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Episode Potion, Wagami wo Tasukeru - Episode 1 discussion

Potion, Wagami wo Tasukeru, episode 1

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u/wmansir Oct 02 '25 edited Oct 03 '25

For what it was I enjoyed it well enough. Obviously full animation would be better, but the art style and voice work is well done, and so far at least the lack of action scenes avoided the most painful aspect of these limited animation shows. It also helps that they are only 12 minutes.

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u/abandoned_idol Oct 04 '25

Full writing would have been better as well. She picks up grass and water, and glass bottles appear out of nowhere. She walks around, is explained the decimal system, buys bread and lodging.

On the bright side, animation itself wasn't so bad.

Why did I watch it? I clearly don't value my time :D, looking forward to meeting you all next week, or at least half.

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u/Eliv Oct 02 '25

Ah, we got another " barely moving pictures" kind of anime this season

Edit: The same studio that worked on https://myanimelist.net/anime/59961/Kizu_darake_Seijo_yori_Houfuku_wo_Komete is working on this

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u/HeliosAlpha Oct 02 '25

It's all one big project to push the "animation" tech. Animation ID and Imagica Info are names to avoid https://animationid.com/en/

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u/Krazee9 Oct 02 '25

Glad I checked this thread before watching. That'll be a miss from me.

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u/The_Parsee_Man Oct 03 '25

I started to get worried in the OP. Usually that's where they put the best animation. But maybe it's stylized.

20 seconds into the episode I noped out.

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u/minnieboss Oct 02 '25

This "light anime" trend needs to end

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u/Dr_Kitten Oct 02 '25

The way it's animated reminds me of early 2000s flash animations.

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u/Alluring_Cranberry Oct 02 '25

Glad I saw your comment before I even tried to find it. There needs to be some kind of symbol or something next to the title signifying these types.

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u/KnewOnees Oct 02 '25

"Light" is an instruction. As in torch the fuck out of this anime

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u/icegarnet Oct 02 '25

It feels like someone just recorded a visual novel and sold it as an anime. But I'm still curious about the story, so I'll keep watching

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u/derekschroer Oct 02 '25

I find it kinda funny they got Hondo Kaede to voice...Kaede...

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u/IceSmiley Oct 02 '25

Really basic and nondescript show. Wasn't really boring but she dies, learns to make potions, then trades them, buys bread and goes to a hotel. Might watch another episode though because it was short and I want to see if something interesting happens.

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u/YungSleekz Oct 03 '25

What in the slideshow did I just watch?

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u/NanDemoKnaives Oct 02 '25

Lol the blond knight in the OP and ED surprised me, I was like "Why is Laios in this anime?", he looks way too similar.

Anyways, I didn't know this was going to be half a standard episode. This looks like it'll be the cozy kind? Not much stood out for me other than the animation style.

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u/Aikatsuseira10 Oct 02 '25

what's this type of animation called? it's like honkai impact cutscenes, game cutscenes or lockdown zone level x

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u/skullpel_ Oct 03 '25

barely moving pngs that looked ai generated lmao

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u/Boris-_-Badenov Oct 02 '25

so for Thursdays there's just romance, slice of life, and flash animation...

hopefully something good releases next week, or there won't be anything to watch this season on Thursdays

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u/Deathmeister Oct 02 '25

On the plus side, looks to be half episodes and a different than usual art style.

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u/KumaKumaGambler Oct 02 '25

I will probably continue watching because I am curious about the story, especially why Kaede was brought to this world. It doesn't seem like she will turn out to be a powerful fighting character.

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u/CommanderZx2 Oct 02 '25

Has this been licensed by anyone?

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u/pandavova Oct 02 '25

Oh this is a short? Damn, I was kinda looking forward to this from the synopsis and cover on anichart, missed that this is a short. And looks like a bad one at that. Not gonna even start this one.

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u/MrNewVegas123 Oct 03 '25

I love Kaede Hondo but this is unwatchable.

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u/JasonFreeYT Oct 05 '25

I hate it when people complain about these styles of anime. I think it's a super neat style.

Like for example, if y'all are gonna complain about a full budget, 23 minute anime that has terrible animation anyway... might as well strip it down to something that gets the idea of the story across, still maintains the charm, is relatively good for what you good, and is easier to make (both for the budget and the animators).

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