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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- An unusual show but I kinda like the style. We got the detective agency and a case for the opening episode. That Takuboku guy is someone worth to keep an eye on with their intellect. Setting takes place in a historical-ish setting so the episode felt rather refreshing. Looks like this anime has a lot of potential imo. |
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| Kind of a heavy setting as the anime just gets right into how a best friend died 10 years ago... Basically starting with introducing us to a character who's already dead. And then goes back to a time before that for its actual story, it seems. All this taking place during the Meiji era which also has its own oddities. Curious to see how this one will unfold, the start is promising and interesting for sure. |
yellowheartrenApr 13, 2020 8:55 AM
| Damn this is a bit depressing...why the poet died |
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| This was fairly fun and looked way better in motion than I expected. |
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| It's not everyday you're just going about your business and find out someone has been murdered. I like it, kinda curious what other crimes they find. |
| bruh yet another show this season with a banger OP. also ngl this show kinda seems like a mix of Housekishou Richard and Showa Rakugo. I hope it ends up being more of the latter though :P Art style looks amazing, surprisingly has a really light tone to it, and character designs look pretty cool. Can see this becoming popular with the female demographic lmao |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| The detective seems like a fun guy so it'll definitely hurt to see him die. Anyway interesting first episode. I like both of the main characters. Seems like the story will be good so looking forward to this. |
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| Wasn't expecting a Mori Ogai cameo but I'll take it! Interesting premise, looking forward to how this unfolds. Quick edit to add that our beloved but tragically doomed character's real life counter-part died April 13, 1912... wonder if its airing today was purposeful or serendipitous? |
omegarabbitApr 13, 2020 10:22 AM
| I wonder what would've happened if it wasn't for the blood that caught Ishikawa's attention :P Pretty enjoyable so far and nice fanservice opening. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Honestly not sure what i think of this yet, but its not bad so its worth continuing |
| This was good. The undertone of sadness from the insight that Ishikawa will die very soon really strengthens the nostalgic air of the show. A little iffy about the lack of major female characters, but since it's adapted from a novel, I have high hopes. |
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| Im reserving judgement. As a police procedural style show it has merit. First eps layed down some world building foundations but MC was a bit tricky to think about, was he coming or going. |
 To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
| ah yes love me some nice, depressing, bromance detective show |
| Usually, an anime's art style can let us know what to expect from the story, but the unusual art style here is making it so hard to tell if this story would be light hearted or dark. The outlines are coloured and the colour palette is kind of light, which may mean a warm and/or cute story. But, the colour for the outlines is dark blue, and that makes the story look like it may have some mind twisting scenes. Also, despite the light colour palette, they have used quite a heavy contrast for lights and shadows, and that's usually done with extremely dark stories. I seriously don't know what to expect; this anime can either be horrible or it can be good or even amazing, and the uncertainty excites me. (Though, I hope it's something good. There aren't a lot of good anime this season.) The poet guy looks so cute. Also, it seems the characters here were actual people in history, and their designs match their real life counterparts. I noticed a detail with the letter that didn't seem correct. When ink or water spills over paper, it also goes under it. I am guessing blood isn't that different. So, there shouldn't be a perfect rectangle there. And, based on the scarlet colour of the blood, we can know it was still warm and not even close to drying. Ignoring the detail about the colour, when the murder had happened, the blood was definitely in its liquid state. Which means, if somebody were to pick up the letter, the rectangular shape would be changed since it's quite easy to smear liquid. I am not sure if the blood would move inside the contours of the rectangular shape, though. (I am not sure if I made any sense. I am just an artist who has accidentally spilled water over papers a lot more often than I want to admit.) |
| funny seeing it go from 8.61 with 20 viewers (viewable via apps) to 6.67 with 200 viewers. needs something more to stand out |
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| can someone explain why a killer would plan to force someone write a letter in a brothel? it's already suspicious that 2 guys rent a room in there. How would a knife kill not make any noise and screams? Why burn the letter in your own office and leave the ashes there? edit: Also, how does a knife kill splash blood like a shootgun. |
VirtueHunterApr 13, 2020 4:28 PM
jTiKey said: ? Why burn the letter in your own office and leave the ashes there? The mystery still hasn't been solved. But... did you finish the episode? |
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| Well, that was nice. I don't know if it's gonna keep being interesting but I liked that first episode enough to, at least, watch the first 3 episodes. |
STOP SLEEPING ON ODD TAXI |
| Aah~~ Love the graphics <3 I want to see more episodes from this show :) |
| When Kyousuke first shows up and talks about how his friend died 10 years ago, my first thought was "Ah, this guy looks like he's tasted pee only to discover that it was actually water." I have a feeling that Ishikawa kills himself, so I'm already preparing myself for that depressing part of the story to happen. |
| wow that was a bit boring... 3/5. |
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| I am impressed with the animation and its attention to details. Also I am a sucker for detective/mystery genre. I have high expectation. |
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| Planting the evidence was pretty cool move, I didn't expect that. But the rest of the episode was kind of dull for me. Hopefully it only gets better from here when they've set up all the characters and encounter more interesting mysteries! I'm really loving the overall aesthetic, it's pretty. why does asanuma shintaro's character have to die I'm sad already |
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| Sherlock anime version. |
“You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin” . |
| Really good episode, amazing OST at the end. |
 In most cases, the MAL Average Scores don't mean anything, here is a question: were the works made before 2000 all shit? Why are they so damn scarce in the Top 50? Think about how MAL is quite literally a filtered amount of the Anime fanbase. Here's a timeline of the Top 15 in which you can check that, almost always, the scores are affected by the freshness, popularity and other factors that have nothing to do with quality. |
Zel_Ezl said: Aah~~ Love the graphics <3 I want to see more episodes from this show :) Yep, the graphics really were a up on my entertainment. |
In most cases, the MAL Average Scores don't mean anything, here is a question: were the works made before 2000 all shit? Why are they so damn scarce in the Top 50? Think about how MAL is quite literally a filtered amount of the Anime fanbase. Here's a timeline of the Top 15 in which you can check that, almost always, the scores are affected by the freshness, popularity and other factors that have nothing to do with quality. |
| This looks like an interesting series as I have a thing for detective stories. Hopefully they would have some interesting cases. |
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| It started out mega strongly I thought! Quite the paced introduction. Reminds of Kakushigoto this season. Wish this style will remain popular this decade. |
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| what a sad start :( The ep. was so interesting, I like the story and love the art. The anime suit the season, I look forward to the next ep |
| I liked the first episode. Will watch the next one for sure. |
| I got Sherlock Holmes and The Wind Rises vibes from this which was nice. Also liked the friendship shown between the two leads, so I'm looking forward to both those aspects being explored more in future episodes. I'm honestly confused by the low (by MAL standards) score. A refreshing art style and setting with an artful and somewhat laid-back approach to Sherlock Holmes-esque mystery/crime, tinged with a sense that the journey will be bittersweet as we learn about Ishikawa's fate. What's not to like? |
| i'm in love with the art style |
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| I like the art style and the characters seem interesting. It's like one of those shows with ikemen or handsome characters. So far the mystery was meh. I'm hoping for something more interesting next episode. |
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| Beautiful story of friendship, and hopefully BL> |
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| A fine start, but unfortunately just reminds me too much of simple mystery detective shows done before. Concerning the novel that came out in 1999 (some 20+ years), guess this was normalcy for its time that went unnoticed. Having a backdrop such as the Meiji era is unique, and the characters are just as eccentric...being detectives based on fictionalized versions of real people. So far, Ishikawa's got my radar for all the weird but good reasons, while Kyousuke is pretty much a wimpy assistant at this point. Tanka poems are pretty much the intergral part of the series as a whole, the classical Japanese poetry and part of literature: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanka Seems like a good one to waste some time to. |
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| This anime does open a little depressing which predicts the death of one of the main characters, but the refreshing and pastel colors it uses to recreate the scenario that lead to the final end. Also the music choice is very nice and vibrant i would suggest as i feel i am enjoying the poems and the scenery together with the characters. Unfortunately, I dont have any big expectation of this anime as only a relaxing one to enjoy while drinking coffee at home and curled up to just plainly enjoy the mystery behind those murders. |
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| Animation is pretty cool but story doesn't seem to be interesting to be honest |
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| Although the mystery was not solved yet, very good introduction. This anime reminds me why I really enjoy historical anime. It gives me the same vibes as Rakugo and Uta Koi but with detective theme like Conan. Many people say it's boring, but I disagree. This is more interesting than the other anime this season. Also the cast of seiyuu is splendid. Albaer said: MAL general userbase want cute girls and action lol. That's how I see it. This anime will probably be underrated compared to what's trending this season (high school or isekais as usual). I really hope the Rakugo fans come and watch this cus it'll probably appeal to them more.I'm honestly confused by the low (by MAL standards) score. A refreshing art style and setting with an artful and somewhat laid-back approach to Sherlock Holmes-esque mystery/crime, tinged with a sense that the journey will be bittersweet as we learn about Ishikawa's fate. What's not to like? erinerinyes said: Same, man, same.Makoto Furukawa singing voice is giving me eargasm. |
| Quite ominous start, saying that the Ishikawa dies within the next 10 years. Ishikawa seems like a pretty interesting character, poet turned detective, so it is kinda sad to know his future already. I wonder if Kindaichi is also going to do some detective cases or just going to accompany Ishikawa in those cases. |
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