Last October broadcast of the comic animation "Magic Puppet Circus" these two days to update the latest episode of the total episode, originally as a 36 episode length of the anime, in the middle of the insertion of a total episode as a continuation of the opening and unloading is beyond reproach, but this time the total episode has been complained about by netizens: "I did not expect that this animation that is done in each episode is the same as the total episode will be re-produced." "
Indeed, whether or not you have read the original manga, viewers who have watched this anime feel the same - the plot is flying.
Published from 1997 to 2006, Fujita's Puppet Circus is a very distinctive work, an epic 40-volume monograph that weaves elements of three distinct styles: Chinese boxing, European alchemy, and Japanese puppetry.
However, the animated "Puppet Circus" leaves only countless sighs, fans heartache, and passers-by are confused. The biggest reason is to compress and adapt a manga with a capacity of more than 40 volumes into an anime with only 36 episodes.
Now that we are accustomed to watching 12 or 24 episodes of anime, we may feel that 36 episodes are already very long, and unfamiliar audiences may not have a concept. Here I take "Parasitic Beast" as an example, the original manga 8 volumes, adapted into 24 episodes of anime, that is to say, it is more appropriate to adapt the content of 1 volume of the manga with the capacity of 3 episodes in the anime. This can ensure the coherence and completeness of the original plot of the manga, and will not delete too much.
If you adapt "The Magic Puppet Circus" at this rate, it should be made into a long series of 3 * 40 = 120 episodes to maintain the original taste, but in fact it has been compressed into only 36 episodes. Therefore, the anime screenwriter had to make a lot of deletions when adapting (many places deleted a whole chapter), and it is estimated that the screenwriter has given up treatment when he receives this task.
As a result, the plot progresses as fast as a plane, which lowers the grade of the entire work. The character transformation is very blunt: how did Xiaosheng become strong from a pinch, how did Silver Love Renault become emotional from ice beauty, how did A Zihua suddenly turn against him, how did Silver go from unfamiliarity with Narukai to trust and then to crazy life change to pave the way for it?
Although the plot has been explained, it always feels that something is a little worse.
In addition, the switch between chapters can also be said to have no transition, jumping very suddenly, and the articulation and transition between the upper and lower episodes often gives people "I watched one less episode?" "The feeling. However, due to the deletion of chapters, some characters should have played a more important role after their appearance, but they have become soy sauce-like existences, which makes people unclear.
Also because of the rush of the plot, all kinds of puppet battles that should be the main focus of attention also have different degrees of detailed shots missing. Character flashing and static freeze frame are commonplace, so many handsome puppets play to give people the feeling of hammering twice, it is really blind to these exquisite designs.
The only impressive battle scene should be the seventh episode of Naruto tearing the automatic doll, which is called the most exciting place in the whole drama, and it is also the turning point of the whole drama, if the plot before this is still remarkable, then after this, it seems to have exhausted all the funds, and there is no longer such a wonderful scene, and the rest is to catch the plot, catch the plot, and catch the plot. With this speed of flying, it's no wonder that the audience feels like every episode.
After criticizing so much, you may feel that since the adaptation is so poor, why not give up the fan early? This is entirely due to the original script outline, which makes it feel less boring even with such a deletion. Although the look and feel is a little worse, in order to know the plot behind, people can still have the motivation to continue to chase, which may be the charm of the classic work.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the first ED of this work is simply not in the same dimension as the body, with both melody and rhythm, aesthetic picture, and delicate lyrics.
I hope that after the total episode, there will be a new beginning and let the audience rekindle hope...