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| Well then... for starter let's forget about this being another SNK, even if only because there is too much Japan in this show so it won't sell worldwide. Now ignoring the hype and focusing on the show. It was quite good. A zombie apocalypse in steam punk world setting. How could it be bad. What's more MC is quite a bad ass, it's been a while since I saw such a good MC in the show. His only flaw is probably being a little bit too 'good', despite knowing the reality of the world. Trying to fight the system knowing what it will lead to was stupid thing to do. Other than that though, even though it was quite suicidal thing to do... he actually lured in one of the zombies just to test out his weapon. The most bad ass part however was when he was fighting an infection by hanging himself. That scene was simply great. Speaking of which, at the beginning of the episode someone got bit on the hand and had to commit the suicide. IN that moment I realized... okay zombies... but why does the guy is killing himself... is that infection really so overpowered. I am pretty sure that cutting off an arm would do the trick. Did no one really never tried it out for 20 years? Based on what MC did at the end of episode, it should work. Following that while I do like the world setting with corrupt to the core world government, I am not a fan of the japan-based on government with setting like this. All those shoguns and girls wearing kimonos and yukatas (I can't tell the difference)... I do like them but not in series like this. So that's a minus. Lastly while animation and music were great, animation did have some issues here and there and in particular, I somehow felt that some characters felt out of harmony with the background sometimes. Those two kimono wearing girls in particular... I don't know whatever it's only me or not. (also for soundtrack, while everything was great, I don't think that there was anything 'fantastic' yet, or at the very least, the best pieces were cut out too fast before they got going) All in all though it was a great first episode and the series is looking good... still comparing to this season. BNHA first episode was better, but I am not too hyped about BNHA knowing the story later on, so I will put this higher than that on the first place. Re:Zero by far made me much more excited about the anime... I am still feeling the hype for that series like no other... lastly there is always Jojo who is most likely impossible to beat. Still even though it will be hard this series has potential to take the nr.1 spot, I read somewhere that there was some preview of first three episode and that the first one is slow, while the other two really get the story going. Hopefully it will be the truth. Not that the series is bad as it is. Still remembering how everyone kept on hyping it up to be next SNK, I already see it won't happen. (Next SNK, popularity/hype wise. It's not that hard for anime to be on SNK level.) |
| To everyone comparing this and Attack on titan: keep on beating the dead horse why don't you? They're similar we get it, alright? OT, the artstyle is really top-notch but was anyone else less than impressed with the actual animation? It wasn't that fluid really, although I didn't watch it on Amazon so it might simply have been bad video quality that I experienced. Splendid action but not very substantial (yet), hopefully the plot and setting deepens or thickens if you will. More bombastic action anime is always welcome I say. |
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| Interesting, bit predictable with the 2nd train coming at night however. Hopping the MC's personality changes sooner better then later. Can't really stand him, everything that comes out of his mouth makes me cringe. I do think it was pretty cool seeing him try to stop the infection from spreading, I'm guessing he gained some power from his entire body besides his brain getting infected. Loli girl has some great fighting skills, interested to see more of her story. Overall it was okay, art makes the characters shine a lot (takes some getting used to) but still enjoyable. Looking forward to the next episode. |
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| Pretty good first episode. Did not disappoint. I feel bad for all the other guys that got wounded and was forced to suicide after our main lead here just cheats pass it because he's not brainwashed. |
| Majestic af ^^^^^^ |
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| Look good we have alot of elements: AoT+ Resident Evil + Samurais + Trains + Mad Scientist (mc) + tons of suspense. It has great potential to be a hit or disaster |
SephilApr 7, 2016 3:45 PM
jojo_kyle said: I'm sorry bro but you're either stupid, illterate or just watched this episode without subs. The first image you saw is NOT how they normally handle the trains. In the image above this trains is off schedule because of the kabane, normally if they had come on time the team would have let down the bridge so they can pass in. In the second train entrance scene, the workers specifically say "It's here! It's the housoyga"(name of the train) "It's here on time" The bridge drops so that the train can come in slowly without coming to a full stop, this is how they normally have been doing it for 20 years. There is no writing flaw here, just you playing dumb and not paying attention when you should have been. I highly doubt that in a zombie apocalypse ANYONE would do something as stupid is to open a gate for a train before the train is even visible. I can't think of a single good reason why you wouldn't leave the door closed to verify that the train isn't overrun with zombies, then let them in afterwords. I don't think their protocol is to leave a door wide open for a train they can't see in the middle of the night, and THEN AFTER THEY LET THEM IN go on with the search to see if there are any zombies... So even if you're right and that's the normal thing, that doesn't make it any less stupid. Honestly I still really enjoyed the first episode, but I physically cringe whenever I see "human stupidity" used as a plot device. Hope that doesn't happen again later on. |
Episode 2 preview. Embedding doesn't work for whatever reason. Mod Edit: Embedded it. |
TyrelApr 7, 2016 3:47 PM
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| That wasn't too bad, I just hope that this anime doesn't become an exact rehash of SnK. Many people, myself included, assumed that would be the case. Of course, this episode had similarities to SnK, like the Kabane breaking through the wall and killing a bunch of people, and the protagonist himself seems kind of similar to Eren. Hopefully future episodes allow this anime to set itself apart as its own entity, because it would be kind of annoying seeing "SNK RIPOFF ERGHEHRSVJLNAV" comments every single week. If this anime ends up being a train wreck, at least the audiovisuals are nice. |
thebrentinator24Apr 7, 2016 4:04 PM
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. |
| Oh My God! this is so EPIC! all aboard the hype train! let the MAL retardness infect you! This is really regarded as Shingeki no Kyojin V2!!! EGOIST OP is godlike! I also eager to hear ED because it's from Aimer! 5/5! |
matias067Apr 7, 2016 3:48 PM
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| Really liked the visuals and soundtrack. Love the steam punk setting, I actually really like the MC, the way he stopped the virus spreading was pretty intense, didn't expect he would get bitten. All in all, it was a pretty good start, and potential to be great. |
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| These are the top 5 types of coment you will see about this series. 1. Too simiar too snk, blatant snk rip off! 2. I actually like this more than snk. :D 3. It has similarities to snk, but not that much to call it a rip off. 4. It's similar to snk so I like it! :D 5. Not impress with this series, visuals and animation wasn't good, story isn't that interesting. You might as well call this koutetsujou no Kabaneri+attack on titan discussion thread, since 90% of the comments are going to mention snk. I guess it can't be helped. |
| Looking like it might be a fun run. |
| Oh god who are you people? |
| That was a gripping first episode. The MC's voice feels somewhat off, though I can't place my finger on it. Abramacabre said: Why the MC can stop the "virus" but the other commits suicide ? Why this is completely incoherent from the first episode? Because they are so afraid of the kabane that they've not tried anything other than exterminating the infected? I think the episode made that pretty clear. DragonSlayer_19 said: This . Yeah the kabane are a bit intelligent , knowing how to man a train and timing its arrival with its schedule . You wouldn't label them as regular zombies Also, the kabane that attacked the MC dropped down from the roof instead of following the blood trail, that was pretty intelligent I would say. |
| 7/10 for it's plot holes, but damn this production quality is among the gods. I can see this thing sell like hot cakes. 88000. |
| befriend (v.): To violently attack someone with very dangerous and extremely powerful blasts of magical pink light until your target sees the validity of your viewpoint. |
| So this is basically steam punk AoT. Yes, letting in the late train was stupid but otherwise the episode was good. |
| your waifu is shit |
| The only thing that kind of bugged me was how easily that girl killed the zombie with her shoe... I mean the shotguns really don't seem to be working against them, so no body else has ever came up with the idea of creating a blade to cut their heads off like that? |
TYxTxYT said: 7/10 for it's plot holes, but damn this production quality is among the gods. I can see this thing sell like hot cakes. 88000. I mean its only episode 1, plot holes are expected. In Japan its selling like hot cakes XD According to twitter. https://twitter.com/anime_kabaneri/status/716965402438291456 |
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shanimebib said:   If you can rationalize the two pictures above you will realize plot wise how bad the first episode was. I will not say more. Everything reeked Shingeki no Kyojin. But I gotta give credits where it's due. I think the MCs are likable so far so it's still watchable. After the first impression, I am not gonna give this more than a 6.5/10 if it doesn't improve. i swear they build that gate-bridge combination to allove Kabane invasions to be as effortless as possible. They wanted to loose this station real bad.Absolutely idiotic. That aside i enjoyed the episode..it was pretty epic at the end. |
| Shouldn't the protocol be to always keep the bridge up until the train stops outside? Bit of a dud way to set the series in motion. |
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-Ducky said: jojo_kyle said: I'm sorry bro but you're either stupid, illterate or just watched this episode without subs. The first image you saw is NOT how they normally handle the trains. In the image above this trains is off schedule because of the kabane, normally if they had come on time the team would have let down the bridge so they can pass in. In the second train entrance scene, the workers specifically say "It's here! It's the housoyga"(name of the train) "It's here on time" The bridge drops so that the train can come in slowly without coming to a full stop, this is how they normally have been doing it for 20 years. There is no writing flaw here, just you playing dumb and not paying attention when you should have been. I highly doubt that in a zombie apocalypse ANYONE would do something as stupid is to open a gate for a train before the train is even visible. I can't think of a single good reason why you wouldn't leave the door closed to verify that the train isn't overrun with zombies, then let them in afterwords. I don't think their protocol is to leave a door wide open for a train they can't see in the middle of the night, and THEN AFTER THEY LET THEM IN go on with the search to see if there are any zombies... So even if you're right and that's the normal thing, that doesn't make it any less stupid. Honestly I still really enjoyed the first episode, but I physically cringe whenever I see "human stupidity" used as a plot device. Hope that doesn't happen again later on. Normally trains simply slow down and come in, when trains are on time they workers are there at the bridge waiting, they drop the bridge and the train comes in nice smooth every single time for 20 years straight. There is absolutely no reason for them to ever expect a bunch of zombies to hijack a train, it's not stupidity it's them just following the routine that has worked perfectly fine for 2 decades. Human stupidity wasn't a play here, just their basic train schedule and structure. |
This makes zero sense. Why should we expect plot holes at any particular point? |
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it is definitely not expected. whoever is responsible for the bridge/gate scene thinks the viewers of this show are complete idiots that swallow anything. |
When they don't give you a plot at all? Random thought though. It would REALLLYYYY suck if a Kabane bit your junk off lol |
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Kerozinn said: it is definitely not expected. whoever is responsible for the bridge/gate scene thinks the viewers of this show are complete idiots that swallow anything. I know. It may seem a silly sort of thing to get hung up on but that bridge scene just made me groan so much. |
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| i don't still understand WTF the MC is actually doing!!! waiting for next episode... |
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| Not actually a plothole, but your tipical bad administration at work: During Day, while the Boss is checking: "Quickly, inspect the Train and make sure no one is a Kabane, shoot anyone remotely suspicious!!" During Night, while the boss is drinking somewhere: "Eh... Ain't no one got time for fucking inspections man, just let that Train go in" 90% of disasters in anime cities could have been prevented with good guards. |
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Tozzy said: Kerozinn said: it is definitely not expected. whoever is responsible for the bridge/gate scene thinks the viewers of this show are complete idiots that swallow anything. I know. It may seem a silly sort of thing to get hung up on but that bridge scene just made me groan so much. The problem with that scene is that its the reason why the MC got infected in the first place and that is just one of the events it caused. |
| only things worth to watch are the art style and the character design. big thanks to the character designer. |
Lararin said: Zahylon said: 90% of disasters in anime cities could have been prevented with good guards. Haha, so true. I don't know any numbers but can only imagine this was probably true in real life medieval cities as well though... Kerozinn said: The problem with that scene is that its the reason why the MC got infected in the first place and that is just one of the events it caused. I'm not trying to justify it making sense that they would open the bridge but they already had one train come early that day, and could it be possible they have watch towers so saw the train coming? Still inconsistent and it definitely seems like a stupid mistake but still... What's done is done people. What we can agree on is that guard doesn't like trains anymore. |
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Lararin said: Zahylon said: 90% of disasters in anime cities could have been prevented with good guards. Haha, so true. I don't know any numbers but can only imagine this was probably true in real life medieval cities as well though... Kerozinn said: The problem with that scene is that its the reason why the MC got infected in the first place and that is just one of the events it caused. I'm not trying to justify it making sense that they would open the bridge but they already had one train come early that day, and could it be possible they have watch towers so saw the train coming? Still inconsistent and it definitely seems like a stupid mistake but still... Having the bridge to the main gate of the whole station lowered already to a goddamn bloodsmeared train that they cant even see yet is the fuckup here. that whole system is flawed anyways. Like i said whoever came up with this stupid shit wanted it to allow the Kanabe to invade the station as effortless as possible. |
jojo_kyle said: -Ducky said: I highly doubt that in a zombie apocalypse ANYONE would do something as stupid is to open a gate for a train before the train is even visible. I can't think of a single good reason why you wouldn't leave the door closed to verify that the train isn't overrun with zombies, then let them in afterwords. I don't think their protocol is to leave a door wide open for a train they can't see in the middle of the night, and THEN AFTER THEY LET THEM IN go on with the search to see if there are any zombies... So even if you're right and that's the normal thing, that doesn't make it any less stupid. Honestly I still really enjoyed the first episode, but I physically cringe whenever I see "human stupidity" used as a plot device. Hope that doesn't happen again later on. Normally trains simply slow down and come in, when trains are on time they workers are there at the bridge waiting, they drop the bridge and the train comes in nice smooth every single time for 20 years straight. There is absolutely no reason for them to ever expect a bunch of zombies to hijack a train, it's not stupidity it's them just following the routine that has worked perfectly fine for 2 decades. Human stupidity wasn't a play here, just their basic train schedule and structure. From the way you're wording it I'll assume you know a lot more about the anime than I do... But either way, did you not see the fighting scene? All it would take would be one or two people getting bit and neglecting to tell the others about it in a last ditch effort to save their lives to overrun a train. If they were smart AT ALL, they would assume the worst for EVERY train. This is a post-apocalyptic world here, not friendly fred delivering honey buns. |
-Ducky said: jojo_kyle said: Normally trains simply slow down and come in, when trains are on time they workers are there at the bridge waiting, they drop the bridge and the train comes in nice smooth every single time for 20 years straight. There is absolutely no reason for them to ever expect a bunch of zombies to hijack a train, it's not stupidity it's them just following the routine that has worked perfectly fine for 2 decades. Human stupidity wasn't a play here, just their basic train schedule and structure. From the way you're wording it I'll assume you know a lot more about the anime than I do... But either way, did you not see the fighting scene? All it would take would be one or two people getting bit and neglecting to tell the others about it in a last ditch effort to save their lives to overrun a train. If they were smart AT ALL, they would assume the worst for EVERY train. This is a post-apocalyptic world here, not friendly fred delivering honey buns. +1 i couldnt agree more on this. |
-Ducky said: jojo_kyle said: Normally trains simply slow down and come in, when trains are on time they workers are there at the bridge waiting, they drop the bridge and the train comes in nice smooth every single time for 20 years straight. There is absolutely no reason for them to ever expect a bunch of zombies to hijack a train, it's not stupidity it's them just following the routine that has worked perfectly fine for 2 decades. Human stupidity wasn't a play here, just their basic train schedule and structure. From the way you're wording it I'll assume you know a lot more about the anime than I do... But either way, did you not see the fighting scene? All it would take would be one or two people getting bit and neglecting to tell the others about it in a last ditch effort to save their lives to overrun a train. If they were smart AT ALL, they would assume the worst for EVERY train. This is a post-apocalyptic world here, not friendly fred delivering honey buns. A modern comparison, if you live in the middle east and a plane comes in out each day with routine check ups. Would you expect a terrorist or plane to explode each time a plane arrives? No, there is caution, but things happen. Unexpected disasters aren't always to be blamed on poor management. How would they know zombies could pilot a damn train? |
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HalAnime said: -Ducky said: From the way you're wording it I'll assume you know a lot more about the anime than I do... But either way, did you not see the fighting scene? All it would take would be one or two people getting bit and neglecting to tell the others about it in a last ditch effort to save their lives to overrun a train. If they were smart AT ALL, they would assume the worst for EVERY train. This is a post-apocalyptic world here, not friendly fred delivering honey buns. A modern comparison, if you live in the middle east and a plane comes in out each day with routine check ups. Would you expect a terrorist or plane to explode each time a plane arrives? No, there is caution, but things happen. Unexpected disasters aren't always to be blamed on poor management. How would they know zombies could pilot a damn train? Trains don't work like that. If the engineer operating the train was killed and nobody touched the controls, it would just keep going. (as it did) That analogy doesn't work very well, because a U.N. plane going to a U.N. safe-house doesn't encounter flying terrorists that latch onto the plane and if they injure you you turn into a terrorist. |
| damn....that was unexpectedly lit |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| I was pretty hooked the whole episode. The MC's a logical thinker and pretty badass as well. Like shit, slashed his arm just to test out the weapon. Test. Hell, all that self-abuse he did just to stop the infection. Friggin hell. But yeah, I also wanna know how the infection works exactly like everyone else. Maybe it differs from person to person, or maybe they were just a bit inconsistent there. Also, it seems like there's some special exceptions of people who can go hand-to-hand with the Kabane? I noticed in the OP, another girl pulling off a ribbon around her neck. Not sure exactly what it signifies, but the girl with the spiked sandals did the same. I'll just assume for now that there's some people with superhuman strength due to something. Maybe they were infected then recovered from it like the MC. It's only the first episode so it's a bit too soon to judge In any case, that was a pretty strong start. I loved the Egoist op as well |
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