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| I spent the whole show trying to figure out if Chizuru was a girl or not. I figured with all the bishies she might just be one of them. On the other hand, did anything happen in this episode besides her getting taken under their care? I don't mind reverse harems as long as they are actually interesting. |
| When I first read about this anime, I immediately thought that it wouldn't be my cup of tea. I had nothing else to do a few days ago, so I watched episode 1. Besides the fact that their reaction of realizing that Chizuru was a girl was SO UNBELIEVABLY OVEREXAGGERATED, it was really good! I mean, really! I look forward to episode 2. |
| well the first ep was kinda boring and the anime seems just the typical bishie harem (omg..am i getting tired of bishies?!?!? O.O)...well i'll keep watching a few more eps maybe it gets better or not.. |
     I didn't want to hurt you but you're pretty when you cry. I didn't really love you but I'm pretty when I lie. |
| DAMMNIT, it's Vampire Knight with samurais =/ Also, I have a guess to the next season of this anime... Hakuouki - Shinsengumi Kitan GUILTY Well, on the bright side, it has decent animation, themes, and bgm :D |
zerokillApr 10, 2010 8:37 PM
| I watched both the fake & real subs and I can say chonmage subs are way better than the real ones. xD Some of the jokes are simply amazing and hilarious, they made the episode much enjoyable. Anyway it was about nothing but talking and bishies. I don't mind these things, but I wouldn't mind some action and plot either. xD |
Cheshiree_CatApr 11, 2010 10:09 AM
"Yume nara sameta dakedo bokura wa mada nani mo shiteinai susumu"      |
| Introductory episode (I hope). I think it could turn out to something enjoyable, if they make good use of the interesting setting. |
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Mihiko said: o_o this anime reminds me of Gintama "Shinsengumi" and the character's name is similar Lol Actually I wanted to skip parts of the episode but could not I thought this anime was not good but it was good to me,this anime is not bad ;D Funny, it reminded me of Rurouni Kenshin, even has Saitou Hajime in it. |
| Yayyy reverse harem! I really liked Saito and Sano. Im looking forward to the next episode.:) |
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noteDhero said: How do I slip into these shows? After the first 5 minutes, I was thinking, "this sounds like a vn." Lo and behold, I come here and someone mentions 'otome' which I then look up. How depressing. You must be a psychic, because I couldn't discern any out-standing VN traits in this show based on the first episode alone. |
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| It was the trite dialogue, convenient progression, terrible music, and introduction of characters that screamed "VN romance game" I've never even played one, but I know the traits from comedy shows and vn adaptations well enough to figure it out once I'm watching. |
| What I thought to be pretty good from the description, turned out to meet a mixed response from me after seeing the first episode. The pace is pretty quick, during 25 minutes we go from her meeting the Shinsengumi to living there to spending some time and getting to know the guys already, and some things they try to keep secretive. And with all that fast pace, let's face it - the episode was boring, with dragged on too long scenes and stuff they could easily replace with something funnier, more enjoyable or just some hints of the upcoming action/reverse harem (?). The audiovisual part doesn't leave much to complain here, the characters look good, the animation doesn't have much flaws. The OP/ED are fine, with the ED especially likable for me, due to the beautiful piano parts. I guess some background music could've killed a part of the boredom that overwhelmed me at times while watching this episode. Overall it's a slow start and I hope it'll get better in time, but the preview of the second episode made me sigh... 5/10 |
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| I like it~ Then again, who DOESN'T love sexy samurais? I just don't like Okita in this version..he gives off a real jerk ass vibe, aside from Gintama's Okita, who's just sadistically hilarious xD But yay~ The art's really well done. |
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| The animation and characters are very nice. ^^ OP/ED songs, too. I hope the story'll be more exciting in the next episodes. Maybe the are too much bishounens...but it's ok after a while. (At first I found it a bit too much...) I hope there won't be anything yaoi related things... (it wasn't in the description...) |
| Don't belive in yourself! Belive in me who belives in you! (TTGL) XD ...LOVE and PEACE!! ^_^ |
| That was quite meh. At least the guys are pretty. |
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| It's like.. let's kill her now.. oh wait. Oh, let's not keep her in isolation even though we're not supposed to. Oh, let's tell her a secret, whoops! PAWNCH. Although it seems like it's needed for the plot to progress, it felt awkwardly done. Also I feel like they could've showed how Sannan got his arm janked up. For a show that focuses a lot on its shounen, I don't see any problem with that. And I was incredibly bored throughout the whole thing. There's a huge lack of score in a lot of scenes. Just made the yawn-fest even better.. |
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| It wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly good either. I know it's basically another bishie show, but I hope there will be more to it. |
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| Just watched first few seconds of it. Is it just me or did the "flowing black hair" look purple a couple seconds before she said that. |
hikky said: This show was terribly boring. I have a limit of about one beautiful male per show. /me 吐く I thought it is boring also..I'm not sure why I find the dialogues & the plot is going kinda weird.. And I didn't hear any good bgm...yet. Well, I love this kind of Shinsengumi story, but we'll see what happens next.. Sherr said: It's like.. let's kill her now.. oh wait. Oh, let's not keep her in isolation even though we're not supposed to. Oh, let's tell her a secret, whoops! PAWNCH. Although it seems like it's needed for the plot to progress, it felt awkwardly done. Also I feel like they could've showed how Sannan got his arm janked up. For a show that focuses a lot on its shounen, I don't see any problem with that. And I was incredibly bored throughout the whole thing. There's a huge lack of score in a lot of scenes. Just made the yawn-fest even better.. Ahh..Same here..YAwn.. |
chanzApr 18, 2010 7:00 AM
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| I'll watch another one and see where it goes. Hasn't completely caught my interest, but it's only a twelve episode series...which could be good or bad... |
| The start wasn't that impressing I hope it will more interesting |
Live well - Laugh often - and Love much |
| At first I kinda liked how it started but then it got so boring... maybe if she was a boy and not a girl it would have been more interesting... all this harem situation is just not my type of thing.. :/ then again without being sure what it is, something just ticks me off.. overall it's not bad, but not interesting either.. 3/5 |
“In a mad world, only the mad are sane.”Akira Kurosawa  |
| so so for me. |
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| This had potential, but it failed to deliver. Where's the plot line, dammit? I could have done without the reverse harem situation, I think it detracts from the (so far non existent) plot. Something about Chizuru makes me thinks that she's going to do a lot of whining and crying (something I absolutely can't stomach in female characters). Even as a dude she'd be annoying and boring *le sigh* I give this a 6/10 only because Saito is gorgeous beyond words O__O I'll try and watch another 2 episodes, but...I don't have high hopes. |
| Awesome Op/Ed . The episode was slow but relaxing and interesting . I hope it keeps up . |
| An okay first episode. |
| interesting. pretty bishounen. |
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| That was a great episod ei am sure i am gonna finish this in one sitting |
| A cornucopia of eye candy! I think I'm going to like this!! |
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| I never played the game but I found the similarity that some pointed out to Rurouni Kenshin appealing. The two series are different but still Hakuouki looks very promising. |
| I already love this anime! So many bishies to choose from <3 |
Opi-chanOct 31, 2010 10:31 AM
| What's good about this anime is the bishies lolx. And I love to see swords and blood~ Perfect combination! |
mingling with each other are the flames of red and blue |
| the english sub was so confusing i couldnt tell if the main character was a boy or a girl o.O |
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| Damn Sano can sure throw a punch poor Heisuke went flying. I love the opening =D |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| The first time I saw this episode, the version I watched had complete crack subtitles so I have a bad first impression on this anime. Even after seeing a proper sub, I still don't like it. I'll leave it for the shojo fangirls... |
| An OK start. Pretty Shinsengumi ;) That's all it is, an introduction. |
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| I liked the first episode. It was decent. :) Violent animes arn't really my thing but since I'm getting the PSP game that's coming out next month (Otome video games coming to America, WOO!! :D) I figured I might as well give this a shot. It's kinda disappointing how so many people complain about "useless" female protagonists. It's kinda like Yuki Cross from Vampire Knight, lol. Personally, I really like characters like Yuki Cross and Chizuru because they're REALISTIC AND BELIEVABLE. Admit it, if you were in her position and you saw the horrible things she does in this anime, you'd be scared. You're not always going to get a badass heroine. Especially not in a shoujo, lol I mean come on xD So I think it's rather refreshing to have a protag like Chizuru. I mean, I like strong and cool heroines just the same but they're not always necessary, methinks :) (BTW I think I look a bit like Chizuru actually /////) Also, bishies. Ohbby- Overall, I really liked it. 9 out of 10 for now, although it's only the first episode, so I'm sure it'll get better~ <33 |
Mitsuki-chan101Jan 13, 2012 10:56 PM
| Honestly, this is one of the better reverse harems. That said, I'm still not overly impressed. Hopefully this will improve as it moves along. The characters personalities aren't really likable so far. :( Chizuru... well, she's one of the better protagonists, but still a little silly. If she turns out ridiculously weak and needs to be saved, I'll facepalm. And obviously it's a girl because the voice is a little too high to pass as a male. Heisuke = Bossun. XD |
| Well the first episode left a good impression. |
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| Second attempt... The 'heroine' is going to irritate me all through this, but I got through Amnesia so I can get through this. All those pretty boys make it bearable. All those pretty boys. They're so pretty. Saito and Hijikata are my favorites. |
90s J-rock was our aesthetic peak. |
| This is already a million times better than Hiiro no Kakera. Those demons are pretty fucking scary. ESSWHY said: so my summary: this chick sees these bros and then they are like "o no u didn't" and then they tie her up and then she's all "I don't wanna die" because she's gotta find her daddy who went off somewhere and they are like "cool us 2" thus the start of a reverse harem anime. lolol |
| didn't like the historial setting cuz it's ancient & 1st half was so boring i fell asleep. dropped. |
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| Fairly standard introductory episode, although the start really surprised me. I couldn't help but laugh along with those zombie dudes on crack. Still not entirely sure about this series though. A bit confused by what Heisuke was talking about at the end - so are they pretty much the misfits of the Shinsengumi? I love that opening though, a bit reminiscent to Rurouni Kenshin and hoping Studio Deen can deliver another solid samurai show. |
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| Looks like it's been years since I watched this, time to watch it again :] |
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| No post since 2016 damn this show has been buried by dust... Hmm seems these guys are a different Shinsengumi... probably guinea pigs, those zombies kinda add spice to the show and hope for more action and a bit of romance wouldn't sound bad. |
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