by The first episode fooled viewers with pre-broadcast promotions.
The first episode of a TV anime is an integral part of how it captures the hearts of viewers, and it is no exaggeration to say that its popularity will depend on how good or bad it is. There are also shocking developments such as “the main character dying” and “the viewers being betrayed with fake information.”
This time, let’s look at the anime that shocked viewers from the first episode. “Character designs that even the main character would look at normally.” These are the beautiful men and women of the Special Forces. Section 4 of “Gauryou Zero” (4 photos) Contains spoilers for “Wonderland” and “Senki Zesshou Symphogear.” “Gouryō -Zero-“
When it comes to works that have a shocking development from the first episode, you can’t leave out the 2008 anime “Gourei -Zero-.” This work is a horror action movie based on the manga “Gauryou” (written by Hajime Segawa), and in the first episode, “Aoi no Ue,” the original character of the anime “Ministry of Defense Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters Special Tactical Squad 4th Division (Special Warfare 4th Division) members such as Toru Kanze and Natsuki Kasuga work hard to subdue evil spirits.
At the time of the broadcast, everyone thought that the Special Forces Division 4 members, centering on Tooru, would be active. Still, at the end of the first episode, the six members of the Special Forces Division 4 were killed by a girl (later a high school girl named Isayama Yomi). (I know) were wiped out.
In fact, when I watched the first episode, I was surprised to see that after the demon subjugation had finished, Masaki Shindo’s arm was suddenly cut off by Yomi’s sword, and then the members of Special Warfare Section 4 were killed one after another. I kept reading, and the ending came without matching the answers so that I couldn’t catch up with my understanding.
This was a fake by the production side that was set up right up until the broadcast’s start, and Tokusatsu Division 4 was the main character of the “dummy.” The official website also features a “Staff special roundtable just before the broadcast starts” that introduces the characters of Tokusatsu 4 Division and talks about the background of the birth of Tokusatsu 4 Division. There are many ways to deceive viewers seriously. It had been applied. From episode 2 onward, the story progresses, centering on the actual main characters, Yomi and junior high school girl Kagura Tsuchimiya.
The extensive fakery betrayed many viewers, and people still say things like, “The main characters suddenly died, so the impact was huge,” and “The fakery completely fooled me.” Senki Zesshou Symphogear, which aired in 2012, also applies to works that use tactics to deceive viewers even before they air.
This work is a “transforming heroine story” that depicts the fight between the certified unique disaster “Noise” that threatens humanity and girls wearing the Symphogear system. The production of “fighting while singing” is also a significant feature of the work. The first people to fight against the noise in the first episode were Tsubasa Kazanari and Kanade Amaba of the top vocal unit “Zweiwing,” who appeared in the critical visual before the broadcast.
They use the Symphogear System to defeat the Noises one after another. Still, the situation suddenly changes when Hibiki Tachibana, an ordinary person who happens to be there, is fatally injured. Sensing a critical situation, Kanade activated her excellent technique, “Zesshou,” to eradicate the noise, but she could not withstand the burden and died.
In response to the fact that the main character depicted in the key visual left the show midway through the first episode, people online commented, “Just when I was thinking of recommending it because I liked the way it looked…” and “I was speechless when the main character died right away.” Many viewers couldn’t hide their confusion.
Tsubasa and Hibiki, who survived, entered the private Lydian Conservatory’s high school. Later, Hibiki also fights as a Symphogear user, and it is there that she realizes for the first time that Hibiki is the true protagonist.
