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lucathia ([personal profile] lucathia) wrote2016-02-05 12:24 am

Noblesse Awakening OVA

So, not only was there a prequel OVA, there's also an OVA by Production I.G. that adapts most of Season 1. :O A 30 minute OVA that adapts 78 chapters. :'D Well, to sum it up, it was very pretty and fast paced. Lots of stuff cut out, lots of characters all at once, but since everything's done in hindsight, M-21 and M-24 are sympathetic characters from the start and not 2 dimensional villains. XD

I hope this means that doors will be open to adapting more manhwa and webtoons to anime. :D Still, very strange to hear Noblesse in Japanese. Hearing Shinwoo get called by -chan and -kun is very weird. And Frankenstein with his "Yes, Master" in his Japanese accent made me think of Fate/Stay Night.


M-21. :DDDDD So pretty~~~


The opening was super pretty~~~


For a moment, I thought this was going to be a series, until I realized it was an OVA. :') Such a pretty opening for a single episode.


Shinwoo! :DDDD


The opening was very dynamic with a nice beat, but I only mostly took screencaps of their faces, oops.


Shinwoo. :DDDDDDD


Lol, M-21 being all villainous.


M-24.


Ik-han featured with circuit boards.


Yuna.


Frankenstein wears his glasses a lot?


Pretty iconic here.


Pic of the school.


Ye Ran!


Shinwoo~~~. I always liked Shinwoo a lot...


Shinwoo and Rai's first meeting. Too bad Shinwoo doesn't talk much with Rai here. No mention of Rai not knowing the language or needing to be shown around.


Rai magically opening gates. :')


I'm amused that all the signs are already in English. Is it because it's an international release?


Frankenstein's office!


Everyone's given an updated look, huh. No super curly hair for Frankenstein. XD


I giggled here. :')


I giggled some more. :'DDDDD


Aaaaaaaahhhhh. I really got a different feeling from this meeting than I got in the manhwa. I think it's having the characters voiced... And seeing all the sparkles. :'DDDDD


820 years~. Frankenstein's hair looks pretty here. And I like how clearly we can see the paintings on the wall.


Rai, you're not going to stick out your pinky???? D:


(And it's a place that will accidentally get destroyed and will need to be rebuilt, but more than that, it's a place to belong. ♥)


Too bad Rai hasn't gone to lessons yet. No math joke. :')


And no joke about honorifics! Too bad. :')


Rai's earring is really obvious in the anime. XD Always glimmering mysteriously.


lol shoujo bubbles.


Ik-han is just typing away in class like that's normal. :'D


Cut away to M-21 and M-24.


Yup, they're not their two dimensional selves here. All of their cackling has been cut out, lol. And their villainous acts and most of their hanging around on roofs.


The scene when I really got into Noblesse. :')


It was mostly the humor that drew me in first. Rai was really amusing with the ramen.


Glad we still get to see them hanging out a bit. Though if all of that was cut out, then it wouldn't be much of an impact for the kids to get kidnapped.


Random M-21 screenshot.


Have a moon.


Rai's smile. :DDDDDDD


Hahahahaha, glad this joke was kept, though I wish we could've seen more of the kids' reactions.


Frankenstein. :'D


Indeed, now we know that this is quite necessary to have because Rai really would get lost.


Being all villainous.


Oh, it's Mary and Jake. Already showing up? M-21 and M-24 haven't even done much yet.


Have another random shot of M-21.


Ahhhhh, it's getting mentioned here. ;__; Yup, M-21 and M-24 are totally not being set up as the bad guys anymore.


The blood really stands out.


Lol, the infected is posing with them. (So not imposing)


It's cute how they're gathering around Rai's desk.


He's just kind of sitting there while they're all chatting.


One roof scene!


So the roofs aren't all completely cut out.


Have another M-21.


Ik-han can carry his bag on his forehead and play games at the same time.


This scene was really pretty.


I laughed when M-21 appeared out of nowhere and knocked all of them unconscious super quickly. XD


I really liked this shot of M-21, so here it is again.


The house!


Inside of the house.


I'm glad some of the jokes are still included.


I wonder how they chose what to keep. (Rai still isn't using his pinky...)


Really cute smile...!


All the smiling...!


Rai, if you don't stick out your pinky, how will Regis admire you later on??


Frankenstein's hair looks quite sleek in this ova.


The kids getting kidnapped. :')


I laughed when the infected stomped on the cell phone.


Jake just lounging around.


M-21 looks quite cool with a trench coat. I'd forgotten that look.


There's a right to be worried!


Lol.


Yes, go save them~~


I like how this scene was animated!


The angles were very dynamic.


You go, M-24. ;___; I didn't feel much from the ova, except for M-24's part. It was still very touching. But cut short, like every scene, so it didn't have as big of an impact.


He did. ):


(Mary's the one speaking here)


Prepare to fight! So many fights.


Fight, fight, fight.


The claws!


Mary looking cool.


Goodbye.


Ahhhhhh. So dramatic.


You go, Frankenstein.


Rai and Frankenstein's role is basically to arrive at the last minute, being all cool.


/amused by M-21's awe and narration.


Mary is impressed as well.


Yes, it's just as you think!


Fighting in a suit~


That smirk~


Rai calmly walks in.


You would have to be quite something to be able to hurt Frankenstein.


Maybe there was a slim(?) chance while Frankenstein was sealed? Wait, if he was sealed all this time, it means he survived just fine with only a portion of his power for 820 years? Though unsealed, it might actually be more harmful.


Transformation.


):


DDDDDD: M-24!!!!!!! And that's all the closure we get.


Not at you, obviously.


:'D


Whoooo


Mary and Jake really didn't stand a chance at all.


The kids~


Ohohoho.


Jake really didn't know who he was up against.


M-21's narration. XD


Have some more shots of M-21.


And some more.


I think that was an overkill.


So bright~~




Sleeping peacefully. :)


Aaaaand a smile to end it.

78 chapters!! This covered 78 chapters. So unbelievable. :'D I'm guessing they wanted to tell a full story and get to the first actual fight where Frankenstein and Rai show their powers. I wonder if people who haven't read Noblesse would be able to get all the characters straight, or if people would become attached to anyone. This was a lot of characters for 30 minutes.

[identity profile] youchikara.livejournal.com 2016-02-05 08:57 am (UTC)(link)

Whoaaa Only 30 minutes and all this (good) stuff??? I'm definitely going to watch it!!! And I haven't read the webtoon yet...

[identity profile] 12holyknights.livejournal.com 2016-02-06 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
The OVA is sooo wonderful! XD I was and still am really surprised to hear that Noblesse has an anime (all the movements *kyaaaaa*). However, since it's so fast paced, the scene of M-24's death is not as touching as it is in the manhwa (though it still reminds me of that scene and makes me silent for a while ;_;). What I like most about the OVA is that M-21 and M-24's character is built more suitable (they're not being all villainous, just sympathetic <3 because I don't think the ones who have such lives would harm innocent children).
Thank you for the HD-quality screencaps <3!

[identity profile] alejandra alarc髇 santini (from livejournal.com) 2016-02-07 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
The other ova with Muzaka was pretty good too! i hope we get a subtitle ver. in the future

[identity profile] alejandra alarc髇 santini (from livejournal.com) 2016-02-07 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I watch it whole, and its amazing...i didnt got anything they said but, one can more or less guess lol?

[identity profile] alejandra alarc髇 santini (from livejournal.com) 2016-02-07 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
i was fangirling like crazy!! i LOVE Noblesse ]! only thing that bothered me was the kid's names. So used to their corean ones that its so weird to hear another name more japanese like. i hope they make it a series!! <3 and m-21!! <3333
Edited 2016-02-07 00:22 (UTC)

[identity profile] alejandra alarc髇 santini (from livejournal.com) 2016-02-07 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Something like Yutaro or Yushitaro, didnt catch the name, my mind kept saying "Shinwoo" and so on lol

[identity profile] gem2niki.livejournal.com 2016-02-17 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
I think I remember flipping through printed versions you bought?
For someone who has no idea what it was about, it was pretty understandable. The characters were sympathetic enough that it was sad the big guy died :(

I hope they make more since I'm such a lazy reader :P