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| Summer has arrived at Neo-Venezia~ Cait Sith is very mysterious...I wonder what the meeting is about.. |
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| Wow, that was a very different atmosphere than we're used to. I loved it. The scenery was gorgeous. Cait Sith is really mysterious. |
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| Weird ... this season like have supernatural things going on xD should add supernatural as the genre haha ~ |
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| Hmmm...Cat Sith uses black magic or the force? I think it's the latter! |
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meconopsis said: Indeed. And it was so soothing.. Feels good man.This episode was so mysterious & magical... |
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| How mysterious~ |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| This episode was just amazing. The mysterious atmosphere really got into me. I thought Akari and Aika were going to be stuck in there forever. Good thing President Aria came in to the rescue. Oh how glad I was after Aria came in. Few things I loved: 1. New uniforms were just awesome. Loved how Akari looked after she wore it. 2. Cait Sith and his mysterious profile. In the end, did Akari really see him or was that only Akari's imagination? 3. The maze in which they kept on going forever. So, cats uses black magic? Damn. Alice going practicing with other undines was just not good for me. I wanted them to stay together but now Alice starts to row away from Akari and Aika. :( |
| Such an enigmatic episode. I wonder what the poster at the entrance of the 'Cat's Kingdom' says. |
| Interesting and very surreal episode. This show continues to have more darker and mysterious undertones in its episodes. I like. This ep just makes me question the Cat Kingdom more. Now that we had a handful of episodes that are based on it, something major with Cait Sith is bound to happen soon. |
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| meh it was ok :-) i'm not really into Aria's neko plot but it was still a relaxing episode :) ep6 still remains the best of the natural,and one of the best of the series so far for me... 4/5 |
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| Relaxing episode for the most part, seems there may be more of Cait Sith later on =O |
| I am getting tired of that cat |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| It's interesting that they're literally adding magic into the series, it fits in perfectly with the relaxing atmosphere. Really liked this episode, especially the music. |
| “Money can't buy dere” |
| Is it strange that I actually cried a little from laughing at the image of President Aria riding along in his little gondola alone? ROFL It's as if he was saying: "Don't mind me... I'm just a little kitty that's got a little business to attend to." *whistles away nonchalantly* The normally clumsy and innocent Prez was now on a serious mission, and was fiddling with some steering or propulsion mechanism like he was captain of his own galleon. I dunno, it was kinda like the squirrel on water-skis... |
| On they're place i'd fucking get up on the roof. And/or think about where they are, think about all the split ups(ways to go) & stuff. |
| あらあら。。。 |
| Loved how atmospheric this episode was. It felt as if the audience were in Akari's and Aika's shoes, traveling along on a mysterious journey. |
| I was wondering... How Aria's gondola is moving ? |
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Arlia said: I was wondering... How Aria's gondola is moving ? The information booklet that comes with the DVDs actually has an entry about that. It turns out that his gondola has a propeller on the back. With all the other magical/mysterious things happening in this episode, I didn't expect the explanation to be that simple but there you go. |
| Great mysterious episode, really love the whole concept of the secret places that the cats control! |
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Arlia said: I was wondering... How Aria's gondola is moving ? Like JohnGalt89 already mentioned the propeller but what you can also see is that there is a mechanism that Aria can rotate next to him to probably make the propeller spin and or rotate the Gondola.  |
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| One of these days I'll forget to close the video player because I have relaxed into oblivion... I don't know the English word for those things that spin around and are shaped like flowers, but the atmosphere was so creepy I immediately thought of the first OP of Higurashi when I saw them. Talk about opposites...Good episode, though I missed Alice-chan. Still, laughed out loud when Aika took over the gondola when President Aria showed them the exit, so eager to get out. 5/5. |
JohnGalt89 said: Arlia said: I was wondering... How Aria's gondola is moving ? The information booklet that comes with the DVDs actually has an entry about that. It turns out that his gondola has a propeller on the back. With all the other magical/mysterious things happening in this episode, I didn't expect the explanation to be that simple but there you go. I thought Aria was peddling the gondola but since it had a propeller then that's fine as well. I thought Aria was controlling the gondola because he came home tired and went to sleep so I thought he must have been tired from rowing all day. I like that they add a bit more story to the whole cat plat. Alicia says humans can't enter the cat world, but I think the Cait Sith noticed Akari's honest and caring heart. Which is why he's showed her the cat world twice already. |
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| That's a lot of cats. |
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| Yup Aika, I don't care about Aria shachou either. Either way, this episode felt magical and mysterious. Loved it. |
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| I'm not a fan of the cats nor episodes related to them. Still wasn't bad though. |
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| Why does no one mention the wondrous soundtrack in this series? Really, it is amazingly simple, yet soooooo goood! It blends perfectly with the calm and peaceful images, while still being able to give us a mysterious touch. F-a-n-t-a-s-t-i-c! |
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| I have to say the cats are kinda getting on my nerves. Theyre too damn cocky. I mean, its world created by humans, yet they mess with Akari with magic... :C |
| I don't like he cat but it was still a pretty good episode. |
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| "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back" xD I guess some things are better left alone |
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| I almost fell asleep. |
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| I really like it when the show gets a bit mysterious at times. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Almost frighteningly suspenseful,you know this series and you know it would never go dark but something about them being lost and the uncertain dangers and them constantly ending up in that room just worked so well this episode imo.The mystery surrounding the cats is getting more intriguing too. I've been watching Natural at random pace but I think this might be my favorite episode so far. |
| Legitimately felt like this came out of left-field. To be fair, a large part of the series so far (but mainly this season) has been atmospheric. This was the most, but not by much. What got to me was how much more confident it felt to go this route of super-chill and subdued moments and actual magic. Even turns the mascot character into a serious one for a bit! Seems divisive for some, but I can't help but love it. Top three favorite so far. Can't wait to see what else this show has to offer. |
kie_ said: So they concluded the anime with some feminist shit... Markdoka said: The ones hating this anime are MOSTLY SJWs, yaoifags and Narutards. LUCKILY I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE DAMN SJWS, YAOIFAGS AND NARUTARDS bashing the show for being "too edgy" and "too un-PC". |
| Soundtrack was especially nice while they were following Aria President, but there was too many repeated scenes. |
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| Cait Sith still freaks me out with how big he is... Also, why was Akari's hair brown in the flashback? |
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| That was mystical and comfy episode. I love see Neo Venezia's secrets! What song was played on the meeting's reveal? I have all OST, but it's gonna be good to know exact track... P.S.: I think i found it. It's another great song of Eri Kawai - サンタクロウスの空. |
| Another mysterious episode in old Aqua ruins searching for president Aria, it was very good I like this kind of atmosphere |
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| Once again, a weird adventure by Akari comes out of their daily routines as a trainee Undine. Now she go to Kingdom of cat? Now i see Cat Sith again in normal situation, give me more curiosity into Neo-Venezia natures. Thanks to Akari and her clumpsiness, i can see that massive amount of cats, too cute to believe. I guessed Aria series bringing even more magical and supernatural thingy into its show, eh? Not bad if you can give me a huge satisfaction. So far, its succeeded, once again.... |
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| Wow.. That was a mysterious episode! I love that Cat Sith. What a cool character. ^_^ |
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| What a beautifully magical episode! |
| I was hoping Aika could get to meet Cat Sith, but I guess she's too much of a "normie" to be allowed to experience the "spirit world", compared to Akari and Ai. And yeah, the soundtrack was great as always. The track 'Mizu no Kagami' always makes every scene it's used in feel magical and ethereal. |
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