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| Strangely enough, it was a "good" episode, more development; although the time skip, and the presumed death at the end was a bit rushed. Enjoyable watch, enjoyed the new ED. |
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bonifide said: Got sick of them not focusing on the main character. Actually Jin isn't the main character all by himself. It's clear since the first page of the manga ( That is actually the Prologue ) that Kouga is, at least almost, as important as him. |
| Starting to see Kouga vs Jin moments coming into development, it will be interesting to see that play out. Another awesome ep, can't wait for more. :D |
| there are so many subtle differences that added up together literally makes this anime an "alternate universe" from the manga. The way Konoha was supposed to meet jin was completely different, and i dunno, it's bugging me since I have read the manga... |
| The KougaxJin relationship reminds me to Gungrave. I should read the manga tho, that jump from ep 1 to 2 was way too abrupt. Also, i loved the grown-up Konoha. |
| is it just me or does it feel like a seinen manga turned into a battle shounen anime? -.- im not complaining about the anime- but it feels like all its really going to be is a shounen battle anime- with battles in every episode- and people that look like super heroes... -.- thats the impression the anime gives off- the batman kinda vibe like someone mentioned earlier. The manga is NOT like that though. its not a battle manga- its SEINEN- it has a more complicated plot and more depressing atmosphere... it feels like the anime changed the vibe and atmosphere completely. the fight scenes were nice- gotta admit that- and i like it generally... but well... the manga isnt focused on super heroes and battles every episode. It feels like the anime will be though. i dont like how they changed the format. i understand they have so much to work with and so little time to do it... thats why i respect this adaptation to an extent... but it feels like they completely missed the point and exposition of the manga... at this rate- its a miss for me- i dont want another batman or battle anime- i wanted something with a more indepth plot and a darker atmosphere... something more complicated... thats what the manga provided- but i doubt the anime will... i will watch as much as i can stand at this rate- cause like i said, i do respect it... but i dont know im going to finish it at this rate... i'll try, but idk... its a little bit disappointing- (thats based off of the fact its an adaptation, as a stand alone its perfectly fine, just not my type- but as an adaptation, it doesnt share the same atmosphere as its counterpart. thats my bottom line. ) |
| I hope his aunt isnt dead, but in the preview of the next episode, he says Why did you kill auntie? So I can only assume she is dead :( |
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| I can tell this series is going to be rushed |
| Oh crap, looks like the lady who adopted him didn't survive the second episode. Poor Jin. :( |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| For real, they're skipping way too much; I don't see any reason why they had to skip so many chapters in 2 episodes. Why'd they have to cut out all the good parts with Akemi? She was my favorite character in the manga, but they cut out any attempts to give her any personality in the anime. Now, somebody who should've been a fairly important character is just like another filler character. |
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xLegionx said: I have no idea why but I feel like i'm watching batman for some reason... maybe its just me XD I really like the fighting.. good episode Rich kid trying to be a hero with his fancy gaget belt without superpowers is most likely why haha as for the episode i kinda did feel like it's being rushed but i'm still enjoying it was hoping nothing would happened to his auntie :( |
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| This episode really suffered from all the censoring (no head-shot and so on). Still trying to keep my hopes up though. |
| This pacing is so bad....and the anime-induced "twist" of Jin And Kouga being childhood friends is already starting to contradict developments not only in the manga, but in the anime as well. How ANYBODY can just watch anime is beyond me, but seeing as apparently a lot of people who only watch anime seem to like this series I'm sure I found a reason why many modern anime suck. Anyway, I see the series as an alternate re-telling now. This way I can watch this anime with low expectations and without raging too much at the wasted potential. bonifide said: I just read some more of the manga its like a damn Hentai. LOL. I did stop reading it around chapter 40. Got sick of them not focusing on the main character. I do hope the anime skips a lot of that. You're overreacting, GC had far more rape metaphors than the Zetman manga and here it serves a purpose. Also, it's a Seinen. You should expect such scenes to a certain degree. And Kouga IS a main character, too.... |
NidhoeggrApr 11, 2012 7:09 AM
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
| Pretty nice one. I like the fast pace it moves although it leaves some things unsaid or left hanging. As for now there are some black holes that I hope they will fill up as the show goes on. I loved the scene when Jin crushed the firespiter's heart. And the ending was pretty intense too. Totally left me wanting some more. |
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| I'm a little bit confused. Aside from that fairly good episode, but I can't shake the feeling that it's a bit cheesy. |
| I haven't read the manga but even so I can tell that they skipped a lot of material in this episode. It wasn't as obvious in the 1st one IMO, but in this one it was just screaming. Anyway, Jin is probably the least likeable lead I've seen so far. Even assuming I usually hate leads. I felt like punching him nearly the whole episode. I mean, he sees childhood friend he haven't seen in years and he just tells her one sentence and leaves? Then literary robs his other childhood friend and treats him as trash? WTF?! It might be because I LOVE Kouga and Konoha as characters and can empathise much better with them than with Jin. Even so Jin haven't done a single thing I could like him for yet. Aside from my hate for the lead character and love for the side ones (that are probably going to be treated as the "bad" ones and losing side), this episode was extremely boring to me even though I like fighting anime. Heck, I even started surfing the net in the middle of it. XD Maybe it's because I don't care about the lead at all, so whatever happens to him couldn't bother me less.If he was at least a love-to-hate character so that I would watch it just to see him get beaten up but he's the hate-to-see type. I give it 2 or 3 more episodes before I drop this. I might start the manga though. Just one question for the manga readers, is Jin such a douchebag and not-likeable idot in manga as well? Does it have more Kouga and/or Konoha than anime so far? |
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| I dont like the people who says this but... the manga is so much better, this anime is so fast...even thought its not bad |
| And there i was happy the poor woman survived in the previous episode only for them to kill her in this one. That old man is eeeevil. And his friend being spoiled and having wrong influences seems to being pushed in a twisted idea of justice. He may very well become Jin's biggest enemy in the future. KoizumiRisa said: Am I the only one who lol'd at Kouga's "Boku wa seigi ni naru!"-line with Miyano Mamoru's voice? x'D He sounded like Light for a second. xD Yeah it did and it seems he might even follow his footsteps. |
MonadApr 11, 2012 3:48 PM
| I haven't read the manga but I just feel that something was off in this episode. First of all, we see the characters grown up just like that right off the bat and with no transition whatsoever. I really don't like voices for the Jin and Kouga and Jin's awakening was sort of bland and lacking. Gonna have to take a look a the manga later. |
Well the first episode felt like a prequel story (they were kids), but this actually felt like a true start to the anime. Jin was pretty cool and the action was intense. The story feels so dark and such which is unusual for the type of anime I like but with such a compelling character as Jin I will stay watching. His personality is so cool and he actually looks pretty epic. Even more so the fight was so epic that characters shirts disintegrated in true shonen fashion. That being said I loved the ending moments and so many emotions. Cant wait for episode three. They look older than Junior High age... |
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| I liked it. It looked good, but lets see how the anime evolves. Is the manga so different from the animes? |
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EinLawliet said: It is. It's even darker and more serious.I liked it. It looked good, but lets see how the anime evolves. Is the manga so different from the animes? |
| given all that i have read, i am afraid the anime will butcher the story and character advancement. they already have cut so much it might not be worth watching any more. |
| lol fast pacing Yeah what's up with Mamoru's "Justice" characters XD but I love his voice so it's ok :3 |
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KiraYoshikage said: I dropped the anime, there are many things that are removed and it hurts in the relations of the characters. I do not like the voice of Koga and Jin. (I expected much better) Yumekichi11 don't expect anwser in the anime, They cut too many stuff The voice of Kouga is Miyano Mamoru, the voice of Light from Death Note, while Jin's voice is Ulquiorra from Bleach. So I guess it's good enough for me ;D |
| boring...zzzz...nothing special & new :( I expected more from the anime. But I like the atmosphere and the mystic... Jin is cool ! +___+ Kouga annoys me XP waiting for the next episode. maybe it will be much better )) |
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| Pretty terrible and boring to be honest. This is a good time to drop this anime since 2nd episode is boatloads better than first episode. I can already see the stupidity on later episodes. |
| The pacing in this episode was just awkward. |
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| Nice anime so far I like the story but I think I will read the manga ,, what a 13 episode can do !! to show me this awesome story |
| This episode was a real let down. The first episode has a lot of charm and heart in a dreary atmosphere but this episode lost all of that to become generic shounen. However, it's even worse than that because the pacing so bad. I haven't read the manga but it's pretty obvious they are cutting some crucial things to hurry the anime up and it shows. The characterization just feels so off because of the rushed pacing. The transition from kids to adults was just plain jarring. Kouga has turned into a giant self absorbed douche and Jin has no personality, he's just generic protagonist A. The end of this episode looked like a clip show or a preview because it kept skipping around with so much happening. All in all this was a big disappointment after a solid first episode. |
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| It's a lil depressing how there r many things that are removed -_-' but I will watch it till the end >>>> Zetman Fan!!! Jin always a Badass!! |
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Qaos said: I find him insufferable in this adaptation. Too calm, cool and "bishonen-perfect", not nearly jokey enoughJin always a Badass!! I was hoping that the later episodes would slow down in regards to chapters covered. First episode covered 12 chapters. Guess how many this one covered and skipped a lot of events? 13! I'm a bit disappointed that Jin didn't use his "half-way form" in this fight like he did in the manga. |
| i liked it, but I have not read the manga... the episode DID seem kinda "off," but I enjoyed the fight sequence. OK episode - Kinda sucks since the first episode was stellar! |
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| Probably gonna finish this anime and start with the manga after that. |
| Ugh, I smell a crappy shounen anime in the making... This all seems far too cliche already. I'll keep watching, but I don't think this anime is going to end well. Why oh why does he have to transform? It completely ruins the mood for me at least >.< DarkAngelz said: is it just me or does it feel like a seinen manga turned into a battle shounen anime? Yeah, I never read the manga, but what you're saying is hitting home with me. |
u2blahApr 15, 2012 7:21 PM
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| This anime should be called Cutman. The hevae cut so many stuff. The first scene, where Konoha is helping the people is the first chapter in the manga whiile Konoha is a child. The fight between Jin and that fire monster hapened around the 20th chapter. They adapted almost 25 chapter in two episodes. This is how much they are skipping from manga. |
| Better than I expected because my expectations went down a lot last episode. This was pretty good imo, but AFAIK this could be a lot better (that's what the people who read the manga say). Will watch some more. |
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| Kouga seems like he's going to be the bad guy by the end of this ;-; Jin is wicked, awesome. I thought he was cool as a kid.. but his adultness has made him about 10X cooler if it were possible. I love Konoha, she will play a huge role I feel.. And NOO AUNTY!! HE JUST SAVED YOU LAST EPISODE DON'T DIE EPISODE3 PLEASE! |
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| wait Aunite is going to die already D: ? |
| Alright, I hope nobody hates me for saying this: This show is going WAY too fast!! The plot is 'progressing' at a ridiculous pace, that fight - Kouga's first fight as a...whatever thing - lasted about 2 minutes at the most! I just felt like this episode was messy and awkwardly written in many places. The first episode was much better paced than this one. I really hope they're just trying to get a 'running start' at this point and go into the action, and then hopefully slow down a bit and have better organization. I don't hate the show, but I'm definitely not loving it at this point. |
| felt like they just skipped a whole season.... |
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| Nooo I hope Akemi didn't die, she was actually pretty awesome! D: Oh and loving the new ED! |
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| I've noticed that the first episode of Zetman is dubbed and the rest is subbed. I'm not that much into subbed episodes, so my question is if the other episodes (2-13) will be dubbed in the near future ? |
| Awesome episode! But, I can see how much they're rushing it and leaving stuff out. Will definitely have to read the manga at some point. Maybe if the dub does well in the U.S., Viz'll put the manga out. Though it would most likely have to be under their Sig/MA line, which doesn't seem to be doing as well as their regular series. Would be awesome to have an official U.S. release though. I could see this on Toonami as well. Will definitely be continuing this one, especially b/c the dub's actually very good so far. Will probably have to grab the BD set when it comes out to, I just wish Viz'd do combo packs like FUNi. I like having the DVDs and BDs. I like to be able to watch the shows in the rooms in my house that don't have HD TVs/BD players, as well as watching them when I travel on my portable DVD player or laptop. But definitely not a show worth buying both sets. Urahara Out!! |
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| Holy crap first she gets scarred like that and then the grandpa kills her?! Oh he must die horribly and of course Kouga is going to be corrupted by his parents. Not shocking there but his naivety will be his downfall. |
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| Hmm so this plays 5 years later from the last episode. Adult Jin and Kouga are pretty cool. Also Konoha looks nice. It seems everyone want Zet, especially the grandfather of Kouga and Konoha. The fight between Jin and this fire guy was awesome. Funny how Jin used this spray against him :D Oh no what happened at the end? Pls don't let Akemi die. This would be so sad :( |
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