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Botato said: Kaoknight said: As been said again and again, that he mourns them later doesn't excuse that this particular scene sucked.yeah, this seems to most peoples main problem it, even though this is only the first ep but still, his gag reaction right after his friends died was pretty where'd even though they'll show him mourn for them in the next ep Seeing what I believe to be two of his best friends (if not the only ones in the village) in that state I would expect him to be shocked. Perhaps so much that when he got dragged away he would be like a corpse. Perhaps this was rushed and it was better in the manga, but that's something I don't know. The gore is also rather meh imo, I wonder if this will be a serious/dark show, right now I feel like it could be Black Bullet all over again. |
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MasterMeNL said: Of course he's shocked, but the scene failed miserably to show/capture that. Seeing what I believe to be two of his best friends (if not the only ones in the village) in that state I would expect him to be shocked. Perhaps so much that when he got dragged away he would be like a corpse. Perhaps this was rushed and it was better in the manga, but that's something I don't know. The gore is also rather meh imo, I wonder if this will be a serious/dark show, right now I feel like it could be Black Bullet all over again. I hear it's the same in the manga. No this seems like it will be a faithful adaptation so probably won't be like BB. |
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Botato said: MasterMeNL said: Of course he's shocked, but the scene failed miserably to show/capture that. ***snip*** I hear it's the same in the manga. No this seems like it will be a faithful adaptation so probably won't be like BB. That's good to hear, I hope stuff will get serious and that the adaptation will be executed nicely. |
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| Whoa! This thread is more than 56 pages already! What more if I take a look at the SAO II thread. Anyway. Good episode. Tatsumi was too naive I had to facepalm. I feel bad about his two bestfriends getting tortured and killed. Sayo is cute. Aria got what she deserves. I'm not much of a fan of Gore and Death, but I feel like trying this one up, and other ones like Tokyo Ghoul. |
| @sagax07 Those 3 are better in my personal subjective opinion. I'm starting to have some more respect for slice of life stuff over action. And popularity is NOT indicative of quality, it is indicative of entertainment value. I'm looking for some things which are more than just that. @Magito Blame Solvite for that. Not to mention exposition setup episodes aren't exactly fun. And SAO didn't leave much for a discussion. |
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| I thought the anime would've been more serious as seen in the manga. Towards the ending where Tatsumi's two friends were killed, he acted as if nothing happened. I hope the show takes a more serious route. But then again it's probably not going to. |
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| I hope this takes a serious route, honestly, I would have awarded my personal 10/10 to this first episode if they didn't have to slap on cheesy fairy-tail like humour on the last scene. I was expecting some emotional stuff right there, not something I've seen thousands of times as anime is starting to become so cliché these days. Well who knows, who cares. We got 23 episodes remaining and I heard that they're going to stop on volume 8; not sure if it's the beginning or end of it. |
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Mikatarukito said: if u read the manga if the humor scenes was in it I hope this takes a serious route, honestly, I would have awarded my personal 10/10 to this first episode if they didn't have to slap on cheesy fairy-tail like humour on the last scene. I was expecting some emotional stuff right there, not something I've seen thousands of times as anime is starting to become so cliché these days. Well who knows, who cares. We got 23 episodes remaining and I heard that they're going to stop on volume 8; not sure if it's the beginning or end of it. it gets darker though |
| It'd be great if the mood swings weren't so jarring. I mean, the poor guy didn't even get a chance to mourn his buddies. |
TravSavage said: It'd be great if the mood swings weren't so jarring. I mean, the poor guy didn't even get a chance to mourn his buddies. Well to be fair the authorities were already coming since the guard said they would barricade themselves inside the warehouse and wait for their arrival. So no time to let the guy grieve since they were behind schedule |
| After that dumb ecchi scene I was ready to drop it but then holy hell uncensored gore I will watch if only for that. |
| AMG this episode was so amazing. The OST fits so well. That house is fucked up, i cant believe Tatsumi's friends from the village died...but good for him for avenging them. Cant wait for the next episode. |
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| This is what people are so hyped up about???? I'm shocked a show like this has already managed to get in the mal top 200. Main character's power cannot be underestimated and who with the power of friendship will overcome any villain. Big sister figure who exists for fanservice, loves drinking and makes that paaaah sound afterwards. Mysterious, badass but emotionless girl who utters some redundant phrase over and over again when killing. All three are so original. Introducing some characters for the sake of having their death spur the hero towards something/go crazy and kill someone (fridging) is really really poor writing. The transition between comedic and serious moments is jarring. Was I even supposed to care for the guy's friends? Really black and white villians so far. The rich girl's just some "evil" whose death is cheered for by the audience. Hopefully this changes later on. The group of assassins themselves don't seem very black and white but the biggest baddie so far was so meh. I guess i'll keep watching for a few more eps. Hopefully it'll get less shallow later on. |
saucytacomixJul 11, 2014 2:10 AM
| Well, again, I had no idea what to expect. I don't read manga unless I find a show based on manga and am too lazy to wait for season 2 so I go on and read. Now, animation is splendind, gore is, well fukt up in a positive way. First episode seemed fast, but gave me overall idea of the plost. I love MC, I love Night Raid, and I always dig chicks with Katana. I must say I was quite surprised, nice plot twist, by the sadist family. One thing I disliked. Lack of the emotion, or at least the way it was portrayed by anime. MC finds out his friends are tortured, one dead, one dying, he losses his head, kills the (crazy bitch, lel that dialog scared the shit of me, cause people with such elitist attitude exist and it was faithful representation of serial killer) loli and right after he is bac to his gooffy self. It would have been much more impactful if he fell down on knees (example) being crushed, partly because of his friends, partly because he just killed another human (if that sick girl can be called human)... And there would be much more depth if the laied back Night Raid members were much more serious. Shifting from their gooffiness into serious mode. They are presented as someone who kill monsters in form of humans, so having some compassion would be nice. Then again I can't claim that it all wasn't just a mask till I see how the show progresses :) |
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| Aw wtf, I thought the guy's two friends would make a great entrance....well they did make a good entrance but not in the way I hoped lol. Such a great start for the first episode. I'm really excited for more fighting scenes! Akame is like a cat lol. I like her already. |
| Cant wait for ep. 2. Like the style. |
| Haven't read the manga but dayum I like this anime. I might pick the manga up after the anime's over. I had my suspicions about the true nature of Aria and her family after she picked up Tatsumi and her guards said "Again?". I'm glad he avenged his friends though, and without hesitation too! OP and ED are forgettable but the OST in general is amazing. My only gripes with the episode was how fast the pacing felt in the second half and how it went back to being silly less than a minute after Ieyasu died. The latter felt extremely out of place and really strange, it also seemed like Tatsumi got over their deaths really quick seeing how he was comically arguing with Leone to let him go so he could bury them. Other than those things I really liked the episode. |
| This episode was great. Love the ED song. I usually don't watch anime with this much gore, but I don't really mind the gore, as long as the gore makes sense. It kinda did *cough* blood spewing everywhere a bit from the arm getting cut off of the dragon. I was expecting a bit more of a fight between Tatsumi and Akame. |
| A really solid first episode, I really like the medieval setting and premise of assassins in a capital brimming with corruption. I have to say Aria's family secret was a shocker, I was suspicious of her but I thought they were just planning to use or manipulate him. It was brief but sad and eerie to see Tatsumi's friends in that storehouse. I'm glad he didn't white knight the situation and killed Aria himself. It just seemed more fitting than leaving it up to the assassin group since it now shows how he's entered a world that he can't back out of. The only thing that bothers me about this so far is how some of the comedic moments/cutesy expressions feel completely out of place with the extremely serious tone and gore. |
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| The MC has a bit of a wimp personality but that hardly makes a difference cause everything else in the series was brilliant :D |
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| This episode is a great start, indeed. I absolutely love the ost, op and ed. I also admire the story and the animation. The setting revolves around the capital where corruption reigns. So the main characters' mission is to eliminate all the unscrupulous, high officials who's ruling the whole city so that the desperation will end. This show is filled with action and also comedy(like Leone deceiving Tatsumi, etc.), haha! Pretending to be kind just to lure the countless innocent people and brutally torture them is injustice. Serves the sadist family right when they all died, thanks to Tatsumi and the Night Raid members, namely: Akane, Leone and the others. RIP to the guards who were forced to do their worthless job, especially to Sayo and Ieyasu, who didn't deserve that kind of torture. The main casts are all badass. I can't wait for the next episode! |
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| Wow this is really terrible. Not only the generic setting, the edgy gore and dark morality, but also the shitty shift between jokes and seriousness about characters which are just stereotypes as usually. |
| I am falling, I am fading, I am drowning, help me to breathe. |
| Definitely not the worst of the season. Considering a lot of the other stuff this season is complete shit, id say this shows above average mediocrity is refreshing. |
| Mehhhhhhh show but better than crap. The family is really fucked up...and Night Raid is totally badass. I actually sort of wished Sayo and Ieyasu weren't killed thought they could become nice characters. |
FrawztJul 12, 2014 11:39 AM
| They should have skipped the OP for the first episode, it kind of ruined the twist at the end of the episode. Though I had already read the manga my friend who I was watching it hadn't and within like 10 minutes he guessed what would happen because of the OP. So the twist wasn't as powerful as it was an the anime because without anything before starting the manga you wouldn't know who the protagonists are. |
| Not bad, not bad at all. Loved the OST, interesting cast, looks gritty, decent protagonist (in terms of personality); though somewhat predictable. Have to say this year so far has been pretty awesome in terms of Anime. Now I got Tokyo Ghoul and Akame ga Kill! to look forward too every week. |
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| I don't know how I feel about the jumping between serious and light hearted, but I guess we'll see how it goes. |
| The comedy in it kinda ruined it for me. The comedy mixed with the dark, serious and gore aspects.. Im not entertained. |
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Whoa, spoilers much? Not that many people are gonna read this now anyways lol |
| "There's no shame in falling down... true shame is to not stand up again!" "Aah? Of course I won't miss!" "My blood tastes like Iron." "Run through the tape in life! Never give up! Run through the tape!" |
| Terrible show is terrible, would of been better without typical anime tropes. |
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| Oh jeez that blood. Twas great, nice to see the MC could kill quickly. |
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| Liked it but yeah the art style is pretty generic and it was odd how there was already comedy so soon after he saw his friends tortured to death. Looking forward to more tho. |
"Komugi, are you there?" |
| Megabóga!!! |
| I expected some blood but not the level of gore and depravity there in the second half...wow I made a good choice to watch this for a simulcast for this season, I'm all in!!! What that family did to his friends...ugh that was sick. |
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| Wow, for someone who hasn't read the manga, I have to say that I was impressed. I did not pick up on the dark secret that the family was hiding and I have to give the anime credit for being able to manipulate my emotions the way they did. |
| WOW! What a first episode I am absolutely hooked on this. The comedy, suspense, characters, gore, music, animation, are excellent in my opinion. No way in hell did I predict that the rich family were such animals. I love anime like this and the medieval-like setting is also great. But it fucking blows for MC since his best friends were tortured like that and it seems like MC and Sayo may have been in love. |
TomangoJul 14, 2014 8:29 AM
| The transition between humor and seriousness is a bit... too crazy. Despite that, I really like the show so far... ... FUCK! SAYO AND IEYASU DONT DESERVE THIS! |
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GarudaAiacos said: I really, really enjoyed this show from the first ep. It was funny, I guess I read some of the manga a while back, cuz as I was watching it I thought it was gonna be brand new show but I already knew and remembered everything that would happen before it did, so I def read the manga. But anyway, I thought it was awesome. Will definitely stick with it. Hope they keep the pace going and get to some good stuff! Seems like a nice good show, a shounen with some blood and depravity for once. I dont understand people who come here and just post hate and try to cause arguments. You cant hate the show THAT much. Why waste your time trying to convince people who actually like it, that its shit. its an opinion, you like it or you don't. So who's to say me not liking the series as a whole is just me hating? I don't like the fact that people feel the need to bash and name every person who doesn't like a show a troll. If I'm responding to someone about me not liking a show then I'm simply backing up where I feel the show is lacking. That being said, it's a standard shounen that barely has decent characters all around and doesn't do or have anything special about it aside from having a little gore. |
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| WOW! Amazing start to an anime, prob my favorite in the ongoings right now. I'm going to enjoy this. |
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