What did you think of this episode?
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4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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2Disliked it
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1Hated it
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Average 4.4
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| I just watched the first 5 minutes of raw and... SHAFT STOP WITH THAT FUCKIN EYE SCENE OMG I'm really getting sick of this; and it's heart-breaking for someone like me who loves past SHAFT products. Hopefully, this will be the last experiment from Shinbou doing all those slow motion close ups since Bakemonogatari. I mean, they'e already fucked up Dance in the Vampire Bund with this. I just hope original content is brilliant, which I think it is. I will comment once again after waiting for Formula's sub. HoaRy said: This is a good news. :DThey translated the manga bit by bit to anime, unbelievably close adaption. |
ringoo4Apr 5, 2010 12:34 AM
| So, there are many short stories in one ep? (3 min/ ep. and there are 8/9 eps. in 24 mins?) The main character's father is too... and Maaya-san's character is from out of earth? |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| Crazy. . . I've really come to like these crazy characters |
| will comment again when subs are out, but from what I've seen from the Raw. This show seems kind of twisted which is ok with me. That frog man thing was just insane lol. |
| Surprisingly, this wasn't bad. Of course, I might only think this because the other shows I've seen this season so far were shit. That said, "sudden girlfriend appearance" has to be one of the worst tropes used in anime, ever. |
| Any idea who is subbing this? |
| ^ Formula is the only one from what I know. They are semi-speed sub; took about a day or a couple before release. Edited: Seems like GG's doing it too. http://www.ggkthx.org/2010/04/04/looking-for-translator-for-arakawa-under-the-bridge/ “Ko Ichinomiya” instead of “Ichinomiya Kou” sooo, no no for me. |
ringoo4Apr 5, 2010 3:29 AM
| Formula has announced the series. Still waiting for their subs. |
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| WTF, if you are a father and you serve your baby its a normal way!!!! Why as a father should expect her children that they think they are being in dept of what sort!!!And the father has to dress as children to pay the dept back to the children........ The girl came from Venus planet??!!WOW this is as crazy as Gyagu Manga Biyori + !! but the speech pace is not as fast as it ^^ |
MorningGloryApr 5, 2010 4:07 AM
| This is sooo much better than DitVB. Gotta love it. All hail SHAFT. |
| Sorry for grammar mistakes(if any), english is not my native language. Feel free to correct me if you see some. |
| Not as pretentious as Bakemono and it seems that this a true adaptation of the manga, not some "original" shit. Hopefully SHAFT won't fuck this one up. |
| That was damn strange, love you SHAFT. |
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| Oh god SHAFT! Are you trying to fuck with my brain again? Well, I guess you won that round. |
| It seems that SHAFT finally made something pretty good. Much more better than DitVB and Bakemonogatari - but I hope that I won't have to wait 3 months for the last ep... Though I have to agree that these eyes scenes are f*cking annoying. |
LustrelessApr 5, 2010 2:02 PM
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ringoo4 said: I just watched the first 5 minutes of raw and... SHAFT STOP WITH THAT FUCKIN EYE SCENE OMG Pretty much THIS. The episode was so... weird... and like most of the people here, it is mindfuck but in a good way. The premise is kinda intriguing and this one looks more interesting than Bund. BTW, [Nutbladder] released it already. |
| At first I was like, (╬ ಠ益ಠ) Σ(ﾟ∀´(┗┐ヽ(･∀･ )ﾉ <--- Then I was like In the end, I was ＼(▽￣＼(￣▽￣)／￣▽)／ﾔｯﾀｧｰ!! |
| Aw, that was fun. This is almost like a deconstructed version of the "sudden girlfriend" trope. Yeah, it was incredibly weird but it's like a good kind of weird. When Kou Ric was looking side-to-side, I was so positive they were about to do a Zetsubou Sensei reference. |
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| Another show that seems to be highly influenced by psychedelic drugs which is animated by Shaft. Who would've thought? That's the reason why I love Shaft. |
| Ok™ |
havsie said: Another show that seems to be highly influenced by psychedelic drugs which is animated by Shaft. Who would've thought? That's the reason why I love Shaft. This. |
| This is hilarious! Shaft has finally come back! Seriously, after vampire bund I started to miss em'! |
| It was a really good first episode. Good to hear that Shaft is doing a close adaptation this time. |
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| This has potential I must say. The whole eye scene stuff didn't really bother me, even tho it's getting old. Oh well, let's say it's kinda a trademark. Only thing I didn't really like, was that Kamiya sounded really too much like Zetsubou Sensei. He usually manages better at changing his voice :/ |
tsuDApr 5, 2010 3:16 PM
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| liked it. A lot. |
| Oh, thank god! Shaft are back on their game! I was really worried about this one... it looked really trippy, and could've easily been really good... but judging by DitVB, I thought they'd really screw up. But this is easily the best first episode of anything to come out this season so far! Also, this seems like a goldmine for good character development, for some reason. Personally, I give this episode a 7/10. |
| Took me literally 10 seconds to realized Arakawa Under the Bridge was a SHAFT production. The animation is too distinct, and who else has an eyeball fetish like SHAFT? This series better not get SHAFTed like always..... |
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| Hahaha this is refreshingly weird. Been lookin forward to this for some time now and it kinda reminds me of zetsubou sensei cept 5x the crazy (Which says a lot) |
| I loved..it..insane comedy just what i like... will follow it for sure |
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| Interesting... Although Shaft's trademark camera angels is really killing it. |
Maximatum99 said: Interesting... Although Shaft's trademark camera angels is really killing it. Agreed, there were some real animation issues, but nothing bad enough to kill it. Unless they take it to Vampire Bund levels... that'd be a real shame. |
| Loved the opening background music, really got me in the right mood. A mind bender, but really got my laughing, especially the flash back of Ko's Dad, thinking the major was a kappa, and Nino sleeping in the drawer. It'll be interesting to see where this one goes! |
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| weird but funny XD yeah, the animation was very very shaft-ish. love the eyeball fetish :P hope it'll keep the level. |
| They really took that manga and made it exactly how it should have been made. Fucking awesome. |
| naaaa.... that was very unique! The SHAFTy SHAFTness ^^ But somehow it felt too rushed.. or maybe I felt like something's missing, I felt some emptyness in it. Which is kinda disappointing. Yet I keep my hopes for the next episodes. Besides, the crazyness of the show will definately keep me watching it - it's hard to find something original these days. The moment Nino turned her head was so Senjougaharish... blah... I realized the eye troubled me only when I read about it being troubling for some of you. So you guys are now to blame for this! ^^ While I was writing these lines, I just realised Nino and Shiki have the same seiyuu. Which is good since I like her voice. But is also bad 'cause they really sound similar... it's weird but I really didn't notice Kou was voiced by Zetsubou sensei. Lucky me! The last scene with Nino sleeping in the bed's drawer was priceless! |
Lind_L_Tailor said: Yeah, I exaggerated a bit but not a good way to start off though.Maximatum99 said: Interesting... Although Shaft's trademark camera angels is really killing it. Agreed, there were some real animation issues, but nothing bad enough to kill it. Unless they take it to Vampire Bund levels... that'd be a real shame. |
| Seriously, I wanna watch this so bad right now, but I'm outta battery and I gotta to to sleep or tomorrow will be disaster. Gheez. Wait for me. |
| this is really good. must watch, |
SonicFalcon said: OMG just watched it and... this is the same shit like bakemonogatari oO mixed with the head turns in Dance in the Vampire Bund |
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| I don't get this anime. I feel stupid now -.- |
| LET JUSTICE BE DONE; THOUGH THE HEAVENS MAY FALL |
| I loved it. Definitely my favourite this season among all those shits. |
| oh god oh god oh god what the hell is wrong with you? that. was. fantastic. I hadn't laughed like that since detroit metal city |
| By the way, was it just me, or did "Recruit" have a lot of "Exactly as planned" moments? He just reminds me of Light somehow... |
| Why do I feel like I am watching Bakemonogatari? If you ask me I'll tell you. They are both crazy! Anyway the whole thing is so crazy Kou you'll fir right in here! |
| That was so.... strange. In a good way. Glad to see SHAFT got their shit together for this one. Hopefully they don't screw this one up. The dialogue is even stranger than the stuff in Bakemonogatari. Nino is pretty awesome though. I just rofl'd when I saw her sleeping in the bed's drawer instead of actually on it. The kappa guy was pretty wtf too... especially the live action one in the preview. That was just strange. |
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| Okay episode. I was bothered by the inconsistencies in animation quality, however - some parts were really shitty. Other than that, I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy this show, though I have to admit that Shinbou's direction is starting to get a bit old. Nino sleeping in the drawer made me lol. |
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| the best fascinating 1st episode with heroman i think. absolutely enjoying this and Nino really most beautiful new girl chara of this season =p |
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| Woah, what did I just watch? It was good in a SHAFT kinda way. It's nice to hear Hiroshi Kamiya in yet another SHAFT anime as the lead role. (My favorite's still Araragi, though.) I guess I just might maybe get a better understanding if I read the manga? But considering this plot, I might not. Anyways, this seems like it'll be entertaining so I'll keep with it. *Looking forward to Tomokazu Sugita's character* |
Lind_L_Tailor said: Noticed that tooBy the way, was it just me, or did "Recruit" have a lot of "Exactly as planned" moments? He just reminds me of Light somehow... |
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