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zooming said: I do wonder what people were expecting though... care to enlighten me? :) I was expecting more mature characters, heavier action, more blood etc. What i got is another decent and schematic supernatural/action anime with something like fanservice (ripped clothes, zooms on girl legs), another vampire as enemy (yawn...) and probably love plot to apear soon (yawn again). |
Ximinez said: I was expecting more mature characters, heavier action, more blood etc. What i got is another decent and schematic supernatural/action anime with something like fanservice (ripped clothes, zooms on girl legs), another vampire as enemy (yawn...) and probably love plot to apear soon (yawn again). Felt the same way. For me it was mediocre at best. 3/5 If the next two episodes follow lead of the first, straight to drop it goes. |
| I'm very "meh" about it myself. The premise itself could be interesting and I like the bit with the older brother and the Shikabane hime and wonder what kind of relationship they have, but both the characters and the first episode's plot seem to be too generic. I have a question for you though (please don't laugh): you keep saying "it's from Gainax, so I'll give it another chance." But Gainax is only adapting this story from a manga, so it (the story) isn't theirs, yet you treat it as if they were the ones writing it. *is confused* Why is that? |
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| the first episode was enjoyable, gotta admit expectations were high when Gainax's last production was a massive hit, this ain't no tengen toppa gurren lagann for sure. you would be disappointed if you are expecting this to be but any anime that manages to make me laugh even for a bit is a keeper. |
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| quite boring so far :( hmm perhaps the next episodes will be better ! |
| You are all so disappointed. Oh woe woe... Maybe you shouldn't have had so high expectations then, huh? I thought it'll suck a lot but after first ep i can that it isn't so bad. And it's much better than harem crap. It's like "bottle is half full/half empty" situation. Everything depends on how you look at it. And show feels like Hellsing (TV version for me) somehow. And i've been craving for this wonderful feeling for ages. 4½ out of 5 for me. |
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| It was a nice episode. I kinda was expecting something better but I think it may get very interesting still |
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| I dunno, it kinda bored me. The show has potential but the characters were nothing special and the fanservice was unnecessary. The animation's pretty good though. |
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| I liked this first ep. It seemed very promising. This is a must to keeping watch 8D And it has a point for the angela's music. |
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| A pretty mediocre start, but that's just how GAINAX shows are, they don't usually start of with a bang. The actions scenes weren't that impressive though Makina using Uzis was reminiscent of that one episode of FLCL where Naota is having a duel with his old man for Haruko's heart. lol. |
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| somehow i didnt like this one. that kid's voice isnt really that great. i dunno ill watch a few and see if i can get into it. |
| Kinda disappointing, I was expecting a bit more tbh. It wasn't all bad, but just a little let down. |
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| not very impressive =^= I was more interested in doodling on a piece of paper that actually paying attention to what was going on... BORING start. I'll give it a few more episodes. If it goes on like this >__> might put on-hold and wait to see what other people have to say about it. |
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| I couldn't even finish the ep. |
| it looks like it have some potential i think i will stick with it |
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| Hmm they seem to be deviating from the manga storyline by including that kid in there. I can't remember his name since he doesn't really look all that important... Well whatever the manga's pretty decent. Plot is simple yet kickass. Take a 'zombie' girl, have her kill other zombies with her monk sidekick, repeat the same formula for each arc, profit? |
| It's was good, not great but good. I'll stick with this for a bit. |
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| Wasn't bad. But ive seen better. It's the makers of TTGL so Ill stick with it. The girl was cute the fighting wasn't. |
| "Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise" |
| love the animation. people say it's not living to their expectation because it was too high... For me, it surpassed my expectations that were pretty low. this series reminded how fall season are alwayas miles better than summer seasons.... |
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| Well, I just don't get it. I had high expectations too, but because of the opinions I heard that the first episode was disappointing, I lowered my expectations, but for no real reason I guess. This first episode was pretty darn good in my opinion. Let things get going. This was an obvious introduction episode, setting up the basic story and the characters, that deviated from a couple of possible cliched outcomes. The first episode of TTGL had SPLOSIONS, lots of good Yoko moments and awesome GAR-ness and all, but I like this more subtle approach that Gainax took here. I will agree that Ga Rei Zero was so much better in the action and soundtrack department though. Hopefully things can improve there. |
| Well that was...disappointing. I never liked Gainax to begin with, but I was honestly looking forward to this anime and it fell way below my expectations. I was hoping the action would be more a bit more, "exciting"? Then again, it's only the first ep, so I can't complain. |
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Forever said: Probably the post I agreed with the most.Just watched this because it's from GAINAX, but to be honest I was pretty disappointed so far. Animation was average. The action was rather boring. The main girl didn't leave a big impression. Story, come on ... not really original. I can't say that it was good. Not all the animation was bad, but there were some shots of the main girl that looked awful to me... or maybe its her character design I don't like? I don't know. With the animation sticking poorly in my mind, and the first episode of a 13 ep series not really drawing me in, I think I'm going to just leave this one. Plus, I haven't read the manga so I don't really have anything to look forward to. |
| i like it.. but i was waiting more... |
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Crenshinibon said: I don't :].I have a lot of faith in GAINAX, Pretty mediocre so far. Shika isn't an original production by Gainax so don't be expecting an Evangelion or Gurren Lagann. |
| Ok~... I know this is not Gurren Lagann, but I'm feeling the dissapointment is caused because you were expecting preciselly that. Animation is good, sound is good and this is the best non-sequel anime I'm watching for the season. So I won't drop it, not because "I have faith" in Gainax, but because it's not bad. And who knows, it may get better and better (happens with Gainax...) |
| Really liked the first episode. The comedy parts were placed really well. The character designs were a little odd, but I think the story was done very well. I will be sticking with this one. |
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| It seems good the 1st ep.. Neither hate it or love it...like how the fight and the setting.. A little dissapoint cause they didnt explain how she was revived? |
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| Meh it's alright, I won't drop it anyway. |
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| It was more or less what I expected. Fluid action and a stylish battle sequence at the end. It didn't deliver anything that was wow worthy, or jaw dropping, but the episode was quite enjoyable and I felt it was a fun watch. The show lacks some serious charm and a good hook to get people to watch. It seems the whole, cute girl with big guns market has long since been overplayed, but I think the overall consensus is that "we were expecting more." With so many negatives working against it, it's going to be hard for people to simply just watch it and enjoy it for what it is. Entertainment. It didn't really push any envelopes, but it wasn't a terrible episode either. This episode played it safe, and gave us elements that we are all familiar with. Hopefully we will see some better material to come in future episodes. It wasn't bad though, it really wasn't. |
| Slightly disappointed with this shows first episode, but I think it'll improve in next episode. I won't give up on this beforea few more episodes. |
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| It was okay, but I am going to continue watching simply because I totally love the voices of Akiyama Nana and Hasome Tatsuya, they are a refreshing change. |
| i thought it was ok. wasn't totally impressed. not as bloody/gory as i thought it would be. Animation was pretty nice though. You could defintely tell from the style that it was done by Gainex. |
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| Meh, it is okay. Still better than Kemeko DX. Though that's not saying much. |
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| meh, idk. i'll watch ep 2 and then decide whether or not to drop it. |
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| It was an ok start. Anyone else liked that talking cat?? |
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| eh, wasn't impressed by it. but b/c its Gainax I'll stick w/ it awhile. |
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| I was so looking forward to this one but this episode didn't impress me. Maybe later on the show will. I'll keep watching ^_^ |
| I think this show will be decent but nothing more and nothing less. But I will give it a bit more of a chance. Even if it sucks I won't drop it just cause its fun watching someone shoot at monsters with duel uzies. |
| It was an okay start, nothing too special, although I'm loving the art style so I'll keep it for that reason alone. It's Gainax, so I'm hopelessly biased... |
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| I actually thought that was a very good first episode. It was crafted carefully enough to draw me in, answering some questions but leaving a few things unsaid. It's sometimes hard to get that balance right. I liked the animation and the premise sounds interesting if done right. All I need is some more character development and I reckon I'll quite like this one. |
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| It was ok, but I'm not gonna judge it now. The only thing of any relevance I have to say now is that the ending theme (or maybe the opening for the next episodes?) is really awesome. |
| I found the first episode quite impressive. Well played so far ^^ |
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| Hmm.. I'm kind of interested to see which direction this anime is going. Like what's up with the talking cat for example? What does that have to do with anything? |
| For me the talking cat was the best part. I'm not sure what was wrong with it. I didn't hear hype so it wasn;t my expectations... The pacing of the anime might have been a bit off for me |
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| Mediocre episode, I was surprised to see her fight with guns and not swords. Aside from the fact that the seiyuu are killing me, it could be considered better than average. 3/5 |
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