Somari and the Guardian of the Forest
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| I have high hopes. The animation style fits the tone surrounding the characters really well and provides a tranquil atmosphere. I think this anime will be beautiful. |
  We don't know what kind of people we truly are until the moment before our deaths. As death comes to embrace you, you will realise what you are. That's what death is, don't you think? ------------------------------------ Itachi Uchiha |
| Good first episode, enjoyed the setting and characters. Best thing so far though is definitely Minase Inori and Ono Daisuke, those 2 will easily keep me watching. |
| I loved it and I can't wait to see more of this anime. :D |
| To me this looks like it could be the best anime of the season. The concept is really interesting and I just love the relationship between the two main characters. The whole concept of humans being seen as prey and Somali needing to hide the fact that she is a human, makes this whole thing so interesting! I'm very curious about the rest of the series and I can't wait till next week to watch the second episode on crunchyroll. (I see a lot of people saw some episodes at conventions and such, but as far as I know, here in the Netherlands we didn't have that kind of luxury) |
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| I was screaming "cute, cute!" the entire time. Plus I really like the setting and background art. My heart is still in shambles after Vinland Saga tbh so this might be really good or really bad for it. |
| It was lighthearted and nice |
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| Did not expect I would actually enjoy this. Was tense when they had to keep quiet. Also, he's only a golem but he's smart. Somali so kawaii, must protecc. When he said "sou ka" at the end. The tone of the voice reminded me of goblin slayer. Will watch a few more episodes to see where this goes. |
| I'm expecting a human resistance of some kind hell bent on taking down furry kind. |
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| I have no clue to why that OP made me tear up. That gives me a bad premotion about what might happen here. Like the Golem will end up being destroyed protecting Somali. Jotaro's VA doing something like this will be different, but for him to voice a golem will be rather interesting. It's all cute and that, but the explanation about the humans made me sympathetic and understanding. Like, yes, we're assholes for some pretty bad reasons, but, not all us. Then to just simply destroy and eat us is... I wanted to say "wicked", but I've got a feeling there isn't such words for the monster species. Wonder if they could always just say "Somali had her true horns filed down by humans" as another excuse for her appearance. I also like Golem's design, especially the whole eye. Still, it'll be nice to have this type of show this season. I always like at least one calm/slow show. |
| "You know you've reached peak quality when a doujin is better than the actual source series." (Eg. To LOVE-Ru) Just to list a couple of biases. Likes: A good story, characters, writing, romance, a good plot twist or something that breaks expectations (In a good way), 'backstory' and justice. Dislikes: Bad romance, too much fanservice, the harem genre, yuri, yaoi, and bad writing. |
| the artstyle is eye-catching and the OST very smooth, it fits the atmosphere. somali is kinda annoying but a kid is still better than a teenager in a puberty prime. show also got me excited about the fate of the humans 4/5 |
| Quite a nice start, for me the fantasy setting stands out a lot right now. The forest is packing so many strange yet amazing looking creatures. The forest itself looked amazing as well. Somali being voiced by Inori Minase was a nice surprise, gonna be great! She really brings out the fact that Somali is a child and wanting to discover as much as possible. |
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| the art is really cool but i just don't get the trend of fantasy stories about guys randomly adopting cute little girls . is this the whole appeal or what..? |
| moe moe ichijou seiya |
| Wow, I really, really enjoyed this! The opening song was so soft and adorable! It felt like one of those older Disney movie songs :3. The episode as a whole was fantastic. I love the world-building too. I won't like though, I'm very worried for the little girl :c. |
| I can't tell if the show is going to stay cute and happy, or take a turn. Cause when that mans opened his forehead up and had an eyeball in it... whew... |
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| I genuinely have no idea what episode of which anime people watched when they say it was wholesome, relaxing and nice. Perhaps till they arrive at the pub to eat. But after that? Humans were hunted, enslaved and eaten. All anthropomorphic characters relished those memories. And then Somali almost got eaten. How the fuck is that wholesome, relaxing or nice? |
| errr... this looks interesting. Tho not really sure yet. Since this episode is like showing the "slice-of-life" part of the series. But the summary and reviews suggests the series to be "dark", and "dark" usually means I end up punching my screen. (especially since they're using Human as livestocks, IE: food) ___ ___ ___ And they sorta explained how the Humans died off. With no surprise that Humans started up the fight with discrimination and racism... only to get smacked and turn into pets and food and literally died off. (tho apparently not extinct as our little heroine is a Human) ___ ___ ___ I get the feeling that at the end of this series they'll either - find human in a hidden part of the world. - find that all humans are dead, only the girl left as last human - the golem dies and the girl gets turn into slave - the girl dies and the golem heads back to the forest - both golem and the girl dies |
amlgJan 18, 2020 2:35 PM
| Nothing Written Here But Us Anime Bunnies *boing boing boing* |
| I guess you're reading too much into it lol. It's just a slice of life: you can't expect great developments or anything like that. I found it very relaxing and endearing, truly! It seems to me it will be slow paced (like most slice of life series), but I think, throughout the series, other themes will be explored and the mysteries will become clear |
| I love the beautiful art, music, and atmosphere. This sort of reminds me of a more heartlifting Kino's Journey. |
| Heart-warming, light-hearted & wholesome, for sure - for now! I don't know where the journey will lead them to? I'm definitely not going to ignore the hinted dark plot elements. |
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| seems like a promising story. art style is colourful and funky, character designs are nice and simplistic pretty chilled anime but that could change only problem is that CGI ending song. eeee Yikes thats all i would say. |
 "yabe." |
MayuTheUndead said: Just want to pop in here and say I'm super glad this series is getting a lot of positive feedback. The anime did a great job making up for the super detailed artwork in the manga with really incredible color design and background art. Major props to Chiho Nakamura (Color Design, they also did color design for Youjo Senki) and Vincent Nghiem (Background Art Director, first time in this position/debut) Vincent especially put a ton more effort in the background artwork than most anime studios usually tend to do. He had to check and correct more than 3000 different backgrounds in only a few months BY HIMSELF. Man seriously deserves props, because all that hard work definitely paid off beautifully. People underestimate how much color design and background artwork can change the aesthetic and atmosphere of a show. It shows. He did tremendous work. The backgrounds are gorgeous. |
| Nice firstvepisode |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| This is charming, so excited to watch more. Love the main character dynamic and Somali is the cutest little thing I’ve ever seen. PROTECTING HER AT ALL COSTS. I also really like the gorgeous backgrounds, interesting character designs and the beautiful soundtrack, enhances the already pleasant experience this show offers. Scared some real sad shits gonna happen though. Not ready |
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| Aww, this is really wholesome so far. Also I really love some of the colours used. Those deep purples and blues are really gorgeous and just add to my enjoyment! |
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| Plz anime, just this once... Just chill. I bet daddy golem can fight tho... NOOOOOO! CHILL MAN!! |
I think I don't know wtf I'm doing. Maybe. Probably. |
| Awwwwww its soo cute!! Its so nice to get another anime about the relationship between parent and child cause we dont get that many of these. This reminds me of the reason I loved WitchBlade so much because of the mother/daughter love. This looks like it'll be just as good for the same reason. Im guessing one of the major focuses will be the golum getting emotion by spending time with the kid. Cant wait. The voices arent what I expected but they're still good. Now they kind of brushed over their first meeting so I hope we get flashbacks later on to what his first reaction was and how he decided to help her. |
| Yuritopia FTW!!!!!!!!! BANZAI TO YURI !!!!!!!!!!!! |
| The scenarios are so beautiful! I was very impressed while watching. |
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| I really liked this first episode, especially the fantasy world. It feels unique and nothing like I've seen before. It was fantastically weird. |
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| Ahhhh, that was cute but I didn't care about anything, that brat is annnoying. I hope her innocence ends up killing her in the end. |
NurguburuMar 23, 2020 12:11 AM
| All weebs creatures of the galaxy, hear this message. Those of you who listen will not be struck by western animation. You will no longer know hunger, nor pain. Your Anime have come to lead you now. Our strength shall serve as a luminous sun toward which all intelligence may blossom. And the impervious shelter beneath which you will prosper. However, for those who refuse our offer and cling to their western animation ways… For you, there will be great wrath. |
| HOMAIGAWD, this was so wholesome TTATT Loved it. Somali s'cute n smol <3 |
| Wow that was boring as shit |
| Floyd Mayweather English Tutor |
| Wow.... very nice! By the way, for a moment, I thought Zelda's Lullaby would be playing at the beginning of the episode hehe~ |
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| A golem taking pity for a human and protecting them. A world without humans. Interesting. The peaceful premise is hiding more obscure things; Somali was very cute but also clueless. I was scared for her the whole time. |
 「 To other people, I might not have changed at all, but I feel like I was able to change... 」 |
| Already digging this heartwarming journey of human daughter Somali and her golem dad. It's pretty terrifying to know humans are hunted, taken as slave and even eaten in such a world. Although nothing bad happened so far, got a bad feeling looking at golem's broken arm there... |
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| Some nice background art; interesting color palette. Kind of overusing the god-rays though. I'm glad Somali running off and getting into trouble isn't going to be the main plot driver for the rest of the show. It was already getting tiring. Little kids holding adults' fingers are so damn cute aaaaa |
| Weird, but interesting... quite interesting. |
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| I like Golem, but it looks like his time is tight. Cracks are never a good sign. |
 "Are you intoxicated, or just insane?" |
| Cute and wholesome start. I like the Golem. |
SerafosJan 30, 2:21 AM
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