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SpagsBol said: no dude you can't just enjoy thingsHamsandwich25 said: Also, it's quite sad that the shenmue dojo has a thread encouraging users to artificially inflate the score here, but what can you do? damn, how dare fans rate something they like highly 🤪 |
Jaelius said: What an interesting vibe and cross of genres this one episode achieved. Thriller, slice of life, martial arts, eastern mysticism and an 80's period piece. The plots has my attention and I'm keen to keep up with the characters. Hopefully I won't have it all spoiled by the Dreamcast fans! Don't forget "mystery"! It's really awesome to see people who weren't already fans of the game enjoying this. |
| I need that awkward, stiff and wonderful English voices just like the ones in game. That's the real stuff. |
| i immediately noticed the ED performed by Kashitarou Itou! so a game by SEGA huh...story's pretty generic with a lot of Karate + Kungfu fights huh... |
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| Long-time hardcore Shenmue fan here, and I loved it. As a fellow fan, I respect the hate crowd, but you have to understand that Shenmue's pacing and characterization just wouldn't work in anime. It's a good thing that they're shuffling things up and providing a different, more dynamic take on the storyline, because if they included every single step from the games, us fans would probably enjoy it, but everyone else would just find it extremely boring. It's a good thing that it's different. I love the new take on Ryo. Giving him a bit more of a personality made him translate really well into an anime protagonist. I also really liked that judo fight and him getting set up as an unbeatable prodigy, as that just further accentuates how weak he really is against Lan Di, and that in turn makes his father's words hit that much harder. Such a nice touch. They could do wonders with this new Ryo if they handle him right. Nozomi also seems a bit different, specifically less melancholic/passive than she was in the games. I like this new spunky/independent take on her character. It's also interesting how they're already introducing Shenhua. About the Chai "plothole", I don't think it necessarily was one. Chai could've easily just assumed that it was there and targeted Ryo because of that. Sure, it's less impactful than in the game, but I don't think it's necessarily a mistake. The art and animation could have been a lot better, but they weren't terrible. I love how the soundtrack is mostly comprised of new arrangements of the games' OST. I tear up every time I hear a familiar tune. All in all, I liked the episode a lot, and I'm cautiously excited for the rest. If they handle this adaptation right, it's going to be amazing. btw, did anyone notice the two alternate costumes from Shenmue III in the background during a certain scene? Go back and find them :D Kazahashi said: For people to dunk on it because their rose tinted glasses are too foggy is ridiculous. Lol. I just finished playing through the game again as well...so I went in fully refreshed on what happens. Did people want 5 episodes of Ryo waking up, collecting his allowance, and asking everyone in town where sailors are? Or where he can find Chinese people? Lol. Or a whole episode devoted to Gatchapon collecting? How about going door to door asking old people if they saw a black car? Come on. These aren't long games really either. If you know what you're doing you can beat the first game in like two weeks in game time. Same with the second one. They're only long if you don't know where to go or you want to explore and literally see and do everything. And most of the extra stuff isn't all that plot relevant either. 13 episodes just for the first game seems like a bit much honestly when you consider that. The first game could have been a two part OVA or one 2 hour movie and been totally fine. ^Agreed |
ShadowMonkeyFeb 8, 2022 2:02 AM
| I never played the games but the first episode makes me interested. The way the story follows, the corny dialogues with NPCs. I liked! makes me remember that old adaptations from Street Fighter and Virtua fighter. Where is my Yakuza adaptation Sega??? |
| Not anime but apparently Judgement is gonna have a TV series with Yagami's actor |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| For a very first episode, it looks promising! Never played Shenmue, but I know it's a very popular game from Sega Dreamcast and I'm looking forward to know the rest of the story in this animated series :) |
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| The wooden delivery for the English dub reminds me of the games. Would love to see videogamedunkey's reaction to this series. |
| Lan Di is truly despicable for hitting Tom's food truck, splashing mud on Harasaki and giving Ryou a facial scar on the same spot. .....Oh and also murdering Ryou's father. |
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| As a fan of the games this brings back so many memories. The locations and the music are just spot on. The animators really did a good job on the combat having some serious weight to it! |
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