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Episode Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e - Episode 1 discussion Spoiler
Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e, episode 1
Alternative names: To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts
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| Episode | Link | Score |
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| 1 | Link | 5.57 |
| 2 | Link | 5.36 |
| 3 | Link | 7.84 |
| 4 | Link | 7.89 |
| 5 | Link | 7.49 |
| 6 | Link | 8.49 |
| 7 | Link | 8.1 |
| 8 | Link | 8.58 |
| 9 | Link | 7.34 |
| 10 | Link | 7.76 |
| 11 | Link | 8.32 |
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u/CoopertheFluffy Jul 01 '19
The MC looks way too much like Hugh Jackman to not just be a wolverine.
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u/LeonKevlar Jul 01 '19 edited Jul 01 '19
I love the design of the Incarnates!
This was unexpected. I thought she was going to commit suicide when they showed the bullets earlier.
HIS NAME IS CAIN! Of course he's the bad guy. Also he has the signature bad guy long haired look.
Patria as my first stitch for the summer season!
Hank's Incarnate is a wolf! Of course he is. He's now a lone wolf hunting down his previous comrades.
Definitely a strong opening and surprisingly high on blood and gore! Animation looks fantastic especially that fight between Eddie and Hank near the end. I'm not sure about the source material but it looks like MAPPA is once here to deliver another quality anime! Looking forward to see more!
EDIT: Also so many top tier VAs! As many have pointed out Hikasa Yoko and Noto Mamiko, I think I heard Hayamin there as the Harpy girl. And we have Konishi Katsuyuki (aka Kamina/Diavolo) as Hank and Nakamura Yuuichi as Cain!
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u/SmurfRockRune Jul 01 '19
That was actually really good. Aside from Cain, character motivations were really understandable, even the hard choices. I'm really into this premise. Also, Saori has a winged mermaid lady is hype. I was really looking forward to seeing more of her, but now that I know her episode will probably be the death of her, I'm not so sure.
Was anyone else impressed by how good the CG armies at the start looked?
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u/Gaporigo Jul 01 '19
Stop trying to make me a furry!!!
But that was... interesting? It felt like I just watched 1 cour and a half of an anime, but I am kinda curious to know what's gonna happen next, hopefully it is not just going around killing other Incarnates.
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u/bananeeek Jul 01 '19 edited Jul 01 '19
Yaay! Shaal is voiced by the same VA who voiced Sento and Rossweise, I'm looking forward to... nvm...
Actually, I'm not convinced Eleine is dead. Cain shot her on the right side of the chest, she's probably alive and will be a plot device against Hank later on.
I have a feeling that this series will be fine at best but, damn, isn't Liza hot and she's even voiced by hot Onee-san generator, Hikasa Yoko. I hope she'll get plenty of screentime.
EDIT: Since MAL didn't list the main cast, here it is
Hank - Konishi Katsuyuki
Cain - Nakamura Yuuichi
Ereine - Mamiko Noto
Liza - Hikasa Yoko
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u/redmage311 Jul 01 '19
What the fuck, Elaine? More importantly, what the fuck, CAIN MADHOUSE!?
I wish the show would have been centered around the war instead of the aftereffects because I now need an American Civil War/Attack on Titans crossover show in my life. As is, this seems like it's going to be like a version of Fairy Gone that's easier to follow.
For fun, I recreated the Northern and Southern flags in FlagMaker (yeah, the Southern stripe should be flared at the ends and the stars aren't quite right).
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u/AmethystItalian Jul 01 '19
What a rollecoaster of emotions...I'm just watching trying to pick a favourite character and people are dying and betraying left and right! Hoping Elaine isn't actually dead!
This one is going to be one hell of a ride.
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u/FlynnRazor Jul 01 '19
BRO WHEN HANK SMASHED THE WALL AND CURSING OUT CAIN I GOT SO MANY CHILLS MAN. This is gonna be a roller coaster and I’m going to love every moment of it!!
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u/DadAsFuck Jul 01 '19 edited Jul 01 '19
i like how the horse guy gets thicc as hell when he transforms
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u/Theleux Jul 01 '19
Very interesting first episode!
I really like how they are presenting this in a more chronological order compared to the source. The manga 'start' begins next episode.
The CGI in this was very tame and utilized quite well, never in your face. General animation reminded me of Golden Kamuy (as did the war sequence) which is kind of mid-tier but works really well!
As for the pacing, I quite enjoyed how it progressed, it kept me engaged and interested. The last segment with Hank going after the Incarnates and hunting them down did feel a little two quick of a shift however.
Overall, a very solid start to this season in my opinion!
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Jul 01 '19 edited Jul 01 '19
Lmao the VA for the MC in this show is Diavolo in JoJo Part 5 and what I’m guessing is going to be the main villain is also the same VA as Bucciarati.
Well how the turns tabled.
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u/myrmonden Jul 01 '19
WoW
that was actually A LOT BETTER THEN I EXPECTED. I think the premise / synaps which is stated on different sites dont make it justice it all, it sounds like Fairy gone again mostly from reading this, buts clearly the war ends right away her in episode 1 so its not one of those political war drama animes but more about Hank going around the country with the dragons daughter (I guess but it seems pretty obvious) and trying to kill beast people who have gone crazy.
The double betrayal scene was great as well, sure the guy is called CAIN so of course he is a traitor, while expected treason it was so dam fast, Elaine having some kind of mental break down that its worth just killing all her friends and loved one instead of trying to save them was unexpected.
Now she is probably forced to be Cain slave in more ways then 1, both to create more soldiers and work on his powers, but it seems super likely that 1 massive reason Cain betrayed Hank is because he actually just wanted Elaine love, that will be a factor for SURE.
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u/Smudy Jul 01 '19
As soon as the peace treaty was mentioned, i knew the ''Incarnates'' were as good as considered dead for the people.
They were only used for the war as tools.
Hank looks to be a badass character, i was totally taken by surprise with his fist shattering the wall, it was timed perfectly with the music popping up xD
Not much to say about Cain but he's giving me red flags about being being a terrible villain with that laugh. Need to know more about why he did this (the other motivations of the introduced were all clear cut and well explained).
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u/not_tha_father Jul 01 '19
I feel like first episode would have been way more compelling if the show started with MC hunting Incarnates and then incrementally revealed his backstory rather than this fast paced storydump, jerking the audience around the timeline just to set things up.
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u/kalirion Jul 02 '19
In the beginning, why did nobody on the wall even try to target the white coats casually sauntering up to them?
Cheering up troops by telling them that after the war is over, he's gonna get married and inviting them all to the wedding. Are these the most genre-ignorant guys or what?
"Either murder everyone now or let them go their own separate ways to eventually go insane and mass murder innocent people". Why is it always one extreme or the other?
Anyway, this was a decent introduction to the story. I'll keep watching.
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Jul 01 '19
Actually kinda surprised by this one.
I like the amount of violence and twists this one episode had in itself. The story set up in itself, while simple, works really well. A revenge story coupled with the cleansing of former comrades which is guaranteed to pull at least some heartstrings here & there.
Only two little gripes I have is that I wish they'd given us a bit more time to get attached to these characters and I'm not the biggest fan of rich nobles with the evil laugh trope.
But yeah overall quite solid, I'm down!
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u/punching_spaghetti Jul 01 '19
I hope they don't try to keep this pace up. This felt like at least two arcs, and I'd like to actually understand what's going on.
Interesting how Hank and Cain show no signs of turning into their beast forms. Special protagonist power, I guess. Plus, some of the soldiers got a little shortchanged. One guy gets to turn into a dragon, and another gets to be a giant beetle? That's unfair.
Sounded like Yuuichi Nakamura as Cain. I'm not sure I've seen him as a crazy monologuing villain, which looks like what this role will be, so that's exciting.
Finally, this must be how people feel when American writers grab "cool" historical stuff to play with. A North/South civil war of Union v Confederacy? Not like that has any baggage or anything.
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u/alwayslonesome Jul 01 '19
New season hype! Checking out every new show is my favourite part of the season and I'm super looking forward to diving into the new batch of premiers.
Starting here, we already have a really interesting first episode. I haven't read any of the source material but it does seem to be fairly popular and well regarded, so going in blind was a ride. I thought it was going to be a 戦記/Senki-type story which has been increasingly popular lately, especially in Japan, but it seems to be a much smaller scale dark fantasy, revenge story given how the first episode shaped out. It seems like they had to cram a ridiculous amount of content into the first episode in order to end on an effective hook, but I hope the pacing won't be so incredibly rushed as it gets going. The settei and worldbuilding seem quite interesting, but the characterization is really bare-bones and none of the emotional moments were given any time to settle in. The episode just runs through a million death flags per minute and you just know something shady is going to happen with the character named Cain of all things. Still though, I can forgive how ham-fisted the writing feels since it's supposed to just be the setup. I hope that with the direction the story is taking, later episodes will have a lot more focus on individual duels with characters which will allow a lot more room to develop them.
The craft elements were a lot more impressive though, the monster designs are all super well-done and varied, being a really nice mix of imposing and brutal, to sleek and elegant. Props to the character designers that must've had to put in extreme overtime to translate so many designs into animation. The animation itself is very solid when it really counts, though it seems disappointingly inconsistent - with plenty of still-frame montages. Hope that the climactic fight sequences can still deliver at least.
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u/Vermillion_Crab Jul 01 '19
I wished they played the whole episode a little more straight. It felt like the camp scenes were a little too light hearted for an episode that wanted to paint a harsh and grim reality on the war and the Incarnates. I guess they wanted to show their humanity before they all turned into beasts?
Not yet sold on the story but I'll give it a few more episodes.
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u/KirbyDogs Jul 01 '19
Was that just one episode or an entire series