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CherryLover said: First, are you seriously implying Ikoma, who has shown both an actual ability to actually reason and a truly focused goal, is characterized worse than Eren in simply one episode. That is beyond just a leap of logic, I'm afraid. You can call me an idiot, but I think that the reason to fight because of the killed parent is a bit more interesting than the reason "I will fight because I want and can." Maybe in the next episodes this dude will become more interesting character. CherryLover said: Second, the bolded statement is plainly ignorant. Why can't females be in a post-apocalyptic setting? I didn't say that women can't be in a post-apocalyptic world. I'm okay with the females from AoT. But I don't like women from KnK because of their appearance. They look like characters from light-hearted historical series about Japan (with some comedy elements), not from the series about cruel world full of zombies. By the way I think that this mix of elements from Japanese culture and zombie apocalypse is bad in general. |
| Promising 1st episode I started watching this because i saw Theishter play the OP. The anime itself is surprisingly amazing and i noticed SnK style too |
| Around minute 13, when Loli is speaking to MC in the jail. When speaking about the origin of her name,Mumei refers to his big brother as "Ani-sama" instead of the typical "Oni-sama". Can somebody savvy in the culture explain me the difference, if any, or why it is used in the context. Is that there for a reason, be it setting or respect or anything else, or is just for making it different? |
 It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is invisible to the eye.But does the heart have the right perspective? |
LeHman93 said: They sure have one damn shitty security system, how could they not account for a runaway train full of zombies, no station before the city no 2nd wall no nothing as if they expected a train overun by zombies to simply stop but i guess the plot has to start somehow Those zombies can actually climb walls >_> |
MysteriousBanana said: KoreaWS said: The a- prefix is an acceptable substitute the o- prefix when speaking in honorifics, but it's got an odd place in modern Japanese as simultaneously being an archaic formal form and modern slang.Around minute 13, when Loli is speaking to MC in the jail. When speaking about the origin of her name,Mumei refers to his big brother as "Ani-sama" instead of the typical "Oni-sama". Can somebody savvy in the culture explain me the difference, if any, or why it is used in the context. Is that there for a reason, be it setting or respect or anything else, or is just for making it different? For example aniue (兄上) and aneue (姉上) are forms you hear in historical shows or really uptight, old-money families, whereas aniki (兄貴) or anego (姉御) is slang that's usually depicted as something thugs use while speaking up to someone they respect (which is actually not really modern slang, come to think of it, they're just mimicking the yakuza, which still uses archaic terms in their organizations). Mumei's just contracting aniue to ani-sama, in a modern setting she'd be saying onii-sama instead. Thanks based banana. If aniki were to be the implied word, I would had theorized that she belonged to an organization, and that her aniki from that organization would had rescued her and given her that name, due to amnesia or anything like that. Now I can roll with the other definition too. Thanks a lot for the insight. |
| It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is invisible to the eye. But does the heart have the right perspective? |
| Love the character designs. Reminds me of 90s anime |
| Slitting your arm and hanging yourself in the first ep are pretty memorable ways for a character to introduce themself to the audience. |
| Lucky for the MC that he was bitten in his own BDSM dungeon and not somewhere else or he'd have been fucked. |
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| Is it just me or is this animation just really pleasing to the eye?? Like omg I was just mesmerized by the amount of detail in this first episode. I sure hope the quality doesn't go down. Like someone said it has sort of a 90s feel. SNK season 2 is looking great. Lol jk |
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| I also like how the MC just chokes himself to not become one of those monsters lol. Kinky af |
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Corinthians98 said: I also like how the MC just chokes himself to not become one of those monsters lol. Kinky af He's already more appealing to me than Eren from SnK. |
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| Attack on the mini titans. Zombiepiercer. Okay, I won't go further. Well, that was both intense and depressing. All these people were just random people that saw their life get thrown away :| It was also depressing to see the autorities having some impunitive power, even though it can be understandable in a situation like this. On the other hand, that's a freaking badass MC. I don't know what the hell he did at the end, but damn, that looked like one hell of a machine. And his reaction. I can't believe I missed that show from the line-up. Dis wil be gud. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| The 2nd season of Attack on Titans looks pretty good. |
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| Dropping this right here, but I'm gonna say, this anime made me understand why people hate on SnK a little bit better. |
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| Too bad they failed with the protagonist, it worked once but this time they're just pushing it too hard (that full recovery out of nowhere, just no). The little girl at the end tho, I hope she makes this anime worth watching. |
| 17 pages? damn even Boku Dake wasn't this hyped. |
| Is it just me, or did the MC'S voice change around 6:49? it sounds a lot deeper and slightly stilted |
| Wtf just did I watched...?? Seriously this episode basically snk rip off... |
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| Badass loli. Badass anime. That was great! 5/5 I hope they can keep up this intensity. |
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| This is literally the same story as SnK haha It's like SnK Zombie Version |
| Explosive first episode. Kinda feels like Shingeki no Kyojin as many others have pointed out but I'm loving it so far. |
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| They should just rename this to Attack on Kabane. |
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Pass-the-Salt said: They should just rename this to Attack on Kabane. Strongly disagreed |
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shanimebib said:   If you can rationalize the two pictures above you will realize plot wise how bad the first episode was. I will not say more. Everything reeked Shingeki no Kyojin. But I gotta give credits where it's due. I think the MCs are likable so far so it's still watchable. After the first impression, I am not gonna give this more than a 6.5/10 if it doesn't improve. I agree. Because they were tripping on checking and kept mentioning that its a miracle that it arrived "Earlier". Then night time not only are there no checks but the train arrived "On Time". Inconsistencies man. |
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Darklight0303 said: PiggyBancon said: The people and MC are stupid though because they already have a weapon that can pierce through the Kabaneras. It's the suicide bag because for some reason it can pierce through the heart of a Kabanera. They could just turn that thing into a weapon. Wtf are you talking about. That bag destroys the heart BEFORE it is fortified by the virus. Episode 3 shows that the bag can destroy the heart AFTER fortification. |
| That was pretty good but way too shock factor for episode one. Well, that contributes to most of it's high score I guess. I like the ethics issues presented. That sold me. Also, interested in learning about the other characters. |
PiggyBancon said: Darklight0303 said: Wtf are you talking about. That bag destroys the heart BEFORE it is fortified by the virus. Episode 3 shows that the bag can destroy the heart AFTER fortification. You try using that thing on a Kabane that rushes you and tries to eat your face off. It's not practical no matter what. So you're still in the wrong with your criticism |
Darklight0303 said: You try using that thing on a Kabane that rushes you and tries to eat your face off. It's not practical no matter what. So you're still in the wrong with your criticism That's why I said they can improve it. Why do Ikoma wants to mass produce his weapon then? It's literally the same thing because they can only be fire at point blank range. |
PiggyBancon said: Darklight0303 said: You try using that thing on a Kabane that rushes you and tries to eat your face off. It's not practical no matter what. So you're still in the wrong with your criticism That's why I said they can improve it. Why do Ikoma wants to mass produce his weapon then? It's literally the same thing because they can only be fire at point blank range. Ah, no - killing at a point blank is one thing, firing at a point blank is another thing. I am pretty sure the nail gun can fire at range, not only at a blank point. :D |
zellamiApr 30, 2016 2:52 AM
zellami said: PiggyBancon said: That's why I said they can improve it. Why do Ikoma wants to mass produce his weapon then? It's literally the same thing because they can only be fire at point blank range. Ah, no - killing at a point blank is one thing, firing at a point blank is another thing. I am pretty sure the nail gun can fire at range, not only at a blank point. :D All of the shot Ikoma fired from that gun even in the Opening is from point blank. He doesn't even try mid range even when there's a chance like when the Kabane is stuck on the train door. He fired 3 point blank shots on that Kabane. He had the chance to fire at mid range on 2 of those shots because the Kabane was not moving but instead he moved close to it and place the gun at point blank. The nail gun mechanic is the same as the suicide bag. You place the gun/bag right on the heart and fire/pull the trigger. |
PiggyBanconApr 30, 2016 7:14 AM
PiggyBancon said: zellami said: Ah, no - killing at a point blank is one thing, firing at a point blank is another thing. I am pretty sure the nail gun can fire at range, not only at a blank point. :D All of the shot Ikoma fired from that gun even in the Opening is from point blank. He doesn't even try mid range even when there's a chance like when the Kabane is stuck on the train door. He fired 3 point blank shots on that Kabane. He had the chance to fire at mid range on 2 of those shots because the Kabane was not moving but instead he moved close to it and place the gun at point blank. The nail gun mechanic is the same as the suicide bag. You place the gun/bag right on the heart and fire/pull the trigger. Right. The one time he ever saw his gun working was at a point blank. A point blank secures his killing rate for sure - the gun itself wasn't even working before that. The suicide bag works only at this range, and except one case in episode 3, I have great doubts about, the suicide bag success rate is on people. To be honest, I'd like to see this gun working at other ranges, but I don't see why Ikoma's gun should be deemed useless. The modified rifles basically have only repellent effect at a very close range too, because they are used mostly to guard the trains through the wholes. The bag, even if assumed to have a killing effect, is useless in combat. The OP shows other modified weapons, so there's more to it. Ah, in this episode the priest had a stick (staff), powered by steam. Overall, except Mumei's weapons and her power, the armament is indeed low level. |
zellami said: The suicide bags contain gunpowder or how do they work?PiggyBancon said: All of the shot Ikoma fired from that gun even in the Opening is from point blank. He doesn't even try mid range even when there's a chance like when the Kabane is stuck on the train door. He fired 3 point blank shots on that Kabane. He had the chance to fire at mid range on 2 of those shots because the Kabane was not moving but instead he moved close to it and place the gun at point blank. The nail gun mechanic is the same as the suicide bag. You place the gun/bag right on the heart and fire/pull the trigger. Right. The one time he ever saw his gun working was at a point blank. A point blank secures his killing rate for sure - the gun itself wasn't even working before that. The suicide bag works only at this range, and except one case in episode 3, I have great doubts about, the suicide bag success rate is on people. To be honest, I'd like to see this gun working at other ranges, but I don't see why Ikoma's gun should be deemed useless. The modified rifles basically have only repellent effect at a very close range too, because they are used mostly to guard the trains through the wholes. The bag, even if assumed to have a killing effect, is useless in combat. The OP shows other modified weapons, so there's more to it. Ah, in this episode the priest had a stick (staff), powered by steam. Overall, except Mumei's weapons and her power, the armament is indeed low level. |
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zal said: zellami said: The suicide bags contain gunpowder or how do they work?Right. The one time he ever saw his gun working was at a point blank. A point blank secures his killing rate for sure - the gun itself wasn't even working before that. The suicide bag works only at this range, and except one case in episode 3, I have great doubts about, the suicide bag success rate is on people. To be honest, I'd like to see this gun working at other ranges, but I don't see why Ikoma's gun should be deemed useless. The modified rifles basically have only repellent effect at a very close range too, because they are used mostly to guard the trains through the wholes. The bag, even if assumed to have a killing effect, is useless in combat. The OP shows other modified weapons, so there's more to it. Ah, in this episode the priest had a stick (staff), powered by steam. Overall, except Mumei's weapons and her power, the armament is indeed low level. Evrеy fire arm is based on a gunpowder and an ignition, to my knowledge at least. ? |
zellami said: Then why are they using steam guns if they have gunpowder?zal said: The suicide bags contain gunpowder or how do they work? Evrеy fire arm is based on a gunpowder and an ignition, to my knowledge at least. ? |
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zal said: Then why are they using steam guns if they have gunpowder? The only thing I can think off is the firing rate. The rifles seem rather basic - imagine what would happen if the gunner stops to clean and reload gunpowder after every shot. That is, if the gunpowder isn't something rare or they have little knowledge how to develop projectile weapons or something. I don't know actually. Cyberpunk works with gravitational beam emitters, steampunk works with steam weapons :) |
| Yeah, who really cares how similar to AoT it is? It's fucking awesome. I just can't get over the character designs, they remind me of the best stuff from the 90s. |
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| Great opening episode and I'm already liking the main character. Right of the bat, this guy is trying to do something. Can't wait to find out about his past and why he feels the way he does. From the intro, I saw a few similarities to SNK, but I hope that is not the case. On to episode 2... |
| The MC here is more likable and competent than Eren. This anime has potential. |
| Fairly good first episode. |
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| Wow... I knew Kabaneri was going to be similar to Shingeki no Kyojin, but I didn't know it would be that similar. |
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