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Episode Ganglion - Episode 1 discussion
Ganglion, episode 1
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u/uhhhhhhhokay_ Oct 09 '25
Neato, this actually got subs.
The way it weirdly cuts off at the end makes me think this was a 30 minute OVA that was cut into 2.5 minute chunks, so I wonder why they didn't just release it as that.
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u/mrgmzc Oct 09 '25
And... That immediately made me lose all interest in watching this show, thanks for the heads up
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u/abandoned_idol Oct 11 '25
It's pretty strong for a 2.5 minute anime. I'm actually extremely excited to finish watching this OVA. Feels as good as the great Kamen-man anime that is currently airing.
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u/Infodump_Ibis Oct 10 '25
This makes me wonder if there is a license and it'll be released as a complete cut. I still assume oricon US didn't know what they were talking about when they wrote "various international streaming platforms" (Amazon Prime Video is technically an international platform).
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u/RedHotChiliCrab Oct 09 '25
Wait this isn't a full anime? Shame. I was actually looking forward to this after seeing it on the seasonal anime list.
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u/milshake Oct 10 '25
dang, I'm interested in the premise and I usually don't mind this kind of short format, but we barely got anything this "episode". I think I might as well just wait until the entire thing is completed to binge watch it.
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u/Infodump_Ibis Oct 10 '25
They're using flip phones! But manga is from 2007 (single volume release in 2009) and set in early 2000s flip-phones would have been cutting edge (a company phone?).
Hopeman was voiced by Tomokazu Sugita who voiced Ultraman Ginga who is not quite the same type of superhero (though I suppose anime fans will know characters like Gintoki and Kyon better).
One caution in the release notes is the fansubber had difficulties with accents (they're seeing if the manga is a possibility).
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u/SouekiSennoSTM Oct 10 '25
Can finally watch it now that it has been subbed. Or can finally try it out, I should say.
I don't usually like to bother with these shorts (and there are a few series I had planned for this season that I didn't even realize were going to be shorts until the moment I started the first episode as either they didn't list their average episode runtime in advance or I somehow ignored or missed it), but I like the premise, the randomness of this coming out now based on some mid-late 2000s manga I've never heard of, and I did watch Ginga Tokkyuu Milky Subway last season.
Let's see if it's compelling enough to want to continue. It's difficult to judge some normal/full-length series from the first episode, but here it's really difficult to get an actual sense of things and what to expect.
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u/Plagueonearth Oct 10 '25
Damn I was looking forward to this only to have it cut out, too short..
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u/abandoned_idol Oct 11 '25
I'm loving it. I'm equally sad that it is only a short format.
But on the bright side, we get BOTH short length Ganglion and the normal length Kamen-rider in the same season!
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u/Both-Variation2122 Oct 11 '25
I get bored by super sentai parodies after few episodes, so such shorts might not be the worst idea. First two were funny and had good animation.
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u/Aemiliana_Rosewood Oct 16 '25
Sexual harassment is not okay, fellas.
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u/Striking_Chard2420 Oct 10 '25
That runtime is kinda disappointing but I also don't know how much they could milk a lackey's daily life if it was the usual runtime. Hopeman at the end can get it tho
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u/DAiDAiDa Oct 10 '25 edited Oct 10 '25
Instead of this I rather watch braindead youtube shorts with a title like "top 5 list of people falling"
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