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| Heh, there's some English spoken in this show/episode. But from the opening parts of this episode, there are war elements and an eerie feeling mixed together. That OP song is also kinda wild. Not going to lie, some of the characters feels off. Maybe we'll find out their motives in later episodes. In the present timeline, Kurou dresses in a rather bizarre way but given his history, I'm not surprised. This anime is bizarre but I like the tone of the show. It also has an old school like animation which is kinda interesting to see. |
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| From the mangaka of 2009's "I Am a Hero", Kengo Hanazawa's modern ninja story is quite the brain kicker. KORI's OP is really good, and creative. ACTUAL ENGLISH? Well, that takes talent. But it's clear that there's ninja action involved. Kuro Kumogakure, a fellow Ninja with the meetup of fellow Genin on the school roof, it's unglam especially in the sighting of enemies. But how did it all come to this? Before Kuro's ninja life, he was a NEET, and a postman career ninja comes to him to give him a job, something fitting the once prestigious Kumogakure clan, his job is to disguise as a student to infiltrate into a school, though acting the part of the mother, his landlady can only do her part of the job feeding off the exploits of others. And for a 17-year-old, Kuro's just as disheveled as he is who looks older than he is, drinking off somebody's beer. In a war-ravaged world, ninjas operate in secret, and like Kuro, it can be anyone, anywhere. Quite a unique show where ninjas rule the world. Dark and gritty, just like the manga. |
KANLen09Oct 12, 2023 4:40 AM
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| One of the most strangest episode I have seen lol. Visually really weak, but some scenes were funny, let's see where this goes. |
| Enjoyed this one a lot, the vibe is super unique and humor dry and subtle. |
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| Cut out the horrific opening minute and there you go: -A unique style -A silly, but fun, setting -A DBZ reference -Beer drinking with would-be-stepmom -Lot's of gritty, situational comedy I like :) This seems right up my alley and a good time for everyone who isn't too serious about watching/critiquing Anime I think they should've ended the first episode with a banger, little fight scene, tho....for some more impact |
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| The first episode almost put me to sleep and the lackluster visuals weren't helping either. It seems interesting on paper, but the concept of ninjas in modern day Japan is not really appealing unless there is some kind of plot twist. |
AddaeAkonoOct 5, 2023 1:23 PM
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| Wow, loved the OP and the atmosphere throughout the episode. The artstyle and humor reminded me of some shows on adult swim from back in the day. I'm seriously impressed, I think it's the best first episode I've seen from this season yet |
| What an absolute surreal experience this first episode was. |
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| I didn't watch it yet, but can I assume it's the same issue as with My Home Hero? |
| The OP is very good. I liked the first episode. Tezuka Productions adapted My Home Hero last season, which I liked, so I have some hopes on this anime too. |
| Imagine how boring this world would be without Japan - a comment at youtube |
| That first scene with atrocious CGI had me worried, ngl. Merve2Love said: -A unique style -A silly, but fun, setting -A DBZ reference -Beer drinking with would-be-stepmom -Lot's of gritty, situational comedy I like :) This seems right up my alley and a good time for everyone who isn't too serious about watching/critiquing Anime Pretty much this. I'm looking forward to future episodes. |
| Aside from looking like ass, I kinda liked it. Might be my next guilty pleasure show this season |
| Honestly really enjoyed this alot, Dont know why the score is so low since only one episode has been released but oh well thats MAL I guess. Anyways, Let's see where this goes. The opening and ending are bangers! |
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| It was a great first episode, especially in terms of the dry humor it provides. However, why the hell the score is this low? I don’t really understand how people give ratings in MAL anymore. It wasn’t like this a few years ago. |
| This is a hilariously weird parody of everything related to ninjas including manga and foreigners going to Japan and doing some ridiculously fake "ninja certification" courses. I like its atmosphere of awkwardness. GensoTV said: same issue as with My Home Hero? Nothing in common. My Home Hero tried to be overly dramatic and dark, this thing here is a surrealistic comedy. |
alshuOct 5, 2023 2:44 PM
| Weird and interesting. That CGI opening was awful. Gonna watch |
Reply to Raiseii
It was a great first episode, especially in terms of the dry humor it provides. However, why the hell the score is this low? I don’t really understand how people give ratings in MAL anymore. It wasn’t like this a few years ago.
| @Raiseii im sure most people turned it of the moment they saw the CGI soldiers talking broken engrishu and didn't get past that |
alshu said: This is a hilariously weird parody of everything related to ninjas including manga and foreigners going to Japan and doing some ridiculously fake "ninja certification" courses. I like its atmosphere of awkwardness. GensoTV said: same issue as with My Home Hero? Nothing in common. My Home Hero tried to be overly dramatic and dark, this thing here is a surrealistic comedy. That's not what I meant. My Home Hero had a good Story, but I'm talking about the Animations and such. It creeped me out in the Spring Season. |
| That Frieza analogy is unironically how I would judge too. Seems like a good season for bizarre anime lover. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
GensoTV said: My Home Hero had a good Story Not really, but this is only my opinion. GensoTV said: I'm talking about the Animations and such. Both shows look very differently. My Home Hero is almost decent and Under Ninja is quite ugly...but on purpose, it's all part of the joke. |
VirtueHunter said: @Raiseii im sure most people turned it of the moment they saw the CGI soldiers talking broken engrishu and didn't get past that Giving a show low score after not watching more than 2 minutes is dumb af. |
| Weird first episode yet intriguing. Beginning was rather bad. Engrish and 3d graphics, lol. The game / group thing makes no sense, but i did skip some parts Midway i was like maybe i should quit this but by the end it got me curious if that guy really is a 17-year old or not, lol. Also ninjas hidden within the society seems interesting Animation by the end was pretty okay imo. It was badly directed perhaps, but i might still watch next episode |
LylaazOct 5, 2023 3:58 PM
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| After that opening scene I thought the whole anime was going to look like that, glad I was wrong. I have nothing against CGI and have no issues watching full-CGI anime (assuming it isn't completely unbearable), but that just caught me off guard. This was quite an interesting first episode. Obviously only being a single episode in, idk what to make of this so far. I'll stick it out and see where it ends up going. Raiseii said: Giving a show low score after not watching more than 2 minutes is dumb af. You're right, that IS dumb af but would honestly be quite on brand for MAL lmao. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. |
| odd first episode, animation was pretty weak but I will keep watching. it sounds interesting. |
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| It's crazy that something like this got permission to be animated in this day and age. |
| My sides hurt laughing at the scene with the foreign guy. |
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kuroneko99Oct 5, 2023 7:41 PM
| i've been seeing the manga art around for a while but i decided not to read it until after the anime, but now i think i'm gonna start right after this episode because that looked way better and i'm quite interested. i like the art style here but the animation is not very good, the cg the beginning just threw me off lmao. i like the step-mom roleplay chick though and i also like how it changes the aspect ratio to feel like a movie. an alright start if we put visuals aside, think i'm gonna like it and i have some faith in it but even more in the manga. i also realized this is the same studio that's gonna be animating the fable, oh god noooooooooooo!! |
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| Looks promising, pretty unique, fire OP, good humor. CGI might be excusable. |
| That episode felt weird as hell. I'm not even sure why it felt so weird. Could have been the budget Ps3 CG soldiers at the beginning, the fart dart can shot, the ninja wall crawl over pooping woman, or possibly it was the opposing ganguro-themed "Rear-Enders" ninja group. Not sure what this show is about yet, but I will give it at least one or two more episodes out of pure curiosity. |
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| Such a bland aesthetic again, from Tezuka Productions, really not the biggest fan. At least it's a little quirky. |
| NINJAS!!!! HOLY FUCK!! EVERYTHING IS BETTER WITH NINJAS! This anime looks like it's going to be shit, but it has NINJAS!! š„· |
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| Well, I don't know what the hell was that CGI in the beginning. Rest of the show felt like... ehh, kinda like My Home Hero style. Anime didn't sell me on the story at all. If anything, made it completely uninteresting. Probably one of the worst first episodes I've seen. Will be skipping this one. |
| Was interested in this show due to the cover, only to be disappointed by the trailer. However, the actual anime is way better than the trailer. Why would they put bad CGI in the trailer, when the show has well animated fighting scenes and such...? So far the show is looking really good. The only downside so far is the all over the place story telling which seems to be a bit like Durarara. Hopefully that wont be too bad though. |
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Reply to Merve2Love
Cut out the horrific opening minute and there you go:
-A unique style
-A silly, but fun, setting
-A DBZ reference
-Beer drinking with would-be-stepmom
-Lot's of gritty, situational comedy
I like :) This seems right up my alley and a good time for everyone who isn't too serious about watching/critiquing Anime
I think they should've ended the first episode with a banger, little fight scene, tho....for some more impact
-A unique style
-A silly, but fun, setting
-A DBZ reference
-Beer drinking with would-be-stepmom
-Lot's of gritty, situational comedy
I like :) This seems right up my alley and a good time for everyone who isn't too serious about watching/critiquing Anime
I think they should've ended the first episode with a banger, little fight scene, tho....for some more impact
| @Merve2Love Agree wholeheartedly with your points. This show seems to be an easygoing good laugh show but I can see it being downvoted to oblivion here on MAL because it doesn't really fit in with the popular taste of the day. As a side note, I was surprised by seeing an appearance by none other than General of the Armies Douglas McArthur. Very, very few manga/anime dare dive into that particular period of Japanese history or even refer to it in a short sketch. Kudos to the author. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| The mc looks way older than his age. Well the show itself was kinda weird but surprisingly enjoyable and amusing to watch. Interested to see more because of ninja. |
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| Many of people doesn't understand the uniqueness, I personally like it so much. Weird and interesting show, laughed a lot while watching the first episode lol, will watch it till the end! |
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