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[BeerSnob]

The art doesn't really inspire me, but I still have faith.

 

[MCD]

Wake me up when they make another Chinese Electric Batman. Sequel, reboot, spinoff, movie just whatever.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

I stand by duckroll.

 

[Blader]

Fuuuck yeah! I was just thinking the other day about if Watanabe would ever do another series - he's had some crazy gaps in between shows and Kids on the Slope really didn't do it for me. Can't wait for this.

 

[Daft_Cat]

Bones. Dai Sato. Shinchiro Watanabe. Cowboy Champleureka Seven. That sounds like an amazing dream team.

...So why aren't the designs and the concept doing much for me? Ah well, expect the unexpected from these guys, I guess.

Edit:

That aesthetic deserves a funky Daft Punk-esque soundtrack.

 

[TheKaeptain]

In.

 

[duckroll]

You are starting to sound like pre-Star Driver duckroll!

I don't care! No one will take this moment away from me! I will look forward to this and you can't stop me goddamnit!

 

[GaimeGuy]

ANIME IS SAVED!

 

[Moaradin]

Shinichiro Watanabe + BONES?

Hell yea.

 

[dark_inferno]

Best news of the day.

 

[Blader]

Keiko Nobumoto writing again is a far bigger deal to me. And glad to see Dai Sato finally back at Bones

Is this the first thing she's written in almost a decade? The last credit I found for her is Wolf's Rain.

But yeah, her + Dai Sato are one hell of a writing duo.

 

[Regulus Tera]

SOMEONE UPLOADED THE PV

aaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

 

[chicagocubsfan]

SOMEONE UPLOADED THE PV

aaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

This looks amazing.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

SOMEONE UPLOADED THE PV

aaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

"Space Dandy is...

a dandy guy in the space."

Fair enough!

 

[Hagi]

I want some cast details pronto. Also a promo please. This and Kill La Kill makes me a happy anime fan. Now i just need Tomino to hurry the fuck up with whatever he is working on.

Sweet.

Spoiler

I still hope one day he'll do a reboot of CB in the vein of FMA Brotherhood.

 

[TheKaeptain]

SOMEONE UPLOADED THE PV

aaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Anime saved.

 

[Pooya]

SOMEONE UPLOADED THE PV

aaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

BUTTS BUTTS BUTTS

sakuga levels seem very high.

 

[Onemic]

HYPE HYPE HYPE THROUGH DA ROOF

 

[Kazzy]

I wasn't particularly feeling any of the character designs, but seeing all that in motion (there's a boob joke in there somewhere), I'm really liking what I see! It also helps that it looks extremely colorful and vibrant, which makes me realize that we don't get nearly enough of that.

 

[duckroll]

Updated the OP with better photos from ANN, and the trailer.

 

[EviLore]

Yes please.

 

[survivor]

SOMEONE UPLOADED THE PV

aaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Well I like the aliens designs, but I hope it won't be full of dull action scenes.

 

[darkside31337]

I was hyped for this until I realized it was Bones.

 

[roodiculous]

This looks and sounds fantastic. Take me to space again!

 

[7Th]

Another sci-fi show with a "cool male dude" lead and poorly dressed female characters that only exist for sex appeal? I liked it better when it was called Space Adventure Cobra; grow up, Watanabe.

Spoiler

Day one.

 

[ThisWreckage]

The main character looks like a Spike/Lupin amalgam. I'm getting Barbarella vibes.

 

[Jarmel]

So yea I saw the PV. No CGI spaceships in this joint. Anyway it's very retro. They didn't show many sakuga moments but they did have a few action sequences in there. Dandy seems like Andy from the TV show in Cowboy Bebop. The tone is obviously pretty silly but it also doesn't appear to be nonsensical. The tone is closer to mature it looks like. It's a very vibrant show colors wise.

Also disappointed that nobody got pictures of the Twileks.

 

[BluWacky]

Well I like the aliens designs, but I hope it won't be full of dull action scenes.

Did you think the action sequences in that PV were dull? I thought they looked pretty fantastic - or is it just action scenes in general that don't do it for you?

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

I wasn't particularly feeling any of the character designs, but seeing all that in motion (there's a boob joke in there somewhere), I'm really liking what I see! It also helps that it looks extremely colorful and vibrant, which makes me realize that we don't get nearly enough of that.

Uchouten Kazoku airing right now is extremely colorful and vibrant. You should be watching that!

But yes, this has a retro-future sci-fi aesthetic that you don't really see anywhere anymore. I especially love all the varied alien designs. You can tell they're having so much fun making it.

 

[survivor]

Did you think the action sequences in that PV were dull? I thought they looked pretty fantastic - or is it just action scenes in general that don't do it for you?

Never liked them in Bebop so maybe they will be better here. Maybe not.

 

[Pachael]

Music's fineeeeeee. I really like Watanabe's work with the sound design and music so I'm not worried on that.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

Could be neat. Watanabe is only 1 for 3 for me, but I'll check it out.

 

[Hagi]

I like that he's taking alien relations to new heights. I noticed two or three different species he's seemingly banged.

 

[BluWacky]

Music's fineeeeeee. I really like Watanabe's work with the sound design and music so I'm not worried on that.

If I were a gambling man, based on that first piece of jazz that opens the trailer Kanno must be involved somewhere along the way.

 

[Theonik]

You are starting to sound like pre-Star Driver duckroll!

But Star Driver is good.

 

[duckroll]

Pulp 70s style scifi adventure comedy is something we really don't see anywhere anymore, period. This isn't even Futurama, it's Flash Gordon era stuff. Really didn't expect them to go this far, but it's really great to see talented people take something which was popular a long time ago, and do something original with it again. <3

 

[ActStriker]

:O

yesyesyes

 

[equap]

At his first Q&A session at Otakon 2013 today, Watanabe officially announced his long rumored/leaked TV series - Space Dandy. It will air in Japan starting in January 2014, and they're aggressively trying to sell the show internationally.

It is a crazy scifi comedy action series which he describes as "Mushroom Samba every week". The story is set in the far future, following Dandy - the dandiest guy in the galaxy - and his crew of alien hunters as they discover strange new worlds and look for unknown alien races.

Watanabe says they want to create an oldschool scifi adventure show with lots of new elements as well, and they want it to feel really epic. There will be a ton of variety and new aliens every week. They already have over 100 designs.

TRAILER: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12xcgm_trim-n9i0ym





Source for news and trailer: https://twitter.com/linkington (Thanks!)
Source for photos: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...veals-space-dandy-comedy-tv-anime#gallery_top

 

[Envelope]

Return of the King!

 

[Regulus Tera]

But Star Driver is good.

I've only seen the first episode

First and last episode are all you need to see.

 

[Panthalassic]

An anime I'm actually looking forward to.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Watanabe is coming along to save Bones. January can't get here fast enough.

 

[Silky]

In my veins.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

SOMEONE UPLOADED THE PV

aaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

BOOBIES

 

[Theonik]

First and last episode are all you need to see.

There is a reason I'm keeping it that way you know.

 

[Rastafarian42]

Sounds fucking GREAT !

 

[maniac-kun]

Sounds fine to me Will watch this.

 

[Envelope]

First and last episode are all you need to see.

A couple of other episodes had some nice animation but yeah, you don't need to watch more than 7 or so episodes to have experienced everything worth watching in Star Driver

 

[duckroll]

There is a reason I'm keeping it that way you know.

No, he's telling you to watch the last episode as well.

 

[hey_monkey]

In short, we should all be very excited.

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heh.

Anyway, when I first learned about CB back in the day, I wasn't terribly sold on the look or idea, and then the reality was amazing, so I'm going to hope (/assume) the same will work here.