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Apr 15, 2011 4:34 PM

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Looove the op!
Wasn't expecting this to be that good o u o
Apr 15, 2011 4:46 PM
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How is Erio so beautiful?

AND HER ROOM. I want that room.

;_;
Apr 15, 2011 5:06 PM

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Headtilt.
Headtilt everywhere.
Apr 15, 2011 5:12 PM
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Anyone hating on the OP needs to listen to it more than once to appreciate it. Animation and character design is complete win as well. Couple of shows this season I wish aired all their episodes at once and this is definitely one of them.
Apr 15, 2011 5:22 PM

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I just can't get enough of Erio. @________@"


Apr 15, 2011 5:53 PM

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kaze hiku noooo~~~
kaze hiku noooo~~~

shinbou-sensei, I love you!
Apr 15, 2011 5:54 PM

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Dear god i could not stand that OP,other then that i liked it coming from a non light Novel reader i thought it was *weird and unique* which isn't a bad thing at all i feel alot of the comdey is gonna come from the Random conversations like the dinner part haha.
Apr 15, 2011 6:39 PM

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The head tilts remind me of Bakemonogatari...

Ok first episode.
Apr 15, 2011 7:27 PM

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I watch anything by Shaft, but this was a lot better than expected.
It does resemble Arakawa, but with a younger cast. The pacing was spot on, I was watching this with a broad grin on my face throughout the entire ep, including the OP.
A male lead who concludes that a girl is so gorgeous, god had to correct it with a huge minus in the brain-department, is win in my book.
And aside from the usual head-tilts, it looks like they've hired an animator with a foot-fetish for this ep :D
Apr 15, 2011 7:52 PM

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Better than I had expected. Got kinda boring towards the end but was really good everywhere else. 5/5

No idea what this thing is going to be about so that's pretty cool.
Apr 15, 2011 7:57 PM
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Well, that certainly was bizarre... I'm probably going to enjoy it, but it's too early to tell. And to anyone who dislikes the OP, enjoy your dime-a-dozen, bland j-pop.
Apr 15, 2011 8:53 PM

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Very unique one that is for sure, but sort of interesting in the way that it may get batter. At least Erio got the futon off of her self.
Apr 15, 2011 9:03 PM
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I swear, Meme is Kawashima (from Toradora) in the future. ><;;;

Oh, and... MOE!!!
Apr 15, 2011 9:05 PM

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Well some bits were SHAFT like while others were like "Did SHAFT really do this?" - is this the start of a new side to SHAFT? Overall it was a fun episode; I definitely consider this one of the "must watches" of this season.

Also (I don't care as I'm not much into the fanservice thing but I'm curious...) Was the censor for Erio's panty shot due to the new laws being enforced where they want to ban the use of underage kids being displayed in inappropriate ways in the media?

Apr 15, 2011 9:06 PM

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torrentsven said:
Shaft delivers once again

This.

Also, DAT MUFFLED VOICE.
Don't forget.
Always, somewhere,
someone is fighting for you.
As long as you remember her,
you are not alone.
Apr 15, 2011 11:55 PM
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Stereotypicalis said:
this the start of a new side to SHAFT?


They started to change gradually after Bakemonogatari. Bakemonogatari was their show which combined anything they've learned throughout their history in a single show, it had most of their techniques and refined most, but it also invented some new (Headtilt, Gonzo cg artists, Eye-closeup) they pretty much kicked out all their old shit and are trying to be more normal and tone the artsy shit down, which is in my opinion a real shame.

That's the impression I get with them right now.
Apr 16, 2011 1:15 AM

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My moe sensors are tingling.
Apr 16, 2011 1:34 AM

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Blackiris said:
The main problem is:
But however strange was this episode, I chuckled a few times - because of the characters. Just... like mother, like daughter - the two of them are what makes me feel like watching the next episode. So... 3+/5 for this episode.
Nice pose comparison but then again recycling in anime what was done before is no surprise. Nice pointing out, I would never would have though so much resemblance is present. Whatever you do if you notice anything else similar in the future episode I would like to know. Thanks.
artist_for_hire said:
I missed watching a guy having to deal with an apparent nut case like in arakawa under the bridge (does Shaft like to make anime with nut case girls with alien obsessions?)
Yup, same here. I miss that too.

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Apr 16, 2011 2:40 AM

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I liked it. *thumbs up*
MOE.
Apr 16, 2011 3:48 AM
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Liking the art for this anime.
Love the character designs for the Meme and Erio.
Apr 16, 2011 4:03 AM

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"MOE" FTW! :D

Apr 16, 2011 4:33 AM

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So was this good or just freaking retarded?
Apr 16, 2011 5:04 AM

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OMG that ED <3

Thats one of the loveliest of ED songs. The ED alone is worthy to get the anime a very good score from me!
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Apr 16, 2011 5:05 AM

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Interesting kinda weird but I'm willing to tolerate it !!
Apr 16, 2011 5:38 AM

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I'm liking it so far~ it's sorta weird but what the heck, I liiike iiiitttt.
I really like the art. Erio's pretty, Makoto's cute. Damn, I think I'm hooked already.
Apr 16, 2011 6:12 AM

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oh boy, the OP made me want to bleed through my ears. ED's fine though.
Weird, weird girl though Arakawa had more retarded characters(oh, don't get me wrong. I adored Arakawa)
Have always loved SHAFT and always will <3
*laughs*...the dude and the aunt is funny!
Apr 16, 2011 6:14 AM

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This is like Gosick, except the loli thinks she's an alien instead of a detective genius. Either way I'm watching this.
Apr 16, 2011 7:17 AM

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Shaft, what else?
Apr 16, 2011 7:24 AM

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I have no clue what I just watched but it was interesting. Definitely going to stay on my watching list.

Was the Maria and George thing a reference to Mother maybe?
Apr 16, 2011 7:41 AM
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shadowyoshi said:


Was the Maria and George thing a reference to Mother maybe?


Thought the same thing and I'm pretty sure it is, since George and Maria also raised an alien kid.
Apr 16, 2011 8:55 AM

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this anime is so moe, fun and funny! *-*
I found the story very interesting, I think it will be one of the best anime this season! <3
Apr 16, 2011 9:12 AM

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cleo said:
A male lead who concludes that a girl is so gorgeous, god had to correct it with a huge minus in the brain-department, is win in my book.


I agree, a very witty and funny conclusion! Not just the fact that it came from a male lead though, it's just a great statement.

I liked Makoto as soon as he started interacting with Meme anyway, so it just confirmed that he's a good character in my eyes. He strikes me as a tsukkomi-type character and I love those types of leads.

I can't wait to hear what else he has to say when talking to people and in response to the strange things that Erio has to say.
"LET'S HOSPITAL!"
Apr 16, 2011 9:22 AM

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High levels of "what the fuck did I just watch".

Which is what makes it so fascinating.

WANT MOAR.
Apr 16, 2011 9:27 AM

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prismheart said:
Cute girl, I think this show will deliver some good laughs.


I agree, this first episode left a great impression on me. I love the characters so far, and the guy doesn't seem bad at all.

I think this will be one of the shows I enjoy most this season, I get a good feeling from it.
Apr 16, 2011 10:11 AM

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-Katsu- said:
shadowyoshi said:
Was the Maria and George thing a reference to Mother maybe?

Thought the same thing and I'm pretty sure it is, since George and Maria also raised an alien kid.

There are quite a few references to various works. I Googled one of the names that was mentioned and got Crayon Shin-chan, of all things.

This anime seems kind of boring to me. The conversations have a whole lot of arbitrary nonsense in them, and really the only things that hint at a plot are the beginning and end. Still, I'm interested in the premise, so I'll keep watching and see what they do with it.
Apr 16, 2011 11:41 AM

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First of all, the songs were AMAZING!! I liked how completely non-cliche this show is, in that its destroying cliches.

Erio was just adorable the whole episode, i'm hooked just on her

I kinda expected some more of the usual SHAFT-ness from this show, but for a while I just couldn't tell it was even SHAFT, which ironically, is just like them
Love & Piece

Apr 16, 2011 1:17 PM

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Cute show, very cute. SHAFT does well.
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Apr 16, 2011 3:34 PM

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… WFT DID I JUST WATCH?

Well, it’s SHAFT, it’s to be expected. It’s ridiculous and bizarre but that makes it quite enjoyable… to certain point.

Am I the only one who thinks the OP is terribly out-of-pitch, ear grating and squeaky?

All in all, it’s not exactly my cup of tea. I’m sticking with it ‘till the end, anyway.
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Apr 16, 2011 4:57 PM

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Promising start: Aliens premise + Shaft dialogues and takes = good stuff.
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Apr 16, 2011 5:19 PM

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dont know what to think about this.
Apr 16, 2011 5:19 PM

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Rhypo-oniichan said:
So was this good or just freaking retarded?


Obviously, both.
Apr 16, 2011 6:57 PM

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That was better then I expected. o_____o Love the ED!
Apr 16, 2011 7:28 PM

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milf... 39, holy fuck.
and more like +10 for seeing her face.
ah, just like the guy said, this is how god likes to troll us.. by having a visually beautiful anime with not much content
Apr 16, 2011 8:17 PM

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=O I'm looking forward to the rest of this anime series.
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Apr 16, 2011 10:46 PM

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Wow... A seamless Shitbo show? The annoying VA who voiced Arakawa's Kou & Bakamono's Arararararagi with his faggotry of a shouting voice doesn't voice the main guy? You gotta be kidding me! Well, since Shitbo did Soredemo Machi, he seems to be making less pompous 'artistic' crap, prolly ran outta ideas & sugar or getting tired of his new fapping obsession (The headtilt, with teh EYES before that) or something....

Actually, that's a good thing, for me at least, even though there are still some annoying aspects such as the GDOawful rather unfunny convo between the guy & his aunt regarding blanket girl. But since I don' read the source materials, I can only assume that it might be what it actually was and Shitbo faithfully adapted it.

Other than that, it was pretty enjoyable (especially the aunt, that's what I call 'authentic moe', not the moe shit kind) and I can only hope that SHAFT will be able to maintain this quality till the end cuz it looks to me like they already spent their entire budget on female characters' design, especially the oh-so-FUKKEN-blue hair....



If he's not with us, he's AGAINST us!!!

Apr 17, 2011 1:27 AM

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Awesome show.... MOE
Apr 17, 2011 2:56 AM

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Soredemo had a horrible first episode and that show turned out well. If the same doesn't happen to this moe fest then I'm dropping this like a motherfucker.
Apr 17, 2011 3:26 AM

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I liked the ED about the futons.
The show seems pretty enjoyable too.
Apr 17, 2011 7:54 AM

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That aunt is rather interesting.
Caring more about herself then her daughter and not even admitting she is there i wonder how that household has form that way.
I have to say tho with her being so strange it's not a surprise that her daughter is pretty strange as well the question is what was up with the start and why does she thing she is a alien?
Apr 17, 2011 9:15 AM

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The first episode is definitely fun. Shaft is doing pretty good on this one.
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