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Spoiler for Episode 1 (0?):

I have to say that this really did feel more like an Episode 0 than anything else. I was really surprised that they slowed down the opening as much as they did; I would have expected the entire "lost/first encounter" to have been rushed and packed before the OP, and then the episode would have started at roughly the 17 minute mark in what we got. But I guess they wanted to spend a bit more time to establish the contrast between the various settings, and to end on that "cliffhanger" (such that it is). I laughed at the "over-drama" at the end (the big music and those cuts!) and then the Miu ending. The way they wrote the dialog in the last two minutes of the show really packs a lot of information in a very short window -- probably more details in those last few minutes than in most of the rest of the show -- but was well-done and pretty smooth.

Really, I guess we can say that the show starts next week in a way. I can imagine that it'd be hard for first-time viewers to get a really good sense of the show after this opening, so I guess we all have to give it a few episodes. As a game player (and big fan of the original), I guess I'll say I'm cautiously optimistic -- it looks like they "get" what makes the game work. The enemy with these adaptations is always time, and with the way they spent this first episode, they have a lot of ground to cover in the remaining 11 (plus likely bonus OVA).

Also, should say that I really love the OP song; the animation is okay too, but the song is really nice. Music throughout the show was good too. The character design adaptations and overall look of the show will take a bit of getting used to, but it works.

Edit:

Originally Posted by Marina2

Sadly, I watched it in RAW ,so I don't understand some part of it. Can you guys tell me what did Sena say at the end of ep.? (Something about school ??)

Spoiler for Episode 1:

Basically she said that she, and many of the other students at the school, aren't in favour of the test project, and in particular that she won't accept male students at their all-girls school. (To clarify, Shingo and the group in the blue uniforms are from another school, and they're part of a "test project" to see if it's a good idea to merge the two schools and make the all-girls academy a co-ed school.)

Originally Posted by Marina2

And..... Sakuno is not blood-related sister, right?

I'm listening to the episode again, but I don't think they revealed this in the anime yet, so I think you should wait and see. If you really want to know now, we should go to the game thread.