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| parts of this i liked, but the monster design and plot were completely bizarre - don't know if i'll be back for this........ |
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| Not bad xD |
Vikusia1 said: I think that Hibiki dying happens much later and this was a present flashback. Her friend Miku might be the new Senhime to replace her. boyerz said: Not quite sure myself, but I think after the opening they show what happened before she diedi like the anime but i'm lost can anyone explain this to me? D: Hibiki died and shes back alive? o.O and became a monster in the ending. But sure this is excited i shall watch more :> It's possible but not sure. Certainly time lines were played around in the beginning. |
| Wow, unexpectedly awesome. The only thing I didn't like were the Noise that popped up out of nowhere all the time. There wasn't anything on the roof and suddenly, dozens of Noise. |
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| no idea what just went on. why is singing used in fighting so much? why was the girl crying at her grave if she barely survived the attack? what the hell are "noise"? kinda interesting enough to keep watch but wtf happened? |
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| Interesting start. Definitely cant wait for more |
| O_o' It was unexpectedly brutal. I would say that I really liked the episode, but kinda sad that they killed off Kanade, who was... how should I say this.... my favorite character for a few minutes? I know that it was made in a way to be shocking, but I'm now kinda pissed as I don't like Hibiki who will obviously take place as a main. |
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| Yesss, I approve. That was awesome! =D Not really a happy start, but I love the fact that she inherited the same power from the Zwei Wings or something. It didn't look entirely good though. I sense some corruption inside! :O |
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| I have no idea what I just watched, but I loved it! The concert scene was a pure winner. I had Macross Frontier feelings the whole time. I also liked how they mixed up the English and German words for certain terms. 13 episodes seems a bit short, but it might be great if they don't ruin it. |
| not even excited 6/10 |
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| WHAO that was intense i am sold.The whole singing was a turn off but man did it get good. |
| Need soundtrack. Done. |
| wow, that was much more awesome than I expected mizuki nana singing awww yeahhh, i might watch this just for the music |
| Totally didn't expect all the blood. The last scene looks kind of promising. This season has a lot of good OSTs including Symphogear, Aquarion, and possibly even Lagrange. |
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| hmm...mixed feelings about this one. It looked cool, but the rest didn't make much sense at all. |
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| Well, there are some genres I thought would never show some semblance of working together. |
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| Judging from 1st episode, it's so-so. Maybe because it's only 1st episode. I watch this just because there is Nana Mizuki there :D So Kanade died, then what's the point keeping her in the cover pic? That's misleading then Btw for some reason, the Zwei Twin reminds me of MCs in Star Jewel lol |
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seven_arc said: Btw for some reason, the Zwei Twin reminds me of MCs in Star Jewel lol Don't know about the characters, but I certainly wouldn't mind if this show went Star Jewel's way ;) |
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| I didt not enjoyed at all... The hole time I was like "WTF is going on here?". I was kinda bored because I did not like the design of the characters, but the plot was like... o_______o Da fuck is wrong with this!? I'll probably end up dropping it. |
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| holy shit what did I just watch Oo 5/5 |
| I was a bit confused in the beginning. Things seemed a bit melodramatic at first, someone just balling at a grave for someone we don't care about. And then we get a flashback right after, and I immediately begin to think that the writers are lazy if they're just gonna get right to the point like this. But the concert was entertaining, and the combat and flair wasn't bad. The show is a bit darker than I was expecting. I LOL'ed at the named attacks and had a bit of a Panty & Stocking flashback. I'll be interested to see if this show can keep my interest. It seems to be trying really hard to go with this musical concept. But I can't fault the show for trying.  |
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| Wait what the f?! Kanade dies the first episode? I am really hoping this ain't so, even if she did look like she got disintegrated. >.> Both Kanade and Tsubasa looked just beautiful and their personality looked really good. Love these two already. Wait wasn't that Miku mourning for Hibiki in the beginning? Hibiki suddenly transforms into the same suit that Kanade did. And Miku said she died singing on the battlefield, is this what is about to happen? What is going on lols. Songs were great, can't wait for the soundtracks to come out. Great art too. Unexpected massive development in the first episode, wow it was great. Then they leave it off at a cliffhanger, just awesome. Really looking forward to this anime. JK said: Agreed.totally lost most of my interest in this anime when they killed off Kanade for Hibiki... im pretty biased with appearances for the characters in this anime, and really.. the tradeoff is horrible.. |
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| WTH I just watch? haha it was cool (: I'm a fan of Nana Mizuki but I didn't enjoyed Blood-C. wanna see more of this! |
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| man I watched this for the Takayama Minami. now with her character dead, idk if i can continue. D: |
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| The word zesshou should be spelled "絶笑" instead of "絶唱" Everything happen so fast and all I was "wow"all the time in front of the screen . Maybe I need to re watch this T.T" mystik said: This actually remind me a scene from guilty crownwhy is singing used in fighting so much? STM said: not to mentioned there is one scene showing those noise "ambushing its prey " .Wow, unexpectedly awesome. The only thing I didn't like were the Noise that popped up out of nowhere all the time. There wasn't anything on the roof and suddenly, dozens of Noise. |
elior1 said: Exactly elior1! She never died I mention this:JK said: I don’t think kanade died exactly i think she gave her powers to hibiki so i think kanade is somehow alive inside Hibiki body which what allowed her to transform into thistotally lost most of my interest in this anime when they killed off Kanade for Hibiki... im pretty biased with appearances for the characters in this anime, and really.. the tradeoff is horrible.. http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=385395&show=40 I was a little raging because people did not realize that music being able to pass on can be also that Kanade's swan sung passed on to Hibiki. This may be proven with the tomb of Hibiki. Furthermore the ruins of the city prove that Hibiki may have had to use that power to save the whole town. Notice also the beginning shows the Noise being aggressive towards the town with another attack later on after Hibiki is saved. What I WTF is why is not anyone doing to make more of these suits or find girls suitable for them less all of it happens just like that. I am also sure I heard of this setup somewhere. But having over 800 animes, one's memory can be a hassle to remember of things. |
| Even if Hibiki did get the powers from Kanade (who is alive in her body... WTF is that kind of theory?) and if she ends up looking like her it won't be the same. The drama in the beginning could mean that Hibiki will take over the ''lost partner seat'' with look, persona and everything, while making others believe that original Hibiki is dead. Or not... this show can basically go ether way. They can do a rewind and tell a story from the beginning when Kanade and Tsubasa first started for all I know. All I can say is that Hibiki surviving instead of Kanade is a horrible trade-off, like some stated already here. Because the plot looks messed up and even if everything was crap, I would have watched it because of Kanade but now.... meh. I'll give it a few more episodes and see where it goes. What I do want from this show is that it influences future Ar Tonelico games wannabe and we have female characters who fight and sing at the same time. XD |
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DangerMouseDM said: Yeah I think her powers or maybe even her spirit or w/e being passed on to Hibiki is a very likely possibility. But all that means is that Hibiki's got her powers, and Kanade remains dead... Unless I see her physically there, still sucks for me. =( -still hoping that she comes back somehow though cause trade off between Kanade and Hibiki is just ugggggh-Yumekichi11 said: Exactly elior1! She never died I mention this: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=385395&show=40 I was a little raging because people did not realize that music being able to pass on can be also that Kanade's swan sung passed on to Hibiki. Unfortunately that description, and I'm not surprised she passed on her powers from that, still makes Kanade herself dead.... |
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ZeroZx said: I wah hoping that Kanade didn't die though . . .DangerMouseDM said: Yeah I think her powers or maybe even her spirit or w/e being passed on to Hibiki is a very likely possibility. But all that means is that Hibiki's got her powers, and Kanade remains dead... Unless I see her physically there, still sucks for me. =( -still hoping that she comes back somehow though cause trade off between Kanade and Hibiki is just ugggggh-Yumekichi11 said: Unfortunately that description, and I'm not surprised she passed on her powers from that, still makes Kanade herself dead....Exactly elior1! She never died I mention this: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=385395&show=40 I was a little raging because people did not realize that music being able to pass on can be also that Kanade's swan sung passed on to Hibiki. anyway, i'll make some point here . . . It's true that her powers are passed on Hibiki, but not her spirit . . . (i have some explanation, but it's not the right time to tell it) maybe we'll get to see Hibiki's death in a few more episode . . . (damn yeah, i want Kanade back . . .) However, the one thing that i can't think of, is how the hell will Kanade return? it still bugging me . . . (except he will no return, but what the point with commercial poster then?) |
Black_MageJan 11, 2012 7:47 PM
| So did orange hair girl just drop everything to save a small girl because she tripped and scrapped her knee, while she totally ignored the many people dying from these Noise things? And did she just kill herself to save this one girl for no apparent reason? That scene just made me laugh and I don't think that's the emotion the producers were looking for... The singing is just... horrendous and the animation is... below average at best. We already have Guilty Crown continuing its trainwreck into this year, can we not have another one? I hope I'm proven wrong. Sigh... looks like it will be another decade till we get another "Madoka" tier anime. |
OmniknightJan 11, 2012 10:00 PM
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Omniknight said: So did orange hair girl just drop everything to save a small girl because she tripped and scrapped her knee, while she totally ignored the many people dying from these Noise things? And did she just kill herself to save this one girl for no apparent reason? That scene just made me laugh and I don't think that's the emotion the producers were looking for... That's what heroes do. It is effective to have heroes fight/help in general vicinity of a disastorous and show nameless characters running around dying. When it comes time to create a more personal feeling the scene will switch to a a small group(sometimes as small as one) that only a hero can reach and this rescue scene becomes even more personal if the victims are named characters. BTW I am not describing the scene in Symophogear, that is just how every hero action-rescue scene has plays out. Kanade was worn out and at the end of her power. She had an immediate decision to make; try to save Hibiki with her dying breath, wait to see if Tsubasa would make it to her in time, or run away to safety leaving Hibiki to die. If Tsubasa showed up at the last minute I can see you and of other people bitching about how trite and cliched that was. Running away would have been different but outside of comedies such action is really out of place. The singing is just... horrendous and the animation is... below average at best. My ass the singing is below average. Tsubasa and Kanade are voiced by two highly gifted singer/voice actors. Sigh... looks like it will be another decade till we get another "Madoka" tier anime. I don't see what that has to do this. So fucking what if Symphogear isn't god tier. There's still room for it to be just plain ole "good". So far it has already managed to shrug off a lot of the preconceptions people here had about when we only had the press release to go on. |
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DangerMouseDM said: Yeah sadly but not sure of her soul about that. Body wise, yeah man forget it she is gone. Nothing can change that and it's damn sad. Saw it twice this episode, feelings remain the same for Kanade's death.Yumekichi11 said: Exactly elior1! She never died I mention this: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=385395&show=40 I was a little raging because people did not realize that music being able to pass on can be also that Kanade's swan sung passed on to Hibiki. Unfortunately that description, and I'm not surprised she passed on her powers from that, still makes Kanade herself dead.... Black_Mage said: Not sure of that one either because there seems to be a 2 year lapse from that scene of Miku crying and the after one where Hibiki is at the concert. Then another flash forward to present means to when Hibiki recovered after the operation.maybe we'll get to see Hibiki's death in a few more episode . . . (damn yeah, i want Kanade back . . .) Furthermore the city is in ruins so most likely Hibiki might have had to use the swan song. Remains to be seen. I am hoping when the story picks of the graveyard Miku will have powers. |
Yumekichi11Jan 11, 2012 11:12 PM
| Im a sensitive person so i cant stand it when kanade more about Hibiki then the normal people that died. seems very fake to me. Also an all girls show like this does not really seem interesting . Also is it just me or is Noise the name of the enemy of another show as well ............. Also Hibiki's panting made me laugh would anyone pant so fast .The show has been boring so far but it might get interesting . More information is required |
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| Too much singing, not enough content. It is impossible to take the "desperate fights" seriously when they are running around fighting for their lives at the same time they are preforming some jpop concert. |
Murbella said: Too much singing, not enough content. It is impossible to take the "desperate fights" seriously when they are running around fighting for their lives at the same time they are preforming some jpop concert. I would be fine with an epic battle hymn (we need more of these) instead of generic, ear-splitting JPOP... Anime_Name said: That's what heroes do. It is effective to have heroes fight/help in general vicinity of a disastorous and show nameless characters running around dying. When it comes time to create a more personal feeling the scene will switch to a a small group(sometimes as small as one) that only a hero can reach and this rescue scene becomes even more personal if the victims are named characters. BTW I am not describing the scene in Symophogear, that is just how every hero action-rescue scene has plays out. Of course, instead of saving the people getting shot at and eaten by the Noise, the orange hair girl decides that she has suddenly save this little girl, someone whom she does not have any interaction with beforehand, instead of saving the dozens of other people getting killed, because she tripped an scrapped her knee. I don't know, but getting killed seems far worse than having your knee scrapped. It would maybe make sense if they knew each other beforehand, but they didn't... If there was a stranger held at gunpoint and another stranger that fell and scrapped their knee, which one would you help? Yes, I understand the need for a personal touch, but there has to be a reason... I think the creators are going for the shock factor ( characters dying - see any parallels with recent anime =D ) and it's failing dismally. You have to be able to relate the characters before them dying has any emotional impact. Let me correct myself on the singing. I'm not saying their voices are bad. I'm saying the JPOP is generic and the concert scene, which should be one of the crowning moments in the episode, was not invested in terms of animation quality. And for an anime which I assume will be about music, they are no so much using the music to accentuate the situations presented, but they do so in order to sell more CDs... Instead of immersion, I'm taken right out of the anime... hence, why I personally feel this situations to be comical than serious. |
OmniknightJan 12, 2012 9:07 AM
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| I loved the Ep1! And the ending was such a cliffhanger which makes me want to see more!!! I sure hope Ep2 comes out soon!!! And from the Air Dates on AniDB, Ep2 airs on January Friday the 13th 2012! I can't wait for it to be subbed ^.^ |
| Just saw the preview on episode 2 and I'm worried bout raging fans :p |
Lol, I just made this today ^.^ |
| This show has nice songs. The first sci-fi musical I've seen. ^^ 4/5 and 7/10 |
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