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Sep 3, 2010 6:53 AM

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look @ Light Yagami, suicidal version xD

lmao @ the lil monster posing 4 the picture he was painting.

loving this anime already
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Sep 3, 2010 6:58 AM

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Damn, Yozo sure is lost. He doesn't know what to do now. I think the best way for him is to die but that's still not quite right. Also, if he's the monster, then who's that little monster guy that always follows him? Plus, that scene where he woke up and a monster came out of a closet creeped me out, aah.

i would say he should just die 2 but ur right it doesnt seem...right. i feel he should b able 2 @ least 1 day fit in 2 society but dang..he's so helpless.
i think the lil monster is him as his "true form" thru his eyes i dunno this anime is... !!!
abwt wen he woke up...I move all the way bak frm my monitor lol that was 2 scary i'm going 2 have nightmares I swear xD
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Nov 29, 2010 10:39 PM

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I find it very odd that the Youzo's "monster" form appeared when he described how he felt when underneath Tsuneko's skirt in the first episode. He said it "smelled nice" and made him "feel aroused". These are perfectly normal reactions for a young man having his head held between a woman's thighs, are they not? So why is his "not human" image speaking these lines? This expression of normal sexuality is all the more strange given that Youzo's problems are sexual in origin.
Apr 9, 2011 9:41 PM

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This makes me feel strange, uncomfortable maybe, scared, there's something about this series that is just TOO weird.

I like it.

May 14, 2011 5:52 PM

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hmmm, not as good as first episode but still very interesting and dark.
Aug 29, 2011 8:25 AM

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What the intro dude said seemed really interesing... and the photo he showed was really creepy ...
Apr 4, 2012 9:05 PM

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I was also rather fascinated by that little tidbit with the author's family picture. The same thing was done with the protagonist in this story as well, and it really is an interesting way to give that disjointed, out-of-place feeling.
I'm really intrigued by our protagonist. Will he succumb to his "monster" side? And what does it mean exactly, to be a monster? What's interesting is that he didn't become a monster after his lies, swindling, and the double suicide of the first episode--he was called out on it as a child. Was his mere attention-seeking enough to make him a monster?
Aug 18, 2012 3:10 PM

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Interesting story development, I wonder how it will proceed!
Aug 24, 2012 3:35 PM

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I like the subtle stuff. Like how the woman's house is not up to human standard, and he's not human (or at least he doesn't view himself as such).
Jun 11, 2013 5:56 AM
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A truly outstanding series 2 episodes in. I love the dark atmosphere, the characters that need little exposition to feel fleshed out and the soundtrack from another era.

The reporter lady is going to put herself and her kid in danger. The MC is clearly got serious psychological issues that require treatment.
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Sep 16, 2013 2:40 PM

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Stupid mofer.
Nov 16, 2013 11:40 AM

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wow. it was really creepy... This anime gets better and better
Dec 12, 2013 4:28 AM

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Creepiness at its finest
May 26, 2014 1:14 AM

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Glad that this isn't one episode per case, I was afraid that it is.
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Aug 19, 2014 3:57 PM

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As atmospheric as the previous episode was.
He can never escape from his true self, no one can. And that little monster knows it well.
Sep 5, 2014 6:16 PM
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This gave me creeps.. Loved the ep
Oct 19, 2014 9:13 AM
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Man, this guy is fast.
Mar 2, 2015 2:27 PM
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So sad...
Jun 14, 2015 7:36 PM
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Woah this is pretty fucking scary lol and good at the same time.
Jul 11, 2015 7:42 PM

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This is getting better, or rather, darker and more despairing. Great imagery. This is how you establish atmosphere!

Ooba is trying to integrate himself into society again, trying to run from his monsters and become normal. But the people around him are crap and do the opposite. Lets see how this single mother does.

Again, I absolutely love how the introduction guy allows us to make the connection between the MC and author. Adds to the atmosphere.
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Sep 16, 2015 12:56 PM

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hgeronimo said:
hmmm, not as good as first episode but still very interesting and dark.

I think, it was better than 1st, but still too much CG.
Btw soundtrack is amazing.
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Oct 30, 2015 7:33 PM

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Very dark....I like it so far. That ghost thing still creeps the heck out of me.
Dec 11, 2015 2:12 PM

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Didn't like this as much as the first episode, but it was still interesting.

I thought the part that showed his younger self in school was probably the best part of this episode, but they didn't stay on that part for very long.

I have to imagine that the ghost he was seeing is just a figment of his imagination, but the way it's acting is making me think otherwise...

I guess we'll see where things go from here.
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Jan 8, 2016 9:08 PM

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Dang this show is so good. Especially the bit where the author committed suicide after ... and then the "ghost" in his past is following him. Dang, that part was so creepy! Definitely has a dark vibe to this entire arc. Plus he's being haunted by the woman he "killed" ... I wonder how this is going to end up? :O
Jan 12, 2016 8:48 AM

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that's the creepiest midget ghost i have seen

Mar 25, 2016 2:47 PM

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Has a really creepy aura to it. I am interested in it.
Its pretty scary how the ghost of his past keeps coming back to haunt him. Also he is surrounded in a messed up world.
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Apr 24, 2016 7:07 PM

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Well a new character, what is she gonna do with him?, what is he gonna do with her?
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Jun 10, 2016 9:15 PM

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Nice follow-up! I'm really scared about what that ghost might do in the next episodes.
Good touch there to loosen up my feelings a little bit, by posing for the drawing!
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Jul 24, 2016 3:04 PM

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The monster makes me feel really uncomfortable.
Apr 23, 2018 8:08 AM

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Creppy monster! More about Ooba's past. So far, he is well developed. 4/5
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Jan 28, 2019 2:50 AM
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I feel like I am too immature to understand the greatness of this anime and the child sexual abuse scenes made me sick, I'm just going to drop it for now and watch it when I get older and more mature
Feb 21, 2019 12:47 PM

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Really interesting episode...


Aug 9, 2019 10:14 PM

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He's definitely the type of person who tries very hard to please everyone and ends up pleasing no one in the end because of how forced his actions feel like. He tried to be a clown but the one person who didn't buy his act forced him to find another answer before realizing that he's a broken mess that can't act on his own even if he's well aware of his problem at that point in the present. If that shadow midget is his own perception of what he truly is, nothing but getting admitted to the coocoo house can help him now.

Shizuko's scared, lonely and suicidal and inviting that guy is bad news!










Nov 3, 2019 11:34 PM
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That ghost was scary -__________-

It's all the more sad in the background of the intro about a real writer. Poor Yozo quickly had it implanted into his mind that he's a ghost and it followed him well into his adulthood. Wondering how this will pan out in later episodes.

Loving the voice acting for Yozo.
Feb 3, 2020 5:11 AM

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Pretty dark so far, Ooba really has some mental issues and the saddest thing is nobody is trying to help him, not his dad, the caretaker, his 'friend' and not even the lady because she will probably use him to get over her own issues

Oct 11, 2020 11:46 PM

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That's some back story for him. A ghost eh? It is good that he wants to try to live like a real person. BUt his ghostly personality keeps following him.

I really hope nothing happens to this woman and they just live happily ever after, but that probably would not happen. Gotta prepare me for another depressing episode.
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Oct 30, 2021 6:55 AM

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Yozo's old school friend doesn't look as ugly as in the manga version....
Oct 30, 2021 6:56 AM

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Horiki is thinner here...
Oct 30, 2021 6:57 AM

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If I remeber it correctly that ghost is supposed to be
Nov 13, 2021 3:33 AM

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Monster out here doing the titanic pose for him lmaooo i’m crying
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Feb 5, 2022 8:29 PM

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his monster self reminds me of god from oyasumi punpun
Feb 7, 2022 12:31 PM
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pacing feels good
Jul 8, 2022 10:30 AM
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Spooky episode but wow are these characters dismal. Still feel bad for Yozo, it's clear he's dangerously unstable. How he got this way simply hurts. Thinking he was born with serious mental faults but in reality was a victim of childhood assault and trauma, further fueled by his father. Covering these incidents up instead of actually helping his son. Yozo is sick and unstable and characters just keep using him to fill their own void. Very sad, won't end well for anyone.
Jul 30, 2023 4:30 AM

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Won't say I'm a huge fan of how the episode went, the directing feels a step down from last episode. That CG ghost with that post gave me a nice chuckle.
Feb 7, 12:59 AM

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ppl depressed suicidal.

bad animation kinda woozy makes it haard to see.

dropped

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I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death.


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