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| Oh Parallel Universe... So what about the palm reader? It's a good series, I think I will settle it with a 7. |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| Fantastic episode, if I didn't already love this series before I do now. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| man,, this episode is really frustating... it was correct that this episode explain the entire story so far,, but im deeply frustated seeing how "watashi" was so hopeless inside that tatami galaxy... and before i really understand that,, he suddenly got those thick beard XD |
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| man,, this episode was absolutely frustating... it was correct that this episode explain the entire story, but i was really frustated seeing how "watashi" was so helpless inside that Tatami galaxy ... and before i understand the idea, he suddenly got that thick beard XD |
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| I looove the ed! Kenji Ootsuki is my god. |
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| Again, another brilliant episode. The concept of parallel universe here is amazing. Just like what I said in the previous ep, things are starting to wrapped up well. And I thought the episode where the bearded Watashi first shows is the last time he'll appear but no, he appeared again and this time, it's his own point of view. Can't wait how this will end. :D |
StormViruzOct 13, 2011 9:16 AM
| wow.. that was mind blowing.. great episode |
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| So basically it's not like he relives any point of time (though he made comments about things happening again.. not sure) but they are parallel and only perceivable by the him in the tatami maze. And that 1000 yen in each room must be the increase in fortune teller's payment whatever that means. Maybe it means every time he lets go of the chance of accepting a life, the 'stakes' become higher and he can't accept anything that's worse than the prevous one. In the end he gives all of it away and just wants to get some life he can feel the real one and his own. My stupid brain still can't think of what the moths symbolise. Something that can freely travel from one world to another, can brighten your life and makes someone as accepting and tolerant as Akashi freak out? I hope they spell it out to me in the last episode. |
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| the op makes sense now LOL and the bearded guy that appeared plus the bag with lots of money :) I wonder how it will end :D |
| So now the worlds are starting to intertwine? |
| Even more things came together in this episode - I had wondered what seeing the bearded version of Watashi back in the 5th episode had meant and now I have my answer. The story of this series has been well put together and these explanations of the various little phenomena that we have seen are clever. I have high hopes for the conclusion. |
| This episode was really amazing! They managed to explain the true meaning of the title plus those strange moments from the previous episodes were mainly explained here. I wonder how the series will end. So far it is simply amazing. |
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| Mind blown. |
| Well this was pretty amazing, nice packed together and that ending sure made up some loose ends! Lets see what the last episode has to offer! |
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| amazing stuff :D so that's why in the OP it has endless Tatami no matter where you go? :P tbh i kinda fell asleep in some of the parts, not because it was boring, but because i marathon this in the summer and it's fucking hot as hell it makes you dizzy. you can't really marathon a series like this it seems. i actually thought it was Akashi who gave Watashi the Castella cake, but it wouldn't make any sense anyways : so that's how the other "Watashi" got the large sum of money from :P and wow i didn't think that that "Johnny" appearing and cycling around is meant to be a representation of him masturbating to kill time! it would be funny if the tatami rooms where created because of "Watashi" paying the fortune teller money everytime they met XD also no mentioned of Akashi :( i'm starting to think that he may not pull through in the last episode :( and wow he really grew a beard over the months or years? i actually don't mind the live action sequences, guess they wanted a more realistic setting to prove a point. and wow last episode :( i wonder what will be the finale? Ozu is just a imagination of Watashi? what about the missing white Mochiguman? the scene where he saw himself in the Healthy Pill arc is basically was his last chance to escape the "Tatami Galaxy" and he blew it. man what an amazing series!! finale should be interesting :) |
| Easily one of the best episodes holy crap. Everything makes sense! |
| Powerful eyebrows. |
| Beautiful use of color in this episode |
| No fortune lady charge this time xD |
| AWESOME. I think that both Terayama and Kafka would like this ;) |
| Very emotional episode. Beautiful Culmination of the previous episodes into the now established Tatami Galaxy. The NHK like solitude and despair really hit home with me. Definitely a worthy successor, and I've come to the conclusion a few episodes ago that this was with a certainty a 10/10 show. Even if the last episode was paint drying I still think the strength of the previous 10 episodes would merit the 10 rating. |
SlickDFeb 18, 2015 10:03 PM
| This episode made me kind of sad. Believe it or not I can kind of relate to the main character, and ive been in similar situations as him but I feel like I fail each time and waste my years. Anyways, enough of that shit. This episode was great. So much was learned here, especially that there is a whole universe of tatami mat rooms. 10/10 |
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| This episode is where everything clicked in place and I had a huge smile plastered on my face as it kept up the revelations. This is definitely a brilliant turn out and the title of the show is now more fitting than ever. The way that this episode connected everything else was well thought out and very satisfying, like a huge pay off from a hard day's work. I got a huge kick out of how they tied together Watashi's 100,000 yen collection to the backpack that he finds randomly placed in his room for that scrubber. Also when he tries to communicate with the Watashi that was neck deep in the pyramid scheme, that was hilarious. There's so many more examples and I might have to revisit a few of these episodes to take it all in later on. On a thematic level, this episode has to be my favorite. I really like when Watashi mentions how each room has a color that gives it its own identity despite never obtaining the "rose colored raven haired maiden life" in any of them. It really adds onto what Higuchi said in the previous episode about how there really is no such thing and that life is what you make of the experiences before you. It was also slightly depressing how much I could relate to Watashi's blight of having too much free time. That was like a giant kick in the nuts, reminding me of how uneventful life in my room was once upon a time. And also just a huge LOL @ how they used Johnny for that sexual symbolism. With him on the wheel all exhausted, sadly that too was something I could touch base on. |
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| Holy fuck what revelation. So good man. |
| *insert cringey anime reference here* |
| This episode was incredible. It expands on the story, and does it in such an elegant way. Really impressive stuff. |
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| Absolutely loved this episode. So many lose ends coming together. Although I was missing all of the other characters :( Definitely looking forward to the finale. |
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| Love this alternative universes. |
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| The Watashi that uncovers these parallel dimensions is the only one that experiences the character development he wanted all along :c |
| Now you're wondering if there's white text in any of my other posts. Over there, I'm everywhere. I know that. |
| I'm sure, i didn't even get half of this episode. But it seems like he only wanted his life to be rose-coloured, everything in perfection, not the slightest mistakes. But nothing like that exists and he probably realised this in this episode. He ruined everything himself. |
| this legit just made me question how good every other anime ive ever seen is....... that answered almost every question i had in one episode in a way that actually made sense and followed the plotline up till now, and it also ties everything up, god... i need to see this finale now.... and theres so many possible theories you could come up with this and the amount of possible symbolism and everything..... wow.... |
| This episode was my favorite so far. Everything looked gorgeous, too (: |
| Another amazing episode, the op makes sense now as well. |
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| Wow, this episode was veryyyy deep I think that it was trying to show his inner loneliness and what life would have been like for him if he rejected everyone and only kept to himself, like a hikikomori. The constant cake eating which was meant for two people, by himself, he was trying to fill the void of having nobody else around him. This was another one of the alternate realities where he doesn't go out and meet people and make friends. |
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| Only one episode left, I wonder how it's going to end :o |
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| So it is close to my assumption after ep4 after all. :) This episode was downright depressing for me (they could have broadened the Kafka reference to all of his works for the depressing atmosphere...), brilliantly done. Now Akashi and Ozu will probably play a huge role in the last episode, settling him in one, hopefully not that depressing tatami room. |
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| Interesting, glad it's wrapping up nicely. |
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| Wow, this episode was so aesthetically pleasing. Best episode until now, and I love when characters are aware of alternative universes and things like that. |
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| So is this why the series is called The Tatami Galaxy? Watashi is just one of the many tatamis. Finally an episode where Watashi doesn't get his money taken away from the old lady. |
ShigureOct 23, 2015 9:05 PM
| Great episode , loved how it connects with the previous episodes |
| Awesome episode, the explanations was pretty good and I loved how you can see him impact the life of his other selves ( like when he left the money bag ) |
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| Okay so that explains it all. Poor Johnny at the end though. |
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| Wow... just wow. My jaw is on the floor right now, what the hell is this. I've never seen something like this before, the creativity of this series is off the chart. I wonder if there is any other series that can be artistic and creative as this, it brought wonders to my eyes. |
| Okay now we are talking, this was the most brilliant episode yet. Some things are now making sense but how will it end? |
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| Fantastic episode and the only thing that can beat that is probably the final episode. Let's see. |
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  Everything is connected The money, the invisible beard-man It all make sense now |
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| So, theres a version of himself that lives in this 4.5 Tatami floor thing which has endless room based on the choices the he makes in his alternate universe thing where he can see what the other do like god, like how he give him 100,000 yen to himself that one time to buy the brush along with seeing him come out of the wall that one time some eps ago. I think I get it but wtf is going on |
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