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Jan 10, 2020 8:42 AM
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Roxxx34352 said:
well it is an edgy anime for sure
crappy animation,i don't have high expectations for this
is every episode 40 mins long?

No, it's only the first episode!
Jan 10, 2020 11:53 AM

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So this will be like "Ousama Game" , but less gore.
Perhaps it is a tad bit closer to "MS Site" in this regard.
Or rather, the mix of the 2 (not like OG had any positive aspect, besides the fact it ended).

Welp, it looks better so far than those 2.
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Jan 10, 2020 12:23 PM

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i tried but this show is absolutely unwatchable bc of the female character and her extremely annoying character. im out.
Jan 10, 2020 12:30 PM
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i was saying: ooohh this is a good anime until the girl fallen in love with the MC and then, sleep with him naked?? wtf is that, i don't think i'll like this anime but i'll give it chance
Jan 10, 2020 6:41 PM
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Kerozinn said:
i tried but this show is absolutely unwatchable bc of the female character and her extremely annoying character. im out.
I could stomach her, somewhat. What turned me off was the generic sound effects. I’ve never watched a show that I felt sounded so ugly before.

I want to like this show, but jeez.
Jan 11, 2020 6:48 AM

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Ugh. Ousama Game + Mirai Nikki vibe.

Also the monologue during the fight with the girl was horrible. Another seasonal garbage.
Jan 11, 2020 7:24 AM
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So... yeah, the episode was sorta entertaining but that's only the first step until the realization it is just dull and flashy entertainment. The last scene certainly goes straight to seal the deal with harem/smart loli/op abilities out of nowhere. It could be a wild card and not be that, but it makes it seem like that's the direction of the show.
Jan 11, 2020 12:27 PM
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"Ok, this show is a little corny, but the premise could be cool."
Girl blushes as MC decides not to kill her
"....no"
Girl loses and has to obey his every command.
"No no no"
Girl wants to start a family with MC
"Fuck you, I'm done."
Jan 11, 2020 7:04 PM

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I liked that first ep a lot. The MC is kind of endearing and I hope he will get some answers. I feel bad for him. What a mysterious game.
Also I didn't expect the reaction of some people here about Shuka. I knew she was a crazy yandere as soon as she appeared so I wasn't surprised in the slightest about her weird antics. x)
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Jan 12, 2020 1:09 AM

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LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT ENDING WHAT THE FUCK

it was entertaining, the dialogue is terribly written, art is OK, i will watch more
Jan 12, 2020 3:40 AM

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I'm pretty happy with this adaptation so far. I didn't get too far in the manga because back when I was reading it, there weren't being any translations put out (it was that long ago).

When I heard that they were doing an anime for it, I was excited to find out what happens next. I'm really glad they got the music right. Music is a huge part of what makes a good show and they're nailing it so far.
Jan 12, 2020 7:03 AM

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Never underestimate Banda-san
Jan 12, 2020 3:30 PM

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kadabra89 said:
Plot holes *everywhere*.
The character design and animation is pretty bad.

What plot holes? Do you really think EVERYTHING must be explained from the beginning?
Animation and character design are fine. If you think they are bad then watch more anime.
Jan 12, 2020 9:21 PM

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Braced myself for the worst but was entertained the whole time. It was exciting trying to figure out, alongside the protagonist, what's going on. Banda was a fun horror-movie style 'villain'.
Jan 15, 2020 4:31 PM
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bastek66 said:
kadabra89 said:
Plot holes *everywhere*.
The character design and animation is pretty bad.

What plot holes? Do you really think EVERYTHING must be explained from the beginning?
Animation and character design are fine. If you think they are bad then watch more anime.


Yeah, I've watched around 400 anime titles in my decade of watching it and very few have started out with this many plotholes and blank tropish characters. Easily already the most overrated show of the season.
Jan 15, 2020 9:53 PM
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straight up intense like Ousama Game! Really liked it 40 minutes, was very fulfilling.
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Jan 16, 2020 12:58 AM

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Well, that ended on a YIKES.
Jan 16, 2020 6:52 AM

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I'm too old for this shit.
Jan 16, 2020 7:20 AM

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kadabra89 said:
Yeah, I've watched around 400 anime titles in my decade of watching it and very few have started out with this many plotholes and blank tropish characters.

You watch anime for at least 10 years you still didn't learn basics of story telling - NOT EVERYTHING MUST EXPLAINED FROM THE BEGINNING. Do you even know what is a plot hole? If so then can you list plotholes in this double episodes so far?
kadabra89 said:
Easily already the most overrated show of the season.

That's Eizouken
Jan 17, 2020 4:36 PM
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Question are all the episodes going to be 45mins or just the first? It says in the info it has a 23min run time
Jan 18, 2020 2:36 PM

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Some of the animation isn't that great, and I'm kinda disappointed that Shuka is going to be one of *those* characters.
Jan 19, 2020 5:59 AM

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This was so stupid. Especially the female character.. And the designs are awful. Dropped.



Jan 19, 2020 11:44 PM

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Oh god! I was expecting something completely diferent... I just wanted a nice and relaxing isekai. I already predict this anime is going to be kind of trashy, but it may be an interesting kind of trashy depending on how the story develops. I mean: the premise is really lame; besides that, the protagonist is reaaally annoying! He's suuuper dumb! It just annoyed me the entire episode how much of an idiot he could be. He basically took an entire episode to come to the most obvious reallization. Such an annoying character
Jan 19, 2020 11:47 PM

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bastek66 said:
kadabra89 said:
Yeah, I've watched around 400 anime titles in my decade of watching it and very few have started out with this many plotholes and blank tropish characters.

You watch anime for at least 10 years you still didn't learn basics of story telling - NOT EVERYTHING MUST EXPLAINED FROM THE BEGINNING. Do you even know what is a plot hole? If so then can you list plotholes in this double episodes so far?
kadabra89 said:
Easily already the most overrated show of the season.

That's Eizouken


I wouldn't go as far as saying there are plot holes, but the writing definitely lacks a lot. The way the story develops itself is poorly made. I also think the characters have no depth.
Jan 20, 2020 1:00 AM
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Trace on!- Wait, wrong show!

Did anyone see the Wipeout game team reference? He got an app called "Faisar" but the logo have the correct spelling and logo.

Anyway, looks like I found a new show to watch this season!
Jan 20, 2020 5:36 AM
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It was an OK 1st episode, the chasing scene kinda remind me of

Jan 20, 2020 6:05 AM

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edgy,edgy,edgy,edgy,edgy,edgy,edgy,edgy,edgy,edgy,edgy,edgy and even more edgy.......shit story,with basic shit animation.....good luck to the rest of you who are watching this.

True lol. Why does it have so high score atm?


Because naked blonde waifu.
Jan 20, 2020 7:12 AM
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Nurguburu said:
Well, MC introduction feels somewhat abrupt and for some reason it seems like a combination between Mirai Nikki and Mahou Shoujo Site.


Don't be another Ousama Game pls.




Darwin's game is different from the anime you mentioned even though I only read the summary for it, you'll understand what I mean in the next few episodes.
Jan 21, 2020 3:11 PM
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Great first episode, it really impressed me!

Kaname is a good MC, i really liked him, he was dragged to that survival game, that dark vibe was really interesting, and it was hard to predict what would happen, seems Kaname with luck managed to defeat that mascot!

Kaname and Shuka moment was interesting, and they fight was really good, i like the aniamtion, seems Kaname managed to understand his sigil and managed to defeat Shuka and ending the game in a draw!

Shuka is really cute and deadly, and also hot, seems now she is in Kaname's side adn also want to create a family, didn't expect that last part with Shuka!
Jan 24, 2020 3:40 AM
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This episode was like 80% exposition. 15% flash backs to what I’d just seen. 3% dramatic eye zooms. 2% ACTION BBY
Jan 25, 2020 5:47 AM
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I guess I would like the main character because he is not a psychopath and not intended to kill
Jan 25, 2020 10:59 AM

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Oh wow, that was so cringeworthy

Cliche Villain with their evil laugh.
Useless MC with that "I can't kill a girl" Mentality eventhough the girl is literally trying to kill him.
Cliche power of friendship... "SURVIVE" MY ASS!!!!!!!

And that blonde girl.... oh my god.... the worst part of this series so far, how can a character be so CRINGEWORTHY omg this anime makes me embarrassed about liking an anime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jan 26, 2020 3:19 AM

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Well, reminds me of those series where the main guy always get the strongest power...kinda like Shirou in Fate/stay...
Jan 28, 2020 4:26 AM

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Kaname: *confirms a fight with a bear mascot in the game for which he's already been warned about and had hallucinations from*

Bear mascot: *attacks him irl*

Kaname: wow this is so out of the left field. I wonder what I did to cause this

--

Seriously the MC is a dumbass and the female lead is also the typical bland waifu archetype. This feels like a completely unoriginal survival game that resembles Mirai Nikki, except Mirai Nikki did try to add its own original, refreshing elements (albeit unsuccessfully at times)
Jan 31, 2020 10:57 PM

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Almost dropped it because I'm not a fan of "gore" (maybe it's not gore per se, but still it was really disturbing for me), but the second part was interesting. I love Shuka though!
Feb 1, 2020 6:46 AM
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Jayfax said:
I like how they jumped right into the story, not drag out the beginning for a few minutes to introduce characters and their relationships with each other.

Animation wasn't the best. Also, facial expressions were a bit off. Didn't like the blonde girl either. Would've been a great episode otherwise.


My thoughts exactly.
Seems like there are a lot of mixed opinions but I'll continue watching just to see how the story goes.
Feb 1, 2020 3:53 PM

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Hey, this wasn't bad at all, I read around 12 chapters a few years back and I found the manga painfully average, but I did enjoy the first episode of the anime. Not bad at all.
Feb 4, 2020 3:08 PM

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i feel like this anime has a LOT of potential, I love how these people started the story of his buddies dying, but what I don’t get is why his friend died in the parking lot? Wasn’t it just a 1v1? He wasn’t even in that match. I am confused but i already love this series!

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Feb 5, 2020 8:35 PM

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Mirai Nikki x Eden of the East x Battle Royale version 2.0
It's cliche but I like the animation of fighting scenes here. I like the sigil of MC! It's cool.
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Feb 6, 2020 5:58 PM
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I feel like my eyes were raped for having watched this. Good God this shit is terrible.

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Feb 9, 2020 3:57 AM

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...ok... I am in!

Kinda reminds me arifureta, but one made at least mediocre quality. Even good maybe, we will see.
Feb 9, 2020 9:50 AM
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This anime is amazing it is like a mix between Mirai Nikki and Death Note i hope it gets popular to get a second season in the future this anime makes me happy in a weird lol. It is an absolute must watch!
Feb 11, 2020 6:53 PM
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Alright, finally watched episode one, and I had to say I am LOVING this.

MC gets thrown into the game almost immediately, and already the madness begins. Blood is shed, weapons are drawn, tears fall, and we leave the episode on a note that did make me want to see where everything was going.

I can already tell this is far different than Mirai Nikki and Ousama Game. While Mirai Nikki focused on future objectives and rewriting the future to suit the present actions, and Ousama Game was about progression of any set boundary of the mental, physical, or emotional, Darwin's Game is more physical and - actually - plays as a game.

Of course, this is what I've gathered from the 1st episode, so someone who has read material on this anime so far can correct me.

The matches here are regular and ranking, but both are timed. There's no need to destroy phones or something else for the opposing player to be defeated; they can lose due to being killed, technicality or by surrendering, with surrendering being the more favorable if not humilating. No one likes to surrender a match in any game. If you willingly surrender, you need a stipulation. No stipulation, no surrender. I'm not sure if this works when someone is the midst of fighting, chooses to surrender, then suddenly suffers a fatal blow. It may count as a technical loss.

Everyone can see their stats, and nothing about any sort of "player" is kept hidden aside from their exact location. Their rank, their Sigil, their actual name - everything is out in the open. Whether or not they can alter their names and titles probably depends on how long they stay in the game and garner reputations. Each "player" has an advantage in battle, their Sigils, which acts like RNG gaming. They start the game, they get a random ability. And who is a gamer who DOESN'T LOVE RNG?!

Sarcasm aside, that is a really broken gaming system to me and even when dealing with human lives, some poor bastard will be stuck with the worst ability, i.e. Hamada and his aura sense ability. Then you can start the game and suddenly get the most powerful ability by sheer luck of the draw. I get it adds spice to the game play but have some respect for the D-ranks who move up with crap abilities, okay? I also doubt you can exchange Sigils with their in-game currency or points anyway, so you stick with what you get.

Speaking of points, it seems you're awarded them as per standard game design. Win, get points, spend points, wash, rinse, repeat. You are allowed to trade points for weapons in gatcha games via the app. As an added bonus, "players" can choose to call for help from another "player" or someone else but for a hefty price. This is a double-edged sword, as you can extend an arm to have a friend help you in the game and gain a new ally, but they in turn will be exposed to Darwin's Game and be forced to play. You'd both probably face off with each other before you'd know it. All for the sake of rankings.

As for ranking, I'll assume it works the same as any standard RPG/RNG game. Top players are the ones with most wins and points. Losses are not counted due to a loss being death or surrendering. Of course that raises another question from me: what happens when a player surrenders too often? When they choose to surrender about three times? Is there a fail safe in the game that prevents something like that? And if someone does curtail a loss by surrendering more than once, does that count as a technical loss later on?

The origin of the game isn't a question I'm concerned with. Obviously it's magical or supernatural; the packages can be dropped, the bodies vanish with cubes of light and leave behind Minecraft molds, and the main logo of the app is a bearded old snake man. I'm perfectly fine with saying the creator of the app can remain a mystery and the MC and the Loli can get out of this nearly unscathed.

Although I did do some digging about that image. A bearded old man snake with an apple. Just rung a bell in my head somewhere. Bearded serpents are a mythical creature that appear often in all cultures and periods of time. Images were used in Grecian and Roman times as spiritual protectors for the home. But the whole thought of a snake holding an apple leads me to believe the point of the game may be to weed out a certain faction or person to reveal a truth to. Of course that means sutvival is key to reach that grand reward.

I'm gonna keep watching. I love it when a story has meat!

Feb 14, 2020 9:24 AM
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Legit thought they would follow the manga but I'm surprised they took a different approach. I like the manga beginning better, and a pity that they didn't show panda's actual face. Also, why did they make this more of a superhero intro? Kyoda was definitely not in the manga.

Also is it just me or the character designs are really disappointing for this series?
Feb 15, 2020 2:44 PM
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The manga is a bit different...


In this first episode the events run too fast and the game was not properly explained!!!
The animation is medium quality and the gore is poor....
I am a bit dissapointed....
Feb 16, 2020 8:44 PM

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I'm okay with this so far. Looks like it's going to be a stupid fun show.
Feb 16, 2020 10:46 PM

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BRUH WTF WAS THIS FIRST EPISODE LMAO.
the mc is hella dumb and I just feel like bashing my head into my keyboard repeatedly.
Feb 21, 2020 11:07 PM

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So I decided to watch this

...This what I call a CRINGE FESTIVAL
I'll continue watching tho. I just need a break before watching another episode because the cringe was too much.
Feb 25, 2020 6:36 AM
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This was an excellent introduction.
Mar 1, 2020 8:20 AM
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I liked the proposal. It looks like Mirai Nikki, but with a more interesting protagonist.
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