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psychosimp17 · 5 months

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***SPOILER ALERT***

Apologies, but after now having watched the dubbed version of Providence and comparing some of the key scenes to the subbed version, there is SO MUCH WRONG with how most of the fandom was disappointed by and panned this new installment into the Psycho-Pass world.

#1 - Akane Tsunemori? Oh, that's a Queen playing her own moral hybrid of poker and chess while everyone else ((including Sibyl)) is wasting time with checkers and go-fish. 💅🏻

#2 - #Shinkane may not have slapped us all in the face in this movie like skme of the fandom wanted, but to say that Kogami was indifferent, cruel, or cold to specifically Akane is just a blatant and frankly absurd misconception. Indifference would not have told her three times how much faith he has in her. Apathy would not have given her until the last possible second to talk Tonami down before stepping in to save her. Someone cold would not have been SO relieved to hear her remind him they're teammates or be as adamant to join her on a mission forbidden by the system he had JUST received amnesty from with words like "as if anyone could stop me". And we won't even TALK about the barely concealed emotion (Rage? Absolution? Determination?) in his eyes when he walked out of Tokorozawa at the end, but no one is that militant regarding someone they're "indifferent" about.

#3 - I felt bad for Frederica a LOT throughout this movie. 🥺

#4 - I loved the growth we got to see in Mika and Hinakawa. 🥹

#5 - I could be *easily* convinced about both Sugino AND GinoMika depending on the time of day. 😅

#6 - Still convinced Akane and Shion have become besties by this point, and no one can prove me wrong. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#7 - My heart hurt SO badly at the empathy Ko showed Akira. 😭

#8 - And skipped a beat at the events with Saiga. 😭😭

#9 - And then cracked in half at Akane's letter and subsequent sob session. 😭😭😭

Honestly, I'm still processing over here and will probably edit this with subsequent rewatches over the next few days. But seriously, what a great movie that turned out to be, and I *WISH* I could see what the writers had to leave on the cutting room floor for time purposes. 🤯🙌🏻🩵

#psycho pass providence #spoilers #psycho pass #shinkane #akane tsunemori #shinya kogami #crunchyroll #production ig

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animehouse-moe · 1 year

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Heavenly Delusion Episode 1: Heaven and Hell

So first thing's first, I'm a massive fan of the manga. I know the ins and outs, and have a boatload of theories under my belt. Which makes it hard. I want to scream out to the world about how amazing this anime adaptation is, but I don't want to ruin it for others. So how do I share my love without ruining it for others? I'm unsure, but I'll do my best to spread my love and passion for the series, and excitedly chatter about the stellar work that Production IG has done for it. So, where to start, where to start indeed.

What about "cut" manga content? There's a lot of interesting stuff there, not so much in the content itself but in how well they streamline it. In total, I'd count less than a few pages and panels that have been skipped over, but I think overall they're really great choices for glossing over and improving the overall pacing of the anime. When you extrapolate and expand upon content from the manga, it does make sense to gloss over a few of the less crucial pieces, like this page about Kiruko cleaning herself off before getting into bed.

It's a sequence, that when within the manga helps build the world out a bit, but at the cost of pages (and within the anime screen time). It's a solid piece to remove and a good example as to what's been moved past. Alongside that, and in sort of a similar boat, is the perceived sexuality or eroticism of some of the characters. There definitely isn't what you'd call "fan service" in the manga, but there are moments that you might argue are a bit gratuitous. An example would be what manga readers see when Kiruko is on the toilet in the manga vs the anime. Nothing crazy, just a bit of bush, but it's more explicit in that sense than the anime. On the flip side though, a moment of Kiruko... exploring the curiosity she has in herself comes off more erotic in the anime than the manga, in my opinion. A stronger sense of forbiddance and curiosity. On the surface they seem very comparable, but in reality they appear worlds apart from each other, thanks to the direction which I'm unable to share due to content restrictions on Tumblr.

So, what next? Maybe the sequencing of events. A La Sabikui Bicso, Production IG is shifting around when events happen for viewers, and I'm 100% here for it. They're moving things around to create greater impact, to play into the largest strengths of the animated medium. They're not limited by a chapter format but instead an episode, which is a greater chunk of content. They cut it up, they move it around, save it for later, and produce something incredibly tight and well organized. There's entire chapters that they shift out of place, but I think it works in amazing fashion - hiding the mystery, drawing it out slower and more carefully. They play right into how an anime should execute on what Heavenly Delusion is, and the best example is seeing what does and doesn't translate as a 1:1. Take the appearances of the Hiruko. The first, is really close to how the manga shows it, but with even less shown of it. They trim it down to give you the minimum to illicit that fear and curiosity, but keep the most important parts to it hidden. It's outstanding, the degree of fear and mystery surrounding the Hiruko is far greater, but at the same time is somewhat lacking in a key aspect. So, let me walk you through it, particularly the second encounter.

This is what we get in the manga of the Hiruko coming down towards the inn. Definitely different, and that shiver going down your spine just isn't there compared to the anime's version. But there's a piece of importance that's missing.

Now the anime? This is how you inspire fear. The scale, the speed, the silence. It gives you goosebumps. It's a massive level up and expansion on the material, but misses one crucial piece that those with keen eyes might have already spotted.

So what, pray tell is the important difference here? An image. That is the only hint I will give. The manga page above gives the answer to a question posed in both the anime and manga, and in a way I'm sort of sad to see it not appear, but at at the same time I understand and there's going to be many more opportunities for it. What I can add though, is that with Production IG's approach, just looking or listening alone will not be enough. Both are required with the dense worldbuilding that they have provided. And even more impressive is the fact that they butter you up with it. They add benign pieces beforehand to up your awareness of certain aspects to prepare you to take in the real content, and I think it's outstanding. It's not completely hidden foreshadowing that requires the most astute of observations, nor is it holding your hand, it just gives you a nudge in the right direction.

There is a world of content to that degree that I wish I could talk about, but it will ruin the experiences of anime onlies unfortunately, so maybe I'll return to it after it's been revealed.

Let's move elsewhere, to a piece of Heavenly Delusion I can talk about comfortably. Direction. I think the approach is stellar, and with the support of incredible storyboarding, they produce something that is immediately recognizable as an integral style to Heavenly Delusion. What might that be? Focus on hands, and cutoff close ups. But what does it mean? Well, my answer-slash-interpretation is the act of connection and the dissonance of the self. The existence of "another" Tokio is referenced, and we see the mirror image of Kiruko in this episode. With plenty of hands, their hesitations, their reaching out, their actions. And hand in hand with those moments are closeups that remove the facial expressions of characters. Take the inn owner at the end of the episode. We see them loading those shells, heavily placing each round in their gun with their head hung. However, we don't get to see the look on their face. Is it fear? Is it sorrow? Anger? We're unsure. And this sentiment appears from start to finish in the episode. Focusing on what Kona's drawing rather than what Anzu sees as Kona draws. Or specifically choosing camera angles to limit the viewer's ability to see the faces of characters in crucial moments, even going as far as using drapes as a way to restrict vision. Maybe even as simple as only showing the intertwined hands of lovers after they've passed rather than showing their whole bodies.

It's some real wonderful direction that places heavy focus on the mystery and curiosity of the story more than it does what the characters can express of that mystery and story. Body language becomes far more central to the expression of the world and story, and a stake is driven between what appears as body and mind. I think the greatest example of this is Kiruko's scene in the changeroom at the inn. The crack appears higher up and separates her head from the rest of her body, showing that dissonance in the perception of self.

Going even further, the surroundings of the characters themselves play into the role of expression as well. Take the owner of the inn. The intensity and expression of her emotions isn't in her voice, nor is it in her face. It's in her environment, grabbing hold of the knife with a strong grip to show her tension, or having the pot boil over to express the turmoil bubbling over within her before settling down. It's a whole world of emotion that exists separate from what the person exists as.

Anyways, I hope that through these various gifs you've come to understand that Heavenly Delusion has, well, Heavenly animation. Start to finish it's incredible, they make full use of some wildly talented staff to produce outstanding work. Dynamic camera angles and movement is fully a part of the series as is evident by the various PVs and this first episode. Shifting perspective, cameras that fly about the environment, it's as natural as breathing to this series. And it's incredible, it breaths so much life into it, adding to the action, making the ponderings of a young girl that much grander.

I'm still in awe with this action sequence, everything hits just right. The combat is fluid and incredibly well choreographed, the camera moves and bobs perfectly with Maru to add to the pacing and impact, and the style is just right. It's got flair, confidence if you will. And the soundtrack adds to it. It provides that feeling of levity, like Maru was never going to lose in the first place, that he already knew what would be the outcome of the fight. And then the icing on the cake, the Kiruko Beam. The sound effects for it were super cool, the dynamic shift to Kiruko's perspective on the fence was awesome, and the actual effect of the gun was so damn sci-fi.

In general though, the sound design and soundtrack for Heavenly Delusion is pitch perfect. The right amount of excited young curiosity that gives way to unease and discomfort for the children, positive and light music to punctuate the casual travels of Kiruko and Maru, as well as plenty of disturbing and tone-setting music and sounds for the moments of horror.

To summarize, Heavenly Delusion goes hard, far harder than I would have ever expected. It did such an amazing job that I still have a thousand and one thoughts in my head about the episode, about how they adapted things, about how they storyboarded and chose to portray certain moments, and how they build out this world and foreshadow all manner of things. Heavenly Delusion isn't the dark horse of this season, it's the King of The Hill that all others will be trying to measure up to.

#heavenly delusion #tengoku daimakyou #天国大魔境 #Production IG #maru #Kiruko #anime recommendation #anime review #anime #anime and manga #horror anime

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