Freezing

[Marik]

Alternative Titles:
프리징 (Korean)
フリージング (Japanese)

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Source: Based on the manwha by Lim Dal-Young and Kim Kwang-Hyun
Studio: A.C.G.T.
Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, School Life, Seinen
Themes: Aliens, Power Suits, Super Power, Ecchi

Synopsis: Set in a slightly futuristic world where Earth has been invaded and is at war with aliens from another dimension called the Nova, the story follows the adventures of a Japanese boy named Kazuya Aoi who enrolls for training at a special school for genetically modified girls called Pandoras who battle the aliens, and their male partners, called Limiters, who use a special power called "freezing" to limit their opponent's mobility.

The protagonist makes the acquaintance of an unusual older girl named Bridgette L. Satellizer who appears to be the most powerful Pandora in her class, but has not yet chosen a male partner to be her Limiter. In spite of the warnings of all his friends, he decides to be her Limiter.

Resources: ANN | AniDB | MyAnimeList | Official

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Hiryuu - Freezing - 01 - Uncensored - 720p: Torrent | MU -- Font Patch

WhyNot - Freezing - 01 - DDL

Whine-Subs - Freezing - 01v2 - 960x720

The show is broadcast in 4:3. Only the OP/ED are 16:9.

[Penner]

Panties!

Yeah.. ill check this out.

[Munsu]

Big fan of Im Dal-Young, though I hope the 12 episode total is just speculation and that it's actually longer. Else I won't even bother. Never watched his Kurokami (Black God) anime adaptation, but from what I saw they made quite a few changes that weren't to my taste, hence I didn't bother with the anime. Hopefully this adaptation is better.

[RyougaZell]

4:3 ? In this day?

Dang...

[Kraco]

Kazuya Aoi has an annoyingly wussy sounding voice actor and I'm afraid it will also show in the character's behavior. Actually it already has with how he jumped to hug the girl he thought was his sister, like some bloody four years old kid separated from his mommy forgotting everything around him. I already hope he loses a hand at minimum in the next episode to teach him a lesson...

At least the action is very ruthless. Even if it makes little sense to have such battles on the roof a public building...

[Ryllharu]

I think that's exactly the way Kazuya is meant to come off. He is a little wuss.

The brutality of the "carnival" was something else. Especially after they showed the medical ward, and their goal of not having a fatality this year. Quite a cold way to rank the academy talent. Satellizer was slashing a lot of the other Pandoras across the throat.

I can't imagine that engenders a very good level of teamwork when a Nova shows up. You have a big crew of Pandoras who fight each other and maybe even hate each other. Maybe that's why it isn't so bad that they lose so many fighting every Nova because the survivors don't feel so bad.

On a lighter note, I like that Satellizer wears glasses in her off time. It singlehandedly changes the way she comes off after seeing her slashing her classmates with such brutality. I can't explain why. Maybe they make it look like her guard is down? Like a candid photo or something.

Also, the shot of Shiffon in the ED (the student council president with the permanently closed eyes) has her shadow sporting a really creepy smile. I love her kind of character.

[Marik]

The brutality of the "carnival" was something else.

It was awesome. Girls were losing arms, legs, getting slashed in the throat, and one poor girl even got slashed right down the middle. The whole advanced regeneration kind of cheapens the awesomeness though, since they can regenerate limbs and such with no visible damage. I'm looking forward to seeing how these girls interact with each other in the future. Surely some will harbor bad feelings after being owned so thoroughly.

This is definitely my favorite of the three new shows I've watched. The only things that bothered me were, Ganessa's cheap victory at the end and the show being aired in 4:3.

I'm kind of interested in seeing how the other networks handle the broadcasting of this series. The amount of censoring should be epic. /me waits for some comparison shots.

Panties!

...and Boobs!

[animus]

4:3 is nasty.

The manhwa started off a bit differently, but hopefully they don't fail with this manhwa adaptation like they did with Kurokami.

And like I said in the Legend of Maian thread, Koreans have such a huge fetish for younger male, older female pairings. The whole Pandora + Limiter combo is an older female and a younger male.

[Kraco]

The whole Pandora + Limiter combo is an older female and a younger male.

I'm pretty sure nobody failed to notice that after the student council president emphasized it so gleefully... But yeah, I have certainly noticed the same thing about Korean fiction. Not that I'd mind. I find it more interesting in anime/manga/manhwa than a younger female and an older male.

[Dark Dragon]

I really like what they're doing with this series.

This episode got a nice chunk of back story out of the way as oppose to the manhwa which slowly reveal it over several volumes. They also managed to fit in a bunch of explanations, so the rest of the series can just focus on the story. This show is only going to have 13 episodes so it's very encouraging that they went with this method and got all this out of the way, so they won't have to cut out bit and pieces later due to time constraints.

If i remember correctly, this episode feature maybe 3 pages from the first chapter and that all took place at the end of the episode. They can probably just continue the story normally from there without affecting anything.

[Buffalobiian]

At least the action is very ruthless. Even if it makes little sense to have such battles on the roof a public building.that people can talk with cut throats.

That stood out more for me, but even stranger that given the efficiency that the battle still took till the morning.

Panties!

...and Boobs!

And Satellizer!!

She's pretty much the only thing I like about Freezing (while everything else is fairly neutral), but since she's 90% of this show anyway, that's all that matters.

[RyougaZell]

The series seems good and all... but it bothers me that they can heal cut throats even more than regenerating limbs.

[Munsu]

Are the 1280x720 raws that are supposedly uncensored also suffer from the 4:3 shit?

[Marik]

Are the 1280x720 raws that are supposedly uncensored also suffer from the 4:3 shit?

Yes. Only the OP and ED are in 16:9. The rest of the show is 4:3 with black bars on the side.

[Penner]

Why the hell did they make the op/ed 16:9 but not the actual show... its not a dealbreaker but it will always be in the back of my mind when i watch it, just nagging at me... i mean it's 2011 and they use 4:3.. seriously >_>

[David75]

Why the hell did they make the op/ed 16:9 but not the actual show... its not a dealbreaker but it will always be in the back of my mind when i watch it, just nagging at me... i mean it's 2011 and they use 4:3.. seriously >_>

It's free, so they spoil the experience to entice you to buy the DVDs/BRs.

[Ryllharu]

It's free, so they spoil the experience to entice you to buy the DVDs/BRs.

These were my thoughts exactly.

It's not a bad deal if you think about it. Broadcast is uncensored and in HD (or pseudo-HD) despite the 4:3. Assuming they're not leaving anything out, I'm more than happy to watch it this way and archive bluray rips when they come out.

Much better than what they did with Qwaser (either censored or eyecancer quality).

[Buffalobiian]

I'm fine with archiving this. It's unlikely I'll watch it again anyway.

I really want to know if Satellizer goes soft when she puts her glasses on. I really hope it's not just fanservice for the OP/ED.

[Marik]

I love AT-X...

[Kraco]

Yeah, I don't need to think twice to choose 4:3 over that. Even if cropped 4:3 makes you lose 25% of the originally intended, this 16:9 makes you lose 75%, it seems...