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Dec 21, 2018 12:47 PM
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I feel like this summary spoils a major plot point of episode 1. Kind of like if you read the plot summary of School Live before watching episode 1. Can we change it? Viz did a great summary.
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Dec 21, 2018 12:52 PM
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yeah you're right its pretty spoilery
Dec 22, 2018 1:38 AM
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WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE, PLEASE CHANGE THIS
Dec 22, 2018 2:22 AM
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They need to change it ASAP
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Dec 22, 2018 2:59 AM
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Fucking hell I spoiled myself after reading the title of this topic XD
I assumed the plot twist is something different...

Dec 22, 2018 7:25 AM
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PLEASE CHANGE IT, THE TWIST WILL DEFO BE RUINED AND SO WILL THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIRST EP
Dec 22, 2018 12:21 PM
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Ive submitted this plot summary for approval:

Emma lives in the Grace Field House, an orphanage, with 38 other children. In the ten years since she’s been there, she’s never had reason to question their quiet everyday lives of being family, the identification numbers on their necks, or the rigorous tests they have to take daily. No child is ever overlooked, especially since they are all adopted by the age of 12.

But the house has mysterious rules, such as being forbidden to go beyond the gates to the outside world. One day, Emma chases after one of those children that leaves...only to discover the real reason they’re forbidden to go outside...
Dec 23, 2018 3:10 AM
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Yup, it needs to be changed so bad
Dec 23, 2018 8:37 AM
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Shit... Already read the synopsis
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Dec 23, 2018 9:37 AM
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Usually a synopsis retells the story of the 1st episode.
And, you know.... the poster kinda shows main characters on the plate that resembles a clock.
Dec 23, 2018 3:31 PM

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Even the VIZ synopsis used by livechart.me is better than the one that it's on MAL. As a manga reader I don't care, but it's the anime what we're talking about here.
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Dec 23, 2018 9:06 PM

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I tried messaging them about it, but the mods here really don't care at all.
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Dec 24, 2018 11:57 AM

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Bumping this. Please notice. O_O tried to send them a version without the spoilers..
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Dec 26, 2018 9:32 PM
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What's the big deal about it?


It spoils the first plot twist of the story which executed right could make or break this show for some people
Dec 27, 2018 9:30 AM

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Who's the moron who approved this summary? Good lord, how could you even miss the fact that it's one big spoiler?

MAL Rewrite was a mistake.
Dec 29, 2018 4:09 PM

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OOhh i get it! It's actually a spoiler! lool

For what it says, now we know they are all livestock
and basically in a human farm. damn.
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Dec 30, 2018 4:30 AM
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So... Owari no Seraph but with more secrecy?

Dec 30, 2018 7:40 AM

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quercifolia said:
So... Owari no Seraph but with more secrecy?

A better comparison is the movie "The Island" from 2005.
Everyone that have watched this movie and ve read TPN will agree.
Dec 30, 2018 12:49 PM

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I've submitted the one from Viz to mods and left a note on the Post Modification Requests forum. Let's hope they change it. That's a terrible summary if you want to avoid spoilers.
Dec 30, 2018 6:23 PM
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Jackstyle said:
quercifolia said:
So... Owari no Seraph but with more secrecy?

A better comparison is the movie "The Island" from 2005.
Everyone that have watched this movie and ve read TPN will agree.


That's true! Good idea there. I actually forgot about that movie, cause I was mainly thinking of anime :)

Dec 30, 2018 6:59 PM
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How is this not corrected yet?! OP is from ten days ago and this is one of the most spoilerrific summaries I've read for an un-aired anime!
Ruined it big time for me so now I'll probably just skip it or at least put it in my backlog instead.
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Dec 30, 2018 7:17 PM

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We're looking into this now. I'm not sure if you guys did, but next time, try to contact any of MAL Rewrite's Coordinator instead of the mods and admins :D
Dec 30, 2018 7:33 PM
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julyan said:
We're looking into this now. I'm not sure if you guys did, but next time, try to contact any of MAL Rewrite's Coordinator instead of the mods and admins :D


Thank you for the reply and feedback!
Since I'm a complete newbie on this site, where do you contact the Rewrite coordinators, different part of the forums?

*Edit: I found the link for coordinator feedback in your signature... Sorry!
Dec 31, 2018 2:21 AM

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It’s not spoiler if the plot is the summary of the 1st chapter/episode

You could say the same for Gakkou Gurashi
Dec 31, 2018 1:11 PM
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In fact the synopsis would not tell the twist plot of the first chapter. It's the same as launching a manga and the first page contains the spoiler at the end of its first chapter. Other than that, the synopsis is not this.
Dec 31, 2018 2:11 PM
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I agree the whole 1st chapter and episode is spoiled by the summary I remember before I read the manga I stopped after the 1st sentence of the 2nd paragraph as I didn't want to get completely spoiled but I knew going in there was going to be a dark twist.

Even the cover for the anime is spoilish as well
Dec 31, 2018 2:38 PM

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Viltas said:
100% agree. No idea how it got through but it ruins the first arc.


It doesn't ruin the first arc just the first episode. They just need to cut out that there are demons that's about it.
Dec 31, 2018 5:47 PM

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Viltas said:
TolkienFan365 said:


It doesn't ruin the first arc just the first episode. They just need to cut out that there are demons that's about it.


I know, I exaggerated. But the point is that it robs you of that tiny bit of impact that gets the arc rolling. It played a big part of that initial immersion for me.


Yeah I get that I mean I got the first volume of the manga and just looked at the back summary and rating you already know its not going to be a kind slice of life about orphan kids finding families but knowing the specifics will hurt first time viewers experience of the first episode. Knowing what comes after the kids is pretty impactful the first time you see them in action (and I have no doubt it will be just as impactful in the anime).
Dec 31, 2018 5:54 PM

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If you ask me, the poster tells a lot as well, but this is not the first to have a synopsis this informative. Though I won't say its a good thing, what it says there is at least revealed earlier in the series, I suspect we'll get it on the 2nd episode.



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Jan 1, 2019 11:34 PM

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Naomiyaki said:
I feel like this summary spoils a major plot point of episode 1. Kind of like if you read the plot summary of School Live before watching episode 1. Can we change it? Viz did a great summary.
I think it's way more than 1st episode it's almost the whole first arc I guess ? It's been a while since I read the first chapter so I'm not sure. But the summary needs to change.
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Jan 4, 2019 2:26 PM

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Just read the synopsis last night and I've been thinking about it ever since....



So at 12 years (B) it looks like you only get twice as much meat as at 6 years (A). I believe the resource cost from age 6 to 12 is considerably higher than from 0 to 6, so why not make the harvesting age 6 rather than 12? I assume there's a veal-like appeal, so 6 should be even more ideal, plus there would be much less risk of The Plot happening.

Demons done goofed

(This is just for fun and is not in any way a serious critique, if that isn't obvious)
Jan 4, 2019 10:40 PM

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nDroae said:
Just read the synopsis last night and I've been thinking about it ever since....



So at 12 years (B) it looks like you only get twice as much meat as at 6 years (A). I believe the resource cost from age 6 to 12 is considerably higher than from 0 to 6, so why not make the harvesting age 6 rather than 12? I assume there's a veal-like appeal, so 6 should be even more ideal, plus there would be much less risk of The Plot happening.

Demons done goofed

(This is just for fun and is not in any way a serious critique, if that isn't obvious)
there are some reasons which explain that dw
Jan 5, 2019 6:53 AM
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nDroae said:
Just read the synopsis last night and I've been thinking about it ever since....



So at 12 years (B) it looks like you only get twice as much meat as at 6 years (A). I believe the resource cost from age 6 to 12 is considerably higher than from 0 to 6, so why not make the harvesting age 6 rather than 12? I assume there's a veal-like appeal, so 6 should be even more ideal, plus there would be much less risk of The Plot happening.

Demons done goofed

(This is just for fun and is not in any way a serious critique, if that isn't obvious)

You are actually somewhat right, the harvesting actually start from 6 to 12.
Jan 6, 2019 4:58 PM

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Nice.

It also brings to mind Torchwood: Children of Earth, in which the aliens want children for a somewhat different purpose (or is it?)

Jan 11, 2019 10:36 AM
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Bardoton said:
Ive submitted this plot summary for approval:

Emma lives in the Grace Field House, an orphanage, with 38 other children. In the ten years since she’s been there, she’s never had reason to question their quiet everyday lives of being family, the identification numbers on their necks, or the rigorous tests they have to take daily. No child is ever overlooked, especially since they are all adopted by the age of 12.

But the house has mysterious rules, such as being forbidden to go beyond the gates to the outside world. One day, Emma chases after one of those children that leaves...only to discover the real reason they’re forbidden to go outside...


Gonna be honest, kinda sounds like a child wrote it, particularly considering the poor grammar and basic sentence structuring.

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Jan 13, 2019 12:49 AM
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if you don't see the plot coming a mile away then idk what to tell you. Numbers on their neck, fences they can't leave? Come on.
Jan 13, 2019 2:11 AM
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nDroae said:
Nice.

It also brings to mind Torchwood: Children of Earth, in which the aliens want children for a somewhat different purpose (or is it?)



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Jan 13, 2019 2:15 AM
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Also, before anyone else starts screaming in all caps, the synopsis has been updated. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
Jan 13, 2019 2:17 AM
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If someone doesn't know these kids are being fed to something by like 5 minutes into the first episode then pray for them
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Jan 13, 2019 5:00 PM

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Shymander said:
Also, before anyone else starts screaming in all caps, the synopsis has been updated. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

Irony: I noticed that the "spoiler" had been removed from it as of January 8, so I left a note on the OP's wall suggesting he add a spoiler warning to the thread title, since we've openly talked about it in replies.

But he hasn't logged in since January 7, so no such warning has been added. :P OH WELL.
Jan 22, 2019 7:47 PM
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nDroae said:
Shymander said:
Also, before anyone else starts screaming in all caps, the synopsis has been updated. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

Irony: I noticed that the "spoiler" had been removed from it as of January 8, so I left a note on the OP's wall suggesting he add a spoiler warning to the thread title, since we've openly talked about it in replies.

But he hasn't logged in since January 7, so no such warning has been added. :P OH WELL.


Thanks guys! I have updated the title.
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Funny how the synopsis was changed to avoid spoiling episode 1, yet the Rumbling Hearts synopsis spoils episode 2 just as badly.
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MAL Rewrite is a waste of time. ANN has always had a better synopsis.
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