/cel/ - Retro Anime & Manga

>>221
Had to hit up an archive but anipages had some praise for the film that may help.

"Gisaburo Sugii's Night on the Galactic Railroad, in contrast, adopts a storybook tone and visual ethos completely at odds with the previous film. The colorful backgrounds are drawn with bold strokes, like naif art, and the characters are simply drawn anthropomorphic cats, sidestepping the problems inherent in depicting the inhabitants of Iihatov as humans. The animation is completely different as well. The focus here is not on bringing the characters alive through nuanced animation, but on bringing a fantastic world alive through a procession of gorgeous images that are pure and intense. The animation is consequenly very still, but in an intentionally restrained kind of way, combining with the art to create a tone of hushed awe and heightened emotion. The art for the mazelike town is one of the film's most unforgettably beautiful images. This Iihatov may have started out informed of a vaguely rural European sensibility, but it is transformed through the art into a truly unique and compelling world the likes of which we've never seen before. Every image from this film is striking and unforgettable, from the computer CG corn field, to the pillar of cranes, to the Bos skeleton buried in the geological layers of time and space. This film seems like the most imaginative and creative of the Kenji films, and also the most spiritual and profound."

>>221
The film invites you to embrace the dreamlike pace and take the time to experience what the characters are going through, reflecting on the themes of the story along with them. The visuals, music and pacing all set the tone.
That said, pacing is an artistic choice as much as it is a tool. Whether you liked it or not is subjective, and so criticism or praise, while valid, are a bit personal. Watching it again some other time when you feel like it may be more effective than reading other people's thoughts on it.

I only watched the first couple of minutes like ten years ago, but I think it's recently gained popularity because it has the same appeal as ghibli films. Fun for the whole family films with good art and animation. Also furries like it because of course they do.

>>224
What kid is going to sit through such a slow movie?

>>221
I think the main reason for the slow pacing is to convey the melancholy of the main characters' final mortal journey together. Galactic Railroad may be about an adventure, but it is the adventure to end all adventures. This is a farewell, a final commemoration to all the times they have already had. Think about the last time you spent with someone you aren't going to see for a long time, or possibly ever again. It's hard to make it a good time, because the fact that it's the last time looms over both of your minds, but you both try to drag it on anyway. I think that is the feeling the slow pacing is trying to convey.

>>222
what archive do you use to search anipages?
I'd love to hear about more promising information resources like that; I frequently use the /a/ archive to research anime and would like to expand to other sources

>>215
Don't worry, ranchan, we understand! The communication is, of course, appreciated.

After a pretty long delay, we can finally start the voting! Suggestions from >>210 and
>>212 were omitted because they can be the full subjects of future watch p/ar/ties, this will probably be the last "grab bag" type for a while.
Voting ends Friday at noon EST.

https://strawpoll.com/polls/2ayLWLdmbZ4

>>217
How long will this stream run for? I think you said this one was going to be shorter than last time

>>218
4-6 hours max (the other one ran for around 8 or 10 I think). It may end up being shorter, but I will probably do a smaller p/ar/ty with the leftovers at some point, I just know these massive streams dont work great with everyone's schedules.

The stream starts in about an hour! Here is the link.
https://cytu.be/r/wapparty
See you there!

>>199
Good thread but would probably fit better on 4chan.

>>200
noes, I'm glad this is here!

Why is the omnibus manga translation so awfull compared to the anime the jokes fall flat because of it

>>194
I don't think it's a problem with the translation, both the manga and the anime had jokes that fell flat on it's nose and some better ones.

She came from an egg, does that mean she will also lay eggs?

>>197
I hope so

I've been meaning to watch Paris no Isabelle. Simply because I think it is neat that there is an anime set during the Franco-Prussian War.

RIP. Robot Carnival and Roujin Z are some of my favorites.

>>157
RIP,I love a lot of stuff he worked on and watching Junkers Come Here during the last Christmas was the most comfy thing.

>>157
This scene made me cry

Everything I've seen by Oohashi has been great

I guess Westerners aren't really aware of him, unfortunately

>>160
Yeah, he doesn't quite do the right the kind of animation to get hyped in western sakuga circles unfortunately, and he's too old school.

>>157
>>161
That's some really fancy stuff, what a loss.

>>151
The Enemy's The Pirates

>>152
yap thats right

>>123
You're no ordinary human! You're the devil! Help, I've seen the devil!

>>154
>arx fatalis
I dindt thought about that game in years, good taste anon.

>>96
Will you or someone else continue, I missed both times

>>90
have fun and happy val. day, i hope you had something nice for her

>>91
Thanks anon! We went out for dinner last night and are just chilling today aside from gifts. Happy Valentine's Day, I hope you're having a good one!

>>89
it's something I whipped up in twenty minutes and it's kinda meant to be obnoxiously pink lol, i might fix it up later
It's good to see everyone having a nice day though, this week I'll get the new chat server up and running. Thinking about doing a fireside chat one of these days so we can all discuss what else needs to be done around here (especially in regards to ideas on how to grow the site traffic wise)
Also waptv is airing tomorrow, gonna put the schedule on the front page soon

>>93
I actually rather like the pink theme lol. Also I'd definitely be down for a fireside chat to figure out a way to get more traffic, I really wanna see this place grow.

>>93
that sounds great,I can't wait for waptv!

>>74
I’ll start with a particularly (in)famous one: Ghost in the Shell 2.0.

Over ten years after the original Ghost in the Shell movie was released, Mamoru Oshii went back to the film and re-worked it, changing the tint of the film from greens and blues to oranges and reds to better match that of Innocence (and possibly to distance it from The Matrix), recasting characters, and redubbing/rewriting several lines. Worst of all, several gorgeous, cel-animated sequences were replaced with shitty mid-2000s CGI renders.

If you’re going to watch this movie (which you absolutely should if you somehow haven't already), stay as far away as possible from the 2.0 version. The original version has been released in bluray in just as good of a quality, and you’re only doing yourself a disservice by watching this disaster of a re-edit.

>>68
Thanks again for streaming. I look forward to the next one

fuck I missed it...

>>66
>Was planning on monthly
even better and thanks again the stream was great

>>66
>Was planning on monthly
is this still the case?

>>72
yes, though future monthly streams will probably be shorter (as i plan to move forward with the weekly episode stream idea)