Whose magician's, I ask?
I'm really depressed now. I need some cheering up.
Anyway, I just watched the Tokyo Revelation OVA because I was bored and curious. Besides the change of order in events, sure, it looks kind of faithful to the manga.
- I've seen someone complaining of the opening sequence, but me? I LOVE it. Then again, I'm a magic dork, and they're throwing magical sigils at us, and how can't I not smile when I see, from all things, YUKITO's sigil? Animators get an A for that (not A+ because I kept expecting Clow Reed/Eriol Hiiragizawa's sigil, woes). Yuuko's and R!Syaoran's are looking neat, too! <3
- LOL, they felt like it was a comet or something. It doens't help the last movie I watched was Stardust! I even expected a crater.
- You know what I've been thinking? If these OVAs are so canon-compliant, that means Mokona's seiyuu will actually have to ACT! :O Damn it, could it be?! Mokonas with personality and brains, in my Tsubasa anime?! It's more likely than you think!
- When Fye stands on turning his back on the camera, wind on his coat, staring at the city's devastation. THIS IS X WORLD, ALRIGHT.
- ...Oh man, I thought we'd have less Sakura floating and listening to voices. *snaps fingers*
- However, there's more BLOOD. Good start! Laws on physics on Syaoran, finally! Keep it going.
- ...Dude, you can see like... Kakyou and Yuuto's hairbangs, and Kusanagi's facelines. Mystery, you say? What mystery? Anyone who hadn't read the manga and read/watched X will know they're the Chi no Ryuu before the hoodies are lowered! The funniest turn of events, fucked.
- Kurogane yay!
- And the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon fight begins. Even as a cynical, it's cool shit to watch.
- Not even eight minutes, and golden vampire eyes are already kicking in.
- .......That's so skinny it doesn't look hot.
- That solves Kazuki's hair. But she kinda looks/sounds boyish. The again, so does Nataku. Even Kamui looks more androgynous.
- ...Changed my mind. The girliest one is, once again, Kakyou. But that ain't a surprise...
- That water is so BLUE, goddammit. Ocean kind of blue.
- "Kochi ga Kuro-taaaaaan! ^o^*" "KUROGANE DA!" <- probably last time I shipped it. How depressing.
- What do you know, I actually know they're talking about medicine by the dialog! Thank you, Mononoke!
- Those children look TINY.
- Subaru bubbles whatever.
- LOL Tokyo Tower foot.
- Kazuki isn't so genki over Mokona. Then again, it's so badly drawn I wouldn't find it cute, either.
- Glowing water. But the amazing thing is that it's glowing blue and not PINK OMG! :O
- "Cut the mother act, bitch, and explain yourself fucking already!" "Honestly, Kuro-rin. Then I can't angst everything on a row in the next two arcs. How silly of you~ *claps*" "Whatever, but let me tell you how much your attitude sucks and will suck if you keep it up." "... *is pwned*"
- Also. "*grasps arm*" "Ouch, that hurts." "So? You are a goddamned masochistic already. And let me tell you something more before I let go--" "... D: *is pwned further*"
- The floating Sakura in water... at least I haven't seen pink yet. But I'm having flashbacks of the first CCS movie. Hopefully, Subaru won't cosplay as Madoushi. *gives you that terrifying mental image*
- Hold on, they're already on Star Wars scoooters?! Not that I care much about Fuuma, but I just realized they cut or postponed the Tower People. Huh.
- Kurogane: ...If I pwned him psychologically, why aren't I killing giant worms and he's babysitting instead? I'm bored!
- Green worm bloodshed looks like a ribbon. And why is Fye giving the final blow on the first worm, when in the manga he didn't even shoot? That's not character developing, it's Stu'ing him up further.
- Yay, they kept Kusanagi's I EET U XD It was more amusing in manga, though.
- After Syaoran hacks the worm, I remembered all the SuperStu!Syaoran stunts on Bee Train's series. Trufax. At least characters are geniuinly surprised here for some seconds.
- ...Ah, that makes it postponed.
- They also postponed R!Syaoran till now, I see. I like how the things above twirl.
- And why is Sorata sooooo far away from Arashi?!
- Fuuma's ears are big, or is it me seeing things? It's like larger than his nose.
- WTF happened to Sorata's hair while Karen is speaking? Maybe it's bad light, but it looks weird.
- ...That was short.
- Vampire!Kamui: now with more Lelouch. No, seriously.
- Sup clone.
- OH CRAP I JUST HAD A HEART ATTACK. GODDAMNIT, LARG, DON'T SCARE ME.
- Looking good, Yuuko! <3 What is Watanuki doing there? Was he always there?
- Red glow. Again, glad it's not pink :D It was neat, when real woke up.
- And moar floating Sakura. I hope there won't be this longish in the next OVAs.
- ANOTHER TINY HEART ATTACK. GEESH, SOEL.
- Kamui is a bit trigger happy, isn't he.
- Sup Xin Huo.
- .............Wait. AND CLOW'S SIGIL?!? ISN'T THAT YUKITO'S?! WHAT. I WILL WANK OVER THIS SO MUCH.
- Why does Yuuko always end up looking horrid in anime when she puts the Weirdo Witch of Dimension dress on? She looked pretty a couple of minutes ago ;_;
- Ending is all LET'S PUT PEOPLE ALL POSING TOGETHER LULZ. And poor Kusanagi doesn't even get Yuzuriha besides him, bummer. They're like, pushing Saiki/Yuzuriha or something.
- I think Kakyou is checking Subaru's ass. His subconscious is canalizing another world's self that finds teen Sumeragis pretty.
- Errr, that last one is clone post-eye-eating, right? The why does he look so sane? And so, um, fruity? It's like he stole Eagle's wardrobe. Which makes sense since Sakura is all Infinity lolita lulz.
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IN SHORT:
- They deceived/confused me with the sigils and that annoyed me. Is it so hard to draw Clow's, bitches?
- I thought animation and character design was average. I mean, less ugly than Bee Train's, sure, but it wasn't OMGdelicious. And when far away, every character looked awkward.
- There isn't a dream sequence with the Syaorans interacting, nor clone going batshit for a fleeting moment in front of Kurogane and Fye. I think that's the biggest plot change. Probably some fans will complain for Fuuma getting the short end of the stick, though.
- There's a lack of cute, especially when Kazuki or Kusanagi talked to Mokona. Appalling, because that's the only cute in the whole goddamn arc.
- I'm glad nothing and no one glowed pink.
- The music wasn't recycled and was less over the top, praise the Lord.
- Will Clow get his mention in the next OVA? Will she look ugly while mentioning him? Inquiring Clow/Yuuko minds want to know.
- I still don't give a shit about this arc, though. So for me, the OVA was fine. 7/10.
ETA: Also, I don't recall seeing any magician giving anyone any message.
Anyway, I just watched the Tokyo Revelation OVA because I was bored and curious. Besides the change of order in events, sure, it looks kind of faithful to the manga.
- I've seen someone complaining of the opening sequence, but me? I LOVE it. Then again, I'm a magic dork, and they're throwing magical sigils at us, and how can't I not smile when I see, from all things, YUKITO's sigil? Animators get an A for that (not A+ because I kept expecting Clow Reed/Eriol Hiiragizawa's sigil, woes). Yuuko's and R!Syaoran's are looking neat, too! <3
- LOL, they felt like it was a comet or something. It doens't help the last movie I watched was Stardust! I even expected a crater.
- You know what I've been thinking? If these OVAs are so canon-compliant, that means Mokona's seiyuu will actually have to ACT! :O Damn it, could it be?! Mokonas with personality and brains, in my Tsubasa anime?! It's more likely than you think!
- When Fye stands on turning his back on the camera, wind on his coat, staring at the city's devastation. THIS IS X WORLD, ALRIGHT.
- ...Oh man, I thought we'd have less Sakura floating and listening to voices. *snaps fingers*
- However, there's more BLOOD. Good start! Laws on physics on Syaoran, finally! Keep it going.
- ...Dude, you can see like... Kakyou and Yuuto's hairbangs, and Kusanagi's facelines. Mystery, you say? What mystery? Anyone who hadn't read the manga and read/watched X will know they're the Chi no Ryuu before the hoodies are lowered! The funniest turn of events, fucked.
- Kurogane yay!
- And the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon fight begins. Even as a cynical, it's cool shit to watch.
- Not even eight minutes, and golden vampire eyes are already kicking in.
- .......That's so skinny it doesn't look hot.
- That solves Kazuki's hair. But she kinda looks/sounds boyish. The again, so does Nataku. Even Kamui looks more androgynous.
- ...Changed my mind. The girliest one is, once again, Kakyou. But that ain't a surprise...
- That water is so BLUE, goddammit. Ocean kind of blue.
- "Kochi ga Kuro-taaaaaan! ^o^*" "KUROGANE DA!" <- probably last time I shipped it. How depressing.
- What do you know, I actually know they're talking about medicine by the dialog! Thank you, Mononoke!
- Those children look TINY.
- Subaru bubbles whatever.
- LOL Tokyo Tower foot.
- Kazuki isn't so genki over Mokona. Then again, it's so badly drawn I wouldn't find it cute, either.
- Glowing water. But the amazing thing is that it's glowing blue and not PINK OMG! :O
- "Cut the mother act, bitch, and explain yourself fucking already!" "Honestly, Kuro-rin. Then I can't angst everything on a row in the next two arcs. How silly of you~ *claps*" "Whatever, but let me tell you how much your attitude sucks and will suck if you keep it up." "... *is pwned*"
- Also. "*grasps arm*" "Ouch, that hurts." "So? You are a goddamned masochistic already. And let me tell you something more before I let go--" "... D: *is pwned further*"
- The floating Sakura in water... at least I haven't seen pink yet. But I'm having flashbacks of the first CCS movie. Hopefully, Subaru won't cosplay as Madoushi. *gives you that terrifying mental image*
- Hold on, they're already on Star Wars scoooters?! Not that I care much about Fuuma, but I just realized they cut or postponed the Tower People. Huh.
- Kurogane: ...If I pwned him psychologically, why aren't I killing giant worms and he's babysitting instead? I'm bored!
- Green worm bloodshed looks like a ribbon. And why is Fye giving the final blow on the first worm, when in the manga he didn't even shoot? That's not character developing, it's Stu'ing him up further.
- Yay, they kept Kusanagi's I EET U XD It was more amusing in manga, though.
- After Syaoran hacks the worm, I remembered all the SuperStu!Syaoran stunts on Bee Train's series. Trufax. At least characters are geniuinly surprised here for some seconds.
- ...Ah, that makes it postponed.
- They also postponed R!Syaoran till now, I see. I like how the things above twirl.
- And why is Sorata sooooo far away from Arashi?!
- Fuuma's ears are big, or is it me seeing things? It's like larger than his nose.
- WTF happened to Sorata's hair while Karen is speaking? Maybe it's bad light, but it looks weird.
- ...That was short.
- Vampire!Kamui: now with more Lelouch. No, seriously.
- Sup clone.
- OH CRAP I JUST HAD A HEART ATTACK. GODDAMNIT, LARG, DON'T SCARE ME.
- Looking good, Yuuko! <3 What is Watanuki doing there? Was he always there?
- Red glow. Again, glad it's not pink :D It was neat, when real woke up.
- And moar floating Sakura. I hope there won't be this longish in the next OVAs.
- ANOTHER TINY HEART ATTACK. GEESH, SOEL.
- Kamui is a bit trigger happy, isn't he.
- Sup Xin Huo.
- .............Wait. AND CLOW'S SIGIL?!? ISN'T THAT YUKITO'S?! WHAT. I WILL WANK OVER THIS SO MUCH.
- Why does Yuuko always end up looking horrid in anime when she puts the Weirdo Witch of Dimension dress on? She looked pretty a couple of minutes ago ;_;
- Ending is all LET'S PUT PEOPLE ALL POSING TOGETHER LULZ. And poor Kusanagi doesn't even get Yuzuriha besides him, bummer. They're like, pushing Saiki/Yuzuriha or something.
- I think Kakyou is checking Subaru's ass. His subconscious is canalizing another world's self that finds teen Sumeragis pretty.
- Errr, that last one is clone post-eye-eating, right? The why does he look so sane? And so, um, fruity? It's like he stole Eagle's wardrobe. Which makes sense since Sakura is all Infinity lolita lulz.
**********
IN SHORT:
- They deceived/confused me with the sigils and that annoyed me. Is it so hard to draw Clow's, bitches?
- I thought animation and character design was average. I mean, less ugly than Bee Train's, sure, but it wasn't OMGdelicious. And when far away, every character looked awkward.
- There isn't a dream sequence with the Syaorans interacting, nor clone going batshit for a fleeting moment in front of Kurogane and Fye. I think that's the biggest plot change. Probably some fans will complain for Fuuma getting the short end of the stick, though.
- There's a lack of cute, especially when Kazuki or Kusanagi talked to Mokona. Appalling, because that's the only cute in the whole goddamn arc.
- I'm glad nothing and no one glowed pink.
- The music wasn't recycled and was less over the top, praise the Lord.
- Will Clow get his mention in the next OVA? Will she look ugly while mentioning him? Inquiring Clow/Yuuko minds want to know.
- I still don't give a shit about this arc, though. So for me, the OVA was fine. 7/10.
ETA: Also, I don't recall seeing any magician giving anyone any message.