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| Just noticed the "Stereotypes, too many hypes" thingy i lol'ed hard. |
glitchhunter said: Eh, I'm just not getting into this anime. I haven't played the game, maybe that's why. I think I'll drop it. I'll probably play the game later though, since it's cheap as chips. Do you guys think the game is worth it? I'm not a gamer but I like some roleplaying games occasionally (Tales of series and Dark Cloud). I don't like complicated battling systems though... Define complicated. For the most part, the most complicated P4 gets is 'remember to use buffs/debuffs and remember to go for enemies' weaknesses'. I think that asking if a game is worth it in thread that's mostly filled with fans is going to get you a very one sided answer xP I'd say try it if you like RPGs, but keep in mind that half of it is also a social simulator. |
| If any of my posts seem odd, it's probably because I'm tired. Sorry. I have sleeping issues. |
| I had to pause and laugh for awhile when I heard the Catherine game over theme as MC's ringtone for Ebihara. |
| Oh, I love Yuu's ringtone too <3 This episode has a lot of funny moments. And their photo...! xD I can't stop laughing! The next ep will be great! 'Cause Kanji will be in it. 83 |
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| Yeah I did also like that Catherine gane theme in Yuu cellphone. The arts is horrible but it does fit well with game based anime. Yeah the game is more social type, you study going to school. Get Social Link and so on. The game is fun. But I do like this episode, like the part with Ai & Yuu , now they social rank level up, I never thought we will see a side story. I can't wait to see Kanji Arc and hope I can laugh the same as I did on the game lol. The cheerful Chie & Evil Yukiko . My favorite girls. :D |
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
| Went "OMG! WOOOO! CATHERINE!" when his phone range. Awesomesauce. |
| Okay, this was the worst episode yet, boring a lot and the best thing was pretty much the bitchslapping part. Which is kinda sad... I guess i looks forward to next episode though, preview suggests it's gonna be good again. |
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OrochiPL said: Okay, this was the worst episode yet, boring a lot and the best thing was pretty much the bitchslapping part. Which is kinda sad... I guess i looks forward to next episode though, preview suggests it's gonna be good again. Out of curiosity, have you ever played the game? I'm expecting there to be more similar episodes. Doing this builds up his Arcana, and thus more better Persona. |
| Uhm this was ok , they did kou and ai story well and in one episode , i didnt felt them too rushed. Next episode might be good. |
VanisherNov 4, 2011 8:01 PM
Paul said: OrochiPL said: Okay, this was the worst episode yet, boring a lot and the best thing was pretty much the bitchslapping part. Which is kinda sad... I guess i looks forward to next episode though, preview suggests it's gonna be good again. Out of curiosity, have you ever played the game? I'm expecting there to be more similar episodes. Doing this builds up his Arcana, and thus more better Persona. Yeah, I haven't played P4, but going by P3 this was to be expected and, frankly, I'm glad they decided to include the social links. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| I play the game but I can't see how this episode could be so bad, it was actually fun to watch. Love Chie & Ai slapping fight. I can't wait to for the next episode :) |
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
| Oh wow, what an incredible turn of events in this episode! Ai already there, immediate *fake* girlfriend, Moon social link apparently already completed in barely a week (LOL) The bitchslap part was epic^^ I'm not really far with Ai Sl in the game, so i'm wondering if i've been spoiled or not^^; |
ShortTermCrook said: No, it looked exactly like that, you just never saw the whole body (in 2D I mean) for the most part unless you went into the Status menu. Frankly play the game again. Youll notice they actually look "worst" because it looks like half their face has a bad tan or rash.Now that we get episode with bit less clothing, the poor usage of the orange persona gradient style became apparent. In the game im pretty sure the whole body was gradiented, which prevented characters looking like they have some bad rash.  Would rather see the concept dropped if it's going to look like this. |
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insan3soldiern said: I haven't either, well it's not that i mind building up social links/w/e. This girl was just so uninteresting that i couldn't care less about her, some better characters plox and i'm perfectly fine with some more school comedy/whatever episodes.Paul said: OrochiPL said: Okay, this was the worst episode yet, boring a lot and the best thing was pretty much the bitchslapping part. Which is kinda sad... I guess i looks forward to next episode though, preview suggests it's gonna be good again. Out of curiosity, have you ever played the game? I'm expecting there to be more similar episodes. Doing this builds up his Arcana, and thus more better Persona. Yeah, I haven't played P4, but going by P3 this was to be expected and, frankly, I'm glad they decided to include the social links. |
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| I aggree with the guy who said this episode was all over the place. It felt really off... Rushing 2 social links in one episode definitely didn't work for me. Most people who aren't familiar with the game are probably gonna wonder "who are these guys and why should I care about them?". Kou was pretty badly developed and let's not even talk about Daisuke. They're also not giving much attention to Dojima and Nanako which are some of the most important characters of the game. It feels like they are prioritizing the wrong things. I know it is necessary for Narukami to establish some social links, but all in all this felt like an useless episode. Since they don't have many episodes to adapt everything then they should at least give more focus to the things that are actually crucial to the plot. |
| If they plan to cover all the SLinks, I'm SO glad they got Ai's out of the way early cuz I HATED doing her SLink the most as well. (WHAT?! you want me to skip school to go shopping with you?! But...but...but...I want to work on slinks at lunch! D= ) Was happy to see Yu get two Arcana in the ending this time too cuz I was afraid that they would stop showing his progress with that (cuz he didn't get Amagi's arcana last week for some reason...and I can't remember if it was like that in the game as well...) Yosuke trying to get Chie and Yu together has renewed my hope they'll do that maid-cafe sequence ;) ...even though the two aren't really related but ahaha But oh man....Kanji arc next, that'll be interesting....(I'm guessing it's gonna be a damn multi-episoder....Noooooo....) |
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| haha nice ep |
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Skeeturz said: Highlights of the episode had to be Yu's Catherine ringtone and this. Rise's dungeon song would have been extremely appropriate for Kou there, lmao. MaipleLeaf said: When Dojima punched Adachi. I lol'd so hard..I'm guessing for future episodes Adachi will be slapped around by Dojima for a while. Riga92 said: Fixed that for you. I'm a little disappointed that Kou didn't flat out say he loved balls, but its all good, because this episode was great. Yes. I am aswell. They took out all the focus on his balls and put it on his love for Chie.. |
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Ikano said: If they plan to cover all the SLinks, I'm SO glad they got Ai's out of the way early cuz I HATED doing her SLink the most as well. (WHAT?! you want me to skip school to go shopping with you?! But...but...but...I want to work on slinks at lunch! D= ) Was happy to see Yu get two Arcana in the ending this time too cuz I was afraid that they would stop showing his progress with that (cuz he didn't get Amagi's arcana last week for some reason...and I can't remember if it was like that in the game as well...) Yosuke trying to get Chie and Yu together has renewed my hope they'll do that maid-cafe sequence ;) ...even though the two aren't really related but ahaha But oh man....Kanji arc next, that'll be interesting....(I'm guessing it's gonna be a damn multi-episoder....Noooooo....) Yukiko's SL starts a bit after she recovers in the game. I assume it is no different here. Anyhow, really liked the episode. Kou's SL will likely be revisited again in the following episodes. |
| He MAXed 2 S.links in 10 day, now thats skillz but yeah it felt kinda rushed, would have been better if they took their time with kou's story. I just hope they wont blow the other S.links. |
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TrainerOfLegend said: I've said it a few times, Yuiko's S.Link officially starts during the Kanji arc, more specifically... Ikano said: If they plan to cover all the SLinks, I'm SO glad they got Ai's out of the way early cuz I HATED doing her SLink the most as well. (WHAT?! you want me to skip school to go shopping with you?! But...but...but...I want to work on slinks at lunch! D= ) Was happy to see Yu get two Arcana in the ending this time too cuz I was afraid that they would stop showing his progress with that (cuz he didn't get Amagi's arcana last week for some reason...and I can't remember if it was like that in the game as well...) Yosuke trying to get Chie and Yu together has renewed my hope they'll do that maid-cafe sequence ;) ...even though the two aren't really related but ahaha But oh man....Kanji arc next, that'll be interesting....(I'm guessing it's gonna be a damn multi-episoder....Noooooo....) Yukiko's SL starts a bit after she recovers in the game. I assume it is no different here. Anyhow, really liked the episode. Kou's SL will likely be revisited again in the following episodes. |
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OrochiPL said: insan3soldiern said: I haven't either, well it's not that i mind building up social links/w/e. This girl was just so uninteresting that i couldn't care less about her, some better characters plox and i'm perfectly fine with some more school comedy/whatever episodes.Paul said: OrochiPL said: Okay, this was the worst episode yet, boring a lot and the best thing was pretty much the bitchslapping part. Which is kinda sad... I guess i looks forward to next episode though, preview suggests it's gonna be good again. Out of curiosity, have you ever played the game? I'm expecting there to be more similar episodes. Doing this builds up his Arcana, and thus more better Persona. Yeah, I haven't played P4, but going by P3 this was to be expected and, frankly, I'm glad they decided to include the social links. I got to agree that Ai's social link isn't that much interesting, Chie's the same matter, Yukiko social link is the best between the girls IMO. |
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daniellkun said: OrochiPL said: insan3soldiern said: I haven't either, well it's not that i mind building up social links/w/e. This girl was just so uninteresting that i couldn't care less about her, some better characters plox and i'm perfectly fine with some more school comedy/whatever episodes.Paul said: OrochiPL said: Okay, this was the worst episode yet, boring a lot and the best thing was pretty much the bitchslapping part. Which is kinda sad... I guess i looks forward to next episode though, preview suggests it's gonna be good again. Out of curiosity, have you ever played the game? I'm expecting there to be more similar episodes. Doing this builds up his Arcana, and thus more better Persona. Yeah, I haven't played P4, but going by P3 this was to be expected and, frankly, I'm glad they decided to include the social links. I got to agree that Ai's social link isn't that much interesting, Chie's the same matter, Yukiko social link is the best between the girls IMO. Nope! Also, anyone else notice Kanae Itou did the voice for Ai? She's not listed in on the page for P4 but I'm 100% sure it was her. |
VinterNov 5, 2011 12:20 AM
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Vinter said: daniellkun said: OrochiPL said: insan3soldiern said: I haven't either, well it's not that i mind building up social links/w/e. This girl was just so uninteresting that i couldn't care less about her, some better characters plox and i'm perfectly fine with some more school comedy/whatever episodes.Paul said: OrochiPL said: Okay, this was the worst episode yet, boring a lot and the best thing was pretty much the bitchslapping part. Which is kinda sad... I guess i looks forward to next episode though, preview suggests it's gonna be good again. Out of curiosity, have you ever played the game? I'm expecting there to be more similar episodes. Doing this builds up his Arcana, and thus more better Persona. Yeah, I haven't played P4, but going by P3 this was to be expected and, frankly, I'm glad they decided to include the social links. I got to agree that Ai's social link isn't that much interesting, Chie's the same matter, Yukiko social link is the best between the girls IMO. Nope! |
Vanisher said: Vinter said: daniellkun said: OrochiPL said: insan3soldiern said: I haven't either, well it's not that i mind building up social links/w/e. This girl was just so uninteresting that i couldn't care less about her, some better characters plox and i'm perfectly fine with some more school comedy/whatever episodes.Paul said: OrochiPL said: Okay, this was the worst episode yet, boring a lot and the best thing was pretty much the bitchslapping part. Which is kinda sad... I guess i looks forward to next episode though, preview suggests it's gonna be good again. Out of curiosity, have you ever played the game? I'm expecting there to be more similar episodes. Doing this builds up his Arcana, and thus more better Persona. Yeah, I haven't played P4, but going by P3 this was to be expected and, frankly, I'm glad they decided to include the social links. I got to agree that Ai's social link isn't that much interesting, Chie's the same matter, Yukiko social link is the best between the girls IMO. Nope! Is it really a spoiler though? Obvious thing is obvious. I figured it out the moment I saw |
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| cat fight in the middle of a game lol. |
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| Kou was so cute! I loved him in the game and I'm glad he appeared in the anime ^^ |
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Vinter said: Even obvious things are considered spoilers. >.> And regardless, unless you are talking about the US version, the Janapese version chose a more appropiate voice. One that can actually fake it better.Is it really a spoiler though? Obvious thing is obvious. I figured it out the moment I saw |
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| I didn't like Emi she looked to much like Saki, I keep getting confused. They could have made her design different. Her logic is not comprehensible to me. The bitchslapping with Chie and Yukiko were too funny. I don't remember I lol'd like that while watching anime. Pretty good episode, it felt like a filler though. |
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Leon-Gun said: Vinter said: Even obvious things are considered spoilers. >.> And regardless, unless you are talking about the US version, the Janapese version chose a more appropiate voice. One that can actually fake it better.Is it really a spoiler though? Obvious thing is obvious. I figured it out the moment I saw Saw, not heard. |
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| it was a good episode xD I'm glad for the appearances of Kou, Daisuke and Ai. Looking forward for the other social links :3 |
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Vinter said: The first thing I "saw" was that Shirogane looked very much like Persona 3's Main character, down the hair color. Maybe that's why some people brush it off without giving it much thought at first glance. still, a spoiler is a spoiler I guess.Leon-Gun said: Vinter said: Even obvious things are considered spoilers. >.> And regardless, unless you are talking about the US version, the Janapese version chose a more appropiate voice. One that can actually fake it better.Is it really a spoiler though? Obvious thing is obvious. I figured it out the moment I saw Saw, not heard. |
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Leon-Gun said: Vinter said: The first thing I "saw" was that Shirogane looked very much like Persona 3's Main character, down the hair color. Maybe that's why some people brush it off without giving it much thought at first glance. still, a spoiler is a spoiler I guess.Leon-Gun said: Vinter said: Even obvious things are considered spoilers. >.> And regardless, unless you are talking about the US version, the Janapese version chose a more appropiate voice. One that can actually fake it better.Is it really a spoiler though? Obvious thing is obvious. I figured it out the moment I saw Saw, not heard. It was the same for me. |
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| Such an interesting episode! It was a nice break from the persona action. However as I said in my previous analysis of the trailer, I hope that all social link episodes don't follow this route, instead mixing in with the main plot a bit more. Something which I enjoyed in Full metal panic season one was its ability to mix humour, action, and tension (as opposed to Fumoffu or TSR which did mainly one or the other). The Ai Vs Chie moment was trés unexpected! Didn't think two girls fighting like that would go so unnoticed by everyone / shrugged off by the MC and Yosuke. Still it was nice how they wove the two social links into one episodes without missing much out (e.g. the scene where AI was in the gym equipment instead of explicitly asking the MC to go ask Kou then and there). While it was not my favourite episode, I've considered that it could have been a lot worse, and therefore deserves a much higher score for adapting the social links well to an anime given that in the game they were drawn out and systematic. Must admit that I hope to see Kou and Ai in other scenes later on and hope they are not forgotten (although their characters will have to be given MUCH less screen time). Overall a 4/5 for a humorous episode which did the job better than the game. |
| i lol'd so hard when i heard that ringtone |
| Was just an alright episode; didn't seem like it was all that necessary. |
| Glad to finally see an episode where Yu is allowed to be more than just an observer, loved how he got more and more terrified of Ai as the episode went on. I know a lot of people are saying that the episode felt rushed, but I thought the subplots for Ai and Basketball Dude (forgot his name) worked well when blended together. But then again, I've never played Persona 4 (or any of the Persona games for that matter) so maybe they missed some plot point that was crucial in the game. Still, excited that the story is getting back on track next episode. I just hope in the future they continue to just devote one or two episodes at a time to what I presume are the sidequests in the game. Nothing against them, but not everything that worked in a video game will work in a TV show. |
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Relenus said: They're not sidequests,I'd consider them sub-plots more than side-quests.Glad to finally see an episode where Yu is allowed to be more than just an observer, loved how he got more and more terrified of Ai as the episode went on. I know a lot of people are saying that the episode felt rushed, but I thought the subplots for Ai and Basketball Dude (forgot his name) worked well when blended together. But then again, I've never played Persona 4 (or any of the Persona games for that matter) so maybe they missed some plot point that was crucial in the game. Still, excited that the story is getting back on track next episode. I just hope in the future they continue to just devote one or two episodes at a time to what I presume are the sidequests in the game. Nothing against them, but not everything that worked in a video game will work in a TV show. Strength Link ended up missing the most important detail of his story (related to his "family" in fact) but Moon was done perfectly (except for the fact they went the fake lovers route but that can't be helped). I personally had no issues with the jumps as they seemed seemless and besides the school-life nothing else is happening in the story at this moment. Heck, they managed to go ahead and put in some Nanako, Dojima and the up to now very ignored Adachi which means we shall soon see some of the Justice subplot soon, probably after the next case. |
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| I was laughing the whole time with this episode. So funny. I've only played p4 till yukiko, so I think i'm going to start over again with it :p Episode was definitely a 5 for me :p |
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Leon-Gun said: Relenus said: Glad to finally see an episode where Yu is allowed to be more than just an observer, loved how he got more and more terrified of Ai as the episode went on. I know a lot of people are saying that the episode felt rushed, but I thought the subplots for Ai and Basketball Dude (forgot his name) worked well when blended together. But then again, I've never played Persona 4 (or any of the Persona games for that matter) so maybe they missed some plot point that was crucial in the game. Still, excited that the story is getting back on track next episode. I just hope in the future they continue to just devote one or two episodes at a time to what I presume are the sidequests in the game. Nothing against them, but not everything that worked in a video game will work in a TV show. They're not sidequests,I'd consider them sub-plots more than side-quests. Strength Link ended up missing the most important detail of his story (related to his "family" in fact) but Moon was done perfectly (except for the fact they went the fake lovers route but that can't be helped). I personally had no issues with the jumps as they seemed seemless and besides the school-life nothing else is happening in the story at this moment. Heck, they managed to go ahead and put in some Nanako, Dojima and the up to now very ignored Adachi which means we shall soon see some of the Justice subplot soon, probably after the next case. Sub-plots must ALWAYS connect and relate to the main story. |
 If he's not with us, he's AGAINST us!!! |
| They really speed up the moon link... |
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| This is quite enjoyable |
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| Good episode again can't wait for next episode loving this series! |
| So the Moon and probably the Strength Arcana was done all at once with the speed of a single anime episode that is 20-ish minutes? I am disappoint. >_> |
| 100th post is mine! BitchMaster said: Sub-plots must ALWAYS connect and relate to the main story. They do. By Arcana-gaining. It's less obvious in the anime but still, it's there. Don't know what that "Catherine" is, but the ringtone was indeed appropriate. I was delighted by how Yousuke tried to ship Chie and Yuu, since I ship it too and the misunderstandings were pretty funny. All in all I liked that episode. A nice breather from the Persona dungeoning and it felt like watching an addition to the game - seems like even the people that played the game are not going to be too bored with the anime. Too bad the SLinks are so rushed though. No can do, I guess, the number of episodes is limited... I hope Ai and Kou will be appearing in the future episodes too, even if only briefly. Well, Kou's SLink is actually far from being finished yet... And they still have to use the "I love'em balls" line... which they probably don't plan to use unfortunately. I'm quite interested in this AO Aika girl. |
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| I need to play Catherine =.= On the other hand, I really liked this episode lol |
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| I thought that I will find it boring but I was wrong. It was really a fun enjoyable episode. Cat fight made me lol. XD |
| This episode was originally going to get a 'meh' from me after the first half but the Catherine shout-out via ringtone and the bitch-slapfest between Chie and Ai pushed it into 'awesome' territory. I was kind of disappointed about Kou not 'loving them balls' but they made up for it with Kou getting semi-nude about halfway through. I imagine there was much squeeing from the Kou fangirls. I am also fairly intrigued by this new 'Aika' character. I thought the S.Link episode was done fairly well, considering they've only got 25/26 episodes to work with. Episode felt a bit too oddly paced, but the humor made up for it. So I'll go with 4.5/5 here. |
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