Comments on: Basquash! An Epic Tragedy

By: nekosasu

nekosasu — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:05:55 +0000

The butterfly was hilariously bad on so many levels, I don’t even know where to start ranting.

I might have rushed the blaming part a little, it’s pretty ubiquitous that studios nowadays are very often in financial trouble, staff shortage, exploitation, you call it. But at the end of the day, such a wreckage just reflects how the industry values speedy quantity over consistent quality.
I am fairly sure, had they spent three more months reflecting upon the second half of the match, it might have been different, director change or not.

By: Basquash! Wrap-up - aloe, dream

Basquash! Wrap-up - aloe, dream — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:51:54 +0000

[...] say that hasn’t already been said, or didn’t need saying. I identify quite a lot with natsuneko’s close, which is nice considering we went back and forth playing catch up in large batches; that was fun, [...]

By: Ryan A

Ryan A — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:02:44 +0000

rofl… great post, I honestly don’t know what the hell I experienced in those last 4 episodes… Dan being unconscious was one issue, but the giant fantastical butterfly >_>.

Definitely sharing this whole vibe, no disagreements (except I think it was around 14 or 15 which I started to go GUH!). FUUUUUUCK…. “they” so wrecked it. I still think it was fine to finish, acceptable, but the swing is just crazy terrible. Hate to say that I think it was definitely in the top 5 of the year around episode 9 or 10…. the potential and production was just awesome.

Seriously, this was heartbreaking…. two or four times over. I think the director change had a lot to do with it, but it’s just a hunch.

By: nekosasu

nekosasu — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:07:20 +0000

@DK, Rinne: Was it that obvious in the beginning? Personal preference aside, I think not. That would be just as random as a coin toss… But yeah, you guys might have done well by not watching it. It was tails, after all.

By: Rinne

Rinne — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:47:54 +0000

Called it.

By: DK Eternity

DK Eternity — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:15:18 +0000

I had a bad feeling about this show, the kind that told me that even if it has mecha it would suck, so I decided not to watch this.

Looks like it was a good decision.

By: nekosasu

nekosasu — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:44:18 +0000

@Reltair: Well, perhaps you should consider staying there. Make those nice impressions of this anime last.

@Will: Don’t know that one. Lemme google…

One billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the cosmos. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips, I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my veins. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.

But he cannot Basquash.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:40:42 +0000

…It strangely sounds familiar to “Barkley Shut Up And Jam Gaiden”, except that’s good. I didn’t really liked even the premise of this anime, so I’ve never started it.

By: Reltair

Reltair — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:02:41 +0000

Just skimmed your post really fast since I didn’t want to spoil anything for myself, but I stopped watching Basquash! around episode 15.

Don’t know why, just did. I need to finish it just for the sake of completion. =D

By: nekosasu

nekosasu — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:51:42 +0000

Well, I liked the first episodes (though probably because I was in need of some epic shounen action on acid or something eh) but yeah, the latter part is just NG. Either way, you didn’t miss much.