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| Crazy how Shin’s power has limits, but yeah, makes sense if his brain can’t keep up. And man, Sakamoto’s skills are always the perfect mix of dumb and awesome. Never in my life did I think you could play Old Maid like that. Well, I guess no one actually won, but let’s be real, he totally could’ve if it wasn’t for that guy. Also, he just full-on snapped that dude’s neck. That guy is so dead lol. But yeah, Wutang has joined the party now and got stuck with the unfortunate role of the straight man in a comedy manga. These four feel like a colorful bunch of fodder for Sakamoto to completely style on, but who knows, maybe they’ll actually put up a fight. Apart seems like a pretty relatable guy though He also did give us the scoop on who exactly is out to get Sakamoto, that being Slur ofc, but as well as the death row inmate's that are currently in Japan just waiting to kill Sakamoto.... though, we know that won't happen, this is Sakamoto and the gang... they WANT them to come to them so they can get more info on Slur.... xD Overall, quite a mixed bag of an adaption. You see, the best way I can put this is that this type of presentation could've worked back in the day in the mid 2000s, but that's it, "back in the day". We are now in a golden age of animation... and we give one of WSJ's biggest manga... to TMS? Yeah, and they somehow think it's okay to skip chapters, which I don't care if they don't add anything to the story, they add character to Sakamoto, and they think that they can just skip those while also having subpar animation... Cour 2 won't be any better, I can tell, and that makes me mad seeing as that's where the amazing parts of this manga start... Oh well, summer it is. |
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| Bruh, cour 1 was so ass lol. Let's see how unambitiously they adapt cour 2 with even more still frames and piss filters with speed-lines. |
| This just ended rather abruptly this episode just didn't feel like the last one of season 1 I do hope the next cour is significantly better. |
| Sakamoto and the gang given the chance to beat Wutang in a casino battle, they each have their own quirks, but Wutang alone is noteworthy in the manner being that young Lu saved him whe they were still in Hong Kong, who gave him a second chance at life, and most importantly, bring Lu back to her clan as a sign of his reverence. But a game where everyone is suited to play? Lu suggesting Old Maid is quite the joke lols, but with poker cards. Wutang trying to read Shin's mind, and the Hunter x Hunter reference for looking at the Sun is so apt lols. In the end, it's a game of bluff and farce between Wutang and Sakamoto, but it's the mafia that soon claims a takeover with their non-tolerance that even has the consigliere helping them out to clear the mafia. Even with The Order, which is investigating on Slur, Wutang, now part of the Sakamoto convenience store staff, gives them the loaddown on not just Slur, but also the death row serial killers of Dump, Saw, Apart and Minimalist, who were released by Kashima himself and ordering a hitlist warrant on Sakamoto and the rest. As much as Wutang worries about the gang, they're always prepared for what's next. I have to admit that the 1st Cour here is kinda lackluster, it's definitely not what you call HYPE. Hopefully the 2nd Cour coming back in Summer is better than this. |
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| I actually ran out of things to say about Sakamoto Days. Past a certain point, it's all fight scenes in extreme slow motion. I appreciate the goofiness of everything, and my favorite moment was the reunion of Shin and the scientists who raised him. It's mostly average with some standout moments here and there. 7/10 and open to watching the second cour. |
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| Fun enjoyable show, I get 'some' complaints from the fans but still good one time watch now we wait for part 2. |
| Lu's has the same Poker face (well, Old Maid face) as [Onodera from Nisekoi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzlWlRIVZm8) lmao If they didn't already make it clear he was meant to be on death row, squishing a burger with his bare hands would've been enough to sentence him to it tbh. Glad a second season was confirmed way in advance because this was fun. |
| And, here we go, the setup for the next cour which will be in the Summer. Things are gonna be much more serious with these crazy murderers who look crazy strong and are coming to kill our guys. That lady is so hot. I love her design so much. But, Sakamoto and gang are ready. Other than that, Wutang is now with us after losing in that competition and we also got to know much more about him and how he and Lu were as kids. Looks like he will be a recurring character in the show. Can't wait to see more of him. Can't wait for the Summer Season. |
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| Easily the most disappointing series of the year so far. After hearing so much things about the manga even before the anime adaptation, definitely raised some expectation, but the wait was not worth it at all. Atleast it will probably satisfy the action lovers. |
My doctor has always told me to smoke. He even explains himself: “Smoke, my friend. Otherwise someone else will smoke in your place.” |
| A rather abrupt ending for cour 1. Overall, the anime was decent. I'm not a manga reader, but I've seen several panels with amazing illustrations. The story isn't groundbreaking, but it's entertaining just the same. However, losing the detailed manga art in the adaptation was quite disappointing to me. Still, I really liked the attitude of the main characters making me get more than one chuckle out of it. It looks like cour 2 will focus more on serious moments without losing the humor, especially with the arrival of those four assassins. Now we just have to wait. |
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| They put Nagumo at the top of the list 😆 Had a great time watching this. It was silly yet fun, and I really liked all of the characters we've seen so far. Excited for the next part. |
| Honestly I completely forgot this was ending this week so well I guess this is the first winter anime to end. Overall it wasn't very good, nothing against the show I just didn't find the story very interesting nor were any of the characters. I thought the animation and voice acting were good and I can't speak for if this was a good adaptation or not I never bothered with the manga. For me personally this was like a less interesting version of spy x family and I'm not even that big a fan of that anime either. Overall a decent show, but it was heavily overshadowed by other anime this season 6/10 |
| Wow, this finale took a turn for the better from last episode! Love that fight scene in the casino. And oh wow, those four guys, those death row inmates, are sure some crazy characters! Though that wimpy guy sure is really annoying! Now I’m really glad that Netflix decided to not have a week’s delay for this last episode! unlike what they did last week! Seriously, I don’t know why they even did that in the first place! But it looks like they got the message that it would be a very bad idea for them to do that! Hopefully this sort of stuff will not happen in the future with other series as well! |
| Yea the ending is abrupt since this is ending about 5 or 6 chapters into the Death Row Prisoners arc, which was all the setup stuff. So it's ending at the start of an arc rather than at the end of one. Overall it was some nice setup for cour 2 later this year. Sure this wasn't the adaptation we wanted, nor was it the adaptation that one of the best series in WSJ right now deserved, but I still had fun. When you take this for what it was and stop obsessing over every little animation detail, it becomes a much more enjoyable experience. Despite the hiccups, I'm still looking forward to cour 2 in summer. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Idc what manga readers say I liked this shit |
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| The casino gambling battle was fun. But in the end, it just devolved into fighting again. Can't really complain cause it was fun too. The second half of the episode was basically just set up for the next arc of the series. Bruh. The 4 new assassins seem interesting at least. As an anime-only, I enjoyed this show. Tho I understand the manga-readers' complaints. The animation could've been better. If I had to complain, I disliked the pastel color palette of the show. It might look good on still art but I don't think it looks good in animation at all. It looks stale. It looked bad in Ranma 1/2 and it looks bad here too. Albeit Ranma 1/2 still looked better and more colorful than this. Also, cut content is far more problematic to me. Maybe some of the cut chapters will be in the second cour. But I doubt it. Anyway, I'll probably still watch part 2 when it comes out. |
| i love how in the blackjack scene he was counting cards and made the "incredible" play to hit on 11 like that isn't the only thing to do in that scenario, especially when dealer didn't even have an ace lmfao. he didn't even double down either. |
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| a new arc starts and... ....we will watch the end in the next season!!!! kekeke |
| I didn't find the "special" thing they tried to sell me about this manganime. Maybe it started like that, then takes a radical turn (for example, Sakamato's wife and daughter are killed, and this turns into something more "serious"), but I highly doubt it. I don't want to give away any spoilers for the manga either. Entertaining to watch and good animation. I've seen many complaints that this seemed like a typical generic seasonal isekai animation, but that's not the case. A solid 8/10, and I'll wait for a second season to see if it really is a marvel and I haven't been scammed. |
| A bit of an abrupt ending but I had a feeling it would be with this just being the first half of a split cour, it was a fun one tho, I enjoyed the gambling with Wutang and seeing some of his backstory with Lu, I can see why he holds her in such high regard now. Lu having no poker face was funny too, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this exact same bit in other shows but it still makes me go hehe. And after the Wutang stuff was done, we got teased on some new villains that are quite the crazy mfs based on that short scene with them, the babe is quite hot but I can’t get over her name being “Dump” lol, I’m excited to see what they’re about when Part 2 rolls around. And that’s it for now, I had a lot of fun with this despite all the complaints I’ve seen about it, yeah it woulda been awesome if this adaptation was the next Dandadan and the hype was through the roof week after week, but I’m also perfectly fine with what we got. For me the biggest problem was the plot, it’s not bad or anything but I just don’t think it’s that interesting, I love seeing Sakamoto and the gang take on bad guys in ridiculous ways but I can’t say I’m very excited to find out more about Slur. That could just be because this is the first cour and things haven’t gotten real yet, but for now that’s how I feel, the show is still super fun tho despite that. I also loved the OP and EDs, not the best visually but the song choices were great, hopefully Part 2 can hold a candle to these. And I guess now we wait for Part 2, Spring is right around the corner tho so I have more than enough to preoccupy myself with in the meantime lol. |
| i forgot that it was the last ep of the part 1 it was fun and i want to see what will happen next 8/10 |
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| People were glazing this anime like crazy.... its so mid, out of the 11 episodes i found 4 or 5 funny. Animation was bad for an anime that has so many action sequences. In short, just another netflix slop |
| Fantastic first season, but...that's how you end it? It just felt like another episode, not the big send-off until the next season. But hey, I always love casino episodes. Maybe I should look for shows that are entirely about gambling. |
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| abrupt ending had me confused until i saw cour 2 |
| I LOVE GAMBLING!!! part 2 gonna be peak these new guys are quite silly |
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| I loved Lu's poker face during the old maid. The simp couldn't resist saving Lu. More villains that will get stomped. They have no idea what they are getting into. |
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| suzuki is the best jump artist since takehiko worked on slam dunk, and in a league of his own when it comes to fight choreography but they didn't do any of his panels proper justice. well it was still enjoyable in itself, especially for the standard of content for the introduction arc being more lighthearted episodic stuff. but the actual arcs begin in the next cour and if TMS doesn't somehow lock in by then, the disappointment will be unreal. i don't expect them to elevate the source material because the manga art and panelling is god tier but they at least need to do better than this. them skipping a few chapters were fine but i still wish they adapted the cruise ship chapter instead of the bathhouse one. still the most fun series of this season, going purely off the content. also i was expecting some post-credits or something but nothing happened damn. |
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