As is customary to do the first episodes in a “cinematic”
way, it was not until the second episode aired today that fans were able to see
the opening and closing sequences for the anime adaptation of the popular manga
“ Kaiju No .8 ”.
While the ending sequence has attracted attention for its visuals and the song
performed by OneRepublic , it seems that the opening has not
had the same luck.
In the general opinion of fans, a good opening
should have a catchy song, striking visual sequences that introduce the viewer
to the world and style of the series, visual synchronization with the music to
create an immersive experience , introduce the main characters of a
visually attractive way and, as an additional but also appreciated detail,
change slightly as the episodes progress.
Unfortunately, it seems that the opening of
“Kaiju No. 8” could not exceed expectations , since it is
receiving a large number of negative reviews not only for the use of
3DCG animation, but for the fact that the video seemed more focused on be an MV (short
for “Musical Video”, a video that accompanies a commercial song) than an anime
opening.
Criticism comes from both fans in the West and
in Japan , with the latter even mentioning that it was a
mistake to choose an English song just to satisfy the global market, supposedly
failing in the attempt:
- « Wait,
is this the real opening? Will we be seeing this week after week? ».
- « At
the end of the day, only the last seconds are the ones that can be
understood. No one will know what the series is about just by looking at
the opening, isn't that supposed to be the point? ».
- « Netflix's
Ultraman also had this kind of opening, so I guess most of the new
Production IG anime will be like this. Usually this would go for an ending .
- « I
felt more disappointed by a song that tries to imitate Linkin Park than by
the opening itself .»
- " It
is a pity. There is no information, no hook to attract the general public .
- « I
don't think it's bad, it's simply a reflection of Western tastes. All
anime produced outside are like this. In fact, foreign anime openings are
becoming more and more similar to this .
- " They
began to want to please both Japanese and foreigners, and they failed in
both missions ."
- « I
saw a music video with panels from the manga and a good song that looks
much better than this .»
- « Gosh,
this is animation taken from a PC from about twenty years ago, it's
disappointing .»
- « This
really upset me, I thought they had made a mistake and had played the MV
of the artist's song .»
- « Another
opening that I'm going to skip, won't there be any good ones this season? ».
- " It's
like the opening of an American movie, and it's not what represents the
world of Japanese anime ."
- " They
are trying very hard to please foreigners, I don't know if it worked for
them ."
- " It
looks like a very nice wallpaper ."
- « Good
animation for an MV, but not for an opening. They should have done it like
the first season of Shingeki no Kyojin .
- « It's
actually very good. CGI doesn't bother me. It is very detailed and you can
tell that a lot of work has been done on the visual effects. And the song
is great too. It is a unique premiere. I don't mind having something
different from time to time .
- « I
really liked the music, and the opening animation itself is great.
However, we could have done something much better in the animation .
- « The
song is not that bad, but I don't like the visual effects at all. I would
have preferred a classic animation with the cast and some action .
- « The
song is good and matches the anime. Visually its CG looks great for it,
but it doesn't really feel like an opening .
- « Only
the last thirty seconds are good, the rest is mediocre but the song is
good .»
- " The
animation looks like something out of shitty live action, but the music is
pretty cool ."
Source: Yaraon!
