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Rumor has it that they use Hitori no Shita: The Outcast to torture prisoners. And from time to time masochists watch it on lonely nights too.

Story
3/10

The creators either tried too hard to make something complex out of poor ideas or they came up with an idea that was so complex they failed to materialize it. Hitori no Shita is definitely not an anime you die waiting for a new episode every week, but you do die waiting for something interesting to happen while watching it.

Art & Animation
2/10

Fine backgrounds, reason why it's 2/10 and not 1/10. The animation is so awkward even the movements of the ... mouths and eyes are weird and off. It doesn't even look like a group of people put any effort into it, the lack of fluidity is so visible it hurts. Maybe it's the very first project of a brand new studio and I'm just being mean.

Sound
7/10

The OP and ED are probably the best parts of this show (even the animation); if you're not interested in watching the anime, watch the OP&ED separately and consider you've seen enough of Hitori no Shita.
The background music is also fine, but then again it's background music. What can go wrong..

Character
2/10

Given how many relatives of the two MCs are involved here, you can just divide them into XUs and ZHANGs. And that's pretty much about it.


Overall
4/10

--Thank you--

I just read some reviews and I'm disappointing, but is your free opinion of course...

At first it seems an ordinary anime zombie, but IS NOT ... the story changes completely as they pass episodes (I say no more for spoilers avoid ) ... I say after seeing all the anime and hope you have a 2nd season because it has been in the best part of the plot. It is the anime that most surprised me this season: D I give it an 8 for this season, pending the second season that will rise this score ;)
I'm writing this because if someone is thinking to ... watch this anime or not, you need to try because will change your opinion in each episode. I just will said the anime have accion, drama, magic and a dark history that you will put in front of your monitor until you finish this anime :D I hope a 2a season :D

Enjoy it, like I did ;)

People are giving this show much more credit than it deserves. The title of the anime is spot on tho, Hitori no shit.

I don't usually get triggered by anime, but this is a new low.

We follow in the footsteps of a "virgin" Chou Soran a heir to some powerful family. One sudden day the grave of his grandfather is pillaged and he has to find out why. On his way to his dear grandfathers grave, he finds goku, no wait i mean Fuu Houhou. Fuu just like Soran, are supernatural humans who can freely control their Ki and use Martial arts as their weapons, ... called outsiders. In a world filled with people like them Soran is extremely special and is headhunted by many evil organizations, but fret not, during the story you will find out why, but not really :)

This anime is trying to be something original and to follow the whole martial arts ki-superpower thing to an extent that it's just horrid. What could have been key-parts of this anime ended up as dull battles with zero progress(not even one good battle at the end of the anime), a main character that is your typical young "i want justice, i have this awesome superpower, i am stronger than you think" attitude with no character progression. The other characters except our Fuu "GOKU" Houhou are so miniscule you won't even bother thinking about them as none even leave a single trace of impression.

Oh did i mention that there is comedy in this anime and most of it is about Soran being a virgin? I also feel that the mix the anime is trying to do between comedy and action, just can't be taken seriously, the comedy is slapstick and dry humor about being a virgin. Now the worst part is, this anime tries so hard to reach a Shounen level that is just dosen't know how to deal with the story, because there literally is none.

This is the new generation of anime, thats so horrible i can't even imagine why this got produced at all. With each episode you keep expeting, "wow when is an amazing battle gonna start with our main character doing something really cool?". Well don't bother. If a fight starts, it's 30 seconds long and in the end goku comes, kicks everyone and it's over. No fights last longer than 3min.

There is just nothing, this anime lacks soul. Nothing to captivate it's audience and being so damn slow paced, it even ended in a way so that they can get a season 2, if they sell well... Let's be honest, that will never happen. Or you will have to read the manga for the rest, but at this point if' the anime is this dissapointing, the manga will be as well.

I Give it a solid 2! I would have given it a 1, but damn I just had to give it +1 for this crap to even leave the studio and reach the tv. Hurray, for Hitori no Shit. I honestly recommend this if you are on the verge of quitting anime, as this will definitevly seal the deal.

Finally, china blessed us with another Zombie stuff.
There's no secret to the success of animes like this,either you need to have tons of fan service like "high school of the dead" or such hype that will make it widely popular even before it start airing,like what happen to "Kabaneri of the iron fortress" and having a logical plot is irrelevant for such genre.
But unfortunately "Hitori no Shita: The Outcast" got none of it but still there're few surprising element in it,at least I thought so at the beginning.

PLOT- (BIT SPOILERS)
It's a tale about chou the strongest of all outsider (People with supernatural power but are ... good for nothing),a man who can defeat dozen of fierce warriors in expense of few scratches using some ancient style but he's long death and a corpse now so the plot focuses on his legacy,his only grandson chou soran who inherited the same power and can turn himself into "CHINESE SUPER SAIYAN" as well and now different evil organization are after him and sending zombies,psychopath,lolis to track him down, but as the anime equation goes,for every bunch of bad people there'll be same numbers of good people and here's no different,there's an express delivery organization which is keeping him safe and helping him to develop his skills.
Literally, there isn't anything to the plot but the anime tried hard to depict the matters in such manner as if it's one of those mystery thrillers but tbh, it made the stuff more confusing for the viewers.


Characters-
Each character is like creation of the saitan himself,you can never find them in any other " animu"

First of all lets hail 'Fu hoho" the ultimate reincarnation of the ghost from poltergeist, she's the main female lead as well,an invincible killer machine with little to no emotion and such gorgeous noodles like hairs.
WOW

Cho Soran is the main male lead and focus of the plot, the unluckiest virgin,I don't know what else to say.

There are other cringy characters as well but their names are so complicated,no reason remembering them.

ART-
Sometimes it's hard for me to figure out if a character is really thinking or talking as the mouth rarely moves and even if it does move,it make the face looks so awkward.
Basically,one of the poorest animation I've seen in recent times.


Overall-
Another below average show of this season to cover up the list.

First off, if by reading the synopsis you thought this was a show about zombies (a la Highschool of the Dead)...it's not. It's about "Outsiders"--seemingly ordinary people with extraordinary abilities. One of those Outsiders is a girl who can control zombies, but she is NOT the main character.

Secondly, if you haven't started watching, I must pre-warn you of this part in the 1st episode which caused a fair number of people to give up in disgust. It's the scene where Houhou is trying to bury the MC, Soran, and he just sits there like an idiot. Why doesn't he just get up and run ... away? See, in the original webcomic (which I checked out), that pit is supposed to be much deeper than shown in the anime (it's over Soran's height even when he's standing up and he likely had to jump to get over its edge--at which point he was easily kicked backed down by Houhou.) For some reason, the anime depicts the pit as being really shallow, which makes this particular scene not credible...but I'd put this down to bad art, rather than bad writing.

***Ratings***

-- Plot/Pacing: B
At first, the mystery behind Soran's background and the Outsider world in general made me anticipate each new episode, as I found myself wanting to know more about the Outsiders and the different organisations and to see the development of the various characters and their relationships. However, after the whole Outsiders thing was explained (episode 5), I felt it wasn't that big of a deal/reveal at all. Worse, the pace slowed considerably (around episode 7 onwards)--and it was already quite slow before. The comedy bits are also a bit overdone and can be quite jarring, but you kind of get used to them after awhile.

-- Seiyu/Sound: B+
I'm watching the Japanese dub (with sub-par English subs.) I think the voice actors did a fairly decent job, giving the characters enough of their own life and personality, such as the indifferent Houhou, the slutty Natsuka, the cunning Lo Ryu, etc. The soundtrack is pretty much standard J-rock, but the OP managed to get stuck inside my head after awhile.

-- Art/Animation: B
The character designs are nothing out of the ordinary, and the quality of the art is inconsistent (from "not bad" to "ugly/lazy.") I don't know if it's just me but I felt there was a noticeable drop in the quality from episode 7 onwards.

-- Bonus/Bias: +10%
I'm giving bonus points solely for the character of Fuu Houhou. Normally I detest those "stoic", emotionless-girl type of characters, but Houhou just seems different somehow...her messy hair, poor fashion sense, ignorance of societal norms and conventions, and her insane skill with kitchen knives and choppers all combine to give her a very unique appeal (read: "moe.") Her character significantly helped to sustain my interest in the series--and I know there are a number of people out there who feel the same way.

***Additional info***
The original source is a Chinese webcomic and the anime is a collaboration between Chinese and Japanese producers. I watched the Japanese dub and a bit of the Chinese dub (just to compare), and I think the Japanese dub was produced first, the reason being that the animation matches the Japanese voices better, while it is a bit out-of-sync for the Chinese voices.

In terms of differences in script, the Chinese one is more crude. For example, in one scene, a female character in the Japanese script says something like, "it would be better if we were on a date", while the Chinese script has her saying, "it would be better if we were in bed". The Chinese script also has more cussing.

As for English subtitles, unfortunately the fan-made one is very far from perfect. Some terms weren't translated at all. For example, the following terms:

(1) Kinkou - literally "golden light". It's a visible aura manifested from one's inner energy. Soran's kinkou is supposed to protect him from harm.

(2) Xiangxi ganshi - "Xiangxi" is the name of a place in China (where the practice of animating corpses to transport them was popular in the past), and "ganshi" literally means "corpse-driver". Ryu Kenken is referred to as a xiangxi ganshi--a person who knows how to manipulate corpses.

Oh boy, lots of polarizing opinions here. Oh dang it, now I have to pick a side. OR NOT.

Obviously everyone's entitled to their own opinions. There can be a lot of reasons why someone won't be able to enjoy this. Perhaps they don't understand the culture, perhaps they find the art style to be not of their liking, perhaps they thought the story was stagnant, etc. I could probably list 100 reasons here but since I'm not a mind reader and I'm a lazy bastard, I won't.

Honestly it doesn't matter what everyone else's opinion is. This isn't a game on steam where you ... read tons of reviews to determine whether it's a good game or not. For anime, ONLY YOUR OPINIONS MATTER! And I really hope everyone remembers that. So go ahead and watch the show, and don't be afraid of going in face first into a potential pile of shit because that's just part of the experience.

And this is my OPINION. Oh and btw, the show was pretty bad but I enjoyed it.
It has become one of my guilty pleasures. Thanks for wasting your time reading.

“Hitori no Shita - The Outcast” is what happens when You have too many ideas, don’t know how to prioritise them so You just throw everything at the wall to see what sticks.
Spoiler alert!
Nothing did.

There isn’t much to say about the plot itself. There hardly is any. We follow Chou Soran on his journey to… nothing to be honest. For all of the show he doesn’t have any kind of goal. He’s just there to react to what’s happening to him and around him. He’s the worst kind of protagonist - passive. For most of the time he talks big but rarely he is able ... to put his money where his mouth is, and the moments he is able to rise up to the occasion… he does so by pulling a new technique out of his ass. No build up, no prior training shown, nothing. He just has this skill that could have been useful a few episodes prior but he only just now remembered about it.


His companion Fuu Houhou isn’t much better. Granted she doesn’t pull new techniques all the time but she suffers from Superman syndrome. There are no stakes in her fights. In a fight there is no one who can hurt her without a really pathetic excuse. Even then she just walks it off. Now don’t get me wrong, those types of characters can work. The aforementioned Superman has some really good runs when he struggles, suffers and You just can’t get enough of the high stake non-combat conflict You witness. The writer knew about this. Towards the end we get some info about Fuu’s past that’s there to make her a more tragic heroine and show her suffering. Too bad the writer lacks the skill to write something like this and what we get is lazy and pathetic.

As this is categorised as a martial arts anime I was hoping for some gorgeous fight choreography and long fights that challenge fighters to their limits. Yeah… I was dumb for expecting that. There is only one fight that’s not a pathetic copout and it’s pretty much in episode 4, on top of that it doesn’t even last 3 minutes. If You are a fan of martial arts animes You’ll gonna have blue balls during this show. There are no good fights in it.


The whole show is just Soran getting pulled towards different organisations that have a massive boner to get him to join them. They use a wide array of methods from temptation, threats and even some more… carnal methods.

There is no way to sugar coat it. This show is bad.
Writing - bad.
Fight choreography - bad.
Art style - bad (for most of the time, there are some moments that it’s pretty nice. Nice, not good).
Characters - Bad

I saw very few shows that are worse than this and the fact that I have seen something worse allows me go give this show a high 4 as a score.

It seems like everyone forgot that another anime about psychics existed that isn’t called Mob Psycho 100. This time it’s a Chinese-Japanese led project fulfilling our dreams of being able to called this anime a Chinese cartoon. OK all jokes aside this series does have something interesting to offer as it incorporates both martial arts and psychic powers to give us a predominantly action focused show.

***Note I’ll be using the translated names as I watched the Japanese dubbed version with English subtitles.***

The start of this show at one point led me to think that it was another zombie apocalypse show like High School of the ... Dead but only to realise that certain people can manipulate the corpses freely. Our main protagonist Chou Soran in the dead of night, is making a visit to his grandfather’s grave only to find himself in a precarious situation with the moving corpses. Out of nowhere, he is saved in mesmerising fashion from a powerful women called Jo Houhou who is talented in every way possible. This is the first encounter between the main duo who later find themselves attending the same college, only to the dismay of Soran who was semi-traumatised from the earlier meeting.

Chou Soran is then made to be subservient to Houhou, after getting his ass handed to him while retaliating at the thought of being obedient to her. She then leads him to an organisation called the Express Delivery Company who are pretty much composed of psychics called ‘Outsiders’. The abilities between individuals vary from super strength, manipulating the elements to controlling the mental state of people through their emotions. The Express Delivery Company’s main objective is to act as the police for these outsiders who are a minority but nevertheless still need to be monitored to avoid engaging in criminal activity. This makes sense as the regular police would get battered by attempting to deal with the psychics, so it’s only natural that the Government made a subdivision to respond to these situations.

There are other groups who inhabit these individuals such as Zensei and Tengekai. The former is just a random collection of users with similar interests. They are the first group to provoke our main duo when it is revealed that they have possession of something close to Soran. The group are just bizarre and uncoordinated when they have a little kid in charge, a woman whose lust knows no bounds and some black guy (not race-wise) whose has no purpose despite having many cameos. Tengekai are more interesting as they at least have a proper hierarchy in place with its bureaucratic rules. The magnanimous leader of the organisation directly tries to recruit Soran, when it is known that he has acquired psychic abilities from a young age. His abilities obviously matured as he grew up around the presence of his grandfather who was a well-respected individual.

The characters in this show are not impressive by any standards when they don’t have any unique selling points. Chou Soran resembles another shounen protagonist who tries to get past every obstacle through sheer power, only to realise its futile when facing much stronger outsiders who have fully mastered their powers. He doesn’t really have any motivation whatsoever when all he thinks about is wanting a nice girlfriend, lamenting the fact that he is useless in that department. The girlfriend he desired for so long does happen only for events to change drastically.

Jo Houhou at first looks like another monotone girl and is a mirror for reflecting dreariness. The only time she shows any emotion is being violent towards Soran which is a feature found in most tsunderes but thankfully she does not follow that archetype. Her actions make me cringe at times when it feels like everything she does is robotic; to the point she is just a yes-man. The supporting cast of Jo San and Jo Yon don’t really offer much as they are insistent on abiding by the rules of the company. They do participate in battles alongside the main duo but do not get sufficient characterisation for me to talk about them adequately.

This art style/animation aspect is something I wanted to avoid because it is obvious that it will end up being me giving a scathing attack on it, hence sounding like a diatribe. The animation is not comparable to the anime produced in Japan when series from a decade ago have similar or in fact better production values. There were instances when the fights looked visually appealing, through good usage of special effects but it did look choppy at times with the in-between animation needing further improvements. The colour scheme used throughout the show is very basic but does it job when trying to complement the appropriate background such as the countryside in rural China. The only information on the staff of this show is that Komatsu Arisa was the colour designer. I really hope someone updates the key staff involved.

The sound here is quite lacklustre with nothing of the soundtrack being memorable or worth noting to the point it is just abysmal. Good thing, the sound staff are confidential which makes it difficult to expose them for their average work. The opening and ending have been dubbed over and were quite the delight to listen to if that means anything. The voice actors used in this show aren’t household names here in the anime community. The man who voiced Ayato from Asterix War is back to offer his voice for a complementary dull protagonist, truly befitting one must say. The wonderful voice of Hayami Saori is back, this time for Houhou which is a good match for her easy sounding speech patterns/mannerisms.

This series is not really a must watch in any category and is a very average show at best with mediocre production values. I would probably give it more attention if the production committee put more dedication into it.

This anime was very refreshing to watch. It provided enough action to keep me tuned in while also providing enough comedic relief to bring out a few laughs. Personally I don't like the amount of fan service in todays anime. In my opinion, this anime would've been just fine without it.

At first glance, the plot seemed odd and different, but then by the second episode, things fell into place. It cleared up a lot of the, why is this like this or how come those things are doing this, etc., etc.. The groundwork has been laid with great action sequences, which have implied that ... they are only going to get a lot more action packed and suspenseful. The plot is starting to come together and can makes you start to guess what might happen next. Lastly the characters are not perfectly defined yet, but they are definitely starting to be and growth is starting to already take place at its own rate. You can start to feel yourself finding a point in liking the characters, which a lot of anime struggle with. Hitorinoshita - the outcast goes off its own drum beat and is definitely unique in more ways than its supernatural plots. I look forward to how it turns out.

Before writing down anything here, I’d first like to say that all audiences should go to watch the unedited completed version of this anime which has a half-hour-long 11th episode and 43-min-long 12th episode AS WELL AS THE ORIGENAL MANGA that has already been updated to nearly 200 episodes. Plus if you can speak fluent Chinese I highly recommend you to watch the Chinese cover and you can discover more unique sides of this anime.

To begin with, I have to state that the anime is INDEED disappointing. The enjoyment and the overall score highly depend on my view to the original comic instead of the ... animation. A few points of this anime were about to make me to drop the series. What came out first was the absence of so many frames that turned continuous scenes into some PowerPoint or ‘moving manga’ stuff. Apart from that, the sound effect was not adjusted just right and sometimes was not even simultaneous with the scene. What was more unforgivable, neither the storyboard nor the composition satisfied a sophisticated creation of animation. Despite all of these, I still feel thankful to all reviewers on MyAnimeList because you guys scored The Outcast much higher than Japan and China locally on average (6.64). When I checked the scores on Accessify.com (Japan) and Bangumi.tv (China), I was surprised that those who could watch the completed version and the most fabulous part of the animation scored it an average of mere 6. How low it is! What a pity!

I was not trying to make you feel bad about this animation in the last paragraph, but I rather aimed to put the problems of this animation forward and then to suggest you not focusing so much on those defects. This animation is actually one of those ‘big steps’ of current Chinese anime production, and it marked a lot of brave attempts of Chinese artists even though the attempts might not have been so successful. Chinese creators were really trying their best to make an art piece as well as a commercial product that belongs to their culture, and they have showed us how fascinating an anime could possibly be if it was adapted to a different society (what I’m referring to is the completed Chinese cover). Plenty problems of the animation were results of low investment, arrogance of Japan-side anime makers and discords between Chinese and Japanese directors.

The animation would only have pleased and enchanted a watcher if one had been able to settle down and be enthusiastic to learn about the background, because it had involved so many Chinese cultural as well as historical elements that had been alien to Japanese, let alone us Westerners. In the original unedited Chinese cover, the animators even used a Chinese folk song as an opening and for every single character they let them speak unique dialects like Mandarin (Zhang Chulan), Sichuan Mandarin (Feng Baobao), Chaozhou Mandarin, Cantonese etc. The 12-episode series also revealed us some history of China, for instance, the World War II, the period when the communist government was suppressing bandits, the golden age of Chinese pop songs and the return of Hong Kong. Chinese religions (Daoism and Chinese side Buddism), traditional weapons, philosophy, pop culture, literature and humours are also all merged organically in The Outcast, especially in the story after the end of episode 12 in manga. The Outcast banged us with decisiveness of Chinese and a story line that is so disjoint from what we normally call Anime: something that has gradually filled up with Moe, fan service, cliché, ‘harem’ of male characters and unrealistically kind people who doesn't kill to leave the enemies coming back with stronger powers.

Hence I highly recommend The Outcast, it should not be the edited animation but the complete version and manga though. It will open for you a new world and tell you a story of heroes and heroines that have new charms. COME AND WATCH OR READ! It is undoubtedly an unmissable great work for those who truly love ACGN and those who are interested in an exotic story!

"you won't get the anime vibe from this not so anime"

In my opinion, I would rather watch "happy sugar life" than this.

The protagonist is really worst and the gags are really lame there are many anime where girl dominates but this really is worst and it really does not give the anime vibe which Japanese anime has as it is Chinese.

Story : 1/10
I could not watch more than 6 episode as the story is lame and I lost interest in it.

art : 2/10
... anime is all about the art and that was awful as it really ruined the anime an d

It really would not be called anime as it does not have that vibe as of Japanese anime.

characters : 2/10
these character are lame really lame and above all the protagonist is dumbfuck

enjoyment : 1/10
i didn't enjoyed it but masochist can.


if you can't pull off the complex story don't start it i really hoped there would be change in the story but there was nothing till episode 6 so it would be foolish or masochist of me to continue any further.

And the dumb ass people give this not so anime 6+ rating are you binld or newbie in anime to give such high rating.

at last don't torture yourself watching this shit.

I really don't get why people are hating on this anime so much! Maybe they don't get the wuxia theme jokes. Yes, quite a few jokes are about him being a virgin. But it's more than that. He has a goddamned seal on his d*** to make sure that he remains pure and has good cultivation. And the way it's discussed is funny. I, for one, enjoyed every second of the comedy aspect of this show. I have to say season 2 is remarkably better than season 1.

The fights are AWESOME! I love them. Especially in season 2. I was really impressed with how ... varied the character design was and how even the characters in supporting roles get so much attention and even their own ending credit songs sometimes.

In my opinion, people are not judging the anime as a standalone but comparing it to other great animes in a completely different genre and whining about how it's not like them. I mean, keep watching those anime. Why you gotta complain about how OP the lead is? I mean, aren't the leads supposed to have golden fingers that make them all-powerful? Gah!

Anywho, I loved the art, music, fight choreo, story, characters, everything! It was a welcome surprise to me after Mo Zo Dao Shi. It's definitely not as good as MZDS. But I enjoyed binge-watching 2 seasons in 2 days.

I don't understand why so many people give it a bad review, this anime is good. My only problem with it is that it only have 12 episodes and no manga to continue.

I saw someone saying "Chinese Zombie Stuff", but only one character uses zombies as weapons, all the rest have different superpowers, and the story is about them, or more precisely about the grandfather of Chou Soran.

I think the plot was cool, and the development was just right. I even like the characters, usually the emotionless steriotype still have some level of emotion, this one is really a psycopath. That doesn't mean ... she is evil, she just don't understand what are feelings. She could be called a Tsundere, since she beats the main character, but different of all the Tsunderes out there, Soran, the beaten main character, gets to the point that he says, NO! And even knowing he could die, he still go away. This is taking matters more seriously outside the masoquist main character cliche, and I really like that.

I also liked the tone the anime makes. It gets things serious but backs the humor just after and never gets the viewer in a despairate situation. I know this doesn't create tension, but it isn't bad by itself, and can still render some good fights. Damn, One Punch Man follow the same principle, and it is good. This of course, builds more tension to when the fights gets serious, but unfortunately it doesn't show, or it have a climax.

The big point for me is really the characters, even without much background, they are flashed out by their actions, not just steriotipicals characters copy and paste. And they do that without backing for when they were children, Suck that, Naruto!

Whatever. I really liked it, and really would like a second season or manga to follow, I hope it eventually happens, but with this average score, I doubt. It is pity.

Well what have we got here? it's the seasonal worst anime award time and you guessed it, Hitori no Shita wins that award hands down. If you ever wanted to experience pain I would recommend sitting on a bed of nails or walking into a fire because this show will actually rot away your soul.

Story 2/10

I won't lie when this show first came out I was sitting on the fence. It starts off as a zombie anime but then does a full 360 and turns into a superpowered Kung fu shitfest. The story pacing is probably one of the worst I have ever seen. (Yes ... that's right ladies and gentlemen even worse than SAO.) I watched each week because I felt like it was slightly interesting and the ingredients were there for something great. After week 12 of the anime, I sat waiting for the next episode to see how this little saga would conclude. But nothing came, yes that's right, they finished off this anime with a 3 episode flashback of Houhou's past.

Art 5/10

The art wasn't bad, it was very lazy styling and it didn't really do anything to leave an impression, I don't have anything to say about this really because it was neither good nor bad.

Sound 5/10

Once again sound wise there isn't really much to touch on. The OP isn't bad but it doesn't really strike me as anything special, and sound wise through the episodes the little background music there is, is all pretty normal stuff.

Character 4/10

Now this is the part which was rather hit and miss. The MC is made out as super OP and he doesn't really have any down points . The way he reacts in all situations is pretty much how you would expect someone to so that's fine. HouHou is an interesting one and once again is strong which is interesting. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that it was enjoyable watching HouHou kick the crap out of people I would have dropped this. As far as antagonists go I can only think of 2. One is a weak idiot who tries to kill HouHou, fails and then dies. The other was actually more interesting than the main cast.

Enjoyment 2/10

I had a shred of hope for this season and it honestly disappointed me so badly. There were a few cliffhangers which were interesting but to be honest the only time I wanted another episode was to see if HouHou was alive or not.

Overal 1/10

While the story is interesting and I feel that good things could come from this, the story never actually gets past the scene setting phase. I can not accept that someone would think that it's a good idea to air a half-assed anime like this. Part of me wants to read the story to find out what happens but honestly, it's insulting to us as viewers what they have pulled with this.
Save your time and watch something else.

The Outcast is an anime that stands out with its mix of supernatural elements, interesting story, and great character development. It is based on a Chinese webcomic and brings a fresh perspective to the genre.

The action scenes in this anime are high-quality but not very frequent. When they do happen, they are well-done and exciting. Each fight feels important and is carefully designed, making them enjoyable to watch.

The animation gets a 7 out of 10. It is good and fits the story well, but it isn't the best out there. The characters look unique, and the supernatural effects are creatively shown. Sometimes the animation quality ... drops a bit, but it stays good enough to keep viewers interested.

The story earns an 8 out of 10. It follows Zhang Chulan, a regular college student who gets involved in a world of martial arts and supernatural events. After meeting a mysterious girl, he discovers more about his own abilities and the hidden world around him. The plot is intriguing, mixing mystery and action in a way that keeps you wanting to know more.

Character development is the strongest part of the anime, deserving a perfect 10. Zhang Chulan's growth from a clueless student to a determined fighter is shown in a believable way. Other characters are also well-developed, with their own stories and motivations, making the overall story richer and more engaging.

The Outcast is a great anime with excellent character development and an interesting story. The animation is good enough to support the plot and action scenes. Fans of supernatural and martial arts stories will especially enjoy this series. It’s a worthwhile watch for anyone who appreciates a good balance of action and character growth.

For me ,every second of their scene was really great. I really appreciate how they're do the scene more unique and in reality (in short AWESOME). They handle how to make the fighting scene more clearly in every movements.
And i liked how the graphics gets great base on thier abilitys in the movie.
Those funny pick up line i love it too.



And i loved how the story goes.



... And I realy hate book that i need to read it's to boring for me so i better watch it that's give me more excited.



That is why i can't wait for the next episode i really want to know who really is Fuu?. Why she doesn't age?. And what is her relation to soran's grandfather?.


Good Luck,

Story 9.5 Art 6.5 Sound 7 Character 8

Hitori no Shita: The Outcast has an amazing story that is sadly poorly written at most parts with bland art and decent sound. Most of the characters are cheesy yet well thought out at the same time.

The biggest negative trait this anime has is a middle school immunity level and poor start. While this anime might be an acquired taste and take self-discipline the creators did not have; If you can handle the flaws it is an amazing Anime. While I was bored at moments others caught onto me fairly solidly. My favorite part being balancing ... slice of life, laughter and Action fairly well.


If you can not find anything good or even ok to watch; you should watch this.

Overall 7.85

okai so i skimmed though most of the reviews and was mostly disappointed to see them because they hardly did justice to it. First of all..This season of the anime was more of a setup and introduction rather than the main part.And it has done its job wonderfully.I would like to recommend action fantasy lovers to give this a try at least . Story build up and background is pretty good and animation and action is cool , brought back memories really. The feel of classic like yu yu hakusho n flame of rekka etc mixing up with modern ... animation was a treat and i guarantee you will be looking forward to the next season [if they are going to make any] for sure.

Story (4): All over the place, way too many characters and techniques etc. introduced for a 12 episode season. Honestly had no real idea where any of this was going and knew very little of the world.

Art (9): Character art was amazing, worthy of a shounen

Sound (6): Nothing amazing but nothing terrible.

Character (4): Again, all over the place, characters were introduced and then never seen again.

Enjoyment (7): It was watchable.

... Overall (6); Watched it myself, would not recommend to others.

The biggest appeal of this anime to me was the humour, I found it to be pretty funny at times. I did enjoy the concepts of their powers and them being outsiders to the regular society but the same powers were not explained properly, if the show explained them better I would have likely been more drawn into it. Also if the pace was a bit slower I would have enjoyed it more.

My Opinion. Just babbling so might not be helpful.

You know, despite all the negative reviews I read about this anime, I have to say I am enjoying it.
It's slow in the sense that I understand the lead's situation, but it also sounds complicated which in a sense I cant imagine how it will end in just 12 episodes.

I actually am really enjoying it right now considering I haven't watched any anime lately that has caught my attention. It's slightly unique in its own way. And I do have to admit that I might be captivated because of our female lead's voice actress. Haha ... I'm a fan of her voice and tend to like the anime she voices for like Snow White with the Red Hair.

Honestly I do have to say nothing really awesome has happened, but if you're bored with nothing to watch, this isn't as horrible as it sounds.

Don't watch this anime having expectations. I just found it and started watching it without knowing anything bout it. xD