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Fractale is one of those shows that, like Guilty Crown and Sword Art Online etc., it is popular to hate.
Likewise Yamakan, the show's Director, seems to have fallen into a pillory next to Aya Hirano.

Here's an opinion from Gerard Martin for example (I'll paste the opening in here since the latter half contains spoilers):

Last night, I took the final two episodes of Fractale downstairs to watch on the big TV. I should have been approaching that with delight, at seeing the culmination of a show that was both entertaining and enthralling. Instead, I almost had to force myself to finally finish the damn thing off.
Because Fractale was neither of those things.
What’s odder is how difficult it is to pin down what makes it bad. The glimpses of greatness it teases us with ultimately distract from the mediocre overall package.

For many, the failure of Fractale can be summed up in one word: Yamakan – series director Yutaka Yamamoto. He made some rather bullish claims before the show aired, commenting that the anime industry was going in the wrong direction and saying he would retire if Fractale failed. Yamakan is no stranger to controversy, having previously been sacked from Kyoto Animation after directing the first four episodes of Lucky Star, a decision I completely agreed with at the time.i/quote]
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The fuss over the manga didn't help any.
 
I haven't seen Fractale yet but this is basically what I understand.

Let's see...how to put this? A lot of high expectations were generated when Fractale was announced, after all it was airing on the famous noitaminA block in Japan, it was a sci-fi show directed by Yutaka "Yamakan" Yamamoto and it was written by Mari Okada. Then of course Yamakan supposedly threatened to retire if the show did poorly. Some mild rumblings of complaint started when the character designs in the show didn't appear to resemble the beautiful promotional artwork. Then the show premiered with a Funimation simulcast...which was then halted after 1 episode. This was because someone in the production committee in Japan suddenly decided that they wouldn't allow simulcasting in one region until Funimation eradicated all online piracy worldwide as we know it (It did resume eventually). Then the author of the manga adaptation went and called it boring and Yamakan got annoyed.

As for the whether the show itself lived up to the hype? I don't know since all the drama put me off trying to watch it. However judging by all the wildly mixed impressions and reviews that I've read? Needless to say "Your Mileage May Vary". :p But you'll be able to find out for yourself in April!
 
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It's that fricking double play banner again.

Hey Manga, if you want me to buy Loups=Garous or any other future films, I'm going to have to insist that the banner goes.
Has a nice cover and spine, and then there's THAT.

Also who wants to take bets as to how many of those covers will be changed to add x DISC SET, ALL x EPISODES ON x DISCS etc. on them?
 
Mangaranga said:
It's that fricking double play banner again.
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But wait! Much as I also hate it, it is at the very least getting smaller and less obtrusive.

Given the number of "double play" releases, why Amaray doesn't just produce BD cases which have both format symbols on the plastic top I don't know. The whole point of that big plastic waste of space was to inform people of the format and now it's been rendered useless by the decision to include DVDs in BD cases.
 
That Loups=Garous cover has me interested, it seems mysterious. I'm not a fan of the King of Thorn cover, it just puts me off it for some reason plus the double play bar seems out of place. As for Fractale, Manga have made it worse and the Shiki cover I like but feel that side needs some work doing.

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Liking the T&B part 2 cover and glad I have the Shiki singles as I don't like that complete collection artwork at all - and has there been a second series mooted? Don't see why it's 'Complete Series 1' if not.
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Funnily enough I was just thinking the same, given the ending I don't see how they could possibly do anything more without wrecking the series as a whole.
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There's been no word on a season 2 so somewhat odd.
 
Mangaranga said:
It's that fricking double play banner again.
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I have seen worse, GITS: SSS comes to mind. I think the way Funimation done Spice and Wolf was better. Blu-ray and DVD double pack on a card sleeve but not on the actual cover artwork.

To be honest I would rather company's just drop this double and triple play trend. I never watch the DVD any way.
 
The only time I have opted for the DVD over the BD was Shakugan no Shana II...for obvious reasons. I do agree that the banner is annoying though. They could at least have it on slip covers, but not actual cases.
 
The banner is always on double play / triple play items isn't it? It's on every Pixar one I have. Doesn't really bother me tbh.
 
It would be better if instead of the banner being part of the art work, it's a sticker on the plastic on the top of the case like the dual format releases by the BFI or Masters of Cinema.
 
Wait...the spines are the...right way round?! I really like the UN-GO one (will definitely buy that). Wish High School of the Dead had a erm...less questionable cover xD
 
Hmmm the Un-Go spine suggests they're squeezing everything onto 1 Blu-ray disc again. I'll wait for reviews of the transfer before getting it.
 
Joshawott said:
Wait...the spines are the...right way round?! I really like the UN-GO one (will definitely buy that). Wish High School of the Dead had a erm...less questionable cover xD
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It certainly is eye grabbing, but not something i'd like a friend/GF/family member pulling out....

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Hmmm the Un-Go spine suggests they're squeezing everything onto 1 Blu-ray disc again. I'll wait for reviews of the transfer before getting it.
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Kaze seem to like stuffing it all on to one disc, so we have 11 episodes plus 1 OVA on 1 disc this time eh? the US release was 2 discs......
 
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Joshawott said:
Wait...the spines are the...right way round?! I really like the UN-GO one (will definitely buy that). Wish High School of the Dead had a erm...less questionable cover xD
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It certainly is eye grabbing, but not something i'd like a friend/GF/family member pulling out....
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Bingo. I'd be tempted to buy the original BD release and pick up the OVA at Expo, but I imagine they'll be using that same cover too.
It would be a nice image to possibly have as a reversible or other kind of insert, but not as a front cover.
 
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