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Golden Witch Drugs · 2010-01-07, 13:43

Yay I finally found this thread~ Anyways... First episode looks pretty good on the 2chan thread. Although I can't say for sure until I've watched it myself. Luckily I just finished the game before the anime aired. The game was good, it was pretty bad compared to Ryukishi's previous works, but if it was your first time playing the game it definitly will be a great experience.

SMT · 2010-01-07, 13:55

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Originally Posted by Golden Witch Drugs

Luckily I just finished the game before the anime aired. The game was good, it was pretty bad compared to Ryukishi's previous works, but if it was your first time playing the game it definitly will be a great experience.

Well, good that I'm holding my expectations low. But did you actually understand the plot?
I mean it's in japanese and there's no translation as far as I know.

Tyabann · 2010-01-07, 15:57

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Originally Posted by Golden Witch Drugs

The game was good, it was pretty bad compared to Ryukishi's previous works

I keep hearing this, but it's usually from negative people. You're not very negative, though. Which depresses me.

Sad that the only work of Ryukishi's to be animated by a competent studio is the worst he's ever written.

Golden Witch Drugs · 2010-01-07, 16:02

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Originally Posted by KOapps

Well, good that I'm holding my expectations low. But did you actually understand the plot?
I mean it's in japanese and there's no translation as far as I know.

I get about 60-70% from all the reading, I always read the game without translation first kinda in education purpose. And I did understand the plot, I just didn't think it was that good compared to Ryukishi's other works. Of course, this variates from person to person, but that is my opinion.

SMT · 2010-01-07, 16:36

Just watched the raw.

Spoiler for Episode 1:

Need to watch with subs to clarify many things.

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Originally Posted by Golden Witch Drugs

I get about 60-70% from all the reading, I always read the game without translation first kinda in education purpose. And I did understand the plot, I just didn't think it was that good compared to Ryukishi's other works. Of course, this variates from person to person, but that is my opinion.

Well, I expected nothing particularly "great" from the beginning. Don't know why but I think mostly due to the character's appearances. Ryu's other characters always had something more special. (preconceiving the fact that Peach-Pit did the design of the characters)

ameskitty · 2010-01-07, 20:01

Excited to watch this

. I saw the opening though (which was pretty nice)...and I was instantly pulling out the Ryukishi-types from the characters

. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Interesting that the MC is the shy bishonen this time, though.

...and if what you're all saying about the game is true, well I'm not too surprised. This seemed kind of like a "write-us-a-plot gig" so I was expecting it to be a little watered down from his normal stuff. But hopefully it's still a pretty good anime.

jofori89 · 2010-01-07, 20:25

Some pics about charactes

snsninja · 2010-01-07, 20:53

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Originally Posted by the_rogue

Excited to watch this

. I saw the opening though (which was pretty nice)...and I was instantly pulling out the Ryukishi-types from the characters

. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Interesting that the MC is the shy bishonen this time, though.

...and if what you're all saying about the game is true, well I'm not too surprised. This seemed kind of like a "write-us-a-plot gig" so I was expecting it to be a little watered down from his normal stuff. But hopefully it's still a pretty good anime.

sadly same with me

'Ok she might be the rena character and that one might be like bern' XD

chounokoe · 2010-01-07, 23:34

Well I just watched the episode and yesterday I started reading the novel from scratch again, after I got really annoyed by the slice of life scenes while first reading it, so I skipped too many parts in my mind, failing to memorize them correctly...

Well funnily contentwise I covered everything that was presented in the first episode. I'm still not sure how early the branchsystem starts, I still have to figure that out, so I don't know if some things could also be added later.
But the fact that Hiroshi and Kaname have almost no contact with each other, the 'attack' by his classmate is completely altered from what I got in the novel and the investigation parts are (for the first part) gone, all those things annoyed me a bit.

For me it seemed they just wanted to get as many 'juicy' scenes into the first episode as possible, so I don't know if they just add some stuff later (as the novel itself isn't THAT chronological either), but it lost many points that I actually found interesting in the novel.
Well Ookamikakushi so far isn't such a thrilling read as Umineko for me, Higurashi had it's annoying parts to during the schoolday (at least for me) so similar things of course started happening for the sclife of life scenes in Jougamachi.

Well for now it's the same as always with Ryukishi's works, most of the rather quiet stuff gets cut and Ookamikakushi will probably get known as the show with 'killer lolis with scythes'.

Btw: Why is it called Hidden God everywhere over the internet?! I just hope it's some fail from the Japanese site...I can stomach wrong translations from them by now....

Midonin · 2010-01-07, 23:39

That mistranslation isn't Japanese-based. It's born overseas.

serenade_beta · 2010-01-08, 01:40

Spoiler for ep1:

chounokoe · 2010-01-08, 01:45

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Originally Posted by serenade_beta

Spoiler for ep1:

Well it is quite different from what he did in Higurashi in the end, even though the setup and some devices are the same...at least by now I'm not expecting the same twists.
I'm still waiting for something by him that actually is set in a bigger city and goes into the whole urban legend matter a bit more, but well...we'll see what he does after Umineko, and maybe getting a rest from horror/mystery wouldn't be a bad idea, before he's running out of ideas.

And still...I vote Isuzu-'chan' for the most annoying female he ever created.
One more Hiiiiiro-kuuuun and I will stuff her mouth full with those Hassaku.

SilverSyko · 2010-01-08, 01:52

Another one written by Ryukishi? I s'pose I'll give it a look then. He hasn't failed yet to keep me entertained.~

I know the VN was originally for PSP so there's no chance of me playing this one unless I learn Japanese, so the anime adaptation will have to do.

Here's hoping the plot will be a little easier to grasp in the beginning.

EDIT: Well I just watched the first episode and it has succeeded at grabbing my attention and curiosity.~

As some people probably have mentioned, quite a few things so far remind me strongly of Higurashi, like the city and the conflict the city is under by progress through modernization.

The new studio seems to use quite a lot of 3D in their animation, not that that's a bad thing, I'm just hoping the cutesy-wootsy art style can transition well into the to be expected horror scenes.

At a first glace the plot seems to be something around a werewolf curse theme, but knowing Ryukishi there's gotta be something more complicated behind it so I won't say it's un-original. (For now anyway.)

On a final note, I can't help but wonder if those bells that a few of those girls were wearing had any meaning...

chounokoe · 2010-01-08, 03:03

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Originally Posted by SilverSyko

On a final note, I can't help but wonder if those bells that a few of those girls were wearing had any meaning...

Considering that the first appearance of the mysterious girl in the black cape is highly different from the scene in the novel I got (don't know if I already diverged down some branch...)

Spoiler for Ookamikakushi PSP:

Rias · 2010-01-08, 03:03

Just watched ep1.

Perhaps due to the nature of the game, ep1 doesn't seem to be too off. Since they covered the important elements from the intro, I think AIC did a fine job. I'm not sure how they are going to do this, that if they are going to split them into arcs like the game, or just make one giant story. Seems that they are going to skip the beginning arc and jump right into Roumensukuna-hen elements. However, the beginning part before the OP was way too sudden and revealed certain stuff that isn't covered in mid-game, by having the scythe-girl talk. It's the same technique that DEEN likes to put: put some important scary scene at the start to hook people along watching the show. I still think that's unnecessary.

Otherwise I think it's alright. Actually moves faster than the original game, which is actually a good thing this time around.

chounokoe · 2010-01-08, 03:06

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Originally Posted by Rias

Seems that they are going to skip the beginning arc and jump right into Roumensukuna-hen elements.

Ah, so that's why most things are so totally different...explains a lot ^^°
Ah well...we'll see how that develops, but for now I found the first episode to be a bit too stuffed full with 'TEH HORROR'.

They could have went a bit more with the mystery elements...

Saber Cherry · 2010-01-08, 03:27

So far, it seems a lot better than Umineko, though not as immediately grabbing and chilling as Higurashi. Resembles a cross between Higurashi and Vampire Princess Miyu.

Unfortunately... both of those had great music (VPM's was exquisite), while I didn't really notice any of the music in this yet. On the other hand, I like the characters so far. Not as vibrant as Higurashi, but I feel like I want to get to know them.

First anime of the season that goes onto my "must watch" list. (I haven't watched Sora no Woto yet, though)

On another note - I hope that 'wheelchair imouto' stop spreading before they become cliche.

MeoTwister5 · 2010-01-08, 07:22

Well while I really know nothing about the source material, R07's style does really come out even from the first episode itself. Nothing really outstanding or grabbing about the story itself for the first episode, but it odes make a nice setup.

Things is the presentation feels exactly like the way DEEN made Higurashi's Onikakushi-ken: They started with Keiichi's bludgeoning the two girls before switching to the story proper. I don't know if that's how the story is itself presented but I couldn't help but point out the similarity.

As for the art, well frankly I find the art style sort of generic. That said, the animation itself looks great. From the presentation itself it's obviously leagues away from what DEEN has done for Higurashi and Umineko. I would actually prefer that AIC animate Chiru from the looks of it.

And Hiroshi is obviously voiced by Yu Kobayashi. Her voice is as plain as day.

felix · 2010-01-08, 07:50

First episode was nothing good or spectacularly bad. Could probably skip it and nothing would change. Well at least the part before it actually starts and the opening was nice. And the white hair girl, I hope she doesn't take her mask off, she really looks better with it on (the figure/art/everything looked better then the animated version honestly; which is like some other character).

orion · 2010-01-08, 09:54

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Originally Posted by Cats

First episode was nothing good or spectacularly bad. Could probably skip it and nothing would change. Well at least the part before it actually starts and the opening was nice. And the white hair girl, I hope she doesn't take her mask off, she really looks better with it on (the figure/art/everything looked better then the animated version honestly; which is like some other character).

The mask comes off. They practically gave away her identity if I guessed correctly.

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ameskitty Kupo Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sleeping Age: 33	Excited to watch this . I saw the opening though (which was pretty nice)...and I was instantly pulling out the Ryukishi-types from the characters . I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Interesting that the MC is the shy bishonen this time, though. ...and if what you're all saying about the game is true, well I'm not too surprised. This seemed kind of like a "write-us-a-plot gig" so I was expecting it to be a little watered down from his normal stuff. But hopefully it's still a pretty good anime. __________________ Avatar adapted from Yoshitaka Amano art "There is no such thing as a sexy George." - Rhiannon, Easy A

2010-01-07, 23:34	Link #169
chounokoe Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Düsseldorf, Germany Age: 39	Well I just watched the episode and yesterday I started reading the novel from scratch again, after I got really annoyed by the slice of life scenes while first reading it, so I skipped too many parts in my mind, failing to memorize them correctly... Well funnily contentwise I covered everything that was presented in the first episode. I'm still not sure how early the branchsystem starts, I still have to figure that out, so I don't know if some things could also be added later. But the fact that Hiroshi and Kaname have almost no contact with each other, the 'attack' by his classmate is completely altered from what I got in the novel and the investigation parts are (for the first part) gone, all those things annoyed me a bit. For me it seemed they just wanted to get as many 'juicy' scenes into the first episode as possible, so I don't know if they just add some stuff later (as the novel itself isn't THAT chronological either), but it lost many points that I actually found interesting in the novel. Well Ookamikakushi so far isn't such a thrilling read as Umineko for me, Higurashi had it's annoying parts to during the schoolday (at least for me) so similar things of course started happening for the sclife of life scenes in Jougamachi. Well for now it's the same as always with Ryukishi's works, most of the rather quiet stuff gets cut and Ookamikakushi will probably get known as the show with 'killer lolis with scythes'. Btw: Why is it called Hidden God everywhere over the internet?! I just hope it's some fail from the Japanese site...I can stomach wrong translations from them by now.... __________________ 愛が無ければ・・・視えない！！

2010-01-08, 01:40	Link #171
serenade_beta そのおっぱいで13才 Join Date: Dec 2006	Spoiler for ep1: ...I understand it is the same writer as Higurashi, but couldn't they try to make a more different setting? Practically the exact same setting... It wasn't a boring episode, but... Yeah, say this type of development in Higurashi already once and all... Also horror with this cute artwork, huh. Well... I'm sure it could be decent, unless we have girls wearing fanservice outfits turning into dangerous objects appearing later. Wary because of the author being Ryukishi too... OP and ED were nice. __________________ -Blog --> http://tdnshumi.blogspot.com/ (Mainly about video games) -R.I.P. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Gaming wouldn't have been the same without you (9/19/13)

2010-01-08, 01:52	Link #173
SilverSyko Okuyasu the Bird Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Age: 32	Another one written by Ryukishi? I s'pose I'll give it a look then. He hasn't failed yet to keep me entertained.~ I know the VN was originally for PSP so there's no chance of me playing this one unless I learn Japanese, so the anime adaptation will have to do. Here's hoping the plot will be a little easier to grasp in the beginning. EDIT: Well I just watched the first episode and it has succeeded at grabbing my attention and curiosity.~ As some people probably have mentioned, quite a few things so far remind me strongly of Higurashi, like the city and the conflict the city is under by progress through modernization. The new studio seems to use quite a lot of 3D in their animation, not that that's a bad thing, I'm just hoping the cutesy-wootsy art style can transition well into the to be expected horror scenes. At a first glace the plot seems to be something around a werewolf curse theme, but knowing Ryukishi there's gotta be something more complicated behind it so I won't say it's un-original. (For now anyway.) On a final note, I can't help but wonder if those bells that a few of those girls were wearing had any meaning... __________________ Last edited by SilverSyko; 2010-01-08 at 02:48. Reason: Watched the episode

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Rias Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003	Just watched ep1. Perhaps due to the nature of the game, ep1 doesn't seem to be too off. Since they covered the important elements from the intro, I think AIC did a fine job. I'm not sure how they are going to do this, that if they are going to split them into arcs like the game, or just make one giant story. Seems that they are going to skip the beginning arc and jump right into Roumensukuna-hen elements. However, the beginning part before the OP was way too sudden and revealed certain stuff that isn't covered in mid-game, by having the scythe-girl talk. It's the same technique that DEEN likes to put: put some important scary scene at the start to hook people along watching the show. I still think that's unnecessary. Otherwise I think it's alright. Actually moves faster than the original game, which is actually a good thing this time around. __________________

2010-01-07, 13:43	Link #161
Golden Witch Drugs しゆあげいん。 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Rokkenjima stage	Yay I finally found this thread~ Anyways... First episode looks pretty good on the 2chan thread. Although I can't say for sure until I've watched it myself. Luckily I just finished the game before the anime aired. The game was good, it was pretty bad compared to Ryukishi's previous works, but if it was your first time playing the game it definitly will be a great experience.

2010-01-07, 20:25	Link #167
jofori89 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Vietnam Age: 34	Some pics about charactes

2010-01-07, 23:39	Link #170
Midonin Last Engage Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida	That mistranslation isn't Japanese-based. It's born overseas.

2010-01-08, 03:27	Link #177
Saber Cherry Marionette Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 24	So far, it seems a lot better than Umineko, though not as immediately grabbing and chilling as Higurashi. Resembles a cross between Higurashi and Vampire Princess Miyu. Unfortunately... both of those had great music (VPM's was exquisite), while I didn't really notice any of the music in this yet. On the other hand, I like the characters so far. Not as vibrant as Higurashi, but I feel like I want to get to know them. First anime of the season that goes onto my "must watch" list. (I haven't watched Sora no Woto yet, though) On another note - I hope that 'wheelchair imouto' stop spreading before they become cliche. __________________ Nipaa~

2010-01-08, 07:22	Link #178
MeoTwister5 Komrades of Kitamura Kou Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 39	Well while I really know nothing about the source material, R07's style does really come out even from the first episode itself. Nothing really outstanding or grabbing about the story itself for the first episode, but it odes make a nice setup. Things is the presentation feels exactly like the way DEEN made Higurashi's Onikakushi-ken: They started with Keiichi's bludgeoning the two girls before switching to the story proper. I don't know if that's how the story is itself presented but I couldn't help but point out the similarity. As for the art, well frankly I find the art style sort of generic. That said, the animation itself looks great. From the presentation itself it's obviously leagues away from what DEEN has done for Higurashi and Umineko. I would actually prefer that AIC animate Chiru from the looks of it. And Hiroshi is obviously voiced by Yu Kobayashi. Her voice is as plain as day. __________________ Medical Student vs. Anime Last Exile - Fam the Silver Wing -

2010-01-08, 07:50	Link #179
felix sleepyhead Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: event horizon	First episode was nothing good or spectacularly bad. Could probably skip it and nothing would change. Well at least the part before it actually starts and the opening was nice. And the white hair girl, I hope she doesn't take her mask off, she really looks better with it on (the figure/art/everything looked better then the animated version honestly; which is like some other character). __________________