What did you think of this episode?
5Loved it!
22.8%
54
4Liked it!
24.1%
57
3It was OK
36.7%
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2Disliked it
12.2%
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1Hated it
4.2%
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Average 3.5
237 votes
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Not bad for the opening song. Orphen has a personality that I hope I can get used to. They introduced the idea of magic and didn't hold back on some of the fighting scenes in the first episode. Cleao Everlasting is also introduced and she has a tomboyish-like personality. Cute girl. Pretty much an introductoy episode but it has my interest. |
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| Animation is kinda good so far and story can be interesting, i'm looking forward for the next episode |
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Stark700 said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Not bad for the opening song. Orphen has a personality that I hope I can get used to. They introduced the idea of magic and didn't hold back on some of the fighting scenes in the first episode. Cleao Everlasting is also introduced and she has a tomboyish-like personality. Cute girl. Pretty much an introductoy episode but it has my interest. The opening song was fecking awful, it was like bad Japanese karaoke. I think you need your hearing tested |
Crashmatt said: Stark700 said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Not bad for the opening song. Orphen has a personality that I hope I can get used to. They introduced the idea of magic and didn't hold back on some of the fighting scenes in the first episode. Cleao Everlasting is also introduced and she has a tomboyish-like personality. Cute girl. Pretty much an introductoy episode but it has my interest. The opening song was fecking awful, it was like bad Japanese karaoke. I think you need your hearing tested Yeah i didn't like the opening at all either ! Ending was okay though. But I somehow feel like this anime's overall style is about 10 year old or more. But I guess that's like a style decision? idk |
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| Pretty good start tbh, I'm interested. I like the main character's style, he is kinda cool. Also lol this feels so much like an rpg for some reason. |
MegamiRemJan 7, 2020 1:25 PM
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| That was a pretty decent first episode. Orphen seems like a generic shonen MC but that's cool. I liked the antics between orphen and those two kids. I love magic circles so I hope this show doesn't stop showing them half way through. They really add to the overall aesthetics. |
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| The art/animation was surprisingly good especially for Studio Deen. Enough here to keep me interested, is there any romance in this? |
Crashmatt said: The art/animation was surprisingly good especially for Studio Deen. Enough here to keep me interested, is there any romance in this? The first ep usually is just a tease in terms of quality, they still have a long time to fuck up. I think this had romance, don't know is if they'll focus a lot on it. |
| very good first episode i hope DEEN dont fuck this series like Nanatsu no taizai |
 ”A fight isn't won once a victor is decided, it's won when someone loses.” – Izayoi SakamakiI don’t even know the real names of the two… no, three that I killed back then. I just closed my eyes, put my hands over my ears and tried to forget it all.” – Kirito MY ANIME LIST |
| Loved this first episode! I also love that the original VA for Orphen is back! So glad that he is reprising his role and I think he did a great job with the opening song! As someone who watched the original anime and played the game, I am glad to see Orphen back and this story being retold! |
CeissaDesisteJan 7, 2020 12:51 PM
| So glad that I'm not a huge manga reader, because the manga readers WHINE WAY TOO MUCH and have to RUIN every adapted anime for the ANIME ONLY WATCHERS! |
 YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH AFTER DECADES, THE SEXY SORCERER BOY IS BACK!!! man I wish they just did a remix of 'Ai Just on My Love' though Oh don't be fooled by how gorgeous that OP looks; it was J.C. Staff so a lot of eps looked like ass. xD |
ChiibiJan 7, 2020 12:54 PM
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| The opening song was so bad, the ending was a lit better, but not to a high level. The personality of the protagonist seems to be rude, i like that, plus, i like his clothes, i think it'll be a great protagonist and character. The story isn't quite interesting, i don't like those typical fantasy-action animes, with magic, mana, swords, dragons, monarchies, idk, i find it very used. Also, i thought it'll be an action-fantasy-adventure(maybe) anime, but there's "comedy" in it. That's not a problem at all, just to see how will it end up with that aspect. The final scene when the protagonist fights against those magicians was pretty fast, all happened in a second, personally i like that, and the animation was good. One of the city's scene, where the camera goes up focusing on the river that goes throught the city, that river, with those bridges above, the colors and the environment around remembered me to The Elder Scrolls Morrowind. 85/100 |
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JoseFrey said: The story isn't quite interesting, i don't like those typical fantasy-action animes, with magic, mana, swords, dragons, monarchies, idk, i find it very used. You might not like the show then but the manga came from the mid nineties so it felt fresh back then. Fantasy anime was either like Record of Lodoss War or Slayers. |
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| That was a fun trip back twenty plus years! I'm glad that they kept the retro-look as much as they did. |
| Very nostalgic. Orphen was probably the very first Ps2 game Ive ever played and owned. It wasn't particularly a good game but always nice too see something you experienced a long ago brought back in this day and age with updated visuals. Did watch the old anime too but don't particularly remember much of it. The fight scenes were pretty nice, unexpected of Deen. Let's hope this isn't just another put everything into the first episode and half ass the rest. |
Chiibi said: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH AFTER DECADES, THE SEXY SORCERER BOY IS BACK!!! man I wish they just did a remix of 'Ai Just on My Love' though Oh don't be fooled by how gorgeous that OP looks; it was J.C. Staff so a lot of eps looked like ass. xD That Old op was definetly a bop, Apparently its key animation was done by a well known studio bones key animator/director (Masashiro Ando) As someone who hasn't watched the original series this first ep has definetly caught my interest. Since i heard its only gonna be 14 eps (and it felt like they rushed some things) i may check out the light novels |
Mango-man-dangOJan 7, 2020 1:09 PM
| ♬ Tell me why Tell why Tell me what u want♬ |
| @Mango-man-dangO OH THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING. Lol how dare J.C. deceive me like that. >:/ |
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| It was ok, but I'm not sold. I like that they tried to create a vibe similar to that in 90's anime, this was in particular notable for me during the last attack. I think it might be better to try out the older version. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Well I still prefer the 90s artsyle with the gritty coloring and outlines that works much better for anything with D&D vibes, but I liked it anyway. However I feel the drawings look half-assed. It still looks low-budget, but nothing terrible either. Also Orphen now doesn't look as the groovy alpha male as his 90s version, but rather more ordinary. OP and ED were meh. |
Xstasy said: Animation and artstyle are average. OST was noting special. Story doesn't seem that interesting so far. I'm not a fan of this type of humor I just don't find it funny. Characters are usual tropes. Hopefully MC isn't going to be edgy hotheaded idealistic shounen protagonist. The battle choreography is not the best I also don't like the way that dragon looks it's too cartoony. Overall it feels like a standard fantasy anime. if you feel that way you won't like it Orphen was one of the reasons a lot of those tropes exist a lot now :P. |
| Ohhh, they're really going for the old school vibes, haha. From the arrangement of the OP, the sound effects, the fighting sequences (near the end), and oh man, that bgm, it definitely doesn't feel like an anime from the last decade. I'm liking it, I love classic fantasy adventures. Not too entirely sure if this will stay interesting for me, but the first episode was fun. It's ironic, but it's refreshing to have an old school adventure XD I'd watch the 1998 series or any other older stuff, but I can't seem to give up my seasonals. But yeah, it's clear this isn't for anyone who likes only modern or deep stuff. Just sit back and enjoy the adventure kind of watch ^^ |
| Hmm, I have really mixed feelings about this. The animation quality was really not great and the plot was lackluster, I think due to a lack of info (like, what was that all about at the beginning?). But I also really liked Orphen's character (though I don't think Shoutaro Morikubo AKA Shikamaru, was the right VA choice) and I also really liked Cleao Everlasting because she seems like she's going to be hilarious! I also liked the fun and carefree feel to this first episode. I guess I'll give it the 3 ep rule! |
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| Sequel or reboot you wanna call it, it's clear that this new take is based off from J.C.Staff's rendition of the 1998-1999 mimicking art style and visuals with the 25-year-old story franchise, that's what Studio Deen was gunning for since like said studio, has been surviving long enough in the anime industry. One thing's for sure, Orphen's original VA is the ONLY unchanged constant, and mostly for nostalgia reasons, though you can tell from age. Other than that, it's a decent introduction for many newcomers like myself, because old anime classics are hard to come by. Mediocre as usual, but I'd like to see more. |
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skyUFO said: Crashmatt said: The opening song was fecking awful, it was like bad Japanese karaoke. I think you need your hearing tested Yeah i didn't like the opening at all either ! Ending was okay though. But I somehow feel like this anime's overall style is about 10 year old or more. But I guess that's like a style decision? idk Well the novel is from 1994 and the original anime 1998. I really like that they keep the character design. |
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| Best kind of anime. 10/10 first episode. Really good art and character designs. |
Orphen has a temper (as you've already seen xD) but he tends to be more moody and laid back when you're not pissing him off. And he doesn't like it when people try to kill his friends...but I think that's reasonable. xD |
ChiibiJan 7, 2020 6:30 PM
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| Better than I expected. I liked the tone and storytelling of this episode. Orphen and Azalie seem like interesting characters, and it'll be cool to watch Orphen's character interactions. |
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| the animation was good enough, don't know about the story though.... I am onna contiune up until 3/5 ep. |
“You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin” . |
| I haven't seen the original Orphen, but everything feels so 90s about this. Gotta love it. |
| I loved the opening theme-- it was a particularly good choice for an older anime remake. The ending theme was a bit iffy. But, we will see. I have to say the original OP and ED are classics, though! I hope they can find a way to incorporate them somehow into the series, perhaps as an instrumental somewhere? So far in episode 1 Keeps the vibes of the original anime, Whilst freshening everything up with modern visuals and special effects. In addition, I hope that this will be more true to the original manga/novels. The original anime series was quite charming by itself, but it had a lot of filler. And the second season was almost, if not, entirely filler. (It wasn't really bad, per-say. Just not canon.) phantomfandom said: The plot is pretty generic as expected from old source, but the animation is just amazing, even with the 2020 standard. Eh? Old doesn't always mean generic. Take Parasyte, for instance. late 80's anime. or fruits basket, late 90's. |
quercifoliaJan 8, 2020 5:09 AM
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| Not sure how to feel about this. Orphen is an okay MC and the character I like so far is Cleao Everlasting. |
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| Whoa ho ho, this doesn't have quintessential school girl like uniform nor that risque Majo shoujo in it. |
Jack_Hornet said: They are definatly speeding things along quickly.anyone feel is all over the place ? i mean i never see the original material its kinda confusing like it wanted to show cool fight scene introduce lore character introduction a time skip character personality after time skip a potential apprentice overarching plot and more like whaat is going on To compare to the original's debut episode, Orphen already has an apprentice, the dragon is known as the unstoppable Bloody August, and that's all you knew. A lot of the reveals have been told to the audience in this new version already.... |
| All I hear is Kirisame Zero. "You're 1000 years too early to face the dragon!" Yikes as hell for me. Could be a fun anime. But damn. Cheesy choice for a VA. |
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| I quite like it. It has many resemblance to older anime in a good way. Although I still don't understand the background and direction of the story, at least it's interesting enough. Really like the character's animation. |
| I liked it. My only problem is I kept "seeing" Makashima from Yowapeda or Shikamaru everytime Orphen opened his mouth. I kept waiting for him to say something was mendo. I don't think I've ever heard that seiyuu voice a main character. It's gonna take some getting use to. |
| First Episode looks interested and the opening is Fire 🔥 |
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