RWBY Thread: It's Technically Anime

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Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

Pierson posted:

, it's a cargo-cult version

What does this even mean?

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Law Cheetah: Mar 3, 2012

Namtab posted:

What does this even mean?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult

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Peel: Dec 3, 2007

it means it's superficially similar to japanese fight shows but really just gets by on appealing character stereotypes, light comedy and some flashy action, unlike real anime which

# ? Nov 6, 2015 17:43

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

So he's trying to say it's an homage to anime cliches, but with a term that doesn't apply to tv

# ? Nov 6, 2015 17:44

Level Slide: Jan 4, 2011

I've watched the first season, and the characters never developed beyond stock archetypes. Perhaps that bullying arc with Jaune was an attempt, but that was tedious in its own right. Like, I'm alright with well-executed archetypal stuff, but it felt like the show thought it was good just because it had a Sasuke and an Undertaker*. The fight scenes were nice, but there were about six of them sprinkled across 20-something episodes of anime cliches spouting off at each other. Are these concerns addressed in the second season?

Because as of right now, Xin was better imo.

*I could not tell you who the RWBY-brand Sasuke or Undertaker were, but I'm sure they're in there somewhere.

# ? Nov 6, 2015 18:05

Darth Walrus: Feb 13, 2012

Namtab posted:

What does this even mean?

That it's aping the external trappings, but not the artistic mechanics of those shows that make 'em work. It grasps that there are cool shows about kung-fu teenagers with strange and improbable weaponry, but doesn't grasp why they're cool. It demands character investment without earning it, and fails to give its fights the proper buildup and gravitas to make them truly exciting. For instance, if we're sticking with shonen examples, people don't just hype Naruto versus Sasuke at the end of part one because it's got neat choreography. They hype it because it's a dramatic, compelling climax to the clash of two friends-turned-rivals. Goku versus Frieza, Luffy versus Lucci, Stein versus Medusa, all of these earn their drama. Here, the whole thing feels kind of hollow, like someone smashing their toys into each other.

# ? Nov 6, 2015 18:19

Ytlaya: Nov 13, 2005

Peel posted:

it means it's superficially similar to japanese fight shows but really just gets by on appealing character stereotypes, light comedy and some flashy action, unlike real anime which

Yeah, I think its main appeal is that it makes heavy use of that energetic zany/wacky humor that high schoolers really like (or at least pretend to like in order to fit in with their peers). There might be the occasional good joke, but mostly it's just characters being wacky.

Law Cheetah posted:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult

Haha, due to Pierson's post I looked up what cargo cult meant (I've always heard it but never understood what it meant) and read about cargo cult programming and cargo cult science. From what I read, I'm basically a cargo cult programmer (a large portion of code I use is borrowed open source stuff I don't really understand).

# ? Nov 6, 2015 18:22

Pierson: Oct 31, 2004; College Slice

Yeah its just a descriptor I thought was appropriate is all. You can see the same thing in a thousand low-rent manga-inspired webcomics. I'm not saying dumb poo poo like "REAL anime would never gently caress up like this" or even "stereotypical characters are always bad". It just feels duct-taped together from the parts of other series.

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El Burbo: Oct 10, 2012

The bow is too thin to realistically hide a pair of cat ears.

# ? Nov 6, 2015 20:23

Pavlov: Oct 21, 2012; I've long been fascinated with how the alt-right develops elaborate and obscure dog whistles to try to communicate their meaning without having to say it out loud
Stepan Andreyevich Bandera being the most prominent example of that

Accept it thread. RWBY is the real face of anime.

# ? Nov 6, 2015 21:13

Space Flower: Sep 10, 2014; by Games Forum

# ? Nov 6, 2015 21:17

Condiv: May 7, 2008; Sorry to undo the effort of paying a domestic abuser $10 to own this poster, but I am going to lose my dang mind if I keep seeing multiple posters who appear to be Baloogan.

With love,
a mod

rwby is real bad

# ? Nov 6, 2015 21:24

Michaellaneous: Oct 30, 2013

I mean it's made by RoosterTeeth, so no surprise there.

# ? Nov 6, 2015 22:28

Pavlov: Oct 21, 2012; I've long been fascinated with how the alt-right develops elaborate and obscure dog whistles to try to communicate their meaning without having to say it out loud
Stepan Andreyevich Bandera being the most prominent example of that

How does everyone pronounce this show anyway. I've been going rrrrrrrrrubby-yuh.

# ? Nov 6, 2015 22:51

Venom Snake: Feb 19, 2014; by Nyc_Tattoo

Pavlov posted:

How does everyone pronounce this show anyway. I've been going rrrrrrrrrubby-yuh.

ruby

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Venom Snake: Feb 19, 2014; by Nyc_Tattoo

Davincie posted:

take it to tviv

but it's not a tee vee show. Although I guess it's a movie now in Japan.

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Endorph: Jul 22, 2009

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

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Venom Snake: Feb 19, 2014; by Nyc_Tattoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-CdE1k9U2s

# ? Nov 6, 2015 23:33

Pavlov: Oct 21, 2012; I've long been fascinated with how the alt-right develops elaborate and obscure dog whistles to try to communicate their meaning without having to say it out loud
Stepan Andreyevich Bandera being the most prominent example of that

Venom Snake posted:

ruby

I like mine better

# ? Nov 6, 2015 23:58

BattleCattle: May 11, 2014

Dumb.

# ? Nov 7, 2015 00:17

Condiv: May 7, 2008; Sorry to undo the effort of paying a domestic abuser $10 to own this poster, but I am going to lose my dang mind if I keep seeing multiple posters who appear to be Baloogan.

With love,
a mod

i pronounce it rwby

dunno what that sounds like cause i've never said it out loud and i never will

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littleorv: Jan 29, 2011

I haven't seen this show but there is no way it is as bad as the posts in this thread.

# ? Nov 7, 2015 01:35

Venom Snake: Feb 19, 2014; by Nyc_Tattoo

littleorv posted:

I haven't seen this show but there is no way it is as bad as the posts in this thread.

it's a guilty pleasure.

# ? Nov 7, 2015 01:59

Condiv: May 7, 2008; Sorry to undo the effort of paying a domestic abuser $10 to own this poster, but I am going to lose my dang mind if I keep seeing multiple posters who appear to be Baloogan.

With love,
a mod

littleorv posted:

I haven't seen this show but there is no way it is as bad as the posts in this thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnmsDbU4xE

# ? Nov 7, 2015 02:03

Bad Seafood: Dec 10, 2010; If you must blink, do it now.

RWBY is bad but repetitive hateposting is worse.

I permit this thread's continued existence in VEGETA and advise those who dislike it to continue to do so, but in a substantive manner.

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Smoking Crow: Feb 14, 2012; *laughs at u*

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

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Endorph: Jul 22, 2009

Bad Seafood posted:

RWBY is bad but repetitive hateposting is worse.

I permit this thread's continued existence in VEGETA and advise those who dislike it to continue to do so, but in a substantive manner.

who's your favorite rwby girl

# ? Nov 7, 2015 03:19