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| I haven't seen such a first episode in a long time. It was really amazing! 10/5 |
"Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder"~Rumi |
| That was one hell of a first episode. Honestly, one of the best ones I've seen yet. To be fair it did have a much longer runtime. 1hr and 20 mins of runtime is pretty much 4 episodes altogether so quality is expected. The animation is gorgeous and the character designs are so damn good. Especially the eyes. The ugly truth and the lesser-known struggles of the entertainment industry were well showcased here. The only thing I've seen similar to this was in Perfect Blue. They kinda showed the situation with child actors too. The unhealthy amount of competition that they face at such a young age. I love Ai's upbeat personality despite all the struggles. Her death and final and true "I love you" made me tear up ngl. Also, the internet's reaction and the coverage of her story after Ai's death was so realistically portrayed. I hated the stalker at first but tbh that dude wasn't even sane and I can't put the blame on him since Aqua and Ruby's dad was the actual one who plotted all this. Fuck that dude. I really didn't expect this show to take the turn that it has taken as of now. It turned from a subtle slice-of-life idol anime to a crime-solving and grim slice-of-life anime I guess. Whatever it is offering, seems exciting and I'm all here for it. I'm kinda confused about who is raising Ruby and Aqua as of now. Is it the Director or the Strawberry Agency President and his wife? YOASOBI song, in the end, slaps so hard. All in all, a fantastic first episode which has left me wanting for more. I need to start the manga fr |
 ◑ ━━━━━ ▣ ━━━━━ ◐ "Everything I've witnessed... This whole system you have built has always rejected me. Now I'm ready to reject it. That's why I destroy. That's why I took this power for myself. Simple enough, yeah? I don't care if you don't understand... That's what makes us... Heroes and Villains." ◑ ━━━━━ ▣ ━━━━━ ◐ |
| Amazing, that is all to say about it |
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| wow ... another wannabe deep anime. For the purpose it's trying to serve in itself it's not bad but it's also awfully fake I cringe. She can't remember their names but remembers the name of a random stranger she met year ago tf? Also no away in hell you reincarnate with ANOTHER human and you speak nothing about your previous lives. Yeah I get it, they want twists at all costs. Overall I think it's watchable but disappointing. And I'll probably not be watching past first episode. Lots of cringe shouting as well. Why is even shouting considered comedic element. Gintama does it but it fits the style of the anime, Demon Slayer does it and it ruins it. |
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| holy shit that was good first episode...... |
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Tragic Death, it's expected because of those fans showering it with spoilers, getting murdered by a fan for being an Idol full of lies is ironic as this can and will happen in real life.  |
| How the hell did Doga Kobo who are known for their funny SoL series does Oshi no Ko's 1st volume this beautifully, I still can't believe it |
| Even being spoiled on the basic premise (pregnant idol with reincarnated twins) & seeing Ai's death coming from a mile away, I was blown away by the flawless emotional delivery of her death scene. The character designs are so vivid at their brightest moments (such as when Ruby is dancing & radiating), but seeing the shadow cast over Ai as she became a corpse was absolutely morbid. I'm a bit sensitive to the theme of a mother's love right now, so that whole scene wrecked me. Aqua's realization that Ai was setup answered the disturbing convenience that was gnawing at me the entire time. A murder mystery in the entertainment business feels like the perfect cross between Erased & IDOLiSH7. |
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| People probably forget or overlook it because it happened so early in the episode, but the scene where the doctor gets killed was one of the dumbest things I've ever seen... Doctor is outside, some stranger asks him about being Ai's doctor, then gets spooked & runs away. Ok, sure... strange, but the most any normal person would do at that point is go back to what they were doing & notify Ai/her manager/police that some sketchy dude was skulking around asking about her. The end. Instead, this doctor takes it upon himself to CHASE AFTER THE GUY! Why? What were you going to do to him? Take it upon yourself to catch & restrain him? For what, asking a question? Yeah, nobody was supposed to know Ai was there, but did she fill you in on every single person she knew in her life or who she may have talked to? Again, a normal person might just think "oh, maybe some people found out" or "maybe she actually did tell a few people".... not "OMG lemme turn into her personal secret service & capture this man at all costs!" He didn't make a threat, he didn't get aggressive, and he didn't hound you. He even left of his own accord. But nah, you're a doctor, therefore you should randomly turn into a vigilante moments before you're supposed to deliver babies! Maybe if you were off shift already & curious you MIGHT consider following up with the guy, but running after him mid shift over one simple question? Dude was asking to get killed. In fact, if the police saw the whole thing unfold, the murderer would actually have decent legal ground for self defense if he thought his life was in danger! Not push you off a cliff, but that could easily be explained as an accident from a scuffle. Anyway, I ranted about that part long enough. Great episode besides that completely nonsensical break in my suspension of disbelief. I'd sooner accept reincarnated twins than that whole incident playing out. |
| “No, you can’t have a show where everybody’s Krillin!” – Shinpachi |
| Such an amazing jumping off point for the anime, it made me really excited to watch more! The amount of emotion and empathy I was able to develop for these characters right off the bat-- incredible story-telling and beautiful animation!!! |
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