What did you think of this episode?
5Loved it!
18.6%
38
4Liked it!
24.5%
50
3It was OK
36.8%
75
2Disliked it
14.2%
29
1Hated it
5.9%
12
Average 3.4
204 votes
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Not too sure about this series... Definitely has the potential to succeed as a dark and serious anime though. The story was very unique, and seemingly strong... The action scene was done alright, and seems like this series will have nice action later on. I didn't really like many character designs though, with the exception of the 2-3 seemingly main characters. Preview for the next episode looked to have some nice action in it. Op was meh. Ed was alright. I'll probably keep watching this... Oh and CR translations seemed quite good for this series. |
llamabenOct 2, 2009 8:02 AM
| Op was seriosly bad. Animation (3D) - horrible, (2D)- mostly low budget. Story yet to be fully unfold. Giving 2nd ep a go but it's a near drop for me. |
"There is a road in the hearts of all of us, hidden and seldom traveled, which leads to an unknown, secret place." |
| I might stick this series out just because it has Okiayu Ryotaro voicing Cigal. Anyways, it seems somewhat interesting, although I'll probably like Toshokan Sensou better. |
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| This one may cause a stir this season. OP and ED are horrible and visuals are medicore but story has great potential. |
| I expected more from this anime, but I guess it's too early to judge. I give it 7, and definitely will continue watching it. I wish OP and ED were more lively and energetic. Voice cast is good. |
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Ximinez said: Stirs this season? In a bad way, you mean?This one may cause a stir this season. OP and ED are horrible and visuals are medicore but story has great potential. Despite of what the others have said that it has the potential but I dare say the first episode is fairly uninteresting. |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
Siva said: Ximinez said: Stirs this season? In a bad way, you mean?This one may cause a stir this season. OP and ED are horrible and visuals are medicore but story has great potential. No, I think it may become very interesting and memorable series. (english isn't my mother tongue so i sometimes use wrong idioms ;P) |
| Wow, art sure sucks. Well maybe except buildings but overall impression is rather bad. Candidate for dropped. |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| Horrible OP, very alternate and boring intro. ED kinda meh WTF kinda first episode. Also looks like their trying to save the series by setting up a big boobed female as the director. Animation often looks very low budget. The character animation reminds me of Witch Hunter Robin. One issue bugs me MAJORLY - the fact that their hair does not move when they walk. However it looks like the series has a darkish twist so I'll hang in there for more episodes before deciding if I want to watch it. |
| There was a lot to hate in this episode, but I did enjoy some of the settings. |
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| I watched Asura Cryin and Kämpfer before, this ain't that bad. At least it got some potential and looks like it could get fairly interesting if done right. Well, we'll see. |
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| Can be for the beggining... next the question that was worst ep or best ep of this serie ^^ |
| Mirepoc's uniform sure is original. :/ |
| Still waiting for how Corio looks like. Corio is a guy who gave up living but saved by a book memory and rarely spoke in the beginning! He has a potential to be a major antagonist? Kind of looks like younger Zwei... |
tsubasaloverOct 2, 2009 1:33 PM
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
Mathes said: I watched Asura Cryin and Kämpfer before, this ain't that bad. At least it got some potential and looks like it could get fairly interesting if done right. Well, we'll see. ^EXACTLY what i wanted to say :D |
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| Maybe I was expecting too much from this series that's why I wasn't satisfied... :'< I enjoyed it although that 2nd half made me a bit uninterested...partly maybe because I'm tired already. And I can hardly concentrate writing this and I can barely open my eyes..lawl in other words, I'm sleep-typing xD But I'll wait for the next episodes since I can feel this series has potential. Hopefully David Productions would do well not to ruin the series. :'} They did a good job with Ristorante Paradiso and DOGS: Bullets and Carnage..so yea. A great cast. I can sense another Alto in Volken. Idk if I would like him or dislike him for that... o_o I love Hamyuts's design...she looks badass. I like. :'] The OP is another ALI PROJECT song-clone. Lawl The ED is...they had Annabel sing the ED...but her song for Canaan was better. :'/ Since David Productions is a new, I think, production company...I guess you can't really expect much from their animation. So that's fine...hope they don't bring the series into a pit. Now...to wait for a raw with a bigger resolution to re-watch it. Lawl -goes to sleep- |
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Mathes said: I watched Asura Cryin and Kämpfer before, this ain't that bad. At least it got some potential and looks like it could get fairly interesting if done right. Well, we'll see. Exactly, after watching the first two horrible series of the season, I can safely say that Tatakau Shisho is the first good anime of this fall. Very nice direction and animation, coupled with a nice art (close to Le Chevalier d'Eon) and Mari Okada's dark and surprisingly mature script make up for some great first episode to me. Some characters are even sufficiently charismatic for me to want to know more about them. It was actually a very good surprise to me, I liked it. |
 In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same. |
| Atleast it beats Asura Cryin for damn sure. We just need to keep watching until the plot and characters start coming together. It looks like something that could end up being really good if we give it a fair chance. And lol @ more Ali Project. They're everywhere, but they're good. Even if all their songs sound the same. That's just what makes them easy to recognize. |
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| LOL @ Kay >_< hmmm for some reason that bomb boy sounds like Reiji from Phantom.. anyways uh seems okay for now... |
| A great storyline might be able to overcome bad art. The only problem is if they start jumping to the many POV's that were likely to see. "Corio as an antagonist?" |
| So I'm liking the jazz riffs in the OP and thinking "Well this sounds pretty nice. Very interesting...." Then the music started getting faster and then I was like "No....No! NO! ALI PROJECT!" That song could have been a lot better both musically and visually. |
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| Bleh. Pretty bad. I'll probably end up dropping this if it doesn't get better in an episode or two. |
Confucius say man who stand on toilet is high on pot. |
| I liked the episode, the plot loks like it will be very good, the 3D sucked, but I didn't care that much. The only thing that kinda bugged me, was the character designs, they didn't look very badass or attractive, but we'll see if they grow on me. |
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| I think it looks like it could have the potential to become really good once they get more into it, personally. I'm not really too fond of the art, though... |
ClearSinz said: hmmm for some reason that bomb boy sounds like Reiji from Phantom.. Because he, Corio, is voiced by the same seiyuu of Reiji from Phantom. I even commented that he looks kind of like younger Zwei. tsubasalover said: Kind of looks like younger Zwei... |
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| Not very impressed with this epi, but then it is only the first one, wait for the next epi and judge that one. Animation terrible in some parts, characters not very appealing, and the episode was very jumbled up personally. Oh and OP and ED were Dreadful. /Won't drop the series seeing as I don't drop shows but like I said, not too impressed. |
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tsubasalover said: ClearSinz said: hmmm for some reason that bomb boy sounds like Reiji from Phantom.. Because he, Corio, is voiced by the same seiyuu of Reiji from Phantom. I even commented that he looks kind of like younger Zwei. tsubasalover said: Kind of looks like younger Zwei... Actually, I think he looks more like younger Setsuna (Gundam 00), especially in the eyes. |
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| I think it's got some potential, i will probably watch to episode 5 and make my judgment from there. |
| Hmmm, need more time to grasp what's happening, so i'll stick with it for a while |
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| so the episode is out and subbed now and i just watched it now and i thought it was an okay episode. the story is actually kind of interesting but i just didn't feel anything when i watched it, maybe thats because it was only the first episode and it will get better later on. ill rate this episode a 3/5, hope that it will get better because the first episode didn't really catch my attention too much xD |
| Candidate for drop. Man, the start of this season really sucks. |
| Other than the disgusting CG during the ship battle, the show has some decent potential. |
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Meh_93 said: Actually, I think he looks more like younger Setsuna (Gundam 00), especially in the eyes. Oh please, spare me that horn-in-the-back-of-the-head boy, would you? Anyway, bomber man sure looks interesting, along with cleavage MILF compared to the rest of the characters whom we still know nothing about. Overall, the only 2 things that bother me are: Ali Project ( why are these guys everywhere these days? My poor ears...) and green-haired dude, "Venkel", was it? He's just like those hot headed MC(s) who are so abundant in shonen shows these days, which is, without any doubts, annoying as soft-served ice cream. ( kinda like his abilities and weapons though...) So, 1st ep did its job of introduction wonderfully and should deserve a 10/10, if not for those 2 things mentioned above, which made me take out 1 HP; hence, a 9/10 from my part |
 If he's not with us, he's AGAINST us!!! |
Ximinez said: This one may cause a stir this season. OP and ED are horrible and visuals are medicore but story has great potential. This is pretty much my opinon right here. |
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| Also, Kampfer has a higher score than this? Wtf, MAL? |
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Haylias said: ROFL, i haven't scored yet XDAlso, Kampfer has a higher score than this? Wtf, MAL? |
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Haylias said: Kampfer's rating is quite accurate imo... This, is definitely underrated though, like Shangri La was throughout the series, right up until the ending. Also, Kampfer has a higher score than this? Wtf, MAL? I found this series very difficult to rate after only 1 episode though... |
| Felt like D.Gray man which is a plus. The story seems like it's going to be interesting but at the same time I could see this turning to shit real fast if executed wrong. I'll save my judgment till I see more episodes. |
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| Really boring. Meat? True man? What is this.. The main character has a great career at being furniture for Umineko though. |
zilch said: Really boring. Meat? True man? What is this.. The main character has a great career at being furniture for Umineko though. Y-you... you're lying!!! Witches don't exist!!! Beatrice doesn't exist, it's just a creation of your mind!!! |
If he's not with us, he's AGAINST us!!! |
BitchMaster said: zilch said: Really boring. Meat? True man? What is this.. The main character has a great career at being furniture for Umineko though. Y-you... you're lying!!! Witches don't exist!!! Beatrice doesn't exist, it's just a creation of your mind!!! Problem, BitchMaster? ===== Other than that, I just wat'd through the whole ep. I found it hilarious when everyone was falling out of that boat. I found the OP disappointing, since it was done by Ali Project, could have been a lot better. |
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| Seems really stupid to me. The guy from near beginning looked like that guy from the Yotsuba Company from Death Note. And the green haired guy sounds a little bit like Light lol Still, dropped o.Q |
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| WTF? That CG was so terrible, I felt like I was watching Dinosaur King on Saturday morning!! I will have to say the story was decent, seems like it could be interesting. But, the animation is a joke, did they pass around a hat and take collection for this anime. I may give it another ep, but consider it dropped!! Urahara Out!! |
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| i like the thought of people turning into books after they die.. i'm seeing some potential in this anime, even thought the first Ep didn't seem that good.. looking foreword for more.. |
yumicheOct 3, 2009 5:37 AM
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madafaka said: omg i see only ppls care about animation in anime,that is horrible ,for my story is most importantstupid shit the art is also stupid that it makes me not to watch more episodes to try again |
| OP sucks. It sounds like a copy of another song probably by ALI PROJECT. The animation was good imo. But I don't get the story or something .w.' Well. I will watch some more. The niku boy looks like Miharu from Nabari no Ou. |
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