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| The voice acting for Asta is top tier cringe level, how did that even pass... |
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| The anime seems interesting plus the MC power, but the MC (Asta) voice is f*cking annoying dear lord..and he screams alot...with that voice it makes my ears bleed. -___- |
| Great 1st ep! I'm interested!! |
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| I read the first volume to see if I'm interested in this anime... so I have a slight idea of the story and where it's heading I'm excited to see the rest of the story. Hopefully it won't be to formulaic since it has a trop-y shounen base. Good first episode. I remember many of the scenes from the manga. Nice to see them moving :) |
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| Well it was better than expected, at least. Music seems okay, the visuals are way better than I thought there were gonna be and I do like the Medieval-esque setting. My only problem is that it seems a bit of an unambitious rehash of everything that came before it. Two boys are orphaned to the Church, one is thought to be useless and the other prodigious- until he gets a dark power (Ao no Exorcist). The two male rivals both want to join the Fairy Tail guild achieve greatness and be the Pirate Wizard King...oh and they're paupers like the main characters in all the underdog stories. Asta is literally Luffy, Natsu, Naruto and Rock Lee rolled into one uninspiring Swiss roll. But hey, so far there's no ridiculous fan-service or annoying third wheeling heroine so that's a plus. I mean, we're only on episode 1, but I can have some hope...right? Judging by the first episode though, Black Clover doesn't deserve the hate it gets. Sure, it's a bit like spot the trope, and they're pushing the whole "look! This is an adventurous, underdog tale! Be inspired!" thing a bit too far, but there are aspects of the show that I'm honestly curious about. Yuno is not the Sasuke v 2.0 that I was expecting. He's actually kind of...nice? I wanna learn a bit more about him. The friendly rivalry thing is sweet too, we get way too many angsty rivalries in Shounen anime tbh. It's nice that this anime understands two people can be both friends and rivals at the same time. I'll at least tune in for the next episode or two and see where it goes. It could actually be good if it wants to be. There's potential there, but I haven't read the manga so I have no idea where this shiz is going. |
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TheRandom said: Is this some kind of joke?ttcchen said: At first glance, I thought it's gonna be another cliche shounen anime, especially with this rival thing, the mc being hyperactive, loud, bash, being looked down upon, and his rival being quiet, dark hair, strong, everyone likes him... Then it turns out that this rivalry is a friendly competition. They don't hate each other. And they actually are friends, instead of this love-hate relationship between frenemy. Despite the main character having a strong demon power (like how Naruto has Kyuubi, Maliodas has sin of wrath...etc), Yuno, his rival, wasn't jealous of him, even if he's always been the stronger one (except when he's younger), now even though Asta turned out to have the "stronger" power, he still treats him the same. This made this anime bearable (at the very least) to watch, despite the heavy shounen cliches and setups. The character relationship are interesting and different. I hope this friendly rivalry will continue and one of them (most likely Yuno) won't turn dark or something. I hope it stays like Gon/Killua (this floating book thing DOES remind me of Greed Island lol). for the most part the manga plays on clichés but puts it's own spin on it. I hope the anime does it justice as the manga is a great example of battle shounen done right. No cheap power ups, no ass pulls, and no ridiculously absurd power levels that completely devalue the rest of the cast. Black clover is really takes an ordinary shounen premise and elevates it with good writing. I really love the series |
UpToFourPlayers said: Really could've done without Asta screeching like a goddamn bird every five seconds. I don't know who told the VA to do that, but they were wrong. They were so very wrong. Please God, tone that nonsense down in the future for the sake of my ears. I'm going to have to strongly agree with this sentiment. From what I understand Asta is supposed to be annoying, but this is a bit over the top for me. I'm a big fan of the original Japanese cast and a sub only watcher... I'm not sure if this was a good or bad seiyuu debut for Kajiwara Gakuto. I just kind of feel bad from him because he has to scream so much...that can take a toll on your vocal chourds. Overall, I hope this lives up to the hype. My first impressions was rather disappointing. I'll give it the four episode try though. |
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| 5 minutes in and Asta already got unbearably obnoxious because of the screaming. |
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| Like everyone said, That Asta voice is so annoying. That the only thing I don't like so far. |
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| Well I definitely got a Naruto vibe out of this, but it lacked the emotion and legitimate motivation Naruto had. Asta is basically the shounen MC you expect; loud, obnoxious, annoying, and an underdog who's down and out because he lacks something. Yuno is meh, he's basically Sasuke without being a complete edgy douche. At least the relationship between the two is something not usually seen in shounen. Hopefully it remains to be a strong theme for the show. They could have a great dynamic if used properly. Personally, I thought it was ok. Asta was sort of funny. Didn't really have any issues with the animation, people are ragging on it but I don't see anything that stood out to me as "bad".We'll have to see how consistent the quality is as we go on. This basically hit every point needed to be a pure shounen. At least his magic powers seem somewhat cool. |
| Let's see! Talentless guy (Naruto). Dreams to become a King (One Piece). Can use the powers of a demon (FairyTail). Did i miss something? OH YEAH, He also was one of the only people in the world without powers and then was given great power (my hero academia). |
| "You can't spell slaughter without laughter". |
GangsterCat said: why is everyone pissed at asta's VA lol his voice really fit him Because HE'S TOO LOUD! Everyone Continue to hate his voice ;) |
| "You can't spell slaughter without laughter". |
| So I guess this is going to be my first forum post in MAL. I wonder if anyone is going to bother reading it. Anyways, since that this is the beginning, we don't know much of the plot, just the main characters. When they say that this series was similar to Naruto and Fairy Tail they weren't lying. But, it's not a complete ripoff though. Although there is several tropes in it as well. Asta reminds me of Bakugou at lot with his shouting, but more often. Yet, he also reminds me of Rock Lee with his motivation. Was it clear of the reason he wants to become the Wizard King? Also Yuno seems cool for a rival, like Sasuke. Hope he doesn't become an anti-hero too. Wonder what's the reason behind of him wanting to become the Wizard King. I'm guessing that the people at the church might get "put on the bus". Anyways I really enjoy the episode, but it wasn't really that outstanding. It got potential though. Wonder how the later episodes will come out. 3/5 |
Shreeder4092Oct 3, 2017 4:39 PM
| Mankind knew that they cannot change society. So instead of reflecting on themselves, they blamed the beasts. |
Tokoya said: Lelouch0202 said: It just got more painfull for me as I kept reading it....Like there's nothing special about it at all and what is worse is that it copies so much stuff I've seen tons of times already Never knew you hated this series as much as you do. xD Is it just because the starting feels so generic in execution? I agree on that aspect and that the start is certainly rather uninspired but I felt it got better as I continued reading the manga. Like why would I bother with this when I could just go and watch Naruto or Fairy Tail lol....This is by far one of the worst series Jump has produced since Naruto ended Damn, too bad you couldn't enjoy this. :( |
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| Would've been better if Asta would STOP SCREAMING, but that's shounen for you. Also, hello, can we all agree that Yuno is yummy looking because hot damn. |
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| I did not enjoy the episode. It was riddled with cliches, from characters and character interactions to basic plot elements. They even had the typical snooty guys scoffing at the two MCs because they look poor, which by the way I couldn't even tell since their outfits all look otherworldly. All of it was done by the book which I assume was intentional since the author's last Shounen Jump manga Hungry Joker was canceled. It feels like an intentional cliche shounen made for mass appeal. I'm not gonna continue but I guess it could be the next generation's Fairy Tail and I can see them having fun with it so enjoy your new shounen kids. Also, Asta's voice raped my ear the whole fuckin episode. |
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Tokoya said: TheRandom said: Is this some kind of joke?for the most part the manga plays on clichés but puts it's own spin on it. I hope the anime does it justice as the manga is a great example of battle shounen done right. No cheap power ups, no ass pulls, and no ridiculously absurd power levels that completely devalue the rest of the cast. Black clover is really takes an ordinary shounen premise and elevates it with good writing. I really love the series Yeah. the power escalation has rather liner in manga, which nice considering how usually in battle shounens you see exponential increases in power level and the entire cast becomes yamcha. While there are clearly stronger characters, finesse also plays into it as well. I quite like the current tourney arc. |
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| Pretty cool! can't wait for more |
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| It's fine. But its like a mixture of known shounen animes, i mean, ofc every shounen anime resembles other series but this one is much more than others. I'm still okay with that. The only thing annoys me is Asta's voice, like everyone said... He's too loud and extends every f'n word. Meh, gonna watch tho. |
LynfieldOct 3, 2017 5:55 PM
wenq said: Asta's VA dragging out his long ass screams was heck annoying :/ overall, a really bad collection of every cliche possible with almost non-existant world building (the side characters had NO depth to them at all). I really, really hope that this pilot episode is just testing the waters so to speak because it has a lot of potential IF they do their world building properly (like wtf is with the grimoire leaf symbolism) AND they flesh out the characters beyond generic shounen tropes and "plot" props. So I think I'll be following it tentatively, for now... Well, I don't see anything wrong with the grimoire leaf symbolism. It's quite interesting. What with the most common 3-leaf clover is what most people have, the stronger people have the 4-leaf which brings good luck and fortune, then the 5-leaf which shouldn't exist, being the demon. It's an interesting concept. I don't see anything "wtf" about it. Can you explain what problems you have with this system? |
| Bland first scene that was overall unnecessary. They couldve let viewers infer the two were adopted through other means. Asta's voice actor is trying wayyyy too hard to sound nasal and it is beyond annoying. Ten times more obnoxious than Naruto's english dub. |
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| I love shows about magic. His voice is kind of annoying, but that ending kind of makes up for it I guess lol |
 Three things cannot be long hidden.. ...the s u n, the m oo n, and the tr u th. |
| Autistic Screaming: The Anime! |
| Getting series Naruto vibes here, can see why it's the current King of Shonen |
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| Pretty decent first episode. Only problems I have so far are that Asta's voice acting is super annoying. If it continues this way every episode, I might have to drop the show. It's like nails on a chalkboard. I'm not a fan of the CGI effects. Hopefully they're not used often, but I saw a lot of it just in this first episode. |
| The most annoying MC I've ever listened too. Story seems interesting enough but sadly I can't sit through another episode of that screeching. |
| Holy that screaming/yelling. Honestly Asta sounds great when he's not stretching out the end of his sentences, too bad that's less than half the time. I laughed though when I saw his VA's page filled with comments already. Honestly reading the manga, Asta didn't feel this annoying...I find myself chuckling sometimes to his antics, but I'm not sure if that's going to happen with the anime due to the obnoxious yelling. But yeah, first impression is that it's definitely your average battle shounen and nothing more :) |
| I want a version of this episode with only the MC voice lowered by 70%. Guy is freaking annoying, hoping he stops yelling all the time soon... |
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| Holy shit Asta. Shut the fuck up. This acting is killing the entire show. |
| I couldn't stop thinking of Blue Exorcist when I was watching this. Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing. |
Lelouch0202 said: Meh, I got an actual good representation of WSJ in Souma this season so I'm good =PTokoya said: It just got more painfull for me as I kept reading it....Like there's nothing special about it at all and what is worse is that it copies so much stuff I've seen tons of times already Like why would I bother with this when I could just go and watch Naruto or Fairy Tail lol....This is by far one of the worst series Jump has produced since Naruto ended Damn, too bad you couldn't enjoy this. :( |
| Yeah I'm out. That was enough suffering for my earholes/eyeballs/brain for one day. |
| I'm no Weeaboo I'm Katsura |
| my head starting to hurts when the MC open his mouth... like a fail copy of Nobuhiko Okamoto. |
linuaOct 3, 2017 9:17 PM
| I'll still give this series a chance but Asta's personality and screeching is killing this fast for me. He's like young Naruto on crack. As generic as this was, I do have to admit that my viewing was more enjoyable after I muted Asta. Hopefully he'll calm down in the future but man, this was a below average premiere. 2/5 |
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| Watched the special which i liked, heard the manga was good so i will read that at some point but holy shit the series cast for Asta is annoying as hell, i mean i get that his character is suppose to be like that but god damn the voice actor they chose really brings out the annoying factor in the character so i guess it is some what fitting? Yuno is kinda cool though and the ending of this episode was cool with the sword and demon. I now have a headache though. |
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TehSnawn said: He's like young Naruto on crack. lmao I nearly died. Thanks a lot for that, you. -_- |
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| I can't sit through another episode if the MC is going to keep screaming like this so very much. I already can't stand him at all and he's one of the most annoying main characters I've sat through, and it's only the first episode. This is even more annoying to me than Yukiteru in Mirai Nikki. That's a very bad sign that I really hope gets removed soon, else I can't enjoy this since this is too difficult to ignore. I'm sorry. |
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