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Apr 8, 2014 7:33 PM
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It was pretty good start for a first episode. That masked man in red coat was so badass. It was good to know some details about the cursed children.
Apr 8, 2014 7:37 PM

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Season 2 when?
Apr 8, 2014 7:42 PM

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First episode was quite good. I'm quite interested by this now. Also, Fripside!
Apr 8, 2014 7:53 PM

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I really like OP and ED songs.

TheAcerito said:
Enju is the new Yaya of this season
And i was just thinking ''why is she so annoying'' - now i know why!
incompleteAEGISApr 9, 2014 3:09 AM
Apr 8, 2014 7:57 PM

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Naxrrhid said:
Season 2 when?


it just started, why are you asking that?


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haineko123 said:
great first episode. rentarou and enju are really cute :3

Gotta love that relationship between a 12 year old and 23.


Rentarou is 16 and Enju 10

source: http://blackbullet.wikia.com/wiki/Rentaro_Satomi / http://blackbullet.wikia.com/wiki/Enju_Aihara
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Apr 8, 2014 8:16 PM
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Animefanx3 said:
I actually enjoyed it more than I expected so that's a nice thing. I don't like Enju as loli though, even if all the Cursed Children are born female it doesn't mean they have to look like they're 12. It would give the anime a bit of a kick or make it more serious if they made Rentaro's parter at least a proper teenager, idk, it just feels a little silly to watch a 12 year old save humanity I guess.

I'm looking forward to the rest of the story though, I really hope it won't turn into a comedy with now and then a fight as most action anime's tend to be, if you're going to make your serie have a serious and "dark/heavy" setting they should make the story follow that setting.


I get what you mean threw me off the first time I read the manga but rolled with and shes 10.
Apr 8, 2014 8:21 PM

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this could be a good one....
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Apr 8, 2014 8:28 PM
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The first episode is not what I intimally expected. Kind of fast paced. They skipped a few things but seem to make up for it for the most part. They skipped over the whole comedy with the policeman ,Rentarou and Enju. Also the man before he changed how he talked about how he wanted to make up for things with his family before Enju destroyed him. These were minor things but for the episode as a whole was a little above average. It atleast got the same development bewteen Enju and Rentarou relationship standpoint. Which is going to be highlighted more in the coming.
Apr 8, 2014 8:45 PM

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Wow. There was hardly a single line of dialogue in the entire episode that wasn't thinly-veiled exposition.
Apr 8, 2014 8:57 PM

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Enju is awesome, that kiss lol.
Apr 8, 2014 8:59 PM

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So another extinction based anime, interesting.

I want to foreshadow that the cursed children will turn against humanity in the end.

Great episode!!!
Apr 8, 2014 9:03 PM

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A decent start with good animation and ost. I'll stick with it through some more episodes. The plot feels intriguing and promising.

In fact, i watched this because of its direction. Let's wait the next episodes to establish a better opinion on it in order to decide whether I'll see it 'till the end
Apr 8, 2014 9:08 PM

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"If you don't want to die, survive Rintaro!" Lol...
This series has major possibilities, hopefully it doesn't disappoint.
Also, very similar to SnK in many ways:
1) The seiyuu of Rintaro (MC) is also the seiyuu of Eren Jaeger
2) The OP sounded a lot like Guren no Yumiya...the first and last few seconds at least..
3) Walls to protect humanity
4) Brink of extinction
5) Gastrea = Titans? Same vibe...
6) Last hope of humanity..
Apr 8, 2014 9:29 PM
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The scene before the OP was intriguing, the OP itself was pretty damn awesome, but then...
Yuki Kaji's voice came out of the main protagonist. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Now I'm getting Guilty Crown vibes...shit.

OKAY, really? A loli and "sticky stuff". That totally did not have any ulterior undertones to it.

Fuuuuck, Rentaro has his annoying angst moments and that only gets worse with Yuki Kaji's voice. Why do they always cast him like this? I want to like the guy, but the characters he plays...I just can't. And I don't think he even fits Rentaro's character.

So the Gastrea virus is like HIV/AIDS, mixed with a bit of rabies and amplified. Lol.

Good first episode. The BGM during the fight in the beginning between Rentaro and the masked guy was awesome and there's comedy. Just got to get used to yet another show with Yuki Kaji as the main lead...
Apr 8, 2014 9:50 PM

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Now this... I like!

So many great shows to watch this season!
Apr 8, 2014 10:01 PM

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Good anime for the lolicons. The loli reminds me of Yaya mixed with Komurasaki (from Machine-Doll).

I liked the first half of the episode but the 2nd half was boring.

OST is great including OP and ED. Animation looks decent too. Will keep watching.
Apr 8, 2014 10:03 PM

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I enjoyed this in the same sense that I enjoyed SAO. My two favourite lines (paraphrased):

"If you don't want to die, live." - mysterious voice at the beginning

"Normally logic would matter, but the Gastrea Virus makes it so that logic is irrelevant." - the Doctor

And the first fight was a hilariously obvious exercise in info dumping. "We've got an (explanation) on our hands, guys!" "Are you sure it's not an (elaboration)?!" "Watch out! It's (technical information)." "Not if my (concluding remarks) have anything to say about it!"
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@Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian.
Apr 8, 2014 10:06 PM

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Meh not that great of an introductory episode, loving Enju so much already though. I really hope this tops of SAO II
Apr 8, 2014 10:12 PM

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"If you don't want to die, live."

Words to live by, folks.
Apr 8, 2014 10:18 PM

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Pretty good first episode.

The guy with the mask and red coat is a fucking badass. Can't wait to see more of him.

Really wish japan would calm down with their loli's.
Apr 8, 2014 10:26 PM
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Enju, best loli of the season?
Apr 8, 2014 10:29 PM

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Liked it. I see some potential.
Apr 8, 2014 10:34 PM

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1. Black bullets are interesting.

2. Enju's very young & sumire the mad scientist is interesting as well

3. Wasn't 'wowed' from the 1st ep. Seems like a general setup…

5/10
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Apr 8, 2014 10:38 PM

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Well, didnt expect something to this series besides action and guns but will stick to this. Nice OP song and the MC dont like flat ones.
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Apr 8, 2014 10:40 PM

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This is like loli Psycho-Pass meets Guilty Crown with randomly inserted humour. Not impressed. The main villain's introduction was laughably bad. I had high expectations for this show but I guess I won't be continuing.
Apr 8, 2014 10:53 PM

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Awesome first episode, Enju is super cute 8D

fripSide opening FTW GREAT song :D
Apr 8, 2014 11:14 PM

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Enju reminds me of a toned down Yaya. I hate Yaya.
Apr 8, 2014 11:31 PM
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Urek said:
let me warn you all readers in advance (i have read the summaries of the following LN):

this is not a happy go little children show. people die when they are killed, and really fast. also, get ready on the feels train.


Well, as long as they keep the 4 MCs it's not really considered "people die when they are killed" type of show.

Still, I find it odd that they made a ranking system and allow civilian-run agencies to deal with the infections... Very strange take on the subject matter.
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The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.
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On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard?
Apr 8, 2014 11:39 PM

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I think this is gonna be my favorite show from this season.
Apr 8, 2014 11:51 PM

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Reminds me of Hidan no Aria...

definitely promising
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Apr 9, 2014 12:32 AM

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a new yaya as arrive :)
Apr 9, 2014 1:06 AM

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Kind of generic beginning, but I like the plot ideas that they have presented so far. Looks like it could be a really interesting show, but isn't quite there yet. But Enju is cute, and only lolis can save the world...So in other words, I'm soooo in!
Apr 9, 2014 1:23 AM

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This show tries so hard to become something that it's not which I actually find funny. I think I'm going to enjoy this one.
Apr 9, 2014 1:33 AM

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stealthdasher said:
This show tries so hard to become something that it's not which I actually find funny. I think I'm going to enjoy this one.

I actually had the same thought. But the animation is still nice.
Apr 9, 2014 1:53 AM

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mugiwara84 said:
Quite enjoyed the first episode, the series has potential, lets just see if it'll be squandered or they actually do something with it.

And kind of feels like Kure-nai meets apocalyptic setting. The whole loli announcing herself as his fiancee, the guy working and doing for himself living in a shabby apartment, the president being his childhood friend, trained somewhere with a prestigious family with a strong female successor.


Wow I never thought of Kure-nai but yeah your right nailed it.

I have been reading the manga for awhile i think it did a good job so far also epic OP
Apr 9, 2014 1:55 AM

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Reminds me of Hidan no Aria. Also Machine Doll wa Kizutsukanai.

It was slow at first then it became slowly enjoyable. Overall, nice first episode.

8/10

I wish they could be a bit more original with this >>> "If you do not want to die, survive!" And the OP song has parts which are extremely similar to one of Accel World's OP "Chase The World", wish it could be more original too.
TragicRomanceApr 9, 2014 2:02 AM
Apr 9, 2014 1:57 AM

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Pretty cool, but I couldn't take anything serious after the loli scenes
Apr 9, 2014 2:14 AM

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Fuck ya, loli action. Haven't seen that since the great legendary Kodomo no jikan (^_^)b. Not a big fan of monster anime's, however, this seems appealing.
Apr 9, 2014 2:17 AM

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Hmm they skipped the gastrea's victim flashback.

Well decent adaptation so far, will continue to watch.
Apr 9, 2014 2:20 AM

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skyruen said:
Not bad for 1st episode except that the Enju kid is annoying. They batter not give her too much screen time.


Enju is justice.
Apr 9, 2014 2:35 AM

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I guess the show is good enough to pass time
Apr 9, 2014 3:12 AM

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Awesome 1st episode.

That OP is good. The art is not that great but that does not matter.

Rentaro looks like a BA MC so. ^^ The OST was great when he was talking to the masked man.

That Spider transformation was creepy.

Enju is a cute loli, I wish she was dubbed by Aki Toyosaki, that would totally suit her. :|

Dat Kisara, already loving her. ^^ Rentaro x Kisara OTP <3

Dat sensei is hot. I like how she was teasing Rentaro.

ED song is good. Nice AOT vibes at the end there.

So yeah, this first episode has hyped me enough to read the LNs in future. ^^
Apr 9, 2014 3:38 AM

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itsvero said:
This is like loli Psycho-Pass meets Guilty Crown with randomly inserted humour. Not impressed. The main villain's introduction was laughably bad. I had high expectations for this show but I guess I won't be continuing.


I agree that was the a terrible introduction to the villain, besides that the rest of the episode was good. If the plot is decent then we are in store for a good anime
Apr 9, 2014 3:40 AM

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So far I'm really enjoying this show. It's super cliche, sure, but everything is lively and constantly moving so the plot issues are not as noticeable (plus I knew it was going to be cliche when I got into this). The OP is excellent, and the animation is quite nice. My only real problems is the whole fan-service stuff, as I feel that there way too much of it, but overall it was good enough for to watch another episode when it comes out. 8.5/10
Apr 9, 2014 3:42 AM

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Well, as long as they keep the 4 MCs it's not really considered "people die when they are killed" type of show.

Still, I find it odd that they made a ranking system and allow civilian-run agencies to deal with the infections... Very strange take on the subject matter.

The thing is, later on you will see it would be hard to tell who is an important character. As for the ranking system itis created through achievements. Also the military have other jobs to do, Tokyo isn't the only city left, pretty much every major city in the world survived and only 90% humanity is dead.
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Apr 9, 2014 3:44 AM

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Haha, at the end I thought I was watching SnK, a monologue of Yuki Kaji about humanity and walls to protect themselves from gian monsters? Hell.

Anyway, it was pretty generic but it has potential too, let's see.
Oh, Kisara is love, Kisara is life.
Apr 9, 2014 3:47 AM

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OP sounds awesome <3

"If you do not want to die, survive, Rentarou." - Good advice

Also Enju & Rentarou reminds me of Yaya & Rashin
Apr 9, 2014 3:53 AM

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Exposition dump: the anime.

This was mostly boring, even with the action scenes. I'll give it a few more episodes.
Apr 9, 2014 4:22 AM

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Hmmmmm, promising... If only enju was like, a bit older, then I would absolutely love the pair.
RN, I like kisara and rentarou. Heheheh :3
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Apr 9, 2014 4:23 AM

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Please tell me that the "JS loli wanting the MC's dick" schtick isn't an endless running gag in the series. It's already beyond obnoxious during the dinner scene.
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