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| oh god oh god oh god what the hell is wrong with you? that. was. fantastic. I hadn't laughed like that since detroit metal city |
| By the way, was it just me, or did "Recruit" have a lot of "Exactly as planned" moments? He just reminds me of Light somehow... |
| Why do I feel like I am watching Bakemonogatari? If you ask me I'll tell you. They are both crazy! Anyway the whole thing is so crazy Kou you'll fir right in here! |
| That was so.... strange. In a good way. Glad to see SHAFT got their shit together for this one. Hopefully they don't screw this one up. The dialogue is even stranger than the stuff in Bakemonogatari. Nino is pretty awesome though. I just rofl'd when I saw her sleeping in the bed's drawer instead of actually on it. The kappa guy was pretty wtf too... especially the live action one in the preview. That was just strange. |
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| Okay episode. I was bothered by the inconsistencies in animation quality, however - some parts were really shitty. Other than that, I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy this show, though I have to admit that Shinbou's direction is starting to get a bit old. Nino sleeping in the drawer made me lol. |
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| the best fascinating 1st episode with heroman i think. absolutely enjoying this and Nino really most beautiful new girl chara of this season =p |
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| Woah, what did I just watch? It was good in a SHAFT kinda way. It's nice to hear Hiroshi Kamiya in yet another SHAFT anime as the lead role. (My favorite's still Araragi, though.) I guess I just might maybe get a better understanding if I read the manga? But considering this plot, I might not. Anyways, this seems like it'll be entertaining so I'll keep with it. *Looking forward to Tomokazu Sugita's character* |
Lind_L_Tailor said: Noticed that tooBy the way, was it just me, or did "Recruit" have a lot of "Exactly as planned" moments? He just reminds me of Light somehow... |
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| This was epic! Absolutely wonderful... So does this mean that the rest of the series will be original content? |
| ahhh fabulous. Definitely lived up to my expectations. Actual content was both insane and brilliant, and direction was pure Shinbo, whose one trick I enjoy very much and am not liable to get tired of soon. ;) |
| Don't really get why people find it a "mindfuck", but yeah insane characters xD I'll keep watching... |
| It wasn't as bad as I thought... At least its one of the few SHAFT animes with a decent colour pallet and animation. Am I the only one who thinks they are using some of the most easily recognisable voice actors on purpose to add humour? Not only are they recognisable, but they are also used to make them sound exactly like other characters in other animes... And with Sugita Tomokazu and Koyasu Takehito to come, it seems the trend will continue. |
| This show is gonna be good. Hopefully it doesn't turn into a slideshow anime because Shaft blows the budget. |
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| I don't even....know what I just watched. For some reason though it was good. I shall continue. 8/10. |
| Hahaa I loved it. So weird, but good. :P This will probably be one of my favorites this season. |
| Some really crazy characters here....hopefully we will get to see some characters from the civilized world (besides the main protagonist). |
| I know what to avoid in the future...... Any f**king show that Shitbo directs. Seriously, eveything is fine until him screwing it up royally...... Nicely done, Shitbo, nicely trolling one of my most expected anime this season..... That said, my love for the manga prolly will make me stick with the show despite this troll though.... |
 If he's not with us, he's AGAINST us!!! |
| Kou really reminds me of Gintoki, or at least the way the characters respond to gags does. Since I read the scanlated chapters already, most of it was kind of expected, but it was hilarious when Nino rummaged herself into the bed compartment thing. |
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| Ok start. A little odd for my tastes, but I'll give it a try, it made me lol a few times. I'll have to give it another ep or two...Urahara Out!! |
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| Boring episode :/ |
| That was weird, but got some lol in it Guess i'm gonna stick with it and check out the manga for what's really going on |
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| LOL. That was weird and crazy. I'm liking Kappa man xD |
| The chief really is a kappa! Don't judge him because he had a costume on! |
| Did anyone else get a bobobo vibe from this? or is it just me? While not as stupidly insane as bobobo, there are still some really weird crazy moments. Yeah I really don't like the close ups. SHAFT just needs to stop and re-evaluate how they are doing things, cause this is ridiculous. They butchered Dance in the Vampire bund, and unfortunately it doesn't seem like FUNI is going to save it. |
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Chaos_Pheonix20 said: i wouldn't have thought of it, but i can see what you're saying.Did anyone else get a bobobo vibe from this? or is it just me? she seems almost normal. i think we can really understand each other. <3 |
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| AHAHAHAHAHA....best shit i've ever seen since DMC XD WTF with the dad.....that is sooo weird. Kappa is freaks me out...turns out that he is chief wearing kappa suit but insists he is kappa.Kamiya Hiroshi as Kou is hilarious,so does my goddess Maaya Sakamoto (it's been awhile i hear her voice since soul eater) voicing Nino that is weird but awesome XD I agree with the eye part..it's killing me :( Hope SHAFT doesn't fuck this show badly or i will rage... |
| I actually enjoyed the episode a lot even though it's a little weird^^ gotta continue checking it out :D |
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| I really enjoy ~SHAFT style~ animation. Energetic and dramatic. Story was pretty much what I was expecting so it didn't seem weird to me. Nino is so pretty~ Liked Recruit's manga design more, where he had a shorter fringe. Made him look less typical and a little nerdier. Good episode !! |
| i had my doubts at first, all that focusing on the eyes like in vampire bund... but this time it fits, i liked the animation style, not like in DitVB. Quite nice, and u gotta love the characters, kappa guy owns xD |
| Haha, well done. I wonder if the bridge will be the sole setting for every episode lol |
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| SHAFT really need to stop using that eye-close-up scene, it was fine in Bakemono, but they have gravely overused it... This episode was what I expected from SHAFT, I will definitely stick with this and finish it even if it gets as bad as Dance in the Vampire Bund. |
| Nutbladder sub is soooo shitty. Horrible editing and localisation. Although it was lame seeing all those eye close ups again, I just pretended that I've never watched Dance in the Vampire Bund and Bakemonogatari. (*self hypothesis) It actually worked. It wasn't really bad after thinking like that. Colour pallet was the best, expected from SHAFT. Dialogues are gold, characters are just crazy. There were some hilariously random momments, too. Kamiya is doing really well; I was worried about him being overused in numerous series as a protagonist so make us get tired of his voice, but I just loved his voice here. The only real problem I saw was eye fetishes and slow motions; but I will just ignore them so that I can reduce my bias. Other shinbou's direction was not that bad. |
| It was pretty amusing and random, and I always love SHAFT art, so i'll definitely be sticking with this one. I can't wait to see some of the other characters, though. |
| Quite charming style and episode. Can't wait for the next one ! |
| And as the first frame rolls in I though "Shaft : )" Thing is.. It really feels like Shaft as well : D I doubt it'll compare to ef, but still And it'll be good hearing Arararararagi again, since they're taking so long on them Bakemonogatari webstreams : < Now this Oh, awesome, a kappa : D .... ... .. . xD Anyway, this seems to have the potential of being somewhere at the top of this season. Then again, Spring 10 (not to mention Winter 10) seems like a pretty weak season : < |
| Protip: I don't really check the forums anymore, so if you want something, take it on my profile. Is it time for my long-awaited return to the forums? щ(ﾟДﾟщ) Nope™, probably not. |
| Cool opening. Loved the zetsubou sensei stance |
| ok ?! that was really weird ... |
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| A Bridge pillar? Seriously? Couldnt come up with anything better to move the plot forward. Lame, so lame. Stoped watching after that. |
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| I liked a lot this for the simple reason of things being much more balanced than Dance in the Vampire bund. From the first person I can see that Ko was pretty stupid of not being able to get out from that poll that fell into the water. It was easy if he could just rip out his boxers caught on little thread of metal . His father is strange=> Nino is adorable with her hair. Her eyes have a nice dept that made me love Sawako at first. Nino being from Venus was a martian alert to me but that's fine since she looks not offensive.....I kind of get that they eat fish there if it's full of water but it looks like her temperature is way different from human standards. Laughing at that velvet some Greek dropped under the bridge. Avatars of Nino=> Kappa was a strange one and even more when I saw some skin from it.....really though it was a costume after all. Kappa does have some nice expressions I liked but best was the name he gived to Ko in Japanese......rofl. Recruit as a name....>_< Kappa nice showdown!=>  just no for me. I have not laughed so hard and intense in quite some time towards this one time=>  Overall series starts with a strong 8 for me. |
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| That was fucking awesome xD Kappa's Mayor's little dance after naming Kou cracked me up. garfield15 said: When Kou Ric was looking side-to-side, I was so positive they were about to do a Zetsubou Sensei reference. I know, me too xD |
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| I'd say this was quite hilarious :D I probably keep watching this... |
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Oosran said: Anyway, this seems to have the potential of being somewhere at the top of this season. Then again, Spring 10 (not to mention Winter 10) seems like a pretty weak season : < Am I the only one who actually thinks this is a great season so far? |
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| @Francis: Yay! More Ace Attorney fans! And yeah, I instantly thought of Phoenix then. I wonder if that was intentional? I also noticed the SZS thing. I wish they'd gone with that... |
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