• Simulation6@sopuli.xyz
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      2 months ago

      Ain’t that the truth. There used to be a shortened version of Naruto on utube that was like a third the length of the full versions, with out lose of any content.

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        2 months ago

        There’s a fan project recutting One Piece like that, and Dragon Ball Z Kai was an official series.

        I think anime has switched almost entirely to a seasonal format for related reasons. Filler just doesn’t serve a purpose if you don’t need to regularly fill a time slot on a live channel.

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      2 months ago

      You just need to cut away <roughly 75% of it>.

      Hey now, there’s no need to bring Farscape into this. (I’m joking. But Farscape was famously adapted into a very watchable re-cut that throws out a great deal of the original film.)

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        2 months ago

        You take that back!

        I never knew about the recut, but presumably it gets rid of a lot of the monster-of-the-week content?

        I don’t think any of that was actually bad. It didn’t move the overarching plot along all the time, but that wasn’t the point.

    • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      sometimes i watch with 4x speed. most times 1.25 or 1.5. they really like to stretch some things out. “go parn. save deedlit. i’ll deal with it.” “are you sure?” “go parn.” “are you sure?” “go parn.” “are you really, really sure?” get in the fucking robot. shinji

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    2 months ago

    I would not watch 36 episodes or play 150 hours. But…

    … don’t dismiss something too quickly. I watched One Cut Of The Dead, and the gimmick of that movie was (I thought) that it was filmed in one take. But holy shit, bad acting, bad sfx, and super cheap production quality. Dropped it after twenty minutes.

    And then I read fantastic reviews, thank god spoiler free. So I sat down again, started it, and somehow made it through the first thirty minutes. And holy fuck, it had a brilliant pay off! More than worth it to pay attention this half hour!

    With anime I give them three episodes to get me hooked. For games I draw my personal line for 5 hours.

    But not 36 episodes. Or 150 hours :)

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    2 months ago

    @yuriRO

    🐒 The One Piece is REAL! ⚓

    All episodes up to Episode 37 showcases well of what the entire series is all about.
    If you are not into it by 37 episodes in, I don’t think One Piece is for you.
    I’ve also seen one too many haters turn their tune by then.
    I no longer watch the series at release, instead I watch with other reactors that I feel like calling my Nakama.
    🥹 Beware: prepare to cry & bring a towel to catch those tears. This series can & will draw raw emotion out of you.
    #onepiece