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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Yay~, it began again!! OP song doesn't seem to suit the anime, but it's nice. The clip is interesting. Especially it shows little Natsume. ED by Kawano-san is cute for ballad. Matoba is in this ep. So those group of suspicious youkai wanting Natsume's yuujinchou wants to protect the woods from Matoba. In the end Natsume was found out. From the preview, it seems like Matoba heard their conversation about yuujinchou (about wanting to use humans with special power). |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| its a very exiting start than the last season I can expect this term. 5/5 |
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| Already a cliffhanger, argh! This show is too awesome. |
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| I loved the first episode! It's going to be so tough to wait until next Tuesday to find what happens! |
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| I loved it! I like how they took the story from the manga and then changed it a bit. Ah, I cannot wait to find out what happens next. I missed Natsume so much! |
| OHGOD FINALLY! I was expecting a sweet, heartwarming ep but instead the new season started with such a fantastic, action-packed episode. Awesome. Also, the OP is wonderful. I was smiling the entire time. (What I'd really want to see though is Natsume summoning a youkai from the Book of Friends. That would be so cool.) |
| NATSUME, I MISSED YOU ;_;! What a great chapter, it kept me smiling the whole time. I loved the OP and the ED, little Natsumeeee <3 100/10 |
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| Yes, it began but the dates are screwed up again....from where I live Japan is 20 hours ahead...anyway, whatever...looking forward to more Madara and Natsume adventures! |
| It was simply AMAZING ! I really missed the warm feeling I get whenever I watch this series .. Looking forward to next week episode .. I just can't wait ! ;_ ; (10/10) |
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| I am amazed by Natsume's powers of getting caught all the time and attracting strange men. I'm pretty surprised they went with this for the first episode. I was expecting something 'softer' to ease viewers back in. Not that I'm complaining; I still find this show heartwarming and special even in the more action-filled episodes. |
| If any of my posts seem odd, it's probably because I'm tired. Sorry. I have sleeping issues. |
| 2012 starts with Natsume awesomeness. Great first episode right off the bat! Amazing! |
| Stay Home and Wash Your Hands. Protect Yourself. Protect Your Loved Ones. Protect Your Community and Help Defeat Coronavirus. |
| I'm happy this is back again! |
| What are words What is air Natsume Natsume Uguuu (Yeah 5 / 5 but not like I expected less) |
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| a really great opening episode to this anime to start the year with they did everything right in it OP and ED was great and i taught that it did complement the anime |
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| I didn't like the OP, but the visuals were great (little Natsume!). A weird way to start off with Matoba and more dangerous youkai trying to get the Book of Friends. I was expecting a much more softer first episode, but meh. I liked how the episode balanced the darker moments with some light hearted ones (Nyanko used slap! It's super effective!) I really liked the ED, it makes me feel warm and cozy (kinda awesome that the visuals match the season it' airing in.) |
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| OP was a bit of a mixed bag. Song wasn't that good, the animation itself was. ED was pretty good. As for the episode, loved it. I think it was a really great way to start a new season. Not bogged down by a lot of back story and a good bit happened. Can't say I'm happy about starting off with a cliffhanger. Think the series was better when it was more episodic. Still, longer stories can be a good so it's fine. |
| Ooooh, how is this series just so beautiful and perfect? How does it manage to make me the happiest person alive for 20 minutes? ♥ The OP and ED sequence are gorgeous and so d'aaww. Not loving the songs as much, particularly the OP - too nasally for my taste. I hope they don't skip around chapters like they did with San, but we'll see. Oh, it was wonderful seeing everyone again. <3 |
| I'm so happy this is back! I like how a serious plot has been established from the very start, aswell as the lovely mellow tone we're use to being put into place at the beginning too - proper story layout and a cliffhanger someone who isn't into the series could follow. |
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| Finally! I was counting to that day and finally I was watched the first episode fourth season of Natsume Yuujinchou! I had to see it even if I couldn't understand anything of it (to watch that episode in my native language I have to wait a bit [about three days] T^T) Opening clip is AMAZING! *.* I love it! <3 I just can't wait to see the next episode :3 |
unbelievably good. how can something be so good. |
| Yay! I've really enjoyed this series, and have little doubt I'll feel the same about this season's. I can think of worse ways in which to kick off the New Year. |
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| So, after hearing many people praising this anime I decided to try it out and despite not having seen any of its predecessors I'm quite impressed by it. The dialogue felt very natural and I really like the rather relaxed atmosphere, especially the soundtrack stood out to me complementing the respective scenes really well even if it wasn't anything special. As an introduction episode it gave me a good outline of the setting and the characters and made me looking forward the episodes to come. |
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| I feel like I've already seen this arc before from the previous season. Maybe they're redoing it to make it better? But at any rate, I hope it's not just one big retelling, and actually has new content from the manga not covered yet. |
| Not really liking the opening, but the ending, hnnnnnnnng! I loved the fact they started the first episode like this, usually they start off with something lighthearted. Finally I get to anticipate my Mondays again with something, since Kimi to Boku ended! The animation is pretty good too, along with the opening's animation (but that song isn't that good) Natsume is amazing, end of story. |
| I missed you, Natsume ;w; Awesome starting of 2012. Both OP and ED are great (especially the ED)<33 5/5 and 10/10 ♥ |
| Great episode, can't wait to see what happens next ^^ And I like opening ^^ Though third opening is still the best foe me :D Go Natsume <3 |
| DAMN! Cliffhanger of the first start! Can't wait what happen next! |
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lostinabook said: Already a cliffhanger, argh! This show is too awesome. I missed Nyanko-sensei!! And yes, best starting episode yet. windy said: unbelievably good. how can something be so good. <img src="http://i.imgur.com/TEiho.jpg"> |
| damn they didn't muck around and got straight into cliff hanger material! |
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| Nyanko-sensei is love <3. |
| Great episode loved both the OP and ED but the ED more! can't wait for the next episode!!! |
| I was definitely not expecting Matoba to appear in the first episode but no complaints here~ Awesome start to a new season. 5/5 |
| It just started now and i already want a 5th season XD Great ep~~ lovely ED and the OP is not bad at all! |
ワンダーランド花 ♥ |
| NATSUME IS BACKKK! IT MADE MY DAY! but I wasn't expected it would start with an arc. I thought we would have a episodic episode for the first one :O But it isn't bad! :) |
| Really good first episode, didn't expect it to end in a cliffhanger fuuu |
| Ugh, where subs where? Can't wait till I get off work to watch this. |
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| Nice start to the series by starting it off with an arc; not an episodic episode. |
MissileSoup said: Good episode like always. I found season three slightly disappointing, but I definitely want to see the development of the situation with Matoba. One of the few winter 2012 series I'm looking forward to. It's good to see that I wasn't the only one who didn't like the third season as much as the first two. It was still really good, but I didn't find it that entertaining somehow. This episode was really good though. I kept wanting more after the end - I didn't even realize I'd been watching it for 20 minutes already. |
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viral_hun said: MissileSoup said: Good episode like always. I found season three slightly disappointing, but I definitely want to see the development of the situation with Matoba. One of the few winter 2012 series I'm looking forward to. It's good to see that I wasn't the only one who didn't like the third season as much as the first two. It was still really good, but I didn't find it that entertaining somehow. This episode was really good though. I kept wanting more after the end - I didn't even realize I'd been watching it for 20 minutes already. I'm probably the only one who loved season 3 as much as the first season. I liked the more focus on Natsume's human friends, the 12th episode was just really amazing w/ Touko and Natsume, though i didn't like the Matoba arc (which is why i'm meh towards this and probably the next episode). |
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| lol catslap to the face. Matoba's rape face at the end. xD Can't wait for the next episode exciting way to start the new season. Hate the opening though. Dx |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| I do agree with many that the OP song really doesn't fit the series but the OP's video part was great. Anyway it's always great to see more Natsume! |
| it progressed a bit too quickly but otherwise pretty good. i wonder how much of the manga they will cover. |
| A cliffhanger already? This season isn't disappointing so far. I don't really care for the OP/ED compared to older ones. |
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