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| This show's overall aesthetic of late-Edo period Japan with western elements mixed in is just so refreshing and the premise itself is also quite intriguing. The background music and OST used also complements this show's nature very well (it sort of reminds of me video game music for some reason). I also love the bits of genuinely funny comedy (like the hypothermia scene) and the nice chemistry between Sugimoto and Asirpa. It really keeps the show interesting despite the show's somewhat slow pacing. The upcoming characters from the ED are all incredibly well-designed, which gets me hyped for where this story is going to lead (as long as there are no more horrendous CG bears). |
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BoyWithaMission said: Who wants to eat chitatap :D? Yeah, me! @64BitRatchet @DatRandomDude the pacing is not good, it's by far one of the worst I've seen, and I say that without even having touched the manga. You can just feel an literally hear the character development, the binding between characters, and even dialogues being rushed. Especially with the chitatap; nobody would speak that fast in such a situation. I still love this show so far though. The setting is unique and much needed (not a lot of attention for the Ainu cause in Japan untill recently), and the chemistry between Sugimoto and Asirpa is really strong. I also like how she doesn't judge him, while he stands up for her as a Ainu, the latter not being at all common in that period. |
| "I'm a middle schooler bartender!" - Mishima Hitomi |
| Good episode! The OP is nice, but i really like the ED! Sugimoto’s reaction when he had to eat the brain tho & Asripa sounds cute when she says Hinna Hinna ~~ It was also funny seeing both Shiraishi & Sugimoto freaking out and trying to look for ways to get some fire. I’m liking the Escape king already, would surely like to see more of him. |
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| The OST that played during the battle sequences are definitely up Suehiro's alley, i like it. Overall I thought the episode was very good. |
| "There is one way to not die that I learned in the war, don't be killed." I didn't know I was watching Fate. That was a very nice second episode, I lost it when they finally made the fire. |
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| Big step up from last week's episode, looks like this is gonna be pretty good. Nice OP and ED too |
| Dude the OP and ED is lit boiii, probably top 3 this season. |
| The Anime Binge Is Life -PolarCyrus97 2k17- |
| Is it bad that a part of the reason I like this show is its potential to trigger PETA? :) |
| The sword that takes life gives life |
| I love the survival aspect of this series so far, it's very compelling to me. I also loved the new character, the master escape guy who I can't remember his name, the part where him and Sugimoto were trying to start a fire was really funny. I'm so glad that this series also has a sense of humor. I've decided it, I'm really going to like this! I understand what people are saying about the animation, but it really doesn't bother me since I'm so interested in the story and characters. The only time animation really kills the experience for me is when its jilted, floaty CGI like Berserk, which this doesn't have. (even the bear from episode 1 looked better than anything from Berserk) |
Smudy said: Sugimoto and Escape King's ordeal at the end was funny as shit, did not expect it to go like that :D I know! I was laughing my ass off, comedy in the middle of seriousness xD I wanted the Escape artist to stick around. |
DatRandomDude said: Yeah but Young Jump Adaptation's so far has given us some sweet OP and ED songs and cool soundtracks, so thats a plus for me lolart/animation was pretty damn bad to the point it got a little bit annoying for me. Too bad because the rest is really solid so far.. :/ Hate to be that guy but yeah, read the manga. The Young Jump curse strikes again. |
| The Anime Binge Is Life -PolarCyrus97 2k17- |
| I love it so far, and I couldn't care less about animation, this show has already been promising enough for me to buy the manga. It will likely end up as my AOTS up with Comic Girls lol. |
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| If only a better studio with more resources and better staff (we need a new director, art director and animation director asap, cough cough) had animated this series, it could have turned out to be one of the highlights of this overall weak season... Unfortunately, I guess I'll have to read the manga instead. |
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| I absolutely loved that opening. Both the song and the visuals were great, with a special emphasis on the latter considering the visuals in the anime itself have been a little meh. Glad to see they at least kept a good portion of the budget to invest in it which makes a guy like me who always enjoys great OP's/ED's pretty content. The visuals and song in the ending were amazing too. Anyway, the history and culture which was displayed regarding the Ainu in episode 1 was the main factor which gripped me to carry on and pick up this anime. In this episode again from the start we're given a small history lesson on Hokkaido after the Sino-Russian war as well as reference to Karafuto which was an extremely important Island that was at the heart of a lot of woes and battles between Japan and Russia. Even until recent times there's been some tension regarding it's past. We also got through the inclusion of the enemy soldier, a history lesson into the Hokkaido 7th division in the army and their exploits in the war (Siege of Port Arthur, Battle at hill 203) which dubbed them the 'strongest battalion in the army' and also reference to the Hakodate war that precedes the current time frame of this anime by thirty years.. There was also that squirrel trapping lesson from Asirpa who is proving to be a bad ass character in her own right. Small informative things like this are always a bonus and i'm so glad there's plenty of it on show in this anime alongside the pretty enthralling main plot line. That's whats elevating this show from just a typical fun little adventure story to something a couple shades heavier. It's also worthy to note that scenes such as the one where Asirpa is in that quarrel with the shop owner is actually quite unique considering it displays the discrimination the Ainu went through whilst also referencing their history (regarding the mouth tattoos), there's also the scene where she's antagonised by the second prisoner and claims she's "used to" the discriminatory remarks. The Ainu's were a heavily repressed people and their discrimination is often avoided from Japanese media so this is actually a massive breathe of fresh air. We also saw more cultural references to the them through scenes depicting certain items such as the Makiri and it's significance. The Chitatapa which is an Ainu dish that Asirpa makes with the squirrel's she's trapped. There's also their way of saying thanks to their food through "Hinna, Hinna" which is their equivalent of "Itadakimas". I've always enjoyed historical shows heavily and i know there's a ton of people in my position so i'm glad we have a show this season that's to our satisfaction in this sense. The humour is also great so far. From Sugimoto's antics, the fire scene at the end to Asirpa's hunger which is a common comedic trope used in Anime. (Eg: Goku's constant hunger in the Dragonball Series). The prisoner and the fact that he's known as a master escape artists who somehow keeps a bunch of tools inside his mouth is also hilarious. This scene also made me laugh way more than i care to admit.  |
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| Now I'm considering putting some of those wire traps in the park so I can catch a few squirrels for dinner. I'm not sure about chitatap, but squirrel does taste pretty good. My brother and I used to hunt them when we were kids. I like the trap idea better than shooting them with a .22 rifle. So far I like Golden Kumuy and I'm not sure what the kvetching about visuals, etc, is all about. I find the characters and story compelling. |
redtailrav said: Now I'm considering putting some of those wire traps in the park so I can catch a few squirrels for dinner. I'm not sure about chitatap, but squirrel does taste pretty good. My brother and I used to hunt them when we were kids. I like the trap idea better than shooting them with a .22 rifle. So far I like Golden Kumuy and I'm not sure what the kvetching about visuals, etc, is all about. I find the characters and story compelling. The animation looks choppy and sometimes woeful at times. There's also that disgustingly bad CGI bear in episode one. But that's virtually it. The animation for the most part is not bad at all. But like all anime there's always going to be a bunch of individuals over emphasising certain negatives of a show. I've seen people claiming it's "unwatchable" because of the animation and it's statements such as that which cross the fine line between valid critique and actual bullshit idiocy. |
Recommend me some short Manga! |
Acernos said: You do realize the movie and super heroes fandoms do the same right. Also this a thread that no Japanese company will ever find.and then complain when harem manga or isekai gain adaptation, different series like Golden Kamuy are always depreciated for any reason, 1 -if the animation is good, but if it has censorship, is not good, 2- if it does not have censorship, but the animation has some error, is not good, 3 - if the animation is good and has no censorship, but it has a problem of pace, so it is not good, and the list goes on. If movie and series fans were as demanding as anime fans, the movie hero industry would be bankrupt. |
| Yeah right there is no way a doujin about vomit exists. Good song https://soundcloud.com/yeungkakit33/op4-hekireki-last-alliance Tsumino account is BigMaraIppo Another Good Song Listen to テスト by mukami #np on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/mukami/77a Ashita no Joe and Megalo box are disappointing anime. My reviews:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Botan-Chan45/reviews Best Naruto Op: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByCNZxOBVWM&list=RDByCNZxOBVWM&index=1 discord name: Chitoge Kirisaki#9564 https://discord.gg/nGKu6zx my discord server for plebs |
| I've always liked Man with a Mission, but everything after the B the Beginning OP is like I'm watching a legend being born. What a damn good song this show has. And after the recent intro of Hijikata, it has sealed its place in the best. Btw is this story authentic or is it just fiction? |
When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
| I like this show but boy do i wish it looked better it's pretty funny more than i thought with the shit they get into were you wouldn't expect with a story about hunting down prisoners i'm glad they are copying down the tattoos first thing that came to my mind was wait you guys don't need to kill all of them and skin em!. biggest threat this week was hypothermia OP /ED is top tier glad man with a mission is still getting a lot of work but i'm bummed they didn't do the Megalo Box opening (it's still great) but with their theme of being wolf man realized it would've fit perfectly still this one has a wolf in as well |
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| i actually dont mind the animation but can you at least improve your storyboard?director plz do your job |
| so much cringy off-model animation...gah DandyMadao said: dasprn said: I've always liked Man with a Mission, but everything after the B the Beginning OP is like I'm watching a legend being born. What a damn good song this show has. And after the recent intro of Hijikata, it has sealed its place in the best. Btw is this story authentic or is it just fiction? most of the historical event like siege of port arthur, 203 hill and sino japanese war are real. the gold hunt and escaped convicts tattoos are fiction, but almost all of the escaped convicts are based on real historical people shiraishi yoshirake in example is based from an escape king named shiratori yoshie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshie_Shiratori Wow, quality post! Thanks for the info on shiratori yoshi, I assumed this guy was completely fictional. |
| Despite the shitty CGI I'm really having fun with this one. No way I'm dropping this. |
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| overall animation qualify aside(which in my opinion was satisfactory), faithful adaptation. And that makes me happy. I like the VA aswell. The OP is pure fire |
thebrentinator24 said: "There's one way to not die that I learned in the war. Don't be killed." What a profound statement. All jokes aside, this was a pretty good episode. I like the OP (on the other hand i might have to listen to the ED a little more to see if it grows on me), and the interactions between Sugimoto and Asirpa were nice to watch. The animation could be better but i like the story so far, so i can overlook it (for now). Also, Shiraishi and Sugimoto's ordeal with hypothermia was unexpectedly funny. Borders the F/S Emiya's famous quotes :D. But i guess he ment more that he has decided not to get killed no mather what, survive no mather what. |
| Loved the bears in this one. |
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| i love this episode, in all seriousness, we can still find something laughable. Hypothermia is a real deal though, you don’t wanna mess with that. and Asirpa face when asked Sugimoto to eat the brain, it’s cute. to be honest everything Asirpa do is cute, she’s still a kid after all both the OP and ED is very good, i get the Kokkoku feelings in the OP, Geno Studio is really good at picking songs. i can see why peopla kinda complain about the animation, but to be homest, there’s nothing extraordinarily bad from it, just not very detailed long shot, the story is there and it’s nice so it’s still enjoyable. can’t wait for Immortal Sugimoto next story, this has been great so far. |
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| i just want to say that the manga IS MUCH BETTER than this piece of shit. |
DandyMadao said: dasprn said: I've always liked Man with a Mission, but everything after the B the Beginning OP is like I'm watching a legend being born. What a damn good song this show has. And after the recent intro of Hijikata, it has sealed its place in the best. Btw is this story authentic or is it just fiction? most of the historical event like siege of port arthur, 203 hill and sino japanese war are real. the gold hunt and escaped convicts tattoos are fiction, but almost all of the escaped convicts are based on real historical people shiraishi yoshitake in example is based from an escape king named shiratori yoshie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshie_Shiratori Oh ok. So did Hijikata run the same way too? |
| When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
Yeah the famous pencil trick was used here as well xD |
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dasprn said: DandyMadao said: most of the historical event like siege of port arthur, 203 hill and sino japanese war are real. the gold hunt and escaped convicts tattoos are fiction, but almost all of the escaped convicts are based on real historical people shiraishi yoshitake in example is based from an escape king named shiratori yoshie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshie_Shiratori Oh ok. So did Hijikata run the same way too? Real Hijikata was killed in the Battle of Hakodate. But here he survived and was hidden in the Abashiri Prison. So he is half real, half fiction. The mangaka used some references to the real vice commander of Shinsengumi. https://sun9-4.userapi.com/c840734/v840734847/6dc41/ywiLtPZa8ms.jpg |
| That was a funny scene at the end right there XD So we got two prisoners today and learned their total number, nice! The Ending also shows we're going to have a big cast ! Also, was anyone reminded by BnHA"s Kaminari's idiot face by the Escape King's XD? |
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| Nice, I didn't think this would be so good. I actually enjoyed this episode a lot. I like how so much stuff happens in one episode, so it's not boring at all. |
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| Man, this new studio really knows its comedic timings. Really loving it |
| Alright! good episode! Despite the seriousness ambience of this show, it manages to keep a comedy factor! Hijikata Toshizou was mentioned again! cool! 5/5. |
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| So far I like the series, the story is different, not something you usually see in anime. And characters are very likable. The part with Shiraishi was hilarious, I take it we'll see him again as he is listed as main character. That's good. |
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| Although the atmosphere is more relaxed than the previous episode, in serious moments the characters behave appropriately and the action is interesting and unpredictable in its evolution. The fact that it is clear from the outset that Sugimoto's undertaking is highly difficult to achieve, puts even more interest in the vision of the anime series. I am happy to know the traditions of the Ainu people. Can anyone tell me if they are still present in Japan or have become extinct over the centuries? Thanks in advance. |
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| loving this so far. that whole scene where they were trying to warm themselves up was paced so perfectly. funny af yo |
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| So I did not read the manga and all but am I the only one that got very irritated about how he went from an ultimate badass into a joke cause he is not allowed to kill. such a bummer. at this rate it will become another fairy tail |
She should not be shocked at this point lol
| Well what can I do.. I love the manga so it's hard to hate anime. And animation was ok, low budget is inevitable for newbie studio. Seiyuus are great. Seeing Ogata animated is a rejoice since he is my fav character in Golden Kamui. Well, I really wish them to not f*ck up this anime. So far so good. OGATA BEST BOI. |
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| Pretty good episode, I liked the new prisoner that was introduced, wonder who that guy at the end was though. |
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