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| Wasn't sure at the start, but really enjoyed it as it progressed. I love Zouroku <3 Don't really care about the plot much, but I can't wait to see how their relationship progresses and I wanna know more about Sana. Sana's dress is lovely <3 |
| 'I love you because you're you. I'm happy that you're whole. I don't care if there are sides of you that I don't know, or don't like. If that's who you are, that's fine. As long as you're whole, that's enough for me.'-Kouko Kaga |
| Surprisingly long first episode at 44 minutes! But I liked it, bad CGI and odd character designs and all there's something of a great story here. I almost expected a tsundere relationship with the little girl and the old man but it's nice that's not the case here, he really doesn't take any crap and expect respect from children. TO-MAS sounds like they'll be delivering another great score after their Flip Flappers OST which was one of the big draws for me, excited to hear more of it. Alice and Wonderland allusions are a bit overdone in fiction but oh well can't wait to see more of the anime, going to be a good watch this season. |
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| Not expecting the 44 mins, despite that story seems really interesting hopefully we get more background info regarding the girl who saved Sana |
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| Plot is very similar to Flip Flappers (Young girl with ability to create everything, even entire worlds) characters are interesting, and i didn't even notice when those 44 minutes passed :) |
| I can't watch an anime if it's gonna look like that. It won't be enjoyable enough to be worth it. |
| Grandpa is best boy! I feel like this might be a flop since most of the action scenes are gonna use CGI and the main plot is really boring. |
| Seems like a very interesting spin on the child/parental figure formula crossed with some fantasy elements. I have high hopes for this one. It shows a number of considerable strengths that really help it stand out. Most importantly, it looks to have a very strong main duo, especially Zouroku - great character who's already showing a level of depth, balance and realism that many shows struggle to achieve in their entire run. Sana definitely has potential as well, though, and the chemistry between them is great! "Don't stand up on the chair!" XD Also loved the way they subtly implied that the Zouroku's only living family is his granddaughter. The guy's clearly been through a lot... Then all this is buttressed by an evocative soundtrack, comedy that works surprisingly well, and multiple narrative elements with plenty of potential for conflict/development... and yet so far, none of it feels too predictable! I'm not too bothered by the awkward CGI scenes, since they seems to make up a minority of this show's time and value. Certainly, it's peanuts compared to all the things I like so far, although if this show takes an action-heavy route, it could become somewhat of a problem. Still, I've definitely seen much worse (except that moving background mistake). You can still easily follow everything that happens during the chase; it's just the sudden style changes that make it feel out of place. I'm also curious as to how Sana's powers will be limited when they come into play. Seeing as she can theoretically make, well... anything, I'm guessing it'll be a case of how much energy she has. Food will truly be the most powerful weapon here! All in all, a strong opener for me, and I really hope the show can deliver on all this potential! 4/5 |
PlasmatizeApr 2, 2017 2:15 PM
| The CGI is alright. It is not terrible. I don't know, maybe my standard of CGI in anime dropped after all the horrible CGI anime I have seen. The moving background outside when the car stopped was a pretty bad mistake tho. The art style is decent. Interesting to look at a serious old man in an anime world filled with moe-looking characters. Not so interested in the story. There have been tons of anime about kids with supernatural abilities being experimented in research facility. I would have liked this anime more if it was just a slice of life series about an old man and a bratty kid with superpower. |
| This Anime kind of reminds me of Gokukoku no Brynhildr, but the Male protagonist is way lamer, and the female protagonist is way cuter. |
| The first moments of the anime were kinda weird, I don't know why. The megane guy seems just too chill aboout all this situation, maybe he wanted her to get way...? o-o But, the ending was great and I expecting it to be quite nice, let's see! |
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| Zouroku is based. I liked when he chastised Sana, Asahi, and Yonaga after the car chase. They so deserved it! |
| This was really good. Looks like there will be plenty of action involved. Looks like it will also be a lot of fun to watch Sana & Zouroku together. I enjoyed this a lot. |
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| So, this just supernatural battle cliche anime and instead high school boy, the mc is granpa who always preached about moral everytime he's talk. |
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| I really liked this surprisingly long first episode, it was a welcome surprise I'll add I can get over the CGI and what I can only hope are mistakes with some of the visual aspects (the background moving when the car had "stopped" being the main example), even though. were other weirder examples (the beer pouring looked goofy to me) There's been anime with worse visual aspects this year alone (hello Hand Shakers and Forest Fairy Five) The story is touching and interesting so far, and I didn't mind the action scenes CGI excluded. I really hope this goes into a child-parent/guardian relationship with the main two characters, and focusses on that more than the Brynhildr style plot. I'll have to wait and see, a start that show potential is how I'd summarise this. |
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| I wasn't feeling the first half, gonna be honest here. The second half is basically what i expected from this series though and it was pretty nice. Zouroku and Sana are a great duo. I wonder what is up with his granddaughter, there's definitely something there. |
| I really like the show so far. The CGI part was awful, but aside from that, it's a show with a great premise, good art, and potential to be a heartwarming story. I can't wait for next week. |
| Nice start. The car scene with the moving background lmao. |
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| this was pretty fun to watch people who complain about cgi mistakes...the same people who complained about kemono friends, one of the most popular animes of last season, enough said (i'll admit the thing in the car at 17 minutes was kinda bad but still...if people didnt point it out i wouldn't really notice/care) lol |
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| I really think I'm gonna love this series! May even be AOTS for me. |
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| Grandpa Of The Season |
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| Interesting first episode. The ED song is nice. The CGI is odd & weird. Amazed at how Zouroku is not that shocked about Sana's supernatural abilities. Nice to see him show some authority. So he was a florist. That's nice. Being able to create things is cool. Sana is cute & she looks nice in that dress. Looking forward to seeing more. |
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funniervalentine said: This is shit. Too many plotholes like if Sana can create anything why didn't she made money to buy food or food itself to satisfy her hunger? Animation is garbage tier, characters are edgy and the plot is somehow predictable. Don't watch this shit if you're looking for a quality show. 1/5 Well at least there is a plot, unlike many other anime from the last season (like Urara Meirochou or Demi-chan). Sure, the CGI was pretty bad, and that "moving scenario" bit was a mistake I didn't expect JC Staff to make. But I believe it's yet too soon to write off this anime. One thing for sure is that I went through these 44 or so mins more easily than through the first 5 mins of Urara's or Demi-chan's last episodes. |
| Not sure what to expect right now, but the first episode was decent I'd say. Interesting so far. But holy crap, that CGI though. It was a little bit too much at times, lol. |
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| Wow, that was pretty impressive for a first episode. Such a unique atmosphere, both a tense and a relaxing setting, and extremely interesting characters...if only the CGI wasn't there! I mean, every other bit of animation was great, especially the flowers. I can't wait to see what's next! |
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| Very promising first episode. As others have mentioned the CGI is really terrible (if you're going to use it at least make sure it blends in better). Zouroku seems pretty cool to me. He has a heart and he punches children in the head out of love :) This could be a good series especially if they keep the powers and fighting to a minimum. Unfortunately I doubt that will be the case. |
animefan8800 said: Holy 44 minutes! Oh yes, now this has quite the potential to be good as I thought it might. Both leads are interesting, likeable, and should be fun to see work off each other. What 44 minutes? I had to check to see if that was true because it really didn't feel like it. Solid first episode except every car in the series |
| Besides the appalling CGI the show looks interesting, I'm quite curious to know how things will turn out, especially with the Zettai Karen Children vibes I'm getting. |
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| Got about 30 minutes in before calling it quits. My god that was unbearably boring. |
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| Grampa and Loli the animation |
| Wow good episode, much better than I expected. 4/5 |
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Zarator said: don't watch seinen series if you're still kid insidefunniervalentine said: This is shit. Too many plotholes like if Sana can create anything why didn't she made money to buy food or food itself to satisfy her hunger? Animation is garbage tier, characters are edgy and the plot is somehow predictable. Don't watch this shit if you're looking for a quality show. 1/5 Well at least there is a plot, unlike many other anime from the last season (like Urara Meirochou or Demi-chan). Sure, the CGI was pretty bad, and that "moving scenario" bit was a mistake I didn't expect JC Staff to make. But I believe it's yet too soon to write off this anime. One thing for sure is that I went through these 44 or so mins more easily than through the first 5 mins of Urara's or Demi-chan's last episodes. and then bash the series because it's 'boring' and you dont like it |
| Now that's a true oldman voice for you! Kashimura Zouroku, what a guy |
| whoa was wondering why that starting stuff was going on for so long didn't realize this was 44mins till i was questioning how it was still on lol seems interesting i figured it'd be another sorta parenting like anime but i didn't think it was gonna have magic in it ,lol best part for me is that it's taking place in Kabukicho having finished Yakuza 0 not to long ago this makes me happy old man kiryu is trying to live his retired life as forist but now hes gotta deal with a bunch of magic users |
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| <3 pretty good i like zouroku seems like a pretty chill guy who went through a lot while watching it i felt like the opening theme should be sang by claris for some reason :D |
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