Naruto Rebirth: Kakureyami OOC

[White Masquerade]

You'll have to wait a day or two. The internet at my dad's is acting up

Got it.

Alright I'm up

Welcome

 

[Susanoo]

Thanks :3

 

[GasMaskie]

@GasMaskie[/URL]
Okay you lost me again. Four Heavenly kings are who? ._.

The Four Heavenly Kings are Minamoto no Yorimitsu (Raikou)'s faithful companions. The most well-known is probably Kintoki, Fate/Grand Order's top tier Golden Berserker. The other four are Watanabe no Tsuna, Uraba no Suetaka, and Usui Sadamitsu.

 

[Susanoo]

I'm senseing this kaguya arc vibe coming from ep 459 rn, liking this whole ep rn

 

[Susanoo]

Well let the kaguya arc begin!

 

[Lucem]

The more I think about it, the more Kouki starts to resemble Souichiro Kuzuki from F/SN. At least before he met Caster and found something to devote his life to. Namely, how Kuzuki had been raised by an organization as an assassin and a tool. His lack of morality stemming from his upbringing eventually 'evolves' into "As long as it's something I don't regret, it's fine in the end." Kuzuki actually fulfills his mission of killing his target but then goes through an existential crisis where he actually begins to re-evaluate his life. I can't exactly see where Kouki will end up aside from just flat out dying as you've brought up on occasion.
Then again, Kouki was originally represented by an image of Juuzou if I'm remembering correctly and their characterization seemed really similar with his early posts. I wasn't a huge fan of Juuzou, but I found his character arc rather poignant and more enjoyable than say, Kaneki's. Too bad he hasn't done anything of note since the Auction, I liked the one-shot Ishida did about him and his subordinate since it was a great preview of how much he's changed since Shinohara's effective character death.

Being raised as a tool for murder and world domination had a large effect on Kouki, but it's what happened right before joining the group that changed him completely and started his transformation. It wasn't really possible for him to regret anything, since he didn't care about anything even by the slightest amount, including his own death. He only kept living to find interesting things and explore the world like a naive five year-old child, which he essentially is, considering that's the age where everything changed and he hasn't mentally aged beyond that point. He could end up in any situation, since his life has no value to anyone that's alive, aside from being used as a murder tool again.


I chose Juuzou for Kouki's appearance, since their physical appearance was similar and they shared the stitch design. I also chose him based on Juuzou's voice and fighting style being almost a perfect match with what I imagined, along with their attitude towards death having no meaning. Although, I'd say Kouki's earlier appearance was closer to this:<p><a href="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2016_05/image.jpg.0e865c8e3c731ac6452078d70730aaf4.jpg" class="ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image"><img data-fileid="123586" src="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2016_05/image.jpg.0e865c8e3c731ac6452078d70730aaf4.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt=""></a></p>

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[White Masquerade]

The Four Heavenly Kings are Minamoto no Yorimitsu (Raikou)'s faithful companions. The most well-known is probably Kintoki, Fate/Grand Order's top tier Golden Berserker. The other four are Watanabe no Tsuna, Uraba no Suetaka, and Usui Sadamitsu.

Gotcha. I've heard the name Kintoki before definitely, but the rest are new to me (' :| )


@Hanjizoe


You've followed the episodes?


@Lucem Tenebris


Omg Lucem Tenebris, it's nice to meet you. Glad I know you. I am impressed with what you were doing/are able to do. Very interesting. I'm sure if everything went well, it would have looked fantastic.

 

[Lucem]

Nice to meet you too, White. I might pick it back up again if I can find a good desktop for the summer.

 

[White Masquerade]

[QUOTE="Lucem Tenebris]Nice to meet you too, White. I might pick it back up again if I can find a good desktop for the summer.

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I mean, if the current GMs are looking for it yeah, but don't kill yourself if you don't have to. Though I am highly interested in seeing the style done for the frames

 

[Lucem]

The style is what's seen in the source material, but applied to the characters that existed at the time. It starts out rough before being refined, and the colors are nonexistent, unless they need to be marked to show light sources or points of contact. This video is a good example of how things look early on: [media]



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[White Masquerade]

[QUOTE="Lucem Tenebris]The style is what's seen in the source material, but applied to the characters that existed at the time. It starts out rough before being refined, and the colors are nonexistent, unless they need to be marked to show light sources or points of contact. This video is a good example of how things look early on: [media]


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This is what you were doing? My gosh. Do your thing Luce. Like I said before, I am much impressed.


So you're saying, the Opening would have come out like the SAO opening??? Minus the super expensive special effects of course.

 

[Lucem]

Yeah. It basically looks the same until it's time to add colors and shading. I don't own any special effects packages for animations, so I usually have to draw every piece of shrapnel or beams and color them with different layers of varying hues to get a particle effect or contact flash. Aside from short combat sequences, like Qrow going against Malka, it involved some standard moving shots of the crew and setting before I had to stop.


Excellent choice of GIF by the way. I happen to be replaying Persona 4 Golden on the bus right now.

 

[GasMaskie]

[QUOTE="Lucem Tenebris]The style is what's seen in the source material, but applied to the characters that existed at the time. It starts out rough before being refined, and the colors are nonexistent, unless they need to be marked to show light sources or points of contact. This video is a good example of how things look early on: [media]


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I kind of wish that the action sequence ran slower in the final product. As it is, it doesn't really show off the weight of the characters and almost seems unnatural because of how quick they are, especially on the bridge. Though, that may have been their intentions since Kirito's handling a lightsaber knock-off and everyone in the arc was using firearms. Still, I prefer the first opening's action sequence against the boss since his movements did a better job of showing off the heaviness of the boss monster's blade. Kind of reminded me of Escaflowne's opening, probably one of my favorite little scenes in an anime opening because they really emphasized that these were gigantic robots dueling with swords.

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[White Masquerade]

[QUOTE="Lucem Tenebris]Yeah. It basically looks the same until it's time to add colors and shading. I don't own any special effects packages for animations, so I usually have to draw every piece of shrapnel or beams and color them with different layers of varying hues to get a particle effect or contact flash. Aside from short combat sequences, like Qrow going against Malka, it involved some standard moving shots of the crew and setting before I had to stop.
Excellent choice of GIF by the way. I happen to be replaying Persona 4 Golden on the bus right now.

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Nice. If you want to get into good OPs you'd have to ask our analyst Gasmaskie, lol. Like all thos ehidden Easter eggs and spoilers in the opening, you'd have to thrown that in too. Along with Metaphorical stuff, like A fairy floating by with a tail =P


Ah and it's cause we have a connection at this very moment Luce. You must me thinking good thoughts about me too (>u>)

 

[White Masquerade]

Bam, there goes Gas xD

 

[Lucem]

I kind of wish that the action sequence ran slower in the final product. As it is, it doesn't really show off the weight of the characters and almost seems unnatural because of how quick they are, especially on the bridge. Though, that may have been their intentions since Kirito's handling a lightsaber knock-off and everyone in the arc was using firearms. Still, I prefer the first opening's action sequence against the boss since his movements did a better job of showing off the heaviness of the boss monster's blade. Kind of reminded me of Escaflowne's opening, probably one of my favorite little scenes in an anime opening because they really emphasized that these were gigantic robots dueling with swords.

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The speed does seem a bit off, which is usually sequence issue of spreading frames, since even a .2 FPS difference can make a large impact on the final product. It may have been to fit the usual time constraints of an OP or to get people hyped up with fast-paced action. They could have done a better job of showing off the impact and the mass of the characters, but Kirito's blade seems fine in terms of weight, since the not-lightsaber would have an insignificant amount of weight in real life, ignoring the handle section.


I think the first opening could have added a bit more to the boss monster's recoil and the struggle of force against the blades, but they still paid attention to it, which is good. I would check out Sword of the Stranger if you're into sword dueling. The final battle is really well done, which is expected of BONES, since they usually show great use of choreography, something that is sadly not seen very much in modern anime.

[QUOTE="White Masquerade]Nice. If you want to get into good OPs you'd have to ask our analyst Gasmaskie, lol. Like all thos ehidden Easter eggs and spoilers in the opening, you'd have to thrown that in too. Along with Metaphorical stuff, like A fairy floating by with a tail =P
Ah and it's cause we have a connection at this very moment Luce. You must me thinking good thoughts about me too (>u>)

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I try not to look too deep into openings when I'm watching a series, since they tend to have the same problem as movie trailers, giving things away that happen in the show. I usually do so afterwards to pick up on techniques and appreciate the little things.


I was thinking that your new avatar is pretty nifty. Does that count as a good thought?

 

[GasMaskie]

@White Masquerade


Filthy Frank has the best opening of all time and you know it. I'm not a big fan of A-1 Pictures since they'be pretty much become a studio that only churns out adaptations of manga and LNs. I mean, I enjoy Seven Deadly Sins, Working, and Grimgar (and to an extent, Erased), but they've put out two seasons of Asterisk War.

Just for you White.​

@Lucem Tenebris


Sword of the Stranger was visual sex and Bones has proven time and time again that they're masters of choreography. Too bad they're complete garbage at second seasons or sequels. Eureka Seven's probably my favorite of their original works because they completely nailed the surfer-like movement of the LFOs and also Itano-style tracking on lasers.

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12:03 for the E7 sequence, but the rest of the video shows off Itano's work in various anime.

 

[Lucem]

Sword of the Stranger was visual sex and Bones has proven time and time again that they're masters of choreography. Too bad they're complete garbage at second seasons or sequels. Eureka Seven's probably my favorite of their original works because they completely nailed the surfer-like movement of the LFOs and also Itano-style tracking on lasers.

12:03 for the E7 sequence, but the rest of the video shows off Itano's work in various anime.​

I'm aware of Bones' problem with sequels, since I had to endure what became of Darker than Black. As a kid, I liked watching Eureka 7 for the Lifting scenes just as much as the giant robots.


While it's not completely a Bones production, Cowboy Bebop is probably my favorite, since it has the space western atmosphere. The movie had great choreography and I enjoyed the Bruce Lee references that Naruto decided to follow up on.


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[GasMaskie]

@Lucem Tenebris


Eureka 7 probably had it worse with Eureka 7 AO. The sequel manages to invalidate the moral of the first series and prove that the main antagonist was completely right in his ideals. At least Darker than Black S2 sort of came to a conclusion. I've heard terrible things about Soul Eater Not, but that's probably an issue with the source material rather than Bones. Chaika's second season wasn't terrible, but the ending was rushed as hell and it only had 10 episodes. No idea how Concrete Revolutio's doing, I need to marathon that once my finals are over.


MAPPA's also proven that they're actually really good at animation aside from CG, especially with the first GARO anime series.

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Also, a brief explanation: Alfonso, the blonde guy, is wielding a 300+ lbs. sword that he can wield as if it were as light as a feather. Leon, on the other hand, is using a regular, non-magical sword.

 

[Lucem]

I like to pretend that Soul Eater NOT doesn't exist, along with the first season's original ending. Still, you have a point about AO.


I haven't seen GARO yet, but I've grown to like MAPPA, since I liked Terror in Resonance and loved Kids on the Slope. They can make some good stuff, buy they get overshadowed by other studios like Madhouse, which is also pretty great.

 

[White Masquerade]

Awesome discussion!


@GasMaskie


That GARO video looked good. The red-haired guy at least looked as if he was fighting to kill O.o

 

[Anybody]

@Anybody[/URL]


@BlacklegSanji




Kirigakure Soldiers:


30/195

(TAT) Bruce will be missed Dearly


RIP Bruce.

 

[White Masquerade]

(TAT) Bruce will be missed Dearly
RIP Bruce.

LMAO.


Do you want to try and Help Nanko kill Frank Snow? He's having a really tough time. Frank uses ice so Nanko can't get too close. He's stuck =/

 

[White Masquerade]

@Stickdom


Nicely done my friend (o'v'o)

 

[GasMaskie]

Based Hinata, there was no way she'd let the descendant of Toneri live. Especially after he stole her sister's eyes and then tried to NTR Naruto by abducting her and then brainwashed her into marriage.