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Jan 10, 2015 10:43 AM
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So I just wanted to watch Aldnoah Zero (I was waiting for the second season) but the negative reactions (not only here but other places too) are holding me back

Is this really that bad? I always watch anime for story and characters
how are they here?
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Jan 10, 2015 10:44 AM
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Don't listen to the naysayers.

This is going to be better than Guilty Crown.
Jan 10, 2015 10:44 AM
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No its amazing,best anime of the season by far.
Jan 10, 2015 10:45 AM
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fst said:
Don't listen to the naysayers.

This is going to be better than Guilty Crown.


As if that was hard.
Jan 10, 2015 10:46 AM
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fst said:
Don't listen to the naysayers.

This is going to be better than Guilty Crown.


that doesn't say much ..I didn't hate Guilty Crown but the ending was very disappointing
Jan 10, 2015 10:47 AM
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This show is fine for entertainment. You don't have to use your brain for it.
Jan 10, 2015 10:48 AM
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A strong contender for GOAT, for sure.
Jan 10, 2015 10:49 AM
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It's one of the best anime ever. don't listen to shitposters.
Jan 10, 2015 10:52 AM
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Vanisher said:
fst said:
Don't listen to the naysayers.

This is going to be better than Guilty Crown.


As if that was hard.

Journey_95 said:
fst said:
Don't listen to the naysayers.

This is going to be better than Guilty Crown.


that doesn't say much ..I didn't hate Guilty Crown but the ending was very disappointing


None of you understand the true brilliance of Guilty Crown. 2deep4u.

You guys are the type that is easily trolled, that's why you can't appreciate the greatness that now lies before you.
Jan 10, 2015 10:57 AM

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Can't you just watch and decide for yourself? What stops you?
Jan 10, 2015 11:01 AM

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Vanisher said:
fst said:
Don't listen to the naysayers.

This is going to be better than Guilty Crown.


As if that was hard.

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Jan 10, 2015 11:03 AM
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bastek66 said:
Can't you just watch and decide for yourself? What stops you?


don't want to waste my time and its ok if many hate it I'm just asking if it delivers on story and characters
Jan 10, 2015 11:04 AM

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Insertanamehere said:
Vanisher said:


As if that was hard.

thatsthejoke.jpg


No dat wuz not der joke.

GC > CG

Journey_95 said:
bastek66 said:
Can't you just watch and decide for yourself? What stops you?


don't want to waste my time and its ok if many hate it I'm just asking if it delivers on story and characters


It absolutely does.
Jan 10, 2015 11:05 AM

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Journey_95 said:

don't want to waste my time and its ok if many hate it I'm just asking if it delivers on story and characters

Well, you have your answers
Okashi_sama said:
It's one of the best anime ever. don't listen to shitposters.

cupc said:
A strong contender for GOAT, for sure.

amateur said:
No its amazing,best anime of the season by far.

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Don't listen to the naysayers.
Jan 10, 2015 11:06 AM

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Better than F/SN.
Jan 10, 2015 11:37 AM

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chickenonthepan said:
This show is fine for entertainment. You don't have to use your brain for it.


^ This. It's entertainment, nothing more nothing less. Don't expect a heavy story or great cast of characters.
Jan 10, 2015 11:38 AM

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The main character is pretty crappy in my opinion, but the music and animation make up for him.
Jan 10, 2015 11:42 AM
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Don't listen to the haters. Also, don't listen to the people who say it's the "best show evar 10/10 masterpiece", because it's not. There are tons of flaws to this anime, and if you don't mind those flaws (say for instance, 95% of the people are stupid af, except for the main character and three other side characters), you'll be able to enjoy it somewhat.
Jan 10, 2015 11:44 AM

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It's a trainwreck, but should you give this the time of day, I say yes even as a complete trainwreck it's still enjoyable to watch.


Jan 10, 2015 11:46 AM

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PancakesAndStuff said:
Don't listen to the haters. Also, don't listen to the people who say it's the "best show evar 10/10 masterpiece", because it's not. There are tons of flaws to this anime, and if you don't mind those flaws (say for instance, 95% of the people are stupid af, except for the main character and three other side characters), you'll be able to enjoy it somewhat.

Belle from Twilight has more emotion than cardboard cutout Inaho
(inspired by another thread) lol
Jan 10, 2015 12:00 PM

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It's an amazing anime and one of my top 10 aswell.

Anyways, Watch it! It's a must.
Jan 10, 2015 12:08 PM

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Protaku94 said:
PancakesAndStuff said:
Don't listen to the haters. Also, don't listen to the people who say it's the "best show evar 10/10 masterpiece", because it's not. There are tons of flaws to this anime, and if you don't mind those flaws (say for instance, 95% of the people are stupid af, except for the main character and three other side characters), you'll be able to enjoy it somewhat.

Belle from Twilight has more emotion than cardboard cutout Inaho
(inspired by another thread) lol


That's not "inspired", that's straight up ripped off.
Jan 10, 2015 12:14 PM

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It felt like another CG, except less high school setting and more modern flashy-shiny.

It had weaker characters though, which is impressive.
Brave Heart~

Dislikes politics.
Jan 10, 2015 12:21 PM

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It's good enough to be best of the season...
Jan 10, 2015 12:24 PM

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No of course not, everyone just loves to hate is all.
Jan 10, 2015 12:25 PM

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Good for entertainment? Perhaps.
Good in terms of writing or other factors? Hell no.
Take the first episode of the 2nd half as example:

Jan 10, 2015 12:26 PM

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tsudecimo said:
Better than F/SN.

That's not saying much.
Jan 10, 2015 12:38 PM

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I personally like it but don't let this forums decide what is good and bad to watch because I disagree like 50% of the time.
Jan 10, 2015 12:47 PM

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tsudecimo said:
Better than F/SN.
Jan 10, 2015 12:51 PM

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You should watch it. It is an amazing anime! I find it quite addicting ^.^

Jan 10, 2015 12:56 PM

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Why would you care about someone else's opinion? You know opinions don't matter as long as you find it different. And yes, this anime is worth watching.
Jan 10, 2015 1:14 PM

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It makes you wanaa punch the screen every episode but you wont be able to stop watching once u start. If you want to come aboard this train that will eventually crash and take u with it, u can join anytime u want
Shirayuki= Most Perfect Female MC ever
Jan 10, 2015 1:21 PM

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Yes, the show is awful. The main protagonist is some know-it-all 16 year old who somehow manages to outsmart the military in every single fight despite having zero experience operating a mech. Every single character outside of the MC, his rival, and their love interest princess serve literally no purpose to the story.

The MC is unable to show any emotion (except he WAS able to smile during the first episode of Season 2). It's full of asspulls, terrible CGI, and plot convenience.

I'm almost certain this show is supposed to be satire.
Jan 10, 2015 1:21 PM

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Just watch it. If it turns out it's not your cup of tea, then just drop it.
Jan 10, 2015 1:27 PM

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fst said:
Protaku94 said:

Belle from Twilight has more emotion than cardboard cutout Inaho
(inspired by another thread) lol


That's not "inspired", that's straight up ripped off.

u wot m8? Forget Bella. My pet turtle has more emotion than Inaho. The rock my turtle sleeps on probably has more emotion than Inaho.
Jan 10, 2015 1:29 PM

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Protaku94 said:
u wot m8? Forget Bella. My pet turtle has more emotion than Inaho. The rock my turtle sleeps on probably has more emotion than Inaho.

Prove it. saying random nonsense like that.

Typical MAL...
Jan 10, 2015 2:13 PM

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BASEDFaint said:
Yes, the show is awful. The main protagonist is some know-it-all 16 year old who somehow manages to outsmart the military in every single fight despite having zero experience operating a mech. Every single character outside of the MC, his rival, and their love interest princess serve literally no purpose to the story.

The MC is unable to show any emotion (except he WAS able to smile during the first episode of Season 2). It's full of asspulls, terrible CGI, and plot convenience.

I'm almost certain this show is supposed to be satire.


I'm not really a hater myself, but I gotta say, you sir, are pretty much spot on here.
Jan 10, 2015 2:16 PM

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It's not the worst but it's also not very good.
Trying to watch all available anime series so you won't have to anymore, the list of anime I can recommend is still in progress, tho
Jan 10, 2015 2:17 PM

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Pros:
-Animation
-Music
-Hype from first season to see how they'll pull a second one

Cons:
-Protagonist is the only person using his brain in the whole anime, soldiers don't even have one
-Low character development (at least on the first season, but you can consider it a pro if you watch it mostly for the action)

Neutral:
-Plot (not non-existing, yet nothing too complicated)
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BASEDFaint said:
Yes, the show is awful. The main protagonist is some know-it-all 16 year old who somehow manages to outsmart the military in every single fight despite having zero experience operating a mech. Every single character outside of the MC, his rival, and their love interest princess serve literally no purpose to the story.

The MC is unable to show any emotion (except he WAS able to smile during the first episode of Season 2). It's full of asspulls, terrible CGI, and plot convenience.

I'm almost certain this show is supposed to be satire.


Zero experience operating a mech. Yet it shows in teh first episode that mech drills are part of the school curriculum on Earth.
Jan 10, 2015 2:32 PM
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Just watch it expecting a comedy and you'll be fine.
Jan 10, 2015 2:39 PM

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Its good for entertainment, since action scenes are nice, art is great, music is godlike.
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Okashi_sama said:
Protaku94 said:
u wot m8? Forget Bella. My pet turtle has more emotion than Inaho. The rock my turtle sleeps on probably has more emotion than Inaho.

Prove it. saying random nonsense like that.

Typical MAL...

Inaho proved it himself. Watch the episode where his "friend" dies and see his reaction.
Worse than a deer staring at oncoming headlights. At least my turtle reacts when I pet it.

No lie. I could probably drop my turtle on Inaho's head and my turtle would react more than him.
Jan 10, 2015 2:42 PM

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Zero experience operating a mech. Yet it shows in teh first episode that mech drills are part of the school curriculum on Earth.


Perhaps I could have worded that more clearly. My point is he is somehow able to do things that others with years more experience cannot. The exercises his school shows him are nowhere near what he was doing in actual fights. Every single fight is brimmed with plot convenience to the point where a variable as small as a 1 MPH change in wind speed has some huge outcome on the battle.

Enjoying a show with mindless action is fine. But when I see people claiming that this show is the second coming I cannot help but call them out on it. It is full of flaws and it knows that. The first episode of S2 should be enough to prove that.

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Just watch it expecting a comedy and you'll be fine.


Also this.
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Alright. Here's the thing. A/Z wasn't great, but it wasn't that bad either. Besides the Character development (OP Inaho, Hatable Slaine, etc.) The show is quite decent. So here's the thing, I don't mind having a cool head in battles, I mean it's a war. In war, emotion = jeopardize operation's success. The problem is Inaho seems to win and know everything which makes him a bland and boring character. Nevertheless, I do have hopes that the 2nd season will learn its mistakes from the first one by giving each character more development. Already, Inaho seems to show more emotions on the first episode which is quite promising. Hopefully, the rest of the show will live up to its expectations. We have a team full of talents here. One tip when asking about watching anime, never listen to extremists. Find the moderators who can appreciate both the good and bad of the show and use your head to analyze and your own experience. Cheers.
Jan 10, 2015 2:46 PM

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The potential is all wasted
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The potential is all wasted


Doesn't mean they can't recover. As long as they know their mistakes, they can fix them.
Jan 10, 2015 2:49 PM

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hola1997 said:
-Klad- said:
The potential is all wasted


Doesn't mean they can't recover. As long as they know their mistakes, they can fix them.
Nah, by wasted potential is that they brought back Inaho. Tis something they cannot fix anymore
Jan 10, 2015 2:51 PM

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Slaine is simply the best.
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-Klad- said:
hola1997 said:


Doesn't mean they can't recover. As long as they know their mistakes, they can fix them.
Nah, by wasted potential is that they brought back Inaho. Tis something they cannot fix anymore


I agree that using the "Aldnoah power" as an excuse is not quite likable but people do survive despite being shot into the head or eye. I don't like Inaho either, but I don't hate him. Rather, I want to see development.
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