Raws for first episode are out, subs soon. No idea what to expect.
BEM
Andrew Foster
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Jaxson Perry
For those who live under the rock, this is a retelling of Youkai Ningen Bem from 1968.
Anyway, who's subbing this?
Andrew Green
Funimation.
Angel Ward
Oh, this aired today. The design is so bland.
I have no idea who the subs are.
Grayson Bennett
Used to watch the original when it aired in my country. These redesigns are shit, we'll see about the rest.
Nicholas Clark
I'm watching it for murata design
Ryder Cruz
Is the OP out yet?
Jace Phillips
>These redesigns are shit
I'm mostly bothered by the new Bella, she looked like Dracula's wife and now she's a high schooler elf lol
Jayden Lewis
Old hags don't appeal to the current market.
Evan Peterson
>[HorribleSubs] Bem - 01 [720p].mkv
Carter Jones
>[HorribleSubs] Bem - 01 [720p].mkv
Luis Flores
>[HorribleSubs] Bem - 01 [720p].mkv
it's out
Levi Bennett
Huh, now it explains why the design of the dude and kid were so familiar to me, didn't it already receive a remake or something similar a decade or so ago?
Nathaniel Ortiz
It's not the first one, no.
Owen Baker
Colton Reed
I never watched the original, will the cute headphone boy have a big role?
Gavin Mitchell
>OP written by Sheena Ringo
Asher Jackson
The other two look fine but the girl looks generic as shit.
Tyler Bailey
Monitoring the thread to hear if it's as dreary as other mature horror retellings like Kikoushi Enma
Ayden James
She's getting he Nekomusume treatment
Levi Walker
Post screenshots of the episode
Andrew Rodriguez
Red is cute. Hoping it's good
Nathaniel Wood
Easton Rogers
Thanks
Dylan Parker
Seems that way. I can't complain though.
Mason Turner
Anime itself kinda sucks but the music is pretty good.
Dylan Sanchez
Well those are some unenthusiastic impresssions
Jordan Roberts
Pretty straightforward first episode, but I wonder if there will be more meat to the show moving forward. The OP and jazzy OST are great.
Wyatt Taylor
Here's the OP for those interested
streamable.com
Austin Bell
He had in the original series: much of the action started because of him getting in some kind of trouble. The three main characters were almost like a family.
John Turner
Aaron Cruz
This show gives me Darker than Black vibes.
Bela is literally WA2K from Girls' Frontline.
Luis Carter
Well the Mysterious Lady seems to have quite the impressive true form.
Parker Bailey
Justin Reyes
Well, it was alright. Felt kinda like just a more mature Kitaro. Of course the ED is about the girl.
>all those people wanting to see Bela's transformation because it leaves them naked afterwards
Sasuga nips
Angel Carter
meh
Chase Foster
Haven't seen the original but this left a good first impression.
The story has me intrigued at the very least and I liked the villain. He had a very cartoony nature to him.
The animation is not great but it's serviceable.
The OP and the OST in general are fucking great.
Evan Watson
This shot clearly establishes the kind of scum our characters will have to deal with, reminding us of who's the human and who's the monster.
Asher Gomez
complete trash tier
Nathaniel Miller
Cause of death: drowning.
Ian Lewis
Brutal
Zachary Jackson
Not this shit again
Oliver Smith
Yep, it's that bad.
Connor Bailey
____ ____
Justin Collins
Another yokaishit killer? I'm a sucker for this. Shit airs too late, guess I'm gonna miss the threads.
Parker Green
Bem has his eyes on Sonia, he must see a kindred soul in her.
Jason Evans
Levi Gray
in semen?
Aiden Peterson
No, he has the opposite problem.
Joseph Robinson
We shall add 'human experimentation' to the list of crimes going on in the Outside of Libra City.
Wyatt Jackson
Neck yourself my man
Connor Lopez
>generic netflix tier designs for the normalfag western audience
It's shit.
Atleast vampire is hot.
Nathaniel Gutierrez
Honestly, making them "sexier" to be more palatable just feels like they're missing the fucking point.
Leo Jackson
What is the proper term for shit like this, Fairy Gone, etc?
Gabriel Peterson
They had three hand digits in their "human disguise." Now they look human, all too human. It's also quite notable that Bem is naked after transforming.
Ian Fisher
Welcome to the Outside.
Adrian Morales
Let's be perfectly honest, this show wouldn't even have a thread if the designs looked like the old ones. It's got nothing to do with netflix or west vs east.
Jaxson Foster
Thus the Mysterious Lady is attracted to Bem.
Liam Roberts
Why?. The only reason the old versions seem unknown is because there are no subs. I tried looking for them when this was announced.
I fail to see how there wouldn't be interest if Murata stayed faithful to the old designs
Hudson Lopez
nope.jpg
Julian Nelson
Offensively bland
Joshua Harris
>male police officers are killed within a second after they appear
>female police officer isn't even targeted
David Lewis
I was thinking what would annoy me the most would be the redesigns.
They aren't. It's Belo being an apathetic teen.
Connor Ward
Being an incorruptible goody two-shoes gives you plot armor!
Isaiah Gomez
Skaro Hunting Society subbed the first episode as part of a one-off Halloween release. The torrent isn't seeded but there's another link if you do some digging on their WordPress.
Jace Hall
nu-westernshit?
Warau salesman did fine, the only thing they should have changed was bela's design since she looked like a clown.
Ryan Hill
Looks like Belo is getting an episode all for himself in ep 3.
Bentley Wilson
Setting is kinda bland but plot seems alright. Animation is decent but overall quality seems pretty low. Music and characters are good so far. Thoughts?
Brody Walker
>Warau Salesman
Bad example. While it had decent threads here, it was one of the worst selling anime ever.
Really, from the eyes of the people making shows (who obviously want and need sales), Warau Salesman is a good argument for changing designs to make them more "modern"
Chase Bailey
This is Shiina Ringo? I'd expected something by her to be a lot better if Tokyo Jihen's albums were anything to go by.
Aiden Foster
The plot will make or break this show.
David Taylor
I'm gonna be honest, I don't think Warau Salesman not updating it's look was the problem. It's that there was already a perfectly good anime that likely gets repeated on TV often.
Elijah Jones
and the monster design I guess
Hunter James
Hillary Clinton has fallen on rough times since her loss in 2016...
Parker Sanchez
Might be nipples later? pic related from 2ch
Asher Cooper
>2019
>disk sales
Chase Rodriguez
Maybe. But what matters here is what producers think. Combine that with Kitaro, where the updated Nekomusume got very popular (and the show itself is so popular, Toei extended it), and you can see how producers would think they want "modern" designs
Angel Gonzalez
This show definitely has some 60's aesthetic.
Thomas Ramirez
I thought that was Bill.
Considering Bem returns to his human disguise as completely naked and this is a seinen with the obligatory jazz soundtrack and city full of crime day and night, I'd say nipples are not impossible - but I still think it's optimistic.
Benjamin Anderson
I doubt a failure like WS New is something producers wouldn't see as bad, even with other sources of income
Gabriel Williams
Wouldn't be the first time they "updated" Nekomusume to be sexy. See the 2007 anime.
Tyler Smith
It was shit
Nolan Sanchez
Shame about no male nipples.
Jayden Bailey
The transformation sequence morphing reminded me of the early 2000s.
Ayden Diaz
This is the world of anime and manga. Men will never have nipples unless it's a joke or BL.
Josiah Williams
Goddamn it, if you're gonna do this shit then go all the way.
Wyatt Wood
I fucking watched this before. The design change made me not recognize it.
Austin Roberts
Pretty fucking terrible, gotta say.
Aiden Scott
Never seen the old versions. So it's mostly Noir Kitarou with a trying to become human plot?
Benjamin Wood
Three monsters are united as much as a family, live among humans and protect them from the monsters proper. They believe their altruistic actions will be rewarded some day, and allow them to become human. The noir setting is an innovation of this retelling.
Cooper Nguyen
When I watch something from the episodic spoopy monster action genre I just wish it was as good as the first Garo anime.
Camden Clark
Or Vanishing Line, which was also great
Ryan Watson
There's some from time to time, but I can't say I'm sure pic related won't be gay later. I remember the characters had nipples on Tiramisu too, but there was one joke so you probably would not count.
Justin Reyes
what the fuck did i just watch