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| The animation and art direction on this episode was insane, I've seen lower quality for movies, let alone TV-airings. While the OP and ED are very "modern" thematically, I really dig how they were structured. Looking forward to see if this level of quality stays consistent |
| White Hare of Inaba |
| Ehhhhhh i don't know, i'm not feeling it, not a fan of the yaoi undertones and not a fan of the premise overall either. The character expressions were also a little bit too exaggerated for my liking. The show looked great, very vibrant colors, but not sure if that's enough for me, will likely check another 2 eps before i decide whether or not it's worth to continue this. |
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| it was ok, but looking forward to seeing how it all plays out |
| I was pleasantly surprised how all around great it was. It was vivid and beautiful, but when it time to came for things to take a turn it didn't pull any punches with the brutality. Medieval Japan is endlessly fascinating and I will happily take whatever medium I can get that explores it. The priest is a bit mysterious and sometimes funny but really more obnoxious and over the top than anything. I'm hoping we get a more tolerable balance. Tokiyuki's situation is definitely interesting and that wonderful scene of him escaping death showed he's actually got some skills, but I'm not actually invested in his success yet. He was still a goof off and his father a blanked out puppet. Ashikaga may be a ruthless traitor who's hearing voices, but who's to say Tokiyuki's restoration would be better for the land in the long run. Hopefully it'll delve into all that. I'm excited for the next episode and it's taking a lot of willpower not to just hop over to Wikipedia because these names sound familiar and I think I know how it turns out in a big picture kind of way. |
| Episode 1 was amazing! 💯🔥 I always love watching historical shows based on Japan. And the MC is based on a real life samurai. The animation is very sharp, fluid and beautiful. Well it's studio CloverWorks, always the top tier animation. OP and ED song and visuals where great. We have DISH// and Botchi Boromaru for it. Aside from being a funny show. Lot's of blood and killings from what I see. Nakamura-san got another vibe character. 😂 Also kind of cool. |
| Oppai check! 111 cm: Hancock 110 cm: Zoro 100 cm: Robin |
| the animation is so beautiful I could watch the show for that factor alone, interested in seeing how things will develop from now on... |
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What an absolute banger of a first episode. Looked amazing, super good pacing.
| @TheTenk Agreed. Really grabbed me from the start. |
| I was going to write what I like about this first episode, but a lot of people have written about that so I'm going to put this here. They knew exactly what they're doing. Shota fans eating good.  |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| Whoa. I really like the opening, and the ending is really good too. Stories about revenge are always interesting. Especially with the historical background of Japan. Tokiyuki is really fast! He can dodge all those samurai slashes quickly. Awesome. While Yorishige is a bit suspicious but I feel that he will indeed serve and accompany Tokiyuki anywhere even to hell. Still episode one but I can't wait to see Tokiyuki face Ashikaga Takauji... Oh and yeah. This is made by the same mangaka as Assassination Classroom, right? Can I expect a fun and touching action in this too? |
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| sakuga fest again from umehara this seems action pack so i might watch it more |
| Damn, this was gooooooood! Went in blind. Charming start :) Then it gets BRUTAL 0_o. Then it gets goofy again... What happened to the bastard son though? Did they show what happened to the older brother (illegitimate firstborn)? |
| People kept hyping that deer girl trash yet this beautiful gem got no hype. Cloverworks is cooking with this |
Alfredo-Sauce said: The transition from the ball being kicked and lost to a head coming down was impactful to say the least. Also, when the priest threw Tokiyuki down into the village with the savages it reminded me of people being thrown into the water to learn how to swim. Anyways, the production values are high and it reminds me of Apothecary Diaries in that respect. Except it looked even better than Apothecary diaries imo |
V1P3R0P said: A lot of frames had wallpaper worthy quality. Just impressive!! Hope the style is retained throughout the season coz, My god its an eyecandy of a watch... Reminds me of when Mushoku Tensei looked really good (aka S1) |
Reply to Sigmar-Unberogen
Damn, this was gooooooood!
Went in blind.
Charming start :)
Then it gets BRUTAL 0_o.
Then it gets goofy again...
What happened to the bastard son though? Did they show what happened to the older brother (illegitimate firstborn)?
Went in blind.
Charming start :)
Then it gets BRUTAL 0_o.
Then it gets goofy again...
What happened to the bastard son though? Did they show what happened to the older brother (illegitimate firstborn)?
| @Sigmar-Unberogen His head is the one falling when the ball transition happens |
| This was quite interesting. I also don't really know yet what to make of it, what kind of tone should I expect because it felt like it went swiftly from light fun to dark tragedy and then somehow to light fun again, moving in between without hesitation. It is certainly intriguing, not a fan of some of the stylization in here like the voiceover narration inserts but it worked in a quite smooth way. I still don't know what to say about the shota baity elements, they don't bother me but they seem put there just to stir the pot and add some spice to the story and characters; let's see if the resulting jokes don't get old too soon with the creepy weirdo vibes of the priest character. Anyway, fun first episode with quite remarkable production values. |
| It's Year 1333 Nanboku-cho era. This period of time is a bit unusual in Anime, usually i was only familiar with Edo Period, or the modern one like Meiji, Showa. Plot was simple to understand, Animation was Fire 🔥 Bruhh that ED visual and song didn't match with the tone of the Anime LMAO |
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| Based on some funny faces, I immediately recognized the author of Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro, and then Yuusei Matsui released Ansatsu Kyoushitsu, but here there are more similarities with the first one. |
| It has been a while since I watched a stereotypical shounen. (Frieren and Domestic GF do not count.) The start feels like it's something about being a mischievous boy but it gets dark quickly. (At least he won't get married to that fugly, and perhaps there's a chance with that cutie.) He avoided lessons for the aristocrats. Ironically, his running way snd being elusive will help him become a hero. It has an interesting visuals. I haven't seen Assasination Classroom, so I can't say anything about that. |
| Really good episode, I like the shinto priest, but it looks like that kid is going to have to meet a whole new crew and lifestyle for now. |
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| Lmao the priests facial expressions are crazy 😂and him just booting the kid off the cliff killed me. |
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| > When you push a Shota off a cliff to his death and he runs back to you straddles you and gives you bedroom eyes |
| This might be like one of the only shows this season that has really gotten me hooked. I need more! This season has felt really underwhelming so far, just like the previous one, but I'm really interested to see more of this! Also wow that got really dark 0_o It was so lighthearted, until that cut with the ball and then showing all those people, including those two guys who chased Tokiyuki around, and even Kiyoko. I think that's the first time in a while that an anime has given me chills like that lol Definitely going to be sticking around for this one! |
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| What a awesome start! The protagonist mischievousness and talent for avoiding people is charming and just felt natural for his age. His happiness is just contagious. I already knew that the second he wished that living in peaceful life would last forever, it won't, but opposite. and sure enough it gets darker fast, but what I didn't expect is while everything gets bloody and gory, it was still able to retain it's humour and face faults, a very disturbing sense of humour, or maybe it's not supposed to be funny but rather an artistic presentation but still disturbing regardless. Kinda reminds me the beginning of arslan senki but better version. |
| Based shotakino on the telly. Also, I need to state another time that every single individual, like me, who always claimed that A-1 was the worst studio in the entire fucking industry much to the seething and rage of idiot A1 followers, are once again proved to be right again to an absurd degree with this new show as a proof. CloverWorks has never.EVER made better looking anime than when the studio quit being a subsidiary branch of A1, and meanwhile A1 Picture is still pumping the most soulless piece of garbage looking shows ever, Cloverworks has been pushing the bar forward in terms of avant-garde animation styles with shows like Bocchi, Akebi, Wonder Egg, Shadow House and now the Elusive Samurai. The same way Wit giving up on AOT was the best thing that happened to both the studio and the industry, Cloverworks leaving A1 is the best thing that could have happened for them and their spectators. |
| Seems really good!! |
| Oh boi, can't stand it when silly humor ruins a serious mood, Hellsing Ultimate taught me that lesson already. Dropped |
No, this isn't my signature~desu. |
| The transition from tranquility to hell was quite well done. |
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| This is all kinds of NUTS! :3 |
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