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Nov 23, 2008 10:49 PM

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Sobzob said:
Oh shi- He had a shotgun.



lolwut xD
I didnt noticed x'D

anyway, entertaining episode
I didnt expect that we will find out something about mikawa in this episode, will be looking forward to it, as well as next episode
May 17, 2009 7:08 AM

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Umm...why was Kotake back?
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Jun 24, 2009 1:21 AM

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Another great episode!
It was a real shame that it was censored. I guess we'll have to look forward to the Shigofumi DVD's,
And Fumika is just way too awsome.
Jun 29, 2009 2:24 PM

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This anime is amazing I really like it. The kids "suicide note" actually made a lot of sense. It was really powerful. I'm going to watch the next episode right now.

Apr 26, 2010 4:28 PM

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Weird guy, wanting to die just cause and all.
Aug 16, 2010 12:14 PM

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I don't really want a backstory for Fumika.Not after just 3-4 episodes.Anyways,I liked the episode 4/5
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Feb 23, 2011 11:37 AM

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In a way, I disliked the editing and then I did kind of like it, though my initial thought when I became focused on the shocked girls' reactions was, "OH GOD HE TOOK OFF HIS CLOTHES!" Wah, pervy mind...! Hahahaha.

But while it was kind of annoying, it didn't distract enough to make it clear he had a gun so evil and wrong it couldn't be shown. The threat of violence was imminent!

I kind of felt like the reason for Sen's suicide was obvious if it wasn't any of the things the people were discussing on TV... I was like, "Okay, so he either committed suicide just because he could or he wanted to be master of his own destiny." But I still liked this episode, since it was still interesting.

Also, that moment with the baby's handprint on the letter was one of the creepiest anti-abortion messages I've ever seen.
Aug 31, 2011 10:57 PM

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All Sen-chan did was jump. That's why he died.

Huh? WTF I think I just heard Shirou Emiya's "People Die If They Are Killed" line in my own head all over again. LOL

The old detective/police guy is back and he's the father of Kaname who recognizes our dear professional (and armed) postal worker.
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Jan 24, 2012 2:51 PM

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Maybe it was simply due to differing translations in fansubs but from what I gathered the guys beat that man up because the hostess was killed by him. I took the bloody handprint as a message from the mother to the father saying you not only killed me, you killed our child. If he killed her because she was pregnant or if she died during the procedure then I would say it could be seen as a statement about abortion, but I believe he was genuinely shocked when he received the letter, prompting the staff to taunt him with a "Right, daddy?"
May 20, 2012 5:50 PM

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"My job comes first." LOL!
Jul 20, 2012 12:11 AM
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Really great episode. Fumika is awesome! I love her lines about humanity and people in general. Each episode has had a really great story so far. And the mystery about her really starts this episode.
Aug 3, 2012 8:21 AM

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I can totally understand Sen-chan. o.o

Nice episode. I want her backstory. :D
Jul 8, 2013 2:37 AM

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The episode was interesting, though the fact that we are already getting some info on Fumika certainly helped. I thought that topic wouldn't really come up until the middle of the show or even until the last few episodes. 5/5.
May 22, 2014 3:46 AM

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Feel sorry for sen's dad. Not only does he harm others, his life is pretty much gonna be spent in jail cuz of his actions.

6/10
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Jun 15, 2014 9:06 AM

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I don't understand how someone could just go off and kill themselves just out of curiosity like that... Like, really, the very instant you find out what it's like to kill yourself it's too late, because you're dead, and once you're dead what good is that knowledge?

I feel bad for the father especially. I'm not saying it's justifiable to hold an entire classroom hostage at gunpoint, but it's clear that his son's suicide really devastated him to the point that he would do such a thing. Which is another problem I have with the guy who killed himself, he's completely inconsiderate of how the people around him would feel when he's gone.
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Sep 8, 2014 9:08 PM

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What a waste. I understand there are people who kill themselves because they're overcome with grief, desperation and all kinds of negative emotions but to want to die just because you're curious how it feels? To treat life and death as a trivial matter? What a f*cking waste. I feel bad for those he left.
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Jan 20, 2015 3:07 AM

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Another great episode with a hint of Fumika's past. I really loved this episode.
Mar 23, 2015 1:17 PM

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Nice episode but idk it was very depressing...

May 5, 2015 1:24 PM

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Quite interesting episode and development! Looking forward to see what's next.
Mar 14, 2016 11:11 PM

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Well I enjoyed this. It was a fun watch. Interesting.
Apr 13, 2016 12:28 AM
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Really liked the topic of this episode, "suicide but not really." Wasn't expecting such a topic to come up, but it's also because of the way it's presented as not really suicide. I can understand Kotake and Sen-chan's thoughts, it really is kind of the spur of the moment thing, where you think, hey, why not? It also goes with the line of thought of how sometimes you (or maybe just me) may want to lay down and never wake up. It's not because I want to die, but because never waking up doesn't sound that bad either.

I can see how wanting to jump and committing suicide may just be semantics to some, but I think there really is a difference between wanting to kill yourself versus just wanting to do something that will most likely end up in your death. Like the two said, it's not because they want to die, "but it's not about wanting to live either."

Yeah I know the consequences of his action caused grief to his parents (and probably other people he was close with or knew) and the school had to worry about their reputation (this one is wtv though, so heartless), yet ultimately, there are people who don't live for others, and we're all selfish one way or another in that we like to do what we want to do. The thing about impulses is that most people don't act on it, like how Kotake stopped himself in the beginning of the episode, but a lot of people have those vague feelings. Sen-chan is just one of the very few that acted up on it.
Jun 15, 2016 11:58 AM

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That first Shigofumi with a bloody hand print.... Jesus Christ. It was very depressing and painfull to watch.
Aug 9, 2016 9:32 PM

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Can anyone explain the first Shigofumi of the bloody hand print and what relevance does it hold?
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May 12, 2017 10:20 AM

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This was even weirder than the previous episodes, but it was the good kind of weird.

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Oct 31, 2017 11:07 AM

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It is inert as the new story and the main plot, while both are effective, they can not hinder the narrative. Less dramatic than the other previous story, however, reflects the suicide problem. The soundtrack is really good for the topics being dealt with.
Aug 6, 2019 9:01 AM

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That baby letter though, it's pretty creppy

I was wondering the whole episode, he seems like the kind of person "I'm curious about how jumping from tall building like"
Then he did it for real

That was pretty inresponsible of him, I feel bad for his father, he's genuinely sad about losing his son
But I guess he feel he doesn't have anything to lose, nothing to live and die for anyway
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Jun 22, 2022 4:17 PM
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He jumped because he felt like it? wtf? The father's even more stupid for threatening an entire classroom instead of inquiring about his son's motives.
Nov 25, 2023 11:08 PM

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Wait, the Shigofumi carrier was human? This just got way more interesting, since it seems like there's a meta-story as well.
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