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Jul 18, 8:03 AM
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The revenge begins now! Well, at least his journey does...for Shiki that is.

More info dump this episode about blood, Oni, and an academy to get him ready to set forth on that path. Shiki definitely has a lot of work to do, that's for sure. Naito might be someone he can trust in for now but he should watch out for everything around him.
Jul 18, 9:06 AM
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This is like the most generic shonen ever lmao and that CGI is horrendous oh my goodness.

I love how this episode is just bro calling the MC stupid and giving him an IQ test though.
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Jul 18, 9:11 AM
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I like how Shiki is tortured in the agency room. The blood manip look like overpower with the erserk mode. He just can't controlled yet

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Jul 18, 9:23 AM
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The cgi is so bad i can’t stand it, already dropped it
Jul 18, 9:44 AM
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Yes it's stick to a formula but at least I love that this formula makes education the most important thing. No matter if you're demon or exorcist or monster or hunter, you must attend a school.

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Jul 18, 9:50 AM
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Of course the female students got the obnoxiously large booba. I'm dead.
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Jul 18, 9:57 AM
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It’s honestly just a worse and more boring ripoff of AoEx… School setup, rowdy MC, rowdy class, demon powers, etc.

And I don’t know what it is this season with all these crappy shounen getting the best OPs and EDs, like Kaijuu and Gachiakuta with their OPs, and now this one wasting a BAND-MAID ED… Absolute banger, sadly.
Jul 18, 10:48 AM
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I have to say, Mudano, with Hiroshi's voice, just seems like a really cool character. The powerful teacher giving the student a lesson will always be a cool trope.

I think this episode did a really good job at setting up what the anime is going to be about, explaining more about the Oni's blood and how it works, how there's actually a "school" to train Oni to fight Momotarou agency, and Mudano is one of the people that gets to pick up people that wake up their Oni powers and enroll them in school to train them. However, he only trains those that will be capable to control their Oni blood, which didn't seem to be Shiki's case, since he went into berserk mode right away, and a hothead like him hardly can control his blood (I really liked the demonstration of what goes inside their minds, by Mudano, it really was funny), but somehow he did it, so he might be better than what Mudano expected.
The battle between the 2, despite the CGI, that actually looks cool (just like in episode 1), was really well executed honestly.

In the end, we got the introduction of the rest of Shiki's class, and they seem quite different from each other, which is always good, since it would be a shame if the 5 colleagues acted all as 1 person. I felt bad for the green haired one, that ripped a page from its book to help Shiki, and he just refused to use that paper. Also, it seems Shiki already found its rival in the academy (that guy with the mask, that, yes, is that Shounen typical cold guy that thinks he's way stronger than others, it's honestly giving Sasuke vibes, and I don't complain).

That tag game doesn't seem like it's going to go so well... Mudano isn't going to be easy on them, that's for sure.

Overall, I'm really liking this anime, as I said, it has a lot of very typical shounen elements, almost as a "mix" of them, but it's working really well, and I'm really excited to see how this anime will turn out, it has the potential honestly. I wonder if this Oni organization has its own motives besides killing the Momotaro agency.

AND THE OPENING IS SO GOOD. I cannot stop bopping my head while hearing the song, The Oral Cigarettes never disappoint, it's certainly my favorite opening of the season, and of the year so far.
Also, the ending was actually kinda cute, with the characters dancing to the ending theme, that really slaps too! Finally we got the ending, and it was worth it, as I said, the song fits the vibe of the anime, and I didn't know about the band, but they seem really cool.

As a side note, it seems the anime is going to have some fan service, as seen by the female character designs, which, well, at this point is just typical for your Shounen.

Excited for the next episode!

Edit: Forgot to mention, but Mudano's ring reminded me a lot of Annie's ring from Attack on Titan
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Jul 18, 10:49 AM
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I'm getting very sad with this CGI, I hope they solve it in the next one
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Jul 18, 11:07 AM

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Yeah, if the whole series was as fire as the OP and ED we would be eating good. I'm like a battle shounen maniac who gobbles up a trope fest as quickly as a starving hyena a zebra cadaver. This doesn't have me sold yet, but I warm up to it.

Dumbass logic aka instinct ftw. I liked the part where it was explained how they control their blood, that was hilariously different.

Mudano is not Kakashi xD Fr, the test is different, I yet had to think of the bell test with Team 7. Let's see what the other students can do. This should be fun.

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Jul 18, 11:11 AM
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Is the MC going to get less annoying at some point?
Seriously, he's like Asta but with no respect
Jul 18, 11:15 AM
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kyosee said:
The cgi is so bad i can’t stand it, already dropped it

fr bro the story is good but all that CGI sucks, even the intro and outro are better then the whole episode
Jul 18, 11:17 AM
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I really liked the episode, just like the first episode I could see that this anime was made to go viral on TikTok, everything happens very quickly.
Maybe this happened because the author was afraid of being canceled. (I remember that later in the manga he slows down the pace.)
But that's not a defect, it's just a feature and that's okay.
I saw a lot of people saying that it looks like BLUE Exorcist, Deadman Wonderland, but I think it looks more like Chainsawman, I think because of the character design (besides the blond guy with the chainsaw power)
The use of CGI also seemed pretty similar to Chainsawman, perhaps he was able to blend in a little better because of the darker color palette chosen.A good episode in the end
Jul 18, 11:54 AM
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Reply to nandao
I really liked the episode, just like the first episode I could see that this anime was made to go viral on TikTok, everything happens very quickly.
Maybe this happened because the author was afraid of being canceled. (I remember that later in the manga he slows down the pace.)
But that's not a defect, it's just a feature and that's okay.
I saw a lot of people saying that it looks like BLUE Exorcist, Deadman Wonderland, but I think it looks more like Chainsawman, I think because of the character design (besides the blond guy with the chainsaw power)
The use of CGI also seemed pretty similar to Chainsawman, perhaps he was able to blend in a little better because of the darker color palette chosen.A good episode in the end
@nandao Well, the use of blood as a weapon is the MOST Deadman Wonderland thing ever if you really thing about it.
Jul 18, 11:58 AM
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the girls haveing the exact same build just seems wired
Jul 18, 12:14 PM

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the girls are thic asf
Jul 18, 12:34 PM
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This is a shounen with very typical and familiar character and setting development—people are used to it and can easily predict how things will unfold. But I still "enjoy" it. Everything is decent, nothing bothers me. The protagonist is standard shounen MC, and I like that kind of character. I enjoy the school setting, how the characters build relationships, and fight together... As for the anime's quality, compared to an average mid-tier shounen with nothing outstanding and average sales, the anime actually exceeded my expectations—I thought it would be worse. The fight scenes were fine by me. Overall, the anime surpassed what I expected, and I hope there will be more seasons.
Jul 18, 1:11 PM
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Now we go to a typical school setting in which Shiki is in a classroom with other Oni and Naito as their teacher. Shiki has a long way to go to control his Oni powers, so let's see if he can gain control while he tries to get along with his classmates.
Jul 18, 1:15 PM

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1. A vague orientation that the MC arbitrarily passes even though he realistically should have failed.

2. An introduction to the side characters that fit all of the common personality traits: Shy girl, shy guy, more outgoing tomboyish girl, nerdy guy, another hothead like the MC, and the quiet type with an attitude problem that butts heads with the MC.

3. A test to see and evaluate what these characters can do, that gives us the chance to see their abilities, with failure being met with expulsion but we know none of them will actually be expelled.

So yeah, it's tropey as hell but fuck it, I can still find enjoyment in something like this even if I've seen it done elsewhere. Borrowing elements of other shounen is the most shounen thing ever, and it's hard, or arguably impossible, to be 100% original these days. I look forward to seeing what Shiki's classmates are capable of.
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Jul 18, 2:25 PM
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You gotta love when you have people in these comments with a long list of super generic battle shounen with 9 or 10 score criticizing a battle shounen for being "generic", and don't get me wrong, i love battle shounen but i just find the double standards amusing lmao!
Jul 18, 3:06 PM

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i love the manga

the animation is not top but it was funny
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Jul 18, 3:38 PM
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Are oni girls all this thicc?
Jul 18, 4:12 PM
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Wow, people are complaining so much about the CGI, I personally really liked it.There were times where I couldn't tell if it was normal animation or CGI, I think that's a positive point. By the way, shouldn't the anime description say it was made by studio larx too? From what I saw in the credits, they did the CGI part. That would explain why the cgi is so good, they also made kengan ashura.

Also, what's with these people saying the anime is too shounen? Didn't they check the category before watching? The anime never lied about that.
It bothers me that people use the word "shounen" as something negative, it should just be another characteristic.
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Jul 18, 4:27 PM
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It’s still generic but at least there’s some actual story this episode. A bit better than last week’s episode, I will keep watching. But the constant switch to CG can be jarring, but it doesn’t look awful. Hopefully future episodes use less CG.
Jul 18, 4:36 PM
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Jul 18, 7:12 PM
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Nah.. this is so cool so far. I’m loving it
Jul 18, 7:55 PM
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So this is a school show now? Really not sure where this is going but it’s not what I expected. Already I hate the teacher and the students don’t seem interesting. I’ll give it 2-3 more episodes.
Jul 18, 8:02 PM

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I dunno, at least the op and ed were pretty competently made, but as for the rest of the show so far... well I guess it is what it is. Production not exactly giving the show a solid chance as is, and the source material isn't exactly about to carry in spite of bad production.
Jul 18, 9:33 PM
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Wow this is the better JJK (hate that series so much). It also has a mix of Naruto specially the classroom scene. I feel like this could be better than a JJK, Naruto, and Wind Breaker ripoff because the power system is cool to see where they use their blood for power. Plus it seems like the perfect show for us to get ready for the spooky season sense this is going to be having episodes this anime season and next anime season.
Jul 18, 10:22 PM

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This little shit is your typical shounen protagonist and so he is hella annoying. On that strength alone I'd probably drop this, but we've just been introduced to the rest of the cast and they will be reason if I stay or if I go.
Jul 19, 1:37 AM

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Alright so far this is classic shonen setup with badass sensei with students of mischief. I'll stick around
Jul 19, 2:13 AM

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More than a little trashy, buuuut the powers look cool in the opening. Give this at least one more to see if it can manage mindless fun. The teacher and main will have to talk less to start.
Jul 19, 2:24 AM
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i love the ost and Ed. 2 episode in and I'm finding this entertaining. I'm not that interested in the mc, rather I like mudano more, paired with the VA I love!
I'm seeing complaints about the cgi and all but I'm honestly loving it.
Jul 19, 3:49 AM
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This Episode continues the excitement. Shikis journey for revenge officially begins packed with vital info on Oni blood their world and the academy. His path to mastering his powers is definitely something to look forward to.

Naito Mudano is a super cool teacher and introducing Shikis diverse classmates in this classic school setup for Oni training works great. Im eager to see their dynamics unfold.

The action especially involving Shikis developing Oni powers remains impressive and captivating.

All in all this episode has me thoroughly invested. The series is clearly leaning into its strengths and Im totally on board for the adventure ahead.
Jul 19, 5:25 AM

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It's not bad but man it's really generic to the core
Jul 19, 6:09 AM
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It's kinda funny they have school for this.. I guess there's no good guys or bad guys, because to them, the other one is the bad guys. Anyway, will continue to watch and see how it goes
Jul 19, 6:35 AM

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Animation is far more worse than I imagined
Jul 19, 7:50 AM

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I don't mind generic as hell battle shounens but that CGI. If they at least kept it to the blood effects I probably wouldn't mind as much but seeing the characters regularly go full CG is quite off putting, even for moments that don't even require much movement or animation.
Jul 19, 2:03 PM
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cgi's horrible. i've tried to give it a shot but i can't with the animation
Jul 19, 2:13 PM
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Still is isn’t off to a good start. this episode wasn’t really good at all and the cgi so unnecessary in a lot of scenes and completely horrible, unless they fix the cgi or at least just take it away in general I feel this anime isn’t going to do so well in my honest opinion and it irritates me as I think it could do well without it.
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Jul 19, 2:56 PM

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very worthy to watch to be honest
Jul 19, 11:52 PM

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The girls are cute
The episode was cool, I guess... I don't really have much to say, but I still like the premise, as generic as it is

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Jul 20, 1:13 AM
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So a less grounded Blue Exorcist. They gotta stop making everything CG — huge, huge downgrade compared to High Card
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Lol, He really managed to suppress the berserk inside his head XD
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Jul 20, 12:32 PM
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it's very much like blue exorcist, but i don't mind it as much as i initiallythought. the cgi is horrendous but I'm willing to turn a blind eye to it if the story keeps a good story and pace.
Jul 20, 7:32 PM
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Damn I’m sad I thought the animation was going to a look a little better than this…thought the first episode CG wasn’t too bad but this one it was definitely worse
Jul 20, 11:31 PM

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I don't mind a battle shounen with a generic setup, however this lacks the charisma and production quality needed level the playing field. Seriously what is up with those random shots of CGI, so unnecessary and jarring to look at. I'll give it the 3 episode rule, this season is kind of stacked so I'll be quick drop this if things dont get better.
Jul 21, 12:05 AM

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I've gotta say, I didn't enjoy this episode much. Law Sensei (already forgot his name) is annoying and gimmicky, the characters (so far) seem pretty one-note, the animation is weird, and overall it feels somewhat uninspired. I'll probably get it a few more episodes to see if it goes anywhere but I'm not feeling hopeful right now

(thick thighs were nice though)
Jul 21, 2:48 AM
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absolute shounen, revenge, studying for his revenge, a teacher who is cold and doesn't care, and absolutely his classmates, the cold one who thinks he is the strongest, the tsundere, the one who thinks of death, but still tbf it isn't bad

just that I hate the cgi, it isn't bad like I liked shiki and his teacher tbh, liked the vibe, and I'm fs gonna like the hide and seek game next week

nothing more 3 / 5 it was interesting but nothing special
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