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| It was interesting. Definitely catched my attention. |
idk why I was here but I'm prob back to playing Dragon's Dogma 2 again when you read this |
| Seems interesting..... But will put on hold for now... Too much anime to watch..... 3/5 |
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| Reminds me of Elfen Lied and When They Cry. |
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| I don't really get it, but ending song is nice. |
| I liked it. Not sure if anybody else feels the same but it kind of gave me a 'The Village (film)' vibe. |
| This show looks REALLY interesting, the ED was great as well |
| Well this was one confusing episode/anime. And the dark atmosphere and scenes did not help. I just really hope it's not something about tragedy or anything of the sort. I wished it wouldn't have been reiko, and rather that annoying boy who teases everyone. But then again, I think she was taken because maybe she saw the cat, and it was obvious she wasn't good handling her gravitational powers. or whatever. In the anime description says that this group of kids are exiled for finding a box which has recorded history of where all this psychic stuff began; therefore a forbidden knowledge that no one must know. usually this all happens in the 1st episode, and the story begins when they are in the forest and so on and so on. But the first episode made it seem like the story will take place in the academy where they will learn how to control their "Juryoku". Well i just hope that it is more clear in the next episode. Also someone mentioned that there was yurin in the manga but shouldn't be in the anime... Why not? even if it does not serve a purpose in the story, why should it bother you if its in the anime or not. like you said, it won't hurt the story. Anyways well whatever, I will keep watching the anime. hopefully it won't be as dark as this first episode. |
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MoonxArtemis said: Also someone mentioned that there was yurin in the manga but shouldn't be in the anime... Why not? even if it does not serve a purpose in the story, why should it bother you if its in the anime or not. like you said, it won't hurt the story. Because this anime is an adaptation of the novel, not the manga. The manga took extensive liberties with the story of the novel (and you'll notice its score on MAL is rather low), basically overloading the story with moe and fanservice in order to pander to that particular part of the audience. The novel does no such thing and hopefully the anime will be true to that. |
| Lol, the manga is hella ecchi from what I've seen. I'm glad they're following the novel instead. I found the opening sequence quite intriguing as they showed what I assume were flashbacks of when these psychic powers first made their appearance in humankind. They seemed to be triggered by strong (negative) emotions. Now, I'm just wondering if the show will dig deeper into that later on aka will the cast uncover the secrets behind the powers, or will it just focus on our main cast and their umm, adventure. I'm assuming that the people in that era are living in some sort of dystopia seeing as to how society fell back and the ones with higher control of their powers are more valued. And then there's Reiko; she was probably taken away by higher authorities because she kept putting her team down and could not keep up with everyone else. I mean, that teacher looked incredibly suspicious lurking around the school ground as she was about to head back home, and god knows what happened when he laid his hands on her. I guess the less fortunate ones are meant to be eradicated. Not to forget, Saki's mother also mentioned something about not wanting to lose another child, so this appears to be happening frequently and is causing fear among the people. I actually thought it was only going to have 12 episodes, but apparently it's a two cour anime? Which probably explains why things started off rather slowly this episode, but I didn't mind the pacing. I'm eager to see how Saki is going to develop as a character, and Satoru as well. I get the feeling that they won't focus too much on Mamoru because I don't think he will be taking part of what will probably turn out to be a love rectangle between Saki, Maria, Satoru and Shun (omf that relationship chart made me laugh because it's such a cluster). Well, in general, I'm excited to find out how the relationships are going to roll, and if their future discovery about the war will change things among them? And I can't wait to hear how the seiyuu for the grown-up versions of the characters are going to portray them. I've seen the designs on the official (?) website, and I'm liking what I see so far. Shinsekai Yori has definitely caught my interest. The overall premise behind this show seems promising, and I think A-1 Pictures will do a good job with the animation and art. Not to mention the ED makes me tingle. The first time I heard part of it in one of the trailer, I was waiting to see if it was going to be the OP/ED or an insert. I've got high expectation for the OST of this series. ... idk why I even bothered writing such a long first impression, but fangirl mode out. (´ ▽｀) |
aokuroOct 1, 2012 4:21 PM
| Quite an intriguing first episode. First episode was slightly confusing but things should hopefully clear up as the show goes on. |
| The ED is great. The episode, quite interesting. Will keep watching. |
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| I found it kinda meh, hope it gets better. |
Shoujo_Q said: MoonxArtemis said: Also someone mentioned that there was yurin in the manga but shouldn't be in the anime... Why not? even if it does not serve a purpose in the story, why should it bother you if its in the anime or not. like you said, it won't hurt the story. Because this anime is an adaptation of the novel, not the manga. The manga took extensive liberties with the story of the novel (and you'll notice its score on MAL is rather low), basically overloading the story with moe and fanservice in order to pander to that particular part of the audience. The novel does no such thing and hopefully the anime will be true to that. How many volumes of the novel are there and are they all translated? |
| The source material is supposedly amazing so I will assume it was adaptation team that was not up to far. The premise itself is a great one. Psychics, the supernatural, war, regression of society... There were certain scenes that were well done, for instance the last scene before the ending showing the parents putting up a face to not worry their daughter. But the character interactions so far are passable at best, even boring at times. None are particularly memorable so far. The episode in general also lacked a flowing overarching purpose. Scenes did not flow well into each other and often seemed to have no relevance to each other. Perhaps this is due to not enough information, but I hope this is because this a mystery anime and that we will understand the details of what is happening. Will give this one at least another episode. |
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| scary scary seems promising |
| A weird atmosphere. Feels like Kamisama Dolls and Fractale's a bit combined with the sci-fi. Overall I don't really know what to say. The prologue was interesting, but not what the episode was about. I expect that the first episodes are the prologue though, in which they explain the past and that we eventually get to the moment where the real story starts, or something. Anyway, I think that watching some more eps won't be bad. Omniknight said: Exactly.But the character interactions so far are passable at best, even boring at times. None are particularly memorable so far. The episode in general also lacked a flowing overarching purpose. Scenes did not flow well into each other and often seemed to have no relevance to each other. Perhaps this is due to not enough information, but I hope this is because this a mystery anime and that we will understand the details of what is happening. |
| Going to be honest, didn't understand many things. Gonna keep an eye but not hyped. |
| what I loved about this episode was the strong atmosphere ! I really liked this the beginning reminded me of Elfen Lied |
| Wow! the art is amazing. And the story looks interesting. One question, what does the word "Juryoku' means? |
FlashIzangi said: Too bad there isn't a site that you can give you "assistance" with finding out... Maybe a search engine or something...One question, what does the word "Juryoku' means? |
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| Really liked this episode, though I must admit I was a bit confused at what was going on at first. Though not much happened, the whole premise seems really interesting. I'm trying to focus on some of the smaller details because I have a feeling it'll be a really deep anime, and I don't want to miss anything. The art and visuals look great, and the ED was really good too. Overall looking forward to the next episode. |
| A match made in heaven set the fires in hell |
| Holy crap those first 3 minutes! I was eating cereal during that part and wasn't expecting all those kids to murder those civilians. What made me spit out my food was how stylized it was haha. How much money does A-1 Pictures have? Between this and Sword Art Online, the production values on those shows are through the roof! There are so many subtle shots of characters making the slightest moves and there are some camera angles you normally don't see in anime. Regardless, I find all of the students interesting in their own way with personalities that aren't that cliche. I'll probably need to watch this a second time cause it was packed with things you really need to be on the lookout for. This show is definitely not gonna be an easy watch for me at least. |
Hybridbloodszak said: Holy crap those first 3 minutes! I was eating cereal during that part and wasn't expecting all those kids to murder those civilians. What made me spit out my food was how stylized it was haha. How much money does A-1 Pictures have? Between this and Sword Art Online, the production values on those shows are through the roof! There are so many subtle shots of characters making the slightest moves and there are some camera angles you normally don't see in anime. Regardless, I find all of the students interesting in their own way with personalities that aren't that cliche. I'll probably need to watch this a second time cause it was packed with things you really need to be on the lookout for. This show is definitely not gonna be an easy watch for me at least. Must have tons because they're also doing http://myanimelist.net/anime/14513/Magi airing in about 5 days. |
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| Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't A-1 also do Fairy Tail? Along with Satelight, if I'm right. That probably earns them quite a bit of money~ I must admit that while not every character stands out yet, the presentation of this show is what is currently selling it. It has quite the nice lighting and some shots are just downright ~gorgeous~. It also helps the character interactions, especially during the psychic training scenes. Also, guys, when this novel came out, people said that this would be nearly impossible to adapt into film, let alone an anime series. I think the ambition is clearly there and it has plenty more episodes to prove itself. I'm rather excited to see more. |
| I really enjoyed this first episode! The art is stunning and the plot holds tons of promise, can't wait to see more. |
| love the atmosphere *-* it's making me freak out tho. |
| Nope. |
| Didn't know what to expect, the atmosphere is incredible. I was feeling very uneasy in the first half with all the rituals and supernatural happenings. Quite freaky, quite dark. Quite good. Beginning song and ED are great too. |
| Reminiscent of The Giver in a way (for better or worse). The direction and pacing of this episode was off, but the premise is certainly interesting. |
edl01 said: Huh wait this is going to be Yuri, I never guessed from the first episode, although I just saw it on crunchyroll and it was not in any way what I was expecting from the poster. It seems my list of shows to watch this season is just getting bigger and bigger, I loved this first episode it had a kind of higurashi feel and was very creepy in a lot of moments, I really can't wait for episode 2 to come out. 5/5 first episode although I admit I really have a soft spot for anime that try to be horror-esque which I can feel from this show so I may be going a bit high here. Just a question, is crunchyroll going to be a few days behind on this or was it given and early airing I am curious. I'm pretty sure this anime isn't a yuri. I think only the manga is yuri. The novel is more sci-fi-ish/fantasy so I doubt there's yuri elements. |
| I don't usually keep up with airing anime, but this season looks amazing and this is no exception. The first episode was quite good and I think it has a lot of potential. I'm definitely enjoying the music so far. |
Shane777 said: I don't usually keep up with airing anime, but this season looks amazing and this is no exception. The first episode was quite good and I think it has a lot of potential. I'm definitely enjoying the music so far. Absolutely agree. I usually wait until the serie is already complete to start watching. But I saw the PV and couldn't sit and wait 'till there. Loved 1) the the dark style all over this episode 2) the supernatural school aspect (remembering me from Harry Potter ♥) and 3) ED song. |
| This entire show pisses me off for some reason. The idea that humanity gave up all their technology is pathetic. What a sad end to the human race, we just threw away all of the hard work to get to where we were. Actually, I think I know why I hated this so much. It has way too many similarities with The Giver which was one of the worst books I have ever read in my life. Nonetheless, I will watch the next episode to see how it progresses. |
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| I don't see how this is rated so low. Show looks very promising, but this is MAL. |
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Tyrel said: I don't see how this is rated so low. Show looks very promising, but this is MAL. I agree, I saw the 7.5 and decided to check it out despite the rating. From the first episode this is definitely not a 7.5. It really stands out among the anime I've seen. I was expecting some lighthearted anime from the poster but this is giving off some strong Higurashi vibes |
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jrgcool35 said: This entire show pisses me off for some reason. The idea that humanity gave up all their technology is pathetic. What a sad end to the human race, we just threw away all of the hard work to get to where we were. Actually, I think I know why I hated this so much. It has way too many similarities with The Giver which was one of the worst books I have ever read in my life. Nonetheless, I will watch the next episode to see how it progresses. Its the first episode so we have no idea what really happened. Maybe they didn't give up their tech but it was taken away from them. |
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| This show is really weird. A little creepy. I have no idea what's really going on, or what to think yet. I suppose I'll keep watching for now, but it didn't seem overly promising. |
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jBui said: Shoujo_Q said: MoonxArtemis said: Also someone mentioned that there was yurin in the manga but shouldn't be in the anime... Why not? even if it does not serve a purpose in the story, why should it bother you if its in the anime or not. like you said, it won't hurt the story. Because this anime is an adaptation of the novel, not the manga. The manga took extensive liberties with the story of the novel (and you'll notice its score on MAL is rather low), basically overloading the story with moe and fanservice in order to pander to that particular part of the audience. The novel does no such thing and hopefully the anime will be true to that. How many volumes of the novel are there and are they all translated? It's a "normal" novel, not a light novel. I've heard of it being released in a 2-book set, but also in a 3-book set. They are not translated, but may be released commercially in the West, especially if the anime goes off well (one of the author's other works has been released in English). FlashIzangi said: One question, what does the word "Juryoku' means? *puts on the Translator hat* Literally it means "mystical force". Commie translated it as "cursed power" (which has a negative connotation not present in 'juryoku'), UTW went with "Cantus" (a musical term) and Aidoru translated it as "the Force". I haven't seen Crunchyroll's release, so I can't comment on what they used. |
Shoujo_QOct 3, 2012 12:30 AM
| it was boring,to be honest. |
Saturate said: it was boring,to be honest. You can say that, but It was only kinda introduction episode |
| I was entertained and that's all that matters. I have no idea what to expect next episode. |
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| Rating anime shouldn't be allowed before it's finished |
| Awesome first episode, very intriguing. I look forward to seeing more. |
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