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| Typical story with a really weird ending. Might give it a watch just to see how they cope with the fact that they were flying and if they are smart enough to wish something like "Saki doesn't have to move away" etc. |
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| I mean I get the whole Saki thing. It's obvious that the directors are making her the type of character that can't face the reality of moving away without breaking down emotionally. Because she hates showing her fragile emotional side, she's shutting down and distancing herself from the group. It's her way of fighting through the pain of leaving without breaking down. It's a flawed approach to the situation. But not an uncommon one. The other part of it is Natsumi can't read the situation because Saki wouldn't tell them she's leaving them soon. So Natsumi thinks Saki is acting like a total asshat, which is partly true. Obviously, it causes them to fight because Saki is not acting normal and is downright distant. By the time the other girls have found it it's too late. Natsumi and Saki are already butting heads; and both of them are to prideful to stop and make amends. The rest of the episode Saki continues to lash out cause she can't cope with the hopelessness she's feeling. I think the problem is that the drama was already introduced before the start of the show and we walk right into the middle of it. It put Saki in a bad light because of that. It makes it hard for us to sympathize with her. |
CirrisApr 7, 2012 9:53 AM
| Wait so you're telling me that rock actually works? Didn't think this would have any fantasy in it. Aaand.. then Saki takes off like nothing happened. A little boring so far. A lot of bickering between Natsumi and Saki. I wonder what the deal with Saki is. Let's see if the nest episode is a little more interesting. I'm liking the Index/Railgun art style though. Yuko looks like a green haired Saten. =P |
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| the rock is obviously "the wish granter" from STALKER. only the bravest of moe can reach the center of the forest where it's located |
-Quasar said: Funny how some people view Saki as tsundere. I only see her as a cunt, egoistical self-entitled bitch. This^ KaitoDash said: Saki is bitching. Natsumi is confusing. Yuka is overreacting. Rin is sleep-walking. and lol'd at this ^ xD Natsumi is the only character I like so far. I really want to see what happens next. This is the kind of anime I like so 4.5/5 for this episode and waiting for the next one :) |
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| Meh... |
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| Doubt I'll give this a chance. Ok but don't have time for watch it. Also a little boring. |
| Try first ep. and.........I love it. - Nice animation - Good atmosphere. - The story is slow but progressing nicely and interestingly. Little drama between characters is also welcome. Fantasy element is nice addition. - Characters: I like all of them. Saki maybe a bitch ,but she has her own reason. If I get it correctly, she just don't want to feel sad much when she has to move away ,so she tried to cut her "conncection" with everything she do or like here before that she move away. In deep, she must feel sorry. - Music: OP and ED(?) are beautiful! I got one more anime to watch this season,yay ^^ |
| Well that was very very pretty. Too bad it was boring as fuck. |
| i hope the next episode is better... was expecting more |
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| Yup, if they sung like that in that contest, they deserved to win. Even with that miracle, nothing really pops out in this anime; I wonder if they'll make this anime memorable somehow. |
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| The fuck did I just watch. We're 5 minutes in, and we're thrown in the middle of some mediocre drama. Saki is a complete bitch and a terrible character. This anime hardly gave us any time to get used to the characters, so the drama didn't have any effect either. I sure as hell hope this will improve. A lot. |
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| It was....really boring. Even with the supernatural stuff at the end, it was too meh... I usually like SoL, but this one hardly managed to keep me interested in what was happening in the episode. |
| Only watching this for Sphere. |
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Sir_Lexa said: I really liked the most of the episode. Then I facepalmed when they started flying... Like what? Why with the supernatural? Saki was a bitch. 4/5 Damn you shitty ending of episode. Oh and why is Toyosaki Aki in every freaking show these days? Sent with Mal Updater The main characters VA's, including Toyosaki are in a j-pop group called Sphere. |
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| Drama was laid a little thick to begin. Also, depends how they use this "wish" angle to differentiate it from the other slice of life animes. |
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| Not all that interesting. The music's not even beyond interesting. I only laughed when that blond bitch made Yuka cry. That was precious. |
| Eh, conflict right off the bat...? And... forgetting a promise is practically still the same as not fulfilling it. Just because one person says it doesn't exist doesn't mean it's true for the other person. That supernatural segment near the end was unexpected, and kinda felt out of place. I have mixed feelings for this first episode, but at least I liked the OP. |
| Liked this a lot, but I wonder how the rock is gonna play into the story, is this rock going to grant certain "sincere, non selfish" wishes that they have? Either way, I'm officially in for the ride |
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| I couldn't stand Saki. It was just like Minko all over again. Someone just slap her please. The only interesting aspects of this show are the background design (I'm a sucker for rural Japan) and the magical stone making them fly at the end. Hopefully Saki mellows out and they experiment with the rock a bit more. |
| I don't understand why does this anime have such low score. I liked both the character and environment design and the development of the events. |
| Nice background but all in all I was terribly bored. It's kind like they couldn't decide if they want to keep it real or include fantastic elements. Probably dropping in favor of other series. |
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| What the HELL happened at the end. Are you serious? My expectations of this show all changed when the rock actually did something. Now anything can happen, except being idols. That won't happen. Ever. So much melodrama, so many ultimatums being tossed about. For me, Yuka was the best girl and I wish Saki would just tell us her damn secrets so that this show would be over in 2 eps. |
| Wait. What just happened. |
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| I was just thinking about this the other day, "why not have flying main characters, why not have dinosaurs with lazor cannons, why not have men dressing as women! whats so wrong with fiction these days that we have to make it real? just suspend our believe and give us what you want!" |
| pretty decent, slicey series. but the supernatural factors at the end (with the magical rock making them fly) caught me off guard really hope this series picks up, because the first ep kinda went by slowly :/ the OP and ED are AMAZING though :))) |
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| Wow! This episode was great! This anime looks like it's got the potential to be the best emotional anime of this season! I can't believe I almost didn't watch past the ED, because I usually don't. Glad I didn't miss that small scene at the end. Huh....? Just slice of life as a genre? Well there was a little supernatural in this episode haha. Anyway, what a lovely, and lively episode! This will probably be the best anime of the season for me and the one I look forward to the most. |
| I must admit that the OP is one catchy ass tune! ;P |
| aki's character does not fit her voice. and for some reasons i really like tomatsu's. i kinda had interest in this show but then suddenly there are some flying and shit. also no.. just no.. |
| I'm sure not about this show, had is nice moments but overall I was bored. OP is very good though. I'll follow it for a while and I'll see where it goes. |
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| What the fuck just happened... they actually freaking flew. Meh I found Natsumi really annoying. Saki is probably going to be my favorite character, I just like her personality. I really like the OP and ED, both of them sounds great. |
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| This anime seems to be good. Now waiting that episode 2 have subs |
| why did i get a feeling that this is going to be more than just a generic slice of life anime???? hope one of them would die |
| Interesting. So whenever their hearts truly come together (i,e, when they were all captiavted by the sky) it really does grant miracles. So this will probably revolve around them granting miracles that only the four of them can truly believe in. Most likely the rock will grant the transient wish and not the inner heart's desire; our desires deep down are wholy our own, but it is possible, for a brief moment for people's thoughts, emotions, and desires to come together in a single moment. Those are the type of wishes that the rock will probably grant. I expcet a lot of unnecessary drama, but the premise is sweet. |
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| Saki bitch level over 9000! |
| This episode was going along at a fairly stolid pace, typical set-up, cute girls doing cute things with a bit of angst and interpersonal conflict in a group of close friends, then they are up in the air! The superstition that they had as little kids is real? OK, that elevates it from standard to well done! I would give it a 4.5 if it were available, but I'll round it up to a 5 since it isn't. Good show! Got me wanting more! (Though, I have to admit, I watched this ep. a long time ago and downloaded the rest and am just catching up...) |
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| Not a bad start. The ending was surreal though with the flying and all. Watching this and Tari Tari now lul, it's like looking at a mirror. |
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| i don't know how times i fast forwarded in the first few minutes of the anime.....not a good sign... |
| "Do not consider yourself deprived because your dreams were not fulfilled; the truly deprived have never dreams." -Marie von Ebner |
| eh............ quite a snorefest for me Let's see how far I can go with this one. |
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| slice of supernatural life. |
| Well, that was quite different from what I expected. At first I thought it was going to be another light hearted "cute girls doing cute things" anime. It instead turned out to be a laid-back SoL drama, something like Hanasaku Iroha. So that's good. The supernatural stuff towards the end was a little surprising, though. The only problem I had was the opening scene. I picked up this show 3 or 4 times and each time I dropped it immediately after watching the first scene. That's how boring and uninteresting it was. |
| This has me interested and looks like it's going to be a nice way to kick back and relax. I really enjoyed that bit at the end where they really flew and then their song as Four Stars came on as they floated down. It feels a bit over the top on its drama right now but nothing really game breaking. It might just be my imagination, but are they advertising that band Four Seasons? They brought it up alot. Anyway, I wonder what wishes they'll be making next. |
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| Good start for SoL and fantasy genre.... |
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| This looks good af Very interesting characters! Its only ep 1 and the mc's were arguing a lot already xD As i see on this, Natsumi and Saki are kind of friends that really close to each other but fight the most in the group. Yuka is a kind of friend that energetic and keeps the group together Finally Rinko a kind of friend that just go with flow on everything that her friend does. I wonder how the story gonna progress after that last scene. |
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