Anime movies are rarely ever as good as Series Counter-Parts

[Fantastische Hure]

Anyone else agree?

I know they really can't do anything new, because most of the time they are released when the series is still on-going. So for example in DragonBall movies, they obviously can't have a new transformation or anything to defeat the villain, because they can't make one.

But the movies themselves are rarely ever good or entertaining. They are way too short most of the time, only being around 45 minutes (DragonBall movies at-least). Villains also seem like rehashes of the series or re-tellings of what happened in the series. What's the point?

Most, if not all, of the time, they also follow a formula for every movie. Like it's always the same.

They also most of the time can't fit into the canon, and contradict a lot of things, so it's kind of hard to take them seriously when you know there aren't any (serious) implications that could maybe affect the story later on. It's just a stand alone story.

There isn't anything that's ever memorable in the anime/series movies.

I heard One-Piece is doing well in movies, though, because Eiichiro Oda actually helps with the movies.

I'm only talking about movies that have series counter-parts, by the way.

 

[Satsuki]

Movies don't have as much time as a series, so they have to rush the story most of the time.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Movies don't have as much time as a series, so they have to rush the story most of the time.

So it's just a quick way to make money? -_-;

 

[Satsuki]

No that isn't what I mean. I mean that they generally seem worse because they don't have as much time to tell the story as the main series does, ya know? Of course there is always a time when a company uses movies as a money grab, but there are definitely times where its not.

But of course, standalone movies are far superior to series related movies.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

No that isn't what I mean. I mean that they generally seem worse because they don't have as much time to tell the story as the main series does, ya know? Of course there is always a time when a company uses movies as a money grab, but there are definitely times where its not.

But of course, standalone movies are far superior to series related movies.

If they aren't a cash-grab, why do they release most of these movies annually? It seems like every year, they want to make as much money as they can from the series.

Also why don't they come up with better stories, instead of rehashing or re-telling the story in such a bad way? They could at-least be creative, instead of relying on the same formula, over and over.

 

[Satsuki]

That certainly depends on what series the movie is made from, no?

 

[Fantastische Hure]

What do you mean?

 

[Satsuki]

Movies made every year? That is obviously something that doesn't happen with every series lol. You must talking about movies specifically made for shounen series.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Movies made every year? That is obviously something that doesn't happen with every series lol.

It kind of does...I think. I have yet to see an example where it doesn't, other than maybe One-Piece but I'm not sure on even that.

Also I forgot, the only anime-series movies that I like are Detective Conan movies, for obvious reasons. They sometimes are actually better than the episodes im the series.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Movies made every year? That is obviously something that doesn't happen with every series lol. You must talking about movies specifically made for shounen series.

Which else are we talking?

 

[Satsuki]

Movies made every year? That is obviously something that doesn't happen with every series lol. You must talking about movies specifically made for shounen series.

Which else are we talking?

Fate/stay night Heaven's Feel, Tamako Love Story, GJ-bu movie, Fate/stay Unlimited Blade Works movie, and more. These are movies that were made to continue the series, but there isn't a GJ-bu movie 2, 3, 4, etc. Same with the other movies. You're talking specifically about shounen series that are still on going and get movies all the time.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Movies made every year? That is obviously something that doesn't happen with every series lol. You must talking about movies specifically made for shounen series.

Which else are we talking?

Fate/stay night Heaven's Feel, Tamako Love Story, GJ-bu movie, Fate/stay Unlimited Blade Works movie, and more. These are movies that were made to continue the series, but there isn't a GJ-bu movie 2, 3, 4, etc. Same with the other movies. You're talking specifically about shounen series that are still on going and get movies all the time.

So those are actually in the canon? Obviously it's easier to care for those movies, especially because they continue the series.

Are those movies any good, or are they like the movies I'm talking about?

 

[Satsuki]

Heaven's Feel isn't out yet, but it'll be good. Tamako Love Story was fantastic, GJ-bu movie was fun. Movies for series that serve as the last thing to finish it off are nearly always good.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Heaven's Feel isn't out yet, but it'll be good. Tamako Love Story was fantastic, GJ-bu movie was fun. Movies for series that serve as the last thing to finish it off are nearly always good.

So you mean movies that come after the series has finished? Yeah I think they'd be better, too, but they obviously have an advantage, too.

 

[Satsuki]

Well most anime series end pretty quickly. This is why I made the distinction of ongoing series, which are generally always shounen like One Piece, Bleach, etc.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

OK. I get it now. Thank you.

 

[Southern Gothic]

Most of my love for Anime actually comes from movies. I've seen way more movies than I have TV series.

For my money, the Ninja Scroll movie is better than the series. It's one of my favorite anime of all time and seemed to have more gravitas and better animation than the show.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Most of my love for Anime actually comes from movies. I've seen way more movies than I have TV series.

For my money, the Ninja Scroll movie is better than the series. It's one of my favorite anime of all time and seemed to have more gravitas and better animation than the show.

What was that?

 

[Southern Gothic]

Most of my love for Anime actually comes from movies. I've seen way more movies than I have TV series.

For my money, the Ninja Scroll movie is better than the series. It's one of my favorite anime of all time and seemed to have more gravitas and better animation than the show.

What was that?

Are you asking what Ninja Scroll is?

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Most of my love for Anime actually comes from movies. I've seen way more movies than I have TV series.

For my money, the Ninja Scroll movie is better than the series. It's one of my favorite anime of all time and seemed to have more gravitas and better animation than the show.

What was that?

Are you asking what Ninja Scroll is?

Yeah, that is what I am asking.