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L'Imperatore
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Well, the original author is a practicing doctor, so... we can trust them on that matter? |
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InfiniteNothingness
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Yeah, I dropped this on episode three just because the actual mysteries were utterly underwhelming. As much as I like Ameku, a cute girl alone can't make me keep up with a show.
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mdo7
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Heh, I'll check it out for myself regardless. I like medical drama like House M.D., and Grey's Anatomy, E.R, etc...
Well, I assume the manga is more accurate then the anime. So yeah, I'll lean towards that. |
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KefkaesqueXIII
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Eh, anyone who's read Black Jack knows that an author having a medical license doesn't stop them from prioritizing an interesting story over strict adherence to medical fact. That said, if Ameku's author is on record claiming everything they present is factually legit, I'm not really inclined to disbelieve them. |
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Dop.L
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Here’s hoping that episode 4 brings back Anime Columbo who was sorely missed in episode 3.
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DracoInduperator
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In my opinion this seems to be the bastard offspring of House and In/Spectre more than anything else so far. And Takao is the new Kotoko: short, a need to show off her superior intellect, arrogant, as well as only doing the job because it's interesting and because she needs to in order to get what she wants.
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Eilavel
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Yeah, the 3rd episode definitely had the problem that I, with no medical qualifications, could basically diagnose the situation immediately. That really makes the whole thing unimpressive and lacking tension.
I often quite like procedurals in the anime format because the short running time makes them high tempo and focused (live action procedurals I very often find to drag or be mid soap operas in disguise). But they still need a good enough thing to procedure through. Still, I'll probably stick with it since its episodic so it can't go off a cliff. Somewhat unusual that its based on a novel series. The last Japanese mystery novel adaptation I recall is F: The Perfect Insider. |
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pip25
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Sadly, if Anime Columbo only does as much as he did in the first two episodes, there's not much of a point to bringing him back. This anime had a lot of promise, I didn't mind the first mystery itself, but the execution felt terribly... uninspired so far. |
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killjoy_the
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I liked House, M.D quite a bit back in the day and so it's probably not surprising that the parts I like the best here are when it's trying its best to be just that. In the first episode calling the mother out for causing her son's issues (but I don't think the scene went far enough - either the mother needed to get actually offended by it, or be apologetic and someone had to tell Ameku to calm down a bit) and in episode 3 calling the psych...ologist? psychiatrist? anyway that woman for being wholly incompetent and just saying "deppression lmao" for genuine medical cases
The actual mysteries themselves are pretty meh and I've never ever liked in any series the whole "I will now announce the results!" sequences and it's not different here, with an added cringe factor to the small sequence where she's doing the last bit of theorizing in her own head to get to the answer |
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mdo7
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OK, I got chance to see the first 2 episodes on CR, and yeah it does remind me of House M.D. a lot. And I wasn't the only one that noticed the similarities, in the 1st episode,spoiler[ they even brought up lupus, a common gag, trope, meme in House M.D.] So when are we going to see Ameku/House face off ads in Japan like in the same manner/style like the Black Jack/House ad back in 2010? That one would be kind of cool for an ad and one that would make total sense by today's standard.
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dm
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I think the show is okay, even if it does require me to head-canon the T-Rex skeletal display into being fiberglass and thus light enough to use to saw off a leg (a museum is unlikely to put a real T-Rex skeleton out in the rain like that).
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Eilavel
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The tomb mould curse is an old canard taken from stories around Tutankhamuns tomb. I solved the mystery in about 30 seconds. Since I am far from a genius, let alone a doctor, this just isn't really acceptable from a mystery show.
The fire and name of the episode are clearly next episode. I assume they included a flash forward at the start (when the same material is also at the end!) mainly because the anime team knew this week was, frankly, a bit rubbish. In a sense, I actually take it as a promising sign that they were aware they should tease something else. Since the characters and concept are OK and its so episodic, I will probably stick with it. Theres always hope the next mystery will be good, and I'm kind of enjoying judging it when its not to be honest. Last edited by Eilavel on Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:47 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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killjoy_the
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Yeah, my first thought was "infection", then the dude mentions being on antibiotics and getting worse so the immediate next thought is "fungus then". Obviously the actual kind of fungus that causes both meningitis (which was obviously a more involved diagnosis than just knowing it was fungus) and pneumonia is actually a bit impressive with just looking and hearing about symptoms plus going with a microscope, but I wish this show did more talking - Ameku just hides what she's thinking until she's absolutely certain in order to seem really smart it feels, instead of going through what she's thinking with those around her |
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dm
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I’m afraid my reaction was: “why aren’t they wearing facemasks?” when they entered the tomb.
The spontaneous human combustion is obviously tied to the rival onmyouji, who apparently figured out a way to cause it (the kanji for inflation is even in his name!), given c the frequently shown Heian-era illustration. The victim appears to be the young woman historian. The real mystery will be: how is the combustion caused, and what is it being used (presumably by the young “head of the family” they had the scuffle with) to hide? |
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killjoy_the
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The show made a point to show the guy staring at their car while mad after they made him fall on his butt so I'm assuming that's related, but that's all I got
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