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| I think I'll stick with this. Its gonna take a while to get used to the animation though. 7/10 |
| aside from the animation i like where its going. the plot and everything. |
| LET JUSTICE BE DONE; THOUGH THE HEAVENS MAY FALL |
| I feel like the episode was a little rushed for some reason. I actually liked the animation it was unique. Hopefully some epic mech fight next episode. |
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| Great first episode. My favourite this season bu far. But I'll wait until it's finished for the rest. |
| Just looking at the MC made my body hurt... I honestly don't remember, when was the last time I've seen a character, that inflicted so many injuries to himself in such a short time. More than that: I liked it. I like both - empty spaces and details of megastructures, BGM is awesome and I even the CG doesn't bother me too much (maybe because I finished Appleseed XIII not so long ago). |
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| I surprisingly liked it, despite the CG. The idea of a third gender is pretty cool, too. |
| Liked it so far. Actually it's really good. I'm used to CG since I enjoyed Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio. The OP is pretty badass as well as the alien projects. Definitely watching it. |
| Really enjoyeed the first episode even tho its CG Graphics looking forward to episode 2... |
| I only don't like the characters design and CG aside from that it was ok. |
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| The CG is going to take some getting used to, but all in all this looks like its going to be a great mecha |
 Whats my age again? WHERE IS MY ASIAN FRIEND!!!!!!! |
| lol what a failbob MC :D |
| I thought it was pretty good and interesting. The CGI was alot better then some other animes, and didn't bug me; having pure CGI is better then having half and half in some cases. Besides, it's by the same producer that did Transformers Prime and Clone Wars, so its fine by me. :P |
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| SO MUCH BETTER than I expected it to be (judging from this first episode atleast). |
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| the visuals weird me out a little bit, but I felt this first episode set a great sci-fi mood. I'm definitely looking forward to the rest, now |
| "Let's make a miracle happen using the power of friendship." "If that was all it took, there'd be no need for training arcs!" "Normal rabbits don't carry guns!" |
| Looking good so far I really enjoyed the manga that's for sure , the only thing is I felt the pacing was a little fast but that's alright they kinda wanted to get to the mech scenes quick I guess . The mechs in space look really good like out of a sci-fi movie with the lighting |
| CGI almost as ugly and annoying as in first eps of Kingdom.. Hope they will reconsider this... |
| I really liked that. I can't wait to learn more about the setting and such. The OP and ED as well as the rest of the music were great! And the animation is legit... This show could be fantastic. And a hideyoshi now exists within another anime! That hug. SO awkward. |
| kinda slow for me, how many manga chapters they animated on episode 1? |
j0x said: kinda slow for me, how many manga chapters they animated on episode 1? They animated 2 and about 50 chapters have been released until now. |
הלב שלי כבר מת |
| The animation looked so freaking cool, but the art and the character designs is the one that I have an issue with. The story was actually pretty good so I look forward to it. I hella cringe a lot when his fingers are broken, just can't stand to watch it. |
Casval said: j0x said: kinda slow for me, how many manga chapters they animated on episode 1? They animated 2 and about 50 chapters have been released until now. thanks for the info |
| So this is probably my least favorite anime of the animes that I'm keeping around, but it's not like it was bad I just not a fan of the main character so far and I'm not that big of a mech guy anyways. |
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| That man needs some food, haha. Well, at first I wasn't too fond of the CG but it really works out well for this anime. The opening and ending are both awesome, and I'm seriously liking the way this is turning out. Really looking forward to the next episode. |
| Insert philosophical quote or exceptional picture here. |
| Well, I like this thus far. When they were talking about the third sex, I thought she was going to say that she was a shemale. lol I like the animation too, and it makes it feel like a post apocalypse feel to it. |
MrNTR said: The manga was too depressing for me. i think that is one reason why most people hate mecha shows because most mecha show have story that is too serious and dramatic as for me im going to drop this show, i find the pacing so slow (only 2 chapters animated in episode 1) and with the ongoing status of the manga this will either have an open ending or anime original ending |
| Good 1st episode. CG animation or whatever doesn't bother me. In every discussion thread I notice that people keep talking about art or animation as if that is really important. I watch anime for story not for animation. |
Casval said: Actually its 60 chapters that have been released. Only 50 have been translated so far.j0x said: kinda slow for me, how many manga chapters they animated on episode 1? They animated 2 and about 50 chapters have been released until now. As for the anime this is easily the best 1st ep of the season for me(next to Jojo). Love the atmosphere and setting it gave off. They really did the manga justice(some scenes were changed around for pacing ). Just classic sci-fi. Cant wait for next week. |
| Ya really weird but for some reason I really liked it. |
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| -I like the OP. It's kind of old school. But think of how much more awesome it would have been if they'd actually secured the rights for Muse's Knights of Cydonia for the OP (impossible, I know)? I await the AMVs. -This anime looks great in wide shots but the close-ups of characters' faces... eeeeerghhh. Dodgy CG aside... promising start. |
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| I feel like watching a bad mix of CGI and clay animation. Man, I have no problem with CGI in anime but at least make sure it's good CGI. The choppy animation makes it really difficult to concentrate on the story. Such a shame because I actually like the premise, the music, and there's Aki Toyosaki too. Story wise though, it's easily the best of any mecha shows this season. This would easily be my favorite if it had better animation and that's saying a lot since I don't normally like mecha anime. |
MoeGodApr 12, 2014 5:43 AM
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shanimebib said: Since the Japanese title can be abbreviated to SnK, here are some slight similarities with certain other anime that happened to have won a number of awards last year: 1) Monsters re-appearing/attacking after a hundred year hiatus 2) Only a certain way to kill the monsters 3) Monsters disintegrate after being killed 4) Special weapons are developed for meeting that purpose alone 5) Best OP of the season ^ +1, Sidonia no Kishi and Shingeki no Kyojin. The cockpit of the Gardes was amazing. I watched the first episode in 1080P and the visuals were amazing as heck. UCHIKUDAKE!! The OP, for me, had a Soviet vibe. Pretty cool though. The 3D CG is doing good for me. Although, I noticed some scenes were choppy. Dat girl locker room scene. 9/10 for the first episode. |
"The one true, unchanging righteousness in the world is..cuteness! Cute makes right! All our needs, desires, and instincts seek cuteness, and it is for cuteness that we will give everything we have! That's just the way men are!" - Sora |
| Cool the CGI makes the characters a little hard to tell apart but otherwise this is looking real good, I'm hoping this is 2 cour. |
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| It's good in my opinion, but the graphics irritate me a little bit :) |
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Fai said: I love the way CG feels because it fits with the "sanitized clean contrast" aesthetics Nihei went for with Sidonia. The design and the animation style reminds of 2001 Space Odyssey. Really fits that "hard scifi" vibe. Pretty much what I think. Anyway, this was great. Especially the OP of Angela, she doesn't never disappoint me. Actually I prefer this to Ars Nova, because I find the CG pretty fitted to the theme of show. |
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| Not bad. Might take some time to get used to this CGI. |
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ReaperCreeper said: Cool the CGI makes the characters a little hard to tell apart but otherwise this is looking real good, I'm hoping this is 2 cour. They are supposed to be hard to tell apart. That's not because of CGI. |
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| If only the animation was higher fps, otherwise graphically the show looks amazing. |
| It's been a while, since I've followed good mecha shows and this one seem to be one of them at least the visuals suits me The OP is good, but the actress singing it sounds terrible Nagate got quite an unfortunate start, getting slapped around everywhere he goes Izana, curse that third gender D: |
| That was fucking great. So pissed at the rating on MAL. |
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