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Apr 1, 2014 8:18 AM
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Pretty standard opening episode I guess. The animation isn't very top notch but whatever. And welp, the characters already get themselves into a bit of dilemma. Yeah, the animation might take me awhile to get to.

But damn, the action just feels odd.

Apr 1, 2014 10:50 AM
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I love Eyeshield 21 character designs for this series. Dragonbone looks awesome !!!
Apr 1, 2014 11:28 AM
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So I took a quick look at the RAW (haven't watched it enitrely) and while I do like the character designs, the animation is a bit too awkward to get used to. This is really odd animation, as if they blended standard 2D with some CG which makes incredibly hard to watch.

I miiiight look at the rest of the episode when there's subs, but... I dunno, probably won't continue.
Apr 1, 2014 6:19 PM
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AnimeFan500 said:
I love Eyeshield 21 character designs for this series. Dragonbone looks awesome !!!


Oh, I see a slight resemblance O.o
His non-stop screaming really pissed me off.
And all the random events kinda annoyed me at one point.

A random exploding garden rock and the *meteor* impact did not even manage to scratch a single person ._.

I don't usually can pissed off when I watch an opening episode to a series. But this one was particularly brutal. Maybe I didn't get enough sleep and therefore had expected something more...
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Apr 1, 2014 6:28 PM
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Admittedly enough, this is a pretty good anime considering it was based off a card game.

That mother though: http://i.imgur.com/DUE5f29.jpg
Apr 1, 2014 7:40 PM
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Looks pretty decent. I'm going to project that this anime will be 7/10 for me so let's see if that'll change..

All the characters seem decent but we really haven't seen much of anyone to know what they are really like. Shou seems decent. Saho is kinda cute. :3

I find this whole thing to be interesting and I'm wondering how Shou is "Earth's savior"?

Well, let's see how this goes. :p
Apr 1, 2014 7:41 PM
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Decent opening song to start with. :)

The animation was not so bad but seemed kind of out of place, specially the mecha designs and actions.

Though Shougo (red haired guy) was kind of annoying, I think he'll develop to be an awesome character! At least I hope so.

Overall, pretty good opening episode. :)

Looking forward to the battle next week.

Apr 1, 2014 8:14 PM
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Will need to see more before I can really judge but it is a time filler right now.
Apr 1, 2014 8:24 PM
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This is okay so far. Gotta watch a few more episode to see where this will go.
Apr 1, 2014 8:33 PM

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that action scene at the start, not 10/10 but like a 8/10 for me, hopefully the fights get better visually and the like
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Apr 1, 2014 9:05 PM

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1. not really into the 'game' genre cuz i always seem to find the ones aimed for young people... like the cartoons u'd see early in the morning on tv.

2. liked the OP song, the way things unfolded was interesting. guess i'll stick around but i plan on dropping. don't like game anime but this 1 is different.

5/10
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Apr 1, 2014 9:42 PM

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It felt like i was watching a old anime style,i like it,look forward for more
Apr 1, 2014 9:50 PM
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That's definitely not the way I wanted to start the new season. I found that to be just awful. But, like I try to do with new shows, I'll stick with it for at last 3 episodes before passing watch/drop judgement.
Apr 1, 2014 10:35 PM

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wow this was actually half decent only checked it out because i was bored.

will def keep watching.
Apr 1, 2014 11:05 PM
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alexpte said:
Admittedly enough, this is a pretty good anime considering it was based off a card game.

That mother though: http://i.imgur.com/DUE5f29.jpg


I'm sorry, but I'm lost on what you think makes her look all that different from the rest of the cast.

Edit: As for my thoughts, I watched this because I was just eager to check something out from the new season, and it was the only option. I did this last season, and I got lucky and I stopped a few minutes in because I realized that it...well, was recently my stepsister was unusual.

This however seemed like it'd be a decent diversion that I wanted to give a chance, so it watched the entire episode. and I gotta ask one thing.

What exactly was I supposed to like about this episode?

The main character is an annoying, unlikable idiot who appears cowardly and incompetent(Which I assume will become better over time, but that doesn't change my first impression.), and while his sistermight is sorta enjoyably quirky, everyone else seemed completely forgettable.
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Apr 1, 2014 11:19 PM

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Decent start, but the animation and art, felt weird...

The story and characters are not bad, but the MC needs to develop in later episodes.
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Apr 2, 2014 12:12 AM

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So far, so standard, so dropped because this season is way too big and has way better stuff to offer...
A shame, I thought Murata's character designs wouldn't be so wasted.
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Apr 2, 2014 12:22 AM

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"Uh..?" is basically all I can think of saying right now.

The animation is really odd. The mixing of different styles could be interesting but, in this case, it doesn't quite work. The overall atmosphere of the episode seems awkward and the sound effects (e.g. the 'footsteps'/clinking of mechs) don't really help to lessen that feeling. The MC already irks me and some of the art direction is a little.. off (see: the beginning fight sequence).

I'll leave Majin Bone as a 2/10. I'll stick to it for a couple more episodes in case things get better.
Apr 2, 2014 3:16 AM

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dropped it put me to sleep like 2 times.
Apr 2, 2014 4:54 AM

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terrible CGI animation quality in the action scenes + its so damn boring. imma pass
Apr 2, 2014 5:21 AM

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Hmm, I found that to be quite enjoyable, and although I'm in the minority, I did enjoy the CGI; however it was more suited in that weird, different dimension thing, rather than in their real world (it looked strange then).

I also like the art & character designs too.

The opening song is incredibly boring in my opinion, and the ending song is a complete mess.
Apr 2, 2014 9:10 AM

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Isn't supposed to be kid's show? I didn't felt like one. I'm dropping it for now but I might pick up it later, maybe.
Also kid's show doesn't have stuff like that - http://i.imgur.com/yfCOYWK.gif
Apr 2, 2014 9:27 AM

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Pretty substandard. If HxH remains the only good show on Tues days I may keep it for at least a bit longer. Liked the ED though.
Apr 2, 2014 10:25 AM

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Battling robots? Count me in! However, if that kid's supposed to be Earth's savior, then were all in A LOT of trouble.

That ED is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

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Apr 2, 2014 11:40 AM

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This was actually pretty good. It has Murata (One punch man) character designs and Toei is doing a nice job with the 2D and CG animation. Also dat ED.
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Apr 2, 2014 11:45 AM

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It was oddly nice to look at, at times I liked how the characters looked other times it didn't seem very polished. The main characters hardly hook me though, I guess I'd be more into this if I was into the game.
Apr 2, 2014 12:33 PM
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Seems pretty okay. Nothing special, but I'm going to wait until properly passing judgement. Seems like a "brain off, awesome on" kind of anime that lacks somewhat in the awesome.

Still, might be worth watching.
Apr 2, 2014 1:48 PM

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Apart from the CGI this looked pretty good, i liked the (human) character designs and their animation. Haven't decided what I'll be watching this season yet, I might pick this up depending on how the battles are going to be. The fight in the beginning wasn't very exciting because none of the characters said anything (yet)
Apr 2, 2014 5:04 PM
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It was an alright start for the first episode. The story and the characters are not bad.
Apr 2, 2014 5:42 PM

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I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would. CGI parts were kinda "meh" but the characters seem likeable.

The opening is alright but I'm really digging that ending.
Apr 2, 2014 7:01 PM

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I better get my doujinshi's of the friend and her mother, the sister and the teacher or it will affect my score (I'm serious :x

Art and animation is better than aku no hana.
Music is good.
Will watch.
Apr 2, 2014 7:53 PM

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Eh. It seemed ok to me for a first episode. I'm not one who is picky about animation either. I'll keep watching.
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Apr 2, 2014 9:26 PM

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ichii_1 said:
I better get my doujinshi's of the friend and her mother, the sister and the teacher or it will affect my score (I'm serious :x

Art and animation is better than aku no hana.
Music is good.
Will watch.

After all those Gundam Build Fighters dojin's about the mother I wouldn't be surprised if it also gets those types.
Apr 2, 2014 10:33 PM

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Lol at the mags :P

I hope his sister has a decent role, she's funny :P

Looks like Saho has an obsessive mode and he just flipped the switch :3

That fantasy was awesome :P

Lol when the rock exploded.

ED is dumb :/

An ok first episode, I just hope the story isn't crap. Any guesses on how long this will be? 1 or 2 cours I'm in if it's more than that I'm not sure :/
Apr 2, 2014 10:45 PM

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I've actually found it really amusing.
I'm at least sure I wanna watch the
next episode. The animation is okay.
The story seems fine by now... :3
The ED is, as others have already said,
rather bad, boring for that matter...
Apr 3, 2014 12:12 AM

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I like the animation style and character designs, comedy is hilarious, my only problem were that the action scenes were a bit sketchy, but other than that this looks like a promising anime!
Apr 3, 2014 12:49 AM

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I really liked the animation, minus the CG. It was very simple, but extremely smooth. The battle at the beginning was goddamn atrocious though and it seems pretty generic. I'll give it a few more just for that awesome ED if nothing else.
Apr 3, 2014 6:40 AM

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It was decent, even though they overdid the screaming. Oh god it reminded me of Evangelion...

Will stay for the art, interesting premise and voice actors! (YESS KENN, YasuHiro and TachiShin!)

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I love Eyeshield 21 character designs for this series. Dragonbone looks awesome !!!

THIS is what made me watch this show.
Apr 3, 2014 4:31 PM

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Pretty meh first episode. I derived more enjoyment from mocking the MC about his porn obsession than I did from actually watching the show.

But it was only the first episode. We'll see where things go from here.
Apr 3, 2014 5:49 PM

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I am interested at the very least, I will give it a few more episodes.
Apr 3, 2014 7:52 PM

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Disgraceful CGI and outdated animation + simplistic art style, and generic, bad characters. How many times have we seen a scene of a guy hiding his porn and is that really realistic I mean who has porn in hard copy these days...

I burst out laughing at "Dragon Bone" at the end. Idk if it was just the way he said it lol.
Apr 4, 2014 6:25 AM

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It is a pretty decent kid's show, dropping for now, but might come back for it later.
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Apr 4, 2014 7:37 AM

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I wish they would have not used CGI, Many Cliches and moe characters. I will say its decent and I will give it a few more episodes until I decide if its shit or not.

Though for the very least, the black guy is not a stereotypical character and actually looks cool.
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Apr 4, 2014 1:21 PM

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Not sure if "whatever" or "nopenopenope".
Apr 4, 2014 1:48 PM

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Not sure if I can deal with the CGI. But the rest seemed pretty good. Got some genuine laughs out of this episode. I like the chemistry between the main character and his girl.
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Apr 4, 2014 7:46 PM

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wow. I think that was a quite interesting first episode. I really liked.
Apr 8, 2014 10:42 AM
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This took me by surprise, I didn't know a single thing about it until the second episode aired. It's quite amusing, the action scenes are interesting and fluid despite the CGI bothering me a bit, and I'm liking the small details such as the guy's "realistic" lack of adaptation to the armor (not being able to move or breath normally) and freak-out. The main character seems okay to me, though I can see why people would find him annoying. He's certainly not the worst offender, just your typical shounen hero. Also, that ending theme... words cannot describe it.

Right now, the pace is what worries me the most. They spent an awful lot of time on redundant scenes. Just get to the freaking rock and do something already, I don't give a damn about the dog.
Apr 10, 2014 5:10 AM

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not bad
Apr 11, 2014 12:22 PM

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It's decent, but the CGI is a real turn-off. It's just so weird, I can't even put out words to describe how weird it looks.
Apr 11, 2014 7:05 PM

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Seems pretty decent so far
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