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[vareon]

I still chuckle at the edginess of this show but it's really fun so far. The modern-Japanese character designs reminded me of Sakura Taisen and Fire Emblem Fates's Hoshido. It's also refreshing to see faces that reminded me of 90s shows. Overall the show feels like somebody decided to not be shackled with AoT manga and made a show in which they think covers the weakness of AoT. My gripe is right now, the Kabanes are less interesting than the straight-up horrifying Titans. Not to mention a character has gone musou and made them looked like fodder.

And I'm dreading the inevitable drama between Ikoma and the civilians who think he's dangerous. Really hate those kind of story.

 

[ShaoranWright]

I'm surprised this show isn't getting more discussion. I guess Amazon Prime + the second episode delay hurt things?

Well, that is to be expected, I mean, Amazon prime shows are available in like what? 3 countries?.

Anyway, the show is fun as hell, great animation, music, voice acting, I hope it can keep up this pace.

 

[OniBarubary]

God dam the close-ups are sometimes 80s OVA levels of gorgeous. That's pretty fucking impressive.

This anime is legit good, and not "lol dis anime so bad imma hate watch it" good but like...is a good show good.

 

[RiZ III]

The second episode was badass. I loved the action scenes with the Kabeneri girl.

 

[NomarTyme]

I like this better than AoT, so far.

 

[T-Rex.]

Attack on Titan had a really strong opening and ending, but the middle episodes were such a drag. I think this is only 13 episodes so hopefully it doesn't slow down, or slow down as much. I'm really enjoying it so far.

Ikoma > Eren.

 

[peaceiscloser]

This is a werid virus though. What virus have you seen that makes burning heart zombies? I'm not even sure we can call this a mere virus.

Maybe not a virus, but it could be parasites.

Metallic Archaea.

Wolbachia.

Spoiler

It's always been nanomachines

 

[Error]

show's absolutely gorgeous.

 

[Angelus Errare]

This is a werid virus though. What virus have you seen that makes burning heart zombies? I'm not even sure we can call this a mere virus.

I'm 90% certain that this will come up in the story and they'll learn it's a parasite of sorts.

 

[Rushersauce]

Man, Ikoma is the shit.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Man, Ikoma is the shit.

Ikoma is a nice dude, cause I would have let them all die.

 

[LordOfChaos]

a cool narrative point is that their bites have an aesthetic in it that prevents a person from noticing they're bit

That...Sounds like an awfully narrative narrative choice.

 

[Kinyou]

Really strong second episode. Love the sparks whenever they hit those zombies in the heart

. Ikoma >>> Eren and Mumei >>> Mikasa

 

[Moaradin]

Mikasa is boring as hell. She's the badass character with no personality.

 

[kewlmyc]

Really strong second episode. Love the sparks whenever they hit those zombies in the heart

Mikasa would be a better character without her Eren obsession. Just dial it back some and she's fine. Her stoic character works, it's just the "Eren..." shtick gets old.

 

[Kinyou]

Mikasa is boring as hell. She's the badass character with no personality.

Mikasa would be a better character without her Eren obsession. Just dial it back some and she's fine. Her stoic character works, it's just the "Eren..." shtick gets old.

Spoiler

I admit, I hope she gets off the "Eren..." train in the next season

 

[Geist-]

I think these kind of zombie shows are the only interesting kind for me now. Ones where the zombies are a real unstoppable threat and humans have understandably adapted by building giant fortresses.

Why can't we see stuff like this in western media? Instead we have apocalypses because everyone is too goddamn stupid to survive.

 

[tarheel91]

That...Sounds like an awfully narrative narrative choice.

Err, mosquitoes do the same thing. Really not that far fetched.

 

[kewlmyc]

Spoiler

I admit, I hope she gets off the "Eren..." train in the next season

 

[LordOfChaos]

Err, mosquitoes do the same thing. Really not that far fetched.

Err, mosquitos give you amnesia when you've visually seen them bite you with your eyes?

And they stimulate your itching response, it's kind of the polar opposite of going unnoticed...

It would certainly be different if they were people sized and being bitten by them was a traumatic event...

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Mikasa Ackerman -

Goals - Eren
Hobbies - Eren
Interests - Eren
Favorite food - Eren
Blood type - Eren
Charm point - Eren Abs

 

[UnemployedVillain]

That...Sounds like an awfully narrative narrative choice.

Is it really any worse than xenomorph blood being acidic?

 

[Geist-]

Err, mosquitos give you amnesia when you've visually seen them bite you with your eyes?

And they stimulate your itching response, it's kind of the polar opposite of going unnoticed...

It would certainly be different if they were people sized and being bitten by them was a traumatic event...

What? It's not amnesia, it's an anaesthetic. People don't feel mosquitoes biting them, they feel it afterwords when the anaesthetic wears off. That's where the itching comes from. Same principle with zombie bites in this, except the lack of feeling in the bite probably lasts until they've turned.

 

[Dennis]

Overpowered girl is overpowered.

Mikasa version 2.0

I think the two first episodes have been OK but overall it seems more cliched than AoT and I find the characters and mystery less compelling so far.

 

[NomarTyme]

Overpowered girl is overpowered.

Mikasa version 2.0

I think the two first episodes have been OK but overall it seems more cliched than AoT and I find the characters and mystery less compelling so far.

Nah she has her limitation.

 

[Jarmel]

Mikasa Ackerman -
Favorite food - Eren

That implies she's eating. She hungry.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Nah she has her limitation.

I would assume that with proper training MC could turn as good, but I find it interesting they have the overpowered girl/sister figure (because OP gave it the fuck away) that has the exact same powers as the MC but with more training so she's more useful.

What's the point of MC then? That he has a penis? I guess he's a genius and created that new gun, but girl is literally killing the zombies with karate and regular weapons. Why is MC's gun necessary?

 

[Geist-]

What's the point of MC then? That he has a penis? I guess he's a genius and created that new gun, but girl is literally killing the zombies with karate and regular weapons. Why is MC's gun necessary?

Diversification. Having all of your offensive power resting on a girl who becomes useless after a certain amount of time seems short-sighted.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Diversification. Having all of your offensive power resting on a girl who becomes useless after a certain amount of time seems short-sighted.

I guess in theory we'll find out for how long MC remains useful. Because if he also grows tired from activity like the karate girl, then he has no point.

I wouldn't mind a glass cannon character counteracted by a more regular offensive ranged dude. Would be an interesting duo.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Goddamn is the MC already the most annoying shit in the universe one episode in. Checks all the boxes of screaming all the time, being deadly serious and generically super heroic, etc. I expect him to have a huge harem.

 

[JoeyJungle]

I would assume that with proper training MC could turn as good, but I find it interesting they have the overpowered girl/sister figure (because OP gave it the fuck away) that has the exact same powers as the MC but with more training so she's more useful.

What's the point of MC then? That he has a penis? I guess he's a genius and created that new gun, but girl is literally killing the zombies with karate and regular weapons. Why is MC's gun necessary?

I'm guessing that there are different types of zombies. She's dope against the level 1 dudes that have just turned, but probably after being a zombie for a while they become bigger and turn into level 20 boss zombies. Her pistol is prolly way underleveled for a boss, but the cannon thing can probably instakill boss dudes or something.

Also her guns are one of a kind and take like 3 hits to kill a zombie, and she needs to keep an eye on ammo, but his takes 1 if it's a close range direct hit and has effectively unlimited ammo (I think).

Really digging this show so far, I know there are a lot AoT similarities, but I think this show has a lot of originality in it as well. Really enjoying the edo/meiji-era Japan (not sure which it's more similar to) x steampunk x zombie apocalypse setting. And the art is fantastic.

 

[TheWraith]

Why wouldnt it be? Assassination Classroom aired there too.

Because China has very heavy censorship laws and any Japanese anime is forbidden on Chinese tv channels. (Of course people will find other less legal ways there). Quite sure Assassination Classroom aired in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but not in China. Same for Kabaneri.

 

[O Canada Our Home and Native Land]

Overpowered girl is overpowered.

Mikasa version 2.0

I think the two first episodes have been OK but overall it seems more cliched than AoT and I find the characters and mystery less compelling so far.

Well there goes all the tension after building the monsters up in the first episode. She just kills them effortlessly. I miss the hopelessness and desperation in the first episode and AoT.

 

[Sesuadra]

the only anime this season worth watching imho..love it.

 

[xam3l]

Yeah... AoT this and that. I can see this for what is worth. So... When do we get a 3rd episode?
Mumei is the shit!

 

[Dennis]

Well there goes all the tension after building the monsters up in the first episode. She just kills them effortlessly. I miss the hopelessness and desperation in the first episode and AoT.

Yeah that is the problem. The kabane never had a chance to feel really dangerous before the main character and Mikasa v2.0 fucked them up like nothing.

Shit like this should be obvious to the producers. How can they fuck that up?

 

[Eumi]

As a grumpy "AoT was terribly written (adapted?) and I don't get it" kind of guy, I'm pleased that this show has taken the strongest elements of AoT and thrown it into a setting I actually enjoy with characters who I actually want to live. I just hope it changes direction in the next few episodes, sine it's not like AoT was bad and another version of it can only play second fiddle.

But man is this cast better than their AoT counterparts. The dude still has special powers but hopefully they'll complement his actual strength which is his engineering skills. The girl is a character who so far hasn't completely revolved around getting the guys dick (I hope that doesn't change).

Now they just need to find a way to make Kanbane threatening again, they kinda stopped being scary the minute Mumei started going all Dynasty Warriors on their ass. If anything, this'll be the thing that brings it down when compared to AoT.

 

[Kolx]

Ikoma >>> Eren and Mumei >>> Mikasa

I can't find a difference between Ikoma and Eren personalities so far except that Eren has more depth since well he had 20 episodes while Ikoma had only 2 but in general they look almost exactly the same.
as for Mumei and Mikasa a big NO. Mumei looks like the hero who goes into an army of enemies and kill all of them only to yawn after which I fuckin hate.

 

[Ascheroth]

Ikoma showed more depth in those 2 episodes than Eren in his 20+ episodes. (not that it's hard, Eren consists literally of 1 character trait)

 

[Jarmel]

Yea the scene with Ikoma crying showed more characterization than everything involving Eren.

 

[Moaradin]

Ikoma saving the people on the train out of spite already makes me like him 100x more than Eren.

 

[Ascheroth]

Yeah that was great.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Ikoma is so much better then Eren. Saving people out of spite is great

 

[Geist-]

Ikoma saving the people on the train out of spite already makes me like him 100x more than Eren.

This bro moment alone makes him better than Eren:

 

[Froli]

God tier animation and if you notice there are more color palettes for the characters/environment. for example 4 color shadings for the skin (while current animes has 2 or 3 at max)

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Science bros are best bros

hopefully rthey work together to develop more of those guns.

 

[B.O.O.M]

I actually thought episode 1 was pretty bad. Episode 2 got pretty good tho

 

[Jibber Hack]

I was a bit surprised at how much of the AoT formula remains here, but damn this show is exciting. First time I'll be watching an anime weekly.

 

[Kinyou]

Since the follow the attack on Titan formula so much, I sure wouldn't mind an equivalent to the female Titan.

 

[RangerBAD]

Since the follow the attack on Titan formula so much, I sure wouldn't mind an equivalent to the female Titan.

You mean Mumei?