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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Wonder why this "shounen bat" guy seems to be going after anyone who has something to do with that toy character. |
KinetaNov 23, 2012 9:23 AM
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| Not really an interesting episode, but it has some nice scenes, and Shounen Bat is veeeery eerie. And what's the meaning of his:"I'm home."? |
| I am glad that guy was attacked. He was really annoying. I don't know if the kid is actually the homeless lady, or if he's actually her imagination. |
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| Really a nice first episode, that was kinda weird but not in a bad way. Also that was intriguing and scary at the same time. The mystery is complete about the shonen and I'm intrigued to know who he is and what exactly are his motivations. Also we could've feel the stress, of the girl, caused by such accident. That what made this episode kinda scary beside all the delusions. I'm glad the dude was kicked by the shonen bat, I didn't like it at all, he was really irritating. I was really like wtf when he was immitating all the girls voices. As for the animation, I like it overall, but I really don't like the character design. Though it contributes a lot to this weird atmosphere. |
| Man , this is awesome . . . Almost all the shows that i start of wit . . Start off really well . . . . . Hope this maintains the awesomeness |
| An okay ep. |
| Reaally impressive first episode. I will now continue to watch because I can't sit with so many unanswered questions. |
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| First time I watched the series and I have to say that that was an awesome ep. Glad I picked this series up today. |
| Great start! I just know I'm gonna love this. |
Jilleon said: I was following just fine but got momentarily confused when that stuffed toy began talking and when that very annoying inspector was imitating the voices. Unless it was just the woman's imagination hearing the voices as is (or if the inspector was just...talented?) I'm thinking it's probably just her imagination, and this also makes you question whether the attacker was real until the guy is attacked. |
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| I'm really impressed by the first episode though I've got to admit that I find the content slightly depressing. I felt really sorry for the female designer, being attacked on the street on top of being bullied by her boss and then getting slandered on the internet. Looks like she even developed hallucinations where she is able to speak with her doll to easen her pain. Anyway, the natural dialogues and the gripping mysterydefinitely got me interested. |
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| I know that many people will have seen this, but I thought I would follow this series and give me opinions as I go through it nonethless... anyway, very nice opening episode! Eerie, the end where the kid just said 'im home' was quite chilling! Wonder if that old man at the start doing the equations has anything to do with anything? Blegh.. too many questions at this point, but yeah nice opening episode, very intreaging! |
| I wonder what the number 510 is about. This series seems to be going well so far. I'm actually liking Little Slugger even if he is hitting people randomly. I really dislike that reporter... who knows what he would have done if he caught up to that girl. |
| HEY! |
| LOL that dude got what he deserved! |
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| very interesting plot, one of the best,, and i am shocked by the opening song, LOL |
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| That was an odd first episode.. The opening was fucking creepy. |
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| I want to punch most of the people the detectives talked to... brought up issues in society. I dislike the opening. It's creepy. But this is really intriguing so far. I'm liking the boy with the golden bat. |
| I watched quite a few episodes of this anime about five years ago and never ended up finishing it. I decided to pick it up again and watch from the beginning because I want to refresh my memory. Also, I distinctly remember how creepy Kawazu Akio was to this day, and cringed at the ice cream scene xD |
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| Great artstyle and opening. Seems interesting. |
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| Tadaima! Life sure is stressful. It's a good thing the opening and ending are relaxing though lol |
| Can't stop thinking of Goreshit when watching this lol Great 1st episode~! |
| I was horrified at the ice cream scene. man, that guy is way creeepy |
| EL PSY KONGROO!!! |
| That was the most disturbing OP I've ever seen... |
| Interesting first episode. I've watched this anime on Adult Swim many many years ago but never fully watched it, only bits and pieces. So a girl designer called Tsukiko gets attacked by a kid named "Lil Slugger" with a baseball bat. The girl starts seeing hallucinations of her doll talking to her. That fat guy tries to talk to her and then winds up getting hit by Lil Slugger. That Ice Cream scene was creepy. And holy fuck that OP is disturbing. |
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| From the start to the end this anime was very strange, the atmosphere feels rather off yet very intriguing I'm not sure but this is rather interesting yet very repelling... Either way let's see what this story will offer us! That OP was very strange luckily the ED was not as strange though but still weird as fuck! |
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| Very interesting first episode. That dude gave me the creeps licking the sundae and eating that cherry :p |
| Everything is this seems really creepy,from the atmosphere,OP,character designs,etc. |
| Disturbing OP I've ever seen. Feels like Serial Experiments Lain. |
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| That was really weird... But I might have a few clue that may be relevant. I'm not sure at all. First, the two aggression that happened so far somehow seem to have helped that girl a lot. In the first case, it gave her a reason to get a break from work, which seemed awfully stressing for her. In the second case, the creepy journalist dude was harassing her a lot. Him being beaten right when he was stalking her may make him stop from following her. Another thing that caught my eyes was in the OP : that nuclear explosion and that old man on the moon while there is ''impacts'' on the Earth. The nuclear bomb is a touchy subject and widely explored in japanese culture. The americans have been the first one to go on the moon while in parallel, there was a race to nuclear armament. Of course, there have been a lot of nuclear test made around the world. Now, I don't know what the link could be with a psychological anime about a young boy who beats people with a broken golden bat, but the overall plot may have something to do with the ''nuclear children''. Another thing that was weird and that everybody probably noticed is that hospitalized old man. His ''calcul'' (or whatever it was) ended up with Tsukiko chamber number. However, he made that calcul even before she was assaulted. If I had to guess, this is an important incoherency that will be cleared up in the future. There is also that incoherency between that healthy old man that we see in the OP and that weak and senile looking old man in the episode. I don't know what that mean, but it's almost like that old man isn't even ''real''. The fact that his son(?) was pushing his wheelchair is contradicting that theory though. And now I'm lost in my own blabbering. Oh well, we'll see. I expect mind fucks, because I'm already mind fucked. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| I expect a lot from this show, hope it doesn't disappoint. I really liked the first episode, the opening is a tad creepy though.. |
| Interesting start. I like the OP and the little stuffed animal dog! |
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| this is one of the weirdest op i have seen so far,what a bad luck this girl have, she needs to chill out,her comrades are jealous of her + she was attacked . |
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| Quite intriguing. What is 510? Why is the bat broken? Why golden? Why did the woman disappear? If it truly is a fake, then why did the man get attacked? Why is the man/woman (can't tell) shocked when he sees the woman in the bus at the beginning? "I'm home." What?? Quite excited to see my questions be answered. A great opening! |
| I'm curious about whether this time I've just experienced the same phenomenon as in serial experiment lain where I didn't understand a single thing and everyone else was appreciating it as a rational masterpiece or not. Maybe this just didn't make any sense at all. |
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| I liked it. Very interesting plot |
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| What an in interesting first episode! From the get go there's a ton of things that stand out to get your brain working. Extremely interested in the old man with white hair that seems to be insane. He seemed to be trying to warn Tsukiko about Shounen Bat when he wrote down that cluster of words and numbers on the hospital's parking lot. 510 was her room number and all. Either that or he sees Tsukiko as something to be eliminated and Shounen Bat has ties with him somehow? Also, Shounen Bat's "Tadaima." sent chills down my spine. That was cool as shit. |
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| I Really Liked this Episode!!! I think this series has real promise! |
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| I love Hirasawa's voice man, I will never get tired to listening to his music. Reminds me a lot of Paprika tbh. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| The opening creeped the hell outta me lol |
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| Been meaning to watch this for years and finally am, am very intrigued by this first episode |
| Opening is great. The initial episode is alright; it was compelling enough to keep my attention. |
| Great first epsiode. I love the sound design of the city and the general atmosphere of the show. |
| Revisiting old anime shows such as these in in the late 2010's offers a rather interesting perspective, because we as an audience have seen the directors and creators subsequent works to date. Such works contain similarities as such. The surreal and psychological elements are obvious but I suspect as the show gains traction in its plot that such surrealism and reality with become harder to distinguish. As the audience breaking the fourth wall the case seems very superficial and easy to solve for the two detectives but I suspect with most anime directed by Satoshi Kon that there are more complicated details to be discovered |
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