It might be that the PV was composed of clips from the episodes they have produced so far, which is why the lack of post-common route clips.
I thought that the PV is just fine as it is, and even if they try showing Kotarou’s powers (his Rewriting powers, which was revealed pretty early in the story anyway), people will still think it’s a generic harem school anime without the slice-of-life because of the number of heroines as compared to, like, Kotarou and Yoshino.
I actually thought the PV was pretty decent.
Just showing parts of the common bit wouldn’t be good at all. For whoever’s new to Rewrite and watching the PV, they might just think “Oh, wow, another show with dumb comedy and cliche characters in a harem” while they also showed the darker and mysterious side to Rewrite, which would give newcomers something to look forward to.
If they show the power though instead of a generic harem people might associate it with
Well, the whole point of Rewrite was that it was marketted as a generic galge, and later caught everyone off guard with its sudden twists. At least this PV does display the more mysterious half of the story in the second half. There’s a clear contrast between the school life and the mystery in the PV. A ghost crawling out of the protag’s bed? That’s bound to generate some interest.
Maybe they could’ve dangled a little more bait for the uninitiated, like Kotarou getting chased by one of the dogs, but eh, they only have so much animated to work with.
Yeah. Like if you expected the supernatural elements, how would the November incident hit so hard? I want them to keep that hidden during the anime as well
Ok, so i just finished Rewrite yesterday; I’ll have to go post my thoughts on it overall in a little bit.
Anyway, I had been thinking about how I might do it if I were adapting it. This fits with the “new development” part, but the actual descriptions in the interviews and what not make it seem a bit less likely. Oh well, I’ll share it anyway:
[spoiler]So the hard-to-adapt part of Rewrite is the fact that the majority of the VN is all just simulation, right? Welllllllllll, what if that was explained at the very beginning, instead of near the end, to make it make more sense? Here’s what Im thinking: Put the first half or so of Moon at the very beginning. Dont have to give away much of the actual meat of the story, just show Kotarou’s original struggle with Kagari, show him figuring out that the Earth is in trouble, and that Kagari seems to be looking at all the possibilities.
Then present the routes as said possibilities. Show each route failing to save the Earth. Each time, it seems like things could work out, but as we know, they all end in a dead end. Show them as flashbacks if that makes more sense. Or show Kotarou being sent back to the hill every time to confirm that it failed. Cut some out or combine some if needed to save time.
After the routes, go back and finish the rest of Moon. And lastly, of course do Terra.[/spoiler]
Well, like I said, this seems really unlikely. And I understand, this might present the whole thing with a slightly different mood. But ultimately the exact same themes and goal are accomplished., and I think it could feel really cool.
I’ve just realized something
(P.s. Character designs are on the official Rewrite anime page, under the “character” tab. Link http://www.rewrite-anime.tv/character/ )
The art for the character designs reminds me about the art for Charlotte when it was around December 2014-March 2015 when we were given info on Yu, Nao, Misa, and Yusa.
I really hope that this is the same case for Rewrite. Charlotte’s animation turned out gorgeous when we actually got to episode 1. Hopefully Rewrite goes through the same phase. Not to mention the difference is that Charlotte had a month to prepare for the PV (since Shirobako ended in March) well, maybe less than a month, while Rewrite’s PV was all messy because 8-Bit’s also in production for Shounen Maid, which is airing sometime this/next week.
But animation aside, with the new concept change, is there any news from Tanaka stating if Moon/Terra will still be animated ? I’m actually hoping they are, since they are my favorite routes.
With the new “change,” I hope it still goes into the routes some how. I think each route would be very enjoyable to see in anime form. Especially in Shizuru’s route, during the last few parts when they’re doing the Saying Goodbye scene, diary scene, and the Tree Kotarou scene
The anime should just use Moon as a plot device, such as how CLANNAD did theirs, with the main story, and the other world story.
You have to keep in mind that not only do animation studios pretty much always outsource at least some of the work, as mentioned before, but also its possible that a completely different animation team from 8-bit is working on Rewrite than is working on Shounen Maid (I wouldnt know, I havent looked into the latter at all).
I guess so 
As long as they showcase the great comedy and story of Rewrite, I won’t look down on the animation if it’s not the best.
Just knowing that Rewrite will be animated and told in a way, is a happy thought. Happy thoughts create Happy Memories 
See the art fm charlotte that you posted is some base art made by Na-Ga himself; the Rewrite PV on the other hand is made by the actual studio.
As such, I am 90% sure that what we see in the PV will end up the actual animation for the anime
Ahhh, oh well. I have no complaints about the animation (other than how choppy it is).
Let’s just hope the anime adapters are good at music placement and Shake It Now Baby Now
The stuff we saw was probably only from episode 1 anyway. So it’s not that bad. And of course, the common route stuff isn’t going to look as ‘pretty’ as we might want it to be. I have faith that the important stuff in the heroine routes and Moon/Terra will look great
Episode 1 ? Really ? I don’t remember that Kagari scene until like 8 hours in. Plus, didn’t he meet Akane after Shizuru ? Akane’s appearance should be at episode 2 in the earliest.
Generally in PVs, they only show stuff from the first couple episodes. I remember for Charlotte and Little Busters, the majority of the stuff shown was from Episode 1 respectively, and some from episode 2.
Lol. Charlotte’s PV… Those were the days… When we actually THOUGHT that the things happening in the PV were serious. In reality, it was just a joke.
Oh, and yes, I remember they showed Yusa (who didn’t appear until episode 3) So I’d hope we’d get Akane by then. She’s the highlight of personalities in Rewrite. She’s like a wise-dark-Yuri (from Angel Beats).
I didn’t see that way, but you have a point about the 5 routes.
I thought occurred to me today. Rewrite spoilers below.
[spoiler]We know that by the end of the story, Kashima Sakura becomes the main antagonist. But this development is often cited as one of the areas where the writing of Rewrite felt very lacking. For most of the game, she is never mentioned and has no noticeable influence on the story. It’s like, why her? They figured they needed a villain at the very end and decided it may as well be her. It felt really cheap. She didn’t even have a character sprite for God sake. Midou or Brenda could’ve fit the role just as well.
So, if I were making the anime, I would definitely prioritise Kashima Sakura’s presence in the early part of the story. I’d want her to be introduced as soon as possible, if only something as simple as showing her face on the news or something. Then build upon that; make her someone we’re very familiar with by the end of the story, someone we’re prepared to face as an enemy, someone who we can accept as our final obstacle.
It makes me think that they won’t just ignore the events of Akane’s route, and that her story will play into things. I wouldn’t be surprised if instead of following Akane’s route directly, Kotarou joins the side of Guardian and is forced to fight against Gaia, so we see the events of her route from an outside perspective.[/spoiler]
In summary, I believe that the events of Akane’s route will be very important to the anime. Also we have that Shimako illustration so the story of the holy woman must have some significance to the plot.
This makes alot of sense. I really like this idea. One thing I would add which I think would be interesting is to have Kotarou have dreams and see her in the common route. It would be kind of interesting to see Kashima haunting Kotarou really early on
8-Bit’s Shounen Maid aired yesterday (here is the OP:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUInsAJCrFQ)
the OP looks great, it is animated by 8-Bit’s star Ryouma Ebata!
there is something I wanted to say for a long time, I’ve noticed some people (I won’t give names) who say that the animation in the Rewrite PV are bad and that “choppy animation don’t suit key series”
First of all, Rewrite is different from other Key series, we key fans always try to convince people who haven’t read Rewrite that its different from other key stuff and you just come and deny that? are you insane?
Also the animations aren’t choppy, they are either normal animations or really fluid, the movements of the body and the hair are believable and the editing/photography is splendid.
Anyone who says that the Rewrite PV has bad animation clearly doesn’t know shit about animation, I can’t believe that some people said that the White Fox opening looks better, that opening is full of still frames and has a “hard-to-draw” design that doesn’t look on other angles, you should really do some research about animation and designs.
also “The amount of shading =/= good animation”
I don’t really know much about animation, but I think it doesn’t look bad at all. It’s more that the colouring seems a bit strange. But could you tell me more about the character designs? Like you said, and I heard it multiple times, these designs are better to draw from different angles. Why is that? I heard of an example that Grisaia’s designs didn’t fit if seen from other planes than the frontal one. Although I can understand this, I didn’t see any visual examples. Maybe you can give me more info and insight about that? I would appreciate if you can teach me more about animation, or if you have some kind of animation guide online which tells me?
