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| I love the music, I got chills about 20 times during the concert. Tsubasa is hot. (Kanade was too, weren't people saying before it even aired she was going to die? I liked her. ;_;) I don't know what the fuck is happening but those two factors are enough to keep me watching. |
the Imaginary and the Real can never mingle. |
Billzor said: If they do that then it will be deja vu from Blue Drop whom I mention as a link in my first page post. I hope they don't do that TBH.Most of the funding probably went into this first ep so a dip in animation will probably happen within 3 eps and it will most likely end up being some cheesy school drama until the last two eps. ( I'm hoping I'm wrong here.) But time will tell, will keep watching at the very least. |
| Wow, this wasn't even on my radar, but it was fucking awesome! Didn't pull any punches did it? High octane goodness is great for a first episode. We'll probably have to slow this down in episode two in order to explain things a bit. I just love that they used Gungir. I've said it before and I'll say it again, spears are under-used and so are legendary weapons which aren't swords. Gungir, being a legendary spear obviously pleases me. The music is fantastic. The art is great. Love the little splash pages when they give the attack's name. Hibiki was awesome. I love it when they take the time to establish that the character is badass before they get their powers. Nothing wrong with "Mild mannered wimp gets bit by a radioactive flea and becomes captain awesome", but it really is just so much better when you know that it's not just because of their magic amulet that they're willing to stand up and defend their fellow man. Interested in what Tsubasa's take on this will be though. I suspect she might blame her partner's death on Hibiki, which would obviously effect her reaction to this new development. Finally, the thing with the veins was just fucking fantastic. It's pretty cool to see it displayed the degree to which she has to be internally restructured for this power up. |
| @icameheretotroll <---Fail "bads" Easily my favorite anime this season, and not just because Nana Mizuki's singing is featured. And also, Suite Precure anyone? xD |
| Wait what? Ar tonelico + mahou shoujo + infinite stratos mechs? Awesome first episode though. |
| I'm not sure i follow, Kanade died protecting Hibiki and they erased any trait of her existence or no one cares anymore and Hibiki's got some partial amnesia? Other than this confusing issue, it had too much drama for 1st episode. But seeing how Hibiki's probably gonna go berserk makes it kinda interesting, also gotta know how she'll die. Also Yuuki Aoi, why so Madoka? |
| レッツゴー ED イケイケゴーゴー |
| Pretty nice. will watch |
| Beat of awakening rly fits this ep lol love the music.just downloaded this for fun didn't expect this |
Ehx said: The insert songs were glorious, the animation (from what I could tell on Keyhole) looks good, and the story, while nothing great, might turn out to be pretty decent in the end. Pretty much it. Plus the ending was great and for a show that I had no anticipation of, it was a pretty decent first episode overall. Still, I'm not sure I'll finish the whole series. |
 In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same. |
| Here I was thinking it would be just be a cheap Macross F rip-off. That is why I am very impressed that it is better than I expected. Yes, I also was like 'Now? Huh, isn't she supposed to be dead? Biggest goof ever'. Then I realized that you can call the first scene 'future', which makes it some more sense. Also, those outfits are so My-Hime/Otome. It looked really painfull when those wings got out of Hibiki. I also believe that Kanade is somehow alive in Hibiki... Also, for those who don't know what Aufwachenschlagen means: it's something like Awakening Song. But I guess that made sense. |
| Dutch anime blogger with a love for Ikuhara's antics and proper storytelling. |
| epic first ep.. not rushed.. very well done! |
| Weirdest story ever. But the music were damn awesome |
| Woah, the way Kanade died early on gave me an Madoka flashback somehow... Really good first episode, i think i might like this wery good, given some time to develop the characters and stuff like that. And let's hope Tsubase doesn't stay pouty all the way, even though i cans see why she had a shange of personality. |
| It's getting dramatic already in the first episode, I like that. |
idk why I was here but I'm prob back to playing Dragon's Dogma 2 again when you read this |
| now that there's a character voiced by Nana Mizuki and also one who sings in it, i am now obliged to watch this show.. and with such a grand opening episode they have put up in this, packed with a lot of foreshadowing elements and plot points that might need some explaining or exploring on later, i hope they could sustain it and actually pull off some real nice things in the future episodes (i'm a bit scared when animes start out with a bang, those that exponentially increase the quality per episode are just better).. i'm not gonna make any judgments or predictions in the plot yet as that actually spoils my enjoyment or clouds my perception on the show for now.. |
| This must be the worst first episode I've seen in a very long time...and the plot is so terrible it's almost funny! Dropped. |
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| Presumably flash-forward to time after Hibiki dies fighting noise. Concert was probably a means to drain power from the audience or something, or why else would they let so many people to such dangerous event? Hibiki gets hit and bleeds badly, Kanade is greatly affected by not being able to protect her. Noise give Kanade and Hibiki a timeout for some reason. Appearently the situation is so desperate Kanade has to kill herself. During present time public perception of what happened during the concert is slightly different than Hibiki's. The tone of news makes it sound like one-sided slaughter. Is this just a result of Tsubasa not telling the whole truth, or did Kanade's last song have some bigger effects than just wiping out the noise? The noise are still there hunting people, an army is no match for them. Only musical magical girls can harm them appearently. Hibiki finds charred remains of people killed by noise, runs off with a little girl, and transforms using Kanade's Gungnir. Pretty meh overall, but it has potential to become interesting. |
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| Main character tries to save little girl Main character leads little girl into the middle of a gang of noise and instead of retreating jumps into the river. Main character carries girl on her back and then falls landing so the little girl takes the blunt of the fall. Main character moves to a roof where they will be screwed and easily cornered. Main character proceeds to throw little girl at hard concrete floor. WORST SAVIOR EVER. I mean hell, if the noise don't kill that little girl the Main character will. |
 "I always take life with a grain of salt, ...plus a slice of lemon, ...and a shot of tequila." |
| What the fuck did I just watch. First half was absolutely epic. Why did Kanade die dammit, the most interesting character. From then on though... the only interesting parts were the parts involving Tsubasa and then finally the very end. Not too fond of the bland little girls or the school scenes. |
| I must say, this series was not in my "anime-to-watch" list. But gotta admit it is the best of the season so far. |
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| This was unexpectedly brutal but surprisingly good. The insert songs weren't bad either. Episode 1 gave me high hopes for this anime. |
AidanAK47 said: I feel you. Yeah. I facepalmed at that too.Main character tries to save little girl Main character leads little girl into the middle of a gang of noise and instead of retreating jumps into the river. Main character carries girl on her back and then falls landing so the little girl takes the blunt of the fall. Main character moves to a roof where they will be screwed and easily cornered. Main character proceeds to throw little girl at hard concrete floor. WORST SAVIOR EVER. I mean hell, if the noise don't kill that little girl the Main character will. |
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| Can't believe they killed Kanade in the first ep, thought she was going to be the lead, oh well, as along as they don't kill Tsubasa as well, Mizuki Nana is the reason I picked this up ~w~ Anyways, seems quite interesting, never expected I'd like it this much, can't wait for the next ep *w* |
| The first episode of this anime, in my opninon, was like a condensed version of the entire Puella Magi Madoka Magica series. Lol, even at one point I thought Kyubey would just show up or appear in the background . . . It's beautiful and the music is spelendid! This is seriously worth watching seeing as though a new trend of darker magical girl is surfacing, I just hope its not going to be a redundant genre, though. |
| I hope that this little child will die. More DESPAIR! |
AidanAK47 said: Main character tries to save little girl Main character leads little girl into the middle of a gang of noise and instead of retreating jumps into the river. Main character carries girl on her back and then falls landing so the little girl takes the blunt of the fall. Main character moves to a roof where they will be screwed and easily cornered. Main character proceeds to throw little girl at hard concrete floor. WORST SAVIOR EVER. I mean hell, if the noise don't kill that little girl the Main character will. Nice sequence of events, it really takes things out of context and over-simplifies them to hell. It was a blind corner so not being able to see if there's enemies there is to be expected, swimming across the river was a retreat. The main character fell flat on her face. The girl on her back was saved from most of that impact. There was no throwing of anyone to the ground. Both characters collapsed from exhaustion after climbing the ladder to the roof. I wasn't planning on watching this show but I came across it. It is like a strange cross between Gurren Lagann and PreCure. I can stick with it and see what happens when the other shoe drops. |
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| I was not expecting what I just saw. It reminded me of Madoka (but why would that be a bad thing?) but even MAL suggested it because I liked Madoka. A tad confused to see the main character being "Dead", but then after the flashbacks they go to the "present" time and she's alive. I must have read something wrong. All it leaves me knowing is that she's going to die, which is alright by me. I have a niche spot in my heart for when main characters do the right thing and end up dying in the process (so sick of all the "Happy ending, everyone lives!" scenarios). Magical Girl, gore, violence, beautiful environments.....I cannot wait for the next episode. Also, Mizuki Nana. :3 |
KaitoDash said: AidanAK47 said: I feel you. Yeah. I facepalmed at that too.Main character tries to save little girl Main character leads little girl into the middle of a gang of noise and instead of retreating jumps into the river. Main character carries girl on her back and then falls landing so the little girl takes the blunt of the fall. Main character moves to a roof where they will be screwed and easily cornered. Main character proceeds to throw little girl at hard concrete floor. WORST SAVIOR EVER. I mean hell, if the noise don't kill that little girl the Main character will. It's almost as if she wasn't a savior at all, but rather just another civilian who happened to pick up a child during her panicked flight from the murderous hordes. |
 What the fuck did I just watch? |
| Hibiki quickly reminds me of Yui from K-on! |
| I kinda feel like the story is going to be terrible, but the animation is so good that I just have to finish watching this. |
| IaMP with me. |
| Sort of not my cup of tea |
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| Good songs, I thought of Ar Tonelico immediately, wasn't too interested at first, annoying lead, but the berserk smile at the end was awesome, thinking she'll go berserk, but then will nearly hurt the little girl, and be afraid of her power... |
| Good songs just really don't understand how this anime.....lol it's either to rush or just not my style of anime. The art looked kinda rubber-ie? I drp it cuz i dont want to get mad in the future or become mean towards this anime:/ |
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| So... the best anime of this season? The first episode sure did look jolly good and promising - if the series keeps it up, it will certainly become one of the better things of the year. That's what happens when Muv-Luv meets TWEWY and some mecha series. Let us just hope that it's not gonna be the same as it was with Guilty Crown. Starts with a huge bang, and then... right, we all know what happens then. 5/5 for this episode. |
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| Surprisingly, I watched it and most of all, enjoyed it. That being said, I guess I'll continue watching, but, without any expectations. I can kind of already guess where this is going, so I won't expect too much out of this anime. Looking forward to the next! |
| lol I 'm worried about the "plot". Nice musics, actions and visuals, but i hope they don't sweep the plot under the rug. Fingers crossed. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| Oh, wow, that surprised me. This was so much better than I thought it'd be. They didn't explain anything at all, but I guess that'll come in time. And I don't like the fights, with all the singing and attack names. Otherwise, I don't think I had any problems with this. Nice episode. I'm really looking forward to the next one. ^^ |
| Plot? Even if they screw up the plot they can fall back to stunning visuals, action, and MUSIC. |
drendren said: What in the fuck did I just watch?! I don't know either but I liked it lol I watched this anime just because Mizuki Nana was in the staff but O.O I regret nothing. If I hadn't already know that this was the first episode I wouldn't have noticed because t was kind of confusing but I'll continue watching it :D |
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| Another nice surprise. This really does have a Madokaesque vibe to it--almost like the first three episodes wrapped up into one. Here's hoping they can keep it up all season. |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
| i didn't expect this to THIS interesting , the 1st episode made a huge impact .. can't wait for the next one ^O^ |
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| What is this...I don't even... That was just bad, how did this even get an anime? |
| That was a really good first episode it felt like a Mahou Shoujo combined with Macross Frontier, I will keep watching! |
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| Watching the first episode of Senki Zesshou Symphogear felt like a hundred climaxes in a row! |
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| Meh. It felt like it was created just to help the singers career. |
| It was surprisingly good. Hopefully it doesn't disappoint like Guilty Crown, which started well but then got worse. |
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