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| What a weird show, it may be too much for me, we'll see. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| Woo. That was a little hard ta digest. They've done well in making really disturbing character designs. I'm very interested in One-arm and Byakugan guy so I hope that the pacing speeds up a little in the other episodes. I have ta say that the anticipation made me lose my breath tho :o That orgasm kick xD |
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| i kept telling myself even before anything happened that i probably shouldn't be eating food while watching this. lo and behold i was right. when he put his hand through his stomach i physically recoiled backwards and said "oh god" while my now piqued brother tried to pry what anime i was watching from me. since i've skipped three scenes (perhaps you can guess two of them easily) from this episode alone, i think i have to bring in the earbuds for this one. amazing, the art style, the tense atmosphere, and though i am one that squirms at some of the content displayed, i do like how they do not play around with these subjects. from this first episode alone, i got more scared at certain points than i was when i watched an episode of a horror genre just a few hours ago. that's how you know they're doing it damn right... also liking both fujiki and irako, interesting characters. i had thought by the superb art that it was more recent as well... |
| lol at the guys last words, "Foolish Lord." Like, you just killed yourself for nothing and you're calling him foolish? Besides that, that was actually a pretty good opener, it delivered the premise in an effective way while also showcasing the visceral nature of the series. The scene before this featured blood but it was done in a more cinematic way, like it was as river of blood and we didn't really see it connect from the flesh so after a restricted showing, I appreciate that they very quickly displayed how gore-y the series can get. It'll be hard to top that gruesome moment, and I feel it's important to reach a high point early, to alert potential viewers who may be turned off by that kind of imagery. What really stood out to me in this series was the colour palettes. Every scene was either dominated in red, white for the open sky present, or dark gray for the indoor past sequences. I particularly liked the decision to have the present match-up prep happen completely in the open while the past one was restricted in-doors because it's further visual cue to the flashback nature, as well as easy contrast for viewers to be able to separate. Of course, this is in addition to the obvious cues like Fujiki having both arms or Irako not being blind. The absence of these in the past, along with Fujiki's girl, Mei I think, stating that she despises Irako, really helps build the intrigue to their past encounter. And the past stuff was where the series really grabbed my attention, I like that note that Fujiki was really mad about the lipstick Irako wore, as it helps cements both of their characters, Fujiki as a no-nonsense kinda a strict swordsman, and Irako as a more original samurai (his unique stance earlier showed this too), and perhaps a bit of a trickster, like I wonder if he wore it as part of some samurai mind-game. It's going to be interesting to see how this manages to stretch out to a full-length series, honestly kinda seems like the first act to a Samurai movie, rather than episode 1 of a 12 episode series. |
| Yeah,it gave off a very similar vibe to Tex,but the first impression of this episode is far better. My eyes were glued to the screen and I had goosebumps the entire time,it really succeeded in creating atmosphere that sucked me in.Noteworthy are foremost the dark color palette and the use of sound. It's been a while since I've felt such a sensation,the last time must have been while watching Ghost Hound,the style was different,tho. Anyway,sublime first episode and I'm excited to continue this show. Just hope it keeps impressing me. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Has the subtlety of a hammer to the head. Awesome animation and sound editing but it's Madhouse so those are expected. Pacing is fine, but on the note of violence it seems to be going for as edgy a direction as possible. No one thus far is likable. Can't deny that animation though. Maybe it'll intrigue me after a couple more episodes, but so far I'm not sold. |
| Big fan of Anime/Manga, Bigger fan of Wrestling, Biggest fan of Music |
| The atmosphere in this episode is fucking THICC!!!! |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| I bought a bottle of sake to drink with the rest of this show. It's all about the atmosphere with something like this. Great start. |
| I legitimately had no idea what was happening throughout this whole episode. |
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| The mood is really great |
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| Well damn the plot thickens from the first Ep maybe we'll get to see the fight in next episode I liked how Irako just took down fujiki with just one move. |
| I have high hopes for this anime. When you watch an anime and there is extreme gore within the first five minutes, you know it's a gem. I find the animation style and the overall aesthetic to be quite pleasing. This "episode" definitely has me wanting more. And holy fuck! did you see how big that dude was? |
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| I really like the design/visual of the muscles and facial expressions, it's very detail and the facial expressions of the characters really supported the dark and eerie atmosphere, it felt like I was there watching and waiting for the moments leading up to someone's death. I knew that this would be full of bloody scenes but I was a bit shocked there was a scene where a man took out his intestines? from his stomach.. And one thing I don't understand, why is Fujiki so mad when he sees Irako's red lips? |
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| I really love going back to this episode. It never gets old how they introduced our 2 main characters in Irako and Fujiki as each of them have their own disabilities with it being blindness and have only 1 arm respectfully. The animation is also awesome and great job on Madhouse. Currently reading the manga which is a must read. |
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