Just started this, did anyone catch it last year? While the art direction and pacing isn't as 'dazzling' as a lot of contemporary short run series shoot for, I really do enjoy the throwback feel to titles like Bebop.
I never could get into sports anime however, whether it was back when Prince of Tennis aired in US on Toonami or when I tried picking up Hajime no Ippo. Needless to say I've never seen the original Ashita no Joe. Is there any real character arc/payoff by the end of the 13 episodes or is the cyberpunk gimmick really all that it has going for it? I know 13 eps isn't a lot but its hard for me to focus on many series these days... Despite only having finished the 2nd episode I'm already wary that it would have been better as a longform film ala Redline
We had threads back then. Overall opinion was positive, although that it suffered a bit from repetitive fights. Though the stories leading to those fights were great.
Also it was dumb that the gear barely mattered.
Ayden Davis
>Is there any real character arc/payoff by the end of the 13 episodes Yes If you haven't read or watched Ashita no Joe you should probably do that, it's a classic and Megalo Box has a lot of callbacks that you might miss otherwise
It's boring. I lost interest after 3/4 episodes. If you aren't getting bored of it, it will probably be okay.
Caleb Russell
By the way is the horriblesubs 1080p rips true 1080? I feel like I'm missing out on some of the aesthetic charm by not viewing it in very high quality
>Also it was dumb that the gear barely mattered Thats the sense I'm getting, it seems more like an aesthetic thing that just doesn't mesh as well as I think it could have.
That shit is soooo long though dude, I'm not joking when I say my attention span has been shot lately. Probably depression but if something doesn't really speak to me on a personal level I just can't be bothered. I know, I'm a pleb
That's what I'm afraid of. It's a shame that the market has become so over-saturated that even passion projects like this don't seem to live up to their full potential
Angel Adams
it's aight,
Carson Mitchell
>It's a shame that the market has become so over-saturated that even passion projects like this don't seem to live up to their full potential What the heck does this even mean? What's the connection between market saturation and a passion project turning out boring or not?
Easton Stewart
It has great starting episodes, but dips heavily after right till the final fights.
Cameron Gonzalez
I thought the setting and the music was on point, the art was good too. You're right that the gear doesn't really make as much of a difference as you think it would.
Jacob Myers
Same. I only finished it because I hate leaving short anime like that unfinished. Ending was anti-climatic as fuck.
I'm still pissed that the gears ended up not being a focus.
Landon Price
I couldn't get into it. Dropped it after 4 or 5 episodes.
Jordan Gonzalez
first 2 episodes are hype as fuck, then it turns into boring shit
Kevin Brooks
he should have won, then died from complications
Luis Morris
The fights themselves were boring though, almost no strategy behind them and the punches don't have weight to them like I'm ippo
Wyatt Wood
He's pretty much Rikishii already, he didn't need to have the same death as him.
Austin Walker
There wasn't much strategy to the boxing because it's really hardly a boxing anime, most of the fights were won by exploiting character flaws, which could be translated to the majority of sports.
Lincoln Mitchell
1080p is just going to be upscaled and look trash, don't do that. The biggest flaw this anime made was marketing prominently with those gears, because it attracted the kind of people that just wanted robo boxing and were severely disappointed by the fact it was used as a way to set up an underdog.
Cameron Morales
I just wish it had more budget and perhaps 24 episodes. There was quite a lot of skipping and the final tournament only having 4 contestants was rather underwhelming.
Jordan Jones
people only like rikishii because he died
thats why nobody will remember this anime
Robert Anderson
>1080p is just going to be upscaled and look trash, don't do that. No, I did a comparison while it was airing, and the 1080p still looks better.
Gabriel Fisher
No sorry that's at best just placebo.
Blake Parker
As long as it got people interested in the classics, I'm happy with it.
