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Apr 9, 2014 5:37 PM
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Chaika's character design was alright. Her cannon shot skills was good.

That Unicorn vs Toru action scene was decent.
Apr 9, 2014 5:38 PM

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Too many people and the hate with chaika's speech patterns. I was fine with it since in my mind it was the cute anime version of yoda. That sniper rifle was cool as shit. "shocking truth"
Apr 9, 2014 5:55 PM

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Wow so many people hate chaika's speech, think about it she is a TRAVELER FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY/CONTINENT so that is why she is not that fluent with her speech. ITS NOT BECAUSE SHE IS AN IDIOT

And Akari is awesome just as I thought
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Apr 9, 2014 5:58 PM

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Fuck me. why do they put a stupid hairstyle on one of the main characters. It seems alright nothing special though. Another show with a little girl x big gun. Her speech isn't even that bad, it's interesting how she gets her points across, it's better than some pompous princess.
Apr 9, 2014 6:20 PM

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The male protagonist has some of the dumbest hair, Ive ever seen. its not as bad as Shiki hair, but its still bad.
Apr 9, 2014 6:37 PM

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ultimateninjax said:
Too many people and the hate with chaika's speech patterns. I was fine with it since in my mind it was the cute anime version of yoda.


well when you put it like that how can one really hate her ya know. i'm gonna remember this every time i watch it from now on lol

I didn't really have a problem with her way of talking, one can follow along with what she's saying so it's all good. I'm just curious why it's like that, if it's really cuz she's from another place or if something in the past is preventing her from speaking properly. We don't even know how or why she's alive yet, so we will see. Overall, this was entertaining. I'm liking the fight scenes so far. Other than that, there isn't much to say.
Apr 9, 2014 6:45 PM

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Those eyebrows.. That hair style...
Apr 9, 2014 7:26 PM

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Man, are people so shallow with animation? Compared to some decent animation, this was above average in my book.

Also, why are people so sensitive about Chaika's speech pattern? I think it's rather clear that she's a foreigner.

Overall the first episode has been better than others from this season. It was handled far better than Black Bullet's first episode.
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Apr 9, 2014 7:28 PM
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ugh her dialogue is kinda of annoying hopefully its not going to be like this for the rest of the series
Apr 9, 2014 7:48 PM

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People were legitimately distracted by the eyebrows?

hahhahaaha....
Apr 9, 2014 7:58 PM

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That is the creepiest unicorn I've ever seen....If I'd seen that in real life, I would shit my pants...
Am I the only one who finds Chaika to be extremely adorable? I mean, her speech patterns just adds to the cuteness!
Apr 9, 2014 8:05 PM

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Pretty entertaining first episode~!
Chaika is soooooo cute ♥ I love the way she talks too ♥
Didn't expect all the blood when they killed the unicorn, I hope that aspect continues on throughout the show
Apr 9, 2014 8:10 PM

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damn people are pretty hard on this already though i did come into this with zero exceptions it was better than i thought all MCs look like they are capable fighters and the fights look nice wouldn't be surprised if there was more gore in future


plus how often do you see a god damn killer Unicorn?
Apr 9, 2014 8:16 PM

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Sorafyy said:
That is the creepiest unicorn I've ever seen....If I'd seen that in real life, I would shit my pants...

i agree.

so far the action scenes were entertaining. plot was okay. gave it 4/5
Apr 9, 2014 8:17 PM

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pretty good start. I'm interested to see where it goes from here.
Apr 9, 2014 8:25 PM

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Woot! xD What a thrill ride. xD
Anyways, first episode was pretty awesome! xD
That action scene with the "Unicorn" was sweet! I didn't expect the "Unicorn" to be sliced in half by a....Gundo? owo
That was surprising, plus, the next episode looks cool as well! :3

Pretty cool action anime, I hope it becomes awesome! xD
Apr 9, 2014 8:29 PM

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Nice artstyle and really good animation. Especially the unicorn being cut in half.
Interesting eyelash design, trying to be unique.
I liked the first half more than the second. The explanation for everything went by kind of fast.
Apr 9, 2014 8:29 PM

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This could turn out to be a good or bad series. Chaika's fragmented dialogues? Not a problem. Bushy eyebrows? Didn't notice them at all.
Just going to throw this one out there but Akari kind of looks like Akali from League of Legends.
Apr 9, 2014 8:34 PM

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Hey nice OP theme song, Chaika`s eyebrows really bothered me that much, Unicorns were scary.

Thank you no CGI
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Apr 9, 2014 8:35 PM

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Alright for some reason this made me think of the Valkyrie chronicles games .

Anyway there's gonna be some problems with me and this show if this girl is gonna keep talking like a freaking alien throughout the whole damn thing , I can't speak japanese so I use subs for a reason and she's just saying junk like "Crystal. Need get. Power."

I see myself dropping this around episode 3 but its not that bad the animation was easy on the eyes but that alien speaking ass girl gets to me.
Apr 9, 2014 8:45 PM

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Not really appealing for me, this first episode. Anyway, I have to applaud the composer who did those strings-works pretty good. The character design is fine, I like the eyelash design. The hairstyle of the MC though, lol.

I had no problems for the execution, maybe only for the concept which doesn't interest me the least so far.
Apr 9, 2014 8:49 PM

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Oh thank the gods. Some competent main characters who don't seem to be overly stupid in any way so far. Only thing against them is the weird way Chaika talks but other than that they can all fight and seem to do it without complaint.
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Apr 9, 2014 8:51 PM

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Dem eyebrows.

The OP and ED were cool. Seems interesting enough will probably watch more.
Apr 9, 2014 8:51 PM
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I lol'd at the killing of the unicorn.
Chaika is really adorable, another non annoying loli this season, which is a good thing.
Bring on the next episode.
Apr 9, 2014 8:53 PM

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Looks interesting.

Dem eyebrows tho...
Apr 9, 2014 9:37 PM

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Chaika is adorable and awesome. I like the brother sister duo. Good chemistry.

Looks promising. Glad the first episode was good.
Apr 9, 2014 9:45 PM

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damn people are pretty hard on this already though i did come into this with zero exceptions it was better than i thought all MCs look like they are capable fighters and the fights look nice wouldn't be surprised if there was more gore in future


plus how often do you see a god damn killer Unicorn?

Unicorns are going to save this show. I'm calling it right now!
Apr 9, 2014 10:15 PM

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Wow an action anime that's boring.. I was interested with the synopsis but it turns out to be very, if not below, average.

It's just so.... normal. The Unicorn killing was nice though. 4/10 for now, let's hope it improves.
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First episode was alirght, wasn't that great. I have a feeling it will get better as the story progresses.
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Apr 9, 2014 10:46 PM

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I didn't have high expectations for this, but I really enjoyed it. Akari and Tooru are really funny, I love their sister-brother relationship.. can't wait till next episode
Apr 9, 2014 10:52 PM

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Eyebrows and broken japanese, that is all xD

Cool, looking forward to next episode.
Apr 9, 2014 11:16 PM

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Is Chaika going to talk like that for the whole series? It's kind of annoying imo.
I thought the episode was okay. Wasn't very interesting, but the action was decent.
Everything I was about to say.

Same here. If Chaika speaks like that whole series, it's gonna eat one point from this series
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Apr 9, 2014 11:51 PM

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I was proven once again I shouldn't judge show based on its description.

A surprisingly good episode. ED was great.
Apr 9, 2014 11:58 PM

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At first I wasn't sure why weird talking girl was putting me off so much. And then I noticed her huge eyebrows. Holly crap, she looks terrible. Graphically this show isn't much but her character design is enough to make you run away. I don't think I'll be able to watch it unless they censor her face...
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Apr 10, 2014 12:14 AM
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Bad OP, bad ED. Character designs are alright, Chaika is quite cute appearance-wise but her infantile talking will be grating if it lasts more than a few episodes.
I'll see where this goes but I'm lukewarm about it so far.
Apr 10, 2014 12:33 AM

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This was boring. And why does Chaika talk like that?
Apr 10, 2014 1:04 AM

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Love the designs this show has! Chaika, gun, clothes..
Apr 10, 2014 1:53 AM

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Seemed more interesting than Black Bullet at least.
Apr 10, 2014 1:54 AM

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You know what would be hilarious? If there were two main characters who spoke broken japanese while talking with each other, it would have been so hilarious! xD I like Chaika already, she reminds me of Rikka (Chuunibyou) somehow.

I really like it.Such a stupid thing I was gonna do by dropping it. This is way better than Seikoku no Dragonar! Don't know why some peope dislike the art. It might be a bit generic but the animation is fluid.

Dead? Is that the reason she is coffin princess?

8/10
Apr 10, 2014 2:22 AM

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Damn. Over already? LOL at how the mains meet. Man I thought Tooru was Akari's girlfriend or something AHHAHA. Oh so she is an adopted sister . Didnt read the synopsis xD
Is Chaika gonna speak like that throughout? D:
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Apr 10, 2014 2:34 AM

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I thought the show is gonna be boring or sucks however it proves me wrong
Apr 10, 2014 2:54 AM

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I thought the show is gonna be boring or sucks however it proves me wrong

Yes, your thoughts are definitely wrong.

It was really funny when the sister (dunno' the name) was smashing the restaurant into pieces.
Apr 10, 2014 3:00 AM
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I thought this was going to be another immediate drop but I was actually pleasantly surprised. Likeable characters, interesting world, decent plot...

and they blew up a friggin' unicorn!
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Apr 10, 2014 3:39 AM

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Damn badass unicorn got sliced.
Overall this was pretty cool, tho the way Chaika talks sure is quite annoying.
Apr 10, 2014 4:12 AM

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First thing I noticed when watching this... "That girl has dayum thick eyebrows!" lol

Interesting enough to continue watching it.
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Apr 10, 2014 5:00 AM

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Good episode, loving Chiaka design and i hope they address why she talks like that later on.
Apr 10, 2014 5:40 AM

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I thought unicorns were supposed to be gentle and majestic mythical creatures. That thing was creepy as heck. Imagine running into one while in a dark forest and you hear its chanting coming closer XD

I find Chaika adorable with that broken speech pattern and I think her thick eyebrows are cute. Reminds me of Mugi from K-On haha :p
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Apr 10, 2014 7:06 AM

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I was happy and surprised that they made an animation but this is nothing like the manga. It a good anime but it quite boring compared to the manga, I wonder why they skipped all the interesting parts that made me laugh. They rush the events of the storyline but I hope that this anime will improve after the 1st episode.
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Apr 10, 2014 8:10 AM

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Dat episode 2 preview
Apr 10, 2014 8:21 AM

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Good enough of a start. I don't remember Chiaka's speech being THIS disjointed in the manga though....

Overall it was a good recap of the manga, nothing surprising. As I've repeated time and again though, why couldn't they do more than 1 cour for all of this season's anime? Most of them are manga/novel based and have an abundance of content that could have made a 2 cour, or even a 2 season (3 in some cases) show. Why do they feel the need to butcher perfectly decent literary creations into minced meat?!?!

Anyway... on to the next episode please! The pace of this is slow, even for the manga. I think we stopped halfway through chapter 2 here...
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