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Apr 2, 2018 11:32 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Well, that was a nice start, i guess. at least story wise.

CGI is there and we can talk about that but overall it seems like we can get pass that and enjoy the show if it doesn't get any worse.
Apr 2, 2018 11:35 AM
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Will I understand this if I’ve never seen Fist of the Blue Sky, or Fist of the North Star?
Apr 2, 2018 12:16 PM
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This animation style I don´t like, but the development is very acceptable!!!
Well, the story continues where ended the before season, with the defeat of the Red Lotto!
The De Guise injured seemed very dangerous I hope not die!!!
This small blonde girl seems important, but I don't remember she for the before series or is possible she was a new character, I am in doubt now!!!
Apr 2, 2018 12:17 PM
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I found it to be rather boring.
Apr 2, 2018 12:17 PM
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eye trauma.

I don't think Ajin looked this rough. I've never seen a Fist of the North Star but it seems interesting from a story standpoint. There's just no getting past how ugly the CGI is. I think if anything its worth checking out to see if you'd be interested in the original.
Apr 2, 2018 12:35 PM
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64BitRatchet said:
Will I understand this if I’ve never seen Fist of the Blue Sky, or Fist of the North Star?


So far, yes. there wasn't anything related to other series.
Apr 2, 2018 12:51 PM
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This is visually the worst thing I've ever watched.

1/10 + instadrop.
Apr 2, 2018 12:54 PM
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Not a good start, but let's hope it will improve.
The fights weren't good, not one bit.
Guise lost!
Apr 2, 2018 1:03 PM
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It might look better than Berserk, but it’s still a rape of Tetsuo Hara’s great art.
Apr 2, 2018 1:09 PM

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Wow, this is easily some of the best TV anime CGI I've ever seen. Some of these models looked more like a video game than a TV show and the textures were really well done, especially on the clothing materials. The background fodder looks meh but the main characters look great, especially Yan Wang.

64BitRatchet said:
Will I understand this if I’ve never seen Fist of the Blue Sky, or Fist of the North Star?


You don't have to have seen Hokuto no Ken/Fist of the North Star (though doing so will help with lore) but, because this is a sequel, you need to have seen the original Souten no Ken/Fist of the Blue Sky. It's worth noting though that Fist of the North Star is a far better show than this is lol.
Apr 2, 2018 1:18 PM

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This is not the greatest GAR in the world
No, this is just a Tribute.
Couldn't remember the greatest GAR in the world
Oh no, this is a Tribute.

But no, seriously, this was... not great. It wasn't as terrible to look at as the 2006 series and it would appear that we're finally getting the arcs that made the manga my favorite non-JoJo GAR-manga of all time... but for one: What the FUCK was that OP? What kind of knob-head decided that a GAR-anime like Souten no Ken should get a Hip-Hop song for its OP? I'm not asking for epic Rock-ballads á la JoJo, but just a simple rock-OP would've been much, much better x.x.
Secondly: Christ that CG. Again, it's less terrible than the 2006 series, but that's really not a high bar to clear. On its own, the CG here is... in some places, it was pretty damn good, not gonna lie (the one scene where Guise walked around the corner looked surprisingly good for example), but dear god, this is still an insult to the amazing art that the manga had. I hope that they'll fix AT LEAST the abysmal fps-count that most scenes had... :|

But yeah, overall, not as bad as the 2006 one so far, but nonetheless not great. FK that OP though X.X
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Apr 2, 2018 1:29 PM

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It was an interesting episode, but it felt like I was playing a game with a lot of lag, It was a weird feeling for sure, but I'll keep watching to see where it goes.
Apr 2, 2018 1:36 PM

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As far as the animation goes,I'd say it has its moments,the stills and some of the movements look really nice,while at other times the 20fps is really noticeable and can ruin a bit of the experience.That being said,I liked the story in the episode and it was a rather enjoyable watch.
Apr 2, 2018 1:41 PM
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AntonKutovoi said:
It might look better than Berserk, but it’s still a rape of Tetsuo Hara’s great art.
I honestly thought it was worse than Berserk.
Apr 2, 2018 2:06 PM
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The animation have to get a lot better to just be considered as bad.
Apr 2, 2018 2:27 PM

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Well, there goes all the effort Houseki no Kuni made last year to show that it is possible to make a really good full-CGI anime.
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Apr 2, 2018 2:36 PM
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Well I will say... the CGI looks well, meh. Not the worst thing ever but just mediocre as hell. I think aside from the CGI this is actually interesting. The characters intrigue me at the very least, that's for sure.
Apr 2, 2018 2:50 PM

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Fucking vomit visuals, the character designs are abominations, their heads remind me of actual penises. Fuck this.

The slice animation was the funniest thing I've ever seen. Some manga should never be done in this style.

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Apr 2, 2018 3:15 PM
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I already hate the cgi animation already. Also i don't think anyone who has not seen souten no Ken should not watch this you might get confused by a couple of things.

I hope this is not a trend for things to come first it was Basilisk ouka where the prequel is like 10x better hoping i'm wrong.
Apr 2, 2018 4:09 PM
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I know this is not going to be heard but ... You who are giving 1/10 in the anime dropping it because of the CG, could remove the anime from the list and leave the note as neutral, I find it very unfair someone who saw 30 seconds and dropped, give a note that will harm the entire anime, just for not liking the animation style.
Apr 2, 2018 5:04 PM

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I know this is not going to be heard but ... You who are giving 1/10 in the anime dropping it because of the CG, could remove the anime from the list and leave the note as neutral, I find it very unfair someone who saw 30 seconds and dropped, give a note that will harm the entire anime, just for not liking the animation style.

Yeah its so stupid when people do that,its even worse when they compare a series animation with movie animation,the budget,the time,its nowhere near.
Apr 2, 2018 5:26 PM
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Fucking vomit visuals, the character designs are abominations, their heads remind me of actual penises. Fuck this.

The slice animation was the funniest thing I've ever seen. Some manga should never be done in this style.


Havent watched the episode but... jesus christ...

sasuga Polygon Pictures.

and its supposed to go for 2-cour..
Apr 2, 2018 7:41 PM

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The OP is lit!

That was surprisingly non-bloody tbh, I expected blood splatters everywhere...Also, I don't mind the CG at all, but the frame rate is making me dizzy. I'll stick for a few more episodes and if it stays like this, I'll drop it. I'm not watching an anime that is literally unwatchable...
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Apr 2, 2018 8:03 PM

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Still better than Berserk's 3D CGI...
Apr 2, 2018 8:33 PM

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Holy Fuck this is complete garbo
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Apr 2, 2018 8:46 PM

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I'm not fussed by 3D unless it's really bad. I could watch this if it was just the guys, but the girls look like shit.
Apr 2, 2018 9:00 PM

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sTUPID Censorships and wonky CGI aside, I think this is still worth a watch for kenshiro alone, also: that OP is Really good, the cgi there is a lot better than in the actual anime. PS: someone can give me a summary of what happened in the first season? I watched it 4 years ago, and found it pretty bland so I don't remember much.
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Apr 2, 2018 9:53 PM

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BLaCkGuN69 said:
I watched it 4 years ago, and found it pretty bland so I don't remember much.

Previous Souten no Ken anime was garbage and no one watched it
Apr 3, 2018 6:04 AM

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90s called, they want their cgi back.
Apr 3, 2018 9:42 AM

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Oh lol I thought my comp/internet was dying for a sec, before realising that the frame rate was just that bad.

Why? Just why must they ruin everything I like with ungodly bad CGI?

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Apr 3, 2018 4:45 PM

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bastek66 said:
BLaCkGuN69 said:
I watched it 4 years ago, and found it pretty bland so I don't remember much.

Previous Souten no Ken anime was garbage and no one watched it
oh my god I didn't remembered it was so horrendous lol
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Apr 3, 2018 8:21 PM
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FanDaMarisa said:
I know this is not going to be heard but ... You who are giving 1/10 in the anime dropping it because of the CG, could remove the anime from the list and leave the note as neutral, I find it very unfair someone who saw 30 seconds and dropped, give a note that will harm the entire anime, just for not liking the animation style.

Yeah its so stupid when people do that,its even worse when they compare a series animation with movie animation,the budget,the time,its nowhere near.


I don't think you can use the excuse that "because its not a movie its ok for it to be shit" because 1. there have been recent full CGI films that sucked in the visuals department like Expelled from Paradise, and 2. Infini-t Force and Land of the lustrous have proven that a full CG show doesn't have to look like shit and in the latters case was one of the most stellar productions in spite of it being a full CG tv show. at this point if a studio puts out a full 3d show and they have talent then it shouldn't look like shit.
Apr 3, 2018 9:25 PM

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WOW! OMG! the most coolest 1st episodes i've ever seen!
props to Polygon pictures!
5/5.


Apr 4, 2018 1:54 AM
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BLaCkGuN69 said:
bastek66 said:

Previous Souten no Ken anime was garbage and no one watched it
oh my god I didn't remembered it was so horrendous lol


Kinda slow paced, & background crowd so ugly. All them tiny heads on oversized bodies. Main guys & faces look cool & manly, lots of detail, but girls look weird.
Ok that vid looks way worse, guess this cg still a big improvement...
Apr 4, 2018 1:59 AM

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No.

Just because Houseki no Kuni pulled off the CGI nicely, doesn't mean others should run with it! I'm still trying to forget Berserk 2016.
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Apr 4, 2018 3:09 AM

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THe animation did not bother me that much. The 1st episode was not bad at all
Apr 5, 2018 6:27 PM
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The CGI itself isn't actually that bad, guys. It's the FPS that's the real issue. It feels slow and choppy. I'm going to look past it's shortcomings though, because if you do you find what looks to be a pretty intriguing story.
Apr 6, 2018 1:37 PM
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Only reason I kept watching was the freaking cool OP song tbh
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Apr 6, 2018 1:48 PM
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The animation is so bad, like 15 fps. Worst of the Polygon Studio works so far.
Apr 6, 2018 3:32 PM

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People need to stop crying about the CGI.

Story still flowed and had some kick ass moments.

Plus we have Kenshiro back so fuck yes!
Apr 6, 2018 7:04 PM

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People need to stop crying about the CGI.

Story still flowed and had some kick ass moments.

Plus we have Kenshiro back so fuck yes!


exactly what I said!
Apr 7, 2018 3:45 AM

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This show isn't quite Berserk bad, but it's not good. The animation is stiff and the framerate makes it hard to watch. It feels like I'm watching videogame cutscenes that are struggling to run well. The models are at least of reasonable quality, but that doesn't mean much when it looks so poor. Sucks that such well known properties are getting screwed over like this lately.
Apr 7, 2018 4:45 AM
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The premise is very interesting, but the CG animation is awful, if you watch the sequences, you can even see repeat characters, the japanese dub is uncoordinated in some scenes, and the movements of some characters are too bad, looks like an early ps3 game in some ways. x'D

The prequel was awful too, but well, at least in this sequel it looks like some mistakes have been fixed, especially in battles, I remember the first Souten no Ken adaptation, with those pretty lame combats in which you couldn't see the movements because the animation was the worst thing ever made.

In general terms, RE:Genesis it's still a sad adaptation, but well, the lines of Kenshiro and some situations still are good as fuck, so I keep watching this.
Apr 7, 2018 7:27 AM

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The CGI is not that bad at least
Apr 7, 2018 9:13 AM

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The best part of this episode, aesthetically speaking, were the two minutes flat of 2D animation, that for me overruled the remaining 21 minutes of CGI.

That's sad, man.

I'm not gonna drop it (not yet), but that's not a good sign.
Apr 8, 2018 7:02 AM

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Vindicater said:
People need to stop crying about the CGI.

Story still flowed and had some kick ass moments.

Plus we have Kenshiro back so fuck yes!


So we're not allowed to dislike bad visuals/animation? Maybe you're not bothered by it, but it's completely understandable why somebody would be.
Apr 9, 2018 1:20 PM

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well normally I watch anime for the story I don't really care about the visuals/animation things
so far good for me
Apr 9, 2018 3:19 PM

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It's ugly as sin but I'm liking the development so far. Honestly I thought it would look a bit worse based on the promo art. The testosterone is just starting to flow!
Apr 9, 2018 6:24 PM

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I am definitely feeling some kind of way about this 1st episode. I'm put off by the 2D-3D artwork, animation, and character design (Kenshirou's neck!). Since it's only the 1st episode, I can't yet comment on the story.

I do like the OP!!
Apr 10, 2018 7:34 PM
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64BitRatchet said:
Will I understand this if I’ve never seen Fist of the Blue Sky, or Fist of the North Star?

Let's say yes, a summary of the work.
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