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| So once they started showing scenery in the later half of the episode, I immediately recognized it was modeled after the Pripyat amusement park near the site of the Chernobyl disaster. I wonder how much Chernobyl plays into the main plot. |
| So one thing about The Earless... they definitely have ears. Unless its meant to be that they're people who no one will lend an ear to? I don't know, I'm spitballing. This show is still teetering on the edge of dropping for me, as it was after the first episode. Honestly I think the art is carrying it for me. I'm someone what interested in the world building, but less so in the actual plot itself, at least thus far. |
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| Interesting reveals this episode. Fact that humans are earless was my first guess and here it is. No wonder why Players are most scared of them indeed, as the onee-chan pointed out. μ being this overpowered relic of the former King or whatever bit, was a choppy way to introduce this plot thread but here's to hoping it'll be evaluated better from next time onwards. It was hard to pick up from these "illusions" though. Lol, that autograph scene, μ's fail at the start and the steaming urine were hilarious bits though. And I'm really enjoying the duo so far. Damn, that Op though. Creative and its got a certain flare to it, well done MAPPA! Even the ED song was pretty cool and likewise for the visuals. Is it going to be one of those EDs which uses footage from the episodes? Well, I'm curious if they'll follow this trend for next week. I suppose that'll answer it. |
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| The OP really showed a lot of interesting things albeit the dull start. Looking forward for more. Probably going to have multiple EDs with the way they animated this first ED |
| I don't get why is the rating so low. This show definitely isn't a masterpiece but it's still pretty enjoyable. I was expecting so much worse. I like Echo, he is a fun character. However, Myu (is that her name ?) seems pretty generic at the end. Apparently she is a queen or something ? Why do amnesiac characters always have to be super important people who don't behave as such because "memory loss" as if that could explain everything... Especially in Myu's case when she has a real personality. How can she if she doesn't remember anything ? Also, I barely understood what exactly happened with those three women. They want Myu to remember who she is so they... Kidnapped her I think ? But I don't have a clue of what they were taking about during the fight aside from things directly related to Myu. And what happened to Echo at the end ? I thought he was badly injured but he seemed to be pretty fine aside from the fact that he also got kidnapped by a weird pink mecha. Speaking of mechas, I'm really not fond of them. They look ugly, same with their animation. I'm looking forward to see how the story develops. I'm not expecting much, but it can still be enjoyable. |
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brainyclown10 said: Roch2001 said: Not sure what turned up at the end or if the weird sisters are good or bad. One thing for sure though, this show is mental! I think they aren't supposed to be good or bad, that is the intent of the director, I think. If it was obvious, they would be one dimensional characters. It was rhetorical, but thank you for reading my post, at least someone does. |
 To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
| This was pretty interesting and the masked sisters were amusing. |
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| Interesting concepts and characterisation right now, with a high potential for some serious world-building. I'm intrigued. |
  We don't know what kind of people we truly are until the moment before our deaths. As death comes to embrace you, you will realise what you are. That's what death is, don't you think? ------------------------------------ Itachi Uchiha |
DedPanda said: This series is gonna wind up heading down one of a few paths: 1.) Completely made up with no real direction as it goes along only to somehow make sense in the end. 2.) Become a series that makes no sense right now and is better off binged due to a weird narrative order 3.) Be yet another original series that needed 2 cours to actually be fleshed out but got forced into one 4.) Just become yet another pile of wasted potential that subverts expectations. Either way, I find myself leaning more towards drop at this point in time. That clusterfuck I just saw was a solid 2/5 My god, i never imagined to see my weird thoughts that i can't generate into a single sentence be so flashed out by another person, kudos to you. I'm more inclined between 2 or 3 with 60% on 2nd because i'm confused as hell to the point where i don't know what to think or say about the episode. |
| Drop for me, Echo is just too annoying. |
MicheleCostOwna said: DedPanda said: This series is gonna wind up heading down one of a few paths: 1.) Completely made up with no real direction as it goes along only to somehow make sense in the end. 2.) Become a series that makes no sense right now and is better off binged due to a weird narrative order 3.) Be yet another original series that needed 2 cours to actually be fleshed out but got forced into one 4.) Just become yet another pile of wasted potential that subverts expectations. Either way, I find myself leaning more towards drop at this point in time. That clusterfuck I just saw was a solid 2/5 My god, i never imagined to see my weird thoughts that i can't generate into a single sentence be so flashed out by another person, kudos to you. I'm more inclined between 2 or 3 with 60% on 2nd because i'm confused as hell to the point where i don't know what to think or say about the episode. Lol someone has to say what someone else might be thinking. So much headscratching. |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| I'd like to enjoy it, I really like the vibe the OP is giving but MAN this episode was boring and confusing. Might give a shot to the third episode but I'm not sure. |
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| This show is a blast. Of course MAL hates it. Only adaptations can make it here it seems. |
Caraculiambro said: You're totally wrong, just look at BNA which is also airing this season, ID:Invaded last season or Carole & Tuesday last year. Originals can make it, they just need to be good lmao.This show is a blast. Of course MAL hates it. Only adaptations can make it here it seems. |
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| I have NO clue what's going on, it's completely going into the realm of existential nonlinear storytelling, but I am still interested in finding out. This show isn't the best, its animation quality is really choppy, but I enjoy the dynamic of the two main characters and am definitely interested to see where this show is going. I hope they can keep this puzzle of "what does is MEAN?" interesting. (I do wish that the Earless were more interesting, though. The whole "abstract black wavy blobs devoid of personality" thing isn't exactly the most interesting antagonist.) |
| Myuu is most likely clone of Jimmy |
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stand said: Are those 3 bitches going to show up every episode to endless annoy me? I hope not. Hyusho said: Oh, the mysterious player from the memory/vision looks like a combination of Mu and Echo. I was thinking it was a genderbent Mu but I guess we won't be that lucky. Maybe it's her brother or something. Why do you need the bitches part? |
| if the series is only 12 episodes long, they shouldn't be throwing odd balls at us, it is still a confusing show. |
DatRandomDude said: Caraculiambro said: You're totally wrong, just look at BNA which is also airing this season, ID:Invaded last season or Carole & Tuesday last year. Originals can make it, they just need to be good lmao.This show is a blast. Of course MAL hates it. Only adaptations can make it here it seems. No one can be totally wrong. Not even you. There is no such thing obejectivelly. And MAL hated Carole & Tuesda. Week in and week out people were writing shit in the comments section (it's a woke show, animation bad bla bla bla). And you just named 3 out of hundreds. Just relax take a deep breath before you answer, and look at the top 50 shows on MAL. If we take away the movies and just concentrate on tv series, they're all adaptations. All except one, Cowboy Bebop. The bar for non adaptations to be approved by the MAl herd is pretty high if you ask me. |
DatRandomDude said: Caraculiambro said: You're totally wrong, just look at BNA which is also airing this season, ID:Invaded last season or Carole & Tuesday last year. Originals can make it, they just need to be good lmao.This show is a blast. Of course MAL hates it. Only adaptations can make it here it seems. @Caraculiambro but honestly BNA have this receive only because of trigger fanboys. If not this studio (or other really famous) I highly doubt score would bo over 7/10. Like it is really weird, anime have almost 9 thousand votes, score 7.9/10 but discussion posts can't even surpass 3 pages? |
| Manga recommendation: - Spy x Family (Ch.107/? - biweekly) | Sakamoto Days (Ch.191/? - weekly) - MARRIAGETOXIN (Ch.108/? - weekly) | Machi and Oboro (Ch.16/? - biweekly) - Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (Ch.78/? - biweekly) - You and I Are Polar Opposites (Ch.65 - Finished) Anime recommendation: - Deca-Dence (Finished) | Wave, Listen to Me! (Finished) - If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (Finished) - Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (Finished) |
| OST is good, but it's fine TBH. But I don't know, this episode really gives off the vibe that everything is misplaced as of now, the puzzle pieces still in disarray. Echo and Mu are off on their own distant journey, but this journey isn't without complexity and problems. Finding Players and fighting against the Earless, is just one pain in the butt. And the steaming urine, exposed... It's not surprising to see Echo shine his "junk" knowledge even against Players-turned-Earless who desire Mu's powers, but even that fighting against baddies that are cardboard characters, remind me too much of Madhouse's Afterlost that has a similar setting with a failed exposition. Now the mecha genericness will rear this series' uglyhead... @Ryuseishun I think it's painfully obvious how not much effort went into this episode, and just letting things glide the way it is now. It's quite misleading to prove that a studio's name can make a show good (looking at Madhouse's Afterlost), and Listeners here already is eroding that confidence way too early, even if it's early to tell. |
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| This episode was better than the first one but it still hasn't grabbed my excitement to look forward to the next episode. The three sisters seem to be most interesting characters so far and they remind me slightly of Jessie and James from Pokemon with their dramatic way of speaking. |
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TodAboT said: Caraculiambro said: No one can be totally wrong. Not even you. There is no such thing obejectivelly. And MAL hated Carole & Tuesda. Week in and week out people were writing shit in the comments section (it's a woke show, animation bad bla bla bla). And you just named 3 out of hundreds. Just relax take a deep breath before you answer, and look at the top 50 shows on MAL. If we take away the movies and just concentrate on tv series, they're all adaptations. All except one, Cowboy Bebop. The bar for non adaptations to be approved by the MAl herd is pretty high if you ask me. Outright wrong. By your incredibly small proportions, there are still two other shows (Code Geass, Gurren Lagann). Why not count movies? Just to make the amount so small? That would be 4 more entries (Your Name, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Wolf Children). The reason why originals are less common is because there are not that many made in the first place. This season there at most 5 originals and over 15 manga adaptations. What do you expect? You say "nothing is objective" yet you lampoon the entire site because they dislike it and you like it? There are plenty of originals with a decent rating; at least 1 per year (Little Witch Academia, A Place Further, shows that were already mentioned yet "disproved" because some people complained, like with every show). Imagine being so butthurt about a trash show being trashed that you lie. Maybe somebody else should take a deep breath. LOL, "outright wrong". You cannot even read properly and stay on your lane. Take a breath. Slowly. Count to 10. read again. I specifically don't count movies since they rarely if ever are adaptations due to the length of source of materials. And even if you hadn't moved the goalposts and I go with your TodAbot rules, there would still only be 5 of out 50 shows in the top 50 that are not adaptations. Even accounting for the disparity in the number of original shows made vs adaptations, it still shows how hard it is for original works to be appreciated on their own merits around here. Granted it's not an anime only problem. The amount of reboots, sequels and adaptations that Hollywood pumps out are also a sign of the times when producers only dare to risk their money on known "properties" Sad times for creators of original content peace out. |
| That trio woman must be crazy shit. But, Echo more shit than them, so idk what to respond the other thing. The story might be clearance something. But the whole world of Player bugged me for some reason. Wth, the ED songs like a broken sounds. Damn |
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| The whole autogrpah scene was absolutely hilarious |
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