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Jan 7, 2016 5:46 PM
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I don't get why the rating is so low, the animation and soundtrack was great! (Maybe they all had traumas with their previous experiences with otoge adaptions...)
I'm really happy that there's pairing for once...ok. Everything is AWESOME! I would've gave it an 7/10, but I'll give this a 8 to try and bring the ratings up for now.... I really think it'll be great, you know? But we'll wait for a bit more episodes for now...T_T
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Jan 7, 2016 6:11 PM

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Reverse harem not really my style, but this was pretty okay. Setting is nice and overall feeling of the show is quite good imo. Pretty sure that was the ED song...But was that Japanese? The Opening song was really good too.
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Jan 7, 2016 6:20 PM

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this is actually really, really good so far. i was expecting another diabolik lovers, but the art and ost is simply gorgeous. hopefully good things come out of this show
Jan 7, 2016 6:34 PM

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Actually pretty damn good. Lots of potential with this show. World building was A+ and so was the orchestral OST. I really like the OP. The fantasy/sci-fi style is really gorgeous. Overall, feels like a more serious version of Kamigami no Asobi with a LOT of mysteries left to tell.

So many characters, I only remember them by seiyuu so far. I like OnoD's character the most and Yoshino Hiroyuki's the second~ I gotta play the games once I find them.

In the OP theme, the other two pairings look really interesting. I think I'm looking forward to that more than the main romance LOL, especially long hair + serious looking guy.

My friend just explained that the romance set up is like this:
Girl A - 3 boys who like her
Girl B - 3 boys who like her
Girl C - 3 boys who like her

Anyways, looking forward to next week!
Jan 7, 2016 6:46 PM

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These posts helped me to pinpoint what bothered me the most: Kakeru was way too perfect. I originally dislike him but I think I dislike him even more being an almighty bland and perfect bishie.
Also Koharu is an air head but this episode made her a generic otome heroine all over a guy she just met. One thing that makes Norn9 better than the average otome is that all the protagonists have decent-good stories, development and they're also fully voiced.
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Jan 7, 2016 7:12 PM
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Not worse than anything else i've seen so far but Kaji Yuki sure talked a lot.

I did like the water and boats though.
Male version of Aria without this forgot muh name heroine, and errbody likes somebody when?!
Jan 7, 2016 7:23 PM
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Ioryogi-kun said:
tingy said:
I think it's rare, if not, never, that the same composer for a game does the music for the anime adaptation
He doesn't have his MAL page yet, yes?

Not yet, although I doubt he'll get one unless someone adds him into the DB. He's not in ANN's DB either, probably because he mos likely won't do any other anime OST.

currycurry said:
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So I can't say if this was completely true to the source material, but Kakeru definitely seems nicer than what I read from the spoilers.

Yup, he's much nicer here (and not in a good way). It's like he's now a Super Bishounen who is entranced with Koharu's otome power as soon as they meet. But that's not him AT ALL. Gah. He's a charming, antagonistic ass whose trolling attempts backfire at the best times. He's flawed but dynamic! Interesting! This anime version is just... ;_;

In good news, with the exception of everything Koharu and Kakeru, the show has been really faithful to the source material, even improving on it. We can only hope it stays that way.

Yeah from the spoilers, he seemed sort of rude but interesting. Super Bishounen, lol. I can see that, he's definitely shown as a perfectly nice guy so far, which can be sort of boring. I guess it's because it seems like they'll go the Kakeru route for Koharu, so he needs to seem likable. IDK. Now I really want to play the game.

But good to hear that it's faithful to the source material and improves on it so far :) Maybe they'll try to be more faithful to Kakeru and Koharu's original personalities as well.
Jan 7, 2016 7:51 PM

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LOVED THE GAME. <3

OMG dat Op and Ed SOng <333

So excited for this
Jan 7, 2016 8:08 PM

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I rarely watch shoujo animu
and I pick this show blindly
not disappointed
the OP is good, OST great, story is interesting so far,
and female MC is beautiful.. *my pink hair fetish is turned on*
Jan 7, 2016 8:09 PM

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tingy said:
Yeah from the spoilers, he seemed sort of rude but interesting.

Not exactly rude imo. A bully, a schemer, if he does something nice people (Senri especially) would question if he's genuine or has hidden intention.

I don't know how it goes on the english version of Var Commons, but on the original game I got the impression that he's got good intention for how he acts.
tingy said:
Ioryogi-kun said:
He doesn't have his MAL page yet, yes?

Not yet, although I doubt he'll get one unless someone adds him into the DB. He's not in ANN's DB either, probably because he mos likely won't do any other anime OST.

How do we request for DB update? I took a quick look on his home page, it seems he does quite a few works for japanese games...
Jan 7, 2016 8:50 PM
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Ioryogi-kun said:

Not exactly rude imo. A bully, a schemer, if he does something nice people (Senri especially) would question if he's genuine or has hidden intention.

I don't know how it goes on the english version of Var Commons, but on the original game I got the impression that he's got good intention for how he acts.

Well people can seem rude but still genuine, although I guess the better term for that would be blunt? I couldn't find the right word for what I thought about him, but my impression is probably influenced by the biased spoilers (given that people have different favorites). I would need to play the game to understand his character more. Still, thanks for the correction and more insight on Kakeru's character :)

Ioryogi-kun said:

How do we request for DB update? I took a quick look on his home page, it seems he does quite a few works for japanese games...

http://myanimelist.net/dbchanges.php?go=voiceactor&do=addva
You can request to add him into the DB on this page. I guess I could've done it myself, but too lazy lol. Yeah I did see that he worked for a few Japanese Games, but as for anime, this will be his first time, and maybe even last, who knows.
Jan 7, 2016 8:58 PM

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I just have one question: why is the boy mentioned in the summary actually a supporting character. usually the one mentioned in the summary is the main not a supporting
Jan 7, 2016 9:21 PM

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BlueTurtleMaster said:
I just have one question: why is the boy mentioned in the summary actually a supporting character. usually the one mentioned in the summary is the main not a supporting


Jan 7, 2016 9:31 PM

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TheNaturalPerm said:

"How dare you wear swim trunks for swimming!"

The only shameful thing here is the dialogue. Main girl even has bloody amnesia

Generic otome adaptation so far.


awwww so romantic. Unless you are not a good looking guy. Then it's creepy :^)


Yeah I don't know why she was like what are you wearing...should he have been fully closed while taking a dive? The girl's an idiot.

And very true. Had he been ugly that would've just been creepy. Oh well.
Jan 7, 2016 9:33 PM

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If i didnt finish the game I would have found this first episode extremely boring lmao
Well, it is sorta dull and slow paced, but I'm glad I can finally see it animated.

I'm not expecting it to contain the exact scenes from the game as this first episode differed quite greatly, however there were some scenes like Koharu remembering her name after falling in the water which stayed the same


Idk if it was just me tho, but I imagined the Norn to have a completely different layout to what was portrayed in the anime haha :s
Jan 7, 2016 9:35 PM

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Ioryogi-kun said:
tingy said:
Yeah from the spoilers, he seemed sort of rude but interesting.

Not exactly rude imo. A bully, a schemer, if he does something nice people (Senri especially) would question if he's genuine or has hidden intention.

I don't know how it goes on the english version of Var Commons, but on the original game I got the impression that he's got good intention for how he acts.

Yeah, this is how he comes across in the English version too. Someone out for a laugh at the expense of others but also a source of solidarity for the ship. Someone who deliberately pisses people off yet you can't hate him since he does so much good, too, even if it's in the most aggravating way possible.

(Personally, I love him. Bully or no, he's a fun character.)
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As someone who haven't played the game and is pretty much trying an otome adaptation for the first time ever (with Prince of stride, i think) it was fine.
There was some cringey moment here and there but hey, i thought it would be worst.
I expect some good stuff in the future.
Best OP of this season so far tho !
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@tingy Thanks! I'm adding him now XD

Also, he said that Swedish song in the end is performed by Swedish singer Maria Andersson.

After reading the translation I feel the song is actually spoiling the anime a bit XD Perhaps that's why he wrote it in Swedish as to not make it too obvious?
Jan 7, 2016 9:52 PM

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Liked this a lot more than I expected!
Jan 7, 2016 9:55 PM

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currycurry said:

Yeah, this is how he comes across in the English version too. Someone out for a laugh at the expense of others but also a source of solidarity for the ship. Someone who deliberately pisses people off yet you can't hate him since he does so much good, too, even if it's in the most aggravating way possible.

(Personally, I love him. Bully or no, he's a fun character.)
Lol, I thought there was a huge difference between the original and the localization (it's not the first time something like this happen). Everyone talks like he's the scum of the earth or something
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Ioryogi-kun said:
currycurry said:

Yeah, this is how he comes across in the English version too. Someone out for a laugh at the expense of others but also a source of solidarity for the ship. Someone who deliberately pisses people off yet you can't hate him since he does so much good, too, even if it's in the most aggravating way possible.

(Personally, I love him. Bully or no, he's a fun character.)
Lol, I thought there was a huge difference between the original and the localization (it's not the first time something like this happen). Everyone talks like he's the scum of the earth or something


Kakeru is a different kind of jerk from otome stardands, he's by no means abusive or rude towards Koharu but


I don't like him, but I legit hate characters like Toma from Amnesia and the entire cast of DiaLovers far more.
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Jan 7, 2016 10:17 PM

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Hmmm. This'll probably end up being pretty boring but at least I have Ayahi voicing a decent character to help me through it. The aesthetic is nice too, and I like the idea of the ship.

Hopefully they explain what the fuck is going on though.
Jan 7, 2016 10:23 PM

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I've been playing the game since it came out in English a few months back. I was wondering how the young boy character Sorata would be handed, just didn't include him at all.

There are a few other things that differ from the game... Mainly there wasn't such a huge focus on only Yuiga. For instance in the game all three fall into the water. It was a okay first episode though, interested how next ep will be.

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Jan 7, 2016 10:41 PM
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This anime blew my mind away everything about it is amazing, beautiful animation, gorgeous characters and interesting plot what else can I ask for from this anime ^^ It's definitely gonna make it on my favorites I dare to say it could even tie up with Fate Zero on being my number one favorite anime. Shows how much I really loved the first episode already.
Jan 7, 2016 11:01 PM

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bekeru said:
Ioryogi-kun said:
Lol, I thought there was a huge difference between the original and the localization (it's not the first time something like this happen). Everyone talks like he's the scum of the earth or something


Kakeru is a different kind of jerk from otome stardands, he's by no means abusive or rude towards Koharu but


I don't like him, but I legit hate characters like Toma from Amnesia and the entire cast of DiaLovers far more.

Yeah, Kakeru is undoubtedly a jerk but he doesn't fall the abusive tropes, like you said; however
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this was a really intriguing first episode, i hope the series stays like this. i really love the art!
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currycurry said:
bekeru said:


Kakeru is a different kind of jerk from otome stardands, he's by no means abusive or rude towards Koharu but


I don't like him, but I legit hate characters like Toma from Amnesia and the entire cast of DiaLovers far more.

Yeah, Kakeru is undoubtedly a jerk but he doesn't fall the abusive tropes, like you said; however


Might be my way of interpreting it

To be fair, his kinda twisted way of having fun is one of his appeals for some; he's troll/prankster whatsoever.
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I don't really like the heroine... she just seems very dull to me...
And really how silly was it to have her get the farthest fruit from the tree at the edge of the 'cliff'... might have been done on purpose
And then even sillier is how she ask if she can eat the fruit?? Like it didn't get dirty or anything from falling into the water with her seriously...

Anyway guess I will not continue this one
Jan 8, 2016 1:25 AM

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Probably best OP of the season's new anime so far. And so is the music. Really relaxing.

From the OP we already have OTPs? Good to know. It's not gonna be a reverse harem or anything. It gives off Otome vibes but I guess it's not one :P

Story seems interesting enough.

That was one hell of a fall tho


Basically same reaction as you! I really love how they done that fall. When the flash back happened in the water, then that beautiful music (I think its the ED) started playing through the end.

I really love the mood/vibe it gives.
Jan 8, 2016 1:30 AM

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that's some cliché vn-like setting which is good I really like it
op nagi = great
art is great too might be my favorite this season
Jan 8, 2016 1:59 AM
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I liked this a lot. It intrigued me and seems to have potential to get quite dark at times. I don't care for the OP visuals though, it looks a little boring. I think it's a little quick to develop this potential romance, so I'm guessing some interesting stuff is going to happen, or relationships with other characters are going to get some decent depth as well. Hopefully it doesn't fall into the trap of having too many characters and not enough episodes.
Jan 8, 2016 2:32 AM

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Everybody Looks The Same: The Animation. Not only they introduced bajillion of characters in episode 1, everybody looks the friggin' same. All guys have the same hair with more or less bangs. Oh, wait, one of them has a tatoo, whoa, how incredibly unique! Okay, I probably exeggerate a bit, but seriously, if the only way you can distinguish the guy is his voice, then character designer did it wrong. Give a guy some unique clothing, give him a scar, different eyes, mohawk, whatever, just don't make everyone outta one template. It's okay if characters look normal but if they all look the same then sorry, nope, nope, nope. And this is my problem with this title. Everything else is okay by now, I just hope Long Hair won't degenerate into purity freak, because that one scene with swiming was alarming.

I wonder if mythology will play some bigger role than fancy names and "the first kanji in his name can be read like first syllable of Nordic god's name".
Jan 8, 2016 2:33 AM

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I'm liking the art and animation so far. The openings, meh, average, suits the show.
The show so far is not incredibly enjoyable for me, I don't why but I think it just started a bit dull, I'll keep watching to see how it goes maybe it will bring more promise next time.

They made the magical stuff look cool though.
Jan 8, 2016 3:07 AM
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Tyrel said:
Pretty sure that was the ED song...But was that Japanese? The Opening song was really good too.
It was in Swedish, I can't tell you for certain which artist as I have been trying to find it since the EP came out but came out empty handed, someone said Maria Andersson but got no clue myself.
Jan 8, 2016 4:05 AM

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Nagi!

I'm not totally sold on this yet, (probably bec it's shoujo, but I loved Ao Haru and mlm, so..) and it needs more explaining to do.. but everything looks interesting! Will continue to watch!

3/5 for now!

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Asiltos said:
Tyrel said:
Pretty sure that was the ED song...But was that Japanese? The Opening song was really good too.
It was in Swedish, I can't tell you for certain which artist as I have been trying to find it since the EP came out but came out empty handed, someone said Maria Andersson but got no clue myself.

Yeah, it's her. The composer himself said so on his facebook page. However he didn't tell what's the title though. Also, it's not the ED song.
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Wow, that was very surprising. The animation and especially the OST were awesome!
The main duo is likable. Senri is interesting.

Great OP, why is it below 7,00?
Jan 8, 2016 4:18 AM

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never was a fan for too much fantasy. gonna drop it
Jan 8, 2016 4:31 AM

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I love the OP.

Yanagi Nagi <3
Jan 8, 2016 4:52 AM

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Ok, lovely setting. That being said, the show itself is weird. Pacing felt fast, too. Good thing is, how there are 3 main girls. I like that. Also, the ship looked like heaven, so nice.

LMAO when they fell from the tree. Okay, why the heck would you climb it up when you are so clumsy? I won't, you shouldn't either. A few cliche scenes here and there, but I don't mind (the tree scene tho, legit laughed out loud)

6/10
Jan 8, 2016 6:54 AM
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Uhh....OK? I am very confused. The pacing was weird and Koharu seems to be on the borderline of generic otome heroine. Again, I'm really confused but as I've said at least 50 times by now, I am starved for otome anime so I'll watch it no matter how bad it gets...except DiaLovers though.

bekeru said:

Otomate always makes terrible adaptations of their games so I don't even know why I'm surprised.


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I really don't like the MC. She reminds me of the MC of Amnesia.

However I fell in love with Kakeru at first sight, lol. His personality is great and his special power is just so awesome. Perfect guy *_*

The story seems interesting as well.. with the ship thingy and adventure thingy. Reverse harem added...

*nodnod*
I might actually like this anime
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I really loved it, a very good way to start the new series.

It was nice not seeing another annoying weak MC.

I fell in love with Kakeru ^////^

I'm so curious of what all their abilities are especially Koharu. :o

I'm thinking that a ship or something attacked them at the end.

The story,characters,animation, and soundtrack sounded awesome so I have high hopes for this series.
Jan 8, 2016 3:26 PM

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The plot seems far too convoluted that it gives itself far too much to do, the setting does have potential but feels like it'll take ages to realize it.

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The characters seemed rather dull to me, especially the female protagonist. And people say that Sakurai Nana from Prince of Stride has no personality... Koharu reminds me so much of Heroine from Amnesia and other typical meek girls. The ending had an interesting cliffhanger, I guess. I might check one more episode, I guess.
Jan 8, 2016 3:54 PM

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Pretty characters and scenery. Let´s see how the story goes.
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Jan 8, 2016 4:05 PM

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Why does EVERY scene needs a boring emotional piano...
Pretty predictable. This will be this season's Taimadou Gakuen for girls.
Jan 8, 2016 5:42 PM

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The first episode was slow and boring. I mean, I get it, to set up everything, show the characters and all that, but still...
I hope Koharu gets more 'character' later. Or at least two other girls are more interesting and likable. Not to mention the guys.
Anyway, as for the episode, not the worst, not the best either.
Graphics are okay.
But the music, yes, the music was nice. I really liked that piece when they were in water.
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The animation wasn't bad, but first episode definitely felt like it was slow. Hopefully the pace picks up in the next few episodes.
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I'm having Karneval feels in this show haha. Hmm doesn't really peak my interest but I hope it gets better later on.
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