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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Wow, this was an intense start. It didn't waste much time to get to the point and I like the momentum. The main character is Junk Dog and I like his tough personality so far. The show makes me want to learn more about him beyond just being a fighter. On technical terms, I like the animation quality for its roughness. The music is intense and has a nice style to match with the fighting. I guess there's going to be a lot of fighting and rivalries made in the ring. It's definitely an intriguing show so far imo. |
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| "To stay down here, or fight my way out... I still haven't done either yet.." So the opening monologue already creates a sense of ambiguity around the intentions of this main protagonist called Junk Dog. Obviously, since this is a re imagining of Ashita no Joe parallels are bound to be drawn. We have a main character who much like Joe has not realised his true ambition yet. However, Junk Dog is already a boxer. Fighting in underground matches for mere pennies in rigged fights on a rocky-esque note. And the differences do not stop there. I'm glad they went this route. We also met with the Tange Denpei of this anime, old man Nanbu. Who is both a drunkard like Denpei was and also dons that famous eyepatch. Anyway, one of my qualms before viewing the episode was with the short season length, primarily my doubts over the pacing. The episode however nailed it. We learnt of both the setting in the first five minutes alongside the status of Junk Dog. A non-citizen from the slum-like area of the Administrative City who has to participate in rigged fights to make a living despite being an able and strong fighter, all to his dismay as he expresses massive disdain in having to throw his fights. This sets up a true rags to riches story which is one of the primary tropes of most boxing stories in any medium, from The Cinderella Man to the Rocky movies to the aforementioned Ashita No Joe. We also had a descriptor of what Megalo Box is, "a combination of athleticism and gear technology" and "the ultimate combat sport" and the Megalonia tournament which will serve as the backdrop to the main story-line. An international tournament pitting the very best fighters against each other. As evident from the Junk Dog/Ghetto Hachiya fight in this episode the technological addition to the boxing is great and fight sequences were animated brilliantly. The score was also great which i reckon will be one of the biggest strengths of the show. From the synths to the hip hop in the background all off which connote to the roughness and brutality of both the setting and the sport. I'm super excited for this season. 5/5 for sure. |
WAQRApr 5, 2018 11:58 AM
 Recommend me some short Manga! |
| Nice first episode, very intense!!! The principal character is attractive how cartoon character, I suppose it was for his personality!!! Nice style animation too, i thought it was poorer, but was nice!!! |
| I really liked this first episode and I can't wait for the second one. Something about the art direction reminds me of shows from the early 2000, which is not bad. I really like it to be honest. |
| Fantastic episode, this really hits the spot for me. I loved everything from characters to the artstyle, definitely looking forward to the next episode. |
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| This was an intense first episode, I loved it. This is going to be my first time watching an anime about boxing. The art and animation has this early 2000s feel to it, which I like. The OST is very good. I'm liking Junk Dog's tough personality. Looking forward to see more. |
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| Great 1st episode, can't wait for more. Like the art & animation a lot. |
| Of course they had to end it with a cliffhanger xD I'm so glad that this is keeping up with my expectations,maybe even surpassing them. Fantastic start. Charming old school style,rough vibe,great OST's,the characters don't seem cookie cutter either and the parallels to Ashita no Joe,I love all of it. Easily the best introduction episode I've seen in a good while. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| They really surprised/impressed me with this. Definitely one of the better shows that have premiered so far this season! |
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| Awesome episode! Can't wait to see where this will go! Also, damn that ending song. |
| Great first episode. Love the character design/animation and especially the music + voice actors so far. Really looking forward to next week's episode. |
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| what's with the 4:3 ratio cropped to 16:9. Looks like zoomed, everything looks like aa close-up |
| This episode definitely met my expectations and surpassed them. In particular, the animation and the OST caught my eye. |
| Really fun and intense 1st episode. One of the better premiere episodes this season so far. |
| Feels like old-school anime!!! I'm getting a sort of Cowboy Bebop and Trigun vibes from the style of this series! |
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| Great 1st episode! Way more enjoyable than that other popular boxing anime. (Ippo) |
| HACKs! 🤢🤮 |
| Great episode... can't wait for the fight.. |
| Really good start for this show. With this kind of attitude and style that’s shown in the first episode, I reckon this will be my favorite of this season if it manages to keep it up! I’m very impressed! |
| This show is gorgeous, and the tone and pacing so far is fantastic. Solid first episode if I've ever seen one. I went in with no expectations, but I have high hopes for the rest of this show! Can't wait for next week! |
| I'm so excited for this show, the art style is very different from what we usually get nowadays and I'm liking the personality of the mc. Can't wait for the next ep. |
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| Every once in a while, I enjoy watching shows with this type of art style. This is going to be good, I hope! Show me violence, speed and momentum! |
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| fkkkkk gimme episode 2 right now pls |
| Is this gonna be AOTY? Because that's how you make a case for AOTY. All of my hype. |
| A decent start but man that shitty filter or whatever it is that makes it look blurry is kinda annoying. |
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| YES! It's exactly how I wanted it to be! Fantastic start. So happy :D Edit: Thought I was watching the anime in 480p but it turns out the blur I saw throughout the episode is an added effect. Ehh I'm fine with it but it's a tad annoying. |
FangApr 5, 2018 2:01 PM
| The classic underdog story with an electrifying presentation and debut. My blood is boiling just by watching these characters talk, just in general acting like badasses, and there hasn't even been an actual fight yet! I also just love this grungy, steampunk-western aesthetic. I was a little iffy on the line-work at first, but it soon grew on me as well. Oh yeah, the OST is pure fire. What a great episode. Pumped for next week. |
 "Anime is trash and so am I." |
| It starts rather well, I feel that this anime can go far in intensity if it dares to do so. Not much to say about the episode except that it's nice to find a character of Danpei style and I'm glad that the character design is very similar to that of Ashita no Joe, it will remind me my glorious hours to read this incredible manga ! We don't know much about Junk Dog, I hope that character will be rich and interesting and not just a simple shonen hero as we see too often but I have hope for the following episodes. Next episode a fight against the champion, we will see if this anime will make his fighting a strong point ; the music seems pretty good too, I can't wait to see more and I hope we will have many episodes and I hope this anime will have the time to grow in intensity like the AnJ manga knew so well how to do it ! ^^ |
| yes this might be quite good |
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| Whoa, this was a crazy good start. I can see the similarities and differences between this and Ashita no Joe. Great start. 5/5 |
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| Awesome first episode, now that's the sports anime I can get into |
| Absolutely!!!! Most likely the best, for me anyway ^_- |
| Man this first episode was amazing... definitely the best starter within the season so far imo. From the AnJ vibe/references to the soundtrack, visuals and to the overall atmosphere this episode completely sold me on this. That antagonism of Junk Dog towards Yukiko was so nostalgic. Really looking forward for next week´s episode. |
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| Probably my favorite this season (so far). Really looking forward to future episodes. |
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| With an opening episode like that, this anime might end up being the surprise of the season. |
wolfwing said: Caretoffel said: I really liked this first episode and I can't wait for the second one. Something about the art direction reminds me of shows from the early 2000, which is not bad. I really like it to be honest. Yeah, it's got that hand drawn look to it which so many anime's miss these days, way too clean, which doesn't work, especially for the style of anime this looks to be. The little imperfections in the art, to me make it feel genuine, rather then something done on a computer with fill pink or red for colour. In the first minute I was kinda surprised. Like is this a corrupted release or something? But not even five minutes in, I had this feeling of nostalgia and as you said it looks genuine, but also I think it that the animation looks more fluid and natural that way. |
| i like the art and animation of this one, he is gonna fight the champion this early too |
| Woo great, it was more than I expected c: |
| A bit cliched that the champion would show up to face a no name underground boxer like him over a coincidental meeting and a bit too predictable at this point that he will get his ass kicked by the champion in the next episode and then he would go on to win it when it would really matter- at the center stage where the whole world would be watching later on in the anime. So cliched and so predictable. But you know what? Screw it whether it's cliched/predictable or not. The fact that Hosoyan is giving the voice of such a badass character will bode well in the long run. This could be one fun ride. The best part was when he smacked his second out of the ring. That felt really refreshing because he was getting on my nerves. |
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| Yuri is definitely the Rikiishi of this anime |
| Not bad. Will Yuri end up like Rikiishi? I hope not, I want something else. |
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| That was a pretty great first episode. Gotta say that I like JD's character so far. I think it's pretty obvious that the rivalry between him and Yuuri will be the vocal point in this show. Looking forward to that. Good start so far. |
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