Discussion Death March anime is out!

Discussion in 'Anime Discussion' started by juniorjawz, Jan 11, 2018.

  1. juniorjawz

    juniorjawz Well-Known Member

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    Before I start, just letting you know that the anime is an adaptation.
    WN :
    https://www.novelupdates.com/series/death-march-kara-hajimaru-isekai-kyusoukyoku/
    LN and manga also exist.
    Many of you probably have heard of this novel before. After all it's the No 5 novel in All Time Rankings.
    And also the No 1 Japanese novel ranked here.
    dmarch.jpg

    To be honest. I had a low expectation going into this anime. A Post - 'Isekai Smartphone' level of low expectation.

    On to my "review" on it (spoiler territory ofc) :
    It exceeded my low expectations. By a lot.

    1st thing 1st, the anime really spent time with Satou and the little plot foreshadowing at the start of the anime. That alone made me smile and say : "They're keeping the WN content and taking their time. Nice"
    World building and main character building right on the spot without being tacked on, just like the WN feel like.

    Not wanting to type much, I'll go for list style instead.
    (++ is positive , -- is negative)
    +- It feels generic, and many might hate it. But I like it. It's GENERIC DONE WELL. And as a novel reader I know what I'm getting into. Not everyone's cup of tea of course.
    ++Opening Song. Way too generic, I basically laughed at how generic it is. Good song tho.
    ++Ending Song. Cute, nice, calming. Good stuff.
    +- Satou's 15 yr old voice. I will have to get used to this voice:blobpeek:
    ++ That gaming feel, 10/10 "you did it!" :blobhero:
    You know that feeling of leveling up your skills and seeing it on screen? This anime nailed it!
    That loot spree, that menu screen, that map skill, everything looks game-like and looks good. Animated logically that we don't need a narrator to explain too much.
    -- CGI. It was there in the PV and it is still there in the anime. I hope it gets fixed personally, shouldn't be too hard. They went for half animation half CGI thing when CGI elements pops up.
    List of CGI : Lizard-men, Meteor Shower, Armies, Wyvern(one of the half situation)

    ++ No rush pacing. As the type of story this will be ... the pacing is just nice~
    ++ The girls. We only get to see one girl introduced in the actual episode, but the girls from the OP and ED looks good!
    ++ Surprisingly didn't made me cringe or say "This feels generic" as the episode goes on. I REALLY enjoyed the episode as a whole.

    Well the fact I spent so much time to create this thread shows how much I love (and hate) Death March.
    It's as I said, it is "exceeding expectations". Any of you who worry that this anime will be a bad adaptation shouldn't worry too much, just a few bad touches ( mainly CGI use ) here and there as expected. Doesn't affect the overall experience as I get to enjoy another Death March.
     
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  2. TypeFantasyHeart

    TypeFantasyHeart Well-Known Member

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    ya, just saw the chapter, but its bothering me the barrier that separated the barren area from the forest, its like changing map blocked all the falling rocks, that dosnt happen in the novel nor the manga, Also the MC didnt had infinite meteor falling, he used just 1 and had 2 unused (later in the novel he uses another but still has one in reserve)
     
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    Wick Black van owner

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    Hmm. To bad it was not my cup.
     
  4. nazmulm

    nazmulm The Lord of Sloth

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    The CGI ruined it for me. If that how the rest of the monsters/fights look, then it doesnt even meet my barebones low expectations
     
  5. FussyBadger

    FussyBadger Well-Known Member

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    I'm now having an internal debate on which is better Death March or Smartphone.

    I hate you because of this
     
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  6. EienMugetsuTensho

    EienMugetsuTensho [Avid Reader] [C#, C++, Python Programmer]

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    Seeing Satoo is annoying me...
     
  7. chencking

    chencking [Daolord Grammar Nazi]

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    MC learned the spell in the WN as well, so who cares
     
  8. rei_hunter

    rei_hunter Well-Known Member

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    its shit right? Satou is a retard/shitard right? RIGHT?!

    BUT THE GIRLS ARE OKAY RIGHT?! RIGHT?!
     
  9. BloodAdept

    BloodAdept Blood Sacrifice Practitioner

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    Overall I liked the first episode. Whether or not i'll like the following ones remains to be seen.
    So as we got past the bonfire scene Satou's voice suddenly went 3 octaves higher i actually said "WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THAT" I immediately wondered if they got a second voice actor and kicked the original adult voice actor off after less than 20 minutes of screen time. I'm not going to lie i genuinely hope i never hear the adults voice again because it will just confuse me when they switch back to the child voice.
     
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    BloodAdept Blood Sacrifice Practitioner

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    Only Zena has been introduced thus far... and not really even that.
     
  11. UniquelySelfless

    UniquelySelfless Well-Known Member

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    Anyone else notice that part they added in the beginning:

    Satou: "I am not a lolicon"

    Hahaha.
     
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    So its 80% Satou? Fuck. Not enough to watch. :( I hate Satou.
     
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    BloodAdept Blood Sacrifice Practitioner

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    To be honest? i'd move it closer to 90-95% Satou, as I don't count the opening or closing credits.

    It's more
    "Thankfully she didn't mistake me as a Lolicon"
    iirc
     
  14. juniorjawz

    juniorjawz Well-Known Member

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    He's good here. Everything's normal.

    Personally, love this pacing.
    For one, as I mentioned in OP. It shows more of Satou and who he is. It also shows more of the world.
     
  15. FussyBadger

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    To me personally he is literally the worst thing about the entire novel.
     
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    Kagutsuchi 『Omnipresent Reader』

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    I'm happy as long as the opening is awsome! if the anime is a sht at least I can hear it's opening while reading the novel...
     
  17. neogamer

    neogamer Cute is justice!「Maxwell 」

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    As someone who hasn't read/seen isekai smartphone that has no effect on me. I am extremely excited to see this anime now I just have to find a good pirat... Ehem I mean legal...screw it a good pirate site to watch it lol
     
  18. BloodAdept

    BloodAdept Blood Sacrifice Practitioner

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    Even worse than that noble who hates demihumans?
     
  19. Kagutsuchi

    Kagutsuchi 『Omnipresent Reader』

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    Can you tell me why? i'm planing to read the novel (I was reading the manga but ppl said that the novel it's better so...)
     
  20. BloodAdept

    BloodAdept Blood Sacrifice Practitioner

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    I think i have an available guest pass to crunchyroll if you'd like it.