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| I love how they don't rush it. It's still early in also so i have high hopes for this actually. This could even become the best game adaption yet, i mean why the fak not? Not surprised if they chose to split this anime in 2 or maybe even 3 seasons. |
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| Pretty underwhelming after the great episode 00. Is the whole world where the princess lived destroyed now? Did not see any other people when she was there. Thought only the village got destroyed in episode 00. Are these now 2 different parts or dimensions of the same world? With boys being another race (they would not have called her human if they also where humans). And she thinks they are shepherds ... but they also were looking for the ruins. So they probably aren't - and are also worshipping those shepherds. Will give the 2nd episode a try as well. After 00 which I scored 8 this only is 6. And there already seemed too many chars (not enough time to make them deep enough regarding personality) in opening. And since a friend that knows about the games (and has similar taste to me) said the story/plot was not that good ... I might drop it. |
| I love searching the difference with the OVA and this episode. The animation is still great, so I expect to see a really good anime |
| Do I need to watch the other Tales series first before this one? |
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nifyre said: The_AMV_Broker said: No, every game story is its own, you can watch without worrying about that.Do I need to watch the other Tales series first before this one? Thanks! Its hard for me to say no to a series made by ufotable. |
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Luthandorius said: Why are you asking so much questions, it's gonna be split cour(so 25 episodes in total and they are changing the story and adding more things so it may be better than the games story)Pretty underwhelming after the great episode 00. Is the whole world where the princess lived destroyed now? Did not see any other people when she was there. Thought only the village got destroyed in episode 00. Are these now 2 different parts or dimensions of the same world? With boys being another race (they would not have called her human if they also where humans). And she thinks they are shepherds ... but they also were looking for the ruins. So they probably aren't - and are also worshipping those shepherds. Will give the 2nd episode a try as well. After 00 which I scored 8 this only is 6. And there already seemed too many chars (not enough time to make them deep enough regarding personality) in opening. And since a friend that knows about the games (and has similar taste to me) said the story/plot was not that good ... I might drop it. |
| Sup... |
| Wow they are doing a great job so far. I got all giddy when I saw Mikleo. He is adorable as usual. x3 |
SenpaiJay98 said: Luthandorius said: Why are you asking so much questions, it's gonna be split cour(so 25 episodes in total and they are changing the story and adding more things so it may be better than the games story)Pretty underwhelming after the great episode 00. Is the whole world where the princess lived destroyed now? Did not see any other people when she was there. Thought only the village got destroyed in episode 00. Are these now 2 different parts or dimensions of the same world? With boys being another race (they would not have called her human if they also where humans). And she thinks they are shepherds ... but they also were looking for the ruins. So they probably aren't - and are also worshipping those shepherds. Will give the 2nd episode a try as well. After 00 which I scored 8 this only is 6. And there already seemed too many chars (not enough time to make them deep enough regarding personality) in opening. And since a friend that knows about the games (and has similar taste to me) said the story/plot was not that good ... I might drop it. coz he only hear it from some friend. he is unknown about the world. "confusing" perhaps. he is not playing the game either. maybe you can try asking your friend first before asking many question here. it will be the quickest way, don't ya think? if you wanna drop this series then drop it, but the way you asking so many question. it means you are somewhat favor, exciting, curious, and all other thing. as for me who played the game, be honest i dont like one or two scene who make it absurd. but overall im enjoy it. no perfect game there, no perfect anime there, everyone has different taste. |
| yes!!!!! Sorey meeting Aisha ahhhh 😍 |
| Uuuhhh. Bugs suck and she fell hard, I was about to question the possibility of falling like that and being okay, but she actually did get knocked out, which is not something I'm used to seeing, and then she got knocked out twice at that, she ain't having a good day. The CG and effects in this anime are really freaking fantastic, some dang good quality stuff here. |
A Wild and Small Otaku has Appeared! |
| fhana ED was glorious! just finished ep 01 end the OST was glorious! |
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| A lot better than I expected from this anime.. I haven't played any of the games but I kind of like this anime already. Although Sorey gives me the feel he might turn out to be a bit of a cocky protagonist later on. |
| I liked it a lot! A kingdom full of powerful girls! I just hope the MC guy that is coming don't turn it into a harem... |
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| This was actually a pretty good start, this has a better introduction than the game did and frankly the start of the game was the only part of the game plotwise that was good so we will see. I'm hoping for a dramatically different route than the game took and the ed is hopefully confirming it will at least be somewhat different bastek66 said: the ova is borderline exactly how the game went save for the fireworks bit.uzee said: I just watched it and realized I had seen the OVA before :D So I'm guessing the first 3 episodes will be a repetition of what happened there? I read somewhere that OVA is noncanon. Confucius said: Are they gay? The 2 MCS enginesofdemise said: So is the main character gay or what basically, do you want them to be gay? Then yes they are gay, if you dont want them to be gay and just want them to be bros? Then they are heterosexual soul mates. The games producer fujobaited the 2 but nothing ever went past that in the game and there are still moments where people ship tease sorey and alicia but thats promptly dropped after the third of the game. Its really just up to how you want to see their relationship but the anime could make it far more conclusive. regardless zestiria has pretty much nor omance aside from a small one between 2 of the other party members so dont go expecting too much. |
JizzyHitlerJul 13, 2016 2:29 PM
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
valvravetruth said: Arts and animations are really over the top, unlimited budget works. I laughed harder than I should... lol |
JizzyHitler said: This was actually a pretty good start, this has a better introduction than the game did and frankly the start of the game was the only part of the game plotwise that was good so we will see. I'm hoping for a dramatically different route than the game took and the ed is hopefully confirming it will at least be somewhat different the ova is borderline exactly how the game went save for the fireworks bit. Confucius said: Are they gay? The 2 MCS enginesofdemise said: So is the main character gay or what basically, do you want them to be gay? Then yes they are gay, if you dont want them to be gay and just want them to be bros? Then they are heterosexual soul mates. The games producer fujobaited the 2 but nothing ever went past that in the game and there are still moments where people ship tease sorey and alicia but thats promptly dropped after the third of the game. Its really just up to how you want to see their relationship but the anime could make it far more conclusive. regardless zestiria has pretty much nor omance aside from a small one between 2 of the other party members so dont go expecting too much. maybe mikleo x edna best relation :v |
indraluc said: i feel like that was going to be a thing in the rumored original script that the anime may wind up following for all we know, granted their relationship never went passed just giving eachother shit, none of the zestiria characters had a particularly intimate relationship which led to this feeling like the least empathetic and distant cast in the franchise. Granted i think zavied and edna is far more likley due to them knowing eachother for so longJizzyHitler said: This was actually a pretty good start, this has a better introduction than the game did and frankly the start of the game was the only part of the game plotwise that was good so we will see. I'm hoping for a dramatically different route than the game took and the ed is hopefully confirming it will at least be somewhat different the ova is borderline exactly how the game went save for the fireworks bit. basically, do you want them to be gay? Then yes they are gay, if you dont want them to be gay and just want them to be bros? Then they are heterosexual soul mates. The games producer fujobaited the 2 but nothing ever went past that in the game and there are still moments where people ship tease sorey and alicia but thats promptly dropped after the third of the game. Its really just up to how you want to see their relationship but the anime could make it far more conclusive. regardless zestiria has pretty much nor omance aside from a small one between 2 of the other party members so dont go expecting too much. maybe mikleo x edna best relation :v |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Better than that prologue. The introduction was much better than the game. And I like how they are adding more depth to Alisha as a characte, dealing with the trauma of what she saw and everything. I actually care for her more than in the game. Sorey and Mikleo also added welcome humor that balanced nicely with Alisha's darker scenes. |
| At least now I know how to approach a girl ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
JizzyHitler said: i feel like that was going to be a thing in the rumored original script that the anime may wind up following for all we know, granted their relationship never went passed just giving eachother shit, none of the zestiria characters had a particularly intimate relationship which led to this feeling like the least empathetic and distant cast in the franchise. Granted i think zavied and edna is far more likley due to them knowing eachother for so long in my mind zavied more like her lost brother for edna. and mikleoxedna more likely a highschool. and i know there wont be any romance. i just imagine if there are. |
indraluc said: i mean you never really know with the tales anime adaptions, they do change shit up sometimes and for example on the romance front the symphonia anime added a kiss scene in the 2nd set of ovas so its not like they cant add onto things.JizzyHitler said: i feel like that was going to be a thing in the rumored original script that the anime may wind up following for all we know, granted their relationship never went passed just giving eachother shit, none of the zestiria characters had a particularly intimate relationship which led to this feeling like the least empathetic and distant cast in the franchise. Granted i think zavied and edna is far more likley due to them knowing eachother for so long in my mind zavied more like her lost brother for edna. and mikleoxedna more likely a highschool. and i know there wont be any romance. i just imagine if there are. we really wont know just how different or not it will go from here other than there will be noticible differences from the original game which is a very good thing as it should distance itself from the source. For all we know alicia might stick through the entire story or Dezel and zavied are both going to be in the party at the same time which the ending theme is hinting at both potentially happening so we will see where ever the anime takes us, for all we know it could add romance shit, or maybe is could go full fujo too which is probably more likley. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
JizzyHitler said: indraluc said: i mean you never really know with the tales anime adaptions, they do change shit up sometimes and for example on the romance front the symphonia anime added a kiss scene in the 2nd set of ovas so its not like they cant add onto things.in my mind zavied more like her lost brother for edna. and mikleoxedna more likely a highschool. and i know there wont be any romance. i just imagine if there are. we really wont know just how different or not it will go from here other than there will be noticible differences from the original game which is a very good thing as it should distance itself from the source. For all we know alicia might stick through the entire story or Dezel and zavied are both going to be in the party at the same time which the ending theme is hinting at both potentially happening so we will see where ever the anime takes us, for all we know it could add romance shit, or maybe is could go full fujo too which is probably more likley. lol no fujo pls. it hurt my eyes |
indraluc said: its tales of, the sad fact is those fujos are keeping the series alive cause while only a small portion buy the games they make up a large part of merchandising sales. Frankly the fujo bait might of been the thing that saves zestiria from being the biggest disaster in the franchise financially.JizzyHitler said: i mean you never really know with the tales anime adaptions, they do change shit up sometimes and for example on the romance front the symphonia anime added a kiss scene in the 2nd set of ovas so its not like they cant add onto things. we really wont know just how different or not it will go from here other than there will be noticible differences from the original game which is a very good thing as it should distance itself from the source. For all we know alicia might stick through the entire story or Dezel and zavied are both going to be in the party at the same time which the ending theme is hinting at both potentially happening so we will see where ever the anime takes us, for all we know it could add romance shit, or maybe is could go full fujo too which is probably more likley. lol no fujo pls. it hurt my eyes |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Pretty much the ova all over again with some omitted/added parts . |
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| Glad that they decided to expand on the OVA that aired a while ago since there was some things that wasn't clear to me in it. The OP is fucking great, but there's that one thing made me laugh...are Sorey and Mikleo going to do some kind of fusion at some point? xD The ED is also pretty nice. Nice start, much better than the prologue/episode 00 etc...whatever the fuck that was. |
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Kryptiq said: The OP is fucking great, but there's that one thing made me laugh...are Sorey and Mikleo going to do some kind of fusion at some point? xD They will... become one. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
| Really beautiful and top notch animation. Hope they have the budget to keep that up. The backgrounds were amazing. I'm all in! BTW, should I watch the OVA after the season is finished? I don't want anything spoiled. Sounds like the OVA has some spoilers? |
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Noobstar21 said: BTW, should I watch the OVA after the season is finished? I don't want anything spoiled. Sounds like the OVA has some spoilers? You could watch it now if you want. You already saw half of it in this episode. The OVA only adapts what essentially is the prologue of the game. |
antonnJul 16, 2016 12:25 AM
| could it be the princess cannot see that brown little creature? so far so good, nice animation |
klaymore said: could it be the princess cannot see that brown little creature? so far so good, nice animation I don't think this a spoiler, since its spelled out clearly in the OVA, but the brown creature counts as |
FrozenkexJul 16, 2016 3:30 AM
JizzyHitler said: Frankly the fujo bait might of been the thing that saves zestiria from being the biggest disaster in the franchise financially. I dont know about that, i don't know any sales numbers, but Zestiria is fully localized and is also on Steam, PS3, PS4 as a game, that alone makes it also a money maker in the west. And i don't think we have that many fujos here. Don't think they "need" fujos to be successful, its not that niche of a thing. |
FrozenkexJul 16, 2016 3:29 AM
Frozenkex said: klaymore said: could it be the princess cannot see that brown little creature? so far so good, nice animation I don't think this a spoiler, since its spelled out clearly in the OVA, but the brown creature counts as "seraphim". Mikleo also counts as seraphim, so she can't see him either. that's why she ignoring Mikleo! oops i think you indeed did a spoiler to us anime-only viewers haha |
klaymore said: that's why she ignoring Mikleo! oops i think you indeed did a spoiler to us anime-only viewers haha well i think its going to be obvious in like 5 minutes of next episode (just a prediction). I'm also anime-only, i've just seen the OVA, which covers up to the end of next episode (i'm guessing) |
antonn said: Kryptiq said: The OP is fucking great, but there's that one thing made me laugh...are Sorey and Mikleo going to do some kind of fusion at some point? xD They will... become one. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Ayyyyy! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Thanks, that's all I wanted to know xD |
KashKetchumJul 16, 2016 1:55 PM
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| Kyaaaa! I'm so excited to see how this series goes! I loved how they showed the scenes leading up to Alisha, Sorey, and Mikleo's meet! Hoping that Alisha doesn't get put off to the side now that the series is picking up; love her character! Can't wait for the next episode! |
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| Astonishing visuals and animation (as expected) ! I appreciated how they took their time to introduce the story a lot ! Since I didn't like the game that much (like I did for the others To, I mean), I think it can be a decent anime. And Fhana for the ending ! ♥♥♥ |
| Superb graphic, wish I can play the game earlier (；一_一) |
| Nice episode, the art is simply on another level! anyways; the art isn't everything in anime. I just wonder why this little creature was totally ignored by the princess, that poor little thing was quite helpful. That last game-like dialogue! pretty hilarious! really looking forward for the next episode. |
| Yeap, FLOW's Op definitely gave it a good start. The Ed is good as well but I still don't get what's going on at all. That preview is hilarious hahaha. |
| This show is gorgeous, but I don't understand a single thing about the story, so I think I'm done. And the music is way too good for these bland characters, especially when not much is going on. Edit: They just transferred the music over from the games? Also, it's the Dark Souls composer. No wonder the music is so damn good. At least this show has one thing going for it. |
MormegilJul 20, 2016 6:07 PM
Mormegil said: Even though they explained things in the next episode and it's split cour so even more explaining later on rather that just cramming it in like 1 episode...This show is gorgeous, but I don't understand a single thing about the story, so I think I'm done. And the music is way too good for these bland characters, especially when not much is going on. Edit: They just transferred the music over from the games? Also, it's the Dark Souls composer. No wonder the music is so damn good. At least this show has one thing going for it. |
| Sup... |
| Average start, animation is good tho. I didn't really like the MC maybe he can get better next episodes. |
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| Love the pacing so far. Feels like we'll get some decent character development and world building. That animation, though. Wow. Just wow. |
SenpaiJay98 said: Mormegil said: Even though they explained things in the next episode and it's split cour so even more explaining later on rather that just cramming it in like 1 episode...This show is gorgeous, but I don't understand a single thing about the story, so I think I'm done. And the music is way too good for these bland characters, especially when not much is going on. Edit: They just transferred the music over from the games? Also, it's the Dark Souls composer. No wonder the music is so damn good. At least this show has one thing going for it. I'll give it a few more episodes. |
Thought is looked suspicious xD  Rather fascinating "first" episode, look really promising sense its from a really good game as well! Hyped how this is going to be ! xD And o..m..g.. That is one hell of OP love it to death! great visual, Ridiculously awesome music/sound! Really looking promising. |
| cause MAL is doing there job for once. |
I won't repeat my visual impressions on this episode since I already did it in the episode 00 but, to keep it short: Ufotable = Visual Orgasm Perfect 3DCGI, Perfect 2D Drawing, Perfect Music, Perfect visual and audio FX. Sharp drawings and smooth animation. I already saw the 2014 OVA and it has some similarities but some things are different. If you read this, I personally would say there's no need to watch the 2014 OVA. The next episode preview... oh god, I have never seen an episode preview like that xD Ufotable you clever bastards xD That was like a VN, very fun and original. *claps* |
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