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Nurguburu said: (I've read the manga and) 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. Mod edit: added spoiler tag |
BrandonJan 4, 2020 9:34 AM
| one piece episode 321 15:46 (or 16:33) you're welcome |
| Killing Bites 2.0 |
| Quite enjoyed that,and for once it felt like the episode was just the right length.Although I have to say I really liked the end theme,which is probably the OP theme. |
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| Really good first impression for me. Not-annoying protagonist is already a big advantage over most shounens. That waifu is hot too for that matter (and her boobs aren't oversized!). Action scenes were rather decent and I liked how they used music during the episode. Premise itself is as basic as it gets, but honestly, that's true for all shounens. I'm sure staying for this ride. I disagree about it being "edgy" tho. It tries to be "dark and serious", with better or worse effect, but it seems people throw that stupid buzzword at everything. Imo the level shown here is perfectly fine without feeling cringy. |
JustAnotherShiroJan 3, 2020 1:25 PM
| I'm a little sad that they completely cut out the based cop in the first fight. Artstyle is a too generic for me and I can't stand your typical little anime girl with superpowers. OST is great though. |
| I actually liked this episode until the last few scenes, because it was cringe. So this also has romance? Animation was either bad or good, I liked the OST's. I liked the OP song. |
| This show was okay just seemed a little lackluster. Also, I don't really enjoy the main characters that much, but I did like Kaname's friend who died halfway through. I wonder if they will bring him back. |
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| I got a feeling I'm watching some weird Mirai Nikki/Danganropa/Ousama's game crossover or anything similar trying to be dark by spilling blood everywhere mixed with SAO. So not the best first impression imo. Seems to be as crappy as I've expected but who knows what'll it turn into so I'll continue watching probs. The mc's ability looks cool and the show's Yuno Gasai didn't waste any time to want to 'make family' with him right after almost killing him. |
HarryDigsAnimeJan 3, 2020 2:06 PM
| The art style is mostly average but the good score really helps to set the scene. Kaname makes a somewhat likeable MC and even though there is still a lot of world building to be done everything is comprehensible. Also no time wasted in terms of romance. Guess I will continue to watch this for a at least a few more episodes. |
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| Nothing special, The Plot is currently all over the place so I will watch the next episode to decide If This actually has a plot or Just Random Blond chick is in love with the Main character and they are fighting Without an actualy story kind of Trash |
| definitely has the Ousama Game(manga) vibes. btw the anime was a trash i dont really know what to feel about fast paced anime like this but i kinda got into it cuz i watched it straight lol. hope the following episodes will get better. we'll see |
| Was amazing until the last scene |
Xstasy said: The entire thing makes no sense, how can a snake come out of the phone a bite him??? Then there is a part where the app causes giant pandas body to disappear somehow but he is still able to talk even though half of his head and body was missing??? WTF So, do you want a big exposition scene and a fat info dump so that you don't have to wonder about some stuff? I for one am happy if not everything is explained exactley the same second that something happens. Imagine Steins;Gate explaining why its first episode is so weird right from the start.... Not that i'm comparing Darwin's Game's story with Steins;Gate's necessarily but i always approach a story with that same mindset. ^^ Xstasy said: Then there is a cliche where MC is saved at the last moment, also his friend could've shot giant panda in the head but didn't cause reasons. That friend wasn't a good addition, I agree. He wasn't part of that fight in the manga, in the manga Kaname had to fend for himself with practically no information at all (he got some from Shuka via messages). Xstasy said: This cliche is repeated again when car killed giant panda just before he could kill MC. Well, the car didn't kill him, it only incapacitated him, but Kaname was lucky that's true. He was killed by Darwin's Game because his points reached 0, but that wasn't explained in the anime, so yeah. I really think that the fight with Banda wasn't adapted very well. Some of the flaws you're pointing out are because the adaptation wasn't done well (which still makes it bad in the anime, so i don't fault you for that, i also disliked a lot of scenes from that fight) but other stuff just hasn't been explained yet. And if you're mad about a coincidence like a car hitting him then you really shouldn't have Steins;Gate as one of your favorite anime, the anime king of lucky coincidences. ;) Xstasy said: And again later when he is about to be killed by a girl wielding kunai and chains he magically figure outs his power at the last second. Not 'magically'. He already used it a first time with the pen at school. The rules for his power were already foreshadowed at that point. It was certainly beneficial to him to have figured out how his sigil works before he got killed but he didn't just 'magically' figure it out. He thought about the time it worked by accident and learned from experience. At least i don't see a problem there. Xstasy said: And when he finally defeats her with power of plot armor she instantly falls in love with him and wants to have a family??? WTF What power of plot armor? He uses his head and beats her fair and square, what's plot armor about that? He blinded her, he created distractions, he figured out her plan to hit him from behind even while she was blinded, etc. He was using his wits and that's what got him the win. Yeah she falls in love with him after that, so what? She never lost against anyone before that fight and everytime she fought, her opponents were out for her life. Kaname is the first one to beat her through a combination of wits and skill, even though he was much 'weaker', and yet he is not out for blood. Until that point she still believed that he was dishonest with her an was trying to trick her and only then she realized that he was actually telling the truth about him not knowing anything about Darwin's Game. I think those qualities aren't bad at all and I can understand her falling for him. :) Also, when she says 'Family' she doesn't mean 'Family' (not yet anyway). ;) Xstasy said: There was also a loli that was watching his fight with a girl I wonder if she is going to fall in love with him as well so we can have a harem. There was no girl with her, she was alone. Also, except for Shuka there won't be much romance with Kaname at all (at least as of yet). And except for Shuka there's no one that Kaname has shown any interest in so far as well. Xstasy said: Overall this is going to be an edge fest train wreck of the season I don't know if I should drop it or continue to watch just so I can see how much worse it's going to get. Oh come on, you have Mirai Nikki as one of your favorite shows but you're calling this an edge fest train wreck after only one episode? XD Not saying you can't of course, to each their own of course and whatever makes one happy i'm not one to tell someone they shouldn't enjoy something, i just find it funny. ^^ No ill will from me, just to make that clear. ^^ |
| As a manga reader and someone who enjoys this story, I can say that I am THOROUGHLY PLEASED by this adaptation so far. Hella great start, I'm so excited for next week! |
| So we've got a new Saber clone, plus an mc whose power is literally Shirou. It's kinda a fun experience once I learned to stop taking it seriously about 10 minutes in. |
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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. Also, I can assure you it's not another Ousama Game. |
| It reminds me of Mirai Nikki with a little of Ousama Game's sauce on it... and that's not good thing. I will watch a few episodes. |
| Well this seems like it'll be entertaining, if nothing else. I'm not expecting this one to be a masterpiece so as long as I'm consistently entertained like I was with this episode I'll be content. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. Take me back to the days before MAL became infested with Twitter's favorite buzzwords. |
| Another anime with a trashy MC bitch |
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| Not as bad as I initially expected, but still. The main reason (for now) why I'm watching it is Shuka and Ueda Reina who is voicing her, because I love her voice. And Shuka's character design is fantastic. I mean, really. Anyway, artistic values are pretty high too (expected nothing less by Nexus) despite some derp faces of MC. I just hope it won't end as something as cringy and pathetic as ousama game. eso-JAR said: animation is so bad. ? Did I watch different series by any chance? Or you're just plain blind? |
HidenNinpoJan 4, 2020 3:29 AM
| Another one of these death game shows, I can name exactly 1 series I liked in this genre, and that one doesn't even have an anime. (Liar Game) It was a decent start, typical for this type of show. I don't know if it'll actually be good or interesting, while history would say that this will just end up in the same pile as stuff like Ousama game, there's a small chance it could be different so I'll continue watching while trying to believing in the small possibility that this might turn out better than expected. Shuka was cute and the last scene was ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
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| I'm only here for subaru's va... good episode so far~ Also...   UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS |
Angelod64941518 said: I find it strange that some people are saying the animation is trash while other people are claiming that the animation is great. In my opinion the only bad parts of the animation was the main character’s face sometimes looking a bit weird but besides that there was some scenes with some pretty smooth animation like most of the movements of the blonde girl with the chains. I really don’t understand how people can call that shitty animation. As for the story it was just your typical battle royale story but nothing wrong with that. It was overall a pretty fun episode even with a few cliches like the last scene of the episode. The action was pretty fun overall and pretty good choreographed. Even if the show doesn’t have the best story it will still be a fun show if the animation keeps staying at this quality through all of its run and if the action scenes keep staying intense. It's only the first episode, can't really tell if it will. But i do hope so. |
| damn a 40+ minutes first episode this is way more violent than what i usually enjoy, but so far it was ok not sure what to think of a random app that makes you fight to the death without even telling you anything (atleast in other animes the apps/plushies explain how stuff works)...but whatever i wonder if Shuka will end up on my next signature, she surely is fun and cute lol her battle moves are also cool, with her suddently turning around and throwing her chains, and even using them to instantly fly to wherever she wants THAT ENDING THO LOL i'm adding sexy to the list above :v |
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Xstasy said: This was terrible I don't know even where to start. Animation is subpar it often feels choppy especially in first half of the show. When I was looking at MC running in the first half of the show I couldn't help but think of Benny Hill theme lol. Art-style is below average and blurry at times. Whats up with negative shots and black screen? As If things weren't bad enough there is also a censorship with black bars. The entire thing makes no sense, how can a snake come out of the phone and bite him??? Then there is a part where the app causes giant pandas body to disappear somehow but he is still able to talk even though half of his head and body was missing??? WTF Then there is a cliche where MC is saved at the last moment, also his friend could've shot giant panda in the head but didn't cause reasons. This cliche is repeated again when car killed giant panda just before he could kill MC. And again later when he is about to be killed by a girl wielding kunai and chains he magically figure outs his power at the last second. And when he finally defeats her with power of plot armor she instantly falls in love with him and wants to have a family??? WTF There was also a loli that was watching his fight with a girl I wonder if she is going to fall in love with him as well so we can have a harem. Overall this is going to be an edge fest train wreck of the season I don't know if I should drop it or continue to watch just so I can see how much worse it's going to get. There's no harem on Darwin's Game. There's only two romantic interests and that second one isn't even relevant as Shuka dominates everything. |
| I recommend the manga. It's good! And no it is not like Ousama Game, that anime was trash. Just to show you how they look in the manga: |
xSayumiJan 3, 2020 5:37 PM
 ►"The deeper the darkness the more dazzling the light shines." ◄ ►"As you live you lose reasons and hope. But as you keep on going, you pick up new reasons and hope."◄ ►"If I don’t stand up here… If I don’t reach higher here… When am I ever going to do it?"◄ |
| @xSayumi It's kind of a shame that they didn't really show the scene with Shuka hanging that guy (the one from the manga, that you coincidentally showed here ^^). Overall, they really held back with the gore and the little bits they left in were often censored with black bars. I hope that's not gonna be a trend for Darwin's Game or at least that they're gonna removre those bars for the BD release. |
| Gonna be honest, I hate the first half of the episode. I mean sure it does show what to expect from a game like this, but truly it felt forced. And the fact they get killed by pixelation I assume was laughable. However the second half wasn't as bad but it wasn't really all that interesting. Hopefully the second episode picks the show up at a grandeur scale cause im on the verge of dropping it. |
| Interesting start. I'm excited to see where this goes - imo the pacing was really well done, especially for a 50 minute episode. |
  We don't know what kind of people we truly are until the moment before our deaths. As death comes to embrace you, you will realise what you are. That's what death is, don't you think? ------------------------------------ Itachi Uchiha |
| Not the best first episode for an anime imo, i didn't underestand much about the story, it'll explain itself much more in the next episodes, i hope. About the characters, i liked them. For now i think they'll be good. An episode a bit too large, imo. 70/100 |
NeversleeperJan 5, 2020 8:18 PM
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| Was skeptical after seeing the poster, mainly cause Kaname's eyes looks weird even though it was normal in the manga. Surprised I'm not really bothered by it as much as I thought I would be once I started watching lol. Usually I'm more likely to get disappointed by an adaptation of anything I've already read/played, but this is a solid first episode. Glad they didn't tone down how gory it could be, aside from understandable amount of censoring. The OP, "Chain" by ASCA is also a banger! 8/10 thus far |
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jungsae said: It was fun and games until the "impregnate me daddy" at the end. That's when I knew I'm not gonna like it. Same. I went into this knowing it would be trash. But was hoping maybe it would be "watchable trash." And I got exactly what I expected. An edgy, trashy show, but manages to hold my minimum required interest to keep watching. But then they had to force in that "give me children" bit for seemingly no reason. So now idk anymore. |
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