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Lelouch0202 said: I'd rather not but a vague answer of whether I'm on the right track or not would be appreciated. XD I tried to not spoiled you. |
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Mohammadalmannai said: RobertBobert said: I see... Well, I'm just pretty worried, since this game seems to me the most enjoyable of the franchise. But the first episode is noticeably narmy when it comes to the animation of some scenes. No matter what, the medium is different and on top of that, I am glad that A-1 is faithful with the animation rather than giving them A-1 generic faces like P4G had. Plus, it felt fast yet nothing important was left out, it was amazing plus the directing is good for the first episode. Just wait and see. Do not get me wrong, I'm not complaining. Just two or three scenes made me raise an eyebrow, lol. But nevertheless, I very much hope that I will be able to call this show one of the most beloved in the season. |
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RobertBobert said: Mohammadalmannai said: No matter what, the medium is different and on top of that, I am glad that A-1 is faithful with the animation rather than giving them A-1 generic faces like P4G had. Plus, it felt fast yet nothing important was left out, it was amazing plus the directing is good for the first episode. Just wait and see. Do not get me wrong, I'm not complaining. Just two or three scenes made me raise an eyebrow, lol. But nevertheless, I very much hope that I will be able to call this show one of the most beloved in the season. Lmao I know you are not complaining. The only part where I raised an eyebrow was the part with Ann and Ren's meeting because it felt awkward. Lol |
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| Great Episode and adaptation for one of my fav games |
Mohammadalmannai said: RobertBobert said: Do not get me wrong, I'm not complaining. Just two or three scenes made me raise an eyebrow, lol. But nevertheless, I very much hope that I will be able to call this show one of the most beloved in the season. Lmao I know you are not complaining. The only part where I raised an eyebrow was the part with Ann and Ren's meeting because it felt awkward. Lol The part that i complain is Kamoshida Voice. NOOOOOOO |
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| I can't imagine someone who hasn't played the game enjoying or even following what happened. But I played the game and I loved it. Especially the music. |
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Lelouch0202 said: That was great. The opening sequence was lit, so much style. I haven't played the game even though I really really want too. Not having a console does bite you sometimes. That said, great presentation overall. I'm familiar with P4 so I think I've got the gist of what happens. The Velvet room transition along with it's classic soundtrack was fantastic. Is the game's story also told through a flashback kinda way as it's happening here? I assume the bodily injuries/ whatever Ren was convicted for in the past was related to him using his power? Are the Phantom Thieves and their calls/contracts are basically for people who are affected/affiliated from the other world? The final scene was awesome and the OP if that's what the final song was is great too. Looking forward to more. Yeah, a lot of the plot is told in flashback style like this. This has been very faithful so far. |
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| Yaaaaasssss!! It’s finally here! Best girl Ann and Takemi already debuted, and best bro Ryuji. So much satisfaction from the first episode. Kamoshida with that fuckboi hilarious outfit lmao. The game was an easy 10/10. Hoping for the same here. |
Shishou_23Apr 7, 2018 12:35 PM
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| Episode feel a bit rush but consider it 24 episodes, that understandable. I just hope we got introduced with Makoto and Futaba soon. |
| 'America is a stolen country' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM8WZ0ztMuc Zapredon said: It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person. Totally agree! |
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| It was still enjoyable even though I've never played the game. Hopefully this will do what Fate/Extra didn't do, which is make it so that even without knowledge of the game, this can still be followed and adequately understandable. Pretty solid first episode overall though. |
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Mohammadalmannai said: RobertBobert said: Do not get me wrong, I'm not complaining. Just two or three scenes made me raise an eyebrow, lol. But nevertheless, I very much hope that I will be able to call this show one of the most beloved in the season. Lmao I know you are not complaining. The only part where I raised an eyebrow was the part with Ann and Ren's meeting because it felt awkward. Lol Where she sneeze like a small hamster ? Well, at least it was cute, not creepy like fish eyes in the Trinity Soul. |
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| so it seems like it's being well animated and directed the only issue is that given the time they have, the pacing will be pretty awful we'll just have to wait and see how much they can make up for that |
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| Was I supposed to understand this episode? Never played the games and I feel pretty confused. Other than that it had some cool things, Rei got a badass stand at the end. |
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| I agree with some people here. Some voices are better in english like Kamoshida’s, Ryuji, and most of all Akechi. Akechi has hands down the best voice in the english dub, and if you played the game, you’ll know why ;) |
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| Never played any Persona game, but I was curious about this adaption. I liked the first episode, it was quite nice. Just a pity they didn't pause enough on the Personas, I would like to know more about them. Without playing the games nor reading the wikia, of course. |
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| Atlus has had a lot of experience with animating Persona games by this point. This looks like quality work. Although I thought some of the transition is a bit abrupt, this will be a good series. |
Pknoctis said: I can't imagine someone who hasn't played the game enjoying or even following what happened. But I played the game and I loved it. Especially the music. i didn't understand shit tbh |
MetaThPr4h said: Was I supposed to understand this episode? Never played the games and I feel pretty confused. Other than that it had some cool things, Rei got a badass stand at the end. you are not alone. lol |
| it'll take some time for me to get used to Ren Amamiya instead of Akira Kurusu but oh well, it's not that big of a deal anyways. I'm so freaking excited for this I won't even care about low quality animation or such. Akira Ren looks so beautiful when animated tho...those long eyelashes DragonSlayer_19 said: I agree with some people here. Some voices are better in english like Kamoshida’s, Ryuji, and most of all Akechi. Akechi has hands down the best voice in the english dub, and if you played the game, you’ll know why ;) yup, totally agree. I like Ryuji's jap VA, he sounds hot overall but.. doesn't really fit Ryuji? english Ryuji is best Ryuji. English pleasant boy is best pleasant boy as well |
| Haven't played the game, have watched prior animes. Like this one so far. ^^ Just wondering based on a few little things, but does the MC's legal issues have to do with.. an overzealous justice system perhaps? I get the distinct feeling of a kid who fought back against the bullies in a zero tolerance system. Or maybe defended someone else and refused to apologize for using violence to do so. :/ |
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| I haven't played the game before but thought this is an interesting start. I love Joker's character and his PERSONA :D It's pretty neato way to start off the season. |
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| 24 episodes :o that is good thing. |
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| Fast-paced, yet, well-paced. So far so good. Hopefully they can keep this adaptation as strong as it is right now. Waiting for best boy Yusuke :3 5/5 |
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| Quite a confusing start; as originally I thought the new high school thing was a flash-forward due to how it seemed something important happened previously, but no... it's a flashback? As an anime only I hope this won't end up being hard to follow. |
| ok so after re-watching most of the scenes.. i think i got the basic idea of this show. But man. As a non-native english speaker, words like thine, thy, thou confuse the fuck outta me. had to google them. "I am thou, thou art i." get outta here brooo Love the art style and the outro song. Will continue to watch. |
shayed__ said: Pknoctis said: I can't imagine someone who hasn't played the game enjoying or even following what happened. But I played the game and I loved it. Especially the music. i didn't understand shit tbh I recommend to keep watching. Things should get clearer soon. Though if you can, play the game. |
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ambrose7 said: I recommend to keep watching. Things should get clearer soon. Though if you can, play the game. Will continue for sure. I re-watched some scenes. I guess im fine for now, obviously still got a lot of questions but yea guess everything will be explained down the line |
| As someone completely new to Persona universe, that was a "wtf is going on" episode for me... |
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| Honestly, although the first episode may have a fast pace, it managed to tackle all of the main points from the game while retaining the impact of each point and they even snuck in a few easter eggs and some bits of foreshadowing, which is impressive in itself. I personally had no issues with the animation, but for people that are trying to compare the animation quality between the anime and the game, IG Production had an entire 4 or 5 years to perfect an hour’s or two’s worth of cutscenes while A-1 only had less than a couple of months fo animate 24 episodes. The awakening scene was beautifully animated, so it shows that they will put in the effort for scenes that require such animation quality. Also, the art actually holds up incredibly well and still looks amazing. Besides the pacing issues as well as maybe glancing over a few things from the game, the first episode was decently adapted while showing us a sample of what to expect in the future. Although, I do worry for the anime-only viewers because Ren’s past had been briefly shown and the development of Kamoshida’s role may have been a bit too sudden... |
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| I already completed the game, while it's extremely fun to play through, the main story is godawful with bunch of waste potential. maybe more people will realize it now since there won't be any gameplay in the anime. will continue just for nana mizuki |
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| Fucking hype. The OST is making me want to go back and play the game. So weird hearing the protagonist speaking full lines. And thus the waifu war beings! |
| That was a pretty good first episode. I really liked how they made some kind of montage for the part where you usually walk around. I wonder though how much they'll cover and what they will skip, it is a 100+ hour game after all and even NG+ took around 60. I'll be on board with this one, because watching one episode a week beats playing through it again anytime. |
| Loved the game (put 148h into it) and im loving this episode ;) |
| As a player of the game it gives you a sense of nostalgia (if you can be nostalgic for a game only a year old; got my first trophy a year and 2 days ago!) The music, the nods to the support characters and to P4/G and the transition from Shibuya to Jongenjaya! The story so far has been faithful and I can't think of anything that's been cut from the intro to where we got to, apart from the gameplay bits where I just wandered around and searched every nook and cranny. So they covered in 20 odd minutes what probably took me 2 hours! I will say the animation on the bits that were proper cutscenes in the game like the train crash seem a little less polished, but not terrible. I was wondering who Akira was when people were talking about that above, had to look it up. I see that was the protagonists name in the manga. It just happens to be what I named the protags of both P4 and P5 (because it was the first anime I saw and I have no imagination 😄). To the non-players, the character teased at the end has a lot of exposition in the game, so you might get a better idea of what's going on when we meet them. |
D1tchd1ggerApr 7, 2018 2:59 PM
| Probably should get used to this pacing if they are planning on adapting the whole game. |
| Como eu esperei para esse anime começar. Pelo menos bonito eu sei que ele vai ser. |
| Not sure why I'm watching this having played the game. Oh right, animated waifu. |
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| is that kamoshida's game voice? it's awful |
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| okay now i'm finished the episode and at least it's better than p4ga? but i agree it's way too rushed and why but awakening was better in the anime imo so congrats? |
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