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Mar 12, 12:32 PM
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What is bringing this show's likeability down more? The mid-animation or the slow buildup?

Personally I think both of them had a mix contribution in it. Although there wasn't that much big fight in this anime, the only fight which deserved a better fight animation was Sakamoto Vs Boiled. The show for the 1st half was more comedy than fights which is of course going to change in part 2 when things get more serious. Manga readers were disappointed by animation but still it was enjoyable.


Pacing of the story played the other half of it. 1st half was a slow & steady buildup for part 2 but when there is a season gap between both parts, this completely kills the hype. Sakamoto days part-2 will have a fraction of the anime onlys due to production management and direction.

What do you guys think?
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Mar 12, 12:37 PM
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Animation probably, just like most of the time.
*kappa*
Mar 12, 12:40 PM
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everyone mad at this because it's not as overly fast paced as solo leveling or demon slayer level animation ....
Mar 12, 12:51 PM
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neither anime is really good if you don't like it stop watching and move on
Mar 12, 1:10 PM
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Bexx_ said:
everyone mad at this because it's not as overly fast paced as solo leveling or demon slayer level animation ....

Right like we’re only on the 10th episode and we’re like almost 30 chapters in I think and the story has been solid so fr like idk what more these haters wants man like they need to be patient bc imo season 1 part 2 is where shit kicks off with the JAA exam arc and shit
Mar 12, 1:34 PM
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I'm putting off on reading the manga for now because I know it's amazing but the anime is okayish. If I read the manga then the anime doesn't stand a chance but as a standalone anime watcher, I'm enjoying it so far.
Mar 12, 1:38 PM
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People don’t appreciate a good fun humorous entertaining enjoyable well written show.

Oh I think the animation is fine too.
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.

Mar 12, 1:40 PM
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Kreshre said:
neither anime is really good if you don't like it stop watching and move on

use fullstops brother
Mar 12, 1:42 PM
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For me both things are good, Animation can always be better but it's not bad at all....i love the show...
Why are the ratings so low.....is it that bad.... because personally I am enjoying the show....it's fun... Action is good and all but I love the charecter interactions...
Mar 12, 1:50 PM
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Not a manga reader.

The pacing is totally fine. The animation is okay but could've been better. What I want is more slice of life moments between the characters which is lacking. I've heard they've skipped some chapters which is unfortunate.

Overall, the production should've been better but It's still an enjoyable show not a great show though.
Mar 12, 4:31 PM
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Nilav26 said:
What is bringing this show's likeability down more? The mid-animation or the slow buildup?

Personally I think both of them had a mix contribution in it. Although there wasn't that much big fight in this anime, the only fight which deserved a better fight animation was Sakamoto Vs Boiled. The show for the 1st half was more comedy than fights which is of course going to change in part 2 when things get more serious. Manga readers were disappointed by animation but still it was enjoyable.


Pacing of the story played the other half of it. 1st half was a slow & steady buildup for part 2 but when there is a season gap between both parts, this completely kills the hype. Sakamoto days part-2 will have a fraction of the anime onlys due to production management and direction.

What do you guys think?

as a Manga reader myself, I wanted better animation of course, but the current one is good enough and I am happy with the anime so far
Mar 12, 4:39 PM
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I haven't read the manga, but the animation is above average compared to most shows and the story feels somewhat episodic with smaller arcs shoved in between. Overall just a really good well-rounded show, but nothing incredible either.
Mar 12, 6:25 PM

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nope, not pacing. instead it's too quick sometimes.
Mar 12, 8:02 PM
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if I had to compare this to the manga, the kanga is way better. the anime just seems to lack something. it's not the quality, but there's something. I watched till episode 8 and the progression is good but again, there's just something that doesn't make me feel hyped to watch the episodes.
Mar 12, 8:08 PM
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The pacing and the animation both are perfectly fine. If you want eye candy, then don't watch the show.
If you want pace, just read 200 chapters a day or don't watch the show.

While some may argue that saying don't watch the show is denying it's shortcomings and silencing any criticism, this argument is brought up just for the sake of it. If it was an actual problem like Dragon Ball Super (when it just began), it might have been a problem worth noting.

While I haven't personally read the manga, I know those who have and most didn't have any complaints with the pace or animation.
Mar 12, 8:15 PM

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As a manga reader it's definitely the pacing from the manga. This series picks up steam in the later half. Look at this:
Chapters Covered
01.The Legendary Hit Man 1
02.Vs. Son Hee and Bacho 2, 4, 5
03.Welcome to Sugar Park 6, 7, 8
04.Hard-Boiled 8, 9, 10, 11
05.Source of Strength 12, 13, 14, 15
06.Heisuke Mashimo 17, 18
07.Jurassic Bastard 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
08.Sakamoto's vs. The Lab 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
09.All Aboard 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Mar 12, 10:07 PM
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It feels fast and not enough SOL moments which were present in the manga.Animation can be better, but I am okay with it.
Mar 13, 2:58 AM
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You kids really need to learn the difference between animation and artstyle.

The animation in this show is GOOD, above average.
The artstyle is ugly, character designs is straight up BAD.

Now, here is a problem with the show no one really mentions: so far, it should be called Shin Days. For that little fact you watch the show feeling scammed without noticing it.
Mar 13, 3:49 AM
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Forget animation, I think there's still something that's missing. Like you said... pacing might be an issue but still feels like lackluster in a department I can't pinpoint.
Mar 13, 4:25 AM
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The animation could be better, but it's not bad enough for me to complain about it.
I'm liking the show so far.
Mar 13, 9:24 AM

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The pacing is really fast, I don’t think that’s a problem. Most of the complaints are for the animation
Mar 13, 10:00 AM

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I don't understand why some people claim this has bad animation or art, but I do think that the story isn't that captivating or interesting to follow. It's linear and straight forward, while sometimes simple is good, this time it's not doing it.
Mar 13, 10:06 AM
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FreedomKME said:
You kids really need to learn the difference between animation and artstyle.

The animation in this show is GOOD, above average.
The artstyle is ugly, character designs is straight up BAD.

Now, here is a problem with the show no one really mentions: so far, it should be called Shin Days. For that little fact you watch the show feeling scammed without noticing it.

shin is the goat fr >>>
Mar 13, 11:30 AM

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FreedomKME said:
The artstyle is ugly, character designs is straight up BAD.


It really isn't. Character designs are the last possible visual problem here.
Mar 13, 6:00 PM

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You kids really need to learn the difference between animation and artstyle.

The animation in this show is GOOD, above average.
The artstyle is ugly, character designs is straight up BAD.

Now, here is a problem with the show no one really mentions: so far, it should be called Shin Days. For that little fact you watch the show feeling scammed without noticing it.
@FreedomKME why would it be called shin days? sakamoto is the family name, which shin is a part of. it's not called taro days. comprehension issues from the average MAL user strikes again.
Mar 13, 7:52 PM
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Animation Ofc, this is an action comedy show, action shounen means good animation, there are better animated shows than this in 2013..... Also the manga has raised the ceiling of expectations too much, i persknally like the pacing But the animation sucks and the style is inconsistent!
Mar 13, 8:00 PM
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ryzxgum said:
@FreedomKME why would it be called shin days? sakamoto is the family name, which shin is a part of. it's not called taro days. comprehension issues from the average MAL user strikes again.

The main character is Shin, and everything is from his perspective.
Mar 13, 10:37 PM

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ryzxgum said:
@FreedomKME why would it be called shin days? sakamoto is the family name, which shin is a part of. it's not called taro days. comprehension issues from the average MAL user strikes again.

The main character is Shin, and everything is from his perspective.
@FreedomKME you're either joking or genuinely media illiterate, because it shouldn't be too difficult to realize that there's multiple perspectives.
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Mar 13, 11:33 PM
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I don't know why I waste my time with children.
Mar 13, 11:53 PM
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It's definitely the animation like it's obvious if Solo Leveling didn't look the way it did it wouldn't be as popular. Also the character designs for the anime look off, I can't put my finger on it. I definitely don't think the pace because they've skipped some of the smaller chapters already.
Mar 13, 11:54 PM
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Biisoo said:
I'm putting off on reading the manga for now because I know it's amazing but the anime is okayish. If I read the manga then the anime doesn't stand a chance but as a standalone anime watcher, I'm enjoying it so far.

Super smart, the manga would completely blow your expectations but if I was an anime only watcher I feel like I'd be enjoying it a bit more than I am right now
Mar 13, 11:58 PM
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Klad said:
I don't understand why some people claim this has bad animation or art, but I do think that the story isn't that captivating or interesting to follow. It's linear and straight forward, while sometimes simple is good, this time it's not doing it.

As a manga reader I'd say the story is overall nothing that blows anyone away. The series is beloved for the character moments and choreography unfortunately it's really hard to get excited when the animation is so choppy. I don't understand how an anime could look like this in 2025
Mar 14, 12:09 AM

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I don't know why I waste my time with children.
@FreedomKME you're too much of a pussy to @ me and too smooth brained to know what ''perspective'' means, i'm not surprised but get educated before you talk nonsense next time.
Mar 14, 12:37 AM

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Both seemed fine to me. People are spoiled too much with flashing light triggering their neurons.
Mar 14, 8:50 AM
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The anime is a great adaptation. The pacing is fine, don't mind it. New "Anime" fans need to chill out. Not every anime will have Demon slayer style or JJK animation. They need to be thankful. At least you aren't getting blue lock season 2 or The Beginning After The End power point style animation. TBATE is doomed before it even airs. 😭😭
Mar 14, 11:38 AM

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The problem is that the series is extremely repetitive, it does the same thing again and again, it could be animated by Kyoto Animation and it wouldn't change that.
Mar 14, 2:22 PM
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The problem is that the series is extremely repetitive, it does the same thing again and again, it could be animated by Kyoto Animation and it wouldn't change that.
@Ionliosite2 Agree. I'm not an animation freak like some as long as we get some good story or characterisations, but this show so far seems to provide neither. I mean it's not bad on any metric, but there's nothing compelling about it anywhere you look at it.
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Mar 14, 2:56 PM
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neither anime is really good if you don't like it stop watching and move on
@Kreshre and how does he know if he likes a show or not if he doesn't watch it first? You're a genius πŸ˜‚
Mar 14, 2:58 PM
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People don’t appreciate a good fun humorous entertaining enjoyable well written show.

Oh I think the animation is fine too.
@ejleon If this show is good, then any show is good... and it's incredible how people don't have a critical spirit, a minimum of intelligence to understand that this show is half, and the animation is pretty crappy.
Mar 14, 2:59 PM
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I haven't read the manga, but the animation is above average compared to most shows and the story feels somewhat episodic with smaller arcs shoved in between. Overall just a really good well-rounded show, but nothing incredible either.
@Re_Pollster Above average animations? This animation seems to be on the level of one punch man S2...
Mar 14, 3:01 PM
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You kids really need to learn the difference between animation and artstyle.

The animation in this show is GOOD, above average.
The artstyle is ugly, character designs is straight up BAD.

Now, here is a problem with the show no one really mentions: so far, it should be called Shin Days. For that little fact you watch the show feeling scammed without noticing it.
@FreedomKME Static animations and wooden movements would be a good animation? My God they do everything to defend the poorest products nowadays πŸ˜‚
Mar 14, 3:03 PM
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Both seemed fine to me. People are spoiled too much with flashing light triggering their neurons.
@WaterMage This comment is disarmingly ignorant πŸ˜‚
Mar 14, 3:04 PM
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The anime is a great adaptation. The pacing is fine, don't mind it. New "Anime" fans need to chill out. Not every anime will have Demon slayer style or JJK animation. They need to be thankful. At least you aren't getting blue lock season 2 or The Beginning After The End power point style animation. TBATE is doomed before it even airs. 😭😭
@Armaniooo Should we be grateful for getting something that is not satisfactory? But how do you reason?
Mar 14, 3:52 PM
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Armaniooo said:
The anime is a great adaptation. The pacing is fine, don't mind it. New "Anime" fans need to chill out. Not every anime will have Demon slayer style or JJK animation. They need to be thankful. At least you aren't getting blue lock season 2 or The Beginning After The End power point style animation. TBATE is doomed before it even airs. 😭😭

Do anime watchers these days only know Demon Slayer and JJK when it comes to animation? People should watch more than just 5 anime before comparing anything.
Mar 14, 5:51 PM
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GTRaijin said:
Armaniooo said:
The anime is a great adaptation. The pacing is fine, don't mind it. New "Anime" fans need to chill out. Not every anime will have Demon slayer style or JJK animation. They need to be thankful. At least you aren't getting blue lock season 2 or The Beginning After The End power point style animation. TBATE is doomed before it even airs. 😭😭

Do anime watchers these days only know Demon Slayer and JJK when it comes to animation? People should watch more than just 5 anime before comparing anything.

Yes new "anime" fans expect everything to have god like animation and fights like demon slayer or JJK or Chainsaw man. These fans started watching anime during the pandemic when anime truly when mainstream and popular like never before.
Mar 14, 5:53 PM
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Leon888 said:
@Armaniooo Should we be grateful for getting something that is not satisfactory? But how do you reason?

Bro it's not that bad. it's slow paced but the animation is good, not great. I don't mind.
Mar 14, 5:58 PM
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GTRaijin said:
Armaniooo said:
The anime is a great adaptation. The pacing is fine, don't mind it. New "Anime" fans need to chill out. Not every anime will have Demon slayer style or JJK animation. They need to be thankful. At least you aren't getting blue lock season 2 or The Beginning After The End power point style animation. TBATE is doomed before it even airs. 😭😭

Do anime watchers these days only know Demon Slayer and JJK when it comes to animation? People should watch more than just 5 anime before comparing anything.

Yes new "anime" fans expect everything to have god like animation and fights like demon slayer or JJK or Chainsaw man. These fans started watching anime during the pandemic when anime truly when mainstream and popular like never before.
@Armaniooo it's basically 2025 and we still get bad animations like sakamoto days...
Mar 14, 6:00 PM
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Leon888 said:
@Armaniooo Should we be grateful for getting something that is not satisfactory? But how do you reason?

Bro it's not that bad. it's slow paced but the animation is good, not great. I don't mind.
@Armaniooo good animation? But if it's the most static and wooden animation I've seen since one punch man S2, there are worse, but it's not good animation at all, you should watch more well animated shows to understand things good animation
Mar 14, 6:02 PM
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Armaniooo said:
The anime is a great adaptation. The pacing is fine, don't mind it. New "Anime" fans need to chill out. Not every anime will have Demon slayer style or JJK animation. They need to be thankful. At least you aren't getting blue lock season 2 or The Beginning After The End power point style animation. TBATE is doomed before it even airs. 😭😭

Do anime watchers these days only know Demon Slayer and JJK when it comes to animation? People should watch more than just 5 anime before comparing anything.
@GTRaijin Frieren, Vinland Saga, Vivy, Wind Breaker, Fate series... you can find as many anime titles with good animation as you want.
Mar 14, 6:38 PM
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Leon888 said:
@Armaniooo good animation? But if it's the most static and wooden animation I've seen since one punch man S2, there are worse, but it's not good animation at all, you should watch more well animated shows to understand things good animation

It's OK alright. I don't notice it. It's not that big of a deal, and they weren't even fighting in the last episode. The fight against the lab had good animation. The studio has done a great job so far. You're being too harsh. Mappa spoiled you.
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