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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- After the amazing Smile PreCure I do not want to hold too high expectation for the new series, particularly since the character design is not my favorite style. But yet it turns out quite well. Good humor, good animation, good action, interesting villains (I like the less abstract concept for the monster - "queue jumping" is no good! ). We even have more than 1 PreCure appearing! It is great to hear the voice of Miho from Girls und Panzer as one of the PreCure. She has risen fast and quick in popularity, much thanks to the smashing success of GnP. And "the oldest seiyuu ever to voice the center heroine of PerCure", Nabatame Hitomi, sounds just great. I am satisfied with the seiyuu performance so far. A promising start I must say. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Oh... The first bad guy got the seiyu of Luffy/Kuririn. I like this. That was an okay episode. It seems Mana is as suicidal as Nozomi. |
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| Finaaaaaaaaaaaly :D some hyperactive, optimistic, over the top idiot hero lead! Ok not exactly idiot as in Nozomi's case, but still "act before you think" strategy is visible here. But I love Mana's reactions (my fav lead female character this season by far: scolding the monster FTW!). Transformation was ok, nothing spectacular here but fine (aka not as awesome as HeartCatch). Also that they show some side-characters is nice touch. I'm not dissapointed :) |
Dalek-bakaFeb 3, 2013 10:02 AM
| I'm quite glad that the main lead isn't as much heroically idiotic this time. Like with the whole freaking out over new stuff happening. New mascot, having to transform, sudden appearences of bad guys and such. Even though this was all happening, Mana was still her usual self. That was nice to see after the first-time freak-out thing happening with every other main lead. :) I really like Mana btw. |
iTiffanyBlueFeb 3, 2013 2:56 AM
| I never knew I could be so excited for the second episode of something. Love Mana's transformation, and Cure Sword has such a pretty design! I'm not a big fan of how the Selfish look though, hopefully they get some variety into them. |
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| A promising start, that's for sure. I have neglected the franchise ever since the start of Fresh, but I figure it can't hurt to watch this entry while I catch up on the rest. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
| That was actually a really good episode. It is giving me (tentative) faith in this series. All of the precure seem interesting (a student council president, an idol, a rich girl, etc), the series started in media res like heartcatch, so maybe the plot will be more substantial than recent series like Suite or Smile. Also, I like how they are purifying hearts instead of collecting things like notes or decor (though that could come later). I think that taking advantage of the selfishness in people is a clever idea (compared to recent series anyway). It even looks like the villains have some competition with each other, which could play out in a few ways. The transformation was nice enough, and I am loving the ED. |
Gar_LoganFeb 3, 2013 2:38 PM
| A crab? REALLY? Well, it least it's not like Smile's Akanbes that turned into the first shit they saw and endep up looking really derpy. But I am mostly impressed but Mana, to be honest. Her optimistic personality is pretty contagious. Also, the orange girl is adorable. Sickeningly adorable. Anyway, this looks good. I hope it won't end up being plotless like Smile. |
| A good start so far. They got me curious oh how they will take it now. I like the design on Cure Sword. Hopefully they can keep this up. |
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| So cute so far! Alice (the orange-haired one) is my favorite! She's just too adorable! |
| Good first episode. I like the idea of having a veteran Cure (Cure Sword) instead of having to watch all the girls become Cures. Kind of like Cure Moonlight in Heartcatch. I like the villains and all of the characters and am curious to see who the blonde salesman will be. I like that the episode ended in a cliffhanger instead of the episodic nature Precure usually seems to take. The transformation was just okay but it is good enough. Can't wait to see more... |
| It's really difficult to tell which Precure is the best, all of them is good. Well, I actually like those careless main character but this girl act before think and she is bad at lying for what I can hear in the preview. All start really good even thought I want to see Cure Heart fighting scene. For what I can see here that Mana already friends with everyone expect Cure Sword comparing for the previous Precure. The Endless Space of Precure, can't believe I still follow it. :D |
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
| Mana was like one of those over-the-top good girls, but I think I can detect the flaw in her characteristics (and why she rely on Rikka to fix her unseeable errors). Instead of despair into monsters, selfishness plays a key in the bad-guy part, and "love" (or most likely kindness) plays the purifying role.. But still, knowing PreCure and all, they must "collect" something too... That pretty blonde guy is on my curiosity lead as well. Alice stup.. I don't think you can take a Selfish crab home! xD And Cure Sword... The Cure Moonlight of the group.. She needs hugs. That's all. |
 "Everyone go love Cyan!" |
| Is it possible for a first episode to seem both really generic, and show great promise at the same time? Because that's how I feel about this one. It shows promise in the opening scene especially, we might get a plot that isn't summed up in one sentence. I get the strong suspicion that the princess the villains are looking for is that baby mascot thing. The first episodes of Heartcatch and Smile grabbed me, but this one... Eh. And now something funny I didn't notice when I watched. |
ihateeveryone said: I never knew I could be so excited for the second episode of something. ^ Agreed. Those 24 minutes went by so fast. The first 1:30 of the episode started the series nicely. I like the track that accompanied it. And that ending sequence... I just can't bring myself to skip it. The transformation was surprisingly simple; I imagined it to be similar to Suite. Not a bad thing though. Although Smile was enjoyable, I hope this one will have a plot and progression. |
| This is what we didn't get a second season of Smile for? I swear this is like the second coming of Yes Precure. I'm trying not to be dissapointed by how formulaic it is. It's for little girls, and innovation is not the primary concern, but still. |
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Acinonyx said: But Yes Precure does not have the center heroine who is a top student who is a student council president and excels at study and sports and never gets shocked at seeing monster but actually tries to persuade it to be good and nice, right?I swear this is like the second coming of Yes Precure. I'm trying not to be dissapointed by how formulaic it is. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
symbv said: I can understand sports... but also studying? Acinonyx said: But Yes Precure does not have the center heroine who is a top student who is a student council president and excels at study and sports and never gets shocked at seeing monster but actually tries to persuade it to be good and nice, right?I swear this is like the second coming of Yes Precure. I'm trying not to be dissapointed by how formulaic it is. Still her attitude is similar to Nozomi but if second coming of something it should be Fresh. Both are focused on group of friends (in YPC they became friends along the way), Mana and Love are similar characters I would also say that Rikka and Berry have something in common. Now I hope they will have similar bad guys, Wester was my fav in Fresh with his "brilliant plans". |
Dalek-baka said: It is not stated in the anime, but normally in Japan, a student council president needs good academic result (unless we are talking about unrealistically abnormal and crazy school featured in some manga/anime). So I am taking some assumption here. That said, from the official website, her friend Rikka (the blue haired girl) is the straight-A student who gets top scores in all subjects.I can understand sports... but also studying? |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| A really different vibe from what I was expecting. Seems like at least half of the Precure have affluent backgrounds or current jobs, like Makoto being an idol and Alice being the owner of the tower. I'm surprised that Mana, the centre Precure, is the SC President this time. Very different from Smile where the cast was just average students. Also, I think it's a very futuristic direction, where the faries (there's so many of them!) can morph in to cell phones and attach themselves to the Precure's dresses. Even from the character designs alone, Dokidoki seems more mature in nature. Love the villains and their 'selfish' take on being evil. I almost forgot about the transformations entirely until the end! Not what I expected again, a lot less exuberant and more reserved. Its like the focus isn't on making a grand entrance while wearing kickass dresses but instead it's shifted to dealing with the evil (the giant enemy crab) in a way that only the Precure can. First opening scene really interested me. Apart from the happy-go-lucky stuff, the scenes of despair really grab my attention. I really can't get used to Makoto's design in her non-Precure form, it's probably her hair. I didn't feel that the OP was very catchy so far but the ED was absolutely a joy to watch. The song and the sweeping camera angles across the concert created some very nice scenes. It's definitely a great treat to finish off the episode. |
symbv said: Just found a news article introducing this anime and it described the center heroine Mana as a student council president who excels at sports and studying (大貝第一中学校の生徒会長でスポーツ万能、成績優秀な主人公・相田マナ), so my assumption has been right after all, though I am sure her best friend Rikka is even better at studying than Mana.Dalek-baka said: It is not stated in the anime, but normally in Japan, a student council president needs good academic result (unless we are talking about unrealistically abnormal and crazy school featured in some manga/anime). So I am taking some assumption here. That said, from the official website, her friend Rikka (the blue haired girl) is the straight-A student who gets top scores in all subjects.I can understand sports... but also studying? One odd thing I find is that no matter how hard I search I cannot find any mention about which seiyuu voiced the role of Makoto, the idol girl. Not in the ED credit, not in the official website, and not in any news article. I wonder if the color of her hair may indicate any relationship to Cure Sword (purple). |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
symbv said: Ok :D so she is idiot happy hero minus part of being book-dumb (different matter is common sense which she seems to lack... fortunatelly). Interesting idea.Just found a news article introducing this anime and it described the center heroine Mana as a student council president who excels at sports and studying (大貝第一中学校の生徒会長でスポーツ万能、成績優秀な主人公・相田マナ), so my assumption has been right after all, though I am sure her best friend Rikka is even better at studying than Mana. One odd thing I find is that no matter how hard I search I cannot find any mention about which seiyuu voiced the role of Makoto, the idol girl. Not in the ED credit, not in the official website, and not in any news article. I wonder if the color of her hair may indicate any relationship to Cure Sword (purple). Makoto? the one from elevator? she is Cure Sword - had this pin or whatever it was. At least I hope so in order to see her cold attitude being "crushed" by Mana and Alice :3 |
| I just finish the last episode of Smile Precure a while ago. It was meh. Good thing this came out already. Good episode imo. I'm liking Mana's Cure Heart transformation. I think Cure Heart is pretty. I'm a bit surprise that we have non average main characters this time. We got an Idol, a rich girl, a girl who A's, and Student Council President. Compare it to Smile Precure were all the girls lead normal, average lives. I'm not saying it's bad thought. Also, loving that ED. Maybe the girls might do some idol shows in their precure forms? Who knows... Anyway, I enjoyed this. I hope this'll be better than Smile. Also, its nice to know Miho's seiyuu from GirlPan is voicing another character here. |
MagitoFeb 4, 2013 1:34 PM
Dalek-baka said: Ahh, I should have realized that... I guess I was trying to think too deep of the relationship, like she will be a successor of Cure Sword in this world as the Cure Sword needs to carry on some mission in Trump Kingdom or something. Now I wonder when her real identity will be exposed to Mana. And it also makes me wonder how Makoto could have let her pin drop and get lost so easily...Makoto? the one from elevator? she is Cure Sword - had this pin or whatever it was. At least I hope so in order to see her cold attitude being "crushed" by Mana and Alice :3 |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
Dako said: A really different vibe from what I was expecting. Seems like at least half of the Precure have affluent backgrounds or current jobs, like Makoto being an idol and Alice being the owner of the tower. I think Alice is just part of the rich family that owns the tower. I don't think it is her job or anything. Acinonyx said: This is what we didn't get a second season of Smile for? I would take anything over a second season of Smile. |
Acinonyx said: This is what we didn't get a second season of Smile for? There usually is NEVER a second season to a Precure. Only happened in two cases ANYWAYS I actually like the character designs and the opening song. The mascot isn't THAT bad. Mana might look like Miyuki, but Splash Star characters looked almost IDENTICAL to Futari Wa Precure's characters. Don't forget that. ASDFGHYJKLSDJHGD WHY. I WANT TO SEE THE NEXT EPISODE. FFFFF |
KawaiiSlowpokeFeb 4, 2013 4:44 PM
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| lol this time precure become castlevania they look like belmont precure hunter XD just kidding oh god . |
| I'm not really that hyped. Opening sequence was great, showing a "lone" precure type again for others to catch up to. I also like how the girls at least for now seem to come from somewhat different standpoints (I hope they don't all turn into classmates later). The transformation was a big disappointment and a throwback to pre-Heartcatch times, though. Also everyone is making an appearance, so I fear Toei is going for cash grab and not spread out plot development at all. |
| I wonder why that blonde guy is calling Mana 'my sweetheart'? His VA must be Ono Daisuke |
Magito said: I know you meant it as a joke, but just FYI, the VA for the blonde guy is Takahiro Sakurai, who also voiced the bartender in "K", Makishima in Psycho-Pass and Jin in Sakuraso.I wonder why that blonde guy is calling Mana 'my sweetheart'? His VA must be Ono Daisuke |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| that was cute. i liked it but i didn't love it - then again i suppose they had a lot to kind of throw at the audience. hopefully i'll get a more decent sense of character next episode. but the outfits are cute + i like how mana spells LOVE out on the phone to transform. i think that's a really nice touch. excited for the next episode. |
| A great start if I have to say. LOL at Luffy's voice as the villain. I knew I heard that somewhere before but just didn't remember where until now. Fascinating how the girls are special people and not just commoner like how most of them usually are in the previous series. BTW, I wonder how many characters in Precure series has been named Rika/Rikka. |
| After getting used to Smile for a whole year, this episode seems... off. :/ |
KaiserNazrin said: BTW, I wonder how many characters in Precure series has been named Rika/Rikka. Only two. Smile and this season. It is sort of weird that they chose to name a character Rik(k)a again. |
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| I don't know why, but I immediately fell in love with Alice when I first saw her. Cant wait till her appearance as Cure Rosetta. |
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uzy5o said: After getting used to Smile for a whole year, this episode seems... off. :/ I totally agree w/ you, I got used to the whole clumsy main heroine, but I love how the franchise is doing something totally different from what they usually do. |
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Rayla said: uzy5o said: After getting used to Smile for a whole year, this episode seems... off. :/ I totally agree w/ you, I got used to the whole clumsy main heroine, but I love how the franchise is doing something totally different from what they usually do. What they usually do? I feel like people were only attracted to smile beacuse the characters were cute. All the Precure I'VE SEEN, isn't anything like Smile. I was really disappointed with Smile. |
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Slowpoke_ said: On the contrary, for me, it is precisely because Smile is not like any of the previous PreCure that I find it refreshing and interesting.[What they usually do? I feel like people were only attracted to smile beacuse the characters were cute. All the Precure I'VE SEEN, isn't anything like Smile. I was really disappointed with Smile. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
symbv said: Slowpoke_ said: On the contrary, for me, it is precisely because Smile is not like any of the previous PreCure that I find it refreshing and interesting.[What they usually do? I feel like people were only attracted to smile beacuse the characters were cute. All the Precure I'VE SEEN, isn't anything like Smile. I was really disappointed with Smile. I agree with Slowpoke_. Smile was not that great, and the characters couldn't' save the series for me. And if DokiDoki feels off after Smile, did Smile feel off after Suite? |
| Hey, there aren't two Rikkas! There is Rikka from this season and Reika from Smile. They are similar names but not exactly the same in pronunciation... |
GarLogan78 said: I agree with Slowpoke_. Smile was not that great, and the characters couldn't' save the series for me. And if DokiDoki feels off after Smile, did Smile feel off after Suite? Dokidoki feels more like Heartcatch to me. With a character already being a precure and the fact that something happened in the past. Suite was horrible. e___e |
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Slowpoke_ said: GarLogan78 said: I agree with Slowpoke_. Smile was not that great, and the characters couldn't' save the series for me. And if DokiDoki feels off after Smile, did Smile feel off after Suite? Dokidoki feels more like Heartcatch to me. With a character already being a precure and the fact that something happened in the past. Suite was horrible. e___e The strong point of Smile is it's humor or comedy elements. I kept laughing hard at their scenes. The only problem was the last episodes. Made me think the staff run out of ideas. So Smile is pretty entertaining in its own way. |
Kit-Tsukasa said: Story seems very similar to Heartcatch (maybe the whole heart concept?). Selfish designs look like crap (seriously 2 crabs?). Character introductions were better than I expected but didn't really have the strong feeling Smile Precure! had. Considering this show will be competing with Sailor Moon later this year, I'm not getting my hopes up any time soon. After watching I think it's a mix of Heartcatch (the get the evil/negative from one person, one veteran Precure) mixed with Fresh. Smile's overall story is a piece of crap, but I only kept watching because Nao and Yayoi stole my heart and overall, the interaction between the five girls was hilarious at times. Right now I'm not crazy about Dokidoki, in fact I felt underwhelmed and that's saying a lot considering I thought Smile was charming but still crap. I'm also holding out for Sailor Moon, once that comes out it's going to be crazy. Toei better not mess it up (or whoever is in charge of the anime production). |
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