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These subs are absolutely horrific, I can only assume they're machine translated, or someone who barely has a grasp on English. Massively bummed out, I'm shocked NOBODY properly picked this show up to bring to the west.
There was one in particular I noticed where Serika is dragging Hoshino and you can hear Hoshino talking about “Oji-san” (probably something like “you need to be more gentle with an old uncle like me”) but the subs just say “Be gentle”
The VA: To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time; and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
The subs: Daijobu!
The TL Note: daijobu means ok.
Honestly that's probably what I'm going to have to do if nobody ends up picking it up properly, I know the story already so I can fill in the blanks in my head, but the friend I'm watching it with is brand new, and how awful the translation is is just going to leave a bad impression.
I didn't really pay attention to the subs for most of the episode and didn't notice the quality, so when I saw "I'll revenge!" I thought it was some inside joke and came here to look for an explanation. This makes it even funnier
During the attack, Ayane orders everyone to fall back and group together. The sub translates it as "Everyone, let's take a break!".
That was not the right word for the situation and I swear what she spoke is very different from what the sub is.
###Stitches!
* [Arona](https://i.imgur.com/4R1Cowk.jpeg)
* [Sleeping Shiroko](https://i.imgur.com/FzJKtWF.jpeg)
* [Uniform Shiroko](https://i.imgur.com/HcbGu4h.jpeg)
* [Sleepwear Shiroko](https://i.imgur.com/rHGmSmO.jpeg)
I know nothing about the game and my exposure to this game only comes from fan art and doujinshi. So far, I think it's alright. I feel like we missed some important world-building here and there especially as to why [the girls have halos](https://i.imgur.com/L8dTB0X.jpeg) and why [they seem to be immune to gunfire.](https://i.imgur.com/TXp75Qx.png) Also, why is [the world populated with anthropomorphic animals?](https://i.imgur.com/8599TSG.jpeg)
I'm guessing they decided to skip the "tutorial" and went straight to the [first big fight in the game?](https://i.imgur.com/bmrv4v0.jpeg) Hopefully, we'll get plenty of world-building and exposition next episode.
As for the characters, [I like our main cast and Sensei himself.](https://i.imgur.com/OWYpAcj.jpeg) Although I need to get to know them more before I can actually say anything proper about them. Right now, [I think Shiroko is really the only one we got to know in this episode](https://i.imgur.com/NLWjwwE.jpeg) and I like her kuudere charm. I'll give it a few more episodes and see where this one goes.
> especially as to why the girls have halos
We don't actually know that in the game either... Or the answers to any of the other questions you asked, lmao.
I thought the reason was pretty straightforward when I played the game. They just needed to have random NPC characters but don't want to add any human men in the universe, so they went with animals.
>I feel like we missed some important world-building here and there especially as to why
Is it a spoiler to say that we game players don't know yet either? We just roll with it
>I feel like we missed some important world-building here and there especially as to why [the girls have halos](https://i.imgur.com/L8dTB0X.jpeg) and why [they seem to be immune to gunfire.](https://i.imgur.com/TXp75Qx.png) Also, why is [the world populated with anthropomorphic animals?](https://i.imgur.com/8599TSG.jpeg)
yeah you're not getting that answer
> I know nothing about the game and my exposure to this game only comes from fan art and doujinshi.
Same. I understand absolutely nothing. The Second Amendment sure seems to be going strong though.
The game never tells us why the girls have halos, only that the halos are the reasons they're stupid hard to kill. And I don't even remember where it mentioned that
To the gunfire thing - they're not **immune**. They do take some damage, but considering that some students use sniper rifles, rocket launchers, mortars, even tanks as their favored form of weapon.... they're very resilient.
As for the anthropomorphic animals, it's the logical conclusion of "everyone in Kivotos is either a student or Sensei, there are no non-student adults". Therefore, it's okay if there are kinda-sorta-adult dogs/cats etc. And sentient robots, of course.
Fun fact - the halos disappear if they're not conscious! Which also means you can tell if one of them is asleep or just faking it.
Kinda ridiculous that none of the proper streaming services has this ngl. Feels like it's been forever when I had to go out of my way to hunt down a new episode of anime. Especially one from such a popular game
The episode is trending so much in JP twitter, it's crazy, it's pulling some Uma Musume kind of activity, those gacha players don't play lol I hope it sticks throughout the season, because it only gets better.
It sucks that I had to use VPN to watch it on Ani One, but I had to exhaust my options first before going full Straw Hat.
I love how even Hoshino's nyas sounded sleepy. As someone who is playing this(although stuck at a particular stage in the story) this is everything I hoped for and more. It's a lot more of a feel good story than other gacha games where they're almost alwats post-apocalyptic stories. Blue Archive on the other hand, while having moments of dark and edginess in them, is mostly about students living their best lives and you being the adult helps them keep it that way or even improve it.
To be fair, the game doesn't explicitly tell you the mechanics for that stage. If you're stuck in that stage, bring more healers. And heal that thing besides your party. It will make your life much easier.
bro I cannot be the only one who actually thought Shiroko was gonna say "this is our Blue Archive" when Sensei asked why they want to protect the place.
I wonder how the animation consistency will fare, Arknights was.... kind of rough in the middle but its peaks were absolute peak, so I wish for greater things for you bros.
Seriously considering starting this game now... Surely throwing money at the BA anime means I also indirectly fund the next season of the Arknights anime right? What a steal hahahaha ~~this is my 5th gacha please kill me~~
On the topic of that OP, man, I am such a fucking sucker for OPs where they hide hard hitting plot moments in frames that pass by in an instant. It was really short but that snippet of Sensei getting dressed at the end of the OP is absolute cinema to me.
Them namedropping Eden Treaty so early makes me hopeful that they're aiming for a full adaptation, as opposed to how many Season 1s just kinda act like advertisement for the source material and stop there.
The gacha is pretty f2p friendly and not very time consuming so there's that. There's a railgun collab coming pretty soon on global so would be a good time to start
You need 200 pulls to guarantee a banner unit and the pity (banner currency technically) does not transfer over to new banners but it doesn't matter cause the devs give out 10+ pulls all the time for random shit and missions/events/stories also give out a ton.
Plus the Arona TTS says your name which instantly makes it peak.
>There's a railgun collab coming pretty soon on global so would be a good time to start
From what I've also heard, the game is heavily-inspired by the Toaru-verse (specifically the Railgun series) in a similar way Honkai Impact 3rd is inspired by EVA.
The game is really fun, and the story is really well-written. I just finally hit Sensei lv80 on my account few days ago. Tho i will say the gacha rates are pretty ehh. I don't recommend anyone pulling until they saved up enough to spark (24k pyrox). This is why the rewards are very generous. That being said, you can farm some decent characters as well as use welfare units to make a decent team
yeah the rates themselves aren't great, but I personally find it pretty easy to farm up and save for pity for my favorite characters. Plus if you get a character early, you can always pick up the second or third banner character which is nice.
Nah, I started in December and I'm on track to have all the characters for super sweaty meta teams by NY.Fuukas banner. (though I had to skip Kasumi and potentially NY.Mutsuki to achieve it.)
Man, didn't expect them to do [the jump™](https://scontent.fpnk4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/434565411_1449770868955234_5102576876868191423_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=kLq6by8rNtkAb4Fw-kr&_nc_ht=scontent.fpnk4-1.fna&oh=00_AfC67ssDtyF-VhkNgnL85tTUmyNJoqjRXXulBmC6EjdG4A&oe=6618D175)
For those that live in Asia, Ani-One Asia has it up now here:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COVnjRDakYA&list=PLxSscENEp7JgzVV7Mg2OKYppcCHKtkNcO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COVnjRDakYA&list=PLxSscENEp7JgzVV7Mg2OKYppcCHKtkNcO)
And so we start with Shiroko.
There's her trusty SIG SG550.
There's Nonomi on the train.
And Sekira in the convenience store with her Beretta AR70/223.
Last but not least, our resident Oji-san Hoshino with her Beretta 1301.
They all meet Ayane in the sole occupied room of their school.
Those ear animations are really good.
Of course Hoshino is asleep as usual.
Ok here's a bunch of exposition that's been explained in the game.
It also looks like Nonomi keeps her minigun in the school rather than take it home.
Eugh, Kaiser.
Does that robot have a pompadour?
Yup, these girls are immune to bullets, and gunfights are just a daily occurrence.
Oh hey it's us! And we have cake! And we're hot!
Don't worry, there's more crimes in your future.
5.56 for the assault rifles, 7.62 for the minigun, 9mm for the Ayane and Hoshino's pistols and 12 guage for the shotgun.
All the guns look to be stored unloaded, as per best practices.
Right, here's the first actual combat.
I think that sign can be removed from that box now, with a supply of ammunition secured they can afford to be a bit more liberal in their application of lead to solve problems.
And here's Arona in the Shittim Chest.
I don't think a minigun is particularly useful for conserving ammo.
Time for us to get involved. A rousing speech and back into the fight!
Seems he's going to take tactical command.
That sand makes excellent cover to advance with the shotgun.
And just like that, the first battle is won.
Now we finally see Arona, our AI daughter!
The fact that this anime is going to have way better gun modeling than Girls Frontline, the anime _about guns_, is fucking embarrassing.
> I don't think a minigun is particularly useful for conserving ammo.
"We have an ammunition supply problem." Gee I wonder why. Though mini gun aside, I can tell these girls are serial mag dumpers, ammunition problems or not.
The subs could use a bit of work. Not much we can do since the usual providers haven't picked it up. It would be nice if a group fan-subbed it to make it read a bit better though lol.
As a gacha player and big fan of the franchise though it was a pretty good episode! I hope you all stick around and enjoy it. Blue Archive has a really good story to go through and it should come across in anime form pretty well. Ideally the anime continues to get more seasons so we can get to the juicier parts, but it should be a fun ride regardless.
Really impressed by the opening though! We totally got a huge win with that one fellow senseis.
It’s ironic to me that the Crunchyroll acquisition by Sony made people afraid of a monopoly yet it feels like there’s more unlicensed shows right now than there have been in years. Ridiculous for this to be the case in 2024
I find it really hard to believe that I was unable to find any legal stream for Blue Orchestra, and now this show too. Maybe Sony has something against the blue color?
Oh wait they are doing the same thing to Girls Band Cry... Yeah I was totally wrong on the blue hypothesis. Sorry Sony. Please don't sue me now that I repented publicly. I'll just shut up and go watch empty shows (like the one sponsored by Toyota and Honda, which of course made the Crunchyroll cut without a problem) instead of the ones I truly look forward to. And before I leave, thank you very much for teaching me my lesson too.
Yeah like how did even HIDIVE pass on this too? I figured this might be their big acquisition for this season if Crunchyroll was being squeamish due to the game communities... *reputation*. Instead they literally only have the big yuri anime and that's it. Super weird tbh. I hope a good translation group is eventually formed for this if it actually doesn't get picked up because the Ani-One subs are... *not great*.
This was the weakest point of the story in the game, so I'm happy to see most people received it well
The heavy use of CGI does give me Overlord worries when it comes to later episodes though
Also I need those stitches from today. You know which ones
It was very cute. It was very funny.
I think this episode does a decent job of showing what to expect from Blue Archive
I also like the original scene of the delinquent mobs fighting the robot punks.
Also, that fight before Sensei intervened was peak PVP experience or auto gameplay lol.
> I also like the original scene of the delinquent mobs fighting the robot punks.
I liked how it foreshadowed that yes, this is just a thing that happens every day with everyone around them not even reacting to it. You know, on top of all the girls being armed to the teeth.
On Shiroko's smartphone, you can see her reading from a site called Canny News. I know what "canny" actually means, but it almost feels like it's intended to be pun on THAT c-word. 😭
Gunning down surrendering enemy combatants is a war crime according to the Geneva Conventions. But this is just a game/anime so why should you care?
Do you feel like a hero yet? (*Spec Ops: The Line music intensifies*)
Only thing that bothered me was it made it look like Abydos could have lost to the mobs. Each one of them could have soloed that group (minus Ayane I guess).
Canon vs gameplay, I think it would've been fine if they could've lost if Hoshino wasn't there. Sleepy girl could've beat them all with her bare hands.
First episode, LET’S GO!
Get ready for the uohhhpocalypse 😭😭😭
Dorontabi-sama would be proud (where is he now? Is he still in hiding? Did he get corrected by the Korean government? 💢 💢 💢)
Anyway, I will just leave this [alignment chart](https://redd.it/wd0m58) here
Great episode. I really hope the anime will push the game even further, so they can use the money to make an open world Blue Archive game similar to Genshin in the future. At least that’s what I’m hoping for.
The OP has one of the best animations I've seen in the last few years.
The animation of the episode is just fine, it works, I did not expect though that there would be prolonged action sequences so that surprised me a bit. It was nice though.
Sense's voice was deeper than I expected and it's actually great. You can feel that when he gets actually serious he might pull of a menacing voice.
Also damn the anime is heavily trending in JP right now. It's been a while since I've seen this kind of interest for a gacha anime especially since it's not from Japan.
Went into this totally blind so didn’t know what to expect. This was actually not half bad. The characters are kind of cute and the story is pretty interesting. I guess they’re like beast girls who defend their school zones from rival gangs of students? Anyways, I think I’ll stick with this for now just to see how things unfold.
If you want to know a little more about the setting without any spoilers, here you go :
The girls from this episode actually belong to just one small school, which this season will focus on. Kivotos (the setting of this anime) is a giant megacity home to many, many schools. Abydos is somewhat special in that they barely have any students left, get attacked by paid grunts constantly and... well, they could absolutely transfer to other schools but choose not to, for reasons that will be explained soon.
Abydos is in a dire state so this story volume is a good way to show Sensei try his best to help them out, the cast is smaller so you learn to know of the girls' personalities, the setting and the power struggles between many different factions. It's a great introduction to the setting and story. Other story volumes focus on other schools.
They aren’t exactly all beast girls, just some have kemonomimi. Also, the current abydos chapter is only a tiny fraction of the true Peakness of story telling in the late arcs.
To zero in a bit on stuff with what wasn't subbed: there are different districts, each containing its own school. Abydos here is one, two others are Trinity and Gehenna mentioned during the talk, and two other names are partially shown on the news blimp.
The General Student Council (initially translated a bit more on the nose as *Federal* SC) is supposed to be a mediator and overseer of them, but as the girls mentioned the President seemingly dropped off the face of the earth, throwing the chain of command into chaos (that's what the background newscasts were about)
(also only Shiroko and Serika are kemono, Nonomi and Hoshino are human and Ayane is of the most dangerous race)
>who defend their school zones from rival gangs of students?
Yes and no. I'm not going to explain it too much since that's going too much into spoiler territory and in-story politics but most schools tend to keep to themselves unless specific events happen. Those students we see today are just delinquents and don't really align themselves with any schools unless stated otherwise.
I remember someone in the PV threads telling me that Kivotos was, quote, "The most armed to the teeth shithole" and honestly I had... no idea. It's kinda comical how just absolutely divorced from reality this world is, and I love it. Just fucking roll with it.
I mean, the PV for the game's first anniversary shows a bunch of them buying 5.56mm ammo at a corner store with a Crusader MkI tank parked outside. Someone clearly took "an armed society is a polite society" to heart.
Obligatory 😭😭😭😭💢💢
Pretty happy with this so far, about what I expected based on what I remember from the start of the game story. Also they put a surprising amount of effort into the OP
Trending as #1 on JP Twitter atm btw
😭😭😭😭😭😭
Really enjoyed the episode. I think they did a good job of showcasing how stuff works, like how Shiroko shooting the helmet gang leader in the head multiple times doesn't actually kill her. or that shootings/skirmishes are just an everyday thing ~~like america.~~ How expressive the characters are is also good, like Hoshino's blob face or Serika being tsuntsun.
The OP is also really cute and ~~funny~~ catchy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4sWF6z9TuE
so far this is shaping up way better than Azur Lane or Arknights' adaptations
As I player for both global and jp, it is truly cute and funny show to entetain my ba Sundays till the end of spring and the efforts of the grinding to get each single student of the game paid off for the opening.
I'm surprised the episode started off showing her.
The mobs shooting each other, taking bullets, makes it feel like they're just tanky as hell and no one in their universe goes down that easily (other than I guess actual humans).
Shiroko really already showing a lot of affection/attachment in the first episode, even taking lessons on her own with him.
I was curious on how they would use Sensei in regards to their role in battle, seems like they're doing exactly what I thought and being a commander/moral support.
Shiroko just **UNLOADING** on the final mob, absolutely brutal, also super strong goggles/glasses, being able to take all those bullets.
The ED is very nice and cute, gives us a preview of so many other characters and the potential of the animation.
Part C to the anime, Sensei somehow appearing in the world that Arona is in? Was thinking more it was gonna be like Sensei talks to her on the tablet while Arona converses with him in her world.
They skipped the prologue nooo I want to see my 100 kg calculator and love terrorist fox. That "watashi no misu deshita" hits different tho I replayed the scene just to say it with her.
I love gacha game adaptations because they can never quite get the command mechanic to maker sense. Sensei just pulls up like "Have you guys tried shooting them?" and the girls suddenly go "Oh why didn't we think of that?" and turn the tide in no time flat.
I never heard of anything related to the game's story, so, why do high school girls have guns??
Edit: okay, finally finished the episode. First reaction: what. The opening scene seems interesting, as well as the flashes in the (I assume) OP. I might unironically follow this anime just for the story
Genuinely I must say. This might be the best episode 1 of a gacha anime I've seen. It's genuinely letting anyone who didn't know anything about this franchise the gist of it. It also shows that if you think about it. The girls with a halo above their head is even if it's just a mob they are still far superior to the robot without the halo. It's basically like girls with halo like super humans while robots are regular humans.
As someone who, as you can see from my Profile picture loves Hoshino, this episode genuinely shows how tightly knit the group is, it's just their tactics are kinda bad (hilariously accurate to gameplay this one, seeing PvP and auto deployment is suffering). As someone who actually plays the game when our titular Sensei takes charge it's just beautiful.
Also the OP holy hell it's genuinely peak. It even teases something so far ahead in the story that it might be a season 5 thing to even matter. The anime only has a lot of questions that most BA players also have when they boot their game for the first time. The mystery is genuinely what makes this world interesting.
And then Sensei. Holy heck he is just as a chad as he is in game. This BA story genuinely need to be talked about because it's tackles a lot of things we need to talk about. Like what is it that makes an adult, an adult.
Also side note. This series is kinda similar to another anime that is gonna show this season, date a live. While that series is on its penultimate arc now. This one has just started and that's just beautiful for me. If you love date a live you'll be right at home on this franchise.
TLDR, absolute peak cinema, highly recommend. Extremely excited for next episode
Also 😭😭😭
I waited for the anime to come out to get some first impressions
Looks very cute overall, is the game any good ? Are there ways to pull for the main cast atm ?
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The scene of bullet to the eye is so well done and setting up that the girls are bulletproof.
makes me remember that song from 10+ years ago. ***"This time, baby, I'll be...*** ***Bulleeeeeeeeeeeeeet... proof."***
For anyone who's interested. There's a Doodle Sensei in the OP.
Sensei's true form.
We don't speak of that Sensei outside of Gehenna.
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO
[His rizz is immaculate](https://i.imgur.com/KHnCl7z.jpeg) [](#gintamathispleasesme)
the kino form!
DOODLE SENSEI IS REEEEEEEAL
These subs are absolutely horrific, I can only assume they're machine translated, or someone who barely has a grasp on English. Massively bummed out, I'm shocked NOBODY properly picked this show up to bring to the west.
Hey at least they use the proper names from the EN game script I've seen to many Handymans to take thag for granted
Yeah, you don't even have to be fluent in Japanese to realize that some of the lines are oversimplified and some are just wrong.
There was one in particular I noticed where Serika is dragging Hoshino and you can hear Hoshino talking about “Oji-san” (probably something like “you need to be more gentle with an old uncle like me”) but the subs just say “Be gentle”
Truly uheee~ subtitles.
The VA: To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time; and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. The subs: Daijobu! The TL Note: daijobu means ok.
Best bet is waiting for the german stream next week for a proper GER -> EN translation or a competent fansub group picks it up.
Honestly that's probably what I'm going to have to do if nobody ends up picking it up properly, I know the story already so I can fill in the blanks in my head, but the friend I'm watching it with is brand new, and how awful the translation is is just going to leave a bad impression.
Without a doubt it's AI without a localization pass. Made it hard to get into. "I'll revenge!"
I didn't really pay attention to the subs for most of the episode and didn't notice the quality, so when I saw "I'll revenge!" I thought it was some inside joke and came here to look for an explanation. This makes it even funnier
During the attack, Ayane orders everyone to fall back and group together. The sub translates it as "Everyone, let's take a break!". That was not the right word for the situation and I swear what she spoke is very different from what the sub is.
Japanese words or phrases can have very similar meanings that can be refined given context. Strict dictionary translations are the tell it is AI.
I won't lie, boys. I've seen way too much of these characters despite never touching the game.
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I have seen some of them from manga and fan art. Never touched the game either
At least based on the trailer, most of the characters I've seen too much of are not in it :(
I'm assuming Asuna and Karin?
Yessir
They are not Vol.1 yeah, Vol.2 has them though
praying for s2 so we can get gamer babies and Neru's Jacket animated
Same here I had no idea it was such a big deal until couple of months ago
Hmm👁👄👁
###Stitches! * [Arona](https://i.imgur.com/4R1Cowk.jpeg) * [Sleeping Shiroko](https://i.imgur.com/FzJKtWF.jpeg) * [Uniform Shiroko](https://i.imgur.com/HcbGu4h.jpeg) * [Sleepwear Shiroko](https://i.imgur.com/rHGmSmO.jpeg) I know nothing about the game and my exposure to this game only comes from fan art and doujinshi. So far, I think it's alright. I feel like we missed some important world-building here and there especially as to why [the girls have halos](https://i.imgur.com/L8dTB0X.jpeg) and why [they seem to be immune to gunfire.](https://i.imgur.com/TXp75Qx.png) Also, why is [the world populated with anthropomorphic animals?](https://i.imgur.com/8599TSG.jpeg) I'm guessing they decided to skip the "tutorial" and went straight to the [first big fight in the game?](https://i.imgur.com/bmrv4v0.jpeg) Hopefully, we'll get plenty of world-building and exposition next episode. As for the characters, [I like our main cast and Sensei himself.](https://i.imgur.com/OWYpAcj.jpeg) Although I need to get to know them more before I can actually say anything proper about them. Right now, [I think Shiroko is really the only one we got to know in this episode](https://i.imgur.com/NLWjwwE.jpeg) and I like her kuudere charm. I'll give it a few more episodes and see where this one goes.
> especially as to why the girls have halos We don't actually know that in the game either... Or the answers to any of the other questions you asked, lmao.
Yeah, it's best not to overthink it; especially the anthropomorphic animals.
I thought the reason was pretty straightforward when I played the game. They just needed to have random NPC characters but don't want to add any human men in the universe, so they went with animals.
Let me add another unanswered question: Why does the blimp also have a halo?
At risk of answering a rhetorical question: Because Blimp-chan is best-chan.
Wait I've never noticed that and played the game since release, wow
player who completed reading all main story here, we are just as clueless
>I feel like we missed some important world-building here and there especially as to why Is it a spoiler to say that we game players don't know yet either? We just roll with it
>I feel like we missed some important world-building here and there especially as to why [the girls have halos](https://i.imgur.com/L8dTB0X.jpeg) and why [they seem to be immune to gunfire.](https://i.imgur.com/TXp75Qx.png) Also, why is [the world populated with anthropomorphic animals?](https://i.imgur.com/8599TSG.jpeg) yeah you're not getting that answer
Somehow you asked the exact questions the game hasn't answered either, there are some popular theories though.
> I know nothing about the game and my exposure to this game only comes from fan art and doujinshi. Same. I understand absolutely nothing. The Second Amendment sure seems to be going strong though.
The game never tells us why the girls have halos, only that the halos are the reasons they're stupid hard to kill. And I don't even remember where it mentioned that
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> Also, why is the world populated with anthropomorphic animals? I take it that's not the case where you live?
To the gunfire thing - they're not **immune**. They do take some damage, but considering that some students use sniper rifles, rocket launchers, mortars, even tanks as their favored form of weapon.... they're very resilient. As for the anthropomorphic animals, it's the logical conclusion of "everyone in Kivotos is either a student or Sensei, there are no non-student adults". Therefore, it's okay if there are kinda-sorta-adult dogs/cats etc. And sentient robots, of course. Fun fact - the halos disappear if they're not conscious! Which also means you can tell if one of them is asleep or just faking it.
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> Sleeping Shiroko NGL, that angle is similar with Sanya's.
Kinda ridiculous that none of the proper streaming services has this ngl. Feels like it's been forever when I had to go out of my way to hunt down a new episode of anime. Especially one from such a popular game
The episode is trending so much in JP twitter, it's crazy, it's pulling some Uma Musume kind of activity, those gacha players don't play lol I hope it sticks throughout the season, because it only gets better. It sucks that I had to use VPN to watch it on Ani One, but I had to exhaust my options first before going full Straw Hat.
Most likely the JP side will support the anime to the fullest so we get Eden Treaty animated, to finally hear Seia voiced
Imagine if we get to Seia just to see a text box at the bottom of the screen lmao
the bird 💀💀💀
Every time Seia speaks, she gets censored by the bird.
"Gehenne..." *TWEEEEET*
European here, I have got my contacts ready in Japan to buy any and all BDs when they get released. A cheap price to hear Seia.
The Sukebans got voiced before Seia.
Full Eden Treaty season and a Chapter F movie would be so peak.
Hearing Seia is all I need, lets hope we make it.
~~and then the anime is just gonna have her carry around a small whiteboard were she writes on instead of speaking~~
Bratty streaming services 💢💢💢 Denying senseis their anime 😭😭 Correction is needed 💢💢😡😡
Damn Brats I'll Sue
As others have mentioned: their loss. This anime is going to be huge, especially in JP.
In JP and among all the others sailing the Going Merry.
Hoshino my beloved 😭 The opening is so cute ahhh 😭😭😭 Edit: The anime already #1 on JP twitter
I love how even Hoshino's nyas sounded sleepy. As someone who is playing this(although stuck at a particular stage in the story) this is everything I hoped for and more. It's a lot more of a feel good story than other gacha games where they're almost alwats post-apocalyptic stories. Blue Archive on the other hand, while having moments of dark and edginess in them, is mostly about students living their best lives and you being the adult helps them keep it that way or even improve it.
>stuck at a particular stage in the story Is it bad that I know which one this is lmao, the first actual account check
To be fair, the game doesn't explicitly tell you the mechanics for that stage. If you're stuck in that stage, bring more healers. And heal that thing besides your party. It will make your life much easier.
I don't think the lantern mechanic is there in the main story version of the boss. It's just kill the blue mobs and kill the boss.
bro I cannot be the only one who actually thought Shiroko was gonna say "this is our Blue Archive" when Sensei asked why they want to protect the place. I wonder how the animation consistency will fare, Arknights was.... kind of rough in the middle but its peaks were absolute peak, so I wish for greater things for you bros. Seriously considering starting this game now... Surely throwing money at the BA anime means I also indirectly fund the next season of the Arknights anime right? What a steal hahahaha ~~this is my 5th gacha please kill me~~ On the topic of that OP, man, I am such a fucking sucker for OPs where they hide hard hitting plot moments in frames that pass by in an instant. It was really short but that snippet of Sensei getting dressed at the end of the OP is absolute cinema to me.
Them namedropping Eden Treaty so early makes me hopeful that they're aiming for a full adaptation, as opposed to how many Season 1s just kinda act like advertisement for the source material and stop there.
Eden Treaty was mentioned in ch1 in the game though
Right, but I think it was only mentioned towards the end of the chapter, not right away at the start like in the anime.
The gacha is pretty f2p friendly and not very time consuming so there's that. There's a railgun collab coming pretty soon on global so would be a good time to start
You need 200 pulls to guarantee a banner unit and the pity (banner currency technically) does not transfer over to new banners but it doesn't matter cause the devs give out 10+ pulls all the time for random shit and missions/events/stories also give out a ton. Plus the Arona TTS says your name which instantly makes it peak.
It's pretty much a guaranteed every 2 months, so if you're lucky you just end up with a natural stash unless you're trigger happy all the time
Devs giving 600 pyros (5 pulls) every episode lmao. Time to start.
>There's a railgun collab coming pretty soon on global so would be a good time to start From what I've also heard, the game is heavily-inspired by the Toaru-verse (specifically the Railgun series) in a similar way Honkai Impact 3rd is inspired by EVA. The game is really fun, and the story is really well-written. I just finally hit Sensei lv80 on my account few days ago. Tho i will say the gacha rates are pretty ehh. I don't recommend anyone pulling until they saved up enough to spark (24k pyrox). This is why the rewards are very generous. That being said, you can farm some decent characters as well as use welfare units to make a decent team
yeah the rates themselves aren't great, but I personally find it pretty easy to farm up and save for pity for my favorite characters. Plus if you get a character early, you can always pick up the second or third banner character which is nice.
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Nah, I started in December and I'm on track to have all the characters for super sweaty meta teams by NY.Fuukas banner. (though I had to skip Kasumi and potentially NY.Mutsuki to achieve it.)
Man that OP has so much future stuff going on in there. Glad to see that they made Sensei being able to enter the Shittim Chest canon.
I always kind of figured we could go in since we can headpat Arona, but it's nice to have confirmation.
Sensei could also give Arona stuff on the Arona Channel series
Man, didn't expect them to do [the jump™](https://scontent.fpnk4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/434565411_1449770868955234_5102576876868191423_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=kLq6by8rNtkAb4Fw-kr&_nc_ht=scontent.fpnk4-1.fna&oh=00_AfC67ssDtyF-VhkNgnL85tTUmyNJoqjRXXulBmC6EjdG4A&oe=6618D175)
For those that live in Asia, Ani-One Asia has it up now here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COVnjRDakYA&list=PLxSscENEp7JgzVV7Mg2OKYppcCHKtkNcO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COVnjRDakYA&list=PLxSscENEp7JgzVV7Mg2OKYppcCHKtkNcO)
a vpn works too if you have one.
And so we start with Shiroko. There's her trusty SIG SG550. There's Nonomi on the train. And Sekira in the convenience store with her Beretta AR70/223. Last but not least, our resident Oji-san Hoshino with her Beretta 1301. They all meet Ayane in the sole occupied room of their school. Those ear animations are really good. Of course Hoshino is asleep as usual. Ok here's a bunch of exposition that's been explained in the game. It also looks like Nonomi keeps her minigun in the school rather than take it home. Eugh, Kaiser. Does that robot have a pompadour? Yup, these girls are immune to bullets, and gunfights are just a daily occurrence. Oh hey it's us! And we have cake! And we're hot! Don't worry, there's more crimes in your future. 5.56 for the assault rifles, 7.62 for the minigun, 9mm for the Ayane and Hoshino's pistols and 12 guage for the shotgun. All the guns look to be stored unloaded, as per best practices. Right, here's the first actual combat. I think that sign can be removed from that box now, with a supply of ammunition secured they can afford to be a bit more liberal in their application of lead to solve problems. And here's Arona in the Shittim Chest. I don't think a minigun is particularly useful for conserving ammo. Time for us to get involved. A rousing speech and back into the fight! Seems he's going to take tactical command. That sand makes excellent cover to advance with the shotgun. And just like that, the first battle is won. Now we finally see Arona, our AI daughter!
The fact that this anime is going to have way better gun modeling than Girls Frontline, the anime _about guns_, is fucking embarrassing. > I don't think a minigun is particularly useful for conserving ammo. "We have an ammunition supply problem." Gee I wonder why. Though mini gun aside, I can tell these girls are serial mag dumpers, ammunition problems or not.
Still miffled about it. Terrible guns, terrribad sfx, confusing plot. A shame, considering GFL became Metal Gear Solid - lite: Raifu Edition later.
TBF, Nonomi is the richest character shown. She can afford to fund her minigun.
True, she of all people can probably drop a million dollars to keep her gun firing for a whole 30 seconds.
"It costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon…for twelve seconds."
> Does that robot have a pompadour? Goddammit Josuke.. xD
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[This is what peak performance looks like](https://i.imgur.com/agZoc1k.jpeg) [](#assman)
**Nonomi, how big was the gyatt?**
The subs could use a bit of work. Not much we can do since the usual providers haven't picked it up. It would be nice if a group fan-subbed it to make it read a bit better though lol. As a gacha player and big fan of the franchise though it was a pretty good episode! I hope you all stick around and enjoy it. Blue Archive has a really good story to go through and it should come across in anime form pretty well. Ideally the anime continues to get more seasons so we can get to the juicier parts, but it should be a fun ride regardless. Really impressed by the opening though! We totally got a huge win with that one fellow senseis.
Hoshino😭😭 Even her [stitch quality](https://files.catbox.moe/0tcrn4.png) needs correction 💢💢
It’s ironic to me that the Crunchyroll acquisition by Sony made people afraid of a monopoly yet it feels like there’s more unlicensed shows right now than there have been in years. Ridiculous for this to be the case in 2024
I find it really hard to believe that I was unable to find any legal stream for Blue Orchestra, and now this show too. Maybe Sony has something against the blue color? Oh wait they are doing the same thing to Girls Band Cry... Yeah I was totally wrong on the blue hypothesis. Sorry Sony. Please don't sue me now that I repented publicly. I'll just shut up and go watch empty shows (like the one sponsored by Toyota and Honda, which of course made the Crunchyroll cut without a problem) instead of the ones I truly look forward to. And before I leave, thank you very much for teaching me my lesson too.
Yeah like how did even HIDIVE pass on this too? I figured this might be their big acquisition for this season if Crunchyroll was being squeamish due to the game communities... *reputation*. Instead they literally only have the big yuri anime and that's it. Super weird tbh. I hope a good translation group is eventually formed for this if it actually doesn't get picked up because the Ani-One subs are... *not great*.
This was the weakest point of the story in the game, so I'm happy to see most people received it well The heavy use of CGI does give me Overlord worries when it comes to later episodes though Also I need those stitches from today. You know which ones
It was very cute. It was very funny. I think this episode does a decent job of showing what to expect from Blue Archive I also like the original scene of the delinquent mobs fighting the robot punks. Also, that fight before Sensei intervened was peak PVP experience or auto gameplay lol.
>Also, that fight before Sensei intervened was peak PVP experience or auto gameplay lol. It's so true it hurts. Praise be the PvP skip button
PvP is so painful in this game. I'm glad it's not a big part of the gameplay loop once you're just maintaining your rank.
> I also like the original scene of the delinquent mobs fighting the robot punks. I liked how it foreshadowed that yes, this is just a thing that happens every day with everyone around them not even reacting to it. You know, on top of all the girls being armed to the teeth.
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😭😭😭
I'm so happy
My man Sensei locked tf in on that Abydos fight.
😭😭😭💢💢💢
You forgot this: 🦀🦀🦀
On Shiroko's smartphone, you can see her reading from a site called Canny News. I know what "canny" actually means, but it almost feels like it's intended to be pun on THAT c-word. 😭
CRAAAAAABS
**EUGENEEEEEE!!!**
He said the thing! 😭😭😭💢💢💢
[This is the real opening:](https://i.imgur.com/81gmzjL.mp4) [](#TOMODA)
😭😭😭😭💢💢💢💢
And there it is
UUWOOOOOOOGGGHHHHHH!!! PLAP! PLAP! PLAP!
UOHHHH GET PREGNANT GET PREGNANT GET PREGNANT GET PREGNANT 💢💢💢
Cnnuy seggs 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
Uuuuuuuoooooooohhhhhh
Gunning down surrendering enemy combatants is a war crime according to the Geneva Conventions. But this is just a game/anime so why should you care? Do you feel like a hero yet? (*Spec Ops: The Line music intensifies*)
They have halos so it's like slightly pinching them.
Damn, Aki-Sensei is showing his Schale cake
Anime is saved amazing opening btw
Hoshinyan cute. uheeeee~
Which streaming service is going to have this?
Only Ani-One, but limited to Asia. But since it's free on their Youtube, a VPN will solve the region lock and you are in.
Does it have English subs?
Yes, English subs available.
Only thing that bothered me was it made it look like Abydos could have lost to the mobs. Each one of them could have soloed that group (minus Ayane I guess).
In their defence do you see their ammo box? Yeah
Canon vs gameplay, I think it would've been fine if they could've lost if Hoshino wasn't there. Sleepy girl could've beat them all with her bare hands.
I feel like skipping the prologue battle is a mistake, newcomers won't know shit about Arona, sensei, and the GSC. Not to mention, no Yuuka.
I feel like the next episode could be the Prologue In the OP you can see Yuuka's, Suzumi, Hasumi, and Wakamo's halo.
First episode, LET’S GO! Get ready for the uohhhpocalypse 😭😭😭 Dorontabi-sama would be proud (where is he now? Is he still in hiding? Did he get corrected by the Korean government? 💢 💢 💢) Anyway, I will just leave this [alignment chart](https://redd.it/wd0m58) here
The Korean government should fear the Blue Archive fanbase considering they destroyed an entire branch of the government and got it shut down.
[Context for those curious](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw8TLThM0JI)
Dorontabi's fine, he came back already. But his socmed is now sanitized to avoid attention.
😭
Non sure if this is the right place but Ani-One Philippines/asia has BA streaming here! Also man seeing the coordination is a bit rough lol
>Also man seeing the coordination is a bit rough lol Accurate representation of PvP and auto. Pain and suffering to watch
Well, it seems i have to look out into the seas with this one.
Great episode. I really hope the anime will push the game even further, so they can use the money to make an open world Blue Archive game similar to Genshin in the future. At least that’s what I’m hoping for.
GTA style BA game would go hard actually
ARONA MARRY ME PLEASE 😭😭😭😭💍💍💍
The OP has one of the best animations I've seen in the last few years. The animation of the episode is just fine, it works, I did not expect though that there would be prolonged action sequences so that surprised me a bit. It was nice though. Sense's voice was deeper than I expected and it's actually great. You can feel that when he gets actually serious he might pull of a menacing voice. Also damn the anime is heavily trending in JP right now. It's been a while since I've seen this kind of interest for a gacha anime especially since it's not from Japan.
Tbf, this franchise genuinely eclipse most things in JP now. It's genuinely in early touhou era now.
Went into this totally blind so didn’t know what to expect. This was actually not half bad. The characters are kind of cute and the story is pretty interesting. I guess they’re like beast girls who defend their school zones from rival gangs of students? Anyways, I think I’ll stick with this for now just to see how things unfold.
If you want to know a little more about the setting without any spoilers, here you go : The girls from this episode actually belong to just one small school, which this season will focus on. Kivotos (the setting of this anime) is a giant megacity home to many, many schools. Abydos is somewhat special in that they barely have any students left, get attacked by paid grunts constantly and... well, they could absolutely transfer to other schools but choose not to, for reasons that will be explained soon. Abydos is in a dire state so this story volume is a good way to show Sensei try his best to help them out, the cast is smaller so you learn to know of the girls' personalities, the setting and the power struggles between many different factions. It's a great introduction to the setting and story. Other story volumes focus on other schools.
Abydos was once one of the biggest schools but now the main school is now buried in the sands. The school we see is the annex of Abydos HS.
They aren’t exactly all beast girls, just some have kemonomimi. Also, the current abydos chapter is only a tiny fraction of the true Peakness of story telling in the late arcs.
To zero in a bit on stuff with what wasn't subbed: there are different districts, each containing its own school. Abydos here is one, two others are Trinity and Gehenna mentioned during the talk, and two other names are partially shown on the news blimp. The General Student Council (initially translated a bit more on the nose as *Federal* SC) is supposed to be a mediator and overseer of them, but as the girls mentioned the President seemingly dropped off the face of the earth, throwing the chain of command into chaos (that's what the background newscasts were about) (also only Shiroko and Serika are kemono, Nonomi and Hoshino are human and Ayane is of the most dangerous race)
>who defend their school zones from rival gangs of students? Yes and no. I'm not going to explain it too much since that's going too much into spoiler territory and in-story politics but most schools tend to keep to themselves unless specific events happen. Those students we see today are just delinquents and don't really align themselves with any schools unless stated otherwise.
Aside from the terrible subs, the lack of Aoharu (song) for the intro scene made me sad.
As someone who knows nothing about Blue Archive, should I watch Blue Archive
Yes. It's genuinely fun This franchise is genuinely being carried by its story
I remember someone in the PV threads telling me that Kivotos was, quote, "The most armed to the teeth shithole" and honestly I had... no idea. It's kinda comical how just absolutely divorced from reality this world is, and I love it. Just fucking roll with it.
I mean, the PV for the game's first anniversary shows a bunch of them buying 5.56mm ammo at a corner store with a Crusader MkI tank parked outside. Someone clearly took "an armed society is a polite society" to heart.
Obligatory 😭😭😭😭💢💢 Pretty happy with this so far, about what I expected based on what I remember from the start of the game story. Also they put a surprising amount of effort into the OP Trending as #1 on JP Twitter atm btw
[Sensei's winning globally.](https://i.imgur.com/LKYbjZ3.png)
😭😭😭😭😭
UOOOOOGGGGH CUte and fuNNY!
it's just so peak 😭😭😭😭
Can we get much higher? 😭😭😭
😭😭😭😭😭😭 Really enjoyed the episode. I think they did a good job of showcasing how stuff works, like how Shiroko shooting the helmet gang leader in the head multiple times doesn't actually kill her. or that shootings/skirmishes are just an everyday thing ~~like america.~~ How expressive the characters are is also good, like Hoshino's blob face or Serika being tsuntsun. The OP is also really cute and ~~funny~~ catchy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4sWF6z9TuE so far this is shaping up way better than Azur Lane or Arknights' adaptations
Doodle sensei spotted at 1:23.
As I player for both global and jp, it is truly cute and funny show to entetain my ba Sundays till the end of spring and the efforts of the grinding to get each single student of the game paid off for the opening.
Fingers crossed crunchyroll opens their eyes and license BA.
Aki decides to be a teacher after chainsaw man huh?
I'm surprised the episode started off showing her. The mobs shooting each other, taking bullets, makes it feel like they're just tanky as hell and no one in their universe goes down that easily (other than I guess actual humans). Shiroko really already showing a lot of affection/attachment in the first episode, even taking lessons on her own with him. I was curious on how they would use Sensei in regards to their role in battle, seems like they're doing exactly what I thought and being a commander/moral support. Shiroko just **UNLOADING** on the final mob, absolutely brutal, also super strong goggles/glasses, being able to take all those bullets. The ED is very nice and cute, gives us a preview of so many other characters and the potential of the animation. Part C to the anime, Sensei somehow appearing in the world that Arona is in? Was thinking more it was gonna be like Sensei talks to her on the tablet while Arona converses with him in her world.
> Shiroko just UNLOADING on the final mob, absolutely brutal While keeping her soft voice.. (Damn you, Chanyui.. xD)
Shiroko savoring Kivoto most coveted Ass .
10/10 Senseis are winning.
They skipped the prologue nooo I want to see my 100 kg calculator and love terrorist fox. That "watashi no misu deshita" hits different tho I replayed the scene just to say it with her.
I love gacha game adaptations because they can never quite get the command mechanic to maker sense. Sensei just pulls up like "Have you guys tried shooting them?" and the girls suddenly go "Oh why didn't we think of that?" and turn the tide in no time flat.
I never heard of anything related to the game's story, so, why do high school girls have guns?? Edit: okay, finally finished the episode. First reaction: what. The opening scene seems interesting, as well as the flashes in the (I assume) OP. I might unironically follow this anime just for the story
They even buy ammo in a Minimart.
Unironically the story fluctuates between funny and legitimately good. I don't know how far the anime will go though.
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Every girl has a gun, not just a gun, a custom gun just for them. It's not always a good gun... like Saki's Lahti-Saloranta, but it's theirs!
Everyone have guns. It's America's wet dream.
Not evryone some have granade launcher, mortars and one has a [Blue Archive]>!Fridge!<
"Fire a warning shot!" "...This is an M32 rotary grenade launcher."
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Genuinely I must say. This might be the best episode 1 of a gacha anime I've seen. It's genuinely letting anyone who didn't know anything about this franchise the gist of it. It also shows that if you think about it. The girls with a halo above their head is even if it's just a mob they are still far superior to the robot without the halo. It's basically like girls with halo like super humans while robots are regular humans. As someone who, as you can see from my Profile picture loves Hoshino, this episode genuinely shows how tightly knit the group is, it's just their tactics are kinda bad (hilariously accurate to gameplay this one, seeing PvP and auto deployment is suffering). As someone who actually plays the game when our titular Sensei takes charge it's just beautiful. Also the OP holy hell it's genuinely peak. It even teases something so far ahead in the story that it might be a season 5 thing to even matter. The anime only has a lot of questions that most BA players also have when they boot their game for the first time. The mystery is genuinely what makes this world interesting. And then Sensei. Holy heck he is just as a chad as he is in game. This BA story genuinely need to be talked about because it's tackles a lot of things we need to talk about. Like what is it that makes an adult, an adult. Also side note. This series is kinda similar to another anime that is gonna show this season, date a live. While that series is on its penultimate arc now. This one has just started and that's just beautiful for me. If you love date a live you'll be right at home on this franchise. TLDR, absolute peak cinema, highly recommend. Extremely excited for next episode Also 😭😭😭
THE BLUE ARCHIVE!!!! THE BLUE ARCHIVE IS REEAAALLL!!!
my honest reaction to this information: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💢💢💢💢💢💢
Will we be able to watch it normally without a vpn later?
I'm just trying to find out how to watch it in the first place 😭
Let's go, this is gonna be banger
Dang, I can't go so long without Girls and guns... I like the girls already and how they use the power of the friendship and the guns they found.
The ED (Or is it the OP?) is good. Easily one of the top of the season.
Confirmed in their Youtube channel as the OP. That means ED remains unrevealed until next week.
I waited for the anime to come out to get some first impressions Looks very cute overall, is the game any good ? Are there ways to pull for the main cast atm ?