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Apr 3, 2020 10:36 AM
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Geez, this anime has so much energy and charisma. I think it mostly comes from Minare Koda and her energetic personality.

The radio station stuff adds some bits of entertainment with the overall themes of the show. Bet the VA had a lot of fun playing her character and I'm really interested to see how far this goes.
Apr 3, 2020 11:59 AM
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Absolutely love this. So much fun to watch, with a charismatic lead in Koda. She has the personality that'd just make radio so much more fun to listen to, and her VA did well.

The music was solid (I do like the OP), and the art looked nice in conveying Koda's emotions well. A solid adaptation of the art from the author of Blade of Immortal, Hiroaki Samura.

Some may find the show to be a bit annoying, but I enjoyed every bit of this. One of my favorite premieres of the season so far.
Apr 3, 2020 12:24 PM
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Animation is really cool but it was actually weird, I don't know what to think so far
Apr 3, 2020 12:35 PM
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Every modern workplace comedy anime I've seen has been unbelievably obnoxious. This isn't so far. I have some hope.

Her radio show must have gotten eccentric pretty quickly though.
Apr 3, 2020 12:38 PM
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Great start and I liked Minare, she's a really energetic woman. Seems like this will be a fun ride with her.
Apr 3, 2020 12:38 PM
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We've definitely got a pretty unusual anime on our hands and at this point, it could go either way, but I hope for the best. Too early to judge for now.
Apr 3, 2020 12:46 PM
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That was a wild ride from start to finish. Pretty creative. The op theme is great too.

Also thought this was meant to be out yesterday? Or is mal just wrong on that one?
Apr 3, 2020 12:53 PM
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Liked this episode a lot. Gave off some Hataraki Man vibes, especially the energetic Koda. Looking forward to more and I hope this remains as entertaining.

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Apr 3, 2020 1:09 PM
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I came for Slice of Life but i ended up having the whole plate. Many of the lines really hit home if you are also mid-20 sth. However, watching a more mature show feels really good.

Overall, pretty unusual. Of all the things I would have expected from anime it definetly was not a radio anime. Most of the time I would have liked to listen to this like an actual podcast but then remembered Japanese is quite the language.
Apr 3, 2020 1:11 PM

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Really dont know what to think of it. Yes its creative but at same time is also really really boring to watch to me. Probably not gonna pick it up.
Apr 3, 2020 1:19 PM

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Quite the funny episode this was.

Minare is a funny character full of energy.

I definitely will continue watching this.

Apr 3, 2020 1:20 PM
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That was wild for an anime about radio.

It was fun, I will easily watch at least 2 more episodes. I just hope it's still entertaining by that point!
Apr 3, 2020 1:22 PM
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I hate when anime test viewer's knowledge and experience on the focus subject. Just the last season there's anime about fashion show that doesn't require knowledge on fashion show at all and it's exciting.

Furthermore, I think this show try to push the leading voice actress to get an award? Though I personally prefer less speaking and more sinister tone.
Apr 3, 2020 1:48 PM

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I watched the PV's, I anticipated the anime, I knew I was going to love it.

I loved it.

The characters, the animation, the comedy, it all hit the right notes. If this keeps up it is going to be an AOTS contender (maybe even an AOTY contender)
Apr 3, 2020 1:52 PM

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damn the OP's this season are on fire so far, really liking them.

And the overall production of this episode was great, directing, animation, voice acting etc.



The actual ep itself.........eh it's alright. I am excited to see the BTS of radio shows, and glad to see a relatively new seiyuu getting the spotlight, but the actual contents of the ep were meh at best. Wasn't really all that funny, and isn't it illegal to use someone's speech like that on a live radio broadcast without their permission lol?
Apr 3, 2020 1:57 PM

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It was a solid episode and I think it could definietely become quite interesting but I am not 100 percent convinced after watching the first episode.
Apr 3, 2020 1:58 PM

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wow such a annoying lead.
Apr 3, 2020 2:16 PM
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jTiKey said:
wow such a annoying lead.
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Apr 3, 2020 2:21 PM
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What is it lately with these boring anime?
Apr 3, 2020 2:25 PM
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I could not make it past 5 minutes of her endless blabbering!!!
Apr 3, 2020 2:28 PM

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The MC gave me Eripiyo vibes in a weird way...if Eripiyo were a raving drunk instead of a raving idol otaku. Good times. I'm into this.
Apr 3, 2020 2:33 PM

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It was very boring at first but then got interesting in the latter half. The ED song is beautiful.

I still don't know what to think about it overall. I'll stick for a few more episodes to see where this is going.
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Apr 3, 2020 2:37 PM

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Uma Thurman is Minare Koda.

I don't know... I was thinking Uma Thurman, for some reason, when I saw the character.
Apr 3, 2020 2:41 PM

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This was much better than i was expecting!
Apr 3, 2020 2:52 PM
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That was a really poor start. Too much ranting and blabbering. I hope it gets better in the next couple of episodes and we get some sort of compelling story, because I fear the characters won't carry this far.
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Apr 3, 2020 2:57 PM

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I liked this very much. Really energetic show and I like the lead. Might end up as one of my favorites of the season if it, let's see.
Apr 3, 2020 3:02 PM

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Phenomenal voice acting performance.
This is gonna be a great show.

Apr 3, 2020 3:06 PM
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Damn, people's opinions on this anime are diverse as hell. Anyways,

That was the most brilliant shit I've ever seen XD. The main character was amazing and I laughed my ass off.
Apr 3, 2020 3:31 PM

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A very accurate representation of adulthood. Something that is rare to see in anime. This has become my second favorite show. Ofc we are still early in the season. Animation is leagues above the average considering this is Sunrise doing a non-idol/gundam series. And direction is strong. Need more dialogue like this for future episodes because its soo realistic.
Apr 3, 2020 3:57 PM

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This was really good, the story by itself is already pretty damn cool, but the attention to details is just on another level. Her expressions and the bear fight were cool as hell.

Really good work on this first episode.
Apr 3, 2020 4:15 PM

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What did i just watch?!?!? LMAO.
Apr 3, 2020 4:16 PM

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The spring season is only starting, but this was the first one that I really liked so far. I thought for a moment that the whole bear thing was for real, Minare is a good actress. And the messages she receveid during it were funny and/or interesting on their own, but my favorite parts were what happened before that. Her drunken venting, being broadcasted without her consent lol, and what she said after it. About how she doesn't want to generalize people with stereotypes, but to treat them as individuals instead. That was pretty cool. What her ex did to her was awful to say the least, but she is already kind of surrounded by good-looking men so maybe her next relationship is going to work out. Or not, since it would be a more interesting story to tell I guess. But yeah, this was really entertaining. xD
Apr 3, 2020 5:08 PM

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Looks like a fun ride! I feel like I’m gonna enjoy this a lot
Apr 3, 2020 5:17 PM

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that was weird but I liked it
Apr 3, 2020 5:18 PM

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The OP don't match the energy the anime has.

The bear fight was really good. "I don't have time to answer stupid questions, I have a bear staring me"
Apr 3, 2020 5:25 PM

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This was SOOO good! I am ready for this ride! Super funny first episode. Animation was awesome.
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Apr 3, 2020 5:56 PM

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Obnoxious used goods loud drunk female protagonist. Feels like watching American television.
Apr 3, 2020 6:03 PM

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Sort of show I can totally having an audience that loves it and I think is in a lot of ways quite good..... but the comedy is the type that has never worked for me and leaves me wanting to switch to something else as opposed to keep watching. I might watch the next episode or two to see if it clicks more with me, but this might be one I pass on just on my own subjective taste more than anything else.
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Apr 3, 2020 6:16 PM
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Seriously man...I didn't know what was going on here lol....
Apr 3, 2020 6:35 PM
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Nice start I think Minare has the potential to be an excellent character and the idea of a show about an eccentric radio show host seems interesting.
Apr 3, 2020 6:39 PM

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What a strange show. I cant begin to image where its going, but I cant wait to find out
Apr 3, 2020 6:48 PM
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Not your usual type of anime... Plus its interesting so im going to watch this one.
Apr 3, 2020 6:49 PM
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I could listen to her talk all day.

When the distance-to-bear graphic popped up, I knew this was for me. And then when I realised the mistake she'd made with the DVD, I laughed my arse off.

I think this is going to be my favourite of the new season if it can keep up that energy
Apr 3, 2020 7:09 PM

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I do like a lot of dialogue, but not when it’s literally copious amounts of loud and grating radiojutsu. The setup is silly and fun, but unfortunately it features the kind of characters I usually feel indifferent or really ticked off by from the get-go, regardless of what kind of development they’ll go through.

I’m just not sold on this show’s theme, either. Maybe it’ll grow on me with time, but it’ll be tough especially with how the tropes kinda show themselves early.

OP and ED are nice, though.

Overall, it’s an okayish first impression. Not very impressive, though, at least for me.
Apr 3, 2020 7:50 PM

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Gotta love those name drops of people from Hokkaido
Apr 3, 2020 8:26 PM

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I just couldnt care less about her mid 20s bullsh*t problems and Im surprised I managed to go through 20 minutes of all this superficial dialogue.
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Apr 3, 2020 9:19 PM

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Wow, that was insane. Seeing how this anime is about being in a radio show, I'd expect that the voice acting needs to be good, and it didn't disappoint. I'll definitely watch the rest of the series.

The topics that she discussed were good (in my opinion) and I hope we'll go through more of that in the future episodes.
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I thought for a moment that the whole bear thing was for real, Minare is a good actress. And the messages she receveid during it were funny and/or interesting on their own

Exactly... though I can blame the visuals for making us think at first that she really was in the forest. But if you removed all the visuals and just listened to her rambles (and read the subtitles), you would definitely think the she really was in the forest. The relatively new VA is pretty good with her voice acting.
Apr 3, 2020 9:50 PM

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This was like watching good a good sitcom, but with the creative resources of anime. I definitely enjoyed it's maturity; we all could use a break from all the high school stuff that saturates the market.
Apr 3, 2020 10:10 PM
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Quick reminder that the manga is done by the same dude that did "blade of the immortal", the exact same one that streamed for the last 2 seasons. Now WHY COULDN'T THEY DO IT IN GINTAMA STYLE BUT INSTEAD BROUGHT IT TO A COMPANY THAT KNEW SHIT ABOUT HIGH PRODUCTION SHOWS WHEN SUNRISE ADAPTED A TITLE THAT IS FAR LESS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (but still good) AND INEVITABLY GET LESS VIEWERS??
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Apr 3, 2020 10:38 PM

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interesting main character.
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