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| Damn the op is damn fine |
| Seems like there was little to no attempt at improving the visuals, not even for a first episode of the season. Majority of shots were just moving slideshows with minimal animation on top of the show now being on fast forward for some reason. |
PaulOct 11, 2019 11:53 AM
| This looked like a powerpoint slideshow. Pans, zooms and slides; very little animation to speak of. Absolutely atrocious in this regard. The pacing somehow managed to be even worse, and the general feeling of "what the hell is going on?" never lets go. If that's how they open up, I shudder to think what they've got in store further down the road. I mean, I know the manga has fallen from the far-flung heights to the shadowy lows, but I hadn't expected the anime to succumb quite as rapidly. Shame. |
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| So its finally here. Nice to see Soma and the gang return once more. The new OP and the visuals sure were pretty interesting. The Soma alliance versus the Azami empire lol. In a extended engagement such as this preserving one's forces while depleting the enemies is the optimal strategy. The second bout sure looks to be a fierce one as the big guns take to the stage. Rindo's intensity for drawing the lottery first though lol. Still her choice of ingredients sure is rather unique. While also showing the extent of her speciality. The teamup idea of Soma, Rindo and Sadatsuka truly will be quite the unique one for sure given their specialities. The amount of peppers being used sure is heating up the battle quite well. Quite curious to see how the battle will play out here given the escalating intensity of the battles. |
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| The pacing was too fast, I didn't like the pacing of this episode. By the way, I’m curious about how two of the three matches will going to be. Hopefully the pacing would be better in the next episodes. |
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| I thought with DanMachi S3 that J.C would be back to not too bad animation, but looks like I was wrong. That battle with Soma was just like wut But here comes the so called worst arc (or was it the one after?), interesting to see how much it'll flop (if it does) |
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| That was really fast paced. Maybe it's because I read the manga, but at least there I remember having time for a lot of the points to actually hit. Although being disappointed by the adaptation isn't anything new. Honestly, this is basically what I expected, I can't complain too much. Unless they adapt the arc after this one, then I will complain. |
| You have shit taste, and then I have taste so shit it makes your taste look good |
| I am curious about the two shadow people during the opening and I didn't know who was the shadow girl at the end of the episode holding the "Fourth Plate" but I think it's Megumi. Though I felt like her twin tails were slightly longer. Nice start back up. I'd like to see that Special Ingredients team up with Yukihira, Sadatsuka, and Rindou one day lol. |
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Kerozinn said: I am on the same spot as you, i absolutely hated what came after this arc in the manga but, i think what you said is a bit too much. What if JC Staff decides to finish up the anime after this arc ends? You never know what can happen, we'll only know for certain after this arc wraps up. Then you can complain all you want lmao, because i for sure will be doing the same, if they decide to continue it further ofc.knowing how DOGSHIT the manga is i will never watch a single second of this show ever again. this is coming from someone who loved the show and the manga until it all went down the drain within a single arc. |
WaterLordOct 11, 2019 2:06 PM
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| There's a slight improvement in visuals, some actions actually got animated, but this is only episode 1... Now that people have been mentioning it the pacing was actually pretty fast, but it wasn't bad though, unless they skipped a lot from the manga. |
| I'm just here to see Rindou's blushing face. |
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| Honestly, I find it ironic that people mentioned that the anime's pacing is fast, while with the manga version of this part of the arc, people were complaining about how slow the arc was going. It's understandable since 20 pages a week isn't really enough at times, but oh well..... That aside, this first episode of season four continues directly after the previous season and it pretty much adapts what was in the manga. The fast pace is to be expected, but it didn't feel like it was rushed at all. I won't deny that I was worried about the production values since J.C Staff have been doing rather poorly this year, with certain episodes of OPM S2, DanMachi S2 and most episodes of the Scientific Accelerator spin-off actually looking good and animated well. Although the moving panels are a tad annoying, it's a bit less used than last season. On another plus side, the visual quality and the animation itself is pretty good and is also a step up from the previous season, too. I just hope that J.C Staff can dig their heels in and maintain this quality for a while. As for the OP/ED songs, they're both great, with Nano RIPE's ED song being my favourite of the two. All in all, this was a very good start to the fourth season. There's many twists and bumps still to go with this arc that I know that'll surprise and maybe annoy some of the anime-only viewers here. Also, Rindo's barbarian-style bikini was smoking hot! =3 |
| Better enjoy the sieries, it will probably be the last |
| They wasted no time getting straight back into the Team Shokugeki. No recap at all. Which I am really glad for. So happy to see all these characters again. We start of with quite the pairing for the second bout. Straight off the bat we get to see the very spicy match between Rindo Kobayashi and Tousuke Megishima. The alligator meat was a nice surprise and to finally see what Rindo's specialty is. Been a while waiting to see her in action. Speaking about spicy! Can't wait for next week! |
CeddyyBearrOct 18, 2019 4:53 PM
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| So no one is gonna mention Erina's JoJo reference in the OP towards the end of the sequence? Because that's the real highlight. And Rindou. Probably just gonna be clicking through these episodes, not exactly watching them since...well....this series just nose dives during this arc. Stereo Dive Foundation doing the OP is a surprise. Rindou besto |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| Really liked the OP, and oh boy, did I miss the soundtrack of this show. The pacing was indeed faster. This is good to increase the tension, but the recap felt rushed and unnatural. But so far, it was a good start |
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DedPanda said: So no one is gonna mention Erina's JoJo reference in the OP towards the end of the sequence? Because that's the real highlight. And Rindou. Probably just gonna be clicking through these episodes, not exactly watching them since...well....this series just nose dives during this arc. Stereo Dive Foundation doing the OP is a surprise. Rindou besto What part was the Jojo reference specifically? Can't find it lol |
| Didn't feel like the start of the new season at all. The production value is still pretty garbage, but I guess that's to be expected from modern day JC Staff. Also, I'm like 90% convinced that the OP just spoiled who will be left in the final bout. |
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WaterLord said: Kerozinn said: I am on the same spot as you, i absolutely hated what came after this arc in the manga but, i think what you said is a bit too much. What if JC Staff decides to finish up the anime after this arc ends? You never know what can happen, we'll only know for certain after this arc wraps up. Then you can complain all you want lmao, because i for sure will be doing the same, if they decide to continue it further ofc.knowing how DOGSHIT the manga is i will never watch a single second of this show ever again. this is coming from someone who loved the show and the manga until it all went down the drain within a single arc. write me a message if they manage to salvage this dumpster fire manga story into something worthwhile. |
| Finally SNS is back, i truly miss this show! I am really happy that the animation haven't changed, thanks god! And also it started on fire, and after one episode i am already in the SNS vibe, i can't wait for mor eof this, damn! Was really interesting the flashback about how Souma conviced Meguishima to participate in team shokugueki! Kuga asked Tsukasa to fight him in next battle, what a man, lets see what will happen! Damn, Rindou is so awesome, she is just using an aligator for a dish, and her skill are truly fascinating, and her image as barbaric was just so good and hot, damn! And i missed os much their personality and their expression that express really well their personalities! It ended with a clifhanger, like all episodes of this epic show! |
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Kerozinn said: Tf? You're talking as if they will adapt the whole thing already, wich was something that wasn't even confirmed yet. Why not watch it yourself and reach your own conclusions later? Your reasoning is weird imo. But wtv, you do you bro.WaterLord said: I am on the same spot as you, i absolutely hated what came after this arc in the manga but, i think what you said is a bit too much. What if JC Staff decides to finish up the anime after this arc ends? You never know what can happen, we'll only know for certain after this arc wraps up. Then you can complain all you want lmao, because i for sure will be doing the same, if they decide to continue it further ofc. write me a message if they manage to salvage this dumpster fire manga story into something worthwhile. |
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SatanicAlpha said: DedPanda said: So no one is gonna mention Erina's JoJo reference in the OP towards the end of the sequence? Because that's the real highlight. And Rindou. Probably just gonna be clicking through these episodes, not exactly watching them since...well....this series just nose dives during this arc. Stereo Dive Foundation doing the OP is a surprise. Rindou besto What part was the Jojo reference specifically? Can't find it lol I can't give you the time stamp but go through the opening and at like towards the last 15 seconds, you'll see the characters in different outfits. Erina's outfit on the left side as the camera pans upward is like a Jotaro reference |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| OMG, STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION HAS RETURNED! It's been 3,5 years! Also glad that the series is back lol. |
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| Damn, enjoyed it very much. The episode escalated so fast. I hope it will be 24 episodes. |
| Glad to have this back and pickup right where the last season left off. We finally get to see Rindou get crazy and I'm loving it. Barbarian Rindou and later her blushing face is just total win. Liked the flashback between Soma and Megishima. I'm gonna expect the academy Elite 10 stomp this 0-3 That end card Megumi, damn. XD |
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| Ah yes, so this is up again. Food battles are as dramatic as ever, with a bunch of foodgasms thrown in. I don't mind though. |
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| Kinda generic start (ie. nothing groundbreaking) but I'm glad the series is back. I guess the tough battles are still yet to come. Wonder if this is one-cour, two-cour or split cour again though. From OP and ED seems like this arc is all it covers (which is sad as I always prefer standalone eps compared to long arc). But let's see where exactly this will all go. |
| The pacing of this episode was way too fast Slideshow no Souma is back. |
| i thought the pacing on one of the previous seasons (2nd season i think?) was all over the place but then there's this! not even Food Wars is immune to JC Staff's messy shtick |
| It seems that I missed this show more than I expected, I really enjoyed this episode, I'm glad it's back. Panning shots are also back but I don't think they affect this show too much. My problem comes, like with last season, with the pace. It was fine at first or at least I didn't notice it being so fast until we got to the ramen guy flashback where everything started to go really fast and I really hate that :/ The one who's not back is Risa Taneda, it really sucks that she never came back. I remember that before her illness she was everywhere and now we barely hear her, that really saddens me. :( |
SkyLETVOct 12, 2019 1:15 AM
| always down to see more shokugeki and all it's craziness did feel like things were happening pretty darn rapid |
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| Oh the poor anime onlys... they have no idea what they're in for. Brace yourselves. This series has long since peaked and you're in for a steep drop. |
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| Damn Rindo going completely crazy again ^^ so fun to watch her Megishima's duel with Soma was interesting too.. Though I felt like I was watching any shounen protagonist but Soma lol And.. I mean there's no way Kuga is gonna win |
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| Good to see Rindou bae is back fuck yeah. |
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| Rindou with lottery is too cute and too cool with cooking |
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| It was a little fast-paced... it's still nice to see all those characters again. I missed them. |
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| Nice! Doesn't matter how things will turn it I still find it very enjoyable and this show always get me hungry |
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