What does /a/ think of Kara no Kyoukai? I just finished Paradox Spiral and HOLY FUCK IT WAS AMAZING.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C16rhLjWheg
>>122628608
Go finish it then.
>>122628608
Shit. Only good shiki is male shiki
>>122628721
I'm planning on watching more when I get home.
>>122628721
Also, the 7th movie is my favorite one, followed pretty closely by the 5th one.
It was an incredible series that I went into seriously cynical of and I ended up rewatching the entire movies series directly after finishing it.
Don't forget to watch the Epilogue, Future Gospel, and extra chrous.
>>122628858
Tohno Shiki is shit tier protagonist.
Ryougi Shiki is best Shiki.
>>122628608
I wonder if Nasu writing ability is not actually decreasing with time when I read this.
Shiki has pretty feets.
>>122628942
Nose shiki is best siki
>>122629044
Thanks ufotable
>>122629044
>wearing boots without socks
what the fuck?
>>122629007
Do you actualy think KnK is good?
>>122629128
Kokutou has a smell fetish.
>>122629128
Anime grill feet don't get stinky or smelly like real people's do.
>>122629161
Do you think it's not?
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>>122629276
>>122629290
Smelly feet is one thing, but wearing any kind of shoes or boots without socks leads to some real bad chafing and worse of all blisters. That's just nasty.
>>122629399
Maybe Shiki can kill blisters
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>>122629399
How do you know she wasn't wearing socks?
Paradox Spiral was pretty good, but my favorite is Mirai Fukuin. Thetime skippart was pretty fun, basically unpowered accelerator and his loli doing investigating.
Future perception in the Nasuverse is pretty cool as well.
If you have that much interest in the story, I'd suggest reading the novels. The whole floating, flying, falling thing sounded like trivial BS when Touko explained it in the movie, but it was easy to understand and interesting in the book.
>>122630187
With the way nips seem to respond to booze, this is almost plausible.
Am I gay if I like male Shiki?
>>122630317
Do you mean Ryougi SHIKI? Because I've been wondering about that as well.
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>>122630317
SHIKI is totally bro tier, I like him too.
>>122628608
That image is badly compressed.
Here's a better one. It's a little bit large.
I watched three of four of the movies and couldn't really get into them. It's too bad because they get a lot of praise and I feel like I'm missing out.
>>122631919
Or if you'd like one in OP's size.
>>122632057
If you watched the first four movies then watch movie 5, Paradox Spiral. It's fucking amazing.
>>122632057
5 and 7 are really really good
>>122632136
Also it's approved by DEMO-Senpai.
https://youtu.be/L0_fJgB94Xk?t=4m33s
>>122629622
>If you have that much interest in the story, I'd suggest reading the novels. The whole floating, flying, falling thing sounded like trivial BS when Touko explained it in the movie, but it was easy to understand and interesting in the book.
This is really good advice. A lot of questions I had about it after watching the movies (and a lot of the things that people call pretentious/meaningless about it) make a lot more sense in the source material. The occasionally awkward pacing of the films is also not an issue, which is kind of nice. Lingering Sense of Pain is almost twice as long as A Hollow but only like 8 minutes shorter or something adapted. The films look nice and have really exceptional soundtracks, but the books really do do a better job of handling the thematic material.
>>122630187
To be honest, this isn't quite as ridiculous as it sounds when you think about it a bit.
Lio got the goods from Araya, a man whose primary talent was awakening potential beyond the normal. In magecraft terms, perfect suspension usually isn't possible, just like how humans usually aren't able to consume their own body weight in raw flesh.
>>122632238
It's plausible until he says "ten times more potent than marijuana."
>>122632319
Yeah, I know. Blame ignorant nips. Playing devil's advocate a bit is fun occasionally.
>>122632319
WE FLY
SO HIGH
>>122628608
>mfw there are people who call Kara no kyoukai the greatest work of animation ever created
I don't get it. All movies except 5 were shit. The 6th one was the worst and the factory building scene in movie 7 was beyond fucking retarded.
Maybe it's actually me who has bad taste, not everyone who praises this.
>>122632458
>All movies except 5 were shit
>Maybe it's actually me who has bad taste, not everyone who praises this.
Throw out some of your problems with them and we'll see.
>>122632458
It only gets good if you turn off your brain. You know, just like you do when come here.
>>122632531
Wouldn't it be the reverse of that? A few friends of mine who are usually more the SAO crowd tried watching it and got upset pretty fast by the relative lack of action. It seems to me that if you didn't even try to give it some thought it'd just be really boring given how secondary the action is to the central themes.
>>122632458
I get the love for the 1 to 4th movie since they are all linked.
The 5th one is really good.
The 6th is atrocious.
The 7th is a cluster fuck. I can't even start to start explaining since I can't remember shit in it since it made no sense.
The 8th is quite pleasant, it was a nice surprise.
Can't remember extra chorus, was that the one where Shiki talked for half and hour and that was all? It was actually really pleasant.
At least it was a fun ride with its up's and down's and it was much more entertaining than UBW.
>>122632696
>The 6th is atrocious.
It's a notoriously bad adaptation of one of the best parts of the source material. People have been upset about that for the better part of a decade now.
>Can't remember extra chorus, was that the one where Shiki talked for half and hour and that was all? It was actually really pleasant.
Extra Chorus is the BD special of Mirai Fukuin (#8). Epilogue is the half hour conversation between Void and Kokutou. That one made a whole lot more sense after reading the books.
>>122632785
You have my thanks for the information.
>It's a notoriously bad adaptation of one of the best parts of the source material
Indeed they have. Understandably enough.
I can't remember the Extra Chorus, I still have it on a HDD somewhere. I shall watch it again.
I really liked the Epilogue, it was interesting, easy to understand and gave a lot meaning to all the past events.
>>122633109
The Extra Chorus is great and has some really adorable moments. It's almost purely fanservice (of the non-lewd sort) but very well done and pleasant for what it is. Pic related.
I'm impressed you got a lot out of Epilogue without background knowledge. I usually think of myself as reasonably astute when it comes to putting stuff together, but I felt like I missed a lot of it until after I'd done some reading and thinking.
>>122633248
Shiki is pretty beautiful.
>I'm impressed you got a lot out of Epilogue without background knowledge.
I think I did at least, probably wrong though. The schizophrenia of Shiki is explained pretty well.
That being said, I shall watch the series again soon, I missed out on many details.
I still want the white figure of Shiki, sad that it's never available or costs a fortune.
>>122634039
>I still want the white figure of Shiki, sad that it's never available or costs a fortune.
Me too. I have a hard time justifying spending that much on a fig, no matter how nice it is.I do have a few posters though, including this one.
>I think I did at least, probably wrong though. The schizophrenia of Shiki is explained pretty well.
>That being said, I shall watch the series again soon, I missed out on many details.
Out of pure curiosity, if you had to sum up the central theme of the series in a sentence or two, what would you say?
>>122628608
Paradox Spiral was one of the most satisfying anime experience for me. Then again, I have a thing for non-linear storytelling.
Pretty nice conclusion episode too. Neatly tied up all of the threads.
>>122628608
I watched the first episode and it was okay. Does it get better?
>>122634217
I do love figures but due to price I only bought one of Satori Komeji.
>Being a poorfag.
Pardon my stupidity but how is this poster relevant to the anime? It's a nice piece of art though.
>Out of pure curiosity, if you had to sum up the central theme of the series in a sentence or two, what would you say?
Holy fuck, this is going to be dreadful but sure let's amuse the population.
It's the conflict with ones inner-self and how they manage to deal with it in respect of their friends and work. Shiki being the central character which allows everybody else to stay connected.This is when being anonymous is great. I can't think of a good answer.
>>122634604
No.
>>122634627
>Pardon my stupidity but how is this poster relevant to the anime? It's a nice piece of art though.
I dunno. I think it was a promotional poster and I really liked it.
>This is when being anonymous is great. I can't think of a good answer.
It's fine. I just like asking that of everyone and seeing the range of answers because of how open to interpretation it is.My personal reading of it:
It's about coping with grief and bereavement. One perspective (embodied by Araya and those he manipulated) seeks to deny grief through a variety of methods e.g. suicide (Kirie), transcendence of humanity through the Root (Araya) and surrendering one's humanity (Lio). The other (embodied by Touko and eventually Shiki) acknowledges that grief is an inevitable and defining part of human life and sees a way forward in embracing the inevitable imperfections of human interaction and just living.
>>122634893
Welp.
>>122634604
Yes. It's kind of a mixed bag, though. Some episodes are better (5 is excellent), some are worse.
>>122634921
Even though your answer is clearly more constructed than minedidn't Kirie not want to die?
I thought she committed suicide once, failed and when faced to an imminent death pledged for her life. Maybe she was already dead, I do not remember correctly since her "ghost form" was not just an after-life creation.
On the other hand Shiki is not able to understand the imperfections for a long time, at least until Raradox Spiral and really only accepts them during the Epilogue.
I am fishing for an argument here but I am not of any use, sorry.
>>122632654
It requires more thought than SAO, but plotwise it's still all just nasu making up rules because it's his world, as opposed to setting up a simple set of rules the reader can follow that keep everything consistent. The rest of his fiction that came after KnK just really takes that idea and runs with it while KnK itself just put more effort into putting meaning into it all. If all you care about is the story, what's going on, yeah, you can shut off your brain, it's easy to understand. If you care about what nasu's trying to say behind it all, it's still not at all hard to follow and the messages aren't particularly profound, nor are they unique thoughts.
>>122635380
>didn't Kirie not want to die?
You're kind of right, I guess. The way I phrased that was careless.
>I thought she committed suicide once, failed and when faced to an imminent death pledged for her life. Maybe she was already dead, I do not remember correctly since her "ghost form" was not just an after-life creation.
She was an invalid who was basically given an incorporeal form by Araya. She used that to draw others into suicide and eventually killed herself after the ghost form was "killed" by Shiki.
>On the other hand Shiki is not able to understand the imperfections for a long time, at least until Raradox Spiral and really only accepts them during the Epilogue.
Yeah, definitely. That's one of the major progressions of the story.
>>122635391
>but plotwise it's still all just nasu making up rules because it's his world, as opposed to setting up a simple set of rules the reader can follow that keep everything consistent.
I guess that is true. He has a liking for dealing with fairly down-to-earth themes through complex and occasionally really vague cosmological and magical themes. It's really a matter of personal preference, but I like that approach to storytelling, since it feels kind of fresh and different.
>messages aren't particularly profound, nor are they unique thoughts.
That's pretty hard to argue over in any meaningful way, honestly. "Profoundness" is largely in the eye of the beholder. Besides, something doesn't necessarily need to be a world-shattering philosophical treatise to be worthwhile. After all, thematic originality in fiction is pretty difficult to do these days. Personally, I care as much about execution of a thematic dialogue as I do about the themes themselves.
7 >= 5 > 4 = 2 = 8 > 1 >= 3 > 6
>>122635791
Your posts has explained a few things. I am grateful, this was not time wasted and I feel more inclined to watch it again. Thank you for your time.
I have not seen extra chorus so I shall download it now since who does not want to see some cute Shiki?
>>122632218
Watching this just makes me think KnK should have solved all its problems through dance-offs.
Kokuto brings the unoffensive basics.
Shiki as shown is mad breakdancing.
Ayaka sets the dance mat aflame with her hot dance moves
And Touko just brings her own hype-Touko to get the crowd roaring.
>>122636122
I think you mean 5 > Extra Chorus > 7 = 8 = Epilogue > 3 = 1 > 2 = 4 > 6
I want to like 2 and 4 more but they were dragged out way too much in the adaptation.
>>122636361
If I were to include the Epilogue and Extra Chorus they'd both be below the 6th movie.
6 > Extra Chorus > Epilogue
>>122628608
I watched it for the music and budget, the story and characters weren't that good or memorable.
>>122636470
Why? Extra Chorus was cute as hell and Epilogue was thematically important and oddly comfy.
5 is really great and all, but the story itself can really feel like a clusterfuck at times, so I didn't enjoy it as much as others.
Though, I love all the movies, even 6. It's hard for me to pick a favorite.
Then epilogue wraps it up pretty nicely with more void Shiki (best Shiki).
>>122636541
Yeah, they are. It's not like I dislike any of the series' entries, I just don't like them as much.
You're definitely right about the Epilogue being important, I can't possibly figure out why an anon had told me I should just skip the Epilogue before I started the series.
I liked Extra Chorus, but in regards to what's cuter I think 6 nailed it, especially during the interactions beteeen Shiki and Azaka (the dining/bed/knife scene, the dog, etc.). You can't really let the messy story of 6 cloud your judgment of all the good parts. That being said, Extra Chorus (as well as the 7th movie) really sealed the deal for my label of KnK being the greatest love story ever told.
OP here. Is 6 really THAT bad? It's the next one I have to watch. What's so bad about it?
>>122636874
Fair enough.
I have a friend who has maintained for years that 6 is great because he loves Azaka so much. I guess I'm a bit too bitter about the adaptation problems and let that obscure my recalled appreciation of the cute bits.
>>122636961
The story isn't as good.
I don't think it's bad personally, and it has a lot of Azaka.
>>122636961
Eh, not really. People who have read the source material give it more shit than it deserves because it doesn't fully live up to the source material.
It's still a fine film in its own right and maintains the high art and music standards of the rest.
>>122636962
I like the 6th movie for the interactions between Azaka and Shiki, they're hilarious together.
>>122636961
Focus on the shitty sister, not very exciting.
I don't get the praise for 7, It was just action and retarded motives.
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>>122637008
So basically it's a combination of not being as good as 5 as well as bookfags being bookfags?
>>122637339
Watch it for yourself and form your own opinions!
>>122637253
I like it somewhat because it was one of the main points where big thematic things happened (along with 5). I definitely think it could have been better executed, though. It seemed really anticlimactic after 5.
>>122637339
Also not really contributing much of anything.
1-4 all built towards 5 by either developing the protagonists, the plot or the villains and then 5 made that big climactic payoff. 6 Didn't contribute to the important characters, and instead its protagonist was a throwaway side-character that never did anything important again. It didn't contribute to the overarching plot at all, or set up anything for the 7th movie.
The 5th and 7th constitute the climax and finale of the series respectively, with the latter tying up the major loose ends left by the second movie that allow it to stand on its own as comparable to the 5th. The 6th movie is just that awkward middle-child standing in between 2 important installments, but contributing nothing to either. It didn't really have a reason to exist other than dragging the series out, throwing in some yuri pandering and overusing digital effects.
I remember when I first watched Movie 5. That was an experience, and still my favorite among all of them.
I did dislike the art shift for Mirai Fukuin though, the original 7 KnK movies had the perfect artstyle.
>>122636122
1>5=3>2>6=4>7
>>122637608
So should I skip 6 then?
>>122636122
>>122637741
5>7>=8>3>2>=1>=4
Not considering epilogue or Chorus.
Also, the Remix was actually really good.
>>122637825
6 is great, just not as great.
>>122637863
Heh, 6 was so forgettable, I forgot to even include it.
>>122637825
No, watch it. It's not that long, you might even enjoy it. Maybe.
>>122637825
There's not really any reason to. It;s not like it's awful in its own right.
You'll finish 7 and inevitably want more KnK, so you might as well watch all that's available. 6 just kind of lacks a purpose in the scope of the whole series, but it;s decent in its own right.
The director of 6 is the guy handling the UBW adaptation, and it's interesting to see how his style coloured both works.
>>122637825
No for three reasons:
-You will see the sister during the 8th film in any case.
-There is always a worse film. I said it was really bad but that is relative to the 5th, it has some value and it's only one film, don't be lazy.
-All of what is said is based on personal preference, some people still do like it, form your own taste.
PS: Never take into account the opinion of /a/. We have seen it so can say shit about it, or not.
You haven't, go and fucking watch it.
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>>122638014
Ok, I'll check it out. Also what's this I hear about the last two episodes taking liberties with the plot?
>>122638245
I assume that refers to 6 and 7
6: yes, deviates quite a bit. The original was generally better and actually thematically relevant.
7 is fairly close to the source.
i'm into type-moon so i gave it a shot.
the first movie was so bizarre i could. not. look. away.
>strawberry ice creamone-armed omg i cried
>setting up all those callbacks
>killer mood-setting soundtrack
>climactic battle with go go gadget arm
i'm so glad i kept watching. i really dig the fractured timeline (though the remix is worth it for spotlighting the soundtrack). araya was an effective antagonisthis appearance in the murder part 2 flashback was jaw-dropping. i like that he's kind of a time-hopper like aoko.
paradox spiral gets all the attentionbecause of that REVEALbut i've grown to prefer sense of pain due to the unflattering depiction of mikiya.
oblivion recorder and future gospel are retreads of stories from kagestu tohya. they are head and shoulders above the first pass at the pertinent thematic elements.
the discordant plot aboutfire? heroin? fairies?is satisfying in ways that purple envelopes can't imagine. it's also a great lens on touko as a mentor/maniac.the fake-out intohno-meets-seo felt like an asspull when i read it and after mikiya-meets-seo it just seems tacky.
extra chorus is awesome because of dat neko.
one of my favorite KnK games to play is "does that count as shiki smiling?"
here's a question about overlooking view:
what is up with mikiya on the couch? how did he get there? did shiki/touko find him on the street?or does fujo (and thus, araya) know where touko's den is?
>>122638845
>what is up with mikiya on the couch? how did he get there? did shiki/touko find him on the street? or does fujo (and thus, araya) know where touko's den is?
His soul wasn't kidnapped when he visited the Fujyou building, but that's the moment she gained influence over him. She didn't steal his soul from his body, but rather coerced it out with that same hypnotic suggestion that drove the girls to kill themselves.
It's supposed to mirror the obsessive nature of the temptation to jump when viewing a high place (or self-destructive impulses in general). After Mikiya saw it for himself, his body returned to Touko's place, but his mind couldn't tear itself away, both figuratively and literally.
>>122639020
so is he the dragonfly?
>>122628608
I would consider the 1st movie the 2nd worst (only in front of the 6th), it does a very bad job of reeling in the viewer due to how it's placed in the timeline. Viewers who have no prior knowledge of the source material are somewhat screwed with this film, only with the 2nd film does it start to make sense.
The films had good music, that's about it.
>>122628608
I generally like it but some parts were unforgivably boring.
I saw all of it, and don't see what people see in it. It was just okay, felt like a wankfest at times.
Daily reminder that Taboo origin is suffering.
>>122628608
Not-Emiya's story line was easily the best thing to come out of the entire series of movies.
>I was here
As someone who generally doesn't like Nasu's work, the second movie is fucking awful, though I guess it has some kind of important exposition. I hated listening to it, though.
The fifth movie is the only one that's really worth your time, and it's incredible. The third is alright too, I guess.
>>122639740
Agreed.
I don't want Fujino to suffer anymore
>>122639987
So Fujino is basically the prototype of Sakura right?
