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| ReoNa's voice is heaven 🫶 I really like the color palette choice, and there are many unfamiliar faces (well since I haven't played the game yet) and some are showing their action sequences. A crown layer appeared out of the fucking blue but Mephisto appeared to save Doctor. Seems like Amiya and the rest of her comrades were able to save the heavily injured ones from some war aftermath. Mephisto is on Doctor's ass just because "They're different from the rest of us" and it's obvious he's going to be the main target nothing new here but mf Mephisto kept on repeating "Let's play a game" shenanigans but thankfully they screwed it up as there is a call for backup. Amiya is right! Security is a main priority and there seems to be a brief talk about the past and present too which is nice. The flaming CLIFFHANGER and is that a villain? I don't know but they seem to have a past with the comrades here. Btw I think Doctor's VA did a good job because from what I've noticed in forums that their gender is neutral (Because they're the players apparently) and the VA did a good job having that voice tone. Arknight ED titled "Be me" composed by Doul and URU. Such a beautiful of a song and the visual has an interesting transformation that juxtaposes solitary and perseverance through the footstep imagery. Gonna cry my ass off if one of the comrades dies here. |
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| Oh my god they nailed the Reunion characters' voices perfectly, and I'm really looking forward for their more iconic scenes. Especially Mephisto, maybe he'll get less pure hate but more "I sympathize with you but also i hate you" kind of hate. XD I can see the VA doing a killer performance on his future scenes, hell, I can kind of already imagine it. But I'm sure they won't get to that point in this season. OP and ED are straight up bangers, and the visuals looks gorgeous; as expected from the Music Company. They don't disappoint when it come to music both in game and in anime. And YES, the RADANT HORSE is finally here! I knew she was coming (for you, full speed ahead) but damn I couldn't stop my self from straight up cheering when she appeared. Though I had some minor nitpicks here and there, few of the shots were bit too still and linger on for a second more than i would like them to. And there were few effects that kinda looked off like the shot where Talulah scorched the street. Also I would have liked to see some name RI operators like Rangers or Yato instead of the faceless guards and snipers, or at least give them names and turn them into proper characters. Those aside I really loved this episode and really looking forward for the next one. |
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| Kinda insane most the issues were addressed in one ep lol Doctor is, unexpectedly, actually playing a role in the narrative. Explanations no longer feel like a text dump but proper clarifying world building. Character interactions feel natural and they no longer re-iterate the same info for the viewer. Mob solider has dialogue and personality, (albeit a bit of an unnatural exchange). Was also really impressive they were able to keep Mephisto's scene from becoming a cringefest. Some weird stuff too, with the 2nd ep also starting with an awkwardly long 30s shot of a tv. Talulah appearance was also a bit... weird? Especially since the dialogue and voice acting actually sold the fear, but the events on screen weren't necessarily "fear-inspiring". Building collapsing from the bottom when the top side was scorched by fire, lol. OP is straight up incredible though. Very happy W had a scene. Personally wishing they add blood to the blu-ray, would really sell the world and darker themes a lot more. |
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| I killed Mephisto with GG so the RNG was high, if it weren't for the RNG I'd be farming T3 mats by killing that fucker and Faust over and over again |
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| Great improvement over the previous episode. The previous EP spent far too much time setting up things making it rather boring. However that gave me some hope for the future since the anime took it's time to set things up properly. And now EP2 benefited from it greatly. We still had some explanations but the story flow became much smoother. And now I'm really looking forward to third episode where all the set up is complete and it's time for full actions. |
| Just a bit of a heads up but the actual translation here should be living beings not human beings because there are no humans in TERRA.. the only one who is the closest to human is Us the DOKTAH.. but even that is just speculation...  Anyways.. Great to see NTR knight.. she is just as strong as in the game.. Probably the 2nd strongest Operator besides Ace.. in the team right now.. anime may not get to that part but Faust arrows are no fucking joke.. KAL'STIT IN THE ED! we better get some screen time of her.. |
UkRs said: Just a bit of a heads up but the actual translation here should be living beings not human beings because there are no humans in TERRA.. Not really, no. There are no humans like us in the universe, so people in game refer to themselves as humans/humanity despite the animal traits, it's just the normal thing to them. |
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| It's Nearl time! I so love Nearl. Looks like Chernoborg arc will be completed next week and the will be painfull. OP and ED are both great, Arknights really never disappoints with their music. This episode reminds me how a little b*tch Mephisto is, he really annoys me in the game and now on this anime adaptation. Prop to his VA for doing a great job. Too bad we won't be seeing the events in Lungmen on this adaptation, he really pulled a lot of BS there until |
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| Perhaps it's because Mephisto is only introduced this episode he sounds and acts very edgy to me. Hope there's more to his character than just kill and tarnish. That fire animation looks so rough to watch lol. Moving on to more positive notes, the opening is amazing both the visual and song. The new character Talulah's entrance is fucking great. For someone that can wrack havoc and engulf a whole sector in flame, she sounds so cold which is a contrast I really like. |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| Like a lot of others have voiced, I felt Mephisto weakened the story. That sort of eeeevil not only existing but holding a command position seems to contradict the serious air. From what we know so far, Reunion is justified in their motivation if not their methods, but we lose that gray when that sort of character represents it. I haven't played the game, though. Maybe oripathy also causes insanity in some cases? That could explain the psycho faction and make Rhodes Island even more of an idealistic cause rather than the obvious right. |
| They just can't catch a break... Really intriguing to see where the plot is going. |
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| Talulah as OP as ever... she's suppose to be one of the strongest Fire Art user that isn't of Mystical origin. Also, Doctor using a "phone" to command, LOL. (BTW, the "Friendly Drones" are the "eyes of priestess" from in-game to view the map, but you don't get enemy info til after you play the map as to "investigate" the enemies with the "Friendly Drones") |
| Nothing Written Here But Us Anime Bunnies *boing boing boing* |
fenrirr2 said: Bio said: Like a lot of others have voiced, I felt Mephisto weakened the story. That sort of eeeevil not only existing but holding a command position seems to contradict the serious air. From what we know so far, Reunion is justified in their motivation if not their methods, but we lose that gray when that sort of character represents it. I haven't played the game, though. Maybe oripathy also causes insanity in some cases? That could explain the psycho faction and make Rhodes Island even more of an idealistic cause rather than the obvious right. Yeah, he is probably the worst antagonist in the game as well, basically everybody else has an understandable reason, or some bad circumstances, that forced them into that antagonistic situation. I wish they had just deleted him and Faust from the story, because they don't really add anything, they are a waste of screentime, and could alienate viewers who didn't play the game, and don't know, that the other characters are far better done. I'm not sure if you actually read the story in game. |
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| This is so weird to me. I love the premise and world building to a degree. But at the same time too many things are happening and too many characters introduced in just two episodes. All of this is sort of fine since they have limited time to develop a story. However, some cliches and tropes are so painfully stupid it drops quality significantly. Why does everything, for example, have to be black and white. There always has to be someone borderline mad enjoying death and destruction. Here are cat-loving-everyone-saving people going against death loving lunatics who want chaos and death. Supposed enemies are doing this to liberate themselves from mistreatment and discrimination but at the same time their own leaders treat them worse than what they are trying to free themselves from. It makes no sense. Conflict can be had in many different ways without two sides of which one is ultimate good and other ultimate bad. Sure, world needs to be explained but why would doctor remember how to talk or control drones but forget everything else about the world. People are not stupid and they could have shown these things without explaining them or just casually mention them along the way. Like when that dude healed main girl, who is a leader but lacks ability to think, instead of going "here's this thing that works like this" but instead of just mentioning it along the way "ah, so happy we have someone who can utilize these crystals for healing right now". It would make it so much better. I guess premise is good enough for the time being and world building is interesting enough to give me desire to watch few more episodes. Add to that whole autumn lineup is downright garbage with few notable exceptions. |
Inorichi said: Personally wishing they add blood to the blu-ray, would really sell the world and darker themes a lot more. But there was blood though? Every time the Ursus guards were stroke by a Reunion mob, you could see the blood. Also when Crownslayer sliced that Ursus guard's throat, you could see blood flowing out on the ground under his dead body. Not sure if the version you are watching is censoring the blood but I don't get why people say there's no blood when there clearly is? lol I personally really liked the introduction for Talulah. I think they did a good job portraying the intensity and fear the characters felt. Especially in their expression. You don't see Nearl losing her composure like in game. Woman literally burning through an entire apartment and destroying the whole street seems pretty terrifying to me (I liked the bird view to show the degree of the damage caused). |
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| I like this so far, seeing Nearl introduces herself gives me goosebumps. Also I really like the entire atmosphere of the show. |
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| A lot of the positives from the first episode are still present, but I am a little off-put by how much exposition they tried to cram into one episode. It did seem to be excessive from the perspective of somebody who played the game. The Mephisto encounter wasn't great, but given what they had to work with it could have been much worse so props to them for that. I'm really hoping that they wrap up the heavy exposition dumping by the end of episode 3. |
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fenrirr2 said: MeanEYE said: This is so weird to me. I love the premise and world building to a degree. But at the same time too many things are happening and too many characters introduced in just two episodes. All of this is sort of fine since they have limited time to develop a story. However, some cliches and tropes are so painfully stupid it drops quality significantly. Why does everything, for example, have to be black and white. There always has to be someone borderline mad enjoying death and destruction. Here are cat-loving-everyone-saving people going against death loving lunatics who want chaos and death. Supposed enemies are doing this to liberate themselves from mistreatment and discrimination but at the same time their own leaders treat them worse than what they are trying to free themselves from. It makes no sense. Conflict can be had in many different ways without two sides of which one is ultimate good and other ultimate bad. Sure, world needs to be explained but why would doctor remember how to talk or control drones but forget everything else about the world. People are not stupid and they could have shown these things without explaining them or just casually mention them along the way. Like when that dude healed main girl, who is a leader but lacks ability to think, instead of going "here's this thing that works like this" but instead of just mentioning it along the way "ah, so happy we have someone who can utilize these crystals for healing right now". It would make it so much better. I guess premise is good enough for the time being and world building is interesting enough to give me desire to watch few more episodes. Add to that whole autumn lineup is downright garbage with few notable exceptions. Except for Mephisto, nobody is really black and white in arknights, though it can seem that way early on, and obviously it will depend on the adaptation how well this will be translated into anime, and on how much will they cover considering the huge amount of characters and story. But there will be pretty great antagonists, who aren't cruel or evil at all, though the whole bunch of them is misled or gave up on proper life, due to the world around them. Talulah is pretty great for example, but I won't spoil anything about her, even though her whole story probably won't be fully covered unless we will get multiple seasons. Am suspecting each one of those characters has a proper story which is not all that simple which is part of the reason why I'll keep watching. These initial episodes were just there to rile us up. That much I get. We'll see, I hope characters get ironed up a bit more as story does seem to have nice potential and first two episodes were enjoyable to watch which can't be said for majority of anime. Few minor things I notice didn't spoil it enough for me to enjoy so far. Things don't have to be perfect to be fun. It's just annoying how some things could have been made so much better with literally no effort needed. Oh well. Thanks for the heads up. Am actually looking forward to next episode. |
| Felt like drinking lukewarm tea. The taste is there, but it most definitely is not that pleasant an experience. Besides some infodump about the source of their powers and of the illness itself (which is appreciated, although a bit forced), we are kinda stuck where we were the previous episode, trying to run away from this town before it's too late. Only, now some big shots have noticed us which is the source for some more action... not that we see much of that either! Some seem to have been introduced just as a token to remind the fans of the game they were not forgotten (fog girl, sniper dude) since the are just "there". Mephisto is another boring generic tropey enemy and maybe the worst of its kind (but at least noticeable enough for me to actually remember his name) and our Rhodes Island team keeps looking like a bunch of incompetents that only get stuff done when Doctor wakes up or when they are saved by random reinforcements. World isn't particularly expanded upon, besides having them reiterate more about how bleak the situation is for everyone. Some information control shown on tv but it's kinda hard to really care since we haven't been given any proper context about where we are in the big picture (as in, the whole political situation is just fog that is hopefully cleared as we move along). The arrival of Talulah felt really flat to me since it's just another character introduced as fast as possible. Sure everyone is scared of her but I don't particularly feel any reason to be myself. Pacing is all over the place to be honest and it's just either a problem from the source material or the fact they are trying to cram too much stuff into a single episode. I think it would work much better if it was much, much slower. Have very little hope on this show to be honest, but we'll see. |
Xcerft said: The amnesia is going to be explained + Plot convenience. Oh how I wish quoting someone's answer didn't just show spoilers in it. Oh well, they aren't big spoilers anyway. Anyway, in terms of what you said that "plot convenience" part is what irks me. But it's not too bad. Pacing is a big off but am willing to ignore that one since it's anime based around a game. Overall I am liking the show and will keep watching it, just thought they could have done things a bit differently. |
| Damn, fire chick is hot! |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| OMG! The OP by ReoNa was so great! it was emotionally badass! 5/5. |
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| If only the situation was as contained as the newsreader reported though. Reona's new song was perfect as the opening. From the visuals looks like we'll be seeing quite a lot of the team and a lot of action too which is nice. Dispersing the enemy while launching a simultaneous assault was pretty crafty of the foe. Still they were lucky in that the enemy commanders don't seem to see eye to eye. Ayaneru charging in to save the day lol how fitting for her. Its funny though that the kid commander things its Amiya's team's fault for surviving. In the end the clinic's refusal to help Rhode island turned out to be the worst call they could have made. Amiya though seems to be the type that tries to take all the responsibility herself. Still thats one hell of a cost for using arts though. Running into one of the enemies elites this close to their goal though really was unlucky. |
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iSupercell said: Inorichi said: Personally wishing they add blood to the blu-ray, would really sell the world and darker themes a lot more. But there was blood though? Every time the Ursus guards were stroke by a Reunion mob, you could see the blood. Also when Crownslayer sliced that Ursus guard's throat, you could see blood flowing out on the ground under his dead body. Not sure if the version you are watching is censoring the blood but I don't get why people say there's no blood when there clearly is? lol I personally really liked the introduction for Talulah. I think they did a good job portraying the intensity and fear the characters felt. Especially in their expression. You don't see Nearl losing her composure like in game. Woman literally burning through an entire apartment and destroying the whole street seems pretty terrifying to me (I liked the bird view to show the degree of the damage caused). Ah, I didn't actually notice that lol. Good catch, correction: more blood or maybe clothing damage then? I had the Mephisto encounter in mind since everyone just ragdolled after getting hit by arts. Looked more like they were hit by a bowling ball than 'magic', but the sound effects and visual effects gave it an electric/laser like look. And Amiya being healed through her clothes. I genuinely thought there was supposed to be some blood seeping through and it was removed for TV broadcasting lol. |
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Inorichi said: Ah, I didn't actually notice that lol. Good catch, correction: more blood or maybe clothing damage then? I had the Mephisto encounter in mind since everyone just ragdolled after getting hit by arts. Looked more like they were hit by a bowling ball than 'magic', but the sound effects and visual effects gave it an electric/laser like look. And Amiya being healed through her clothes. I genuinely thought there was supposed to be some blood seeping through and it was removed for TV broadcasting lol. There's also the shot with the wounded medic and co. in visibly bloodied bandages. Anime series can get pretty ridiculous with blood loss because it looks cool, I like that they're toning it down to more sane levels here |
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| It's a little bit better than previous ep but that Mephisto fucker is so annoying |
| Seeing Mephisto lose his temper and get Faust to shoot Nearl was pretty cool. Loved the effects of the purple bolt. It brought me back into the game for a second haha. I thought Talulah's introduction in the VN was a bit more badass (Nearl's "everything around her is melting" line instantly made her my waifu), but it did sort of get cut in half, so I guess I'll see how it goes next episode. Though in particular that quick shot of Dobermann making a run for it was really well done. |
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