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| Hmmm ... animation looks nice. The story so far nothing new, a boy, a school full of girls (lucky bastard). Childhood friend and Ojou-sama. We'll see how it will continue. If there is action and fight may not be so bad. Ahh ... Who am I cheating, I watch for the cool anime girls. |
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| I'M LOVING THIS ANIME LOL, FUCK ALL HATERS! |
| Even though it lacks originality, I must say that I really like the setting. Looking forward to the battle and hope the story picks up a bit soon. Main character is OK, a bit thick-headed of course, but that seems to be a rule with these shows nowadays. =) |
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| Tl;dr decent-good cast, not a complete idiot male, decent OP, good ED, pretty good BGM. This could actually pass. Also, if the IS is man-made, why the heck did they make it so that only females can pilot it? And even more so, the fuck is it that makes <insert name of male lead here> able to pilot it? Those are my only complaints right now. ಠ_ಠ |
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| the animation was good can't wait to see the duel |
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| kinda thought there would be more progress in the first episode |
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| I'm shocked... I actually enjoyed that. I think people are giving it too little credit. It was funny without being too perverted, the animation is rather nice and the artwork is crisp and bright. The "tsundere" actually isn't annoying but I get the feeling is going to be a rather sweet character. The main guy is actually funny and isn't taking total advantage of girls but rather what I think is a more realistic reaction to his situation, but he's also not a wimp who is going to take insults laying down. The only weak point so far that I have seen is the ojou character. She is annoying. That mecha fight in the start was rather cool, I thought. It also made me laugh quite a bit. "Oh, was it the big thick one?" "Yes, it was mandatory reading." "Sorry, I made a mistake and threw it out right away." |
| I'm shocked... I actually enjoyed that. I think people are giving it too little credit. It was funny without being too perverted, the animation is rather nice and the artwork is crisp and bright. The "tsundere" actually isn't annoying but I get the feeling is going to be a rather sweet character. The main guy is actually funny and isn't taking total advantage of girls but rather what I think is a more realistic reaction to his situation, but he's also not a wimp who is going to take insults laying down. The only weak point so far that I have seen is the ojou character. She is annoying. That mecha fight in the start was rather cool, I thought. It also made me laugh quite a bit. "Oh, was it the big thick one?" "Yes, it was mandatory reading." "Sorry, I made a mistake and threw it out right away." |
| Not really sure where this will be going but it was a decent watch and I am lacking in shows to watch this season so I'll be giving it a go. I just don't care for harem types a lot anymore but the mecha helps ease that annoyance for me a little plus his sister is kick ass :3 |
layfonkun said: yeah it does seem very cliche but its nice :),i wonder how long they will keep the whole all the girls drooling over the one dude in the school,but since this is like really harem i don't really see that changing haha,also rarely any fanservice ftw!.It was pretty nice, a bit cliche though, but nice all the same. 4/5 |
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Charliehsv said: There was nothing wrong with Asura Cryin it was perfectly fine, although one thing I hope they don't do is separate this into 2 seasons, that would be not cool at all.But it has it's entertainment value, so I'll just keep watching. I just hope it doesn't end up like Asura Cryin'... Alexstratz said: I really like this post! Simple yet funny. I was kind of thinking along like that until I got used to liking the cliche elements just like for the first time and yes I can do that just to not get the bitching aspect of "Same shit I saw in other animes"reaper_unique said: Also I don't like the attitude of the females. Males are still stronger than females. A suit won't change that. I mean from what I could tell, the IS are used for recreational things(sports in other words) and not war etc so why would they laugh, if they were assaulted in an ally, I doubt an IS could save them. Sure it can since it can fly and suddenly materialize, although I have to confirm this. reaper_unique said: I hope so because Cecilia has,The fight next week will most likely be: Male gets in trouble but through his manly will power he will pull through and win. funnels! I hate that shit so bad since my friend used it on me in a Gundam game where I chose the Wing Gundam theme and he chose mechas that only have that shit. Less you have something long range or good shields, those funnels will keep on attacking you. Cecilia controls them, worse of all, I think she is a new type. |
Yumekichi11Jan 7, 2011 11:22 AM
| Nothing outstanding, but I didn't have huge expectations for the series anyways. Eagerly looking forward to the twintails appearance. The fight was surprisingly decent at the start, but I found the school life to be meh. Typical OH SHIT SHE HAS TITTIES moments are so old at this point its terrible. The characters seem interesting for the most part despite the cliche except the english representative makes me want to stab kittens. Overall, I will probably finish this. Its not great, but its not ridiculously terrible. Seems like a 7 quality. Off topic: Exo skeletons can only be used by females? Really? Would make more sense for males with that format. I love how im trying to be logical with mecha, but still. |
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| Been looking forward to this anime for awhile and just watched the first episode and I mainly enjoyed it. Animation and voice actors are all great but the story did seem a bit slow and there were a few un-original parts but they werent overtly too obvious or bad. The only part that really got me disappointed was Cecilia and her generic stuck up type of character and possibly the teacher and her overly kind attitude. The harem aspects weren't too bad also, though I was disappointed when they said the IS isnt used for military but just sport so it kinda destroys my hope with this anime becoming more serious. So heres hoping it starts getting better from here and possibly pick up the pace a bit and start having some action. Though I guess its not very fair to say that seeing its the first episode. To be honest I kinda was hoping this would be like Full Metal Panic where it was mecha, highschool, romance and comedy all in one with a half serious and half non serious story. |
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| Nothing really special here yeah, but it was really fun to watch. Animation looks good, chara design too, bgm fits the rest and seiyuu do some nice work. Oh and Ichika isn't a complete idiot, that's assuring. Though his complains sure are annoying when he's so fckn' lucky. Just hope we won't get too much mecha later, since i don't like it. Since it's an animation of a light novel, i expect the mecha vs life in school factors to be well balanced. tl;dr Do liek. |
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Oosran said: Tl;dr decent-good cast, not a complete idiot male, decent OP, good ED, pretty good BGM. This could actually pass. Also, if the IS is man-made, why the heck did they make it so that only females can pilot it? And even more so, the fuck is it that makes <insert name of male lead here> able to pilot it? Those are my only complaints right now. ಠ_ಠ actually probably going to be only one guy in the entire show unless the principal or something is a dude. |
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| Pure garbage, count me out. |
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Clous said: Interesting but I never though they were exo-skeletons in the first place. Well at the very least it is sure they are of a type that can materialize.Off topic: Exo skeletons can only be used by females? Really? Would make more sense for males with that format. I love how im trying to be logical with mecha, but still. |
Yumekichi11 said: Clous said: Interesting but I never though they were exo-skeletons in the first place. Well at the very least it is sure they are of a type that can materialize.Off topic: Exo skeletons can only be used by females? Really? Would make more sense for males with that format. I love how im trying to be logical with mecha, but still. Hopefully as the series progresses we can get more info on that front. If they are just like ONLY FEMALES CAN USE THIS BECAUSE WE SAY SO . I will be sad. Even a terrible reason would make me smile. |
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| Nice opening theme, but I kinda feel sorry for the lead male for being the only thorn among the roses, by the way her childhool firend is hot. |
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Clous said: Off topic: Exo skeletons can only be used by females? Really? Would make more sense for males with that format. I love how im trying to be logical with mecha, but still. Same exact reason you can question the likes of Mai-Hime/Otome, Sky Girls, Strike Witches, etc. |
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Confucius said: A dumb harem Yes, but that doesn't mean it can not be an enjoyable watch. The characters were aesthetically pleasing but there wasn't too much fanservice. Although asking what a bra was...well we won't talk about that. English food joke +++. I hope that ojou gets her ass kicked. That has to be my least favorite type of character; i can't help but want to slap them through the screen. |
Clous said: I agree with that because it would make more reasoning as to why only Ichika can use it as a exception and I think it may have to do with a sudden change and DNA as elements of a future theory less their explanations are clear. Yumekichi11 said: If they are just like ONLY FEMALES CAN USE THIS BECAUSE WE SAY SO . I will be sad. Even a terrible reason would make me smile.Clous said: Interesting but I never though they were exo-skeletons in the first place. Well at the very least it is sure they are of a type that can materialize.Off topic: Exo skeletons can only be used by females? Really? Would make more sense for males with that format. I love how im trying to be logical with mecha, but still. Wasabi said: Mai-Hime/Otome and Strike Witches had decent explanations at least although very dumb to certain extents like Strike Witches and magic, euh....male can use that magic too.Clous said: Same exact reason you can question the likes of Mai-Hime/Otome, Sky Girls, Strike Witches, etc.Off topic: Exo skeletons can only be used by females? Really? Would make more sense for males with that format. I love how im trying to be logical with mecha, but still. |
Wasabi said: Clous said: Off topic: Exo skeletons can only be used by females? Really? Would make more sense for males with that format. I love how im trying to be logical with mecha, but still. Same exact reason you can question the likes of Mai-Hime/Otome, Sky Girls, Strike Witches, etc. It's just that exoskeletons can't fit correctly because of the penis. Thankfully our protagonist has such a small penis that the exoskeletons can't even detect and they take him for a woman. |
| I really liked the fight scene, it looked just like a battle between Auto-bots and Decepticons. I didn't have high expectations to begin with but I have a feeling that this will be just like Star Driver. I will see what's going on next week. |
FrostiJan 7, 2011 3:39 PM
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| 1: The graphics are as expected: fairly average. Nothing spectacular to see here. The characters are generic, and it's shaping up like any other harems. However, the concept of the IS is still unique and a fresh idea, and I will look forward to the upcoming duel. I can't see our protagonist losing though, since that would go against the formula of these type of shows...xD |
| Interesting. Seems average, hoping tsundere service will be a plus. |
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Monad said: Wasabi said: Clous said: Off topic: Exo skeletons can only be used by females? Really? Would make more sense for males with that format. I love how im trying to be logical with mecha, but still. Same exact reason you can question the likes of Mai-Hime/Otome, Sky Girls, Strike Witches, etc. It's just that exoskeletons can't fit correctly because of the penis. Thankfully our protagonist has such a small penis that the exoskeletons can't even detect and they take him for a woman. LOL at that ^ But about the show, I was quite shocked actually. Was actually expecting the, you know, seasonal mediocre anime that comes in one way and goes out the other but after watching the first episode I now have a quite high expectation on the upcoming episodes. The first episode was quite funny and the beginning battle scene had superb animation. Hopefully it will continue that way throughout the story. |
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Monad said: Wasabi said: Clous said: Off topic: Exo skeletons can only be used by females? Really? Would make more sense for males with that format. I love how im trying to be logical with mecha, but still. Same exact reason you can question the likes of Mai-Hime/Otome, Sky Girls, Strike Witches, etc. It's just that exoskeletons can't fit correctly because of the penis. Thankfully our protagonist has such a small penis that the exoskeletons can't even detect and they take him for a woman. No, it's because:  |
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| good start.. "If men and women will have a war, it will not last three days." - of course women wins here. So women look down on men here. Oh well, since it's always the other way around, this might get interesting. |
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| Only one episode in and I'm already wishing that Cecelia Alcott would die a slow, horrible, and excruciatingly painful death! I don't like any of these girls, and I'm not particularly fond of the guy. Plus, I'm not too keen on watching anime where the guy is constantly getting the shit kicked out of him by girls...and not beating the crap out of the ones that truly deserve it. I'll give it a few more eps, but this is REALLY looking like a drop-candidate to me. |
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| good start.. "If men and women will have a war, it will not last three days." - of course women wins here. So women look down on men here. Oh well, since it's always the other way around, this might get interesting. |
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| Futuristic setting with our lead character Orimura Ichika and his childhood friend Sinonono Houki, seems that the story will be something fresh but still staying with the typical harem concept. But for now i'll be waiting for next weeks duel with the British girl, it's obvious whos going to win.. |
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| Absolutely terrible. I couldn't find one thing I liked about the first episode. -What was with the battle at the beginning? Showing what's going to happen? Why? -All the characters are terrible cardboard cutouts. I didn't like a single one. -The comedy isn't funny at all. Misunderstandings can be funny, but not when you use them ALL THE TIME. Yes, I mad. Worst show this season, I called it. |
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Monad said: Wasabi said: Clous said: Off topic: Exo skeletons can only be used by females? Really? Would make more sense for males with that format. I love how im trying to be logical with mecha, but still. Same exact reason you can question the likes of Mai-Hime/Otome, Sky Girls, Strike Witches, etc. It's just that exoskeletons can't fit correctly because of the penis. Thankfully our protagonist has such a small penis that the exoskeletons can't even detect and they take him for a woman. Hey, that was exactly what I thought. The action were nice. The good parts were good, but some flaws are horrible. The cliches were so bad I felt cringy. But it was still entertaining to some extent.... |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
VillettaIchihara said: Oh great we have the same wave length of hate towards Cecillia but the problem is that she is the strongest. Those damn funnels I tell ya.Only one episode in and I'm already wishing that Cecelia Alcott would die a slow, horrible, and excruciatingly painful death! |
| Quality is pretty awesome. And I hope they explain why men cant use the IS. |
| i hope this show wouldnt end with SEXIST MESSAGE like in DISNEY MOVIES. gender discrimination is very bad, guys =) |
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Jacut said: Pure garbage, count me out. Agreed, this episode was a waste of my time. |
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| Interesting and it seems like it has a lot of potential but I get the feeling that some of it is generic and predictable. Still I got a few laughs from it so I'll continue to watch it. |
| Liked this episode. For me one of best animes of this season. |
viral_hun said: Meh, just meh. The season has already started to disappoint me. I'll give the next 2 or so episode a chance, but if it won't pick up, I'm dropping this. I have a feeling I will be dropping this soon as well. I was interested in the premise of only women being able to operate IS machines. But after watching ep 1, I don't think there is going to be any proper explanation. At this point, I am wondering maybe its the location of the joystick(in which case maybe the main char is gay?! I am so going to Hell! lol). A magical setting would have made more sense. And finally, this episode was full of poorly executed cliches(tsundere childhood friend, crazy english girl, etc etc). edit: I was kind of in a bad mood when I first watched this as a poor mayoi neko in my street got electrocuted because it tried to escape the rain by jumping into a open transformer box. I checked the seiyuus and watched it again. Not as terrible as I first felt. But I still want to push that Engrish ojou into a rancor pit. I guess this will be a 12 ep anime. |
madaodonoJan 8, 2011 11:06 AM
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| Good first episode. Seems like it is going to turn into a harem really fast though. The girls are already glued all over the guy. I am also wondering about the robots' purpose, functions, reasons behind only girls, design, etc., but it should say in future episodes. Hopefully. 5/5 first episode. |
| great first ep, not to mention Houki looks almost exactly the same as Shino Amakusa from Seitokai Yakuindomo, also voiced by Youko Hisaka |
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Psychotik said: Absolutely terrible. I couldn't find one thing I liked about the first episode. -What was with the battle at the beginning? Showing what's going to happen? Why? -All the characters are terrible cardboard cutouts. I didn't like a single one. -The comedy isn't funny at all. Misunderstandings can be funny, but not when you use them ALL THE TIME. Yes, I mad. Worst show this season, I called it. - Plenty of series do this. It adds incentive for some people to keep going because really, that was some fairly decent battle animation there. It was to show that this show actually has a budget. Not the best marketing strategy by a long shot, but it is a way to get some people interested. - You can tell from the "only guy in a school of girls" that this was going to be one of those series. What did you expect? Monster? Because that is not what you are going to get from this. - I didn't think it was all that bad and it actually got some chuckles from me. I mean, do you seriously think him throwing out a large school book was a misunderstanding? Because that is something a lazy kid would do on purpose and pretend to be mistaken about. That's why it was rather funny. But perhaps I'm just reading into it a bit too much. But then again, comedy never appeals to everyone. Worst show of the season? Seriously? With Wolverine, Rio, Cardfight!!, Onii-chan no Koto, Issho ni Training, Starry Sky and Haiyoru! to compete with? Not freaking likely. |
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