Comments on: That Fall Review: First Episode of Majin Tantei Nogami Neuro

By: TFPC

TFPC — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:54:02 +0000

Yeah, don’t take the mysteries too seriously. The fans are mostly in it for the characters, the larger story arcs with X and HAL, and the Escher-art. It gets much more interesting later on when people with supernatural powers start challenging Neuro. It’s gruesome when limbs start flying and Neuro starts mindraping with weird instruments and stuff. In the first chapter of the manga, some dude vomits like a gallon of blood and guts all over a cafe table =_= And when Neuro kicks over Yako’s dad’s ashes and shoves his bladed fingers in her mouth, yeah…okay, maybe you need a sadistic streak to watch this series. Hopefully they won’t change it so that all he does is bite heads with the bird-beak of death. That would be lame.

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THAT Animeblog » THAT Fall Review: 1st episode of Suteki Tantei Labyrinth — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:18:31 +0000

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By: Impz

Impz — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:44:07 +0000

@Briar: HAHAHAHA! you should know I am just as superficial as you when it comes to graphics, and this series goes into the “i don’t really like the main character’s design” folder.

I really do not like the story currently, but I hope to be proven wrong.

@Manga: Ya, that is supposedly the humor that will bring it, but most of the jokes fell flat on my round tummy simply because I did not find them funny at all. I guess it is the “i don’t get this humor” show. Oh wellz.

By: manga

manga — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:28:42 +0000

Since I only watched this raw and I don´t understand moonspeak I have little to say about the big storyline.

But it seems Neuro wanted to get the hell out of his own world, thus going to earth and finds someone who shares his true hobby, food. The girls likes to eat all different kinds of food, Neuro likes to eat well let´s say souls/bodyfluids or whatever…

the humour is what makes me want to watch this show.

By: Briar

Briar — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:16:25 +0000

I watched it yesterday as well, and well.. like you, Impz, I’m not exactly impressed. The biggest problem I have with the anime is the character design. Boy, I totally couldn’t stand Neuro’s appearance, which is… well… weird.

I can’t help it that I’m shallow.

And anyway, other than that, there just isn’t anything that caught my eye. It’s one of those rather generic (except with ugly hero) animes, IMO. I did like the design of Eishi and Yako though.

By: Impz

Impz — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:41:11 +0000

@L-chan: That’s sad for impzie then. I am hoping to have a true mystery plot story, one with sophiscated and complex red herrings. To me, that is entertainment and I am rather disappointed to hear that the manga-ka does the manga in that way. It is definitely not for me then, but I will just give it another chance for the fun of it.

Hehehe, ya, now that one is the only good thing about it currently

@Blank: Ya, it looks like it is supposed to be hilarious but I was not able to laugh that much since most of the jokes passed me by somewhat. I guess i was expecting to have a good think after an episode but came out rather short. Oh well.

Arr, so they did do some movement? I read somewhere that the current arc is the most boring one among others, and people are somewhat complaining about it being misrepresentative of the show. I will probably be more interested with the backdrop of Yako though.

@Neko79: I am half of a mind to agree with you. The character design is not the most attractive for me, but ya, the qualm i have is the bird thingy. I go like ~_~

By: neko79

neko79 — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:28:47 +0000

When i first saw the manga
i didn’t even bother to buy/rent it XP
I don’t like the character designs
i don’t like how neuro “eats”the mystery (look mom, its a bird! no dear thats a demon who just look like a parrot with horns)
However i will watch the anime
Because of koyasu LOL love how the voice switches back and forth
and also the fact that i like silliness in an anime haha…
God i wish i was the girl, eat like a pig yet stay like a bamboo

By: Blank

Blank — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:08:47 +0000

Neuro isn’t a REAL mystery series; if you come into it looking for that then you’re going to be disappointed. Unlike other detective series that’re all about the mystery, Neuro is about everything BUT the mystery. The manga is generally pretty silly and isn’t meant to be taken too seriously.

Madhouse is also switching stuff around. They skipped most of the first volume here (including the actual beginning and Yako’s full backstory) for some reason. Maybe they’ll eventually flashback to it or something.

And as for disliking shounen series… well, it DOES run in Weekly Shounen Jump after all.

By: L-chan

L-chan — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:39:39 +0000

I recall reading a quote once where the manga-ka of the original series said that this is basically “pure entertainment disguised as a mystery plot.” I other words, there’s no real point to the show, it just uses the “mysteries” to be entertaining in one way or another.

Plus, it’s Koyasu Takehito as Neuro. Can’t beat that! *2nd favorite seiyuu*