JAINITUOS TRAILER REVIEWS – NEW GENSHIN IMPACT ANIME BY UFOTABLE – MY OWN IMPRESSIONS

New Genshin Impact trailer

Studio: Ufotable

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure

Hello my friends, Welcome to another entry of my blog.

Today… I want to do something different, because I was surfing, for news, material and just a bit of inspiration for writing new stories and entry blogs… A lot of things, when I suddenly saw in the anime news than event that really surprised me, and that is Ufotable, yes… our beloved studio famous for making living classic like Demon Slayer and the most of the Fate franchise anime, is making an anime of absolutely one of the most famous online games so far. Naturally I am talking about…

So I will do it is just tell you what is going on in the trailer, then I will express my thoughts regarding the idea of an anime of Genshin Impact, and then I will give my conclusions about the concept, because it is really worth it.

But before I commence, I must ask the typical question:

Are you guys ok? Feeling healthy?

If the answer is yes, then I am very happy.

TRAILER

Now, I want to tell you that I am not going to give any spoilers about Genshin Impact. Well, despite being familiar with some of its characters, and crazy about Mona Megistus, I have never ever played Genshin Impact, because I already use Steam, and because of the games I play, I spent too many hours of my day, even more than the ones I wanted to use on gaming. And for me that is a problem, because I want to play Genshin Impact, but… what if I become obsessed?

(Ironically that makes me ask myself…. what is wrong with that?)

(sigh) Never mind. My point is that I love the concept of Genshin Impact, and the trailer, of shall I say teaser, is very basic, so there is nothing to spoil. Having said that, let’s continue.

Firstly, the trailer starts with the night sky, possibly as a reference to the origins of both Lumine and Aether, and then we see the appearance of the logos of both Ufotable and HoYoVerse, who, for those do not know, is the company that created Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd. Also… HoYoVerse is based on Shanghai, China.

Be honest… Do you thought they are Japanese? Eh?

Shortly afterwards, we past through a forest, in which at first doesn’t seen to be so much to show, but then… we see our beloved partner…

PAIMON… who, my goddess… Is incredibly cute!!! KAWAII!!! And, if you notice the face of Paimon, you will immediately see that this animation was indeed done by Ufotable, sometimes that the Fate anime fans, myself including, will cherish straight away. Now, Paimon guides us through the forest, and then, we see one minute of amazingly beautiful landscapes of Teyvat, mostly they are waterfalls, mountains, forests, and other territories. I will asume that some belong to Mondstadt, others to Liyue Harbour, and the statue most likely belongs to Inazuma, the Nation of Eternity.

I apologise for being so short in my words, but like I said, I never played Genshin Impact, so I barely recognise anything of Teyvat.

Finally, we got a shot of both Aether and Lumine, holding hands and looking ahead, as if they were saying We are ready for adventure.

Then the trailer delight us with a tracking shot of the beautiful landscapes of Teyvat, ending with the logo of our beloved story, saying…

«HoYoverse x Ufotable

Long-Term Project Launch

Let’s step into this vast Magical World of adventure together!«

And the trailer ends.

MY THOUGHTS

Now. I must confess you, people, that I was not expecting an anime of Genshin Impact. Why you ask? I… don’t really know, especially if we keep in mind that this game is incredibly in both China, Japan and the rest of the world, and also because right now the Japanese studios are expanding abroad and adapting stories like Tower of God, The God of Highschool and the upcoming Solo Leveling, all based in South Korean manhwa.

So it was a matter of time that an anime of Genshin Impact will come soon to us. I guess that I was sceptical, because China recently was making some changes to the game, one of them changing the costume of Mona Megistus, from the blue leotard to the Pact of Sun and Moon costume, being the only one available to Chinese servers.

Art by Maica Sunahara

Of course, she does not look bad, but I was thinking that perhaps China did not want to outsource the licence Genshin Impact has become, mostly due to profits. Anyway. Now that I see that they will be anime, I am overhyped, I think the anime of Chainsaw Man, and the second part of Spy X Family have created on me a hype this powerful.

What I can I say about the animation?

I expected no less from Ufotable. During the last decade, Ufotable has become one of my favourite anime studios, along with A-1 Pictures, MAPPA, Wit Studio, and Bones among others. And despite this trailer is very basic, you will be delight with the beautiful landscapes and the waterfall, which is the best from everything, and… I don’t think they choose a better studio for an anime version of Genshin Impact.

I saw that some people in YouTube disappointed that Ufotable was producing this instead of going back to the Fate franchise, but I ask… What else do they need to produce at this point regarding Fate? Any other story from Fate/Grand Order? I am not against that, but I think Ufotable deserves a break from Fate and try to do something different, along with Demon Slayer.

Now… My last question. If this going to be a prequel of Genshin Impact? A sequel? What is going to be? Because I think the story of the game is kind of self-contained. And yes, I said that I never played the game, but I also said that I am more or less familiar with the concept.

One thing is for sure… Something big is coming for Genshin Impact, and I will be there for check it out and do my review.

As a matter of fact… I can start playing Genshin Impact in my IPad.

CONCLUSION

And there you go. This idea looks interesting, and I hope that Ufotable gives us something funny, entertaining and poignant for Genshin Impact. Like I said, I am overhyped, I hope that most of you are too.

If you want to check the trailer of Genshin Impact, I will leave the link here.

Enjoy my friends.

And before, I will also leave you with what everything wants to see… Galleries of Astrologist Mona Megistus.

And I will say it again… Mona has the best ass in all Genshin Impact!!!

See you soon.

JAINITUOS ANIME REVIEWS – The God of High School – Episode One – First Impressions

The God of High School

Genre: Action, fighting, martial arts

Studio: MAPPA

Hello my friends.

Happy July to everybody. Many things have happened since the last two weeks, especially because, unfortunately, the COVID-19 cases have forced a complete lockdown in Victoria. Furthermore, during that time, I have been working in my special project, the one that I have been doing for years. But now, I have a small pause to write about a special element that is helping me to be strong toward the pandemic.

That element is Crunchyroll.

And now, after so many days, I finally watch a new Crunchyroll Original. We all know which one I am talking about, but I will do the proper introduction.

Let me introduce you:

But before I start, I want to give a very special message to people from Melbourne and Victoria.

«It’s making me really sad that the COVID-19 cases resurged. And thinking that we are going to a complete lockdown, after a lot of hard word, is absolutely discouraging. But… Do not despair. Remember that we are in all of this together, and we were able to beat the virus once. We will do it again. I have faith, just remember… follow the instructions of the doctors, and always spread the words of the experts. Hygiene is first. At the end, we will get through this. So… always have hope.»

After that, let’s start talking about The God of High School.

PREMISE

Based on the manhwa written by Yongjie Park, and published by Webtoon, The God of High School tells the Jin Mo-Ri, a 17-year old high schooler, who is invited to the tournament of the same name, in which the most powerful fighters all over South Korea are invited in order to prove which is the strongest. The tournament itself does not restrict any martial arts or any weapons, so you can be using swords or spears as well. Furthermore, the organisers of the tournament have stated that they will grant the champions any kind of desire or wish.

Small trivia. This part of the premise reminds me of…

Sorry. I couldn’t help to notice that similarity.

Anyway, Jin also has a couple of very good fighters at his side, Han Dae-wi, who is one of the best karateka in South Korea, and Yu Mi-Ra, a young fighter who wields a wooden sword. All of them, are going to participate in this tournament that will, definitely, change their lives.

Aside from that, The God of High School is animated by MAPPA, who, as we already know, is famous for making wacky anime as Kakegurui, Zombieland Saga, and one of my personal favourites.

Dorohedoro

At this point, I am already starting to see MAPPA studios as an expert on very wacky animation, in which the expressions and the body proportions of the characters are much deformed than before, or if preferred, longer than usual, mostly for comical purposes, and other times, for «epic» purposes. You can see that in Zombieland Saga and Kakegurui. And definitely The God of High School has the same attributes.

STORY

At very first sight, The God of High School start like any typical high school anime we are all familiar with. We have this excitable protagonist, in this case, Jin, that realises he is very late for a very important event. When I first say the episode, I thought that event was high school. Hey. He was wearing his uniform after all. Then, he rushes with this bike to the event, that is where he meets out lovely Yu.

My apologies. I still watch it in Spanish

Yu, who has a very obvious «preference» for muscles. In his way, Jin meets a burglar, and goes after him. After a series of wacky events, Yu and Jin meet. And we have time for this lovely guy who broascasts live and raps.

On one hand, I appreciate that he is using a facemask

Then, Han, who just finishes his shift at work, goes and luckily catches the thief. Just in time, so all of the three arrived to the tournament.

For some reason, I had a lot of fun watching the logos of Crunchyroll and Webtoon behind. I know both companies sponsor The God of High School, but I still thinks is really cute we have a bit of cameos.

Anyway, The last event is one of the sweetest battle royales any Crunchyroll Original could ever present. And then…

After it, I got some really good moments. The God of High School really kept this balance between action and comedy, especially through its animation, courtesy of MAPPA studios. Really good start.

CHARACTERS

Dude… what’s up with your nose?

Finally, The God of High School really presented well its characters, from Jin to this wacky host with his Monty Burns-like. every single character has a very nice moment to offer. One thing that really bugged me was the pupils of Jin. Every time I looked at him at the eyes, I feel weird. Just look at him.

I hope it is only me. Because, with Princess Hibana, the shaped-pupils look great.

Anyway, the characters of The God of High School are really getting me excited, in the same way Tower of God did, as well as Leviathan. I said it once, and I will say it again… Korean talent has great stories and proposals for the fans.

I hope that Crunchyroll Originals keep coming for the months to come.

CONCLUSION

I know see that The God of High School has a lot of potential. And I can’t wait until next week to see the next episode, as long as the pupils of Jin don’t stare at it. Or else… they will take my soul. Until next week. I will sim;y go back with Princess Hibana.

Especially for the new episode of Fire Force, season 2.

I better be prepared.

Yes, my princess.