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| So I actually have a lot of thoughts to get out of my mind after watching this. Soon as the episode finished, I came straight here to say everything I had to. I'm...a little above disappointed but a little under excited. I haven't read the Murata manga adaption outside of the first few chapters, but I know it does have amazing art that Madhouse did a great job on animating. I've read One's original work more, even before the Murata manga had released. The art work and animation, just to be honest, is probably a middle ground between both, but not bad. There were good moments, but there are quite a few scenes that...looked off. Scenes where character's face had a "looking kinda off" scene, but not in a bad, bad way. II really didn't like the one scene where I expected Saitama to, you know, One Punch (the name of the series!), wasn't animated. Instead, we got a series of screen cuts that kinda ticked me off. The gradient shading, Instagram filters or whatever they did to this season's art is also annoying me. The positive things? it's not as bad as everyone was expecting. I think the art work is better than the animation, though. Maybe I'm just uneducated. The sound was alright, I guess. The opening. It was...pretty good? I want to say stuff about them, but I can't quite pinpoint my thoughts. It wasn't a horrible episode. The animation isn't bad as I was expecting. It was pretty darn funny like One Punch Man always has been. King's antics were hilarious, and there's a huge plot being set up already. It's just that J.C.Staff missed the mark. The problem is that it was just good. That's it. One Punch Man's first season was absolutely amazing. The first episode was amazing and gave you everything you should expect outside of just plot. It told me that I should expect a lot of Saitama's personality. I should expect humorous scenes all the time. I should expect excellent animation. The opening shows the same thing. It's not just the plot that I love about One Punch Man. I think this first episode's only problem is some problems with animation. The opening told me "like, expect awesome fights, man, just not as good of animation from the first season". The outstanding animation is part of what made the first season so special and loved by so many. When you kill that aspect, a lot of people lose the thrills they got from the first season. I'm sure I'll love the arcs and characters we're getting. Oh well, thankfully it isn't THAT bad. This is what I waited 2 years for, might as well be grateful. |
ChartTopper60Apr 9, 2019 7:42 PM
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| oh well...i ain't feeling it but what else can we do? welcum S2 OPM! 4/5. |
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| Well it was alright . My expectations was low anyways . But what has they done with my boi Genos man . |
| "Mountains, beings, and nature's laws are bound by an arrangement, and within it, we live." -Mushishi Zoku Shou Suzu No Shizuku |
| Hearing all the bad stuff from people made me scared to watch this. It's honestly not bad, there's even a ton of sakuga thrown in there too. The lineart might be a bit weak as well as the color palette, but I think it was pretty solid. This show has such a high bar set by Madhouse animation wise, but I think J.C. Staff is trying their hardest to do as they can and it shows. |
| I'm tired -_- |
| the bias in this thread is insane, if this is bad then go check the new madhouse anime rofl |
| King Onii-chan xD Damn it and here I was thinking he looked so cool during the first season, such a funny disappointment, I guess. That aside... Yeah! Genos is back! As well as Fubuki although it was a shame she only got a few seconds of screentime. I hope I can see more of her in the next episode tho. And regarding the episode, I actually liked it, the animation was pretty decent and the humor was nice as well. As a whole I think it was a good start for this second season. Really excited for the next episodes! P.S.: So... will each episode discussion be full of people whining about the animation rather than "discussing" the damn episode? For God's sake, I really hope not. |
| Well, not bad for a regular episode of JC Staff, if they keep the action scenes with this quality I would be ok with it. |
| No tomo malas decisiones, solo me gusta apoyar causas perdidas. Disfruté Mayoiga, Ou-sama Game, Evil or Live, Mirai Nikki, Big Order, Arifureta, Ex-Arm, Tesla Note, Shuumatsu no Harem y Platinum End nope les falle con esa, lo siento pero todos tenemos nuestros límites. Así de jodido es mi gusto en anime, ¡Y estoy pinche orgulloso de ello!  |
| Ok, well, debating time. I'm just gonna get the obvious out of the way. Yes, the animation is a huge downgrade from season 1. Yes, it is disappointing (I especially hate the CGI metallic parts! It looks god awful!). I think the best way to accept this is looking at it like this. If you had to chose between a good story and good animation, which one would you choose? Animation works in the same way as video games, you don't need good graphics to make a good video game. Yes, the animation downgrade is still a massive let down, but what are you really here for? Animation, or story? You don't watch South Park for the animation now, do you? There. Now that we got THAT out of the way. This episode, in terms of story and ONLY story, it feels... well... it feels like One Punch Man! If you can get over the animation downgrade, you should be able to enjoy this fair and square! The story, characters, voices, writing, all of it feels exactly the way it should, and in that regard alone, I'd say this was a great episode! |
| Well i was expecting it to be worse since the studio and staff change (plus preview). Part of the discontent comes from the style change i think (it takes time to get used to) but still it's quite noticeable the downgrade specially outside of the fights. I feel like they actually put some decent effort on the fights and it wasn't bad imo. The biggest problem I had was outside of the fights, there were way too many stand still scenes with 0 animation. |
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| Honestly my biggest complaint with the show isn't the animation, it's the pacing. Why are some parts that are supposed to make the viewer emotional or build suspense feel like they're just being rushed through? And the transitions to other scenes kinda feel abrupt as well? |
aguywithanameApr 9, 2019 9:04 PM
| Let's admit, it's not that bad. The only problem is, what we saw on the 1st season was miles better in terms of action, timing, and pacing. It lacked the "ooomph" the 1st season delivered. I'll keep watching this and see whether this develops or degrades by each passing episodes |
| I think it's not so bad honestly but what it ruins is that metal of genos, it looks like CGI instead of drawn and it does not combine. |
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| Not a bad start i would say, it wasn't horrible...it was just bad, the whole animation... and it's so painful to look at Genos :/ What they have done to you my boy? Saitama also isn't much better... But overall it a decently good episode, doubt this will improve, sad to see a 2S like this after the 1S's masterpiece. |
"There is no such thing as an Anime elitist. You watch Anime, therefore, you are trash by society's standards." |
| We were spoiled with Mob Psycho s2 this feels slightly less disappointing but still. This is just sad, the show looks terrible. The only saving grace was King, his character is hilarious and slightly tragic. |
| I'm really disappointed. I re-watched many of the second half of season 1 episodes during the Viz twitch marathon last week, and I think having memory of the Boros and Sea King fights fresh in my head really affected my viewing of this. Granted, the Genos fight didn't call for that level of action but nonetheless I was really unimpressed with the direction of that fight. Incredibly underwhelming for a series that has gotten a reputation for taking things to the extreme. Even the non-action scenes looked bad. Everything looking all blurry/muddy... I found it very distracting. As for the good stuff... It's still an adaptation of ONE's work so that's a redeemable quality. I love KING... Probably my favorite character in the manga. So, I'll admit I got a kick of seeing more KING animated despite the execution of that stuff being as poor as the action scenes. The KING engine scene was so underwhelming compared to what I fantasized what the scene would look like animated... I was hoping that it would feel more intense. Still, it's KING and KING is great so it didn't bum me out too much. Other than ONE's story and characters, the OP theme is also killer. So, that's two things I liked. |
| it was okay, not like I expect anything better with this.. |
| Animation wasn’t as bad as I expected. Genos’s robot body looked really off tho. The revelation about King was funny. Best girl appeared at the end! |
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| Decent first episode. My biggest gripe is how Genos and Saitama looks. The animation was /fine/ for the most part. |
What a beautiful Duwang |
| The best show with the best MC is back. So fucking hyped!!!! The episode was gorgeous!!! |
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| King! The best hero in all of entertainment medium! Forget the threats to humanity. Let's go play some Heartthrob sisters! Alright, I'll give this a try... "Like, EW! The animation is so horrible! It really burns my eyes! And that art is so ugly! What is up with that stupid CGI? So many still frames too! There's barely any action at all! They never should have given this to J.C Staff! I'm just going to drop it now because it doesn't even look like One Punch Man anymore! This is going to be the worst anime of the year!" Am I doing it right? |
TarotistApr 9, 2019 11:23 PM
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| I don't know why it is getting such bad scores and people are hating it. You will not get the same quality of Madhouse, that was to be expected, but it is not that bad either. Even if there is CGI, it is good CGI, not the Berserk quality CGI. The animation is good. JC Staff are doing everything they can to come even a bit closer to the first season. I found the first episode to be enjoyable and the OP sets up a lot events to come. |
| Saitama looks weird with this new orange shading, art in some moments was amazing unlike animations were sometimes was weak (but also good) 4/5 it wasnt bad but also not great |
| Kill it with fire, it looks like cat vomit and that's a insult to the cat vomit I give the first episode 2/10 |
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| It was a decent episode. I don't mind the animation even though it is inferior to first season's. As long as they don't rush or skip stuff, I am okay with the adaptation. |
| apart from the scenes where they're orange, the animation's not that bad so far. but not sure whether i'm going to continue. |
AnimeFreak-San said: is this a male gender issure...human issue...mental illness perhaps? |
| Just read the manga, its much better animated lol. |
| 99% of comments from this thread is about the animation and not the episode lmao. I'm not surprised. Fun fact: One Punch Man is bad with good or bad animation. The script is more important. |
NurguburuApr 10, 2019 12:07 AM
| All weebs creatures of the galaxy, hear this message. Those of you who listen will not be struck by western animation. You will no longer know hunger, nor pain. Your Anime have come to lead you now. Our strength shall serve as a luminous sun toward which all intelligence may blossom. And the impervious shelter beneath which you will prosper. However, for those who refuse our offer and cling to their western animation ways… For you, there will be great wrath. |
| Its better than I thought tbh, the animation is better than DAL and Index |
| Its better than what I expected considering what happened to index3. Let's hope they keep this consistency till the end. Hype for . |
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