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Mar 2, 2018 8:32 AM
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Synopsis In a world powered by advanced technology, crime and action unfold in the archipelagic nation of Cremona. Koku, the protagonist. Keith, the legendary investigator of the royal police force RIS. A mysterious criminal organization. A wide variety of characters race through the fortified city as it is beset by the serial killer, Killer B, and a chain of crimes in this suspense drama by director Kazuto Nakazawa and Production I.G Simulwatchers: Me, Jizzy, Oni-Baku, Pullman and whoever else wants to join in |
TenthMar 5, 2018 10:18 PM
Mar 2, 2018 8:37 AM
#2
It honestly took a while to see any kind of batch up for this anime as I only saw seperate files for it and I'm too lazy for that shit >B The Beginning - [2018] - Web MKV h264 1080p AC3 5.1 Dual Audio Softsubs Is what I'm watching, and I'm going for subbed as I've never really been a fan of dubs but I'm sure it's atleast decent given it's produced by Netflix. |
Mar 2, 2018 8:40 AM
#4
Oni-Baku said: Isnt this on Netflix? Yup it is and although I do have an account (or atleast share) I just like watching it on my PC instead of netflix video player. |
Mar 2, 2018 8:48 AM
#5
Tenth said: Alright, well im already starting 1st ep. will see how this goesOni-Baku said: Isnt this on Netflix? Yup it is and although I do have an account (or atleast share) I just like watching it on my PC instead of netflix video player. |
Mar 2, 2018 8:50 AM
#6
Oni-Baku said: Tenth said: Alright, well im already starting 1st ep. will see how this goesOni-Baku said: Isnt this on Netflix? Yup it is and although I do have an account (or atleast share) I just like watching it on my PC instead of netflix video player. Cool, I finished ep 1 earlier so will put up my thoughts soon. |
Mar 2, 2018 9:11 AM
#7
What a weird mix of realism and supernatural, not sure if like that yet but there was much to like about the debut episode. I really dig the animation, music and the character designs, even the villains (?) which seems to be a pretty edgy bunch but that's fine. Some of the action sequences felt very westernized too which is refreshing and not necessarily a bad thing. Since we pretty much just got thrown into it all I haven't really connected to any of the characters but I'm sure that will change as it goes on. I just hope this anime is not too ambitious as it introduced quite a lot of characters in the span of 25mins so hope it's not too overwhelming, although one of them died already which I thought would be more important but he got ditched anyways but these people we know nothing about. Mystery anime are so hard to pull off so I just hope the villains objectives once they are revealed it's not something too dumb. Atleast a decent start even if it felt like you just got thrown into this world. Seems like it also got no OP but just ED? I love the that ED, both the music and the aesthetics |
Mar 2, 2018 10:15 AM
#8
Well this was a very noteworthy first episode, also im watching this in dub and its excellent. They got ray chase to voice Kieth and he just does a stellar job in everything hes a part of So right off the bat, i want to immediately shine light on how spectacular the tone, animation, art style, and general directing was. This feels very well put together by the team and its giving me alot of hope that this hopefully will not trainwreck as this is the type of show that feels like its going to have that possibility of falling apart at any time. As for the actual episode, I have a cautiously optimistic feeling about it, i quite like our main 3 characters so far and how it seems like all 3 are going to be at odds of each other judging from bits of this episode and the op/ed at the end. Kieth's personality was very different than i expected, i worry people are just going to call him a L rip off cause hes a aloof detective but he seems to be alot more normal than L which already differentiates him enough for me. The setting im really digging, the vibe i got the whole time was ghost in the shell with supernatural elements, has alot of potential to do some cool stuff with it though I worry a 12 episode count isnt going to give the world enough time to flesh out cause there was very little to non existent worldbuilding this episode. I'm a tad worried about the antagonists, they just seem kind of out of place at least in design, the least interesting looking one was just some disposable jobber so thats at least a good sign that the rest will be more interesting since they seem less over the top. I'm guessing this show is going to be less a mystery, and more a game of cat and mouse, what i think is interesting and hope is handled well is it seems to be a triangle of cat and mouse, with Keith going after koku, and koku going after those terrorists. So hopefully they are able to capture a real tension in this chase. Overall cautiously optimistic. I think it will be a real waste if this show drops the ball especially since I think alot is riding on this to be good as it'll be truly representative of the stuff Netflix can produce in this medium and prove devilman isnt just a good fluke. |
JizzyHitlerMar 2, 2018 10:26 AM
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Mar 2, 2018 10:40 AM
#9
JizzyHitler said: Well this was a very noteworthy first episode, also im watching this in dub and its excellent. They got ray chase to voice Kieth and he just does a stellar job in everything hes a part of So right off the bat, i want to immediately shine light on how spectacular the tone, animation, art style, and general directing was. This feels very well put together by the team and its giving me alot of hope that this hopefully will not trainwreck as this is the type of show that feels like its going to have that possibility of falling apart at any time. As for the actual episode, I have a cautiously optimistic feeling about it, i quite like our main 3 characters so far and how it seems like all 3 are going to be at odds of each other judging from bits of this episode and the op/ed at the end. Kieth's personality was very different than i expected, i worry people are just going to call him a L rip off cause hes a aloof detective but he seems to be alot more normal than L which already differentiates him enough for me. The setting im really digging, the vibe i got the whole time was ghost in the shell with supernatural elements, has alot of potential to do some cool stuff with it though I worry a 12 episode count isnt going to give the world enough time to flesh out cause there was very little to non existent worldbuilding this episode. I'm a tad worried about the antagonists, they just seem kind of out of place at least in design, the least interesting looking one was just some disposable jobber so thats at least a good sign that the rest will be more interesting since they seem less over the top. I'm guessing this show is going to be less a mystery, and more a game of cat and mouse, what i think is interesting and hope is handled well is it seems to be a triangle of cat and mouse, with Keith going after koku, and koku going after those terrorists. So hopefully they are able to capture a real tension in this chase. Overall cautiously optimistic. I think it will be a real waste if this show drops the ball especially since I think alot is riding on this to be good as it'll be truly representative of the stuff Netflix can produce in this medium and prove devilman isnt just a good fluke. >I'm a tad worried about the antagonists, they just seem kind of out of place at least in design How I felt about it too, like they almost feel like they are from a different anime? Every single one of them have something weird about them and I guess people will call them edgy just from those designs alone in contrast to the people working on good side of the law like Keith, Lily etc. But hey they are terrorists so wtf do I know, gotta have some sort of fashion sense I guess. |
Mar 2, 2018 10:59 AM
#10
Tenth said: well i imagine they are all supernatural to a degree, i mean they at least dont look like their characters are over the top, only that 1 guy in episode 1.JizzyHitler said: Well this was a very noteworthy first episode, also im watching this in dub and its excellent. They got ray chase to voice Kieth and he just does a stellar job in everything hes a part of So right off the bat, i want to immediately shine light on how spectacular the tone, animation, art style, and general directing was. This feels very well put together by the team and its giving me alot of hope that this hopefully will not trainwreck as this is the type of show that feels like its going to have that possibility of falling apart at any time. As for the actual episode, I have a cautiously optimistic feeling about it, i quite like our main 3 characters so far and how it seems like all 3 are going to be at odds of each other judging from bits of this episode and the op/ed at the end. Kieth's personality was very different than i expected, i worry people are just going to call him a L rip off cause hes a aloof detective but he seems to be alot more normal than L which already differentiates him enough for me. The setting im really digging, the vibe i got the whole time was ghost in the shell with supernatural elements, has alot of potential to do some cool stuff with it though I worry a 12 episode count isnt going to give the world enough time to flesh out cause there was very little to non existent worldbuilding this episode. I'm a tad worried about the antagonists, they just seem kind of out of place at least in design, the least interesting looking one was just some disposable jobber so thats at least a good sign that the rest will be more interesting since they seem less over the top. I'm guessing this show is going to be less a mystery, and more a game of cat and mouse, what i think is interesting and hope is handled well is it seems to be a triangle of cat and mouse, with Keith going after koku, and koku going after those terrorists. So hopefully they are able to capture a real tension in this chase. Overall cautiously optimistic. I think it will be a real waste if this show drops the ball especially since I think alot is riding on this to be good as it'll be truly representative of the stuff Netflix can produce in this medium and prove devilman isnt just a good fluke. >I'm a tad worried about the antagonists, they just seem kind of out of place at least in design How I felt about it too, like they almost feel like they are from a different anime? Every single one of them have something weird about them and I guess people will call them edgy just from those designs alone in contrast to the people working on good side of the law like Keith, Lily etc. But hey they are terrorists so wtf do I know, gotta have some sort of fashion sense I guess. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Mar 2, 2018 12:35 PM
#11
Oh wow, we went straight into action again already huh. Seems like this episode focuses on both B the serial killer and the terrorists which are making another advances. I wonder if these two are connected, they have to right? I still don't get what Koku's purpose is in doing what he does as he just hunts down this organisation, is it for revenge? I feel already pretty left in the dark to every characters motivation in this show. Also this gotta be the edgiest one of the terrorists so far Lets see if he'll walk away alive against Koku. Also just gonna mention I really like the animation in this show, it's just simple and clean and ngl I do like the fashion, like all the different kinds of outfits and stuff. |
Mar 2, 2018 1:11 PM
#12
3 episodes in and this anime's got one of the best fighting choreography Ive ever seen. wew I.G really does not disappoint ever |
Mar 2, 2018 1:14 PM
#13
Oni-Baku said: 3 episodes in and this anime's got one of the best fighting choreography Ive ever seen. wew I.G really does not disappoint ever Yeah I really like it too! also would love to hear your thoughts more on the eps |
Mar 2, 2018 1:22 PM
#14
Tenth said: Oni-Baku said: 3 episodes in and this anime's got one of the best fighting choreography Ive ever seen. wew I.G really does not disappoint ever Yeah I really like it too! also would love to hear your thoughts more on the eps I really like the sense of "things having been planned out" this anime gives to you.I feel that every detail it shows to the viewer will come together at the end. I think that B is not related to the terrorists at all, they're just trying to imitate his acts as Keith pointed out with the "B" mark in the wall. And while I'm at it, I absolutely love Keith's character. But it feels so similar for some reason and I just cant put my finger on which character he resembles lol. But yeah, so far he's my favourite in this show. And as said above, the action is just great. The trap was unnecessary btw. |
Mar 2, 2018 3:27 PM
#15
Looks like another villain bites the dust as we barely get to know any of these characters yet. But clearly we now know Koku wants revenge because something that has happened to someone close to him, like his girlfriend? Also these abilities, seems like the trap villain guy had a similar ability? Man this anime have so many questions. And again these action sequences are really good. |
Mar 2, 2018 4:32 PM
#16
Really wanted to watch more today, but a fucking nor'easter came in and fucked up my power for the past 6 hours. And its my only off day too. Power still isnt back |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Mar 3, 2018 4:27 AM
#17
What looked like to be a "breather episode" turned gruesome at the end. It was nice getting to know about the characters a bit more, I'm really liking Lily so far and I don't think she's dumb, she may be silly at times but she's determined and a smart hard worker when it really comes down to it. Keith is growing on me but I don't really like his clumsy moments, do we really need those? They tend to use his character for a lot of the comedic moments and I found those kinda out of place for a show like this. I find it interesting that the synopsis on the MAL page states that Koku is the protagonist but so far it feels more like Keith is the protagonist and Koku is the deuteragonist. Both of them seems to have something in the past done to their loved ones though. Even though Brian was a minor character he still came off just as a likable guy, I'll miss him somewhat. |
Mar 3, 2018 3:09 PM
#18
episode 2 This episode felt like a GITS episode even more that it kind of surprised me when it ended without being resolved, really thought it was an episodic bit for a sec. The episode itself was fine, nothing too noteworthy to mention that didnt say before. Still got to give absurd props to the way the show looked and is animated. Everything just feels so well directed and animated |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Mar 3, 2018 3:38 PM
#19
episode 3 Lol the skateboard at the start was so dumb and not really in a good way. Rest of the episode was good though, got alot of hints as to whats going on, seems like koku is some sort of god or idolized figure the antagonists once looked up to, but his memories were removed potentially by himself for whatever reason. Seems as if the antagonists want to bring him back to his old form. Also holy shit these action scenes are amazing, like the setting and shots of the lights reacting to the water ripples from the fight was just A+ |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Mar 3, 2018 3:47 PM
#20
JizzyHitler said: episode 3 Lol the skateboard at the start was so dumb and not really in a good way. Rest of the episode was good though, got alot of hints as to whats going on, seems like koku is some sort of god or idolized figure the antagonists once looked up to, but his memories were removed potentially by himself for whatever reason. Seems as if the antagonists want to bring him back to his old form. Also holy shit these action scenes are amazing, like the setting and shots of the lights reacting to the water ripples from the fight was just A+ Yeah the actions scenes are great surely you can't disagree with this @Paulo27 atleast! |
Mar 3, 2018 3:59 PM
#21
Tenth said: Those Netflix bucks.JizzyHitler said: episode 3 Lol the skateboard at the start was so dumb and not really in a good way. Rest of the episode was good though, got alot of hints as to whats going on, seems like koku is some sort of god or idolized figure the antagonists once looked up to, but his memories were removed potentially by himself for whatever reason. Seems as if the antagonists want to bring him back to his old form. Also holy shit these action scenes are amazing, like the setting and shots of the lights reacting to the water ripples from the fight was just A+ Yeah the actions scenes are great surely you can't disagree with this @Paulo27 atleast! |
Mar 3, 2018 4:31 PM
#22
Paulo27 said: but aico visually looks like shitTenth said: Those Netflix bucks.JizzyHitler said: episode 3 Lol the skateboard at the start was so dumb and not really in a good way. Rest of the episode was good though, got alot of hints as to whats going on, seems like koku is some sort of god or idolized figure the antagonists once looked up to, but his memories were removed potentially by himself for whatever reason. Seems as if the antagonists want to bring him back to his old form. Also holy shit these action scenes are amazing, like the setting and shots of the lights reacting to the water ripples from the fight was just A+ Yeah the actions scenes are great surely you can't disagree with this @Paulo27 atleast! I kid, i dont hate it that much but the artstyle blows chunks |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Mar 3, 2018 5:05 PM
#23
JizzyHitler said: >they spent all the money on just getting Naruko Hanaharu to do the designsPaulo27 said: but aico visually looks like shitTenth said: JizzyHitler said: episode 3 Lol the skateboard at the start was so dumb and not really in a good way. Rest of the episode was good though, got alot of hints as to whats going on, seems like koku is some sort of god or idolized figure the antagonists once looked up to, but his memories were removed potentially by himself for whatever reason. Seems as if the antagonists want to bring him back to his old form. Also holy shit these action scenes are amazing, like the setting and shots of the lights reacting to the water ripples from the fight was just A+ Yeah the actions scenes are great surely you can't disagree with this @Paulo27 atleast! I kid, i dont hate it that much but the artstyle blows chunks |
Mar 3, 2018 5:48 PM
#24
Paulo27 said: not gonna lie the designs are actually the worst part of the lookJizzyHitler said: >they spent all the money on just getting Naruko Hanaharu to do the designsPaulo27 said: Tenth said: Those Netflix bucks.JizzyHitler said: episode 3 Lol the skateboard at the start was so dumb and not really in a good way. Rest of the episode was good though, got alot of hints as to whats going on, seems like koku is some sort of god or idolized figure the antagonists once looked up to, but his memories were removed potentially by himself for whatever reason. Seems as if the antagonists want to bring him back to his old form. Also holy shit these action scenes are amazing, like the setting and shots of the lights reacting to the water ripples from the fight was just A+ Yeah the actions scenes are great surely you can't disagree with this @Paulo27 atleast! I kid, i dont hate it that much but the artstyle blows chunks |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Mar 3, 2018 5:53 PM
#25
JizzyHitler said: Heresy. Accept the moe.Paulo27 said: not gonna lie the designs are actually the worst part of the lookJizzyHitler said: Paulo27 said: but aico visually looks like shitTenth said: Those Netflix bucks.JizzyHitler said: episode 3 Lol the skateboard at the start was so dumb and not really in a good way. Rest of the episode was good though, got alot of hints as to whats going on, seems like koku is some sort of god or idolized figure the antagonists once looked up to, but his memories were removed potentially by himself for whatever reason. Seems as if the antagonists want to bring him back to his old form. Also holy shit these action scenes are amazing, like the setting and shots of the lights reacting to the water ripples from the fight was just A+ Yeah the actions scenes are great surely you can't disagree with this @Paulo27 atleast! I kid, i dont hate it that much but the artstyle blows chunks |
Mar 4, 2018 5:53 AM
#26
Bran not being dead felt like such a cop-out, so I guess the good guys are safe while the villains are dying like flies. Also found the scene with Kamui killing those random thugs looking for a fight unessecary, we already know the guy is plenty unstable as it is. Also is he the only one in the group left taking these yellow drugs? This episode was just ok to me, didn't really feel shocked or anything with the Jean reveal or that Koku is Killer B. Nice to see Koku and Keith finally meet though. |
Mar 4, 2018 9:35 AM
#27
A lot of stuff went down in this episode and I'm still pretty confused but they didn't explain much about Yuna, they are childhood friends and Koku killed all her classmates in the past and now she wants revenge and joining this terrorist organisation is the best option? I don't know man, maybe I'm dumb but I feel like they aren't explaining shit. Given how the ep ended I'll just guess Yuna is riperino and Koku still alive. Not sure I'm too fond of this direction, I still don't quite like all the supernatural elements in this show. I actually think Koku's "beast-mode" form is pretty dumb looking. Seeing your comment about episode 6 in ATOTD @Paulo27 I'm not sure what you thought was absolutely hilarious about it, the writing? |
Mar 4, 2018 10:28 AM
#28
Tenth said: A lot of stuff went down in this episode and I'm still pretty confused but they didn't explain much about Yuna, they are childhood friends and Koku killed all her classmates in the past and now she wants revenge and joining this terrorist organisation is the best option? I don't know man, maybe I'm dumb but I feel like they aren't explaining shit. Given how the ep ended I'll just guess Yuna is riperino and Koku still alive. Not sure I'm too fond of this direction, I still don't quite like all the supernatural elements in this show. I actually think Koku's "beast-mode" form is pretty dumb looking. Seeing your comment about episode 6 in ATOTD @Paulo27 I'm not sure what you thought was absolutely hilarious about it, the writing? Was already coming off episode 5 with that LOL mood, with that final scene in it, then I get to that whole exposition bit in episode 6 and it's just like "yep, that's what this show is going with, just whatever works here, about as good explanation as "aliens, man"", then there's that blonde idiot criticizing Koku during the fight and there's nothing keeping the mood serious at this point, and then he proceeds to backstab the other chick when she's hugging to Koku after she gets her memories back (which I already can't take seriously because I'm pretty sure we knew she was Yuna from episode 1 or 2) and I'm done, of course that's what happens, all while he has that dumb smile on his face that just reminded me of the nazi leader guy in Dies Irae. Still, the show just keeps getting funnier in the "yep, just exposition along there" and "oh, totally didn't see that coming"/"oh, I was actually surprised that you guys weren't using this twist but here it is finally" aspects along with general nonsense. |
Mar 4, 2018 10:33 AM
#29
Paulo27 said: Tenth said: A lot of stuff went down in this episode and I'm still pretty confused but they didn't explain much about Yuna, they are childhood friends and Koku killed all her classmates in the past and now she wants revenge and joining this terrorist organisation is the best option? I don't know man, maybe I'm dumb but I feel like they aren't explaining shit. Given how the ep ended I'll just guess Yuna is riperino and Koku still alive. Not sure I'm too fond of this direction, I still don't quite like all the supernatural elements in this show. I actually think Koku's "beast-mode" form is pretty dumb looking. Seeing your comment about episode 6 in ATOTD @Paulo27 I'm not sure what you thought was absolutely hilarious about it, the writing? Was already coming off episode 5 with that LOL mood, with that final scene in it, then I get to that whole exposition bit in episode 6 and it's just like "yep, that's what this show is going with, just whatever works here, about as good explanation as "aliens, man"", then there's that blonde idiot criticizing Koku during the fight and there's nothing keeping the mood serious at this point, and then he proceeds to backstab the other chick when she's hugging to Koku after she gets her memories back (which I already can't take seriously because I'm pretty sure we knew she was Yuna from episode 1 or 2) and I'm done, of course that's what happens, all while he has that dumb smile on his face that just reminded me of the nazi leader guy in Dies Irae. Still, the show just keeps getting funnier in the "yep, just exposition along there" and "oh, totally didn't see that coming"/"oh, I was actually surprised that you guys weren't using this twist but here it is finally" aspects along with general nonsense. Yeah... ngl, definitely a mess in that department. |
Mar 4, 2018 11:28 PM
#30
Surprised it took this long for someone to just use guns against Koku, seems very effective. Those twins are real creepy. Nice to see Minatsuki losing his compusure for once and I guess his just lost his arm? it was hinted earlier but clearly he's not the real big bad. Lots of revelations, got some answers so that's always nice. No Lily this ep tho |
Mar 5, 2018 12:11 PM
#31
Ohh, so it was Keith's little sister that got mutilated and killed, for some reason I thought it was a past love interest of his. Lily sure found Keith fast when turning in her badge, also Lily being angry is too cute. |
Mar 5, 2018 7:20 PM
#32
So I decided to jump into this, first episode was pretty nice. Episode 1 Really digging the designs and animation in this and agree with Jizzy, the english dub is pretty nice too (altho the german one is sub-par unfortunately). This seems to be more of a style over substance show or at least those are my expectations absed on all the OTT supernatural and edgy stuff in this first ep and just generally the focus on cool designs and choreography. I can definitely roll with that, especially since they're spicing things up with some mystery surrounding the characters which is always nice. As for characters, I like that police duo and everyone else so far has mostly been looking grim and mysterious (the B killer, the bearded police genius and the white haired enemy commander seem to be the 3 most important characters). I just hope their backstories won't be too generic :>. |
I probably regret this post by now. |
Mar 5, 2018 8:03 PM
#33
Episode 2 Decent episode, still playing well on the strengths of the show. @Tenth My guess for how they are connected is some kind of experimental government facility that they both were part of as children. At least that would be a classic and I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled it off in this show as well to link the terrorist leader and the serial killer. I also get a bit of a Dexter vibe so maybe he has some urge to kill but manages to channel it into killing bad guys like those terrorists and psychopaths while waiting for someone (keith) to catch him and put him out of his misery. There definitely seems to be a connection there too but there haven't been a lot of hints in that regard. It's still early but those are my early thoughts on where this show could go in terms of plot. I'm not gonna be too hard on it tho as long as keeps me entertained with the stylishness and edge and visuals like it does so far. Episode 3 Haha it's dumb shit like that skateboard that really makes this a style over substance show, but I found that scene pretty fun tbh. Fight scene was amazing indeed. I generally love fights in shallow water like that and this one looked great too. Very nice stuff. Some revelations about Koku too but still not 100% sure where they are going in terms of his backstory. Lots of mystery still left :> Episode 4 Welp, seems like Brian couldn't avoid the death flags after all :/. Saw it coming but it still sucks, he was a likable guy. Rest of the episode was decent but I agree with Tenth, I could do without the clumsy comedy methods. Keith shouldn't be used for comedic relief, we got the old police dude for that already ^^. Episode 5 Yeah Brian not being dead after all felt a bit weird considering how efficient these bad guys have been so far. But then again it seems to have been Jean and he seemed like he was being controlled so that could explain the inefficiency somehow. Definitely weird scene with the chanting and then killing himself, not sure what was going on there. But Keith and Koku finally meeting is an exciting development. Episode 6 The bit with Yuna was definitely a bit confusing. She seems to have thought Koku was just some random guy who killed all her classmates, but considering his unstable nature at times it might really have happened. Or she was just being used by that evil terrorist backstabber dude who told her bullshit. In any case the two reuniting went pretty badly and all according to keikaku for the evil terrorist leader guy. I don't mind the exposition and the explanations being kinda out there tho. Sure, it doesn't really score any points for the writing but it isn't terrible either, just kinda standard twists and revelations for the most part. Definitely not surprised to see them knowing each other from some government facility and I should have seen Keith's involvement as the son of a scientist who was involved coming too. Pretty common trope. I'd definitely appreciate it if the show was spending more time on just being cool and having nice action scenes rather than giving the uninspired plot so much attention but well, let's see where this goes from here. At the halfway point it's holding up decently but definitely doesn't seem to be that great. |
AlcoholicideMar 6, 2018 11:45 AM
I probably regret this post by now. |
Mar 6, 2018 11:58 AM
#34
Ignoring the flaws this show has it's a pretty easy watch so far.. Gonna finish it before Friday atleast when AICO releases I think. But I think @Pullman is enjoying it the most so far? I'm not even sure where my score will end up being as there are pretty cool eps with "shocking" moments but then they kinda undo them or cop-out. No need to stay so safe. |
Mar 6, 2018 12:09 PM
#35
Tenth said: Ignoring the flaws this show has it's a pretty easy watch so far.. Gonna finish it before Friday atleast when AICO releases I think. But I think @Pullman is enjoying it the most so far? I'm not even sure where my score will end up being as there are pretty cool eps with "shocking" moments but then they kinda undo them or cop-out. No need to stay so safe. Well I kinda see it the same way, it's pretty easy to watch even if the writing isn't great and some of the dialogue/comedy is kinda cringey too. Not the best script, but I don't care too much about that when the show has plenty of mystery stuff going on and just a generally nice atmosphere and visuals. It is a bit disappointing that it seems like wasted potential because of the mediocre writing but at the end of the day if it's easy to watch and somewhat enjoyable I'd call it a positive experience, and that seems to be the case so far. I see this ending up as a 6/10 or maybe 7/10 if it stays more consistent in the second half or ups the focus on stylish action rather than mediocre exposition. |
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Mar 6, 2018 12:22 PM
#36
Pullman said: Tenth said: Ignoring the flaws this show has it's a pretty easy watch so far.. Gonna finish it before Friday atleast when AICO releases I think. But I think @Pullman is enjoying it the most so far? I'm not even sure where my score will end up being as there are pretty cool eps with "shocking" moments but then they kinda undo them or cop-out. No need to stay so safe. Well I kinda see it the same way, it's pretty easy to watch even if the writing isn't great and some of the dialogue/comedy is kinda cringey too. Not the best script, but I don't care too much about that when the show has plenty of mystery stuff going on and just a generally nice atmosphere and visuals. It is a bit disappointing that it seems like wasted potential because of the mediocre writing but at the end of the day if it's easy to watch and somewhat enjoyable I'd call it a positive experience, and that seems to be the case so far. I see this ending up as a 6/10 or maybe 7/10 if it stays more consistent in the second half or ups the focus on stylish action rather than mediocre exposition. I'm curious how it will wrap up the story if it's pretty conclusive or open ended, as netflix haven't released too much anime produced content yet excluding devilman crybaby (which was based on a complete story anyways) and not anime original like this show. Don't see it having a S2 anyways and not sure it would need it so I hope for atleast a good conclusive ending. |
Mar 6, 2018 12:30 PM
#37
Tenth said: Pullman said: Tenth said: Ignoring the flaws this show has it's a pretty easy watch so far.. Gonna finish it before Friday atleast when AICO releases I think. But I think @Pullman is enjoying it the most so far? I'm not even sure where my score will end up being as there are pretty cool eps with "shocking" moments but then they kinda undo them or cop-out. No need to stay so safe. Well I kinda see it the same way, it's pretty easy to watch even if the writing isn't great and some of the dialogue/comedy is kinda cringey too. Not the best script, but I don't care too much about that when the show has plenty of mystery stuff going on and just a generally nice atmosphere and visuals. It is a bit disappointing that it seems like wasted potential because of the mediocre writing but at the end of the day if it's easy to watch and somewhat enjoyable I'd call it a positive experience, and that seems to be the case so far. I see this ending up as a 6/10 or maybe 7/10 if it stays more consistent in the second half or ups the focus on stylish action rather than mediocre exposition. I'm curious how it will wrap up the story if it's pretty conclusive or open ended, as netflix haven't released too much anime produced content yet excluding devilman crybaby (which was based on a complete story anyways) and not anime original like this show. Don't see it having a S2 anyways and not sure it would need it so I hope for atleast a good conclusive ending. Knowing Netflix they're probably at least gonna include something that leaves the option of more seasons on the table in some way. But maybe for anime they're taking a different approach. |
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Mar 7, 2018 2:52 PM
#38
So both the twins died this episode? can't say I really care. Same for the other deaths, hard to care when they are only tools for being killed by Koku even if one of the twins died now by Minatsuki's more recent anger issues. I'm glad Keith is back for real and all but boy am I disappointed they went for the obvious creepy looking white haired guy being a serial killer and the guy behind everything because ofc if someone got white hair they can't just be someone non-important in the story. I wonder why Gilbert still keeps seeing Erika after murdering her though, maybe he got more fucked up in the head after it or that's his thing, who knows. Really he has done something to the most people, he must be the guy behind Koku's tragic backstory too with the reggies children being massacred. Ngl, this is probably the worst episode so far, not only did Mario and Boris come out completely scratch free from that explosions giving it yet again no sense of danger to the show even if it intense when they followed/cornered (fake) Gilbert and not even sure why that guy did what he did, so he blew himself up for more of that drug? jesus I know drug addicts can be desperate but "here attach this bomb to your chest and blow yourself up" seems far-fetched to me. And not sure why he was holding Kamui's....face? or was that guy Kamui? if so then I'm wrong and can see that crazy fucker blow himself up for some of that last drug use but last time I saw him he was dead? Honesytly this show confuses me sometimes in the most terrible way. So much for the "easy" watch lmao Also was it just me or did the animation take a dip this episode? there was a scene with Gilber completely missing his lines, how the fuck was that ever approved, it kinda stood out and hard not to notice. |
TenthMar 7, 2018 3:00 PM
Mar 7, 2018 5:47 PM
#39
Episode 7 Lots of answers about the past in the flashback which I definitely liked. And also some new questions regarding the man behind Minatsuki. I'm definitely intrigued for now, let's hope this second half doesn't drop the ball too much. Episode 8 Now we get to know the backstory for Keith as well, which was nice. Although there's still a bit of unertainty as to how exactly it relates to the rest of it all. But we're definitely getting closer to the real interesting answers. Episode 9 Meh, I didn't find this ep that bad, it was pretty much on par with my expectations. Based on what we've seen so far I already knew Boris and Mario would be safe and I'm not too surprised/annoyed by them going for the obvious doctor choice for the serial killer too. And Gilbert obviously was in love with Erika which makes her different from the other victims so she probably left a deep impression/psychosis/trauma in him so now his mind is hallucinating her or something along those lines. Not really that unusual of a concept imo. That fake Gilbert blowing himself up was a bit weird but I just figured he was some kind of fanatic/drug addict hybrid that was just waiting for his suicide mission all along? No idea about him holding Kamui tho. Idk, I'm definitely trying not to think too hard about this stuff because I'm still enjoying myself. Can't wait for you guys to tease me about having low standards :>. |
AlcoholicideMar 7, 2018 7:22 PM
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Mar 8, 2018 12:33 PM
#40
Episode 10 "God is a Tablet." - Keith Flick, 2018 I'm beginning to wonder if this anime is being sponsored by Apple :>. But realtalk, I could complain some more about the writing since the whole thing with the giant secret lair being in the middle of the police station thing was just silly/convenient and the fact that now that we learned most of it the murders and the supernatural aspects of the show don't really seem to have much to do with each other except for Gilbert controlling the Reggies with those drugs. I'm beginning to wonder why this whole supernatural stuff even is in the anime, the murder mystery with Gilbert would have made a fine story on it's own. Now I'm not even sure which part is supposed to be the main story. Also not sure what happened to Gilbert there at the end, going from despairingly insane to completely determined and confident in 2 seconds after Erika 'died'. But well, I'm still enjoying myself. The directing and atmosphere and everything still make this a fairly immersive watch for me so I can't complain too much. Episode 11 I guess this ep tied the two parts of the story together a bit more but I'm still not convinced that going down this route rather than focusing on either the murder mystery or the supernatural stylish action storylines benefits the show. Also we get another twist that's kinda uninspired and wasn't that hard to see coming, with Minatsuki actually being the second-in-command, and the leader of the Reggies just being some manipulated nobody. I don't dislike twists like that, but it's certainly nothing special. Yuna gets stabbed again at the end of the episode but with this show's record of not letting characters die I'm not worried about her survival tbh. Episode 12 I don't really feel like leaving a super long comment right now so I'll just say there was some cool stuff in this final, but also some more questionable writing and overall I'm definitely left with mixed feelings about this show. It wasn't amazing but I definitely enjoyed it, although there really is a shitton to criticize about the writing. Not sure what score I should give it, either a 6 or 7 I guess. Maybe I'll chime in with some more detailed thoughts on the final ep once you guys get there and said what you thought ^^. |
AlcoholicideMar 8, 2018 1:43 PM
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Mar 8, 2018 4:08 PM
#41
I may not like the writing in this show but these last two episodes have atleast proved to me that this show doesn't need all this supernatural stuff in it although I kinda had that mindset from the start. Seems like I wasn't alone in this statement reading @Pullman ep 10 thoughts too. Just straight up normal mystery with Keith as protagonist trying to catch a serial killer with no supernatural elements would probably have been a more enjoyable show for me. Atleast this ep wasn't so bad, time went by pretty fast So Yuna's only purpose in this was to be a love interest that constantly got stabbed because that was still Koku's only motivation in life? Anyways, seems like blonde haired bishie boy wasn't Minatsuki and makes sense now, always wondered why his hair was dark in the flashbacks. The finale was ok, didn't really like or dislike it but atleast it was kinda satisfying to see the villains get killed, jesus they were preachy assholes and was waiting for someone to shut them up. Atleast the Lili and Keith moments were kinda cute and they met Koku and Yuna so I guess she was still after all that shit. Well good for Koku, if anything deserves it. Not sure it needed that "sequel hook" mid-credits showing this Kirisame guy. Don't think it need another season. |
TenthMar 9, 2018 12:11 PM
Mar 11, 2018 9:54 AM
#42
Tenth said: I may not like the writing in this show but these last two episodes have atleast proved to me that this show doesn't need all this supernatural stuff in it although I kinda had that mindset from the start. Seems like I wasn't alone in this statement reading @Pullman ep 10 thoughts too. Just straight up normal mystery with Keith as protagonist trying to catch a serial killer with no supernatural elements would probably have been a more enjoyable show for me. Atleast this ep wasn't so bad, time went by pretty fast So Yuna's only purpose in this was to be a love interest that constantly got stabbed because that was still Koku's only motivation in life? Anyways, seems like blonde haired bishie boy wasn't Minatsuki and makes sense now, always wondered why his hair was dark in the flashbacks. The finale was ok, didn't really like or dislike it but atleast it was kinda satisfying to see the villains get killed, jesus they were preachy assholes and was waiting for someone to shut them up. Atleast the Lili and Keith moments were kinda cute and they met Koku and Yuna so I guess she was still after all that shit. Well good for Koku, if anything deserves it. Not sure it needed that "sequel hook" mid-credits showing this Kirisame guy. Don't think it need another season. what happened in the sequel hook? I closed the tab when the credits started so I didn't see that scene and I'm too lazy to look it up :>. |
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Mar 11, 2018 10:46 AM
#43
Pullman said: Tenth said: I may not like the writing in this show but these last two episodes have atleast proved to me that this show doesn't need all this supernatural stuff in it although I kinda had that mindset from the start. Seems like I wasn't alone in this statement reading @Pullman ep 10 thoughts too. Just straight up normal mystery with Keith as protagonist trying to catch a serial killer with no supernatural elements would probably have been a more enjoyable show for me. Atleast this ep wasn't so bad, time went by pretty fast So Yuna's only purpose in this was to be a love interest that constantly got stabbed because that was still Koku's only motivation in life? Anyways, seems like blonde haired bishie boy wasn't Minatsuki and makes sense now, always wondered why his hair was dark in the flashbacks. The finale was ok, didn't really like or dislike it but atleast it was kinda satisfying to see the villains get killed, jesus they were preachy assholes and was waiting for someone to shut them up. Atleast the Lili and Keith moments were kinda cute and they met Koku and Yuna so I guess she was still after all that shit. Well good for Koku, if anything deserves it. Not sure it needed that "sequel hook" mid-credits showing this Kirisame guy. Don't think it need another season. what happened in the sequel hook? I closed the tab when the credits started so I didn't see that scene and I'm too lazy to look it up :>. It was a rather short scene with this guy in a curch saying this line |
Mar 11, 2018 10:48 AM
#44
Tenth said: Pullman said: Tenth said: I may not like the writing in this show but these last two episodes have atleast proved to me that this show doesn't need all this supernatural stuff in it although I kinda had that mindset from the start. Seems like I wasn't alone in this statement reading @Pullman ep 10 thoughts too. Just straight up normal mystery with Keith as protagonist trying to catch a serial killer with no supernatural elements would probably have been a more enjoyable show for me. Atleast this ep wasn't so bad, time went by pretty fast So Yuna's only purpose in this was to be a love interest that constantly got stabbed because that was still Koku's only motivation in life? Anyways, seems like blonde haired bishie boy wasn't Minatsuki and makes sense now, always wondered why his hair was dark in the flashbacks. The finale was ok, didn't really like or dislike it but atleast it was kinda satisfying to see the villains get killed, jesus they were preachy assholes and was waiting for someone to shut them up. Atleast the Lili and Keith moments were kinda cute and they met Koku and Yuna so I guess she was still after all that shit. Well good for Koku, if anything deserves it. Not sure it needed that "sequel hook" mid-credits showing this Kirisame guy. Don't think it need another season. what happened in the sequel hook? I closed the tab when the credits started so I didn't see that scene and I'm too lazy to look it up :>. It was a rather short scene with this guy in a curch saying this line okay, thanks. Well, I knew Netflix likes to have options but I kinda hope they try some more new projects instead until they make something that's really good and not just meh like B and AICO. |
I probably regret this post by now. |
Mar 11, 2018 11:26 AM
#45
Pullman said: devilmanTenth said: Pullman said: Tenth said: I may not like the writing in this show but these last two episodes have atleast proved to me that this show doesn't need all this supernatural stuff in it although I kinda had that mindset from the start. Seems like I wasn't alone in this statement reading @Pullman ep 10 thoughts too. Just straight up normal mystery with Keith as protagonist trying to catch a serial killer with no supernatural elements would probably have been a more enjoyable show for me. Atleast this ep wasn't so bad, time went by pretty fast So Yuna's only purpose in this was to be a love interest that constantly got stabbed because that was still Koku's only motivation in life? Anyways, seems like blonde haired bishie boy wasn't Minatsuki and makes sense now, always wondered why his hair was dark in the flashbacks. The finale was ok, didn't really like or dislike it but atleast it was kinda satisfying to see the villains get killed, jesus they were preachy assholes and was waiting for someone to shut them up. Atleast the Lili and Keith moments were kinda cute and they met Koku and Yuna so I guess she was still after all that shit. Well good for Koku, if anything deserves it. Not sure it needed that "sequel hook" mid-credits showing this Kirisame guy. Don't think it need another season. what happened in the sequel hook? I closed the tab when the credits started so I didn't see that scene and I'm too lazy to look it up :>. It was a rather short scene with this guy in a curch saying this line okay, thanks. Well, I knew Netflix likes to have options but I kinda hope they try some more new projects instead until they make something that's really good and not just meh like B and AICO. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Mar 11, 2018 11:36 AM
#46
JizzyHitler said: Pullman said: devilmanTenth said: Pullman said: Tenth said: I may not like the writing in this show but these last two episodes have atleast proved to me that this show doesn't need all this supernatural stuff in it although I kinda had that mindset from the start. Seems like I wasn't alone in this statement reading @Pullman ep 10 thoughts too. Just straight up normal mystery with Keith as protagonist trying to catch a serial killer with no supernatural elements would probably have been a more enjoyable show for me. Atleast this ep wasn't so bad, time went by pretty fast So Yuna's only purpose in this was to be a love interest that constantly got stabbed because that was still Koku's only motivation in life? Anyways, seems like blonde haired bishie boy wasn't Minatsuki and makes sense now, always wondered why his hair was dark in the flashbacks. The finale was ok, didn't really like or dislike it but atleast it was kinda satisfying to see the villains get killed, jesus they were preachy assholes and was waiting for someone to shut them up. Atleast the Lili and Keith moments were kinda cute and they met Koku and Yuna so I guess she was still after all that shit. Well good for Koku, if anything deserves it. Not sure it needed that "sequel hook" mid-credits showing this Kirisame guy. Don't think it need another season. what happened in the sequel hook? I closed the tab when the credits started so I didn't see that scene and I'm too lazy to look it up :>. It was a rather short scene with this guy in a curch saying this line okay, thanks. Well, I knew Netflix likes to have options but I kinda hope they try some more new projects instead until they make something that's really good and not just meh like B and AICO. I'm talking about Original stuff. Devilman was still an adaption from what I know. Harder to screw that up, but their issue so far seems to be writing decent original scripts. They got the animation and directing talent down, but I'm still waiting for an original Netflix anime that actually has a well written script. |
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Mar 11, 2018 12:03 PM
#47
Pullman said: Nah I consider incredibly loose adaptions like that as original cause of how radically different almost all of it was.JizzyHitler said: Pullman said: Tenth said: Pullman said: Tenth said: I may not like the writing in this show but these last two episodes have atleast proved to me that this show doesn't need all this supernatural stuff in it although I kinda had that mindset from the start. Seems like I wasn't alone in this statement reading @Pullman ep 10 thoughts too. Just straight up normal mystery with Keith as protagonist trying to catch a serial killer with no supernatural elements would probably have been a more enjoyable show for me. Atleast this ep wasn't so bad, time went by pretty fast So Yuna's only purpose in this was to be a love interest that constantly got stabbed because that was still Koku's only motivation in life? Anyways, seems like blonde haired bishie boy wasn't Minatsuki and makes sense now, always wondered why his hair was dark in the flashbacks. The finale was ok, didn't really like or dislike it but atleast it was kinda satisfying to see the villains get killed, jesus they were preachy assholes and was waiting for someone to shut them up. Atleast the Lili and Keith moments were kinda cute and they met Koku and Yuna so I guess she was still after all that shit. Well good for Koku, if anything deserves it. Not sure it needed that "sequel hook" mid-credits showing this Kirisame guy. Don't think it need another season. what happened in the sequel hook? I closed the tab when the credits started so I didn't see that scene and I'm too lazy to look it up :>. It was a rather short scene with this guy in a curch saying this line okay, thanks. Well, I knew Netflix likes to have options but I kinda hope they try some more new projects instead until they make something that's really good and not just meh like B and AICO. I'm talking about Original stuff. Devilman was still an adaption from what I know. Harder to screw that up, but their issue so far seems to be writing decent original scripts. They got the animation and directing talent down, but I'm still waiting for an original Netflix anime that actually has a well written script. I do hope for more origionals with better execution, but really only B was the one that will let me down cause as ive said for months, aico was going to be abysmal at best. Epsidoe 1 all but confirmed that to me it will be a 4/10 at its absolute best. |
JizzyHitlerMar 11, 2018 12:07 PM
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Mar 11, 2018 12:07 PM
#48
JizzyHitler said: Pullman said: Nah I consider incredibly loose adaptions like that as original cause of how radically different almost all of it was.JizzyHitler said: Pullman said: devilmanTenth said: Pullman said: Tenth said: I may not like the writing in this show but these last two episodes have atleast proved to me that this show doesn't need all this supernatural stuff in it although I kinda had that mindset from the start. Seems like I wasn't alone in this statement reading @Pullman ep 10 thoughts too. Just straight up normal mystery with Keith as protagonist trying to catch a serial killer with no supernatural elements would probably have been a more enjoyable show for me. Atleast this ep wasn't so bad, time went by pretty fast So Yuna's only purpose in this was to be a love interest that constantly got stabbed because that was still Koku's only motivation in life? Anyways, seems like blonde haired bishie boy wasn't Minatsuki and makes sense now, always wondered why his hair was dark in the flashbacks. The finale was ok, didn't really like or dislike it but atleast it was kinda satisfying to see the villains get killed, jesus they were preachy assholes and was waiting for someone to shut them up. Atleast the Lili and Keith moments were kinda cute and they met Koku and Yuna so I guess she was still after all that shit. Well good for Koku, if anything deserves it. Not sure it needed that "sequel hook" mid-credits showing this Kirisame guy. Don't think it need another season. what happened in the sequel hook? I closed the tab when the credits started so I didn't see that scene and I'm too lazy to look it up :>. It was a rather short scene with this guy in a curch saying this line okay, thanks. Well, I knew Netflix likes to have options but I kinda hope they try some more new projects instead until they make something that's really good and not just meh like B and AICO. I'm talking about Original stuff. Devilman was still an adaption from what I know. Harder to screw that up, but their issue so far seems to be writing decent original scripts. They got the animation and directing talent down, but I'm still waiting for an original Netflix anime that actually has a well written script. I do hope for more origionals with better execution, but really only B was the one that will let me down cause as ive said for months, aico was going to be abysmal at best. Epsidoe 1 all but confirmed that to me it will be a 4/10 at its absolute best. I think you're the only one I've heard that doesn't say it's basically a pretty faithful adaption tho? It's just hearsay for me one way or the other since I haven't seen it yet and I don't know the manga but that's the impression I got. In any case I do think there's quite a difference between wholly original scripts that have to make up a setting, a universe, a cast all of their own, and adaptions, even liberal ones. It takes a different kind of imagination/vision to create something from scratch compared to editing something existing to improve on it. Plus we both know Devilman is a Yuasa anime first and foremost, and a Netflix anime only as secondary nature :>. I have seen a bunch of really good Original Netflix series with amazing scripts in the live action department so I'm just hoping that this will eventually translate into anime originals too, but so far it hasn't really. |
AlcoholicideMar 11, 2018 12:17 PM
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Mar 11, 2018 12:12 PM
#49
Pullman said: well the thing is netflix has quite ltierally no input on what these shows wind up being, they are pretty well known for better or worse to just throw money at projects and let the creators do their own thing. Its a double edged sword and im sure it will be exactly that for anime if they keep it up, which i think they will really depends. I appreciate the effort at the very least from B, not aico though that shitheap was gonna be awful no matter what.JizzyHitler said: Pullman said: JizzyHitler said: Pullman said: devilmanTenth said: Pullman said: Tenth said: I may not like the writing in this show but these last two episodes have atleast proved to me that this show doesn't need all this supernatural stuff in it although I kinda had that mindset from the start. Seems like I wasn't alone in this statement reading @Pullman ep 10 thoughts too. Just straight up normal mystery with Keith as protagonist trying to catch a serial killer with no supernatural elements would probably have been a more enjoyable show for me. Atleast this ep wasn't so bad, time went by pretty fast So Yuna's only purpose in this was to be a love interest that constantly got stabbed because that was still Koku's only motivation in life? Anyways, seems like blonde haired bishie boy wasn't Minatsuki and makes sense now, always wondered why his hair was dark in the flashbacks. The finale was ok, didn't really like or dislike it but atleast it was kinda satisfying to see the villains get killed, jesus they were preachy assholes and was waiting for someone to shut them up. Atleast the Lili and Keith moments were kinda cute and they met Koku and Yuna so I guess she was still after all that shit. Well good for Koku, if anything deserves it. Not sure it needed that "sequel hook" mid-credits showing this Kirisame guy. Don't think it need another season. what happened in the sequel hook? I closed the tab when the credits started so I didn't see that scene and I'm too lazy to look it up :>. It was a rather short scene with this guy in a curch saying this line okay, thanks. Well, I knew Netflix likes to have options but I kinda hope they try some more new projects instead until they make something that's really good and not just meh like B and AICO. I'm talking about Original stuff. Devilman was still an adaption from what I know. Harder to screw that up, but their issue so far seems to be writing decent original scripts. They got the animation and directing talent down, but I'm still waiting for an original Netflix anime that actually has a well written script. I do hope for more origionals with better execution, but really only B was the one that will let me down cause as ive said for months, aico was going to be abysmal at best. Epsidoe 1 all but confirmed that to me it will be a 4/10 at its absolute best. I think you're the only one I've heard that doesn't say it's basically a pretty faithful adaption tho? It's just hearsay for me one way or the other since I haven't seen it yet and I don't know the manga but that's the impression I got. In any case I do think there's quite a difference between wholly original scripts that have to make up a setting, a universe, a cast all of their own, and adaptions, even liberal ones. Plus we both know Devilman is a Yuasa anime first and foremost, and a Netflix anime only as secondary nature :>. I have seen a bunch of really good Original Netflix series with amazing scripts in the live action department so I'm just hoping that this will eventually translate into anime originals too, but so far it hasn't really. I also dont see how devilman would be a faithful adaptation, it adapts certain key points but everything else from the cast, setting, style, and even said plotpoint being altered drastically are really different and completly its own, emphasis on the characters specifically i think sets it really apart from the source. |
JizzyHitlerMar 11, 2018 12:19 PM
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Mar 26, 2018 10:46 AM
#50
Better late than never! Honestly, I'm pretty glad I started this after AICO, too. Episode 1 Really intriguing start. The police side of it reminds me a lot of Criminal Minds at the beginning. The characters designs are really great and I'll echo your opinion in saying the animation, music and directing are on point. The thriller + supernatural mixture is not what I expected, but I could get into it. Episode 2 The fact that they keep track of so many side characters at once is a little troubling as I can't remember their names, but at least the designs make it easy to tell them all apart! I really liked the setting for the second episode and how it is creating a picture for the viewer of how big this thing is. The bad guys are like stylish suicide squad or something imo, but although it takes away some of the serious tone, it makes up for it with cool factor. Episode 3 That fight on shallow water was amazing! Definitely gotta give it to this show in terms of battle choreography, interesting visuals and subtle intrigue. I definitely feel like I have more questions than answers right now, but so far I haven't lost interest. Episode 4 The humor is definitely hit and miss for me. Sometimes I'll snicker, sometimes I'll facepalm in second-hand embarrassment, but I must admit it does a good job of breaking the tension. I think we were given a pretty good hint there in Lily's speech, but well, it's still kind of difficult to imagine what she's talking about as we've been given information at a slow pace and in pieces that are still obscured. RIP Bran. So far lots of potential, so I want to see when exactly it goes south. |
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