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| Pretty impressive first episode. didnt see the original and im happy they are adapting this once again. Love the art style and the animation quality is quite high. 5/5 |
| Great first episode. Tora's voice is fucking sick ^$^ This show's got good comedy and the art isn't bad either. I'm definitely looking forward to the other episodes. |
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| Didn't really enjoy the OP, though the ED was all right. The episode itself had me on the edge of my seat, and it went by so fast that I hadn't realized that 20 minutes had passed. Looks like this will be a good season after all. |
| Ah, the start of a beautiful Frienship, Old School style :D |
r0ykun said: To be honest, this doesn't seem that outdated as some people are saying. The action scenes were extremely fluid, loved it. The character designs are a little ugly but I can deal with it cause this was very HxH. Ushio looks more like an Hajime no Ippo character imo. |
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| Ahh, an oldschool shounen. Feels nice to have that back again. :D |
"If you have time to think of a beautiful end, then why not live beautifully until the end?"- Sakata Gintoki, Gintama  |
| It feels like a mix of HxH and ippo imo. Ushio's character design especially reminds me of Ippo. |
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| Old school in every good way. Glad I picked this up and I'm looking forward to this. I'll probably hunt down the manga and read it soon. |
| Love the anime especially since Tora has Takamura voice from Hajime no Ippo lol |
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| Just like I thought the action works better animated, the comedy too to my surprise. Well they adapted the first chapter pretty well, with some of the school stuff from the next chapter added, which works fairly well imo. I was expecting Mayuko to sound more bubbly, but eh the voice still suits her. |
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| This episode is pretty good. I think i start to like this series. Art and story are interesting. |
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| Nostalgia. I am glad they will finish this series |
| well..looks good..but I whish they adapted Pluto rather than this..: / |
Moodie said: ugh i feel like ima drop this one .... if i wanted to watch a 90s anime i woulda went and found some 90s anime...this is just terrible. why didnt the studio try to give us a modern approach at old manga like parasyte did. That's why Parasyte's adaptation was pretty bad comparing to the manga :) The nostalgic feel is definitely its strongest aspect and I'm really diggin' it. This is my substitute to JoJo's fridays. So I'm looking forward to it. Also the OP is sick. The best one so far. |
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| Ippo and Takamura slay demons. I'm in. Kool OP too. |
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| This is pure gold. I'm really looking forward to this. |
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| Dat OP, Dat OP, DAT OP!!! I'm fucking sold... |
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| Holyshit! I think, we got ourselves a new action packed shonen anime, that long hair transformation almost looked like Gon's. This anime might be my new fav.! |
| https://twitter.com/LightningDash02 OTPs || MyAnimeList || MyMangaList || Favorite Guys || Favorite Girls || Favorite Anime  ~LightningXDash02 |
| Tora needs to work on his negotiation skills. Solid start though |
| Really good adaptation of the old school shounen. Old school shounen never gets old. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| Not implying that it's a bad thing, but how can a show remind a viewer of not two or three, but eight animes in just the 1st ep? Me: "Oh look at that style it's like hajime no ippo." *sees long-haired monster* "Wait, is that raizen (yuu yuu hakusho)?" *sees impaled spear* "Oh no, it's inu-yasha." *first girl is called inoue* "Orihime? (bleach)" *with the other girl* Me: "Kyoko and Haru! (reborn!)" *fishy thingies appear* "Those look like ayakashi (kekkaishi)...." *ushio and tora work together* "This is so Zenki..." *a cat-like monster commenting on eating his tamer someday* "It's Madara (natsume yuujinchou)". But other than these intrusive thoughts, I pretty much enjoyed the first ep. Will watch. XD |
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| Good start. Old-school shounen anime series makes me nostalgic. I know they’re making a 13 episodes second season next year that will supposedly adapt the final arc of the manga, but I’m just wondering how many arcs (and which ones) will this season adapt. I’d really want to see the The Kansai Yōkai Army and Artificial Monster Technology arcs animated....... Anyhow, looking forward to the next episode and more of Ushio and Tora’s yōkai fights........ not too much about the comedy though. |
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| It's only the first episode, so I'm sure it'll get better, since there are plenty of positive reviews for the source material. First impression though for this episode was alright, the comedy was sort of a miss for me, and I agree with Flawfinder about the action going pretty much straight to climax without showing much at all. I also don't really like Ushio's rough voice, as someone else mentioned, but that's something I can get used to. Overall though, I think there's some charm to this show so far. |
| Classic shounen, it's no Hunter X Hunter, but it's alright. Can see a long journey ahead. |
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| ah the classic...nostalgia.... 5/5 |
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SaneSavantElla said: the manga was published in the 90s...Not implying that it's a bad thing, but how can a show remind a viewer of not two or three, but eight animes in just the 1st ep? Me: "Oh look at that style it's like hajime no ippo." *sees long-haired monster* "Wait, is that raizen (yuu yuu hakusho)?" *sees impaled spear* "Oh no, it's inu-yasha." *first girl is called inoue* "Orihime? (bleach)" *with the other girl* Me: "Kyoko and Haru! (reborn!)" *fishy thingies appear* "Those look like ayakashi (kekkaishi)...." *ushio and tora work together* "This is so Zenki..." *a cat-like monster commenting on eating his tamer someday* "It's Madara (natsume yuujinchou)". But other than these intrusive thoughts, I pretty much enjoyed the first ep. Will watch. XD |
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| Not a bad start, this anime looks like it'll be pretty interesting |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. |
Sourire said: the manga was published in the 90s... Ohh.. Well that explains the art style... and the jokes. :) |
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AnimePro said: AOTY. On a serious note, this shit is 90's as FUCK. Best first episode I've seen so far this season. THIS. --- Humor was relatively well-timed, I was laughing pretty hard when Ushio continued to hammer the spear into Tora. XD It's so cliche and so oldschool; typical hotheaded MC stumbles across something that triggers monster (youkai) vision, suddenly a situation arises, and BAM super power obtained! Honestly it reminded me of Bleach the entire episode, and then a bit like Natsume Yuujinchou (Madara and Tora). Also Inuyasha (discovering well vs Tora = new life). I love the feeling that the OP gives off! It's intense and has a song that sounds like it's straight from the 90s. The animation stays true to 90s and it works for me, but I would have prefered some different character designs. However, everything is fluid with great background/scenery, and it feels like HQ movement. It controls the mood quite well and I felt the intensity where it needed to be. (Budget <3) It was fun to watch despite how extremely cliche it is. I know it won't be anything special or new story-wise, but I will enjoy this just for how classic it is. All the developments in the first episode are nostalgic and stereotypical of older shounen. If it makes itself unique later, even better. I will definitely watch this. It was what I expected (a very good thing!), but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Never thought it would be so exciting. My inner fangirl of retro shounen and 90's anime is reawakening~ |
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| I liked it! Definitely feels old school but I'd rather they keep the style as it is rather than making it look too modernise :D Gave me back my Inuyasha loving day feelings! Will definitely stick to the end. |
| Love the show, I think I might have some new favourite characters ^^ |
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| i didnt thought that i would like it |
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AnimePro said: This.AOTY. On a serious note, this shit is 90's as FUCK. Best first episode I've seen so far this season. |
| well that was good, though the nose of the mc is distracting hehe |
 But you'll still take damage! |
| Very Solid Episode Can't stand the Opening/Ending song's but that's it. I will totally be watching this, I was laughing my ass off when they were fighting and calling each other name's. Also I loved the "I don't wanna be a tiger" that was funny. And damn, loved how her became a monster himself (liked the hair growing out) this is going to be a fun ride. Also both girls are into him right off the bat it seems?? |
| Good humour? Checked. Cool characters? Checked. Simple, oldschool story? Checked. Epic action? Checked. 5/5 would watch again. |
What a beautiful Duwang. |
| This first episode of Ushio to Tora was a great start to the series! It definitely has an old school shounen feel to it, especially since the manga is from the 1990s. xD At first Tora seemed quite intimidating and menacing but Ushio wasn't too fazed about him. Tora was so desperate for Ushio to take out the spear for him, haha. When Ushio finally took out the spear from Tora I knew something good was going to happen. Ushio ended up becoming one with the spear and gained demon powers during that time; really cool stuff! Can't wait to see more of Ushio and Tora working together as a duo. Overall, very entertaining first episode and can't wait for more! OP sounds sooooooo 90s shounen but the ED is definitely something else; I like the ED more although it's Sonar Pocket and I loved World Trigger OP1 by them. :P 5/5 |
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| Ushio is so freakin "UGLY"... but this episode was cool enough to keep me watching.... But Ushio keeps burning my eyes !!! |
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| Great episode, great op with awesome looking visuals. At-least they didn't modernise this anime like what happened to Parasyte ( which was stupid). |
malki said: well..looks good..but I whish they adapted Pluto rather than this..: / Check this out: http://www.japanator.com/masao-maruyama-wants-to-make-pluto-anime-doesn-t-have-the-cash-32480.phtml |
| Like everyone said, I love the 90s shounen vibe! It immediately reminded me of Kenichi and i am definitely going to keep on watching this. I also love the fact that it is full 2 cour anime and they have already announced second season for next year! Fuck yeah! XD |
| Praise MAPPA for sticking with the 90s vibe and not trying to drag it into the modern day like Madhouse did to Parasyte. You can't drag characters cemented in their 90s tropes into otherwise modern storytelling lmao, it doesn't work and you kill the characters, just like how Madhouse destroyed Kana and Mitsuo. |
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