What did you think of this episode?
5Loved it!
25.8%
217
4Liked it!
29.6%
249
3It was OK
27.3%
230
2Disliked it
10.1%
85
1Hated it
7.1%
60
Average 3.6
841 votes
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- This is boring...we got Melida Angel who seems to be kinda clumsy for the female protagonist. On the other hand, Vampir (is that really his name lol..) has a cooler personality. However, his voice sounds robotic. Setting takes place at an academy and it looks like there's some rivalries going on. Pretty much just an introductory epsiode serving to introduce the main characters. The action was probably the only part that was alright. This just screams medicority to me but I'll give it a chance to see where it goes. Melida such a weak character though, sigh. |
Stark700Oct 10, 2019 8:28 AM
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| Dude, the first episode and he already saved her twice .. but i like the "chandelier" world they introduced, it seems interesting. Also, the qualification for those girls being the chosen is them being flat or something ? |
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| Well that was... idk I feel like the idea behind it isn't bad but it could've been executed better so that it didn't come across as so... stale |
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| Oof, this is looking to be the trash of the season. Characters are annoying, faux attempts at depth are annoying, the direction tries to be artsy at times but there's no purpose behind it, and it's overall just really boring. The main guy's constant inner narration especially is coma-inducing. Well, I guess every season needs a juvenile edgefest or two, but I'll take Akame ga Kill over this any day. |
| Extremely enjoyable start. Female lead is a strong character. It's the little things about her that make her stand out. She didn't take the hand of her sensei when being down but stood back up by herself. She fell down the balcony only to be caught by him. Her reaction was interesting, i really liked that scene. Setting is very unique, i'm wondering if that will have any impact on the story in some form. Animation is very decent, first fight scene looked great. The studio adapting this, i haven't heard of them doing any notable things but i feel like they're doing the best job they can here with what they can do. I have a feeling that this might go under the radar for some people but the presentation is the key here to not make this look generic (that's what i assume people are thinking about this beforehand). |
| I feel like the pacing was definitely rushed in comparison to the manga adaptation and light novel which was a let down. Also because of the episode's time frame limit some little details were left out, the animation is very pretty imo and much much better than I expected so there's that at least. The reason why it was a bit of a mess when it came to the pace might be because the first episode has 7 ANIMATION DIRECTORS (why even). I hope they explain later on why Kufa decided to save Melida more in depth and that they slow down the pacing because they literally fit everything in the first episode and I really want to like the series because I actually did enjoy the manga a lot. |
AnimeBW said: Oof, this is looking to be the trash of the season. Characters are annoying, faux attempts at depth are annoying, the direction tries to be artsy at times but there's no purpose behind it, and it's overall just really boring. The main guy's constant inner narration especially is coma-inducing. Well, I guess every season needs a juvenile edgefest or two, but I'll take Akame ga Kill over this any day. Definitely not the worst anime of the season, lol. It's only been like 1 episode, geez. |
| Seems to be a generic and forgetable anime. The animation is good and Melida is cute but otherwise I don't see any other quality for the moment. That swordsman is unbearable, I'm pretty sure there will be an episode about his dark past etc |
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| Poor execution. No proper explanation of the events.... not that I expected anything else from this studio... I will give 2 more eps. |
MonkeyDJasper said: sunimi__ said: I don’t know if you’ve noticed but we are in a new age nobody cares how many animation directors you have on an episode anymore . KnY has way more than assassins pride did on its last episode and it did fine . Stop spreading misleading informationI feel like the pacing was definitely rushed in comparison to the manga adaptation and light novel which was a let down. Also because of the episode's time frame limit some little details were left out, the animation is very pretty imo and much much better than I expected so there's that at least. The reason why it was a bit of a mess when it came to the pace might be because the first episode has 7 ANIMATION DIRECTORS (why even). I hope they explain later on why Kufa decided to save Melida more in depth and that they slow down the pacing because they literally fit everything in the first episode and I really want to like the series because I actually did enjoy the manga a lot. Key word here: Might. You can't compare the studio that made KNY, Ufotable, with EMT Squared which is a much more smaller one. Their resources and budget are more limited in comparison which is gonna make things harder for them later on in the series |
sunimi__Oct 10, 2019 11:52 AM
| First of all the ending song was beautiful. Pretty decent start and the animation is good. The characters seems likable specially Melida. She is such a strong willed girl and Kufa is a gd guy too. |
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| Meh..It feels like im watching this for the thousandth time and also it's kinda weird. We will see after a few episodes |
Swagernator said: Also, the qualification for those girls being the chosen is them being flat or something ? Dude, that was middle school. Those girls haven't even hit puberty yet. MenchiK1 said: What are these girls 10? 13 actually. |
| An okay-ish start so far. I really liked the fight scene at the beginning. Kufa is an overpowered character. |
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| The animation was actually good not what I expected. An good start. At least better than the aired anime this season |
| They messed quite a bit with the order of the first chapters there, didn't really like it. Animations are ok but they really have to fix the pacing asap, so much happened with so less explanations |
| This show is super, super good. Great animation, the beginnings of what seems to be the build-up of a great story, and this episode had some nice emotional moments. I love the serious tone, as well. I don't understand how people say this seems generic... I've never seen anything like this before. The direction was the best part - loved the framing and angles. Story was told beautifully. Almost as good direction as Babylon! My second favorite show of the season so far, right behind Babylon. |
| Kirito is that you!?!? WATCHOUT Death gun is behind you! |
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| the main hero is an assassin and lolicon. i kind of enjoy it |
| So Kirito from SAO with pretty stupid name is an assasin, but works as a bodyguard/teacher, cause instead of doing his job and killing the girl he go struck by MUH FEELS? I dont even know how this makes sense and if I should expect anything at all. Also those strange shots with only legs visible while constantly changing point of view - why? |
| Hmmm, i'm a bit torn because i like the plot and animation but the pacing felt a bit strange (like slow in some places and dizzingly fast in others) and i also found the interactions between the characters very stiff. I definitely gonna keep watching because i like where this seems to be going but i don't think the anime is going to be anything special! |
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| I love lolis. I dream of lolis everyday. I love this show xD |
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| ok that was pretty badass, Yuuki Ono with that ASMR shit right there. Also agree with @Smudy female lead had those strong qualities while not being overly reliant on those like most other characters, i.e., she actually has a cute side to her. Not usually a fan of slower paced shows but I kinda like this one so far. Nice to see the show take the perspective of Kufa and look at his thoughts as he observes everything around him Kinda wished they explained some stuff a bit better though, but it's only the 1st ep so can't complain guarantee you if this was made by ufotable the rating would have already gone up by 1 Genuinely looking forward to this one |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Woo this looks so good! The animations are beautiful in some way And the setting looks pretty interesting too, I mean.. Living under a lamp? And out there are some monsters. Would like for the guild thing to be explained more tho The girl he met at the beginning is gonna take a rather important role too I guess? Wouldn't have made sense to introduce her otherwise Next week is gonna be tense I guess.. Her suddenly awakening to Mana is gonna cause a stir for sure. I could see a quarrel with Elsie too |
 “I don’t like expending more effort than I have to.” – Ayanokouji Kiyotaka |
| actually enjoyable I like the world setting and finally Kirito looks badass |
| Idk first episode looked really boring, I'll keep watching for a couple more and see what up |
 "Only one with the courage to shoulder the burden of their own fate can be called a hero.." |
| I hate 'explanation' cliffhangers. Was it borrowing(so you need to refill from time to time) or link(shared manapool)? Or active faking (looking at you, Shingetsu)? I know, I know, 'that is a spoiler and would be explained later'. Gaaaaaaoooooo! P.S. That Kirito-ppoi MC, lol. |
| So we are getting 3 Kiritos in this season, this time a lolicon in a very generic and boring story (so far). ALSO BOY! All those lolis are flatter than my desk!!! There are 8 or what? |
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| The production seems nice enough. I hope they had a better character design that doesn't look exactly like Kirito. But I'm not that interested in the "untalented people vs. hierarchical society" setting, which is a pretty tired theme in anime and from what is presented in the first episode it looks like it could go into a very melodramatic direction which can easily feel forced and self-important. (Eg. that scene the main girl explaining to the monsters why her hairs are so important is very mawkish. I would have dropped this show out right if I didn't think the production in general looks nice.) Will have to see whether the characterisation deepens in the next episode. |
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| As someone who knows the story (and REALLY likes it, this is my black horse sleeper pick for the season) I'm not quite sure I'm happy with the first episode's conversion. Frankly, Melida is mischaracterized as merely a clumsy, unsociable damsel in distress type which fights hard and unsuccessfully. In the original source, Melida is not really all that clumsy (yes, she falls off the balcony when a gust of wind pushes her off while she panicked in order not to flash her panties), but she has a friendly refined behavior which is almost completely lacking in the first anime episode. I hope that the director will stop messing this up, because this charm is _important_ for the show. |
| Animation and colors are pretty good but the main is definitly unbearable The story looks really forgettable and the others characters aren't that interesting |
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| As manga reader I am really conflicted about this episode, as it is rushed as hell and omits a lot of information and exposition, while it also look really nice in animation aspect. Well, I will watch it either way, but might lower the score. |
| A lot of characters introduced on this first episode and I haven't idea that who are each of. I wait for the next episode for the serie to that it explain more about Vampir and Melida. The animation is a standard quaility, but is very decent and it was what was expected since teaser. |
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| Lots of mixed reviews so far. I for one actually enjoyed it a lot. The female lead is strong and her short backstory was enough for me to sympathize with her. The assassin is a very cliche character but it'll be interesting to see what direction he'll go. Animation and Art was also decent so here's hoping for a good ride Short_Circut said: guarantee you if this was made by ufotable the rating would have already gone up by 1 How can you say something so brave yet so true? But yea that's MAL in a nutshell |
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| Reminds me of Kuroshitsuji for some reason. Also why did he have to give her the liquid mouth-to-mouth instead of letting her drink it? Looks okayish enough to watch but doesn't seem to be anything special. Hope it's not the Afureta of this season |
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| The characters design seems really inspired by SAO’s. So, the design is very good, especially him. However the episode wasn't that good but in the other hand it wasn't boring. I think I will continue to watch it. |
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| seems alright will keep watching for now I guess... |
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| This first episode was mediocre for me. Very meh anime, hopefully it gets better. what the fuck even happened |
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| Not bad. I'm kinda getting Satsuriko no Tenshi vibes. |
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