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| Hmm, I think this is a fine start so far. Meg is the one to keep an eye on and she occasionally acts like an airhead but for most parts seems like a friendly girl. Apparently, Meg only has a year to live because of a curse. There's also the magic content but it's only scratching the surface on that content so far. Cute anime imo, maybe a lot more to look forward to. |
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| Jeez, that was a brutal way to start, miss witch was straight up blunt with the whole thing, yo Meg, YOU ARE GOING TO DIE IN A YEAR... LOL. Though, that made the plot kinda go in a fun route for this first episode, with Meg not hearing out anything miss witch said other than the fact that she needs to collect these seeds in order live.. how exactly? Well, miss witch did say by making people happy... But after the third person, you can tell that either they just fake liking Meg, or miss witch straight up just lied lol. Thankfully little girl here came to save the day and show her what exactly miss witch meant by "making them happy"... make them cry of happiness. Which she obviously does, and thus gets her first two seeds... OF A THOUSAND xD A simple but straightforward plot, it's unique, and that's the charm of it for now. Liked the direction of this episode, hoping we stay like this for the whole season, cause if so, we'll have quite the hidden gem here. |
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| The 1st of 2 EMT Squared Tuesday shows of novelist Saka's lone series about an apprentice witch dying in a year, that's a traditional Death Sentence alright. Meg Raspberry's master Faust, one of the Seven Sages, giving this rather bleak foresight once she turns 17 with the curse of a year's death sentence, she clearly thinks that it's a joke. Jokes aside, there is a way to bottle the curse by giving her the seed of life to become immortal by encapsulating all sorts of feelings, amounting to 1000 people's teardrops of joy. The little girl of Anna wanting to go to her master for some flowers, Meg chooses to follow her to get some. Meg being famous for being Faust's apprentice witch, and her and Anna going to her father Hendy's clinic to figure out his late wife Iris's flowers, it takes a bit to figure out what are her likes amongst the many pots of tea leaves. The pink snow and tea leaves, which where once memories of Iris, pus the flowers that represent her travels, only one is missing: the Yoshino cherry blossom, which Meg is able to replicate to send their mother off freely, thus earning her 2 teardrops of joy, though pure. To fight fate within 1 year, this might be the worst birthday princess. but it's one Meg will face for her year's worth. Maaya Sakamoto's OP is really good, I get the sense of fleeting. A really nice premiere, and something different from the shtick of most crap out there. |
KANLen09Apr 1, 9:51 AM
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| The synopsis was very interesting, but the first episode itself could have been better. Kinda weird mix of comedy and drama. The whole "you have one year left to live" came too out of nowhere. That scene just felt pretty weird, but ok. Anyway, hoping for a decent show. Lovely looking house btw.  |
SerafosApr 3, 3:56 AM
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| Is that curse really a real thing? my two cents, the curse isn't a real thing. It's something Faust used to motivate Meg, by driving her to meet people, help them, and discover what she wants to do and what she wants to be in the future. |
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Is that curse really a real thing?
my two cents, the curse isn't a real thing. It's something Faust used to motivate Meg, by driving her to meet people, help them, and discover what she wants to do and what she wants to be in the future.
my two cents, the curse isn't a real thing. It's something Faust used to motivate Meg, by driving her to meet people, help them, and discover what she wants to do and what she wants to be in the future.
| @AkeZZZ I am thinking the same like it's something like a trial or a way to gain experience in the world something to get her out of her comfort zone. Guess we will have to wait and see. The setting seems interesting the vehicles give the impression it's in the UK but the buildings look like something you find in central Europe to me. However there is also the pictures which looked like they were taken all over the world. |
| “The witch with one year to live” our first show of spring is here, no week break between seasons 😭 Anyway, I can tell this one’s going to be an absolute tearjerker. Starting an anime off with the protagonist only having one year left to live is crazy, but I think this collecting tears of joy plotline is going to make for some really emotional and beautiful moments. If this first episode is any indication of that, we’re in for a treat. Anna and her dad’s situation was tragic. A mother really is the glue that holds a family together so losing that can make everyone feel lost. So glad Meg was able to help them accept her death and begin to move forward. She certainly would want them to be happy ❤️ Close enough, welcome back Majo no tabitabi and Elaina! This looks great |
Marinate1016Apr 1, 1:30 PM
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| Not fair. They're going to make me cry right from the first episode? Though it was a "nice" cry... |
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| Meg learns that on her 17th birthday, she’s destined to die one year later. To break the curse, she must collect a thousand teardrops of joy. It’s funny how everyone in town just knows her as Ms. Faust’s student—like, does she even have her own identity? 😂 But it was really heartwarming to see the father and daughter happy again after being so broken over the loss of the woman they loved. 🥹 |
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| Death everywhere. Her parents—dead. Anna’s mother—dead. Meg, cursed to die. So… the Witch Sage. Two options. One: She knew about the curse for years and never said a word. Lived with Meg for a decade—nine years of silence. Not exactly trustworthy, is she? Whether Meg was "ready" or not doesn’t matter (and frankly, I don’t buy that excuse). Plus, Meg has no memories of her parents or early childhood—which suggests something darker behind this so-called "congenital" curse. Two: It’s all some twisted motivation to force Meg out of her shell. But if that’s the case… it’s just cruel. By the way, doesn't Faust the Witch look like Yubaba from Spirited Away?  |
| Pretty damn good first episode! Sad yet heartwarming, started to make me tear up a little bit towards the end. Got to go watch the Ballpark romance now. |
| Although not a fan of drama, but here everything is done balanced, drama with comedy, Meg is cute, apparently a fan of yuri and cute animals, and the original is finished and not stretched to a huge number of volumes. |
| i tried and it is not for me the first ep was not bad, but i need more i was going to say emotions even if the story of the little girl was not nothing but i was not emotional when they cried... good luck everyone, i'm out |
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| It's been a while since I both cried and laughed during the same episode of an anime series, just to tell you how much of an impact this first episode had on me. There were some heavy/emotional stuff but it was very well balanced with a lot of comedy (not gonna lie, Meg is kind a of a self-centered brat, but that's what makes her fun to watch and endearing), and the story/plot felt very original, if not unique (I don't remember coming across something like that before at least, but maybe I'm misrembering). Honestly, I can't think of a single negative thing to say about this opening episode: everything it did, it did it right imo, the direction was on point, the casting was fantastic, the animation was as gorgeous as the OP theme, and this is one of these series that clearly knows what kind of atmosphere(s) it wants to create. If every future episode is as good as this one it might easily be one of the bangers of this season for me :) |
| Good animation but the whole premise wasn't super exciting so far. |
| Meg: "How do I break the Curse?" Mistress: "... Mudadayo." xD Not much I can say yet. It seems wholesome, the MC has a comical personality, and... that's about it, so far. My only nitpick is that they are not mixing gags and heart-warming parts all too well. Hope they can find the right balance for that. |
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| I loved the vibes of Little witch academia and Elaina that I got from this anime! |
| I started watchig this because I thought it could be similar to Majo no Tabitabi but it was Kobato all the way |
| I am not a fan of loud characters, but the anime's was pretty good. |
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| That was a very emotional first episode. The anime looks beautiful imo, and I really like the premise. Let's see how it goes! |
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I hope these 2 don't ever get a dog iykyk |
| Very good beginning episode! Meg is a good-hearted and sympathetic 17 years old apprentice witch -- she could not begin the story better -- cursed to die after a year if she fails a herculean job to save her bacon -- the story could not begin better...  Thank you, Meg :) |
| Mene, mene, tekel, parsin |
| Animation and the character designs are mid at best. But there seems to be some possibilities in the premise, at least enough to do a 3 eps test. |
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I hope these 2 don't ever get a dog
iykyk
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| @Ego_Altar Glad I'm not the only one thinking it |
| fluid animation. good |
| ヘルソン |
A pretty fun first episode, I felt the animation seemed a little shaky at points but nothing bad. It looks like the series will have a bit of yuri subtext which I always enjoy, looking forward to seeing more from this one. Routemaster spotted, story is set in Magical England confirmed. Can anyone tell what the ad on the side is saying? Is it an easter egg for anything or just a generic bit of design? |
| This was so beautiful 🥹😭 I didn’t expect to cry from the first episode. Can’t wait for more! (I’ve been wanting to read the manga, and it’s a bit disappointing that they didn’t go with that art style, but I still like the character designs in the anime. Meg’s especially.) |
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| Immaculate premiere. SUrprising tearjerker, as well. Hope it keeps this up. |
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| This was a great 1st episode. A very good mix of comedy and seriousness. I can tell this will also be a very emotional anime with the characters Meg will interact and gather the tears of them. |
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| While I have no idea if the senior witch, Faust, is being serious about Meg dying in a year this will get Meg to go on adventures which I'm looking forward to watching. On that note it was bittersweet to see that the first 2 people she helped was for them to come to terms over their mother's and wife's death, and the little girl Anna shows that kids are smarter than they may appear as she pretty much knew her mother wasn't coming back. |
| Honestly, this show is going to need some marketing and/or social media to go anywhere because I think there is going to be a sizable chunk of viewers that don't even watch to the ten minute mark. The animation is weakest at the start of the episode, particularly the backgrounds. The episode also starts with a very lighthearted tone before dropping the "you will die in one year" line with ZERO lead-up whatsoever. Combined with the subsequent back-and-forth that oscillates between 'comedy' and seriousness, there's a jarring tonal whiplash that will undoubtedly unsettle many viewers before the main show has even begun. The second half of the episode is more consistent in tone and character design quality (Meg's animation is one thing that deserves some praise), but will viewers bother to watch that far, or will they instead simply switch to another show on their list? I rather expect that many viewers will try to save time with a snap analysis of the first part of this episode. Even if viewers finish the episode, was it good enough to warrant further watching? The 'tear-jerker' story was fairly plain and very predictable. I hope this was not the show putting its best foot forward; this show is DEPENDENT upon the emotional payoffs to succeed. |
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