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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Interesting episode. The opening theme song is quite catchy imo. We got introduction of Takezou and Chika in the beginning. Some of their bickering moments were amusing to see. The theme of koto is evident from this episode and establishes as one of major concepts of the show. Interesting amount of focus on Chika though. It's a good set up episode for rest of the season. Hoping the anime will give good character development since the manga has over 70+ chapters running at the moment. |
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| Both OP and ED are nice. I cannot believe The guy who caused problem because he is not honest and easy to get misunderstood is the one who sings ED. |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| Well i didn't expect that much violence to appear even if it wasn't much. Anyway this looks very promising and i the characters where nice the main needs to man up a bit tho. The other character seems nicer than his reputation suggests. |
| Kono Oto Tomare's one of the best manga out there, so this was the anime I was looking forward to the most this year. I had my expectations low for this one because of the studio and staff, but it was a pretty good adaptation of the first chapter. Hopefully it keeps a 1 chapter per episode pace. Well it is confirmed to be a split-cour, so regardless of pacing, we'll get to see the first tournament animated. The presentation was alright and animations were pretty limited, but the artwork was pretty clean with little off-modeling. I expected worse, so I'm pleasantly surprised with the visuals. And regardless of presentation, the manga's writing is great enough to carry the anime. Uchida Yuuma gets a hella lot of main roles recently, huh? Well, he was pretty good as Kudou. At times, he even sounded like Okamoto Nobuhiko (which was the VA I wished Kudou got). Kurata's VA was pretty good too. Both OP and ED are alright. Kanzaki's VA does the OP and Kudou's VA does the ED, so that's cool! Overall, great start. Hopefully the adaptation keeps up the quality and pace. |
GoldenDevilGamerApr 6, 2019 11:03 AM
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Aversa said: Well i didn't expect that much violence to appear even if it wasn't much. Anyway this looks very promising and i the characters where nice the main needs to man up a bit tho. The other character seems nicer than his reputation suggests. Mod Edit: Added spoiler tags; please hide plot details. |
DeadlyRavenApr 7, 2019 7:27 AM
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| Satowa is the real MC. |
Kudou Chika is the mc nuff said. |
| "Even villains have standards" -Accelerator- |
| wow, what the heck? they haven't even started playing yet, but i already like this. this whole build-up was quite nice and the show seems very promising. definitely gonna continue it |
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| I'll say this, watching the first couple of minutes and the OP, I did not expect it to be as strong a first episode as it was. I started this kinda on a whim because it seemed interesting, and at the very least this episode has caught my attention. I like the dynamic between the two main characters quite a bit, I'll see if that holds true through the rest of the show. |
| You have shit taste, and then I have taste so shit it makes your taste look good |
| Compared to the manga, the art for the anime is... not that great, but it's a decent episode 1 I just can't wait to hear some actual koto sounds |
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| A lot happened in this episode but wow....very strong opening episode! Wish we could've heard the koto playing, even if it was in that flashback but I'm sure we'll hear plenty soon. Easily in my top 2 most anticipated for the season so far |
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| I felt a bit sorry for Kudo even tho he earned his bad rep himself which ended up making matters worse for him. But ok, thing still went well eventually. Was really looking forward to this series in particular since I'm always up for some drama. I'm not completely sold yet, but it was still a nice start for sure. |
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| I really like koto as an instrument so all I hope for is that we'll get somwe performances and that the drama will not be to heavy. |
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| I was not expecting this show to start off with so much violent conflict, was certainly interesting for a start. I don't think it's going to end up being a favorite of the season, but it'll be enjoyable for sure! |
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| Was not expecting much of this anime considering the studio/staff working on it, but as a manga reader I quite enjoyed this 1st episode, underwhelming art aside that is. Pacing and atmosphere were quite decent, hope they keep up their good work on this department. Anyway really looking forward forward to the koto performances and to see more of ma boy Chika animated. |
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| They fully adapted the manga. The chapter one consisted of almost 70 pages, this episode adapted the entire chapter. welp the manga didnt impress me much because of the typical highschool setting, so the anime gave the same feeling. The art is good in the manga, but surprisingly is even better in the anime. Actually, the MC is the old man school principal. Mal's editor has been deceived. Mod Edit: Merged duplicated posts; please use the edit button. |
DeadlyRavenApr 7, 2019 7:25 AM
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| This was a good opening episode, the characters are interesting but I didn't like the one with the glasses so far. He was more of a jerk than those three, he deserved that bullying. I like Kudo though, he's bit of a delinquent but has a heart of gold underneath. Overall it has my priority and I want to know about this Koto, I think I will like this. |
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| Well that was better than I expected after the first 5 minutes. Will keep watching for now. |
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| whole time i just been wondering what the hell Koto is so that alone is keeping me interested , was not expecting the amount of drama tho will watch and see ,funny 80% of the cast look like delinquents lol |
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| Damn I feel bad for the MC; he had the perfect club with 1:4 girls. |
| Sieg Zeon! |
| Pretty big episode. Not a big fan of the pacing especially with so many flashbacks/drama this early on, but at least getting it out of the way for better or worse. After seeing Run with the Wind though, I'm hoping this is gonna be another gem |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| well totally invested after the first episode |
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| Way better than what I expected. I'm already invested in the club, Chika and Kurata. Very compelling, I was totally invested in Chika's character after I heard his backstory, made me really happy to see him want to protect what's left of his grandfather's important things. I wish we got to see what happened to those shitty bullies, personally I think there should've been at least one scene showing Chika smacking those guys but I guess it was more compelling this way. XD The Koto sounds cool, looking forward to learning more about it and what kind of music it produces. Have good expectations for this. xD |
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| Not bad, not bad at all I was pretty annoyed by how they treated the delinquent kid for most of the episode but apart from that, I enjoyed it quite a bit Chika is definitely my favorite though |
BarnaldApr 7, 2019 4:02 AM
| Anime is back at it again with incompetent authorities cliches, the police and the teacher were incapable in doing their jobs when it comes to typical issues like that as always. Anyways, this is pretty interesting and it seems to be a good watch. |
  Once we realize it, everything will fall into place Our hearts calling to the future with all their might We'll move forward, holding each other's shaking hands |
| Everyone likes Chika so far, which I can understand haha. But I feel bad for Takezou getting no love, although it makes sense since so far he just seems like a timid guy who is as prejudice as the other characters. Tetsuki is hands down the MVP though :P Without him, you'd still have misunderstandings and the bad guys wouldn't have fessed up. So far though, I'm not seeing quality visuals. A bit disappointed, but at least it doesn't look like butt like the usual treatment other shoujo adaptations get. Although it's shounen... Still, why did they ask a no name studio to take charge? Especially one that has only bad series in their resume...but well, at least they seem to be serious about the adaptation, giving it two seasons. Hopefully they don't rush/omit a lot of stuff. wolfshade09 said: but i felt the show played off its title to be something kinda different and instead just used its unique point (the koto) as an interchangeable maguffin to move the very stereotypical story along with its cookie cutter characters. Hmm well I assure you the story would be very different later on if it wasn't the koto, and say, it was piano or violin. The koto tradition/culture in Japan is an important part of some character development. But yes, so far, it may seem like just a hook or gimmick. |
| Bad animation. The boys' drama is as generic as it can be. Takezou is absolutely annoying. It's not just about his prejudice, he is annoying because he only tries to appear to be the good guy without putting much real effort in saving the club. The kind of "violence is bad" cliche is just fucking annoying from someone who can't protect anything. More so when he has already benefited from someone else who did the violence for him. Absolutely slave morality. |
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Short_Circut said: Pretty big episode. Not a big fan of the pacing especially with so many flashbacks/drama this early on, but at least getting it out of the way for better or worse. After seeing Run with the Wind though, I'm hoping this is gonna be another gem I bet it would be, I have read the manga. I had low expectations about the animation and direction, but it was above par. Now, if they can also pull of the sound part too, this series will hopefully reach 8.4+ by the time it ends. Don't worry about the drama part,2-3 episodes in more focus would be on character-development than drama. and what's up with this current score of 7.3? No worries here, Run with the wind was in the same boat, hope that it will cross 8 by 4-5 episodes. |
| 'I have no bonds tying me down. That's why I can see things as they are!!' - Yugami |
| I started it watching because of my liking for the traditional japanese koto music and because I have heard its manga is really good stuff, but what I have got in the first episode is mostly irritating, harsh and generic shounen school drama . I hope it will get better in the upcoming episodes, more worthy of the reputation of the manga. |
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Anhesenaton said: I started it watching because of my liking for the traditional japanese koto music and because I have heard its manga is really good stuff, but what I have got in the first episode is mostly irritating, harsh and generic shounen school drama . I hope it will get better in the upcoming episodes, more worthy of the reputation of the manga. Well it would, although the drama was not half bad either. |
| 'I have no bonds tying me down. That's why I can see things as they are!!' - Yugami |
| When Kudo said “arigatou gozaimasu” it was SO CUTE (♥ω♥*) |
| MC had a harem before (He was the only male member in the past). |
| "Who knows." |
wolfshade09 said: Not sure if people who read the manga just knew what they were getting into but the first episode was kind of a disappointment to me. Was hoping to come into a show that revolved around some interesting characters and a musical instrument i wasn't familiar with, but it started out like an unoriginal soap opera-esque anime that throws so many tropes at you that 4 min in i could guess the exact plot of the episode. Not sure if everything gets more unique and dynamic later on but i felt the show played off its title to be something kinda different and instead just used its unique point (the koto) as an interchangeable maguffin to move the very stereotypical story along with its cookie cutter characters. All in all was just a middle ground show to me with nothing very compelling or standoutish in the first episode to drive me to keep watching, and i was just really hoping for something more. Maybe it gets better down the line, will hang around for another episode or two to see Based on the first episode? The animation is cool, but I don't expect any unique original soundtrack or dramatic atmosphere. They could have exaggerate Kudo's emotion and many more in certain part, but .. lets just see how it goes. and Viz said: Ugh that opening song doesn't quite fitting for this series. Otherwise this episode is pretty faithful to the manga. Though they could've show some actual koto play from Takezou's senpais from his flashback instead of teasing it. haha yeah i skipped the opening after 10-20seconds btw CHC said: Bad animation. The boys' drama is as generic as it can be. Takezou is absolutely annoying. It's not just about his prejudice, he is annoying because he only tries to appear to be the good guy without putting much real effort in saving the club. The kind of "violence is bad" cliche is just fucking annoying from someone who can't protect anything. More so when he has already benefited from someone else who did the violence for him. Absolutely slave morality. but dude...the story is EXACTLY the same as in the manga..i guess you are gonna be disappointed at starts when you read the manga too. haha although, the animation imo is good and not bad |
Sebastian333Apr 7, 2019 3:06 AM
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| Great first episode, damn that gave me strong feels. That was a very nice introduction to Kudou and Kurata's characters, very well handled backstories, really looking forward to the next episode! |
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| I don't understand why fictional bullies go as far as committing crimes. This does not look like the right genre for criminal-level bullies. Other than that, this anime was awesome! Can't wait for the next episode. |
zagan93 said: I started to read the Manga a few weeks ago but stopped at around chapter 10. I did not like the character design, decreasing role in the story and personality of the "protagonist" Takezou. but the anime kind of fixed his design, I feel like the pacing is better, and this is a music anime so Anime have an edge over Manga, if they pull it correctly, which I hope they do. so I'm going to follow this Anime and if it manages to capture me and make me see it in a new light, I will go back to the Manga once the Anime finishes. Sorry to break it to you but Takezou is not the main protagonist. If u have to chose one, the male lead would be kudou chika and female lead Houzuki Satowa. |
| 'I have no bonds tying me down. That's why I can see things as they are!!' - Yugami |
| Good episode overall. As a manga reader, I'm happy it got adapted at all though I did expect different, more quality from art and animation. |
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