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Jan 12, 2019 4:54 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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A bit of an average start imo. The opening song is okay I guess for its colorful style and the mermaid girls. The episode introduced a good amount of characters although I find them all pretty similar in terms of design. There's also another magical creature with them.

The animation quality is mediocre, didn't impress me at all. However, I will say seeing mermaids roaming around with their tail is somewhat unique.
Jan 12, 2019 6:43 AM
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It looked somewhat interesting but the girls seem a bit stereotype.
I have to say that their underwater world looks pretty interesting so far.
Jan 12, 2019 6:52 AM
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The scenery porn is excellent with this anime and everyone is exceptionally cute especially Kanon and Serena, their tails look a lot better animated and don't bother me, it's also quite peaceful like near Gochiusa peaceful. Episode 2 should be the determining factor of if this will end being at or near AOTS or not since there were no performances in this episode, I can't wait since I have the feeling that they will be unique.


Jan 12, 2019 7:55 AM
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It's just spongebob :/
Jan 12, 2019 8:09 AM
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Glad i gave this one a chance, it's too pure.
I like the city and the backgrounds, it looked beautiful.
Jan 12, 2019 8:40 AM
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So what is exactly the connection between this one and Cardfight!! Vanguard ??
Jan 12, 2019 9:02 AM
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shiro_kai said:
So what is exactly the connection between this one and Cardfight!! Vanguard ??

Bermuda Triangle are one of the clans in Cardfight Vanguard (I have a Bermuda Triangle deck, in fact!)
Jan 12, 2019 9:24 AM
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Matan117 said:
It's just spongebob :/


But its Anime Spongebob. Thats a huge difference...
Jan 12, 2019 9:26 AM
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DonTrumpolino said:
Matan117 said:
It's just spongebob :/


But its Anime Spongebob. Thats a huge difference...


That and it doesn't have the atrocities everyone whines about like Pet Sitter Pat.


Jan 12, 2019 9:39 AM
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Hoppy said:


That and it doesn't have the atrocities everyone whines about like Pet Sitter Pat.


What's Pet Sitter Pat? Was it made by the Pop Team Epic team?
Jan 12, 2019 9:44 AM

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DonTrumpolino said:
Hoppy said:


That and it doesn't have the atrocities everyone whines about like Pet Sitter Pat.


What's Pet Sitter Pat? Was it made by the Pop Team Epic team?


A really gross episode of Spongebob.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2055376/


Jan 12, 2019 9:55 AM

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Very pleasant. Enjoyed it a lot more than I was expecting. Opening and endings are ultra cute. Wouldn't mind either if the show was just about Christmas cake mermaids hanging out in a cafe.
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Jan 12, 2019 11:40 AM

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Hoppy said:
DonTrumpolino said:


What's Pet Sitter Pat? Was it made by the Pop Team Epic team?


A really gross episode of Spongebob.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2055376/


That's not the Splinter.
I wish Cowboy Bebop never existed.
Jan 12, 2019 2:05 PM
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I was expecting more, honestly. The mermaid thing is an interesting premise and the character designs are cute but so far they haven't really done anything interesting with it. I mean, at least make the architecture look a little less... normal, do SOMETHING with the premise, make some considerations for how things would actually work. You even see them drinking coffee like normal, liquids do not work that way underwater.

You could set it on land, give them legs and almost nothing about this episode would have to change (Change the grand tide to like, strong winds for example).

Also it's a bit weird that the only male character we've seen is a seal, are all males going to be various animals lol? Reproduction for this species must be weird. Would it have killed them to just make normal mermen?

tl;dr - Interesting premise, cute character designs but wasted potential
UbiquitorJan 12, 2019 2:42 PM
Jan 12, 2019 2:37 PM

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I imagine new mermaids are made through magic or something, hence the lack of mermen.

Anyway, this show didn't really do anything for me. The character designs are pretty flat, and the animation doesn't really make it look like they're in water that well. Also, their eyes are all weird/look like they came from one of those early 2000s "How to Draw Manga" books.

This is my first drop of the season, but I don't think it's offensively bad or anything. I just thought it was boring.
Jan 12, 2019 7:10 PM
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Rather mediocre, with bland girls that lack any enticing characterisation (for me) so far. I'll give it another episode or two, if only because there are monster girls.
Jan 12, 2019 7:56 PM

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Throughout it feels like the anime I've seen that were made primarily for little girls - PreCure (2017), Aikatsu. The substantial presence of two adult women (one voiced by Kikuko Inoue), who serve as competent leaders, makes it distinct from the CGDCT formula. But as Ubiquitor said, and as I'd feared, the setting and lifestyle are barely affected by being underwater. The bare minimum changes don't give it as much novelty as it could have against other moe iyashikei.

Before I watched, I was thinking of Disney's Fairies CG series. On VRV there's a comment from a user with the coincidentally fitting handle of "ManWhale1," who writes, "It looks like a show that one would watch with their daughter or something. It reminds me a lot of barbie mermaid dolls lol." And there are some low-budget CG animations of that: https://smile.amazon.com/s/?url=search-alias%3Dmovies-tv&field-keywords=barbie+mermaid

It seems like it would make a good choice for Sentai to dub for potential family market appeal, but then, so did Hakumei & Mikochi, and they haven't done that. Currently they're doing Shobitch. :D

Will complete for monster girls + Kikuko Inoue, though I might put it on hold.

Edit: Forgot to mention, the seal postman brought to mind the Animal Crossing anime movie, which was a unique and memorable experience, having never played the games. https://myanimelist.net/anime/2950/Doubutsu_no_Mori
nDroaeJan 12, 2019 8:02 PM
Jan 12, 2019 9:50 PM

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Pichi Pichi Pitch will be forever my #1 mermaid anime, but I guess this is still pretty cute! The opening was really adorable :o
Jan 12, 2019 10:19 PM
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I'd gladly watch this anime not only cause its bermuda but all its VA are new so I want to support them by watching their show.
Jan 12, 2019 11:37 PM

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Just when I thought Vanguard V already horrendous enough this garbage comes in.
Stop doing this shit Bushiroad just stop it's fucking awful!!!
Jan 12, 2019 11:58 PM

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oh man! and I was hoping that I would see spongebob squarepants and patrick starfish here! oh wrong...lolz
3/5.


Jan 13, 2019 8:03 AM

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WINDmills?!

Seriously!? They are MERMAIDS.

Just…. WHY?!

Where the hell are they getting WIND under water!?

Why not CURRENT or WATER mills?!
Jan 13, 2019 8:21 AM

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Umm...1st episode, as much as its originality can be respected (the mermaid thingy), everything else is just average, not to mention that this show is brought to you by Bushiroad, the same company that sponsored Cardfight! Vanguard (as Bermuda Triangle is one of the characterizations). The character designs still remind me of that ImoImo look, but honestly this one is better....by a short mile.

So pretty much like @ubiquitor and @nDroae, another original idea that already has hints of degradation.

Problem is, everything that is human-like, could have just transformed them into the usual human world.
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Jan 13, 2019 1:32 PM

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Great first episode.

I like the different characters they have shown so far. The scenary looks amazing. I also appreciated the nod to a few Mermaids that was mentioned from the CardFight Vanguard.

Pretty interested in the Lore they got going for Bermuda Triangle as well. Defiantly gonna continue watching.
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Jan 14, 2019 1:31 AM
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Great first episode.

I like the different characters they have shown so far. The scenary looks amazing. I also appreciated the nod to a few Mermaids that was mentioned from the CardFight Vanguard.

Pretty interested in the Lore they got going for Bermuda Triangle as well. Defiantly gonna continue watching.
its a great? I think it's make me booaring xD.

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Jan 14, 2019 8:45 AM

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Murumi-san was better.
Jan 14, 2019 10:29 AM

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I stopped at the tea / coffee pouring underwater.
Jan 14, 2019 8:49 PM
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This one is going to be a hard sell for me. There are too many other super promising series this season. I'll give it three episodes since the art is good and the characters are cute, but the underwater cake, tea, bread, etc is a little too far out there.
Jan 16, 2019 12:47 AM
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heee,, so something who live in bermuda was mermaid huh,,
Jan 16, 2019 3:12 AM

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Oh, cgdct mermaid style. So they are country girls away from the big city?

Hmm, and the mermaid that came from the orb seems to be a city girl.. so she got a little bored in the province. Changed mind after eating delish food. xD

6/10 for now, will stick around a bit to see where this goes.
Jan 16, 2019 10:01 PM

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It’s settled what people gonna be willing to screw this season... We had goddesses, dragons, mechas, aliens, cat girls, this season’s memes - mermaids.. That sums it up
Jan 17, 2019 11:56 AM

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While I skipped/ not watching Cardfight (or play any of the games), this looks like an Interesting series


Apparently from the summary, the girls are apparently going to become Idols in the future, and this series is showing their adventures and journey toward the "Big City"

Also.... anyone want to explain to me how they're drinking Tea underwater?, how do you drink liquid when you're already surrounded by liquid?

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BTW, the purple hair Loli (Kanon) have 4 tail fins? While all other Mermaids have 2 tail fins.

If we go by Human standards, does this mean Kanon have 4 legs? lol
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Jan 17, 2019 2:22 PM
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amlg said:

Also.... anyone want to explain to me how they're drinking Tea underwater?, how do you drink liquid when you're already surrounded by liquid?


Also, I hope you enjoy your slice of cake with extra brine.

I suspect that if you try to make sense of this shows physics you'll go mad. The show clearly doesn't care about making a particularly convincing underwater world. This is just cute mermaids doing normal human things underwater as far as we can tell, which is a shame.
Jan 17, 2019 4:14 PM

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Pastel Palette OP is nice, they should have been actual characters.
The quality is good too especially the detailed places.
amlg said:

Also.... anyone want to explain to me how they're drinking Tea underwater?, how do you drink liquid when you're already surrounded by liquid?

Liquids and water have different mass, chemical, gasses etc.. so you can have several in the same space.
Jan 21, 2019 4:05 AM

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amlg said:

Also.... anyone want to explain to me how they're drinking Tea underwater?, how do you drink liquid when you're already surrounded by liquid?


the same answer on how aquaman do [insert physically impossible stuff here] underwater : magic
Jan 21, 2019 8:10 AM

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Oh my god xD
It have the same vibe and rating than Sora to Umi no Aida and they both talk about fish! what a coincidence ahahaha
Jan 22, 2019 8:58 PM
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I only watched this for Pastel*Palettes OP. I'll just keep waiting for the full single to release.
Jan 23, 2019 10:34 AM

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i like how carefully everyone tries to be nice about this show when it's literally one of the biggest pieces of garbage ever conceived
Jan 29, 2019 11:35 AM

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Wtf is this garbage. These are some of the most retarded character designs I've seen, what the fuck were they thinking, those eyes are literal nightmares. I really need to know why this exists, literally who is this for? This is one of the worst things I have ever seen.
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Jan 31, 2019 10:25 PM

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The triangle eyes makes me feel all weird...

why don't they just use oval eyes like they do for the Chibis in ED...
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Feb 4, 2019 9:34 AM
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eh, this felt pretty generic to me, not my thing.
if the plot was the main girls having to fight Maelstrom and Cocytus for supremacy over the Seven Seas, then maybe I'd watch it.
sadly doesn't look like it will have that much to do with planet Cray and Vanguard as a whole, so this is a pass for me.
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Jan 18, 2021 5:45 PM
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The mermaid world is pretty good but yeah it seems to be generic so far
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Nice start. Cute mermaids. :)

I like the atmosphere of the show.

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