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| I read the manga version awhile ago and eh, this was an average start. Typical isekai fantasy stuff with jobs, an elf character, and the usual protagonist. Shin himself isn't weak but his personality doesn't give a strong impression. That Tiera girl also seems to depend on Shin and didn't really stand out much. There were also some awkward moments between the two. But yeah, I felt underwhelmed in general. |
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| Yokohama Animation Lab and Cloud Hearts (same company) premiering this and Sasayaku Love Song at the same time, it's uncannily ironic. That said, novelist Shinogi Kazanami's series has long since existed during SAO times, and to get yet another derivative of it, eh... Shin is a Kirito wannabe in this SAO-derivative death game that has existed for time millennia, though he soon realizes that he's integrated right into the game's world since he can't log out of it. And he has to literally remember all of the NPCs he heard from before, plus his former group as well...with the fact that the game world he's in, has transcended 500 years into the future. But even things like black hair being a misfortune (which Tiera's hair certainly is NOT black), Shin giving her a parallel-coloured hair is better than nothing. Shin having to navigate through the new old world to find out what's been changed, most certainly everything looks like it has been downgraded to create the new normal, which Shin is learning bit by bit. And he starts from the bottom once again, only to encounter a Skullface Jack to attack it with precision, landing that sword right at the kingdom's doors. Ehh...could be something decent, or like SAO, crash and burn right at the get-go. |
KANLen09Apr 22, 7:15 AM
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| Novelist Shinogi Kazanami's interpretation of the entire SAO genre, or whatever you'd call it, isn't exactly hailed as groundbreaking, but it's not dismissed as generic either. Let's just wait and see. THE NEW GATE—originally an online game—morphs into a life-or-death battleground for its players. With Shin, the most formidable among them, inching closer to victory, freedom appears imminent. However, as Shin triumphs over the game's ultimate foe, he's engulfed by an enigmatic light and thrust 500 years forward into the future of the game world. Catapulted from a virtual reality gone awry into an unfamiliar realm, a young swordsman of unparalleled might is poised to embark on a legendary odyssey. Just another SAO ripoff... a bit late for that aren't we? |
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| Urmm… I’ll stay for the elf waifu.  |
| Wtf did they do to the character designs. |
| The animation is horrible, the story is as much of a slop as it physically can be... And, for some strange reason, I still had fun watching it. |
鬼に逢うては鬼を斬る 仏に逢うては仏を斬る ツルギの理ここに在り |
| I was hoping this adaptation would be better, its lacking... I'm up to date with the manga and enjoying it. |
| Dude they almost adapted the entire vol 1 of the manga in one episode....what is this fucking rush, the same as Re:monster.... The manga is a fun read, but this is cutting even the fun, because of the many scenes that were cut. |
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| New Gate was never masterpiece, but making 20+ old man into figuratively literal Kirito certainly doesn't make it better. Anime team was probably like: It's inspired by SAO, so let's just change anything that was even barely original into SAO. What do you mean noone cares about that thing anymore? Ten years ago everyone loved it! |
Tenzen12Apr 13, 1:50 PM
| One day Japan will get tired of it. One day... |
| Says black hair elf multiple times Light Novel cover has black hair elf Elf in the anime has blue hair How does Yokohama Animation Lab fuck up so bad |
| Eh... i kept my expectations low after the announcement with the Key Visual and its character designs, but somehow, i'm still disappointed. They skipped so many scenes. A lot of them had comedy, which made Shin a very fun character to follow, or explanations, which were informative and felt natural. Dunno what they are trying to do with this adaptation; it fails even to fill the quota of brainless Isekai. I guess it's the perfect occasion to actually go read the Light Novels. |
Alexioos95Apr 13, 1:58 PM
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| loving the manga a lot, I was impatiently awaiting the adaptation, what a disappointment... bad animation, bad character design compared to the manga, already so many skip(6.5 chapters in one episode, olmost the entire first vol), some scenes are changed for no reason and completely ruin the "I'm a nice guy but dont piss me off" side of Shin, he seems so weak compared to the manga, ... the manga is not the madness of the century but at least, it has the merit of having interesting characters and stylish and dynamic combat, not here. |
| Another trash stuck in MMO world can't log out Sword Art Online wanna be. Except this time with cliched characters, shit directing, stiff acting and below average animation. |
| sao teemu edition? |
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| Oh my god. Just saw that last fight and started belly laughing so much I woke people in my house. Good god is it stupid. LIMITU OFFFFUUU. Hahaha, oh boy. Haven't laughed this much in a while. |
Reply to uncleqrow
Maybe this is nostalgia speaking, New Gate is literally the 2nd (or 3rd) japanese LN I've ever read oh so long ago afterall (I'm talking 10-ish years ago), but I'm utterly dissapointed in the adaptation quality, all writing, animation, and direction-wise. However, this is also nostalgia speaking, I don't think I'd stop watching its adaptation anyways.
PS: 6 high humans? Weren't they called The 9 Devas? It's been such a long time ago, I already forgot some of the details.
PS: 6 high humans? Weren't they called The 9 Devas? It's been such a long time ago, I already forgot some of the details.
| @uncleqrow Yeah, I'm noticing a lot of changes, and they're not for the better. So much stuff was cut out and streamlined, and if that's going to be the norm going forward then that's really going to hurt this series. |
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Reply to Leifallen
The manga is amazing but this anime looks mid af, the animation is low budget and it feels like there's no emotions in the characters.
After all these years this is so disappointing.
After all these years this is so disappointing.
| @Leifallen Have to agree. Still reading and enjoying the manga, but this is not the quality I'm wanting for this series, but admittedly it is what I was expecting. Isekai lately have really been cutting corners on story and streamlining everything to fit as many chapters as possible into just a few episodes. |
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Reply to IzanaSolos
Novelist Shinogi Kazanami's interpretation of the entire SAO genre, or whatever you'd call it, isn't exactly hailed as groundbreaking, but it's not dismissed as generic either. Let's just wait and see.
THE NEW GATE—originally an online game—morphs into a life-or-death battleground for its players. With Shin, the most formidable among them, inching closer to victory, freedom appears imminent. However, as Shin triumphs over the game's ultimate foe, he's engulfed by an enigmatic light and thrust 500 years forward into the future of the game world. Catapulted from a virtual reality gone awry into an unfamiliar realm, a young swordsman of unparalleled might is poised to embark on a legendary odyssey.
Just another SAO ripoff... a bit late for that aren't we?
THE NEW GATE—originally an online game—morphs into a life-or-death battleground for its players. With Shin, the most formidable among them, inching closer to victory, freedom appears imminent. However, as Shin triumphs over the game's ultimate foe, he's engulfed by an enigmatic light and thrust 500 years forward into the future of the game world. Catapulted from a virtual reality gone awry into an unfamiliar realm, a young swordsman of unparalleled might is poised to embark on a legendary odyssey.
Just another SAO ripoff... a bit late for that aren't we?
| @IzanaSolos i honestly feel bad for this series that it came out NOW instead of like 5ish years ago, considering the source material is from 2013 and its BLATENTLY a SAO ripoff while most carbon copy isekai at least curbed the death game aspect also uh... pretty shitty art/animation as has become all too common lol rijallconnie said: Anime character or would I say producer is blind, blue hair is called black hair i've actually noticed this alot, blue and even purple hair in anime is often referred to as black |
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Reply to EcchiGodMamster
@IzanaSolos
i honestly feel bad for this series that it came out NOW instead of like 5ish years ago, considering the source material is from 2013 and its BLATENTLY a SAO ripoff while most carbon copy isekai at least curbed the death game aspect
also uh...
pretty shitty art/animation as has become all too common lol
i've actually noticed this alot, blue and even purple hair in anime is often referred to as black
i honestly feel bad for this series that it came out NOW instead of like 5ish years ago, considering the source material is from 2013 and its BLATENTLY a SAO ripoff while most carbon copy isekai at least curbed the death game aspect
also uh...
pretty shitty art/animation as has become all too common lol
rijallconnie said:
Anime character or would I say producer is blind, blue hair is called black hair
Anime character or would I say producer is blind, blue hair is called black hair
i've actually noticed this alot, blue and even purple hair in anime is often referred to as black
| @EcchiGodMamster I disagree, problem isn't timing. New Gate while not perect has at least enough of it's ground stand on. It doesn't need pigyback on SAO. Real problem is that director apparently isn't aware of it and just trying go hard on SAO angle, but that would hurt this show even 5 years ago as it simply aren't good changes. |
| Here comes one of my favourites. I've read the manga before and I know that this is going to be an epic series... (Stark700 calling the manga average? 😂) Let's just hope the adaptation will be a good one at very least. But for this EP1, quite a disappointment. |
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| I liked it but the fact that they don't really show any of the fighting is really disappointing. but the characters are hot so i'll probably stick with it, and OP is a nice character |
| So it's SAO but then turned into Overlord + 500 years later, yeah, okay. You already know this is going to be mediocre, no joke. |
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| Why wouldn't you log out? Why sit on the watching as everyone does? I kind of wonder if he died and they programmed a world for him. |
| i've mixed feeling about this, idk should i be happy or sad about the adaptation, i like the manga, but i hope they choose a better studios for the adaptation tho, i knew it's gonna a freaking mess after the first PV came out |
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| SAO long lost relative |
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| The anime adaptation turn out to be a failure a lot of scenes were cut out. Only LN / manga readers would know what actually happens. I think it just lacking the budget necessary to make the quality better. Nothing too great it is was all right watch but if it for anime viewers only it is very bad. |
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