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Reply to VMPL
@RobertBobert Weird that he disliked it, I actually prefer Hyouka anime to his novel, the novel is a little bit more pessimistic (realistic) compared to the anime for my taste.
| @VMPL I don't know all the details, but there were some disputes between them that ultimately slowed down the production of a new anime if they wanted to at all. However, this is not the first time KyoAni has fallen into this. |
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| I honestly only watched this because the poster with the sweets & Eve doing the op interested me, but safe to say I loved this first episode. I loved the animation, and I don't know exactly what it was but something about it just felt so melancholic and familiar? Not really sure, but either way I enjoyed this first episode a lot |
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| Oh damn, the last scene is soul-crushing. That aside, I coulnd't really get into Houyka and if it's going to be similar, I probably won't enjoy this one either. The case was already too weird on so many levels, and that Dojima guy is so insufferable, jeez. |
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| It shows potential. I appreciate the use of the 21:9 aspect ratio, which suits the anime's style with its highly cinematic presentation. Now, let's see where the plot takes us. |
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| What the hell were they cooking? This is utterly insane. The art direction. The boards. The music. The script. It's all perfect. |
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| Not the strawberry tarts :'( |
| "Even if it has good reviews, if I don't like it then it is shit" -Some random anime character |
| The episode as a whole was pretty nice, and it showed that the MC is pretty smart. All that to be ruined in the last minute. How is it possible that he listened to that conversation between the delinquents and he couldn't predict what was about to happen? Basically he's only smart when the author wants him to be, and then becomes dumb when the story need a conflict to proceed, which I assume will be solved in a smart way. That's called inconsistency/bad writing. 4/10. |
JoaoNeto11Jul 7, 3:29 PM
| not rly sure what to think of it so far, tho its nicely animated |
Reply to curvedtree
PaninaManina said:
I remember I had my problems with Hyouka, but someone remind me... was Hyouka also "SUPER CRINGE" like this?
I remember I had my problems with Hyouka, but someone remind me... was Hyouka also "SUPER CRINGE" like this?
Kyouka had its cringe moments, but this anime is so weird. It feels like both MC are aliens pretending to be humans or something
| @curvedtree It's not just the story and character behavior, the production also contributes to it. Did you notice the lack of music? In theory it's to feel more "natural", less "anime", but in practice it's uncanny because it's too silent. This isn't good sound design, the sound feels dead. I'll take this opportunity to bring here much full non abridged comment were I try to explain it better: It was a bit of a struggle to watch this episode. At some point midway the thought “Kindergarden Haruki Murakami” came to mind. I understand that the author has his ideias and he puts effort into his writing to convey them in a logical way, I get it, if I pay attention I can see a bit of it, I can get the “pay off” at the end, but still… I ended feeling a bit annoyed bit it all, it was a bit “cringe”. For all the effort he puts into coming up with something “logical” his “writing” still could be much “better” than this, any good expectation I could have with this series was dropped during that restaurant scene. The way both characters commented on each other is not the smartest of the expositions, also, the information that they gave was a bit irrelevant IMO. Was it really essential to point that she likes sweets and he is the heir of a japanese sweets shop? Aaaah, makes me tired thinking about he story and characters, I can’t stand their “philosophies” and “ideologies”, specially when it makes they so “chuunibyou”, after all, if you’re trying to be “ordinary” this just means you’re saying you think you aren’t. What so “extraordinary” about you boy?! Aaaaaah, but the direction maybe wasn’t much better. It’s all pretty, but the way it tries to make it seem and feel “mundane” and “common” ends being just uncanny, at least to me. Removing music doesn’t work that well if the sound design can’t step up, by the way, this being something that KyoAni excess as much as they do with their animation. |
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| This was pretty darn good imo. A tad different from Hyouka’s very anime like atmosphere where every character has over the top quirks, this on the other hand has a grounded close to realism atmosphere and character personalities. I can see why the author wasnt much of a fan of the Hyouka anime adaptation as it removed the realism of his work. I def prefer this one over Hyouka for now. The mc is a lot more pro active compared to Oreki and while Chitana does have her charms the fmc here is just darn adorable! She also has Yamada’s va from BokuYaba. Cant wait for more. |
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Reply to PaninaManina
@curvedtree It's not just the story and character behavior, the production also contributes to it. Did you notice the lack of music? In theory it's to feel more "natural", less "anime", but in practice it's uncanny because it's too silent. This isn't good sound design, the sound feels dead.
I'll take this opportunity to bring here much full non abridged comment were I try to explain it better:
I'll take this opportunity to bring here much full non abridged comment were I try to explain it better:
It was a bit of a struggle to watch this episode. At some point midway the thought “Kindergarden Haruki Murakami” came to mind.
I understand that the author has his ideias and he puts effort into his writing to convey them in a logical way, I get it, if I pay attention I can see a bit of it, I can get the “pay off” at the end, but still… I ended feeling a bit annoyed bit it all, it was a bit “cringe”.
For all the effort he puts into coming up with something “logical” his “writing” still could be much “better” than this, any good expectation I could have with this series was dropped during that restaurant scene. The way both characters commented on each other is not the smartest of the expositions, also, the information that they gave was a bit irrelevant IMO. Was it really essential to point that she likes sweets and he is the heir of a japanese sweets shop?
Aaaah, makes me tired thinking about he story and characters, I can’t stand their “philosophies” and “ideologies”, specially when it makes they so “chuunibyou”, after all, if you’re trying to be “ordinary” this just means you’re saying you think you aren’t. What so “extraordinary” about you boy?! Aaaaaah, but the direction maybe wasn’t much better.
It’s all pretty, but the way it tries to make it seem and feel “mundane” and “common” ends being just uncanny, at least to me.
Removing music doesn’t work that well if the sound design can’t step up, by the way, this being something that KyoAni excess as much as they do with their animation.
I understand that the author has his ideias and he puts effort into his writing to convey them in a logical way, I get it, if I pay attention I can see a bit of it, I can get the “pay off” at the end, but still… I ended feeling a bit annoyed bit it all, it was a bit “cringe”.
For all the effort he puts into coming up with something “logical” his “writing” still could be much “better” than this, any good expectation I could have with this series was dropped during that restaurant scene. The way both characters commented on each other is not the smartest of the expositions, also, the information that they gave was a bit irrelevant IMO. Was it really essential to point that she likes sweets and he is the heir of a japanese sweets shop?
Aaaah, makes me tired thinking about he story and characters, I can’t stand their “philosophies” and “ideologies”, specially when it makes they so “chuunibyou”, after all, if you’re trying to be “ordinary” this just means you’re saying you think you aren’t. What so “extraordinary” about you boy?! Aaaaaah, but the direction maybe wasn’t much better.
It’s all pretty, but the way it tries to make it seem and feel “mundane” and “common” ends being just uncanny, at least to me.
Removing music doesn’t work that well if the sound design can’t step up, by the way, this being something that KyoAni excess as much as they do with their animation.
| @PaninaManina I see how you feel now, definitely no one would be able to infer that by "super cringe" you meant all that. Besides some of your questions are hardly answered in the first episode of most animes, if you are willing give it more time, maybe you'll get the answers you want, the lack of music, however, might be a conscious choice to place another layer of "ordinariness" in the show, or it was just a bad choice that they will fix in the Blu-ray. |
| Honezawa Yonobu let's GOOOO!!! Love the main characters. Yuki is the cutest, must protecc. This definitely gives the Hyouka vibes, but I love how comfortable our MCs are with each other compared to Houtarou and Eru - you can feel their friendship. Kobato-kun is definitely used to being Yuki's shield whenever she feels shy ^^ I still don't know if they're actually part animal and part human, and if there's some supernatural stuff going on or if it's just symbolism? I'm hoping there will be some great mysteries to solve this season~ |
| Cool beauty, world class genius, unbeatable charm! I'm unstoppable! |
| I see I'm not the only one to get Hyouka vibes with the school mystery-solving theme, which is no surprise given it's the same author of the LN series. I still wish we'd get a 2nd season to Hyouka one day, but I digress. With the aspect ratio and opening by Eve, this could easily have been a high school movie drama, and I would not have been able to tell the difference in budget sunk into it. Top-notch stuff. Riding the bike with no helmets and 2 people on top of that...it's no wonder Osanai is worried about the police stopping them. Maybe it's a product of how we grew up, but I would never have left the tarts in the bike basket before going into the store, because I apparently live in one of the top cities with the most bikes stolen per second in the world (So I would have taken the wheel and seat off along with me before heading in). Japan is usually more lax about lost things, where you might even find your lost wallet right where you dropped it, or may find it after someone turns it into a police box. Must be nice living in a high-trust society...that being said, crimes may be low, but not zero, as evident here. Bummer about the limited tarts, where both of them were ruined...I'd be tempted to knock some teeth out of that bike thief for that reason alone, more than for the stolen bike itself. And here I was starting to feel bad for ugly-mohawk guy, after he said his own bike got stolen...not anymore. Also, is Gifu doing a tourism promotion? If I had a nickel for every anime series taking place in Gifu prefecture this year, I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's strange that it has happened twice. |
Estoy_GordoJul 7, 10:43 PM
Reply to AkeZZZ
Kininarimasu!! wait wrong series. lmao
RIP to those strawberry tarts. Really feel bad for Yuki, she has been waiting for it for a very long time.
And you know what, the location of this series is Gifu. yeah! it's the same Gifu from Hensara.
the tart shop Alice
Chisetsu Bridge
RIP to those strawberry tarts. Really feel bad for Yuki, she has been waiting for it for a very long time.
And you know what, the location of this series is Gifu. yeah! it's the same Gifu from Hensara.
the tart shop Alice
Chisetsu Bridge
chocomayu said: Nice OP song. I'm a little bit surprised with the aspect ratio they use here. Right? I didn't notice until I took screenshots, but you're right - it reminds me of those old movies from the 90's chocomayu said: Anyway, did Kobato and that girl really dating? The synopsis doesn't seem it said that though. That guy might've mistaken them, but if they're really dating, damn. I don't think they are, they're just friends. The guy was just mistaken because of how close they are AkeZZZ said: And you know what, the location of this series is Gifu. yeah! it's the same Gifu from Hensara. Woah that's so cool! I'll have to explore that area thru Google Earth hahaha |
| Cool beauty, world class genius, unbeatable charm! I'm unstoppable! |
| There's a very good chance that this might be the best-looking show of Summer 2024. Just breathtaking background art, lighting and atmosphere. The lighting in particular looked so good that the ED with live-action background plus animated characters felt completely cohesive and believable. I didn't even notice the awkward 3D models mentioned in this thread. I'm not really sold on the characters and the writing, though. It's all very strange and cryptic, while being somewhat over-serious. The deductions were pretty barebones and felt like they had some big leaps of logic. I did like Hyouka overall, but I sympathize a lot with people who don't, and I definitely didn't like the earlier, "smaller" cases in Hyouka. It feels like there's still a lot missing here in the first episode. And I'm not sure if the show will eventually fill in the blanks or just leave things vague and unexplained till the end. |
| good pilot episode, i feel the same charm as i did for hyouka |
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| Uh, sure. Did I accidentally click on a slice-of-life anime? I thought this would be a bit more mysterious beyond just a pretty trivial bag incident but ok. I’ll give it a chance, but I can’t say this first episode has caught my interest |
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| it's kinda Hyouka lite ngl. by the way that tart sequence was ruthless, guess so lol |
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| just go eat strawberry tarts with the cute girl dude. idk what that whole weird mystery montage was about but i can already tell this series is gonna annoy me just by seeing how the protag acts |
| This is the best art direction I've seen so far this season, and it feels like a movie. The ED in particular feels hyperrealistic. Anyway, I looked closely at the synopsis as to why they want to be ordinary. It looks like mc is a genius like Shin'ichi when it comes to detective work, but he doesn't want to use his skills. I don't know the writer or the studio, but why does it feel that it isn't as hyped as other titles this season? eta: I'll now have to watch Hyouka to make the proper comparison. |
patkarununganJul 8, 6:31 PM
| Hina Youmiya (Anna Yamada) voicing another character that like to eat sweet food. By the same author as Hyouka, but i never had a chance to watch it so I'm going in without any expectations and my goodness i was blowing away of this first episode. Wow Insert "Absolute CINEMA" meme right here. God damn that the Animation and the direction was beautiful, this is a movie quality budget right here. NOOOOOO NOT THE STRAWBERRY CAKE 😭 |
davidyodo24Jul 9, 1:08 AM
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| good animation and soundtrack but a slightly confusing story |
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| Bro did not chain his bike, thats on him. This episode felt like dropping two strawbery tarts but looks interesting enough for me to give it a try |
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| As soon as I'd hear these thugs talking about bikes, I'd know to hold into mine. Dumbass smh |
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| I didn’t understand too much. If anyone is so kind to explain the episode I would be thankful :D |
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| Punishingly slow eye candy with no stakes. What brought me to this show was the premise of the characters wanting a normal peaceful life but mysterious shenanigans getting in their way. I wasn't expecting them to find Bigfoot or break up a ring of baby-sacrificing Satanists in the first episode or anything, but... helping a bunch of bland characters look for a purse, some bland guy's love letter, and a couple tarts getting splatted onto the pavement is pretty weak for a start. I'm going to stick with it since it's only 10 episodes, so hopefully I look back and eat those words. Main character can somehow figure out hours of a person's movements down to every minute detail because he saw them waving an arm outside, but a group of thugs basically standing in front of him blaring fog horns and shouting "WE'RE GONNA STEAL YOUR BIKE" and suddenly his brain's leaking out of his ears. |
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