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Apr 7, 2017 9:03 PM

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I like the MC so far, and the loli slightly annoys me, but I'm willing to believe that this show will improve with more episodes. I think the OP looked interesting and I really liked the ED. I also think the CGI parts was actually really placed and done well. So yea, I'd give a shot.
Apr 7, 2017 9:17 PM
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As a casual scum (I don't read light novels) I really liked the world-view, but that's it.

I usually am not vocal about the negatives but choreography, artwork, dialogue and character, are just poor. Many moments caused me to question when was the last time the director had a meaningful conversation with a real human being.

If only more folks in the anime industry understood the difference between "suspension of belief" and "suspension of logic", then we might have fewer shows of this quality.

3/10 - dropped.
Apr 7, 2017 9:41 PM

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Wow that was boring, couldn't even make it through the episode. Dropped.
Apr 7, 2017 10:07 PM
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Sskany said:
Honestly this might be one of the fastest 'yea im not watching this' first episodes iv ever seen..


Agreed. Usually I try to give a show 3 episodes before I decide to continue or drop but there was pretty much nothing about this I liked. It kinda took all of my least favorite tropes and elements from different shows and wrapped it up in a nice package with a tiny bow and made this anime.
Apr 8, 2017 12:05 AM

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I like the art style and and the first episode wasn't that bad and the characters especially RyuZU's
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Apr 8, 2017 1:56 AM
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Everything is good but mc and other girl look too young and i feel annoying pretty annoying. robo girl look and its action scene too good.
Apr 8, 2017 5:17 AM

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Can't believe I watched the entirety of this cringefest. This is the epitome of generic and feels as this was based off some LN back in the 2000's during Shakugan no Shana days. Artwork is average, nothing notable about it. Shame too since the visual novel covers look really nice.

The fight scene in the beginning was just incredibly pointless. Also the weird ass back to back flip the girl did with the guy was lol quality.

Unless there actually are proper reasons, your incredibly cliche'd scenario of a special boy coincidentally getting acquainted with special girl. Let's not forget the finger blowjob. I love fanservice but this was some cringy shit. Putting a finger in her mouth to do some DNA mumbo jumbo would be okay but sucking on it back and forth, yea, cringe chills.

I understand the world now runs on cogs but holy shit man, you think they would have figure out how to put them in containers or something for the smaller parts like buildings. If they can make functional robot girls, I don't see why the setting has to be how it is, cogs everywhere.

But hell, I'm probably overreacting, the light novel has a 8+ on MAL so it must have some merit to it...
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Apr 8, 2017 6:06 AM

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I literally facepalmed during that finger blowjob scene. C'mon, I mean really lol?
Apr 8, 2017 6:49 AM

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I have no idea why I even wasted my time giving Xebec a second chance.
It's like they can't produce a good adaptation for shit.
What do I even say about this that hasn't already been said here?
Apr 8, 2017 8:03 AM
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recommended by a friend to watch this and...
i'm disappointed by the first episode. the characters seems not really likeable.
the only good thing is the opening by fripside. and ryuZU

started from this episode, my only purpose here is to see more ryuZU. Only that.
Apr 8, 2017 9:05 AM
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13 mins in and I stopped. It was so bad. I tried to continue watching but...I TRIED.

PS: I did not read the LN.
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Apr 8, 2017 10:28 AM

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Well, it was an interesting experience.

The finger porn was completely unnecessary, as was the general force of the plot (and the romance between MCs) to move fast. Also, I hope the animation improves. It could be so much better.

I'm already regretting putting this on my FAL team oh well
Apr 8, 2017 10:46 AM

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I was expect more from the design since it has the theme of "clockwork"/"gear" such as steampunk concept but it is so disappointing.

Aside from planet being "gear" and gear on top of each building, there is really nothing to expect.
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Apr 8, 2017 11:36 AM

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Mysterious Girlfriend X you are not!
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Apr 8, 2017 11:52 AM
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It just started and i already love it :3
Apr 8, 2017 6:19 PM

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I've no clue where the hate comes from, it's just the first episode.
I'll think I'll keep watching it, the chars appearance is questionable, but the world design and overall theme seems good enough.
Apr 8, 2017 7:04 PM

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DigitalExile said:
this feels like some cheap 2007 harem anime.


Fucking this, i'm hella pissed.
Apr 8, 2017 7:33 PM

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uoyj said:
AOTS, such quality


This episode felt kinda childish and dumb until that finger sucking thing lol
2006 hentai quality lol

Hahaha
For me the art seems like Lance En'Masques
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Apr 8, 2017 7:58 PM

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Ok, judgement from someone totally new to this series.

The art work is good, I have a thing for these steam punk/mechanical worlds, must be the nier automata hype. 8/10

The opening music hooked me, I love the work from Fripside, 9/10

Now, the story, it's confusing for me, how on earth did they just randomly dropped a whole god damn casket??? What do you mean by purge? Still too early to judge.

Characters, not gonna lie, i dont like the MC at all. The person above me has it right, childish and dumb.

Episode events, ok, that finger BJ was just, WTF. I did not expect this at all, and im flabbergasted. But the dude looks like a juvenile and this fetish is not for me.
*Too complicated to cared*
Apr 8, 2017 9:44 PM

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Yeah... I'll give it the 'three episode rule' but that's about it...
Apr 8, 2017 10:45 PM

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This is a weak start, imo. The action was mediocre, and the animation turned me off big time, and what the heck was that finger-sucking scene? Lol

The main character is an annoying brat, two minutes into this anime and I already dislike him.

I don't know if I could watch more of this, it's so... not my taste, I guess?
Apr 8, 2017 10:50 PM

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I was thinking that this was passable to give it a second episode but then the finger scene happened. The setting is interesting but the rest is a huge meh.
Apr 8, 2017 11:20 PM

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Well...that was mediocre...at least OP was fripSide!
3/5.


Apr 9, 2017 3:49 AM

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Well uh... seems like Shino hasn't changed his character design style since Sunday without God...
The writing is a bit outdated too? I guess this is what anime with heavy influences from anime are like. I was honestly caught off-guard...
Apr 10, 2017 3:58 AM

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What a lovely soundtrack for such an average series. Also, I think I'd be able to take them all much more seriously if they weren't 50% of the height of the people around them, and also if their movements weren't all so.. awkward.
Apr 10, 2017 6:50 AM

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That's surprising because it's really interesting and reminds me of NieR Automata (you know Androids, humankind end). Maybe animation is not good but not bad too.
Im looking forward to it.
Apr 10, 2017 2:04 PM
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Disappointing. :(

Apr 10, 2017 5:58 PM

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This looks like a mess.
Apr 10, 2017 8:03 PM

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Art was weird to me, and overall I don't even know what to think of the anime right now. It sounds like a cool type of cyberpunk concept. Also, was that finger sucking scene even necessary? Made me kind of uncomfortable..
Apr 11, 2017 4:43 AM

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Jesus christ. how did they mess it up THAT BADLY, THAT QUICKLY?!

It's like they kept the concept, but tossed all the tension out the window... Naoto isn't supposed to be a failure. He's supposed to be a genius who thinks he's just like everyone else. 2B... i mean RyuZU isn't supposed to moan during that scene, its supposed to be filled with whirs and clicks as she reads his fingerprint and takes a DNA sample. Who the fuck is that random dude who just slaps the plot on the table like that?!

I mean, it wasn't a bad episode... but i've only read volume 1 of the manga and I can tell already that this is gonna be...ugh.
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Apr 11, 2017 7:34 AM

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The beginning was pretty mind-numbing. Doesn't bode well for the series, but I thought it did improve once it delved into the past. I didn't dislike any of the characters even if some of there were a little overfamiliar.

With a title like Clockwork Planet your imagination conjures up all kinds of amazing contraptions. Instead in this anime apparently Clockwork Planet is just a place where gears are on the walls here and there. :/ (Okay, the inside of RyuZU was interesting, but meh, still disappointed by the setting so far.)

The ED song is really awesome, my favorite of the season so far. The series, not so much, but I'll probably stick with it.
Apr 11, 2017 9:49 AM

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Yeah, erm, I had enough with 20 seconds of content and OP.
Apr 11, 2017 9:50 AM

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The only thing good about it so far is RyuZU.
Apr 11, 2017 11:32 PM

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This is by no means a quality series based off the first episode.

But it just oozes so much late 90s/early 2000s style that I can't help but enjoy it.

Even the cliches the 90s did to death I don't mind because it's actually been a while since I've seen some of them.
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Apr 11, 2017 11:53 PM
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Nope, couldn't even last 4 min and I've seen some shitty anime, I then procedeed to look the rest of the episode at speed 8x and yep, I'm dropping it and not even putting it in my list ...

(Ok but not ok with the MC that is childish as fuck, the other characters also makes me want to kill myself, the sucking part ????????? and yeah ... no)
Apr 12, 2017 2:39 AM
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I've read the LN and i'm disappointed and i only can hope the story will be better later. However, soundtrack is great and the art (expect character face/animation) is OK.
Apr 12, 2017 3:46 AM
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A Great first episode that introduced a interesting setting, theme and characters.
Ryu and Nauto are pretty interesting characters and i like the developing relationship that is developing between them. Ryu's sharp tongue contrasts with her kind personality though and in a good way. Too soon to tell about Marie but she's doing well.


Hmm an interesting intro though
so the world was destroyed in this universe
Hmm so even as Earth was destroyed it was replicated in the form of gears eh.

That will be quite interesting to see though
A earth that was replicated with the use of gears
Hmm a fight between Rebels and the automata using government eh
Yea i call being surrounded by air and ground a bad situation lol
Hmm have to say the girls really are powerful here
As ever Fripside's songs really have their majestic feel to it.

So one month prior Naoto was still a normal high school kid then
Its interesting seeing each town thats in the shape of a gear and that every building has some gears on it. Hmm Naoto is the kind of person that likes to tinker with things eh. Lol Naoto loves to tinker but ironically could not fix any of the clocks he has in his collection. Wishing for a automata actually resulted in one being dropped on top of him eh lol. And thats how Nauto and Ryu Zu met then. Quite the sudden introduction
Ryu Zu really is pretty though

Hmm so Ryu actually belongs to Marie's family eh
Lol Marie doesn't know how to behave like a lady i think
So Marie wants to retrieve Ryu then eh
Hmm so Nauto is able to hear the imperfections of individual gears within the automatons then eh. Quite impressive indeed.
Hmm given that Naoto can't even fix a clock i think fixing Ryu who is 10 times more advanced will be harder right. Hmm when the military comes calling they are usually not here to help. Lol Marie really has guts to speak back to the military like that lol.
Im really liking her character here.

Hmm good thing Naoto was able to fix Ryu though
Guess she's the first thing that he managed to fix
As she was able to save him from certain death by grabbing him and jumping clear lol
Lol Ryu is a most intriguing personality
Lol a lap pillow eh lol Nauto's reaction to it though
Nauto's ability really is amazing in that he's able to repair Ryu without having the design plans for her and at the same time he's able to remember just how many gears she has inside her as well. BTW Ryu is just beautiful and gorgeous.

Hmm so Automatons like Ryu are assigned to clocksmiths then and serve them as servants
I guess Ryu's dream of becoming a master came earlier than he though.
Ry's personality actually contrasts pretty well with her duties though lol.
Given Ryu's specs and beauty i wouldn't think that she's just a random model but more like a prototype of something that's more powerful than the average model
Lol Ryu's beauty and specs completely trumped all the reasons that stopped him at first.
I like how the risk and return was expressed in the form of a scale

Lol Ryu's way of pledging herself to Nauto is to bite his finger and suck it
Still Ryu's attitude contrast with her true personality is interesting
lol Ryu picking a love hotel to stay for the night
Ryu really thinks that Naoto is a pervert eh lol
Still its nice that Ryu is able to appreciate Nauto when she see's how kind he is and how willing he is to protect her. Wow Ryu has some impressive combat skills

I think Ryu and Naoto would have an interesting relationship
Its also nice that Naoto treats Ryu like a human being and not like a automaton
Something that Ryu has also noticed.
Its just like the military to use the more destructive method to sort out problems eh.
A forced purge eh. That will kill a lot of people given that they can't evaluate enough people.













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Apr 12, 2017 9:38 AM
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Episode 1 is like "Action! Drama! Fan-Service!", like oh god not again.

Art reminds me of Shaman King face style but more effect and stuff.
and Finger sucking is... lol.

Still, its not like I like the episode 1.
The main character seems annoying and that robot girl is kinda pervert.
Really hope for more improvements.
Apr 12, 2017 4:23 PM

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DigitalExile said:

Bad art... this feels like some cheap 2007 harem anime...


Holy fuck, yes. It does feel like a cheap harem anime. Not just that but the characters are annoying save the robot girl. I can stand here.
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Apr 13, 2017 12:03 AM

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It's just bad, nothing else to say really
Apr 13, 2017 5:31 AM
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Nah, this one is mediocre. There are more thrilling anime this season.
On a side note, is anyone else feeling reminded of Resistance of Fate (PS3 game)?
Apr 13, 2017 5:42 AM

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Nah, this one is mediocre. There are more thrilling anime this season.
On a side note, is anyone else feeling reminded of Resistance of Fate (PS3 game)?
it;s resonance of fate and while the gameplay is pretty good, the story is absolute mess of dogshit, still better than this though.
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Apr 13, 2017 11:02 AM

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Guess I was expecting something different from this, so I won't waste my time with this, the MC is a pain...dropped
Apr 13, 2017 4:24 PM
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Both op/ed some nice designs, but not the music.
Interesting classical/jazz osts, CG designs & clock concepts, especially cool the torso opening & heart.
Character designs look like Lance n Maques.
Naoto & Ryuzu seem interesting, at least kiddo is brave & thinks thru. And her foldable scythes remind of Tokiko from Busou Renkin.
Not expecting much from Xebec art (tho their budget seems to stay with bang dream).
Apr 14, 2017 4:07 AM

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That was interesting, DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE SCORE GUYS
Personally, the start for me would be somewhere between 6.8-7/10... Art and animation was not that good, but the music compensates for it. Probably the weakest fripSide song is here.

3.5/5 for the ep
Apr 14, 2017 9:53 AM

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couldn't make it through the first episode honestly
Apr 14, 2017 8:50 PM
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I didn't think it was good but I thought it might be ok for the niche audience, then the girl sucked on the kids finger and became waifu slave bait.

Yeah no this anime is pretty damn bad.
Apr 16, 2017 11:40 AM

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I can't say I even relate to the characters or love the designs or anything animated about it besides the clockwork girl's dress, and the planet, but it has an interesting concept and I think its worth checking out.
Apr 16, 2017 2:48 PM

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This is coming from somebody who hasn't read the novel...

First off, the art (the obvious part). The art style looks like something straight out of the early 00s... I think for the most part the cg looked better D: Dat I never expected to write.

The setting looks interesting, though it kinda looks like those stereotyped series that Kuroneko would watch, or at least a bunch of anime clichés thrown together in a blender.
The story... I don't know.Why is a loli so high rank? I know there are tons of series where this also happens but this time it bothered me a lot, I don't know why. All the Naoto part just screamed Chobits to me... And I barely managed to sit through that series. And that finger blowjob scene... what was up with that, I was expecting she would (at most) kiss his hand or something to register his DNA... I'd bet they spent their episode budget on that scene.

Still don't wanna hate on it too much and so early so maybe I'll watch next episode. Maybe.

2/5
Apr 21, 2017 7:35 AM

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it's like watching old anime
the CGI quite good though
that finger scene though... so random
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