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Jul 13, 12:16 PM

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This show is a safe kind of edgy that brings out my inner middle schooler. Its very much got alot of really common tropes and i really doubt its gonna really excel at any of them going off these first 2 episodes but I'm having fun. I am fully expecting this to be the kind of series thats grit is more aesthetic than actually capitalizing on grim themes but as long as its entertaining enough im good.
JizzyHitlerJul 13, 12:28 PM

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

Jul 13, 12:23 PM
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Enjin is an asshole, and I don't like him. And of course Rudo didn't kill any of those dickheads. At least he bit that guy's fingers off, I guess, but those fuckers deserve to die. Couldn't kill at least 1 of them? Nope. And nothing will happen to them either. They just get knocked out and that's it. They'll wake up and just continue being free despite obviously being criminals. At least in another show that's airing this season, the group of criminals are captured and, presumably, jailed for a long time.

And yeah, I hope those CGI monsters aren't the main enemy in this show. So hopefully the main enemies are other humans or humanoids.
wildhoodJul 13, 12:44 PM
Jul 13, 12:24 PM

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Finally Enjin anime debut!
Jul 13, 12:30 PM

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Somehow the 2nd episode is even dumber than the first. Now he has super powers that would make an X-Man jealous.
If you need something with gas masks, go play Metro 2033 or something. This show just kills braincells.
Jul 13, 12:31 PM

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I like the clothing design but the animation kind of isn't my style.

Fights are cool though.

Story seems like a power shonen, still a lot we don't know yet.
Stormy_77Jul 13, 7:13 PM

Jul 13, 12:36 PM

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Yeah, OP is just nitpicking so he can find literally any excuse to shit on the show. "He gOt a RaNdOm PoWeR uP" that will, oh I don't know, probably be explained if you just watch another episode or two? Lol. Bro could easily save himself some time, and spare the rest of us from the cringe, by dropping it, but that makes too much sense now doesn't it ☕️

Anyway, the visuals continue to look fine, seeing Rudo and Enjin in action was fire. The CGI for the trash beasts is my only complaint with the animation so far, but first of all, I expected them to use CGI when I saw their designs while reading the manga, and secondly, complaining about bad CGI in anime is like complaining that a fish is swimming. CGI in anime is usually bad more often than it's good, nothing new. Also, and I hate defaulting to Berserk 2016 whenever CGI is in the conversation, but some of yall are deadass acting like the CGI here is as bad as 2016 Berserk. It's not good but be fr, it's not AS BAD as that. Lmao.

detarameMAL said:
So far, Gachiakuta seems like your typical shōnen introductory arc because this is a shōnen introductory arc...

People with a hate boner for shounen when a shounen anime starts off like your typical shounen anime: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 and with regards to the word "slop," that's just Twitter's new favorite buzzword that unfortunately has found its way over to MAL. People are rarely ever able to explain why something is slop, that's just the term they default to when they don't actually have any constructive complaints.
@thebrentinator24 I've been far from MAL forum for a few years and I see everything changed. Insulting a shounen series for being a shounen series is really weird! Why people are forced to watch something they don't like just to treat like that?

I'm liking this show so far, CGI is not all that bad, I've seen worse than this. After Episode 1, I had no idea what to expect, now I know there will be a lot of fights and I can understand how the story could progress. It's still interesting to me, I'm also happy that it seems a 2-cour series (24 episodes?). It's far from being a bad show, I still have no idea if I'll like it a lot or not, but at least the start is good.
Jul 13, 12:38 PM
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That OP was hot, I'm a sucker for metal; I know it's not for everyone. 😁 Definitely a better episode than the first one. I believe Gachiakuta has the potential to become one of the next leading shonen, if it isn't already
babajeedsJul 13, 12:42 PM
Jul 13, 12:49 PM
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I thought the CGI was guna ruin this fight but actually turned out great and didn't censor the biting off his fingers very impressed
Jul 13, 12:53 PM
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We got Deponia anime before GTA VI
Jul 13, 12:54 PM
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I was walking down the main track one night
I met a fine chick, she was built just right
She stopped when I flashed my roll
I told her she could have all of my gold
She turned around and with a frown
She said, "This ain't no circus and I don't need a clown"

Your cash ain't nothing but trash
And there ain't no need in your hanging around
Jul 13, 12:57 PM
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Amazing episode!!!
Jul 13, 1:00 PM

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fire op and end :D, pretty rad for a second ep with some more world building
Jul 13, 1:19 PM
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Wow, I didn't think Rudo have any super power at all, and they explain something about objects having souls.. okay, I can understand why those people hate Sphereite and all, but he's just a kid, so taking a revenage on a kid is very wrong... Enjin looks like a cool character though
Jul 13, 1:22 PM

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Now we're getting into the shows power system.

Enjin's showcase was real cool. That finisher was awesome.

The finger bite was gruesome. I didn't remember it, so when it happen here, it made me a bit uncomfortable to see all the flesh torn off leaving just the bone.
Jul 13, 1:22 PM
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2 episodes in and still no Alice!


On the other hand (pun intended) the hand gore did not get censored🥳
Jul 13, 1:26 PM
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just pure art
sorry for the early hot take but i have to do it
not many anime made me feel this way in only 2 episodes (for this genre)
and by that i mean it all: op, episode, ed... all the blend

p.s.: anyone knows when the op music is about to go out??? i wanna stream so bad T.T
Jul 13, 1:58 PM
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To be fair, I was really tired when I was watching this so that could've been a part of it but I found this episode to be pretty dull up until the end. I appreciate the new things we're learning about the world and the characters. I think I might just be impatient, but I also kind of wish episodes 1 and 2 were truncated and clipped together.
Jul 13, 2:11 PM

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Urahara who? Cool episode, looking forward for more.
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Jul 13, 2:12 PM

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very cool episode, the animation is impeccable and the characters have a very cool design, eager for the next episodes
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Jul 13, 2:25 PM
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@jas-samaaa @patsilimo The OP will be released on Spotify on July 28th.

I like the anime adaption so far and it makes me kinda sad to read the hate speech on every single episode discussion topic.

MegamiRen said:
Another one of those loud screaming op, when will people learn that just screaming and not screaming doesn't make a good song. Ending theme is much better. The visuals are good for both.


This kind of OP actually suits the show pretty well. Dirty OP for a dirty show with a dirty world. The ED actually doesn't really suit this show. I would have liked to see an old school type of rap song.
@Ricchan__ thank you!

and i agree with you that the music suits the vibe, it's rock, and all that screaming? like... that's some type of rock bae, and adds up 'cause that world building it's pretty lame and super trash; if i lived there this kinda of music would be ON (at least the world here also pretty sucks sooo... i'm looking for the music lol)

and about the ed i thinked it suited... like in a sad way because it makes the character angry he's full but also empty, he loses all almost his own life
rap it's good it would be nice to see it to that (i just lost the word for it... bass and beat but is not that kind of feeling the BOOM in the earphones oh god, sorry)

:)
Jul 13, 2:31 PM
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IzanaSolos said:
My god, that might be a contender for one of the worst visual vomit OPs I've ever had the sad pleasure of witnessing. Then again, tbf, the actual show isn’t much better animation-wise, so I guess it was a given that the OP would look like ass. Shame really, the song is actually good. Anyways moving on. Ripoff Urahara shows up and, for whatever reason, decides to save this bum Rudo. Honestly, should’ve just let him die, but yeah, had to "SeE iF hE waS tHe ReAL dEAl".

Seriously though, Rudo is already so annoying and unlikeable, just yelling and trying to boss around the guy who literally just saved him. That scene where they were feeding him straight trash and insulting him... had a smile on my face the whole time. Then he suddenly gets this random-ass power-up and goes Super Saiyan... just because? Yeah man, great.

least obvious ragebait on MAL 😭
Jul 13, 2:35 PM
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Ep 2 definitely makes me more excited than ep 1, hoping we get a cool power system to go with these powers.
Jul 13, 3:34 PM

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Great animation and sound quality. Bones brought their A game.
Jul 13, 4:24 PM
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The second episode was too good . Ended so quick i enjoyed the fcin thing from the song to intros to fight everything was so good
Jul 13, 4:58 PM

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welp the i'm not into death metal so the song sucks and the visuals also look ass but at the same time, it's fitting for this series. what is bones cooking.
Jul 13, 5:01 PM

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Why does Enjin looks like a character ripped straight out from Tokyo Revengers? XD
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Jul 13, 5:30 PM

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The OP and ED were both awesome I have to say
The powers in these series seem pretty cool with a lot of potential for creativity, I'm definitely looking forward to more!
Jul 13, 5:31 PM
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OP with visuals was very awesome, huge fan of it, and DUSTCELL’s ED was fantastic too, that’s such a good group right there.

I wasn’t super into the first half of this one, I think the trash monsters look really cool and I enjoyed the chase sequence, but I was a little put off by Rudo being able to overpower them when they looked so colossal and menacing upon their introduction, idk I just felt like that could have been done a bit better. However, Enjin did save it with his display, along with Rudo’s sicko mode moment when he made use of the power he didn’t know he had as a “giver”, and I guess he’s a pretty gifted one too since Enjin and one of the random assholes were surprised that he could use more than one object, that is a pretty epic ability tho, I loved the way the chain and wheel transformed when Rudo imbued them with power.

And going based on Enjin having a similar ability and that he mentioned “cleaners”, I guess there’s a group of folks that can all make use of the souls in objects, I’m interested in seeing what they’re about and what their duties entail, besides defeating trash monsters lol. Also, I liked the info about how the “Sphere” has basically fucked the whole world up, now I really want to know how the Sphere came to be in the first place, surely the one in Las Vegas didn’t become sentient and take off right lol.
Jul 13, 5:37 PM

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Art style is cool but I despise the main character.
Jul 13, 5:43 PM
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I found the MC to be really annoying when he wouldn’t stop talking. Also has an interesting power dynamic. I am excited to see what they build on in the show.
Jul 13, 5:54 PM

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I was expecting Rudo to have to run away from those giant trash beasts, but he absolutely demolished the ones coming after him!

Fighting with trash has never looked so cool until now. The combat versatility is insane.
Jul 13, 5:56 PM

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The trash kaiju battle did not look very good... We're talking Bones here, they couldn't make them look a little nicer? Or at least feel like they're occupying the same space as the characters?

The main character isn't that interesting or likable. Why can't the guy just shut up like he's told, when he was given a life-saving gas mask and there are trash monsters still chasing him?

And he has super-rare super powers because of course he does... Even he doesn't seem that surprised. That "soul within objects" power system could turn out interesting, though.

Overall, still pretty unimpressed, despite the cool art and music.
Jul 13, 5:56 PM

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kratos_aurion said:
I've been far from MAL forum for a few years and I see everything changed. Insulting a shounen series for being a shounen series is really weird! Why people are forced to watch something they don't like just to treat like that?


We don't live anymore in the prewar era where grannies used to say "if you have nothing nice to say about someone, don't say nothing at all". We live in modern times where everyone is a critic, and you can get them in all social media networks. For instance mah boy TheReportoftheweek guy got kinda famous in youtube with one phrase "My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined". He has reviewed some good stuff along with some really bad stuff, despite it all being just junk fast food. Just because people know how to cook by the book, doesn't mean that's good enough to claim "this shit is good".

Same principle applies to anime, and in this instance to battle shonen. This one is so written by the book of shonen that the only thing missing in the first episode was an index with a chapter list of how it's going to roll.

Who knows maybe it gets better later on, maybe not. But as an introductory chapter, these 2 episodes have been quite mediocre and cliched.
Jul 13, 5:57 PM

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Bro's so angry he started developing powers to fight the injustice. That's so metal.

So this "abyss" is actually the surface, huh?
Also, good to know I wasn't the only one who thought of Tokyo Revengers when looking at Enjin's chara design.
Jul 13, 6:08 PM
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I'm very disappointed in this episode and might drop the show because of it. The lack of animation is making it so hard to watch. The main character gives multiple long lines of emotion dialogue and you have to stare at a still frame of his face. I know he has a mask on but it just feels bad. There is a small portion of animation that looks extremely well done, especially the umbrella guy, but most of it is fake action. So many attacks onto enemies that are faked where the attacker goes in and you see maybe 1-2 frames of the attack and then you just see the aftermath. This goes on throughout the entire show. The cgi was jarring but tolerable but the animations killed the episode for me. And I'm someone who has quite low expectations. I would compare this anime to Tougen Anki that just aired this week. That show has a weaker base drawing style and a more generic mc and yet I found the animation significantly more enjoyable to watch compared to this. I will give this show 1 more episode to improve in animation quality or I am going to drop it.

I honestly have no idea how this is being scored above an 8. I have low expectations and still could barely watch this episode.
Jul 13, 6:23 PM
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OP with visuals was very awesome, huge fan of it, and DUSTCELL’s ED was fantastic too, that’s such a good group right there.

I wasn’t super into the first half of this one, I think the trash monsters look really cool and I enjoyed the chase sequence, but I was a little put off by Rudo being able to overpower them when they looked so colossal and menacing upon their introduction, idk I just felt like that could have been done a bit better. However, Enjin did save it with his display, along with Rudo’s sicko mode moment when he made use of the power he didn’t know he had as a “giver”, and I guess he’s a pretty gifted one too since Enjin and one of the random assholes were surprised that he could use more than one object, that is a pretty epic ability tho, I loved the way the chain and wheel transformed when Rudo imbued them with power.

And going based on Enjin having a similar ability and that he mentioned “cleaners”, I guess there’s a group of folks that can all make use of the souls in objects, I’m interested in seeing what they’re about and what their duties entail, besides defeating trash monsters lol. Also, I liked the info about how the “Sphere” has basically fucked the whole world up, now I really want to know how the Sphere came to be in the first place, surely the one in Las Vegas didn’t become sentient and take off right lol.
@TheColonel76 <<<<<<<<<<<ROFLMAO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Jul 13, 6:30 PM
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I think I'll keep watching. Seeming interesting enough.Not exactly groundbreaking in originality so far but I think if it can be executed well it'll be worth sticking around. Interesting how the trash dweller assume all the spherites are like that, it's pretty clear that they're unaware that people like Rudo live in the slums in not amazing conditions either. Granted not as bad as down below but still not great. Looks like it's gonna be one of those shows that has societal points to make.
Jul 13, 6:41 PM
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Finally the superpower of the show
Jul 13, 6:43 PM
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so MC already has super powers? talk about incosistent
Jul 13, 6:45 PM
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@TheColonel76 <<<<<<<<<<<ROFLMAO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
@Sheol01 Is that because of my Sphere joke lol
Jul 13, 6:46 PM

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@IzanaSolos
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My god, that might be a contender for one of the worst visual vomit OPs I've ever had the sad pleasure of witnessing


And therein lies...

the entire point of it.

That's my favorite OP of the season actually, visually too. Just narrowly edging out call of the night's.
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Jul 13, 6:47 PM
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Another really intense episode. This new guy, Enjin, has some amazing powers. It looks like Rudo also has powers too. It seems they're directly tied to an object, and in Rudo's case, he can use more than one. They even transform into something more destructive and powerful. I can definitely see potential with him possibly combining things together too.

also, uh, Rudo kind of just ate some guys fingers. I'm looking forward to seeing who the Cleaners really are and what they do exactly.
Jul 13, 6:48 PM

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That OP was hot, I'm a sucker for metal; I know it's not for everyone. 😁 Definitely a better episode than the first one. I believe Gachiakuta has the potential to become one of the next leading shonen, if it isn't already
@babajeeds my man. finally someone who understands the opening is great

we've got way too many jpop openings and stuff now. this is refreshing.
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Jul 13, 6:52 PM
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Hate the way they did cgi like those garbage beasts could look so much cooler. Everything else is alright but idk if it’s gunna be crazy if they keep using cgi
Jul 13, 6:59 PM

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Hate the way they did cgi like those garbage beasts could look so much cooler. Everything else is alright but idk if it’s gunna be crazy if they keep using cgi
@Wonk614 do you just hate cgi no matter what or do you think it's just poor cgi? because this episode had some of the best anime cgi i've seen since studio orange's last show.
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Jul 13, 7:06 PM

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Enjin flying around like he's Mary Poppins was strangely hilarious to me.
Jul 13, 7:19 PM

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Blond hair umbrella dude is pretty cool altho he looks like he just stepped right outta tokyo revengers


FINGER LICKING GOOD episode holy shit MC just ate those fingers.
Jul 13, 7:53 PM
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Our boi has the power to take out the trash
Jul 13, 8:06 PM
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it's PEAK already💯💯💯💯
Jul 13, 8:15 PM
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great, a great start for gatchiakuta tbh, Idc abt the op I didn't see it but the ep was so good, we saw rudo's power that was " giver " i think in English and we saw enjin looks like a 2nd Mc, that was a great ep animation was so good I liked it the colors and there's some ppl that are from the earth and they the ppl up high I didn't feel the time watching this ep tbh, a great one

5/5
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