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May 29, 2007 1:42 PM
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It wasn't my intention to pick this up, specially 'coz the art around the characters threw me off at first... but I found it on Saizen subs tracker and I gave it a shot...

(note:Aparently this is a remake of a movie from 1980. Now turned into a 24 episode series.)

That first episode was very interesting. I was totally wrong about the art.. it's actually works very well and the animtion is pretty good so far. Pretty interesting main character too. Definitely got my attention, gonna download the rest of the releases now.

there's some screencaps bellow in no particular order... for anyone who wants to take a look before downloading. (careful though, has they may contain some mild spoilers)

Jun 24, 2007 1:03 AM
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Awesome show. I just started, but I'm really enjoying it. I'd watch the rest of the episodes I've downloaded right now if I didn't have to be up in 3 hours.
Jun 24, 2007 7:09 AM
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yay... someone picked up this awesome series ^^.
It gets even better as it goes on, I'm sure you'll enjoy it even more.
Oct 3, 2007 8:38 AM
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So yeah, after reading a lot of good things about this, I started to watch it too. The first episode is great and I really wanna see more of this.

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May 27, 2008 12:39 AM
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At first, I really didn't like the show. But man, I was sooo wrong! Terra e.. is already one of my favorites! XD
Jun 21, 2008 12:17 PM
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Dystopian setting (total control) right at the beginning....This first episode already got me hooked....

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Nov 15, 2008 2:28 PM
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I wasn't really expecting the dystopia like setting. The first episode was good. I think that this series will be interesting. The idea of AI controlled cities is what drew me in. I hope that it stays on the sci-fi side of the sci-fi/fantasy boarder though.



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Nov 29, 2008 2:11 PM
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I think I liked this first episode. Good sci-fi so far, hope there won't be any mecha in it.
Jan 8, 2009 8:44 PM
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This show is awful. It's like they ripped off elements of RahXephon (Mu, different worlds) and made it into a kid's show. The feminine characteristics of all the males are an eyesore too.

Dropped.

3/10
Apr 24, 2009 1:04 AM

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Interesting first episode for me, not quite what I was expecting but it has laid the grounds for what could be an interesting watch.
May 6, 2009 1:28 AM

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arimakenshin said:
This show is awful. It's like they ripped off elements of RahXephon (Mu, different worlds) and made it into a kid's show. The feminine characteristics of all the males are an eyesore too.

Dropped.

3/10


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Jul 24, 2009 6:36 AM

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arimakenshin said:
This show is awful. It's like they ripped off elements of RahXephon (Mu, different worlds) and made it into a kid's show. The feminine characteristics of all the males are an eyesore too.

Dropped.

3/10


actually Terra e.. manga was created way before Evangelion clone RahXephon was created.
Aug 13, 2009 4:31 PM

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arimakenshin said:
This show is awful. It's like they ripped off elements of RahXephon (Mu, different worlds) and made it into a kid's show. The feminine characteristics of all the males are an eyesore too.

Dropped.

3/10


That's kinda silly. I love RahXephon, but I don't see much similarity outside of the name Mu. Kid finds out the world isn't quite as it seems isn't exactly a unique beginning in an anime. Couple eps in and this show has me more hooked than any anime in a while.
Mar 8, 2010 7:55 PM

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This was a really blind buy from me from Rightstuf, since the price for the singles are so cheap. A lot of people, including friends, have praised this series, so I'm sure there's now way it can be that disappointing.

The first episode has already hooked me in, so I hope that it only gets better. ^^
Apr 23, 2010 5:10 PM

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Lolwut? I didn't get a single thing. Interesting nevertheless.
Jun 17, 2010 5:38 AM

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HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. Adulthood exams, eh? Not sure if I like the idea of declaring someone an adult based off an exam. Then again, if this was implemented in real life then the majority of adults would be more reliable. But who knows, I've only seen one episode so the exam things might just be some sort of conspiracy. Anyway, I like it so far.
Aug 29, 2011 10:16 PM
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Oh wow this is vastly inferior to the manga. A bunch of school scenes were added, with typical anime school friends-of-lead added to make this more like all the other shows. City backgrounds were changed to trains, and Jomy's parents were rewritten to be sympathetic, all to make Jomy's life seem more life the target demographic.

What the anime writers missed is probably that this isn't supposed to be a normal life. Jomy's parents aren't blood relatives, and originally were so not on his side that they were the ones who reported his suspicious behavior to the government. His whole life here is a manufactured existence designed to facilitate easier population control. Apparently the series' themes are less important than demographic pandering.

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Adulthood exams, eh? Not sure if I like the idea of declaring someone an adult based off an exam.
As well you shouldn't. The exams are just a farce to delete memories, after all.
Sep 20, 2011 4:59 AM
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Seems a bit generic so far but has potential. The CG is a bit distracting though.
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Nov 16, 2011 11:36 AM

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I made sure that i read the manga before watching the movie or series so that I could compare the adaptations.
That being said, I think that the manga is superior. I have only watched the first episode but that's the idea that i got.
I think that a series of 11 episodes would be enough to make very faithful adaptation, there was no need to make 24, and the art suffered a huge blown, it lost Keiko Takemiya's art style.

But these are only my first impressions, my opinion might change.
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Nov 22, 2011 12:12 AM

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Childhood memories can hinder being efficient if you meet a childhood friend, or they just want to get rid of the memories.
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Oct 24, 2013 10:02 AM

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Wow, that seems like a harsh outcome, to just have all your memories erased, no wonder they were saying goodbye like that. Wouldn't want to be an adult if that is the price to pay. Anyways liking this series so far.
Feb 3, 2014 4:27 AM

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Good first episode, I'm already hooked in.

Adult at 14. Talk about pressure >__<
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Jun 30, 2014 3:37 PM

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Great first episode. I think I'm really going to like this series.

Got hyped when I heard Sugita.
Jan 7, 2015 7:05 PM

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I sorta picked this up on a whim, but this was certainly a strong start. I got serious goosebumps when the adult exam began and it said "Begin memory deletion." That explains why the mom was so sad about saying farewell.
Jun 2, 2015 6:14 PM
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Somehow I picked it randomly, From myanimelist. either from recommendations or something. I found good reviews about it. Thought it would worth it. Good starting. But the problem is my expectations about this are really high. I don't want that to be an issue which won't make me accept the anime (if it wasn't really good).
May 8, 2016 12:21 AM

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Interesting first episode. Not really a fan of the character designs that much...
Jan 28, 2017 5:13 PM

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i've been looking forward to watching this anime. what caught my interest was the art style, it's really pretty imo. also gotta love the cute animal sidekick

let's see how this goes :-)

(only complaint is Jomy's voice, it will get time to get used to. mostly because i know the voice actress so i can't help but hear a female voice)
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Jan 11, 2019 12:18 AM

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An old series but I picked it up cause I'm a sucker for these destiny tropes

I'll need some time to get used to the "retro" art style again though lol
Aug 12, 2020 11:46 PM
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I watched the movie first so it took a minute to get used to everyone's new hair and stuff. Most importantly, I'm glad I finally know why Jomy randomly went to the park on an exam day lol. It was just so random in the movie; there wasn't enough time to slow down and explain, I guess. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of this show tbh. Just recently finished Blue Gender and Terra formers so this is already heads above both lol
Oct 28, 2023 10:39 AM
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I was impressed and I didn't expect it either

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