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Viewland said: Wtf you keep $2 million in a frickin locker 🤯 Nah it's only $16K |
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CQLLIST said: KANLen09 said: Yikes, go slow with the pacing, it feels like it's trying to "gotta go fast" with the survival game psychological plot. And I know this because the manga is quite extensive, going for around 30~40 pages per chapter with information doused everywhere, so much that it's hard to capture the source at it's best. Oh thank god I'm not the only one who is witnessing the fast pacing I sensed it too. I'm like, we need some fleshing out or a hashing out of what just happened with the 1st game. Like, wtf. Its an okay concept but can be ruined fast and pacing is one of those ways it'll go south quick. |
| Well that was really weird and sudden, all of a sudden being thrown in a debt game with a group of friends. urgh... |
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| Direction premise characters all middling at best for me. Probably will not continue |
Mystique_Banda said: Marinate1016 said: Wait so it’s literally just anime squid game? Yea sign me up this is gonna be fun and a mizuki Nana op?? Free 10. Loved the first ep. it came out before squid gmae This thread is two weeks old, no one cares if it came out before squid game. What in my statement indicates that it didn’t? |
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| I usually really enjoy shows with a lot of game elements to them, but the first episode felt really rushed, both in terms of pacing and in terms of quality. Manabu (the 3D kid/host) barely moves at all and stands out so much by being 3D, it would have looked so much better if they had just drawn him in 2D and had him standing still in every scene. The overall quality is really low as well, but I'll still give the show a few episodes to see if the games are interesting enough, but if they are, maybe it is better to just read the manga. Also, the characters get introduced with a huge chunk of text that basically requires you to pause the show to read it, and they also introduce a bunch of rules on the chalkboard that you barely have time to read (like the one about not speaking), which makes me feel like the manga is a better medium for this show, but they could have at least introduced some of the most important rules. The one about not speaking feels like it should have encouraged some strategy talks before starting the game, and once they get their papers with questions (and special rules) they should show it to their friends since the rules only restricted speaking and showing your debt, not showing the question. The observers also felt out of place and they had 50 or so screens all showing the same room from different angles, rather than different games (as they mentioned this being the C-Group). They also seemed like they could read the protagonist's mind as they say "Ehh, how boring, are they going to win now?" after his inner monologue about deciding to go for "yes", but does nothing to indicate which choice he would pick. And in the end, it goes to "no", so all of his thinking and decisions were pointless. Also, how does the coin move in the first place? If 1 person is able to move it against 4 other people, then there has to be some magic involved, so apparently the coin is magic and the observers are mind readers. |
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SpicyRamen8539 said: I suspect that Kokonogi is the traitor, it's just an overused trope to have the childhood weak and shy friend be the traitor Yeah, she definitely has those vibes and it wouldn't surprise me if this is the case. I feel like a red herring could be if they show us that the rich boy has recently lost all of his money and was just pretending to be rich at this point, as he has the least reason to steal money. The most interesting cases would be if the protagonist turned out to be the traitor, or if there simply is no traitor and they just destroy their friendship for no reason, but maybe this would get boring in the long run. Also... Why did they introduce the shy childhood friend as the "sexy" character of the group?  |
| Interesting start. I wonder who the traitor is. The OP is quite catchy. |
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Marinate1016 said: This thread is two weeks old, no one cares if it came out before squid game. What in my statement indicates that it didn’t? Well, you called it "anime squid game". It isn't. Technically, Squid Game is live action Tomodachi Game. |
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troilus_05s said: Marinate1016 said: This thread is two weeks old, no one cares if it came out before squid game. What in my statement indicates that it didn’t? Well, you called it "anime squid game". It isn't. Technically, Squid Game is live action Tomodachi Game. Like I said, it’s anime squid game. Cope. Don’t reply to dead threads with nonsense. |
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Marinate1016 said: troilus_05s said: Well, you called it "anime squid game". It isn't. Technically, Squid Game is live action Tomodachi Game. Like I said, it’s anime squid game. Cope. Don’t reply to dead threads with nonsense. I didn't reply first lol. I was just trying to answer your question. |
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troilus_05s said: Marinate1016 said: Like I said, it’s anime squid game. Cope. Don’t reply to dead threads with nonsense. I didn't reply first lol. I was just trying to answer your question. It wasn’t a question. Stop replying to me |
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If you wanted me to stop, you could just have not replied to me? Your replies just show how immature you are. "Cope" and all LOL. |
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| 2 million yen for a school trip?? Are they going to Las Vegas or what. surf78987898 said: I've seen that white room before. Truly brought back some euphoric memories. |
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DarkflamingPiS said: Mirai said: 2 million yen for a school trip?? Are they going to Las Vegas or what. Truly brought back some euphoric memories. That's a whole class' money bro. It's roughly 70k x 30, I think 550$ per classmate for a school trip is pretty reasonable. I have never heard of anyone paying 500$ for a school trip. |
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| This first episode was very gripping for me. When all the information isn't known, our cast of characters have to rely on assumptions. I'd honestly have to wonder if we're sure that everyone even got the same bonus option before the MC's turn. |
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FuMomo-kun said: This is reminding me of Liar Game. lol I think the pacing could have been improved. If you have rules in your story, I feel like it's a good idea to let the audience process the rules first so that they can be more invested in the story. Liar Game always gave us a trial match to let us understand the rules better. ... Does Yuuichi have a harem? The characters' relationship wasn't that well built up, so I didn't really care about their friendship crumbling. What was that stupid question at the end? Did he just say that to make sure he had the most debt? If he did, he could have just said anything at all, and it would still have the same result. I hope it was actually something intelligent, and not just a writer wanting to speak about a girl's underwear. All excellent points! I had similar thoughts. I'm usually a big fan of this genre (and beyond just anime/Squid Game. Circle, anyone?), but I think they pretty much ruined most of what makes this genre appealing. For me, I love trying to see if I can figure out loopholes and think of what I would have done. As you say, can't really do that effectively if they don't outline the rules though. They also killed all tension by revealing the watchers right off the bat and that it's just an experiment. The fact there are other teams either should have been a mid-season reveal, or just not in this at all (if it's only 12 episodes and we're supposed to care about this specific group, don't dilute it with teasing scenarios and groups that may be waaaay more interesting). I also gave a mighty eye-roll at that last question. Hooray... needless female objectification used as a blatant and ham-fisted "hook." Lord. There are some anime I really love, but the prevalence of sexism just kills me. I will say I thought the outro song (which I think is actually the opening theme) was pretty cool. Gave me some old school kind of vibes sound-wise and the animation sequence for that I thought was well done. I also do really like the notion that they are starting at a deficit rather than working to gain money. That was a nice genre shake-up. Agree with other folks who have said the handling of the buy-in for the debt scenario was sloppy, though. I'm hoping there are more unique nuggets like the working down debt idea. But for me, not off to a promising start. Bummer. |
| The way it started kinda made me think that I might find it disappointing because of them going tomodachi tomodachi, that was really cringey like after a shiawase crazy dude now we got a tomodachi crazy dude. But as it went on it got quite interesting. I'm really curious about their game. It's kinda similar to deatte 5-biyou de battle but it definitely feels like this anime might be better than that. I didn't read the manga but I did check out some panels and considering the manga art which is actually pretty good, it's just unfortunate that this got such average animation. |
| As long as the pacing and direction holds up, the animation should not be a problem if i should believe the source readers. |
NagIsa_09 said: Definelty feels like squid game. Im gonna keep watching this series to see how it ends up.This give me some vibes of Squid game lol but nice first episode. YuutaSenpai-_- said: Agreed. I love how the first episode sowed doubt into all of their motives. I think the MC is hiding alot more then he is letting on.Solid first episode, I really like the premise of this anime and I’m interested to see what direction it goes in. Yuichi’s character intrigued me a lot, very distrustful of his friends and he seems to have some sort of malicious side. The pacing is REALLY fast, hopefully it slows down a little bit but it doesn’t take too much away. Overall good start. PillowmanGames said: This was a great first episode no doubt. Hopefully the story stays this good or it will be a massive disappointment.I have high expectations on this! I really like this kind of story, so i was looking forward to it since the first time i went through the seasonal anime list. The only thing i don’t like is the opening, it’s just ok, not my style tbh... Anyways, hype! NextUniverse said: To think it was the money that started the entire plot... but then again money will corrupt anybody given enough time so i guess in that sense its not surprising.>keeping 20 mil in your locker. k. Aside from the inane premise, this is pretty interesting so far. I may enjoy it for the most part, but we have to see. I quite like game anime. Rem4lifexD said: I think the design there was intentional.... intentionally creepy XD. probably just part of the psychological thriller atmosphere the show is trying to establish. Great episode! Manabu in CGI with that creepy face is a bit... creepy xD. The pacing is quite fast it seems but it was overall a good episode! You really need to trust your friends... Looking forward to the next episode! Mod Edit: Merged posts, please use the edit function |
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| Another money gambling psychological game because it seems to be trending nowadays, well it's actually one of my favorite genre ever but too bad most of them are done in a shounenish way like how this one is starting, though the idea of friends all betraying each other and being dragged into the game because of one player is interesting, we'll see how it tuns out but with that MC I wish it was done in a seinen way like Kaiji xD |
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| Did not expect it to be quite interesting, didn't watch it till ep 11 is out 'cause it just doesn't look appealing. Thought it would be edgy tbh, High-rise invasion seriously made my expectations low for this genre of anime. |
| It was inevitable... |
Natsude_tanaka said: yeah me too haha looks like satire with the flashbacks and all the chessy anime linesstill keeping my expectation low for now |
| This anime is similar to Squid Game K-Drama in my opinion but they have a different where the main character must choose between a friend or money and they have a debt. Let's see what will happen on the next episode. |
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on | i'm planning to start watching this after it finished, but this is really interesting. i kinda regret not watching this weekly. oh my god Manabu has the same voice as Detective Conan. holy shit they didn't waste any time just straight into the plot. everything is right in my alley, Psychological always the genre that intrigued me. |
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| The reasoning behind them agreeing to play the game is so far-fetched it's ridiculous. Wonder where it goes from here though |
| Outside of the obvious Squid game this also somehow gives me Danganronpa vibes. Not a big fan of the quick introduction and pace so far as Yuuchi's dilemma of friends or money being more important feels silly. |
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| Stop comparing it to Squid Game when SG clearly was inspired by Kaiji lol |
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