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| Splendid episode i'm curious as to what happens.I remember watching an episode of this a while back before my cable got shutoff :) Sent with Mal Updater |
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| That was amazing animation, and the ending was great. It has potential, but based on that episode it was just ok. |
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| In ancient China, mumbling while sleeping = execution by your relatives. |
| Opening theme song was good The background art, the animation, and the minor detailing is really is really great Smooth start of the journey and introduction friendly as well The last of the 8th souls she need to accomplish |
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| I am a little surprised how much I like this already. The animation is clean and well done (really like the eyes) and the music is good too. I don't like the opening all that much, but I really like the ending song. Watched this on Crunchyroll and the font for the subtitles is that terrible yellow :(p Really looking forward to where this is headed and what is really happening to the prince. |
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| The art and animation are both wonderful, and the supposed main character, Balsa, seems just like the kind of lead I would like. :) So yeah, liking it thus far. The plot would seem typical but it's definitely too early to say -- seems like there may be a couple of twists lying in wait? |
| Is that Motoko's ancestor? |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| Looks like i stumbled upon another unlimited budget mega production..I hope the quality doesn't drop later on. The dvd rips with surround sound are incredible |
| Wow. The animation/scenery blows me away and this is the one of the rare instances which I enjoyed the OP/ ED theme. |
| Oh my God, one episode and I am seriously in love with this anime. Something like that is really rare for me. Art is so beautiful and clear and I find music rather fitting. Also, Balsa is very interesting main character and really badass with her spear - pretty uncommon weapon of choice. Aaah, finaly something without moe elements. I´ve got a feeling I will enjoy it immensely. |
| It was better than I expected, at least, I didn't skip forward as I always do when I'm bored! :D |
| Good first episode. Really drew me in. |
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| Good stuff. Really enjoyed this episode. Completely different in terms of setting and atmosphere in comparison to the recent and current animes i'm watching. Also awesome animation, nice and fluid, with the environments being highly detailed. Looking forward to the next episode :D |
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| Pleasantly surprised by this first episode, really curious as to how it all turns out |
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| First episode, and I am already impressed by the atmosphere. The music, color palette, and character designs fit together perfectly. It really gives you a sense of what type of world they're in. I heard Balsa was a kickass female MC, and I love Production IG, as well as Kamiyama Kenji who directed one of my favorite anime Higashi no Eden (though I haven't watched GITS yet), and this doesn't disappoint, at least not in the first episode. And seriously, when the OP began, I knew it was going to be good. Production IG seems to always have one of the best OPs. |
| I remember first watching this on Adult Swim in 2008, I can still only vaguely remember bits of it but this is really taking me back. The atmosphere and mood of this series is fantastic and I'm already appreciating it leagues more than I would have years ago. |
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| I'm impressed with the animation - definitely getting a GitS vibe from it. |
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| Impressed with the animation, i like the setting and so far it's interesting. |
| Wow, loved the first episode . . . This is a huge breath of fresh air after Witch Hunter Robing . . . Anyways, the series is pretty interesting, and I love the subtle more abstract designs like on the glasses or the swords. |
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| Thanks to the lovely epic, Kemono no Souja Erin, I've started watching Seirei no Moribito. Already I've been roped in to the series. Very intriguing plot and beautiful animation. |
| The book series is what started me on this anime. So far loving it. |
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| Amazing art and animation. I have it on good authority that this is in the short list of the best anime ever made |
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| Great animation and atmosphere, interesting characters, a light supernatural element; this looks promising. |
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| Good, promising episode. I'm not yet on the hype train but I have high hopes for this series. |
| This seems promising. The female lead is unique and the setting gives me a strong sense of wanderlust. I just hope the story doesn't get too convoluted like GITS SAC. Good first episode. I can't wait to see what happens next! 7/10 |
Hazuk4shii said: Good, promising episode. I'm not yet on the hype train but I have high hopes for this series. A hype train ? For an underrated anime launched eight years ago ? You, sir, need to revise your basics :) Anyway, intriguing first episode, with already a special atmosphere building up. |
| I love the art style and clothing, reminds me of Avatar:The Last Airbender :) |
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| the 12 kingdom is way better than this imo,lol she is SO strong from beginning. |
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| I'm impressed with the cinematography |
| That was pretty intense first episode Balsa is so badass xD |
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| Probably the anime that has been on my plan to watch the longest... almost 10 years. It looks like it aged well. Balsa is good example of a strong female character done right. |
| Great start! Balsa is a strong, wise, knowledgeable, and skillful woman, it's really great to have a main character like her, and her main weapon being a spear is a plus too! And now I want to know more about her past, and the eight souls. But it's really hard to accept that a father would want his son dead because he is "possessed" by something, but then again, spirits seem to be pretty palpable here, so there must me more to this, and I can't wait! |
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| I am amazed at how good this show looks. Setting is also quite interesting. I really like Balsa already |
| Balsa sure got some ballz. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| I was hesitant about watching this show for some reason, but I actually loved this episode. It reminds me a bit of Akatsuki no Yona, but a more mature version, I love this atmosphere. I also really like Balsa for now, she isn't what I expected her to be but she actually seems to be a great and interesting character, and it's refreshing to see a 30 yo female lead for once. A very good first impression, I hope this show won't disappoint me ! |
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| Rewatching Seirei no Moribito, original rating was 9 so hopefully this turns out be as great as I remembered it to be. The first episode was really simple but really good, especially showcasing some real potential already with its setting, storytelling and overall production as a whole with Director Kenji Kamiyama who directed one of my favorites in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex at the helm, and an excellent composer in Kenji Kawai producing amazing music already for the show that fits its historical, fantasy setting beautifully. Balsa's already a really compelling female character too and I love the no bullshit attitude she has, while still wanting to protect the prince and other people in the past to atone for her sins of having to take the lives of eight people in the past. Plus, she was pretty kick ass with saving the prince's life when he was about to drown in a rapid current in a river, as well as with some combat too against some of the guards who wanted Balsa to follow them to meet the Queen. Shame for the prince that he's so young and already has assassins waiting for him due to being possessed by an evil water spirit seemingly, and it's only going to be even more chaotic now that he'll be travelling with Balsa with death constantly knocking on both of their doors via the assassins' threats. Also one further thing to note, it was nice seeing the prince be voiced by an actual 13 year old at the time, the voice acting in this show feels more raw and authentic to the show with its slightly rough and old-school nature compared to how refined and trained most voice actors/actresses with experience sound. Fits better like that in my opinion, especially for Balsa since she does sound like a ragged warrior with heart who's gone through some shit in her life. |
| That OP is suuuuch a banger! L~arc~en~ciel makes the best music |
| desu desu binches |
| I honestly don't remember putting this in my PTW list, but I'm glad I did this first episode was actually pretty good first episode. I already love Balsa, she reminds me of the Major from GitS. |
| hoped the time would never come that i'd have to resort to watching a gem i've saved in my plan to watch, expecting to finally get to it in a couple more years due to how amazing i'd know it'd be. i don't really keep in touch with newer anime and seasonals, but stuff like seirei no moribito has got to be a rarity. after rewatching a movie that i hadn't in quite some years, my love for adventure in a historical setting ignited and there was just no going around settling for something mediocre to sate it. such a wonderful art style and the animation is equally, considering it is 2007... the atmosphere is built very well. the story is gonna be so good. uehashi nahoko is gonna set an impossible benchmark for me at this rate but eh. |
| Decent first ep, atleast good enough to continue watching instead of dropping it back on the PTW. Though it just barely made the cut. |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| This anime must be one of the best looking I've ever seen... Very unusual for a 2000s anime, which was generally a bit of a black hole between the 90s traditionally animated stuff and the highly polished digitally made stuff of the mid 2010s I would have taken the treasure, she'll be kicking herself when she reaches retirement age lol. |
| Old is Gold "Look, look, we can do spinning shots without wasting our entire budget" "Did you see? Look, it's all smooth and everything !" "You're not looking, please, it's SO AWESOME LOOK AT HOW SPINNY IT IS!!!!" - All anime animators since the invention of CGI. |
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