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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Being a NisiOisiN work, this is more like it. The Ouran Highschool Host Club setting, but made under Shaft and a detective club at that, while under the usual guise of the author's signature psychedelic backdrop. Mayumi sure got herself into a frenzy with the Pretty Boy Detective Club, beautiful boys with Monogatari-esque designs. Finding a star from her young days with a dream that has lost its beauty with the help of these shiny beauty boys, fangirls are drooling hard. Having a barbecue in the midst of figuring out Mayumi's issues, every pretty boy has their signature hits to the hearts of their clients, and Mayumi is no different. Well, this is a show alright for the fangirls. This show can be enjoyed by everyone who appreciates the duo-ness of NISIOISIN X Shaft. |
KANLen09Apr 10, 2021 2:44 PM
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| Great, pretty much the same as the source material, except some dialouges skipped. Love the Shaft vibe as usually, exactly what I expected. ❤ mention why Hyouta is sitting like that, it's not just his gorgeous legs Btw, how much do you think the anime will adapt? I definietly think it will be more than the first volume, thus I'm even more excited for the rest of the episodes. Here's Yubiwa for you all recreating Sagrada Família. ❤  |
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| Damn, those visuals were amazing. Well, what can you expect from Shaft. Pretty Boy Detective Club...hmm? Definitely can sense Ouran High School Host club vibes from this, as said by my fellow forum members above. This show is definitely full of pretty boys as expected from the title. LOL. Mayumi herself is really cute but now being surrounded by so many pretty boys must definitely be a dream for a girl. I'm interested in this show since it's Nisio Isin's work. |
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| Again that fake quote from Voltaire... he never said that lol. That shining art is WONDERFUL, wow, it's impressive but on the other hand nothing surprising from Shaft, and that's basically a Nishio Ishin x Shaft anime so hype is at 100% So they're looking from a star, and that's the main girl's dream hmm, it should be interesting, these guys are all so skilled xD I can't wait for the next episode, I'm actually very interested now. |
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| AAAAAAAA! They adapted it so well! I'm very VERY very pleased! At this rate I figure we can adapt the first volume with the next 2 or 3 episodes! It might even line up pretty well with the English release of the English version of Volume 3! Hyouta looked so precious I love him so much! Thank you so much Shaft for blessing us with these beautiful boys from heaven! |
| Made by our godly Nisio Isin, This is epic. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| I was hesitant about watching this but when I saw it was Nisio Isin and Shaft I knew it was going to be a wild ride. So far, very impressed with the writing, characters and art direction. |
| Shinobu gets reverse harem: the anime |
BOŽE ČUVAJ HRVATSKU |
| Hyouta's thighs are amazing. I have really high expectations from this as a fan of both Nisio Isin and Shinbou Akiyuki. I enjoyed this episode, there were some scenes that Shinbou's style stood out but I want him to go wild and take over the show. The rules of Pretty Boy Club: 1) You do not talk about Pretty Boy Club |
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| I'm not sure if I'll enjoy this, or just consider it alright honestly lol. Like I love the style, and the characters are nice. But do feel I may get tired of it within a few episodes, but it does look stylish and pretty. |
| Interesting episode, great direction, music is also solid. Also, I've seen the episode with MTL subs, which definitely aren't good on Nisio's dialogue. Booshya said: Did you watch KRP's release which came an hour before the official? Because those were machine translated, I think. Not that offical are perfect, but still better.so in my opinion, they got a lot of the subtitles wrong compared to the LNJ z00nex said: Hajime Ootani is credited as the director along with Shinbo.Hyouta's thighs are amazing. I have really high expectations from this as a fan of both Nisio Isin and Shinbou Akiyuki. |
| why did you do it shaft? the waifus were the best thing you did before, why did you abandon them and make an anime about bishies? why when the protagonist is a girl you have to make the rest be those ugly boys? :,c |
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| Still waiting on MAL to add the light novels to the database and approve it since I want to start reading the books I own badly... pain. At least I'm a bit optimistic about the books I got now since I got to see the premiere episode here and it was fairly solid. Not quite still sold to the characters instantly like I did with the Monogatari series or even the Medaka Box one, but still fairly interesting nonetheless. The script and writing definitely screams NISIOISIN for sure. |
| We're only one episode in, and I'm already sold. Well done, Shaft. |
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| I didn’t realize until watching this episode how much I have missed the Monogatari style. While it has been toned down a bit compared to that series, the beautiful expressionist backgrounds are back. The characters are not the most original, but they all feel like their own which is very important. It has surpassed my expectations so far. |
| I wish they kept the original character designs from the manga but I still love this adaptation! |
| It looks pretty, sure, but frankly... its not really interesting so far ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
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Booshya said: mawgi said: I wish they kept the original character designs from the manga but I still love this adaptation! the light novel, which is what the characters designs are from, actually came before the manga!! really? oh wow! this is too messy for me, I thought the manga was the original source! thank you! |
| damn some real NisiOisiN vibes with this anime, shaft have done an amazing job on this one too |
| Good for the girls, but damn, so much talent wasted on bishies ;_; Probably gonna watch a bit more for the aesthetics, doubt it's going to be as fun as something like Heine. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| This is bad , wasted potential I would rather watch Oran High school host club once again then this no humour, forceful comidy, boring character , the only positive thinking is it's animation |
| Wow!! I didn't expect this to be as charming as it was. It's super nostalgic, I'm in love with it. It's a really nice, fun and soft break from the other shows I'm watching this season haha |
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| I am not entierely suer why, but I am somehow pissed off with myself for liking this show so much already. Why the hell was I ignoring the novels then?! Seriously though, it's amazing seeing how Nisio is even better at crafting husbandos than waifus. Mad props to the mad lad. Also, and it may just be because I've recently finished watching that show, but the Ouran High vibes I am getting from this club are off the charts. |
| If I could be an expert in just one arcane, and madness inducing field of study, it would be you. |
| Well that was quite eccentric but entertaining. I liked it |
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| ep 1 was hella good the animations were beautiful and I am loving the characters :) |
| This seems like a bizarre mix between Monogatari, Ouran and Utena. While I am not a bishonen fan this episode was a lot of fun and I am definitely looking forward to more |
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| Content seems a bit unappealing to me as of right now but Shaft's visuals are incredible. Hopefully it gets better |
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| kinda reminds me of ouran host club |
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| So basically this ain't Monogatari. It's just cute boys, with very few traits of Nisio's direction. Not interested |
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| This is overly pretty and over the top like you did espect of Nisiosin and Shinbou Akiyuki, this anime is amazing! Maybe the first inverse harem I'm going to like lol |
| So we see another "collab" between Shaft and our lord Nisio, what a good combo. We have flashy art, good voice acting as always, catchy story, interesting characters. So yeah, we have all we need. I'm just curious if the anime will also dive deep into philosophical talk like Monogatari or Zaregoto, The first episode it's a pretty good start, even if you're not a big fan (like me) of "Pretty boys" this anime is still very enjoyable, it does have potential, after all Nisioisin wrote the story. I didn't read the novel so i don't know what will happen but as far as i can tell, things will just develop nice. |
Fight for All That's Beautiful in The World ! |
saturday is just full of bangers huh. shaft doesn't disappoint. these bishounens certainly are beautiful and im liking this setup. but can we talk about the beautiful visual quality?! like holy shitttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt |
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IwaOi-KHRStan said: GoldenDevilGamer said: Maybe the discussion forums aren't for you if you're not willing to overlook those that would critique the series. Getting heated up and arguing with those that aren't into the series only breeds toxicity. Not to mention, it makes the fanbase look bad. Not everyone watches a trailer or reads the synopsis before starting a series. A lot of people like going into things blind. And the Monogatari comparisons are inevitable. Nisio Isin has a very distinct style of writing, and even in PBDC, you can see the same writing style that was used in stuff like Monogatari, Zaregoto, and Katanagatari. His style is almost a genre of its own. This happens to any series that comes from a popular or respected creator. If the new work has an identity of its own, then slowly it'll be become its own thing and would be compared less to the creator's other works. So, if you say i'm wrong, EXPLAIN TO ME WHY MEN ARE HERE? WHY? BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD BECAUSE OF NISIO'S NAME? If Nisio made a yaoi, will an homophobic watch it? i don't think so. Because anime aimed at females und good content ain't mutually exclusive. There are some bishie anime I actually liked. One by my favorite director? All the better, or so I thought. Regarding my choice of words. I'm well aware that I didn't exactly sugarcoat them, but you paint me in such bad light for, even tho I was trying to make concession to you. That alone should've given you a hint that I wasn't bearing ill will towards the fans. I try to be considerate when I can, but goddamn, this is an online forum. People are trashing series in more unreasonable ways. GoldenDevilGamer understands where I'm coming from, you should be able as well, even if it's hard to admit. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| The animation is amazing damn. |
| "he has it big as a cactus but he won't let go of my head and I puke on his cock bitch" - Boy by Fishball |
| Best animation of the season by far, and it's not even close. I look forward to seeing more from Shaft. As for the back and forth nonsense arguing... why bother? Either you like the show, and you stick with it, or you move on with your day and watch shit you like. Stop over convoluting how you spend your time. Can't believe people are up in arms over a pretty boy anime. If you want the stereotypical harem ecchi anime, there's tons of that out there for you to sink your teeth into. |
AmadeusuApr 10, 2021 8:52 PM
| I went into this blind so it's funny that once I finished the episode my first thought was, "This really reminded me of the aesthetic/directing of the Monogatari series". For good reason it turns out!! |
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