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| Inio Asano, the acclaimed mangaka behind Goodnight Punpun, has his work animated for the first time with Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction. However, since it's being handled by a relatively new studio, there are some concerns... regardless let's see. Out of nowhere, a massive ship appears above Tokyo Bay, triggering a state of emergency. Amid the chaos, Nobuo Koyama, an employee at a publishing company, finds himself caught in the spaceship's crash. Years later, he wakes up, with no memory of the disaster. He's greeted by two people, Kimika Ando and Hako Shimoda. Now, he's determined to piece together what happened and find his kids. It's become quite common to see stories about dads braving a post-apocalyptic world to protect or find their kid. But this show takes a gentler approach from what it seems. Nobuo, our MC, isn't a tough action hero; he just wants to find his daughter and help others along the way. The atmosphere of the show is really important, setting the tone for the whole world and the characters in it. Even though the world is tough, Nobuo's kindness shines through. Sure, the animation might not be perfect in some parts, but what really matters is how well they tell the story. And so far, this new studio seems to be doing a good job with that. A promising start, and while the real action might kick off in the next episode, this one sets things up nicely. Mod Edit: Modified title for clarity and/or easier searching. |
anime-primeMay 28, 7:11 PM
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| The exposition was such a bore and unfortunately it feels very restricted to the manga paneling which makes the pacing a chore to watch as it would have probably been better read. Picked up near the end though which caught me off guard. |
| I'm so glad this manga (and any Inio Asano manga in general) is finally getting an anime! So cool to finally see his artstyle animated, I think it looks great It's interesting for them to start with this part as a prologue, it might be a bit weird for people who haven't read the manga but the main story is not really like this part at all, but I still liked how they did it It's kind of weird how they're dropping this series and I hope it picks up in popularity because it deserves to, but the way they're releasing it is not doing many favors for it unfortunately But either way I'm super excited for this and I love it so far |
| such a good episode! Looks like they switched up some of the content! I’m fine with that, although it felt weird seeing some of the late-story stuff right at the beginning |
| asano inio's DDDD is finally here!! loved the manga and if this was part of spring 2024's lineup, this would easily be my favorite start to the season but bit of a shame that it started quite late. i did not expect this episode to start at this point in the story and with focus on kadode's dad though, already a different approach compared to the start of the manga but i think it was still well done. tsuda kenjiro as nobua was a really good choice as well. great start to this adaptation, excited to see our actual main characters presumably from the next episode. |
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| Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction is here in animated form and it feels a bit weird for multiple reasons. Although I'm not an Inio Asano fan, this manga was one of the first series that I bought physical volumes of on a whim 7 years ago without knowing anything about it and I still have it with me to this day and to be fair, this is probably the only real work that I found to be decent of his to this day (not a fan of Punpun, Solanin and his other stuff to be honest). It's flawed from what I remember from it years ago, but was interesting in phases and did have an intriguing setting and fun characters at the start. Hopefully watching this can improve my opinion on the series as a whole. Furthermore, while I do appreciate the decision to re-air the movies as regular episodes on Crunchyroll with additional episodes there which I hope makes the pacing a lot better and more fitting for TV, the lack of real promotion for Inio Asano's first work being officially adapted and released on Crunchyroll could have been a lot better to be honest. This is episode 0 and does cover something a lot later than where it normally starts and while it isn't the most thrilling, exciting or even interesting episode out there (felt slow especially in the first half), it does the job of introducing the world and transitioning viewers into what this world and series has in store for the actual main stuff to happen later on. Not the most charismatic people out there either but that should be made up for in the upcoming episodes and ultimately, the atmosphere and setting was meant to shine the most and it did as a whole. Animation wasn't the greatest but for an episode like this, I could live with it, and the music and background art complements the show well from first impressions. Fairly new studio is in charge so I'll see if this can deliver for the main episodes that count a lot compared to this one. The exposition was a lot but I get why the show adapted this at the start for a setup, and to be fair, the mystique of the world itself and the political situations involved in such bizarre times makes the exposition a bit more interesting compared to some of the other anime I've seen with heavy exposition recently. If it is done all the time, then it can backfire but because this was so new, I can more than live with it here as the show did also visually showcase its world well enough to complement the exposition taking place. As a start, it was alright and did the job in acting as a setup for the world. I don't know if it was necessarily the 'correct' decision to do it the way they did but I don't mind the idea of this either for the time being. Do think the next episode will be a lot more fun and engaging as the actual start to the series, hopefully I come to like this overall series more than I did originally (since this is an Asano series at least worth exploring for me for the time being unless it aged poorly). |
| Finally Inio Asano's first anime adaptation, Hopefully this gets the popularity it deserves. A desolate post apocalyptic world, This episode was a setup mostly. Have high hopes for this one. |
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| Mostly buildup but weird choice to adapt stuff from the final volume of the manga. For first impressions with the series, would rather have first episode be done normally instead of having an ep 0 situation. |
| I waited to watch this untill we got to that point in the anime and I think I wouldn't have minded starting the anime with this and it's certainly a great way to hook up audience to the anime. As for the episode itself so Kadode's father was alive but an invader was inside him and he just got back his consciousness. So wait same thing will happen to Oba? Also that piece of trash is still alive and doing his shit like holy fuck man somebody kill him. Also I knew that was Makoto and Futaba at the end there from the voice. Btw karma struck fast for that girl. Great atmosphere throughout the episode and really felt like a post apocalyic world with the eerie feeling. |
MegamiRemOct 14, 6:35 PM
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| Hmm. Interesting episode. I liked a lot the initial conflict presented very much like District 9 movie and how a simple editor might also become an antihero like Wikus did. The chara-design looks really nice with characters having their own distinct looks, making it more out of the box. There are two things I disliked about this premiere though. 1) How easily Nobuo escaped totally harm free from the armed New Japan fanatics (he was pinned down on the floor, even if the shooter shifted their weight that's an almost impossible feat for a regular guy). 2) The massive coincidence of another faction being in the area at the right moment to save his ass, not to mention the massive coincidence that one of them recognized him and was acquaintance with his daughter. I'll still keep watching just because the setting is quite fascinating and hopefully the whole plot will have better writing than the 2 contrivances I mentioned. |
| Too much exposition & stuff happening. Should have either stick to manga order or remove the exposition, let it be unexplained. Setting the atmosphere or stake is fine, but over explaining with dialogue is just bad. I hope episode 1 will be good and people can just skip this episode. |
| Didn't expect them to begin with the ending! Good move though, I feel like it'd be less confusing to people who haven't read the manga. So far I rate an 8/10. I'm relieved the animation isn't bad; this was a fear of mine. I have a good feeling about the rest of the anime, and I hope it becomes so successful that other works of Inio Asano can be adapted. |
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| I liked it but there was way too much exposition dump in one go |
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| Why would they start with basically a rearranged half of the last volume of the manga? Weird choice. This could be a good choice if done correctly and after having established characters and part of the story after a few episodes. Really strange choice |
| Look like source readers not that happy but I liked the first episode a lot. Took a min to get into things because of the timeskip and there was a decent amount of exposition, but after a few minutes I got into things and enjoyed the whole post apocalyptic journey set up. Been looking for something to fill the Tengoku sized hole in my heart and this could be it The invaders and human factions that have developed in response to them, seem really interesting and I almost wish this ep would’ve been an hour long so we could’ve seen more of the outside world.. The girls’ deaths was supposed to be a gut wrenching moment but I couldn’t help but laugh since she just gave that whole spill out only doing this to guarantee their safety 💀 they’d been travelling together for how long? And she was willing to sell out the dude that protected them? RIP bozo Worst kept secret that the daughter still alive.. looking forward to seeing more of this story play out. Lot of questions. Art style is different, but animation was a little weak like during the robot chase sequence.. Solid start though |
Marinate1016May 24, 12:24 PM
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| No hesitation on those kids; they just shot them in the head and called it a day. |
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| cant believe that my favorite asano manga got animated |
| Rule 1 of anything that has a cult...you do not trust the cult at all. Sad to see the cute girls get pop in the head like that. |
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Look like source readers not that happy but I liked the first episode a lot. Took a min to get into things because of the timeskip and there was a decent amount of exposition, but after a few minutes I got into things and enjoyed the whole post apocalyptic journey set up. Been looking for something to fill the Tengoku sized hole in my heart and this could be it
The invaders and human factions that have developed in response to them, seem really interesting and I almost wish this ep would’ve been an hour long so we could’ve seen more of the outside world..
The girls’ deaths was supposed to be a gut wrenching moment but I couldn’t help but laugh since she just gave that whole spill out only doing this to guarantee their safety 💀 they’d been travelling together for how long? And she was willing to sell out the dude that protected them? RIP bozo
Worst kept secret that the daughter still alive.. looking forward to seeing more of this story play out. Lot of questions. Art style is different, but animation was a little weak like during the robot chase sequence..
Solid start though
The invaders and human factions that have developed in response to them, seem really interesting and I almost wish this ep would’ve been an hour long so we could’ve seen more of the outside world..
The girls’ deaths was supposed to be a gut wrenching moment but I couldn’t help but laugh since she just gave that whole spill out only doing this to guarantee their safety 💀 they’d been travelling together for how long? And she was willing to sell out the dude that protected them? RIP bozo
Worst kept secret that the daughter still alive.. looking forward to seeing more of this story play out. Lot of questions. Art style is different, but animation was a little weak like during the robot chase sequence..
Solid start though
| @Marinate1016 It's nonlinear storytelling at it finest. Let's see if the do it right. |
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| Great 0th episode, looking forward to the rest. *not just Crunchyroll, episode itself says 0 |
| Really enjoyed it. You could tell the people behind the project really cared about making a quality adaptation in terms of visuals, music, va, etc. Admittedly, I was totally thrown off by what I was watching the first few minutes. Partly because I didn't recall these events happening early on, and partly because I forgot many of the details. Like how much Kind of weird that they would start off with that, but also kind of cool because it adds intrigue. Also, did Ikuta Lilas and ano record a new track for the OP? Or was this also in the movie(s)? Pretty cool song. |
| they ruined it, who thought that spoiling some twists at the beginning would be a good idea?..... |
| I set apart time of my day to binge some 6 episodes because I hadn't realised it was only episode 0, I'm really not impressed with it so far, it was a massive info dump that got nowhere. That's a bit of a question of taste but I was flabbergasted at how poor the English subs were, I watched with the pt-br subs and they weren't mixing stuff around while also translating on-screen text, what gives? So are we getting weekly releases? Friday? |
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| The promotional material did not prepare me for CASUAL CHILD MURDER... not exactly something I wanted to see right before I go to bed... lets hope I'll have sweet dreams and just forget all about that. |
| Not gonna lie, this is not as interesting as I hoped for...and I don't mind an infodump or two. Something in the setting and the dynamics between the various factions doesn't sound as engaging to me. I liked the character designs tho. |
| This thread has been moved to the newly made entry for Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction (ONA) Episode 0. |
anime-primeMay 28, 7:12 PM
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| Was this episode also extracted from the movie (if i got it right the series will be the movie cut in many parts right), or was it a special one made for the occasion? I read somewhere that this episode 0 is a "weird" place to start considering the storytelling choices of the manga (clears a lot of things that are hard to get at first) and i'm dubious towards this kind of choice. |
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| As someone that have no idea what was this series, this was really good. Took me by surprise because i just random saw on CR main page lol. |
| v good intro, i liked it |
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