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| it was fun to watch! cant wait for the others |
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| So the guy is poor because he born his father? |
| "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness." Emo Philips |
| I love me some SZS, but some notable Shaft editing here and there got annoying.. Like the ECUs of his eye and the constant episode # cut ins. The VA casting is quite good. Nino is probably the best thing this show has to offer. The setting is zany and different, but unfortunately, I found a lot of the jokes to be dull. I wonder how the plot for this show will unfold. |
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| That was...what was that? Hilarious, it totally caught me off guard. I'll assume the writers and animators took hits of crack before getting to work on this. |
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| Episode 1 I watched the first episode of AUB and it was pretty good.  This anime promises to be a very interesting one. While watching it, I couldn’t help but be reminded of Bakemonogatari. There are various elements that are kind of similar between those two series, and since I did enjoy watching Bakemonogatari I will surely enjoy watching AUB. ^_^ |
| A fairly good episode, I had some laughs here and there. Animation was absolutely stunning. |
orpheust said: one thing that bothers me is that Nino is asking to be made to fall in love, yet all the fansubs I've seen translate that into her asking the main character to fall in love with her. There's a really big difference between the two in terms of showing Nino's character. The former sets her up as a person from Venus who wants to experience how people love on Earth, while the latter sets her up as someone self-centered who wants other people to adore her That sure does change things, but perhaps another fansub group will correct the errors of its predecessors in time. |
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| Likeable characters: woo! Shaft: Woo! Wonderful cast of VAs: WOOOOOO!!! I expect great things from this show, its a formula for win! |
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| Just finished watching first episode and it was absolutely unique and interesting. It has it all:great voice actors, interesting plot and beautiful characters...Looking forward to more.. |
akromataofApr 21, 2010 11:10 AM
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| I love how even though the Main thinks everyone else is nuts. He's also got an eccentric personality, especially when his childhood is taken into account. |
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| Wow! :D |
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| nice episode x) tho i dont like the girl's character |
| Nice opening episode. The voice talent for the show is impressive. And weird characters, looks interesting. |
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| I manage to finish the episode with a -.- expression, the ending was funny but overall this is lame |
Live well - Laugh often - and Love much |
| Typical Shaft. I like it. Note for HoN players: The sound effect @ 1:25 is the sound effect for Puppetmaster's Ultimate. Just something I noticed =) |
| Weird, absurd, ridiculous. Looks interesting :D |
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| LOL well it is Shaft but still my goodness O_O the randomness is overflowing xD |
| WTF did i just watch and why do i want more? |
| Very strange....... I hope they can keep up this kind of humour. I love it! |
| Hmm... Just randomly started watching this (raw) and thought it was just "okay"... I suppose the characters are intriguing, but nothing caught my interest too strongly. Nevertheless, I'll check out one more episode to see if something does interest me more... |
| ...Incredibly intrigued. I lol'd a few times too, but not in the normal way, more like nervous/confused laughter. At any rate, I'm going to keep watching. |
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| this show seems really cute! ^^ |
| I guess all the characters are complete nuts? Oh my god SHAFT, they're doing it again... :D |
| Highlights: the father & the 'kappa' |
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| I think I'd have to watch it one or two eps at a time for some reason. |
| somehow reminds me of Gintama so i'm in! |
| I like this xD I find it funny especially when that kappa introduced himself saying something like his name which is hard to get it o_____o. Anyway,Nico is cute :3 |
 Love is filled with mystery |
| well after watching this i'm feeling as if someone hit me with a fryingpan. it was funny but well i don't know the chars are making me dizzy xD |
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.  |
| Amazing, I wonder when was the last time I laughed like this. I recognized Ko's voice as Hiroshi Kamiya's voice <3 Totally amazing! |
Shiken said: WTF did i just watch and why do i want more? ^This--lol. The Kappa bit was great. I also giggled at the whole 'Sorry there's not much room...'/ 'If I roll over, I'll die!' exchange. |
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| Nino is really cute <3 |
| Can't believe this show flew under my watch radar. Good show. Reminds me of Bakemongatari or Dance of the Vampire Bund. Must be from the same studio |
| This is....... SO WEIRD. That eye scene got on my nerves, I've got to say. Anyways, I'll keep watching, first impressions aren't always corrrect. |
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| So weird. I like this. The last SHAFT production I watched, Dance in the Vampire Bund, was a pretty big fail, but other projects they've done have been a win... so I have high hopes. |
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| nice episode for beginning i just need 2 minute to know this is produced by shaft because of that head tilt |
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| God, that was hilarious. Particularly the Kappa scene, where I was thinking "so, the village chief is a Kappa, weirder things have happened in anime." But, then he turned around and he had a zipper and said zipper got stuck and the water poured out of him. I don't know why, but it cracked me up. I like the interplay between Nino and Recruit as well. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| wtf just happened? i wonder if ppl will ask about what ko is doing from now on? |
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| this show looks crazy......wonder if she's actually from Venus hmm.... |
| That was quite something. Will continue with this. |
| Oh, Shaft. Shafty as always. |
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| Ah it was the right choice to watch this. So hilarious. Itoshiki's voice was almost straight up recognizable. The animation looks a bit cheap though... blindassassin said: My favorite part was the father wearing a bib and bonnet while riding in a baby buggy to tell his 3-year old son to pay back his debt. So awesome. insan3soldiern said: Now that is how you push the boundaries of satire. Kudos. Kudos.God, that was hilarious. Particularly the Kappa scene, where I was thinking "so, the village chief is a Kappa, weirder things have happened in anime." But, then he turned around and he had a zipper and said zipper got stuck and the water poured out of him. |
| Yep, I wanted to watch this for a long time. Now would be the best time to do it. First episode is crazy! |
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| First impression: HOLY SHIT! this is like Bakemonogatari...only without the bakemono lol I think I'm gonna like this one :D |
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