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tsubasaloverJan 13, 2011 10:24 AM
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| All right just 11 episodes, let's see if this is anything good. |
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
| I liked it a lot. I wish the OP wasn't just different views of the school though. Who confessed to who in the past? I got confused. At first I that the girl confessed to the boy, but then the end made it seem like the boy confessed to the girl. |
desolatoJan 13, 2011 12:53 PM
| 1st ep interested me a lot. Primarily because of its cute backgrounds, picture reminded me Shinkai's films, besides story is interesting too, I like such wierd things ^^ |
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| I can't even tell which ones a boy and which ones a girl. Guess that's why they gave this a middle school setting all teh boobies wouldn't interfere. it's only 11 episodes though and somewhat enjoyable so i'll stay tuned |
| Kind of a disappointment for me. Starting off this far into the plot gives a really skewed view of the main characters, and 11 episodes doesn't feel like enough time to pull of the necessary amount of development to really show off the series' strong points. Still hopeful, but this was definitely a start on the wrong foot. |
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| loved the art and animation imo best of the season |
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| oh shit!! the episode delivered all that I'm expecting from it.. I really like the atmosphere the show is giving off, lighthearted and at the same time gives off a certain amount of uneasiness.. this is my bet to be he best drama for this season!! :) |
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| I have been looking forward for this! I'm going to watch it soon :) So I will edit this post when I've seen the first ep XD |
| hmm..got a bit confused. I still think Takatsuki as a boy more than a girl. And Nitorin as a girl more than a boy. And the confession also, I thought Takatsuki was the one who confessed to Nitorin? But still, it was a nice episode. Lovely art also. |
| I'm also wondering about the choice to start from the middle. Admittedly, the start of the manga is a little slow, and they have to fit this into 11 episodes, but the characters and how they interact seems a little jarring; although, I suppose that gives it a sense of realism. Besides that, the art and animation was beautiful and delicate. Really lovely to watch. Here's hoping that keeps up for the whole series. |
| If any of my posts seem odd, it's probably because I'm tired. Sorry. I have sleeping issues. |
| Yup, overhyped piece of mediocrity. |
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| Wow! This show seems like it's going to be REALLY deep. I think I'm going to like it. |
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| just watched ep. 1 love it! can't wait for more! |
| Forever Fornever |
| dropped lol |
| Great characterization so far, interesting things happened and very nice visuals. Also I liked that the show doesn’t treat you as some kind of brain-dead person and basically throws you in the middle of the plot without really explaining anything… Though I was confused at some time… |
| WOW. Stunning art, animation, and music. Very refreshing. I can't wait to see more of this anime, a masterpiece in the making. |
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| Even better than I could have imagined. So far it's all done very tastefully, but expected no less from noitamina. Top of my list already. And to refresh everyone's minds: Keep that double posting and sub-begging to a minimum. Lag is not an excuse, especially not when your messages are completely different in content. |
| I'm very surprised I was able to follow this, especially since it's pretty confusing to figure some of the stuff out. I LOVE the art style to this alot. This was a pretty good first episode. |
| Wow, the animation and music were quire beautiful. It's also pretty rare to see an anime dealing with this topic in such a mature way. I've heard great things about the manga, so here's to hoping the anime lives up to it! |
| not sure i like this o_O seems intresting though.. |
| Thank God I'm not the only one who was confused throughout this episode. I had a hard time keeping track of which character was a boy and which was a girl since the character designs make them look really similar. I'm sure over time it won't be a problem, but right now it's confusing. This actually wasn't as bad a first episode as I thought it would be. Do the boy and girl main characters want to actually be gender reversed, or do they just like dressing as the other gender? (That's a rhetorical question, by the way) I'm sure things like that will be answered later on. |
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Detective said: This is why we can't have nice things. Oh we can, I haven't seen fractale yet so there's still hope. [Want me to elaborate why I think this is mediocre?] |
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| For a while I was confused who was who, and then I realized oh right, crossdressers. But the concept was handled pretty well. THIS is why I love AIC. Just the animation, while having a few still moments, was just really really good. Furthermore I loved this story. The characters are believable and already we can understand there is a depth to them and their insecurities. I think we can safely expect this show to be a high quality slice of life with a message on the sociological implications of gender in middle school students. By far, this was the best opening episode I've seen from Winter 2011. My only complaint is that they should have made character names clearer, but I think the characters and situations established are good. |
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| My brain!! I'm tired and can't think clearly. Who is girl and who is boy?? And I think voice of this boy dressed like girl isn't very good. When he was crying I was thinking he had a hiccup. |
| I had slight issues with the genders. Anyways, this was a nice first episode, I think this is going to be pretty deep. |
| I think the average person should be able to figure out who is who by the end of this episode, since that's when the viewer is presented some of the obvious problems the boy goes through in his gender crisis. Typically I would prefer that who is who is obvious after the first 8 minutes, but oh well. I think the message works. |
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VillettaIchihara said: Wow! This show seems like it's going to be REALLY deep. I think I'm going to like it. I agree this episode alone was pretty deep....i think it is interesting enough to follow |
Nachotee said: [Want me to elaborate why I think this is mediocre?] Not really. Go enjoy your own slice of mediocrity with Fractale. |
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| My thoughts about this are completely neutral there is absolutely no other was i can describe this episode. It wasn't bad but it wasn't good either. There is a clear plot and the atmosphere was very relaxing the art wasn't to bad either. They did approach the problems of the individuals in the story yet i expected them to do so more, but maybe that comes during the rest of the course of this Anime. Besides it's a hard thing to portray those problems and feelings. |
| Such an amazing start, I loved this episode. The art, the sound and the characterizations are all really impessive and this is going to be deeper than what I first thought. Claire de Lune was a nice choice for that scene~ |
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| Extremely confusing and peculiarly constructed first episode. It was sloooow too and I must admit I had a lot of difficulties to sympathize with the characters. I'm still perplexed but I guess I'll watch the second ep just to be sure if it's worth to pick up this one. |
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| I had wanted to read the manga for the longest time, but when I found out there was going to be an anime adaptation, I decided to wait and watch it first, and I wasn't disappointed. I absolutely loved it. I was expecting to be very confused, since it skipped ahead a bunch of volumes, but I actually wasn't confused by anything. Just a little unsure of the character relations and stuff. I loved the part where he was wandering around the town as a girl. And I had a feeling that his sister would walk in on him in her clothes. xD Judging from her reaction, though, I'm guessing she already knew he dressed up in girl's clothes? Since she was more angry than surprised. I love the art style for this too, and I can't believe I only just found out this is made by the same person who did Aoi Hana. No wonder they're so similar. Also love the ED. I'm a fan of Rie Fu's music, love her mix of English and Japanese. I think her song fits well with this series. This will most definitely end up being my favorite show of the season. Too bad it's only 11 episodes, why is it that the best shows are always so short. ;_; |
| Soo is this show about cross-dressing and gay children? Correct me if im wrong, my mind is completely blown. Im not really into BL |
billngJan 13, 2011 2:55 PM
| I don't know if I can watch this until the end.. it was slightly disturbing and by slightly I mean a lot. |
| Weak start, bad introduction, too many characters are shown in a short period of time so it's nearly impossible to remember their names, faces and how they're related to each other. Not to mention that my sense of morals screamed when I saw |
Pepelina said: Ah, so the anime will be different from the manga after all. As far as I can remember, the children entered middle school only in volume six. FML i guess i won't be reading the manga then. I held off on starting it because the anime was coming out, but it looks like that was the wrong choice. |
| Only 11 episodes, and if that's not bad enough they cut off a very necessary portion of the story. Other than those issues, I like it. The music is perfect and the animation is pretty good. |
| Love this. Art is beautiful. |
billng said: No, it's about a heterosexual couple of middle school kids that so happens to have a gender identity crisis.Soo is this show about cross-dressing and gay children? Correct me if im wrong, my mind is completely blown. Im not really into BL |
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| Having read over the thread and considered what was left out. Hourou Musuko will be one of those anime in which you have to read the manga to have a good idea what's going on. It doesn't help that what was left out was very important to character establishment and development. |
| What the fuck!? In one second, they find a 4 leaf clover. Now I really feel bad for Hagumi. |
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