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| The bodies are hideous. Makes the dancing hard to watch. |
| YES FANTASTIC! This is gonna be such a good anime, meet my expectations perfectly. I'm caught up to the manga so I'll tell y'all this is gonna be great! |
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| DAMN Production I.G! BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH THE RAD SPORTS ANIME XD! |
HyperLJul 7, 2017 1:35 PM
| You are not your body, you are your brain, the "self" that emerges from within it. |
| I love love love this show. I think it may have even blew Apocrypha's debut out of the water for me. |
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| Watching this episode is a torture. Never struggled so hard to stay awake in my life. |
| I can tell this is going to be a very solid and classic sports anime. It was a nice first episode. This is probably one of the few new anime this season where I'm confident it's actually going to be consistently solid, while everything else feels like a gamble lol. |
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| Episode 1 was alright, the characters look pretty bad tho IMO, they remind me to Haikyuu from the same studio. The fact that the guy trained that until the morning without stopping and killing his feet isn't a good sign for me, I know it's a shounen but I hate when they exaggerate it to that point to show that the guy has dedication. |
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| Animation was great, but the MC is a little grating to watch due to how similar he is to a bunch of other passive, I-dunno-what-do leads. Hell, his responses to "not Takamura" seemed canned and predictable. Also, staying up all night to practice the box? I get it's fiction and all, but an anime like this gave me the impression that it would be grounded, especially since it doesn't seem like MC has exerted himself physically before. Despite all this, what I am most interested about is how his friendship with blue-haired girl will develop and seeing some more interesting animation cuts, and I somehow like it enough to want to keep watching. |
spicychileJul 7, 2017 2:48 PM
| I need sleep. |
| Really loved this first episode. Looks promising so far, I think I'll really enjoy this one. Good thing it's going to be 2-cour. Also, Shizuku is pretty as hell <3. |
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| Very interesting start, and I hope this same feeling goes for the rest episodes. |
"A half moon, it has a dark half and a bright half, just like me…", Yuno Gasai |
| I really liked the idea and execution of this show but when the art style shift during the dance scenes their elongated limbs (special note to the necks) get kinda creepy. Such a departure from the Haikyuu-esque style. Still, looked good though, guess I need to let it simmer in a bit. And seriously, we are supposed to believe that an average middle school guy danced through the entire night... I mean, Sengoku apparently went to bed knowing the strange kid that agrevated him is still tapping away or at the very least didn't sent him away past a certain moment... It's just past the point of ''sure, could happen'' straight into idiotic really. Still, very entertaining. Hooked! Goes on to round 2. |
PunkbeetleJul 7, 2017 3:36 PM
Spirits of the light! Wielders of the great power that shines far and wide upon the lands of our world... In my hour of need, grant me the light to banish evil! |
| This was a LOT better than I had expected. The character designs are very appealing to me, and so far I like all their personalities. I got hyped when MC stayed up all night practicing that Box step thing. He reminds me strongly of Eiichan from Baby Steps. One thing I really liked was how he manages to figure out how to do the movement by watching that guy and using a pendulum analogy. Looking forward to this, and glad to see it has 24 eps. |
ittou_shuraJul 7, 2017 4:01 PM
| Well this was quite something. I liked the creativity they poured into the OP song in particular during the walking scenes between the dancing partners. Thought that was kinda neat. The only thing that bothered me slightly was the length of the characters' necks. Tatara has plenty of time for development although my initial impression of him in this first episode is so-so. He definitely feels determined to learn though. I also kinda like how the first episode goes into dance fundamentals already. Kiyoharu is awesome, loved the way he debuted against those bullies. Shizuku also gives off her cool vibe with her personality. Solid first episode. |
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| This was absolutely stunning and I have the hugest grin on my face right now. Easily the best premiere I've seen so far for the Summer season- had me hooked from start to finish. Everything was on point- the characters, animation, art and music. Fujita is the cutest little cinnamon roll, and Sengoku is just great- he kinda reminds me of Takamura from Hajime no Ippo...with the whole I'm-awesome-and-I-know-it-Oresama thing going on. I.G really do deliver, especially when it comes to sports anime- Haikyuu, Kuroko no Basuke & Diamond no Ace all have great visuals and this looks like it could be even better. What makes this even better is that it's getting 24 eps! |
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| As an actual real life dancer who knows how to ballroom dance this was one of the most hardest things to watch. The animation is pretty smooth but the way they just move is so funky.Like what is up with the necks it just made cringe!! Also how did his shoes already break? Must be really cheap shoes if they already broke or he's doing the movements too hard. |
| I wasn't originally planning to watch this, but in the end I gave it a shot. The animation is a little odd, and I don't think the OP really suits the show that well, but I think overall it was worth the watch. I'll see how it goes from here. |
| When i saw the Sengoku in the video , he gave off an All Might vibe from Boku no Hero Academia |
| I'm loving these Haikyu vibes! Definitely watching this series to the end. |
| I have read the manga some time ago and I fell in love with this. I'm so happy they made an anime! The first episode was fine, I liked how they portrayed the characters and the animation is well done, but I'm still in love with the manga more than the anime. |
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| Fun, visually nice and entertaining, I liked it |
| This is the first anime of this season that really has me all pumped up. At first, body animation seems a little bit weird, all extremely long necks and the girl's backs bent at a really awkward angle, but after a couple of minutes you get used to it and the rest of the animation flows rather well. (Btw, the animation kind of reminds me of Haikyuu!!, I think it's the same studio, right?) Idk, I wouldn't have guessed that a sports anime about competitive dancing would have made me so excited about it, but this one did it. It seems quite interesting and I'll be looking forward to next episode. Eagerly. |
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| Damn this was a fantastic first episode! |
Benio_ said: Watching this episode is a torture. Never struggled so hard to stay awake in my life. Why do you even still watch anime? |
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| Those necks are kind of gross looking but I guess it is done to emphasize all the bending and twisting shit while they are dancing. |
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| Are you watching an anime where the main character did the box all night? What are you, stupid? Seriously, it's tough to watch a show about people when those people don't act like humans. Also, they don't look like humans, WTF character design, and worse, it's exceptionally inconsistent with characters morphing different length necks and legs every scene. Yuri on Ice this ain't. |
| was looking forward to this it was good,i know it's I.G but damn does this look to much like Haikyuu but with twice as terrify long necks D: granted it's for a stylistic approach to show how slender and elegant they are while dancing but it still comes off funny looking even in yuri on ice they body morphed everyone while they danced. giving them a pass on the whole training all night thing despite it being kinda silly lol. totally looks like a watchable show so i'm in |
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| This was an amazing first episode for this show. I don't know anything about ballroom dancing or dancing in general, except for some dancing I did in high school, but I really liked it. Tatara's determination is impressive. He really wants to be a pro dancer. Kiyoharu is very cool. His debut against the bullies was awesome. Shizuku has a nice personality. Those long necks though. Looking forward to see more. |
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stand said: Awwwww yeahhhhhh! Finally got to watch this. It's so nice to see these characters in motion. ;~; So glad it's a 2-cour as well, hope it holds up in visual quality as it goes on. Damn i'm already anxiously waiting for the rest of the characters. And yeah the oops I stayed up all night dancing and hadn't noticed is overtly silly and non-sensical but it's pretty much the only instance where something like this happens. The mangaka should have really thought out that scene differently but it doesn't matter in the long run. How is it non-sensical? Losing track of time is a thing. I really don't get why people are complaining about this. |
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stand said: Kittens-kun said: How is it non-sensical? Losing track of time is a thing. I really don't get why people are complaining about this. Look this manga is one of my favs, but even I will admit that losing track of your entire night dancing up until the next morning is stretch. How? People get lost in shit all the time. I can't tell you how many times I've stayed up all night doing something without even realizing I did so. You get consumed by something, then suddenly it's 6:00 in the morning. Shit happens man. |
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| This looks so Haikyuu I won't be surprised if Tatara bumps into Hinata on the street. Good episode/op/ed though. Looking forward to the competitions, especially Sengoku's dance. |
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| I read the first volume of the manga. I had a very beautiful impression of the ballroom dancing portrayed in the pages. But...I wasn't very captivated by this first episode. The ballroom dancing looked very sharp; I was looking forward to more elegance and flow. There were parts excluded, like when . If I hadn't read the manga, I wouldn't know why it mattered that Fujita broke the shoes from practicing all night, and Shizuku laughing would have made more sense. :/ I'm also not fond of the way Fujita started ballroom dancing. - It's fine to be fascinated by Sengoku's competitive dancing, but I wish he struggled more since he is a newbie...and I'm not very fond of the way Shizuku was introduced to the story. I prefer the ending theme song over the opening theme song, although it was cool to see the pro dancers dressed up in their reflections in the store mirrors in the OP. I look forward to seeing Hyoudou next episode. |
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| Definitely joined for sukebe reasons. Seeing Shizuku in a ponytail though, I don't blame him. |
| Sieg Zeon! |
| The setup was extremely questionable, but compared to the rest of this season's lineup this series might be a godsend. |
| I will definitely follow this show. This first episode was very good in my opinion and promises to be the best of this season and the animation is wonderful. |
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| pretty solid i thought this would be a full homo packed anime but surprisingly theres a cute and erotic heroine |
| Not overly impressed, but it's a good start. Tatara's decision to join the dance studio felt a little too quick to me, but I'll let it slide to get the anime going. Animation looks good, but I'd like to see how it goes when the dances get faster. I wonder what dances they will cover. We got Waltz. Foxtrot? Tango? I better see some Tango in here! Dat Sengoku tho. Now that's a real man! |
TarotistNov 14, 2017 6:16 AM
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| Lol he just dived right in. Seems like he barely gave it any thought |
| Amazing first episode Hinata with black hair and kyoko ahhhhh 😍 |
GG Production I.G. the same trick wont fool me |
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| That was awesome! I enjoyed every minute of the episode :D Shizuku is gorgeous xD |
| Finally it is here.Well this anime is just going to get better and better xD Well beside the long neck sometimes, the animation is good and a good adaptation do far though the manga art is amazing. I can't wait for Hyoudo appearance next episode. |
| This was boring tbh, maybe I am not a fan of these type pf show. The show was also slow paced. ;( |
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