The Asterisk War (light novel)
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| Good animation,average voice acting,superb opening,good action not upto A1 quality 3.8/5😞 |
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| this doesn't get more generic. Only aspect that could get interesting is the world....will give it 1 or 2 more episodes edit: holy shit this thread, i now know why garbage gets sold. 1/10 0 for the episode 1 for star wars |
cruzateuOct 5, 2015 4:44 PM
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| Really like the visuals... and of course our pink haired heroine. >.< Will watch. |
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| I have no interest in Asterisk, but the ED song is beautiful beyond words :o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_sMe16I0w |
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| Kinda cliche, but that was to be expected. I did enjoy myself throughout the whole episode so I'm definitely continuing this. The song that played at the end was really good. :) |
Dragon_Slayer_X said: cruzateu said: this doesn't get more generic. Only aspect that could get interesting is the world....will give it 1 or 2 more episodes edit: holy shit this thread, i now know why garbage gets sold. 1/10 0 for the episode 1 for star wars How dare people like something i don't............the blasphemy. People saying garbage,generic,shit doesn't realize their own posts have become more generic and worthless than everything else. Did i hit a nerve? Sorry bud |
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| I can tell it's not generic since a character died in less than 1 minute. |
Read Toriko! |
manaphy022 said: I hope that Julis and Ayato will be team and both strong :) I heard that Julis isn't just a nice looking weak girl. Who said that the she is weak? And your comment sounds spoiler-ish. |
XenocrisiOct 6, 2015 9:48 AM
| Worth watching for Claudia. I like her teasing. |
| Am I the only one who thinks this episode was a copy/paste of Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry episode 1?! 1- MC gets in a room where a pinked hair chick is in her underwear. 2- MC apologizes, but apologies not accepted. 3- Pink haired girl challenge MC in a duel, and the loser becomes the winner's slave. 4- Pink haired girl is so arrogant and having difficulties dealing with what people say about her as a popular talented fighter (or whatever she is). 5- MC and Pink haired girl have a duel with swords, and MC wins but try to get along with the girl instead of taking advantage of his victory. That's exactly the same scenario! what the heck is this supposed to mean?! |
| Well at least the OP is pretty good. |
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Dragon_Slayer_X said: DiabloMask said: Am I the only one who thinks this episode was a copy/paste of Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry episode 1?! 1- MC gets in a room where a pinked hair chick is in her underwear. 2- MC apologizes, but apologies not accepted. 3- Pink haired girl challenge MC in a duel, and the loser becomes the winner's slave. 4- Pink haired girl is so arrogant and having difficulties dealing with what people say about her as a popular talented fighter (or whatever she is). 5- MC and Pink haired girl have a duel with swords, and MC wins but try to get along with the girl instead of taking advantage of his victory. That's exactly the same scenario! what the heck is this supposed to mean?! 3 - No slave thing happened here...........check again. 4 - You need to learn what arrogant means. She was actually impressed and also confused by how the MC was able to barely keep up or dodge at the last moment. Oh her issues are quite different...... 5- Ummm Long Range Bullet-type Attacks (Magician Type) vs Sword................also the duel was cancelled and Julis actually thanked MC for saving and owed him a favor later. Similar doesn't mean copy/paste and you have got half of your points wrong. 3- This is what she said before the fight, maybe it doesn't mean slavery, but you get the point: 4- Maybe she wasn't arrogant, but she was highly confident in herself (basically the same character), the fact that she was impressed doesn't change anything. 5- Both were holding swords, didn't you see? also the MC technically won, or at least would've won if it wasn't for the interference (the point is he didn't lose after all). Sigh what's the point of your comment anyway? assuming you were right about the things you pointed out, they're only details, the scenario is still the same! |
DiabloMask said: 3- This is what she said before the fight, maybe it doesn't mean slavery, but you get the point: 4- Maybe she wasn't arrogant, but she was highly confident in herself (basically the same character), the fact that she was impressed doesn't change anything. 5- Both were holding swords, didn't you see? also the MC technically won, or at least would've won if it wasn't for the interference (the point is he didn't lose after all). Sigh what's the point of your comment anyway? assuming you were right about the things you pointed out, they're only details, the scenario is still the same! 3- Yeah so your point was wrong and thanks for admitting it......you ASSUMED it means slavery since you had to make a post about how they are the same/copy-pasta. Sorry it doesn't work that way...... 4- Rank no 5 among Top 12 in the Academy...........why shouldn't she be confident? So if 2 people are confident in their skills then they are the same character? So when 2 players are confident in similar type of techniques or their own skills does that make the same character? Seriously now........ 5- Yes and i remember it definitely not being a clash of swords.........the 2 battles played out quite differently. My point was stop thinking or in this case claiming with wrong reasons that everything is the same when only some events are similar. The 2 shows (or 3 since AMA is also going to air today) takes quite different approaches later on. |
Dragon_Slayer_X said: DiabloMask said: 3- This is what she said before the fight, maybe it doesn't mean slavery, but you get the point: 4- Maybe she wasn't arrogant, but she was highly confident in herself (basically the same character), the fact that she was impressed doesn't change anything. 5- Both were holding swords, didn't you see? also the MC technically won, or at least would've won if it wasn't for the interference (the point is he didn't lose after all). Sigh what's the point of your comment anyway? assuming you were right about the things you pointed out, they're only details, the scenario is still the same! 3- Yeah so your point was wrong and thanks for admitting it......you ASSUMED it means slavery since you had to make a post about how they are the same/copy-pasta. Sorry it doesn't work that way...... 4- Rank no 5 among Top 12 in the Academy...........why shouldn't she be confident? So if 2 people are confident in their skills then they are the same character? So when 2 players are confident in similar type of techniques or their own skills does that make the same character? Seriously now........ 5- Yes and i remember it definitely not being a clash of swords.........the 2 battles played out quite differently. My point was stop thinking or in this case claiming with wrong reasons that everything is the same when only some events are similar. The 2 shows (or 3 since AMA is also going to air today) takes quite different approaches later on. So because the "slavery" was a mistake, you decided that the whole point is? Btw this is just my point of view, you don't have to agree with me, but stop acting like it was decided by the heavens that I'm totally wrong! In both shows the girl challanged the MC in a duel with consequences, because she's angry at the MC for seeing her in her underwear, they both dueled while holding swords and using magic, and neither of them had to suffer the consequences at the end of the duel, basically that's the same scenario, only with different details, and you're telling me it's only a few similar events? Also, when did I say that the girl shouldn't be confident?! I was referring to both being very similar, as talented and confident pink haired girls, that's all. And ok it wasn't the same character, but it was the same stereotype with a very similar design. And btw I never said that both shows are gonna be the same, or that I didn't like/enjoy them, it's just the similarity between these two first episodes was too silly to ignore. |
| A-1 adapting two series this season maybe a really good sign that the quality is really good so far. Quite irritated by the Main Heroine(?) but near the end just like our MC I admire her now. Two girls introduced and still counting... |
| Well... it looks nice? Not a fan of keyboard islands with (surprise!) a different faction at each point.. But we shall see! Really hoping is has that one really good unique point that I can use to separate it from everything else in this genre.. |
| well good job A-1 , they did it again third time in a row gives us trash show with a terrible story/Chara development or animation - Gunslinger Stratos - Denpa Kayoshi and then this I 'm really curious what next..?? |
| I think this will be fun. |
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| Soooo, it's just the same theme with a different setting, characters and plot. Great OP at the end though. Will watch something for the sake of having to watch something! |
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| Can't say I enjoyed the whole 'MC walking into girl changing/falling on top of her with hand accidentally grabbing chest' yet again. I'll see how this goes. These magic school harems rarely get two cours so my interest is piqued. |
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Dragon_Slayer_X said: DiabloMask said: So because the "slavery" was a mistake, you decided that the whole point is? Btw this is just my point of view, you don't have to agree with me, but stop acting like it was decided by the heavens that I'm totally wrong! Ummm yes you were wrong on this point and nobody needs to involve the heavens here.....but that won't really change anything. You basically said they were the same/copy-paste first episode with half of your reasons being wrong or assumed. DiabloMask said: In both shows the girl challanged the MC in a duel with consequences, because she's angry at the MC for seeing her in her underwear, they both dueled while holding swords and using magic, and neither of them had to suffer the consequences at the end of the duel, basically that's the same scenario, only with different details, and you're telling me it's only a few similar events? Ummm what consequences? A DUEL is legit and it only starts when both side accepts and it was cancelled anyway........ Julis did say she understands that Ayato had good motives but she can't let it go either. Ayato was also partially at fault for not checking where he was going either even if he was new. So settling things in a legit way was much fairer than what typical heroines do usually without listening to any reasons. So yes only few similar events and there is quite a difference between both battles. DiabloMask said: Also, when did I say that the girl shouldn't be confident?! I was referring to both being very similar, as talented and confident pink haired girls, that's all. And ok it wasn't the same character, but it was the same stereotype with a very similar design. You did start with arrogant but at least it not "basically the same character" now. DiabloMask said: And btw I never said that both shows are gonna be the same, or that I didn't like/enjoy them, it's just the similarity between these two first episodes was too silly to ignore. The real issue is both airing on the same day tbh......otherwise there wouldn't be so many X & Y are the same/similar comments. Well they will turn different later anyway. Dragon_Slayer_X said: DiabloMask said: So because the "slavery" was a mistake, you decided that the whole point is? Btw this is just my point of view, you don't have to agree with me, but stop acting like it was decided by the heavens that I'm totally wrong! Ummm yes you were wrong on this point and nobody needs to involve the heavens here.....but that won't really change anything. You basically said they were the same/copy-paste first episode with half of your reasons being wrong or assumed. DiabloMask said: In both shows the girl challanged the MC in a duel with consequences, because she's angry at the MC for seeing her in her underwear, they both dueled while holding swords and using magic, and neither of them had to suffer the consequences at the end of the duel, basically that's the same scenario, only with different details, and you're telling me it's only a few similar events? Ummm what consequences? A DUEL is legit and it only starts when both side accepts and it was cancelled anyway........ Julis did say she understands that Ayato had good motives but she can't let it go either. Ayato was also partially at fault for not checking where he was going either even if he was new. So settling things in a legit way was much fairer than what typical heroines do usually without listening to any reasons. So yes only few similar events and there is quite a difference between both battles. DiabloMask said: Also, when did I say that the girl shouldn't be confident?! I was referring to both being very similar, as talented and confident pink haired girls, that's all. And ok it wasn't the same character, but it was the same stereotype with a very similar design. You did start with arrogant but at least it not "basically the same character" now. DiabloMask said: And btw I never said that both shows are gonna be the same, or that I didn't like/enjoy them, it's just the similarity between these two first episodes was too silly to ignore. The real issue is both airing on the same day tbh......otherwise there wouldn't be so many X & Y are the same/similar comments. Well they will turn different later anyway. So the reasons I gave are things that happened in the episode, and you're calling that "assumed"? I think this whole argument is pointless to be honest, because I already said that this was only my point of view. You are a reader of the novel, you know too much about both shows, unlike me who knows nothing about them except for the first episode, so to me those "few events" represent a high percentage of what I know about them. You can't help but compare the two shows as a whole, that's why you insist that they're only a few similarities. So stop forcing your point of view on me, my mind will change as soon as I watch the next episode anyway (unless the second episodes too are very similar). About the duel, the consequences I was talking about is that in both shows if the main character loses, his fate will be decided by the girl, and in the end it was predictable that he doesn't end up that way. The way they fought was similar in both shows too, and don't bother going in details just to prove that they're different, because the details are obviously different. And btw it's obvious that I was over exaggerating on purpose in my first comment, so me changing a few words (like copy/paste) doesn't mean anything, if I knew I was gonna have a long argument with someone I'd have chosen my words carefully, so stop trying to take advantage of that to prove me wrong. |
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| Great it looks like more people dropping this show=cleaner thread next episode a win-win in fact, so for people who really hates generic fantasy harem show then drop it while it's hot. |
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Miragee said: Xenocrisi said: Perhaps I should do the same question to you. -The animation is great -The fanservice, as someone stated, is moderate -The battle was great -The girl is not annoying So, did you even watch the episode? I don't think you dropped the show before watching the first episode. Oh wait... - animation was good, agreed - fanservice was moderate compared to what? Highschool DxD? I mean, the blond girl already showed him her beaver just for teasing purposes. The gravitational pull of his dick must be magnificent. - the battle was meh, animation was good, as said, but the choreography was shit. It was basically her being like "Ok I do this, now I do this, now I do this, now I do this..." with no effect because MC is OP for no reason. Then it ended in him saving her from...whatever it was, ending the fight in a boob grab. - girl was annoying (I guess this one is really subjective though) Dragon_Slayer_X said: Correction: I am biased against (wannabe) elitists and shitposters who do it for the lolz. ok The reason why people should also drop it. :D |
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| There were many other options when it came to that handkerchief: 1. take it to lost-and-found or the caretaker of said building 2. waited for her to come down looking for it 3. wait for her to peeked out the widow, so you can wave the item or shout out that you caught it 4. wait at the entrance of the building 5. return it without drawing her attention It goes on, but anime doesn't like to follow that kind of logic. Just because you can jump high doesn't mean you should enter someone's room to return an item. He seemed to have noticed that she was aware it flew out the widow. In my opinion, it was as intentional as the grope. His hand wasn't there the moment they hit the ground. Well, she was also at fault for having the window open in the first place while she was dressing. Having the widow open was the main cause for the whole mess anyway. She was practically inviting him if she knew all students could jump that high. Got to love it when they don't show the whole scenario, like how the handkerchief flew out the window. Anyhow, I read a bit of the manga to see how many chapters each episode would cover and how much info they would skip. Seems each episode will cover 3 to 5 chapters. This was the first episode, so maybe they crunched 4 chapters just to show the gist of the story. They did skip some info in the process however. Since they revealed some info later than in the manga, it seems they'll be changing the order of some events in the long run. Who knows, could be closer to the LN than the manga. |
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| BUDGEEEEEEEEET A-1 but pretty generic start what can I expect heh. |
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fredchickens said: Great it looks like more people dropping this show=cleaner thread next episode a win-win in fact, so for people who really hates generic fantasy harem show then drop it while it's hot. This. Hopefully the next thread will not be cancer to my eyes. |
| I like the animation! looking forward to this series |
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| Oh yiiis, one shitty LN adaptation with nonsensical words, some mumbojumbo terminology and a weird clean freak atmosphere. One! To be honest, I was kinda struggling to finish this episode (went two times do something else because it was losing my attention). I'm normally not the one to vehemently criticize tropes, but LN tropes tends to be on another level... |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| I like it but yeah generic plot as you can get. The combat was good so that will keep me interested. |
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| I'm only here for the goldy OP sung by the very young but very talented Shiena Nishizawa! |
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| Well, that turned out to be a disappointment rather quickly. Unlikeable female lead, boring male lead, unimpressive fight sequence... I was actually glad when it was over. Dropped. |
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| This anime seems pretty great so far...but why does it have to be so echi ughh the art styles remind me of SAO quite a bit and the plot is pretty generic too but it entertaining enough to make me keep watching it |
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