I don't know how to spell that series, either -- but I've heard plenty of folks compare the two, visually. I dunno. That's much of the reason I didn't watch Ayakashi when it first came out, or Mo No No Ke, because Gank-whatever's visuals gave me a freaking headache. It was like, "woo! new technology, so we must use it for the sake of using it because we have the applications so we might as well!"
Maybe there were underlying thematic elements to the illustrations in Gank-whatever, but I couldn't get everything to hold still long enough to give a damn. (That, and I love the book enough to admit that no movie or television show is ever really going to ever come anywhere near close enough to do the story justice. It's just not a filmable story, because what makes it so fascinating is exactly what would make it so boring onscreen.)
However, Mo No No Ke's imagery is much more cohesive, and there's a lot of traditional animation in there to balance the technology. In fact, the technology is pretty intense throughout it but it's subtle at the same time. No in-your-face about it. Skillful use, if you ask me.
Wait, get to know me? Uh oh. Damn it! And here I've been hoping I've been fooling everyone successfully and they'll stick around a little longer. Damn it all.
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Date: 30 Nov 2008 10:59 pm (UTC)Maybe there were underlying thematic elements to the illustrations in Gank-whatever, but I couldn't get everything to hold still long enough to give a damn. (That, and I love the book enough to admit that no movie or television show is ever really going to ever come anywhere near close enough to do the story justice. It's just not a filmable story, because what makes it so fascinating is exactly what would make it so boring onscreen.)
However, Mo No No Ke's imagery is much more cohesive, and there's a lot of traditional animation in there to balance the technology. In fact, the technology is pretty intense throughout it but it's subtle at the same time. No in-your-face about it. Skillful use, if you ask me.
Wait, get to know me? Uh oh. Damn it! And here I've been hoping I've been fooling everyone successfully and they'll stick around a little longer. Damn it all.