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| Just another ride on the train to WTF-town. Still, it had a unique vibe so i'm kinda interested how 'll things turn out. |
| I really liked the dark and melancholic athmosphere! |
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| Dear god, that was depressing, almost too depressing for my own good. Still, I'm liking this, it's interesting and the art style looks awesome. Will definitely continue this to the end, glad I decided to watch it. But damn, that really made me feel depressed. Truly seems like a show of very high quality. |
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| Umm... Best looking anime I have ever seen. Cutest loli I have ever seen. 5/5 |
wtfyourface said: MistaCloudStrife said: OVER 9000!!!From 100-1000, how much do you love LWL? |
| I was waiting for a series to be my 5th favorite and I think this one might be it. Ringo was awesome. |
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hanabiii said: Fixed. *sniff*Ringo is awesome. |
wtfyourface said: MistaCloudStrife said: OVER 9000!!!From 100-1000, how much do you love LWL? |
| A remake? Totally unexpected.. Is this the Casshern version of DDS? |
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| It's really hard for me not think of Amuro whenever I hear Casshern speak, especially when he's taking out robots (some of which are mono-eyed). Anyway episode caught my interest, I'll certainly keep watching. |
| casshern is a little... psychotic isn't he? he just totaled that guy |
the only way to stop a gamer from playing is either: beat them, or wait until they get bored (though 2% percent suffer seizures  |
| O.O OMG - I am going to love this series! |
| Wow!! Damn, Casshern is pretty! Loved the OP!! Animation looked amazing!! |
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| Wow, this episode really caught me offguard. I had no expectations when I started watching this series but it already surpasses most of the airing series I'm following right now. Anyway, the visuals are amazing compared to those series and it also succeeds at creating an emotional bond between the sympathetic main characters and the viewer at least for me. |
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| The 93 OVA was pretty great for it's time, but this...this is epic after 1 episode! I think this will be an amazing show, and couldn't have picked a better one for the revival of Toonami! Urahara Out!! |
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Okami_Amaterasu said: It looks absolutely nothing like 70's animation. It definitely has the old anime style though.Hmm I liked it. Not bad, not bad at all. I'm not really a fan of the 70's looking animation or whatever but I did enjoy it. Looking forward to more! |
| ..Well It's not your everyday kind of scenario which is good, The art for this series is great and the fights are good. Let's see how the story develops. |
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| Well I forgot to set my DVR to record the first episode so I downloaded it instead and I am intrigued. I like the concept and the art style. It seems like this is going to be on bleak, dark anime, which is just the way I like them. There is lots of mystery going on here. The robots have begun to die and the rumor is Casshern is the only thing that can stop it. It seems like the robots have developed very human personalities as they actually fear death. It's one thing for them to have a programmed desire to live but they are showing way more emotion than that. It'll be interesting to see the nature of the calamity that destroyed this world and created this desolate future. It seems all the humans are dead, destroyed by their own creations the robots. Now the robots face their own destruction. I quite enjoyed this first episode and it left me intrigued. It definitely seems to be an anime that will have a message and deal with some heavy themes. Although the characters aren't human, the robots seem like they will be used to explore human nature. I don't think I will wait for this week to week though. I think I'll move on to the second episode now. |
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| 5/5 I heard this is slow paced, but I still heard that it has at least an action scene per episode with them being lenghty... So a dystopian world with a badass main, tons of dialogue with a nice, big meaning behind it that is easily seen and Action together? Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari ONCE AGAIN but in ACTION GENRE and SCIENCE FICTION? Count me in, bitches! This, fills in all possible gaps for me. Maybe not Romance, but if this ends well, 10/10. |
ImmahnoobJul 13, 2012 7:17 AM
Play League of Legends here! Autocrat said: Hitler was good, objectively. |
| Very nice first episode: action and mystery packed, great silvery color palette, animation lacks a bit sometimes, but great art and storyboard easily make up for it. If only Gilgamesh could have been like that. Anyway when they said "dystopian robot" I was already sold. :) |
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| Yay, I think I have finally found an anime that is actually worth my time! Let's hope it stays that way. |
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| Casshern looks a lot like megaman |
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| Promising start, looking forward to the rest of the series. The best thing so far is the presence of a young girl who seemingly will stay cute and won't be annoying. Stroll on! |
| Didn't expect much after Casshan: Robot Hunter, but now my expectation are very high. I just love anime with apocalyptic feeling. |
| Very interesting start, a gloomy/dark atmosphere but quite lovely action and pacing, that little girl sure was also quite a lovely addition so well let's see what will happen next! |
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| I love the old school art/character designs and the dystopian settings. Looking forward to more of this. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| A good first episode. Kudos to the dazzling art and well made action series. Also, awesome music done by Kaoru wada. No wonder it gave me Inuyasha vibes :3 |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money. |
| This is REALLY not what I had in mind. This first episode was really noisy in contrary to what I've heard about CASSHERN Sins being REALLY slow-paced and rather quiet (atmospheric, in fact). But to make up for that, the dystopian landscapes were a nice treat for my eyes, though if this was made recently, they would have been better. But most of all, the OST. I can't help but SOMEHOW be VAGUELY reminded of FFIX. Though the OP and ED are a let down, especially the OP. Guess I expected way too much of something like Ergo Proxy + Kaiba. |
Battlechili1 said: zetsu_shoren said: This is REALLY not what I had in mind. This first episode was really noisy in contrary to what I've heard about CASSHERN Sins being REALLY slow-paced and rather quiet (atmospheric, in fact). But to make up for that, the dystopian landscapes were a nice treat for my eyes, though if this was made recently, they would have been better. But most of all, the OST. I can't help but SOMEHOW be VAGUELY reminded of FFIX. Though the OP and ED are a let down, especially the OP. Guess I expected way too much of something like Ergo Proxy + Kaiba. If it means anything I didn't like the show at first. I began liking it a ways into the series. You are right. Just finished ep2. Holy goddamn ass. |
| I'm bedridden due to stomach flu and wanted to watch something new...I do not regret my choice. Thank you friend who told me to watch this like two years ago lol. I had zero expectation for this, not knowing what I was getting into, nor having read any reviews and paid no attention to the ranking or popularity. I can safely say that I highly enjoyed this first episode without anyone's influence. The tone and atmosphere was well established, and I really like the old-school art work. The music is also really fitting, intense and suspenseful at the beginning, and calm with a hint of beauty where Casshern meets Ringo. The ED is also really nice to listen to. I like how mysterious it is, despite all the plenty of action, I can already tell that it will go at slow pace. The loudness of the fighting in the beginning is a nice contrast to the quiteness at the beach. Ringo calling Casshern beautiful made me smile, but it was sad to see her grow fearful at Casshern's violent and destructive abilities. Which also reminds me, I like Casshern's style of fighting, definitely not something I've encountered before. A lot of acrobatic moves. Anyways, can't wait to learn with Casshern about his past and the world. |
 After watching 10 episodes of this many months ago, I held off on Casshern Sins for the longest time. First, I wanted to watch the original from the 70s, then the OVA from the 90s since it would have been weird going in reverse. It was to know the roots of the series, as well as knowing what I was getting myself into. Casshern Sins is probably pretentious as hell. It reeks of this nihilistic, fatalistic, complete sense of apathy that doesn't seem to mean anything beyond "the world is screwed." But, to that end, it does "end of the world" very well. In fact, the world has ended already, and now the remnants are just trying to get by. The show isn't inherently loud and bombastic like a futuristic action show, nor does it go for grit and blood like, say, Fist of the North Star. Instead, it's hollow and lifeless. There's few, if any, humans left, so all that remains are earth and rusted steel, which would probably seem like skeletal remains to other robots. As a fleshy person, I see a wasteland. To a robot, they'd see an endless graveyard. And yeah, the shots of voids are beautiful. Rewatching this episode, there are indeed fights, and they retain the stylized nature of the show in general. It's jerky and quick, providing a lot of fast impacts with little build up to each blow. The fights themselves feel meaningless, but if that was done on purpose, then it reflects the situation of the world: a meaningless struggle. I could be wrong, but I'll give the show the benefit of the doubt, as it would be a smart move. The atmosphere, in comparison, really takes its time to show the desolation of the world. Yet, with a character like Ringo present, it's not entirely full of dread. This episode was actually kind of hopeful, showing that there's still hope left even in an uncertain world heading for death. And it's not a big explosion type of death, but a slow, passive one, much like a desert wind. It's almost poetry really. But, I must admit, it's really, really, really heavy on the gloom and doom. What I like though is how quiet it is about the end of the world, and the fact that it takes place after the end. It's not like Saikano, which fights to prevent the end, or Now and Then, Here and There which dramatizes the end as extremely depressing. Casshern Sins is depressing, but it doesn't beat you over the head with it. The characters have nothing left to fight over, so all they can do is either struggle until the end, or calmly accept their fates. There's nothing big or dramatic, and as such it feels very natural and matter-of-fact. The dramatic, overbearing nature of Casshern Sins actually works toward its favor I think, and it's why I'm treating it with respect. The show is comfortable being so visually dark compared to its previous versions, and I'm surprised it's working out so well. But, this is just the first episode, so I can only wonder how the rest stack up, as I can barely remember them. |
| Fantastic first episode. Great animation and music. Really like both the OP and ED. Love the setting, and starts with some nice world building. No way it can keep this up since there has to be some reason it's only rated 7.65 |
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| The spirit of the cyberpunk genre in this anime is absolute and the the post-apocalyptic surroundings and background are really suitable for the action and the genre. |
We're just the boys and girls that think they always know... |
| Some low level fights here and there, a small mystery about who is casshern.. Well its not that interesting for me but Perhaps something more interesting will submerge. |
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| "Insania" from Towa no Quon looks a lot like Casshern. White skintight jumpsuit with horned head piece; both have messy hair; similar body types. Anyway, we get dumped into the middle of a story in a different world; Then we're given a ton of elements to digest in one episode. |
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| "Long ago, you killed the Sun named Moon, and the Ruin began." Badass first episode. It's a simple premise, but the style and execution draw you in. I love the character designs, music, and camera angles. Ringo gave me Pino from Ergo Proxy vibes. It was funny how hard she fell for Casshern. 5/5 |
| Man this looks something else. Very curious about it. I too got Ergo Proxy's Pino vibes out of Ringo! Let's see where this goes. |
| Gotta say, the characters look like ass. |
| Weak start to the Anime, the art style is going to need getting used to. |
| Wow, it was a great first episode ! I don't want to get hyped too much but for now, it really seems to fit what I would like. I already am super invested in the characters, I even had a little tear when Ringo was talking to Casshern, that's a really good sign. Casshern seems to be a very interesting character, the amnesiac hero is a very commun trope but since this show is pretty old, I won't complain. He is a anti-hero of some sort apparently, I like that. (Well, after all, it is called Casshern "Sins".) The story also seems promising, we didn't get much info but enough to have me intrigued. (Well we did get a lot of elements, but it's pretty hard to understand what it means for now.) I really like the art too, the chara designs of Casshern, Ringo and Luna are very pretty and original. The animation bugged me a bit though, especially because of the way the mouths move, but I'll get used to it. Overall, I feel like it could very well become one of my favorite shows by the end. I hope I'm not getting my hopes too high. |
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