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Apr 5, 2013 5:34 PM

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Oh, this was spectacularly amazing! I can't wait for the second episode. The music is beautiful. The art is beautiful. Tsukumo is beautiful. Frick, everything about this anime is beautiful!
Apr 5, 2013 6:11 PM

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Woohoo! Finally!!! *fangirls over Gareki*
tehe, but Good first episode...
Will be watching this Weekly.
Apr 5, 2013 6:32 PM

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Definitely going to watch this one.

5/5
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Apr 5, 2013 7:12 PM
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Ugh I have soft spot for idiotic stray x_x I read the manga because Nai reminded me of Son Goku
Apr 5, 2013 8:14 PM

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A little interesting and nice character designs.. kinda looks like K.. hehe.. i just hope the story will not go downhill..
Apr 5, 2013 8:22 PM

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Like the character designs and will keep watching as I read the manga a bit.
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Apr 5, 2013 8:31 PM

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Yaoi bait huehuehue. But seems great, I wasn't very interested in it, but looks interesting now.
Apr 5, 2013 8:34 PM

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Apr 5, 2013 9:56 PM

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thought something good was happening at the beginning
but turns out she was a monster
Awesome episode
I like the choice for the CV
Apr 5, 2013 10:57 PM
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Pretty good so far. I'll stick around for a few more episodes.
Apr 5, 2013 11:18 PM

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Hmmm. I decided to check this out because I like the colorful character design. The characters are certainly good looking and dress well. It's a good mix of cute and cool I guess, can't explain why I like it so much. Also I have a feeling there's a bunch of cute yaoi artwork of this, which I'm so gonna look up.

But this episode didn't get me interested in the story. It felt like everything was rushed and the characters didn't even get much of a real introduction. I can forgive that though since I rarely get into any anime(or any kinda show, really) on the first episodes. The action sequence on the train was pretty cool too. Will keep watching.
Apr 5, 2013 11:56 PM

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Watched the this earlier today, and I must say, it was pretty awesome.
I love the character designs (Gareki and Nai were cute as hell), especially the eyes. Seems like an interesting plot as well; I will keep watching.
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Apr 6, 2013 12:07 AM

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I could not stand the Manga because of Nai but I think I might enjoy this.
I actually don't feel like punching him every 5 seconds in the Anime.

The art and voice cast is fantastic! Let's hope it stays that way. Could be a contender for this season's best Anime.
Apr 6, 2013 1:11 AM

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Really cool first ep, the magic and gareki's fighting were both great. THe spider woman freaked me out tho, reminded me of the scariest thing Ive ever seen
Apr 6, 2013 1:22 AM

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I felt the episode was a little bit rushed.. But it was still cool, hope it gets even better. oh, and the character designs are pretty!
Apr 6, 2013 1:51 AM
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THe spider woman freaked me out tho, reminded me of the scariest thing Ive ever seen
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Apr 6, 2013 2:00 AM
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Gareki ♥
i hope this anime will more interest ,,
Mine so ugly >.< althought she dead ,, at unknown person.,, i think murder it is a docyor of the old man o.O
Apr 6, 2013 2:00 AM

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Interesting to say the least, they gave us a lot of information in that first episode. Love Gareki's VA. Along with the character's eyes, some kind of Amnesia-style eyes.
Apr 6, 2013 2:17 AM
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Nice episode with those action scenes and very colorful designs. No OP yet, but ED is great.

Speaking of an OP, even though Manglobe always use English songs, I do think that they will use a Japanese one this time (unless GRANRODEO makes an English ver. of their OP).
Apr 6, 2013 2:48 AM

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Great first episode. I'm not creeped out easily usually but I found Mine creepy in both manga & anime lol. The characters are perfect! Nai is adorable & Gareki is cool. The art is great. Awesome start for the 1st episode B-)
Apr 6, 2013 3:50 AM

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Wow,is it really shoujo..pretty awesome..
Apr 6, 2013 4:28 AM

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Wow,is it really shoujo..pretty awesome..


Lol, thought the same thing, wondered whether I had the right show for a moment.


Apr 6, 2013 4:29 AM
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Whoah, best first episode I've seen this season since UtaPri!
That animation, dat cast, those bishies and those bishoujos!yea, if it keeps up this momentum it could become pretty awesome.
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Apr 6, 2013 5:41 AM

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Now that a excellent start , can't wait to see moar !
Apr 6, 2013 5:44 AM

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WOOT KAmiYU WOOOT!!

ahh, I should read the manga afterall..
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jaw-dropping gorgeous art, and a promising plot (they didn't go into much detail yet, so I can only say it's promising).
Apr 6, 2013 5:46 AM
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I love this episode very much !
Apr 6, 2013 6:33 AM

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Wow suddenly Manglobe brings out a good shoujo and I didn't even know about it.

First Impression

Story / Content

When the episode started I first thought "oh god please no, bi shounen - yaoi?" or "oh is this Boku no Pico?" but suddenly it turned out to be pretty cool.
A) Not another highschool setting
B) Multi Angle Story Telling
C) Interesting events
D) Action, Superpoweres, Myserty

This show can be really fucking good.

Animation

This show looks really good. I love the clean look of it, the males are all Bi-shounen and even the girls look good.
Damn that blond haired Circus Girl is already my waifu of the season.
What can I say other than it looks really fabulous.
Also it reminds me of My Little Monster (character designs) or K (but this time in actually good and not utter crap).


Sound

The quasi opening was really nice, the overall score fitting and likable.
The Ending was bad.
Voiceacting as usual top notch, also Hiroshi Kamiya!
And Hiro Shimono, but he sounds like a whimp!

Characters

Interesting.
But the MC is not my style.
I can't say much yet since it was so jumpy.

Enjoyment

5/5
Good show, especially for a shoujo!
Amnesia from last season was total crap.
So it's nice to see a shoujo that isn't.
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Apr 6, 2013 7:16 AM

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Reminded me of K, with exception that K had better visuals. Anyway, good ep.
Apr 6, 2013 9:05 AM
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eh. it was okay. i mean it's very pretty and i liked the soundtrack and voice actors so far, but i'd really hoped they'd be more loyal to the original work. it felt a lot heavier than the comic, not at all how i'm used to see karneval.

oh well, gonna keep watching it anyway, maybe it'll grow on me...
Apr 6, 2013 9:06 AM

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I liked it so far especially the animation of the action sequences felt really fluid; still no clue about the story though it feels like we were just thrown in with zero background info
Apr 6, 2013 11:12 AM
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Enjoyed it. By the way, when at the end the old man was saying the white-haired boy with an M personality accompanied by a much more competent dark-haired potential love intererest reminded him of "him", this is who he meant.

http://myanimelist.net/character/64591/Yashiro_Isana
or maybe this.
http://myanimelist.net/character/42307/Shion


Seriously, what's with all the white-haired, uke main characters shoved into the arms of dark-haired competent shounen-ai targets? Not that it bothers me, it's just a weird as hell pattern.
Apr 6, 2013 11:49 AM
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Reminded me of K, with exception that K had better visuals. Anyway, good ep.


Funny that was my first impression as well: the second season of K came early, however this has better visuals (in the sense of being interesting visualizations). My chief concern is that the story of Karneval, like K, not going anywhere. Here's hoping that isn't going to happen - that there will be a bit of substance instead of only style.
Apr 6, 2013 1:33 PM

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Finaly! ^o^
As soon as i saw that Miyano-sama was having a part in it i had to watch it!

And i just loved it! The opening was very intens and it just drawed me in!
The characters are well thought out and interesting. Not to mention the 2 main characters are played by some of my favourite seiyuus!

I can't wait to know more about the Cirkus!
Looking forward to next week!
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Apr 6, 2013 2:20 PM

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Never read the manga but the first episode was interesting. Love the characters so far....except for Nai he so far seems annoying :(
Apr 6, 2013 5:10 PM

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It's alright. But something about it feels off for me. Like they're trying too hard. Hopefully things will get better. I do like the art though.

3/5 for starters.
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Apr 6, 2013 6:46 PM

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VIStrings said:
Enjoyed it. By the way, when at the end the old man was saying the white-haired boy with an M personality accompanied by a much more competent dark-haired potential love intererest reminded him of "him", this is who he meant.

http://myanimelist.net/character/64591/Yashiro_Isana
or maybe this.
http://myanimelist.net/character/42307/Shion


Seriously, what's with all the white-haired, uke main characters shoved into the arms of dark-haired competent shounen-ai targets? Not that it bothers me, it's just a weird as hell pattern.


Hahaha oh my god, that's exactly what I thought too!
I remember thinking like 10 minutes into the show, "WELL THIS IS LOOKING FAMILIAR."

I was kind of skeptical coming into the show, but I'm glad I gave it a try because dang, look at the art and animation! The OP drew me in quickly and set a really nice tone the series, so I'm looking forward to see how the story goes since the first episode didn't really toss us much information. I'm not particularly invested in any of the characters so far (especially with Nai ... he basically seemed like the personification of uke to me so I'm hoping that's just a first episode impression, and that we'll get to see some development or further characterization soon!) but the plot looks interesting so far, so I'll stick around for a bit longer.
Apr 6, 2013 6:47 PM

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So far i like it, although i'm keeping an eye on the already wimpy male lead. Please don't let this turn into K with him....
Apr 6, 2013 9:24 PM

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This one took me by surprise. I actually quite liked the first episode. The visuals are surprisingly nice, and the action was good, especially considering all the terrible action scenes I've seen some shoujo shows attempt. I'm liking the Steampunk vibes too. Not the most profound or deep show in the world, but I can definitely see myself enjoying this, so hopefully it keeps it up.
Apr 6, 2013 11:13 PM

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Uh.......not bad, but is this shounen ai?
Apr 7, 2013 6:23 AM

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This episode was so amazing. in the beginning I was like wow I'm about to watch hentai but I was wrong (sadly). The woman scared the shit outta me at first and I was like wow this anime even has my favorite genre in it. And then a boy/man named Gareki appeared on my screen and my feelings were all over the place. I seriously can't wait till the next episode I'm dying omg
Apr 7, 2013 6:34 AM

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It was a decent opening episode and interesting plot but since I don't follow the manga I can't judge it in comparison but seems promising so far.
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Apr 7, 2013 6:37 AM

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kentaseo said:
Uh.......not bad, but is this shounen ai?

Nope.

One word for this Episode: GAREKI <333333333333
Apr 7, 2013 6:48 AM
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Oh man, Hiro Shimono kinda sounded gay doing Nai. Or maybe i wasn't watching too much anime that he has prior roles with a voice like that.

Anyway, story was interesting till the end of the first ep. Gonna stick with this.
Apr 7, 2013 8:49 AM

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This was a pretty good first episode, seems like it could be one of the best bishie shows in late seasons.
I probably regret this post by now.
Apr 7, 2013 9:20 AM

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First of all this show reminded me of 3 anime series that i've seen before: No.6, Letter Bee, and K. In my list that's a pro, those 3 series that I mentioned before where really good and this one looks like them. An entertaining and enjoyable ride was this first episode. I hope the quality doesn't change and follows the original source.
Apr 7, 2013 1:50 PM

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It was ok. Nice start, good art and animation. But I still don't get all that hype for this series.
Apr 7, 2013 5:01 PM

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D.GrayMan came mind while watching this with the setting, the mention of circus related stuff and bunch of bishounens.

Well overall, it was alright, Nai is pretty annoying though.
Apr 7, 2013 8:07 PM

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Decent start. Tsukumo looks like a Saber clone.
Apr 7, 2013 8:21 PM
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Nothing special 2/5
Apr 7, 2013 10:33 PM

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From just this first episode, this seems kind of like a combination of Guilty Crown and D. Gray-man, or parts of it anyway, its pretty interesting and I think it will turn out pretty good, looking forward to more.
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