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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Yup, I think this is an important episode due to Mu finding out the origins of the war from many years ago. And for Echo, he's really going to need all the help he can get in this show. Those trio of girls are definitely a group to watch out for. I'm also quite curious about what sort of important role Mu will play in this timeline though. |
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| Yay another episode, hopefully we get some answers as to what happened at the end of last ep We get some interesting backstory about the earless and noise. We also get introduced to two really cool new characters. “Jimi” is a clear Hendrix reference, respext “Mu, I want to see the world with you” awwwww I ship them so hard True Crimson v AC30 was pretty dope Overall nice episode, things are starting to come together and we’ve got a clear goal to work towards. Can’t wait to see where it goes from here. One of my fave shows of the season with some old school Jetix vibes |
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| Great episode, Mu and Echo's relationship is getting stronger and AC30 is amazing !! i'm really looking forward to the next episode |
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| Continuing the same level of average and trope-y. Lmao at the random english tho. Also: "Hey it's me guy who hasn't left his room in 4 years. What do you mean there's a random 15 year old boy here? Well shit, better go introduce myself!" And: "Here is my deeply personal story about how I will not ride as a player anyone. You want to have a sparring match? Hell yeah I'm down!" Okay, maybe I can forgive the second one because they were not going out in the field for real. |
| Looks like the first two episodes were more to set up what the world is like, and a basic premise. Before throwing a story at us in this episode, which is good to see. Though, honestly didn't expect giant fighting music players lol. But it's still fun to see, cannot wait to see what who they meet further along. |
Mirod_the_best said: Finally, for a show called Listeners, the soundrack is quite unremarkable. I personally can't remember one moment when the music piqued my interest. I couldn't agree more. Why even bother referencing really great bands and then having the actual music suck so bad? They're barely even trying to rip off the bands they mention (too bad because that would improve the music substantially if they just blatantly copied stuff). I'm really quite surprised that this show got made. It doesn't have a built-in audience from a LN or manga, and there's not enough pandering to fans of older rock bands to get that crowd. A lot of younger people won't even know a lot of the bands mentioned so far. This is at best a 5 for me so far. And a real disappointment. |
| That was a good episode, the name's AC30, I like its new powers. I look forward to see the next players |
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| "Fill me with your Kiss" CRINGEEEEE Jesus can we stop with all the English musical innuendos please. Like I'm okay with one per episode but jesus they are beating this like a dead horse. We get it YOU LIKE MUSICAL ARTISTS. Outside of that this anime is just not good. They're shocked to see Mu and Echo go Green and are stating the power is Stronger then Jimi yet they over power Mu and Echo. Awesome. |
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| What is "Chelsea Girl" supposed to mean? |
| Overall impression: Perfectly serviceable. Nothing exciting. Really that's kinda the shame of this anime, I've seen shows with more problems, but it just kinda is missing that spark that makes it really worth sticking with. I've stayed here because unlike some of the other shows this season it never had a moment that made me go "yeah, this isn't working for me", but I'd struggle to say I'm really invested, I feel like I'm here hoping it'll connect and it's just not quite doing so. Oh, but the preview for the next episode makes it a lot easier to decide whether I want to continue. Why the fuck would you take a setting like this and have a high school episode, even if it's just one episode (presumably)? I'm reminded of when Seraph of the End had the high school in the post-apocalypse for some fucking reason. |
| You have shit taste, and then I have taste so shit it makes your taste look good |
| I don't know why i didn't notice until this episode but the soundtrack in this series is pretty great, i'm loving the guitar tracks in the background in this episode. Probably one of the reasons i'm sticking around so far. I can't say i'm any more invested in the characters, and the plot and action in general are still pretty bland. This was easily my favorite episode so far, and the glimpse of the player vs player fights that could happen in the future have me more excited than anything with the earless. I really don't feel like they made the earless menacing enough to be the "enemy of humanity" that they're made out to be. |
| And that's a drop for me. Hopefully there's a major turnaround for this show that will inspire curiosity enough for me to return to it, but I can't get with what I'm being given so far. Disappointed on this one. |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| Nothing amazing but the Mecha action was alright. I feel slightly bias to this series as I am a musician and a sucker for references, but this show still comes across as lackluster. Apart from the musical references I'm not sure what else I'm expecting to get out of this series, the plot is muddy and the characters forgettable. Had high hopes for the setting but it's quite one-note for now. Looks like the next episode will be a change of pace though! |
| I'm wondering why Jimi is called Jimi. That word means boring and plain in Japanese. They added baby fat in an adult man's cheeks. That was a terrible design choice. |
| This is painful to watch, dropped. |
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| I can't say I enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed Episode 2, but hey, I'm just a sucker for world building. I'm sorely disappointed these battles aren't more... musical? Music seems to be the central theme of the whole show and yet the sound design thus far been average. That OP is still a bop though. |
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| Well, I'm enjoying this as opposed to most it seems. Now it seems we're finally getting a sense of direction now, already had some pretty good worldbuiling and it's only early. Wish anime would stop with the Engrish though lol... 7-8/10 |
| Pretty good episode. Mu and Echo grew closer, that scene where Mu kicked Echo was sweet lol. Those two new players were nice people. I'm liking this show so far and I hope this gets better with every episode. |
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| What's up with the Engrish all the time, lol? curvedtree said: What is "Chelsea Girl" supposed to mean? It's a reference to an album by Nico, a former member of the Velvet Underground. It's also the name of a film by Andy Warhol, but considering that all references are about rock music, I'm pretty sure it's the former. |
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| The first good episode so far. I liked that they focused more on the chars and the background. Though I guess next episodes will be a "x of the week format". x = one of the guys that participated in that old "Fest" where something went wrong. Getting infos about the Jimi Stonefree guy (maybe father of Mu?). Engrish is cool but didn't feel funny and didn't really fit here. In the past episodes I did not recognize the reference to "Einstsürzende Neubauten". Here Bilin (Billy) and Kevin Valentine referred to real people. Also the Engrish lines seem to be from some lyrics (or album name and stuff like that) from "My Bloody Valentine". ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bloody_Valentine_(band) ) Edit: Jimi Stonefree from "Jimi Henddrix" of course. Did not know about the "Stone Free" but Jimi Hendrix is popular and the name I recognized so I had to google it in combination with Stonefree. |
| An interesting episode; the characters are starting to feel a little more fleshed out. It'll be interesting to see how they clash and grow. |
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| I feel like they should've just made the plot about Echo collecting autographs. LOL The mecha aspect is okay, I suppose. Next episode title is based off Nirvana I'm guessing. It seems like it'll be a bit more interesting since they will meet even more characters. |
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| Nice that they have some goal now. Really wish mecha designs were better, not really fan of them. They are quite forgettable |
| I couldn't get into it. I felt like mu was a bit forced on the crying part wish I felt a deeper connection but this was a bust for me. Eek. |
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| A little bit of equipment tinkering, powering up, some training. Time to rock and roll baby!! |
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| VA Nana Mizuki of the new supporting character = too OP of course... 4/5. |
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| This anime is like a merger of American Pop, Heavy Metal magazine and Mecha anime. Its a bizarre but pretty cool show. |
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icblues said: SoraSenpai said: "Fill me with your Kiss" CRINGEEEEE Jesus can we stop with all the English musical innuendos please. Like I'm okay with one per episode but jesus they are beating this like a dead horse. We get it YOU LIKE MUSICAL ARTISTS. I believe it should have been 'Feed Me With Your Kiss', another reference to a song by My Bloody Valentine. Kevin and Bilin Valentine were designed based on Kevin Shields and Bilinda Butcher of My Bloody Valentine. Their mecha, Sue, is after another MBV's song Sueisfine. Their techniques like "I Can See It (But I Can't Feel It)" are also based on MBV's songs. The title card for this episode is a tribute to the cover of MBV's 'Loveless'. Dunno, as a rock fan, I'm loving this anime so far. It's just so cool looking at the designs inspired by musicians and songs that I love. The creators love musicians? Yes, that's the whole point! They want to make something out of the things they love! Young anime fans do not know them? Well, if they're interested, then they can try find and learn about the musicians! That would be great instead of just being spoonfed things they already know anyway. Next episode should be interesting too. Freak Scene Academy must be after a song by Sonic Youth. Kim must be inspired by Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon. The title and the title card are inspired by Nirvana. The character Hole is probably inspired by Hole. The guy Jin who is the creator of this anime did Mekakucity Actors as well so music has played a Big Influence in his anime. And yeah I think something got lost in translation with that quote. |
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| The world-building is slowly getting better: the epilogue to the prologue about the Players and the Earless, more explained this episode. The powers that are the reminiscent inspiration of music in real life (with creator Jin onboard), it can't just be mere coincidience and is a major part of this show, which is slwoly starting to grow on me. Saved by the Valentines, former Grand Master Bilin and assistant Kevin, Echo and Mu settles in. And finally naming his amp AC30, Echo reaffirms his passion with Mu to go forth. The mecha battle was kinda OK though, though it seems to hammer the thought of a musical mecha battle (which can go both ways), plus that cringey Engrish. This show made me realize there's more than meets the eye, and willing to continue onward. |
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_nephele_ said: Not sure what to think of this show to be honest, it just feels bland and nothing really stands out to compel me to continue watching. I am the same. Seems like a decent concept but I don't fully understand the mechs working? |
| Ok, so another episode and we have not that great moment yet telling us "this is going to be awesome". The soundtrack in the other hand, it's improving and finally we can start to see why this it´s called as it´s called. However I really hope to see a little more speed in story. It´s a 6 so Far |
| I'm the only one who fells that this episode was at x1.25 speed? Everything seems a bit... fast. Also, if you aren't really into music (I'm not) all the references are just random words, and even if you understand them, I think they still fell like random things "because music". |
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| Dialogue is indeed pretty corny, but I stick with this series to see how they handle plot. |
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delta5 said: Mirod_the_best said: Finally, for a show called Listeners, the soundrack is quite unremarkable. I personally can't remember one moment when the music piqued my interest. I couldn't agree more. Why even bother referencing really great bands and then having the actual music suck so bad? They're barely even trying to rip off the bands they mention (too bad because that would improve the music substantially if they just blatantly copied stuff). I'm really quite surprised that this show got made. It doesn't have a built-in audience from a LN or manga, and there's not enough pandering to fans of older rock bands to get that crowd. A lot of younger people won't even know a lot of the bands mentioned so far. This is at best a 5 for me so far. And a real disappointment. b..but they dance in the opening, its enough, right? but yeah, im in the same boat, nothing remarkable in terms of music, and sometimes non-exstant. That's unfortunate, i really like listening to nice sounding music (who doesnt lol) MaskOfIce said: Overall impression: Perfectly serviceable. Nothing exciting. Really that's kinda the shame of this anime, I've seen shows with more problems, but it just kinda is missing that spark that makes it really worth sticking with. I've stayed here because unlike some of the other shows this season it never had a moment that made me go "yeah, this isn't working for me", but I'd struggle to say I'm really invested, I feel like I'm here hoping it'll connect and it's just not quite doing so. Oh, but the preview for the next episode makes it a lot easier to decide whether I want to continue. Why the fuck would you take a setting like this and have a high school episode, even if it's just one episode (presumably)? I'm reminded of when Seraph of the End had the high school in the post-apocalypse for some fucking reason. You perfectly described how i feel. I feel like i can enjoy this anime more and expected to like it, but... It's just plain boring, i don't see the reaason for watching it. It doesnt even feel nice to watch and we only have 2 characters, others just feel episodic. I can't connect to characters or the story at all!!! i can't find myself to care about anything that's happening, which is damn sad, because i feel like i'm watching, understanding it wrong, it's reassuring seeing that others are in similar position as me :S NG_Chloe said: Seriously Echo, I like everyone but you at this point. You're watching footage of Miu in mortal danger, and your reaction is "awesome" or something like that. You're positive vibes are bringing down man, try to be more sensitive. Liked the scene in the open sky, and everything else about this episode, except for Echo being insensitive of course Same, Echo is kinda a parety pooper right now :( but he looks like the type of character who start as the worst and becomes the best, so lets hope. On the other hand, I took liking to your analysis of Echo haha, that made me smile for a bit :) joexmdq said: I'm the only one who fells that this episode was at x1.25 speed? Everything seems a bit... fast. Also, if you aren't really into music (I'm not) all the references are just random words, and even if you understand them, I think they still fell like random things "because music". Glad, i'm not the only one noticed that it felt very fast... Usually there is a small pause, little delay when a character finishes his line, but in this episode, there was no pause, they just spoke right after each other. Very very weird, i don't think i've ever seen this. You are not alone on your take on references, it's just empty words to me. I love looove music, but i dont really care about their composers and history (i'm a terrible person -_-) |
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