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| To anime only watchers. The story gets A LOT darker/ heavier in later chapters. The author doesn't shy away on discussing real serious topic. It's not like your typical yokai slaying shonen which the emphasis is on combat/ killing/ gore/ monster of the day (ex. Demon Slayer, Jujutsu) but rather a serie that emphasize character's story ark and their trauma. There will be a lot of incidents in the story that discuss topics that're way darker than your typical yokai slaying shonen which the worst thing that could happen is massacre/bloodshed. The story will go on with deeper/ darker topic, such as using human as livestock for yokai/ prostitution. All I ask for is the quality of the animation/ art to stay at the level of the first episode for this serie to be successful. It's a shame this serie does not go on raider on most of western audiences even though the manga is such a good read and very original. |
Ventus_SJan 10, 2021 3:11 PM
| The start was nice. I had been wanting to watch something occult-themed. I really loved the way the episode was structured. They foreshadowed everything that would be important at the end of the episode, so nothing ever seemed like Deus ex Machina even though this is just the first episode. Because of this, despite the story being similar to most shounen anime, I really enjoyed the episode instead of being bored or annoyed. I wasn't expecting the anime to be so homoerotic, but that's always a good surprise. lol (But, I hope that from the next episode onwards, the homoerotic scenes happen between people of similar age groups, and not between adult and child.) |
| Expecting this show to really blow up later on. I'm glad they've stated the goal of the protagonist in the first episode. The opening also looks promising. |
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Kur4y4m1 said: It was adapted that quickly? That’s pretty interesting...Yazan_Aot said: i love it great start and from what i read it will become darker, and i love dark anime my only problem with these anime is the 12 episode, most of them will shine with 24 Well it's because the manga or rather the source material is still in chapter 48. 12 episodes is really to be expected. |
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| I really liked all the visuals and art style, good start too. |
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| So when that charm leaves his body he transforms into a monster huh. rip doratobo... NOT! Seems our mc is hiding the kemono and letting them live with him. I think I'm going to enjoy this anime. |
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| NGL this might be the biggest positive surprise of the season (IMHO) I was expecting nothing special and yet we got In/Spectre x Mob 100 with very good animation and Archer Seiyu <3 |
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| didn't expect much but seems kinda neat ,MC a odd one very well mannered but shows zero mercy and no expressions |
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| okay okay that was great! i'm already invested in this show! solid first ep! a bit boring on the first part but it gets better till the end of this solid 1st ep! 5/5. |
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| Good Start! The OST is really good and the animation is decent. Is not the best animation but looks like the really put passion in this. The muntant animals and cars in other hands could been CGI |
| Kemono Jihen, what a great way for First Episode episode to watch. My expectation for this anime in the beginning is gonna be center around village and Slow phased. But, after watching it, First episode have Pretty fast phased story with Great Action sequence but still prioritize Character and Story around Kabane with Inugami relationship. With what I just watched, right now I really looking forward to this anime. The Design Character for this anime from I read from discussion is not same as Manga but from my perception as Anime only Viewer is Pretty Good. Hope Yacchan character can be included in future episode having some relationship with Kabane and not only just to be a Plot Driven reason to Kabane can go from village. Overall Great yet Surprising episode that surpassed my expectation. I really looking forward for next episode. |
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| Good resolve by Inugami. Now Kabane was released from his abusive and cruel relatives and will start a life of his own. Kabane seems skillful, defeated ghouls just like that! Wow! This is really fascinating!  |
| Loved the music and atmosphere! Definitely gonna keep this one. |
| Seems solid. The premise looks like it can be interesting and it should be able to forge its own identity in the genre. The art and animation are both pretty average, but as long as the content is quality, that should not be an issue. |
| This was a lot of fun to watch!!! :D |
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| nice plot twists. |
| I'm very excited for this adaptation! The animation quality surprised me, and I think they did a good job adapting the art style of the manga into animation And I have to agree, the music was nice |
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| Damn, that was pretty good. The music, art and the atmosphere was really well done, animation is also above average. We didn't get the OP this episode but, we know Jotaro's VA is the one singing it, let's fucking go. I am 100% sure that white haired kid at the end is a dude lmao, you can't fool me, unless I am fooling myself. But, overall that was interesting, looking forward for more. |
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| Really enjoyed the first episode. Good animation with a promising story. I'm looking forward to this show. OST was great as well. But seems like the show itself is pretty underrated. We'll have to look, how things might go on from here. . A Ghoul in Tokyo? I see. |
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Kur4y4m1 said: normally on the first episode they put the opening at the ending but im not entirely sure.expired_0 said: Expecting this show to really blow up later on. I'm glad they've stated the goal of the protagonist in the first episode. The opening also looks promising. That was the ending I supposed? |
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| Wow, this was even better than I expected! I already like the bond that's forming between Inugami & Kabane and I'm looking forward to seeing that bond expend to the characters who appeared at the end. First ep nicely established Inugami & Kabane's characters whilst introducing the universe this story takes place in. I really love the art as well; it's vibrant, clean and pretty cute. I'm gonna be presumptuous here and say that Kabane is gonna be a top contender for best boy of the season <3 |
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| Really liked the first episode. I started watching this only because the manga poster looked interesting so I had no expectations. Looks like this is going to be an episodic shounen if I'm not wrong. |
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| I wasn't sure what to expect based on the synopsis, but the first episode left me pleasantly surprised! Even though the fight scenes could have used a couple more frames in my opinion, the setup was engaging and the plot seems amusing, I love these kinds of supernatural-mystery-occult shounens. The structure & pacing were great, just what a first episode needs to keep the viewer interested. The main duo seems very likeable as well. Looking forward to next week with anticipation. |
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| Good start. I like it The OST that started playing when Kabane and Kohachi in the field around "8:52" is so beautiful. |
| Yataro is so annoying, glad hes not a main character. Dang the detective looks like sanji lol. Looks interestings so far. Dang yataro and the mom sucks. |
Stardew said: Yataro is so annoying, glad hes not a main character. Dang the detective looks like sanji lol. Looks interestings so far. Dang yataro and the mom sucks. Yataro is so unimportant I don't even remember his existent anymore as a manga reader. Rest assure, he won't return any time soon. |
Ventus_S said: Stardew said: Yataro is so annoying, glad hes not a main character. Dang the detective looks like sanji lol. Looks interestings so far. Dang yataro and the mom sucks. Yataro is so unimportant I don't even remember his existent anymore as a manga reader. Rest assure, he won't return any time soon. Glad he won't! Thanks for letting me know. |
| Short Summary: Pedo monster collects monster kids so he can show his a$$ to them... |
Lmao. Your definition of Pedo is so questionable. Like do you realize how stupid your statement really is? |
FuMomo-kun said: I wasn't expecting the anime to be so homoerotic, but that's always a good surprise. lol (But, I hope that from the next episode onwards, the homoerotic scenes happen between people of similar age groups, and not between adult and child.) More like pedoerotic. Half the time i was like..  |
| That was actually really good! Looking forward to watching more, it looks promising! |
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Ventus_S said: To anime only watchers. The story gets A LOT darker/ heavier in later chapters. The author doesn't shy away on discussing real serious topic. It's not like your typical yokai slaying shonen which the emphasis is on combat/ killing/ gore/ monster of the day (ex. Demon Slayer, Jujutsu) but rather a serie that emphasize character's story ark and their trauma. There will be a lot of incidents in the story that discuss topics that're way darker than your typical yokai slaying shonen which the worst thing that could happen is massacre/bloodshed. The story will go on with deeper/ darker topic, such as using human as livestock for yokai/ prostitution. All I ask for is the quality of the animation/ art to stay at the level of the first episode for this serie to be successful. It's a shame this serie does not go on raider on most of western audiences even though the manga is such a good read and very original. Ahh, that means I'm probably going to like it a lot - thanks for the information :) I'm also pretty confused why there isn't any real hype for this show, especially cause JJK is so popular and had pretty much the same main premise (at least for now). Weird. I especially loved the monster animals, those were terrifying haha. Great first episode :) |
There's no possible way you can steal my heart    I want to drown in this sweet Melancholy |
| This surprised me. It is still to early to tell, however, this first episode shows promise. |
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