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Crunchyroll reveals first slate of "Crunchyroll Originals"

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  1. moocow1452
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    Crunchyroll has been producing anime since 2015, but this is the first time they're marketing their shows as "Originals." Notable is that the line up includes original works from Crunchyroll...

    Crunchyroll has been producing anime since 2015, but this is the first time they're marketing their shows as "Originals." Notable is that the line up includes original works from Crunchyroll Studios, including FreakAngels and the highly anticipated High Guardian Spice.

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    mrbig
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    I think two shows in the trailer have odd animation. One of them seems to have occidental influences (which is not bad per se), another had thick lines and felt like it was not finished (maybe it...

    I think two shows in the trailer have odd animation. One of them seems to have occidental influences (which is not bad per se), another had thick lines and felt like it was not finished (maybe it isn't - in that case, why include it in the trailer?). I'm very finicky when comes to animation style, so that may not bother many people.

    It's too fast to really tell anyway. Are there links to individual trailers?

    I hope this means Crunchyroll is not going to end (at least internationally), because if it is fused into another streaming service there's a great chance it will cease to stream to Brazil (just like Funimation).

    Crunchyroll is a pretty good deal for us.

    It's also nice to give Anime Netflix Originals a run for their money.

    edit: it looks like Crunchyroll is not limited to producing anime, so a few of my remarks do not apply.

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    1. [3]
      moocow1452
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      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRe9ARNnYSY4oP0XV-kbydjxkTD1PQ_42 This is the Originals Playlist, it has the original trailer which has the names of the shows in the upper left corner, and...

      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRe9ARNnYSY4oP0XV-kbydjxkTD1PQ_42

      This is the Originals Playlist, it has the original trailer which has the names of the shows in the upper left corner, and seperate videos for Tower of God, their big headliner and a Webtoon adaptation, and In/Specter, one of their currently airing shows.

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        mrbig
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        Thanks! Please forgive my closed-mindedness, but what is the deal with the animation in Tower of God? Is it supposed to look old school? Because in some moments it's Ashita no Joe, while in others...

        Thanks!

        Please forgive my closed-mindedness, but what is the deal with the animation in Tower of God? Is it supposed to look old school? Because in some moments it's Ashita no Joe, while in others it gets "updated".

        I can't say I liked it.

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        1. moocow1452
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          I'm not that familiar with the source material, but my understanding is that it kind of goes through a shift in art style, so it might be trying to split the difference.

          I'm not that familiar with the source material, but my understanding is that it kind of goes through a shift in art style, so it might be trying to split the difference.

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  3. vakieh
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    Getting some serious DanMachi vibes from Tower of God. Interesting that they would market 'originals' when they are based on previously written material - follows the 'Netflix original' format...

    Getting some serious DanMachi vibes from Tower of God.

    Interesting that they would market 'originals' when they are based on previously written material - follows the 'Netflix original' format rather than the 'anime original' format, which is a little confusing.

    In/Spectre however is absolutely brilliant, so high hopes all around. And since they're pushing it for their own benefit maybe we can finally start to say fuck off to the '1 season advert purpose-made to give you blue balls' anime trend.

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