Vanitas no Shuki (The Case Study of Vanitas) - Episode 1 Reaction

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NO SPOILERS FOR THE MANGA

Holy shit. That was amazing!!! Perfect!! It felt a bit like I was watching Madoka Madoka Magica, and also a bit of Mekaku City Actors, which makes no sense bc the studio for those was shaft? not bones? But it’s good and the action scenes are better so like, carry on. Between the amazing but weird planes of camera which suits so well this story, and the soundtrack maximizing every single emotion it was riveting and I’ve reread the first chapter of the manga so many times I’ve lost count.

Gods, and the voice actor for Vanitas was really good? Like it was just listening to him for the first time and going, omg that’s totally him!!! Liked Noé too, but it wasn’t that visceral approval xD Also how it visually presented both charas, but especially Vanitas (that first scene with his eye and then little by llittle showing his body until he appears full on screen??? masterclass) was really really good, to the point it had to have been a surprise to the people who have no idea of the manga when he said he was human and that’s exactly the point. But also, Vanitas aesthetics slaps and it’s full of foreshadowing so it makes sense fo the camera to love him so much. Not that Noé wasn’t also gorgeous, going between ultra cool and cute dork as easy as breathing xD (Also, his scene as a little kid??? perfect)

It was structured really well too?? All that needed to happen, happened and I believe they did a fantastic job of adapting the first chapter (I think it was a bit of the second too). Also Amelia whole secuence and her malnomen were lovely. You could see in Noé just how important it was for him that first moment when he realised what Vanitas had done ;_; Just, watching their sinergy in screen when the manga it’s like THAT right now makes me nostalgic for those first chapters when we had no idea of where the story would go and we were all supresing that part of “I would kill him with my own two hands” at the end of chapter one.Also is it me, or did they change a bit of the flashbacks shown in that secuency? hum, i’ll have to go back bit by bit to that part of the episode with the manga on hand to compare…

Also, is it me or are they… Really putting front and center on the op and ed Vani and Noé’s relationship?? I’m so happy xD It’s really central to the manga, so it makes sense but it feels a bit shippy too, whic they also are in the manga so I guess it’s good? XD Gonna have to read lyrics to both songs, I have a feeling the ed will be full of shipping goodness. I guess in the second op and ed we’re going to have the full cast of charas!!

Overall? 10/10 gods this anime is gonna be fantastic!!! Welcome, newbies to the fandom!!! This is gonna be an amazing ride.