![]() If I’m not mistaken this is the first time since the movies that he has made an appearance. Next we get the reintroduction of Silat and his Bakiraka clansmen. I only wish that he had composed the entirety of the OST. He truly understands Berserk, and given his close friendship with Miura, it is not at all surprising. I instantly light up every time the track kicks in and the pipes swell up. My question is that knowing their limitations, why do they include so many panning shots that aren’t even really necessary? Well the upside of the action scene is that we get to yet again hear Hirasawa’s excellent track Hai yo (Oh Ashes). The solution they came up with was to limit the number of frames, so the required number of overlay shading could be reduced. In these types of animations when the camera pans the animators need to draw in the details in almost every frame, causing the process to become seriously long and costly. I researched the reason for this back during the first season of Knights of Sidonia, and apparently this is due to the cel shading that is done on top of the CGI. This is exacerbated by the drops in the frame-rate. There are some interesting angles and framing, but the quick cuts in editing and the unnecessary rotation take away from the action. Here we get another action scene, which similar to the ones up to now was just alright. Thankfully the farce is soon interrupted by the Kushan hunters. This is not to say that the combination of serious subject matter and comedy can’t be achieved, for example, Cowboy Bebop, Black Lagoon, Welcome to NHK and Kemonozume have all done this to varying degrees, but doing so requires a mindful approach and a delicate touch. The medium of motion pictures revolves quite extensively around immersion, and things that can hinder that immersion are best to not be included in the first place. ![]() These techniques can’t really be done the same way in an anime adaptation, or when attempted could seriously backfire. They can also include footnotes and other remarks to clarify and explain certain things. It is not at all uncommon to have characters portrayed in chibi or exaggerated forms to correspond to the situation. The style and design elements can be altered to communicate different concepts. But yet again this proves the point that manga and anime are widely different mediums, and what works in one doesn’t necessarily work in the other. It’s widely understood that the inclusion of Puck was done to bring some light-heartedness to an otherwise grim story. This is really harmless, but it highlights an issue that has become apparent from the first episode. ![]() Episode 5 Starts off with Isidro, and some half-assed attempt at levity.
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