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| That was really freakin' slow pace, and almost 10 minutes without any dialogues, wtf? It really built a high tense atmosphere and for some reasons I really enjoyed this episode. |
Nanakogin said: It was very WEIRD. I don't like WEIRD. I stay away from WEIRD. Cuz it's boring and VERY VERY SLOW and freaky We get it, you're dull as all hell. Hush now, child. Anyway. Why the fuck does this have to have a closing theme by GACKT? I mean, how does that even make sense? AWFUL. Aside from that, very cool first episode. Minimal dialogue, heavy atmosphere, and slow, careful direction. I'm in. Gotta love something that makes an effort to scare off the rabble, aka casual viewers (and in our case, useless weeaboos). |
| I realize that bumping old discussion threads is the lamest thing ever but: the no talking part was more interesting than the talking parts. Also, I accidentally had subs turned off and didn't realize it until they started talking. That and, I'm sensing that this will be a lot better than lain. I'm hoping. |
ESSWHY said: That and, I'm sensing that this will be a lot better than lain. I'm hoping. Oh it is. It's leagues ahead of Lain, in my opinion of course. Then again, I didn't have a fucking clue what was going on in Lain so I probably do need to watch it again. |
| what assuming it will make sense later, I'll continue. soon. |
| I disliked the 1st episode. It bored the shit out of me. |
| I loved this first episode in all it's atmospheric, non-existent dialogue glory. Honestly the series has a whole has less dialogue than most anime, and it's one hell of a ride. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Very minimal dialogue for a first episode...I was bored at first but then I got curious! :P |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| Well directed and atmospheric but it left me with the impression that it tries a bit too hard at times. Guess that's because I haven't watched this kind of show in a while. I knew very well what i was getting into though. I'm certainly gonna follow this one to the end. |
| "This Forest isn't going to reveal all its secrets for the likes of you." |
| Damn, it took me 11 minutes to learn what language I was watching it in haha And I'm really not used to having like <3 minutes of dialogue in an episode. It was a cool change, but I'm really hoping that there's some more talking in later episodes, cuz I had NO clue what the hell was going on. |
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| This has potential. The art style was good, the setting seems cool (the closest thing I have to imagining a WH40K hive innards) BUT this runs the danger of being more pretentious than thou. Some of the comments here of 'I only like anime if it makes me feel superior to those who watch stuff I don't like' is just the sort of bullshit I'd expect from your atypical /a/spie fucks who seem to care more about being elitist than being able to sit down and enjoy pulp. Ah well, if it's the only thing they have in their lives to make themselves feel good about themselves so be it. This anime could be good, or it could be pretentious wank. Either way, it'll be hard work. |
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| Interesting. Very very interesting. Will keep watching. |
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PrometheusZero said: This has potential. The art style was good, the setting seems cool (the closest thing I have to imagining a WH40K hive innards) BUT this runs the danger of being more pretentious than thou. Some of the comments here of 'I only like anime if it makes me feel superior to those who watch stuff I don't like' is just the sort of bullshit I'd expect from your atypical /a/spie fucks who seem to care more about being elitist than being able to sit down and enjoy pulp. Ah well, if it's the only thing they have in their lives to make themselves feel good about themselves so be it. This anime could be good, or it could be pretentious wank. Either way, it'll be hard work. There's nothing pretentious about a story being told through visuals alone, that takes skill. What is pretentious are those shows that have characters waffling on about philosophical topics with the subtlety of a clown with his cock out*, while the camera pans slowly across inanimate objects in order to kill time. (i.e - Ergo Proxy) *joke stolen from Yahtzee |
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| This was very strange, seems like this is one of those mind-fuckish anime that start quite confusing and will eventually make sense by the end contrary to those that start with a pretty understandable concept and as it goes on is just gets more and more surreal. Anyway I think I'm going to be enjoying this one more than I did with Ergo Proxy (which just became a mess in the middle). |
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| At first I was like: wtf. Then I became serious. I didn't really felt that there was part without dialogue. For real, I was just getting sucked into the atmosphere. I guess it's because I've already met similar cases, and I'm just kinda used to them. Not bragging about this, but it's just not like I'm watching mindfu**ing anime for a first time. It would be easiest for me to compare Texhnolyze to Serial Experiments Lain. I know that some of you have already mentioned that show. There is really some kind of similarity between them and I'd lie if I say that I didn't feel this way when I was watching this episode. Of course, it was confusing for me. Just like Serial Experiments Lain's episode with the difference, that the latter made way more sense than Texhnolyze's one for me. I mean - I didn't get a thing out of Serial Experiments, but Texhnolyze I felt like - there's no way any of these scenes would ever make sense. It's ok to assume that this episode will seem clear to me when I watch the whole anime, but still... I can't help but think that this isn't really going to happen. For now I don't like the art style. It somewhat responds to the atmosphere, I guess, but it's too simple for my taste. The OP was great for me, I didn't like the ED though. Tyestor said: ESSWHY said: That and, I'm sensing that this will be a lot better than lain. I'm hoping. Oh it is. It's leagues ahead of Lain, in my opinion of course. Then again, I didn't have a fucking clue what was going on in Lain so I probably do need to watch it again. I doubt that. Serial Experiments Lain is something unique, which can barely be compared to anything else. Beatnik said: I'm going by dodgy memory but at the time this was released I remember reading that the creator of the show said the first episode was intentonally done this way to scare off casual viewers. When you say it, this episode actually makes some sense in its own way, lol. Now that I have started it, I'd probably watch it to the very end, but this episode really made me feel uncomfortable :D |
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SelfRevolution said: Just started watching this, one word sums up this episode, and that's mysterious. You can already tell that this series is gonna be pretty damn unique right from the off, nothing was revealed and you're left wondering about almost everything you can wonder about in an anime, so many questions after only one episode... this has the potential to be awesome! Oh and the art style is brilliant, everything's done so realistically! The art is what drew me in. I chose this after I finished Ergo Proxy, read some reviews, so I was ready for the confusion. The violence was a bit hard to take, but I'll keep my seat belt on. |
| Wow, you guys are harsh. :) This is the first episode 1 discussion I have joined intentionally. I deliberately selected Texhnolyze after watching Ergo Proxy, I passed over Eva and Darker then black for it. I had prepared myself for the loss of a limb, but I didn't know it was a deliberate amputation. I don't know who that woman was that was grinning as the man prepared to cut off the boy's arm. I know she's the one who came up to him in the shower. I'd watch it again if I have time, but I have a lot of anime to work through, so I'm moving on to episode 2. I love the atmosphere in this. |
| Nothing happened. ...So why am I so fucking intrigued? Watching the second now. Also, THAT OPENING. WOW. LOVE IT. |
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| And not a single word was given... At least not in the first 11 minutes, lol. |
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| Very interesting. |
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| Re watching this now in HD after a few years. It's really nice that now I can understand a lot more of what was going on in this episode. |
| This had better improve beyond LOLSORANDUMBxDxD!11! in later episodes. |
| Never forget, that if you post a topic, you're not allowed to post in it yourself, by order of MAL administration. |
| I can already tell this is totally up my alley. That silent exposition, I love when anime tries to be more like film! |
| I was half expecting something to pop out and scare me. It's strange, but intriguing. Didn't expect to actually see his arm chopped off. Expected that in a flashback of sorts. What basically happened (from his character page): I like the ending song. |
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| Well that was boring. I enjoyed the atmosphere, and the last 5 minutes were good. The rest of it almost put me to sleep though. I agree with the above post that the end song was real nice too. I think the mystery of the setting is enough to push me along to see if it gets better next episode. |
| Well, holy shit @ opening scenes. Dem punches. I kinda liked the OP song as it gave me an eerie feeling. That scene involving that woman in the darkness was gross and strange to watch imo. This episode seemed like a filler to me and I'm not 100% sure exactly what's going on so looking forward to more later, in terms of a linear story. Damn, that last scene was brutal though~ |
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| Very bold first episode. An exposition with almost no dialogue. That takes some guts. Good visual storytelling, though. You learn a lot despite the fact that there's no talking. |
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| Weird, strange, but interesting. A really powerful first episode. |
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| The interaction between the little girl and the guy in the gas mask reminded me of Fahrenheit 451. The atmosphere/art direction is very well done. If the first episode is a filter for casual viewers, I hope this show proves to be worth it for the viewers who keep going. I didn't really read any descriptions, so I wonder what it will be about. Err, and the people actually looked Japanese. Most people in anime don't. Hehe. |
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UnculturedWhitey said: This had better improve beyond LOLSORANDUMBxDxD!11! in later episodes. The same goes for your posts. |
| This is the only series of ABe that I haven't watched yet. The first episode didn't come to a surprise to me considering the atmosphere of Lain and the themes of Haibane Renmei were deep at times. Overall it was interesting. I'm sure it will make more sense with future episodes~ |
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| Interesting firsst episode. I like the atmosphere. |
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| Whoa. The parallels were extremely well done. Kind of reminds me of Blame! but even more confusing, abstract, even less dialogue, and with a larger cast of characters. I'm not sure how people were bored. Couldn't take my eyes off the screen. This could get pretty good.If serial experiments lain is like this then Imma start on that soon too. Nanakogin said: Well i hope damn well that's right. It was very WEIRD. I don't like WEIRD. I stay away from WEIRD. Cuz it's boring and VERY VERY SLOW and freaky, like you'd start having psychatric problems and start puking because of all the weird noises UGH. I dun know. My discription of this episode was "gross and weird", and i have no idea why i say gross. probably because gross is weird. whatever. If this was scaring off casual people then i guess i'll watch another episode. This was down straight boring most of all, this was worst than watching Air and Clannad, even worst than staring at my wall for half an hour. My limit is three episodes, kids. I won't even guarantee that. EDIT: graphics are terrible What a dumbass. Epitome of everything I loathe in anime fans. |
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| Well I will think give this episode the benefit of the doubt.Seeing as how this is a psyccholological,non-linear story telling comes with the territory.Anyways very confusing episode.I noticed alot of emphasis is placed on the characters and their breathing. |
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| I was looking for something similar to Ergo Proxy and was recommended Texhnolyze. The first episode is really a tour de force of "show, don't tell" and I'm guessing I cannot expect an info dump screen anytime soon. Anyhow, it's pretty clear that the boxer pissed the kinky lady off and as result got his arm chopped off in the process. And at some point that'll tie up to the girl and her organization (some kind of a resistance group perhaps?). Love the atmosphere and the art. It seems it will quite a ride. |
| "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 |
Beatnik said: Seems like the first episode is working as planned. Filtering out the waste as it were. There is a difference between being weird and being mysterious. This was a mix of both IMO. The camera angles and the overall darkness made the episode very confusing. |
AnimeSweden said: Beatnik said: Seems like the first episode is working as planned. Filtering out the waste as it were. There is a difference between being weird and being mysterious. This was a mix of both IMO. The camera angles and the overall darkness made the episode very confusing. I know the value of deliberate pacing and atmosphere, but using most of the first episode to scare away viewers does sound incredibly pretentious to me. That and an incredible waste of time. I certainly hope that this was not his intent. Most of this episode was unnecessarily confusing to be honest. I can see they're obviously not trying to spoon-feed us anything here, but not showing us enough to get invested into the characters while having what seems to be a deliberately opaque setup to the plot makes it hard to really get into this show. A small glimpse into the world and the last 5 minutes of action might be enough to keep things interesting enough though. That all said, I'll give ABe the benefit of the doubt here, since I absolutely loved his work in Haibane Renmei, easily one of my favorite series. I'm sure there's a great story here to be told, but we're not exactly getting an easy welcome here. |
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| Maybe it's because I'm tired, but really didn't care much for how little dialogue there was. I hope more answers than questions are answered in the next episode because didn't really like this one too much. |
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| Interesting first episode. Looks unique and the art was also captivating, I am anxious to know what will happen in the next episodes because there are so many questions and no answers. |
| ...is it weird if I didn't find it all that confusing? No, that's not a knock against the episode itself. |
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