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Mar 30, 8:37 PM

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Okay, i gotta admit, this is like, the cutest prologue for a show i've ever seen. How hilarious Arthur's inner voice is in comparison to his appearance, his hilarious comments on every situation, and how he cried at the end with his parents while saying his first words, so adorable. Nonetheless, really impressive how bro literally exploded a house before either walking or talking, literally while in crawling phase. Bro learnt to both read and use magic before either walking or talking, real impressive.

Curious to know if he's ending up as an augmenter like his father, or a conjurer. I'd probably guess augmenter, since his dad is one, but you never know. Really like how this is different than the usual isekai theme though, which is just suddenly reincarnating into an already grown body, but substituting its original owner, this one, instead, was literally reborn, from stage one as a baby. Bit confused about his past life being a sci-fi one while his new one is a fantasy one, does that mean he traveled to the past or the future? Can't say, but i'd guess it's another dimension perhaps, seeing as literally everything is completely different. Nonetheless, excited to see how his life is gonna turn out to be, with such loving parents as well.
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Mar 30, 9:54 PM

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The episode was totally fine, i have no idea what everyome was thinking from a first episode. Even the comments on ep 1 went at tbate even on socials. So far the only problem I have with this ep was how fast the pacing was. It went by hella fast we got orbs already. MC VA was pretty average though
Mar 31, 12:04 AM

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RIP The Beginning After the End. Another manhwa ruined with a shitty anime adaptation after Tower of God. Not much has happened so far, but there's already a bunch of panning going on instead of any actual animation, and you could already tell the animation will be horrible based solely off of the OP and ED. Why does every manhwa I like get a shitty anime adaptation, while Solo Leveling of all manhwa, with the most basic storytelling, gets godly animation?


"As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower."
Mar 31, 3:14 AM
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To be honest as someone who has read Manhua I don't know why people hyped this title so much, The storyline is generic even boring and looping at times, Even if the quality was better the storyline would still be boring, a lot of people say that the beginning is just that, but the truth is that the whole title is pretty average, there are good moments but overall the title is such a 5/10 from the perspective of a person who has read about 2000 manga/manhua/novels titles and watched several hundred anime titles.
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Mar 31, 4:03 AM
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This was so good that I dropped it immediately after episode 1 because I don't deserve to see such peakness. Better than Mushoku Tensei by one frame.
Mar 31, 4:27 AM

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@Yuri_Niji source?
@SoulReaper85 He said it in his CrunchyRoll interview. Just type it up on YouTube
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Mar 31, 4:45 AM

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haha, I haven't watched this episode yet but I can already see that this tragedy will be fun to watch xD
Mar 31, 6:09 AM
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Yet to see it but the reviews on Episode One… yikes 😬
Mar 31, 6:30 AM
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@Yuri_Niji source?
@SoulReaper85 ehhh the guy was partially right.

Couple years ago the author made comments about how he hopes even if his adaption wasn't the best hopefully it would still bring new fans to the original source of his books.

Then time passed and the anime news was confirmed and then the author made more comments about how he's working with the director and he's a fan of the director because the director read tbate before.

Crunchyroll committee approached the author with an offer. The offer included the studio and director. The author accepted the offer. That's how it went down.

The author never openly talked or admitted anything about other offers with other studios or other directors. The only thing close to that is how he said that the crunchyroll committee was looking at other studios but chose studio A cat to present to the author in the negotiating process.

So crunchryoll committee chose the studio and director. The author was happy with the commendations the studio and director would allow after talking to them during the negotiations, which is why he accepted the offer.

There's a 50 sec long interview that describes this you can find online and on reddit.
Mar 31, 6:31 AM
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So this is the show supposed to be better than Mushoku Tensei? I don't mean to hate an anime in it's first episode but so far half of it's aspects are a terrible copy and paste from MT (the author didn't even try to write different parents from Zenith and Paul lol), and the animation really sucks. I'll keep watching because some friends of mine love this thing, but terrible first impression.
Mar 31, 6:53 AM
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As bad as the new art style of the manhwa
Mar 31, 8:18 AM
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tbate 🤝 PNG lock animation 🤡
Mar 31, 9:29 AM
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animation (slideshow)
Mar 31, 9:48 AM
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Zoynus said:
So this is the show supposed to be better than Mushoku Tensei? I don't mean to hate an anime in it's first episode but so far half of it's aspects are a terrible copy and paste from MT (the author didn't even try to write different parents from Zenith and Paul lol), and the animation really sucks. I'll keep watching because some friends of mine love this thing, but terrible first impression.

Yes, the beginning (first few chapters) are very generic as they are reminiscent of Mushoku TenPEAK. No one will deny that.
But the thing is that...it gets so so so so much better later and not much people will stick around for that because of that ahh animation.
If you can't, I'd advise you to read the webnovel or manhwa. Both are peak.
Not whatever this shitty anime adaptation is.
Mar 31, 10:33 AM
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Mushoku tensei but infinite times worse. Nice
Mar 31, 12:20 PM

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I like the premise a lot and it's similar to Mushoku Tensei, minus all the bullshit but I wish the quality were better.
Mar 31, 1:17 PM
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Animation 0,still frames and the atmosphere was off,feel weird
Mar 31, 3:14 PM
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Episode 1 is a 1/10 at best and that’s being generous. I enjoyed the webcomic but that PowerPoint presentation was unwatchable. I’m seeing some cope that they’re saving the budget for later arcs but nah, dropped
Mar 31, 7:02 PM
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Guys who read the manhwa please tell me. Does the main character have a specific rival?
I can't help but notice, that his seiyuu is Furukawa Makoto and he usually been casted with Saito Soma as rivals in many animes. With both of them switching roles, sometimes Makoto is the good guy and sometimes it's Soma.
This rivalry that been made by the casting managers of different anime makes the experience a lot more fun.
Mar 31, 7:04 PM
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Same premise as a bunch of reincarnated anime but I love the twist of him trying to learn more than just powers; slowly ending up learning emotions.
Mar 31, 7:28 PM
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Nov 2019
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Just watched the first episode and i was curious as to why an anime adaptation has almost no animation... The Animation studio is known to be terrible (no title with or over 7 points) but i didn't expect them to fuck it up that much since the source material is pretty good.
Mar 31, 7:58 PM
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Feb 2017
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"It Ended Before It Even Began" lmao.




This shit is so ass gonna drop it now.
Mar 31, 11:00 PM
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I was just too excited but this shit animation turned everything meaningless
now i am thinking i should watch or not after 1 ep
do something animators
Mar 31, 11:11 PM
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Yeah I think I've seen this somewhere else and its still shit, anyway did anyone notice the leg movement is weird in this anime? especially the dad one
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Apr 1, 3:06 AM
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To be honest as someone who has read Manhua I don't know why people hyped this title so much, The storyline is generic even boring and looping at times, Even if the quality was better the storyline would still be boring, a lot of people say that the beginning is just that, but the truth is that the whole title is pretty average, there are good moments but overall the title is such a 5/10 from the perspective of a person who has read about 2000 manga/manhua/novels titles and watched several hundred anime titles.
@ENTROPYRAKS
the best best part of the story starts in around volume 7, which is beyond where the Manhwa is in its adaptation

anyway, imo, judging by the first episode, the anime will be great. sure it's not top notch animation, but it has good art style, good music, good voice acting, good pacing, and not to mention, it will have 24 episodes? yes thank you, I will love having a weekly episode of my favorite story for the next 6 months or so <3
Apr 1, 3:11 AM
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What an episode,can’t wait for the next ep.This is how you start with a bang ‼️
Apr 1, 3:45 AM

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Yo! All is good, but the animation was a bit disappointing for me 😔.

I hope this studio will improve it, especially since this was a leaked episode anyway.








































































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Apr 1, 4:00 AM

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The hate is unreal. Another series will be ruined because of unrealistic expectations from readers.
At worst its budget Mushoku Tensie. Which isn't the worst thing.

The story is VERY VERY similar. Arthur background of outcast is also similar to Rudueas. Rathe being a degenarte he is a miss murderer, still a despicable human. Structurally same as MT first episode too, even same shots quite often. Alice and Reynolds skills are also also same as Zenith and Paul. And they are great loving parents aswell similar to them. Just hope nothing bad happens to these two🥲

Production value is not the best. The job Studio Bind has done with MT can't be replicated. But it's passable to me. Idk what artystle the source had but this chibi type style looks cute too me. Decent.
Apr 1, 10:51 AM
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if only madhouse or 8bit could take over
Apr 1, 11:02 AM

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if only madhouse or 8bit could take over
@Anyelir there is more chances of a no game no life season 2 happening than that
Apr 1, 11:07 AM

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RIP The Beginning After the End. Another manhwa ruined with a shitty anime adaptation after Tower of God. Not much has happened so far, but there's already a bunch of panning going on instead of any actual animation, and you could already tell the animation will be horrible based solely off of the OP and ED. Why does every manhwa I like get a shitty anime adaptation, while Solo Leveling of all manhwa, with the most basic storytelling, gets godly animation?
@Xiao Because Solo Leveling was already massive popular way before the anime, it's way easier to make a power fantasy popular than one with a complex story
Apr 1, 12:28 PM

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Poor animation, unoriginal plot and almost whole episode was narrated but for some reason I still want to continue watching it.
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Apr 1, 1:40 PM
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Jul 2022
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people are overreactiing it was a good first episode imo
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Apr 1, 8:45 PM
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I tried not to compare the differences between this adaptation and the manwha + novel, but I just don't know how they could make this story feel bland. I love The Beginning After the End because of its comedy and it seemed like the anime wants to be represented more seriously. Many of my favourite moments have been cut so far, which was disappointing to say the least.

On top of that, the CGI use is pitying and really downplays the mystique of mana. As fighting is a real big attractant for this kind of isekai, I believe more thought could have been invested into this aspect.

Though I am looking forward to how the rest of the plot line will be depicted. There is still a lot going for it and with the right care and attention, we can all be satisfied. I say this as the story had gone through a major change in art style, yet persevered through criticism and has now satiated the unrestful community. I believe one sinker wont drag down the rest!
Apr 1, 9:29 PM
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Not the best, not the worst. The animation was definitely lacking but I can forgive that and the story so far seems ok if not original. I will have to see more episodes before I can make a full judgement call.
Apr 1, 9:52 PM
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Holy was this bad. I don't usually care about animation as much but this is a complete mess and probably going to get worse from here.

I already felt bad enough for the butchering of the second season of Tower of God but this? Well I guess I'll stick to the novels and finish them when I get some time.

WaterMage said:
At worst its budget Mushoku Tensie. Which isn't the worst thing.


I wouldn't care about it but TBATE has lots of fights going. Mushoku Tensei is extremely low paced and some of the novels are literally slice of life with one or two major plot points. TBATE relies on fights so animation is key. I'll still watch it anyways because I liked the series but it's hardly due to "unrealistic expectations", the storyboard, the sounds, the animation, it's all subpar at best.
Apr 1, 10:16 PM

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I like the premise a lot and it's similar to Mushoku Tensei, minus all the bullshit but I wish the quality were better.
@Devonnius MT minus everything that made MT good and not an average isekai
Apr 1, 10:24 PM

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fuyuki23's art was what kept me reading tbate, without that, this show is just your average trash isekai. also bro turtleme could not have chosen a better studio lmao?
Apr 1, 11:55 PM
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horrible adaption,The author obviously just wants to make a little money even though he knows that many will be annoyed by his animation.
Apr 2, 12:10 AM
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99% of people here are just simply mindless haters. You hated it before even watched and nothing would convince you to like it. First episode is barely out and people are already doomposting. What did you expect from first episode, really? It is exactly how it started in webcomic, adding some flashbacks from his previous life. There is nothing really to say about it other than it's quite faithful to webcomic version. I am waiting for more episodes to have an opinion, but unlike doomposters, I will expect it to be good. If it won't, then it's sad, but I can manage with that too. I will not be mindlessly hating this, though. I will have fully objective opinion, regardless if it's good or bad.
Apr 2, 4:19 AM
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Whoever allowed A-cat to animate this series needs to be put behind bars because this was F-Tier trash. Not only is the art style and animation far below par, they can't write for the life of them. IDK who was paid to make this because this close to seven deadly sins bad.
Apr 2, 4:40 AM
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Holy damn, the first parts of TBATE was already mediocre and seems like they're fucking it up even more lmfao.
Apr 2, 5:17 AM
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Loved the art style, straight from the novel no major changes But the animation lack at almost every point, and they used CGI for Sylvia Hate it. Still looking forward to it I hope it gets good
Apr 2, 5:20 AM
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I don't think its the full ep , Its only the first ten minutes of episode 1 . Anyways , Dropped . 1/10

Edit - Watched the full ep , Disappointing , Dropped
@Nouzen_Chainsaw I Suggest you give a it a try instead of Dropping because it gets better and I am guessing it will be better by 3rd or 4th episode. I mean the story is great and loved by many........ Idk about the animations getting good but the story does 10000%
Apr 2, 5:22 AM
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what i liked:
- ost was good
- op music
- background art
- arthur mom a baddie
- good storytelling direction

what i didn't like:
- constant panning with still frames (75% of the episode)
- character designs
- opening and ed visuals

i actually like the direction they took with the ed, was nice. shows how far they're planning to adapt tho, so idk if it'll be rushed
@hypexleaks You liked Alice dude You would have had Nose bleeds if they had not messed with Angela Rose's looks
Apr 2, 7:17 AM
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Whoever has been calling this series a Solo Leveling and Mushoku Tensei killer needs to be reevaluate their life…Some of the worst animation I’ve ever seen, basically just PowerPoint slides with camera pans. 1/10. If the leaks are correct the animation is supposed to be worse in episode 2, if that’s even possible
Apr 2, 7:20 AM

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The webtoon's incredible, but the story starts to shine only later. The story is, in my opinion, way more intriguing than Solo leveling and Mushoku Tensei. The first episode is poorly animated, but it didn't need that good of animation. I hope that they have strategically allocated a disproportionate amount of funding to the more action-packed episodes. The opening is fire!!! The story's direction seems good. Overall, I think it is worth it for you to give it a chance.
Apr 2, 7:49 AM
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RoxysHolyRelic said:
Whoever has been calling this series a Solo Leveling and Mushoku Tensei killer needs to be reevaluate their life…Some of the worst animation I’ve ever seen, basically just PowerPoint slides with camera pans. 1/10. If the leaks are correct the animation is supposed to be worse in episode 2, if that’s even possible

Who has said that ever
Apr 2, 7:53 AM
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Nouzen_Chainsaw said:
I don't think its the full ep , Its only the first ten minutes of episode 1 . Anyways , Dropped . 1/10

Edit - Watched the full ep , Disappointing , Dropped

Read the manhwa you won’t regret it. Hopefully they remake it in the future with a good studio
Apr 2, 7:54 AM
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Purely watched because of the premiere, if I'm being completely honest. I remember thinking this might be fun when it was first announced but then seeing the PV and realising what kind of the usual-isekai-story it'd turn out to be, I lost interest. Can't say this reignited that just yet and given the mediocre quality, I'm not too sure just yet. It's always nice to see some appreciation for the roles of a parent though, that was unexpectedly warm.

Parallels to Mushoku Tensei? I kept seeing this in the chat during the premiere which is pretty accurate, I suppose. Will this manage to hold up like the other did will be the million dollar question here...

Not sure about the Op just yet. Quickly had a google search while the Op was going on and it seems interesting that a Filipino rock group is in charge and the creator being ethnically Korean makes this quite the international project, eh? ED seems pretty decent though.

Read the manhwa, it’s similar to MT in the beginning but not a 1 for 1 copy. The rest of the story after the school arch is different and a 10/10 imo. It deserved a better studio than it got
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