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| ayyy this was great!! they did the comedy and psychic stuff real well people were ragging on this but i reckon it’s solid XD also great VA choices. nagi seishirou for shin is great. when he said “ore ga…” briefly i got epic blue lock flashbacks |
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| How come it took them 5 years to try to kill Sakamoto lol |
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| when John Wick meets Spy × Family... this is fun |
| His boss is kinda clueless about Sakamoto. Maybe the boss is a new guy or something |
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| Oh wow, this is really fun. The action scenes were pretty cool too. I was amazed to see that Sakamoto is really agile and fast even though he is fat. His wife and daughter are so lovely! An esper who is good at action too? Dope talent. I really like Shin's personality. Especially seeing that he's willing to sacrifice himself so that Sakamoto can live in peace... that might be naive but well, Shin can read people's minds, so... and putting that aside, it shows that Shin is a sincere person. At first I thought Sakamoto wouldn't kill those gangsters so he brought an electric gun (?) but it turns out he still killed them... not that I complained anyway haha because catching bullets with chopsticks is crazy. That's really cool. The convenience store is basically a place to store his collection omg... crazy xD |
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| Solid first episode for Sakamoto Days. I don't know why people are complaining about the animation because it looks fine to me for a comedy series. The action scenes were decent enough to show how OP Sakamoto is as a hitman/cleaner moving very quickly for a guy past his prime. The English dub was very good too, so I have a feeling that I will like this more than Dandadan. |
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| Decent start. Nothing wow. Generic shounen jump story. 6/10 for now |
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| Good that I'm not the only one who thinks the animation (and partly the direction) is ass. SAVE SAKAMOTO DAYS, SUGITA-SAN |
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@HorsePersonMan The adaptation got greenlit pretty early, i guess at the time where other studios were busy and TMS was pretty much the only choice. Now we've got an adaptation that is full of speedlines, slow-mo, flashy lights and wind trails. It's basically just full of effects to make up for the stiff movement. I honestly don't have a clue on why Watanabe Masaki was picked as the director, it doesn't even seem like he has that much experience on the role. Everything just seems to be done just to be done.
TMS's best staff isn't even on SD as there's the new Lupin movie coming out and Dr.Stone is also airing at the moment.
People don't even try to look at the faults, they just accept it. Some don't even see it and think this is the best thing ever.
TMS's best staff isn't even on SD as there's the new Lupin movie coming out and Dr.Stone is also airing at the moment.
People don't even try to look at the faults, they just accept it. Some don't even see it and think this is the best thing ever.
SideCharacterKal said: Now we've got an adaptation that is full of speedlines, slow-mo, flashy lights and wind trails. It's basically just full of effects to make up for the stiff movement. For the love of god stop the bs. This episode had a LOT of sakuga and yet you whine like a baby. Most animes can pray they get this animation. Acting like it's the biggest piece of shit out there while it isn't. |
| hmmmm nice action |
| Animation sucks and the plot is very unoriginal and boring. Probably won't continue watching this. |
UnknownGhost5Jan 12, 11:34 AM
| "look, he seems like coach Anzai from Slam Dunk. But not sure if i will watch it, it doesn't seem my cup of t..." (* receives italian dub and Sakamoto has the same voice actor of Vash The Stampede) "...oh, well, let's give it a chance" In context, it's even more amusing how he goes way beyond the convenience store business and does odd jobs for the neighbours... get it? Odd Jobs? Yorozuya? Because... same original seiyuu? Expected more or less the exact plot of this pilot (especially someone from his past trying to talk him out of retirement), but what was unexpected was using round candies like weapons (just like... Oddworld Soulstorm?) and his family welcoming Shin for dinner despite the assassination attempt. Nice that Sakamoto predicted everything and used a bug to track it down and save the day... also giving him a job. |
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| Nothing really big or incredible for a first episode but I think it's done really well, so sounds good for the rest. But at the same time I just felt like there's was not much going on. Anyways, I hope it will be like Yozakura Familly but way better. (I don't know I have the feeling it's the same vibe. I saw a lots of people comparing it to spy x familly but I don't really see the "familly" part in it.) |
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| the anime is finally here YIPPEEEE shit was peak op and ed are aight also how miserable do you gotta be to be hating on this show the animation is not even close to bad LMAO |
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| People really hyped this up so much, so I just had to start watching it. What I got from episode 1 is that the Sakamoto dude went from badass hitman to a large father but holds onto his hitman skills. Some scenes were funny, such as him meeting his wife for the first time or stopping the psychic dude's bullet with a cough drop. I have a feeling that this series will be quite similar to the one anime One Punch Man where sakamoto will be like overpowered and just takes side quests. I'm really interesting in more of Sakamoto's past though |
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 Great animation, simplistic but charmful designs, and a funny script of odd couple to follow. What's not to love about this? |
KimurahJan 13, 3:34 AM
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Animation sucks and the plot is very unoriginal and boring. Probably won't continue watching this.
| @UnknownGhost5 Sounds good mate. |
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SoulReaper01_ said:
You are still bringing bleach up while it has nothing to do with saka days and then you call me a hyprocite. You really are the embodiment of insufferable 💀
Confused_100 said:
hence why you would be malding if TYBW had bad animations
hence why you would be malding if TYBW had bad animations
You are still bringing bleach up while it has nothing to do with saka days and then you call me a hyprocite. You really are the embodiment of insufferable 💀
It has everything to do with it, because sakadays deserves the best treatment but since your favourite manga/anime got the treatment you wanted, you could care less what this gets. You not even denying what I said is proof enough.
You would silence criticism to boost your ego, you could care less if this got a better treatment of any sort, why? Because you are not a FAN.
The funny thing I never said it had no sakuga or bad animation. I said “mid”, a word that shouldn’t be in this kind of adaptation. You put false statements on people’s mouth to silence any constructive criticism. You are the embodiment of hypocrisy itself.
Confused_100 said: Who are you fooling? We all know that "mid" means below average or of poor quality not literally "middle" or "average". The only reason the term "mid" is used is to shit on something and if that is not what you meant you should probably stop using the term and use the actual words that you mean. I said “mid”, a word that shouldn’t be in this kind of adaptation. You put false statements on people’s mouth to silence any constructive criticism. You are the embodiment of hypocrisy itself. |
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| I personally do not understand all the hate the animation style is getting here. This is a comedy story that has action not the other way around. The art style is working fine for me and the action sequences were great, to do more like Dandadan, Chainsaw Man, or Ufotable would take away from the comedy elements the story is built upon. Overall this was a quality episode and a great first step into the world of Sakamoto Days. I read the first few chapters and I am happy to be going into the rest of the season blind. |
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I personally do not understand all the hate the animation style is getting here. This is a comedy story that has action not the other way around. The art style is working fine for me and the action sequences were great, to do more like Dandadan, Chainsaw Man, or Ufotable would take away from the comedy elements the story is built upon. Overall this was a quality episode and a great first step into the world of Sakamoto Days. I read the first few chapters and I am happy to be going into the rest of the season blind.
logic340 said: This is a comedy story that has action not the other way around. That's what Spy x Family is as well, and it's safe to say that show had fancier animation and more overall polish than this show. And I don't think the quality took away from the comedy in that case (regardless of whether it's actually funny or not). From the sound of it, Sakamoto Days the manga does have good action (or will have it later in the story at least). Even if the episode itself doesn't really need it, you expect action shows to make an impression with their premieres. It's on Shounen Jump, too, so it absolutely will draw comparisons to stuff like Chainsaw Man and Demon Slayer that you mentioned. I thought the episode was fine, but I can't really fault people from feeling frustrated and anxious, either. |
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logic340 said:
This is a comedy story that has action not the other way around.
This is a comedy story that has action not the other way around.
That's what Spy x Family is as well, and it's safe to say that show had fancier animation and more overall polish than this show. And I don't think the quality took away from the comedy in that case (regardless of whether it's actually funny or not).
From the sound of it, Sakamoto Days the manga does have good action (or will have it later in the story at least). Even if the episode itself doesn't really need it, you expect action shows to make an impression with their premieres.
It's on Shounen Jump, too, so it absolutely will draw comparisons to stuff like Chainsaw Man and Demon Slayer that you mentioned.
I thought the episode was fine, but I can't really fault people from feeling frustrated and anxious, either.
| @perseii Demon Slayer manga has trash art compared to what Ufotable did for it. Also, it only got the praise like it did after episode 18 or 19 (can't remember which one). As far as the care being given to Sakamoto Day, I do not see an issue with it as it resembles the manga I remember reading very much and seems to adapt the first chapter very well by comparison. I also thought the episode was fine which is why I feel that it being trashed by its own fanbase is a bit funny and out of place. Not everything needs to be Fate level when it comes to animation there is a time and place for it and this series, from what I remember reading, is not it. |
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@perseii Demon Slayer manga has trash art compared to what Ufotable did for it. Also, it only got the praise like it did after episode 18 or 19 (can't remember which one). As far as the care being given to Sakamoto Day, I do not see an issue with it as it resembles the manga I remember reading very much and seems to adapt the first chapter very well by comparison.
I also thought the episode was fine which is why I feel that it being trashed by its own fanbase is a bit funny and out of place. Not everything needs to be Fate level when it comes to animation there is a time and place for it and this series, from what I remember reading, is not it.
I also thought the episode was fine which is why I feel that it being trashed by its own fanbase is a bit funny and out of place. Not everything needs to be Fate level when it comes to animation there is a time and place for it and this series, from what I remember reading, is not it.
logic340 said: Not everything needs to be Fate level when it comes to animation Actually, Demon Slayer might be what changed people's expectations. "A popular Shounen Jump action manga adaptation must be absolutely stellar quality at all times." Whether the manga art is good or not is almost beside the point these days, it feels like. Even if Demon Slayer wasn't praised to high heavens in the earlier episodes, I still think those episodes looked great. Episode 19 just blew up on social media is all. I wonder if people would've complained about the animation quality if Demon Slayer Episode 1 aired today... I understood you liked the episode, I was trying to think from a disgruntled fan's perspective. |
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logic340 said:
Not everything needs to be Fate level when it comes to animation
Not everything needs to be Fate level when it comes to animation
Actually, Demon Slayer might be what changed people's expectations. "A popular Shounen Jump action manga adaptation must be absolutely stellar quality at all times." Whether the manga art is good or not is almost beside the point these days, it feels like.
Even if Demon Slayer wasn't praised to high heavens in the earlier episodes, I still think those episodes looked great. Episode 19 just blew up on social media is all. I wonder if people would've complained about the animation quality if Demon Slayer Episode 1 aired today...
I understood you liked the episode, I was trying to think from a disgruntled fan's perspective.
perseii said: I am from the old days of anime days. The animators are lazy today with all these tools and CGI they have at their disposal it's like they don't look at the finer details. OFC not all animation studios and budgets are created equal. For example old school Dragon Ball Z has better fight animations than Dragon Ball Super. I understood you liked the episode, I was trying to think from a disgruntled fan's perspective. I get that people expected more but just because it doesn't meet their lofty expectations doesn't automatically make the animation bad. I think that is where a lot of the hate is coming from. The expectations were super high so since it doesn't meet the bar it is shit, or bad, or meh, or mid, etc. |
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