Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Chainsaw Man: Power's Devil Ability (Episode 10)

This is where Power and Denji are trying to take down their new teacher who is the strongest Devil Hunter from Division 1, assigned by Makina in order for her two Devils to become stronger in order to defeat the Gun Devil. In this scene, Denji and Power carefully planned to trap the hunter, but he effortlessly beat them again. Elsewhere, Tendo and Kurose take Aki to the lock-up, where Aki is told to make a contract with the Future Devil.
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    1. ..... Dude, it's only one scene of an episode and not the whole show.

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    2. Why you get annoyed by this? Just one scene of her feet.

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    1. I'm actually referring to the fight sequence and the nuances of the animation in every episode. It's fluid and dynamic.

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    2. I see. I rarely pay attention to very details of animation at times.

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  3. To be fair, you need to be highly cerebral to understand the exquisite intricacies of this scene. The foot fetishism is very subtle, and without a solid grasp of action choreography the masterfully executed succession of motion, observed within the combat sequences, will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Power's avaricious outlook on life, which is

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    1. What are you trying to say? That this is something unusual in animation?

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    2. I think what's more important is this is a case where animation isn't rushed or blocky/cheap. It feels smooth. Power's sole is pretty, but the sequence has also got more going to it, like her slender legs and swift movements showing how poised she ease. Some studios would do still frames and have C-grade animation to coast through an episode and save the prime quality stuff for a battle segment, but Chainsaw Man has lively animation even during the calmer moments.

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    3. Correct, and I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Tatsuya Yoshihara's genius technique unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂

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    4. @Vorthix: Is it like rotoscoping?

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    5. It looks like there's rotoscope techniques, but it's difficult to tell. There's a combination of 2-D and 3-D modeling and digital animation for each. Motion capture tech might be in use, too.

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    6. @Vorthix: I think you might be right; MAPPA went all-out to make this anime as fluid as it is beautifully animated. I think Pierrot is doing the same with Bleach: TYBW, that show's animation looks like it came from an big-budget movie.

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