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guyklc said: Guys, guys, how about I make a thread for Japanese propaganda/war crimes here? That way, all of you guys who want to rant can rant there, and all of you guys who are interested can go there and read. That way, we won't have to spam this thread up with offtopic historical rants. Please do that. It's not like you're helping it stay on-topic |
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| Already did. |
 Thanks, person who gave me this on another site a long time ago, lol. |
| I'll just re-post this, since my ego is telling me it didn't get enough attention outside of the first sentence. noteDhero said: I know nothing about the intricacies of China/Japan/Korea tensions during this time period, being an ignorant American. Thusly, I will only comment on the coherency of the plot, and all the other mechanics of the episode/show going forward. As such, I don't see what the big fuss is over the show from that standpoint. The production values are high, but as of the first episode, there was little to no effort in introducing the characters outside of their powers, and that worries me a little for a 13 episode show. So far, it feels like they'll have to juggle plot, politics, characters, fantasy, and historical fiction. Part of me feels like this episode was a bit wasted because it went into details about politics without setting up the structure, and then proceeded to do run-of-the-mill infiltration with the flair of telepathic abilities. Then the bad attempts at comedy only further put me off from what was going on. It also doesn't help that all of the characters are very generic in design and quite uninspired from that standpoint. I hope it gets better because I love all the ideas at the core. It has almost every single element that I adore. |
noteDhero said: I'll just re-post this, since my ego is telling me it didn't get enough attention outside of the first sentence. noteDhero said: I know nothing about the intricacies of China/Japan/Korea tensions during this time period, being an ignorant American. Thusly, I will only comment on the coherency of the plot, and all the other mechanics of the episode/show going forward. As such, I don't see what the big fuss is over the show from that standpoint. The production values are high, but as of the first episode, there was little to no effort in introducing the characters outside of their powers, and that worries me a little for a 13 episode show. So far, it feels like they'll have to juggle plot, politics, characters, fantasy, and historical fiction. Part of me feels like this episode was a bit wasted because it went into details about politics without setting up the structure, and then proceeded to do run-of-the-mill infiltration with the flair of telepathic abilities. Then the bad attempts at comedy only further put me off from what was going on. It also doesn't help that all of the characters are very generic in design and quite uninspired from that standpoint. I hope it gets better because I love all the ideas at the core. It has almost every single element that I adore. I understand your feelings, your first sentence branded you as "ignorant American" by most posters LOL....Things can get scary once people are blindly focused on one mindset. Seriously, I'm glad someone opened another thread to discuss history. An episode discussion remains an episode discussion. The animation was great... the characters, so-so... As of now, other than the fact that this level of obviously Japanese Chinese/Mandarin (heck why are they speaking Pekinese/Mandarin in Shanghai in 1930??) can make them spies.....I might just as well infiltrate the Somali Pirates by now....(I'm obviously Asian, by the way) Other than that, can't say much, need to watch at least 2-3 episodes. Tricky subjects were touched (i.e. Co-prosperity sphere) but that's about it. I'm not so hardcore on that. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| That was a great episode. I'm definitely going to watch this. The animation is very impressive and I really liked the characters (especially Aoi). So let us just watch and enjoy the show apart from the past events ;) |
| it has a very baccano-ish feel. i like ^^ |
| I don't speak a work of Mandarin and even I could tell it was quite bad XD So far, I really like this. The art style is really cool, and it's animated really well. I think the concept of each of them having a unique power is awesome! I loved the way they showed them teleporting. The two main guys are cool characters, each with their own personality. I'm looking forward to episode 2! |
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| Senkou no Night Raid throws us right into its fast-paced action and political plot, introducing a group of Japanese "superspies", diverse, each with their own abilities. The first episode I certainly can't call a slow one, it's interesting from the very first minute to the ending (which is a great tune by the way, I just think they could've thought about a different animation), keeping the viewer on the edge of his seat all the time. The strongest point of this anime certainly is the action, fast fight scenes, nicely animated with beautiful background music, setting the theme perfectly, it's almost like the James Bond action scenes, just set in a different time, with spies having supernatural powers. Awesome. There's not really much to complain. As the first episode, it doesn't fail at all in getting me to download and eagerly watch the next one, I just hope it matches the good level of this one. 8/10 |
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| What the hell, MUCC in my animu? Now I'll have to finish watching this, no matter how bad it might turn out to be. |
| Well, I must say, I really enjoyed this episode! This was one of the series I had high hopes for this season, and it certainly hasn't disappointed. I like that the Chinese people actually spoke Chinese, as opposed to inexplicably speaking Japanese as in every other show. It seems to have a very Baccano sort of feel to it, and the abilities they use are quite reminiscent of Darker Than Black. I can't wait for more background on those. Personally, i'd say this has the makings of a truly great show. I just hope the other sides of the conflict get fleshed out more, because at the moment they seem very two-dimensional. |
| Where is episode 2!? D: |
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| Aoi's mandarin is shocking. haha It's hard to understand what he is saying, and most of the time i feel like laughing. Lol Kazura's mandarin is much better than his. Oh well... but it is a great attempt to use the language of the locals since they are in china. |
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Not bad, not bad at all. I quite liked it, think I'll stick with it. I lol'd. Oh, Commie.  People need to read this. Stop getting butthurt you fucking bitches. |
loghneckbeardMay 6, 2010 5:49 AM
| It wasn't a 'wow' first episode, but I'm definitely interested in the series. |
| The mandarin they speak is quite broken. |
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| I don't understand chineese/mandarin but it's nice too see some anime use more languages .. I swear this looks like the perfect Darker than BLACK ripp-off XDD. |
| i thought i downloaded some weird version when i first heard the mandurin haha then when the japanese came on i was relived |
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| Their mandarin was horrible and funny x) An interesting anime although it didint impress me so much. Btw, that Kazura guy's ability reminded me Jumper :d |
| hahhahahahahahahaha at the mandarin |
| That Mandarin spoken in the beginning..weird. The guy with the hat definitely speaks it better though imo but other than that, good series so far. |
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| It reminds me so much of Darker Than Black. I don't think that it will be as good, but it should be a good watch. |
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| LOL. The Mandarin had some native speakers, but you could definitely tell who were voiced by Japanese people. The Chinese sounds so weird. XD I loved it. I didn't think it would reach my expectations, since the rank was so low (I don't see why that is right now). But I think it has almost gone above my expectations. Great episode. :D |
| Okay first episode, I'm kind of just hoping this doesn't turn in to something like Charlie's Angels only with Superhumans instead of chicks. |
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| There seems to be some character depth here which is good, I also like the time setting as well as actually attempting to use other languages. Then add in some supernatural powers for some extra fun. Definitely interested in this one. |
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| Pretty nice action for the first episode, a bit slow paced but well I do wonder what the rest of the anime will offer us, coming from the 0 episode special it sure does seem quite interesting! |
RafaelDeJonghAug 27, 2014 1:08 PM
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| The broken Mandarin sounds even worse than your typical anime's broken English. I'm dying. Hearing a few of the extras speak proper Mandarin is a much needed break. I find it funny how Chinese characters are drawn with stereotypically slantier eyes even though the slant eye stereotype applies to all East Asians, which includes the Japanese. Why you do this, Japan. Nice art, though. |
whitherApr 18, 2016 10:37 PM
| I kind of like the teleportation part. I think I'm beginning to like the story. I'm not very familiar with Chinese language or so, so I have no comment. Can't wait to watch more of the eps |
  โ โโโ ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต? ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ? |
| Wow I am surprised they didn't get caught with their horrible Mandarin! |
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SkyDrop said: It's really not very similar to Darker than Black beyond the surface aspect of the characters having super powers with usage limitations. Ultimately though the series is much more about the real world history surrounding the characters/story than the story itself and in that regard I do think it's very interesting. Unfortunately, this is a period of history is that frequently glossed over and without a reasonable understanding of the zeitgeist this anime will seem VERY flat as it won't mach much of an attempt to contextualize things for you until episode 7 or so.This seems wannabe Darker than Black except not really interesting really especially the main characters seems very standard and doesn't standout much than most similar protagonist I've seen through. Yukina's look cute though but that's it. It's not a masterpiece or anything but it was definitely marketed as something completely different than what it actually is. If you're looking for something more like Darker than Black I'd suggest Hamatora. |
bbobjsNov 25, 2019 12:58 PM
| The animation is kinda bad sometimes especially during the action scenes but I enjoyed the episode. |
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