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| Jeez they're really blowing through this. I was hoping to get Shiki in the anime for a while but it seems next week she'll be gone. I'm quite disappointed with the pacing but the visuals are awesome. To any anime onlies, please don't let this be your first or only experience with this story, please play the game. |
Blue_Maroon said: RebelPanda said: Idk what he's talking about. Saying the music has aged poorly is valid criticism. Everything else you said is true. The CGI is pretty bad, even though it's at least colorful. The fights were animated with like 5 frames per second and it looked like a janky video game. Never played the original but it seems like it'd be more fun to play than to watch. While it has aged poorly, I’m not going to be too harsh on it because it can be seen as a form of homage to the game and the time period that it comes from. It isn’t better for it, but I can at least understand the thought process behind it which lessens my criticism somewhat. It hasn't aged poorly, it's just not your music taste. |
Judevin said: bro it's a nomura game, don't be surprised about ridiculous character designs lmaoThe art style is pretty unique and the soundtrack is pretty good. That said, the anime is so rushed, and the characters are so generic that it's almost laughable. Neku is literally just your "Yeah I'm the silent cool type" character with no depth whatsoever. Shiki is the "I'm the talking loud type" character with only being social as the character trait. But while I like Shiki, Neku is such a shitty character meant to appeal to emo/edgy 13 year olds who think being antisocial is cool, like Ayanokouji but worse. Also mf is wearing headphones not connected to anything lmfao. |
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GreenFlame said: Blue_Maroon said: While it has aged poorly, I’m not going to be too harsh on it because it can be seen as a form of homage to the game and the time period that it comes from. It isn’t better for it, but I can at least understand the thought process behind it which lessens my criticism somewhat. It hasn't aged poorly, it's just not your music taste. It is obviously dated. Homage aside, I think the scenes would have been better if they used different music, but if you like it that’s cool. |
| I really dig the style of this. As others have pointed out it may be better to watch this if you played the game and it seems to be that way so I guess I will put this on hold til I play the game eventually. I am really interested in it. |
| They abused the CGI but it's not that bad. The characters look amazing, but the direction is quite questionable. I would cut the action scenes and include more dialogue and Neku's thoughts. They are rushing things which is quite understandable they want to rush to the end of the first "arc" but I feel this would be a terrible first episode for someone coming blind and really hard to recommend to anyone. The fanboy inside me forgets these issues when Shiki is on-screen though.... She is perfect just as the day I met her. * . * 10 / 10 |
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| Okay, class! Repeat after me: pacing n. the speed at which a composition is to be played. v. Present participle of pace. n. The act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing. |
| I clapped! I clapped when I saw it! |
| When I played the game, it seemed much more fun. However, I am bored to death watching the anime counterpart. The animation was pretty great and all, plus the stylish nature of the game is there. However, the pacing is so fast and something about it makes it way more boring than it should be. I don't think I will continue with this tbh. |
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Tsarko said: just keep in mind the DS version is high and far the best one, the switch and mobile ports are unfortunate comrpomises that make a great game just kind of above averageI really dig the style of this. As others have pointed out it may be better to watch this if you played the game and it seems to be that way so I guess I will put this on hold til I play the game eventually. I am really interested in it. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Honestly the video game is so good but the pacing of the anime felt rushed and all. But I'm enjoying it so far and the animation is really amazing! Hopefully the later episodes could be slightly better by not rushing it as much? |
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Judevin said: That said, the anime is so rushed, and the characters are so generic that it's almost laughable. Neku is literally just your "Yeah I'm the silent cool type" character with no depth whatsoever. Shiki is the "I'm the talking loud type" character with only being social as the character trait. But while I like Shiki, Neku is such a shitty character meant to appeal to emo/edgy 13 year olds who think being antisocial is cool, like Ayanokouji but worse. Also mf is wearing headphones not connected to anything lmfao. I'll tell you right here and now that's only because of the anime not the game. They get way more depth and character development than this lol |
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Zetsubear95 said: I understand that.Judevin said: That said, the anime is so rushed, and the characters are so generic that it's almost laughable. Neku is literally just your "Yeah I'm the silent cool type" character with no depth whatsoever. Shiki is the "I'm the talking loud type" character with only being social as the character trait. But while I like Shiki, Neku is such a shitty character meant to appeal to emo/edgy 13 year olds who think being antisocial is cool, like Ayanokouji but worse. Also mf is wearing headphones not connected to anything lmfao. I'll tell you right here and now that's only because of the anime not the game. They get way more depth and character development than this lol However, a lot of people watching this anime probably have never played the game, so this is their first exposure to the series. And a lot of those people are going to have the same outlook as I do. So I hope they make his character a little better than this in the upcoming episodes, otherwise this is going to be just another shitty "antisocial" character. |
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| Character designs are cool. That's about it though to be honest. |
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| ....I've took my sweet ass time trying to collect all my excited and jumbled thoughts together... I even decided to watch the episode again just because lol... βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ Okay, let me start by stating this: As I'm sure you all can tell from my current forum set and this thread, I have played the game prior to watching this first episode. I expected some changes to be made and, as hard as doing this will be, I will try my best to not let the original game get in the way of my thoughts of this as an adaptation. First, since some fellow Players mentioned about how they removed Neku's monologue, I will include it here for the anime-onlys who are curious as to what they're talking about. This is not spoilery, don't worry, though it is kinda edgy but I will still put it in a spoiler tag just so it doesn't take up loading space for those who don't even care about this stuff. I am definitely a little concerned that they removed it though. βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ β βΆ But anyway, let's go over some big positives first. I gotta mention how great it is that this adaptation kept a very similar art style to the original game. It did take me a while to get used to all the bright and saturated colors, as the game had a fairly more muted color scheme in its presentation, but it does still look pretty solid and there's somehow some decently-animated scenes considering how difficult it seems to animate when the line art and shading is so stylized. I also like that a few of the poses from the original game actually appear in this episode, like when Shiki got startled from Neku or when Futoshi (the bun-hair guy possessed by the Negative Noise) I couldn't help but fangirl at hearing "It's So Wonderful" and "Calling" in this episode. It is sad that ALI and "Teenage City Riot" couldn't make it, but I don't mind hearing returning tracks from the original game every now and then. Especially since both of these songs are among some of my favorite OST in the whole game and probably in all of gaming, actually. Can we all just appreciate how awesome it is that they got the original composer back for this anime? The new original insert song when Beat and Rhyme arrived was pretty nice and I can't wait to hear some more brand new songs Ishimoto made for this adaptation. I also couldn't help but giggle at mentions of 777, Eiji Ouji, and Hachiko. XD Now, I think we've all addressed the serious elephant in the room—the pacing. Even those who have never played the game before noticed how fast this episode was... wow, three days in one episode... and it's already been confirmed that this will be a 1-cour show (sadly)... I guess I shouldn't have expected too much. There also seemed to be no time for stuff like the little attention to details that I obviously won't point out here, because 1) some people already mentioned them and 2) mentioning them myself could actually spoil this anime for the anime-onlys. If y'all want to hear stuff like that, I could just make a whole separate SPOILER discussion thread, like how the MAL forum mods did for Attack on Titan: Final Season. You kinda can't talk about the plot of this game/anime meaningfully without spoiling the crap out of it anyway. That aside, I'll just say that I was slightly disappointed over certain tiny removals and leave it at that. Neku's character is noticeably watered down, which is another thing everyone keeps pointing out. Some people pointed out that his character in the original Japanese version of the game is reportedly not as harsh as he seems in the English version, as some of the things he says and does (calling Shiki "you" instead of her name and just overall keeping quiet to himself) wouldn't necessarily come across as rude outside of Japan. That's why the English localization changed that to Neku calling Shiki "stalker" instead. But I can understand why so many Players still complained, because the fact that most of his inner monologue is nonexistent in this anime makes him come across as "not the same Neku" to these people. I am kinda on both sides, as I do know that anime viewers would've just bitched about him being so mean because people playing the game right now are still complaining about that even to this day lmao. I mean, there's still some debate whether Shiki not saying much about him literally choking her the previous day is considered letting it slide or not. It's not as big as the debates over two certain TV anime protagonists from last season (lol), but it is there if you look in places like r/TWEWY. Speaking of that scene, one of the few notable big changes in this anime is that Players can be possessed by noise now. I mean, I don't remember that ever happening in the game, and I certainly remember Neku willingly choking Shiki instead doing it while possessed in this first episode. "Why did he actually do that willingly" the anime-onlys might ask? Well...... go play the game for yourself :P Another notable change are the transitions between days. Neku gets dizzy, computer screen glitches are all over the screen, and then boom next day. Very interesting aesthetic change, but it just reminds me of Kingdom Hearts 2. In fact, watching the whole episode kinda felt like I was watching Kingdom Hearts cutscenes again lol. No, it's not cuz this is based off of a Square Enix game, I'm serious; watching the characters make some weird pauses between lines every now and then and the kinda-meh-feeling pace of lines or something was very reminiscent of KH cutscenes imo. Sorry, couldn't help but think of KH2 throughout this whole episode even though I played this game I love so much and I technically didn't play KH2 yet lol. Also day 3 starts at the usual Shibuya Crossing instead of inside the place where they beat up that bat Noise, interesting... Also couldn't help smiling at Shiki casually mentioning Death March, cuz Ishimoto eventually made a real band with a similar name btw :P Despite the crazy fast pacing and some little things, this first episode is overall not terrible. I dunno, I enjoyed myself and I'm willing to give the rest of this show a chance. Oh and no, I didn't mind the CG too much. THE 1ST EPISODE Shinigami's Game πππππππ ππππππ. |
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| I’ve watched playthroughs of a good chunk of the game, but never got to the end. That being said, I could tell this is speeding through the story pretty fast, but I still really liked it, and I kinda expected it to be fast paced lol since it’s a game adaptation. The art and animation have to be my personal highlights, I love the art style choice and it looks really good, CGI was pretty good too. Loved hearing some of the game ost since I am a big fan of it. And I also love Shiki’s VA, doing an amazing job. |
el3mel said: If this is meant to advertise the game, then this is not doing a really good job tbh.Judevin said: I understand that. However, a lot of people watching this anime probably have never played the game, so this is their first exposure to the series. And a lot of those people are going to have the same outlook as I do. So I hope they make his character a little better than this in the upcoming episodes, otherwise this is going to be just another shitty "antisocial" character. I will suggest you start playing the game now. The DS version is the definitive version of the game of course but it's still present on mobile devices and whatever this adaptation does, the game will be the definitive version of the story hands down. It will be better to experience the story through it first because there's always a chance they will fuck up the pacing. This anime will probably be mostly advertising for the sequel game I believe. Because as I said, if the characters are so poorly written, and you tell an anime-only like me that this is an adaptation then it would just lead me to believe that the game will also be an awful experience. Although I understand that is not the case, since I'm reading this and I've read the reviews of the game itself. But most people that don't read it, are not going to be very inclined to play through the game because of the "less than mediocre" anime adaptation. You need a good advertisement to promote a good product. |
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| Oh, god this is so nostalgic. They're even using music from the game! But the pace was crazy fast, 3 days in an episode. It's definitely going to be 1-cour |
Judevin said: So would you say the same thing about persona 5 cause it also had a horrible animeel3mel said: If this is meant to advertise the game, then this is not doing a really good job tbh.I will suggest you start playing the game now. The DS version is the definitive version of the game of course but it's still present on mobile devices and whatever this adaptation does, the game will be the definitive version of the story hands down. It will be better to experience the story through it first because there's always a chance they will fuck up the pacing. This anime will probably be mostly advertising for the sequel game I believe. Because as I said, if the characters are so poorly written, and you tell an anime-only like me that this is an adaptation then it would just lead me to believe that the game will also be an awful experience. Although I understand that is not the case, since I'm reading this and I've read the reviews of the game itself. But most people that don't read it, are not going to be very inclined to play through the game because of the "less than mediocre" anime adaptation. You need a good advertisement to promote a good product. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Unique animation/art style and the characters seem fine enough. I thought episode was decent but the series overall can be hit or miss for me. Hopefully it won't go downhill |
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Syb3rStrife said: Other than being a bit rushed and Neku not being more of a dick, it’s looking pretty good so far. It's so weird seeing Neku being that polite, LOL |
| 100% is rushed as expected of most game adaptations but i'm liking it i think they nailed the Nomura art style of the game outside of the monster the blend of CGI to make for more 360 action is a good use of it not sure if im sold on it but it's interesting to see. with the hype of the sequel i dont care if this ends up being shit i just need a recap of the story because i haven't played the game since it came out lol. Neku really was channeling more of that cloud teenage angsty huh |
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JizzyHitler said: Apart from the visuals, I think the anime got it mostly right.So would you say the same thing about persona 5 cause it also had a horrible anime And I'm saying that as someone that has 300-400 hours in the game. The story was a little rushed, but cramming a 100+ hour game into 26 or so episodes, is understandable. Most of my anime-only friends didn't find it bad whatsoever. For this anime, that is not the case, 13 episodes, extremely rushed. Visuals are great though. I'm just really hoping that the next few episodes get a lot better because this first episode was not very good. Also the fact that Persona is a popular series in its own right, and it has very popular reviews all over. I've never heard of this game before. That could just be a me problem though. el3mel said: I think I'm just gonna have to play the game, most of the replies in this thread implied the same thing. Regardless, I think you should just play the game to not ruin the story and twists for yourselves on the hope of the adaptation getting it right. It's present on mobile and from what I remember it was only about 30 hours. Will definitely be better than the anime no matter what. I'm just hoping that the next few episodes get better. Because the visuals and soundtrack of this show are really good. |
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| It was ok I guess, nothing really stood out to me but hopefully that changes over the next couple episodes. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| I never played the game. I wonder if watching this will be worth it. Don't wanna get disappointed like Persona 5 the animation again. At least the animation of TWEWY seems much more interesting than that abomination. |
| I didn't hate it, but how rushed it was was very jarring. What happens midway through doesn't land nearly as much as we barely know shit about Neku. I can't really blame the production staff though, I mean this is only a short anime adaptation of a decently long game, however I really don't think the beginning hook is where they should cut corners. It kinda just feels like it's gonna be another anime adaptation of a video game that's going to be pretty middling akin to like the Persona anime adaptations. The fact that I'm a huge fan of the game means that I'm probably gonna enjoy this regardless, however I wouldn't recommend it to people that haven't played the game, especially those that plan to as a new TWEWY game has been announced and people might be interested in the first game more now. Hell, I might not even recommend it to people who are fans of the video game, things might be off to those that remember how this game was like, so seeing how the anime orders the events might throw a previous TWEWY fan off. A 3/5, probably a 2/5 if I wasn't already a fan of TWEWY. The music is a complete nostalgia trip. |
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| That was pretty cool! I haven't played the game but that seemed super fast paced, hopefully it slows down in the next episodes. Art style and soundtrack is pretty dope though, definitely early 2000's ish type of songs. CGI is pretty great as well, I think it blends pretty well with the unique art style. Neku has a lot of edge, but it's reasonable to not just easily trust anyone, he'll develop more as we go on and he'll also probably regain his memories. Shiki is cute. Hopefully pacing slows down in the next episodes, it will be way better once it does. |
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| The anime onlys are judging this before they've even gotten through 3 episodes lol. TO ALL ANIME ONLYS: PLAY THE GAME INSTEAD OF WATCHING THIS ANIME. twewy is around 30 hours long so it is fairly quick. The tension and emotional attachment are nearly gone since it is rushed π. Neku is far too passive. Shiki is still great. I can feel the nostalgia though. This made me remember why I loved this game so much. I might have to start a second play through. |
Josuke99Apr 10, 2021 12:20 AM
| Pretty okayish start. I guess. Liked the premise but didn't like the way they introduced it. The animation style is good as well. And that CG is uhmm... kinda weak. I'm gonna keep watching this show cuz there was so much hype behind this show. Just hoping this would turn out well. Otherwise, I'm gonna just go play the game instead. I like Shiki's character a lot. Neku seems like an asshole so far. |
Pre_YumApr 10, 2021 1:42 AM
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| lolz "looks like discounted Kingdom Hearts" hahahaha 3/5. |
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| Finally getting to experience this highly-acclaimed game in animated form and it’s a fairly nice experience so far. Aesthetics and the sound department, especially the osts, are pretty good and set the mood for the show really well. Not sure where this is going but I’m definitely curious to see what’s next in store for us. |
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| Holy shit the retcon. They totally forgot to show Neku's pins too. Mr H didn't get any screen time, not even a flash back. The art style was really nicely done and the animation was smooth, but they tried to fit way too much into one episode. Didn't have any time to get adjusted to the world and just skipped a whole bunch of storyline. |
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| God, this is so fucking good. It feels nice to be hyped for a weekly anime again. |
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