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| Though I've left a reply here before I'm back as I've restarted this anime after leaving it on hold for to long. This first episode really sets the tone for this anime, and the animation really fits the atmosphere of the show and I'm really enjoying it. It reminds me of the darker moments throughout Ergo Proxy a showed I'd recommend if haven't watched. The people in this show seem really disconnected from the living world, especially lains mother and then there's her father who seems to be stuck on the net or at least addicted to it. I really liked this first ep. |
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| Wow what an absolutely ethereal experience for a first episodes and first impressions. I really have no words for what i just watched, like it felt like a crazy fever dream and i already feel like there were lots of meanings and imagery that i missed already, the premise of the show i can only describe as unique and nothing i've ever seen before. I'm genuinely curious what this show has to offer and fully prepared for a scenario where this show makes me rethink my entire life for how insane it was. |
 "yabe." |
| It's eerie, but it's crazy at the same time, I can't explain it. I'm instantly hooked, just wow. |
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| Damm, her dad has a serious addiction lol |
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| This is already great. I tried episode 1 of NieA 7 but that was severely lacking and wasn't about my hecking early internet culture on the otherhand this is composed way better and not incoherent oh my science do people really think the internet and internet use/addiction is a modern thing when even the fucking 1980s there were "forums" complaining about 1980s anime and how anime peaked in the 1970s? |
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| i really liked the op and the song and the vibe of this anime :) nice first episode i love the 90s vibes |
| my reply got deleted AGAIN.. Doesn't matter, so our journey starts here, it's not that any anime would look like, anime it's like cute faces, vivid-saturated colors, fan-service, cool characters and nothing about life or something like that. But here, THE FACES of people around, the sullen, tired faces, they may look down on you. In intro like a young couple sucking on lips, drinking, or other people doing the devil knows what, there's no music in the background, the shot goes on for a long time, it seems like there's going to be a screamer now, the whole atmosphere is oppressive, somewhat reminiscent of the movie Requiem for a Dream. Let's see how it goes, but after that I want to watch some casual game with girls or a cool detective or fighting game (JJK, Code Geass, S;G👋). No wonder I didn't start watching it with the light on and not being alone in the room It is confusing and it does make you feel a bit uncomfortable, i hope it will get better, have bets on this particular series/eps. |
| I'll just say this: started watching this first episode in bed, at 4 in the morning, my eyes closing, ready to fall asleep. I said to myself "ok, I'll watch a bit, ten minutes max, and then I'll fall asleep". Twenty minutes later I was completely hooked and my sleepiness was gone. The atmosphere captivated me, the art direction and the camera angles were masterfully done and I especially liked its slow pace and minimal dialogues - it all added to the sense of immersion. It almost felt as a dream, or a weird but captivating alternative to the actual dreaming I may have had, if I had fallen asleep earlier! By the way, back in 1998 exchanging messages via emails, computers and phones was definitely not a common practice (especially among students) where I live, in Europe - Japan, as usual, was ahead in technology matters. But that's also an underyling common theme in cyberpunk stories since the days of Neuromancer: the worldwide web (the cyberspace) and its connections. |
Lethal_RabbitJan 21, 7:34 AM
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I'll just say this: started watching this first episode in bed, at 4 in the morning, my eyes closing, ready to fall asleep. I said to myself "ok, I'll watch a bit, ten minutes max, and then I'll fall asleep".
Twenty minutes later I was completely hooked and my sleepiness was gone. The atmosphere captivated me, the art direction and the camera angles were masterfully done and I especially liked its slow pace and minimal dialogues - it all added to the sense of immersion. It almost felt as a dream, or a weird but captivating alternative to the actual dreaming I may have had, if I had fallen asleep earlier!
By the way, back in 1998 exchanging messages via emails, computers and phones was definitely not a common practice (especially among students) where I live, in Europe - Japan, as usual, was ahead in technology matters. But that's also an underyling common theme in cyberpunk stories since the days of Neuromancer: the worldwide web (the cyberspace) and its connections.
Twenty minutes later I was completely hooked and my sleepiness was gone. The atmosphere captivated me, the art direction and the camera angles were masterfully done and I especially liked its slow pace and minimal dialogues - it all added to the sense of immersion. It almost felt as a dream, or a weird but captivating alternative to the actual dreaming I may have had, if I had fallen asleep earlier!
By the way, back in 1998 exchanging messages via emails, computers and phones was definitely not a common practice (especially among students) where I live, in Europe - Japan, as usual, was ahead in technology matters. But that's also an underyling common theme in cyberpunk stories since the days of Neuromancer: the worldwide web (the cyberspace) and its connections.
| @Lethal_Rabbit Welcome to the world of the Wired, stay connected and doN't forget to love LAIN. |
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| @JoeChip Thanks! I'm five episodes in now and I have to confirm what others say: this series is captivating. It absorbs you, almost in a hypnotic way. I guess that's the power of the Wired. :) |
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