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Thunderbolt Fantasy is a puppet show written by Gen Urobuchi. It is a collaboration between Nitroplus and Pili International, a traditional Taiwanese puppetry studio. It owns really super hard! It's a cross between a Wuxia film, traditional Taiwanese puppet theater and a Toku show. The main characters are: Shāng Bù Huàn A wandering rogue from a foreign country. Sick of this magic poo poo! Dān Fěi Damsel in distress. Extremely magical. Lǐn Xuě Yā Either a god or a wizard. Possibly both. Miè Tiān Hái Satan. It airs every Friday at 4:30 pm EDT on Crunchyroll. Give it a watch! Puppets are super rad! Smoking Crow fucked around with this message at 23:06 on Jul 10, 2016 |
# ? Jul 10, 2016 20:31 |
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 11:17 |
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This show is really loving good, that is all
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 20:32 |
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I will give this a shot!
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 20:36 |
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i was planning to watch one episode for novelty's sake, but i really like this
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 20:38 |
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title should've been Thuderbolt Fantasy are Go!!
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 20:40 |
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Goodsmile Company is also contributing. Can't wait for the figmas
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 20:42 |
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https://u.pomf.is/mhzajh.webm
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 20:45 |
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Dang this ruled.
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:04 |
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Sawano's soundtrack was a real good fit for the show.
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:20 |
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He's always at his best when not phoning in robot shows.
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:29 |
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I spent the entire episode watching the rainwater splash everywhere it looked so cool!
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:33 |
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how big are these puppets, anyway?
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:35 |
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Serious Frolicking posted:how big are these puppets, anyway? They look pretty substantial, about 3 feet tall
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:37 |
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Sakurazuka posted:He's always at his best when not phoning it in. Fixed. Gundam Unicorn had a real nice soundtrack, while Kabaneri was pretty generic and weak. His only other mech OST is Aldnoah Zero, which wasn't great by his standards, but had its moments, and certainly had catchier themes than his bottom-tier stuff like Seraph of the End and the aforementioned Kabaneri. I guess you could count Guilty Crown and Attack on Titan if you stretched the definition hard, but those were fairly deece music-wise.
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:38 |
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Serious Frolicking posted:how big are these puppets, anyway? Watch Episode 0 on Crunchyroll. It's a really interesting, charming documentary that tells you the answer to that and many other questions (including the origins of the show title, and just how much effort it takes to properly destroy a lamp).
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:39 |
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I could call shang by his name but I'll just keep calling him Scruffy. Also yeah those puppets are huge and they all have billowing robes to hide the puppeteers operating them.
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:41 |
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Serious Frolicking posted:how big are these puppets, anyway? Thy work like this
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:45 |
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wasn't there a making off episode of this supposed to be somewhere?
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:57 |
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Davincie posted:wasn't there a making off episode of this supposed to be somewhere? It's Episode 0 on crunchyroll
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:58 |
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Oh hey that's cool, I figured they were Thunderbirds style puppets only with the strings CGI'd out It's kind of funny that their arms are like twice as long as they should be but you only really notice it occasionally.
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 22:58 |
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I'm glad Thunderbolt Fantasy is getting so much attention because the last time I posted about Taiwanese puppet shows in the chat thread people looked at me like I was crazy
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 23:03 |
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I also love the overly elaborate body language they use to make up for the puppets not having real expressions
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 23:05 |
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Sold.
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 23:44 |
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i cant believe i'm watching this. it's as braindead as all of urobuchi's works but the puppet gimmick is just too good
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i'm glad a show like this is being made with a big name like urobuchi. it's cool to see something super steeped in tradition/history still around, and cooler still that it'll be drawing a lot of eyes and appreciation, even if it's just for the novelty of the concept.Relin posted:i cant believe i'm watching this. it's as braindead as all of urobuchi's works but the puppet gimmick is just too good thankfully, his braindead works are better than your posting
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 03:22 |
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Apparently this is selling super well in Japan. I might actually have to watch an episode.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 03:38 |
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This show is badass!
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 04:49 |
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i hope the next time a bad guy tries to pull off the send-information-via-decapitated-head-to-base stunt, the MC just baits him into doing it early and then shoots down the bone bird with a magic sword missile
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 04:53 |
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Can we put in the OP that Episode 0, the making-of documentary, is real good and interesting, and makes a great introduction before you watch the actual show?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 05:03 |
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That was way better than I thought it would be! I don't usually go for wuxia or puppets, but damnit, I'm in!
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 05:20 |
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Relin posted:i cant believe i'm watching this. it's as braindead as all of urobuchi's works but the puppet gimmick is just too good Oh, this isn't just a simple gimmick. It's a whole drat genre, and this show basically only exists because Urobuchi stumbled onto this stuff when he was in Taiwan and decided he wanted in on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dercYcpxcQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwNB2Ig37HI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs1mnL-LvrE Yes these are three different OPs all from the same show I don't give a gently caress Also the actual physical limitations of using puppets means these go full CGI sword wizard all the drat time
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 05:27 |
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Basically Thunderbolt Fantasy only exists because Urobuchi nerded out over pretty kung fu dolls
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 05:34 |
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To clarify what I alluded to above, 'Thunderbolt Fantasy' is an affectionate reference to Pili, the company who are primarily responsible for these sorts of puppet shows in Taiwan, and who collaborated with Nitroplus to create this one. Pili means, yes, thunderbolt.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 06:11 |
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T.G. Xarbala posted:Oh, this isn't just a simple gimmick. It's a whole drat genre, and this show basically only exists because Urobuchi stumbled onto this stuff when he was in Taiwan and decided he wanted in on it Jesus Christ, how did I go this long without realizing this is entirely my jam?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 06:15 |
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I don't think any of the others have any kind of English translation, apart from one from the 90's getting a horribly mangled US dub I think?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 06:21 |
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I'm going to watch it tomorrow; how long is each episode?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 06:22 |
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Shinjobi posted:I'm going to watch it tomorrow; how long is each episode? 30 min
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 06:24 |
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Shinjobi posted:I'm going to watch it tomorrow; how long is each episode? Both the doc and the first episode are standard TV anime length.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 06:24 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D73KE-4MNfM
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 06:26 |
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Darth Walrus posted:To clarify what I alluded to above, 'Thunderbolt Fantasy' is an affectionate reference to Pili, the company who are primarily responsible for these sorts of puppet shows in Taiwan, and who collaborated with Nitroplus to create this one. Pili means, yes, thunderbolt.
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