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Mar 25, 2021 8:25 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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The final episode...AND GOD HAS DESCENDED FROM HELL???

Unfortunately not...it's Ueda and Garuda, God's Mount that has God's voice, indeed. The order from God: build a creature for Hell's theme park, plus some orders that are of the ordinary for exchange. Surprising Ueda is a challenge though, but it just had to be a peacock superb lyrebird to do the job...for both Heaven and Hell.

The last batch of one initlal idea from the Design Team to Shimoda to figure out the animal they made, but from a lion with wheels (I can't unsee an animal vehicle) to an antler with trees for branches...ain't so much of a good idea. But it ends up being referred back to Shimoda, the perfect "animal" for the Design Team's mascot. WOW HAHA, if he was one pink antler that can talk, I can't imagine...

it's back to business as usual for the Heaven's Design Team! SAIYOU...BOTSU...SAGASHITE!

Greatly enjoyed this series from start to finish.
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Mar 25, 2021 8:57 AM
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this was a fairly decent finale, bit anticlimactic but it was still alright. overall, this was a pretty enjoyable and educational anime and also had quite a lot of nice funny moments, i'd give it a solid 2-3/10.
Mar 25, 2021 9:20 AM
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It's a few anime I'm looking forward to in each week. A sequel would be very welcome.

Shimoda is like a gift from client (God) to Heaven's design team. When God create something, it'll be universally be loved like Shimoda.

Though this anime is also dangerous in term of it promotes creationism rather than evolutionism, and many people already consider this as a fact.
Mar 25, 2021 9:30 AM
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That prototype deer is totally a Sawsbuck from Pokemon.
The pink deer is very cute, except for its voice. It should be the mascot of heaven.
A bird that can't lay eggs? Peacock? Rooster?


Overall, it's a pretty good episodic anime with a lot of knowledge about animals.

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Mar 25, 2021 9:31 AM
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A pretty good final episode.
When I started this show, I honestly didn't have many expectations from it. But, definitely can say it did much better than what I hoped for. I rather educational show with fun elements mixed into it.
Not bad at all. I honestly enjoyed this.
Mar 25, 2021 9:38 AM
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Didn't think it would be the anime I would have the most fun watching this season. A good anime, so 7/10.
Mar 25, 2021 10:27 AM
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Nice finale.

Overall, a pretty good and funny show with a lots of interesting information about animals.

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Mar 25, 2021 10:59 AM
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Ueda was looking cute in that outfit.

I really liked this show. It was so fun, it made me laugh a good amount of times. I liked learning about animals and their different traits. I loved the art style.
Mar 25, 2021 11:07 AM
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Man, what a hidden gem this show is. I didn't expect to become so attached to these characters, actually felt quite emotional when it was revealed that the team was partially responsible for Shimoda's creation. Also very happy to see that the MAL score is above a 7 now, very well deserved!
Mar 25, 2021 11:34 AM

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Aw, this ended very well.
Mar 25, 2021 11:55 AM
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lol the T-REX it went full Jurassic Park there for a min.

so the design team played a part in the creation of shimoda by trying to make a helper for Ueda which in turn ended up with god creating him and they all consider him 'perfect' creation. sweet

overall this series was pretty fun to learn about animals and funny to see how the series comes up with making them,
Mar 25, 2021 12:50 PM
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This is like the Zobomafoo anime adaptation I didn't know I wanted. Charming opening and ending sequences, varied cast and a lot of biology facts that ended up being quite interesting to someone who has no knowledge about the subject. In the end it was more entertaining than I thought initially.

My only gripe stands on how sometimes the pacing felt slow and some of the jokes didn't land properly. Either way, a decent enough recommendation to take into account.
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Mar 25, 2021 1:11 PM
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This was a fun ride. I love how wholesome the anime ended. An unexpected surprise for the season. I'll give it an 8/10 myself
Mar 25, 2021 2:20 PM

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And so we end with Shimoda-kun's origin, cute. This whole series was cute really, and informative regarding animals if a bit formulaic. Though even then they did try to spice things up such as turning the cast younger. I enjoyed it enough for a solid 7/10. The ending theme was one of the catchiest of the season too. Honestly if I had a complaint it was that we needed to see a bit more of Ueda-san and her big, beautiful tits! XD
Mar 25, 2021 3:29 PM

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Miss Ueda was hot, ara ara!.
Mar 25, 2021 3:46 PM
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Tenchi Souzou Design-bu never failed to amaze me. Their god also loved to prank, good thing god never showed the identity. Lmao. Even at the party still got some good request for the team. Never expect seeing the bird that can mimic every sounds and songs. Its suits enough as a hellish attraction, or even tricked the angel in the end of the days.

The next with the memorable past of the design team works kinda make me sad. Yes, its already end of their designing action. They both surely had a good time, and guessing that mascot mostly had a biggest impact to recall all of every design you all made at every episodes. Shimoda-kun being their perfect masterpiece to closed every possible way. But, uh, no way its really ended here....

General scores: its a 7/10. I prefer more cuteness like Saibou series. But, as the educational show, these one really showed its potential to get the purposes fully entertaining. It will be nice if i get another season.
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Mar 25, 2021 5:41 PM

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If anyone is interested, the anime ended with chapter 18 (volume 3) from the manga.
The TV series animated many proposals from the first five volumes and rearranged them in a godly manner.
Mar 25, 2021 6:40 PM

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Such a cute ending for one of the nice surprises of the season. Loved the Garuda design.
Mar 25, 2021 7:03 PM

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The deer concept was nothing less than magical. Was sad see the antler break.

The Shimoda creation was strange, so basically the design team just exist?

Wasnt the best show but im still here, so was a good ride.
Mar 25, 2021 7:18 PM
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Personally, I felt like this was more of a normal episode than a finale but oh well



Mar 25, 2021 8:28 PM

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I loved this one. This was just so fun.

I like how passionate Kanamori gets when she describes birds pooping.

Shimoda was a gift. How sweet.

Tsuchiya really doesn't care when something isn't a horse. lol, Lion with wheels!
Mar 25, 2021 9:58 PM
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“shimoda, we are your father”.
Mar 25, 2021 11:36 PM

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I just wanted to say that this is how a good show should have ended, that wholesome ending is what make this such an underrated gem, not in the same level as AOT or Dr. Stone in this season, but I appreciate the studio's staff for not letting any quality drop on this show even if this wasn't that popular. This is how good anime with good ending should have like, solid 7/10 for me.

Mar 26, 2021 12:36 AM

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Welp god didn't come but instead a freaky bird and Ueda in a hot dress came. Also wow they actually managed to surprise Ueda with this order.

Looking back at the original design for several different animals were fun and also the mascot thing was hilarious. Also I'm glad everyone appreciates Shimoda's hard work.

This episode felt like another regular episode instead of a finale but that's fine. I really liked the unique concept of this anime. It was fun most of the time but a bit boring from time to time. Decent anime overall, if we ever get season 2 I'll watch for sure.
Mar 26, 2021 3:52 AM
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Very heartwarming for Shimoda with that older design and how he was created :)
Really liked the educational part of this anime, and most episodes were enjoyable to watch.
Mar 26, 2021 6:28 AM

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Pretty good finale! Honestly satisfied if it doesn't get a second season, but if it does I will sure as hell watch it. Either way I enjoyed the show, just a fun educational show you can relax to.

Shame we didn't see God, but we did see Ueda in that sexy outfit though, so it's still a win lmao. Searched some pictures of that lyrebird and boy does it look majestic. Didn't expect that cute ass mascot to be the prototype of Shimoda, that was a very heartwarming ending and of course God is as unreasonable as always. 7/10
Mar 26, 2021 8:58 AM

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Loved every episodes, it's funny educational, entertaining indeed! 7/10


Mar 26, 2021 9:00 AM

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I enjoyed every minute of it! It's funny, educational and very entertaining. 7/10


Mar 26, 2021 11:00 AM
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This episode was unexpectedly cute and put a huge smile on my face! I'm gonna miss seeing this team every week....really wasn't expecting to enjoy this literally at all but here it is sitting as one of my faves from the season. Hoping for a second season!
Mar 26, 2021 6:20 PM

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Well this was a very cute and fun show! I really enjoyed my weekly animals fun facts time.
Mar 27, 2021 1:47 AM
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Nice educational work SOL on designers. Sometimes it funny, other times veer too silly. Cool OP style too.
Mar 27, 2021 12:46 PM
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Wholesome, informative and a breather from all the action packed anime from Winter.
I really liked it! 7/10.
Mar 27, 2021 1:25 PM

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spaesu said:
this was a fairly decent finale, bit anticlimactic but it was still alright. overall, this was a pretty enjoyable and educational anime and also had quite a lot of nice funny moments, i'd give it a solid 2-3/10.

Damn son, you hated the show that much?
Mar 27, 2021 1:35 PM
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Red_Ranger_Wien said:
spaesu said:
this was a fairly decent finale, bit anticlimactic but it was still alright. overall, this was a pretty enjoyable and educational anime and also had quite a lot of nice funny moments, i'd give it a solid 2-3/10.

Damn son, you hated the show that much?
no... what makes you think that?
Mar 27, 2021 1:40 PM

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spaesu said:
Red_Ranger_Wien said:

Damn son, you hated the show that much?
no... what makes you think that?

2-3/10 means you think it was at best "very bad"
Mar 27, 2021 1:49 PM
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Red_Ranger_Wien said:
spaesu said:
no... what makes you think that?

2-3/10 means you think it was at best "very bad"
well i guess, just because its very bad doesnt mean that i didnt enjoy it though
Mar 27, 2021 10:16 PM

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T-rex for the last episode huh...
they should make 2nd season because there are lots of species in the world!
5/5.
7/10.


Mar 28, 2021 10:52 PM
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I learned a lot from this show in a very fun way. Each episode was fun and informative and so I give it a 7/10.
Mar 31, 2021 6:30 PM

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I checked online for a bird that doesn't lay eggs.

I truly enjoyed Design-bu. I looked forward to it every week. I learned something in every episode. It'll be missed.
Apr 1, 2021 12:22 PM
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OOOOOH Ueda is thicc in that Greek style garb
Apr 3, 2021 7:48 PM
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This was my comfort anime of the season. They made an interesting-nerd topic, "weird animals that for some reason exist", into a instructive comedy with characters well defined.
My favorite ones were Shimoda-kun, Ueda-san and Medo-chan.

I loved to know more about biology while watching anime! It was an experience more enjoyable then Hataraku Saibou, it looks less like a classroom.
Apr 15, 2021 2:41 PM
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Why do I consider it as an underrated/hidden masterpiece?
👉 Each episode of Heaven's Design Team starts with an instruction from God which is nothing short of a riddle. The members of design team do various analysis like which organs are needed in which environment and which organ is harmful for certain animals. These types analysis do three things:
1. Explains why many animals in fantasy actually can't exist in reality
2. Keeps the audience engaged and guessing about which familiar animal design will pop up at the end
3. Helps us appreciate real God as it shows how thoughtful He is while creating such animals
👉 It has great information accuracy
👉 Despite being an episodic anime it was able to avoid monotonousity through different presentation with splendid direction
👉 These type of sigle plot oriented non progressive episodic shows don't need exaggerated story progression/depth, animation, soundtrack or character development. Despite that I loved the opening song and the anime has achieved it's aim as an educational anime.

Be cautious about subtitle to fully understand the charm of this show. Don't miss them thinking as casual conversations. Overall it’s an objectively flawless anime considering the fact of achieving it's aim as an educational anime and also it gave me high subjective entertainment value.
Apr 19, 2021 3:39 PM
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I loved this anime plus I almost toootally called that ending. I want expecting them to have made their assistant but I predicted the final episode they woulda made the human race. even when they made the final proposal I thought that would be it, a creature that is acceptable for Earth and Hell and surprises angels that would have toootally been a good choice
but overall I give it a 10/10 still regardless
May 7, 2021 6:38 PM

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I hate things or people trying to teach me stuff "they" think is important,and usually isn't,so I tend to dislike something that does teach me stuff out of general pig-headedness.
But damn,this show taught me a LOT I didn't know,and in a fun,cute and enjoyable way.
Quite possibly one of the best"teaching"shows ever!

Its also reminded me NEVER to judge on first looks.
Meido,you might be weird,and carry around a stuffed anomalocarid,but you are most certainly Waifu material.
And the stuffed Anomalocarid is cute too!
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May 31, 2021 1:57 AM

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How the hell did they expect Shimoda to guess what that mascot creature turned into as he just replaced it. Overall pretty fun series with some educational moments and nice twists in the creative processes teaching me stuff I didn't know.

Jun 18, 2021 4:18 PM

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My 132nd completed series chronologically.

For the record, I extended it a 7/10 rating.
Aug 27, 2022 5:57 AM
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At first I thought it'd be one of those seaslugs because I've seen some with similar designs. But once the height was mentioned, not many candidates were left. It'd either have to be people, or a character in the show. Once again they took me for a ride. Well done! Too bad there's no second season yet
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This show was really fun, poking fun at working cultures, biology, animals, and religious stuffs. Characters are good and unique. Meido is really cute lmao. It also just give me good vibes about the intricacy of the animals in our world.

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