Date A Live (light novel)
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| Another average harem. But animation is good and character design also. It's shame I cannot say the same about main premise. Well, let's see where this will go further. |
| I kinda had the feeling that his little sister was putting up an act. Turns out I was right. So he has to let them fall for him in order to stop their chaos, oh boy. Kinda on the fence on this one so far. Let's see where it goes. |
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| I liked it, it's interesting. Will definitely stick if it gets better shido and kannazuki reminds me of shu and gai |
| This was amazing, loved this episode and the quality of the animation is insane if you download it. I'm gonna guess the horrible quality was because of it being pre aired. Hopefully next weeks episode has better quality. |
Mich666 said: Another average harem. Yeah, another. What did you expect actually? It's like a dating sim. There won't be ONE girl. Actually who cares if it's a harem if the harem's interesting? |
| First Impression: Lol wtf Content Fanservice ? [...] Check! Imouto? [...] Check! Parody? [...] Check! Everything else that is cliche? [...] Check! Really funny, but silly. I think I enjoy this one. Characters Imouto instant love. Rei Clone instant love. Fuck the rest. Animation Colorful and well done. Nothing amazing but good enough. CG looks fine too. Sound Quirky, pop, fitting Enjoyment 5/5 Good stupid show. Looking forward to next ep. |
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| Mr Shisukon. |
| Isayama Hajime should be awarded The Manga with The Highest Inconsistencies of Characters' Appearances. He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter. Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga. Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month. Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel. The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck. |
| The idea sounds so stupid I might end up liking this.Yeah,I'll keep watching |
| waaaaaaaa!! KOTORI IS SO CUTE >< but somewhere near the end, the real kotori showed up. i want that fake fotori who is so cute saying "onii-chan".. I don't like the voice of Shidou. Not fit for his face. Maybe the voice that would fit in him.. like Haru's voice (Accel World). i laughed so hard when murasame became the Physics teacher and then suddenly fainted in front of the class :D |
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| How can there be so many 5's? This anime is so cliche, generic and garbage. I'm dropping out before my brain cells commit seppuku. |
| This might be at least an average decent watch. But I might drop this for the time being and continue watching later when I find more time to continue. |
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| I hope it ends with incest. |
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| Thank god for animes like this, this season. I was starting to lose all hope after the shitfest we had last season. Gonna call it from now, but definitely a major contender for anime of the season. Episode Naxcore: 4.44 out of 5 |
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| Oh, Infinite Stratos with aliens. Or Busou Shinki upsized. |
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| I found it very entertaining, seems like there will be a good mix of comedy and action, I cant wait to see more, this season has me so excited. |
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| I sure hope there's some kinda explanation to a middle schooler being a commander of a top level of confidentiality national organization. |
Welil said: I sure hope there's some kinda explanation to a middle schooler being a commander of a top level of confidentiality national organization. Maybe she's a member of MITHRIL? |
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| There were numerous turnoffs from this first episode. If like the next two don't really improve, then I'm likely giving up on this. |
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neontaster said: This won't get an explaination if they only adapt till vol 3.Welil said: I sure hope there's some kinda explanation to a middle schooler being a commander of a top level of confidentiality national organization. Maybe she's a member of MITHRIL? |
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| That first scene with Kotori was hilarious. Though, I find it quite mediocre. |
| yup yup, lot's of these kinds of anime this season. which is good for me because i love these types. this one seems good too. damn though, kotori really fooled me lol.. thought she was just going to be a regular imouto. oh well, can't wait til next ep |
| yayy another good one this season! |
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| I don't even know why I was expecting something from this. First impressions: 4/10 |
| At first I was kinda hoping this would be a role of Taketatsu Ayana that I wouldn't loath with my whole soul, then she does the 180 and now I could beat her to death with her lollipop. Apart from this not a bad episode, some fanservice, some action, delicious Inoue Marina, will keep watching 3/5. |
| I am confused. What? I thought this is an anticipated show this season? Well, I actually had a high hopes for this considering the hype it made. Quite disappointed but gonna keep watching it. |
| At first I thought this show was so generic I was wtf'ing how it could come out this day and age then the loli sister turned commander sadist made it so much better and interesting. Oh yes! Keep those verbal and physical abuse coming please! Talk down on me please! |
| My impression of first episode: I feel like watching Chaos;Head with less ecchi... Please tell me this is not Chaos;Head with less ecchi. |
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azzuRe said: My impression of first episode: I feel like watching Chaos;Head with less ecchi... Please tell me this is not Chaos;Head with less ecchi. I haven't watched chaos head but I have read a lot of reviews about it. Chaos Head is a show that has a lot of suspense and drama. It is a show, despite the ecchi, that is fairly serious. Chaos Head is apparently similar to 11 eyes, a show I have watched and didn't enjoy all that much. Date A Live is shaping up to be a fun show that doesn't take itself too seriously but does have serious moments. It is a complete different experience. Think infinite stratos or Kore Wa Zombie in regards to the mood. |
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| Only watched this cause it was so hyped. Don't think i could handle any more. Can someone give me good reasons why this isn't a terrible anime? Not trying to be confrontational but i just read a page or two on here and everyone loved it and the poll is positive too. Which makes me think everyone that already was going to like this, commented and voted positively and everyone else stayed away... far... far... away. Now I'm a huuuge fan of RomCom, and they can get pretty generic with using the same plot devices and character archetypes. So i can tolerate other anime that sometimes is cliche (the Japanese are not fans of change, that is for sure) but this episode was just ripped from the Cliche Handbook. Even with the assumption that this anime is aware that it is cliche and is trying to use it for comedic value (not too sure on that) it sure didnt feel like a parody to me. examples... 1. I mean you have the bro-living turned tsundere sister who wakes her brother up with a kick. (who knows how many times i've seen that) 2. Constant underage panty shots not meant for comedy, just to arose the viewer and turn him into a closet pedo. 3. Giving to bust and body sizes of every female character. LOL its like this anime was created for the numerous hentai doujins that will pop up in the months to come. 4. And even though this changes near the end, why does the 14 girl act like shes 7 in front of her bro? 5. A main lead that is ignorant of the truth while everyone around him is in the loop. 6. The main has to date the spirits now? wtf? Only in Anime lol! 7. The masochistic right hand man of the commander who takes joy from being beaten by his superior. (Normally this is funny, but with too many cliches it just felt like another overused anime device) 8. The maybe gay/bi best friend so the yaoi crowd can be happy. There were much more I could list but I want to keep my bitching to a minimum. Again my point is not to 'attack' people who like this. My most bias disdain for this anime took the form of girls in the mini mecha flying armors. IMO I cannot stand any anime like strike witches or infinite stratos. All anime of this type just seems to be for the niche anime viewer that wants to collect the half nude figurines of the girls while waiting for the newest one with even less clothes to come out. Visually this is mediocre animation at best, but i am willing to admit the battle scenes were decent. Character designs are very unoriginal too. All in all this anime isn't meant to get new viewers but targeted solely at a particular group that people, most likely the visual novel crowd. I will try to watch one more episode to give it a decent chance to redeem itself, in the meantime if anyone would like to counter my claims here I always enjoy a goodhearted debate. |
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| @ Dazedonthemoon I am huge fan of the ecchi and harem genres. Let me tell you why I am excited about this show, perhaps more than any other show this season. First off, calling a show like this cliche isn't exactly useful. People throw around that word like it's a synonym for bad or unenjoyable and it really isn't. The real question to ask would be is how does Date A Live stack up against other harems? The answer is that so far, it stacks up pretty well. Art: This show has amazing art and lovely character designs. The harem genre became more popular in 2006, partly inspired by Haruhi, a show that changed anime forever, even though it wasn't a true harem. From 2006 to 2013, anime art has improved drastically. The way that Date A Live art and animation overshadows shows like Inukami and Kanokon is truly impressive and a sign that art and animation are getting better. Simply being made in 2013, puts this show and shows like it at a huge advantage, especially for harem-lovers, who generally care about art more than most anime fans. Comedy: This show has some funny moments and I found myself laughing out loud during some parts. Comedy is not ubiquitous in the ecchi harem. Just look at shows like 11 eyes. The first episode of this show was definitely funnier than the average harem show. And that's really all I can say right now. Gorgeous art, above-average comedy, voice actors that I like, a likeable MC, a cool fantasy concept. There are a lot of reasons why I am excited about this show. I have no interest in trying to convince you that Date A Live is worth continuing to watch, and even if I did, doing so is probably beyond my faculty. My point is that Date A Live stacks up well against the competition, which would be other harem animes, and if it executes properly, it could be a very special show. |
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| Thanks for responding Shigeru! I guess i wasn't viewing this show directly as a harem when i watched it, since most animes nowadays have harem aspects in it. I was viewing it more as an ecchi action comedy. And I am not against those types of shows if they are done smartly. I totally agree with your cliche comment, its just the word that popped up most in my mind when watching this. Like every past anime device was blended together to create Date A Live. But when you say stacking up against other harems that seems to vague since every type of anime can and often does have harems. Most of the time I associate harems with romcoms but for some reason i can't put it in that category even though i see that dating the spirits will be a big part of the story. The T-virus tickle joke did make me laugh, the comedy doesn't fall flat for me either. But it didn't sit well with me how seriously she believed him. I was like, "Oh jeeeeeeeeez." I know that you can't look at anime like real life but overall it just seemed too over the top. Perhaps that is why I didn't enjoy this episode. That and the drama seemed forced to me, which hurts any show for me. The art is nice i also agree. It is 2013 and it shows, colors are vivid and action was smooth. Character designs are very bland to me and ecchi harems suffer from that problem too often. I realize there have been tons of anime and its super hard to have original character designs but all the girls seem so uninspired. The MC is also blandly designed but that doesnt bother most people including me. Not every MC can look like Haganai's or Bakemonogatari's. Everyone has different taste and that what makes anime great. It can encompass anything and everything. Thanks for responding civilly, and giving good supporting arguments! |
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| @ Dazedonthemoon If you say you do not like IS then it is more likely you won't love Date A Live. Among all the comparisons with other anime, the one that bears closest resemblance to me for this anime is IS for its mix of harem and girls fighting. There are also a bit of Kami Nomi there for the element of dating a girl like playing a dating simulation game. And I can tell you that I am a fan of harem genre myself. I do not mind tons of cliches there as long as they are executed well, and we watch this kind of show more for art and character designs (like shigeru212 said above) as well as character interactions. We accept mediocre story that is played out in the genre convention with all the cliches and tropes instead. And we do not really care about drama or realism in this kind of genre - at the end a harem show works like a male fantasy and in a fantasy realism is usually not an element to be welcomed ;-) At the end if what you seek in the show are not what we seek then most likely you will only find mediocrity and terrible quality in it. |
symbvApr 11, 2013 10:45 PM
| 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. |
Dazedonthemoon said: I have one thing to comment here: It may be true that many shows contain harem, but a harem show places its main focus on the building and functioning of the harem. So there is harem in from Ranma1/2 to MaoYuu but the main focus of those shows is not really about the harem. At most it is just a side element that enriches the show. On the other hand, harem shows like IS and Date A Live is about THE HAREM first and foremost. Elements like fighting and adventure are the side elements instead. And this basically puts quite a few limitations to the story and characters so there are likely to have more cliches that jar viewers who do not care much about the harem.But when you say stacking up against other harems that seems to vague since every type of anime can and often does have harems. Most of the time I associate harems with romcoms but for some reason i can't put it in that category even though i see that dating the spirits will be a big part of the story. Haganai and Bakemonogatari are the more subliminally executed harem works as both strive to place heavy focus on something other than the harem element at its center but never losing sight of the main focus of the harem theme. You don't always get this kind of harem shows. For me, if I see these kind of harem shows it would be just great but personally I do not need those extra central focus to entertain me in a harem show. As for uninspiring character designs, I guess for a fan like me, I can tell apart different character designs and I clearly find more appeal for some designs, some animation style of the characters or some kind of voice-acting, so I would find myself more attracted to certain harem show than another. They may all look uninspiring, but the hormones inside me react differently to different character designs, and I guess this is what counts ;-) |
symbvApr 11, 2013 10:50 PM
| 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. |
| What a turnoff after the spirit girl arrived, I thought this was going to be a serious show. Oh well will keep watching since it looks fun. |
| Haha your hormone comment made me laugh symbv. Yea i soon as i saw it was like IS, i knew it wasn't my thing. Just curious as to what fans get out of a series like this. I tend to look for story and character development over anything else, with art and voice acting a close second. I absolutely love when the voices sound like real people. Since I don't fully understand japanese enough to watch without subtitles, japan 'character' voices don't bother me as much as cartoony dubbed voices. Which is why i loved Aku no Hana's first episode so voice. VAing was top notch. But thats way off topic! Thanks you guys. |
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| Well, I have to admit that I also did not like the Japanese "character voices" at first, and their way of speaking is clearly not how actual people speak in real life (all those high tones and exaggerated intonation and questionable phrasing) but I have to say the more I hear it and the more I learn Japanese the more I grew fond of it. So now my opinion of a show can also be affected by the voicing acting, who does it and how it is done. The complaints about poor story for certain genres are not new. And they are particularly common in genres that western fans are not familiar - slice of life and harem are just two examples. Usually this means they find the story not appealing and if they watch anime mainly for story (which to me is not quite the best way to appreciate an anime because it means too much of the sound and visual elements are being downplayed by the viewers) and if they are not attuned to the current art style and voice acting style of anime, then there is little they would find attractive. Hence the bashing. But for a fan of the genre, he may think that this is missing the point and asking for things that are not to be expected in the show while criticizing things that fans are pleased to have. |
| 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. |
| I like this and I still read the LN but the more I read LN something grow in me. While I like the character and setting the fact that it use dating sim is make me imposible to not compare it to my favorite harem show Kami Nomi. If I compare this certaintly it will be pale in comparison from the MC and heroine side. But that aside it still entertaining and one other thing bother me is that sine I have read LN I already know that this adaptation was to rushed. |
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| That pantsu! That ass! XD Well, I don't expect split personality too I nvr read LN/manga so yeah, I know nothing... NeoAnkara said: But that aside it still entertaining and one other thing bother me is that sine I have read LN I already know that this adaptation was to rushed. Too early adaptation? Or fast pace ep? My thought said that this will be too fast pace, because it's only 12 ep |
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| What the hell? Everything happened within an instant. Seems this is going to be similar to TWGOK based on the conversation before the ED. I guess I'm gonna look forward to this! :D |
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Ray_Light said: To fast. They seem want to craming 4 volume to 12 episode.NeoAnkara said: But that aside it still entertaining and one other thing bother me is that sine I have read LN I already know that this adaptation was to rushed. Too early adaptation? Or fast pace ep? My thought said that this will be too fast pace, because it's only 12 ep |
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| Wow...okay. That was pretty good...a nice first episode, I guess the plot is already on. Is...is this a harem anime? I don't know...so the guy has to make the spirit fall in love with (or is that another anime...) anyway, this looks like something I'll watch...gonna see episode 2. |
| The main MC needs to start making his own choices because when he doesn't, he gets blasted. |
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