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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I feel bad for Minori tbh. Her classmates makes fun of her although there's one guy that stands up for her. Turns out, this is both a serious short (not full length) serious show. My first impressions of this episode was okay, it did give some background storytelling of the main girl. I do expect more of that to develop. Visually, this series felt average imo. |
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| Theres way too many fucking shorts this season I Was really excited for this too! On the bright side, the episode was pretty good, even if all those kids were really pissing me off. |
SakurasouBustersJul 12, 2017 8:59 AM
| That was mostly boring. Didn't like how it starts with everyone being a coward. They almost look cross-eyed at some points too. |
| Hmm The tone of the OST is kinda off.. But with a mixed of a well and good mood atmosphere, it's even better *Somehow there are always have a meaning of this story* >Cause I'm feeling it... way more deeper 4.56 + 10 as a bonus Overall 4.66/5 |
 "Think about that glowing dust That destroys the night sky's dream of Just being nothing"--  -- |
| Those are some terrible students. I feel really bad for Minori. Takashi and Kyouko wanted to help her, but they are too much of a coward to do anything. |
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| What is happening in this season? So many shorts of the series which normally would get a full time episodes? Anyway I'm really excited about the story. Can't wait for next episode. |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
| Hmm, so this is a short? Oh well, I suppose that's fine, especially considering this was a reasonably solid first episode, even if I still have absolutely no idea what this show is actually going to do after the initial setup is established. |
| So is this like a poor man's version of Koe no Katachi or what? |
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| The shittiest of all trends continues, more and more shorts every season. Almost none of them are worth watching. |
| Welp, new anime studio "drop" and their first anime is this. Animation wise, there's not much for me to hate besides the weird eyes and the skin tones being overall a little more tan than I'm used to, but that's just a personal thing. The whole 10 minutes deal is very annoying and animation isn't flashy enough to make up for it. The plot is soooo typical. A bullied girl story, as if we hadn't heard that one a million times. Seriously, real teachers actually notice if other people are bullying each other, and real kids are more subtle when they are bullying each other. We could've gotten more information in the 10 minutes besides "Girl is bullied", like "Girl is bullied because ____" or "Girl is timid, but is actually _____", something to add more value and flavor to this episode. The synopsis MAL provides is "The story centers around an illness-stricken, constantly bullied orphan girl named Minori. After one rainy day, she doesn't turn up at school, having been admitted into a hospital in a distant town. Two months pass, and the girl's two school friends, Takashi and Kyouko, receive a mysterious email with no sender listed. The email reveals a summer festival taking place at a nearby town..." This is a pretty interesting premise, and it would've been nice if they established this starting point in the first episode, or maybe even the second. But the way this is paced, it appears this synopsis won't be fulfilled till 4, maybe 6 episodes. The idea of "a mysterious email" linked to "a summer festival taking place at a near town" could go a lot of ways, but I know that they will find the most boring way to use this. In short, this first episode is trash, it may get better, but the beginning is already really bad. |
| Honestly everything felt way too forced. The over the top "look this girl is being bullied, we are bullying her, can you see" got old really fast. |
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| Oh god, this looks rather bad... The whole bullying was nasty though. |
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| Hmm the art wasn't really impressive and storywise it was dull too. Gonna keep watching this just to see how things will develop. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| that was so generic, even the OP/ED! Only the chara design is kinda "new"? not a fan though Let's see what those three characters can do in the future (why is everyone complaining about short anime? :thinking:) |
| This show is all about bullying a retarded child? |
| first episode really pulled me in...I felt bad for the minori...is this one of those with a sad ending or something.... hmmm |
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| Other than the production, it was fine. From the synopsis, I will expect the MC to lure her only two friends away while she wipes out the school. Or the usual catharsis, whatever. |
QuattroVaginasJul 12, 2017 8:56 PM
| Sieg Zeon! |
| another bullying anime show!? I hope they all enter redemption mode! (lolz koe no katachi) |
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| Wow that was really shitty |
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| Okay start, thought this was full length, too bad it's not. Feel bad for Minori, her classmates are a bunch of pricks. Really hope Takashi and Kyouko can help her out. |
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| this is basically a low budget version of Koe no Katachi with weekly 9 minutes episode the same but cheaper xDxDxD |
| "We could make the world better, but it's easier to just shut our eyes." ~Blackwall |
| I though this was a full length so I wasn't planning to watch. Poor Minori. I feel bad for her. Those classmates pissed me off. This little short is bringing real life elements like bullying and peer pressure. It really is a serious show. |
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| This not being a full-length TV show is already a disappointment. I can deal with comedy shows being this short, but not something like this, so I’m out... |
 We ultimately fear what spawns from within us ~Shinsekai yori Music is freedom. ~Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso |
| Not too bad for their first anime, I guess. |
| I don't get where they're even going with this... and even though it's a short, it was rather painful to sit through it, so I guess I'll do what the studio's name advises me to do and drop it. |
| ったく、嫌な世の中だよ。 |
| A short... for a series like this, not a good sign. Reading the description seemed to have a decent potential for character development. but... the short series will kill any chance at this. Why so many short series this season... The opening and ending sounds nice, nothing too special but I like it. The voice acting is pretty bad. I don't speak Japanese and I can tell. Or at least sounds subpar acting. The bullying is over the top, forced and stupid. I really did like the parts when there are a few that wants to stand up for her but don't have the courage. I can imagine them developing over time. But once again this short episode ruined any chance it had. First problem is that the bullying is quickly developed without proper character introduction. Long exposition instead. Tell instead of show. That is already a bad sign and evidence of it being rushed to fit the time. Another problem is that while they told us she gets bullied, they also show this in very exaggerated manner making it hard to just immerse yourself in to the story. It is redundant to explain that she gets bullied then follow up with showing her get bullied. Get rid of that exposition and tone down the exaggeration and it would be fine. The next part could of been so good but once again time... At the end, the two what seems to be siblings or friends... idk... They didn't even get a basic introduction, Was their name even given? This is a problem... A big one. They seem to be important character, and one I expect to grow over the course of the story.... Obviously Minori will, get friends and become less quiet, but these two probably will also gain more courage. Problem is those two names don;t ring a bell at all. 9 min episode with 1:40 of it OP. We don't need the whole thing to be her getting bullied, we could of use some better introduction personally. And then some signs of bullying, but not so obvious nor do they need to tell us outright. For a short, I don't expect the first episode to set everything down, I can accept it for the 2nd episode to finish everything up. Anyway, the last part when the two was at the roof, they could of removed the monologues. Or at least make the monologue less direct. Rather than tell us they are afraid, they could of showed us, and they already in fact did. But they want to set that up entirely because of the lack of time. If there were more time, we can see them not caring too much initially. Then eventually contemplating on helping. Then finally trying but unable to do so. And some more later character growth. We skip all the early phases of why they care and how this exactly begun anyways. if this was a full sized episode, I think it would of worked out much better. Also the artwork is not that great for a anime in this day and age. the background is rather alright. Not too bad though, pretty ok. But kind of old 'graphics' I guess. Maybe they are short on budget since it is a new studio. It is alright for a new studio, but honestly, they should spend a bit longer time if they really need, not exactly a good first impression for the new studio. i'll give 2nd episode a go and see how it goes if it improves or not. Then again even minor successes can keep me dragged on until half way through the series though, but usually feels more like a chore than entertainment and eventually drops it.... |
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| That was painful to watch, both content and direction. We get the girl is bullied while the 2 'friends' are helpless. But for a 10 min. short, this felt dragged without any clear intent what's it about and no hook points to continue watching. |
| Perfectly okay introduction. But everything looks so average. 3/5 Disappointed that this turned out to be a bland short. What's wrong with the case of "ijime" depicted here? It just seem kind of japanese to me, not something totally alien and unbelievable. |
| I dont have much hope for this one, still if it will focus on bullying can be entertaining. |
| Thank you anime. You have reminded me that kids are A-holes! It started out weak, but it got interesting. Is this anti-bullying propaganda? At least it's half-way decent. |
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ThatCynicalOtaku said: This is literally the worst portrayal of bullies I've seen in anything. No way in North Korea would an entire class, bully a girl, for being sick. The entire class? Just seemed like that one girl and her clique. The people that wanted to help her succumbed to peer pressure because they don't want to become the target themselves. It's how bullying is portrayed in pretty much all Japanese media. Realistic or not I wouldn't know, as I've never had such an experience. Maybe make a thread in the Koe no Katachi forum and complain about how bullying is portrayed in anime. You're sure to get a ton more responses there. |
| Sieg Zeon! |
ThatCynicalOtaku said: QuattroVaginas said: The entire class? Just seemed like that one girl and her clique. The people that wanted to help her succumbed to peer pressure because they don't want to become the target themselves. It's how bullying is portrayed in pretty much all Japanese media. Realistic or not I wouldn't know, as I've never had such an experience. Maybe make a thread in the Koe no Katachi forum and complain about how bullying is portrayed in anime. You're sure to get a ton more responses there. Almost the whole class made fun of the girl, how much do you remember? And they did it in the most over-the-top cringe way possible. I skimmed through the episode again and there was a group of guys and girls talking shit. One of the "friends" remarked that it was the popular kids that spread it to the rest of class, so probably them. I don't think most of the students in the class even talked, just playing it passive. You can see one girl that stopped the other from helping, not out of malice, but peer pressure. But the things they say were pretty cringe-worthy sure. Still doesn't seem out of line from what I've seen in anime, less since it's all been verbal so far. |
| Sieg Zeon! |
| The music with that bit with the cats at the end reminded me of MGS2. |
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| Omfg preparing tissue ahhhhh 😢 |
| ye the studios name fortells what i would do with this show if i'd watch it |
| Objectivity doesn't exist. Subjectivity is an excuse. Beautiful world of online discourse. |
| Such a bad f*cking teacher... |
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