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kuromitsu · 2015-10-03, 06:25

Well, this was tons of fun! Really nice visuals, really nice character designs (duh), really nice animation, fun story, overall really fun. This episode felt kind of like a more lighthearted version of Darker than Black, with more tokusatsu.

The only thing I didn't like was Kikko being such a stereotypically "silly girl" character, I found that a bit grating. Hopefully they'll dial it back later on, going by the future(?) scenes.

MisaoFan · 2015-10-03, 10:39

Spoiler for Episode 1:

kyuudere · 2015-10-03, 21:57

Spoiler for 1:

This episode is good, I think.
And yes, this is really the type of anime where you should pay attention to the detail or you could get confused.

So basically, the story began with year 41 shinka where Jiro and Kikko (a magical girl who works in a cafe) met for the first time.
Since I only understand like 60% of the dialogue, I don't really get the detail of the transaction between the professor and that spy, and why everyone targeting that stuff that the spy gave to professor (later Kikko stole it)

But what make it interesting, the story suddenly jumped on year 46 shinka. Where in this time, it seems Jiro already quits the hero association / Choujin-ka, and older Kikko (she said she's 20 years old this time) & Furouta trying to capture him.

Back to year 41, it seems the spy true identity is an alien from another planet. And when he trying to get what stolen from, he use the body of S Yuseijin. Lucky for everyone because Grossorgen, a giant superhero like ultraman who always help human to fight invaders from space, came and fighting S Yuseijin in alternate time / place so civilians can't get hurt.

In short, grossorgen won and S Yuseijin captured by Jiro. But I kinda confused with the background of Grossorgen. What I could understand is, actually the one behind Grossorgen's act is a human (who can transform to grossorgen, just like Ultraman). He saved grossorgen and gave him his body so grossorgen doesn't die / disappear, but in return he want Grossorgen's power to defend earth from threats from space. But it seems he knows that grossorgen actually hate fighting, and he just want to go back to his home planet. So Jiro make a negotiation with this man, to return Grossorgen to his home planet, but the only problem is, the man already gave his body, so if grossorgen back to space, apparently he will die (I don't really understand, lol). That's what Kikko saw and believe in year 41. She against this deal, and she really couldn't understand Jiro's reason.

And the real truth behind this negotiation revealed 5 years later, in year 46. After Kikko chase Jiro and finally cornered him, the man that she thought was dead 5 years ago suddenly appears. It turns out that Jiro actually gave him a new body, S Yuseijin's body which he captured. Until this point I can still understand, but it seems the reason why Jiro leave the hero association / choujin-ka is still mystery to me. And in the end of episode he finally escaped from Kikko again, this time with new S Yuseijin.

I guess the story will continue like this, alternating between year 41 and 46, til we find out the reason why Jiro ran away from Kikko and the others. Anyway, this is really interesting, not to mention the animation is really good too.

larethian · 2015-10-04, 10:57

Huh.
???
Wut?
Eeeehhh.
????????
Wutdahellsgoinon??
Lost....
Who's who again??
Lost.... ???
Shat, I think I may need to rewatch this.

Pretty much sums up my thoughts about episode 1. Will be watching for WTF factor

SakurazukaJames · 2015-10-04, 12:05

Can anyone tell me why Japanese superhero stories always have giant aliens fighting, is there some sort of cultural significance or what?

Fairy Water · 2015-10-04, 12:07

It's so good! XD I'm totally feel satisfy with ep 1!!! It's worth for me awake till 4am!

As expected this series has weird timeline but that was nothing for me :3

Botan_TM · 2015-10-04, 12:21

This is some vintage craziness.

But story was even engaging and apparently I like vintage craziness.

Chosen_Hero · 2015-10-04, 13:07

WTF? What did I just see?

... Oh yeah, it's Bones I guess this is standard fare for them.

Stark700 · 2015-10-04, 14:06

LOL, this was funny, at least the transformation scenes.

Somehow, I found myself laughing more than expected.
The colors and artwork of the show feels a bit cartoonish imo but overall matching quite well for its themes. Looking forward to more!

Yamada II · 2015-10-04, 15:08

Episode 1

Wow. This was a lot of things. Jiro is part of a superhero protection group who protects superheroes. This is the first time I'm seeing superheroes being protected. Jiro is a normal human with a weird looking transformer. He looks cool though, but what is up with that pink hair?

So Jiro will leave the bureau some time later for some reason. They showed him leaving now and they'll get back to the reason later, I hope.

This was fun. It had some points where I had no idea what was going on, but still fun. The animation is good as expected of Bones. And everything is so colourful. Nice stuff here so far.

Haak · 2015-10-04, 15:51

Episode 1

Well that was bizarre. Not sure how long this formula can keep me entertained on its own but I might as well see how far it can go.

Verdict: Oh Japan...

Flower · 2015-10-04, 15:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by larethian

Huh.
???
Wut?
Eeeehhh.
????????
Wutdahellsgoinon??
Lost....
Who's who again??
Lost.... ???
Shat, I think I may need to rewatch this.

Pretty much sums up my thoughts about episode 1. Will be watching for WTF factor

This pretty much summed the first ep up for me too. Pretty lost as to what was happening, but ... well, I kinda liked it? I wonder where they will be going with the story, though.... Hmm.

Nvis · 2015-10-04, 16:05

Something cool and different this season

*Approves witch girl, Kikko*

Somnus · 2015-10-04, 17:20

What a riot. I had a blast.

More of this, please!

Kenju of the Right · 2015-10-04, 18:23

that was awesome! I liked just about every character. I'm glad the guy that found the alien was still alive. I'm looking forward to see where this goes

Irenesharda · 2015-10-04, 19:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by larethian

Huh.
???
Wut?
Eeeehhh.
????????
Wutdahellsgoinon??
Lost....
Who's who again??
Lost.... ???
Shat, I think I may need to rewatch this.

Pretty much sums up my thoughts about episode 1. Will be watching for WTF factor

This was pretty much me too, though I won't even bother to rewatch it. I don't think this show is for me.

Wandering Soul · 2015-10-04, 22:26

The story seems pretty crazy, It was still fun though.

shmaster · 2015-10-05, 00:03

When is the last time an anime did things like this.
Telling a story from two separate timeline.
Baccano?

serenade_beta · 2015-10-05, 00:51

The flashy coloring bothers me, but the character designs are favorable. I guess this is one of those Penguindrum or Yurikuma things where everything is overly stylish and complicted...
Switching between different time periods without any notice is a put-off, but overall, it wasn't a bad first episode. I would like to give it a couple more episodes.

And while I did like the way this was drawn (NSFW?)...

Images

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I wasn't able to see my own collarbone when I tried to look down

Diluc · 2015-10-05, 01:34

pretty random we have mecha,mahou shojou,shapeshifter remind me for comic superheroes
but no magical girl there

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SakurazukaJames Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: North Carolina	Can anyone tell me why Japanese superhero stories always have giant aliens fighting, is there some sort of cultural significance or what? __________________ I will never apologize for enjoying fanservice.

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Botan_TM Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Polandball	This is some vintage craziness. But story was even engaging and apparently I like vintage craziness. __________________ Anime & LN AniList profile

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Chosen_Hero Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014	WTF? What did I just see?... Oh yeah, it's Bones I guess this is standard fare for them. __________________

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Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	LOL, this was funny, at least the transformation scenes. Somehow, I found myself laughing more than expected. The colors and artwork of the show feels a bit cartoonish imo but overall matching quite well for its themes. Looking forward to more! __________________

2015-10-04, 15:51	Link #31
Haak Me, An Intellectual Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Age: 33	Episode 1 Well that was bizarre. Not sure how long this formula can keep me entertained on its own but I might as well see how far it can go. Verdict: Oh Japan... __________________ MAL \| AnimeSuki Choice Awards 2020 Winners

2015-10-03, 06:25	Link #21
kuromitsu Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004	Well, this was tons of fun! Really nice visuals, really nice character designs (duh), really nice animation, fun story, overall really fun. This episode felt kind of like a more lighthearted version of Darker than Black, with more tokusatsu. The only thing I didn't like was Kikko being such a stereotypically "silly girl" character, I found that a bit grating. Hopefully they'll dial it back later on, going by the future(?) scenes.

2015-10-03, 21:57	Link #23
kyuudere Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014	Spoiler for 1: This episode is good, I think. And yes, this is really the type of anime where you should pay attention to the detail or you could get confused. So basically, the story began with year 41 shinka where Jiro and Kikko (a magical girl who works in a cafe) met for the first time. Since I only understand like 60% of the dialogue, I don't really get the detail of the transaction between the professor and that spy, and why everyone targeting that stuff that the spy gave to professor (later Kikko stole it) But what make it interesting, the story suddenly jumped on year 46 shinka. Where in this time, it seems Jiro already quits the hero association / Choujin-ka, and older Kikko (she said she's 20 years old this time) & Furouta trying to capture him. Back to year 41, it seems the spy true identity is an alien from another planet. And when he trying to get what stolen from, he use the body of S Yuseijin. Lucky for everyone because Grossorgen, a giant superhero like ultraman who always help human to fight invaders from space, came and fighting S Yuseijin in alternate time / place so civilians can't get hurt. In short, grossorgen won and S Yuseijin captured by Jiro. But I kinda confused with the background of Grossorgen. What I could understand is, actually the one behind Grossorgen's act is a human (who can transform to grossorgen, just like Ultraman). He saved grossorgen and gave him his body so grossorgen doesn't die / disappear, but in return he want Grossorgen's power to defend earth from threats from space. But it seems he knows that grossorgen actually hate fighting, and he just want to go back to his home planet. So Jiro make a negotiation with this man, to return Grossorgen to his home planet, but the only problem is, the man already gave his body, so if grossorgen back to space, apparently he will die (I don't really understand, lol). That's what Kikko saw and believe in year 41. She against this deal, and she really couldn't understand Jiro's reason. And the real truth behind this negotiation revealed 5 years later, in year 46. After Kikko chase Jiro and finally cornered him, the man that she thought was dead 5 years ago suddenly appears. It turns out that Jiro actually gave him a new body, S Yuseijin's body which he captured. Until this point I can still understand, but it seems the reason why Jiro leave the hero association / choujin-ka is still mystery to me. And in the end of episode he finally escaped from Kikko again, this time with new S Yuseijin. I guess the story will continue like this, alternating between year 41 and 46, til we find out the reason why Jiro ran away from Kikko and the others. Anyway, this is really interesting, not to mention the animation is really good too.

2015-10-04, 10:57	Link #24
larethian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010	Huh. ??? Wut? Eeeehhh. ???????? Wutdahellsgoinon?? Lost.... Who's who again?? Lost.... ??? Shat, I think I may need to rewatch this. Pretty much sums up my thoughts about episode 1. Will be watching for WTF factor

2015-10-04, 12:07	Link #26
Fairy Water Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2015	It's so good! XD I'm totally feel satisfy with ep 1!!! It's worth for me awake till 4am! As expected this series has weird timeline but that was nothing for me :3

2015-10-04, 15:08	Link #30
Yamada II Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Pakistan Age: 28	Episode 1 Wow. This was a lot of things. Jiro is part of a superhero protection group who protects superheroes. This is the first time I'm seeing superheroes being protected. Jiro is a normal human with a weird looking transformer. He looks cool though, but what is up with that pink hair? So Jiro will leave the bureau some time later for some reason. They showed him leaving now and they'll get back to the reason later, I hope. This was fun. It had some points where I had no idea what was going on, but still fun. The animation is good as expected of Bones. And everything is so colourful. Nice stuff here so far.

2015-10-04, 16:05	Link #33
Nvis Where are the good animes Join Date: Dec 2003	Something cool and different this season Approves witch girl, Kikko

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Somnus Eh? Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Canada	What a riot. I had a blast. More of this, please! __________________

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Wandering Soul Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: America	The story seems pretty crazy, It was still fun though. __________________

2015-10-05, 00:03	Link #38
shmaster オンドリャァァァ!!! Join Date: May 2009	When is the last time an anime did things like this. Telling a story from two separate timeline. Baccano?

2015-10-05, 00:51	Link #39
serenade_beta そのおっぱいで13才 Join Date: Dec 2006	The flashy coloring bothers me, but the character designs are favorable. I guess this is one of those Penguindrum or Yurikuma things where everything is overly stylish and complicted... Switching between different time periods without any notice is a put-off, but overall, it wasn't a bad first episode. I would like to give it a couple more episodes. And while I did like the way this was drawn (NSFW?)... Images Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? I wasn't able to see my own collarbone when I tried to look down __________________ -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)

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Diluc Darkhero of Monstadt Join Date: May 2015 Location: rich mansion with maids	pretty random we have mecha,mahou shojou,shapeshifter remind me for comic superheroes but no magical girl there Last edited by Diluc; 2015-10-05 at 02:03.