Kyoukai no Kanata Episode 1 Discussion

Reaper71 said:
Am I the only one that thinks this show is very similar (and I mean VERY similar) to Bakemonogatari? I mean, think about it; it's not only the mystery/occult premise that they share. The main guy is very similar to Araragi, right down to the immortality (or heightened healing ability), and his friend in the literature club seems like a combination of Senjougahara and Hanekawa: always talking down to him in a sort of haughty way (Senjougahara) while being seemingly his only friend (Hanekawa). The way the characters speak to each other, with the female character leading the charge and the male character reacting (typically flamboyantly) just screams -monogatari. And even some of the visual direction (such as when they were talking in the park) mirrored the way the Monogataris change visual styles at the drop of a hat depending on the conversation. I might just be seeing something that's not there, but to me, it's a pretty glaring and easy comparison to make.

Regardless, the episode was okay. I didn't like how they tried to force characterization at nearly every point, such as during the MCs speech at the beginning (typically all disguised, direct characterization, telling and not showing), and over the course of his many interactions with Mirai (I know you are immortal, it has been discussed and explained, thank you). Mirai seems like a typically KyoAni moeblob, but nevertheless, she's pretty likable. The art and animation were typically KyoAni fare: that is to say, they were excellent.

Overall, I'm going to keep watching. I was excited for this before, and even though it has disappointed me so far, I'm sure it will get better soon.

therandomestguy said:
i'm interested, it's just the first episode but this looks like it will be good

i wanna know if the dude has any powers other than immortality, like an offensive ability to fight with

actually he probably doesn't since he ran away from the girl in that one scene, but they did say they fought several times before that and he lost so that might be why he ran

Vanisher said:
Not really interested for now, but I guess I won't drop it yet.

Yoona-chan said:
Nothing to keep me interested here. Animation was nice but there's just no tension at all. The whole youmu thing really made me yawn.

The atmosphere was nearly exactly the same as when watching Hyouka ep. 1. A lot of uninteresting blabbering and something oh-so-mysterious behind it all.

In a way I'm satisfied this didn't turn out to be any better. Now I have more time for the really GOOD series this season.

jayvon said:
It's my first time seeing this type of artwork and animation which is the same type as Free!, Hyouka, and Robotics;Notes associated with a supernatural theme. And it looks lie the family thats in charge or whatever put that Youmu in her room. By the way does anybody know what a Youmu is? I googled it but I couldn't get a straight answer .

Khaledwx said:
what kind of stupid reason is that? lol she's wearing glasses and she's also a klutz epic combination

Santoryu_XBurner said:
Been looking forward to this one. Didn't expect Mirai to suddenly stab Akihito in the beginning. At least he is immortal and cannot die. The OP and ED song sound really good.[/quote

i didn't expect a lot of things xD



for me it was kind of slow,

turbokaz said:
I hope Mitsuki doesn't become a backseat character. She caught my attention as the most interesting character in episode 1. I didn't exactly like the fact that Mirai was played up as this overly clumsy moe blob. She will probably undergo a coming-of-age progression as the series continues though.

sauteed_roaches said:
BakemonoHyoukaWonderland? anyone? interesting, but i should be lowering my expectations...

naens said:
I didn't really like it. Could have been better. It looks like a plot generated by a computer.