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Old 01-28-2014, 09:45 PM   #1
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Yanmega Hamatora


"Minimum" - a special inborn power found in a limited number of human beings, known as "Minimum Holders". In Yokohama, the detective team Hamatora, formed by two Minimum Holders named Nice and Murasaki, comes across information connected to a serial killer being pursued by their old friend and police officer Art. Though reluctantly at first, the two detectives become involved in the investigation when they learn of the murderer's sole target—Minimum Holders. (adapted from ANN & Wikipedia)
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Old 01-28-2014, 09:47 PM   #2
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Old 01-28-2014, 10:06 PM   #3
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bbb's thoughts on Episode 01
My thoughts on Episode 01
bbb's thoughts on Episode 02
My thoughts on Episode 02
bbb's thoughts on Episode 03

While I liked episode 03 all right, I decided to wait one more week before deciding that this show is indeed awesome. The villain alone is just... Omg.

Episode 04:

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Loved the scene where he nonchalantly shot the ugly dude through a pillow. (There's also something sad and humbling how the poor guy wanted to do the right thing, even if it meant exposing his lie. Sorta almost says something about society, I think. Hats off to you, jersey bandaid-face man. *salutes* RIP.)

And then at the end... I'm probably a horrible person for having a ridiculous grin on my face when I saw he gave the kid his bloodstained coat. Godamn, is this guy good at covering his tracks, and having such a gay old time about it I can't help but admire his audacity. <3
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Old 01-29-2014, 02:51 AM   #4
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Yeah episode 4 was also cool as hell. I loved that damn video at the beginning. "No-one has survived on my operating table!" My impression of this show has steadily been getting higher since the last couple of episodes.

Still, nothing beats that scene at the end of episode 2 where (episode 2 spoilers)
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the guy who has been wronged by the teacher made this bow like he forgave him, then when Nice gave him the bat, he just beat the fuck out of that teacher's grave. So god damn satisfying.
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Old 01-29-2014, 05:32 AM   #5
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Yeah episode 4 was also cool as hell. I loved that damn video at the beginning. "No-one has survived on my operating table!" My impression of this show has steadily been getting higher since the last couple of episodes.

Still, nothing beats that scene at the end of episode 2 where (episode 2 spoilers)
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the guy who has been wronged by the teacher made this bow like he forgave him, then when Nice gave him the bat, he just beat the fuck out of that teacher's grave. So god damn satisfying.
Need to nitpick about that statement a little...
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It wasn't the teacher's grave, just a shrine in his honor.

But it was still so amazing I was smiling the whole way through and thinking "oh dear lord what is wrong with me but this is so great"!
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Old 01-30-2014, 04:45 AM   #6
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Dang, I thought someone had just misspelled Hamtaro.

My mistake!
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Dang, I thought someone had just misspelled Hamtaro.

My mistake!
Glad I wasn't the only one. :V
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Old 02-04-2014, 05:49 PM   #8
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EPISODE 5, WHICH IS THE BEST THING EVER!

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Gay kidnappers was amazing, but then...!

A MINIMUM THAT TURNS MEN GAY!

ALL THE BEAUTIFUL SERVICE FOR US ROTTEN GIRLS!

HAJIME-CHAN'S AMAZING MINIMUM!

THE ENGRISH!

18-WAY-RELATIONSHIP!

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!

MAKE ANOTHER COUNTRY RE-INSTATE A FORMER IDOL!

I CANNOT HANDLE ALL THIS AWESOMENESS!

GAY DUO TO THE RESCUE!

INDOORS SURFING!

I NEED NEW CHEEK MUSCLES!

...

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST SIDEKICK DETECTIVE STABBING A LAB GUY! D8


Hot damn. Yet again I NEED THE NEXT EPISODE RIGHT NOW! OAO I HAVE FOUND THE STAR SHOW OF THIS SEASON!
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Old 02-05-2014, 01:07 PM   #9
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Episode 05:

Oh my God.
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Old 02-05-2014, 08:19 PM   #10
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Well that was a fun episode. The animation took a huge turn down, but otherwise, it was pretty great for a filler episode.

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Their complete disinterest towards the changing women was a nice change. We almost start with a lengthy changing scene until guys come in, and the guys don't give a shit. Way to stomp on that irritating cliche! Stomp on "misunderstandings" while you're at it, and you'll have captured my heart!
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Old 02-06-2014, 11:24 PM   #11
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I'll sum up Episode 1 in four sentences.

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Morg: eau my
DCD: yeah creeeepy
Morg: how did you call THAT
DCD: cause I know enjou kousai

All HAIL the father-fudging ENJOU KOUSAI. I'm in yo house, knockin' up yo doors cause they loose hinges be open wide!
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Episode 1!

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Such fashion sense, wow. These people are supposed to be living paycheck to paycheck and yet they have all these flashy outfits and phone cases and headphones and stuff. So many underrim glasses too! Was this show sponsored by a fashion company or something?

The old man's locked safe backstory reminds me of Professor Layton somehow.

Dopple called the enjo kosai right off the bat! How did he DO that?!

I was guessing there would be girls in the safe. I was... close?

The victim's friends are so nonchalant. "We were good friends. I heard she got kidnapped. *blank stares*"
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Old 02-06-2014, 11:57 PM   #13
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More hilarity.

Names have been changed to protect the dead.

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DCD: what did you think of flappy old man dingaling wiggling between college thighs?
BBB: I talked to you about that when the episode first came out
DCD: lemme read
BBB: it was discomforting, but I didn't hate it or anything
DCD: I probably said something obnoxious.
DCD: Maybe made some not-so-vague reference to enjou kousai.
DCD: Yeah I figured all men would find it uncomfortable.
DCD: On a primal level, it makes us envious as fudge.
DCD: Even for me, who would find it creepy.
DCD: It's a complicated feeling.
DCD: I'd consult BPK, but he's probably gone insane by now.
DCD: oh em gee
DCD:

BBB: One thing that bugged me about Hamatora is that it had this cute girl sleeping with a geezer. Not enough to kill some points, but reality is sometimes too cruel to look at!
DCD: Is that the show where the enjou kousai turned into enjoy my kouhai?
DCD: There's been some bad mojo stirred around because of that episode.
BBB: Huh?
DCD: That show you're talking about has upset a lot of people.
BBB: Why?
BBB: I mean...the scene I mentioned bugged me, but it didn't upset me.
DCD: To me, something like that is repulsive, and while my level of antipathy is probably not shared online, a general discomfort has been noted.
DCD: Biologically, men are programmed to dislike that kind of thing anyway.
DCD: That's why NTR always features some of the most bloated, hideous guys to ever crawl out of a brain's basement...
BBB: and the girl was so damn cute.....


I kind of agree. I was gonna tell Morg "that girl is cute" but I held back for some reason. Instinct must have told me "this girl will NEVER be yours!"
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Episodes 2 and 3!

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Man, how come we keep watching shows about brains in tanks?!
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More hilarity.

Names have been changed to protect the dead.

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DCD: what did you think of flappy old man dingaling wiggling between college thighs?
BBB: I talked to you about that when the episode first came out
DCD: lemme read
BBB: it was discomforting, but I didn't hate it or anything
DCD: I probably said something obnoxious.
DCD: Maybe made some not-so-vague reference to enjou kousai.
DCD: Yeah I figured all men would find it uncomfortable.
DCD: On a primal level, it makes us envious as fudge.
DCD: Even for me, who would find it creepy.
DCD: It's a complicated feeling.
DCD: I'd consult BPK, but he's probably gone insane by now.
DCD: oh em gee
DCD:

BBB: One thing that bugged me about Hamatora is that it had this cute girl sleeping with a geezer. Not enough to kill some points, but reality is sometimes too cruel to look at!
DCD: Is that the show where the enjou kousai turned into enjoy my kouhai?
DCD: There's been some bad mojo stirred around because of that episode.
BBB: Huh?
DCD: That show you're talking about has upset a lot of people.
BBB: Why?
BBB: I mean...the scene I mentioned bugged me, but it didn't upset me.
DCD: To me, something like that is repulsive, and while my level of antipathy is probably not shared online, a general discomfort has been noted.
DCD: Biologically, men are programmed to dislike that kind of thing anyway.
DCD: That's why NTR always features some of the most bloated, hideous guys to ever crawl out of a brain's basement...
BBB: and the girl was so damn cute.....


I kind of agree. I was gonna tell Morg "that girl is cute" but I held back for some reason. Instinct must have told me "this girl will NEVER be yours!"
I wasn't bothered by this at all actually. I thought it was humorous and admired the boldness.

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BORKED
Omg I've always wanted a clip of that.

While on the subject of episode 02 want to mention something about 05:

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I like how they brought the kid back as a recurring character. Poor guy, he sure does have quite a taste in role models. ^^; That awkward little acknowledging laugh...
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Episode Fourze

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I'm going to name the hot chick "loli jugs" after the Molester Man character. Everything about her screams sex appeal, but there's no denying her face is as young as her chest is mature.

I like the Catholic beast lion dude. Prays before he kills guys. I'll do that when I join the Marines. Pretty cool!

Oh yeah, this show is a PSYCHO-PASS clone with less guro. No mincing bodies and plugging them into shower drains, but it's literally exactly the same concept.

-eccentric murderer quotes random, dead literary philosophers to show he's "read" (too bad all he can do is parrot) and manipulates people
-hero detectives use LOGIC, i.e. skipping ahead in the .mkv to figure out what the villain is doing and try to thwart him
-they fail, people get killed, ding dongs ping pong betwist college thighs
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Episode 4!

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This villain likes things to be in flames. He seems like a pretty cool dude! Smooth move with the bloody coat too.

This "mosquito" technique was actually brought up on UPN a long time ago. Apparently there is a device like this that blasts loud, high-pitched sounds that only children can hear, and it's used by British shopkeepers to keep vandals away.

My mind is blown that this one show I randomly picked up is so similar to Psycho-Pass, my previous random pickup!
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...Psycho-Pass is like the last thing I thought to compare this show to. This one's actually fun! *shot*

I didn't notice the villain quoting anyone, but maybe I just missed it. *shrug* Still, he's too cool to be in a Book Club.
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Episode 5!

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Episode 5

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Funny episode, with a lot of heart and a ~twist~ at the end. But on the whole, I'm not impressed with Hamatora. It's still in 5-6/10 ("Fair") stage for me. It isn't particularly compelling to watch (unlike Log Horizon) and while it delivers entertainment, I spend most of the episode kinda not really caring about anyone but the characters of the week. Like the cute Nagi no Asakura girl who reappeared in this episode, and her BF Theo.
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yea but that episode 5 tho!

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Oh boy an obligatory hot springs episode! But wait, the title references sweat and muscles? This will be no ORDINARY hot springs episode!

This gratuitous situps scene is lasting a LOT longer than it needs to! Not that ayone is complaining, of course!

These girls have guns pointed at them and they're worried about their hair? What, are these the same girls from the first episode?!

TOPLESS GUYS EVERYWHERE

Suddenly, everyone's covered in slimy fluid! Buckets of the stuff!

He got arrested? Man, those prison showers are gonna be interesting...
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HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO HAA HOO
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Funny episode, with a lot of heart and a ~twist~ at the end. But on the whole, I'm not impressed with Hamatora. It's still in 5-6/10 ("Fair") stage for me. It isn't particularly compelling to watch (unlike Log Horizon) and while it delivers entertainment, I spend most of the episode kinda not really caring about anyone but the characters of the week. Like the cute Nagi no Asakura girl who reappeared in this episode, and her BF Theo.
In terms of entertainment experience, Hamatora feels most like Baccano! to me. Just silly good fun all the way. It's been a while since I've seen something this ridiculously riotous it gets me grinning from ear to ear.
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I read topless as doppless and felt insulted. We watched it together. :V

@LBC: I'm still not seeing it but I'll go in with that mindset. Aside from Episode 1,5 I wasn't really feeling that kind of spontaneous chaos. Baccano! and DURR also had serious stories beneath their pomp exterior, which was pretty evident rather early on. As said earlier, the main cast itself except Nice (ever so slightly) have been mostly static with the development happening for throw away characters of the week. It's...weird.
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One thing I like about Hamatora, more so than the overarching plot, is that despite the silliness it does try to broach some serious/touchy subjects - and even though it ends up being blown out of proportion for laughs there is some truthful commentary to them. So I'd say it's more of a satire.

Your comment on the characters not being very well developed is accurate and part of the reason there's not a list in the thread (and I probably won't bother with one). It's funny since I do like the recurring side character more than the main cast, which is so bloated I actually thought loli-jugs was on the villains' side at first (since I mixed her bodyguard up with the thug in the first ep). But they're all entertaining/fill the tropes well enough to carry the show and its jokes as far as needed.

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