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| Those eyes, who could say no to that. Guess we'll have to see where this goes. |
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BRSxIgnition said: LordMorioka said: I enjoyed this more than I expected to. Okay Hyouka, you have me for another episode. It's people like you that make me stop wanting to come here. You should always watch more than one episode of an anime. (Unless the first is ridiculously horrible or not for you) People who drop anime based on the first episode everytime will never get to see anything, because they'll always have their own dick stuck up their ass. ... Not saying you're like that per-say.. Just saying you should give it more than 1 episode in the first place. I always give anime I watch at least 3 episodes before I decide to drop - I think it should be a golden rule of anime. You may have taken my post too seriously... :P I was just saying that I enjoyed the episode and I'm excited to see more, which isn't the case with every anime I watch. If the first episode doesn't excite me, I may stick around for more, but I might not - and I make that decision without fear of ruining anyone else's experience. |
MissileSoup said: Omniknight said: The second mystery had potential, but they didn't build on what made the secret club so mysterious, other than no one other than the members know about it... WHY IS IT SECRET? WHAT IS THE CODE BEHIND THE RECRUITMENT INFO? WHO IS THE NEW PRESIDENT? The mysterious aspects weren't even touched upon... Didn't Hotaro make everything up, from the club to the memo? I could be wrong, as I wasn't paying too much attention at the time. It's not as much a mystery as it was a trick to aid his efficiency, or so he thought. Oddly, this was the one part of the episode I liked. This is right. He made this up because Eru is always interested in mysteries that when she asks, he can't say no (dem eyes). Although I think you misunderstood his intentions. He did that trick because Eru was about to ask him investigate the mystery surrounding the music room (which is in the far side of the school). Remember his motto? Save energy and do something as fast as he could, so he did that trick so Eru can hooked on that (and forget about the music room mystery) then he sticked that near the faculty office bulletin board which is quite convenient since he forgot about his homework and he had to pass it. Then it was also close to the exit going home. After he solved all of it. Eru was occupied, forgot about the music classroom mystery which will make him expend more energy because of it's distance and just about right on the exit so he can go home early. tl;dr He did it to save time and energy and since she can't say no to Eru for some reason (it's the eyes, definitely the eyes). |
| This was a waste of beautiful art and animation. |
   K R I S S leo | usa | istp dystopias, bright colors, unique animation |
Krissasaur said: This was a waste of beautiful art and animation. I agree, but I liked that waste of plot xD |
| wow great first episode The art is really good and that girl is so cute :3 |
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| So far, disappointing, I hardly finished the thing. Hopefully it will pick up in later episodes. |
| The art is beautiful, as expected from KyoAni. Forthe rest I'm not impressed so far. Hate the heroine's voice... in fact I dislike her already. |
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| This... Was rather bland, IMO. It's not funny, it's not interesting, it's just there. I almost fell asleep by the end of the episode. Art and Animation are great (even though I don't think they are up to par with Fate/Zero this season, but they have different styles), but still, the main girl sounded just like your everyday moeblob that tries to be adorable, but fails hard...That catchphrase thing was just...Ugh. If this doesn't get better by episode 3 I'll drop it. |
| yeah, Tomoya and Sunohara joining a girls club. sound familiar? other than that is was rather bland and boring. nice animation but ... meh. |
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| If we're talking about mystery works by KyoAni. We definitely must abide by one rule: It is not a Detective Conan, Kindaichi, GOSICK (or -esque anime), Agatha Christie, Sherlock, or lots of heck amount of "mystery" you might think. Its only another Haruhi-esque with a little tweak here and there. And don't... I mean... never expect anything "gloomy" or "gore" or someone being murdered! Let alone survival horror (read: Higurashi-esque). I mean, come on guys, grow up already! Mystery doesn't always mean someone being murdered. Mystery doesn't always says something "very" valuable were lost. Mystery-solving doesn't always means that you're gonna save up the world. Someone playing a prank by hiding/switching your left shoe can be considered as a "mystery", if you want to think about it. *sips tea* |
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Yoshiki said: The art is beautiful, as expected from KyoAni. Forthe rest I'm not impressed so far. Hate the heroine's voice... in fact I dislike her already. It's not fair to hate an anime because of your hate toward the character's voice Railgun said: This... Was rather bland, IMO. It's not funny, it's not interesting, it's just there. I almost fell asleep by the end of the episode. Art and Animation are great (even though I don't think they are up to par with Fate/Zero this season, but they have different styles), but still, the main girl sounded just like your everyday moeblob that tries to be adorable, but fails hard...That catchphrase thing was just...Ugh. If this doesn't get better by episode 3 I'll drop it. It's art is better than Fate/Zero, but you can't compare the animation because Fate Zero has many dynamic action scenes, Hyouka doesn't. Hyouka art is more detailed and lively. Fate Zero art isn't so detailed and most of fate zero scenes happens at night and that fact alone makes it looks like Fate Zero animation and art looks better than Hyouka (actually it doesn't). Conclusion: In par with Fate Zero Yeah, you should watch more episodes before you decide |
allflying said: If we're talking about mystery works by KyoAni. We definitely must abide by one rule: It is not a Detective Conan, Kindaichi, GOSICK (or -esque anime), Agatha Christie, Sherlock, or lots of heck amount of "mystery" you might think. Its only another Haruhi-esque with a little tweak here and there. And don't... I mean... never expect anything "gloomy" or "gore" or someone being murdered! Let alone survival horror (read: Higurashi-esque). I mean, come on guys, grow up already! Mystery doesn't always mean someone being murdered. Mystery doesn't always says something "very" valuable were lost. Mystery-solving doesn't always means that you're gonna save up the world. Someone playing a prank by hiding/switching your left shoe can be considered as a "mystery", if you want to think about it. *sips tea* Agree completely. Most people who dislike this episode can't enjoy that type of everyday "mystery" |
Vizi_Reality said: Yoshiki said: The art is beautiful, as expected from KyoAni. Forthe rest I'm not impressed so far. Hate the heroine's voice... in fact I dislike her already. It's not fair to hate an anime because of your hate toward the character's voice Railgun said: This... Was rather bland, IMO. It's not funny, it's not interesting, it's just there. I almost fell asleep by the end of the episode. Art and Animation are great (even though I don't think they are up to par with Fate/Zero this season, but they have different styles), but still, the main girl sounded just like your everyday moeblob that tries to be adorable, but fails hard...That catchphrase thing was just...Ugh. If this doesn't get better by episode 3 I'll drop it. It's art is better than Fate/Zero, but you can't compare the animation because Fate Zero has many dynamic action scenes, Hyouka doesn't. Hyouka art is more detailed and lively. Fate Zero art isn't so detailed and most of fate zero scenes happens at night and that fact alone makes it looks like Fate Zero animation and art looks better than Hyouka (actually it doesn't). Conclusion: In par with Fate Zero Yeah, you should watch more episodes before you decide Well, not that I don't agree with your point, but out of art and animation art surely is the aspect that can't be compared or divided into "good" and "bad". That is because art is, well, art and animation is a technique, a technology that CAN be quantified, unlike art. Of course action scenes generally need better animation, but the word "better" still applies. Sorry for the Offtopic, but that's a common misconception that kinda bugs me :P |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
Satoshi? Satoshi Fukube. Yes, Satoshi.  Satoshi Tainaka |
sakaApr 30, 2012 10:41 AM
| 日本人です。海外の反応系のブログもいくつか見させてもらってますw 翻訳頑張ってくださいね。 |
| why is this anime so basic? the lead is boring/generic/forgettable, so forgettable that I couldn't even remember his name after watching. I'll keep watching a few more eps for Eru though (she's typical too but at least nice to look at) |
antibiotictab said: Satoshi? /snip Weirdly, I noticed how K-ON-ish Satoshi looks, but the character designer for Hyouka (who did Nichijou's..oh wow) is different than K-ONs. But yeah Satoshi probably looks more moe than Eru at this point and that says a lot. I love how Houtarou just has this 'I don't give a flying fuck' face, It's kinda unintentionally funny when even the MC can't stay awake during his own show. |
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| My first impression: A bit weird. Not in a bad way. I can see this series getting real interesting. I like all the characters so far. Definitely enjoyable to watch them. My immediate thought of this series was a hybrid of Durarara!! and Haruhi. The Durarara!! element would be the animation, the mystery, the sense of adventure. The Haruhi element, and given I've only seen half of the first season, would be the mystery and the personality of the heroine, always being interested in new things. After seeing this episode, I look forward to the next one with high hopes. I think introducing all the characters will help broaden the show a bit, make it more exciting and hopefully have some good developments. |
| first thought was definitely the voices that reminded me of Clannad and the mysteries made me think of Amnesia, so it's like a clannad-style telling of mysteries...very interesting |
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| Curiosity, don't kill the cat! She has those sharingan eyes...they see everrryyytthiinnnggg |
| Nekomimi~ |
| It was an OK-ish episode. Love the art and the animation. OST is decent. As for the characters, I'm not so sure if I like the female lead yet but love the friend of the male lead. What is his name again? Yeah, Fukube! :D He reminded me a bit of Sunohara from Clannad, and turns out that his voice actor is the same as that of Sunohara and the male lead, Houtaro's voice actor is the same as that of Okazaki. No wonder their voices sounded so familiar in the beginning xD Anyway, I'm hoping that the real story begins from the upcoming episode. The 'locked room' case was kind of meh for me but again, that's just an introduction. Waiting for the second episode XD |
| An awkward 1st episode I would say. Nonetheless, interesting though. I'll still keep my eyes on this. |
They see me trollin', they hatin'. |
| Wow KyoAni just fused the animation and feelings of K-ON and Clannad together into one great anime. I like so far and I think it will be fine. And I was so happy to hear Choucho in the opening song! |
| Amazing animation Refreshing voices A mystery Unique main Great directing Well-fitting music So far I like it.. ^^ |
shanimebib said: Best buddies are back! Nakamura Yuuichi (Okazaki Tomoya) as Houtarou and Sakaguchi Daisuke (Sunohara Youhei) as Satoshi! The animation level is... stunning! QFT especially about the Clannad duo being back!! (>o<) |
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| The animation is awesome. It really seems like they are going out of there way to show it off to, the various different styles throughout just the first episode. The characters are really nice, I am really excited to see the next episode! |
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| The animation is truly AMAZING!!!! I like where the story is headed so far, probably gonna be one of my favorites this year. I lol'ed at Houtaro's weird hallucinations getting wrapped up by Eru's hair xDDD And Satoshi's story about the ghost piano girl was somewhat creepy :S |
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| I think it is way too early for people to say the show is amazing or that it is plain or boring. The story (assuming there is one) hasn't even been revealed yet, and all the main character are not assembled. I would wait at least until episode 5 or so to make generalizations about the entire anime. |
| Classical music is somewhat popular in anime this season. This time it was Bach & Beethoven. |
cyrylekApr 27, 2012 11:03 AM
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| Hyouka is breathtakingly beautiful. In this season full of anime with amazing production values, it easily takes the cake. But it's boring. So, so boring. An episode this beautiful shouldn't be such a chore to sit through. Well, I hope it'll get better. I really did miss KyoAni's animation on something other than bad moe comedy and the occasional Haruhi. |
| I enjoyed the dialog :P The atmosphere is so relaxing that it surprised me o.o but it would be better if it pick up a faster pace later on |
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| Nice start and liking the characters already. What does should a classics club actually do? |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| Is like someone mixed Haruhi and K-on! |
| Good animation and good pacing. I can really identify with with the 'low-power' personality of the main character, and it's interesting to see how he deals with each situation. Really hoping this show stays slice of life and doesn't go to either extreme a la Haruhi, or Another. The female lead is one of those at-her-own-pace types that I just can never seem to like. She's the natural enemy of a low-power like the lead, and god only knows what's up with her hair. There's just something about her that puts me off, gotta be the hair. |
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| please what is the name of the song in min 14 |
| CHUCK NORRIS MAN DAT GIRL IS CHUCK NORRIS, THE EYES,THE EYS KILL PEOPLE lol joking xD i just loved this anime *-* |
| That was very beautiful to say the least, but I really hope (but doubt) that we'll have anything more of a semblance to a plot. |
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| This was pretty boring. Basically, the only thing that happened during the whole episode was that the main characters joined a club. The characters are very interesting but that's just not enough for me to make me watch this. I got bored in the middle that I couldn't keep watching. This was the first time I had to force myself to finish an episode. I usually don't drop anime this early but I doubt this has any chance to get more entertaining. The setting doesn't help it either. I hate slice-of-life (and school). |
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