DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
| Tenshou, the director, in response to the feedback from the first episode: 昨晩放映されたRewriteの感想を見てみると、よく分からなかったって感想を見かけたんですが、今は解らなくても大丈夫ですよ。瑚太朗の秘密や世界の謎についてはこのあと時間をかけて明かして行くので御安心を！ Reading the impressions of Rewrite that aired last night, I saw that people said they didn't really understand it, but it's fine if you don't understand what's going on just yet. Later on it will take the time to explain about Kotarou's secrets and the mysteries of the world clearly, so don't worry! (translation courtesy of Usuzumiiro) |
| この世界には。。。秘密がある |
| Boring moe shit! Dropped! |
Hamelin said: Oh man, just hearing the soundtrack makes me so giddy. First visual novel I ever played and finished 100%, I don't know what to expect since it's only 13 episodes, but I hope they at least do Lucia's route. Heh, I wonder what option he chose on that survey ;). I dont know where you guys took that from, but the official information we have points to they not adapting any of the heroine routes, so as a fellow Lucia fan I understand your desire to see it, but we wont see anything more than a Kagari original route in these 13 episodes, and if there is ever a S2, it would be adapting Moon and Terra. Riptos said: Very fast paced but for it being one-cour I expected nothing less. The brief moment for Shizuru was absolutely amazing for me. I absolutely adored her in the game when I played it back in 2012 lol. This totally reminded me why in one short scene. Can't wait at all for when she gets more screentime. Lucia's "grrrrrrrrr" made me smile just like the game XD. Glad that Eri Kitamura is reprising her role as Akane as I never see her in anything anymore and she is my favourite Seiyuu. Lucia grrrr made me smile soo much, so adorable. Shizuru was adorable too. And yes, cant wait for Akane's famous sadistic lines! |
 |
| the monologue at the beginning of the vn was epic , in the anime they used like 4 sentences , also i hated how they rushed EVERYTHING |
| For someone who hasn't read the VN, I was confused at times with the direction of the story. Let's hope all of this is explained in detail later on, going by the response from the director himself. I find the art quality to be pretty decent, but compare it to Charlotte and there's quiet a gap between the two. However, the fluidity of the animation and the CG used for the fight at the end was impressive. Overall, this was a good episode, although certain parts of it felted rushed at times. |
| 5/5, I loved it. The chara design is good, this eyes remind me Clannad. I'm looking forward the next episode |
rsc-pl said: After rewatch my thoughts: It's not THAT bad. Not bad for people who knows the source material. Many references from all routes. It won't make any sense for someone who don't know the VN. It's just a nice alternative route (it could be a expansion for actual game, or OVA). Anyway, if you don't know the source material, I really don't recommend any of you to watch it. You will hate it probably. And still, art is a total garbage. And 3D models of not-main characters (sometimes in FOREGROUND) is a nail in the coffin. Not mentioning about the rest of super crappy CG, ugly backgrounds, SHITTY shading and ultra low resolution of scanned hand drawn frames of characters. Animation is not good too. Some scenes has misplaced frames. Totally misplaced. How to explain it... ehh.. OK here is correct frame placement: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 And here is some scenes in this episode: 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 In some places animation is just lazy and even strange (for example a scene when Kotarou is jumping on the road). I will give a chance for this anime, but remember - read the vn first, then watch it. The anime is made for both audiences and this is only the first episode, everything being explained in the beggining would be boring as hell, you know? |
| If I haven't read the vn I'd give it a... 2/5 at best, I reckon. But I have, and it's all thumbs up from me, for what I deem to be a perfect fan service iteration. It's going to be really bad in and of itself, but for those who already know what the plot's all about it's a nostalgic return to a damn good setting encompassing a number of lovable characters and a decent storyline. As a standalone it's going to be awful, but for those who have read the vn it's an ultimate form of fan service. As someone who's no idea what's going on: 2/5 (terrible pacing, poor character introduction, a disastrous first episode all around) As someone who's read the vn: 4.5/5 (the OST, all that nostalgia, Kotori, and holy shit the 'verse is back!) |
     |
| Damn that was good...I expect it to be all fun and game, but didn't expect it to be this good. A bit confuse here and there, but overall, it's good for a first episode. Wonder if the other episode will be 48 mins or just this one only. |
 |
Lustreless said: If I haven't read the vn I'd give it a... 2/5 at best, I reckon. But I have, and it's all thumbs up from me, for what I deem to be a perfect fan service iteration. It's going to be really bad in and of itself, but for those who already know what the plot's all about it's a nostalgic return to a damn good setting encompassing a number of lovable characters and a decent storyline. As a standalone it's going to be awful, but for those who have read the vn it's an ultimate form of fan service. As someone who's no idea what's going on: 2/5 (terrible pacing, poor character introduction, a disastrous first episode all around) As someone who's read the vn: 4.5/5 (the OST, all that nostalgia, Kotori, and holy shit the 'verse is back!) Actually is going to be better as a standalone, thats for sure. This is just the first episode, Tensho itself already said that everything will be explained eventually. calm down lol |
Murasa22 said: Lustreless said: If I haven't read the vn I'd give it a... 2/5 at best, I reckon. But I have, and it's all thumbs up from me, for what I deem to be a perfect fan service iteration. It's going to be really bad in and of itself, but for those who already know what the plot's all about it's a nostalgic return to a damn good setting encompassing a number of lovable characters and a decent storyline. As a standalone it's going to be awful, but for those who have read the vn it's an ultimate form of fan service. As someone who's no idea what's going on: 2/5 (terrible pacing, poor character introduction, a disastrous first episode all around) As someone who's read the vn: 4.5/5 (the OST, all that nostalgia, Kotori, and holy shit the 'verse is back!) Actually is going to be better as a standalone, thats for sure. This is just the first episode, Tensho itself already said that everything will be explained eventually. calm down lol I'm really calm, fam. But I watched enough vn adaptations to know what's up and where we're headed to. Rewrite is way too huge to be slim-packed into a 12-episode container, even if every ep was 40-minute long. Those we are "in" will be happy with the outcome, and those are not will end up with chunks of the story that don't really form an entire story. I'll be happy to admit my mistake in three months' time though :) |
|
| Four years, hundreds of anime and visual novels later, I just can't get myself to feel excited about the idea of a Rewrite anime anymore. The episode was fine, but I felt absolutely nothing besides a very slight desire to reread the VN in Japanese. The whole anime format just makes Koutarou seem like an obnoxious jerkass. And the frighteningly short episode count makes it clear that we won't even get to see stuff like Lucia's route or her date scene. Adaptations are lame. |
 |
| So this is apparently taking on a new route? Fingers crossed for a route that I'll actually enjoy. |
 |
Harrymanhunter said: Shitty af characters who are literally the same archetypes we've seen for years, dull music, plot shows no promise right now. And even the animation is subpar at best. And this is supposed to be the best Key VN ever? Sigh. I don't get it man, did you see any other Key anime have a great first episode..? Most key anime start slow and become better later. |
| No idea what is going on.....but I like it |
 |
| The first episode doesn't really explain anything, and doesn't give any idea what the series will be about, other than that "Weird things will happen". Either way, I shall be watching next week! |
| This is just a list of things to note or a heads up, from a VN reader to anime-only viewers: 1. Rewrite is not a typical harem supernatural comedy. In fact I would say it isn't really a harem at all, but that's debatable, depending on how they decide to portray the characters. Either way, Rewrite is one hell of a ride, and I doubt they'd let that part of it die. They could fuck up the adaptation so badly it hurt, but I still don't think they could ever make it "typical". 2. Rewrite is very complex. You're supposed to be confused. They didn't do a good job at showing this, but even the MC (Kotarou) is confused. All will be explained eventually, and it does make sense. More so than most supernatural stuff, to be honest. 3. This is not a direct adaptation of Rewrite. They are adapting a untold route that was not in the visual novel, although it was said they would animate at least the true route, Terra. This also means that they are switching around many things, one example being the last few minutes with Gil and Pani. That scene was not only changed, but came from almost halfway through the Visual Novel. They have also changed how characters behave (although only slightly, with the exception of one character) and have very much moe'd them up. 4. Nothing that makes Rewrite "Rewrite" has happened yet. Judging the show from this alone is not something I'd not recommend doing. A lot of things will happen, and if what they've adapted so far is any indication, they'll be making sure it happens soon. 5. There is no guarantee we won't get more than 13 episodes. Only the first cour/season is 13 episodes. Nothing has said about whether this the TOTAL of Rewrite. All we know is, we will get AT LEAST 13 episodes. So when people say this will be shit because of the episode count, they may be right, but they could also very well be wrong. 6. If you have ANY plans to read the VN, do so BEFORE watching the anime. Take this from me, the anime will very much dilute the experience of Rewrite's story, even if it is an anime original. Even the first episode, to someone who is maybe 1/2 way through the visual novel, would have spoiled many things, considering the context. The VN will likely be officially released on Steam sometime between now and (I'm guessing) summer 2017. 7. NOTHING is as it seems. The characters as of now are very 2D and bland, but in no way does that trend continue. This also goes for many "issues" people seem to have with the story so far. Lastly, Rewrite is not your typical Key story. It had ZERO writing done by Jun Maeda, who typically is the scenario writer for Key's anime works, and most of their VNs. That isn't to say it's not Key at all, but it definitely is different to the rest of the stuff they've put out so far. (Fun fact, Key is also adapting their short VN planetarian next week, which is the only other currently released Key work not to have Jun Maeda involvement) Anyway, there's some stuff I thought was worth pointing out. PS: To the people saying this is filled with lolis: that's the fault of the art style of the anime. In the visual novel, the only true loli is Shizuru. |
soggysadboiJul 3, 2016 5:16 PM
| VN adaptations trigger me |
| Obligatory image XD EDIT: nvm I just figured out Maeda is not involved with the writing. That was at least better than Charlotte so... Let's keep watching. |
Maeda didn't work on Rewrite outside of a few songs, haha |
| VN adaptations trigger me |
Yeah, just figured it out before your quote. Still funny tho. |
| Well that was one hell of a first episode, everything felt so surreal. 47 minutes in and I still can't tell what the hell is going on, guess that's what makes it a Key anime lol. So the MC, Kotarou has some kinda power right? He kept talking about using it this episode but never got the chance to use it. He takes the supernatural in stride because apparently there ARE super powers in their world. That's what I've managed to get out of it so far. Definitely looking forward to seeing more of this anime. |
 |
| I love Kotori out of all the characters so far, but the main and the Sasuke-lookin' fellow that sits near the window seems pretty cool too. I have no idea what's going on but I'm excited to find out. |
| While I have not played the VN, I really enjoyed watching the first episode. The comedic moments were hilarious and Kotarou is a pretty nice likable protagonist. |
| ...I always believe in subjectivity over objectivity. |
| Not as good as I was hoping, and it seems the heroine routes aren't going to be adapted... But I still enjoyed it. Probably a 6.5 or 7 for me right now, because the pacing this episode was meh. |
| The art in this episode was really amazing, I really liked the characters and how the heroines have been presented since the first episode, the plot is certainly interesting, and the mysteries left in this first episode left me eager to keep watching, really hope that the development is very good, for thus surely will be one of the best animes of the season .. |
  |
| Is that a dress or a uniform? |
| My Guitar Covers: Playlist I CAN ALWAYS SHOW MY EVERYTHING TO YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUU |
Nayrael said: InsanityDevice said: Why why why does it have to be so good even though the characters are simply classical moe archetypes. I hate the character design for the girls so much that I feel like dropping it every minute like I did for Little Busters (which I actually dropped after the first season). I hate the anime industry so much for hiding such a gem of story-telling behind such a shameless and despicable moe facade! Don't hate Anime Industry, hate KyoAni fans because of whom studios that aren't KyoAni make lame imitations whenever they animate a VN done by Key (this art does not fit at all here, they should have used VN's art -_- ) It's not even just Kyoani. I actually love Takanashi Rikka, for exemple. What I hate even more than the moe archetypes is the character designs, meaning that it's the eyes, the never-ending hair, the disproportionately large heads, the frills, the omnipresent pink that make me cringe. It's like they're all made to sell body pillows. |
| Sacrificing sleep and sanity for more anime-induced dopamine. |
| This will be my only time posting in these threads because I fear there will be a lot of negativity but as a big fan of Key, I want to give my thoughts. So for this episode as a whole, I really enjoyed it. I like the protagonist Kotarou and his personality, he made me laugh a couple of times. As for the girls so far, I really liked Kotori, Chihaya and Kagari since they had the most screen time but Lucia, Sizuru and Akane had there moments too. When Kotori and Chihaya were with Kotarou, it had me laughing. That's the thing with Key, to me they make such like able characters. The animation and art was really nice and the CGI wasn't too bad, it was alright. The story I don't know nothing about but from what I guess it has a message about the environment and the Earth. Something really different from any other Key series I've seen. I'm looking forward to see were this goes and with no knowlege of the game or the characters back stories, I will have a fresh mindset. |
 |
| Too flat (was there any comedy in 1st episode? I sure didn't even smile watching it). Kinda like LB. I guess either the material isn't that great (at least so far) or only KyoAni can do Key's justice, or both. |
kazewaJul 4, 2016 12:16 AM
| As someone who has never played the VN, I quote Kotarou: "What the hell am I watching?" I got no clue what the story's even about.... |
| "People die when they are killed" - Emiya Shirou |
Sakubo777 said: As someone who has never played the VN, I quote Kotarou: "What the hell am I watching?" I got no clue what the story's even about.... That is pretty normal with what is shown, and comparing it to the VN. At this stage, you really don't know what the overall story is about, so you're basically with Kotarou at this point. There will be a point of the story where things will be explained, though, so don't worry. It'll just be a few episodes down the line. |
| Classic Key is classic. Boring as fuck with not a single interesting character in sight. |
kazewa said: Too flat (was there any comedy in 1st episode? I sure didn't even smile watching it). Kinda like LB. I guess either the material isn't that great (at least so far) or only KyoAni can do Key's justice, or both. They are definitely rushing through it to fast and it kind of kills the comedic impact from the scenes compared to the VN. And while KyoAni did Kanon justice, Clannad was butchered in its comedic scenes as well. |
Midou89 said: kazewa said: Too flat (was there any comedy in 1st episode? I sure didn't even smile watching it). Kinda like LB. I guess either the material isn't that great (at least so far) or only KyoAni can do Key's justice, or both. And while KyoAni did Kanon justice, Clannad was butchered in its comedic scenes as well. I was gonna say that too actually; but it wouldn't be any use because people don't know what they're talking about. |
| この世界には。。。秘密がある |
| Shizuru best girl. I can see this anime becoming better. I think it will score around the rating of Kanon. |
 .. |
| For me the best route is: Moon>Chihaya>Akane>Terra>Shizuru>Kotori>Lucia. |
Sakubo777 said: As someone who has never played the VN, I quote Kotarou: "What the hell am I watching?" I got no clue what the story's even about.... Haha, that's how I felt too. Anyways, ok-ish episode. Art and animation is very inconsistent though. A lot of the times it looks decent, but whenever they go to 3D models and CGI, it's kind of jarring and out of place. Also the shading in general is not great either, especially during the dark scenes. It looks like low grade flash animation. I hope it gets better as it goes on. |
EternalSerenity said: Sakubo777 said: As someone who has never played the VN, I quote Kotarou: "What the hell am I watching?" I got no clue what the story's even about.... Haha, that's how I felt too. Anyways, ok-ish episode. Art and animation is very inconsistent though. A lot of the times it looks decent, but whenever they go to 3D models and CGI, it's kind of jarring and out of place. Also the shading in general is not great either, especially during the dark scenes. It looks like low grade flash animation. I hope it gets better as it goes on. I agree, most inconsistent art and animation I ever seen and thats not a good thing. |
| All girls are loli?? Okay, I quit. |
 |
More topics from this board
Poll: » Rewrite Episode 13 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )Stark700 - Sep 24, 2016 |
295 |
by JackOfDeath
»»
Aug 10, 2:36 PM |
|
Poll: » Who is your favorite girl? ( 1 2 3 4 )Samu-tan - Sep 26, 2015 |
175 |
by nirererin
»»
Jun 8, 8:30 AM |
|
Poll: » Rewrite Episode 5 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 )Stark700 - Jul 30, 2016 |
241 |
by astarothangel
»»
Feb 6, 4:02 PM |
|
Poll: » Rewrite Episode 2 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )Stark700 - Jul 9, 2016 |
328 |
by uncommonpuzzled
»»
Jul 17, 2024 11:18 AM |
|
Poll: » Rewrite Episode 8 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 )Stark700 - Aug 20, 2016 |
168 |
by Karva1
»»
Jun 19, 2024 8:17 PM |