This is now sad keanu thread n#2

I lol'd

Better watch out with Leo right behind him!

whoa

Great story, sad ending.

what happened to the other thread?

Keanu is a mod, his last thread 404'd

>mfw Old Spice guy in the background.

>>41244020
Dogs = Ambition
Leo = Fat Cat executives

>>41244035
He's too left out there.
Get him more involved.

I knew I'd get to post this some day.

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>>41244043
Old spice guy = the man keanu wishes he smelled like

>>41244035
Every thread I was just in 404'd, even though none of them were old enough/full enough for that to happen. Odd.

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>>41244068
>Happy Keanu being pulled by band girls.

Living the fucking dream.

>>41244070
You are small time, sir.

Because it deserves to be reposted.

I seek to argue that Mushishi is a shallow, terrible show and that it enjoys one of the worst fan-bases in existence, along with FLCL, for it is a show truly enjoyable only by those who seek mindless entertainment, artificial pretexts of "depth" and who view themselves as the height of critique. I will, in this review, compare Mushishi (which henceforth will be termed Mushishit) to the masterful Keanu no Tabi (henceforth termed KnT) - a re-imagining, if you will, of Gulliver's Travels.

We begin firstly and foremostly, comparing the two from the surface, and note that they are distinctly alike, that is, they feature an active narrator, "Keanu" in KnT, and Ginko in Mushishit and are episodic in construction, with no overarching plot (unlike Kaiba, for example). They are both, macroscopically, an examination of a single facet of a persons life, namely travel; one is tied to "work", the other to leisure.

I am laughing at every Keanu thread, I guess I am really that bad person

Where they differ, however, is in art due both to stylistic choices and the distance between their air dates. KnT uses a palette of light pastels and and interlace filter to give it a dreamy appearance, which often seems in direct opposition to the thematic content being explored and the almost dystopian cultures presented. By contast, Mushishit chooses a palette with stronger contrast, particularly between blacks and whites, although the main focus remains pastel although notably darker than KnT. There is a larger contrast between skin and scenery in Mushishit; the scenery is almost impressionistic, whilst the characters are most definitely not. However, the main difference perhaps comes from stylistic approaches to detail, where KnT chooses to gloss over details, which accentuates the pastel a bit more and gives KnT a more distinctive, albeit less polished appearance. Although Mushishi certainly has a stronger foundation of art and animation, it lacks the charm that Keanu no Tabi has.

Overall I would say that both programs are significantly worse than some western animations from the 80s and 90s, and probably below LOGH in terms of detail, but overall cleaner. However, Mushishit is plagued by inconsistency, some still frames look gorgeous, while others appear simply mediocre.

I really loved the style and presentation, and I think the VA was great.


But you gotta admit, it's like they animated on a shoestring budget at points.

Though I will admit that one episode where Keanu fights that Hideaki Anno-knockoff was pretty damn cool.

And getting Gilbert Gottfried to voice all of the dogs was brilliant.

>When ABCNews.com requested comment from Reeves, his representatives sent back this e-mail statement: "Keanu Reeves would like to thank all of his fans for their concerns regarding his happiness and wants to assure everyone that all is well. This situation is a result of a misinterpretation of a paparazzi shot."
Uh, isn't the ignition of the meme due to anon finding out about his shitty life?

Also, sauce on Thread #1's article?

From an OP/ED standpoint, Mushishit has become one of the few anime series I do not rewatch either of very frequently, and never found myself exploring the lyrical or harmonic content of it during the course of the show, or even considering the distances walked by Ginko, because it never played an important role in the series. The OP appears unrelated, particularly to the protagonist, whilst Keanu no Tabi uses the OP and ED to explore both characters (OP) and thematic contend (ED). Interestingly, the lyrics of the OP for Keanu no Tabi propose an interesting concept rarely explored by the anime; dreams, and the tie we have to the world around us. The ED, explored facets of Beauty in Discord - one of the major themes of the show.

Mushishit's ED (all of them) feels like an excerpt from a rather mediocre 80s New Age record. However the chord progressions, with notable influence from 1940s pop music and also the Romantic Era bring about a solid harmonic foundation, meaning it is technically not a bad song. The OP, by contrast features a poorly trained male vocalist who scoops the vast majority of his notes, and rarely follows accepted voice leading conventions during the rather irritating arpeggiation. From a chord progression perspective it is basic.

Keanu is pretty unique for an actor in that he actually seems more interesting and cool when you see him NOT in a film role.

Keanu is hardly /a/ related

sage and reported

Keanu no tabi features a much more professional sounding mix for the OP, however the piano is plagued by a harsh digitalness, and the vocals are further back in the mix than they should be (and appear to have moderate autotune, where a sweep of over a fourth is achieved before the target beat). Unlike Mushishit's OP, however it is enjoyable, for it's simplicity because of it's well written melody over it's equally uninspired chord progressions. The ED of KnT could have benefited from some of the mixing and autotune from the OP, however it's voice leading and chord progressions are much more interesting than the other three songs discussed thus far with notable influence from Bach in terms of counterpoint and Beethoven in terms of chord progressions.

Neither of the programs have particularly memorable or good soundtracks overall, on the one hand you have Mushishit with some fairly memorable tracks that suffer from compression and are shifted heavily inside the mix, invariably the to the rear. Keanu no Tabi, by contrast is a musical wasteland for much of the series, relying on music for key scenes which are ultimately uninspired, dare I say mediocre. Both series use fairly interesting ambient sounds, however they are notably lo-fi for each.

My particular expertise does not extend to voice acting, however the voice acting is consistent through both series and each voice seems to be fairly unique, although I did not pay a large amount of attention to either. Mushishi sounds notably more "adult", which I feel explains some distaste towards KnT, although both suffer from typical anime vocal scratchiness.

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>>41244223
Inb4 /a/ becomes Ke/a/nu

>>41244133
Michael?

He's trying to catch up with them

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Now, Story and Character development are where Mushishi definitely drops the ball. Being episodic, there are considerations to be put into place, especially when you consider that neither have an "overarching plot" beyond a "traveler". However, that of course adds additional emphasis on characterisation and thematic exploration. However, much to my dismay, Mushishi features only empty interactions, and "just another bug problem" with each passing week with "just another person in trouble". Many of the stories, however link to Japanese Folklore, but do not particularly explore facets of the human condition or anything of real note.

Keanu no Tabi, by contrast, sets itself a specific goal overtly in episode one; to explore the concept of sadness in discord: "The world is not beautiful, and that lends to it a kind of sadness" (reinforced by the subtitle of the anime: The Sad world). Furthermore, within each episode it puts forth profound issues about aspects of culture; hedonism, looking to the future at the sake of the past, isolation of thought, the role of work, man vs wild (in terms of value of life). At best, it could be argued that Mushishi seeks to explore values of the environment, but it falls terrifically short.

The juxtaposition of an emotionless, talking fat cat executive that uses only heuristic language to explore the mind of the protagonist is genius, whilst by contrast Ginko's only companion is his chain smoking habit.