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| Been looking forward to this series and so far it hasn't let me down. Lovely to look at with the usual sort of characters from the guys at KyoAni studios. |
| It was fun. Nothing too special, but fun. Will keep watching. |
| It was better than expected, the animation was really nice and Mirai is cute. |
Currently watching everything that comes out to avoid missing something good... |
| It's my first time seeing this type of artwork and animation which is the same type as Free!, Hyouka, and Robotics;Notes associated with a supernatural theme. And it looks lie the family thats in charge or whatever put that Youmu in her room. By the way does anybody know what a Youmu is? I googled it but I couldn't get a straight answer . |
| I think it started out too random and disjointed, hanging plotpoints in thin air and focusing too much on random quirks, but in the end it got some of it's act together and I think it may yet live up to the awesomeness of it's first trailer. Except the art of course. It was top notch throughout. |
JD2411 said: What I was thinking. Together with Coppelion; not off to a good start.This is the moe version of Deadman Wonderland |
Makomonogatari said: lupadim said: The best part is that you somehow actually exist.And the best part is that no one can prove it wrong |
| Well,that was pretty dull. It grabbed my interest in the last 30 seconds when it hinted some interesting conspiracy stuff but then it went and ended. At least it looked pretty? |
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| Super convoluted and typical LN plot all detailed through awkward expository dialogue. Shit characters defined solely by quirks. Lurching, uncertain pacing. This is a bad show. BUT it's super pretty and has some really well-animated action scenes so I'm probably going to keep watching it and hating myself for it each week. Yatta! |
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| Very good animation and pretty music, but seems boring storywise and characters were horribly uninteresting. I'm rather disappointed, I was actually expecting something better. Well... that's what I get for expecting something big from KyoAni. Anyway, the next episode seems to be much more interesting, so I'll keep watching. Hopefully, I won't be dropping this. jugann said: The comedy was a hit sometimes, but other times just skimmed past me, though overall had me laughing or at least smiling. ^^ Comedy? What comedy? |
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| I hope I'm not the only one who's already in love with this anime. xD I think because I never watched the PV's, I didn't know what to expect... but I didn't find it uninteresting at all! The animation, soundtrack, opening and ending songs are all on point, imho. I love that even though there's some comedy, there's also a sense of seriousness that puts you on edge. I can't wait to watch the story progress. I feel like in romance aspects, it might be similar to Hyouka where it's not really shown but rather implied. It's the simplest things that make this anime AMAZING. (And it's only the first episode!) Let's hope the rest of the series keeps it up. I have a feeling it will. :D |
| I have mixed feelings. Really good OP/ED, animation, direction and music. Bland characters, lame comedy and strange execution. I found Mirai too similar to all those other airheads from KyoAni like Fuko, or Rikka. And the blonde guy was like Tomoya or Oreki but a bit more outgoing. The black haired girl and her brother are interesting though. I can't wait to hear Tatsun voice the cute scarf brother. LOL I don't particularly like how they executed the story. The first few seconds, he tries to save her from suicide. After the OP, it skips directly to a school night and they already had a lot of stuff happen in between like them telling each other who they were, etc. -Quasar said: Just expected too much so it's slightly disappointing but I can see the potential. Yeah. I think I just expected too much out of this when I watched the PVs. |
| Nice start and love the art~ (as always, KyoAni<3) Mirai is so kawaii! Interesting, cant wait for more! :D I already ship Mirai x Akihito! XD |
"Wait for the signal, and I'll meet you after dark" |
| A good first episode, top quality animation like always from KyoAni. Interesting plot but I´m still a little bit confused about somethings. Nevertheless looking forward for next episode!!!! PD: Btw the ending is soo good |
| Well i enjoyed this episode, so i am looking forward to the next one and i hope it will be as good as this one :) |
| A pretty good first ep.! and damn that animation porn! looking forward to the future eps.! |
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| There are only two good points in this episode; first , as expected, the quality of animation for a tv series is godly.Second, OST is also top notch. Anything else is mediocre. I'll be looking forward to this series for the next coming weeks, KyoAni, don't let me down. |
| Beautiful. Mirai is so freaking cute. |
| Good episode Top notch animation, great ost, interesting premise. I expected more, but it can't be helped since it's just the introduction and only touched the surface of the story But the execution felt a bit weird, same with Hyouka first ep which later became natural |
TriZenOct 2, 2013 3:36 PM
| Mirai reminds me of a Yui + Chitanda with orange hair & glasses. I really liked this episode, a big change to what I usually watch. 4.5/5 oh and SHOUT OUT TO GLASSES |
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| what kind of stupid reason is that? lol she's wearing glasses and she's also a klutz epic combination |
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| Well, that was really underwhelming. I was under the impression that the pace was off and I got bored really quickly. Mirai doesn't seem to have much of a personality either aside of being clumsy and the interactions between her and the MC felt so awkward. I don't know, it wasn't a good way to start the show imo, I hope it improves. |
| ED is amazing.Mirai is beautifuru.Loving the animation and OST.Pretty awesome start. |
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| I'll agree that the lack of development of Mirai's personality was probably the most off-putting aspect of the first episode. Hopefully, they'll remedy that in the next couple. I'm getting a lot of Hyouka vibes from this one, which isn't a negative since I really liked that show. I'm actually surprised that the rating for this episode wasn't higher since many people are big enough fans of the Kyoani style that they will allow successful execution of the standard features of that style to override any minor plot or character deficiencies. |
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'm confused. are there only spirit warriors? The youmu, can humans see them? Are humans out of the loop with the whole spirit warrior / youmu thing? like, do they know? SO MANY QUESTIONS. |
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| HOLY SHIT KYOANI! This episode surpassed my expectations. We're still at the first episode but I can already feel it. This is going to be epic. So worth the hype. Excellent OP and ED. Well, even though KyoAni is supposed to be trying different things, their cute and clumsy mainstream girl is still present. Not that i hate it though. I like Mio v2. I hope there will be an actual pairing between the characters ( in terms of romance ). I agree that Mirai is the weak link of this series though. I hope she will have some good character development. Next ep will show us how can KyoAni execute this battle scene. I can't wait! Awesome start. MORE! |
| i always love kyoani animation and its not any different from this cute clumsy megane girl <3 |
| KyoAni sure is the best..Mirai reminds me of Fuko Ibuki,,. |
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| ehh not sure i understand the entire premise of this mythical creatures? spirits? been there done that, pretty boring episode |
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| This episode was alright. I feel very neutral about it but the animation looks really great. Not too sure if that will be enough to keep me around but I will look forward to the next episode. Not really impressed with any of the characters yet, except maybe Mitsuki. She looks pretty cool. Other than that, only the sword had me impressed lol. I really like it. |
| Can already see the direction Mirai and Akihito's relationship is heading but still liking the first ep. Always been a fan of superpower anime and am I glad the animation is superb and not just lots of flashes and lines making up fights. |
| i've been waiting for the anime adaption to this for so long!!! love the animation so far, not sure i really like the ost much, but it'll grow on me |
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| Them production values are crazy good. OP/ED (especially this) are great. Hopefully the characters and setting get the same care, cause there was just so much info-dumping for the world building. |
| I think I set my expectations just right for this one, which I think I'm getting better at every time when it comes to Kyoani anime. I'm sort of indifferent to the cast right now, but there's a chance for that to change. Not sure I'm liking the music as much as some though the opening song and ending songs were good (opening didn't seem to match the visuals though to the point where I'm not sure what I watched wasn't just a place holder opening sequence for the first episode), but then it's not really my preference either and this might sound controversial but I think I was a bit underwhelmed by the visuals. They're technically good of course, but it sort of feels like a checklist of what I've come to expect out of a Kyoani premiere episode. Really well animated liquid effects, hyper expressive character reactions, sunlit schools with hardwood floors, lots of lens flare, all things that dazzle the eyes, but stylistic wise I can't really praise much. Kyoani is and has gotten really good at animating these particular sets of things no doubt I guess, but yeah very familiar with this style from them now that it's hard to get really impressed by it anymore. The comedy didn't make me laugh much, but it didn't have me completely groaning either other than the Mirai klutziness moments. The main character Akihito is TEXTBOOK and I think it's here that I'm actually taking more issue than Mirai who by Kyoani standards wasn't that bad or I guess moeblob as some would put it though I am perplexed by her portrayal which I'll get too shortly. As for Akihito that inner monologue that never stops trying so hard to wax philosophical and wit, again VERY familiar by Kyoani standards except now instead of being just a completely normal average lazy dude he's an immortal who apparently has a glasses fetish which I guess is the shows groundwork for a setup for chemistry between him Mirai, though I'd swear if I didn't already know that this was based off of one Light Novel volume to date that they were skipping past stages in their getting to know each other. In general though I found some of the scene transitions jarring and hard to tell just how much time had passed. One would have to hope their relationship can progress deeper than what we saw in this episode and her just trying to stab him and him apparently liking it cause glasses=cute, but we'll see. Speaking of the stabbing thing, if this were any studio other than Kyoani I'd almost expect that to be played off as some sort of black comedy thing, but here it almost seems like they tried to make it seem almost charming and like a running gag which is very strange. Mirai scenes in general were just plain odd. There's a really bizarre contrast between how she looks and how she acts at times and how the MC reacts to her yet other times in the episode it seems perfectly fitting. For example one moment she'll be tripping all over herself and other objects like her shoe laces are tied together and the next she'll be effortlessly leaping around acrobatically like she's an Olympic class gymnast and then be back to tripping all over herself all within the same sequence which creates a rather bizarre contrast. One has to wonder too why her first instinct upon someone trying to stop her suicide attempt is to leap over a fence and casually stab him in the gut. Also what's with her being okay with that without seemingly knowing that Akihito could survive the stabbing but having issues with killing spirit world monsters and lacking confidence in herself? She just seems sketch and like the only possibility besides character inconsistencies is that she know more about Akihito then she's been letting one which lends a lot of credence to his one friends warnings that she's to be avoided, yet in other scenes she seems like the daintiest klutziest non-threatening character ala your average Kyoani lead with her hiding (very poorly I might add) behind desks and being all timid and flustered so really not sure how to feel about her yet. Lastly one thing that didn't come as a surprise was that considering the character design included tights there's a lot of camera focus on her legs and feet for fanservice moments. That's pretty much a given nowadays in general. Mitsuki was not at all what I was expecting and actually turns out to know Akihito first. To be honest I thought she was going to be introduced much later and be a lot more aloof and cold, but instead she's there from the get go engaging in banter with the guy. I'd like to say I found their exchanges interesting and amusing, but it all just felt like the usual kind of pointless mundane every day things and IMO lame comedy that Kyoani like to fill their shows up with, which again I anticipated so wasn't too bothered by I guess. God help the show if it wasn't trying it's hardest to make the gags stick though I also guess. Still she seems like the most sensible and grounded character in the show so far and I like her overall design though that's more of a predisposition than anything. So yeah that was about the start I expected. It's tough to say whether I stick with this in the coming weeks and really depends more on the other shows I have in my to watch list for Fall (which is a lot) and how interesting they turn out to be versus this. So far not really drawn into this world yet, but I'll give it the usual 4 episode test and see if it picks up, but I'd be lying if I said I felt this show has much chance of getting meaty enough for me to keep up week to week strictly because that's just not how Kyoani tends to do with things. rodac said: I'll agree that the lack of development of Mirai's personality was probably the most off-putting aspect of the first episode. Hopefully, they'll remedy that in the next couple. I'm getting a lot of Hyouka vibes from this one, which isn't a negative since I really liked that show. I'm actually surprised that the rating for this episode wasn't higher since many people are big enough fans of the Kyoani style that they will allow successful execution of the standard features of that style to override any minor plot or character deficiencies. Give it time lol. |
PeacingOutOct 2, 2013 5:01 PM
| Will be watching this, and being put on blast on twitter and blogs to much haha. |
JD2411 said: This is the moe version of Deadman Wonderland best comparison so far lol |
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| Mirai instantly reminded me of Fuko from Clannad at the beginning of the episode :) That ending scene was really cool. I really enjoyed this episode! |
| I like the animation. And that stab to the chest! The op is okay. I like the ed. Seems like its going pretty well so far. |
| I've been waiting so long for this~ The start was interesting and this is definetly one of fall anime that I'm going to follow. |
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| I'm not feeling it so far, but we'll see how the next episodes play out. |
| Was looking forward to this Truly am a sucker for Kyoani but i been inching for them to do something more action oriented for a while so i'm happy about this ! animation top notch but it's to be expected,they really liked using slow mo/ motion blur now don't they Music is pretty nice so far really like the ED character can't say to much besides Mirai but shes has all the typical Traits for kyoani MC and i get it haha (it wouldn't be Kyo without Moe) can't wait to see how well this will turn out. |
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VioLink said: More gifs Meeting: http://oi41.tinypic.com/2ly6hw8.jpg Mirai's power: http://oi42.tinypic.com/2zekpq1.jpg Chase1: http://oi44.tinypic.com/332zfb6.jpg more later. Chase2: http://oi39.tinypic.com/35071p0.jpg Chase3: http://oi40.tinypic.com/2ij486.jpg Chase4: http://oi41.tinypic.com/x3si13.jpg Sensei kick: http://oi41.tinypic.com/10ggyfd.jpg |
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| Glasses chick is the living embodiment of MoeAni, but otherwise that was enjoyable. Loving the OST. Good stuff. |
JoshOct 2, 2013 5:48 PM
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| I like the characters and the premise, but the delivery fell short a little. Didn't exactly enthrall me, but I will keep watching. |
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| Well...at least there is nothing to complain about the animation in this first episode. |
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| Oh my gosh! Kuriyama is so cute :) Having the ability to be immortal...I'm expecting him to lose a lot of blood in this whole series lol |
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| 01:32 dat MegaOta 02:18 what are they? 05:05 Mitsukichan to iu no ka <3 05:53 kawaii sugiru、shokku desu。 13:05 bijin detta! 13:21 dat A. 15:03 aww look at ofutarisan's bags 16:31 oh my beloved Mitsukichan 17:00 childhood friend? Akihito u lucky b... 21:10 i'm sure she's very strong 21:48 Michan <3 9/10 for this ep. Haven't seen such action-packed KyoAni in a while. Dat ED by SDF's really good. Screw that generic-anison OP by Chihara Minori. |
ShirubaasouruOct 2, 2013 6:37 PM
| Isayama Hajime should be awarded The Manga with The Highest Inconsistencies of Characters' Appearances. He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter. Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga. Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month. Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel. The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck. |
| It's a good start. A lot of exposition in some places and none in others that makes it a little jarring, but a good start. |
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