Yuuki Yase is possibly one of my favorite directors of all time, and I don't exactly hide this. The Kubikiri Cycle is one of my all-time favorite anime series that has continued to mesmerize and be a part of my life since its airing. Yuuki Yase's direction of that series was simply one of the best I've seen. The very concept of Zaregoto is one that is more driven by dialogue and conceptuality than even Monogatari, I would say. He was able to somehow represent the oddity in Zaregoto in visual form. Not much was happening, but the way things were framed made it uncomfortable, it felt confined even as they were in this large, spacious castle cloaked in ambiguity, the characters themselves were uncanny in a way. Let's just say I was completely charmed. So when I heard that Yuuki Yase was going to direct Undead Unluck, I was very curious, as I had never read the series before, as it never really interested me. I had a feeling I would like it since it's Yuuki Yase directing it, but I never expected it to this extent.
My jaw dropped during the cold open of the episode, all of which was helmed by Taiki Konno, who you may have seen earlier this year in the ending visual for Magical Destroyers which aired this year.
I would love to post every frame of the opener here, but of course, I can't do that. Within a very short timeframe of maybe 2 minutes, you're introduced to this fictional manga series that our main character is reading, all while relating it back to her traumatic past. It's genuinely beautiful and haunting at the same time. The buildup to the explosion of the plane was intense, and when it happened, even though you're barely beginning the episode, there's a sense of catharsis in seeing the tragedy occur. The artstyle throughout was very much Konno's usual style but it felt less constrained and more self fulfilling than any work he has done in previous anime. It felt like a great opportunity for him to showcase himself and that he completely did.
The rest of the episode took a very different turn than the intro but it was still every fun. Close up eyes shot, the use of color and desaturation much like in Fire Force or Kubikiri Cycle is prevalent here and it mixes well in creating intrigue during the introduction of Andy.
The overall production was a lot of fun, and it was superbly well animated. With the key animators' staff being completely stacked, it wasn't surprising. The actual story premise was even more enjoyable than I had anticipated, and I'm going to continue enjoying it. However, I have a feeling that Yuuki Yase is elevating this to a different level that I wouldn't experience than if I just read the manga.
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[Announcement] Live Musical「SHOW BY ROCK!!」-DO 根性北学園編- 夜と黒のReflection (live musical show by rock!! -do konjou kitagakuen hen- yoru to kuro no reflection)
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In light of Engeki Haikyuu (and all other stage shows) having to cancel their tours during this pandemic, Kouhei (1st Tanaka) kicked off a hashtag on Twitter to get all members of Gekidan Haikyuu (the Haikyuu cast present and former) to chime in. Many are quoting their characters’ lines and adjusting them to fit the pandemic situation as well as giving other words of support to each other and to fans.
Takahashi Shun’ichi (Yamagata)
I’ll commend everyone that’s self-isolating during this time!
Now let’s move past those depressed feelings!
Shun’ichi is referencing a line Yamagata says to briefly praise Asahi’s serve before trying to get his team back on track, but instead he praises all those who are taking social distancing seriously. Hopefully we can all make the best of our situation.
Thank you for your attendance on the first day!!! I still feel nervous on the first day after all lol.
Today, Shohei-kun and Saki-chan came ( ̄∀ ̄)
I want to co-star with everyone again.
Tomorrow too, I will do my best!!! ☺️
*The Asuma Kousuke fanclub has opened the special reception for Railway stage tickets for the fanclub members. Both Kousuke and Satou Nobunaga will appear in the stage.
AWW, this is soooo cute, AriKen saying EHHH? when Shuuji told him to say something instead, Shunichi hitting Nobunaga’s head and he was just like “ouch, that hurts” and I just loved how Katou Ken was slightly jumping over and over again at the back.