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| Did we really need to waste the entire first half on that unfunny destruction of the fourth wall? And did we really need to waste so much time with generically ugly and unattractive girl who for some reason is also a bobble-head? Does this show actually have any jokes that aren't going to be based on Handa being completely and utterly socially inept and unable to figure out that everyone likes him? Cos if not, this could well get boring real fast. Being by Diomedea though, I'm not surprised that it's disappointing me so far. Looks like they still can't make a good anime if this first episode is any indication. Definitely the worst premiere I've watched so far. I'm not convinced so far, but being a spin-off of Barakamon I'm willing to at least give it the benefit of the doubt for now. |
| OP was unexpected but the show itself looks to be fantastic.Absolutely hilarious first ep. |
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| enjoyable episode overall but those dense lever sure is fucking big that intro made me think that diomedaa wants anime fans to shit on them ? don't worry, i have a material to use. don't forget what you did last season diomedaa. put that aside, Handa..... my god he is so dense. i don't even know what kind of dense is thatl lol but regardless of that, this episode is enjoyable and i enjoyed it a lot xD the song in the ending sounds good too moreover the singer is my fav xD (the one who sing Kyousougiga ed song if i'm not wrong) looking foward for the next episode. |
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| what was that......... |
| One of the most unique episodes I've ever seen. The comedy is good, but nothing that made me really laugh. Handa thinks everyone hates him while they're just too shy to approach him, lol. Okay, that ending scene where Handa watched the anime was.... hilarious. :D |
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| My god was this a disappointing mess. I can't believe so many people like this. I was struggling to get through it and found myself checking the time only 5 minutes in because it was that excruciatingly bad. Even the main bulk of the show failed to be funny. Literally the only connection this has with Barakamon is calligraphy too so why didn't they just take this bad comedy and pump it into something original to avoid the comparison to something so much better? |
| destroying the fourth war in 1st half.Good job winter 2016 - It was Kazuma Spring 2016 - It was Tanaka-kun and now summer 2016 - It is Handa-kun |
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| I wasn't expecting much being events pre-Barakamon, but ffs this is kinda a disgrace to Barakamon Why not just let Barakamon end with Barakamon |
| I didn't laugh that much, but it was a good effort for this first episode nevertheless. |
| WHAAAAAT. How could Handa-kun be not Ono Daisuke :)) Well yeah, I accept the fact that Handa-kun is a high school boy in this setting so they probably wanted a "younger" voice so they chose Shimazaki Nobunaga :)) But yeah, I expected OnoD to be Handa-kun :( |
| That was a confusing episode for me.... overall I dont get the concept of this anime series |
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| meh I didn't like the first half of the episode at all. They tried too hard to do something like Gintama. And while the 2nd show is very funny with breaking the 4th wall, Handa-kun's attempt was just boring and too long. The second half is just as great as the manga. Everyone who is unhappy with the anime should give the manga a chance, it's much better. |
| I'm not sure if the first ten minutes and the ending of anime original content were necessary. They could've just adapted the whole of chapter 1 in this episode, lol. Oh well. Other than that, I liked the comedy during the second half. I still have to get used to the new voices, though. |
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| That was terribly bland. I was ready to drop it halfway through. Hell damn I'm not going to waste my time with Handa misunderstanding his surroundings for 12 episodes. |
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| So much comparison to Barakamon. Why not evaluate this one ep for its own worth, not by comparing it to the 12-episode Barakamon? It's impossible to be fair to this series when you keep thinking about how it's not Barakamon or how you would've preferred an S2. I thought it was good but not outstanding, actually didn't realize at first that it was a prequel. The first section immediately made me think of Osomatsu-san's ep 1, but I especially enjoyed how they took jabs at diomédia and TBS. In the beginning it was "that anime studio has good taste", which quickly changed to "what a terrible company!" I enjoyed it, both the first and main sections. In fact, I wouldn't mind if every episode opened with a (much shorter, like 30 seconds) section like this, maybe as a cold open, then go to OP, and on to main portion of the ep. a lot of anime do similar things after the ED, so why not before the OP? I really like the character design, especially Reo, Handa, and Junichi (Iincho). Sure, I miss Daisuke Ono's voice, but I don't think he would work so well for this particular Handa Sei. Wish we had met Kawafuji in this episode. samui26 said: Apparently you haven't seen the first episode of Thunderbolt Fantasy.That was the most painful 9 minutes for me this season. UGH. |
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| oh man that first half was gold holy shit what are you, the writer?! the Op was amazing |
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| I could have done without the whole Handa Force if it was funny for the producers I can't find them funny but boring but the second half redeemed the episode. |
| 1st half was a downer 2nd half made me remember Machi from Kuma Miko, it felt less Barakamon-ey somehow. |
| Oh damn, the first half was terrible wtf. The second half was okay, but I'm still not completely sold yet. I hope it gets better. |
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| So far I'm not really laughing at the comedy. The first half was alright. The 4th wall breaking reminded me of how a lot of Gintama episodes start but the second half was disappointing. It tries to derive it's comedy from Handa's general denseness and his misunderstandings with his other classmates but it feels forced and end up being quite cringey in the end. I hope the next episode entertains me more! |
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| A really unique way to start the series. I don't mind the animation being a little cheap, especially when everything else makes up for it and I can't describe how much I love the opening. |
ccteaspoonJul 10, 2016 10:06 AM
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| I don't understand the necessity for fourth wall jokes, they typically aren't funny. at least the second half wasn't a complete snore. |
| This anime sure feels like it was dedicated toward Handa-kun fans aka people that read the manga, since I've read the manga, I know what kind of people those characters are, so their action are so in line within their character. So I'm really happy with what they did with this anime, lol. The characters breaking 3th wall is definitely us viewers who already ready the manga (and waiting for bangai-hen to come out). But I definitely think it's hard for people that haven't read the manga to follow. |
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| I searched MAL for the Bishojo club, but there's no active one. Now I'm sad. |
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| They should just have stick to the manga true. |
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| Good episode, especially the second part. I hope we're done with the first half. we don't need to see those parts or something similar again. kinda weird tbh. |
HiddenEL said: This anime sure feels like it was dedicated toward Handa-kun fans aka people that read the manga, since I've read the manga, I know what kind of people those characters are, so their action are so in line within their character. So I'm really happy with what they did with this anime, lol. The characters breaking 3th wall is definitely us viewers who already ready the manga (and waiting for bangai-hen to come out). But I definitely think it's hard for people that haven't read the manga to follow. I felt the exact same way, it's going to be hard for people that haven't read the manga to find the first half funny while knowing nothing about the characters. Most people that decided to watch this are here for Barakamon and that's going to down their view of this show, a shame really. I personally love the manga and this was the anime I was waiting for the most and I did have fun with the whole episode. Can't wait for Nise-kun to appear. |
| Baby, daijobanai... |
| This was so good! I wasn't expecting it to have those 4 followers in the beginning, but that's was gave it it's touch! I have very high hopes for this anime, can't wait for next week! I think it will be the best comedy of the season :D |
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| Not to say that it wasn't interesting, but the jokes this episode weren't registering. Even the misunderstandings weren't all that funny. Plus, that big-headed girl was pretty horrifying herself. Wanna bet the "continuation of the first episode" next week will last under 2 minutes? |
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| I remember when I started the Manga and expected something related to Barakamon... it was so weird. But ultimately, I like Handa-kun more. And the first episode makes me excited to see more of the adaption. |
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| A Barakamon spin-off just spin-offed everything that was Barakamon. |
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| ah.. that wasn't really funny imo. I hope it get better later on :) |
| I thought this would be better... I'm qutie disappointed tbh. Barakamon was great, but the first 10 mins of the show made me almost fall asleep. Second half was a little better, but not enough for me to warrant watching this show more. |
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| ANIME OF THE SEASON BOYZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Most of the summer shows have been bad, but this and Taboo Tattoo makes it worth. |
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| Oh man, I didnt know this was the prequel to Barakamon. I thought he looked familiar. |
| First part was boring and dumb. Main part was dumb too. Though the "Handa kun" thing was a bit funny :P |
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samui26 said: @kyoudai, I haven't but I am following 16-18 shows this season and Handa-kun's breaking the fourth wall stint did not do anything for me. More importantly, I know it was written by Urobuchi and some Japanese staff helped to the production but is that an anime? I am really clueless. I'm also (currently) following more shows than I ever have before. There are so many this season. No, it's stop motion photography of specially created Good Smile figures, which is a bit bizarre. Maybe it's because I haven't seen much metatheater lately (or maybe because I'm easy to please and hard to offend), but I kind of enjoy things like the first segment of Handa-kun. It seems I'm clearly in the minority, however. |
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| Jesus Christ, why are you whinning so much about it not being Barakamon? It's not titled Barakamon 2, it's Handa-kun, completely different genre - this is wacky school comedy, not iyashikei like sequel. DEAL WITH IT |
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| This was definitely the wierdest first episode I've ever watched. I really don't know what to think. I was just watching it with a shocked look on my face. It was ok, I guess. Wasn't that funny though. I hope the comedy will improve as this goes on. |
BliuTigerJul 9, 2016 3:30 PM
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| A nice start so far. I do like Handa as a character in general so even though this isn't a sequel to Barakamon I'm fine with this. That OP made me laugh pretty hard tbh. |
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| The first part was stupid, but things finally improved once the star appeared. It's a shame there's no Ono Daisuke though, which I only found out through watching this D:< He's the main reason Handa was so entertaining to me. |
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| Poor Handa. He really thinks that everybody is against him,lol. |
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