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| Goblin scene frightened me 0____0. Ranta went crazy on it. They experienced their first kill and learned from it. Dat OST Seeds song <33. |
Nexxkinn said: God, what were both director and commite thinking? putting 6 minutes of full SoL-like insert song minutes AFTER that god-it's-horifying-my-hand-went-shiver scene? really? shall we add SoL for this show, please? This is beyond stupid. Was thinking the exact same thing... |
| Alright, that's more like it for me. I think that long-as-heck montage made up for a lot of what boob talk could have been, but again I think for others who don't have the patience to sit through that, it (understandably) seemed like a chore. I actually really liked the montage though; it kinda gave me more of a look into who everyone was. That kill was hard to take, as I think it was supposed to be. I feel like they effectively allowed the audience to develop empathy for the goblin, which kinda makes you question the morals of the characters as well. Anyway, you know what? I'm glad I didn't secretly drop last episode. I think for now I'm down. |
Swiggy said: Alright, that's more like it for me. I think that long-as-heck montage made up for a lot of what boob talk could have been, but again I think for others who don't have the patience to sit through that, it (understandably) seemed like a chore. I actually really liked the montage though; it kinda gave me more of a look into who everyone was. That kill was hard to take, as I think it was supposed to be. I feel like they effectively allowed the audience to develop empathy for the goblin, which kinda makes you question the morals of the characters as well. Anyway, you know what? I'm glad I didn't secretly drop last episode. I think for now I'm down. I don't think people bashing the montage isn't really about patience, but where it was placed. Like a super calm SOL sequence out of nowhere after such an edge lord killin scene |
RockerXDJan 19, 2016 12:15 AM
| Damn, Hiroyuki Yoshino's voice acting is really spot on and perfect for Ranta. I am also liking Zakki and Hosoyan's voice but they keep on giving me memories from Eternal Suffering. The tone shifts are REALLY awkward. My friend already spoiled me before I watched this ep but goddamn. You go from a serious action scene, to a super long SOL scene (WITH A FUCKING INSERT SONG) to a pervy scene...?! lmao okay But that doesn't mean I dislike this show. I'm neutral. As always, loving the watercolour art!! The acoustic guitar BGM in the Next Episode Preview is really nice. |
| I understood how the fight made it seem scary to kill something and to want to survive as the pray but ffs the goblin impales Haruhiro; tackles him down and jerks the sword inside him and everyone stands there watching a friend scream in agony for 10 seconds until Ranta finally saves him. Yume throws the sword impaled in Haruhiro right next to the Goblin. Pretty sure everyone knew the goblin wasn't dead at that point. Good thing Ranta was more courageous then the others. Seems like the group has a lot to learn still. RockerXD said: I don't think people bashing the montage isn't really about patience, but where it was placed. Like a super calm SOL sequence out of nowhere after such an edge lord killin scene Nice music but it really was out of place. |
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Necromia said: I understood how the fight made it seem scary to kill something and to want to survive as the pray but ffs the goblin impales Haruhiro; tackles him down and jerks the sword inside him and everyone stands there watching a friend scream in agony for 10 seconds until Ranta finally saves him. Yume throws the sword impaled in Haruhiro right next to the Goblin. Pretty sure everyone knew the goblin wasn't dead at that point. Good thing Ranta was more courageous then the others. Seems like the group has a lot to learn still. This is what bothered me a lot, too. I see some potential, but so far we are stuck with a team of overreacting people. I wish we could have seen the development of that other guy, what was his name, Renji? He sounds way more interesting. |
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Necromia said: Yeah, it seems like a song for later episodes. The only reason to put an insert song is to emphasize sadness (or a farewell or conclusion). So yeah, I don't really understand the direction of this Anime.RockerXD said: I don't think people bashing the montage isn't really about patience, but where it was placed. Like a super calm SOL sequence out of nowhere after such an edge lord killin scene Nice music but it really was out of place. |
| So they have a hard time with a single goblin, the fight was intense though. Good episode. |
| Wow, this anime is great. There's only been a few negatives so far. I reckon this anime tops this season. xcess090 said: While entertaining it felt like they over-exaggerated the whole thing, I know it's taking a life and whatever but it's a monster isn't it? Even if the act is a big deal I don't really think they should feel it like that (If it was a bandit or another human then yeah okay I get that one) but either way it was entertaining to see and then the SOL mode after was pretty good to see as well, the last bit though is completely unnecessary. It wasn't exaggerated. The execution was great and the flow was pretty natural. You should remember that they are still teenagers lol. They killed it out of fear and the remorse came afterwards. They weren't really prepared for it to begin with. ___ Yeah, I agree the song was weirdly placed. |
dissipatedJan 19, 2016 3:00 AM
RockerXD said: Fair enough. I feel like at some points in the montage, they were attempting to show some of the characters contemplating their kill just a little, and I thought that was a good bit to throw in. At the same time and within the same montage, the out-of-place bit comes when the girls are seriously just looking at panties. So I definitely understand that critique. Swiggy said: Alright, that's more like it for me. I think that long-as-heck montage made up for a lot of what boob talk could have been, but again I think for others who don't have the patience to sit through that, it (understandably) seemed like a chore. I actually really liked the montage though; it kinda gave me more of a look into who everyone was. That kill was hard to take, as I think it was supposed to be. I feel like they effectively allowed the audience to develop empathy for the goblin, which kinda makes you question the morals of the characters as well. Anyway, you know what? I'm glad I didn't secretly drop last episode. I think for now I'm down. I don't think people bashing the montage isn't really about patience, but where it was placed. Like a super calm SOL sequence out of nowhere after such an edge lord killin scene We do still get to know a little more about these characters though which is at least something good about it. |
RockerXD said: Swiggy said: Alright, that's more like it for me. I think that long-as-heck montage made up for a lot of what boob talk could have been, but again I think for others who don't have the patience to sit through that, it (understandably) seemed like a chore. I actually really liked the montage though; it kinda gave me more of a look into who everyone was. That kill was hard to take, as I think it was supposed to be. I feel like they effectively allowed the audience to develop empathy for the goblin, which kinda makes you question the morals of the characters as well. Anyway, you know what? I'm glad I didn't secretly drop last episode. I think for now I'm down. I don't think people bashing the montage isn't really about patience, but where it was placed. Like a super calm SOL sequence out of nowhere after such an edge lord killin scene Lol, how did you get edge lord out that? |
| i am still in love with the art tbh. the scene where they were fighting the goblin and how they felt killing vs dying was my favourite scene. that along with the insert song. |
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| This is what happen if ur Leader is Thief . Newbie Teamwork OP :v . I like that Ranta guy more than the Mc . |
Necromia said: I understood how the fight made it seem scary to kill something and to want to survive as the pray but ffs the goblin impales Haruhiro; tackles him down and jerks the sword inside him and everyone stands there watching a friend scream in agony for 10 seconds until Ranta finally saves him. Yume throws the sword impaled in Haruhiro right next to the Goblin. Pretty sure everyone knew the goblin wasn't dead at that point. Good thing Ranta was more courageous then the others. Seems like the group has a lot to learn still. Here's the way I see it. Are they honestly "friends" at this point in time. Yes they do live together and try to survive together but how long have they actually known each other? As I stated in a previous comment, they are new to the world. They were probably typical highschoolers going to school and doing typical activities. Now they are thrown into a life or depth situation. I think today's anime has really become unrealistic. The FEAR one would feel when they see someone being strangled, I would think, would overcome the bravado that many people here seem to think should of occurred. I think this situation better reflects what would REALISTICALLY happen in real life. They saw their "friend" getting choked and stabbed. We have no idea whats going through their minds... but if we think how old they are (14-17), they were probably scared to death. The end of life, death, it is real or becomes real to them. This is further shown when they all look scared to death after killing the goblin. There is no resurrection. There is no do over. It is to live or die. |
| First half was great. Second half was honestly pretty terrible. Insert song was super out of place and dragged on way too long, and then we get 3 minutes of Ranta explaining why he wants to peep on the girls to finish an episode that just 10 minutes earlier had everybody hyperventilating during the goblin fight. The show does have potential though. I keep feeling like someone will die soon because of how novice they all are. That will really cause the story to pick up. |
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| I really liked the thought part about killing a goblin. It's quite stressful because it's basically murder. Interesting to see the characters reactions. Smudy said: Some people really don't know what good pacing and realism in anime is. It's hilarious. I don't get people who hate this show. They might not like it because of the slow start but hate? |
AridusJan 19, 2016 7:03 AM
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| This was a really good episode UNTILL THE 8 MINUTE LONG SONG SHIT AT THE END THERE.. other than that it was really enjoyable. Like that fight scene was super intense... kinda surprised it ended the way it did. And I can only image what it gonna be like when they have to fight and kill a more intelligent demi-human like an orge, elf, etc etc.. This is gonna be a good show to watch unless there gonna put another 8min cooldown period after a kill or somthing like that... rather at least have them talking about feelings about killing another living thing or having some romance blossom like we saw... ( can we expect a love polygon?? I think yes ) Cant wait till next episode <3 |
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| I get a sense that one of the boys are gonna die (or retire, or be treacherous) soon. The genki guy reminds me strongly of one of the VA's past characters and you know who I'm talking about. Annoying background music. Poor monster. More fucking annoying background music. The last time I remember this happening was Railgun S and it was horrible. If they wanted to portray a kind of 'peaceful setting' before dark material comes they would have fared better with much less music and pared down dialogue IMO. I think I said this exactly last week but the setting and the way the world works is simply a medieval setting RPG copied and pasted into, at least until now, which is...extremely original. However the rather laid back attitude and colour use is fine for me, that is actually a change. The amateuristic attitude in this kind of series is quite new for me too. I like those bits. I like most of the characters as well. |
| Btw, it looks to me like most of them are young adults, not the typical high schoolers. At least the way Manato talked about casual drinking is atypical for the high school cast. |
| I expect characters start dying soon as they are both psychologically and physically unable to fight, which is indeed realistic from real world teenager, but ... It's cruel, but what the f*** they expected from being soldiers (or adventurers, i.e. killers for hire)? I know they pretty much lost their memories about the modern world except few suggestions, but one actually can expect that being killers for hire actually requires killing others for living! I expect that apprenticeship is actually a thing in generic fantasy-medieval universe, like they can't try with local blacksmith, innkeeper or merchant? It's not like they are actually forced to charge the enemy or be shot in the back. Also, who the hell is training those guys? Spear fighter is easier to train than sword fighter, if you want to be realistic. Why no one got the shield & sword or shield & Mace? Why can't archer & caster shoot the goblin from distance and force him charge uphill instead? Why archer and caster enter the fight when close combat guys are already engaged? Scared teenagers won't know any of those things but they were actually trained! Someone could teach a scared teenager to do dodging and stuff, but they can't teach them basic tactics? Where the hell is senior officer to actually coordinate this thing? What they are trying to achieve sending your grunts alone to the forest with minimal training? |
beast_regardsJan 19, 2016 10:53 AM
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| Well that was stupid. They fight worse than my friend's 6-year-old. Normally high school kids are being portrayed in anime as far more competent than they could possibly be, but in this case they were far inferior. Even if they don't remember their karate and kendo they should still do better than that. At being 2-3 times the size of the goblin one of them could literally just trip and fall on top of it and win. And don't get me started on the guy with the 100+ pound sword wielding it like a feather. On one hand you have the show trying to portray these characters as inexperienced and realistic and on the other you have one of them slinging around a sword that even a professional strong man couldn't. |
beast_regards said: The tactics come later. If you payed attention, they were taught to fight by their respective guild masters, by inference from our main protagonist training with the thief lady. They only recently learned how to fight as a team; the next town over, or the next episode, should show it. They will be dead by then. And I expect some raped-by-orcs drama for girls. Only logical explanation I can think of right now is that guy who hired them is either traitor or embezzling funds intended for protection of the town / village as he did nothing at all that would increase security on the frontier. (and as such should be executed for treason) |
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Eaen said: I don't remember your average citizen outrunning a cheetah or slaying bears. Size is not proportionate to the threat level in anime. For all we know, the goblin could be twice as dexterous as a human, stronger than an average man and more resilient than a sheltered human as a wild goblin. Having just watched 2 episodes with goblins *I* have a pretty good idea of their capabilities. That is sort of the entire point of a show. If you don't understand something about goblins by this point either the show has failed to tell it's story or you have failed to follow it. My point being the HUMANS in the show aren't behaving as humans should. At least not teenage humans, they are pretty much dead on 5 year olds. |
Eaen said: guild masters told them to use 'x' weapon or gave them a set of 'x' weapon and clothing And they are pretty much failure of the show. Why they send kids who can't kill the goblin to the forest instead of having them do some manual labour along with others, like building palisade around the town. If they are supposed to raise troops, why they are using to ineffective tactic without any supervision? Physically weak as archers (if magic possible, healers and magicians), more able to fight in the first line with sword and shield, if they are supposed to "organize away teams" then why they don't put one experienced officer to coordinate the group etc. They were able to to train average highschool student to run in full place armor while swinging 100lbs swords (tank) or dodge blows student of martial arts doesn't achieve without heavy training (rogue), but they are unable to organize the resource in any meaningful way. I don't blame scared kids for being scared kids, I blame idiots who are supposed to turn scared kids into soldiers for being incompetent. Today army recruit will get much more beating than those kids and it's still a walk in the park compared to medieval ages Eaen said: "You won't get shit money with other jobs. You will start as a slave, essentially, because no one will want to hire some nobody. Either you accept this token and get the full moon-contract to get better benefits so you can survive or you can do whatever you want in the wild with no money" Yeah, front line soldier have much better life expectancy. He tricked them to volunteer, I get it, but why they are wasting resources as such? I don't think he is inkeeper, he is hiring soldiers. So recruiter or other medieval variant. Probably in charge of defence hence incompetent, traitor or a noble (or combination of those). Not noble as he deals with low folks, but equally incompetent or lazy. Eaen said: For all we know, the goblin could be twice as dexterous as a human, stronger than an average man and more resilient than a sheltered human as a wild goblin. Hence, whoever is sending untrained or barely trained kids against this without any supervision and coordination while expecting a result is an idiot or traitor. Even if they used the wave tactics by sacrificing the kids like it was normal in medieval ages, they are doing it terribly wrong and wasting resources. That guy in the first episode should've been sent to front line for his incompetency against those supergoblins if not executed straight away, so I hope he will get what he deserves later on when most of the kids will be dead. |
beast_regardsJan 19, 2016 12:11 PM
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| tbh i dont expect much of this anime, but i'm watching it for art, i think they did a great job with it, that being said, i think today's episode was ummm kinda okie, less fan service and more focus on story, although i hope for faster base. in close; the anime is very typical and a let down for someone whos watching a lot for anime. |
Eaen said: They aren't wasting any resources. They owe nothing to these children. These people were either summoned to this world, whisked away unwillfully or some other means that the plot has not shown yet. If anything, 10 silver per person is a drop in the bucket if the red moon guild has government funding from taxation or other means They need soldiers, obviously, they can serve better as pikemen, archers or magical artillery when organized. Everything lived in hundred times worse condition in medieval ages that those kids were given. Thanks to magic they can actually live much better as wound healing proven and with right supervision cause more loses to the enemy without just dying. Selection of the fittest this way will create an supersoldiers that hate you but won't rebel only because you are protected by plot armour. There are quite a few shows that followed the same logic already. Show will try to show that goblins or orcs as a bad guys, but I will most likely see plot protected human organizers dead more. Actually, show was supposed to induce emotional response to audience. If you do have any emotional response, it probably succeeded. Ironically, I don't care for kids or goblin, I want to have guy in first episode dead by the most brutal way possible and he merely speak one sentence, so I probably don't have right reaction :-P edit: Well, it is fantasy show about monsters (like goblins) that would probably wipe out human race and I want human authorities dead first, so I probably have generally wrong approach to the matter. |
beast_regardsJan 19, 2016 1:31 PM
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| I get having a relaxed pace, but this goes beyond that. It's sluggish. It's like they're trying to stretch a very small amount of content to reach the 12 episode quota. Every scene except the goblin scene could have been half as long, and we would have gotten the same small amount of character development out of them. And the weird sexually-harass-the-female-protagonists scene that it seems every episode will have could have been cut altogether. That said, there are good points to the show. The artwork, a new spin on an old premise, the intensity of the goblin scene (which caught me off guard in a great way), seeing a group have to deal with their incompetence... I may give it one more episode, but I think this is going in my dropped list. |
 ...for I am a sinner in the hands of an angry god. Bloody Mary, full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails. Pray for me now, at the hour of my death, which I hope is soon. Amen. |
| What??? In the beginning, everybody was freaking out about blood and killing a living thing, then suddenly: happy-insert-song-nobody-talks-for-10mins, everything is going well----- the rest of the episode doesn't mention anything from their emotional-scared fight at the beginning?? Besides, what was this episode even about? It didn't have any plot progress. |
KilikcliaJan 19, 2016 5:53 PM
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| Very intense episode, imo this anime is extremely underrated. |
Grimoireq said: where did u get this information from ? how do you know its only 1 'cour' ? It's just about everywhere, it's on MAL for a start. |
| I thought the first episode was super slow and I wasn't too sure about the water colors, but did this episode change my mind about the show. The goblin scene really shows how dark it's gonna get from here on, and even though a lot of people say the song over the animation was lazy, I thought it was pretty great. The water colors are beautiful and really give this show a unique feel. I'm really looking forward to future episodes. |
SakurasouBusters said: Very intense episode, imo this anime is extremely underrated. Well just wait 1 or 2 more episode, surely the rating will rise |
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| The psychological part was well treated. It's rare that an anime take it time after a traumatising fight. The song are beautiful, I already like this singer :) |
| Finally Decided on putting it on my bookmarks, This show really puts that sense of realism how SAO could have been if put in a different path aesthetically the artwork reminds me of Tree of Saviour. Im sure this show would be great to watch I really cant wait for the next episode. |
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| Poor Goblin-kun, all he wanted to do was get some water from the river. |
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Kilikclia said: In the beginning, everybody was freaking out about blood and killing a living thing, then suddenly: happy-insert-song-nobody-talks-for-10mins, everything is going well----- the rest of the episode doesn't mention anything from their emotional-scared fight at the beginning?? Denial. I get that part. That part isn't done that bad. Samneillium said: It's like they're trying to force us to care about the characters, instead of actually developing the them Sadly, it's also main thing that story does, intimidation and psychological extortion of the viewers. Attack on Titan did this too. I am afraid we will in time stop to care eventually. Further development is rather predictable, guess who will die first or who is the traitor? |
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| I'd take this over any SAO-clone any day. This series actually likes to put time into thinking about a Fantasy World realistically. A normal dude suddenly transporting to a fantasy world iis an unfathomably horrifying experience, especially for someone who's lived pampered, and this series understands this. Honestly, I found this episode excellent in the fact that it takes time to review a calm-after-a-storm, the heartbreaking sentimentality of whether what they did to the goblin was right or wrong. (Instead, it looks like the people on here want more edgy shit). Digging it so far. Hope it continues this way. |
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| Nice little battle scene. It's also nice to see a fight where the consequences of one's actions, and taking a life, are weighed. The insert song in the middle was stupid and unnecessary, in fact, pretty much everything after the battle scene was boring. Hopefully it picks up. |
| Two episodes to kill a goblin, the development is so slow. I'm not such a big fan of OP characters at the beginning but weaklings without real charisma... It's kinda hard to like this. Especially the dark knight dude who shouts when hunting a prey. Otherwise, the art is beautiful with a watercolor feeling and the music is good. |
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| After that epic goblin fight I upped the rating I gave it on mal while the episode was still going on, and then came that shameless neverending musical shit-interlude in the second episode are they fucking insane?! Down with the rating again. If they pull anymore of this shit it's getting dropped. Don't need this timewasting bullshit along with my WOW-pugging PTSD getting triggered lol. Still, want more of that epic goblin stuff pls. |
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