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June93 said: Butt naked is the most important part. Gilgamesh sells.QuiGonJon said: Thats right man, the big twist will be that Shogo wasn't bad the bad guy but the government itself. The cast will realize they've been used as tools, etc.., revolt, death, Bam Urobuchi-styled ending. Shogo will appear before Shinya butt naked, sitting on the ruins of a govt building while reciting quotes from 1984, Believe.June93 said: 1idd0kun said: Indeed, the system is a product made by the current government officials to keep their power and wealth over the populace, as no one will want to oppose since even a little stress can land you into criminal status, and as it seems from what the criminal dude was saying earlier the populace seems to be brainwashed or conditioned into believing that people with a high enough latency to them shouldn't be associated with and casted out of society.Jourdal said: Lol i knew everyone would hate the girl...but I don't see why. This system is like 20 different types of flawed. It judges your criminality based on your mental state at that given moment...which is wrong since everyone has criminal thoughts at one time or another. The criminal in this episode is sort of a victim himself based on his little monologue about not doing anything but suddenly labeled a criminal. That's right, and when they chase a potential criminal, the stress of being hunted down makes them even more criminal. The whole system is retarded as fuck. It's a pile of shit. I'm hoping protagonist girl will oppose this fucked up system. My God, I can see the conspiracy unraveling already. |
| So cool!!! *.* Been waiting for this!!!!!! Shinya's a badass alright! |
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| OMGG I LVE THIS SHOW!!!!!! |
| Great intro with an awesome animation as expected from Production I.G the story plot looks interesting, not too original but kind of have its own atmosphere and I sure I am already hating Akane, her way of thinking is typical to many others annoying characters !! |
| I wasn't that much of impressed. That atmosphere was nice - It reminded me a mix of DTB, Phantom & Canaan. But the first episode was quite cliche. Akane has already been added in my annoying characters list. How is able for a girl like her to become an inspector? She cannot even endure blood, plus she seems like the type of character that will put the others into trouble. (She already fired Shinyan.) I hope there won't be any shounen-ai innuendos between Shinyan & the white-haired guy. I still wonder why EGOIST should sing the ending theme. To remind us the old days of Guilty Crown? |
| The psycho pass system is just so bad and flawed that it hurts. I think Akane's alright, actually. |
| fuck me! what a crazy episode.. im absolutely loving this sofar! |
| The closest thing Iv seen to darker than black in a while. Personally I think this has the potential to be epic. 5/5 Hopefully there's going to be some close quarters combat, and that inspector better get some courage if she wants to roll with that bunch so far she's a large annoyance and the only thing I dislike about this anime. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| I really liked it, reminded me of Minority Report. I wonder if Urobochi will do his usual thing... |
VanisherOct 11, 2012 2:49 PM
| Nice OP, nice ED, nice character desing (Amano ♥), interesting story, badass guns... I'm liking it so far, let's see what happens later! |
| A strong start and nice visuals too. It seems quite interesting. This might turn out to be the one of the surprises of this season. |
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| The design nearly blinded me. Dat space between mouth and nose. Well, it has potential if Urobuchi goes the usual route. |
 "Your sight, my delight. Will you marry me?" |
| Series is trying too hard to be grimdark edgy. 2.5-3/5 for this episode. |
| As a child, I was told that society is a melting pot of talents; knowledge and experience combined to form important alloys that will contribute to mankind. When I got to highschool, however, I thought that it's more like a river in which the water represents our peers while we ourselves are the stones in the river. Constant erosion by mindless majority sheeping has made us lose our unique edge. After I hit the age of 18, I realized that I've been wrong all along. Society is no melting pot. Society is no river. Society is a person, a very skilled rapist, and he has fucked us all. |
| Best so far Fall 2012, only Jojo's bizarre adventure can compare. Can't wait for next friday! |
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| ... She didn't kill him. =.= He's the main character. It was probably just paralysis. Anyways, it was such a great episode. THE ED WAS AN EGOIST SONG (ABNORMALIZE). I didn't look on MAL prior to watching the episode, but WHEN I HEARD IT I WAS SO HAPPY. (INORIINNNN D'':) Akane seems pretty awesome, and so does Kogami. As of now, right now, my favourite character will be Shuusei. Kogami too probably. Ginoza kind of annoys me, but for now. Masaoka seems like a bro. ARGHH SO EXCITED FOR EPISODE TWO. |
LaciieOct 11, 2012 3:00 PM
| Looks really good so far. I can't wait to see more though I do agree that quukii said: The psycho pass system is just so bad and flawed that it hurts. |
| "Our everyday lives may, in fact, be a series of miracles." - Nichijou |
| fits me well and first ep was great but the middle part was a little slow. if they play the cards correct this anime will be awesome ^^ |
| Shinya is cool and badass. Interested to see his background and psycho pass This introductory episode main aims for me are to explain how the coefficient work and how it can be controversial or I should say an unjust system I can't blame Akane for being unable to shoot that girl It didn't disappoint and I was glued to the monitor the whole time Fantastic |
Firixizu_MintOct 11, 2012 3:09 PM
| The girl inspector just needs to harden up a little bit and this is looking to be one of my favorites of the season. |
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| True old school Nitro+, hell, I like it. Hope it will not turns out to be new Guilty Crown. |
| I liked it a lot, specially the art and the voice actors~ Seems promising, looking forward for more~ |
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| I like it. The ideas are there. Now it just needs to handle them well. But I seriously hope our main character (?) grows. |
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| Not bad. I can see the issues of using the psycho-pass already and I hope they are explored thoroughly. Loving the design of the guns very much. |
| Story is interesting so far. I find the gun rather useless though... Main chara might get on my nerves later on. Ending is nice. |
| Urobuchi Gen. This should sum up your expectation. :) |
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| This season's SAO. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
Post-Moe said: This season's SAO. But this is good. (at least so far) |
| That was such a terrific episode! Those guns are mad cool. I am loving this premise already. I didn't expect that they use criminals to hunt criminals. Our main guy is an anti hero alright! Love its darkness and the violence. I am expecting more! Can't wait to see more of this series. Definitely a favorite of this season. |
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| Very impressed with the episode. Seems like a cross between Bladerunner and Guilty Crown and has Urobuchi's trademark 'suffering'. I just hope it keeps up to this level of quality and doesn't fall flat like GC did. |
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Post-Moe said: ROFL! It's better and less kiddy IMO.This season's SAO. skudoops said: Indeed as it may be just another device that makes problems for COPS you know like Speed Radars that detect other radars.Also.. I guess in the opening fight the helmet the dude is wearing makes the gun unable to scan him, which is why he could only shoot him when it got damaged. Hopefully that leads to some interesting scenarios... |
| Interesting so far. Though the newbie might annoy me. |
| Wow, definitely an amazing first episode, this one is a serious candidate to be the anime of the year imo. |
| Such an awesome first episode. I didn't expect it to be this great. The gore at the end was really surprising. |
amginex said: Noinochi said: Interesting so far. Though the newbie might annoy me. might? she annoys me already. im disappointed so far. must be the hype but its gen, so im sure there is epicness coming I said might because it's only the first episode. For all I know, she could turn into a bad-ass in the next episode. |
Vanisher said: Post-Moe said: This season's SAO. But this is good. (at least so far) I don't know, this episode was screaming "look at all these moral issues" throughout, which was kind of obnoxious. Not to mention this episode nailed all of the police show standards, including useless newbie who was top of the academy and hardened criminals with no feelings/ ruthless instincts. Vizi_Reality said: Post-Moe said: This season's SAO. ...... again It's my recent go to line to describe shows that try, in vain, to be something grand. Sophisticated writing is not put together so easily, a fact that was made painfully obvious in this episode. I said it in the Tempest thread and it's relevant again here: good works are written for the sake of exploring a theme, not under the constraint of being a theme. This episode did not seek to explore psychology, morality, etc., it simply tried to be psychological, by flinging shallow and boring moral questions at the audience, without commentary, style, or anything else. |
JoshOct 11, 2012 5:13 PM
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| this anime is looking pretty good so far! loved the first ep. only bone i have to pick with it is how slow the gun is. like you have to wait for it to tell you the target's coefficient and then "update" into the correct mode. i mean when you're in a life or death situation and you have to make a snap judgment right that instant, you can't just wait for the gun to tell you what to do ヽ（´ー｀）┌ |
| Man, this is looking really promising. A good and impacting first episode, hope to see more. Definitely will check this out! |
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| A good first impression, though I can already tell that this would never reach the tier of Ghost in the Shell SAC. Though, its refreshing to see a cyberpunk series after all these years I suppose. I'm pretty sure this would be the best show for me of the year despite its flaws I foresee. |
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| This was interesting. I'm not as excited as other people yet. I'll have to watch more episodes and see where this goes...could be good or bad (I hope it's good). Lately said: This is kind of how I feel. After the first episode of Ghost in the Shell I was already hooked, but I didn't get that same feeling with this episode. This does have potential though.A good first impression, though I can already tell that this would never reach the tier of Ghost in the Shell SAC. Though, its refreshing to see a cyberpunk series after all these years I suppose. I'm pretty sure this would be the best show for me of the year despite its flaws I foresee. |
saxophone15Oct 11, 2012 5:06 PM
Post-Moe said: I don't know, this episode was screaming "look at all these moral issues" throughout, which was kind of obnoxious. Not to mention this episode nailed all of the police show standards, including useless newbie who was top of the academy and hardened criminals with no feelings/ ruthless instincts. Well, hardened criminals are not renowned for their kindness, and most of the time newbies aren't really good on their first day. |
| when you see people hating on characters who are being morally compassionate about others and label them as annoying, it makes me wanna question just how heartless we can be so long as we're in the third person perspective.. anyway, finally a cyberpunk police anime in 2010's.. once again, gotta thank Production I.G for bringing them to us.. i'm just waiting on what Urobuchi Gen would pull off this time around.. |
| damn well done looking forward to this anime for sure, this episode sets it up |
| ~"The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands." (Pirsig) |
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