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| Great way to start Spring 2016. The first part (1A) was okayish and there were glimpses of good stuff but that second part (1B) made me really interested in the anime. Of what has been shown so far, Subaru is not an annoying protagonist which already is a BIG PLUS for the anime. And the half elf girl who obviously gave Subaru a fake name (apparently it was someone's who she despised) is interesting too. Here hoping that it doesn't go Akame ga Kill. 5/5 |
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drendren said: find out next week lolCan anyone explain to me the scene where he admits that he's getting the insignia to return it to the owner? After he said that he kinda freaked and the women responds "so, you're with them" what did she mean by that? |
drendren said: Can anyone explain to me the scene where he admits that he's getting the insignia to return it to the owner? After he said that he kinda freaked and the women responds "so, you're with them" what did she mean by that? That's something that the next episode might clear up :)! |
| This show just left me with one big question: What the fuck did I just watch? That was an unexpected turn of events if I've ever seen one in a pilot episode. I'm excited for more though. My body is ready for this XD |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| This show has everything right off the bat. Good ost, likable characters, a fantasy setting, brutal violence that's not edgy. Some comedy thrown in Yes yes and yes. I've been waiting for a fantasy anime like this to come out. Konosuba was fantasy but it was solely for comedy, I've been waiting for a serious story. Honestly this is gonna be AOTS. I know it's only the first episode, and many other anime are gonna air later this week, but I just can't see anything else beating this 9/10 |
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drendren said: Can anyone explain to me the scene where he admits that he's getting the insignia to return it to the owner? After he said that he kinda freaked and the women responds "so, you're with them" what did she mean by that? I don't think it was explained yet, at least i didn't notice. But i suppose it has a deep connection to the story, so i'd rather not research that asnwer. And end up like with Boku dake ga inai machi, where i got to know who the killer is before it was revealed. Guess it has something to do with where Emilia belongs. Maybe it is a sign of an organization, that is the enemy of the woman, or/and her employer. |
drendren said: Can anyone explain to me the scene where he admits that he's getting the insignia to return it to the owner? After he said that he kinda freaked and the women responds "so, you're with them" what did she mean by that? Not a LN reader, will try to write some early theories: 1. He freaked because everyone else freaked out. He didn't expect that kind of response. 2. "So, you're with them?" is basically a response to his answer "I will return this pendant to the owner." Which means that this "them" is basically whichever side/group/faction/community/race that Stella (Satella?) represents. One more clue is that at the last minute, when MC is calling Stella's name. She's angry and also mentioned that the name is synonymous to a name of a certain witch (?) that is hated/shunned by general populace. Which means: 1. The name is a fake one (But then why did she gave him that name? She obviously didn't do that for malice), or... 2. The name is true (a.k.a Satella is some kind of witch), and she is hunted/hated which makes her use some kind of other alias when she's interacting with other people. She only reveals her true name to MC because she trusts him (plus he is oblivious to anything in that world anyway). Of course, when MC meets with her again in the second loop, the girl don't have any trust whatsoever to him. If no. 2 is true, then "them" is some kind of witch community. Plus, most likely it also means that Satella (or any property that witch usually posses) is being hunted, which is why the pendant is sold for a high price. There are many people who are hunting for this, implied by the sadistic lady's comment that was assuming that MC has the same occupation with her (some kind of magical pendant/jewel/witch hunter?) |
| Holy Puck that wasn't bad... especially considering I am not very fond of the source. I guess seeing everything animated makes everything more palatable, although the meta dialogue needs to go. |
Heartman said: I'm probably more bothered than I should be at the fact that MC is a supposed gamer and he didn't pick up on the fact that he was "reloading from a checkpoint". Totally agree with you. Still, this is a "super-vr" so the pain is real and I wonder if the MC will become passive to his and his friends deaths. I sense a lot of suffering and tense moments to come, that is the beauty of these shows. This setting seems perfect for a visual novel and I wonder why they didn't make one of ir. Lastly, I wonder how frequent are the checkpoints,If is there someone controlling this. Here's hoping theses questions will be answered within the anime. Definitely looking out for more. |
| Omg I knew it, Satella has the same VA as Megumin from KonoSuba! Well anyways... we got 50 min. in one week, very nice. This anime is very enjoyable so far, I hope the enjoyment continues! |
| This was so much better than I expected! They did the unspeakable, they killed the loli! And what's up with Satella and her being a witch? Man just give me all the content right now I want it all. Aww I'm so excited to see how messed up this show gets if this is just the first episode! |
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| The first half was kinda slow but 2nd half picked up hard, I loved it. The ending where Subaru called her fake name out and then the ending insert song, damn what a nice execution. Looking forward for the next episode |
zeroyuki92 said: drendren said: Can anyone explain to me the scene where he admits that he's getting the insignia to return it to the owner? After he said that he kinda freaked and the women responds "so, you're with them" what did she mean by that? Not a LN reader, will try to write some early theories: 1. He freaked because everyone else freaked out. He didn't expect that kind of response. 2. "So, you're with them?" is basically a response to his answer "I will return this pendant to the owner." Which means that this "them" is basically whichever side/group/faction/community/race that Stella (Satella?) represents. One more clue is that at the last minute, when MC is calling Stella's name. She's angry and also mentioned that the name is synonymous to a name of a certain witch (?) that is hated/shunned by general populace. Which means: 1. The name is a fake one (But then why did she gave him that name? She obviously didn't do that for malice), or... 2. The name is true (a.k.a Satella is some kind of witch), and she is hunted/hated which makes her use some kind of other alias when she's interacting with other people. She only reveals her true name to MC because she trusts him (plus he is oblivious to anything in that world anyway). Of course, when MC meets with her again in the second loop, the girl don't have any trust whatsoever to him. If no. 2 is true, then "them" is some kind of witch community. Plus, most likely it also means that Satella (or any property that witch usually posses) is being hunted, which is why the pendant is sold for a high price. There are many people who are hunting for this, implied by the sadistic lady's comment that was assuming that MC has the same occupation with her (some kind of magical pendant/jewel/witch hunter?) Thats a pretty deep theory but I think the name is true due to puck's reaction to her giving the name. If the overarching plot is what I think it is, it's a pretty clichéed story but the execution is the one who counts. |
| Now this is the anime of the season contender. Not Erased. They don't try to sell cheap mystery, but more of psychological on deaths and drama. Just like Steins;Gate. Not to mention that it's gonna be 2 cour. I'm very excited for this! Takahashi Rie (Satella, or who ever her real name is, VA) is gonna have a hard time cosplaying as her... the chest size is so different than her Megumin cosplay. At first half I totally got KonoSuba vibe (anime of the season of last season) and then second half gets me Steins;Gate vibe. The moment Rom and Felt got sliced up. I can feel excitement tingling on my body. We're going to get despair fest don't we? Just like that girl in Steins;Gate... |
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sorry bones but white fox just beat u today  beautifully animated |
| Holy shit what a way to start. Part A kept me kinda intrigued but Part B blew me away. Amazing music and animation and the cliffhanger was great. 5/5 |
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| feels like a fusion between Subarashii and ERASED. Damn didn't expect it to be this bloody. |
Z4k said: Melvin117 said: Kinda worried when I know Whitefox is the one animating it and was hoping for A1. Whitefox is just a studio. You should be more worried about the staff which in this case the show seems to be in really good hands. Everything I know about whitefox is just SoL and nothing else. (until I checked and they did Steins;Gate, great) Anyway they managed to pull the 1st ep off so I'm fine with it, just need better animations to make me stay. |
| You will soon learn that a heart that choose to exist, even in a life filled with pain, will one day allow us to meet again. With the world's blessings, we will meet again and again, forever returning to the homeworld we've yet to see. Many, many times.  |
| I thought 1B was actually worse than 1A. The protagonist is a complete and utter moron to not realise what's happening. It could only be explained by some sort of partial amnesia, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I hope he dies again so that he can rectify this mess. |
| Yeahh this meta dialouge needs to go. Everyone is saying this is a mix of KonoSuba and Erased, like no other older anime are comparable to this. Was scared this was going to be like SAO, but SAO aint got jack on this! It's hilarious that MC actually looks like Okarin but in high school. 2nd part was intense. This is going to be intriguing. Hope they explan how he got there. |
"Fuck this shit, fun things are fun!" |
| yo you guys elsa was savage. felt is super cute and so is emilia. the character designs are so 10/10 i love it. im really curious as to what elsa said about subaru being with "them" and the whole "satella" thing. they set up a nice mystery in the first ep so i cant wait for episode 2. |
Valaskjalf said: feels like a fusion between Subarashii and ERASED. Damn didn't expect it to be this bloody. Well it is certainly gory. For reference. So expect more way more than that :) |
| Good adaptation so far. Superb Part B. Looking forward to add more transportation/reincarnation anime to my platter. |
| Nice beginning, but the MC needs to become more smart before acting. It seems he enjoys screwing himself. When he said he would give back the jewel in front of the person who asked to steal I shouted "You fool!" Will keep watching. |
AdrianRubinskyApr 3, 2016 6:29 PM
Chabe said: Love when people say this. Like if they went into a new land they would have half the level of understanding as he did. Most likely people would be freaking out. MC did what most logical people would do. Besides after you die and come back the most logical thinking would be that it was a dream. I thought 1B was actually worse than 1A. The protagonist is a complete and utter moron to not realise what's happening. It could only be explained by some sort of partial amnesia, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I hope he dies again so that he can rectify this mess. MC is stupid for not being a gary stu okay? |
| I've got a soft spot for fantasy anime so naturally this seems a good one for me. Part A had a good light-hearted feel to introduce characters and world setting, while Part B showed us what to expect from this show. OST seems great and the animation seems to be one of the main things to look forward to. I'm pinning my hopes on this one although I won't over expect anything from this. Looking forward to what direction the show goes on from here. |
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moodie said: Chabe said: Love when people say this. Like if they went into a new land they would have half the level of understanding as he did. Most likely people would be freaking out. MC did what most logical people would do. Besides after you die and come back the most logical thinking would be that it was a dream. I thought 1B was actually worse than 1A. The protagonist is a complete and utter moron to not realise what's happening. It could only be explained by some sort of partial amnesia, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I hope he dies again so that he can rectify this mess. MC is stupid for not being a gary stu okay? Like I said, 1A was better, mainly because he wasn't acting like a complete moron but was actually somewhat competent. The MC wouldn't have to be a Gary Stu to notice the time travelling unless you have reaaaaaly low expectations for animes. Forced stupidity is just a cheap way of creating drama. Not realising straight away is one thing, but after 5 or 6 separate things, each of which on their own should've gave him an idea of what's happening, it just gets ridiculous. |
R4diance said: what a waste of time the part after first death was. let us sit and watch the guy, who god knows why thinks it's the next day for some reason, or suffers from partial amnesia, or voice recognition disorder, or whatever. and he can suddenly throw a punch despite of a constitution of a matchstick Dude, you don't need to be bulky to strong. Look up what toned muscle is, because what Subaru has. |
| That was unexpected. |
 » Escapism. |
| Aaaaaaaaaaand people begin lauding this just because the MC is stuck in a dreary world and managed to show off his entrails for everyone to see. "Refreshing", my ass. |
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moodie said: Chabe said: Love when people say this. Like if they went into a new land they would have half the level of understanding as he did. Most likely people would be freaking out. MC did what most logical people would do. Besides after you die and come back the most logical thinking would be that it was a dream. I thought 1B was actually worse than 1A. The protagonist is a complete and utter moron to not realise what's happening. It could only be explained by some sort of partial amnesia, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I hope he dies again so that he can rectify this mess. MC is stupid for not being a gary stu okay? I agree. Most people would have acted way worse, then hed id. More importantly you don't just suddenly think you are time traveling when you don't even proof yourself or know if the whole thing was just premonition. It's not how normal person situation would behave. Orix said: Aaaaaaaaaaand people begin lauding this just because the MC is stuck in a dreary world and managed to show off his entrails for everyone to see. "Refreshing", my ass. Nobody to like anything Orix doesn't. Gotcha. |
Iron_MawApr 3, 2016 6:47 PM
Jagd84 said: moodie said: Love when people say this. Like if they went into a new land they would have half the level of understanding as he did. Most likely people would be freaking out. MC did what most logical people would do. Besides after you die and come back the most logical thinking would be that it was a dream. MC is stupid for not being a gary stu okay? I agree. Most people would have acted way worse, then hed id. More importantly you don't just suddenly think you are time traveling when you don't even proof yourself or know if the whole thing was just premonition. It's not how normal person situation would behave. It would've been great if he thought it was a premonition and acted like it might be, but he didn't. Also, he didn't have to "suddenly think" he was time travelling, but he had plenty of chances to notice over the course of the episode. |
| just slightly reminder what people expect when this first anounced: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1407395 |
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Chabe said: Jagd84 said: I agree. Most people would have acted way worse, then hed id. More importantly you don't just suddenly think you are time traveling when you don't even proof yourself or know if the whole thing was just premonition. It's not how normal person situation would behave. It would've been great if he thought it was a premonition and acted like it might be, but he didn't. Also, he didn't have to "suddenly think" he was time travelling, but he had plenty of chances to notice over the course of the episode. No it's because he act like was a premonition is why did what he didn't immediately understand the situation. The situation in itself is outlandish even by fantasy standards and makes no sense why it would even be happening in the first place. It's normal to be disoriented and confused. He's whole death supposedly seemed like a dream than anything. |
DoctorWasabi said: Honestly this is gonna be AOTS. I know it's only the first episode, and many other anime are gonna air later this week, but I just can't see anything else beating this. That's a rather bold statement when Joker Game, Bungou Stray Dogs, Kiznaiver, Sakamoto desu ga? and Flying Witch, all of which have great potential, are yet to air this season. |
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| VERY good first episode. I already like pretty much all the characters here, villain and Saburo's friends alike. Of course I like Saburo though I find him a little slow... More like.. Very slow... Especially after the time travel. A little unrealistic on that part. But yea, I really like it, a very Higurashi/Boku Dake/Steins Gate feel with the time travel, and I loved all 3 of those series. And it definitely hit the feels seeing great characters die like that. Man.. I already knew something was going to go down the instant they went to the slums. I wasn't having such high expectations for the parallel world trend that is going on recently, but this was good. |
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Jagd84 said: Chabe said: It would've been great if he thought it was a premonition and acted like it might be, but he didn't. Also, he didn't have to "suddenly think" he was time travelling, but he had plenty of chances to notice over the course of the episode. No it's because he act like was a premonition is why did what he didn't immediately understand the situation. The situation in itself is outlandish even by fantasy standards and makes no sense why it would even be happening in the first place. It's normal to be disoriented and confused. He's whole death supposedly seemed like a dream than anything. Since when is time travel outlandish by fantasy standards? You think that time travel/visions of the future make no sense? Y'know what makes no sense, being transported to a fantasy world on the way home from the shop, yet he took that just fine. Like I've been saying, the problem isn't that he was disorientated and confused after time traveling, the problem is that he was like that for the entire episode, for at least half a day in world. He didn't even realise the 3rd time it happened either. If you people favour stupid MCs for shitty drama then that's fine, but don't pretend that the average person wouldn't have noticed something. |
Nobody to like anything Orix doesn't. Gotcha. Yes, you understand now. NOBODY MUST LIKE WHAT I DON'T. Seriously though, all this talk about this being better than most because of the gloomy setting and the imminent suffering is just as kneejerk a reaction as saying bad things about other shows just because the plot is cute or seemingly non-existent. |
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| Based White Fox blessed us with 2 episodes and I'm so happy for it. Loved it. I would've liked to see some sort of challenge for Elsa, but perhaps that'll come next week. The OP isn't a disappointment like LITERALLY every other MC-travels-to-fantasy-world anime, which is a HUGE plus. |
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| For once I'm hyped after first episode of something not related to idols, mahou shoujo nor cute girls doing cute things, it hasn't happened for quite a long time. 5/5 |
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| holy fuck thought this had nice visuals so i thought it would be worth checking out first impressions was thinking we were getting a KonoSuba 2.0 even Takahashi Rie voicing the main girl everything was going good but then the second half hit so this is clearly gonna be different, what a bloody fight that was and quite detailed. Re:Zero has my interest having a hour long first episode really helped music art/animation and characters all seem good hope this one delivers |
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Orix said: Nobody to like anything Orix doesn't. Gotcha. Yes, you understand now. NOBODY MUST LIKE WHAT I DON'T. Seriously though, all this talk about this being better than most because of the gloomy setting and the imminent suffering is just as kneejerk a reaction as saying bad things about other shows just because the plot is cute or seemingly non-existent. That's not the only reason why people are saying they like it, and even if some do why should you care? Most everyone looked forward to sames aspects of any series? Honestly you post is uncalled for and comes off as you being extremely salty because there aren't enough cynics. If acted like you for every show I didn't like but others did I'd have aneurysm. Relax, don't have to agree with anyone on anything. block1 said: So did this count as two episodes or just one? It's pretty intense. It's one whole episode. Crunchyroll just split for whatever reason. |
| Saw 1st episode, but later( right now gogoanime ) has added ep 0 , .... wt?? Could anyone explain? |
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| I feel soo sad ;-; Its Erased all over again, except bloodier. |
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