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Jan 12, 2021 11:21 AM

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No idea what's happening. I like it.
Jan 12, 2021 11:22 AM

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This anime is pretty interesting. The plot twist really makes you want to see more and the art style is so pretty. It kinda gives you the Madoka Magica vibes, especially the OST. Looking forward to the next episode!

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Jan 12, 2021 11:27 AM
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I was really clueless at first 10min but i think this anime is probably the best animated anime this season. Im glad i watched its first episode

Damn im fucking hooked af now

I guess Cloverworks has been doing some hard work nowadays? And i like it

but wait, wtf did i just really watch
Jan 12, 2021 11:28 AM
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Some observations:
- Ai is basically immortal in her dreams, as long as she protects her heart and eyes. This has to be symbolic, and connected to the issue of bullying that Ai has experienced both as a victim and as a witness.
- Any injuries she sustains in her dreams are carried over to her wake state. This leads to her being admitted to a hospital and staying out of school. Perhaps a metaphor for self-harm due to Nagase's suicide weighing on her conscience?
- Not often do we see dream sequences being represented that faithfully in any media. Dreams are disjointed, chronologically and geographically incoherent, make no sense in the real world, although as you're dreaming you almost never realize or question the inconsistencies with reality. The presentation of the dreamworld within WEP is very well done in that regard.
- So much mystery. Even though Ai managed to defeat her first enemy and meet the Egg-people, and we learned the basics of how the dreamworld works and what the MC's objective is, I feel like we're only scratching the surface of what this is all about. We don't even know yet if there actually is more to it than that. Though I'll be so pissed if this turns out to be some kind of reverse Pokemon.
- I was hoping the presentation would be good and I wasn't disappointed. The art, animation, music, sound, voice, every aesthetic aspect is top notch so far. Very pleased with the fact the trailers didn't lie.

I'm hooked. Can't wait for the next episode.
Jan 12, 2021 11:32 AM
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can someone tell me why the main girl's friend killed herself? ty
Jan 12, 2021 11:38 AM

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NutuJSS said:
can someone tell me why the main girl's friend killed herself? ty


Probably she got bullied too (most likely because of her friendship with the main girl) then Ai betrayed her for some reason (according to the her statement), maybe for the reason to avoid harm herself. She was a bit pushy, I had a feelling she wanted more then just to be friends with Ai and if that was the case and her feelings had got betrayed by Ai that could have caused her to have wanted to die.
IshitatesoJan 12, 2021 11:48 AM
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Jan 12, 2021 11:42 AM
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Probably she got bullied too (most likely because of her friendship with the main girl) then Ai betrayed her for some reason (according to the her statement), maybe for the reason to avoid harm herself.[/quote]
makes sense... i just felt like i missed something... ty :D
Jan 12, 2021 11:45 AM

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Well, it's certainly different from what I expected, in mostly good ways. A protagonist who's driven and doesn't spend the entire thing beating you over the head with internal narration or her backstory. Desperation and guilt are a nice one-two punch of motivation and delivered pretty well here. It's nice to have a lighter touch on the story side and not have the entire gamefied premise spat out, although I'm sure that's coming. It was a bit awkward how she jumped out of nowhere to this being a wish-granting scenario, which is always a monkey paw thing, because anime. OK definitely one of the few things that has a chance to save the season
Jan 12, 2021 12:05 PM

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This anime looks stunning! It reminds me of SSSS.Gridman. I was going into this thinking it was a sweet slice of life, did not expect a creepy silent hill vibe mixed with schizophrenia

Jan 12, 2021 12:13 PM
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What a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Depressing, sad, happy, ecstatic, scary, somber, peaceful. The whole array. I was a bit confusing while watching, but by the end I had a pretty good idea of what was going on. I can advice to rewatch it, and listening to everything that's being said by the commentators/gamemasters (or whatever they are). There's still questions to be answered, but you know where it's going plotwise. 10/10 music, animation, VA & character design.
Jan 12, 2021 12:19 PM
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I wonder if this will stick to just school or if it'll expand past that

I'm really looking forward to what comes next because this was certainly not what I was expecting
Jan 12, 2021 12:27 PM

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this is some acid tripping fever dream. high animation quality, interesting set up of imaginary worlds and transistions. it sets it self up very strongly for deeper explanations and character trait expansions. i'm happy i started this
 
Maybe watching, maybe reading, probably living
Jan 12, 2021 12:30 PM
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Watched this on the off chance and .....

It's like Madoka and Toilet bound hanako kun had children.....

5/5 for first Ep.
Jan 12, 2021 12:36 PM

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I'm always a sucker for originals and this one was surprisingly great. Definitely going to stick around for the egg girls.
Jan 12, 2021 12:40 PM

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This ones interesting but damn I was hard baited by that Slice of Life Genre tho...
Jan 12, 2021 12:41 PM

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I have no idea what I watched in the last ~25 minutes....so many random things and blood....blood everywhere...and horror as well...just think wtf did i watch

But this is the point where everyone gets hooked up and want to know more.

Rika is voiced by Yousoro~. That alone is a reason to watch it.
Momoe and Neiru by Yuu and Setsuna...LL cast is here!
dlxuniuniuJan 12, 2021 12:45 PM
Jan 12, 2021 1:00 PM

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I don't know what I'm watching but it is quite good
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Jan 12, 2021 1:06 PM

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It was so damn good. Start to finish. Proper Yume Nikki vibes throughout the episode.
I had low-key expected it to be kinda meh, but boy was I proven wrong quickly. I always root for original shows, and this one holds so much potential and promise that I can only hope it manages to not bend under their weight.

5/5. A delight.


Jan 12, 2021 1:16 PM
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I don't usually comment in such discussions, but it was just so good I can't save it for myself. I had a really freat feeling about this anime, and I felt it would be some slow but good drama - and here I got Serial Experience Lain 2021. It's exactly my taste in anime, and it's as if they took all my favorite anime and made it into one. Best first episode this season. Just can't wait for more.
Jan 12, 2021 1:26 PM
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gambitmay said:
I don't usually comment in such discussions, but it was just so good I can't save it for myself. I had a really freat feeling about this anime, and I felt it would be some slow but good drama - and here I got Serial Experience Lain 2021. It's exactly my taste in anime, and it's as if they took all my favorite anime and made it into one. Best first episode this season. Just can't wait for more.


Same dude. It's been a long time since an original anime had a first episode that was so striking.
Let's hope that it can keep up the momentum, because if it can, we have sth. really special here.
Jan 12, 2021 1:40 PM
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This is the coolest first episode I've seen in years. AOTY for now, let's see how it goes on
Jan 12, 2021 1:54 PM
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Coraline meets Paprika. That's exactly what this is and I'm absolutely okay with that.
Jan 12, 2021 2:21 PM

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Extremely well made. Without dumb explanations. Go figure yourself!
So I jump on a metaphor train.
Did you notice that heroine is a chick?
Jan 12, 2021 2:22 PM

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I really don't know what tf happened but I liked a lot.

Character design is amazing, mostly what it seems or MC.

That creepy thins and the girl with the giant smile and diffused eyes were scary.

And the OST is amazing, those beats were perfect.

I really want to see more of this.
Jan 12, 2021 2:36 PM

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How can this be so sad and joyful at the same time? The opening is very lively too (Although it hasn't appeared in the anime yet). I hope this series stands out in the season, which is going to be difficult due to the huge amount of good shows, but damn, only one episode has aired and this already looks like being a masterpiece...
You were ready to kill another creature, yet you're scared to be killed. Don't you think that's weird? When you point a gun at another life... This is what happens.

Jan 12, 2021 3:00 PM

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Nah bro where the fuck did this come from? Clover works came out of nowhere with a 10/10.

They potentially for 3 10s in ONE season. Wtf.

The animation and art in this are absolutely stunning. The natural sounding dialogue, the mystery, uniqueness, ambiance... I’m shook.
Jan 12, 2021 3:04 PM
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I feel like this is more a bit of dementia genre though, the randomness it has. I really love this kind of randomness, it keeps giving me question and question, it'll be satisfying if they answered it later in a satisfying way.

Great OST, great art, great animation, hell dud this is movie quality. I was hyped over something that i didn't know, now i'm glad that i was hyped.
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Jan 12, 2021 3:16 PM

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Well uhhhh. You know I'll give it credit the music, production values are top-notch. It looks more technically impressive than the other shows Cloverworks is producing this season.

However, the plot of the show itself is still fuzzy to me. I guess that was sort of the point, but it feels like I'm even more confused about what the hell I just watched than before I read the extremely vague synopsis of this show.

Also, the tags need to change. In no way is this slice of life. Maybe psychological and Dementia should be added.
Jan 12, 2021 3:20 PM

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Anime version of The chasing worlds, or TAG by Sion Sono. Pretty good so far, solid 7. Best of this season.
Jan 12, 2021 3:27 PM
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sorry if this isn't the right place to ask this but does anyone recognize the actress that voiced kurumi saijo (the girl in the dream)? i know the voice but can't remember who the va is
Jan 12, 2021 3:30 PM

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The profile saying "Genre: Slice of Life" is a pretty good one.

Stunning! Wonderful introduction to the character(s), stellar designs and animation and what an interesting premise! I am definitely sticking around for this one.
Also, I feel pretty spoiled 'cause CloverWorks is already giving us Horimiya this season.
Jan 12, 2021 3:32 PM
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This could potentially become my favorite series ever. In a lot of ways it actually reminds me of Yume Nikki which is a tone I haven't felt in any other series, not even any of the ones that go the heavy psychological route, and it's been something I've wanted for ages.

I get the impression that it's about Ai's trauma and how she ends up processing it and finding strength again.
Jan 12, 2021 3:35 PM

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I came into this series not knowing anything about it...the first episode sold me. This anime looks promising.
Jan 12, 2021 3:41 PM
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What a first episode, I never expected an anime original I never heard about until today to have my favorite first episode in such a stacked season.
Jan 12, 2021 3:46 PM

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really loving the art, sound and animation!

not sure about the story so far...seems like this wonder egg priority is about getting people to own up and grow with their past mistakes?

super mysterious, but super interested for some eggcelent episodes to come!


Jan 12, 2021 3:52 PM

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addicted to drugs = nah
addicted to this = yes
Jan 12, 2021 4:05 PM

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Wh-what... what the...

... man.
What did I just...

Ok, art is astonishing (as expected of CloverWorks), but...

... ???
I really want to ask what is this, but at this point I'm too scared to do so.

Right.
I'll look forward.
I like these kind of Madoka/Coraline/bizarre vibes that this one creates.
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Jan 12, 2021 4:16 PM

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it looks really interesting so far! the art is really good, although the designs of those little... things? i didn't catch their names, was sort of ugly. this wasn't really what I had been expecting though, so I'm excited to see where it goes!
Jan 12, 2021 4:39 PM

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Just wow. I found this a while back while scrolling through the Winter 2021 seasonal list, and thought the key visual looked nice, so I added it to my PTW.
Having just watched the first episode, i'm genuinely amazed! This is looking to be an amazing series, and i'm so excited to see more!
Ai-chan best waifu of 2021, must protect.
Jan 12, 2021 4:42 PM

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Very extravagant and much fun to watch.
I'm looking forward to the protagonist's next acid dream.
Jan 12, 2021 4:48 PM

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Definitely has caught my attention. Reminds me of Flip Flappers and Boogiepop. Really hoping that it doesn't become a mess.
Jan 12, 2021 4:48 PM

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This is scratching my Flip Flappers itch I love it so much! I hope it doesn't lose steam as it goes along, this first episode was amazing!
Jan 12, 2021 4:52 PM

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definitely interested in this
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Jan 12, 2021 4:52 PM

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What a start... its a non linear type story so its interesting. The art and animation are great. The OST is great too with that upbeat and eerie vibes. Overall pretty strong start


Jan 12, 2021 5:03 PM
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estuvo muy bueno el episodio..
algo que habría que agregar es el género..
"Slice of Life"? only?
esto tiene más que eso..
puede ser la joyita escondida de la temporada..ya que además no cualquiera podrá digerir un anime así..
Jan 12, 2021 5:23 PM

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I am really happy that we get something really original and cool. This is so different from the common seasonal.
I hope that this anime gets support. so we can get more things like this.
Jan 12, 2021 5:43 PM

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well fuck me this might've been the best first episode i've watched in a while for a new series kinda came outta no where i had zero expectations going in and having coming off of just playing death stranding i'm pretty used to weird shit not making any sense but even this had me going i have no idea what i'm watching and it's so strange but im intrigued, by the end i have a general idea of what the plot is but no idea where it will go but it has a lot of promise and it looks so damn nice.
also despite how dark it is it still manages to keep you up beat in some moments and the music

but for real this show really ant fucking around ,should throw some content warnings for it's themes if this will be the trend going forward but lets fight depression and save some lives!.
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Jan 12, 2021 6:11 PM

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Dunno what happen so far but its so beautiful ! TPN s2, Horimiya, and now this. Winter 2021 is clearly Cloverworks season so far.
Jan 12, 2021 6:25 PM

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Finally, this is exactly what I wished. A all girls anime with the budget and the attention it deserves.
Jan 12, 2021 6:26 PM

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It has art. Therefore i will continue to watch.


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