As the first guy said, don't get attached to the characters, like them, cheer for them but this entire anime is about the journey and the experience. I don't know how far the anime will take the content but this needs actual seasons and not some bs anime original ending or just cut off at an arc. I read this one for YEARS and was waiting for an anime, prepare yourself for the feels ppl.
IKR That boy was one of the most optimistic thing I saw and all of that went down hill he died a lonely death in the middle of nowhere with no one except for the wolf
The talent of an writer to make an endless amount of people cry and care for a character with no backstory, no name, and in under 30 minutes is actually incredible and deserves more credit.
@@pheonic3665 I'm emotional as hell I cry to nearly anything remotely sad. Your lie in April is still the number one sad piece of media besides Hachiko in my opinion.
I think IT did care about the boy. He tried nudging him to kinda try and wake him up before he transformed. Also when he fell off the chair and when he's walking out the door you can see the boy back on the chair which showed that IT listened to the boy's final wish of sitting on the chair and waiting for his family. Amazing episode overall man. Such feels.
As a manga reader I can say that the orb is developing emotions really slow.....he might have done that because it ”felt right” on a subconcious level but it is not yet ready to process those emotions.
And the most apparent phenomenon is that it transformed into the boy, which was specifically mentioned not to be possible unless he was stimulated. IT definitely flt something, at least to a certain extent.
It’s even sadder that the boys real wolf that was trying to return to him... was actually dead this hurts so much at least he wasn’t alone when the orb went back to the nameless boy.
I think the orb changed into the boy at the end to fulfill his quest to finding paradise, not because it loved the boy but, as the orb was hollow, spending so much time with the boy, it absorbed his ideals and goals for life. Like a social sponge. Like kids absorb the behavior of their parents. As it will explore more and live longer it will change his reason for existing.
That was depressing. What killed him wasn’t the weather, or the journey but loneliness. The drive to find someone he could talk to, to have some kind of social life with another human being led him to his downfall at the end. Truly a sad opening episode, but one I will stick around and see where it goes.
@@Janken_Pro what do you think is the reason behind him wanting to travel even if its dangerous? Exactly. Hes lonely. If he was not lonely do you think he'll risk it ? Exactly. No. Wouldn't he go back alr when he first got the injury and not stuck to travelling if he just have someone to actually go back to? Exactly. Yes. Whats the cost of death? Because hes lonely.
@@Janken_Pro Yes. The technical reason he died is because of the injury but the one that drived him to his death is his loneliness. He wouldnt take risk especially his life if his loneliness didnt get to him. His drive to find connection with other people replaced his reasons thats why he didnt go back immediately when he shouldve had when he got the injury. You can say that yes the injury is all it is but for telling us that loneliness isnt part of it is the bs here.
@@mintycokies8057 regardless if he went back sooner or later, he was still gonna succumb to the wound. Has he been lonely but not injured then he wouldn't have died and thus we can say that loneliness didn't kill him, the injury did.
I feel pretty confident in saying that, regardless of how good the rest of the show turns out, this is one of the best 1st episodes to a show we have seen in a while, and i trully hope it gets better, i loved this episode and i cannot wait for the next!!
the boy fell from the chair once he died but once the creature left the house you could see the boy sitting back on the chair, so I assume the creature at least recognized something on the boy
The creature put the boy back to sit on the chair. Interestingly, the original dog died with his leg bleeding. The Nameless Boy dies the same way *Ugly sobbing*
That poor boy was literally written and drawn to attack our feels man. I couldn't stand to witness the sad situation he was in until the end. But at the very least he's now reunited with his family in the afterlife. 😭
Yoshitoki Oima is one of the greatest story tellers in Japan’s modern history. She’s right there next to Kentaro Miura, Shinichiro Watanabe, Hideaki Anno, Makoto Shinkai, Satoshi Kon, and Hayao Miyazaki. Absolutely brilliant.
Honestly I agree this is definitely shaping up to be anime of the year. That boy.. at least he got to be with people in the end and then the orb can continue his journey T.T
The moment I saw the beginnings of frostbite I said "Oh, he's not going to make it T_T". I was not expecting to cry like that with a first episode. It was so well narrated, the fact that we knew what was going to happen maybe makes it even more jarring. I'm so looking forward to more of this anime.
I had no idea that this anime was airing, or even made. Even though I've caught up the manga, I was caught off guard by this episode and cried. Hits even closer to home after my dog died last week
I saw someone point out that the boy and his actual dog both died from an injury on their left leg, so they basically died in the same way. I'd never heard of this series before but I'm glad I found it, it's really one of the best shows I've seen in a long time.
that boy is now my role model. i will follow his example for the rest of my life. he’s not even real and i am in tears and the author has managed to change me.
I read the manga and I cried and I knew what’s gonna happen when I was watching the episode and I cried even more . I have never felt more sorry for a character in my entire life . Just heartbreaking.
This anime is beautiful 💙 Sad & heartbreaking but beautiful. The boy did more than enough, far than many others and his only reward was despair. Characters like him are the reason that I don't have patience with victims, trapped in a place forgotten by god, eating garbage, burning little by little the memories of the people he loved, condemned to be tortured by eternal cold, and he refused to give up, he refused to abandon hope and keep smiling even if was only to himself, he didn't speak Ill of the ones that "abandoned" him and even when he learned the fate of his family and friends crushing his hopes, his will only faltered for a moment, and even on his final moments he decides that if he dies it will be waiting for his family... and no one is gonna remember his name. And what really hit me was that the dog wasn't supposed to be there... No sane mind would ever trade places with him, and that should be enough for others to value what they have. And this is only episode 1
the thing i love about this series is that every arc stays impactful throughout the series. you never forget the boy even after meeting the rest of the characters, even over a hundred chapters in.
I don't remember crying when reading the manga, but the anime got me. I was already tearing up when I saw the wolf, so by the time the boy got injured I was already a sobbing mess. But, my God... when they showed the preview...
@@Bai_Su_Zhen oh man it’s been a while, I can recall one episode about parents and their daughter I believe? And I think they asked Violet to write a letter to them as if their late daughter wrote it. And when she read it to them aloud, the parents broke and so did I. I lost a sister several years back, and I guess it brought back some unwanted memories but also made me really think about how my parents felt and it felt so wholesome and relatable
I found interesting how both the original dog and the original boy died of the same type of injury and on the same side of the body. No spoilers please. It felt like it was some kind of foreshadowing or metaphor.
I didnt cry but I can say the ending hit fucking hard I am replaying it constantly and it hits my heart "Just as the boy had wished to do... As the Ost plays"
How the boy just lost all the hope he had. Slowly being crushed coming to the realisation that it was all in vain still trying to be optimistic in his final hours man that hits hard.
i love how little info we got but we could see where it was going to go, that’s called good writing. I was on the verge of tears and was extremely sad for the boy.
i loved it its so beautiful u can feel the atmosphere his finger freezing and the way he breaks down when he realizes what really happened. its so touching and truly a masterpiece... Hope it gets more good reviews..
Definitely not alone. It took me a while to even want to actually sit down and watch the episode but I just asked myself "Am I wanting to just emotionally destroy myself tonight? Yeah." And so I finally watched and just... bawling. Openly bawling and I just I'm still affected even though I have watched it a bit ago. This episode alone will forever be something I remember
My dad died from gangrene. It's a slow, miserable death. I can easily imagine how much agony the boy was in as he died. Feeling his body slowly shit down and rotting while he was still alive. Being delirious from a high fever and unable to eat or drink properly. It's horrible and tragic.
I’ve read the manga a long time ago but stopped. I saw they made an anime and procrastinated seeing the first episode. So, after a month I decided to watch it... let me tell you; knowing beforehand what was going to happen made so much more sadder after finishing the first episode. I cried way too much for this episode
He did actually demonstrate some form of care for the boy. After the boy died, he took the boy and put him back on the chair. The boy wanted to have a dignified death sitting in the chair, so the creature picked him up and put him back in the chair. He didn't just stop there either, he also arranged the boy's necklace and clothing so he looked pretty dignified in death sitting there.
I believe the being felt sadness which triggered the "stimulus" to transform. The being definately cared about the boy, even understood and respected him to some extend, it showed this by lifting him back on his chair before leaving.
Am I the only one that thought he was the main character and would've got through it, so it hit me hard when he died , because I really wasn't expecting it
I cried so hard. I went in blind just cause I seen you post a review for it I decided to check it out. I was screaming at my screen "HEAL HIM!!! PLEASE!!!!"😭 But I'm glad it didn't turn out to be one of those animes now that Im over my sobbing💯
The amount of character development in the first 15 minutes was astounding. We got to know this boy and came to love him for his adorable nature, his kindness and his ever optimistic attitude. All I can say is he deserved better.
Violet Evergarden was bad, it started really strong but went downhill so fast its not even funny but i guess it having only 12 episodes is to blame for that..
@@svetoslavivanov5858 Are you kidding me? It started strong and ended strong. Have you even seen episodes 9-13? They are literally the highlights of the entire show. Especially episode 10. Those who have seen it know what I’m talking about... Violet Evergarden was able to do what most anime couldn’t in just 13 episodes!
@@prototypex674 Yes, i have and i don't agree, it had the potential to be one of the best if not the best in this genre but it did fall short of that as usual, if you can't see how rushed that was then I am not gonna bother...
@@svetoslavivanov5858 Hey that’s your opinion dude. I’m not going to argue with you but most people would agree that it was “short but sweet”. Sure it could be better if it had twice the amount of episodes. They even released two movies as sequels so I wouldn’t even call the show that short.
I watched the episode just now and omfg.....I couldn't stop tearing up. This is the first anime that has made me emotional from just the first episode. He really didn't deserve to go out like that😭😭
Omg.. that first episode hit me so hard.. I've never read the manga or even heard of it, so this was really unique and unexpected for me.. but DAMN.. that was one of the best pieces of animation and story I've ever seen and I've only just seen episode 1!! Lol truly a masterpiece so far. Just the one episode in and of itself could be a beautiful stand alone story about the experience of this lonely boy and the "entity" that is now in his dog. Absolutely amazing.
I've literally watched epidode 1 at least 5 times to keep getting a glimpse of this sweet boys words, spirit and personality. I want to hold him, kiss, him, and show him I loved him at first sight.
For me, I was constantly telling myself, “He’s not gonna make it past the mountains, he’s gonna have to come to the realization that he’s not gonna be able make it past and he’ll have to go home. It’s gonna be sad to watch.” What made it sadder for me was, by the time he decided to head home, I knew he wouldn’t make it back, or at least not be back for long. Also watching him realize that he was talking to himself this whole time, and that he was making Joaan a physical representation of his self doubts. And when he saw the X on the arrow. Anyway, I’m excited for the next episode. TLDR: It’s sad to realize that an optimistic boy is going to die and for him to realize everything he was trying to deny.
I watched this just off a whim based on this vids title. This is the first new anime I've watched in years. I wasn't really expecting anything, and I got this. 25 minutes and that could've been it - it's just so emotional. But it's 20 eps... so much potential... I hope this series becomes amazing.
As a manga reader, im excited for the animation. The animation + the music score during those emotional moments will surely bring the tears 😭😭March, Gugu, the 3 friends, and Pioran scenes will surely be epic. epic
This serie is more about the journey than the goal... on a fundamental level the important thing to remember is that the orb is immortal and therefore is going to outlive everyone it meets. Some is going to have a happy ending and die content with their lives while others like the boy will meet a depressing death and everything in between... and every one of these encounters will affect the orb for better or worse.....
I felt the same feels as wolfs rain. I love how Hikaru Utada sings the ending theme it’s a nice touch The music was really good for setting the mood and the animation was fantastic.
I didn't cry. I haven't read the first chapter of the manga, I managed to not get myself spoiled but I realized really quickly what was going to happen to the boy. Telling myself that "This is a story about the orb, it's not about the boy." And I managed, somehow, to not get attached enough to this boy. 😆 What did make me a tad sad was the way he died. He died the same way as his wolf, from an injury in the same location. But I think, when the orb transforms into something else, it does gain *something* from its new "host". Perhaps a strong feeling of something it needs to do. Like the wolf returning to the boy or the boy finding paradise. It gains something that would drive it to move forward. I don't think it necessarily wanders aimlessly.
Did anyone catch the fact that both the real wolf and the human died of injury in their left leg?...dont know if it was intentional or not but if it was props to the writer for the details!
I cried at both the manga chapter and anime episode. Loved the music! I read quite far into the manga, but then stopped because I knew it had to get an anime adaptation one day.
this was heartbreaking... so the orb probably preserves memories since we see the wolf returning home to its master, maybe not perfect memories, probably genetic memories or maybe just doesnt know how to put that info into perspective and use it as a reference. i loved how the boy cared for Joaan so much during the journey as to have it sleep inside the tent and wrap the blanket around the wolf instead of himself, he was treasuring and caring to the best of his means for the only family he had left. probably he did not have any medicine to treat his wound because he used while he was caring for the elders. did anyone noticed when the orb took the boys form it had 2 leashes? one wrap aroun its neck and one around the wrist. i hope eventualy the orb will be able to take all the info it has gathered into use and properly remember the boy and how it has been living the life he wished for. i will keep watching for sure.
This anime had me tearing up....
Ohhh you have seen nothing yet.
To you, the immortal(Manga title) is incredible, just don't get attached to characters.
It made me tear up too. Was waiting for you to review this one!
Yooooooo this episode was to dam great can't wait for more. 😭😭😭
That moved me SO MUCH
As the first guy said, don't get attached to the characters, like them, cheer for them but this entire anime is about the journey and the experience. I don't know how far the anime will take the content but this needs actual seasons and not some bs anime original ending or just cut off at an arc. I read this one for YEARS and was waiting for an anime, prepare yourself for the feels ppl.
The boy’s optimism and seeing all of it being crushed is what got me, tragic way to go for this boy
IKR That boy was one of the most optimistic thing I saw and all of that went down hill he died a lonely death in the middle of nowhere with no one except for the wolf
Same here, my boi tried his best to stay optimistic to the very end
@@wolvo5441 ikr I'm crying just remembering him
Me too bro, me too
Same
The talent of an writer to make an endless amount of people cry and care for a character with no backstory, no name, and in under 30 minutes is actually incredible and deserves more credit.
Yeah the directing was godlike too
@@ace0135 read the manga, you will cry there too........every arc of it hella emotional of this manga
It was a good episode however very few things make me cry, wish i could relate
@@pheonic3665 I'm emotional as hell I cry to nearly anything remotely sad. Your lie in April is still the number one sad piece of media besides Hachiko in my opinion.
I cried so much at the mask boi arc
I think IT did care about the boy. He tried nudging him to kinda try and wake him up before he transformed. Also when he fell off the chair and when he's walking out the door you can see the boy back on the chair which showed that IT listened to the boy's final wish of sitting on the chair and waiting for his family. Amazing episode overall man. Such feels.
As a manga reader I can say that the orb is developing emotions really slow.....he might have done that because it ”felt right” on a subconcious level but it is not yet ready to process those emotions.
And the most apparent phenomenon is that it transformed into the boy, which was specifically mentioned not to be possible unless he was stimulated. IT definitely flt something, at least to a certain extent.
@@IRrebel3 it indeed cared about the boy that will be explained later but the boy was a heavy influence into everything it will do
@@IRrebel3 right in the present chapters he is trying to learn what is romantic love and god dam the latest chapter is intense no spoilers.
@@IRrebel3 nah he definitely does that’s why he mostly takes the form of the boy because the boy said to remember him
It’s even sadder that the boys real wolf that was trying to return to him... was actually dead this hurts so much at least he wasn’t alone when the orb went back to the nameless boy.
shit :(
I Just noticed that the wound that killed the Wolf also kills the boy. Both got injured on their left leg and the cut was even similar in size.
@@pelonio6181 Nice spot
I think the orb changed into the boy at the end to fulfill his quest to finding paradise, not because it loved the boy but, as the orb was hollow, spending so much time with the boy, it absorbed his ideals and goals for life. Like a social sponge. Like kids absorb the behavior of their parents. As it will explore more and live longer it will change his reason for existing.
7:10 "and walks out the door" NO!
It puts the boy back in the chair, one of the most important details in the entire episode
can you tell more about your feeling in this moment?
@@nguyencaoanhthu1974 the wolf was a 🐐
Ugh that made me cry, like the boy didn’t deserve to die like that😭😭
As a manga reader i already knew what was gonna happen and i still couldn't hold back the tears
Same
I knew it was coming but I couldn't stop the *FEEL* 😞
They don't know this just the tip 😂
The manga is boring nothing special and mc is boring
@@ahmedrajab67 I mean, it's an amazing manga. But it's probably just not your taste :)
At first I was like “this boy can’t die, he’s on the poster”, but then I remembered the orb can change forms mid episode 🥲😭
Same, hits me in the feels
I thought the dog would merge with him to save him. No!!!
They kind of spoil it in the trailer
the eyes decied everything
i cried when he cried and cried when he died
That was depressing. What killed him wasn’t the weather, or the journey but loneliness. The drive to find someone he could talk to, to have some kind of social life with another human being led him to his downfall at the end. Truly a sad opening episode, but one I will stick around and see where it goes.
Nah. It was the injury. No loneliness bs.
@@Janken_Pro what do you think is the reason behind him wanting to travel even if its dangerous? Exactly. Hes lonely.
If he was not lonely do you think he'll risk it ? Exactly. No.
Wouldn't he go back alr when he first got the injury and not stuck to travelling if he just have someone to actually go back to? Exactly. Yes.
Whats the cost of death? Because hes lonely.
@@mintycokies8057 and he died because of injury. It's the direct cause. Again no philosophical bs.
@@Janken_Pro Yes. The technical reason he died is because of the injury but the one that drived him to his death is his loneliness. He wouldnt take risk especially his life if his loneliness didnt get to him. His drive to find connection with other people replaced his reasons thats why he didnt go back immediately when he shouldve had when he got the injury. You can say that yes the injury is all it is but for telling us that loneliness isnt part of it is the bs here.
@@mintycokies8057 regardless if he went back sooner or later, he was still gonna succumb to the wound. Has he been lonely but not injured then he wouldn't have died and thus we can say that loneliness didn't kill him, the injury did.
I feel pretty confident in saying that, regardless of how good the rest of the show turns out, this is one of the best 1st episodes to a show we have seen in a while, and i trully hope it gets better, i loved this episode and i cannot wait for the next!!
Believe me, you won't be disappointed by what comes next
GUGUUUUUU
the boy fell from the chair once he died but once the creature left the house you could see the boy sitting back on the chair, so I assume the creature at least recognized something on the boy
The creature put the boy back to sit on the chair. Interestingly, the original dog died with his leg bleeding. The Nameless Boy dies the same way *Ugly sobbing*
@@bmona7550 daaaaaaamn
@@bmona7550 i did not notice that omg😭😭
That poor boy was literally written and drawn to attack our feels man. I couldn't stand to witness the sad situation he was in until the end. But at the very least he's now reunited with his family in the afterlife. 😭
@@優治-b2x Well then you better prep a factory's worth of tissue papers because you're in for one rollercoaster of an emotional ride
@@優治-b2x it's on you if you want to continue and be hurt many times over, but it is quite a unique and well-written narrative
Never had the first episode of a series make me emotional before. The dude seeing everybody at the end made me almost cry
Same but I actually cried. Shit was sad af.
Yoshitoki Oima is one of the greatest story tellers in Japan’s modern history. She’s right there next to Kentaro Miura, Shinichiro Watanabe, Hideaki Anno, Makoto Shinkai, Satoshi Kon, and Hayao Miyazaki. Absolutely brilliant.
I dont believe the orb forgot the boy because he put him back on the chair his favorite spot before leaving
We all cried chibi WE ALL CRIED UGLY TEARS
I broke down seeing what that boy had to go through
Rimuru pfp??
@@beanotaylor1827 yep
This is one series that I had to take a break from because I got too emotionally invested especially on cliffhangers. Love the characters.
Mangareader here 🌚
Trust me this is a contender for anime of the year boiz, if they adapt it faithfully y'all guh see something real special.
Honestly I agree this is definitely shaping up to be anime of the year. That boy.. at least he got to be with people in the end and then the orb can continue his journey T.T
Where do you read it
@@zukubb0 there's a lot of places, I'd tell but you seem sus to asking that question when you can Google it😑
@@melancholyman369 i found it already
Same, as a manga reader i hope they adapt this fully.
The moment I saw the beginnings of frostbite I said "Oh, he's not going to make it T_T".
I was not expecting to cry like that with a first episode. It was so well narrated, the fact that we knew what was going to happen maybe makes it even more jarring. I'm so looking forward to more of this anime.
I had no idea that this anime was airing, or even made. Even though I've caught up the manga, I was caught off guard by this episode and cried. Hits even closer to home after my dog died last week
damn hope you're okay buddy. TYE will be a tough trip for you :(
man RIP to your dog I hope you and your family can recover from this eventually but I don't think this anime is gonna make it any easier.
I saw someone point out that the boy and his actual dog both died from an injury on their left leg, so they basically died in the same way. I'd never heard of this series before but I'm glad I found it, it's really one of the best shows I've seen in a long time.
that boy is now my role model. i will follow his example for the rest of my life. he’s not even real and i am in tears and the author has managed to change me.
I read the manga and I cried and I knew what’s gonna happen when I was watching the episode and I cried even more . I have never felt more sorry for a character in my entire life . Just heartbreaking.
Idk how I will feel with his bro
This anime is beautiful 💙
Sad & heartbreaking but beautiful.
The boy did more than enough, far than many others and his only reward was despair.
Characters like him are the reason that I don't have patience with victims, trapped in a place forgotten by god, eating garbage, burning little by little the memories of the people he loved, condemned to be tortured by eternal cold, and he refused to give up, he refused to abandon hope and keep smiling even if was only to himself, he didn't speak Ill of the ones that "abandoned" him and even when he learned the fate of his family and friends crushing his hopes, his will only faltered for a moment, and even on his final moments he decides that if he dies it will be waiting for his family... and no one is gonna remember his name.
And what really hit me was that the dog wasn't supposed to be there...
No sane mind would ever trade places with him, and that should be enough for others to value what they have.
And this is only episode 1
We will never find out his name, but we will memorize his face forever 😭
No one is ever forgotten by God 😁
the thing i love about this series is that every arc stays impactful throughout the series. you never forget the boy even after meeting the rest of the characters, even over a hundred chapters in.
we are following an orb who is understanding what is to live and in the same time a human who is experiencing death, the story looks great
I was like: "oh, shit, he is gonna..."
And my friend: "NO!!!! NOOO!" *sobbing*
It was more intense than I expected.
I don't remember crying when reading the manga, but the anime got me.
I was already tearing up when I saw the wolf, so by the time the boy got injured I was already a sobbing mess.
But, my God... when they showed the preview...
Honestly, this show is gonna be a real tear jerker. When reading the manga i started crying like every ten chapters
Seriously, it's just tears every damn arc
I teared up and I’m on antidepressants. I was like, Chibi had to have cried. Omg
They’re antidepressants not anti-crying lol 😂
@@daly5297 yeah well, they help most of the time 😆 Even Violet Evergarden and Steins;Gate managed to override the command 😆
@@AppStateBuffaloBillsWaifu That episode of Violet Evergarden with the mom was too much even for me.
Totally agree tears went down without even noticing
@@Bai_Su_Zhen oh man it’s been a while, I can recall one episode about parents and their daughter I believe? And I think they asked Violet to write a letter to them as if their late daughter wrote it. And when she read it to them aloud, the parents broke and so did I. I lost a sister several years back, and I guess it brought back some unwanted memories but also made me really think about how my parents felt and it felt so wholesome and relatable
I found interesting how both the original dog and the original boy died of the same type of injury and on the same side of the body. No spoilers please. It felt like it was some kind of foreshadowing or metaphor.
I didnt cry but I can say the ending hit fucking hard I am replaying it constantly and it hits my heart "Just as the boy had wished to do... As the Ost plays"
What an emotional and powerful start
There's only one other show that made me cry from the very first episode and that's Boku no Pico
Lmao
How the boy just lost all the hope he had. Slowly being crushed coming to the realisation that it was all in vain still trying to be optimistic in his final hours man that hits hard.
Just remember, when March comes in none of us are going to be a lion, we'll be a different kind of mess.
STOPPP 😭
For me its the iron box
Gugu hit me harder tho
To each their own, but we still gonna be in our feelings at the end of the day regardless.
All those got me as well but I broke down when it was Pyoran's turn. Like damn, give Fushi a break
NO! GOD NO ! I'M HAVING FLASHBACKS TO THIS! I SWEAR TO WHOEVER DEITY THEIR IS THE ONE THAT MADE THIS WANTED FOR YOU TO SHED UNGODLY AMOUNT OF TEARS
I'm even crying watching this review thinking about it
For some reason I had thought it would be a journey of a lone boy and his wolf.......I was not ready for that...I cried so hard.
Got one or two tears too. Actually pretty impressive to achieve that with one talking character and right away in episode 1.
i love how little info we got but we could see where it was going to go, that’s called good writing. I was on the verge of tears and was extremely sad for the boy.
Really enjoyed the first ep, this season has so many bangers and I can't wait to see where it'll take us
i loved it its so beautiful u can feel the atmosphere his finger freezing and the way he breaks down when he realizes what really happened. its so touching and truly a masterpiece... Hope it gets more good reviews..
Definitely not alone. It took me a while to even want to actually sit down and watch the episode but I just asked myself "Am I wanting to just emotionally destroy myself tonight? Yeah." And so I finally watched and just... bawling. Openly bawling and I just I'm still affected even though I have watched it a bit ago. This episode alone will forever be something I remember
I like the fact he was getting frostbite and gangrene. You could see it slowly getting worse as time passes by.
My dad died from gangrene. It's a slow, miserable death. I can easily imagine how much agony the boy was in as he died. Feeling his body slowly shit down and rotting while he was still alive. Being delirious from a high fever and unable to eat or drink properly. It's horrible and tragic.
Best first episode of the season, that was so just so sensational 🙏
I’ve read the manga a long time ago but stopped. I saw they made an anime and procrastinated seeing the first episode. So, after a month I decided to watch it... let me tell you; knowing beforehand what was going to happen made so much more sadder after finishing the first episode. I cried way too much for this episode
Characters You Know and Love Dies and Keeps Reappearing in Front of You: The Anime.
No one is ready for the feels this series will bring lmao
He did actually demonstrate some form of care for the boy. After the boy died, he took the boy and put him back on the chair. The boy wanted to have a dignified death sitting in the chair, so the creature picked him up and put him back in the chair. He didn't just stop there either, he also arranged the boy's necklace and clothing so he looked pretty dignified in death sitting there.
Its heartbreaking how the boy was searching for paradise and his people all his life but only found it after death :(
I cried reading the mange, and i cried watching this ep. I cried again watching reactors in youtube T.T
I believe the being felt sadness which triggered the "stimulus" to transform. The being definately cared about the boy, even understood and respected him to some extend, it showed this by lifting him back on his chair before leaving.
Am I the only one that thought he was the main character and would've got through it, so it hit me hard when he died , because I really wasn't expecting it
I cried so hard. I went in blind just cause I seen you post a review for it I decided to check it out. I was screaming at my screen "HEAL HIM!!! PLEASE!!!!"😭 But I'm glad it didn't turn out to be one of those animes now that Im over my sobbing💯
The amount of character development in the first 15 minutes was astounding. We got to know this boy and came to love him for his adorable nature, his kindness and his ever optimistic attitude. All I can say is he deserved better.
Although I did not cry I did feel much more for a character in one episode then any other first episode in anime ever
A beautiful soul. I want him, to hug him. Love on him..
you held on until the final moment? damn. I couldn't stop bawling from the get-go! Heartbroken for the boy.
U know it’s good when you didn’t realize u were crying
Bruh, an anime to the level of Violet Evergarden? I gotta see this... You have intrigued me.
It gets more worse from here on out. You guys are on wild ride
Violet Evergarden was bad, it started really strong but went downhill so fast its not even funny but i guess it having only 12 episodes is to blame for that..
@@svetoslavivanov5858 Are you kidding me? It started strong and ended strong. Have you even seen episodes 9-13? They are literally the highlights of the entire show. Especially episode 10. Those who have seen it know what I’m talking about...
Violet Evergarden was able to do what most anime couldn’t in just 13 episodes!
@@prototypex674 Yes, i have and i don't agree, it had the potential to be one of the best if not the best in this genre but it did fall short of that as usual, if you can't see how rushed that was then I am not gonna bother...
@@svetoslavivanov5858 Hey that’s your opinion dude. I’m not going to argue with you but most people would agree that it was “short but sweet”. Sure it could be better if it had twice the amount of episodes. They even released two movies as sequels so I wouldn’t even call the show that short.
I watched the episode just now and omfg.....I couldn't stop tearing up. This is the first anime that has made me emotional from just the first episode. He really didn't deserve to go out like that😭😭
Ah yes i cried, i was waiting for so long for this anime. I have the first 8 volumes of the manga and im very excited to see it all animated 🙌
Omg.. that first episode hit me so hard..
I've never read the manga or even heard of it, so this was really unique and unexpected for me.. but DAMN.. that was one of the best pieces of animation and story I've ever seen and I've only just seen episode 1!! Lol truly a masterpiece so far. Just the one episode in and of itself could be a beautiful stand alone story about the experience of this lonely boy and the "entity" that is now in his dog.
Absolutely amazing.
i knew it was coming because it’s in the anime synopsis. i started crying before anything even happened because i loved him so much already ;-;
I've literally watched epidode 1 at least 5 times to keep getting a glimpse of this sweet boys words, spirit and personality. I want to hold him, kiss, him, and show him I loved him at first sight.
This first episode was very strong it definitely made me feel emotional
It's been a long time since I've cried while watching anime and this series had me in tears from just the first episode alone.
For me, I was constantly telling myself, “He’s not gonna make it past the mountains, he’s gonna have to come to the realization that he’s not gonna be able make it past and he’ll have to go home. It’s gonna be sad to watch.” What made it sadder for me was, by the time he decided to head home, I knew he wouldn’t make it back, or at least not be back for long. Also watching him realize that he was talking to himself this whole time, and that he was making Joaan a physical representation of his self doubts. And when he saw the X on the arrow. Anyway, I’m excited for the next episode.
TLDR: It’s sad to realize that an optimistic boy is going to die and for him to realize everything he was trying to deny.
I watched this just off a whim based on this vids title. This is the first new anime I've watched in years. I wasn't really expecting anything, and I got this. 25 minutes and that could've been it - it's just so emotional. But it's 20 eps... so much potential... I hope this series becomes amazing.
The manga is fking amazing, would recomend it to nearly everyone!
i saw this was a new show and randomly decided to check it out and its great so far
My boy Fushi!!! Shoutout to Yoshitoki Oima, first A Silent Voice now To Your Eternity.
As a manga reader, im excited for the animation. The animation + the music score during those emotional moments will surely bring the tears 😭😭March, Gugu, the 3 friends, and Pioran scenes will surely be epic. epic
The shot of the boy slumped against the chair facing the wall of pictures was so strong and so good.
Damn the feels are so real already. I'm going to cry every episode...
This serie is more about the journey than the goal... on a fundamental level the important thing to remember is that the orb is immortal and therefore is going to outlive everyone it meets. Some is going to have a happy ending and die content with their lives while others like the boy will meet a depressing death and everything in between... and every one of these encounters will affect the orb for better or worse.....
don't feel alone on this chibi, I droped a few tears too, that was really sad.
What a way to start a story! This so so solid like goddamnit ! I can’t wait to see what « It » gonna do and what « It » gonna experience.
Didn't get me boi 🤣
Gonna love what is yet to come 😁
I felt the same feels as wolfs rain. I love how Hikaru Utada sings the ending theme it’s a nice touch
The music was really good for setting the mood and the animation was fantastic.
Ya man this show hits hard and I went into it blind....really looking forward to this and Vivy.
I didn't cry.
I haven't read the first chapter of the manga, I managed to not get myself spoiled but I realized really quickly what was going to happen to the boy. Telling myself that "This is a story about the orb, it's not about the boy." And I managed, somehow, to not get attached enough to this boy. 😆
What did make me a tad sad was the way he died. He died the same way as his wolf, from an injury in the same location.
But I think, when the orb transforms into something else, it does gain *something* from its new "host". Perhaps a strong feeling of something it needs to do. Like the wolf returning to the boy or the boy finding paradise. It gains something that would drive it to move forward.
I don't think it necessarily wanders aimlessly.
I just watched the first episode and damn... I'm so excited for how the story will turn out!!
I been reading the manga sense the beginning. And I knew it was gonna be anime eventually. Happy see it become a anime after so long.
I thought I was the only one who teared up to this
All good man, I got teary eyed too!
Did anyone catch the fact that both the real wolf and the human died of injury in their left leg?...dont know if it was intentional or not but if it was props to the writer for the details!
It's obviously intentional
I cried a little too bro :''O
This season is unexpectedly stacked
definitely wasn't expecting to stumble on an anime this good
I didn't want to read the manga bc I knew it was sad, but this is just the FIRST episode and everything hurts so much...
I cried at both the manga chapter and anime episode. Loved the music! I read quite far into the manga, but then stopped because I knew it had to get an anime adaptation one day.
I didn’t end up crying, but I was astonished. It’s so beautiful. I was so into it!
You know this show's gonna be a masterpiece when even watching reviews of the first episode is enough to make you cry 🤧
this was heartbreaking...
so the orb probably preserves memories since we see the wolf returning home to its master, maybe not perfect memories, probably genetic memories or maybe just doesnt know how to put that info into perspective and use it as a reference.
i loved how the boy cared for Joaan so much during the journey as to have it sleep inside the tent and wrap the blanket around the wolf instead of himself, he was treasuring and caring to the best of his means for the only family he had left.
probably he did not have any medicine to treat his wound because he used while he was caring for the elders.
did anyone noticed when the orb took the boys form it had 2 leashes? one wrap aroun its neck and one around the wrist.
i hope eventualy the orb will be able to take all the info it has gathered into use and properly remember the boy and how it has been living the life he wished for.
i will keep watching for sure.
Oh you're going to LOVE this anime😄
I've never expected the first episode ended up like this i tear up like a baby 😭😭😭😭😭
Haven't had a chance to watch it yet but I'm really looking forward to it
This anime made me feel things...