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| Overthinking: The Anime lol |
Andrewapps said: Can't exactly say that I agree with all the hype and interest this show is getting. The production values are high, of course, but the actual content of the romance is lacking, and the comedy aspect tied to the romance is... decent at best. It is amazing how clouded the two main characters are, for all their "intelligence". Forfeiting happiness, progress, and stimulation in order to maintain their "pride", whatever that is supposedly worth. I suppose I simply find it irritating when two people, who obviously have feelings for each other, dance around the subject and take the coward's path at every opportunity, leading to repetitious episodes that rarely build character or progress their relationship in any meaningful way, instead of having them start off in a relationship and have them work upwards from that point. For example, two prodigies that are able to begin the relationship, but obviously have no idea what they are doing and have a lot of pressure and responsibility weighing down on them, battling for dominance/power of the relationship despite truly only wanting the other's company and affections. At which point there is still that power struggle that allows this form of "comedy" while allowing for actual progress. Instead of a slice-of-life, we get an actual story to unfold. Perhaps I'm the minority on this, but I can't help but express personal disappointment. After shows like 'Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun' and 'My Little Monster', I'm certain that 'Kaguya-sama: Love is war' isn't my type of show, yet I can definitely see potential for something I would actually like. TL;DR - Decent anime overall that could be so much more, but it shackled by the psychological/comedy themes. Glad to see others are enjoying it more than me, though. I'll try to stick it out, but we'll see. What honestly made this anime iconic and popular isn't really the first several chapters, it is the journey and the immense development that happens later on, and even with the episodic nature it may have right now, a lot of the moments get referred to and back many times. It was finding its way at the beginning (of the manga) and this manga (and anime) received universal acclaim. Stick with it for a while and you might appreciate it a lot. |
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| That "ara ara~" 😍 This was a hilarious and super cute first episode, especially the bento part. The Chika element was great, and she's really cute too :) |
| it was okay not that great |
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| A crazy but funny premise about romantic comedy that I see right now. |
   You and the rose are connected. Know the weight of your own life |
| A great start off to a new anime. I find a lot of humor and the mind battles to be interesting. Really enjoyed this episode. |
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| - I see, narrator work hard on this anime - love vs pride. I keep laughing on this episode, because their stupid pride |
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| Too much narrator for me. I'm more okay with tons of inner monologue than tons of narration. I like the story though. I'll just hope there'll be less narration or I'll get used to it. Although, there's a low possibility on the latter. |
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| HOW DARE KAGUYA DOUBT CHIKA-SAMA! Chika-sama must be protected at all times. The two MCs can go fuck themselves. Kidding aside, I love the premise of the show and it was pretty funny. I'm looking forward to more episodes. That octopus wiener scene was overly dramatic and I loved it. |
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| Well I don't know what happened but I think it was ok at best. I checked it out because the score is over 8, but it feels like a 6.5 anime. The character design and animation was weird, the narrator's voice was annoying, and I didn't find the sketches funny at all. I'll stay for the air head secretary. I liked her a lot. |
| I LOVE THIS ANIME HAHAHAHA It is very funny ok? Censoring opinions is BAD forim mods. |
 張大です for 張大勇督察 |
| I was waiting for this ever since I read the manga! Even better, they did an amazing job adapting this. 5/5 for sure! All the details... you can tell they made great effort into turning this into masterpiece. |
| Ok, I already found my favourite anime for this season. |
| LOVE IS WAR never fall in love, only make others fall for you be the winner, not the loser "How Cute" *smirk* ___ ___ ___ PS: Fujiwara best airhead |
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| Nothing Written Here But Us Anime Bunnies *boing boing boing* |
Sakuzelda said: the thrid chick is way smarter than them and more cute than the brunettenightcrawlercyp said: who wrote this piece of crap? First off there is also the element of time. she has way less time than him so she will lose anyway. So unless she confesses she will become a crazy cat lady like she deserves. Also the two are completely retarded not geniuses. They're stupid, prideful and inmature. Really hated the main characters. It was exactly that what I found dissapointing in this anime. They sold it as a very clever war of love, but I get two stupid teenagers with superiority complext that are not even funny. I still get why people like this (I'm still not really into it), but the hype is way too much. They even call it the rom com of rhe DECADE... wth. |
Sakuzelda said: nightcrawlercyp said: who wrote this piece of crap? First off there is also the element of time. she has way less time than him so she will lose anyway. So unless she confesses she will become a crazy cat lady like she deserves. Also the two are completely retarded not geniuses. They're stupid, prideful and inmature. Really hated the main characters. It was exactly that what I found dissapointing in this anime. They sold it as a very clever war of love, but I get two stupid teenagers with superiority complext that are not even funny. I still get why people like this (I'm still not really into it), but the hype is way too much. They even call it the rom com of rhe DECADE... wth. I dont know what you expect, its tagged as comedy, of course some of the characters would be dumb for comedic purpose, try to mention some of comedy anime you actually liked. and the hype just mean there are many people excited about the show, is there any problem with that? |
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| If it stays like this for the rest of the show, I might not enjoy it as much as I thought I would going into it. These two are way too proud and how they overthink situations isn't really that clever. Also having seen Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku episode 7, I can't take the narration and explanations seriously. The production quality is pretty good, though, so props to A-1 Pictures for that. That said, I'll stick with it for a few more episodes. I thought Takagi-san was going to be weak, but I ended up really liking it. |
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| That was a very distinct opening sequence, both the visuals and the vocals were in sync, it's not perfect, but after reading the synopsis, it makes the perfect sense, it's going to be a hard game of tag. This is definitely something new to my taste, it's hella enjoyable and fun, so many great romantic and hilarious moments I might just stick with the show. I'm pretty sure I don't have a favorite Rom-Com Anime yet, this might just be the one after all. I so much like the competitive nature of this confession, it makes me excited, like seriously, who is it going to be? I'm just going to say both at the same time for now. Shirogane reminds me of the male protagonist of Toradora, he's got the killer eyes alright. And Kaguya gives me the vibes of Ayumi from Charlotte. |
| Interesting OP. So far I'm loving this. |
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| Ahh A-1 once again proved me that their anime is amazing. I don't read the source yet, but I'm sure they adapted the great one. Hands down, this is the one who can made me laugh for entire episode. So far promising to be best comedy this season. |
Sakuzelda said: Hated it. For the first 8 minutes I was hooked like everyone else, but the rest of the episode was incredibly boring. Too much narrator and innecessary camera movement. The characters are annoying, very dumb and stupid, prideful and inmature. Also very unrealistic and boring to see their internal thoughts. Too much "what if" and 0 action. The total opposite of Chika, I could see myself loving that cute girl. Was expecting a rom com with "intellect" wars between two elite people... and didn't get either romance, comedy nor smart intellect conflict like in death note (with a romantic flip). Main characters are the worst I've seen in rom com in a long time. Totally dissapointing. This anime and manga has so many positive reviews that I really want to force myself to like it or find the appeal everyone is talking about. I don't know if I'm watching it with the wrong expectations in mind or what. Personally that was how I felt when I started the manga, it sold itself off as a battle of war a la death note so that what I expected but really early on the manga I noticed... it really isn't about that. So I put it on hold for a long time, once I came back to it with the mentality that it is a comedy first and foremost and to not expect smart battle I enjoyed it a lot more and it became one of my favorite manga, it's just a matter of expectation really. There's also an interview with the author where he says that it has become a case of fraud title since it is barely about the battle of mind anymore, he also said that he started focusing more on making the character react after chapter 5... which we went past and beyond already, so the "battle of war and love" really only lasted for 4 chapter at its core. There's still a little of it but it's for sure not the main focus like it might seem to advertise itself as. In conclusion, if you really want to enjoy this anime, drop all your expectation about battle of mind and just watch it for the comedy and the characters, if you can't do that I'm sad to say that you won't probably enjoy this anime. |
| Good episode. Both of them were cute when they're embarrassed and Chika being airhead was funny lol |
   smell of coffee songs of sleep  |
Best OP of the season till now |
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| that was awesome, the narrator reminded me of hayate no gotoku haha |
It's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. |
| As someone who's been following the manga I was a bit scared they'll bungle the animation, but they nailed the presentation almost perfectly in this opening episode. I'm really impressed. Loving how it's going and really hoping they can keep it up. We shokugeki now Fujiwara is the real main in this series |
| Everything was good. I totally enjoy this kind of Anime. |
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| How cute. No, seriously. It is definitely a stylish show, as much as one can presume from witnessing merely the first episode. Kaguya's relationship with Miyuki is the epitome of overthinking – an exceedingly amusing example of it, that is. I am definitely looking forward to seeing more of the duo. And Chika, that girl... She is in a league of her own. I love Chika's airheaded self. |
| That opening song is so funny considering what the show is about. It sounds so... I don't know. I can't put it into words lol. The show's off to a good start. While not as strong as the manga, this is still pretty good. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| I LOOOOOOVED the concept of this anime, couldnt keep smiling from start to end hope it goes exactly like this from now on and not ruin it |
| already loving this, im in for a thrill ride of entertainment |
| This anime is.............. |
| GD...That was one of the best things I've seen in a long time. |
| Looks great and all but somehow it wasn't very entertaining to watch, it(story) felt to cliche and predictable with everything blown up to max noise-level with the animation style ..but just ended up falling flat for the most part. |
| That was awesome. I'd say this is the best opening episode not only for this season, but for A-1 as a whole. |
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| yooo this is good. might have to start reading the manga once this ends |
| An admin's dickhead Soul banned me from MAL t('v't) |
| WOW, the op is so catchy, i can't stop listen it <3 |
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