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| Anime original cyberpunk with good art and animation? In 2020? Am I dreaming? Definitely a keeper this season. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Holy moly, this was some action fest to savor! Fire first episode and I'm totally on board with this. Who would've thought that Studio Pierrot would and, to some extent, could pull off such a treat? Setting plus the subtlety or wackiness, if you will, and artstyle has won me over, give me more! I love quirky and energetic shows like these. Poor MC, by the way. "Ordinary Person" xD. Got to say, she's really taking this well so far but I wonder how long it'll be until it starts to take a toll on her mind. Despite all that rumbled this episode, the Cat breaking the silence in the end there took the "WTF" moment of the episode for me, lol. |
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| Over the top action, crazy setting and yet entertaining to watch. Driving bikes on buildings, attacking thousands of police robots, twists and turns everywhere and solid directing for the money scenes and fun characters makes this just an entertaining premiere overall despite the lack of substance. I had a good time. |
| Now that was a nice surprise. Lets hope this shows goes like this for the rest of the season. Pierro trying to do something fresh/crazy for a change? |
| that was epic holy shit, every character too is so intriguing, exactly what I expected from the danganronpa creator. |
| That first episode was super good! I'm so looking forward to this show now, I wasn't expecting such an intriguing start. |
| Already watched a few premieres this season including some of the more hyped names but this was easily my favorite first episode so far. I felt thoroughly engaged all the way through and I'm obsessed with this show's aesthetic. I'm a fan of danganronpa as well so maybe that helps my bias lol Loved the characters and character introductions and even though the main girl was the weakest of the bunch for obvious reasons in terms of first impressions, I do think there's a lot of potential with that character. This was just a lot of pure fun for me and it's a shame it's already feeling like almost no one's watching this. This is the one i'm looking forward to the next episode the most right now and I hope it doesn't disappoint. |
 Anime was the catalyst of my life's downward spiral. Joining MAL was the nail in my coffin.  Every day I keep screaming into the void, but god just tells me to shut up. |
| This is Goblin Slayer's level of naming characters |
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| That was hella entertaining. |
| Akudama drive was quite awesome, this is definitely one the best first episodes I've seen this year. It's filled with nice action and beautiful choreography. The motorcycle grappling scenes were awesome. There was barely any info dumping in this episode too, i hope it really draws in more people. The introduction to meet new characters was great. We got to see 1-2 minutes of each character in their own setting, to show case their personalities. Very well done the first episode (not the whole show) is a 8.5/10. hopefully they can keep this up. |
| Now that is how you do a first ep right! At first, I thought it was gonna be one of those anime that looks visually incredible but doesn't have much plot but I was very wrong! In just 23 mins, we got to know each character and their unique personalities, an electrifying plot, and a master class in world-building. Add vibrant, cyberpunk visuals and I hype soundtrack and you've got pure perfection! |
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| Loved this first episode. The setting and world is very dark, futuristic place. Lots of action took place with great transitions introducing the characters. That's a steep reward, $100 million. Lots would do a job for that type of prize. The 'Akudama' interrupted the public execution, allowing CutThroat to be set free. Bombs on their necks now with a mysterious talking cat. We'll see where it goes from here! Overall some good stuff so far. |
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| I liked the bit of Blade Runner vibe in this show. |
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| That was great. Probably one of the better first episodes that has been released so far. Looking forward to the next episode. |
Sondfer said: I guess they make decent shonen but as Sondfer said it's been wayyyy too long. tomarwan said: Are you being sarcastic? Because studio pierrot has brought many masterpieces: Naruto, Bleach, Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho, Great Teacher Onizuka, and others. It was too long time ago. Their recen shows was mostly meh. |
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| So far, I love the animation, I'll see how the story goes, but there's a lot of censorship like in Tokyo Ghoul. |
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| Okay can we all just for a moment appreciate the most beautiful explosion we've seen to date when the "tank" (spider thingy) exploded, damn studio pierrot that was so fucking satisfying to watch. Dang this whole episode was a full on banger imo, I love it. |
| This is Pierrot, right? I fckin love it, i just wanna see more man, everything looked so good. The OST sounds dope, like if Doom and Cyberpunk had a child lol |
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| That was insane. Complete balls to the wall action and it didn't let up at all. Visually this was fantastic, it's got this fusion of cyberpunk and bladerunner rolled into one. Character designs aren't too over the top which I think is a plus. It also has great style; the director did a great job with the scene transitions and the use of a neon-esque font. Animation is above average which is nice to see, although CGI in anime is becoming more commonplace, it wasn't too bad all things considered. I was surprised at the amount of "gore" that was shown. Obviously it was all censored, but still, a lot of heads rolled this first episode. So it appears we have a story of 7 very unique individuals who like it or not, will probably have to form some kind of team, with Swindler being a sort of straight man for the viewer. This was a lot of fun, and while it probably won't be the smartest show this season, the sheer spectacle and style is going to keep me coming back for more. |
| dbfkdjsfkj i really liked it esp the animation and art |
| Might have been worth watching if it wasn't censored to all hell. Maybe Ill pick it back up of I can find an uncensored version, but until then dropped |
| i was expecting a lot because this was an original creation from kodaka, and he hasn't disappointed ;) fuck yeah |
| Me, basically: Really interesting first episode, extremely over the top lol |
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| Movie quality visuals in episode one and the world seems pretty interesting, what a nice combination to start with. |
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| What a great entertaining 1st episode, but man fuck censorship. Does anyone know if this is like a AT-X kind of thing where the uncensored episodes air a little later, or will we have to wait for the BDs? |
| Im calling it, best anime of this season |
EightSeven said: What was censored ?What a great entertaining 1st episode, but man fuck censorship. Does anyone know if this is like a AT-X kind of thing where the uncensored episodes air a little later, or will we have to wait for the BDs? |
20m said: Mostly decapitated heads.EightSeven said: What was censored ?What a great entertaining 1st episode, but man fuck censorship. Does anyone know if this is like a AT-X kind of thing where the uncensored episodes air a little later, or will we have to wait for the BDs? |
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20m said: EightSeven said: What was censored ?What a great entertaining 1st episode, but man fuck censorship. Does anyone know if this is like a AT-X kind of thing where the uncensored episodes air a little later, or will we have to wait for the BDs? That decapitation towards the end. There was a clear white flash when it happened and his bleeding neck was blacked out afterward. |
| I came into this expecting NOTHING, and I was blown away! I admired the animation, Very stylish, and visually appealing. I loved this, Looking forward to the rest! |
  »»Delievers Here«« ★・・・・・・★ "Today might be the chance to grasp the chance to let your talent bloom" -Tooru Oikawa -Signature from Annie_Law |
EightSeven said: Ohhh Okay tbh Its not that big a deal20m said: What was censored ? That decapitation towards the end. There was a clear white flash when it happened and his bleeding neck was blacked out afterward. |
EightSeven said: What a great entertaining 1st episode, but man fuck censorship. Does anyone know if this is like a AT-X kind of thing where the uncensored episodes air a little later, or will we have to wait for the BDs? I got a feeling your gonna need to wait for the BDs, Have yet to see a show that has the giant black blobs that hasnt. I may be wrong, but Im very doubtful. |
| Suicide squad in an anime.. |
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20m said: DatRandomDude said: Mostly decapitated heads. EightSeven said: Ohhh Okay tbh Its not that big a dealThat decapitation towards the end. There was a clear white flash when it happened and his bleeding neck was blacked out afterward. It actually kinda of is. I presume for how over the top this show is it won’t shy away from lots of gore, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see if that turns out to be the case. It’s made by Pierrot too; the same people who made Tokyo Ghoul. I’ve looked at comparison videos between the uncensored and censored versions of Tokyo Ghoul and the latter completely ruined my experience most of the time. |
| Not a fan of the courier guy's 'style'. Thought it was silly, especially with the grappling gimmicks. Not a surprise to see an Akira slide though. Everything else was pretty good though. Liking the visuals and style of the show so far. Character introductions kind of reminds me of Danganronpa. A little disappointed the gore was censored. |
| Excited to see more. |
EightSeven said: I mean ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh if you really wanna wait for the uncensored go for it personally I couldn't care less about what color the blood is or seeing their head laying on the floor with blood spouting out20m said: Ohhh Okay tbh Its not that big a deal It actually kinda of is. I presume for how over the top this show is it won’t shy away from lots of gore, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see if that turns out to be the case. It’s made by Pierrot too; the same people who made Tokyo Ghoul. I’ve looked at comparison videos between the uncensored and censored versions of Tokyo Ghoul and the latter completely ruined my experience most of the time. |
Shimai_ni said: As expected from Kodaka and Uchikoshi, our Gods and Saviours. Damn, I've been tricked. They said they are done with making death games so I initially thought this is just going to be an eccentric anime (after all, they are the creators) but they didn't say anything about death games in anime! What a pleasant surprise! This was definitely the best first episode of the season so far, I liked it even before the ending with that awesome visuals and Danganronpa character designs (didn't like the ugly CGI cars but everything else is amazing so I even forgot about them). I really hope they provide us with yet another mindfuck experience like always. The protagonist seems like the classic naive and cute anime protagonist, I just hope she lives long enough to be called a protagonist (I'm looking at you, Kodaka). All in all this seems really promising so far, I hope these 12 episodes do this anime justice and, of course, I wish for more people to enjoy the creations from these two. Also, why is gore censored? Uchikoshi has nothing to do with this project. Only Kodaka and Komatsuzaki, and both as original story and oiginal character design, not in the active production of the anime. |
| Cool epsiode, a lot of action which I liked a lot! The 3D animation was pretty good ngl, although I haven't seen all that many 3D animated shows. +The cat talked, I was not expecting that tbh. |
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