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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Welp, Alka actually shows some more of a gentle side. More flashbacks with Alka and her master reminds her of what's going on in the present I suppose. Anyways, idk how far her quest will take her. So many death flags around her, seems like anyone near her will die About damn time she fought against Varel again though. |
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| That was a nice end. Aruka defeated Jin Varel but Yuu unfortunately died as well. It will be interesting to see what happens with those 2 people who were with Jin Varel. |
| Sad ending...Did Jin really die? |
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| Man, a funeral is more intense than that fight... |
| Is there someone here who actually played b&s? I just wanted to ask why did that little guy die in the game. |
| wow, nice lightning. I can't even say with a confidence that this episode was animated. Reminded me of that trainwreck ep of Wizard Barrister Cecil |
| That fight was so... mediocre wtf. Well, I guess you can't expect much from this show anyway. |
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draker said: So that's it? lol Wow, this show. That's pretty much how I felt. I didn't really see any reason why I should care about the death of an undeveloped character like Jin Varel, since all she had going for her was being evil, and a single stab wound turns black leather into white? If the impurity makes the body disappear, why didn't it do the same for Yuu? The fight was lackluster, and the main antagonist gets offed early on without any exposition. At least they gave Yuu some good screen time before he died. Jin Hazuki is a pretty stupid character as well. All we've seen from her is that she's trying to kill someone who she initially got along well with for petty money alone, but usually does her job half-assed at the most convenient times by backing off whenever Karen says so, or she just doesn't feel like it. So now it's Aruka vs Karen next episode? Hope that bitch Karen dies. In fact, I don't care if the whole roster of characters dies, since I doubt the show will do any better. |
| Wow, that was some animation. I would enjoy reading manga much more instead of watching the fight in this episde. those moves, gosh it was bad... At least there was a lot of action on a bed. |
| The battle wasn't half bad, though too much lightening strikes kinda disrupted the flow rather than making it a bit epic.. Poor Yuu.. For a moment I thought he was gonna live.. So, did Aruka rid Jin of her Impurity aura? She was turning into her white version.. Or was it just temporary? Missed that white haired guy and his philosophical monologue.. Hope he appears in the next episode. |
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| I thought Jin vs Alka fight would be more intense. That was just... |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| Yuu is now dead. I don't know if Jin Varrel really died from just a stab. There's still more episodes. |
| WTF Jin died?? She's like an impurity time bomb. Hopefully she'll appear again. So my guess from a few episodes back that this was more of a story of Aruka being more human than a story of revenge was correct. Seems like we'll learn more about the mark although it's pretty clear the flower monks targeted the clan because they're the only ones who can withstand impurity. I won't be surprised if Jin was actually from the same clan as Aruka. The fight was mediocre for the most part but Yuu pushing back impurities while Aruka attacked was quite cool. Next episode is finally Karen's back story. 4kicks said: If the impurity makes the body disappear, why didn't it do the same for Yuu? The fight was lackluster, and the main antagonist gets offed early on without any exposition. At least they gave Yuu some good screen time before he died. Because he contained it with his power?. I also won't count against Jin appearing in the future and that girl who seems to control Jin from the beginning is most likely the real antagonist. |
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| Oï Oî.. That battle... How they animated it. It"s nearly identical to the 5th Saint Seiya Movie. Everything is the same. How they move, how they clash, how the shooting is done, how the camera move. It's too much to be a mere coincidence. Who the hell is the staff behind this episode ? |
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| Good episode,but nothing special. |
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| uh what? Was that it Jin Varel vs Alka? Not an intense fight at all... |
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| that sucked....... badly. seriously that lightening shit got on my nerves. what an anti-climatic fight. Did Jin Varel really die? She was the only reason I was still watching this show QQ. |
| I wonder how I manage not to drop this show. Every episode was weak and boring :/ |
| Well that fight was mediocre, but what was with the ending, why did she ditch one of her blades? Poor Yuu though :/ Alka vs Karen, I wonder why? XD |
| Hrmmmm.... I'm not sure what to make of this episode. I couldn't really figure out if there was a point, or if the entire concept of this episode was to flash random shit at us for no reason at all. The pacing was atrocious, couldn't keep any semblance of flow at all. The fight was poorly animated and the lightning was more a distraction than an enhancement, the only really cool part was weird animal kid keeping the impurity at bay. Considering this series hasn't really explained anything that it's given us thus far, I'm still lost as to exactly what the point behind the butterfly mark is. I'm guessing it's supposed to allow Alka to fight the impurity, and if I'm not mistaken it healed her of the impurity at one point, so why couldn't she save the weird animal kid with it? If Jin Varrel is really dead that would be a complete waste of what could have been an epic showdown, if Jin Varrel is actually still alive it's just poor story development. It's lose/lose either way. This is probably the worst episode so far. 4/10 is the best I can give this one. |
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| Awesome episode full of development and I'm amazed at the fight between Jin x Alka. Still a huge mystery behind Jin history and past, her white clothing during her death scene. I hope she comes back somehow or is related to Alka somehow... Yun death... omg this episode could of been 2-3 instead of one. What a waste of good series :( |
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| After 8 episodes Alka finally starts to act like a main character! |
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Tendou-kun said: I wonder how I manage not to drop this show. Every episode was weak and boring :/ Ya...that's about right. vansonbee said: Awesome episode full of development and I'm amazed at the fight between Jin x Alka. Still a huge mystery behind Jin history and past, her white clothing during her death scene. I hope she comes back somehow or is related to Alka somehow... Yun death... omg this episode could of been 2-3 instead of one. What a waste of good series :( No. Just no to all of that. |
Arlia said: This episode was indeed made by the same director. Shigeyasu Yamauchi directed and storyboarded ths episode. Furthermore his bro Junichi Hayama was the animaton director. That's the reason why this episode as well as the characters looked and moved so different. Oï Oî.. That battle... How they animated it. It"s nearly identical to the 5th Saint Seiya Movie. Everything is the same. How they move, how they clash, how the shooting is done, how the camera move. It's too much to be a mere coincidence. Who the hell is the staff behind this episode ? Yamauchi is a actually a pretty great director, but his reliance on close-ups doesn't work so well with action scenes. Just look at the fights in Casshern Sins or Yumekui Merry. http://sakuga.yshi.org/data/2e8a931cffa387ade4cba09e7f0afadc.gif http://sakuga.yshi.org/data/bfcdaffde95c9ea31e911edc398ecd73.gif Not even the characters themselves know what the fuck is going on there. |
| this what happens when an adventure anime only spans for 13 episodes |
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| I love how when the midget says "If the impurity spreads through my entire body, I'll die" , everyone gasps in this solemn moment except Alka, whose just grinning and nonchalant as fuck. Am I the only person underwhelmed by this supposedly "dramatic" final battle between Jin and Alka? Kinda looked like they danced around to a lightning background and then boom, the end. |
| Everything good but why this tears... Alka still rulez. |
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| Thought it was a good episode. Sucks the midget died. The fight was alright but I didn't expect Jin to die. |
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| quality of the fights have dropped |
| I was pleased with this episode mostly because Alka showed more personality. I liked that she came out of her shell a bit like when they shared that egg looking food. I actually hated this show earlier on for Alka being so quiet, so in this episode where people see not-so-intense fight, I see this episode as good because it gave Alka the character development that I had been waiting for. Before this episode I also felt a little surge of emotion coming from Alka when she let that guy who hired her die, I was like :0 Cause she actually picked sides for a lady that was little more than an acquaintance (Karen). |
| lol i see I'm not the only one who was disappointed with that fight scene jesus WERE THEY EVEN TRYING ! XD ep was meh at best really didnt get any feels for that little guy I think the best part was when it started to rain when he finally died felt like there was some other meaning behind it well i mean it wasn't random XD obv idk |
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| Why does everyone think Jin died? I'm pretty sure she didn't and I'm expecting something like an evolved Jin(lol wdf ik) |
| So... Alka finaly got her revenge, huh. Felt quite anticlimactic to me. She finally showed a tiny shred of emotion also. |
| 4/5 Well! I am puzzled about the clash, if they do it again, I'd be happy to see him. Narration very spiritual, with yet another sad moment. Jeez! They die like flies ... It's not bad storytelling but in some places it runs too, do not hurt the plot becomes more Alka centric this time. Drawing enough, I wonder if they put a apezza during the BD, so it's a shame to see them and they should also better tailor the narrative ... Oh well, we'll see! The next episode looks interesting, but I wonder what Ran is pointing? |
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| Disapointing battle really. The end was nice, but boy was the fight lacking in the... everything department. |
| This anime is the embodiment of mediocrity |
JohnC said: This is nowhere near related to Casshern Sins. Casshern Sins was a lot slower paced with fight scenes to break the monotony but to be honest, I thought Casshern Sins was great unlike this pathetic anime.Interesting, Brobot. I did think it felt very Casshern Sins and was going to check if some of the same people were involved in this episode. |
| So that's it? Jin Varrel is dead with 5 episodes to go? |
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| You call that an anime fight? Are you kidding me? The execution is one of the worst I've ever seen. |
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| Hah hah, so I watched the fight and I though "this feels like wannabe Casshern Sins, I wonder if some of the same storyboarders or animators worked on it?" Then I went onto ANN and found out that, surprise surprise, Shigeyasu Yamauchi, who directed casshern sins, also storyboarded this episode. The good part about this is that he's developed a unique style that is recognizable in any anime. The bad part is that his style didn't really work so well for this fight scene. There were too many close ups and I think the fight would have benefited from more intensity. At least it was *interesting* though, which isn't something we can really say about most of this series. |
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| Show me rainbow after the rain! Unfortunately, I don't think there'll be a rainbow to show after this rain. Little Yuu... NO!!! That was one weird fight between Alka and Jin. I'm still not sure what I just saw. Sent with Mal Updater |
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