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| I really like psychological battle anime. I watched Joker Game (the live action movie ver.) few weeks back & I have to say I'm quite impressed with the series. Hope this anime version will deliver what the movie missed. |
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| This looks very promising, as a 4ht year student of International relationships this anime seems to be right up my alley, really cool to see political views from WWII period that are not american... I'm really looking forward for next episodes.. Also, people are honestly complaining about character development in the first freaking episode... sasuga MAL |
KaedeKyl9 said: "but i need the characters to have different hair colors to tell them apart QQ" - this community???? i can tell about their faces and names, i guess all of you are lazy to remember, or want more colorful features like typical modern anime? |
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| The first episode whet my appetite for sure. I love how heartless the spies are. I hope this show is about more than just them pulling cruel practical jokes on the main character, though, as entertaining as that is. I'd really enjoy a darker and more psychological theme. All the characters are drawn so attractively... let the inevitable lewd fanart and shipping begin. |
A_Little_Birdy said: ichii_1 said: And yet the US and alot of other countries doesn't see what they did as war crimes just like the Japanese, so why aren't you bashing 'murica when they do their nationalist propaganda? ichii_1 said: Every county has those war crimes, so why are you so focused on Japan? Do you think america, france, korea etc.. are truly sorry for all the genocide they have committed and hidden? america is proud they nuked hundred of thousands of people and have never paid for their crimes, keep being brainwashed. How am I brainwashed when I don't even live in Mucia?.. Also I never said what they did wasn't a war crime but compared to what Japan did in ww2, it is nowhere near as inhumane. Also I am probably gonna get hated for this by I fully support America Nuking Japan back then, it is well deserve for the atrocities they did. The fact that you dont know how can murica brainwash you even if you dont live there already tells me you are brainwashed by them... You can't see it but you are my friend... I reccomend studying politcs in depht, and looking for alternative media channels if you wish to, lets say, "free" yourself. Also Im not even gonna give you hate for your last phrase, you clearly dont know what you are talking about, so it would be unfair to expect something else |
| Very intense episode but it's kept me drawn in the whole time, not even once I thought "Ugh this is boring." The opening and ending soundtracks were amazing I love them both, the voice acting was great and the animation was spot on. This will definitely be one of the anime's that I'll be looking forward to watching each week. |
A_Little_Birdy said: Patureau said: The fact that you dont know how can murica brainwash you even if you dont live there already tells me you are brainwashed by them... You can't see it but you are my friend... I reccomend studying politcs in depht, and looking for alternative media channels if you wish to, lets say, "free" yourself. Also Im not even gonna give you hate for your last phrase, you clearly dont know what you are talking about, so it would be unfair to expect something else Actually I do know, But I don't watch shits like TV nor interact with other medias much so I doubt I am brainwashed, and considering I view feel America in a positive light either as I think currently that country is closer to a cesspool more than anything. Nobody is going to study how to bullshit in depth.. And how the heck do I not know what I am talking about?.. Considering I am from China, I know full well what Japan did to us so it is completely justified that Japan gets nuked. Sure bro sure, look I don't really want to start an argument, but I feel bad if I don't at least try to open peoples eyes, so all I will say is that several things you said actually make no sense, specially if you have an understanding of what goes behind the curtains of this world, and I'm talking real understanding. Again I urge you to seek other forms of thought, be open to new ideas, and dont take any information as absolute thruth, mankind is not a perfect equasion, its not math. Thats all I'm saying in this matter, an anime forum is not really the place for this discussion, so I'm not gonna continue after this... but if you do feel interested in my words, feel free to pm about it, I am not the most suited person to teach you this kind of stuff but I can at least point you the right direction =) |
And how the heck do I not know what I am talking about?.. Considering I am from China, I know full well what Japan did to us so it is completely justified that Japan gets nuked. No, it wasn't justified. Neither the targets, the means, or the situation required frying those people to dust. However, it marked the advent of the Cold War and the splitting of the world in no less atrocious and stupid way imaginable. Your country did take a good part of it, as well as mine. So let us not pretend that propaganda, nationalism, revanchism, and cruelty applies to other countries only. |
| I can actually say that this show "CAPTURE MY ATTENTION" looking forward to the next one! |
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| Gonna have a hard time differentiating the characters.. Hopefully I'll have them down by the end :p I'm guessing that they're planning to plant evidence, but haven't done it yet just to fuck with Sakuma lmao. |
| This is a great start. But I wonder how long will the MC(?) behave in that way. Being foreign, I can take so much of another's country propaganda. |
| Really loved that episode!! It kept my attention the whole time and it is just intense. The characters are interesting (I think there'll be some nice little twists), the story is thrilling and the whole setting is very cool (The idea of a spy school for ordinary(?) people is just great. Additionally, the OST, OP and ED are pretty good as well (they have a bit of an James Bond flair). I'm sure that the MC will have an interesting character development throughout the series. I'm pretty excited for the next episode. |
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| Wouldn't be surprised if some stupidass SJW gives this 1/10 because it's "misogynist" for nonexistent female characters lol Fai said: - Sausage main characters. Not a single female character. Seriously is it so hard to add female characters? Gosh, please don't tell me you're one of them -.- Anyway I like this episode so far. Gonna take some time for me to differ one from another tho. High-end seiyuu(s) sure help me in this case (even though I don't have the best hearing -.-) |
| No seriously. |
NoobStomper said: patriots are the worst thing in this world. OK, give me your country. I don't even know what to say. Dumbest post of the year. |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
| Skip. Definitely not my cup of tea |
NoobStomper said: let me guess you are some patriot who love your country oh so much because they brainwashed you. My God. I really feel sorry for you. Let me tell you one thing. If patriots wouldn't exist, your country wouldn't exist either. And you are the one who is brainwashed, probably by leftist ideologists. End of topic, because it's offtopic. |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
StupidityKiller said: ichii_1 said: And yet the US and alot of other countries doesn't see what they did as war crimes just like the Japanese, so why aren't you bashing 'murica when they do their nationalist propaganda? ichii_1 said: Every county has those war crimes, so why are you so focused on Japan? Do you think america, france, korea etc.. are truly sorry for all the genocide they have committed and hidden? america is proud they nuked hundred of thousands of people and have never paid for their crimes, keep being brainwashed. How am I brainwashed when I don't even live in Mucia?.. Also I never said what they did wasn't a war crime but compared to what Japan did in ww2, it is nowhere near as inhumane. Also I am probably gonna get hated for this by I fully support America Nuking Japan back then, it is well deserve for the atrocities they did. That is exactly what we called brain-washed, You probably don't know anything about U.S and it's allies war crime in China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Europe, Middle East etc etc massarcred, raped many hundreds of thousands, using chemical warfare, comfort women system, using drone to kill random people, bombing civilian, etc etc and guess what? Murica has never ever apologise and trying to compensate for what they did, they whitewashed all of them as if they are doing it for greater good. I won't deny Japan has commited war crime, but Japan has done quite great deal to resolve the hatred though modern Japan has nothing to do with militaristic Japan of WW2, as for my country they officially apology and contribute a lot to it's development, Japan also compensate alot to South Korea, etc etc it is never enough to heal people heart completely, but at the very least they has done something, what exactly Murica and it's allies has done? almost nothing at all. Comparing "inhumane", people with hyporcites mindset like you and some member here this mindset is cancer to human culture development. I think rather than judge a piece of art by these ugly prejudices, we should judge it for what it is, the plot, the setting, the characters, etc, it also said pretty clearly that it is not base on RL historical event, to put it simply, this Imperial Japan, has nothing to do with Imperial Japan of WW2. |
rorimoeApr 6, 2016 2:13 AM
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| Not a single second of boredom from my part. Will be sure to watch this one. |
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NoobStomper said: rsc-pl said: My God. I really feel sorry for you. Let me tell you one thing. If patriots wouldn't exist, your country wouldn't exist either. And you are the one who is brainwashed, probably by leftist ideologists. End of topic, because it's offtopic. If patriots didn't exist, the conflicts that leads to "our" countries destruction wouldn't exist either so try again, brainwashed kiddo. do you seriously think human race is that stupid? I dare say not in a million year human civilisation would be destroyed, though sometimes it seems like we facing our destruction, but the ugly and selfish heart of human being won't let that happen. btw, war and conflicts are much deeper than that, sometimes it not necessary has anything to do with patriotism. |
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| Best first episode this season. |
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| I love the intensity of the first episode. It's nice how we get insight into the 8 spies through the naive, moral and militaristic MC. He represents the period well in how blind he is to his own nationalism. That ending was interesting. I was thinking one of the spies would plant evidence, but they all declared the house was clear? This is going to need a lot more development to become really good, but Production IG is doing splendid as always and we seem to be getting into some political intrigue. :D |
| I like it when you learn stuff in anime >.< |
| This show has an intriguing premise, and the first episode did not betray my expectations. Contrary to what some commentators said, the episode did not glorify Imperial Japan at all; it merely laid out the facts as it is and leaves the viewers to draw their own conclusion. Consider the date at the start of this episode, autumn of Showa 12 (1937). Any astute viewer with some knowledge of WWII in East Asia will immediately recognise it as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War. And in fact, that is what is shown in this episode, with the newspaper vendor hollering how their troops have landed in Qingdao already and women stitching senninbari for the soldiers. War has already begun, but this show does not attempt to pass any judgement on it, neither praise nor condemnation, because its real interest is in telling the story about the characters who live in the shadows of the war - the spies. This is where things get tricky of course, but since this episode goes all out to demonstrate the foolishness of Lt. Sakuma, who epitomises the Imperial Japanese Army, I am confident that this series will deconstruct all the ideals that Lt. Sakuma is proud of - the very ideals that propelled the Japanese to commit all those atrocities during the war. Call me optimistic, and I hope to retain this feeling for the next 11 weeks. |
| Poor Sakuma got screwed over pretty badly there. He's going to have to make a run for it. |
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| what awesome is that they lying over and over, I got surprise when Myoshi told Sakuma that none of them know any foreign language, well it probably a lie, as spy working oversea they probably all learn some foreign language in the academy. Sakuma is a real honest guy, he can't even see through this and got trapped, too hyped, I wonder what will happen. |
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| It's been a while since a first episode got me that hooked and interested. THe premise looks promising, the art is actually really pretty, the cast is amazing and I'm really looking forward to learning more about the characters. Give me more :3 |
"The closer you get to the light the greater your shadow becomes."  |
| For a first episode, this was very good. The whole premise of the show is very interesting and kept my full attention from start to finish. Considering the situation Sakuma is in, I do wonder how he'll get out of it without screwing up. As expected of Production I.G, their art and animation is excellent, as are the OP & ED songs used. With plenty of MC's, it has that similar feel to Baccano and Durarara, so I'm hoping that the 8 "monsters" with have some decent screentime and development in this 12-episode run. |
katsuhan said: what awesome is that they lying over and over, I got surprise when Myoshi told Sakuma that none of them know any foreign language, well it probably a lie, as spy working oversea they probably all learn some foreign language in the academy. No, I believe Miyoshi said that the military police whom he and his mates were impersonating as would not be proficient in foreign languages at all, thus necessitating his role of playing the interpreter for the raid. |
Fai said: Not a single female character. Seriously is it so hard to add female characters? Are you sure? There is a female character, advice to you check it again; http://myanimelist.net/character/138154/Marie_Torres Maybe not main female but at least it's not all-male casted show. |
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| That was awesome ep, the build up atmosphere and the tension really good!! Love it xD My favorite anime so far for this season, can't wait for next ep. |
| the Op and ED are good and holy crap that was intense |
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rsc-pl said: Let me tell you one thing. If patriots wouldn't exist, your country wouldn't exist either. And you are the one who is brainwashed, probably by leftist ideologists. You said it. Without patriots countries wouldn't exist. And wouldn't that be a good thing? In an ideal world countries wouldn't exist at all, we would be united as human species. |
BennyDelon said: rsc-pl said: Let me tell you one thing. If patriots wouldn't exist, your country wouldn't exist either. And you are the one who is brainwashed, probably by leftist ideologists. You said it. Without patriots countries wouldn't exist. And wouldn't that be a good thing? In an ideal world countries wouldn't exist at all, we would be united as human species. There is no such thing like ideal world/humans etc. And there will never be. Or maybeyou want to live in world which we know from Psycho Pass? And, do you really want to live in a world without history, traditions, many cultures? is this something which you really want? Well. I don't want world like this. |
rsc-plApr 6, 2016 7:19 AM
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
| I don't understand most of this episode |
Mr360AttAckApr 6, 2016 7:51 PM
| +1 for the opening song, and another +1 for the ending. Really nice. Thrilling episode at least. Will keep watching the anime. Still so many anime to start this season... This season I want to watch more than I can :( |
| Promising first episode. I like the quality. |
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| Great first episode. The reason they all look the same is probably because they're not supposed to stand out, so they picked plain looking guys. I'm sure as we move along we'll be to tell them apart. Miyoshi already stands out among them. I'm really liking him so far. OP's great, too. |
| damn I like the atmosphere of this show cant wait for next ep |
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