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kyuudere · 2016-09-06, 09:15

TV Anime Cheating Craft Announced, Starts October 5th

Staff

Director : Keitaro Motonaga
Series Composition : Takamitsu Kouno
Animation Character Design : Mai Matsuura
Sub Character Design : Norie Tanaka
Chief Animation Director : Mai Matsuura, Norie Tanaka, Ryousuke Tanigawa
Main Animator : Yutaka Kamogawa
Soun Director : Ebina Yasunori
Music : Go Sakabe
Animation Production : BLADE

Cast :
Syokatsu Mumei :Tomohiro Yamaguchi
Ou Koui : Rie Kugimiya
Syu Rinu : Daisuke Namikawa
Ryu Haku : Reina Ueda
JUN : Junya Ikeda
Anri : Yōko Hikasa
Ms. Ou : Kotono Mitsuishi

http://cheating-craft.com/

tsunade666 · 2016-09-06, 09:27

E? Seriously? Sounds like a typical web novel with op MC and dumb ENEMY. Any summary?

MisaoFan · 2016-09-06, 09:29

I actually have seen its PV during my trip to this year's Japan Expo. Art looks good for a Chinese series, better than others of its kind, but as far as the story goes, I had a feeling it's going to be a pretty standard battle academy story but I'll see.

NinjaRealist · 2016-09-06, 09:30

Is there any actual NTR or is the title just false advertising?

MisaoFan · 2016-09-06, 09:36

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Originally Posted by NinjaRealist

Is there any actual NTR or is the title just false advertising?

Haven't read the source material, but it looked very much like the latter case.

kyuudere · 2016-09-06, 09:40

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Originally Posted by tsunade666

E? Seriously? Sounds like a typical web novel with op MC and dumb ENEMY. Any summary?

It's adapted from this Chinese Novel
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=130203

And there's manhwa adaptation too :
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=120362

Zhuge Meng Ming has been overseas his whole life, privately learning the cheating technique of casino tricks. Because of an unforeseen incident one day caused by a certain reason, he is forced to return to China to attend high school, and prepare for the national college entrance exam. However, he has never gone to school before, and doesn’t know how to do homework or take exams, and he hasn’t even learned any school subjects! In order to get good enough scores on the exams, he must use his own technique to cheat on the tests. The various examination sites he enters become battles of wit and bravery against proctoring teachers, monitoring equipment, and a whole ton of strong and formidable cheating examinees.

Well the premise is like this :

Spoiler:

Marcus H. · 2016-09-06, 09:48

Wow, we really are gonna see more Chinese works being made into anime.
Not sure what to feel about this.

MisaoFan · 2016-09-06, 10:28

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Originally Posted by Marcus H.

Wow, we really are gonna see more Chinese works being made into anime.
Not sure what to feel about this.

I have the same feelings about it as well. We'll see if the formula will work well soon.

Eisdrache · 2016-09-06, 10:47

I have no idea how this is going to turn out but a show that revolves around how to cheat in exams sounds interesting enough to me.

kuromitsu · 2016-09-06, 13:30

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Originally Posted by MisaoFan

I have the same feelings about it as well. We'll see if the formula will work well soon.

I think it's going to work, financially anyway. It's basically Chinese property holders throwing money at Japanese anime industry and Japanese producers trying to get a slice of the Chinese market. (With an eye, I'm sure, on international sales, at least I wouldn't be surprised to see these aggressively marketed in the US.) Even if the show doesn't do well in Japan, if it manages to get off the ground in China it's pretty much set. Someone who knows Chinese could probably confirm or refute this, but the logical thing to do would be giving these shows a simulcast dub TV release in China, and soon after a dub disc release over Chinese-speaking territories.

In this particular case, though, I wonder what the Chinese censors would say about a story entirely about cheating on exams...

IceHism · 2016-09-06, 14:07

I don't mind chinese animes, this sort of competition isn't bad anyways.

But i don't think this show will turn out to be any good. Just a feeling.

NinjaRealist · 2016-09-06, 15:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisaoFan

Haven't read the source material, but it looked very much like the latter case.

Typical

Kakurin · 2016-09-06, 15:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by NinjaRealist

Typical

How did you arrive at NTR anyway? A quick glance at the summary and the cheating is obviously referring to cheating exams.

NinjaRealist · 2016-09-06, 16:48

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Originally Posted by Kakurin-san

How did you arrive at NTR anyway? A quick glance at the summary and the cheating is obviously referring to cheating exams.

I guess the title seemed to imply a double entendre?

Yamada II · 2016-09-27, 15:47

PV out
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4u...ng-craft-pv_tv

Utsuro no Hako · 2016-10-05, 20:47

First ep is on CR.

There's not much to say about it -- the first episode is only ten minutes, and three of those are the OP and ED. The actual content is nothing but exposition, with the protagonist only showing up in the last scene. The animation feels like a twenty year old episode of Pokemon.

Psyco Diver · 2016-10-05, 23:59

Looks amusing but it felt more like a PV then a actual episode. Hopefully the next episode is more of a real episode so I can get a feel for it

Yamada II · 2016-10-06, 01:03

Episode 1

This wasn't exactly what I expected. I kinda thought that it would at least be a little bit more realistic and not have stuff like answer seeing lens or whatever. It wasn't that bad though but it had some off parts. I thought I could get some tips and tricks but it doesn't look like that'll be the case here.

This world takes entrance exams way too seriously for their own good. Entrance exams here are what determine how successful you would be in life. If you don't pass it you're a disgrace to humanity. Many kids try to study their asses off while others work hard to become cheaters. Unlike what they showed here, cheaters don't really rely on one single nerd. Only in ideal circumstances would the two be able to sit near enough to cheat properly. Cheaters get information from wherever possible and not just from one nerd alone. Another thing was why the hell were they all after those two kids only? Weren't there other nerds in the examination hall or was there only one nerd available? Also, how did the blonde guy pass the test? His nerd partner hadn't finished the exam before he got attacked from all sides. Or did he finish enough to pass? They did show that the nerds, and everyone else too, want others to screw up more so that they can pass easily even if they screw up a bit mainly because of the seat limits for universities. In the end, the examination hall was pretty much made for cheating. The kid had to push his/her paper just a bit more towards one side and the candidate behind can easily copy the entire paper.

I'll continue with this to see whether I can get some tips or not. That little disclaimer at the end isn't going to stop me.

Gan_HOPE326 · 2016-10-06, 05:50

I actually liked this one quite a bit. I enjoyed the satirical take on the idea of competition taken to its extreme. I hope the show will keep up that side together with the over-the-top cheating antics.

Cloudedmind · 2016-10-06, 21:53

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Originally Posted by Gan_HOPE326

I actually liked this one quite a bit. I enjoyed the satirical take on the idea of competition taken to its extreme. I hope the show will keep up that side together with the over-the-top cheating antics.

Agreed. I'd say there's also a bit of a message about the sometimes stifling school and exam system that some Asian countries have.

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Gan_HOPE326 Maddo Scientisto Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: UK	I actually liked this one quite a bit. I enjoyed the satirical take on the idea of competition taken to its extreme. I hope the show will keep up that side together with the over-the-top cheating antics. __________________ ---- What if Goku was super smart and had a thing for philosophy? Find out in The Optimised Wish Project! ---- My other fanfiction can be found here.

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Eisdrache Part-time misanthrope Join Date: Mar 2007	I have no idea how this is going to turn out but a show that revolves around how to cheat in exams sounds interesting enough to me.

2016-09-06, 14:07	Link #11
IceHism Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014	I don't mind chinese animes, this sort of competition isn't bad anyways. But i don't think this show will turn out to be any good. Just a feeling.

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2016-10-05, 20:47	Link #16
Utsuro no Hako Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011	First ep is on CR. There's not much to say about it -- the first episode is only ten minutes, and three of those are the OP and ED. The actual content is nothing but exposition, with the protagonist only showing up in the last scene. The animation feels like a twenty year old episode of Pokemon.

2016-10-05, 23:59	Link #17
Psyco Diver Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014	Looks amusing but it felt more like a PV then a actual episode. Hopefully the next episode is more of a real episode so I can get a feel for it

2016-10-06, 01:03	Link #18
Yamada II Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Pakistan Age: 28	Episode 1 This wasn't exactly what I expected. I kinda thought that it would at least be a little bit more realistic and not have stuff like answer seeing lens or whatever. It wasn't that bad though but it had some off parts. I thought I could get some tips and tricks but it doesn't look like that'll be the case here. This world takes entrance exams way too seriously for their own good. Entrance exams here are what determine how successful you would be in life. If you don't pass it you're a disgrace to humanity. Many kids try to study their asses off while others work hard to become cheaters. Unlike what they showed here, cheaters don't really rely on one single nerd. Only in ideal circumstances would the two be able to sit near enough to cheat properly. Cheaters get information from wherever possible and not just from one nerd alone. Another thing was why the hell were they all after those two kids only? Weren't there other nerds in the examination hall or was there only one nerd available? Also, how did the blonde guy pass the test? His nerd partner hadn't finished the exam before he got attacked from all sides. Or did he finish enough to pass? They did show that the nerds, and everyone else too, want others to screw up more so that they can pass easily even if they screw up a bit mainly because of the seat limits for universities. In the end, the examination hall was pretty much made for cheating. The kid had to push his/her paper just a bit more towards one side and the candidate behind can easily copy the entire paper. I'll continue with this to see whether I can get some tips or not. That little disclaimer at the end isn't going to stop me.