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| Pretty interesting setting, and I like the development towards the end! I do think this will get quite good, lets see what the story has to offer! |
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| I saw the original OVA series. This follows it pretty closely. Like this animation style. It may not be the most fluid, but I like the exaggerated character movements. Especially in the ED. |
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| Wow Birdy's cute :3 |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| feel trolled,i thought she was fighting in space like Simon. |
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| Interesting first episode. Liked the action, though my favorite part is still this: |
| Uh yeah that's a holy shit moment at the end. I like what I see so far, the style reminds me of Gurren Lagann. |
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| What a great start, I like how in comparison to the OVA version Birdy actually has a bit of a backstory now. Also the part where he didn't need glasses anymore was a nice touch, considering he's actually dead and is sharing a body with Birdy now :) The animation is also an improvement, the fights were entertaining. |
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| The family stuff was the most endearing parts of the OVA, but of course the parents are moving away and he's living alone. This is gonna be the OVA + more meaningless stuff and unnecessary information isn't it? |
Liked the action, though my favorite part is still this:   This. This one cut is what sold me to continue watching. Almost started choking on my snacks when I saw that. A rotating perspective shot like that is pretty impressive for being from 2008. Hope theres more. |
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| Starting this after just finishing the 90's OVA. I'll miss Birdy's old character design, but I think I can adjust to this one. Some elements of the story are slightly different, but it's basically playing out the same way so far. |
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| It's hard to wrap my head around all the changes from the OVA and it seems to be relying on more typical modern anime tropes which bothers me a bit but seems like it could be an interesting anime anyhow, though I'm very hesitant to believe that it's going to be as good as the ratings on here suggest. Also, I will say that so far I am pleasantly surprised, I really thought I would out and out hate this because the description made me think that the MC was be yet another stereotypical "loser otaku" character that seems popular in anime past 2001, but he's more just a somewhat awkward teenager. Also was worried that birdy's cover job (which I don't remember existing in the OVA) would be used as an excuse to load the anime with as much cheesy forced fanservice as humanly possible but that doesn't seem to be the case either, so I'm relieved. |
KristiwazhereDec 3, 2019 5:10 PM
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| Unlike a lot of other people in this thread, I haven’t seen the other OVA’s or read the source material, so this will be my first dip into the Birdy universe. I remember seeing really impressive snippets of animation being constantly used in AMV’s a few years ago, which caught my interest. Anyway, seems like an interesting enough start with some real 2008 character design (I had to go look up if it was a case of ryo-timo which it was!), impressive shots and layout and a seemingly nice soundtrack. Will be interesting to see where it all goes! |
| First episode looks pretty good, I can already see some major differences between this version and the one from the ova's. I think I like this one a lot more even though I will kinda miss the family scenes they had with the airheaded dad. So Tsutomu you ain't no normal student anymore just a space agent who now works parttime as idol, both as female though ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
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| After watching the 1996 OVA series, I can see the similarities and the differences. 1. I miss the old Birdy a bit, but that could just be the art style from the OVA versus the newer style art 2. The new girlfriend has a somewhat pushy attitude that the old one definitely didn't have. 3. I miss the OVA family characters a lot. The clueless Dad was great, the apologetic/hovering Mom was funny, and the snarky Sister reminded me of my own. I will let the plot play out a bit more, but the OVA had a much darker edge to it....art or music...not sure, but it seemed more noir to me.  |
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| atleast that killing punch was amusing |
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