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RobinotX said: But then I just watched the first ep and was blown away. Pretty awesome, it has my attention. Really, everything from Shaft I watched.. I liked it very much: Bakemonogatari, Katanagatari, ef - a tale of melodies/memories. Shaft didn't make Katanagatari. |
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| I was liking it up to the fantasy-scene at the end. That seemed exaggerated too much, but overall, I liked it. |
| Quite some derpy faces and QUALITY just in the first episode. I'm not impressed. I did like the visuals at the end though. Interesting story as well. |
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| First, the SOUNDTRACK WAS AMAZING. Yuki Kajiura all over the place. Other than that, Mahou Shoujo got SHAFTed :/ Surreal visuals + Yuki Kajiura music = anime on crack |
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| This was interesting to say at least. The dream and the surreal scenery reminded me of Black Rock Shooter. The faces are just... also the school is made 90% of glass and the classrooms looks like cages to me. The OP is good. As for the blond girl I must say that there's something creepy about her. |
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| I was expecting it to be darker, consider its script writer's history. but still its good |
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| I feel like my mind was just fucked. I was far from expecting such a dark anime. I thought it'd be a comedy with loli's or something stupid. On the episode, I really liked her family and the design of the school. Also, I was quite frightened when the walls changed and those furry white things had creepy faces, haha. Great episode, hope it stays this dark. Another thing, 9 pages already on the day it came out? This might be the anime of the season. Maybe. |
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controlmajortom said: Wow, that was incredibly boring. I'll give it one more ep before deciding to drop or not. this. it all seems to so cliche, the characters, and the story. i am a bit disappointed. |
coderlan said: controlmajortom said: Wow, that was incredibly boring. I'll give it one more ep before deciding to drop or not. this. it all seems to so cliche, the characters, and the story. i am a bit disappointed. This. I'll just wait for the prequel/spin-offs of Bakemonogatari to get animated I guess if I want something from SHAFT. |
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| wait what she only asked Madoka for help and the girl just happened to see her fren go and went after her so why is she chosen too =/ oh well i guess its kinda unique but i wouldnt expect anyless from shaft just hope the next episode would be just as amazing |
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| The location in the beginning looks awesome everything else is balls. They must be on drug towards the end lol pringle heads. |
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| ive finally figured it out... this reminds me of Bizarre Jelly from No More Heroes ...wish i had a clue as to wtf is going on, 3 shows thus far this season ive started and all 3 have confused me beyond words in their opening episodes. |
| First episode gives off a pretty good impression so far xD |
| Well I'm sold. Seemed very similar to Nanoha but better. I can always rely on Shaft for a distinctive looking show to balance out my anime viewing. I hope they go all out with the action sequences later on. |
| Nice.... This has some unique characters...... and Unique ART style.... reminds me Bakemonogatari.... Best show of winter... yet.... |
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Iisan-kun said: Look's like you're missing the point. SHAFT is attempting to make something great within the perimeters of a Mahou Shoujo archtype. And cliche? Seriously, you see dandelion monsters attempting to horribly massacre little girls every day then? I don't care what SHAT is attempting to do.From the way you're saying it,it seems like they're cutting their own legs. I liked the stark contrast between the Mahou Shoujo elements and the ''attack of the SZS opening'' but come on...it was like the only good part of the episode.I know it's way too early to say that,but the cast is as dull as a doorknob. Here's to hoping I'm wrong and the characters will turn out to be interesting. Off the top of my head I can only think of one anime-related story that made the ''cliche+dark'' thingie work:the Higurashi VN.The characters became remotely interesting after a while.I hope I'll be able to say the same thing about Madoka Magica after 3 months or more. |
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| Nanoha > This. |
saxophone15 said: Well I'm sold. Seemed very similar to Nanoha but better. I can always rely on Shaft for a distinctive looking show to balance out my anime viewing. I hope they go all out with the action sequences later on. Yeah this looks like the first episode of magical lyrical nanoha, I am dissapointed >.< Thx god I wasn't high when i was watching this episode, i saw some weird random shit. I'm going to wait until the first 5 episodes to decide whether I drop it or not . Cliche 3/5 |
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| A great first episode. I doubt this series will be as amazing as Nanoha, but I hope it at least comes close. |
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| ... At least the art was nice! ^_- |
| A nice first episode. Still I'm eager to know which path it will take later on. Staying as a magical girl anime or toward something else? |
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| the first episode was interesting im not really sure what was going on though i loved the "high" sequences |
kg-san said: Asu you're still a fragile flower... But its ok cause you're a beautiful flower! 花火花火花火 :D:D:D |
| Loving the animation~ it's pretty well done. I'm definitely going to keep watching this. |
| Loved the first episode! 4/5! I wonder if Madoka's second friend (the one with the long-ish green hair) will become important later on. |
| It's Mahou shojo by SHAFT. Expect the unexpected. |
-Katsu- said: The first episode of A's was mind-blowingly awesome, this is just OK. A's is the second season. Don't you think it's not fair to compare them? |
OShoranO said: Nanoha > This. Disagree. I thought Nanoha was really boring. This entertained me. |
| After searching for a new anime to follow I found this one and I gotta say, I like it. I shall keep watching =) |
| I want Rambo in a mecha-suit with a laser-chainsaw gun that fires nuclear warheads, fighting the love-child of Predator, Alien, a group of Bangladeshi terrorists, and Satan. (Actually that would be a pretty sick show) - StopDropAndBowl |
| Wow. That was tight as hell! Psychedelic mannnn!! Love the character designs, imagery, music.... and that cute little kitty thing! <3 |
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| Good first impression. Good music, etc. But anyone else notice the architecture this show uses? I wished my highschool looked half as good. |
Madcat_Zam said: ... anyone else notice the architecture this show uses? I wished my highschool looked half as good. Yes. I was thinking that the entire time... it's so modern and gorgeous. Reminds me of some chic buildings in NYC. |
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| Five trippy minutes does not a good episode make. The majority of the episode was boring as hell and could barely keep my attention. :/ I'm going to keep watching for now, but I hope it gets better than 90% boring slice of life moments + 10% WTFery. :/ Also, the faces of the characters are REALLY bothering me. I'm not usually bothered by an anime's art, no matter how bad others perceive it to be, but something about the faces of these characters really irritate me. It's not enough to make me stop watching, but man it kind of hurts to look at. :/ 3/5, hoping to eventually actually be "wowed." |
| Hmm... Mixed opinions I see... I for one absolutely loved this episode. I loved the character designs (thank you Ume-sensei), the action scenes and even the music. This episode was quite faithful to the 'Mahou Shoujo' genre: bright and optimistic main character, a magical creature to form the contract with, a transformation sequence and even the dream scene. However, Shaft made this episode stand out from other 'Mahou Shoujo' series by focusing more on the characters, rather than the monsters (tendency of most series of that genre). There are also the trademark Shaft visual effects included, which I can't help but think are being overused now but I can deal with it for now. This episode lived up to my expectation for now but I hope the series has more to offer than a typical 'Mahou Shoujo' plot. |
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Chibisah said: Eh, I'll agree that it doesn't make a good episode, but mahou shojo rarely starts out on a strong note. The first episode of nanoha was almost unwatchable until the last five minutes or so. About the best first episode of a mahou shojo I can think of is Cardcaptor Sakura, and even that wasn't mindblowing, and much of my good impression is based on an excessive love of action scenes on rollerblades. Whatcha gonna do? It is what it is.Five trippy minutes does not a good episode make. The majority of the episode was boring as hell and could barely keep my attention. :/ I'm going to keep watching for now, but I hope it gets better than 90% boring slice of life moments + 10% WTFery. :/ Also, the faces of the characters are REALLY bothering me. I'm not usually bothered by an anime's art, no matter how bad others perceive it to be, but something about the faces of these characters really irritate me. It's not enough to make me stop watching, but man it kind of hurts to look at. :/ 3/5, hoping to eventually actually be "wowed." |
| Feels a lot more eerier and darker than your typical mahou shoujo anime so it seems pretty cool so far. Will continue watching it. And when she mentioned that she wanted to go to the CD store to get Kamijo, I couldn't help but wonder if she was talking about Kamijo from Versailles and Lariene???? lol |
McRib said: Unlimited musket works out of nowhere. I knew I wasn't alone in thinking that one! And yea, this first episode was pretty incredible. |
check said: I see a lot of similarities to Nanoha in the first episode already. I was sort of face palming as I was watching the episode, especially the part where the hurt ferret was calling for help through telepathy. Hm. I can't speak for the rest of the similarities, but that didn't look like a ferret to me. Mahou shojo always get their powers from some manner of adorable mascot with mystical powers who is not as he seems. If you wanted to you could draw a lot of similarities between this and Moetan. The genre is just like that. |
| The beginning was very awesome and definitely hooked me in, The middle was a bit too yuri-esque(the op too) for my tastes, but eh. The end was amazing/10 would watch again. Once that so obviously evil girl showed up in the mall all I found myself saying was "What in the flying fuck am I watching" Anxiously awaiting episode 2... |
| Don't like the character design and not a fan of magical girls especially when they come with cute little animals but there were some interesting elements. i can imagine a lot worse and cheesier ways of starting a magical girl story so i guess they didn't do an awful job. I will watch more episodes before i start forming an opinion. At least it had made me intrigue enough to watch more. |
| Not bad. Characters are pretty good, but I have no idea what the hell is going on storywise. |
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