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| Not bad, the first impression I got was the more refined old school art-like style of the series. It seems Ichigo has a crush on Masaya from this episode and they even have a date. Too bad their date didn't go exactly as planned. On the other hand, I think the episode made an impact with its magical girl elements and supernatural themes. Oh and I kinda like Mint in this episode, although I wish she put up more of a fight against that monster. |
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| The "new" reboot of Reiko Yoshida's manga to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary, and it definitely has that early 2000s Shoujo and Mahou Shoujo feel where the genre was at its peak at the time. This reboot-remake mix that definitely flexes on the old-school animation to give its appeal and renewal to the modern age and new fans. Even though female MC Ichigo Momomiya is the first to enter with her crush Masaya Aoyama (who's simultaneously the school idol) making the scene, she and 4 other girls (the other one introduced being the blue-haired Minto Aizawa) had the sudden push to the new world with the central 5 girls becoming DNA-infused Mew Mews to defeat monsters known as Chimera Animas. Too bad that Ichigo's date didn't go all that well, with an accidental first kiss. The Mews Mews with butlers Ryo Shirogane and Akasaka Keiichiro and Café Mew Mew, this will be the base of operations for the Tokyo Mew Mew group. Really, to all of you boomers, you don't know how anime was like back then (and no, I'm not considering Pokémon, Digimon, nor the like). But to the millenials my age, this was anime back in our childhood days, the likes of Sailor Moon to even the unfaithful 2001 Fruits Basket adaptation. And getting to experience this old-school anime look remade modern, it has its fans for a reason. Even as a retelling of Chapter 1 of the 7-volume manga, this was done magnificently well, and this, I say, would be a fine retelling of a once unique manga and Studio Pierrot's 2002-2003 anime. |
KANLen09Jul 5, 2022 9:25 AM
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| I love it. I LOVE IT! I'm Pudding again. Nobody else in my friend group can be Pudding bc *I'm* Pudding. |
| The original anime was one of my favorite Magical Girl anime so this was a nice upgrade. |
| REJECT ANIMU - EMBRACE TOKU |
| really good start, 1st ep met almost all of my expectations for this "reboot"! slightly disappointed with Takanashi Yasuharu being the OST composer for this anime - his music IS really, really good but y'know, when Ichigo did her henshin i had a feeling i was watching some damned Sailor Moon Crystal ep)). nevertheless, i'm so waiting for next ep! |
| To err is human. To purr is feline (c) |
| It was quite nice. Turned out better than I expected and Ichigo's henshin is awesome! I see that the anime will be 12 episodes. Seems kinda pointless if it will be that short but we'll see. |
| Is good that is the old school design. Because the whole episode, I was imagining if was a more recent portrait, Aoyama design would be a hipster with a samurai hairstyle. |
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| Amazing how they reused the "Its show time" catchphrase from 2002 show OP and changed it to "Show time again" for new opening, its a smail detail but really makes you smile. |
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| my childhood anime is back 😭 |
| I like this late 90s/early 2000s aesthetics a lot. Not too familiar with this series, but I’m digging it. It’s kinda like Captain Planet with magical (cat)girls, and I’ve got a thing for catgirls so I’m sold haha. We’ve only really gotten to meet the mc, but she seems like a lovable goofball. The “good guys” base of operations being a maid cafe is also pretty fun. Maid catgirls? Yes please lol. All in all, this looks like it’ll be a fun and silly anime. I’ll catch a few more eps, but I think I’ll be following this one weekly too. |
| Beautiful character design. I really miss design like this. They are really trying to keep the old school vibe. Even with voice acting. OP song is great btw. |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
| I feel like I'm in elementary school again :') |
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| This episode was just an excessively bland magical girl affair, and not the subversive kind where one or more are secretly murderers, or the whole thing is a plot to harvest their souls to feed the magic space goat in the sky. Heck, not even the random out-of-place over-animation that Pretty Cure will randomly do just to keep the sakuga bloggers on their toes. Just the absolutely generic crap you'd expect to find on Saturday morning pitching sparkly plastic toys to eight year olds. She gets shot with the magical girl-ification beam which gives her cat ears and a frilly dress. There is a large rat. She beats it by waving a tambourine in its general direction and doing a little dance. As for the rest? BOYS, BOYS, BOYS! |
| Super nostalgic. I don't really remember the structure of the original series but there are some things I found strange. The exhibit scene seemed more generic and less trippy than what I remember. Ichigo's hair color change is kind of offputting, and Mint's new hair style gives off a very different feel from the original. Strawbell Bell got the worst of it, it looks so weird with the fur texture. Otherwise, it was pretty cute. I liked a lot of Ichigo's animations and the transformation sequence looked great. Thinking of rewatching the original sometime soon. |
| Pretty good, it takes me back to simpler times. |
| ngl I still can't believe we're getting a beautiful remake of this legendary 'I swear its not a shoujo' series. Will it be a full adaptation and will it be split into seasons? |
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| At least it didn't made me rage-drop this from episode 1 from the get go which I feared I end up doing, so that's that's a start. I still going to need to get used to these redesigns and what not. |
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| Well, that escalated quite fast. All the events went by in a flash. From first crush, to first date, to first kiss and then to first fight. Development left, right and center here. Animals on the verge of extinction. Nah, no way. We humans are delicate when it comes to the environment and animal security... We are, right? Something about Ichigo's transformation seemed a bit, ahem, daring. Can't wait to see that another few hundred times. |
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| Very nostalgic! fast paced ep but was a joy to watch. I appreciate the use of the old facial expressions that captures the early 2000s shoujo anime. Im hoping they decide to make this longer than 12 eps |
| that wasn't bad, I liked it more than the original anime. though I'm not the target audience and it shows. |
| 馬鹿げた倫理 全部ガラクタで |
| Fk, I was 9 when the OG came out. Time travelling here we go. Liking this so far. |
| A lovely start to the TMM reboot, all the nostalgia is hitting waa The art is beautiful, the VAs really do seem hand picked for their roles and the OP/EDs are great Ichigo's moments of panic were hilarious and are charming to see, I'm already loving how this reboot is turning out right now Can't wait for next week for more shenanigans |
| So from what I can tell is more less adapting ch. 1 of the manga but shuffling around scenes with the goal of streamlining events. Might work out for the best depending on how they continue going forward. guess this is not exactly a remake, more like hardcore reboot/re-imaging. This was a very underrated show back in those days.First fruits basket, now this. won't be surprised if gakuen alice gets a new anime considering next year is the 20th anniversary of it's manga. We need more shoujo. The original manga only has 7 volumes (33 chapters) + 2 volume sequel, and 2 chapter updated remastered piece. So I'd say that should be more than enough for 12 eps. Also original had non canon/filler eps to prolong it. |
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| Well, that was a pretty standard first episode of a Magical Girls anime now, was it? Nonetheless the excitement is still there, and it looks pretty nice too. |
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| Man it finally here I remember watching the original back in 2013 or 2014 and now 2022 I am watching the reboot and it was good start know that they change some stuff from the manga storyline but I love the transformation for Ichigo and can’t wait to see the other girls transformation which it the example of when reboot the magical girls anime just have different transformation unlike Sailor Moon Crystal (expect for season 3) don’t have to redo the original transformation scene. |
| i think i prefer the vibe of the original, but this first episode was by no means bad. i'm excited for the next episodes! |
| I'm loving the sort of old school 00's anime look they kept for this. Refreshing to watch and brings me back to better times. I'm excited to follow this anime. ^_^ |
| So many details have been added. They changed it for a better way of experience. I didn't quite like Ichigo's voice and Aoyama's character design but I'll sure grow to love them as I watch this anime. So nostalgic |
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| Phenomenal way to start my Wednesday morning! While I never watched the original series growing up I can’t help but feel some nostalgia watching this lol. Super excited for next week ^.^ |
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| This will be coming from someone who loves the original TMM to death (not because of nostalgia either, saw it first time in 2019). It left a decent impression on me, there were some things I liked more than the original, like there's definitely some actual foreshadowing to events that happen later down the line absent in the original series, and I love how expressive Ichigo is. The animation really highlights that, she's so adorable. The art-style is definitely more refined, but tbh I still like the original's more. Sure, it's rough but it has it's charm I can't get enough of. But who knows, give it 20 years and I might be saying the same thing about this series when 2020s nostalgia is huge. Mint was... interesting, it has been a few years since I saw the original so maybe my memory is rusty but she really doesn't seem anything like her original counterpart. But given how she left the least impression on me of the original cast, maybe that's not such a bad thing. I guess if there's anything that has me raising an eyebrow it's Ichigo's crush on Aoyama. It seems really superficial, with how she's more in love with the idea of being in love than with Aoyama. Maybe the show will explore that later on, perhaps Ichigo will question her crush on Aoyama and come out with even stronger feelings for him. But I'll be honest, I'm not expecting that to happen, as interesting as it'd seem. Definitely looking forward to where this is going. It's impossible for me to not compare it to the original series since I absolutely adore it, but best case scenario the show will be able to stand as a solid alternative take that can be enjoyed alongside the original series for me. Edit: Almost forgot, I enjoy the OP and ED but they don't even close to the OP and ED of the OG series. Those were fucking GOAT and my mind can't be changed. |
| I never watched the original series so I'm new to it, but it was a pretty good start. I enjoyed the ED a lot but I thought the voice of the MC was a bit strange. |
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