Witch Comparisons

  1. Stock footage from episode 1.
  2. Brighter and sharper magic circle.
  3. The carriers prow has been chopped down a bit, and the deck elevators are slightly darker. The TV version has some weird yellow object floating by the dock that was removed.
  4. Carrier has been repositioned, is lit better, and the planes on the deck have darker red markings.
  5. Brighter lighting.
  6. The planes have darker markings and thicker outlines. The deck is higher resolution.
  7. This takeoff shot transitions into CG later, rather than starting like that.
  8. Retextured sea, brighter ship lighting, redrawn Takami.
  9. Carrier and escorts are now sailing in the correct direction.
  10. Takami's eyes have been redrawn and her mouth has been retimed.
  11. Chidori has been redrawn.
  12. Hikari's face is less lopsided.
  13. Takami has yet another face redraw.
  14. Hikari isn't blurred out. The background Zero's have redrawn markings.
  15. The shot is zoomed out, making the next shot of her flailing around a bit more plausible
  16. The scene is brighter, the ocean is retextured and the Zero's have been relit and repainted with darker markings. The Fuso flags have been added back.
  17. Someone forgot the deck crew. The lighting is less harsh and the plane has been weathered a bit.
  18. More relit planes.
  19. This takeoff is less blurry and her magic circle fits the deck better.
  20. Different sea texture, planes.
  21. The distant Neuroi are no longer shrouded in darkness.
  22. The planes have darker propellers, the Neuroi are surrounded by a light patch
  23. Takami has been moved up a bit.
  24. Her head is moved very slightly
  25. More hazy Neuroi.
  26. Slight repositioning.
  27. Takami's face has been redrawn, her glowy eyes are brighter and have narrower pupils.
  28. Obvious redraw is obvious.
  29. Redder beams.
  30. Redder beams and brighter planes.
  31. Weird floating Neuroi core has been removed.
  32. Slightly different sky, blurrier contrails.
  33. Propellers.
  34. Hikari has very slightly different eye shines.


  35. Beams.
  36. Dirtier paint.
  37. Completely different pose.
  38. Retimed puff of debris, slight repositioning.
  39. Dat face.
  40. Sharper explosion.
  41. Explosions!
  42. Debris!
  43. Shield is at a different angle.
  44. Beams
  45. Looks better until you notice the splashes placed ontop of the explosion.
  46. Explosion!
  47. Different muzzle flash timings.
  48. Bloomier and brighter explosion.
  49. Repositioned witch. Longer, better looking muzzle flash.
  50. Flamier smoke from the damaged planes.
  51. Brighter lighting.
  52. Different pose.
  53. Sharper explosion.
  54. Darker sky.
  55. MUCH darker sky, with glowing Neuroi cores.
  56. et cetera.
  57. The Neuroi now explode on the spot rather than ejecting their cores first.
    The shaking deck blows away Hikari's tears.
  58. Krupinski's blush doesn't cover the shading on her face, and her mouth is retimed.
  59. Damage removed.
  60. Our hero is less blurry.
  61. Hikari raises her weapon slower.
  62. The puffs of light stream backwards rather than outwards.
  63. The damaged area no longer lingers around.
  64. The big beam o' war is redder.
  65. This shot is slightly higher up and they're firing at a different angle.
  66. Witch, beams, etc.
  67. Focus!
  68. The shinies are in sharper focus.
  69. Redraws!
  70. Foreshortening!
  71. Redrawn eyes.
  72. Everyone has slightly redrawn eyes, Rossman has bigger eyelashes.
  73. Nao has her angry face on.
  74. Rall's mouth is timed differently.