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Jan 20, 2013 6:54 PM

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It makes me sad seeing Oishi being such a douche, lol.
Feb 5, 2013 11:44 PM

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HJhbjdthbjr. Me Confused @_@
Apr 3, 2013 10:32 PM

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ok here is what i think-
1. they are dieing when he curses them so O-san will die next
2. the hole they dug up is the first hole he dug that he could not find
3. the girls know what happened and are covering for him
"Stop whining, all I did was chop off your stupid legs."
Apr 18, 2013 11:56 AM
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What a bullshit -_-.
Apr 20, 2013 11:16 PM

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WTF? This is very confusing O.O
Jul 23, 2013 12:00 AM

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Keiichi has lost it...

Dafuq I just saw, what is happening. Is Keiichi a ghost, or are the producers just mindfucking us?
Aug 10, 2013 10:37 PM

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The girls acted like Keiichi was there during the festival.
Satoko acted like her uncle was still alive.
And in the end, they couldn't find the corpse.
What. The. Fuck.

Keiichi, on the other hand, is still stupid. But this time, he's being driven to insanity.

And what's up with Takano?

Oh cool, this arc has a fifth episode.
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Aug 13, 2013 12:11 AM

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Keiichi has to be the stupidest "smart-guy" in anime history.
Oct 29, 2013 6:57 AM

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So... The corpse is gone? Which means someone must have known about Keichi killing the uncle and burying him. But who? The girls and the doctor perhaps since they all "knew" that he had been to the festival..
Nov 16, 2013 1:13 PM

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Keiichi broke and went full-retard. Never go full-retard!
When the girls are saying they had fun with you yesterday at the festival you ride that wave and make it your alibi.
Nov 26, 2013 8:51 PM

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They made Keichi a bloody idiot. Can no one see? The townsmen were covering for him because they wanted to help the abused girl, therefore they were providing Keichi an alibi so that he won't be caught. Rena told him to get a receipt from the Clinic so that anything stupid he does that day wouldn't reveal him to be a murderer. And they moved the body because Keichi was a bloody idiot for burying it. He should've just left the body out in the open. Curvy road, rainy weather, the guy would definitely be considered to have missed his footing and died.

After watching Sherlock for three episodes straight, I'm starting to fume hate at the stupid actions they made Keichi do in this episode. A genius in conventional things? Don't make me laugh. Keichi is a idiot and has been a bloody idiot for the whole anime up till this point, but I guess if they made him any smarter, the plot would've been boring, now wouldn't it?

It makes me sad to think this episode could've fooled anyone. Definitely rating this one a 1 out of 5, a pity there's no 0
Nov 26, 2013 8:56 PM

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imjustjk said:
And they moved the body because Keichi was a bloody idiot for burying it. He should've just left the body out in the open. Curvy road, rainy weather, the guy would definitely be considered to have missed his footing and died.

There's a difference between having your face beaten in with a bat and you crashing and falling down a hill.
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Dec 29, 2013 12:59 AM

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I really hate Oiishi...and did Keichi just wake up in bizarro world?! What the hell?
Jan 4, 2014 7:59 PM

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Other arcs leaking into this one?
Jan 16, 2014 3:12 PM

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Holy shit. This anime is so twisted. I'm really hyped about where it will lead.

I think it's now obvious who was at the festival. Sakoto brother must look like Keiichi and everyone though that it was Keiichi. Or maybe they do that to make him admit his lies, I'm not sure.

I was not sure, but I checked back at the episode 4 at the very end and the coach/doctor is the same guy was in front of Keiichi home the night he killed Rena and Mion. I don't know what it mean, but he's surely highly implicated in all that is happening with the curse. He may even be the mastermind.

Oishi was so ruthless, I'm really starting to hate him. Also, how did he know exactly where Keiichi was? He had a very sarcastic tone, like he knew something.

Now there's that mystery about Sakoto uncle. What really happened the night of the murder and why does Tanako keep dying. Why she didn't want him to say that they saw each other? It must have an important meaning. There's too much missing clue for now to understand what's going on.
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Jan 17, 2014 12:27 AM
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Keiichi was stupid , he should made use of the Doppelganger , instead he says he is killed Satoko's uncle and everything .
I hate Oishi now .
Apr 18, 2014 8:46 AM

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Keiichi just broke himself. ~.~

Edit: and he was annoying with his curses.
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Apr 23, 2014 12:31 PM
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Why is this show so confusing, WHAT'S GOING ON!?!?! Did the uncle die or not, was Keiichi at the festival or not, is the photographer died or missing, WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS ARC?!?!?!?!?
Apr 25, 2014 6:24 AM

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This show really is confusing. Keiichi is so damn stupid, I had to shout out at him, watching how he clearly gave everything away while talking to Satoko at school.
Maybe Oyashiro-sama saw his incompetence at killing, so that he reverted the murder magically to let the girl assassins Rena or Mion/Shion handle the situation.

I like this show, but rarely I hated the protagonist so much. Haven't watched School Days yet, though. I don't even care, if he gets killed everytime, guess Rena and Mion and whoever is going to kill Keiichi next time are actually the good guys here
Apr 30, 2014 9:59 AM

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x-gummybear-x said:
DarkShines said:
He probably rose from his grave Q_Q

i agree with piroko
it has something to do with time
the things they thought he did at the festival happened in the previous arc if you all remember
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so that just screws up my understanding of this plot:|
gar, takano-san is suspicious cuz when she talked to him the night before she was all 'we never met' and etc....and next day bam it was like that.
everything tht happened in the other arc happened heree:S except...in the other arc oishhi called keiichi and then they talked and such....wah this is all confusing

4 episodes done does this mean new arc? I barely understood this one:(


I agree with you, I think this explains everything!
May 4, 2014 5:50 AM

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teasaveslives said:
This is getting so good...major mindfucks all round, but amazing storytelling. Besides, I like being somewhat confused :-D
Oct 20, 2014 7:11 PM

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Well

Crap.
Oct 31, 2014 12:58 AM

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I think that Satoko's uncle might have rose from the dead...

Glad Oishi punished Keiichi, he fucking deserves it for being an asshole.

I'm confused why Satoko seems so depressed in class still.

Nov 4, 2014 6:06 PM

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Did he dig up the wrong hole? The one that he couldn't find when he went to bury the body?
Nov 29, 2014 5:21 PM
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Watching for a second time and it's still really confusing >_<



Does that sound right? It make sense, but it seems a bit stretched to me. Any other theories?

EDIT: Aah, I think I figured it out now.

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Dec 23, 2014 5:17 AM

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WTF did just happen? I don't understand a thing!
Dec 28, 2014 11:38 PM

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Who is died D:
Dec 29, 2014 6:16 PM

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The girls acted like Keiichi was there during the festival.
Satoko acted like her uncle was still alive.
And in the end, they couldn't find the corpse.
What. The. Fuck

I originally thought the girls were covering up for him...(saying he was at the festival, when he wasn't) until Satoko is crying because the bad uncle is still beating her. That means Oyashiro curse/possession of the uncle. OR he is dead and someone moved the body to help the cover up, possibly Takano-san, and Sakoto is pretending. ORRR he's at the wrong hole, because hes losing it.

Speculation continues....

Dingle said:
Keiichi covered the real hole with a fallen tree and leaves..Did he forget?
God this arc is strange.


This as well I think its the wrong hole.
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Mar 21, 2015 2:55 AM

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I felt like the MC throughout this ep, so much mindfuck.

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Mar 22, 2015 3:53 AM
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Dat mindfuck lol.

This is getting more interesting.
Apr 22, 2015 9:07 PM

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So...did Keiichi actually commit the perfect crime then? The crime that *never* happened?
May 16, 2015 10:24 PM
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All I can say for this episode is: what is this?!

I could be very, very far from the truth, but I think Keiichi's drugged out of his mind atm. Just a far-fetched theory...
Jul 1, 2015 10:14 AM

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At first I thought he killed the wrong guy lol

would've been pretty hilarious. "My uncle has been hitting me all night, but the gardener is missing!"
Jul 13, 2015 1:31 PM

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So... Confused...
Jul 20, 2015 6:04 AM

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Is it my bad memory? Or did the first arch end with the girls saying the "manager" was coming?
Aug 1, 2015 6:05 PM

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Oishi is such an asshole in this episode.

And what.. the... fuck? How? What? Why? When? When? WHAT?
Aug 17, 2015 11:39 AM

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My brain hurts ;__;
Nov 4, 2015 11:31 PM

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Keiichi committed the "perfect crime" lol.
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Nov 24, 2015 10:34 AM

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StabbyPWNS said:
WTFH#*!@$*@#$!(@$&!???? o_O o_O o_O

Isn't Satoko's uncle liek... dead?? *majorly confused* @_@


My exact reaction
Jan 16, 2016 9:07 PM

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Dafuq? I'm....so....confused....
He didn't kill the uncle? (O_O)

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Apr 3, 2016 12:32 PM

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DID HE JUST GO BACK TO CHAPTER 2?
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Oct 2, 2016 9:37 PM
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Welp, this asks more questions that it answers. So, yeah, next episode should answer all the questions one may have
Dec 26, 2016 11:54 PM

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my mind is going left and right soo confused i love it ha
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Feb 5, 2017 10:51 AM

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When you think about it, I believe it makes sense that the Uncle was still alive - in the last previous arcs' last episode I'm sure it was mentioned that all the people who were murdered (Tomitake, etc) were dead before Keichi even met them (Even Shion was dead when Keichi was stabbed by her). It seems that when someone dies in Hinamizawa, they stay alive for one day before dying again, or something along those lies.
Mar 4, 2017 4:07 AM

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I love this insane show :)
Sep 6, 2017 3:49 AM

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I need some answers right now!
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Jan 16, 2018 10:01 PM

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This is the first episode to truly draw me in. The beginning half was okay but now things are getting really juicy. I love mindfucks.
Mar 28, 2018 10:43 PM
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WTHHHHHH OH GOD NONONONONNONONO SH*TSH*TSH******T
WTHHHHHHHHHHH
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!
Apr 3, 2018 4:41 AM

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Keiichi may be the worst murderer the world will ever see
Apr 7, 2018 2:57 PM

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Ooishi really plays the part of a bad cop well. Badass.

Keiichi, it is not good to curse you know, maybe the curse can really come true.

That doctor(the real doctor/coach, not the doctor who ripoff of that horny woman) must be behind the drug/syringe. I can't think that this was a coincidence he was on the cotton butt committee.

If he was digging at the first hole and not the hole covered with leaves, he is either a lame murderer or a really funny one.

The demon is now Satoko's uncle. He/she shape shifts and was alibi for Keiichi and was also horny woman in car. Demon went to festival on Mion's request with cycle and then when coming back, came as horny woman and kept cycle in her car. Then proceeded to move to Satoko's place. The real horny woman died before the festival.
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Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate.


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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