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| A lot of people don't seem to be aware that this an otome game adaptation, so of course it's going to be shoujo-esque. That said, the focus seems to really be on the sport which is what I anticipate the entire season will be more than any romance - but if that element is explored it shouldn't come as a shocker given the nature of the source material. Since it's Madhouse I'm actually hoping for a decent adaptation here, and the first episode I thought came out of the gate looking pretty good. The character relationships are already endearing and the sport itself is interesting, Madhouse is keeping the animation visually stimulating. Not going to be the best thing we see this season, but at least it will be worth the watch. |
bobzanny said: So is this show basically Hardcore-Parkour? Mmmhhh...yeah, I had the same feeling while watching the first minutes |
| It was really uncomfortable to watch without subs, never doing that again. D: Despite understanding most, I don't like having to trust that I heard and understood right. Definitely watching again with subs. It seemed promising, no chance of me dropping this. I hope the main focus will be on the sport, but I don't really doubt that it will. And by the number of characters in the opening I'm guessing we'll meet other schools quite soon, and the story to move on quite fast, especially this being only 1-cour show. |
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| Was a pretty good first episode the race was fun to watch. |
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| Seems like this one is truly about sports. Liked the first episode..especially the finish..love the animation and art style is fine too. |
KerozinnJan 6, 2016 4:13 AM
Kerozinn said: i hope this isnt some borderline yaoi shit fake sports anime like free. Comparing it to Free seems fair but calling it fake sports show is not. It's a sports show aimed at women. Sure it has gay undertones but that doesn't make it invalid or something OT: Didn't like the episode too much. Once they started running it was fairly entertaining but everything around it pretty much annoyed or bored me. Quirky boys of each type blablabla. As always the sport which the anime is about gets an unrealistic amount of general attention even at newspapers and school when in reality no one would give a shit. Not going to watch. Maybe i'll check out some races along the road. |
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I enjoyed the 1st episode. I really like Riku's cheerful & enthusiastic personality and boy, does he run fast!  That race was awesome to watch. Hozumi had some nice moves. Looking forward to next ep.  |
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| Wow, the first episode was fucking amazing, I've always wanted a parkour anime, and my dreams are finally coming true! I love the color pallet and the visual style, I'm super excited for this. |
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| that was mad hype, and I don't even know what the fuck is going on. + kana hana |
| The intense relay part was good. But somehow the colors and rest not that appealing. I almost wanted to stop halfway. Hmm, will check to see the next episode. Even with great cast seems not super exciting. |
| Very good start, i like the main duo. Comedy was actually alright and the last scenes were hype. |
| this was actually funny! didn't expect that at all i like this, the characters too the main girl doesn't bother me as much as i though she would haru being more creepy than usual |
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| Its alright, looks good. I enjoyed it pretty much. Let's see how it'll turn later |
| Looks pretty good so far Glasses dude reminds me of Haruka from Free! |
| I love this anime so far! So good <3 |
| Somehow... "Typical" Character for Sport Anime Category but on the other hand, It's a nice Sport Concept and funny too. By the terms "Funny" I mean like Free! BUT AFTER Rei join the club. LOL |
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| Soo..... parkour racing? Sounds cool enough. Thought it was cool, but there were some things that could very well have been fixed such as the Yagami dude not knowing his own speed. That was bullshit. Other than that, race was fine but would've preferred that the Haru clone also did parkour instead of flat-out racing and the freshmen totally won the race. |
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| Hmm, well it was good first episode and show is looking interesting. I never heard of anime about parkour while I do have some experience of it in the past. The only complain I have is the moment the competition begins is completely out of nowhere. Even if it was the glory time of stride club, the whole school shouldn't have this much hype for it. Some might come over to look but definitely not set up the whole tour for free! (and I am still talking about the glory of the past club, not the club that lost most of it's members and combined with shogi club!) In the end it was a good first introduction episode but if the storyline is a simple typical sport series storyline I will get bored of it after the first 'Main Competition/challenge' One more complain would be that there is too much Yaoi stuff in this still, it's nothing against my biggest disappointment about this serie and that is. "MADHOUSE, don't waste your time on things like this. How much budget did you get from OPM and why is it wasted on yaoi sport anime which has it's good points but generally isn't anything great and will be forgotten before the season even ends!!!' |
| That was great, I'm already in to this. |
| I really enjoyed this first episode although I hated the translator's commentary off to the side wtf. -_- |
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| It was a fun start, let's see how the rest will go. will stick for 3 episodes. |
| finally watched it. So far, its good ! |
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| The first episode looks good and somewhat interesting, let's see how things go :). |
| I'm learning English so maybe I make mistakes :) |
| G O D B L E S S This exceeded my expectations~ I watched it with a friend who came over today and we had a fun time :> Art, characters, pacing, music are all A+. Looking forward to how things will unravel. Also the comedy is just right! Voice actor fangirl comments: Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll put the soundscape CD on replay xD |
| Pretty average by Madhouse standards, but not bad at all, actually. Just felt like it had a lot of coincidences for a first episode, such as two OP competitors already joining the team. Honan Stride club is already off to a terrific start and well set for winning any upcoming tournaments. KanaHana alone is enough of an incentive for me to follow the show though. Hopefully there won't be any cheap, unnecessary drama like many sports anime nowadays. |
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| I was very good :). This probably be the best anime of this Winter for me :). |
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Namu12 said: Bruh .. its only the second anime that has started this winter. :|I was very good :). This probably be the best anime of this Winter for me :). |
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| Okay, its good but not as good as I imagined. Yagami and Heath stand out among the character so far. I hope Sakurai does better than that. She isn't bad at all but she'll need to do better in order to be memorable (in a cast filled with male characters, female characters have a high risk of getting ignored) The best thing was definitely the race. Great animation and cool camera angles, loved it. Also, I rlly like the artstyle, so much blue. Nice OP, too. Overall, nice, hope it gets even better. 7/10 |
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| Pretty nice for a first ep :) Their running motion looks weird though... |
| Aaaaah it was pretty good for a first episode ! (HanaKana *o*) |
xSkipiJan 6, 2016 9:42 AM
| i watched the first episode with my bestfriend because, honestly, if i did it alone i would have probably dropped it after the first 5 minutes. i mean, its not /that/ bad, but its not that good either... something about the first episode felt very rushed, and idk something also felt off?? i dont know much about this anime, except that its from an otome/sport game, so maybe thats why something about it feels 'off' (even tho i still dont understand exactly what lol). i'm gonna keep on watching it anyway, mostly because i want to see if it gets better... maybe it will and i'll like it haha anyway, the cast is really good, love kana as the main protagonist she's super cute. not a fan of kimura ryohei but hey the main guy really suits him a lot. also the animation was pretty good and i must say i really liked the colors?? also the opening is cool, i'm looking forward the ending mostly because mamoru miyano and other seiyuu are gonna sing it! |
| I just love Takeru <3 Especially loved the part where he was touching the guys legs xD |
| Ehhhhh, not feeling this at all, such a huge shame considering how amazing were NGNL and Hanayamata. The pacing is way too fast, seems like it's almost on fast forward, barely any time for characters to properly interact. And speaking of, the character personalities are way too overblown, one is too ecstatic and enthusiastic, other is monotonous robot, the girl also doesn't posses anything of interest ( not a fan of Hana Kana as well ). I do agree that the director could do some real good stuff is she would partake in a better project. Oh well |
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| Running Haru and Running Armin |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| Awesome so far; better than I expected. I'll have continue watching to see if the characters grow on me, but the main ones seem fun to watch. They haven't shown a coach yet; I wonder if there will be one? |
| Kinda meh characters so far, but I really enjoyed the race. |
minnydesu said: I actually enjoyed that first episode. The seiyuu cast for this anime is amazing. The characters are quite loveable for now.. and I like how they gave us a glimpse of the sport so early on in the anime. I was never a fan of otome games turned anime (aka reverse harem) but Madhouse made me enjoy the first episode very much. I'm hoping they'll keep this up and won't be a disappointment like the other ones. I'm assuming that can only be done if they focus on the sport more than the romance between the main girl and all the guys >_> I'm crossing my fingers for the former. I enjoyed the soundtrack and ED song. I expected Mamo-chan's song to be the OP song but I guess not qwq It was okay. Fuck yeah, it is. . |
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stephen5000 said: I feel like it'll be that one teacher they zoomed in on:They haven't shown a coach yet; I wonder if there will be one? minnydesu said: Actually, the OP in this episode was actually the OP they're using. The ED will be sung by Mamo and his group! Also, you should definitely check out the PoS Soundscape CD! There's two character songs, by Mamo and Toshiyuki Toyonaga although, Mamo's the center vocals in both.I enjoyed the soundtrack and ED song. I expected Mamo-chan's song to be the OP song but I guess not qwq It was okay. |
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| I really had low expectations after reading the reviews before watching the subs but wow! I actually really loved this. And seriously the voice acting is sooo good. My fav character so far is the green haired, so cute XD |
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| ^ LOL Yes. Entire KnB cast here! Kimura is pretty much using the same voice he used as Kise, which is great! Seems like other characters don't have the same personality though. |
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