Comments on: Ghost Hound - 1

By: Penguin_Factory

Penguin_Factory — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:11:57 +0000

I was interested in this a soon as I found that the writer was involved in that awesome RahXephon episode and Lain.

I really loved the atmosphere in this. For some reason it reminds me of The Ring (the American version).

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:36:44 +0000

Good review. I agree it’s “weird in a good way”, although I’m biased since I’m a fellow fan of Nakamura’s and Konaka’s stuff (Lain, Kino, Texhnolyze). The soundtrack’s great - really sparse and creepy but the character designs let ths visuals down a bit. Other than that, it looked awesome and I’ll be watching more in future (if only to find out what the hell’s going on!).

Anyone who finds this ‘boring’ or ‘confusing’ obviously isn’t familiar with the writers’ unusual approach to storytelling - I personally find it to be a refreshing change in that the viewer is expected to be patient and think for themselves. That’s not everyone’s thing I guess (we all like to switch our brains off every now and then) but I was really impressed with this show. Should be a good one! :)

By: HellKorn

HellKorn — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:43:12 +0000

I wouldn’t include Digimon 02 and Air Gear in Konaka’s list of accomplishments/failures. For the former I’m pretty certain he was only involved in the initial scenario and possibly a few episodes, not the chief screenwriter. For the latter that’s asking for a manga with a shitty story and purdy art and trying to adapt with the core plot in-tact, incomplete, and without the purdy art — it’s a futile case.

I also have never understood how people can consider Texhnolyze’s first episode to be confusing. Boring is an assertion that I can accept, but confusing? It’s people not paying attention to a straightforward story.

Don’t quite understand how you get say that Ghost Hound is “almost unremarkable,” either. The animation is far and away some of the best anime T.V. will ever see (not up with Mushi-shi, but nothing really is). The art direction is diverse yet subtle, and the sound direction is completely unlike anything else in anime.

I’ve also said it on AoD, and will say it here again: I’m shocked at how… simplistic the opening episode is. It’s practically conventional, though few outside of the “interested in alternative anime” crowd are going to be fascinated by it.

By: roastedpekingduck

roastedpekingduck — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:30:47 +0000

Strangely enough for the most part, we’re all watching the exact same shows (with the exception of Dragonaut on your end), yet we have entirely different opinions regarding each one. Lain and Texhnolyze really floored me, and the first episode of Ghost Hound did the same. Ghost Hound felt like a combination of Lain and Texhnolyze with a racked up budget. It had the imagery “digressions” and used its dominant sound effects in a way that recalled Texhnolyze. It really struck me that the first episode essentially didn’t have any real music, but made up for it with real fantastic sound direction. The music also sounded really crappy from the trailer.