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Apr 5, 2020 5:08 PM

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Oh, it's Edgy Shitshow With Dumb Premise And Incredibly Retarded MC Nº 873, dropped.
Who are you and why do you show your hostility towards a complete stranger whom you've not once spoken with before. Are you seriously asking to get blocked? Well, if that's what your intent is; to tempt me into throwing hands with someone as lowly and insignificant as you, then i may grant your wish provided you articulate yourself a bit better when trying to spite a person of my wavelength.
Apr 5, 2020 5:25 PM
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I read the manga but I'm going to be as non biased as possible. First, the pacing seems good and the writing is fine. The sakuga moments are nice but I feel some of them were misused. Some sakuga parts felt unnecessary and other times I feel scenes could've used that animation. The directing definitely has me a bit worried especially with that first scene and the glitchy border that felt super unnecessary and dumb. I'm also not feeling this soundtrack during the more thrilling scenes, it sounded a bit tacky and not very fitting. Overall, it was OK, but I feel it could've been a lot more pollished.
Apr 5, 2020 5:58 PM
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Animation is a treat to my eyes.
Apr 5, 2020 6:07 PM
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The fanservice constantly ruins the tone that was being set up, the main character is a little bitch that is not fun to root for and the woman is just annoying. The first half I thought was gonna be good but then just became shit superfast
Apr 5, 2020 6:18 PM

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Pretty good start and surprised how good animation is. Always thought that Clair is very hot!
Comedy is a bit annoying sometimes.
Apr 5, 2020 6:47 PM

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Well we already have a contendor for bitch of the season, doesn't help that the MC is pretty retarded but oh wells. Animation and character design look great




also is death games becoming the next reoccurring show theme now lol?
Apr 5, 2020 6:59 PM

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wasn't sure about this one remember maybe reading a chapter or so of the manga and then hoping off since i think it was one of those edgy killing game with a ton of ecchi ,didn't help i was confusing it with Dolly Kill Kill with the whole creepy mascot thing shit his transformation is nightmare fuel.


see how much i can stomach hard to root for a dude that almost violates a "unconscious" girl in the first episode if that's the bar were setting the geez

hate that shit like this looks so damn clean ,why you gotta work on this after 3 years Pine Jam
Apr 5, 2020 7:09 PM
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This certainly is a weird premise. Our protagonist gets one of the weirdest powers in all of fiction, gets put into an impossible situation beyond his control, and as expected, he's completely terrified and has no one but himself to trust, and his only ally clearly has her own agenda and only stays close to for convenience's sake. Shuuichi is actually quite relatable, he handles the situation as any normal person would and I'm really interested on how his relationship with Kurea will develop over the course of the series. The talents of Natsuki Hanae and Nao Touyama are also a major bonus.

That said, I have a problem with the fact that the show doesn't seem that committed towards delivering a dark and gritty experience. Whenever the show attempts to explore the psychological element between Shuuichi and Kurea, we get a random fanservice that serves no reason other than to titillate viewers. Don't get me wrong, I like fanservice as much as the next guy, but I'm worried this will get in the way of the action and the character exploration.

All in all, this was a good way to start the series. I wasn't interested in this show back when it was first announced, but considering the voice actors involved, I decided to give it chance. I'm not expecting much from it but it could be fun. With any luck, it will become one of the finest shows of the season.
HeroVladimir93Apr 7, 2020 6:30 PM
Apr 5, 2020 7:16 PM

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talk about an ungrateful bitch and somehow it reminds me of one certain anime
Apr 5, 2020 7:51 PM

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First episode seems pretty good decent transforming and the character designs was good the fan service nice not too erotic but was kinda expecting romance between Claire and the MC but i'll see in the next episode or so.
Apr 5, 2020 7:54 PM

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Giving me vibes of a mix between Darwin's Game and Dorohedoro (for the weirdness factor). This could be interesting; we'll see.

We don't know what kind of people we truly are until the moment before our deaths.
As death comes to embrace you, you will realise what you are.
That's what death is, don't you think?


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Apr 5, 2020 8:34 PM
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Well, as an introductory episode I feel Gleipnir overall failed to deliver in its ~20 minutes of screen time. The visuals/animation/VA/music/OP/ED are all solid, so I can't put any fault on the studio, especially with people saying how "faithfully" it was adapted from the source material. If that's the case, then the source material, at least in the beginning, doesn't impress me.

We've got two main(?) characters which are both unlikable; one is a pushover that lacks the intellect and the backbone to get out of blackmail from a younger, suicidal girl with practically no evidence to even use against him (until he gives it to her, anyway). With little world-building, nor exposition at the start to explain what the hell these monsters are, why the exist, their purpose, etc., we're left with a mess in terms of story from the very start.

Someone could tell me that I'm watching a death game, or a comedy/ecchi/harem, or a super power/thriller, or horror, etc. and I wouldn't really be able to counter the claim at this point; with 1/12th (assumed) of the anime already over, I still have 0 idea what is going on, nor what in the world I'm watching.

I'm not going to deem "Gleipnir" to be a failure from a single episode of content, but the show isn't trying very hard to convince me to continue to watch it. I'll give it 2, maybeeee 3 more episodes before I determine whether it is worth my time. Especially with so many contenders this season, ya know? Hopefully I'm wrong about this one being a disappointment.
Apr 5, 2020 9:17 PM
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It is interesting but this mc is making questionable decisions that just make him seem kind of retarded.

1. He goes to the burning building for no reason. He could have just called the authorities from where he stood.

2. He smashes through a wall when the entrance was right there and there was no visual to show it had been blocked.

3. He leaps over a railing to get his phone from a girl who obviously has an ulterior motive.

Sorry but when writing a story you need to make sure the characters makes realistic decisions that make it believable even if it is a work of fiction. This makes me think the MC is a complete moron and will make me facepalm more than I need to.

Also her threat shouldn't work, who in their right mind would believe someone has the power to become something that looks like a sports team mascot
prrgangstaApr 5, 2020 9:23 PM
Apr 5, 2020 9:36 PM
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I'm already seeing this anime suffer hate for having Icchi are going to be damned bro this anime has a cool production and it seems that the story is also very interesting if anime suffer hate because of that there is fuck 😓😓

As well this anime is rated 6.94 Darwin's Game that was a complete crap has an average of 7.47 and this anime that is a thousand times better mainly production with such a low note is meme 🤦🤦
Apr 5, 2020 9:43 PM

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Man, this MC is setting a new bar for pathetic what on earth is going on with this show whenever it has to actually animate something? Not the half-assed static effect it keeps using for flashbacks, or even that the protagonist was all "I gotta rape this unconscious girl" in the middle of his unending internal narrations about how he has no idea what's going on or why he's for all intents and purposes a werewolf but in mascot costume form. Seriously. It never ends with this putz. I'm talking about the way the animation slows to about half speed and starts skipping frames. Whether it's punching a wall, jumping a tall building in one bound, or someone standing up and turning around. Is it trying to be super dramatic?

The protagonist is really the anchor on this show, even more than the janky animation and laboriously moving plot. Above and beyond the pointless constant internal narration explaining goddamned everything, or more specifically, how he's ignorant of everything, everything he says and does is a plaintive wail about his own helplessness and patheticness. Then the female lead starts stripping in front of him, he screams in terror, and the music kicks in to hot jazz for some reason. At least as the episode wore on, he shut up a bit.

It was a pretty mediocre start to what's only promising to be the standard fanservicey pretending-to-be-dark-but-really-isn't-at-all battle royale with magical harem kind of thing.
Apr 5, 2020 9:45 PM
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Excited to see more (-: might have to read the manga if I end up not being able to wait for the weekly episodes to come out. I enjoy the premise just being fucking whacky and kind of dropping you into whatever is going on. It’s a nice change of pace from a long dragged out introduction that familiarizes you with your protagonists (nothing wrong with that on its own just cool to kinda have no idea what’s going on in this world).
Apr 5, 2020 9:54 PM

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this is a very strange find
Apr 5, 2020 10:14 PM

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Aight, so the art and animation is interesting, and the plot seems to have a lot of potential right now. I feel like there's so much we don't know, which is perfectly acceptable for a first episode.

Claire's mouth is huge though.
Apr 5, 2020 10:25 PM

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well it was okay i guess, the animation and ost was great too
Apr 5, 2020 10:32 PM

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The story seems very interesting, I also rly liked Kurea Aoki, The cricket/insect noise every time they are outside is way too loud
trwygonApr 5, 2020 11:39 PM
Apr 5, 2020 10:48 PM
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(My personal opinion BTW)

The Girl at the end describes the MC "Kagaya" perfectly "Pathetic", the guy is pushed from a deadly height by the suicidal psychopath bitch "Clair Aoki" (which he saved from a fire earlier) and she then takes a picture of him in his "Monster state", he then proceeds to jump back to the top just to act like the SIMP KING he is, I would at the least punch some of her teeth out of place and destroy the cellphone and if I was the biggest gentlemen in the world I would at the least destroy her cellphone so she can not blackmail me and tell her to go to hell, what he does? answer her questions while blushing and crying and she says that if he's lying she's gonna get mad about it.

After that he proceeds on blushing about her name being fancy, this dude is off the charts, they walk to her home, when they get there he is just thinking about horny stuff because It's a "girl" and just does whatever she says, he's a pushover master, wtf dude.

The psychopath bitch is just that a psychopath bitch, hint: I hate her already, but less than the SIMP KING MC who is basically a waman slave at this point, he has enough balls to get erect at the sight of a nude girl but not enough for anything else.

I will find it very hard to follow this series if the MC stays like this for more than 3 episodes, I don't care if the psychopath bitch dies in episode two, I would be happy if that was the case (Maybe it would have been best if MC just let her die, at the least, he wouldn't have been thrown into this turmoil.

TLDR; MC is a SIMP king and puppet of Main Girl which is a Psycho Bitch in the first episode.
Apr 5, 2020 10:49 PM

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pretty bad... but could be entertaining...?
Apr 5, 2020 11:53 PM
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Have to admit I was liking this first episode. Art good, music good. Not the best thing in the world but the potential is there.

The guy may be book smart but he's definitely not street smart.
Twintail_DaemonApr 5, 2020 11:56 PM
Apr 6, 2020 12:34 AM

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Not a bad start, it's kind of interesting so far, let's see where this goes.
Apr 6, 2020 12:45 AM

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This looks interesting, I initially didn't expect this to be high quality but this first episode has proven otherwise, now hoping they can keep up this quality for the rest of it's run!

Having read a little bit of the Manga when it was announced, I am looking forward to the next episode and see how edgy it can become XD

penrhos said:
Looks promising - Will it remain "within company standards" as the source material is supposed to be edgy - I assume as he has a zipper down his back and the next episode is about being empty - will the hot bitch climb inside him? (freaky if she does)....


Apr 6, 2020 12:50 AM
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Hydroalbidius said:
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I think is not available in some regions. Streaming area does not include Singapore (my location), Malaysia and Brunei. Same thing with Muse Asia, the streaming area does not include all areas
Apr 6, 2020 1:01 AM

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Most likely a trash, but at least has the potential to be an entertaining trash.
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Apr 6, 2020 1:02 AM

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Claire is a bit of bitch, isn't she? Wonder why she wanted to kill herself? Now probably thinks MC has to take responsibility for saving her. Pretty nice first episode, 8/10.
Apr 6, 2020 1:24 AM

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From some angles, she looks a little bit similar to Kaori.
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Apr 6, 2020 1:24 AM

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main girl reminds me of Yuno Gasai, who I hate. Hope she becomes more bearable soon.
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DatRandomDude said:
Why did he need to punch a hole in the wall when he could've just gone the same way he came in? There's a huge entrance in front of the building, this is retarded lmao.

Outside of that tho, it was entertaining. Didn't expect that much animation quality for something like that lol.


I'd imagine that the fire was blocking that entrance already, he could move through it because he's a monster but needed to find an alternate escape route so she wouldn't get burned.

if he's afraid of her getting burned by the fire in the front entrance, can't he just y'know hug her in front of him and then back away into the entrance, so the fire hit his back and his body'll protect her from getting burned?
ramenystApr 6, 2020 1:30 AM
Apr 6, 2020 1:31 AM

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Is this my internet, or is the all platforms are lagging behind?
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Apr 6, 2020 1:52 AM

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Kinda liked the manga and so far, this is a good adaptation.

4/5
Apr 6, 2020 1:59 AM
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Every season I try pick up at least one silly, nonsensical ecchi series, just to have a bit of escapist entertainment. This one fits the bill nicely in these troubled times.

Claire is completely batshit crazy. I know nothing about the source material but I get the feeling this doesnt end well.
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Apr 6, 2020 2:07 AM

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Overall it's looking good, but i already fucking hate that bitch.

I really hope she becomes less annoying later on.
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Apr 6, 2020 2:11 AM

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The animation is nice (except some lacking frames here and there), and the character design is good/fine but not that special, as for the cast, this is not the first anime where all the main characters are easy to dislike, and in other works it didn't particularly affect my opinion on the story itself. Question is if it's gonna be good enough here, hard to tell from one episode (or if they are going to have enough character development to be likable).
The ecchi parts can be awkward, but also funny in a cheesy way. As long it doesn't become like Highschool of The Dead with breasts flapping faster in the air than a bullet, it's gonna be tolerable.
And as usual, people are already jumping on an anime giving it a 1/10 or other similar score after watching one episode the shounen fanboys are back at it again

i kid you not, the protagonist turned himself into a fursuit. he's called kagaya shuichi. funniest shit i've ever seen
harushipandaApr 6, 2020 2:25 AM
Apr 6, 2020 2:32 AM
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Interesting first episode besides the fact that the characters are lil annoying and I just hope the overload of ecchi doesn't ruin the story
Apr 6, 2020 2:32 AM
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Interesting first episode besides the fact that the characters are lil annoying and I just hope the overload of ecchi doesn't ruin the story
Apr 6, 2020 3:26 AM

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Will this be Hiro and Zero Two all over again?

The opening seems to imply our girl will be riding in that suit lol.
Apr 6, 2020 3:31 AM

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i was interest from the first PV.. and holding myself from reading the manga..
now it start the first episode..
as espected this could great show to waste my time..
Apr 6, 2020 4:15 AM

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That was really cringy. Everything looks so lame, illogical and poorly done. Seems like they only wanted to show us some pants, tits and edginess without worrying about any consistence.
One example: fire episode.
That's how you save someone from the fire. You walk in VERY SLOWLY. SLOWLY inspect the person. Just stand there and leisurely think about this and that. Think about some philosophical questions as well. When you've done, SLOWLY take the person from the blazing building. And then just leave her on the ground close to the fire, without checking her condition or calling an ambulance or just taking her away, and peacefully leave, letting her suffocate in smoke or burn in spreading fire.
Even if it is positioning itself as ecchi, the level of imbecility is unreasonable.
Well, ecchi-tards won't even notice anything wrong as their only goal is drooling over some panty shots and tit bulging
Nemo_NiemandApr 6, 2020 4:20 AM
Apr 6, 2020 4:21 AM
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it was an OK start.
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Apr 6, 2020 4:29 AM

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Wasn't sure about the MC. But I guess it's all interesting. Great start. (along with those soundtracks, could've been done better though)
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Apr 6, 2020 4:55 AM
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Good start, did not expect the ecchi scenes.

I hope* that this won't be like Mirai Nikki.
Apr 6, 2020 4:59 AM

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Hm...the dialogue is making me stress, other than that it is ok-ish.
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Apr 6, 2020 5:29 AM

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Very weird but seems pretty normal for anime standards lol

There was a lot of poor decision making in this first episode that is forrr sure

It was trashy yes good enough to keep watching. I'll keep watching to see how it develops!
Apr 6, 2020 6:33 AM

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Studio Pine Jam is back after a very long absence (3 years to be exact), and the animation holds up decently.

As for the overall premise, it's definitely weird, but take it as you will. A human-transformation power for the MC Kagaya, but what it serves in this purpose is up for grabs. As mich as the supporting girl Claire is concerned, she is nothing more than a plot pointer.

Everything is haywire for now, but really needing to dig this more than the decent adaptation of the manga.
KANLen09Apr 6, 2020 6:48 AM
Apr 6, 2020 6:38 AM

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first episode is interesting and promising !!!

added to watchlist this season ...
Apr 6, 2020 7:46 AM

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Didn't know anything about the series before watching. Pretty interesting so far. Will continue.
Apr 6, 2020 9:01 AM

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Pretty weird, but not in a good way. Maybe I will give it 1 or 2 more episodes in case I am really bored.
Apr 6, 2020 9:57 AM

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I...uh.

I don't know what I expected.
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