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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- First episode is out on Amazon Prime Japan today. Definitely captured the mood of the show well in terms of presentation. The character designs similarity to Ushio to Tora is also noticable considering it's by the same creator. This show has some unusual humor that I think works overall. Then, there's Masaru and Narumi, two prominent characters that we get to know. I wonder how much background story will be focused this season though as it's fairly important. But I think the first episode is quite promising. Opening song https://twitter.com/pkjd818/status/1050047890666663936 |
Stark700Oct 10, 2018 8:39 AM
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| Great OP/ED/BGM, story is alright, will keep this on my watch list for the time being |
| I can't believe so few people watching this! (Seriously, Mal has the tendency to ignore good shows and watch overhyped trash like Darling in the Franxx/ Food Wars 3rd arc) Even though it's adapted from an old manga, the animation and production quality is so good! (Definitely better than the two hot potatoes this season -> Goblin Slayer and Slim) The combat is super stylish and fluid, and the premise is very intriguing. I don't get why this show doesn't get much attention this season. I heard the original source is a classic series too, and so far the story , and production value are very promising, and the casts are great. I like all of them already from just one episode! (Quick note, I despise all the casts in Darlining the Franxx from first episode and like them less and less as the story progress) Would definitely watch this. |
Ventus_SOct 11, 2018 4:56 AM
MrMuunster said: my favorite manga get a proper anime adaptation.. kinda skeptical when Studio voln is the one taking the reins... but after ep 1... 100% LOVE IT! At least it's not A1 Picture who take the cake. Anything that's not Sword Art Online, A1 did a half ass job. Persona 5 Anime adaptation is atrocious. |
Ventus_S said: MrMuunster said: my favorite manga get a proper anime adaptation.. kinda skeptical when Studio voln is the one taking the reins... but after ep 1... 100% LOVE IT! At least it's not A1 Picture who take the cake. Anything that's not Sword Art Online, A1 did a half ass job. Persona 5 Anime adaptation is atrocious. Shigatsu, Anohana, Magi, Grimgar are not a "half ass job" lol |
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| I hope that they will adapt the manga alrightly, the manga is really dark and gloomy they have to capture the mood right. But the first episode was really good so hope is not lost. |
| "Even villains have standards" -Accelerator-  |
MrMuunster said: Ventus_S said: I can't believe so few people watching this! (Seriously, Mal has the tendency to ignore good shows and watch overhyped trash like Darling in the Franxx/ Food Wars 3rd arc) Even though it's adapted from an old manga, the animation and production quality is so good! (Definitely better than the two hot potatoes this season -> Goblin Slayer and Slim) The combat is super stylish and fluid, and the premise is very intriguing. I don't get why this show doesn't get much attention this season. I heard the original source is a classic series too, and so far the story , and production value are very promising, and the casts are great. I like all of them already from just one episode! (Quick note, I despise all the casts in Darlining the Franxx from first episode and like them less and less as the story progress) Would definitely watch this. because it's just aired right now.... Bunch of anime which just aired got 100k+ viewers already. Some have 100k+ before airing, some got to near 100k right after first episode. Also many of them are not even good, just hot potato because they're made by big studio. (Darling in the Franxx -> Trigger. Kabaneri / Owari no Seraph -> Wit Studio. All 3 of them are below average ~ mediocre ) |
Ventus_SOct 11, 2018 9:23 AM
| The mangaka of Ushio no Tora has another beauty in his works, and it shows through the awesome old-school vibes feel from the now 20+ year-old manga. The anime adaptation by new Studio VOLN is great and it shows the 1-to-1 comparison with the manga, definitely loving this series and will most likely see it as an overlooked series. And a 3-cour? Well only about half or 3/4 of the ENTIRE manga volumes spanning 426 chapters, I may be wrong, but if it gets a FULL adaptation that will be great. So far, great start and Chapters 1 and 2 out of the way, and hoping for better things to come. |
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| I wasn't planning to watch this but I am REALLY glad I did because I really loved the first episode. Beautiful animation, great OP/ED music, really liking the characters interactions so far as well and 3 cour? Sign me up <3 |
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| This premise is pretty crazy. - a man about to die when he doesn't make people laugh - puppet fights - balls-to-the-walls action scenes (like what the fuck is that train derailing o_o) Also seems like this is a series that won't have any breathers jugding by the cliffhanger, that kid is just constantly getting followed for the big money. |
| That was a pretty good start and the animations looked really good I wonder if they can keep that up for 36 episodes. The action scenes were pretty intense. |
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| I really liked what I saw from this first episode. This looks really promising and I can't wait to see what happens next. I also like how this is a 3 cour show, you don't see that very often now so it's always nice to get a series with that kind of episode count. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Well that was a surprise. Could be the hit of the season. |
| decent episode but I have no idea where the story will go, I'm curious why they need to capture that kid |
| poop |
| Nice. Very nice. This has everything going for being a classic. |
| THAT WAS INTERESTING! Do not want to raise my expectation for the rest of the series but I am raising them |
| Nothing better than watching this with the legend,Uzumaki Khan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apIipIoB4_Q |
Esquirtit said: decent episode but I have no idea where the story will go, I'm curious why they need to capture that kid I remembered flipping some pages of the manga way back when I were very small and I find some scenes pretty brutal/ terrifying. I think this show would be more mature than you expected. |
| Quite good 1st episode especially on the production side.The main cast is pretty stereotypical yet very entertaining. Let's see how rushed this is gonna be. In later episodes of Ushio and Tora it became clear how much they skipped, when they started to talk about events that never happened in the anime. |
The_Smoking_ManOct 11, 2018 1:21 PM
| Seriously, this will tun for 36 eps????? |
| The season is saved! Easily the best first episode so far. |
| Definitely an interesting first episode, that's for sure |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| Pretty old school shounen and those designs. A little bothered how coincidentally Shirogane happened to be at that specific circus. Hopefully she gets a new attire, not of fan of the outfit. Opening theme was alright. I like BOC but can't say I cared much for this song compared to their recent anime openings (Kekkai Sensen, 3-gatsu, etc.). Liking that ending song by Lozareena/Teddyloid though. Unleashed_SM said: An old shounen series. For those that don't know. Same creator of Ushio no Tora. Oh neat, that's actually the first show that came to mind while watching this. |
PaulOct 11, 2018 1:52 PM
| When a friend of mine showed me the preview long ago it was love at first sight, the thrills were definitively there. Glad to see it indeed payed off. |
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SkyDrop said: I was somewhat ready to see 12 chapt per episode adaptation (especially based from PV) instead surprisingly it went with decent pace (it didn't even adapted 1 vol out of 44..). Thats quite a relief for me. They modernise little bit some of scenarios and overall it was engaging start and shows how it go with some of the crazy ideas. Solid animation/color design, bgm, op/ed and also not to mention character personalities and comedies managed to capture the spirit of u&t adaptation so couldn't ask for more! Better cut the fillers / certain less important characters/ events than rushing the main story. This is where P5A failed so miserably. They should have use the time to flash out the main group + palace + enemies instead of spreading screen time on those useless side characters that are still underdeveloped despite wasting screen time on them. |
| They just had to go and cast Koyama Rikiya, huh. I love his voice but I can't stop thinking about Tora lol. |
| Better than expected, tbh, especially during the scene where Shirogane appears. Both the visuals and the OST were pretty good. The main cast so far seems likeable, with the tough-looking but kind hearted dude (who suffers a weird disease that will kill him if he doesn't makes people laugh), the orphaned rich boy that is being chased by mysterious people and the elegant and graceful manipulator of puppets (surprised she is more emotional of what she looked in the key visuals, I expected her to be a emotionless badass, loved I was wrong). Looking forward this. Liked Ushio to Tora a lot, so I hope this ends being as good. a_sandwich said: Same, lmao. Almost looks intentional xDThey just had to go and cast Koyama Rikiya, huh. I love his voice but I can't stop thinking about Tora lol. |
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| The wait was worth it, this is looking damn good. The premise is somewhat unsual, but I don't mind some fresh air. Narumi seems like a solid MC, but his handicap is hilarious. And the best thing is that it's triple cour, looking forward to the rest. Shounen are a strong force this season. PS: BUMP OF CHICKEN provided a nice opening again and the ending is almost better. |
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| Hey that was alot of fun, pretty prime 1990's shounen fare but I enjoy that hotblooded type of stuff. I enjoyed ushio to tora for the most part but i do hope this overall has a more fuffiling plot, the concept of fighting with automated dolls and puppets i think is overall much more interesting than demons and such anyway so that alone has me pretty excited. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Illyricus said: a_sandwich said: Same, lmao. Almost looks intentional xDThey just had to go and cast Koyama Rikiya, huh. I love his voice but I can't stop thinking about Tora lol. If so, hopefully not because I love Narumi already; I have a soft spot for big, loud, caring dudes (like Vane, my forum avatar). |
Groenboys said: Nice. Very nice. This has everything going for being a classic. The most famous manga of Fujita (Ushio to Tora, Black Museum Series, Moonlight Act) it was a little bit expected. ^^ I don't like the start of Ushio to Tora (and I drop it before I learn that the following was good) but it's a pretty good start here, really. My favorite start of the season with Zombieland Saga. JizzyHitler said: Hey that was alot of fun, pretty prime 1990's shounen fare but I enjoy that hotblooded type of stuff. I enjoyed ushio to tora for the most part but i do hope this overall has a more fuffiling plot, the concept of fighting with automated dolls and puppets i think is overall much more interesting than demons and such anyway so that alone has me pretty excited. I've heard that Ushio to Tora is his worst manga. ^^ |
| That was great. Narumi was fun and also awesome during the intense moments, and I'm really interested by the premise. A 3 cour show is rare for anime today, so I'm fucking excited for this show. It has the potential so I hope it utilizes it. |
HaarWyvern said: Ive never really heard thatJizzyHitler said: Hey that was alot of fun, pretty prime 1990's shounen fare but I enjoy that hotblooded type of stuff. I enjoyed ushio to tora for the most part but i do hope this overall has a more fuffiling plot, the concept of fighting with automated dolls and puppets i think is overall much more interesting than demons and such anyway so that alone has me pretty excited. I've heard that Ushio to Tora is his worst manga. ^^ |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| I love puppets so I really liked this first episode, even though it reminded me that they can be really creepy too, but Harlequin is great! So even though a disease which will kill Narumi if he doesn't make someone laugh or hear a laugh or something, is a bit too much, it was still good! I really, really liked Masaru, I can only imagine his fear while running away, or what he was feeling when he said that it would've been better to die alone instead of dragging someone else with him. He isn't a bratty kid, and he seems to be smart, and good-natured, I would protect him too, just like Narumi did. Shirogane is also really cool, and as a puppet master she seems to be even stronger than Narumi, and this is unusual, and really cool! And it already ended with a cool cliffhanger so sign me up for this one! |
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Invidioso said: Ventus_S said: At least it's not A1 Picture who take the cake. Anything that's not Sword Art Online, A1 did a half ass job. Persona 5 Anime adaptation is atrocious. Sword Art Online cames first as a Shit adaptation. Have you ever seen the anime? Lol Did you know my point? SAO went big and now they toss all the budget on it. It's not about how the story goes and how people evaulate the story, it's about production value. P5A production value is atrocious, and so are many "good shows" A1 made like Shinsekai Yori, but Shinsekai Yori plot and setting is so strong that despite garbage/ atrocious animation and inconsistent art, it still manage to be an exceptional story thanks to its source. Now imagine if they toss SAO 3rd season level budget on Shinsekai Yori. Instant masterpiece. But it won't happen cuz light audience want their edgy weeb shows with op/ cute mcs. |
Ventus_SOct 11, 2018 4:41 PM
| yeah, this looks cool for a first episode |
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jpablojr said: HaarWyvern said: The most famous manga of Fujita (Ushio to Tora, Black Museum Series, Moonlight Act) it was a little bit expected. ^^ I don't like the start of Ushio to Tora (and I drop it before I learn that the following was good) but it's a pretty good start here, really. My favorite start of the season with Zombieland Saga. I've heard that Ushio to Tora is his worst manga. ^^ I have never heard anyone say U&T is his worst lol. It’s his popular and iconic, especially in Japan. The manga sold 33 million copies in Japan, and has statues of Tora somewhere and even the Japanese Cultural Affair’s Agency ranked it as one if the best manga of all time... Now that doesn’t speak on the quality of the manga (personally I think it’s pretty great) but to say it’s his worse I would say is untrue. Also Karakuri isn’t his most popular either it’s his longest series but it’s not his most popular in comparison to U&T’s 33 million copies sold, Karakuri ended up selling 15 millio. It’s more of a cult classic amongst Japanese fans compared to the iconic status of U&T. I can’t say which is Fujita’s best as I haven’t finished U&T and I’m only watching Karakuri’s anime (mainly due to the fact the manga hasn’t been fully translated) but I’ll get back to you on that some day. Famous and popular doesn't mean better. And I haven't say that U&T was bad. Just that people who read all Fujita's works prefer Moonlight and Karakuri. ;) I speak only about my acquaintance. ^^ |
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