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| This is very average for today's shonen standard. Even the Urusei Yatsura remake had better animation. Disappointing OSTs too considering the OG had so many legendary songs. |
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| This was a must watch for me back when it was on Toonami, so it will be interesting to see how the remake does. I enjoyed the first episode, can't really compare to the original as I haven't watched it in a long time. |
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| This show is fire. Never watched the original anime but I'm really hyped about this one. |
| I liked everything, but Kenshin's voice. It was far less manly than I would have liked. At least they hired a man this time around. Can't help but see Chagiri's ancestor. |
dragynfaerieJul 6, 2023 10:29 PM
| I only watch the some episode of the OG Anime here and there back when it was airing on our local tv. Now this is the perfect time for me to start it over and this time watch it properly. That was a really good introduction episode. Animation was nice, Music was good too. Rie Takahasi is Amazing as always, love to see her in this Anime. And of course there is the Controversy, I KNOW... I KNOW, but i'm just gonna ignoring it and enjoy the Anime. If you have a problem with that, keep it to yourself. just don't harrasing people that choose to watch this anime. |
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| I'm willing to give this reboot a chance but I'm also wary as reboots are tricky to pull off and often times the original is best left untouched. We shall simply have to wait and see but I would like to hope a bit this is more of a serious focused reboot. |
| Honestly so weird watching this in Japanese. All my life I've watched the OG in dubbed so this will take a while getting used to. So far, first episode was done really well. |
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| That was kind of boring. I know the original show was popular series back in the day but I never bothered to watch it so I was looking forward to giving this new show a shot. I wasn't impressed. The comedy wasn't anything special. The action was pretty basic. Hopefully it gets better, but as an introduction this was kinda weak. Highlight for me was the OP. |
| Watched the original version not too long ago and I feel this first episode did a good job staying close to it. I prefer this animation and am okay with the voice acting. Personally, I feel it's off to a good start. |
saikyozero said: LMAO you're delusional. JJK 1st episode has no impact? I guess you're one of those "small dogs bark the loudest" guy. I never even said anything about OG being better, only the soundtrack. Again you're delusional if you don't think the OG soundtrack aren't legendary. Those are songs still covered by famous vtubers/cover artists even today. The OG animation is definitely outdated but the fact that the modern one can only reach this level is highly disappointing especially when compared to big shonen adaption like JJK, KnY, Chainsaw Man, or AoT. This is only slightly better than Mashle and that's not really saying much.MoeGod said: This is very average for today's shonen standard. Even the Urusei Yatsura remake had better animation. Disappointing OSTs too considering the OG had so many legendary songs. Average? LMAO. Even JJK S2 Ep1 didn't had this impact on their first episode. The sound track and sound design on this episode is pretty spot on. P.S. Of course, you are one of those OG is better clowns, as expected |
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saikyozero said: Literally the best selling single EVER for Judy & Mary as well as Siam Shade and those two bands had so many other hits across multiple decades. Also go watch the live performance of TM Revolution in the 90s, just as the anime was airing, and tell me that reaction is because of "nostalgia". Oricon charts don't lie, unlike your opinion.MoeGod said: LMAO you're delusional. JJK 1st episode has no impact? I guess you're one of those "small dogs bark the loudest" guy. I never even said anything about OG being better, only the soundtrack. Again you're delusional if you don't think the OG soundtrack aren't legendary. Those are songs still covered by famous vtubers/cover artists even today. The OG animation is definitely outdated but the fact that the modern one can only reach this level is highly disappointing especially when compared to big shonen adaption like JJK, KnY, Chainsaw Man, or AoT. This is only slightly better than Mashle and that's not really saying much. To add, the OG song is legendary only because of nostalgia. Don't make me laugh, it's nothing special without nostalgia factor. Try asking someone who hasn't watch the OG anime and make them listen to that song. I see the score is dropping already. Probably will settle around 7.5-7.6-ish since it isn't likely we'll reach Shishio arc. Oh well..it is what it is. I suppose as fans we should be grateful it's not Shaman King though it's not exactly Hunter x Hunter either. |
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otakuweek said: 6.5 ???? people are serious?? puddinz said: pls😐..... why such low rating after only 1 episode ? The scores are weighted , so the number of users is extremely important. (That's why it's currently at 7.93) The rating distribution isn't that bad. JaysonNnN said: These around 24 episodes will only be a season 1, right? Yes. There is no confirmation as of now about a 2nd Season tho. DarkDooM2 said: Been far too long since I've watched the 90s anime, but from what I can recall this new adaptation seems to be quite a bit different. Maybe it's closer to the manga or something. Yes , the Original Anime made a lot of alternations in the first episode. Zweifooter said: great episode. I haven't seen the original yet, but does anyone know why the hell they translated his "de gozaru" sentence enders like he's the most British man alive? It's kind of irritating and distracting. Is it localizer autism? It stays true to the dialogues , and immerses us in the time in which it takes place. I prefer that to what they did in the French subs , they completely modernized the words here... theboyperet69 said: okay so this is just a remake of the first one right? Yes. JizzyHitler said: My memory of the original is very hazy having watched it more than a decade ago, but my immediate feeling is this is fine but I feel like the original had a better characterization of kenshin, its not radically different but I recall him being alot more of an unassuming goof so the contrast that he was actually really competent would feel greater I agree , the Original Anime was so much more faithful to the Manga in that. But the Author requested to greatly reduce the comedy aspect , to make it a little bit more mature there. |
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| Hoping to see more action scenes in the next episodes, overall it was pretty solid premiere episode. OP and ED slaps too. |
saikyozero said: KitsuFrost said: 27 years later eh... Well, this first episode was surely interesting. The animation is clean. The songs were good, but in my opinion they could have brought Sobakasu and Tactics in remastered versions, or sung again by their respective artists. The story is what we already know, so I'll just watch and hope the plot flows well (and finally not filleristic!) This time What if..... it will be an insert song later on? That would be great! Considering they actually do it (it might not happen IMO). Let's wait and see. |
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| I've only seen a few of its original anime and haven't properly watched it as a kid. Now's my chance to watch it. Off to a good start. |
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| This first Ep was good. The animation is not that close to a top-tier but the sound effects and voice acting is very impressive. |
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| ED clip was uploaded today (different time as OP) |
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| It's pretty good but it kinda lacks certain charm and also I'm not used to the voice especially Kenshin, I feel like he's not ikemen enough |
| I was looking forward to it being a little less goofy and meandering, but it does seem like it's lost some of its soul with the change. Just the first episode so hopefully as it gets fleshed out it surpasses the original. |
| That was great! only slight problem is: it feels like an adult megumin was lost in this realm and not seeing Kaoru for what she is...lolz cuz it's because of her VA lolz 5/5. |
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| I've never watched the old version of Rurouni Kenshin, but when I've heard that they are rebooting the series, I wanted to check it out and see what all the hype is about and from what I have seen right now I enjoyed it. Excited to see this journey will lead with Kenshin. |
| Alright, almost everyone know Kenshin is Battosai by now but for the few ones who don't the fist scene (which was great actually) is a huge giveaway. In the manga we are wondering who he is which is important to the introduction of the character and the twist of his identity. Basically that was a really good first episode and i will follow this remake with interest. This season will probably end at "this moment" given the number of episodes. Hope we get a full adaptation |
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Inuki said: Alright, almost everyone know Kenshin is Battosai by now but for the few ones who don't the fist scene (which was great actually) is a huge giveaway. In the manga we are wondering who he is which is important to the introduction of the character and the twist of his identity. Not really. Be it in the Original Anime or the Manga , there is a quick introduction to his legend at the start , where he's very clearly shown. |
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puddinz said: 7.96 isn't too bad but it is a bit lower then I expected. I think the score will slowly go up as time goes on, I remember when I watched the original that there was a huge contrast towards the more badass episodes in the later part of the series and the more chill episodes earlier on in the series. Once we get to later Tokyo arc and especially the Kyoto arc, people will probably be way more hyped and the score will rise.pls😐..... why such low rating after only 1 episode ? how can ppl rate a whole show after watching just 1 episode !? i really have high hopes for this cuz i could never watch the old one. now i can watch it as it gets released and maybe later i watch the old version as well ! |
| WOW This 1st ep was actually so nice I hope for more in future and a good adap cuz the last remake (shaman king) broke my heart and hope in remakes |
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| I still haven't got around to finishing the first anime adaptation yet. It was on TV in my country decades ago. Might need some suspension of disbelief, as Kenshin Himura moves way too fast yet is not lethal. Aren't dull/blunt blades worse because they would not give a clean cut? As far as I know, Kenshin is not a real historical character, right? RRK just has a historical setting with some real individuals and groups like the Shinsengumi. |
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carseatheadrest said: puddinz said: 7.96 isn't too bad but it is a bit lower then I expected. I think the score will slowly go up as time goes on, I remember when I watched the original that there was a huge contrast towards the more badass episodes in the later part of the series and the more chill episodes earlier on in the series. Once we get to later Tokyo arc and especially the Kyoto arc, people will probably be way more hyped and the score will rise.pls😐..... why such low rating after only 1 episode ? how can ppl rate a whole show after watching just 1 episode !? i really have high hopes for this cuz i could never watch the old one. now i can watch it as it gets released and maybe later i watch the old version as well ! Yeah… when i left the comment it was around 6,5! Thats why i was disappointed (not by the anime but by those who randomly give low scores without even watching it) |
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Fortress_Maximus said: Might need some suspension of disbelief, as Kenshin Himura moves way too fast yet is not lethal. Aren't dull/blunt blades worse because they would not give a clean cut? Cutting something with a blunt sword require a lot of strength , it's not that easy. We can say that Kenshin doesn't have enough of it to cut his enemies , and that they felt like getting hit by a baseball bat. But honestly , i feel like Watsuki just wanted to have a cool weapon. (There is other similar techniques/objects/characters with those mysterious pseudo-scientific explanations in the story.) Fortress_Maximus said: As far as I know, Kenshin is not a real historical character, right? His legend of Hitokiri Battosai is loosly based on Kawakami Gensai. puddinz said: Yeah… when i left the comment it was around 6,5! Weighted scores. https://myanimelist.net/info.php?go=topanime |
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