Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi Episode 2 Discussion

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Jul 13, 7:44 PM

#51

Arcanine369

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No other anime this season has even come close to this level of quality, this anime is truly a MASTERPIECE! 💯🔥 Anyone who says otherwise should get their eyes checked tbh.

Jul 13, 7:51 PM

#52

jai_es

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This would be so much better without the horrible attempts at comedy

Jul 13, 8:40 PM

#53

Feli_Esmeralder

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animejas said:
This episode once again leaves extremely conflicted. I'm not really a fan of the cast so far besides some potential maybe being there with Tokiyuki's character to grow, but Suwa's character and the comedy involved with the cast is fucking terrible and insufferable to the point of me not caring for the rest of the cast so far. The animation efforts with the comedy are definitely there and I can admire that, even if it makes everything feel a lot more insufferable and overexaggerated as a result. Even the antagonist for this episode, Godaiin was so over-the-top and corny where the animation and his overexpressiveness made me more annoyed with the actual show itself than just celebrating its animation with him particularly. But the actual episode did deal a bit with Tokiyuki's trauma a little and the fact that his brother was also screwed and betrayed, alongside his willingness to kill and take a step forward to getting revenge was really good and the actual action scenes looked absolutely sublime and some parts were even better than the high bar that the first episode set.

The series and its brutality and certain themes for Tokiyuki to overcome are cliche but have high potential here but the tonal shifts and the overall overexaggerated, comedic nature of a lot of the scenes, cast and villains seemingly are so dreadful to watch and sort of ruin the amount of fun I'm watching with the action here. It's easily the most conflicting start I've felt with a show this year, made even more conflicting since Yuusei Matsui did write one of my favorite series of all time and the comedy there I found more than tolerable and even liked in comparison to this. There is so much animation gold here and I'm glad that the second episode kept up with the quality but man, if the cast and comedy was better and had more to offer, this might be a contender for best anime of the season for me. Sadly, the faults are very, very hard to ignore with how 'in-my-face' they are so am not feeling that way so far. Epitome of love and hate so far lol.

I totally agree with this

Jul 13, 8:53 PM

#54

CQLLIST

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Jul 2021

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The action was pretty sick. Revenge.

Jul 13, 8:54 PM

#55

Alfredo-Sauce

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Man, some pretty brutal scenes were shown which shows how harsh life was back then but the deception was on another level especially by the uncle (glad he's gone). While the gag comedy was a bit off-putting I suppose it is used to offset the harshness.

Jul 13, 8:59 PM

#56

ryzxgum

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holy sakuga. this seems like one of the shows where i just watch it for the animation, because that's all pretty much that seems to be interesting about this.

Jul 13, 9:21 PM

#57

YagamiLight_1212

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Feb 2021

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Ah so the journey begins for our young elusive samurai. The animation and visuals were fantastic and I can’t wait to see what happens next week 😄

Jul 13, 9:59 PM

#58

DARM11

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Mar 2021

Great Animations!!

Jul 13, 10:32 PM

#59

Nico-chin

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Feb 2024

NigeWaka is such a masterpiece

Jul 13, 10:45 PM

#60

Animillion

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Yea, the comedy is only a bit worse than that ridiculous deer anime, but it destroys that overhyped series in every other way. The 2 Doga Koba anime and this have been a work of art so far, with this somehow looking the best.

Jul 13, 11:24 PM

#61

Batto079

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I think the comedy is good. The banter between Suwa and Tokiyuki is great and everything from the uncle while grim also worked really well in a visual comedy sense. I am a huge fan of the lightheartedness intervowen with the brutal violence of feudal Japan. The beheading of Kunitoki was shocking and unexpected but sets the stage for a really interesting journey.

Jul 13, 11:34 PM

#62

perseii

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Jul 2021

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This show is such a mess of amazingly creative animation, grotesque over-exaggeration and occasionally off-putting art style. Not to mention the unremarkable writing and weird humor and tangents.

I get a little disturbed and annoyed at times, but I'm also constantly amazed, and I kind of respect it.

Jul 14, 1:27 AM

#63

Kayro

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The different types of animation used (all good btw), make this show so much fun to watch!

Jul 14, 3:20 AM

#64

ShamaN_02

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Feb 2021

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I am really liking the direction of this anime!

Jul 14, 3:40 AM

#65

TheRealRouges

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Feb 2021

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The image quality in the series is crazy, it's not just good animations, it's creative as hell, good stuff for once

Jul 14, 4:08 AM

#66

Andrzej2

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I love visuals and how it looks hand drawn. Story is also interesting. But I absolutely HATE comedic moments. I would rather have whole anime in a serious tone and comedy only where it can be done with taste. But here we have excessive shouting which is supposed to be funny. How comedy is handled in this show seriously damage my enjoyment from watching. It's like suddenly smelling poop while eating your luxurious meal.

I had similar problem with Demon Slayer. Loved first episodes which were dramatic and serious. But then they added screaming dumb and dumber which made me not even watch more seasons/movies. Just couldn't stand them and their forced unfunny comedy.

Andrzej2Jul 14, 6:06 AM

Jul 14, 5:39 AM

#67

HuzaifaHabib

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Oct 2023

Fantastic episode with beautiful animation and Art Style. Fight animation is unique and I love this so far

Jul 14, 5:57 AM

#68

Myetx

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@Andrzej2 You summarised it very well. I wish they kept the tone serious.

Jul 14, 6:37 AM

#69

teraphIl1000

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The show is finding its footing; this episode was tremendously enjoyable!

I enjoyed the developments in the story, as well as meeting new, fun characters. The plot with the evil uncle was good; I found its resolution to be very satisfying. That action scene was gorgeously animated, and it had so much character!

Jul 14, 7:30 AM

#70

NirvashX1

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omg the animation is really super good !!!

also the battle scene is top tier animation !!

Jul 14, 9:40 AM

#71

Rosenfla

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Feb 2023

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Comedy still annoying
Story still ok

Jul 14, 10:19 AM

#72

MadanielFL

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Feb 2021

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The shotacon vibes really goes hard lol

Jul 14, 11:06 AM

#73

levibigass

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First of all, Coming form me this is the best show of this season only if they keep this pacing and the hold on to the animation.

secondly, I can't find a single flow in this anime,the first ep was perfect it shows how a first episode should be done to tell viewer about the world and about the people they are gonna flow through the anime the animation is so good and they make different styles of animation in just one ep whereas other anime can't even execute one style with proper animation, as per the story I have seen and heard this type of story 100 times but it's still delivers man, thats who influential it is,and as per everything else the comedy is on point the pasing is on points and the ending and opening has a solid kick to it
and most importantly I feel emotionally within 2 eps when a character is dying or being angry on characters who is betraying the kingdom and fingers crossed they don't mess up the ending or the pasing of this anime

(P.S.- why it is so criminally underrated nobody is talking about this ..)

levibigassJul 14, 11:10 AM

Jul 14, 12:04 PM

#74

Sigmar-Unberogen

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Nov 2013

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Oh, so that's what happened to illegitimate older brother. Disgusting and sad. Bastard uncle deserved worse fate. Got an easy way out.

Jul 14, 3:16 PM

#75

patkarunungan

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Jul 2023

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The art direction here is superb. I had a laugh at some futuristic items. It's not über realistic, which can be fun.

Also, let's celebrate his first kill.

Jul 14, 4:14 PM

#76

euuzaik

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Aug 2013

still feels like a 2013 anime in a good way

Jul 14, 4:30 PM

#77

WienGirl

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Jul 2019

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So disappointing.

The art style and animation are amazing, the plot is fascinating, but the constant shoving unfunny comedy into serious scenes is not only jarring it's incredibly annoying and unfunny.

Sticking with it for the art and animation, but already downrated it from a 10 to a 7, as the "comedy" is horrendously bad, and so missplaced.

WienGirlJul 14, 4:43 PM

Jul 14, 8:58 PM

#78

Artur_Moreira

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shotacon bait with the priest again

but the action in this episode is great

love the vibrant colors of this anime the color designer did wonder egg priority too according to his mal database page

@deg If every interaction and joke involving the priest and the MC is seen as "shotacon bait" by you guys, I think the real problem is something unresolved within you guys...

Jul 14, 9:06 PM

#79

deg

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@deg If every interaction and joke involving the priest and the MC is seen as "shotacon bait" by you guys, I think the real problem is something unresolved within you guys...

@Artur_Moreira again im not exactly super straight anyway so i know what im saying

Jul 14, 11:07 PM

#80

Shinuki_n_Reborn

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Jun 2013

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you guys are overreacting with the "comedic timing" and "tonal shift" thing. both episodes were very solid and balanced well all the elements. so far is easily a 10/10

@Kvnssin Western anime fans and the inability to deal with japanese blend of dark and comedy, name a better duo, it was the same shit with Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Jul 14, 11:10 PM

#81

Shinuki_n_Reborn

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@Andrzej2 That's a "you" problem, both series you're talking are big popular with japanese audience, so it's pretty obvious the problem it's not with the anime or the comedy itself.

Jul 14, 11:14 PM

#82

Jackson1333

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Jul 2019

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Man, It usually takes more than 2 episodes for me to call something my favorite anime of the season, but I think this is it, this is a blast.

Jul 15, 1:41 AM

#83

Andrzej2

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@Andrzej2 That's a "you" problem, both series you're talking are big popular with japanese audience, so it's pretty obvious the problem it's not with the anime or the comedy itself.

@Shinuki_n_Reborn

Because for some reason Japanese often think that characters screaming loudly is a peak comedy. I don't share this view and I have the right to voice my opinion.

Just because majority supports something it doesn't matter that it's right, are you stupid?

Jul 15, 2:31 AM

#84

WerewolfAshen

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Jul 2024

Still loving the art, the unusual style, and the major characters. I do have concerns about what sort of personality they're trying to portray on the shaman dude (mostly I think he's fantastic, but a couple of the jokes this episode were uncomfortable), but other than that this is a rare treat of a series so far.

Jul 15, 2:33 AM

#85

davidyodo24

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Oct 2019

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Beheading a child is crazy 😱

Animation looking really good, hopefully they can do it consistently every episodes.

Jul 15, 9:08 AM

#86

Reruzaa

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Jul 2017

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Damn, they went all out with the number of art and animation styles for the fight I really adore it.
Story is okay. Revenge sure is nice. can't wait for more.

Jul 15, 3:53 PM

#87

Alox_05

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Jun 2024

empecé a ver este anime a regañadientes, pero me terminó gustando muchísimo y la verdad esque el como combina lo cómico con la violencia y la temática seria del anime es algo que no se suele ver mucho, pero si debo decir que a veces arruina momentos que de verdad no requerían de una escena chistosa, y lo arruina. Fuera de eso está increíble.

Jul 15, 4:12 PM

#88

WienGirl

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Jul 2019

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Looks like the "comedy" is dragging the ratings down for this as it's now dropped below an 8.

It's a shame, as everything else about this is phenomenal, but the comedy is so unfunny and so annoying, as it constantly pops up in the most heart-wrenching segments and consequently drags you away from any emotions you might be feeling.

Consequently, every episode so far has been like watching two completely different anime - with styles of telling the story that just don't mesh at all.

Jul 15, 9:45 PM

#89

Teufel

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In general I don't mind tonal shifts, switching from comedy one moment to a more serious tone the next or vice versa is actually something I really love about some anime. The problem with Elusive Samurai is the comedy's not all that funny. And especially for me the more cartoonish gags with modern elements in this episode such as the little priestess holding up a printed sign, the trains, etc are like a terrible record scratch that drags me right out of the story.

Fortunately I loved everything else about the episode. I was not expecting Tokiyuki to get revenge so soon. The battle was fantastic, both visually and in that the retainers couldn't just overwhelm the uncle at the start and they had to change tactics. That the priest facilitated this and saw this potential in Tokiyuki is the first time I've been interested in the character. Has he had his eye on Tokiyuki for a while and saw this bloodbath and chaos as an opportunity? He's always acting like a big goofball but he's also at times had a slight somewhat sinister feel about him I can't quite put my finger on.

Jul 16, 3:39 AM

#90

wahwahworld

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Jun 2024

the vibrant colors + animation are so nice!! man this is so fun to watch, and that fight scene near the end?? i dunno if that style has a proper word but it seriously looked so cool, its super unique!! everything being in black and white except the slashes and eyes is just <33 i have no words

Jul 16, 4:52 AM

#91

Edentifrice

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May 2024

what a beautiful show ! i can't wait to see what's next

Jul 16, 5:26 AM

#92

JahidTanvir

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Oct 2018

This episode has other worldly animation. Enjoyed a lot.

Jul 16, 2:20 PM

#93

Soujirama

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Aug 2020

A million times this comedy/drama salad than those mid shounen/seinen like kaiju nº 06 (the accurate score)

Jul 16, 3:28 PM

#94

Pokitaru

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Man, the transition between comedy and drama is unbelievable. I don't know if I'll like it or not, but it definitely is unique.
Visually, it's great, but the cast so far...yeah, I'm not sure how I feel about that. Maybe I'll get used to everything "weird and quirky" as the series progresses

Jul 16, 3:33 PM

#95

HollowedSage99

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@Teufel I just wanna say that while stuff in the future is used as a gag, it's not just randomly put there,Yorishige see's glimpses of the future, so it is actually part of the story, it's more important later on.

Jul 16, 6:55 PM

#96

OneEyedGhoul177

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Jan 2021

Loving the series so far - the voice acting is very good and still always get a laugh a picturing Gojo's face on the priest during the episodes.

Its good to see the Tokiyuki isn't afraid to literally take some heads with his own hands.

Jul 16, 8:36 PM

#97

landofthekwt

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Our boi had to kill his uncle who betrayed his brother

Jul 17, 8:38 AM

#98

-_PM_-

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Jul 2022

The animation in this show has been incredible so far, hope they can keep it up. Story definitely has potential but at the moment it’s the presentation that is the main draw for me

Jul 20, 12:44 PM

#99

Treyv0n

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OMGGGGG I CANT WITH THE ANIMATION MAN LIKE CLOVERWORKS IS PUTTING IN FUCKING WORK WITH THIS ADAPTATION WHY IS EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ANIMATION SUCH EYE CANDY!?!? I love it man this episode gave me chills with how cold the animation was😩🔥🔥🔥

I like how Kojiro and Ayako liked Tokiyuki right off the bat and they didn’t dislike him at first I thought they’d be against serving a lord who’s lost his entire family yk

Poor Kunitoki I felt so bad for him when his uncle was beating his face in that’s why bros face was so bruised when those 2 guys were talking about his execution bro didn’t deserve that man😔

The fight with the uncle was amazing man I like how all 3 of them couldn’t take him down since they’re just kids it’s realistic that a child couldn’t be able to take down an adult that’s trained with the swords for years nice touch for me tbh

The 3d camera movements in this episode went hard man I swear there’s so much good stuff from this episode that I can’t talk about all of it without getting tired of typing haha I’ll just say this episode had a lot of good animation cuts especially the parts where the swords were clashing during the fight with the uncle Kojiro and Ayako went OFF🔥🔥🔥

I’m so glad Tokiyuki killed off his uncle that shit was so satisfying to see all for the reason that I thought this show would make Tokiyuki someone who’s too nice to kill but nahhhhh my boy is a KILLER🤣🙌🏽

Shizuku’s eyes looked so fucking pretty man she has the best eyes in this show up there with Tokiyuki😩🔥🔥

Treyv0nJul 20, 1:16 PM

Jul 20, 1:19 PM

#100

Jarito_

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Aug 2023

It´s...perfect

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