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Oct 5, 2008 5:41 PM
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this was good first ep that showcase what the anime is about. VERY violent stayin true to the power of hokuto no ken hope to see more of the same as this anime continues
Oct 7, 2008 12:02 AM
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Yeah, thought it was a good episode. I'm glad it seems to be about as violent as the Shin HnK OVAs. Was worried they'd stay away from too much of the red stuff. Overall, gret episode showing Raoh's rise to power.
Oct 8, 2008 11:14 PM
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It was awfully mediocre, vastly disliked the narrator, I can't really get behind the new character designs and the OP is a boring song.

Hopefully the story will pick up, though, because the animation is certainly decent and I'm convinced this still has potential to be good.

If only we could have Kenji Utsumi back as Raoh....
Oct 10, 2008 10:25 AM
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I enjoyed it... I just wish I had someone that was subbing it so I can actually get a sense of the story rather than simply guessing and recognizing a word here and there. The 2nd episode should be out sometime tonight so that'll be dope. Still makes me wonder though with Roah being so super badass that he blew a hole through the guy and then through the building hundreds of feet behind him why would he have had such trouble with Kenshiro? lol.

Oct 12, 2008 11:49 PM
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Hopefully someone will pick this up and sub it.

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Oct 13, 2008 11:41 AM
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QUALITY-SUBS subbed the first episode, don't know if they'll continue with it.
Oct 17, 2008 2:05 PM
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Awful. Visually it looks like Golgo 13 TV (which I find trashy) and the animatioin seems almost non-existent. I feel like this is something that would have been thought of as edgy and put on Liquid Televison of MTV 15 years ago alongside Aeon Flux. Devoid of character, charm, or excitement. It makes me question why I hold Hokuto no ken so close to my heart in the first place.
Oct 17, 2008 2:50 PM
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Xenzio said:
QUALITY-SUBS subbed the first episode, don't know if they'll continue with it.


Actually, what Quality-Subs released were subtitles for use with the RAW.


That said, all I can pretty much say about the ep was "Eh... it was alright." I hope it gets better, though. =.=
Oct 18, 2008 9:14 PM
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Visually its poor.
Story wise, its decent.
Characters are as expected. (Still love Reina though)
But still seems like it will entertain.

All in Alll, 7/10 for 1st episode
Oct 20, 2008 11:43 PM

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great start and its something different for fall season, 5/5 for first episode
Apr 5, 2010 10:12 AM

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I thought it was going to be mediocre, but I was fairly impressed with this first episode. I'm guessing we'll get to see a fight between Raoh and Souther at some point judging by the 'Emperor' comments from that Demon King.
Feb 28, 2013 9:33 PM

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Lol, that bro fist. I thought they were about to kill each other for a second there.

Pretty brutal start so far. Dem exploding heads. DIVINE OF THE FIST STAR. Epic episode so far. It reminded me a little of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure imo.

Take that name to hell with you

^What a catchy quote there.
Nov 25, 2015 2:40 PM

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Gendo said:
It was awfully mediocre, vastly disliked the narrator, I can't really get behind the new character designs and the OP is a boring song.

I can't get used to the new character designs as well. Males are not brutal enough, and I can hardly recognize the characters
Dec 27, 2019 1:01 AM

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Raoh's story about how he became a ruler, guess it's time for the ''You all are already dead'' instead of the "You are already dead"

Visuals are a bit poor but the story looks interesting

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