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LKK · 2010-04-02, 21:29

A very satisfying premier. I could do without the censoring on general principle. But other than that, I have no complaints. I like the male lead in particular.

-Sho- · 2010-04-02, 22:37

Spoiler for Episode 1:

Guardian Enzo · 2010-04-02, 22:39

Someone involved in this production is definitely an ass man.

Kaoru Chujo · 2010-04-03, 00:17

Episode 1. That was terrific. Great pace. Good look. Interesting situation. Fine characters all round. Excellent voice-acting from Kondou Takashi (Sugisaki), Hikasa Youko (Mio), Toyosaki Aki (Yui), and Yonaga Tsubasa (doing a version of the Sunohara character I actually liked), with Yuuki Aoi appearing at the end. And Sphere's song was good, too.

I have no idea if it can keep this up, but that was a great start. I had no idea I would enjoy this as much as I did. And the fanservice worked, too, without going over the top.

The director (Watanabe Takashi) directed Shakugan no Shana but has been around long enough to have done an episode of Utena, too. Writer Yoshioka Takao did Elfen Lied, Zero no Tsukaima...and Queen's Blade.

NoLongerSane · 2010-04-03, 00:25

A very enjoyable first episode. I really enjoyed how the protagonist made his intentions only to have that raven throw a very huge wrench into his plans.

Thought it was very hillarious on how the class misinterpreted the situation and the guy did not make it any better. Will be waiting to see how the next episode turns out.

Conan-san · 2010-04-03, 02:03

Absolutely batshibe insane.

And I loved every moment of it.

serenade_beta · 2010-04-03, 02:17

Spoiler for ep1:

Kyral · 2010-04-03, 03:45

Impressive!

I had quit a few good laughts in this episode. Fanservice was okay and good to see an not wussy harem lead again (To bad this kind don't gets animated very often. The last ones I can think of are Saito from ZnT, Nagasumi from SnH and Ikuto from Airantou).

To the harem I can't say much. The only female character getting much screentime was Junko.
She was quit nice. Normaly the overly aggressive girls tend to be a little anoying to me, but she was shown to be quit nice in the beginning and being some kind of japanese paladin, thinking she was fooled by a future demon king, makes her hostility a little understandable.
Let's see how long this hostility will last. Also she is Mio/Satan. xD

I agree with serenade, Toyosaki Aki's main characters always seem to be a little unintelligent. I know she had some quit good side character roles (For example I really liked her as Asmodeus in Umineko or Yumi in Kobato).
Well, let's see how Keena will develop.

Another pleasant surprise was the voice of the "best buddy character".
I don't know much of his roles but what I know from his roles as Jun in Special A and Remus in Guin Saga he had at least two characters that could turn from wussy to badass. xD

Hirohashi Ryou! My hope for Dlanor's voice is also voicing here. Great!

If they manage to keep it up like this, I will definitly keep watching this show.

Bombo · 2010-04-03, 04:32

I'm so impressive with this episode..Voices and chars there so intersting ^^

~~mangatron~~ · 2010-04-03, 05:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

The ED... is actually the OP? Either way, liked it too.

Eh? I thought this was Standard Op Procedure for first episodes of a series. This recently happened to Omamori Himari as well, you were there in that thread too, ja?

makes one wonder what the ED'll be like.

By the way, I wonder if we'll continue to get those basic Black-screen White-font next ep previews. That'll kill my psychic prediction ability -20% (as if Omamori Himari made a difference in its similar previews style

)

I know this probably wouldn't make sense to some, but it was a change to see a normal human sized granny (as opposed to the micro-chibi's more common to manga). I have the feeling this series will bring about a fresh change to some cliches of old.

Audit01 · 2010-04-03, 08:14

The plot seems promising, the animation-fighting scenes are decent, the pace is fast and with a bit of Ecchi...

Spoiler for Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maou:

LKK · 2010-04-03, 09:31

Quickie question: What does the show's title translate to?

OceanBlue · 2010-04-03, 09:37

Wow, this was fast paced, but it was funny and the main lead is a laugh. Definitely going to be a show I'm going to follow if it keeps up like this.

~~mangatron~~ · 2010-04-03, 10:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by LKK

Quickie question: What does the show's title translate to?

I'd give you a fragmented one, but I haven't seen any translators like myself translate this title at all, and probably for good reason, so I'm keeping mum till a novel reader can give some insight as to why this title has never been translated to english.

Audit01 · 2010-04-03, 11:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by LKK

Quickie question: What does the show's title translate to?

Use Japanese letters instead of latin...

- In Japanese alphabet: いちばんうしろの大魔王 (Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaō)
- Ιn English: Most large devil of rear

Source Yahoo babel fish translator

AlaAlba · 2010-04-03, 11:33

more likely it's; "the endmost Great Demon Lord"

he sits on the endmost chair in the class, no?

Who · 2010-04-03, 11:48

I was surprised. Didn't expect much seeing as how there was no information about it except one or two sentences on wikipedia. Quick question though:

Spoiler for Main character/Someone who's read novels:

Midonin · 2010-04-03, 11:50

Aside from the robot, everyone appears to be, more or less, a human. It's more of a title than an actual demon. As far as I'm aware. In this case, it just means he has power and a desire to take over the world (Of course!).

Iron Maw · 2010-04-03, 12:41

That was pretty decent beginning. While the setup is nothing new there is quite bit potential thanks mostly to male lead being pretty sensible character (the only one in the cast really). I thought the pacing was far to fast in the middle and end of the show and the sudden transitions took away from atmosphere a bit. Music was pretty standard stuff for this type of show, nothing terrible, but nothing memorable either. Overall one of the better starting episodes of the new season.

At this point I don't really like Junko's character, she jump far too much to conclusions in very over the top matter that it's hard to take her seriously. The blonde haired guy is ok so far and I like that he was the only one to stand up for Akuto throughout craziness. Red haired girl didn't get much screentime, but judging what was shown she might be insane. I had no idea what she blabbing about and she randomly decides to protect the Akuto because of some weird fantasy?

For bit of speculation: anyone think Akuto might become the Demon Lord because of how the general public treats him due to divination rather than prophecy itself?

OceanBlue · 2010-04-03, 12:51

I personally think that it's a test of his personal strength. If he wants to be as righteous as he claims, he has to overcome this.

To add to speculation, anyone see this as a huge ploy to create a bunch of self-fulfilling prophecies for people? You tell people that some magic thing with 100% accuracy will tell your future, it tells people approximately what they want to hear or something that they will become, they go out and pursue it with increased effort or pursue it thinking they have no choice, they reach the goal, you have a 100% success rate. Isn't that what Akuto was saying during that speech?

I'm interested to see how they manage the plot in this.

2010-04-02, 21:29	Link #61
LKK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 62	A very satisfying premier. I could do without the censoring on general principle. But other than that, I have no complaints. I like the male lead in particular. __________________ Avatar: Hazuki of Natsuyuki Rendezvous / Signature: flowers from Natsuyuki Rendezvous

2010-04-02, 22:37	Link #62
-Sho- ~Omedetô~ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere between heaven and hell !	Spoiler for Episode 1: Episode 1 was ok . Nothing exciting/great except the high tech/magic and Hattori's underwear . Poor guy , at this rate it'll become a High Demon Priest and his Harem already grew up .. Give a try for ep 2 .

2010-04-03, 00:17	Link #64
Kaoru Chujo Yuuki Aoi Join Date: Jul 2004	Episode 1. That was terrific. Great pace. Good look. Interesting situation. Fine characters all round. Excellent voice-acting from Kondou Takashi (Sugisaki), Hikasa Youko (Mio), Toyosaki Aki (Yui), and Yonaga Tsubasa (doing a version of the Sunohara character I actually liked), with Yuuki Aoi appearing at the end. And Sphere's song was good, too. I have no idea if it can keep this up, but that was a great start. I had no idea I would enjoy this as much as I did. And the fanservice worked, too, without going over the top. The director (Watanabe Takashi) directed Shakugan no Shana but has been around long enough to have done an episode of Utena, too. Writer Yoshioka Takao did Elfen Lied, Zero no Tsukaima...and Queen's Blade. __________________ YUUKI Aoi 悠木碧. b92.03.27 (age 29). 2008 Kurenai (Murasaki). 2009 Yumeiro Pâtissière (Ichigo), Kiruminzuu (Riko), Yutori-chan (Yutori-chan). 2010 Vampire Bund (Mina Tepeş), Shiki (Sunako), Samurai Girls (Juubee), Pokémon: Black and White (Iris). 2011 Madoka Magica (Madoka), Gosick (Victorique), A-Channel (Tooru). 2012 Symphogear (Hibiki). 2014 Pilot's Love Song (Claire/Nina), Nanatsu no Taizai (Diane). 2015 Owari no Seraph (Krul Tepes), Rokka no Yuusha (Fremy). 2016 Boku no Hero Academia (Tsuyu, Froppy). 2017 Kino no Tabi (Kino). 2021 Kumo desu ga (watashi), Kaizoku Oujo (Karin), Heike Monogatari (Biwa), etc., etc. Total of 513 roles in anime and games.

2010-04-03, 02:17	Link #67
serenade_beta そのおっぱいで13才 Join Date: Dec 2006	Spoiler for ep1: Oho! Very nice! Definitely went above my expectations. Very entertaining episode, it was. The character designs were pretty, the story was satisfying for a first episode, and the animation was pretty wonderful too. Angle Beat............................. ( -_-) To be honest, it is pretty interesting enough without the fanservice, and the fanservice might actually be holding it back. Why hold back? Because it is so random... We get no censors sometimes, a chibi-guard the next, and then the next time, black matter is eating up the screen. Though it wasn't bad fanservice. No complaint if they continue. The random censors are worth a laugh or two too, after all. Also, don't know if they were aiming for a laugh there, but the warnings about illegal posting of stuff in BIG font was amusing too. I bet they know warnings aren't really going to stop anyone... Hahaha. The ED... is actually the OP? Either way, liked it too. Definitely looking forward to future episodes. PS: About the red-haired girl that appeared at the end... Ahh... I think I forgot the last time this voice actor voiced a character with some intellect... Seems all of her major roles are like this... __________________ -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)

2010-04-03, 03:45	Link #68
Kyral OC Belka Scriptor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Germany Age: 40	Impressive! I had quit a few good laughts in this episode. Fanservice was okay and good to see an not wussy harem lead again (To bad this kind don't gets animated very often. The last ones I can think of are Saito from ZnT, Nagasumi from SnH and Ikuto from Airantou). To the harem I can't say much. The only female character getting much screentime was Junko. She was quit nice. Normaly the overly aggressive girls tend to be a little anoying to me, but she was shown to be quit nice in the beginning and being some kind of japanese paladin, thinking she was fooled by a future demon king, makes her hostility a little understandable. Let's see how long this hostility will last. Also she is Mio/Satan. xD I agree with serenade, Toyosaki Aki's main characters always seem to be a little unintelligent. I know she had some quit good side character roles (For example I really liked her as Asmodeus in Umineko or Yumi in Kobato). Well, let's see how Keena will develop. Another pleasant surprise was the voice of the "best buddy character". I don't know much of his roles but what I know from his roles as Jun in Special A and Remus in Guin Saga he had at least two characters that could turn from wussy to badass. xD Hirohashi Ryou! My hope for Dlanor's voice is also voicing here. Great! If they manage to keep it up like this, I will definitly keep watching this show. __________________

2010-04-03, 00:25	Link #65
NoLongerSane Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Texas	A very enjoyable first episode. I really enjoyed how the protagonist made his intentions only to have that raven throw a very huge wrench into his plans. Thought it was very hillarious on how the class misinterpreted the situation and the guy did not make it any better. Will be waiting to see how the next episode turns out.

2010-04-03, 02:03	Link #66
Conan-san Cruel Angel's Thesis Join Date: Oct 2004	Absolutely batshibe insane. And I loved every moment of it.

2010-04-03, 04:32	Link #69
Bombo TSF Fans Join Date: Sep 2008	I'm so impressive with this episode..Voices and chars there so intersting ^^

2010-04-03, 08:14	Link #71
Audit01 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suburb of Athens - Greece	The plot seems promising, the animation-fighting scenes are decent, the pace is fast and with a bit of Ecchi... Spoiler for Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maou: I found the reactions of the students hilarious when they learned that he is destined to become a Demon Lord __________________ Also member of the largest Greek anime network: www.animeplanet.gr ^^------------------------- Macross Frontier !!!! -------------------------^^ Last edited by Audit01; 2010-04-03 at 08:26. Reason: Added spoiler tag

2010-04-03, 09:31	Link #72
LKK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 62	Quickie question: What does the show's title translate to? __________________ Avatar: Hazuki of Natsuyuki Rendezvous / Signature: flowers from Natsuyuki Rendezvous

2010-04-03, 09:37	Link #73
OceanBlue Not an expert on things Join Date: Jun 2007	Wow, this was fast paced, but it was funny and the main lead is a laugh. Definitely going to be a show I'm going to follow if it keeps up like this.

2010-04-03, 11:33	Link #76
AlaAlba ... Join Date: Jan 2008	more likely it's; "the endmost Great Demon Lord" he sits on the endmost chair in the class, no?

2010-04-03, 11:48	Link #77
Who Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NY, USA Age: 33	I was surprised. Didn't expect much seeing as how there was no information about it except one or two sentences on wikipedia. Quick question though: Spoiler for Main character/Someone who's read novels: Is he like Nura Rikuo from Nurarihyon no Mago where he's part demon, part human or fully human or fully demon?

2010-04-03, 11:50	Link #78
Midonin Last Engage Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida	Aside from the robot, everyone appears to be, more or less, a human. It's more of a title than an actual demon. As far as I'm aware. In this case, it just means he has power and a desire to take over the world (Of course!).

2010-04-03, 12:41	Link #79
Iron Maw Banned Join Date: Feb 2006	That was pretty decent beginning. While the setup is nothing new there is quite bit potential thanks mostly to male lead being pretty sensible character (the only one in the cast really). I thought the pacing was far to fast in the middle and end of the show and the sudden transitions took away from atmosphere a bit. Music was pretty standard stuff for this type of show, nothing terrible, but nothing memorable either. Overall one of the better starting episodes of the new season. At this point I don't really like Junko's character, she jump far too much to conclusions in very over the top matter that it's hard to take her seriously. The blonde haired guy is ok so far and I like that he was the only one to stand up for Akuto throughout craziness. Red haired girl didn't get much screentime, but judging what was shown she might be insane. I had no idea what she blabbing about and she randomly decides to protect the Akuto because of some weird fantasy? For bit of speculation: anyone think Akuto might become the Demon Lord because of how the general public treats him due to divination rather than prophecy itself?

2010-04-03, 12:51	Link #80
OceanBlue Not an expert on things Join Date: Jun 2007	I personally think that it's a test of his personal strength. If he wants to be as righteous as he claims, he has to overcome this. To add to speculation, anyone see this as a huge ploy to create a bunch of self-fulfilling prophecies for people? You tell people that some magic thing with 100% accuracy will tell your future, it tells people approximately what they want to hear or something that they will become, they go out and pursue it with increased effort or pursue it thinking they have no choice, they reach the goal, you have a 100% success rate. Isn't that what Akuto was saying during that speech? I'm interested to see how they manage the plot in this.