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Apr 5, 2013 4:20 PM
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I'm not sure if i'm suppose to make this. But i couldn't bare staring at the club page, and not be able to discuss it right away. So now my impatience is kicking in and made me make this Topic for this club. :3
So if you are not allowed to do this i am sorry Pink (or Champagne. not sure)

But yeah, onto my thoughts.

I did not like the art, when i saw it i was all like O.o...
At first it's like the daily life in what is his name? The only interesting part was this:

But yeah, hope it gets better. Didn't like the OP either. The art does fit the atmosphere though.
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Apr 5, 2013 4:30 PM
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I agree that the red haired girl was the most interesting part about the episode. I wonder why exactly the teacher reacted in the way he did.

On the artstyle, I couldn't dislike it more. I really hate the look of rotoscoping. The character just look creepy and badly drawn. It seems like they have reached the bottom of uncanny valley with their art direction.

I hope the next few episodes progress the story in an interesting manner, so that I can try and overlook the art for the sake of the story.
Apr 5, 2013 5:42 PM
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I was going to watch it, but after seeing what the manga characters looked like and what the anime characters turned into kind of blew my mind... I may give it a chance once a few more episodes get out.

Apr 6, 2013 2:43 AM
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Oh, this is that show that's making everyone upset. Now I'm actually kind of excited to watch this.
Apr 6, 2013 2:58 AM
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BentoLegend said:
I was going to watch it, but after seeing what the manga characters looked like and what the anime characters turned into kind of blew my mind... I may give it a chance once a few more episodes get out.


Why the hell they look like some crossdressing 30+ perverts?
Apr 6, 2013 3:24 AM
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You shouldn't drop it just because of the character design. The screenshots make it look much worse than it is.
Yeah the red haired girl looks and a few others look very strange but it isn't that bad. And the character design is approved by the manga author.

The rotoscoping may be a problem, though. In close-ups and when many there are simultan movements it looks kind of confusing.

But nonetheless its actually quite good probably the best I've seen this year.
The direction is great. The backgrounds are Mushishi-tier, the use of sounds is great aswell and there are some nice shots.
The pace is slow but I like that (it's fitting).
Everything has this depressing and realistic feel to it.

And gg is subbing!
Apr 6, 2013 5:30 AM
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I will wait for a few more episodes and see if its still worth it or not. If the characters actually don't look as bad as the stills, I may be able to get over it.
I guess that makes me one of those "has to be visually appealing to the eye over the story" kind of people...
Apr 6, 2013 11:34 AM
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I have mixed feelings towards this. All the characters look and feel creepy, but I feel it works with the tone of the show; Still takes some getting used to and overall could be implemented better. My favorite thing about it so far is the music, which compliments the discordant atmosphere it has going for it, the backgrounds also look really nice.

As long as the story picks up in and goes in a good direction, I think i'll enjoy this...maybe.
Apr 6, 2013 11:34 AM
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BentoLegend said:
I will wait for a few more episodes and see if its still worth it or not. If the characters actually don't look as bad as the stills, I may be able to get over it.
I guess that makes me one of those "has to be visually appealing to the eye over the story" kind of people...

You are not alone...(Higurashi is the only exception)
Apr 6, 2013 12:01 PM

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BentoLegend said:
I will wait for a few more episodes and see if its still worth it or not. If the characters actually don't look as bad as the stills, I may be able to get over it.
I guess that makes me one of those "has to be visually appealing to the eye over the story" kind of people...


Well that's not a bad thing. Animation and art are the most important things about anime.
But I think everyone should give this a chance. It probably just needs some time to get used to.
Apr 6, 2013 1:23 PM

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I will wait for about 3-5 episodes to get my decision.
Though i do think the art sort-of fits the anime. i.e: I at first did not like the art of Shinsekai Yori, but after a while, it started to fit the anime, and made it even more beautiful.
Also i'm used to weird art.
Apr 10, 2013 10:52 AM

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I really enjoyed this.

The rotoscoping fits very well with direction and voice acting. Everything seems so real, and it's so moody. It's kind of like watching a good movie. I will definitely be watching this one.
Apr 11, 2013 11:26 AM

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I liked the art, the ambiance and the weirdness. Looking forward to how the story's going to turn out, it definitely looks interesting. Wouldn't mind if the pace picked up a little though; I like slow progressing shows just fine but I thought this episode dragged on a bit too much.
Apr 11, 2013 3:50 PM
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So far the show isn't that bad. Decent-ish perhaps but art systel will grow on me quickly because it doesn't bug me much.


Also that ending has an atmosphere around it or just could be me :P
Apr 13, 2013 8:42 AM

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I don't know what to say.
Atmosphere is still good and the second episode was actually pretty funny ( especially the scene where he runs away after being encountered with Nakamura ). We also get more insight in Kasuga who turns more and more into a pathetic coward.

But on the other hand the tight budget gets more annoying. Animation and voiceacting got even more sloppy. And I kind of feel like getting trolled by the director.

That was funny as a reaction to the hate Aku no Hana gets for its character design but i hope they don't continue this or it might turn into another Inferno Cop.
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