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TwistedRose said: I'm glad I decided to watch this one. It's funny and interesting, so I will continue to watch it. ^This. |
| I came across this one while browsing Random Curiosity. I admit, I saw a picture of a naked guy that interested me, so I decided to see what the series was about. So far this series has drawn me in. I found the entire "johnny" scene to be laugh out loud funny and I hope Eden of the East continues to blend humor with seriousness. On another note, seeing D.C. so well animated brought back memories of my trip there in the summer of '07. I could definitely relate to how different it was to see the White House (from that gate) in person. I'm also surprised there weren't more tourists, when I was there they were everywhere. Finally, the accents of the native English speaking VAs seemed about right for that area. (I say this as someone who lives in not-so-far-away Philadelphia.) |
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Karura said: I guess I'm one of the select few that dislike the OP (song). Animation was bomb though. fuck Oasis the animation is why you're supposed to watch the OP ps:  |
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| Really awesome OP animation. The ED was also very original. It might be the best OP/ED of this season. The episode was also pretty good. Not really sure what to expect, but it had good animation quality and it was also rather entertaining. In the trailer it looked even more interesting, but I will follow this for sure. |
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| Damn, that was awesome. The ending animation was also great. |
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| I didn't have any high expectations from this, i just watched the ep but hey~! Turned out awesome~ I'll keep watching it, it's both funny &interesting. And I adored the OP animation~<3 |
Smasher said: Really nice atmosphere in this episode. I for one am really curious as to how this will develop. Saki had quite a few cute moments and that Akira guy is freaking hilarious. Really loved the OP btw. WTB NCOP :) |
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| The usual special agent with amnesia cliche but, overall I actually enjoyed it. Just a little something I had trouble with; "You look like the guy in this picture so, I need to see your dick to verify your identity." WUT!? |
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| This was fantaaaaaastic! Easily my pick for best of the season. They nailed every element of the show. Most impressed by the use of English VA's.. Production I.G.'s really pulling out all the stops, and it shows (probably trying for Western licensing XD). If they put this much effort into the other 10 episodes, this will easily be in the Top 5 of the year. |
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| This is awesome! I can't remember ever watching something with so brilliantly weird. Also lmfao, I feel very refreshed knowing that they're going back to Japan. Actually, much as I should applaud them for getting American VA's for appropriate voices, I think it would have been better if there had just been no English at all. It would have felt more natural. |
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NoBadsign said: The usual special agent with amnesia cliche but, overall I actually enjoyed it. Just a little something I had trouble with; "You look like the guy in this picture so, I need to see your dick to verify your identity." WUT!? I tought i was the only one that noticed that in the whole tread. Anyway but i hope this doesn't get too predictable than it already is. |
Tamaki-san said: NoBadsign said: The usual special agent with amnesia cliche but, overall I actually enjoyed it. Just a little something I had trouble with; "You look like the guy in this picture so, I need to see your dick to verify your identity." WUT!? I tought i was the only one that noticed that in the whole tread. Anyway but i hope this doesn't get too predictable than it already is. I was thinking along the same lines. Nothing too original or out of the ordinary yet, but there is definitely potential. Better than most this season. |
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| Wha?!? January 6th is my birthday. Saki, I'll remember that name. Awesome episode, by the way. Favorite of the season me thinks. Pandora Hearts is shaping up now after the second episode. Fullmetal was pretty fun as well. Lots of good going around this season. Basquash! is another good one. Have yet to check out 07-Ghost. Will watch that next to see how it fares. |
NeoBasch said: Saki means Jan 6th?? Wha?!? January 6th is my birthday. Saki, I'll remember that name. |
| I only watched this because I wanted to hear just how good the OP was which was amazing but I'm glad I continued to watch, really liked the episode |
c_redApr 11, 2009 10:44 PM
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| I’m very impressive with Higashi no Eden. The first episode has a great start so far, and I am so hooked to watch it until the end. Oh, the plot is very intriguing. Overall, it is so amazing series and I enjoyed it so far. |
| was anyone else kinda off-put by the English in this episode? I mean, it did actually sound like English (except for the one purposeful Engrish line), but it kinda sounded script read. On the plus side, I liked the op and its actual English and not Bleach op style Engrish of horror *shudder* |
| That was fantastic, I never even gave this a second look before the season started, so I'm even more floored as I had no expectations at all going in. Even with a few things here and there that didn't make sense that was still easily the best first episode I've seen in a while. If they maange to keep up this could be spectacular. |
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classicalzawa said: was anyone else kinda off-put by the English in this episode? I mean, it did actually sound like English (except for the one purposeful Engrish line), but it kinda sounded script read. Yeah I noticed that also, it didn't sound natural at all, it sounded very scripted. |
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| I loved the entire episode! I wish it wasn't only 11 episodes but the next 10 weeks should be great. I also loved the ending's video with the paper destruction of Tokyo. Production IG= WIN |
| WOAH! Lunar made subs of this. They really good with Macross Frontier. I go check their subs and in 720p. |
| Yeah this anime started the cliche way,but I really enjoyed it.If they don't do something terribly wrong this could be one of the best anime of the season. |
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| haha awsome this anime started greatly great op/ great ed/ great english/great story i think im going to like this |
| Being a fan is like having a penis. Its nice to be proud of it But don't pull it out in public and wave it in other's faces Kyurem Black. Kyurem White. Together they are Pretty Kyurem. |
| I'm really intrigued by this. Maybe it's just because I'm a huge fan of the Bourne series, but there's just something about it that feels fresh and awesome. Also, OP and ED are both awesome. I like Oasis, so hearing them perform the opening was surprising and cool. |
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| Awesome anime. Opening by Oasis is nice. Hooray for real english enstead of the standart engrish crap. :/ |
| I am extremely stunned on the first episode. I can see that I'm going to like the story and the characters. You can say that I'm impressed and I really like the character designs since I'm a fan of Honey and Clover. This might be one of the best shows aired this April. |
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| Anybody closer to DC want to confirm the airport is Dulles International? I've only been to BWI, but based on pics of Dulles, it looks more like Dulles than BWI. :< |
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| wow at the op. the first episode was solid. im not too used to the character design but im going to get used to it. the story looks like its going to be one of the best this season |
atlantiza said: Anybody closer to DC want to confirm the airport is Dulles International? I've only been to BWI, but based on pics of Dulles, it looks more like Dulles than BWI. :< That's definitely Dulles -- the terminal gives it away instantly (as does the passport scanner he uses.) By the end of the episode, they're in Concourse B, which is where All Nippon Airways loads its nonstop flight. BWI doesn't have any direct flights to Japan like Dulles does, although his flight info lists Haneda as the destination rather than Narita, which isn't possible now. But this is in the future, so maybe they have a route opening soon. I have to give it to the producers for coming to DC and doing the ground research work beforehand. It is very detailed and impressive. I'm guessing there were over 9000 digital pictures taken. |
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| I was also shocked at the complete lack of traffic and crowds in DC, which is known for having horrible traffic all around I-495 and the weird layout of the city doesn't help traffic either. The one time I went to DC, I took the metro into there. And it was pretty crowded there. Setting aside, story and characters look awesome. |
Blitzaga said: what really got me was how saki knew "what's his room number?" in english, but said "thanks" in japanese. <_>AngelRayne said: The OP was nice but sometimes I was wondering how the yanks understand japanese? seconded. guess the male/female lead vc couldn't speak english so well, it would botch the awesome english the others spoke. enjoyed it anyway. robbydesu said: it doesn'tNeoBasch said: Saki means Jan 6th?? Wha?!? January 6th is my birthday. Saki, I'll remember that name. |
| And t windy said: Blitzaga said: what really got me was how saki knew "what's his room number?" in english, but said "thanks" in japanese. <_>AngelRayne said: The OP was nice but sometimes I was wondering how the yanks understand japanese? seconded. guess the male/female lead vc couldn't speak english so well, it would botch the awesome english the others spoke. And the fact that not once did anyone say "Do you speak English?" |
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| This had an epic start and if they keep this up then my god. Awesome references not to mention it feels like a Bourne anime. He knew exactly what to do even without his memories. The businessman just made me think of a politician(you know the ones I'm thinking about). As for the "Johnny" thing, I thought that could also mean gun too and he just misunderstood that. The policewoman got emberassed and let him go.(would like director or someone else from the staff explain this later though). Everything else was top notch. I applaud the use of real Americans. ED is very good. |
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| O_O <----- Me after watching this As expected, this first episode was very very impressive. I'm trying to find something I didn't like about it, but I just can't come up with anything. And wow, not every being in the whole wide universe and beyond speaks Japanese in this! And they even speak English, not some crap engrish by random voice actors they found on the streets of Tokyo! :-O Now that's something you don't see every day in anime. It's probably too early to say this, but I'm sure this is gonna be spring 2009's best show. (FMA2 having probably 50 episodes is not really a spring show) Btw : |
| i. Too little traffic, lawl. But accurate squirrel. Seriously, there are a lot of squirrels in DC. ii. English doesn't make cringe. Must stop watching Chrome Shelled Regios. iii. I spot a CVS! iv. You know what, you probably could get someone to give you their pants in this country. v. That silly spy museum. I've always wanted to go in there because I'm a loser like that. (Does that mean the "cafe" was Hard Rock Cafe?) vi. Jason Bourne reference, woot! vii. Does he not know what a toaster does? viii. I need to see your Johnny!?!?! Wtf!??!?! ix. He does know what a toaster does. x. Unexpected deep ending. So I think I found the show I'll be following for sure this season. <3 |
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Alexstratz said: Que? They walked a little bit, but they were mostly standing on the... sideways escalator thing. What are those called? Anyway, they were standing and it was moving. |
| I was really looking forward to this series and first episode did not disappoint. I like the H & C vibes and character design, Akira looks like he could be Morita's younger brother lol And I was surprised by how they actually had people speaking english so well, I was expecting engrish lol OP theme is very nice but srsly what is up with Akira's penis, he can get anything by just flashing, its like the passport to easy town lol |
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| So just watched gg's "apparent-1-time-only" release of this anime, and wow. This is as weird as it is interesting. As I haven't read whatever this was adapted from, I'm gonna guess it has to do with conspiracy and that kind of stuff. Safe bet seeing it takes place in the immediate future and missiles are raining on Japan (I'm guessing that that missile at the end was no test gone wrong by NK). So I take it that throwing a gun and coins in the lawn and at the fountain of the WH is illegal, right? :S |
| Awesome first episode. :D OP & ED is pretty nice too. And thank god for using people who can speak real English, and not "engrish", lol. |
| great animations, and very interesting story so far |
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| OP seriously pwned the other ops this season. Maybe because the song was from Oasis. For once the op ain't in engrish or moonspeak. I find it strange that it's only 11 episodes and a theatrical release afterwards. |
| Not sure about this series. There's loads of things that are good about it but about half way through I found it kinda of boring and had to really focus to keep watching it. I don't know it just seem to lack something. Maybe this one just ain't for me, though I'll probably give it another few episodes to see. |
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Deadpool135 said: classicalzawa said: was anyone else kinda off-put by the English in this episode? I mean, it did actually sound like English (except for the one purposeful Engrish line), but it kinda sounded script read. Yeah I noticed that also, it didn't sound natural at all, it sounded very scripted. Yeah, but could you imagine what the Japanese audience thought of it. They were probably more impressed than anyone here. <_< I think it's obvious that when that cop said "Johnny" that she meant his penis, cuz she took a second to actually compare it with the photo she had. XD The real problem is that a cop can't just make you drop your pants just because they asked, though I guess that's not a problem for exhibitionist-Akira. XD I think it's funny the way he just takes things. He realizes that he's standing in front of the White House naked, and holding a gun, but doesn't make a big deal out of it. The only thing I can say about that curiously generous business man is that he must have really liked Akira's penis. XD |
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| This might just be the strongest, most overwhelming introduction episode I have ever seen. Very, very nice. |
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