altered!

Lain Iwakura : What? Does that mean...?

Homura Akemi : Chaos...CONTROLLLL!!!

*DBZ SFX : ENERGY EXPLOSION+WAVE*

Homura Akemi : Madoka, I finally made our promise. It is finally all over for you now.

*DING!*

Ashley : (about to wake up) What happened? Eh, Kimial? What are you doing here and...why are we back on earth?

Penny Crygor : Guess what, Ashley? You finally woke up this time! A girl name Homura Akemi has finally saved 2011, that means we won, right?

Ashley : Uhh, right. We did won.

Kimial Diehl : For your information, get a load of this, we're back at the United States. It feels like that we're finally home.

Jacqueline O'Lantern Dupre : All that's left is for us to bring a new era for humans and witches, how does that feel?

Penny Crygor : Feeling great! There's no sign of anymore heartless, the girl named Homura Akemi saved all of it and fixed 2011 the way it was! I wonder how does anyone feels that way!? Hey, if I'm not mistaken for Soul Eater's moon, what's that purplish crescent moon in the sky? Wait a second, that's not Soul Eater's moon, what is that purplish thing!?

Ashley : Oh no! It can't be, that's the...Dark Moon!

*DBZ/One Piece SFX : Surprise*

Jacqueline O'Lantern Dupre : So then that means...What's gonna happen to our world is...! Oh no, King Boo! He has escaped from prison and I realized that he destroyed five pieces of the Dark Moon, but apparently, Luigi manage to restore all four of them, but the last one is in King Boo's hand. Speaking of King Boo, Where the heck is Inky Albarn?

"Meanwhile..."

[Orders from the Illusions - Jun Senoue]

Maka : Hey, Inky!

Soul Evans : Yo! Inky Albarn! What's going on!?

Maka : Inky Albarn! The Kishin I defeated, has a Heartless Emblem on his chest and he disappeared from a puff of smoke! I didn't exactly have questioned my mind says that I didn't defeat a god with courage, I defeated it with Valor. Why do you think that courage is a useless gift, why are the heartless getting their attention on destroying the legacy? Have we been fooled by the likes of Shinra Kusakabe or what?

Inky Albarn : Oh, Maka dear. You are really the fool, don't ya? There was never a Kishin in the Real World neither was Shingami that you know about. Those beings that they called their selves Gods of the Ohkuboverse, they were nothing but false ones and they were part of the Lying of Shinra Kusakabe, you've showned your purpose of being under the influence of Shinra Kusakabe, the devil himself! Perhaps, it was the author that set up everything for you, he didn't cared for you and friends at all, he only cared about his greed, and I know how to fix Shinra Kusakabe's mistake! Only to find out that Death the Kid was actually modeled after Shinra Kusakabe, the second grandson of the Kusakabe Family tree! And with it, he shall be nothing more to exist.

[Merlina - Her Wicked Smile, Jun Senoue, Yutaka Minobe]

Maka : What!? Death the Kid doesn't exist? So does that mean...?

Inky Albarn : That's right, Maka-chan! You have been living in a fantasy the entire time and you couldn't wake up from it before! There is no Soul World, there is no Kishin, there is no Shinigami, and there is no such thing as Madness! Those were things that are made up from the crazy stories that you were living in and it's time for you and your friends to wake up to reality, cause this is Real World AU, the universe that you truly lived in and born in the sanctuary on Jupiter! The so-called DWMA wasn't created to protect the public order, it was created for the monopolization of political power!

Soul Evans : You mean, we've been puppets on a string to Shinra's will the entire time and nobody told us that we've been under his influence!? What was our author thinking!? He set us up from the beginning so that he could the raise the stakes all by himself from Square Enix! It's a pity that he lied to us all from the start of where it begins from the 2010s, these crazy stories were only made for money!

[Further Malice - Yutaka Minobe]

King Boo : Exactly, and they say that money is the root of all evil! The evil forces from Soul World was just a diversion to get you distracted! I knew that the heartless would able to get their attention on destroying the legacy made by Shinra Kusakabe himself, his family tree! And heroes of his universe like you have been it's pawns for the use of political power!

Maka : You, the Ghost who captured Mario!

King Boo : I just returned from being sucked up into that green guy's small-sized hair dryers in order to get my revenge for eating my brothers! It's payback time, Square Enix! This time, I will have my payback for a knuckle sandwich on the green guy!

"At last, after being stuck as a worthless portrait for so long, I King Boo, the King of Ghosts have finally returned!"

"And now, the demon queen of the Ink Demons shall be my first victim to be a portait of her life!"

"I will bring vengeance to all of my brothers and sisters!"

"Vengeance to the Green Man will be served!"

~ 106th Scene : The King of Ghosts' Revenge ~