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4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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1Hated it
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Average 4.2
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Nice catchy opening song they've got there. I have to admit, this was a rather fun start especially with the first half. Several characters are introduced including Jinnai and Kuji. Seems they're only middle school students . I think the most interesting part of the show is that Keppi creature. I mean...a successor of the Kappa Kingdom?! They got a lot of work to do. Pretty fun episode. |
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| lmao the first episode is very weird. Good start. I like it. |
ToumaTachibanaApr 16, 2019 11:58 AM
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| ??? what the fuck just happened ??? |
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| IKUHARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Did you just find your new fetish? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
| what the fuck did i just watch? holy fuck, the production value tho. and that ED was so good MAPPA sometimes does the wildest shit lmao |
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| Can’t watch till tonight what should I expect lol |
| The animation was incredible at points, holy crap. Whatever i just watched was sick. |
| That was a wild first episode but I loved it. lol It definitely went passed my expectations and I can't wait for more! |
| Classic Ikuhara. Life is worth living again. |
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| eh? huh? what? w-w-what happened..? This is for sure the strangest anime I've ever seen... Yuri Kuma Arashi is nothing compared to this.... |
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YorukaWaifu said: It's a shame to see Ikuhara selling himself to the fujoshis. First he pandered to the yuri crowd, AND NOW the fujoshis? When will this madness end! |
| This episode was a visual spectacle. But then on the other hand... ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
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| Can't describe my love for Ikuhara with words. Loved every single second of this. |
| Ikuhara has this ability to always enthrall me |
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| Impressive visuals and fitting OST. High quality stuff here. Far crazier than I expected, even for someone like Ikuhara. Quite an enjoyable episode. |
FlamepriesTApr 11, 2019 2:24 PM
| Good episode. A bit fast, but it did a good job laying down the themes and the general structure of the action scenes. YorukaWaifu said: It's a shame to see Ikuhara selling himself to the fujoshis. Given how much he knows about otakus, I bet he gets a kick in triggering people like you. :C |
Jin_uzukiApr 11, 2019 2:19 PM
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| That animation tho GIVE IT TO ME IKUHARA, GIVE ME MORE. I’ve been waiting for 4 years to watch another anime made by you and IT DIDN’T DISAPPOINT |
| Trying to fill the Ikuhara's Bingo for this first episode (Warning: There are spoilers to other ikuhara shows on the bingo) I can say that THIS WAS FREAKING AWESOME FIRST EPISODE. Moterfucking Ikuhara. |
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| As expected from Ikuhara, half people will hate it, the other half will love it |
| Ikuhara just upped his game when he's already a legend. |
The negative effects of my long life as a shut-in are kicking in now? |
everlastinglife said: What in the world... this is bizarre. xD Everything Ikuhara does is extremely bizarre xD. |
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| So far this, Yaiba, Fruits Basket and Hitoribocchi are the best shows ive seen this seasons. Possibly fairy gone too but we shall see. |
It really do be like that though. |
| Exactly the type of anime I needed right now. |
kofmaster said: Trying to fill the Ikuhara's Bingo for this first episode (Warning: There are spoilers to other ikuhara shows on the bingo) I can say that THIS WAS FREAKING AWESOME FIRST EPISODE. Moterfucking Ikuhara. Lmao that chart is brilliant. The Kappa transition in between does definitely bring back memories of Penguindrum's "SEIZON SENRYAKU", so while not magical girls, I guess in a way it kind of counts it as those kind of transformation scene. Also just going to list some things I've noticed in this episode: Occurring appearance and focus of circles in objects, setting, etc; constant presentation of spinning, encircling motion: referring to idea of cycle, loop, connection The quote "dead as you are alive": Schrodinger's cat reference? (maybe? this reference was also in Penguindrum I believe) Box: desire, to conceal, to store, seal, hide, secret Already we're being bombarded with heavy amount of metaphors and symbolism with reality and metaphysical world merging together, and I must say, I'm in love. I can't NOT love Ikuhara. |
| Dat ass juice, doe. Definitely the craziest, but at the same time one of the most interesting starts, but I'm all in for a surreal ride. Also really great ED. |
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skacinth said: kofmaster said: Trying to fill the Ikuhara's Bingo for this first episode (Warning: There are spoilers to other ikuhara shows on the bingo) I can say that THIS WAS FREAKING AWESOME FIRST EPISODE. Moterfucking Ikuhara. Lmao that chart is brilliant. The Kappa transition in between does definitely bring back memories of Penguindrum's "SEIZON SENRYAKU", so while not magical girls, I guess in a way it kind of counts it as those kind of transformation scene. Also just going to list some things I've noticed in this episode: Occurring appearance and focus of circles in objects, setting, etc; constant presentation of spinning, encircling motion: referring to idea of cycle, loop, connection The quote "dead as you are alive": Schrodinger's cat reference? (maybe? this reference was also in Penguindrum I believe) Box: desire, to conceal, to store, seal, hide, secret Already we're being bombarded with heavy amount of metaphors and symbolism with reality and metaphysical world merging together, and I must say, I'm in love. I can't NOT love Ikuhara. I like how you are interpreting the show's elements. About the quote, I think that there is a similar quote in big_Tortoise said: Getting some serious FLCL from that opening episode. Shit is happening that makes literally no sense, but when I think about it more, it kinda does? But ye, thoroughly enjoyed that, MAPPA is back at again with some great shit given to us in a full course meal, with dessert to top it off Ikuhara tends to make stories with a lot of symbolism that at first seems to make no sense, but in depth it usually has several messages, methaphor, simbolism and everything has a hidden meaning. |
kofmasterApr 11, 2019 2:57 PM
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| How do I explain this to anyone who has not watched this episode without them thinking I've gone mad? Ikuhara is going to be the death of me... |
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kofmaster said: skacinth said: Lmao that chart is brilliant. The Kappa transition in between does definitely bring back memories of Penguindrum's "SEIZON SENRYAKU", so while not magical girls, I guess in a way it kind of counts it as those kind of transformation scene. Also just going to list some things I've noticed in this episode: Occurring appearance and focus of circles in objects, setting, etc; constant presentation of spinning, encircling motion: referring to idea of cycle, loop, connection The quote "dead as you are alive": Schrodinger's cat reference? (maybe? this reference was also in Penguindrum I believe) Box: desire, to conceal, to store, seal, hide, secret Already we're being bombarded with heavy amount of metaphors and symbolism with reality and metaphysical world merging together, and I must say, I'm in love. I can't NOT love Ikuhara. I like how you are interpreting the show's elements. About the quote, I think that there is a similar quote in Thank you, I just love shows with lots of metaphors, symbolism and underlying deeper message the creator is trying to convey (exactly Ikuhara), and try to take in and dissect each scene or concept that's represented throughout the episode. A lot of the big ideas Ikuhara focuses in his shows give me a lot of inspiration for my artwork since I study Illustration and am into philosophy/psychology/sociology, so I'm always digging deeper into those stuff lol Sadly, I haven't gotten the chance to watch Utena yet, but it's definitely in my top 5 to watch list! |
| Ikuni IS the best! |
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| This ending song was so good. the peggies are no longer only Kimi no Sei! Kimi no Sei! Kimi no Sei! |
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| This is even better than I was expecting. This episode was so lively and enjoyable and I loved it. Most likely gonna be AOTS for me. |
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| Honestly speaking, this has to be the weirdest thing I have seen in a long time yet the only anime episode I liked this season. Can't wait for the next 10 episodes, hope it doesn't suck later on Guess which anime has the best OP and ED this season? This anime (especially the ED my god it's amazing) TBH the only anime I like this season |
MxxxstationApr 12, 2019 4:03 AM
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Low_res_Hibiki said: Why does this have such good animation? Its easily the best animated show of the season Because they will probably recycle part of the footage in the following episodes. (Every ikuhara anime do that) If they must do it, at least make the sequences as possible xD. |
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| [quote=skacinth message=57372613] kofmaster said: skacinth said: Lmao that chart is brilliant. The Kappa transition in between does definitely bring back memories of Penguindrum's "SEIZON SENRYAKU", so while not magical girls, I guess in a way it kind of counts it as those kind of transformation scene. Also just going to list some things I've noticed in this episode: Occurring appearance and focus of circles in objects, setting, etc; constant presentation of spinning, encircling motion: referring to idea of cycle, loop, connection The quote "dead as you are alive": Schrodinger's cat reference? (maybe? this reference was also in Penguindrum I believe) Box: desire, to conceal, to store, seal, hide, secret Already we're being bombarded with heavy amount of metaphors and symbolism with reality and metaphysical world merging together, and I must say, I'm in love. I can't NOT love Ikuhara. I like how you are interpreting the show's elements. About the quote, I think that there is a similar quote in spinning motion, circles, boxes, : what connnects people are each of their desires, but those desires can also cause havoc (the scene with 'lucky selfie fortunes advertisement in the beginning): The fortune spins, then the 'Idol' stops the spinning to reveal the lucky item: boxes, and this word 'box' is written on the inner part of the circle. Possibly referring to box=desire is found within connection, what connects people, their bond. kofmaster said: skacinth said: Lmao that chart is brilliant. The Kappa transition in between does definitely bring back memories of Penguindrum's "SEIZON SENRYAKU", so while not magical girls, I guess in a way it kind of counts it as those kind of transformation scene. Also just going to list some things I've noticed in this episode: Occurring appearance and focus of circles in objects, setting, etc; constant presentation of spinning, encircling motion: referring to idea of cycle, loop, connection The quote "dead as you are alive": Schrodinger's cat reference? (maybe? this reference was also in Penguindrum I believe) Box: desire, to conceal, to store, seal, hide, secret Already we're being bombarded with heavy amount of metaphors and symbolism with reality and metaphysical world merging together, and I must say, I'm in love. I can't NOT love Ikuhara. I like how you are interpreting the show's elements. About the quote, I think that there is a similar quote in big_Tortoise said: Getting some serious FLCL from that opening episode. Shit is happening that makes literally no sense, but when I think about it more, it kinda does? But ye, thoroughly enjoyed that, MAPPA is back at again with some great shit given to us in a full course meal, with dessert to top it off Ikuhara tends to make stories with a lot of symbolism that at first seems to make no sense, but in depth it usually has several messages, methaphor, simbolism and everything has a hidden meaning. I also just noticed this: Spinning motion, circles, boxes, : what connects people are each of their desires, but those desires can also cause havoc. (the scene with 'lucky selfie fortunes advertisement in the beginning): The fortune spins, then the 'Idol' stops the spinning to reveal the lucky item: boxes, and this word 'box' is written on the inner part of the circle. Possibly referring to box=desire is found within connection, what connects people, their bond. Each time I re-watch the episode I'm finding out more things, the fun of Ikuhara show. |
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