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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Nice style of the OP song. I got an eerie feel from the first episode. It takes place in a modern setting and one of the characters almost gets into a car accident before being saved. The feel of the show gives me a dark metropolis feel. Animation looks solid with the modern version. |
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| I guess it was fine but nothing special though. we have to wait and see. |
John_MaxJul 14, 2019 11:41 AM
| Nothing special so far. I like the setting tho. |
| wanted to see cuz for Maaya and JUNNA but the anime iteslf doesnt sound that interesting so I need more feedback from ya'll |
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| This was really mediocre. |
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| Summers is really annoying. maybe one of the most annoying characters I have seen in anime. apart from her, I enjoyed the episode and hopefully we will get to see a lot more of Bem, Bela and Belo. loved the OP btw! |
| Not a fan of the blonde girl, but aside from her everything else seems pretty good If the quality stays this consistent, and doesn't dip, this could be the sleeper hit of the season |
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| As far as I know this is some kind of reboot of some old thing... I liked it though, the music is spot on. |
| noice have absolutely no idea what's going on, OST is pretty spot on though, OP sounds like a mix of Kakeguri and Lover's Suicide through Rakugo |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Kinda neat that Range Murata has 2 anime this season after disappearing for so long |
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| Loved how the corrupt cops were sliced in half. |
| It's just very generic. Film Noir, jazz music, corruption, a naively good cop, supernatural crime, good guy monsters. OK jazz music in a crime story is a cliche but it did sound nice. Action scenes: mediocre. |
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| Well then I guess this was one of those were a human partnered up with some freaks particularly with Bem, Belo and Bella. |
| The animation was so brilliant that it makes the boring design of the girl look slightly better. The story reminded me of Psycho-Pass in some way. Not sure why. (Maybe it's because of the studio or the police girl.) I had been expecting the story to be horrendous like 'Phantom in the Twilight', but I am glad this is better than that (so far, at least). |
| Seems promising, but so far nothing particularly new or captivating has happened. The story itself seems fairly generic, so I hope the delivery is at least entertaining going forward. |
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| This is the pinnacle of mediocrity. I will give it another episode at MOST, if it stays like this it's going to the trashbin |
 They all feel the same adjust to the pain..like tears in the rain.. |
| blonde girl is a little bit of a dumb bitch and animation was really meh but it was still good enough to at least give it the good ol' 3 episode rule |
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| why is there always some new fucking annoying bitch who gets put into this situation. my god it irritates me |
| Decent art, editing was very bland, some sound effects were used incorrectly, the CGI cars and landscapes looked solid as expected of Production I.G., but the animation was severely lacking. Many of the shots were still with very little animation at best, even fast movement was just blurred out with line effects. Bem is an intruiging character, he lingered in the shadows during the day, but in the night he was on the prowl. The dumb idiot who shared the protagonist spotlight with Bem was... definitely a worse character. She did nothing of use and had no standout lines other than making basic observations. She shows up in the final fight, which had the best animation by far. How she got there? Who knows. What does she do there? Nothing but act terrified of Bem and wave her gun around helplessly. The water monster looked like it was ripped straight out of Scooby Doo from the 70s, loved the nostalgia but it did not fit the grimdark tone at all. It killed the police officers instantly, why the hell didn't he use this attack on Sonia or Bem? Plot armor I guess. I'll watch this for Bem and his crew, but Sonia needs to get less unbearable fast or it'll be a quick drop. |
RebelPandaJul 15, 2019 6:39 AM
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| it has a Gotham feel to it tho Jim Gordon is way more likable, reliable, smarter, stronger, and quicker on the feet than Sonia. It's as if she didn't even try to be useful. Cliche damsel in distress (sigh) |
| I already hate Summers. She’s supposed to be all about justice and doing the right thing yet she shoots Bem without asking questions after he just saved her life multiple times and DID NOT show her any aggression. I mean yeah he’s creepy looking but she chased him down just to shoot him and then pissed herself in fear (not literally) |
| The only thing that popped out from this anime so far is the sound design and music in this show. I totally loved the opening and the nice background sounds so far. The animation is mediocre, art is okay, and the heroine looks plain. Poor CGI as well. Music and the sounds at most looks attractive to me. Other than that, the anime is just mediocre. The story sounds basic and unappealing so far, so I'll probably see later on... |
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| Yo that dirty cop got sliced up like deli meat. Didn't think this show would be that brutal but I guess I was wrong. That opening is pretty fantastic though. Holy Crap. Overall the anime episode was...Okay? I thought the OST was great but the episode didn't do much for me. It wasn't a bad episode just very...meh. I'll keep on with it for now. A lot of Hate on Summers for no reason. |
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| I need the soundtrack to this show already, damn I love the tunes. Lol I found it amusing that she charged after a hand bag at the price of leaving her keys in the car. Not the smartest thing to do. I do love the tone and style of this show and look forward to see what's to come. |
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| Was gonna say that the Bem isn't ugly but he transformed lol. They look more like aliens then youkai. Wonder who those shadow people are... Leaders of the city i guess? |
| The music is the highlight so far. Blonde chick was terribly cliche. New girl who's suspiciously just in an unjust city... Belo, Bela and Bem. I dig it. The character dynamics between them seem kinda fun. First episode didn't give much to be overexerted about, even though I was anticipating this show for a bit. Just got to watch and see what else it offers. |
| The presentation is terrible |
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| The CGI wasnt 100% bad, but there were plenty of awful looking 3D environments.. More jarring is the fact that some of the 2D still picture panning shots looked disgusting. 9:24 - Are these buildings fucking trapezoids??! Oh and anime setting loosely based on Amercia -> cue obligatory jazz music. BUT Ill go ahead and watch the whole thing anyway. This looks VERY much like B The Beginning. I just hope this has a somewhat worth-while story that doesnt completely fall apart. |
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CHC said: It's just very generic. Film Noir, jazz music, corruption, a naively good cop, supernatural crime, good guy monsters. OK jazz music in a crime story is a cliche but it did sound nice. Action scenes: mediocre. well, it's a remake of a 60's show, i think it came before all those things became generic in anime, maybe |
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| Except the OP and the setting, there's nothing to highlight, but it isn't look bad at all. The animation is solid tho |
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| The trio of Bem, Belo, and Bela are interesting, but I feel like they need more explanation for their motivation...why do they want to become humans? Why does Bela seem to want to become human more than the other two? Why does Belo have an apparent distaste for humans, yet still want to become one? I get that it's only the first ep, but come on. It's based off an anime from the '60's, and I was kinda hoping the studio would adapt it the way MAPPA adapted Dororo, but Bem isn't nearly as good. The animation is smooth and the backgrounds are detailed, I really like the almost monochromatic and dreary color scheme/feel to the city, but the monster designs and the demon form of Bem felt...old to me. The color scheme and designs were just slightly off and out of place with their rubber-hose like animation and colors. The monster's designs were literally giving me nostalgia flash backs to when I was 7 and watched reruns of Batman the animated series from 1990. It was strange, to say the very least. Officer Summers is a bitch. Fuck her. She's stupid, and doesn't know when to not stick her nose in places she doesn't belong. Also. Belo is officially my favorite character in the show. I hope we get to see him in action. His design reminds me of Noodle's from Phase 1 of Gorillaz. |
meatmuffins66Jul 14, 2019 11:13 PM
| An OK start, but at the mediocre state anyways. Seems that this has a competition with Cop Craft over similar features (e.g. jazz music, detective), but the latter will always be the better one. Sonia Summers, now I understand why everyone abhors you. A bland character playing off the rules, and the usual cliches. Acting strong but weak in the inside. And shooting Bem? That's some stupid decision. Seeing Bela, Bem and Belo in action is cool, but the action is accompanied by sub-par animation, from a third-tier studio, LandQ. It's no wonder Production I.G. has to come in with assistance, and it shows. CGI is terribad, but background shots are decent. OST is good, jazzy OP by Maaya Sakamoto and JUNNA's soothing ED. The music is the only saving grace for me. I understand that this series is like Dororo, a late 60s' to early 70s' anime (1969 to be exact), and for a 50th anniversary, even the earlier adaptations (in the 90s and one by Studio Comet in 2006) didn't make the cut to be decent shows either. Perhaps introducing this series to newbies like us? Maybe so. |
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