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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- This kinda reminds me of Sentai shows with the mecha gimmicks and style of storytelling. It's actually quite colorful in terms of animation quality though. The episode explored sci-fi content and I'm kinda impressed by the world building around. Then, there's the actual fighting especially in the last few minutes of the episode. A very catchy song they used for the fight between the mecha and that monster! A pretty stylish episode in general. I feel like the episode had a lot of energy. The mech can also speak and seems to even have a personality which is cool. |
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| That's a really good start, the characters seem very likable, the visuals are very appealing, the action is pretty well-done and the comedy is on point. Everything looks good so far. I wonder if we'll get an explanation on how the protagonist lost his memories, it could make a good backstory, but this series is too bizarre to follow the story rules so I doubt it. It's fine for me either way though. I loved the song that played in the action sequence. (Might be the opening idk)  I found this episode to be pretty enjoyable so I expect fun from this series, especially because Trigger is responsible. |
MrMushinOct 6, 2018 10:47 AM
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| Enjoyable start. I liked the atmosphere and music. Characters and Mech seem cool too. Many mysteries are introduced. |
| The Gridman hype is REAL. I feel like a little kid again watching this it's so good. |
| ULTRAMAN ? ?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? ?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?! this is a joke, isnt it ?! still trying to gather my thoughts. it's decent tho. |
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| I like the characters. Enough reason for me to continue I guess. |
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| Not bad. Will give this one a chance. TRIGGER are hit and miss for me. Liked kill la kill, ninja slayer,little witch academia but absolutely HATED Darling in the Franxxx and disliked Kiznaiver to a degree. Hope Gridman turns out well. |
| "Yuta's been swallowed by junk. Old computers are terrifying.." ^^I almost died laughing at this. |
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| Trigger continues to disappoint as always. Weird cuts, overly drawn out scenes, boring mc and cgi in combat. Didn't feel any of the charm the original tokusatsu show had. But hey atleast they got some waifus so this show is for sure somewhat saved.... |
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| It was a good start. Hope this turns out to be a good mecha unlike DITF. |
| This was fun. The personalities of our little trio really balances out the over-the-topness of the conflict. Even the others who are (so far) very minor characters have a ton of personality. Hope to see more junk based teamwork and am really hoping the humor remains consistent throughout. Visually, I liked the colors and designs and appreciated the fact that objects in the background appeared to be drawn in and did not meld with the backgrounds like they seem to do in a lot of modern anime. Action had me engaged and I even smiled like a little kid when their 'voices reached' Yuuta. Don't know why because I usually roll my eyes at that type of stuff. Voice acting is tip-top-tier. |
syncrogazerOct 6, 2018 12:27 PM
| oh god why. i would really prefer trigger to stick to crazy comedy shows like Kill la Kill and Little Witch Academia. seems like this show will go the same route as Kiznaiver went |
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| This show grabbed me reallll fast. Its quiet, atmospheric tone at the beginning was brilliant and the coming-of-age depression of it gives me strong FLCL vibes. And when the fight started it was fantastic. I love the emphasis on grappling, which I'm sure is taken from the original series but I can't personally say. As for the story, I can really tell this is going to go somewhere wild. Its setting up a ton with the mysterious villains, the unexplained link to the old computer, and the amnesia. Whether it will be satisfying, though, I can only hope... |
| Can't say i liked this but i kinda expected it. Animation is wonky, the jokes didn't work for me. It was typical TRIGGER madness but it failed to capture me for now. Really needs to step up in the next episode. |
| Already seeing those callbacks to the original Gridman, even saw an Ultraman reference. Anyway, this isn't just a Trigger show. It's a collab between Trigger and Tsuburaya Productions. Stark700 said: That's tokusatsu my dude.THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- This kinda reminds me of Sentai shows with the mecha gimmicks and style of storytelling. Stark700 said: Yep, just like the original.The mech can also speak and seems to even have a personality which is cool. YizelTro said: Heh that's cuz Ultraman and Gridman are owned by the same studio.ULTRAMAN ? ?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? ?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?! this is a joke, isnt it ?! still trying to gather my thoughts. it's decent tho. |
CabronOct 6, 2018 7:22 PM
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| I miss the old trigger charm |
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| i like it, there are too many mysteries on the first episode though so might expect answers on later episodes then Rikka is best girl material already too |
bitchassdarius said: gotta love that 20 second slow zoom out of the still and that 30 second dialogue scene they only used keyframes for who ever directed this episode must be a greenhorn, but why would fuck up the first episode like that From what I'm seeing, it was directed by Miyajimia Yoshihiro, who's directed quite a bit for Trigger. Three eps of LWA and the OP, two for Franxx, one for Kiznaiver. I'm curious what the issue was. |
bitchassdarius said: and a post-credit scene that wasn't even animated. most of this stuff wouldn't even do any better for the show because of how bad it is right from the startgotta love that 20 second slow zoom out of a still and that 30 second dialogue scene they only used keyframes for who ever directed this episode must be a greenhorn, but why would fuck up the first episode like that trigger didn't even try on this one |
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uninstallthegame said: bitchassdarius said: and a post-credit scene that wasn't even animated. most of this stuff wouldn't even do any better for the show because of how bad it is right from the startgotta love that 20 second slow zoom out of a still and that 30 second dialogue scene they only used keyframes for who ever directed this episode must be a greenhorn, but why would fuck up the first episode like that trigger didn't even try on this one Are we sure it's just this one? feels like they haven't even tried in ages. |
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| I liked it, just hope they don't fuck up with some dramatic love-triangle. But since its Trigger... |
| Some interesting directing in this first episode. Also no BGM almost the entire episode. One weird thing is that it is made by TRIGGER. How come nobody has hyped this up? People should say that this is the savior of anime by now. I almost forgot this came out. |
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| It's quite good. The characters look fresh and their interaction look real. I was a bit disappointed by how much CG they used, considering it is a Trigger Show... I guess it can't be helped. But the CG wasn't bad comparing to other anime, so it probably won't be a big deal. I'm surprised by the low rating though. Why? Because it's ultraman? Indeed seeing ultraman animated is really a plus for me. Nostalgia... Though I guess people in the West may not have seen any ultraman in their childhood? |
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| Not a bad start. I wonder how much into deep Tokusatsu homage territory we will move into in this show. People here in MAL will be incredibly hard with nonetheless it as they usually are with Trigger shows . |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
deg said: i like it, there are too many mysteries on the first episode though so might expect answers on later episodes then Rikka is best girl material already too VanishingKira said: The twist is "In normal anime, the first episode is exciting and the second episode is a chill cool-down. Gridman is the other way around. Episode 1 was just a chill intro. Things will get wild in episode 2!" -Akira Amemiya "The first episode was very good! But the second episode and further are even better. The show is just starting, things will get exciting. Look forward to it." -Keiichi Hasegawa. And episode 3 is supposed to have some kind of twist and to watch atleast up to it. |
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cool i only heard about Gridman and saw the Anime Expo short video of it |
uninstallthegame said: oh god why. i would really prefer trigger to stick to crazy comedy shows like Kill la Kill and Little Witch Academia. seems like this show will go the same route as Kiznaiver went Seems like you think Trigger/Gainax didn't always want to pay homage to old Toku but think what u wanna lmao |
| I personally love the spin on Gridman we are getting! His design looks amazing and they even kept the special hotdog! There is a lot of similarities to the show and also a lot of differences, which is nice because I really wondered how they were going to make the Internet Policeman thing an anime that appealed to a broader audience in this day and age. Hope to hear the MC say Access Flash too with the goofy henshin stance. |
| So Trigger, basically what you get after wringing out a dirty rag used to wipe floor in the bathroom Gainaxed used, is already making another show after the amazing fuck up its collaboration with A1 was... boy, they sure have a death wish. And I'll still check it out because there's really not much to watch lately anyway. Sigh... |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
Wasshio said: And I'm kinda tempted to drop this. Don't get me wrong, the production in this looks good and in concept it's interesting. However, my biggest gripe with this so far are the character. So far, the cast introduced in here were just not that interesting. For some reason they just feel bland and they don't feel lively at the slightest amount even with the quirky Trigger artstyle. Maybe it's either that, or its part of the complaint I had for the director where the guy makes any scene look serious and trying to mix the comedy, yet ultimately failing by making these look extremely unimportant to its own ideas. I'll give it an episode or two but so far I'm not too impressed with this, but that's more of a me thing. I actually found the characters sort of refreshing. They are dull, but the interactions and behaviors of the two sub-leads so far felt very natural. The amnesia thing could have gone south real quick, but nobody over-reacted, it wasn't made a serious deal, and everybody played it off naturally. The VAs also did a good job. With this said I do have a few problems with this myself. Back to the characters for a second, the main character was given awful dialogue. The voice acting was OK, but his dialogue was so awful and cliche, especially when he got into Gridman. Tea Gardner would be proud. Next, as others have pointed out, each still shot is very pretty and very detailed, but there is very little to no actual animation. I almost got some classic SHAFT vibes watching this, but without the touch that makes SHAFT SHAFT. It didn't feel very Trigger, but that's fine with me. Unlike the rest of the anime community I do not praise Trigger, especially not modern Trigger. Finally, why did the students go back to the school at the end only to act surprised that it is still standing? You saw it burning. Why would you go the next morning? So, was this a bad episode? No, not really. I agree with Wasshio here. It was certainly watchable, but I'm not that impressed either and won't be advertising this as a must-watch this season. |
spaceinvaderlum said: Pretty much.uninstallthegame said: oh god why. i would really prefer trigger to stick to crazy comedy shows like Kill la Kill and Little Witch Academia. seems like this show will go the same route as Kiznaiver went Seems like you think Trigger/Gainax didn't always want to pay homage to old Toku but think what u wanna lmao Just looking at Eva, it's pretty much Anno's Ultraman fanfic in anime form. |
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| so...that happened; another drop for me. Except for some of the dialogue, that was....something else. |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| Same here for me Hopefully we get more of the overall story next week |
Tenth said: uninstallthegame said: and a post-credit scene that wasn't even animated. most of this stuff wouldn't even do any better for the show because of how bad it is right from the start trigger didn't even try on this one Are we sure it's just this one? feels like they haven't even tried in ages. Ages? Try a year ago. People just trying to hate on them because of franxx which is out of the control of them. |
| The characters seem nice and the story is simple, kinda old school in a few ways. The art looked decent but the CG was weird. It looked good at places, awkward at places too. Maybe its weird seeing Trigger using way more CG than it normally does. Overall, a fine start but definitely one of the weakest starts Trigger has had for an anime. |
| The MC with memory loss sucks but at least the fight was great. The rest of characters just have cool designs, nothing more. The bad guy in front of the computer created that thing? In the end, the school is untouched. Hmmm, there is some power there. |
NurguburuOct 6, 2018 3:45 PM
| All weebs creatures of the galaxy, hear this message. Those of you who listen will not be struck by western animation. You will no longer know hunger, nor pain. Your Anime have come to lead you now. Our strength shall serve as a luminous sun toward which all intelligence may blossom. And the impervious shelter beneath which you will prosper. However, for those who refuse our offer and cling to their western animation ways… For you, there will be great wrath. |
| Rikka is... yeah... pretty fuckin hot. Reason enough for me to keep going 8) |
| 2D > 3D |
| Gridman really reminds me of Ultraman. Great first episode; felt kinda slow at first but my adrenaline kicked in once the kaiju showed up. Will be looking forward to more episodes of this show. P.S. if you think this rips off or was inspired by Evangelion, get out of my sight; the original Gridman tokusatsu show came two years before that. |
| Nice first episode, it caught my attention from the start! The main trio seems pretty likeable, and the animation, and the Kaijuu action were both great! This one is looking very promising, the OST was also on point! |
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| Well, unlike most of Trigger shows, I actually like the first episode. |
ZetaKai1219 said: Lmao wait for it, you just know someone is going to mention it.Gridman really reminds me of Ultraman. Great first episode; felt kinda slow at first but my adrenaline kicked in once the kaiju showed up. Will be looking forward to more episodes of this show. P.S. if you think this rips off or was inspired by Evangelion, get out of my sight; the original Gridman tokusatsu show came two years before that. |
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