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| The anime as a whole is good enough, it is quite fun to watch. Though they seem to be pushing through the story pretty fast and are having pacing issues, since they are restricted to just 13 episodes and they seem to want to cram in as much as they can. Also it seems to be another one of those animes that ignores the concept of time quite alot, such as in the fight scenes when he reads or the falling clock tower. They could of easily fixed the part where he read this time since he had the shield up but for some reason they decided to brind it down while he did the second one, that just screwed up the flow while he stood there reading the golem should of been going for him. They could of at least made him move about dodging reading a bit at a time when he had the chance or simply just left the sheild up. They also just decided to ignore the falling clock tower at the end to have a conversation then leave somehow before the clock crushed them. This is the biggest problem with this anime it is ignoring time to much. Apart from that is is quite good |
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| It's definitely not the most original anime but it manages to avoid most annoyances and maintains a pleasent mood. I also don't see why people call her the next loli detective, since she doesn't realy solve anything and only offers her knowledge and powers. That's already better than Gosick's pretentious mystery and annoying characters. What realy stands out is the well done music and sound effects. If they add some new ideas to the next episodes instead of redoing the monster of the week formular, this could become a good show. |
| Well leaving the repetition aside, the fight was pretty epic. I just hope it won't be like this until the end. Also, Dalian. <3 |
| レッツゴー ED イケイケゴーゴー |
| fuck 360p crap quality... it's ruining the show... anyway, the op is quite good... last time i encountered Latin in an anime op was in Elfen Lied's Lilium, and it was awesome... somehow i feel this is quite repetitive... is reading random passages really the only way to defeat the enemies? i want some action scenes, not some boring verse recitation... |
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| enjoyable episode...i love the soundtrack tough |
| Interesting but average episode. |
 In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same. |
| Book reading pace and reused animation of Dalian aside, good episode. Huey is a bit too calm though. Not sure about that in the long run. I can never get tired of Dalian's 'Yes' and '-dess' though. Plus a bit tsundere and I'm good to go. |
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| The show is still highly intriguing and I like the many mythological, theological and historical references it has. I'd like to see an actual plot develop soon though instead of these mini-arcs. |
| Seriously? The amount of conflicting 'reviews' in this thread are mindboggling. One says its too fast, the other thinks its too slow.. :( This > Gosick. Gosick started with a high potential, but Kujou is a moron and everytime he says Victorika its making my ears bleed :|. |
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| I'm enjoying the show so far, I thought it was kinda funny when the hero got stabbed in the side and just ignored it until the crazy bitch pointed it out, then he pulled out a book. Hah! Good stuff, and the Baalzebul spell also served to educate the audience about the origin of the name (Baal, a thunder and lightning god who was rival to Jehovah, which is why the Jews took his name and made it into another name for Satan). It did run a little long tho, while the golem waited patiently for him to finish his spell. Dalian's cute as hell, between "Yesu" and her "-desu"s. Even if she does have a stereotypical tsundere personality. 4/5 |
| Felt a lot like the first episode, but I'm still okay with it. Full thoughts on episode two are here on my blog. Overall I like the tone, premise, and characters--but I'm hoping the plot will surprise me a bit more in future episodes. Edit: Also, summoning lightning with a magical book, eh? ZAKER!!! |
Cho_DesuJul 23, 2011 1:21 PM
| predictable. Im gonna keep watching it just for three main reasons: artwork, ost and because i do like the pairing, but i hope they improve the plot. |
ワンダーランド花 ♥ |
| The OP is just fantastic! Candidate for best of the year? The main characters are actually really good, I like them and enjoy watching them. This is crucial to me. A series can have a genius plot, but if the characters are bland and boring I can't get into it properly. It could make things a bit more interesting to keep my attention better, though... but this show is really good so far. Also, production values are excellent, it's a treat to look at. Also. The repetition is indeed slightly boring, but I see what they're going for. I guess I just prefer repetition of transformation scenes and such in the more FABULOUS~ series (looking at you two, Enokido and Ikuhara). |
DropletJul 23, 2011 2:21 PM
| The episode was good, but the OP left me speechless. The same song was in episode 1, but it was much shorter. |
OmniknightJul 23, 2011 3:01 PM
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| felt rushed/revealed too quickly... but I enjoyed the mystery... don't know what I think about this show. Def not bad tho.. |
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| The OP felt awkward to me, and i didn't really like this episode. I was pretty excited after episode one, but this wasn't as good. Dalion is still cute as hell though. |
| good episode , dalian trying to change her hair at the end got a smirk from me :) |
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| The ED and OP are both so eerie. |
Coyote said: It's just me or Huey was weeping at the end of the episode? (The way they didn't showed his face and how Dalian started looking at him). Also I don't think it's weird for Dalian to be showing feelings for Huey; the novels are out of chronological order so the anime might be the same from ep2 and onwards; We'll surely see a lot of the development in random episodes. Funny you mention this. I had thoughts that the show might have been trying to pull a Haruhi. I thought that the episode had very little continuity with the first and I was also rather surprised by Dalian's stronger than usual attachment to Hugh in already two episodes. I actually hope they don't do this, but knowing Gainax....anything is possible. And for those interested, I've summarised most of the mythological, historical and theological references in episode 2 at my blog here at the bottom of the post. |
| i love the art, the show is quite good. i like the OP and the mysterious ending. But i Kinda disappointed in Dantalian anime ver, somehow she is not as cool as in the novel, its turn me off. 4/5. oh my dantalian: |
SteelMaverick said: And for those interested, I've summarised most of the mythological, historical and theological references in episode 2 at my blog here at the bottom of the post. Thanks! I like that kind of stuff. The episode is good. I think this is going to be one of my favorite anime this season. The OP sounds so beautiful. I like it. Dalia is so cute, changing her hairstyle like that. I still can't see how she's the same with Victorique though (except that she's a loli and a tsundere). She's not as annoying as Victorique, I actually like her. And she speaks politely. Huey is a likable character too. He's actually useful, unlike that Kujo. And Daisuke Ono NGH~ |
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| I still love how both the Golem and the Dragon waited patiently for Huey to read what he was suppose to read. :3 such kinda creatures they are. |
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HawthorneKitty said: I kind of wish Dalian would not be so captivated with Huey so soon though, even if he already reached into her bosom. This and any other thing I have to say about this ep is, well, 'meh'. The yandere wasn't all that great, but she was okay. The OP was different, in a good way, I guess, but furthermore nothing that amused me greatly. |
| Ended up being a pretty big disappointment compared to the first episode. 3/5, 6/10 Most of it was good till we got to the book part which just seemed to drag on and on. To the point of it being rather mind numbing. Really hope this isn't how every episode is going to go because if so don't know if it's worth watching. Had a lot of promise and everything else is good but not in the mood to have the episode be dragged down toward the end every time. |
| Boring episode. Just your typical episodic detective anime. I hope it will improve somehow. |
| crazy bitch is crazy, not that i dislike yanderes :D Dalian = <3 |
| Ok crazy lady killer but will this show have a consistent plot or will it end to nothing? |
| I suppose the grandma should be blame for her "crazy behavior", I'm pity for her |
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| Pretty good episode, didn't find it boring this time and changes my opinion on this anime. Looks good and I wanna see more now. The sound Dalian made at the very end - I died. <3 Dalian |
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| The sheer absurdity of the characters' reactions to stuff is mind boggling. Reminds me too much of Gosick. May have to drop if the silliness continues. |
| Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember her, you are not alone. |
| I think the music in opening is a bit out of place...it's beautiful, but I'd prefer it to be faster. I don't understand why but this episode was boring...I like the art, the music, all that mythological and mystique stuff, but still watching the series I want to sleep -__- This show lacks something...I don't know what exactly..maybe detective stories are not for me.. However I'm going to watch it till the end, because THIS IS GAINAX and I believe there will be something WTFOMGOMG at the end. |
 Damned cute Tsundere, you could tell me first I read two Phantom Books! |
My mission: Save the world! My weapons: a controller, a bunch of friends and lots of Anime! |
| I love the OP .. not as good as the ED but still <3 |
| Liked this episode. The psycho lady was scary though. I thought Dalian was really cute in this episode, And when she changed her hairstyle in the end <3 I love the relationship between the leads. |
| it seem I took more time reading forum and wikipedia than watching this Anime just to understand some of the myth...and I felt like I need my whole life time to fully understand everything T.T |
| Bitches be crazy. |
fuck everything and rumble |
| Good episode but it kinda irritates me that Dalian says "yes" in english, why?? But well, nice story kinda creepy of course but not as cruelsome as I thought it would be... And the ending is still creeping me out >.< |
| Was the opening in Latin? It's pretty nice though, and it fits the atmosphere of the show very good. Funny that Huey was still standing without giving any scream or ouch for a few minutes with that knife in his stomach that was actually a book. But I still don't understand the meeting between Huey and Dalian from this anime while in the manga was clear what happened. Also the story now happening didn't happen in the manga (yet) and there was another story in place of it. It's the manga adaptation of the light novel that was weird or the anime. In the manga was an other yandere girl first and after that I don't know. I just don't understand the whole reason behind the story because of the weird order Gainax is using and it's explained so weird too. Are there more people having problems with that? It may also be because I do not speak English when I'm not on the internet, watching anime and stuff. It's just very confusing and I don't understand it, and that's very annoying since I don't understand the story because of that even though I always understand it whatever anime it is. |
ObinderuAug 1, 2011 11:26 AM
| The Golem was Jewish in origin, to stop it he had to use two different magic or religious power. The first incantation was Greek? It seem to have a lot of Greek mythological references, and the second was ancient Syrian, specifically Ugaritic in origin. Wait, Huey can read Ugaritic? O_o Anyway what very long winded spell incantations, don't they have quick spells or something? LOL I still find the ED creepy. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| What subs you guys using? Hatsuyuki only released ep1 |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| Dalian really cute! In early episode she already have her own quote....'yes' XD |
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