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| Really good. I just love fantasy slice of life and this was adorable. The world seems interesting, with a lot of care put on its details. And the mood was so relaxing and sweet... |
TheServant said: That was a simple episode. Simple characterization, simple plot, simple interaction, basically everything was so simplistic. It's so simplistic it's like watching little kids' show. Unfortunate, really. Kittens-kun said: Can somebody tell me why the score is continuing to fall? Probably because many people did not enjoy the first episode. _MushiRock11_ said: Personally, the watercolor animation style is something I adore, and it’s nice to see Lerche get this right on the mark. The paint-like visual style was definitely the highlight. It made the overall atmosphere so serene. Haven't seen any of this disappointment though. |
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QuattroVaginas said: Where do I buy a Mikochi? Perfect expression too |
| So, everyone can talk - bugs, frogs, the penguin(?) in the market - but the bird in the first segment can't? Weird. Overall, pretty nice. |
| I approve also on this SoL show! Such cute adorable little things! i mean these tiny girls! All the bugs and creatures are humongous! 4/5. |
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| Very nice and relaxing. Both halves of the episode were enjoyable. The story of Kafu, the minestrone-eating kite, and the visit to the harbor market were filled with compelling details. One thing struck me as a funny - various different kinds of animals - mammals, birds, amphibians, insects - could speak or were portrayed as sentient, except fish and octopi, which could be devoured at the convenience of the pixies! |
| That was a very cute first episode. The girls omfg how old are they really? So, they're all moe? Haha. So kawaii. In love with the animation, tbh, it looks so good. Love the ED, too. :) Will continue watching this. 5/5. <3 |
     "Maybe he's trying to take a shit, but the shit just won't come out." Captain Levi, 2014 (／^-^)／☆♪  ♪☆＼(^０^＼) |
| Kind of boring, but hey if it goes dark like the other shows, like Made in Abyss and Girls' Last Tour then maybe I'll come back but I don't think it's going to come to that |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| It's my first SoL show, so I don't have much in the way of expectations, but it's pretty cute, and I love the setting, so I'll keep up with it I suppose. TheFreycook said: Kind of boring, but hey if it goes dark like the other shows, like Made in Abyss and Girls' Last Tour then maybe I'll come back but I don't think it's going to come to that Not everything has to be Madoka Harold. |
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TheServant said: That was a simple episode. Simple characterization, simple plot, simple interaction, basically everything was so simplistic. It's so simplistic it's like watching little kids' show. Unfortunate, really. Kittens-kun said: Can somebody tell me why the score is continuing to fall? Probably because many people did not enjoy the first episode. _MushiRock11_ said: Personally, the watercolor animation style is something I adore, and it’s nice to see Lerche get this right on the mark. The paint-like visual style was definitely the highlight. It made the overall atmosphere so serene. I know right. It was very pleasing indeed to see that. |
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sandykho47 said: Interesting, simple and enjoyable. I hope it won't be boring later. _MushiRock11_ said: Nice, enjoyable and a very relaxing first episode. Personally, the watercolor animation style is something I adore, and it’s nice to see Lerche get this right on the mark. Glad it’s going to get an extra special episode later on too, and with all that let’s hope this show proves to be as good as Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryoukou of last season. I doubt it's comparable with Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryoukou since they have different genre. I know. I meant like as good a Slice of Life show as Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryoukou. Of course that doesn’t mean I have high expectations for this show however. |
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| Pleasant, but boring. I think I'll pass on this one. |
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| So relaxing! It reminds me one of my favorite Ghibli Movies too. I really love how it looks like it is from a fairy tale, like I'm opening a storybook. Also, this type of fantasy (more fairy tale-ish) is something I don't remember seeing a lot in anime...I think I watched one when I was reaaaaally young but don't remember the name (Popolocrois or something like that?). |
taynisJan 13, 2018 9:34 AM
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vellabrown said: but i really have two questions now. first, whats the official name of this show? the original japanese manga name is Hakumei and Mikochi, but i saw an english title like tiny little life in the woods. and second, is hakumei male or female? in synopsis it said "two girls", but it appears like hakumei has a boy voice(i mean original japanese dub). AFAIK the "Tiny Little Life in the Woods" English subtitle was always on the Japanese manga, like SnK had "Attack on Titan" from the beginning. Yes, Hakumei is a girl. :) Zelev said: Oops. This whole time I thought MC was a guy until I read the synopsis. That's a thing - characters assume she's male. sandykho47 said: _MushiRock11_ said: Let’s hope this show proves to be as good as Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryoukou of last season. I doubt it's comparable with Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryoukou since they have different genre. They're both iyashikei. I felt the manga were fairly similar, only with polar opposite surroundings - HakuMiko is teeming with life where SSR had silent ambience. I read a couple of volumes of both before either anime started and for me, SSR manga is an 8, HakuMiko is a 10. That said, people whose favorite aspect of SSR was it being "deep" ("maybe 'life' means something that has an end" and such) might be disappointed. Kittens-kun said: Can somebody tell me why the score is continuing to fall? It's doing about what I expected based on the first episode. After it bottoms out it'll rise again, gradually. I think SSR started around 7.5, 7.6? And it's 8.19 now. Everyone says the HakuMiko manga gets better and better as it goes. I expect that after the season ends, this show will be in the high 7s if not higher. redtailrav said: One thing struck me as a funny - various different kinds of animals - mammals, birds, amphibians, insects - could speak or were portrayed as sentient, except fish and octopi, which could be devoured at the convenience of the pixies! Yeah, I think I commented that on the manga. In real life, octopi are very intelligent. :D |
| That cute T_T Understand show this season |
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| This was really cute and I love the backgrounds and character designs. I didn't know this was going to be episodic, but I'll keep watching since the characters are cute. I like the concept too. |
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| wzf size are those tomatoes. Seriously the proportions in this were all over the place and it kinda hindered immersion. If you're gonna make the tiny setting the seeling point of your idea at least kinda try to keep it consistent with the sizes of the rest of the things. But they are smaller than a beetle and still bigger than tomatoes? This kinda stuff is just unnecessary sloppiness imo. Consistent sizes is one of the most important thing in animation. Also found it funny how they just used a tiny version of the Yen instead of some original currency for their tiny society. Lack of imagination on the part of the creator? So yeah I really want to like this, I like the idea and the visuals and the atmosphere but something about the execution of the setting just seems very half-assed to me which is pretty unfortunate because of how little effort it would take to fix that and make it feel more organic and real. If it cared a bit more about this aspect it could be a really nice watch, but as of now I'm having mixed feelings. |
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Pullman said: wzf size are those tomatoes. Seriously the proportions in this were all over the place and it kinda hindered immersion. If you're gonna make the tiny setting the seeling point of your idea at least kinda try to keep it consistent with the sizes of the rest of the things. But they are smaller than a beetle and still bigger than tomatoes? This kinda stuff is just unnecessary sloppiness imo. Consistent sizes is one of the most important thing in animation. There are small tomatoes  and large beetles.  Both of these, especially for Japan, are pretty common. |
Pullman said: wzf size are those tomatoes. Seriously the proportions in this were all over the place and it kinda hindered immersion. If you're gonna make the tiny setting the seeling point of your idea at least kinda try to keep it consistent with the sizes of the rest of the things. But they are smaller than a beetle and still bigger than tomatoes? This kinda stuff is just unnecessary sloppiness imo. Consistent sizes is one of the most important thing in animation. Also found it funny how they just used a tiny version of the Yen instead of some original currency for their tiny society. Lack of imagination on the part of the creator? So yeah I really want to like this, I like the idea and the visuals and the atmosphere but something about the execution of the setting just seems very half-assed to me which is pretty unfortunate because of how little effort it would take to fix that and make it feel more organic and real. If it cared a bit more about this aspect it could be a really nice watch, but as of now I'm having mixed feelings. Talk about nitpicking. |
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| It seems like a nice show with cute characters but a bit too nice on the verge of being boring. And I was kinda hoping for more beautiful and detailed backgrounds. The style with flashing frames started to get on my nerves at some point. The bird part was good but overall I didn't enjoy the episode. |
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SunnyAslan said: Pullman said: wzf size are those tomatoes. Seriously the proportions in this were all over the place and it kinda hindered immersion. If you're gonna make the tiny setting the seeling point of your idea at least kinda try to keep it consistent with the sizes of the rest of the things. But they are smaller than a beetle and still bigger than tomatoes? This kinda stuff is just unnecessary sloppiness imo. Consistent sizes is one of the most important thing in animation. There are small tomatoes and large beetles. Both of these, especially for Japan, are pretty common. I know small tomatoes and I've seen dozens of different strands of them before in local gardens here but I just didn't know they existed in sizes smaller than a fingernail, that's indeed news to me. I'm used to the smallest ones still being a few times that size. Definitely interesting to know tho, thx. Basically makes them look like currants. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Pretty interesting world-building, we were introduced to all the society of those tiny (10cm like) creatures. And it was heartwarming too. One would say kodomo anime but not quite. Too bad Hakumei is a girl too, for half an episode I thought she's a man, and the anime would probably worked better... not that it's bad or something but boy-girl would be more interesting. Guess she stays tomboy then. Also, guess they are both adults it seems? Seems interesting enough, gotta keep watching this (and not only for Yuuki Aoi and Anzai Chika characters yet to be introduced, this series definitely has some potential). |
| I absolutely loved everything about the first episode. It feels refreshing. The original designs are simplistic but down to earth. The CVs fit wonderfully. And the comic-like style transitions feel kinda like a visual novel or a motion comic. I love it. 10/10 |
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SunnyAslan said: Pullman said: wzf size are those tomatoes. Seriously the proportions in this were all over the place and it kinda hindered immersion. If you're gonna make the tiny setting the seeling point of your idea at least kinda try to keep it consistent with the sizes of the rest of the things. But they are smaller than a beetle and still bigger than tomatoes? This kinda stuff is just unnecessary sloppiness imo. Consistent sizes is one of the most important thing in animation. There are small tomatoes https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PhImFJBt9rc/maxresdefault.jpg and large beetles. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qO9PnKLOYxQ/Ts7uSfPrXOI/AAAAAAAAAjs/JVn94gu1q64/s1600/rhinoceros+beetle3.jpg Both of these, especially for Japan, are pretty common. And the goliath beetles the girls hire are even bigger than that :) They're native to Africa, but since this is a fantasy world, the author can pull in animals from anywhere. Here's a chapter-end info sheet about the beetles:  The worldbuilding is very detailed. |
| I initially thought Hakumei was a guy, was about to ship 'him' with Mikochi. In any case, I like what I'm seeing from these two cute girls, comfy and would definitely follow their story with great interest. 8/10 for this ep. |
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| While it looks pretty, I thought it was rather boring and I wasn't really able to get into it,maybe I'm going to give episode 2 a chance. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Let us now pray that no bird comes down tryin to feast on the flesh of one... thank GOD KAFU WAS FRIENDLY. Anyway, art style is very pleasant, music is good and fits, and the characters are ADORABLE... so freaking cute. I love it, fantasy anime of the season. It will definitely be a fitting anime to take the place of Girl's Last Tour from last season. Potatoe Adventures are now my second favorite genre of anime. |
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| This show reminds me of The Smurfs, i just hope there won't be any evil wizards that wants to turn them into gold... |
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| This was a wonderful world to see unfold, and much more in this visual style that, as some of you told, reminds so much of a children's picture book. The choice of making the backgrounds and scenarios look like watercolor rather than hyper-realistic is great and gives a warmth to the episode that I am very into. The two main characters are very nice and have funny and cute personalities, and discovering things with them feels so fine. I like how welcoming this fantasy world looks, in contrast with the Darling in the FranXX episode I watched before that just drags the audience violently into a new world with zero contextualization or reason to care about it. This is how you do worldbuilding, specially on a first episode, right. I can get that some people find this boring, to each their own and it certainly is quiet. But as expected when I first read the synopsis, this was going to be right up my alley, and indeed it was. I felt so invested in this episode and again I'm so glad to have another series to look forward to this season expecting something genuinely great. That scene at the harbor was all kinds of healing and I love it. TheServant said: That was a simple episode. Simple characterization, simple plot, simple interaction, basically everything was so simplistic. It's so simplistic it's like watching little kids' show. Unfortunate, really. I didn't find anything in this episode remotely simple. |
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TheServant said: jal90 said: I didn't find anything in this episode remotely simple. You're probably too hypnotized by the visual style & the unique world to notice any flaw, which I understand. Because both were good. jal90 said: I like how welcoming this fantasy world looks, in contrast with the Darling in the FranXX episode I watched before that just drags the audience violently into a new world with zero contextualization or reason to care about it. Both were simply have different pacing & different way of worldbuilding. Franxx did it in a faster pace story with no exposition exclusively for explaining how the world works, while this anime did it in slow-paced story with expositions explaining how the world works. And honestly, Franxx did it better because of the more subtle way. Or, he didn't notice the flaws because they aren't objective flaws. |
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Different opinions exist. You think they're flaws, other people don't. It's just that simple. Plus, there's no such thing as being completely unbiased. Objectivity doesn't exist in entertainment. |
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TheServant said: Kittens-kun said: Different opinions exist. You think they're flaws, other people don't. It's just that simple. Plus, there's no such thing as being completely unbiased. Objectivity doesn't exist in entertainment. Being unbiased & being objective are different. Look, back then I wast just like you. Being biased about something that I like & not admitting any flaw that comes with it. I am sure you will understand in the future. What you should do right now is try to look for flaws from anime that you like. Just try. And maybe your understanding about flaws, objectivity, & opinions will be better. That's it from me. It seems that you just can't understand that what you think are flaws, someone else might not agree that they are. You think the flaws you have with the show are objective facts, and anyone who disagrees is just too blind to see them. They're not allowed to think that what you're pointing out aren't flaws. Disagreeing with you ≠ they're incapable of seeing flaws, or that they're biased. |
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TheServant said: jal90 said: I didn't find anything in this episode remotely simple. You're probably too hypnotized by the visual style & the unique world to notice any flaw, which I understand. Because both were good. Sure, must be that. Thanks for convincing me with your sound argument lol TheServant said: jal90 said: I like how welcoming this fantasy world looks, in contrast with the Darling in the FranXX episode I watched before that just drags the audience violently into a new world with zero contextualization or reason to care about it. Both were simply have different pacing & different way of worldbuilding. Franxx did it in a faster pace story with no exposition exclusively for explaining how the world works, while this anime did it in slow-paced story with expositions explaining how the world works. And honestly, Franxx did it better because of the more subtle way. I don't know where did I say that FranXX was difficult to understand. That was not its problem. Subtle? Yeah sure, because it's not like the characters themselves tell you what's happening all the time. The issue with this episode is timing and trying to cause a solid emotional answer while missing a lot of context, which is why I think it would have made a better impression had it been placed somewhere mid season. |
jal90Jan 15, 2018 1:22 AM
TheServant said: jal90 said: The issue with this episode is timing and trying to cause a solid emotional answer while missing a lot of context, which is why I think it would have made a better impression had it been placed somewhere mid season. To cause a solid emotional answer? What does that mean? And missing a lot of context? You mean lacking characterization? Lacking backstory? Lacking set up for the plot? You should really elaborate things, because your arguments are too broad. Says the guy of "everything is simple because it is". This isn't even the thread and it's kind of absurd that I need to justify my point to a guy who has refused to give any insight on his. But hey, spoilers on FranXX here. |
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