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White Manju Bun · 2015-04-07, 10:55

Enjoyed the first epi, kinda sad the hot vampire voiced by Takahiro Sakurai died, I was all in when they showed him

Figured the kids were done for as the summary on ANN basically spoils it.

Definitely watching more.

Irenesharda · 2015-04-07, 13:47

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Originally Posted by White Manju Bun

Enjoyed the first epi, kinda sad the hot vampire voiced by Takahiro Sakurai died, I was all in when they showed him

I have a feeling he'll be back. I hope these vampires are harder to kill than that. Though, then again, Takahiro Sakurai has played quite a few one-and-done characters as of late too.

AC-Phoenix · 2015-04-07, 16:18

Ok since I apparently epicly missed that character walking at the top of the vampire crowd in EP1, and thus had to look it up after getting a bad feeling when hearing 'Tepes' again...

If you know the source materials please answer this just with yes/no and no spoilers.
So before I got to drop it mid season like that other anime...

Is this safe to watch, in the sense of questionable scenes with above mentioned vampire?
I don't really want to half a season of an anime again just to drop it like dance in the vampire bund

zeando · 2015-04-07, 16:45

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Originally Posted by AC-Phoenix

Is this safe to watch, in the sense of questionable scenes with above mentioned vampire?
I don't really want to half a season of an anime again just to drop it like dance in the vampire bund

yes, safe, even if i don't really know for comparison what kind of questionable was on dance in the vampire bund

Arya · 2015-04-07, 17:05

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Originally Posted by MartianMage

And yeah Yu is so annoying like Eren... he's one of the main reasons why I don't like the manga that much...

Don't scare me, is he on Eren levels?

AC-Phoenix · 2015-04-07, 17:14

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Originally Posted by zeando

yes, safe, even if i don't really know for comparison what kind of questionable was on dance in the vampire bund

Can't say too muc about it due to the spoiler rules. :/ - I can PM it to you if you really want to know though.

Otherwise lets just say there was a scene that could easily make people feel extremely unconfortable and awkward, and included a vampire queen named' Tepes' + a less... anime like? coloring style.

^
Only anime I ever dropped past having seen EP 3

But yeah as long as there is no strange stuff with the Vampire queen in Owari no Seraph shown I can deal with it.
Was afraid I had to drop this one too

Thanks for answering.

Irenesharda · 2015-04-07, 23:39

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Don't scare me, is he on Eren levels?

Actually, from what I've read from others who have read the manga, they say that Yuu's character was scaled back a lot from the original material.

I won't deny that he is like Eren to a degree. I happen to like Eren a lot, so that's not a problem for me, but I also can't say he's as extreme as Eren either. He doesn't like to passively accept anything and wants to fight back, and can act a bit sullen and stubborn at times, but when he realizes what Mikaela did for their family unit, he's apologetic.

I would say, that he's kind of "Eren lite" if that makes any sense, at least in the anime so far.

MartianMage · 2015-04-08, 00:05

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Originally Posted by Arya

Don't scare me, is he on Eren levels?

Loads of annoying antics from him especially near the start of the series. No idea if they will tone it down in the anime but really... Yu makes me facepalm a lot <_<

Verisimilitude · 2015-04-08, 00:30

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Loads of annoying antics from him especially near the start of the series. No idea if they will tone it down in the anime but really... Yu makes me facepalm a lot <_<

He's not that annoying. Sure he's very rash and impulsive at the beginning, but I'd say he's mellowed out quite a bit throughout the manga.

Irenesharda · 2015-04-08, 00:34

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Originally Posted by Arya

Don't scare me, is he on Eren levels?

I would really suggest you see at least the first few episodes to see if you like Yuu. You, yourself, are a better judge of if you like or can stand his character. I don't find him annoying, and while I liked Eren, there were a few times I thought he was annoying a little. But like I said, you can judge best.

MartianMage · 2015-04-08, 00:37

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Originally Posted by Verisimilitude

He's not that annoying. Sure he's very rash and impulsive at the beginning, but I'd say he's mellowed out quite a bit throughout the manga.

I'll leave that to Arya to decide since he's the one asking but IMO he is. =/

miroku2192 · 2015-04-08, 00:37

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Originally Posted by Irenesharda

I have a feeling he'll be back. I hope these vampires are harder to kill than that. Though, then again, Takahiro Sakurai has played quite a few one-and-done characters as of late too.

Thought the only way to kill vampires was to behead a vampire or to stab a cross through their heart or something? at least thats the typical vampire weakness (and maybe onions! would've been great if the curry could've hurt the vampire!)

Anh_Minh · 2015-04-08, 02:07

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Originally Posted by Irenesharda

Actually, from what I've read from others who have read the manga, they say that Yuu's character was scaled back a lot from the original material.

I won't deny that he is like Eren to a degree. I happen to like Eren a lot, so that's not a problem for me, but I also can't say he's as extreme as Eren either. He doesn't like to passively accept anything and wants to fight back, and can act a bit sullen and stubborn at times, but when he realizes what Mikaela did for their family unit, he's apologetic.

I would say, that he's kind of "Eren lite" if that makes any sense, at least in the anime so far.

I don't know. Eren lived in a world where some people were fighting back. And he was pissed that they were mocked for it.

Yuu is, as far as he knows, the only one to even dare talking. And he does it while right under the thumb of the vampires.

Arya · 2015-04-08, 03:06

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Originally Posted by Irenesharda

Actually, from what I've read from others who have read the manga, they say that Yuu's character was scaled back a lot from the original material.

I won't deny that he is like Eren to a degree. I happen to like Eren a lot, so that's not a problem for me, but I also can't say he's as extreme as Eren either. He doesn't like to passively accept anything and wants to fight back, and can act a bit sullen and stubborn at times, but when he realizes what Mikaela did for their family unit, he's apologetic.

I would say, that he's kind of "Eren lite" if that makes any sense, at least in the anime so far.

Well, I was waiting to say anything since so far in the anime he was 12yo, so it was understandable to act immaturely, even Eren-ly; the problem could rise if he would still be acting like that even after 4 years and after that tragedy that hit him and along the series.

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Loads of annoying antics from him especially near the start of the series. No idea if they will tone it down in the anime but really... Yu makes me facepalm a lot <_<

For me it is important to somehow adjust my expectations. So hopefully lowering them in advance will prevent me to complain later.

And to be accurate, Eren character had several aspects I hated that mixed all together made him really intolerable for me. But he had one and only awesome saving grace.
I hope at least that Yuu won't be incompetent

Spoiler for mild comparison to AoT:

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Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

Yuu is, as far as he knows, the only one to even dare talking. And he does it while right under the thumb of the vampires.

He was 12yo back then and the lesson should have been clear. Now I'm curious to see if it has been at least to a certain degree.

MartianMage · 2015-04-08, 04:15

hahaha well you will see soon

Arya · 2015-04-08, 05:14

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hahaha well you will see soon

If previosly I've been moderately joking, now I'm starting to be truly scared

No, seriously, what I was trying to say is that I don't think they will be able to mix ALL that aspects together again. So it should be fine more or less **.

bastek66 · 2015-04-08, 05:41

Can't wait for Shinoa. Character like her would make shows like Ao no Exorcist and protagonists like Eren a better.

Arya · 2015-04-08, 07:35

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Can't wait for Shinoa. Character like her would make shows like Ao no Exorcist and protagonists like Eren a better.

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[...] So it should be fine more or less **.

The asterisks were exactly about that. Usually with this kind of characters they usually add some strong and interesting characters to balance, like Mikasa and Levi, or Yuno in case of Yukki from Mirai Nikki.
So that was to say I'm looking forward to see if this show will have some strong female character or what, and so have a better idea of it.

**Solace** · 2015-04-08, 08:56

So I finally watched the episode.

As an anime watcher:

Not too bad, but overall the first episode was kind of boring until the end. Yuu is annoying, as you'd expect a bratty kid to be. Nice animation and a decent soundtrack. There's a lot of violence but it's censored in a good way considering children are dying. Take note anime makers: this is preferable to giant white or black spots taking up most of the screen. That ending scene was just....stupid. Even without my bias as a manga reader, there was such a rapid shift from escape to "rescue", complete with a seemingly random time skip, that I suffered from mood whiplash.

As a manga reader:

Spoiler for Basic comparisons, no plot spoilers.:

~Yami~ · 2015-04-08, 14:48

ah gawd... everyone just... POOF! DIED! T___T
even the sweet girl, Akane was slashed like a bug
all the kids were munched... blood splatters... and a true bro, Mikaela got an undeserved death

Yuu might be stubborn but he is not in Eren level yet
I like his character and I think we need this kind of fearless-stubborn character to fight with a stronger entities

I hope Yuu would find happiness later T__T
instant follow for this anime

2015-04-07, 16:18	Link #103
AC-Phoenix Detective Join Date: Aug 2010 Age: 36	Ok since I apparently epicly missed that character walking at the top of the vampire crowd in EP1, and thus had to look it up after getting a bad feeling when hearing 'Tepes' again... If you know the source materials please answer this just with yes/no and no spoilers. So before I got to drop it mid season like that other anime... Is this safe to watch, in the sense of questionable scenes with above mentioned vampire? I don't really want to half a season of an anime again just to drop it like dance in the vampire bund __________________ Those who forget about the past are condemned to repeat it - Santayana Sidenote: I'm seemingly too dumb for my current keyboard, so if you see the same character twice in a row, when it doesn't belong there just ignore it.

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MartianMage Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006	hahaha well you will see soon __________________ Homura: Die monster! You don't belong in this world! Kyubey: It was not by my hand that I am once again given flesh. I was called here by humans who wish to pay me tribute. Homura: Tribute? You steal girls' souls, and make them your slaves! Kyubey: Perhaps the same could be said of all religions. Homura: Your words are as empty as your soul! Lolis ill-needs a savior such as you! Kyubey: What is a loli? A miserable little pile of moe! But enough talk...have at you!

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bastek66 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012	Can't wait for Shinoa. Character like her would make shows like Ao no Exorcist and protagonists like Eren a better. __________________

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Solace (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻ Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006	So I finally watched the episode. As an anime watcher: Not too bad, but overall the first episode was kind of boring until the end. Yuu is annoying, as you'd expect a bratty kid to be. Nice animation and a decent soundtrack. There's a lot of violence but it's censored in a good way considering children are dying. Take note anime makers: this is preferable to giant white or black spots taking up most of the screen. That ending scene was just....stupid. Even without my bias as a manga reader, there was such a rapid shift from escape to "rescue", complete with a seemingly random time skip, that I suffered from mood whiplash. As a manga reader: Spoiler for Basic comparisons, no plot spoilers.: I liked that they gave some visual explanation of the virus right off the bat. This is actually an improvement over the manga, I feel. It doesn't spell out everything but it sets the story and mood up nicely. They nailed the character personalities pretty well, including the bratty Yuu. Felid is spot on. The setting changes are good too. They capture more of the "royalty" feel of the vampires, and how they use humans for food. The downside, I felt, was that ending. It really needed that pause for reflection that was present in the manga. The change from Yuu eagerly lusting for revenge to clinging like a baby to Glen is odd, and I'm not sure what the point was of showing Yuu in uniform since they're jumping right to the school arc. It looks cool, but it's somewhat confusing. They should have either shown the rest of the scene, or waited until the next episode. For anime viewers comparing this to Attack on Titan or Yuu to Eren: Not quite. For one, the fact that the vampires aren't mindless monsters changes the dynamics of the fighting dramatically. The humans are also not that helpless against the vampires, as you'll see in the next episode. Unlike Eren, Yuu's character growth into a more tolerable person is far more rapid and not dependent on everyone else stroking his ego or depending on him as the sole savior of mankind. Yuu is more of the "honest idiot" hero archetype. It's not a particularly deep story, although there is some mystery to it, but for the most part this is a very straightforward tale filled with a lot of cliches and tropes. What the manga excels at, and it seems the anime is looking to follow that with relative closeness, is being very competent at what it sets out to do. __________________ Last edited by Solace; 2015-04-08 at 09:17. Reason: Added tag by request.

2015-04-08, 14:48	Link #120
~Yami~ a random Indonesian otaku Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Xanadu Age: 32	ah gawd... everyone just... POOF! DIED! T___T even the sweet girl, Akane was slashed like a bug all the kids were munched... blood splatters... and a true bro, Mikaela got an undeserved death Yuu might be stubborn but he is not in Eren level yet I like his character and I think we need this kind of fearless-stubborn character to fight with a stronger entities I hope Yuu would find happiness later T__T instant follow for this anime