Old School Anime - The 90s and Back

[Kaji Motomiya]

Ugh, don't look at me like that. So I'm bad at explaining things...

 

[KouAidou]

Really? I thought the show had pretty much no filler. ?_? (I know they cut a few chapters from the start but...)

The tricky thing about YYH is that it doesn't have what you'd call filler, but it does have padding, which is a bit more subtle. Basically, they add a lot of little lines and subplots and slow pans here and there, extending the runtime of each episode to ensure that each fight gets a full episode and ends on a cliffhanger.

The result is that there's no individual episode in the tournament arc that could be called "filler," but the whole thing still ends up being about 30% longer than it really had to be. As shounen punchfest shows go, the pacing is pretty good, but I get a little frustrated with it. That arc seems to break a lot of people of the show, but you really do need to watch it through to appreciate what comes after it. I think the show would be a lot stronger if they'd just kept the pacing a bit swifter.

They showed it all but [hide]Everything from Yuusuke's 2nd death onwards was shown on regular CN at 5:30AM. And y'know that scene with the OP playing over Yuusuke and Keiko kissing? Welp, they started playing it, but then the announcer girl (they had for the shows at the time) started ranting about seeing Grim (from Billy and Mandy) in the grocery store the other day. And it then went to TMNT right after.[/hide]

Goddamn. Just... damn. :nono:

Also. Sorry to say, guys, but 90s is old school now. The difference between 90s anime and 2000s anime is plain to see when you look at animation techniques, art styles and storytelling styles. In the late 90s we saw the crossover to digital animation, far more skilled integration of CGI into episodes proper, and a major shift in artistic priorities in things like character design. There's stuff they did in the 90s that you couldn't get away with today, and vice-versa.

In short, modern stuff in general looks and watches completely differently from the type of anime that was made in the 90s. If that's not the definition of a changing of "school," I don't know what is.

 

[FlashNeko]

Also, I hate to break this to everyone, but 1990 was over 20 years ago.

Sadly, our school has graduated to the old school.

 

[KingRanger]

Also, I hate to break this to everyone, but 1990 was over 20 years ago.

Sadly, our school has graduated to the old school.

My school was before that, and I still don't consider the 90's old school.

 

[Lynxara]

I dunno why, anime is produced now using techniques that were unthinkable in the 90s. The changeover to digital production was a huge milestone that absolutely changed the way anime looked.

 

[Painted_Outlaw]

The tricky thing about YYH is that it doesn't have what you'd call filler, but it does have padding, which is a bit more subtle. Basically, they add a lot of little lines and subplots and slow pans here and there, extending the runtime of each episode to ensure that each fight gets a full episode and ends on a cliffhanger.

Ohh, okay. My mind tends to equate padding with filler (in stuff like this) but, guess I was using a wonky understanding of it. :laugh:

 

[KouAidou]

It's entirely possible I'm making up terms for things that don't exist. :laugh: But I hope my point gets through, either way.

 

[Painted_Outlaw]

Nah, don't worry about it. I understood what you meant.

 

[Sage Shinigami]

The result is that there's no individual episode in the tournament arc that could be called "filler," but the whole thing still ends up being about 30% longer than it really had to be. As shounen punchfest shows go, the pacing is pretty good, but I get a little frustrated with it. That arc seems to break a lot of people of the show, but you really do need to watch it through to appreciate what comes after it. I think the show would be a lot stronger if they'd just kept the pacing a bit swifter.

I'm going to need the read the manga, because I honestly can't see YYH being MORE fast-paced than it is. Rushed.

 

[KouAidou]

I'm going to need the read the manga, because I honestly can't see YYH being MORE fast-paced than it is. Rushed.

Rushed, really? (Not disrespectful, just surprised) Are you talking about the beginning of the series (like, the first 20 episodes), or the whole thing? Because I've never heard of anyone claiming that for the DMAT... mostly the opposite.