What if "Leviathan Stadium" would be turned into an animation series?
Most likey, that will never happen but I like to imagine the character design, storyline etc.
And: I imagined an opening scene cause I found a track which would perfectly fit, in my opinion^_~
CD: Kingdom of heaven OST
Track: No. 15 - Wall breached (but only the first 1 1/2 min. of it)
You can find a sample of it on amazon but of course it's better if you get the complete track - if you're intrerested in my little fantasy at all icon_whee.gif
Short script of "Leviathan Stadium" opening:
- few seconds before the initial four drum beats, we see the stadium diagonally from above -> you see the whole building with its front gates, not the stands; sun shines bright, sky's blue, a slow wind goes
- then the imaginary camera zooms with high speed onto the gates, bg at the screen's border blurring
- right in front of the gates - you're now at eye-level to them - the camera slows down, the main gates open: Ra-ta-ta-tamm (theme starts)
- you get a short glimpse of the main corridor and, in the distant, the entrance to the stadium, illuminated by the sunshine outside
- you see Enki, sitting in the stands - zoom - he turns his head around to look at you, seriously but with a smile on his lips
- (sec. 5) double drum beat: the gates behind you close, light's cut off
- now you alternately see short scenes of the main characters in their daily stadium life (stands, lobby, infirmary, merchant's ring etc., no fight-scenes yet) - and how you're walking through the dark main corridor and getting closer to the arena entrance
- (00:31) flourish, high violin and choire part start: you've entered the arena, camera gives a slow left-swing up onto the (crowded) stands, as if you're standing down there and watching in awe
- again: short scenes of main characters, now also (slow-motion) training/fighting scenes, no dark stuff yet
- (00:54) song changes into the "battle" rythm; right at this second, two colliding weapons (blade, staff or else) are shown
- now a sequence of action/emotional scenes follows: training fights, drama scenes (someone's crying, screaming, getting injured), fights against "bad boys", character transformation, character rushing to help their friends - all's getting more and more critical, until...
- (1:09) final drum beat: you're directly facing a raging Enki, slashing his naginata parallel to the ground, as if slicing you
- silence; your hovering directly above the stadium, looking down into the empty stands and onto the merchant's ring; a gentle wind blows up some petals
- camera's rising up, you see the stadium getting smaller and smaller
- camera swings around, you're looking up and see the death match ring, quick zoom
- you're rushing up until you're passing the death match ring, camera stops
- you see Enki (or Kraun, that'd fit for now) diagonally from behind, standing at the brink, coat and hair waving in the wind, he's staring down to a point in the distance, camera circles him, you see the flying petals passing him
- opening ends at 1:36