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3It was OK
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Average 4.1
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- So now we find out how Sayoko and Hajime first came to meet and a little bit of Sayoko's character. Not a bad episode, I actually enjoyed it a bit and found it funny especially the racing part. Oh, Nakajima from "You're Under Arrest" makes a cameo appearrance. I also noticed that Tenma and Harima from "School Rumble" made a brief cameo appearance as well. =D |
yunadestinedApr 12, 2009 4:34 PM
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| Lots of references indeed. I'll continue to watch I guess since I love the direction (by ef's director) and it seems to be less random than School Rumble for now. Still, narration is a bit complex, I have a hard time figuring out how everything works for the moment but I guess it will be clearer soon. |
 In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same. |
| I'm having the same problems as Jacut with storytelling. But I'm a sucker for Shaft, and this is so short that I'll be sticking around. |
| This show is fucking weird.... |
| LOL at the Doraemon reference during the omake at the end. |
| a time traveling ghost? very nice..very nice. |
| Finally we get to know how Arashi and Hajime met. But that animation style bugs me 8< And this is weird. |
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| Love Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and School Rumble reference. |
| "In 2009, in a survey asking its respondents "which manga do you think is the most interesting?" in a pool of 6000, Kuso Miso Technique came at 11th, beating popular manga such as Gintama and Detective Conan." Wiki |
| Me not understand more things....... What time is that town to where Sayoko go to with Hajime? What misfortune of her family? What was condition for Hajime to connect to Sayoko...part of her family or something like that? Many questions. Me liked Hajime's double quick to big army detective. Me like also secret treasure and Kan-chan promise. I think OP=sensual a little. Me not understand how ghost have time travel.....only understand is paranormal. |
| wow big improvement over the first episode which was quite dull, i find this to have an interesting story, a unique twist on the whole timetraveling idea aswell as it made me laugh quite a bit. The animation style is odd but i like it, the chracters have an old style to them but the backdrops look great and the animation quality is pretty good. The characters are quite interesting aswell. I thought originally that i would possibly drop this series but this episode made me want to continue. |
| It was a lot SHAFTier than the last episode, which is good. But I can't seem to get myself to like the way the background-layers shift around, that looks weird... but not in a good SHAFT-sense. :( |
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| Agreed! Awesome SHAFT-greatness shone through this time by a far bigger amount. But I also liked everything else about this episode. There even seems to be a story behind all this, which is not that common in several shows like this. That would be most awesome to have a good story for a change. The race joke was also really good. OP is another plus. Actually it's hard to think about something negative for now. Maybe the overuse of real photos ... |
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| This should be first episode and i don't know why wasn't, because it was far better than previous ep. Maybe won't be that bad as i thought after all. |
Yata-sama said: This should be first episode and i don't know why wasn't, because it was far better than previous ep. Maybe won't be that bad as i thought after all. Probably because they're working their way around the story, notice how Hajime talks in past tense whenever he narrates at the beginning of the show. So I'm guessing. Kinda like how Ga-Rei Zero was done, first episode and then 2nd episode goes further back into a flash back and near the end of the series it goes back to continuing where the first episode had left off.. |
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yunadestined said: Kinda like how Ga-Rei Zero was done, first episode and then 2nd episode goes further back into a flash back and near the end of the series it goes back to continuing where the first episode had left off.. Well, it's not like the first episode left off anywhere. ^^' |
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| This episode was much better than the first. It's kind of a shame how a lot of people already declared their hatred for the series and decided to drop it after only watching the first episode. Oh and I love how they had Harima and Tenma in the cafe ^^ |
rabids0ap said: This episode was much better than the first. It's kind of a shame how a lot of people already declared their hatred for the series and decided to drop it after only watching the first episode. yea i hate when people do this, it's the reason why i watch 3 episodes usually even if i really hate the show. Cause i was originally thinking i would drop this but the 2nd ep has made me want to watch the whole thing. |
| This SHOULD have been episode 1, since it actually follows the manga, makes sense, and isn't utter garbage. Real boneheaded decision there SHAFT. Hopefully, this means that the story (yes, there is one) will kick into gear and we won't waste anymore time on ridiculous filler. |
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| so this explains where most of the characters meet up, so i wonder if she really is a ghost? or for that matter, why she has a reaction to him? |
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| so episode one is like an OVA |
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| It was really better than the 1st episode, hope the rest of the serie will follow this way. |
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benjee said: It was really better than the 1st episode, hope the rest of the serie will follow this way. i think ep1 is much better! Dejavu rocks! |
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| this is no where near as confusing as the manga (thank the manga gods). With that said, I still don't find this enjoyable. I did like all the anime references throughout the episode though. |
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| now they are starting to explain a lot of things. not more the wtf moments xD some reference, nice way of humor so i think i watchit. |
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player88 said: Love Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and School Rumble reference. There was a Sayonara Sensei reference? Damn, I seem to miss all of those references (nearly missed the School Rumble one too). Do you care to elaborate on where exactly the reference is? I might have to re-watch the episode. ^^ All in all the ep has a bit more story than the first (maybe they should've aired this ep first); might continue watching this if the next ep is okay. I usually include at least one "weird" or random anime per season, and this seems to be the perfect choice :) |
koy said: There was a Sayonara Sensei reference? Damn, I seem to miss all of those references (nearly missed the School Rumble one too). Do you care to elaborate on where exactly the reference is? the picasso-like painting :) This episode was okay because he follow the manga, but the drawing are still awful. |
| Harima and Tsukamoto ^_^ Funny references, but meh show so far. I usually drop anime after 2 episodes if it's bad, but I can't really decide about this one. It's quite contradictory... |
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| I had to go back and watch again after seeing I missed Harima and Tenma in the cafe. I guess I'm not being that observant. I guess the overuse of parallax threw me off from wanting to observe too closely. But I still like the photography direction overall. |
ironchefflip said: I had to go back and watch again after seeing I missed Harima and Tenma in the cafe. I guess I'm not being that observant. I guess the overuse of parallax threw me off from wanting to observe too closely. But I still like the photography direction overall. I think me go back also and see the 720p versions. |
| Oh, Akiyuki Shinbo. Your weird directing style never fails. Anyways, great episode. I actually prefer this being episode 2 since the random story is an interesting way to ensnare curious viewers who want to find out what the hell is going on. That way, by the time they watch episode 2, the viewers can decide by then whether or not they will stick with it. |
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| Alot better this time, I saw School Rumble people. |
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| Unlike a lot of people I like the art of this anime a lot. I like this show even if it isn't the best this season, I don't regret watching it. |
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| Strange but funny episode. maxime1007 said: Unlike a lot of people I like the art of this anime a lot. I like this show even if it isn't the best this season, I don't regret watching it. Same here. The art is amazing. Well, no wonder, it's shaft. ^^ |
| I like the "ef's shine" iin this episode! |
| I actually kind of like the animation because its just so weird, it's interesting. I'm not too sure about the storyline though. I don't understand it, but hopefully it'll eventually be explained. I really liked the race scene too. I so wasn't expecting her to get a cop to pull him over. I chuckled a bit seeing even the bike and skateboard pass him after he started out so quick. |
| This looks very interesting... Definetly better episode than first episode. Sadly i like more that con artist and muscle man than both main protagonists.THAT BOY LOOKS TOO MUCH CONAN! That "race" was hilarious! ps. Loved Harima&Tenma and Zetsubou-sensei painting xD. |
DeathfireD said: Neither do I. I actually skimmed through some parts, and therefore missed the references. this is no where near as confusing as the manga (thank the manga gods). With that said, I still don't find this enjoyable. I did like all the anime references throughout the episode though. |
| This episode is better than the first, but still I'm not that hooked up with it. |
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| Seems interesting enough, a little easier to understand what is going on after being completely confused after the first episode. This will most likely become the series I watch when there is nothing else to watch. lol |
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Oxu said: This looks very interesting... Definetly better episode than first episode. yeah i like the episode, it's a lot better than the previous one :) |
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| Sort of reminds me of Maria Holic. |
| So now we find out how Sayoko and Hajime first came to meet and a little bit of Sayoko's character. Not a bad episode, I actually enjoyed it a bit and found it funny especially the racing part. Oh, Nakajima from "You're Under Arrest" makes a cameo appearrance. I also noticed that Tenma and Harima from "School Rumble" made a brief cameo appearance as well. |
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| Much better, I knew this one had potential. (Pats self on back) Shame that so many bailed out in Ep 1 they're going to miss a good one! |
| Why did I put this show aside? Great episode, didn't expect to see Tenma and Harima XD Oh and also, "Um, some salt please..." Fantastic art and OP is starting to get catchy :D |
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| Poor guy..he didn't get his salt XD And lol the muscle guy got stopped by the officer.. |
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| Definitely an improvement from the first episode. Still not sure why they didn't make this the first episode instead.. |
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| already good add ghosts and school rumble references? keeps getting better! |
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