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| Quite a colorful OP theme song for this show. This was a strange yet intriguing start imo although I have to admit that Berry is anything but special. Definitely taking some time to get used to the art style of the anime. At the moment, I do like the themes of the show. Berry seems like the type of character who takes a practical approach at actions and always looking for an adventure in her life. |
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| Yup, this is a Science SARU production that's as every bit as unique as it is, and without Maasaki Yuasa to boot. What a cool OP with flabbergasting visuals, thanks to DE DE MOUSE. In a world such as Tom Sawyer Island where everyone accumulates the currency of Love for Deco (decoration customizer), and the cat Berry is the mischievous joker in class. Her routine of finding the wolf character Phantom Zero, who's a deviant and depletes the amount of Love of anyone the entity sees a.k.a the Zero Phenomenon, for it knows nothing about Love, the social status of the island. Phantom Zero being this half-invisible kid whom also like Berry, is a prankster, and her adventures of calling him out...initially didn't go out well, leaving her (Nerdy-birdy) without a trace. But the both of them aren't that far behind by being able to track each other down. The only instance is that this kid ain't Phantom Zero, and their enemy is an entity that's bigger than imagination: the TRUE Phantom Zero, Glitchy-witchy. My only worry is original creator Dai Satoh, whom also did Listeners. Hopefully Yurei Deco doesn't turn out the way it was: substance over quality. |
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| Ehh, not really my cup of tea. Too weird and boring. |
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| LOVE IT !!! really good start......I was more invested in their world rather than characters......it's SCIENCE SARU original....... either hit or miss..... I really liked the artstyle....... The studio has a trade mark artstyle like Trigger .......which I love so much.......op and Ed are good too.... Let's see what we get next...... |
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| The invisible person (Hack according to the character list) reminds me of Radical Edward with the hyper-ness and constant grin. |
| I wonder if this is a retelling of Tom Sawyer or if it just uses some of the character names. The teacher in the beginning also kinda looked like Mark Twain lol. But man, what a fun first episode. The world of this series is pretty interesting (a world revolving around “likes” doesn’t seem so far fetched lol), the animation/art is pretty colorful and dynamic, and the music is good. I like the two leads and I’m curious to know more about this “Phantom 0” character who can apparently erase all likes/“loves”. Definitely gonna stick around for this one. |
| I'm loving it so far. The colour scheme is fascinating, I also love the protagonist. Although so far, nothing profound can be made about the plot and explanation of the world. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| These social credit things always fascinate me. Time and time again, Eastern ones are like "Check out this perfect utopia built on social credits! (Which is actually a dystopia because someone's corrupting it.) It's such a contrast to the West where everything from Star Trek to Black Mirror is "Check out this absolute dystopia. You can tell it's a dystopia because it's built on a social credit system." So here we have Second Life with 'love' social credits as currency, except for the troublemaker(s) who have zero 'love' and so are invisible, letting them screw with the world and steal other people's social credits. By impersonating their dead father and asking for social credits. As far as scams go, that seems like one nobody should have fallen for. It wasn't the most engaging episode though because so damn much of it was taken up explaining and reviewing the setting. The actual story is that the rebel dude is running around causing trouble, and the girl chasing after him. It isn't until about twenty minutes in when the apocalypse/true troublemaker/social credit void devourer finally shows up and it becomes something besides a hyper girl and chattering Dennis the Menace scampering around. I don't really know what that makes the show, or what direction it's going in though, which isn't a great spot for after twenty minutes. It seems like they're squaring up to fight the void woman with a glitch face, and maybe all the parkour animation is going to go into that instead? The cape's gotta be for something, after all. But who knows. |
| Well, that was fun. I really enjoy digital world stuff like this, so I bet I'm going to end up liking this a lot. Though, I'm somewhat wary about the whole "love is currency" thing. Well, essentially "likes." We'll see how it goes though. I'm also already kind of tired of "Hack" and his manner of speaking. Hopefully he doesn't end up being entirely annoying. But, Berry seems pretty neato. Exhibit A: my new avatar. |
 "...Is your mother worried? Would you like us to assign someone to worry your mother?" |
| Saru definitely hijacked some ideas from Deca-Dence. |
| Second hidden gem of the season candidate to air this weekend. This has SARU’s signature all over it. Their artistic direction is so nice in this. Feels very fresh and original. I like the Mark Twain analogies as well, it’s different. A lot of times studios are afraid to shake up the formula and SARU have clearly shown they aren’t. Just like eizouken, that OP has serious potential. |
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| The concept is cool but I hate the dialogue. Actually ruined the episode for me. Welp guess we'll see where this series goes but not impressed with the first episode. |
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| Really liked the colour palette that this show brings. Definitely a bit of a change of pace. Watching my fair share of originals this season and this could end up being very solid. |
| love me a strange dystopian plot-line. it's funny that the "Love" that they live by has only been shown as "likes" or social media "hearts" 😆 and it can be taken or slyly stolen by criminals. OP was really cool, ED was kind of boring |
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And I stated that where? FANTAMELONSODA said: it had great potential to tackle themes of class consciousness Just a side note - maybe we will have that here...who knows. FANTAMELONSODA said: there is no narrative regarding how avatarization affects characterization So what? FANTAMELONSODA said: The treatment of avatarization here is closer to Fractale and Dennou Coil's Closer to Dennou Coill...and you just like write the word avatarization...or this is the only thing you remember from Deca-Dence? FANTAMELONSODA said: Yurei Deco's setting is definitely its greatest source of intrigue. We have what seems like a (pseudo?) utopian (could also be post-scarcity but not enough info yet) world that mirrors current-day social media currency, social credit governance, and pandemic-induced virtuality. The animation and environments are extremely dynamic as expected of Science Saru. And I disagree...not. Are you happy now? |
| I guess the "love" is like a social credit score system based on social media likes? Seems like it could have a really on the nose message lol. And it kinda reminds me of deca-dence, so I'm a bit wary of how it could turn out. But so far it seems interesting! |
Like said "masterclass" had sub-classes, quota to fill, certain moral codes going against could put you in a pickle, agents who go after irregularities ect. A virtual dystopia too. And of course some characters cheated the system. |
It felt it kind of more similar than the augment reality in Dennou Coil or I don't know... the virtual world in Ghost In The Shell...and even less Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime (aka Bell) FANTAMELONSODA said: There is no explicit master-slave separation But the masters in Deca-Dence lived in an dystopian society too... FANTAMELONSODA said: There is no quota in Yurei Deco, just social credit as currency Same difference - if your social credit is low or zero that means social death...goo luck finding job than. FANTAMELONSODA said: Nobody is threatening them by force to achieve a certain quota. You mussed some of the stuff the teacher was saying? FANTAMELONSODA said: Also are you saying that Yurei Deco borrowed the great genius ideas of "certain moral codes going against could put you in a pickle," You can mocke my english but you actually know what I am trying to say here. (Like the social reciprocations and stuff) FANTAMELONSODA said: "agents who go after irregularities" (except there are no agents going after irregularities This is what I guess those zeros towards the end of the episode were - they reacted to a glitch and thought the the MCs where such (yeah a bit like Sacchi from Dennou Coil). A theory of mine. FANTAMELONSODA said: are not original ideas by Deca-Dence No, the actually original ideas come from cyberpunk stuff like Neuromancer ect but I think things here play out in way more similar to Deca-Dence that any other show I know (and for example I never watched Kaiba and .hack//SIGN). FANTAMELONSODA said: Also Deca-Dence is NOT a virtual dystopia because in the view of the oppressed The "alien robots" AIs were oppressed too...did you missed that out? Did you missed what was happening to the "irregular" of them? FANTAMELONSODA said: A virtual dystopia would be Fractale where post-scarcity dictates that their "real" needs are being met with virtual goods, which is exactly what you see in Yurei Deco. ...and Deca-Dence too. FANTAMELONSODA said: Deca-Dence is closest to Westworld Only on the master-slave idea. The virtual part is very different. FANTAMELONSODA said: is literally the main theme of Deca-Dence Actually Deca-Dence has several main themes (fails making something good with those tho). FANTAMELONSODA said: there really is no Marxist class consciousness in Deca-Dence Did we watch the same show? What about that time when the MC was thrown at what is basically a virtual gulag? |
| Not sure what to think yet, my feelings are somewhat mixed but rather positive. The story is promising enough to pique my interest, and I do like the flashy looks and colorful world, but I hope it's final message will be something more than "social media is... le bad!" |
鬼に逢うては鬼を斬る 仏に逢うては仏を斬る ツルギの理ここに在り |
| Science Saro doesn't really do it for me, though it was an alright episode. |
| interesting concept and plot. The world was amazing, I'm looking forward to the next episode. |
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| Oh, this has some Fractale and Flip Flapper vibes, I like it! I also like that a bangs girl has a starring role, of course~ |
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| "Love" It was curious, the world is interesting and the animation very good. The opening is good and the ending is great. |
| I feel like I went on an acid trip, I am getting Sonny Boy PTSD, except it's a dystopian social media world, I like it. |
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| WTH did I just watch? oddly creative For some reason not Zero reminded me of rhe Monkey King |
| @FANTAMELONSODA , dude, you forgot to tag me...kind of pointles if you wanted me to participate in the discussion. FANTAMELONSODA said: The dystopia experienced by the alien-robots were not DUE to virtuality. No, it was due to the horrible rules they lived under. FANTAMELONSODA said: They were using virtuality to interact with the slave class I don't get it. Those guys were AIs, they literally lived in a virtual world. And stop mentioning the slave part since I am not arguing about it at all...here we don't have that. FANTAMELONSODA said: It's not just some avatars clashing, it's actual physical objects with human lives on the line. Not from the POV of the AIs (well, the most of them). FANTAMELONSODA said: Marxist class consciousness isn't about the authoritarian crimes against humanity in communist history and is not related to the gulag (which isn't virtual, it was REAL). One of the key components of marxism is that every member of society should be doing something for it, they should be productive. And here the problem with dystopian marxist societies - the rules who is being productive and who isn't are pretty messed up. And if you have forgotten, the AI version of Kaburagi - the MC of Deca-Dence was thrown at a horrible virtual prison of sorts for being unproductive (but actually not fitting the society all that well)...and the conditions there on conceptional level (the supposed reeducation with labor) weren't very different from what you could find in the real island of Gulag at certain historical period. Also I am pretty sure when you write gulag without a capital letter it means an institution with similar functions...so are you playing dumb with your "But Gulag was a real place"? FANTAMELONSODA said: Also being oppressed at gunpoint is NOT equal to economic oppression Are you still talking about the humans in Deca-Dence? Wasn't I clear that I am talking about the AIs in that show...or you are skipping that on purpose? FANTAMELONSODA said: Ultimately there is no unique idea in Deca-Dence Yeah actually you are right...there are no original ideas in sci-fi since the 70s...but some of the interpretations of those ideas also how those are used in Deca-Dence give me strong Yurei Deco vibes. FANTAMELONSODA said: Deca-Dence is just a small blip and I doubt the creators were even aware of it. In the bigger scale of the things it isn't even a blip...but no doubt it was playing with some very interesting concepts, which the regular virtual reality anime will skip. For example on conceptual level your favorite Fractal was pretty standard and dull in comparison. |
| Very creative episode as expected from Saru. |
| That's a really colorful anime. It's pretty unique and enjoyable but kinda confusing. Their world is so digital that it's difficult to tell which one is the real world. The digital-ness of this anime is pretty similar to Deca-Dence but this one looks way too virtual. I hope they explain their highly upgraded technology soon cuz even tho it's just the 1st episode, this super digital city is bothering me already. Hack is an interesting character, like the way she talks. But about the MC tho, I find Berry kinda annoying, especially when she says “Love ui!”, it's kinda cringey and really gets to my ears. I know she says that to go with the plot but it's too repetitive. I think if she said it in Japanese it would've been softer to the ears and less annoying. But the animation is beautiful and I like the plot and the colorfulness of this anime. Really excited to see where it'll go. |
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