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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Good Start from when i started this anime it feels like ancient animation awesome storyline hope it continues like this :) love Arima's character |
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| Same here, I like her so much. This is somthing real, she's nasty ! Yell that type of scheming is quite my type too, but not for glory or rewards like her! |
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| I really liked a lot of the beginning to this episode, but I don't like the male lead and that kind of bothers me. I hope he grows to be likable. |
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| That was a pretty good start, heartwarming, funny, refreshing and a tad crazy. For once you have a female who assume her pretentiousness and her obsession of image and popularity. That's really good change compared to generic romcom anime. Also, I liked it how they throw some psychological devellopment in the last part, in a very funny way, by explaining her complex toward the other dude. The animation was also pretty good, it reminds me of FLCL in the choose of colour. I have to admit that I have for the time's animation, so I was very pleased. This anime already hooked me, can't wait to see the next episode. |
| Really good episode. It was really funny!! She's a mean girl :P Really ansious to see next episode ^^ |
| not bad not bad, I kind of missed the anime in the 90s. :) |
| this wasnt bad at all :D although, the male lead, arima, is um.. very uninteresting lol (at the moment to say the least) well, at least miyazawa is here. i laughed like crazy when she dynamic entry'd arima write in the chest. definitely gonna watch this one with a smile on my face, i just know it |
| I really liked the animation, that oldie kind that it has a nostalgic feel |
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| Not bad. Already off the bat, I like the characters. To be honest, I'm slightly annoyed with the female lead's obsession with popularity, but it does make her very relatable and leaves her open for character development. Just from the first episode. Potential with other characters also, certainly. But more or less, I doubt I'll be displeased anyways. This is Hideaki Anno-Gainax's work, after all, and I'm obviously not expecting an Evangelion, but from the looks of things, I can expect some character development and interesting plot. Or at the very least, I can expect zany comedic D:-inducing adventures ala FLCL, which isn't bad either. |
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| Interesting first episode, might be a bit too fast paced but I still liked it. Also the main character reminds me of Kyoko from Skip Beat which is definitely a plus. |
| was getting bored, decided to continue watching this again starting from the beginning, and ahh.. its great, such a refreshing anime |
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| Man this will officially be the oldest Anime I am going to complete. Seems like a pretty good Anime basing it off the first episode. Hopefully it stays that way! :D |
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| Pretty funny beginning tbh and that confession...old school style with the humor. Ye, I'll be watching this. |
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| It didn't look promising, but the first episode was really funny. Pretty nice humor. :P |
| Feels like the quintessential 1990's romantic comedy. (probably because it is) I did enjoy it a lot, I don't mind anime characters with cynical distinctive personalities like Yukino's. The english dub isn't half bad either. Im watching this now just so I can get ahead of the person who will inevitably comment below me. |
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| That was very interesting, a great and funny start of a nice love story! The protagonist sure is funny in her own way, with her different personalities and so. Personally didn't expect a confession from him in the first episode but with this it can get really interesting real fast! I really wonder what she'll do next! The ending sure made it even better! @RediceRyan - damn you! Just watch them japanese dub you bastard :p |
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| Miyazawa is hilarious! Sent with Mal Updater |
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| This must be maybe the oldest anime I've watched in the recent years for sure. But in oldest anime while excluding Dragon Ball and Love Hina. I must say, this anime is totally different then what I normally watch because it's old school classic anime style back in the day. In some day at least. '98. And well, it still works. It's still very greatly proportioned. But the eye-view of it is ... very new to me, maybe even unique. Its old school. The voice acting is the natural type but still with some fun-acting because it has comedy. And the ost is also... classy? A superb opening for a first episode! Every little twists. All the characters, her sisters, her whole character. His character and crush for her. Beautiful, can't wait to enjoy this anime. Next episode! |
| Anno's fingerprints are all over this show. Whether it's the camera angles, the scenery and the sound effects. Everything looks like NGE which is nice. Even the premise kind of suits his style, even though he didn't write it. |
| That ending was CREATIVE, I really enjoyed that, I haven't seen much like that. Will continue to watch. |
| OMG, it was so funny! hehe |
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| I can't stop seeing Evangelion in this. I can't stop seeing FLCL in this. I need help. |
| Not bad for a start. |
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| When I saw the cover art I instantly had a good feeling about this. The constant switch between Yukino's personalities was a riot, this whole thing was hilarious. That ending was coming from a mile away but that long pause had me roaring. I really like the art and style. Despite all of the bad things I read about it, it gives off a nice one-of-a-kind sense of old school. |
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| Wow. This is the first time an anime romcom has amused me so. Yukino is kind of despicable, but I can't help but find it at least somewhat humorous because of the absurd extreme she's taken it to. The pace is super fast. Most other anime would have likely taken two or three episodes to deliver that much content. The art is kinda bad at times, and the ED isn't even animated, but it works. It's charming. I think I'll end up liking this. |
| I don't know if this will go very far. It looks like a childish/silly sister anime of Evangelion but at least Yukino's less emotional than Asuka. |
| Numbuh 3, you've got to get off the couch, you cannot sit in that tree house, girl you like Rainbow Monkeys so grab your little shit and then swing! Hand tracks be tracking me to different doorways. In a maze, and I don't know what to do. Guaranteed though, Ima find the emeralds. |
| This is definitely my kind of thing, too bad from what I've read it' gonna be a stale ending. |
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| Oldie but goodie~ |
| I can't relate with her at all, because I don't care about popularity at all.. In fact I get bullied in school because I'm not popular I enjoyed this though ^^ Like it so far, pretty funny.. Especially that awkward ending xD |
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| This anime is sooo Gainax. I am not sure how much the source material plays part in that but you just see Anno's handwriting in nearly every single frame and it is amazing. Loved that episode. |
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| My god, does this look old, it's freaking Ranma. Ok, now seriously, this anime looks pretty good. I basically know nothing about it except for the fact that Anno worked on it. This looks really Gainaxy, it kinda looks like they were low in budget, strangely, that was something I really liked about Evangelion, we'll see how that turns out. Anyway, even with that it manages to be really funny, hope it only gets better. |
| Around the gif~ "It's a big mistake to think you're the only one who can turn into a car" - Shiori Takatsuki |
 Possible cheeky reference to End of Evangelion? XD |
| omg i like it. very different from the weird dark shit i've been watching. anyways, i'm always up for a feel good anime with a cool ass mc |
| Xtina is my mother! |
| Good 1st episode. Fast pacing and entertaining. I love the Yukino's character. She isn't your typical character. She's a nasty character and thinks things she'll never say because she wants to appear perfect. I think the male lead is portrayed well. I think they are trying to make it seem like successful students are boring and have no personality. |
| Lol that was pretty good,exactly my kind of comedy. |
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| It's like shoujo Eva. Thanks Anno! I don't have any complaints at this time. It was fairly amusing. |
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| I'm kind of surprised that episode 1 pretty much tells you everything you need to know about what makes Yukino tick. I am aware that this anime is based on another person's manga, but it's a far cry from how Anno handled the main characters in NGE. I can't imagine Asuka or Misato having the same impact on me if I knew everything about their personality, backstory and motives from the outset. That subverted the expectations I had, but then again that's probably what this director is most known for. It will be interesting to see how things develop for these characters, especially since Soichiro confessed so early in the story (often in these shows the guys are either oblivious or too timid to make a move). I can already tell there's more of a psychological edge to this compared to most rom-com anime, which does pique my interest. I'm just hoping that one of the upcoming episodes tell us more about Soichiro. There wasn't really much to go off yet as far as his character is concerned. |
LoveHaterAug 30, 2018 5:41 PM
| This episode blew my expectations out of the water. It has been so long since I have laughed at an Anime episode, but this takes it. The humor is funny and the timing is perfect. As for the visuals, they are shaky, but I still like them aside from this issue. Really hope it stays this strong. I like the OST as well. |
| Anno never disappoints me with his anime. That was probably the best episode of romcom anime I've ever seen! So funny and creative, I love it. And daaamn, they even added the manga scene! So cool! FLCL also has one :3 |
St0rmbladeSep 11, 2019 3:01 PM
| I know that this will be a drama or even psychological show by look at the genres, but I didn't feel that yet from this first episode. Sure Anno was the director (I didn't expect this) and I could feel Evangelion's vibes here and there, but it is still hard to imagine what kind of drama will come about female lead for at least, she has a nice family and all. Maybe the troubles are not about her background but more about her future in relationship, kind of lke Nana I predict. |
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| Man, the age/lack of budget definitely shows but I wasn't distracted by it for a single second. The way this is edited makes it feel so snappy and full of life, what a great first episode. |
| That was... CRAZY. Not at all what I was expecting, at least until I saw GAINAX appearing on the screen. Of course it gave me huge FLCL vibes, but it's far from being as chaotic. Actually, I really liked this first episode, it reminds me of the humor of cartoons I watched as a kid, and I love the art style. And I think I'm gonna love Yukino, she is a very pretentious and seemingly unlikable person but she is just so fun, I love her facial expressions, and she's also interesting. I'm expecting some good development from her. However, what confuses me is how fast everything went. Practically everything I expected to happen during the show (Yukino questioning herself, Yukino realizing she's falling in love with Arima, and of course Arima finding out about her real self) occurred in this single episode. It makes me wonder what will actually happen in this show. I'm quite hyped for now, I hope it won't disappoint me ! |
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| lmao i love these types of rom-coms so much i'm thinking horimiya was inspired by this since it's quite similar but not sure |
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