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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I was recommended this show as a type of mini Aria, and after watching this first episode it is truly a slice of life. It has the same feel as Aria and you can really feel yourself sitting back and enjoying the scenery, the music, and the characters. And like Aria I feel you don't watch it so much as you drift along with it soaking it in. Though I wonder what the guns are for. They haven't explained the reason behind the onset of the Age of Evening Calm and so far everyone seems nice enough to help out, maybe in a later episode they'll shed more light on this. |
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| the lack of background music made this boring as hell |
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| I quite enjoyed this. Particularly the " there is no meaningless moment, 300 pictures aren't nearly enough" line. Pretty awesome stuff. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Tranquility. And that's about it... I really don’t know what else there is to say… I really enjoyed it; it's just very calming... Just relax and watch a fully blooming, post-apocalyptic world. Sure seems odd, but it’s really soothing! ^^ |
| I agree with OP, the gun needs explanation. It didn't feel like it belongs in the setting. I am interested in knowing more. This episode was very slow paced, but that's what I expected |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
Really peaceful and reminds me a lot of Aria, unluckily, not so much of the latter regard. Aria does this SoL thing somehow consistently better, but still this is a good start. |
| This is certainly different than anything else I've watched. I live in a rural area, and a lot of the scenery in this Anime is very similar to where I live. Also, I have a sudden urge to go outside and take a bunch of pictures after watching this. |
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| Found this as recommendation to Aria and I'm not disappointed :-) It has the same relaxing feeling. It might be not as good as Aria: the Origination but it's good enough for me :-) |
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| If this anime had a nice background music which it is the only element this anime completely lack, this anime could be on par with Aria. |
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| This was slice of life in its purest form. The lack of background music during most of the episode made this even more peaceful and relaxing. I like when shows turn off all music and just use ambient noises like the sound of traffic, people's chatter, or the sound of wind, to bring out the atmosphere of a scene. It helps in making them much more immersive. |
| Holy shit, that was AMAZING. While the Iyashikei/healing element was well and good, what was truly arresting was the world - clearly post-apocalyptic and devastated by global warming and rising sea levels, and which has incredibly life-like androids blending in with normal people. So many subtle things that are unsettling in what is, on its cover, a comfy show - the gun which Alpha keeps on her before opening the door, the 'kiss', the camera that looks like an eye and indeed has a robotic eyeball, the futuristic radio which might just have been referenced in Portal.. all of that gave it a surreal feeling, like we were only getting to see a thin veneer of tranquility that is covering a deep sea of tragedy. Newer shows that used the same trick to great effect are Shinsekai Yori (which later dove into the tragedy), and more recently, Kemono Friends. |
| Very interesting atmosphere I must say, quite an interesting environment as well, looking forwards for the next episodes. |
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| it was really boring and empty for me almost fell asleep |
| Exactly what I expected of an adaptation of the manga. I really, really liked it |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| (I know barely anyone is going to see this post, but I felt like sharing my thoughts anyway.) Well, this first episode was pretty good. I am very intrigued by the full extent of this post-apocalyptic world (and like OP said, what is that gun for) but I also appreciate the calm and relaxed atmosphere. I really like how this show makes the viewer consider how beautiful can be stuff we don't even pay attention to. Everything in life can be appreciated in its own way. And Alpha's character is quite undearing for now, I like her, and I'm sure I'll do even more with the next episode. |
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| Android girls exchanging messages through kisses? Seems fine to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Nice first episode. Alpha is an absolute cutie and I gotta say I really like how the relaxing atmosphere is being handled. The lack of background music isn't a bad thing as other people say, by the way. It makes you feel even more immersed with the overall scenery and characters' dialogues. +1 from me in that aspect. |
| Nothing amazing, but I liked the atmosphere. |
SerafosMar 20, 8:19 AM
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| The fact this is only in 480p is a crime |
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| hate it, this is and anime for the elderly of what? it made me feel like taking a boring one hour trip on train xD !/5 |
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| It's one of those relaxing SOLs where it does give a sense of tranquility with all the imagery but lacks substances in terms of its own narrative. |
"......If I told you that I was a real witch, would you believe it?"  |
| There is nothing to feel but nostalgia. |
| I enjoyed that. It's got those "mono no aware" vibes that you just can't find anywhere else but anime/manga. Kinda surprised people here are asking for an explanation for the gun. Why do people carry handguns, hmm? Obviously Alpha experienced turbulent times as the world fell into ruin. but now in the world's twilight phase the gun is not as useful as it once was... but she still carries it out of habit. |
epidemia78Aug 6, 2022 5:42 PM
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| The 1990s hand drawn animation creates a sense of nostalgia. The anime is quite faithful to the original source. We are left with the same peaceful feeling as at the end of a chapter of the manga. |
| This was quite slow so was boring at points but was still a nice little episode |
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| It really feels like a calming type of anime at first, but it just doesnt have that calming magical beauty something like Mushishi has, a lot of things happening in this interesting world just don't feel interesting themselves. |
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