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3It was OK
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1Hated it
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Average 4.0
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Damn, that was quite an eerie start from the symbolism of the skull to just in general, the mystery vibe it's giving off. Feels like the butterfly is also some foreshadowing too.. Very bizarre start though:  This is going to be a dark ride. Also kinda liked the ED theme song. |
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Stark700 said: My body is readyTHIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Damn, that was quite an eerie start from the symbolism of the skull to just in general, the mystery vibe it's giving off. Feels like the butterfly is also some foreshadowing too.. Very bizarre start though: This is going to be a dark ride. Also kinda liked the ED theme song. EDIT: Finally watched the episode and as I expected, my body was ready and boy did this episode deliver I came into this expecting a great horror/mystery series and that's exactly what we got. So far I like our main trio of characters and I feel like they play well with each other....Also, Lerche saving budget by blanking out everyone that isn't important lol The OP and ED were both great as well with the animation being pretty good too I didn't realize it until now but the murder scene kinda reminds me of a crime scene from the TV show Hannibal which is a huge plus in my eyes |
TokoyaJul 2, 2015 5:38 PM
| DAnggg, love the OP and ED song already. This is very visually artistic tbh, love the use of the greying colouring of characters, its like accumulating suspense and can be definitely utilised really well in the later episodes. It also kind of shows how Kobayashi's life is changing from a monotonous and tedious one into one where interesting people begin to appear into this adventure of mystery. |
LeFlower-kunJul 3, 2015 12:24 AM
Sketto said: Reading the plot I find it quite interesting but the horror genre kinda puts me off. How scary or gory is this anime? I'm pretty much desensitized at this point but if I were to rate it out of 10 I'd say 4 on the scary scale and 5 on the gore scale. Might get scarier and gorier later on but this is just first episode impressions. Also that Nakamura detective really makes me think of adachi from P4. |
| Oh god who are you people? |
| Nice episode and I really like the OP and ED :D |
| "Let justice be done, though the heavens fall." |
| That was a great start. Got shivers when the body was shown. The OP is top class. And the boy is sick in the head, just sayin. |
| Great episode, great OP, the MC is not coward or something plus mystery. I like this anime :) |
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| dat trap dat butt dat ED dat cliffhanger dat symbolism dat MC's personality reminds me No Game No Life 8/10 btw lol the stats xD Lerche is becoming a great studio for me. Let's see Gakkou Gurashi and Monster Musume! Lerche i have big hopes! |
XenocrisiJul 2, 2015 11:54 AM
Sketto said: Reading the plot I find it quite interesting but the horror genre kinda puts me off. How scary or gory is this anime? It should be more mystery than horror anyway, since Edogawa Ranpo is, like, the Japanese Conan Doyle and I'm interested in it because like Detective Conan, this anime is inspired by Edogawa Ranpo's works! |
SherlupinJul 2, 2015 11:51 AM
| I am in love with this show in the first episode. Though I will admit that the start felt a little bizarre but then again it is supposed to have an odd feeling about it since it is a mystery/thriller. Though the mystery is interesting and i am curious on who actually did the murder and how Kobayashi ended up in that situation. |
| is it me or does Akechi look like Nice from Hamatora? |
| Hmm, this was an interesting first episode. The mystery itself is grotesque yet interesting, the main character is intriguing despite (and maybe because of) his seeming oddity and I'm really liking the way this episode played around with visuals. It seems like quite an unusual choice to have characters greyed-out until they are important, but it's pretty cool and interesting. I probably need another episode or two before properly judging this, but it seems promising so far. Also, that OP is excellent, one of my favourites of the year, and I quite like the ED as well. |
| I really liked how it started especially when I started watching it without even reading the title. The only thing that I can and will complain about is the idea of MC. If they already made him look like a girl, sound like a girl and behave like a girl, what is the point of making him a boy? (sure you can say because it's anime, but I would probably liked the series a little bit more if that was the heroine) Still, the fact that he is a psycho does help though so in the end I did like him nevertheless. |
eso18 said: I really liked how it started especially when I started watching it without even reading the title. The only thing that I can and will complain about is the idea of MC. If they already made him look like a girl, sound like a girl and behave like a girl, what is the point of making him a boy? (sure you can say because it's anime, but I would probably liked the series a little bit more if that was the heroine) Still, the fact that he is a psycho does help though so in the end I did like him nevertheless. yes this is also my biggest probem sofar. just look at him! the form of his body has soo many feminine features..and then there is the voice. Okay episode but not sold on the show yet. 3/5 |
| http://i.imgur.com/LW1t9Wh.png I guess I was the only one who saw it like that.... Started as an interesting one, guess I'll watch it to the end. |
| Really liked the first episode. Kobayashi is such a trap... But I like how he is kind of insane. The whole setting is kind of ridiculous but I like it. |
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| Oh, but the trap though, great start however.. Colaflasche90 said: Gives me some NGNL vibes in a horror version. Can't say i didn't enjoy it. Not a big fan of either OP or ED songs, but thats just opinions. First anime this season i'm gonna watch. Man, u gotta watch Gangsta atleast :> |
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| I love this anime's genres. I just hope with my whole heart they don't screw it up sometime down the line. Pretty decent first episode. Opening song was just my kind of heavy. |
MegaphyJul 2, 2015 1:29 PM
| For some reason this feels like No game No life. EVERY SITUATION IS FUN. Lol i think this could be a sick and very underrated anime, quite the opposite of No game No life actually |
| Shirayuki= Most Perfect Female MC ever |
| why there isn't the mystery genre, this is Horror-Mystery |
| AMAZARASHI OP good choice ok dropped already fucking trap shit mc and here i was thinking pls dont be a boy |
Xenocrisi said: it just came out calm downwhy there isn't the mystery genre, this is Horror-Mystery |
| Not bad, sticking with this becasue I trust Seiji Kishi and Lerche. Loved the atmosphere created by the OP/ED, direction, and OST(specifically the scene in Akechi's house). |
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eso18 said: I really liked how it started especially when I started watching it without even reading the title. The only thing that I can and will complain about is the idea of MC. If they already made him look like a girl, sound like a girl and behave like a girl, what is the point of making him a boy? (sure you can say because it's anime, but I would probably liked the series a little bit more if that was the heroine) Still, the fact that he is a psycho does help though so in the end I did like him nevertheless. You are confusing, Akechi is the protagonist MC in both the anime as in the novel, Kobayashi is the heroine and Deuteragonist. It is quite clear in the matter related to the anime that came out in Newtype. Yes Kobayashi is a boy so much in the novel as in the anime. Hashiba is triggered the worst character this season Damn that most annoying character this Hashiba, is triggered the worst character of the season, totally bland, boring, annoying a total shit |
Cr7_vi_BritanniaJul 2, 2015 2:11 PM
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| weakness = characters. |
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| [quote=Stark700] Damn, that was quite an eerie start from the symbolism of the skull to just in general, the mystery vibe it's giving off. Feels like the butterfly is also some foreshadowing too.. Well, I think the Butterfly has some symbolism to it, like in Zetsuen no Tempest. And being a mystery we can expect a lot from it. |
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| Omg,the OP is by amazarashi,talk about a pleasant surprise. Kobayashi a trap,ohh well he can stay a girl in my mind. So far not as bad as I was expecting but not particularly good. |
| Wow, this was good :O...Other than the draw a girl call it a boy TRAP BS!!!! JUST WHY OTL!!! I'm loving Kobayashi. He's friggin broken. The scene when he was told he'll break and he said he wants that was WTF O_o How non-chalant and excited he is for this impossible game is insane. All 3 detectives seem like awesome characters too. And those human chairs looked messed up. Loved the OP and ED a lot too <3 |
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Sourire said: weakness = characters. I think that isn't the case. For example, the main protagonist is a little bit off on this episode, but he pays attention to the details and we can tell he is going to have a lot of clever moments. Kobayashi's friend is the righteous type of characters, so he will try to find a fair way to get the results and help his friend to not end in prison. Akeshi on the other side is like the nemesis, he has all the other characters well defined (except for Kobayashi for sure), He is the smartest character so far and will have to get surprised by Kobayashi at some point. Kobayashi is like a sadist version of Naegi Makoto in my opinion. |
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| That was actually surprisingly good. Great OP, great ED, interesting characters (at least Akechi and Kobayashi), great atmosphere. I think I'm gonna like this show a lot. |
Angela33 said: You are confusing, Akechi is the protagonist MC in both the anime as in the novel, Kobayashi is the heroine and Deuteragonist. It is quite clear in the matter related to the anime that came out in Newtype. Yes Kobayashi is a boy so much in the novel as in the anime. Hashiba is triggered the worst character this season Damn that most annoying character this Hashiba, is triggered the worst character of the season, totally bland, boring, annoying a total shit I have only one question, do you think most of the series will take place on Kobayashi's or Akechi's point of view? PD: Everyone that loves Inaba Himeko has a great taste in my opinion :3 |
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Sketto said: Reading the plot I find it quite interesting but the horror genre kinda puts me off. How scary or gory is this anime? I can't really tell since the anime just started and I haven't read the novel, but I didn't see horror on the first episode. While the Gore wasn't minimum, it wasn't a problem for me either. |
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| Idk if its true but i've seen somwhere thats its gonna be only 10 episodes. Not even 12 or 13. .__. Anyway, the first ep was interesting. i'd give this a 7.5 ! |
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| Censor background characters much o.O |
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| Kobayashi is pretty messed up in the head considering he thinks its fun to be a murder suspect. Other than that, pretty interesting so far. |
DatRandomDude said: Idk if its true but i've seen somwhere thats its gonna be only 10 episodes. Not even 12 or 13. .__. Anyway, the first ep was interesting. i'd give this a 7.5 ! oh gosh, I'm really hating this, there are a bunch of series that have less episodes than they should, hopefully this isn't a mistake on their part making it a 10 episodes season. Probably if it sells well it could have a sequel. |
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yAleksandr17 said: DatRandomDude said: Idk if its true but i've seen somwhere thats its gonna be only 10 episodes. Not even 12 or 13. .__. Anyway, the first ep was interesting. i'd give this a 7.5 ! oh gosh, I'm really hating this, there are a bunch of series that have less episodes than they should, hopefully this isn't a mistake on their part making it a 10 episodes season. Probably if it sells well it could have a sequel. Like i said idk, i just saw it in a description of the anime of where i was watching the episode. I hope its not true too. At the same time, IF its done well ... alright then. |
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| Awesome OP-ED. First episode looks good, looking forward next week. |
| if the anime deserves less episodes than thats fine take into account how long the source material is first |
| It wasn't bad, but I didn't like two things so far: The MC is really weird, he basically doesn't give a fuck about anything and just wants to "have fun", the other characters are way more interesting, especially the detective. I don't like how they did the background characters. It would be fine if they didn't actually talk, but it's a bit weird seeing a gray body talking. When they showed the dead teacher I thought it was a doll... I don't know why but that didn't really looked human. Aside from that it looks really interesting. OP/ED are ok, not really my style. I prefer Tokyo Ghoul root A's ED over this OP. |
| Kobayashi is the Nagisa of this season. Not only he's a trap, but their personality is very similar too. Won't really be surprised if he actually committed the murder somehow. New homeroom teacher Hanabishi is a goth loli who seems to have been through some terrible experience, judging by those scars on her wrists. Her backstory must be a messed up one. Those human chairs were quite creepy.. I like how fascinated Kobayashi was while looking at them. It kinda feels like they're trying hard to make him look broken. Interesting start nonetheless. Hopefully it will become even more so by each episode. OP and ED both are pretty decent too. |
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| i really like the art and the atmosphere |
| That SimCity line... Looks like a promising start! |
| Man, this is awful. The MC is way too annoying with his attitude. And why the hell did they make him a trap? Ahh, I'm kinda interested in the crime and the real killer though, I think I'll give it a few more episodes. |
| Your honor, I never wrote this post. |
| Can't get over Kobayashi being a guy... |
llcruz said: When they showed the dead teacher I thought it was a doll... I don't know why but that didn't really looked human. I wonder if that wasn't on purpose. Some way to show some kind of detachment from death, you know ? Since Kobayashi seems actually pretty fucked up... |
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