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Swaggercandy said: Kobayashi is pretty messed up in the head considering he thinks its fun to be a murder suspect. Other than that, pretty interesting so far. Stole the words right out of me as that is what I initially thought. |
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| this anime caught me of guard. Really like the tone and the story so far seems interesting. I don't know why this anime made me remember Hannibal. Good start! :) Is it me or the MC is like a (more) psycho Nagisa from assassination classroom? |
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Stark700 said: [b] Very bizarre start though:  This is going to be a dark ride. Also kinda liked the ED theme song. I like the homeroom teacher and somehow I had a feeling that in the beginning of the anime that he was a trap |
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| This anime is simply bad. |
| I really have to see more so i can say anything.I can only say now that megane-kun is annoying. Oh, right - have to say that OP was nice, and ED really awesome. |
incompleteAEGISJul 2, 2015 3:34 PM
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| nice to see lerche taking the mystery approach for Ranpo Kitan to the next lvl. not revealing any characters face till the right moment surely builds some sort of suspense. lets see how well they can utilize this in later episodes. the animation isn't anything stellar but they seem to give me some assclass vibes. looks like this studio is starting to give itself an identity. this whole crime detective thing is surely interesting. seeing a couple of them as made me appreciate it more. the source seems to be some great work so I'm guessing that is whats really going to determine how well this anime is. lerche is doing fine with the direction part, as i stated the reveal of characters. there are some creepy ppl in here and the mc seems too calm i guess this will really be a fun ride. Mod Edit: Removed baiting. |
TyrelJul 2, 2015 3:51 PM
| I liked the first episode a lot, I wonder who the killer is & also Kobayashi and Akechi look a lot alike. It will be interesting to see how Kobayashi will prove that he is not a killer. This anime started with A BANG. |
| Mc seems like a crazed trap. |
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| I'm pretty sure i can totally see where this is going lmao its still interesting tho, i wish i had all the eps so i could watch them all having to wait one week makes me vr mad |
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Xephandor said: llcruz said: When they showed the dead teacher I thought it was a doll... I don't know why but that didn't really looked human. I wonder if that wasn't on purpose. Some way to show some kind of detachment from death, you know ? Since Kobayashi seems actually pretty fucked up... Huh... that's interesting.... never thought of it that way. That might be true, it makes sense. |
Shonase said: Can't get over Kobayashi being a guy... I'll never know until I saw the word "boy" then looked at his pants. I thought it was a skirt LOL. |
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| Mc seems crazy. I like horror + mystery type shows so I'll keep watching this. |
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vodall said: Dumb as expected, but I'll stick to watching it for the laughs. Also, I could have understood if the background characters were just in black and white, but why are they gradients of all things? I'm guessing that the 17-year-old detective is the killer and the protagonist will have to find a way to indict him. You can't get more straightforward than this. This is based on Edogawa Rampo books, where Akechi Kogoro is sort of a japanese version of Sherlock Holmes and Kobayashi as Watson-(ish). While this is very loosely based on the books, I am pretty sure they are not going to change that aspect of the story. |
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| Looks like Hashiba is the most normal guy in the trio, gonna keep watching. |
| Kobayashi is a boy 0____________0 Human Chair murder OMG He's gonna prove his innocents. All of this fun : 0 |
yAleksandr17 said: Angela33 said: You are confusing, Akechi is the protagonist MC in both the anime as in the novel, Kobayashi is the heroine and Deuteragonist. It is quite clear in the matter related to the anime that came out in Newtype. Yes Kobayashi is a boy so much in the novel as in the anime. Hashiba is triggered the worst character this season Damn that most annoying character this Hashiba, is triggered the worst character of the season, totally bland, boring, annoying a total shit I have only one question, do you think most of the series will take place on Kobayashi's or Akechi's point of view? PD: Everyone that loves Inaba Himeko has a great taste in my opinion :3 , The first three episodes is introducing Kobayashi, to prove that he is a whistle follow Akechi, then narador and the story turns on Akechi and cases. It was one of the best novels I've ever read about mystery and detective. And another Kobayashi is not a trap, he is a man, the more people often confuse it with a woman The story will be fantastic, starting the moment Kobayashi becomes accepted by Akechi, there begins the resolutions of mysteries and crimes. You guys have to take it easy, because the first episodes are about Kobayashi acceptance. Okashi_sama said: Man, this is awful. The MC is way too annoying with his attitude. And why the hell did they make him a trap? Ahh, I'm kinda interested in the crime and the real killer though, I think I'll give it a few more episodes. The MC is Akachi, this is the part of introduction and Kobayashi of acceptance. アケチ（明智） 声 - 櫻井孝宏 主人公、宮内庁から公認されている特定未成年の探偵。高校の入学試験でオール100点を達成するほどの天才的な頭脳を持ち、事件解決に協力する事を条件に、国から不登校を許可された男子高校生。缶コーヒーが好物。 コバヤシ（小林） 声 - 高橋李依 男子中学生。他人に無関心でマイペース故に周囲から浮いているが、ある事件でアケチとの出会ったのを機に、彼の助手として事件捜査に協力する。中性的な見た目で、小学生の頃から女の子に間違われる。 Aketi (Akechi) Voice - Takahiro Sakurai Specific minor detective that has been certified from the Imperial Household Agency. It has a genius brain enough to achieve 100 points all in the entrance examination of high school, on the condition that the cooperation in the incident resolved, male high school students who are allowed to truancy from the country. Canned coffee is favorite. Kobayashi (Kobayashi) Voice - Takahashi Lyot Men's junior high school students. Although floating from the indifferent pace therefore around to others, to the opportunity of the met in a certain incident with Aketi, to cooperate in the incident investigation as his assistant. In androgynous look, it is mistaken to girls since I was in elementary school. |
Cr7_vi_BritanniaJul 2, 2015 5:02 PM
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| I'm intrigued by this. Still, I can't get over the fact that he's a girl - like what's the purpose of that? |
| Watching because it's horror. If this turns out to have been another Another with a promising start, compelling atmosphere and plot that falls flat by the end, and doesn't deliver on the horror as such, I'm going to be disappointingly upset. OP and ED are good, though. |
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| Damn Japan must really like their trap MC's lol I didn't like the silhouettes that much since it just seems lazy imo but aside from that, a pretty promising start. Love the OP. Very nice piano touch in the background. The ED sounds nice as well. Love the singer's voice :D |
| MAL: A community that thinks every anime is bad, but rates everything a 7/10. |
| A fairly boring pilot with bland characters. Likely to drop this one in the next couple of eps. |
| I'm in love with this. |
| To think i almost missed this...i see some potential in this series...let's see what else is next :) |
| Eh, sounded and looked a lot better than it turned out. I think my main problem is Kobayashi looking like a girl and his personality just seems annoying. I'll give it a few more episodes since nothing has built up yet but it's not looking good imo. 5/10. |
| i love this and how th girlish look like boy found it fun whn he woke up in that situation |
| Pretty interesting !!! that was quite the strong start they gave us there ! |
| Seems cool enough to keep watching. Kobayashi is too damn cute. Hashiba might be gay and that is just awesome. |
devinder said: Seems cool enough to keep watching. Kobayashi is too damn cute. Hashiba might be gay and that is just awesome. devider even if you know their a guy if they look and son like a girl what would u think the revolution of traps |
| First, dat ass. Why now? And I certainly won't hire this team to do the adaptation. "The butterfly dream." 庄周梦蝶, probably one of the most overused story in any medium, let's see if they can pull off something creative. Calmly staring at his teacher's horribly dismantled corpse and say this with no signs of shock or disturbed. "From this day on, my life is no longer boring." Yep, there goes all my sympathy towards the MC. And I can't wait for the reason why he is acting this way. The show is laying down the rules, now I have to pay attention if it broke any. I think there's a more serious crime here, they are raping the source materials. |
raveninthemuddleJul 2, 2015 6:16 PM
| Can't stand the trap MC. Why is that even a thing. Not to mention how much a a brainic he is, seeing the number and tracing it to the apt. Also completely emotionless. Teacher is murdered, doesn't care cause this is fun!.... Then the 17 year old "genius detective" calling the shots. Plz, what an edge fest. The silhouette extras are a really annoying and lazy trend in anime these days. But it sounds like this "game" could be interesting, but I'm already really disappointed in it's first impression. Terrible cast so far, interesting scenario, the art is decent besides the character designs, the soundtrack is good. Complete meh so far. |
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| Adapted from an edogawa novel...but of course it had to have shitty anime tropes like traps, overly cutesy teacher and cat ears. I bet you a fking tasty hotdog that that crap isn't in the original work. Sick opening though. Love its style and choice of song |
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| This is an interesting show! Always in for these crime shows :D |
"If you have time to think of a beautiful end, then why not live beautifully until the end?"- Sakata Gintoki, Gintama  |
| I really like the unique approach they took with showing the characters, it's always nice to see something different. The OP and ED were also pretty damn good. The budget isn't too high but it makes do with what it has. I see potential for it to be a nice little sleeper hit but if there's one thing to say for certain, I would a Kobayashi. |
| Wow, that was bad. Wow, that was BAD. That may have been the most uninteresting first episode to a mystery show I have ever seen. |
| having pretty mixed feelings about this but i'll give it a few more OP will most likely grow on me ED was great though. |
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| wtf is this a trap mc wtf? well never mind I'll watch it anyway I'm hoping for this series to turn out something good I'll give it 2 more episodes I thought mc was a girl I'm disappointed in this show I mean just look at his ass |
CnonJul 2, 2015 7:03 PM
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Takuan_Soho said: And you had the most uninteresting post of any thread I have ever seen. I'm sorry I failed you, doll. I'll try hard to make a good wife in the future. Well, let's see. 1. A dull and uninteresting protagonist as well as an assortment of equally dull side characters. 2. Emotionless and detached dialogue. 3. Absolutely no buildup of tension. 4. A 32-year old neko loli teacher. Are you happy now? :))))) |
| Oh lol didn't know amazarashi would contribute the opening for this one,nice. It has potential,but the start was kinda weak.I'll stick with it and see where it goes :) |
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| I really like the OP. Yup, the MC reminds me a lot of Nagisa. Seems a bit eh for me, but I'll keep watching. |
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| Still dont like Lerche's style at all. Another series with a lame and annoying trap MC that they try to make look cool. The shitty gradient silhouette characters look awful, not to mention it screams "lazy." And a kawaii/neko teacher. |
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