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Apr 8, 2016 10:40 AM
#1
Ep 1 Well the production values are certainly amazing. Probably the best looking show this season, aside from Ushio to Tora which has always been very consistent, Hero Academia looked all right too, but nowhere on the level of detail of Kabaneri. The character designs are very detailed and the animation was really fluid throughout the episode. The concept... probably not too original given Wit's recent work on Attack on Titan and Empire of Corpses. Seems like a combination of both concepts, borrowing more from Empire of Corpses, but instead of the Victorian theme we have Edo-Japan, because Nippon Banzai and all that. It does look kinda cool though, it kinda reminds me of that village from Princess Mononoke. The main character... is idealistic as always. I'm really confused with how he managed to avoid being infected though, I feel like this could end up being a huge plot hole. Like really hanging yourself not only prevents the disease from spreading, but also makes it recede back to the bite area? Maybe that stone thing had something to do with it? idk we haven't really got much info on how the infection works, but usually if you get bit, you either gotta say bye to that body part or just kill yourself like the rest of the people seem to be encouraging. There also seems to be a class divide with these Bushi, which I think means samurai. Kinda makes sense with the whole edo-theme. Anyway I'll probly keep watching just based on how good the show looks, not expecting much character and plot-wise though. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Apr 13, 2016 2:40 PM
#2
Episode 1 Yeah, I loved this first episode all the way until the end. I'm with you, I have no idea how he was able to stop the virus. It didn't make much sense to me. I could see choking yourself causing the virus to slow so you have enough time to do something about it (cutting off the blood flow), but making it completely go away needs some explaining. Anyway, it was absolutely beautiful and extremely entertaining. |
Apr 15, 2016 1:14 AM
#3
Episode 1: I'm personally not a fan of the early-mid-noughties-reminiscent (urgh do we really not have a better term for the 2000s haha...) design style of the characters, BUT, I absolutely cannot deny the quality of the animation! :D Very nice indeed. Like you guys said it's not the most original premise, but frankly I love the design of the kabaneri (and normally I massively, massively cba with zombies so that's really saying something) and having that kind of steampunk vibe is cool. (Btw battosai, bushi does indeed mean samurai, pretty much, though it's a slightly more general term. All samurai are bushi, but not all bushi are samurai, if that makes sense ^^) I'm willing to give this series a good amount of time to explain itself, though I'm entirely expecting Owari no Seraph levels of nonsense. As long as it keeps being beautiful and entertaining with at least one character that I really like, I should be pretty happy - I won't ask for much more than that. |
Apr 15, 2016 9:21 AM
#4
Episode 2 So, the virus takes over the body and then forms into that crystal-like thing. It seems he cut off the blood flow long enough to save his brain before the virus crystallized. I suppose we will get details on this later on, but I am satisfied with this. I wasn't really expecting them to be half zombie half human, though it wasn't shocking or anything. Interesting little development anyway, so lets see where they take it. The art and animation was really nice again and I enjoyed every minute of the episode. |
Apr 16, 2016 11:12 AM
#5
Ep 2 Yeah the half-zombie thing is interesting, at least we know what the Kabaneri thing means now. Like I said though no points for originality, it definitely feels like Eren's "half-titan" thing. Honestly I don't even care that much though, the production values in this show are just so great, I feel like that's enough reason alone to watch it. Also love the character designs apparently it's by the original character designer of a lot of classic 80's shows like Macross and Gunbuster, Harkuhiko Mikimoto. Really digging the designs, feels kinda nostalgic in that sense. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Apr 28, 2016 11:00 PM
#6
Episode 3 The interactions between our Kabaneri MCs and the normal humans were fairly interesting this episode. They built a small level of trust, even though it was very fragile. We also learned that the Kabaneri feed on blood, much like the Kabane. Along with the fact that Mumei also has to keep her neck restricted/restrained. We are slowly gathering information on the themes here. The events themselves, however, were pretty standard zombie and/or vampire apocalypse stuff. Every zombie show has to have a pregnant lady turn into a zombie, right? It looks like she is finished and possibly the baby as well. Was it stabbed? Is it human, kabane, or maybe even kabaneri? I guess we will see next episode. The character backgrounds were pretty standard as well. I cracked up when Mumei listened to Ikoma's sob backstory and replied nonchalantly, "Yeah, that is pretty common." Her attitude countered some of the cliche and I found myself enjoying this episode yet again, in particular, her character. The ending with the "vampire blood thirst left unattended" should be resolved at the beginning of next episode and maybe we can get to some of the more interesting aspects of the show. |
KingYoshiApr 28, 2016 11:04 PM
Apr 29, 2016 12:03 AM
#7
Ep 3 Dat cliffhanger though =/ So Ikoma is pretty much Mumei's punching bag at this point... considering his injuries seem to heal pretty quickly it doesn't seem that bad, but it seems like just a lot of unnecessary pain. Also she didn't bother to tell him about the whole needing blood instead of food thing? I would think that was kind of important lol. Yeah the reaction to the sob story was pretty good. Curious about the pregnant woman's baby as well. Not really much action this episode, but at least the visuals are still on point. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
May 7, 2016 1:32 AM
#8
Ep 4 Loving the action scenes this episode. Really intense and well animated. They used the whole 360 camera stuff from Attack on Titan, which really gives it some depth. The special 2 sword zombie was pretty badass too. I wonder what other types of kabane there are? Maybe those ones are failed kabeneri that gave into their bloodlust? Seems really plausible considering how close Ikoma was to attacking Ayame. Glad to see shes back in charge of the train now though, that other guy was a freaking idiot, going through the most dangerous path in the mountains, cause he wanted to get to the next fortress place quicker. I feel like that blue samurai guy might turn into a Kanberi next too, since hes in the opening kicking ass... which is kind of a superficial reason... but yeah openings tend to be kinda spoilery. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
May 8, 2016 6:55 AM
#9
Episode 4 Yeah, some of these animation sequences are just fantastic. That fight scene on top of the train was greatness. At the end, we got to see Ikoma turn on some badass (cliche mid-battle dialogue aside :P). The episode was pretty good overall, imo. Pleasantly surprised they didn't try to milk the pregnant lady scene with a zombie baby sighting. Also, agree that variety in Kabane should be quite interesting. This series has slowly broke away from the typical zombie mold and made the enemies more unique and interesting. Even though the parallels between kabane and titans are still there, It has felt like its own series recently. Well, more than the first couple episodes at least. |
May 12, 2016 10:41 PM
#10
Episode 2: Yeah, this was fun from start to finish! Half-anything-non-human is such a cliche that it's on the Mary Sue checklist, so I'm not gonna particularly compare it to SnK, but yeah, it's a tired trope xD I'm over the OP already though. I'm not a fan of Egoist, through pretty much no fault of their own - I just instantly associate the singer's voice with Guilty Crown, even though that's not the first place by far that I heard her. It grates on me deeply. Episode 3: YEAH, THAT'S A PRETTY IMPORTANT POINT TO LET IKOMA KNOW XD I do hope the baby survives and is a kabaneri - that'd relieve some of the Main Character Syndrome. |
May 14, 2016 8:28 AM
#11
Episode 4: Now this was a good episode! :D Like Yoshi said the action scene on top of the train was awesomeawesomeawesome, and it was SO satisfying to see the kabaneri more or less accepted into the rest of the group, and of course to have Ayame-sama back in charge. Good stuff. I still want zombie baby though lol Episode 5: What the FUUUUCCKKK Ok, that Black Smoke thing is legit terrifying O___O Really looking forward to the next episode. |
SandileinaMay 14, 2016 8:47 AM
May 14, 2016 6:54 PM
#12
Ep 5 The martial arts Kabane was really cool. Looks like they're going full Attack on Titan with the black smoke giant. These fortress cities seem to be getting overrun really easily, I wonder how many of them are still around. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
May 15, 2016 4:49 PM
#13
May 20, 2016 5:26 PM
#14
Ep 6 The titan reminds me of the corrupted creatures from Princess Mononke. This show shares a lot of the same visual motifs in general, like the women from the town and the ladies that Mumei is trying to get on her side. The cgi is definitely a bit jarring though, especially considering how well animated most of the show is. Yukina has definitely catapulted herself to best girl status this episode. Can definitely a appreciate a lady with some gainz. Studio Wit seems like have a thing for fit girls in general which is great. Tired of seeing the typical "skinnyfat" looking characters. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
May 21, 2016 2:06 AM
#15
Episode 6: I'm no physics expert but surely once they were standing on the right-side of the train there was no need for them to be pushing the train from the inside right? lol. Anyway, yes, there's some definite Mononoke-hime influences here! Good stuff. ALSO THAT ENGINEEEEEERRRRRRR NEW FAV CHARACTER YES WORK THAT TRAIN :DDD |
May 23, 2016 10:27 PM
#16
Episode 6 Well, this continues to be my favorite show of the season. A lot of good action and animation in this one yet again. The colonized kabane is a pretty cool enemy. We also got to learn more about Mumei and her back story. Also, agree on Yukina. I just hope she gets more screen time showing off that physique. I loved me some Mikasa after all. |
Jun 1, 2016 4:34 AM
#17
Episode 7 I was wondering if there were many stations left that hadn't been destroyed. It seems there is at least one. This was definitely a more light-hearted and SoL-y episode than we have saw so far. That wish making scene at the end seemed like a giant death flag for a good chunk of the cast. It was interesting to see Mumei's brother. Also, Ikoma already suspects he could be untrustworthy? I'm not sure why, but I guess we will find out. Anyway, the episode was kind of a nice break from the death and destruction. I'm sure it won't last too long though. |
Jun 1, 2016 11:31 AM
#18
Ep 7 Yeah nice to see that there is at least one station that hasn't been overrun. Yeah not really much happening this episode, no action anyway. Looks like things are gonna get serious with Mumei's brother and the hunters though. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Jun 4, 2016 2:52 PM
#19
Episode 8 Well, it seems we have our main "villain." Though, I agree with Biba's actions for the most part. It would be essential to know more about your enemy in a situation like this. It is also quite beneficial to be able to create Kabaneri and have them fight for all of humanity. Now, it does seem like Biba has some issues and a general lack of regard for human life. He seems to be relishing in the power and glory aspects a bit too much. It is a fine line between genius and madness. The way this plays out should be interesting. Also, that tag-team scene with Mumei and the other Kabaneri girl. That was fucking awesome!!! |
Jun 4, 2016 3:48 PM
#20
Ep 8 Yeah the fight scenes are fantastic as usual I love those steam punk motorcycles and mortars and stuff. Really cool stuff and I also agree Biba has a lot of good reasons for what he is doing, but also hes pretty crazy and kills a lot of ppl in the process. Kind of a utilitarian villain, which I always enjoy. Should be a great foil to our super idealistic "save em all" MC. Yeah the Kabereni thing being voluntary was pretty interesting to learn as well, looks like things are gonna get a lot more exciting from here. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Jun 6, 2016 8:31 AM
#21
Episode 7: Well-placed and effective breather episode. @Yoshi - I think the reason he's suspicious of Mumei's brother is because he's the one who made her abandon her name and gave her that dubious philosophy about the weak dying. That scene of the hunters coming in was STRAIGHT-UP pulled from Shingeki no Kyojin's first ep but whatever xD Episode 8: I, too, like utilitarian villains, so hopefully he's played well and doesn't turn into a psychotic cliche. The motorbikes were cool too, though there was a moment when they first appeared when I was like wtf? But then I realised, who cares if they don't necessarily fit with my idea of steampunk. STEAM-POWERED MOTORBIKES ARE COOL IN ANY SCENARIO. |
SandileinaJun 6, 2016 8:54 AM
Jun 10, 2016 2:41 PM
#22
Ep 9 Okay wow.... Biba is a lot more crazy than I thought he was. I can't help, but feel like this is foreshadowing for Mumei to turn into one of those giant shadow thingies, or maybe even Biba himself, but yeah... just straight up overthrew the shogun... and pretty easily at that. Hopefully Ayame and co. end up ok. Sucks that best girl Yukina got injured. |
LoneWolfJun 14, 2016 10:56 PM
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Jun 14, 2016 6:31 AM
#23
Episode 9 Goddamn!! Such a massacre. Indeed, Biba is crazy AF. Both of Horobi's mutated forms were pretty damn cool. I'd almost guarantee that Biba will share the same fate as Horobi. Well, this episode was really intense. No idea how our "good guy" crew is going to turn the tides of this situation. Should be interesting. |
Jun 17, 2016 3:41 PM
#24
Episode 10 Side characters dying isn't really unexpected in this series, but I didn't think it was going to happen at that moment. Honestly, I'm more worried/sad about Mumei being controlled than I am the big guy dying. Ikoma and his buddy were just much less interesting characters than pretty much everyone else. Anyway, the revolt was still fun. Gave me flashbacks of Snowpiercer. |
Jun 17, 2016 5:25 PM
#25
Ep 10 Dam... sucked that Ikoma's friend died, he was a pretty cool dude. Also yeah the revolt reminded me of Snowpiercer too. Great movie. I doubt Ikoma is dead since he's pretty much a zombie. Hopefully my theory about Mumei turning into the next giant shadow thing doesn't come true. Also found it weird that they said male kabaneris are rare. I wonder if it's a situation similar to claymore or something. |
LoneWolfJun 20, 2016 11:49 PM
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Jun 24, 2016 12:06 AM
#26
Ep 11 So we see Biba's plan really coming together. Spreading fear and paranoia all around the capitol and then just straight up releasing kabane in the streets. Then theres black smoke Mumei. I kinda predicted this awhile ago, but didn't expect it to really be true. I wonder if Ikoma can really save her... who knows if he can really save himself after taking the thing to accelerate the virus. Yeah should be a really intense finale. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Jun 24, 2016 7:40 AM
#27
Episode 11 Noooo! Poor Mumei. I hope Ikoma is able to save her somehow, even if he doesn't make it himself. His transformation does look pretty badass and it should be interesting to see how he fights now. Hopefully, they saved some of the budget and are preparing to unload it on the finale. It should be a damn good one. |
Jul 3, 2016 6:40 PM
#28
Ep 12 I gotta say the ending felt a bit too idealistic. Bot Mumei and Ikoma managed to survive without any real losses. I mean he lost that one friend, but overall this felt more like a mid-season finale rather than a true finale. I'm not really sure where Biba was going with plan either. If he really wanted to take control of the capitol he shouldn't have spread all the zombies and giant Mumei to destroy everything. I feel like he just wanted to cause chaos without any real end-goal. That being said, the animation and production in general on this was just amazing. The character design as well, great to see these retro designs from OG Macross in a modern anime. I feel like a lot people are being a bit too harsh on the characters and story, but despite it's flaws and I guess lack of originality I still had a pretty good time with this 6/10 |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Jul 10, 2016 4:42 AM
#29
Episode 12 Damn, this episode was quite disappointing. I was hoping Ikoma wouldn't make it through the episode, but we got a happy ending after all. At least the action scenes were still good and Mumei was saved. Damn, this series is getting so much hate on the forums, lol. I liked the series quite a bit. The design, art, animation, and action scenes were really great. The enemies and character transformations were really cool. The actual plot was mediocre at best and most of the characters were relatively uninteresting. I loved Mumei though. I would definitely be down for a second season of this one. Anyway, 7/10, (78%) from me. |
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