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Reply to ancient20
oh that menacing smile
| @ancient20 I sometimes wish I could just click LIKE on some posts, but I know it is not how the forums work. :) Appreciate this screenshot a lot. |
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| @Ken_shiv_10 if we were talking about office workers or everyday civilians, but these are people who do this for a living. Not rookies either, even if they've only dealt with small fry monsters. Privates in the military and police kind of adhere to a chain of command, even if they panic, they usually overdo it, not just cry and run away. But again, these were not rookies. My point is: even if they hadn't encounterd that boss, they should've been killed by their incompetence long ago. This is not "if I was there it wouldn't have gone down like that" talk. It would be like going to mcdonalds and having a burger served with no meat. I get you are not chefs, but damn, this is lower than mediocre. |
| Need to stop comparing it to the Manhwa but this is just awesome to see everything go into animation. It's crazy. |
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I moved over to the Japanese dub + name version. :) |
| MALoween✟Mansion (2024) Candy Basket 🎃: |
| Another great episode. Having already read the manhwa full I really begin to appreciate what anime can bring to the table. This entire dungeon sequence has been quite tence and it built up tension much better then the manhwa since thats just panels so theres only so much it can do. Plus the music and voice acting is great. But man that mauling scene was brutal. Pretty sure it was just one panel in the manhwa but this was a hot minute of just him being stabbed and slapped around. Cant wait for next episode when things really start beginning. |
| Yuritopia FTW!!!!!!!!! BANZAI TO YURI !!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Alright, now we are talking. It would have been much better if they released the first two episodes as a special as planned initially (from what I've heard at least). I'm glad the animation is holding up and they kept it gory. I can't wait to see some of my favourite moments from the manhwa animated. |
| yo, Jin-Wo is brutally "slaughtered" in the dungeon, but it's so perfectly realised with this almost religious context of these "living statues". So this is how his life ends??? Anyway, really well animated and this OPENING HITS DEEP!!! so hyped- |
| A wonderfull episode, which was full with action. 10/10 a very good episode. |
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Reply to Yuyuichi
To avoid confusion about character names:
There are two versions of the Japanese dub.
If you watch on Crunchyroll or Netflix, you will hear the Korean spoken names, which were the original names for these characters.
However, if you watch the Live broadcast or on Amazon Prime Video, you will hear the Japanese spoken names, for those who read the Japanese version of the manhwa.
As a result, Japanese voice actors have to perform two takes, one for the Japanese names and another for the Korean names.
A-1 Pictures is doing justice to this series in order to appeal to different types of audiences.
The opening is so great! Hiroyuki Sawano himself, along with TOMORROW X TOGETHER, adds to the hype! The animation, cherry on top.
The ending theme by Krage, is incredibly beautiful and the visuals are stunning.
Taito Ban, the voice actor for the main character, is doing an amazing job!
During a D-Rank dungeon raid, E-Rank Hunter Sung Jin-Woo and his raid party stumble upon a double dungeon. They decide to investigate, but realize too late that it's a trap. They find themselves locked inside with no escape and surrounded by statues that kill them for the slightest mistake.
The episode effectively captures the despair and raw human emotions of the cast. It feels incredibly hopeless, as everyone is desperately trying to escape. Jin-Woo is definitely the mvp of the group, carrying everyone through all of those puzzles.
I found myself completely engrossed in this episode. The overall atmosphere, animation, and soundtrack all flawlessly culminate towards the end. The gore and brutality is remarkably well done.
This episode feels like reading the manhwa for the first time. I still remember how intense this arc was.
It's too early to make this statement, but considering what's shown and the pacing of the episodes, it's possible that A-1 Pictures is adapting Chugong's novel. This implies that the story will be better paced, and the characters and world-building will be more immersive. If A-1 Pictures can consistently produce episodes like this, then we are in for a treat.
By the way, there is an official Korean dub for this anime available on aniplus. The voice acting is on par with the Japanese voice actors. I can't wait for the Korean dub of episode 2 tomorrow.
Jin-Woo has completed a quest? This is where the show truly begins.
The weekly hype for Solo Leveling is definitely back!
That smile... That goddamn smile...
There are two versions of the Japanese dub.
If you watch on Crunchyroll or Netflix, you will hear the Korean spoken names, which were the original names for these characters.
However, if you watch the Live broadcast or on Amazon Prime Video, you will hear the Japanese spoken names, for those who read the Japanese version of the manhwa.
As a result, Japanese voice actors have to perform two takes, one for the Japanese names and another for the Korean names.
A-1 Pictures is doing justice to this series in order to appeal to different types of audiences.
The opening is so great! Hiroyuki Sawano himself, along with TOMORROW X TOGETHER, adds to the hype! The animation, cherry on top.
The ending theme by Krage, is incredibly beautiful and the visuals are stunning.
Taito Ban, the voice actor for the main character, is doing an amazing job!
During a D-Rank dungeon raid, E-Rank Hunter Sung Jin-Woo and his raid party stumble upon a double dungeon. They decide to investigate, but realize too late that it's a trap. They find themselves locked inside with no escape and surrounded by statues that kill them for the slightest mistake.
The episode effectively captures the despair and raw human emotions of the cast. It feels incredibly hopeless, as everyone is desperately trying to escape. Jin-Woo is definitely the mvp of the group, carrying everyone through all of those puzzles.
I found myself completely engrossed in this episode. The overall atmosphere, animation, and soundtrack all flawlessly culminate towards the end. The gore and brutality is remarkably well done.
This episode feels like reading the manhwa for the first time. I still remember how intense this arc was.
It's too early to make this statement, but considering what's shown and the pacing of the episodes, it's possible that A-1 Pictures is adapting Chugong's novel. This implies that the story will be better paced, and the characters and world-building will be more immersive. If A-1 Pictures can consistently produce episodes like this, then we are in for a treat.
By the way, there is an official Korean dub for this anime available on aniplus. The voice acting is on par with the Japanese voice actors. I can't wait for the Korean dub of episode 2 tomorrow.
Jin-Woo has completed a quest? This is where the show truly begins.
The weekly hype for Solo Leveling is definitely back!
That smile... That goddamn smile...
Yuyu1ch1 said: By the way, there is an official Korean dub for this anime available on aniplus. The voice acting is on par with the Japanese voice actors. I can't wait for the Korean dub of episode 2 tomorrow. the korean dub for ep 1 was really good, looking forward to checking out ep 2 (if I can find it again) |
| Voice actor went crazy wtf |
Goodnight, Punpun |
| lost a bit of the momentum at the start but it was an okay episode and an okay opening. there's the freaky smile and damn park got bisected vertically. the ending visuals gives csm vibes to me for some reason. |
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| *Slow applause* I didn't think they'd be able to capture that statue's creepy smile as well as the manhwa but BY GOD they did it. I got them chills all over again. They also did the last bit so well as the "timer" went down....ouch man. I think I held my breath through that even though I knew what was going to happen. Aw man....but the back of mind does wonder with this rate (and it's a good pace I ain't complaining --except that NEEDNEXTEPNOW) how many seasons will do this series justice... |
(My avatar is an original creation-please don't take it) |
| Why the weakest, our MC, is the only one being useful among all those who are - on paper - stronger than him? simple explanation: since hes the weakest, he is "used to" being in near-death situations. everyone is in panic mode while he is the only one able to stay relatively calm, think and analyse. |
| Yeah, this is straight out from the trope of those self insert pandering light novels. "Everyone is idiots except me" Basically they have to forcefully reduce every other side character's IQ to 0 to demonstrate how useful/ resourceful mc is. The translator guy who translate the tome, and also the most experienced guy straight up forget what the 2nd and 3rd commandment is, and need to cry and seek advice from the mc cuz they know they're all useless and need mc to come up with all the solutions. You can say fear clouded their judgement, however, we're dealing with people that has experience of B dungeons, and have couple years of experience, and you tell me they don't have any stress/ fear resistance COMPARE to mc who only do D and E dungeon before by leeching at the back of other party? We're not talking about newbie/ normal working citizens here. We're talking about veterans with lots of life and death experience in a dungeon for years. Also, from the first episode, we can tell MC is a reckless guy who doesn't use his brain to fight base on his past experience and the goblin fight. He knew he is weak as hell, but still insist of fighting with his shit dagger straight on, instead of coming up with any strategy to overcome his weaknesses. All he does is being reckless and get injured and drain all healers' mp so she cant heal anyone else anymore. And you tell me in episode 2 he is a strategic master who is good at analyzing enemies and the only dependable guy in the pt that can come up with strategies? That's not how the author present him in episode 1. But ofc, the production quality is good and it has a lot of gore/brutal scene and it's from Kr, so same trope that're straight from Japan toilet light novel would get insanely praised instead, while the same trope from those genres will get a 6.xx or 7.xx cuz "it's too stupid" amirite? |
Ventus_SJan 13, 5:39 PM
Reply to IhnalakoKaina
My issue is with the fundamental elements of the source. High levels of exasperation at the ineptitude of these morons. I believe that their shortcomings when facing an s-tier foe would have gotten them killed when going aganist what they usually do long ago. The disregard for guidelines, insubordinance, lack of reasoning, problem solving and organization and overall cowardice.
I cannot force myself to accept that this is how a security/combat business would operate and overlook it. It must not have been so hard to put some more thought into these details, and frame that encounter in a way that makes it seem like despite doing everything correctly, they were too weak to handle it. But maybe then the mc would not have had a reason to hate them, so keep a just a tiny little bit of cowardice and incompetence.
In so many words, well, that was dumb. And not very dramatic or tense. As in Sung obviously was going to survive. 6/10. Begining to think that the manwha is popular mostly due to art, and not substance.
I cannot force myself to accept that this is how a security/combat business would operate and overlook it. It must not have been so hard to put some more thought into these details, and frame that encounter in a way that makes it seem like despite doing everything correctly, they were too weak to handle it. But maybe then the mc would not have had a reason to hate them, so keep a just a tiny little bit of cowardice and incompetence.
In so many words, well, that was dumb. And not very dramatic or tense. As in Sung obviously was going to survive. 6/10. Begining to think that the manwha is popular mostly due to art, and not substance.
| @IhnalakoKaina Completely agree with you. Read my analysis from the earlier post too. But ofc by having good production quality and some sprinkle of gore, the average anime fans will nvr think of those and praise "it's a masterpiece, best episode i've ever seen" |
Ventus_SJan 13, 5:38 PM
| The opening slapped, the episode slapped, the ending slapped. I'm very excited. |
| That was brutal, the tension in the dungeon, and the despair of the 'Hunters' as they watched their comrades die before their eyes. The soundtrack of this episode was beautiful; it complemented the atmosphere they were in very well. Jin-Woo was the key element in keeping them alive since he was always on the verge of death several times as the weakest among them. The visuals of the OP look quite good. I haven't read the manhwa, but it seems the OP may contain spoilers. The ED provides a good conclusion to this episode that leaves me wanting more. Fortunately, Jin-Woo has a second chance. |
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| Damn that was really good, I wish they would have a started the anime with a longer first episode exploring a bit more of the story/world because it's too hard to have to wait another week to see what comes next! |
| the legendary statue what a smile ㅋㅋㅋ scary for me, really really what an episode........ |
Reply to HeroforFun23
Is it only me noticed that the hunters are too dumb they don't even use their brains and they relying on MC too much for impression
| @HeroforFun23 Yeah, this is straight out from the trope of those self insert pandering light novels. "Everyone is idiots except me" Check my full analysis in page 3 of the discussion. |
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