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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Damn, Mack seems like a broken man wondering around. On the other hand is Joe, preparing his gear with the rest of the crew. Quite an emotional journey for the both of them, despite their different backgrounds. I feel like they really pushed Mack into an appealing character. |
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| That was great to see more about Mac with that quick backstory and his previous colleagues when he was a policeman, at least it ended well with his wife/son when he came back home... well now it seems like it's time for the final match, I can't wait, but I'm ready for a sad ending probably. |
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| Mac is going through a really tough time right now and he really needs someone who he can talk to. I'm really glad that Mac finds his old friend which made him realize why he's doing what he's doing and reminisce about his life and the beautiful memories he created all along with his family and friends. Mac decided to go back to his family and decided to fight Joe in his own way. The president has already got what he wanted from Mac as he told him. But, it's about time, Mac is ready and Joe is ready as well. the stage has been set and the fighters are approaching the ring to take on each other for one last time. I'm hoping for a great end to this masterpiece next week. |
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| The Nomad vs. The Hummingbird: Gearless Joe vs. The fake Hero Mac, the origin story. Mac was already a broken man before, and now with ROSCO's BES program, he's in an even worse shape than before. Yuri and the rest re-training Joe for his eventual fight against Mac, and preparations are underway. As for Sakuma, this fella cannot be trusted anymore, even at the expense of experiments and a guinea pig for the future. Mac being saved by an old friend who's a police officer, and even his junior being a Megalo-boxer representing the police division. Bringing up past memories, and the play of mabanua's Spanish ED while Mac spent the earlier half of his life in the police department, and where he was saved by Sakuma's BES chip. That HIT THE HEART a lot harder than it is. Glad to see Mac all looking better from this incident, and he can look forward to what lies ahead, which is the match, in genuine form, without the help of the BES chip. A TRUE MAN-TO-MAN MATCH. Better not die, men of valour. Looking forward to the final episode with HIGH expectations. |
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phantomfandom said: I don't expect such a deep thought on life from boxing anime, but of course this is Megalo Box. this. i was here about to say the exact same thing. i've seen some boxing anime before but this just hits different. Nomad has never let me down once. ugh why i gotta wait a week for the next one |
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| I legitimately went from "I don't think we really need a second season" to being in awe of how great this second season is. What a treat this show is. Anyway, I'm going back-and-forth on whether we get a happy ending, but either way, this is going to be an emotional finale. |
| *Mourning the disappointment of The Promised Neverland season 2.* |
| Is so interesting how the episode itself is simple but powerful. Is just Team Nowhere preparing, Mac quick backstory that is simple and clean. And the beginning of Rosco end? The Yuri and Joe conversation that could raise a horrible destiny flag. If the last episode be at least 12 minutes of pure boxing would be great. |
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| I actually didn't knew that the Hummingbird and Nomad story wasn't complete.. guess last of it will be unfolded in next (last) episode.. . i originally thought that this was a filler/backstory episode.. but at the end of the episode.. it became much more than that.. . Joe.. please don't die.. |
| backstory episode for Mac and are both Mac and Joe gonna die because they got a lot of Death Flags in this episode |
| I'm surprised at how good they executed this episode. At first Mac seemed to be in despair and it looked like there was no way that's going to get fixed in one episode but they really pulled it off so nicely |
| Mac is back on track, or to be more specific, on his own track! On another note: I feel like an idiot for not realizing that the girl we saw attending Shirato's (brother) lecture and Rosco's secretary were actually related. |
| That was a really good epsiode. Really good. However, can we just talk about how Mac one minute was really drunk and out of it and then suddenly was like. Time to drive a car? I mean what. |
DBX said: That was a really good epsiode. Really good. However, can we just talk about how Mac one minute was really drunk and out of it and then suddenly was like. Time to drive a car? I mean what. islepdremo said: You would think that after that much drinking Mac's cop buddies wouldn't let him drive himself home like a responsible police officer would do but oh well. You just found out the real and hidden purpose of the BES system: hyper alcohol disposal. Can't stay drunk for long with that baby in your head! |
| I didn't think the policemen would let him drive while he was in that state, you could see many empty bottles in his car. I still don't get why the policemen did that but oh well. I'm really glad that he went back to his family and it seems that he's in a better mood now. |
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| Reaching the fight and climax |
| I´m still going back and forth between what to expect during the final fight. It makes sense that Joe survives and comes back, but at the same time I can see him dead by the end of it. The same can be applies for Mac honestly, and that´s how good the show has been in terms of story telling. It hasn´t been just drama for the sake of drama, but actual character development and a lot of good dialogue-interactions. But even then I have to say, it worries me that this anime (which takes by the manga) was made as a homage of Ashita no Joe, the "Not.Dead.Yet" during the first season, all the other deathflags by now and the fact that neither Joe or Mac are going to be physically or mentally ok by the end of this fight. At this point I just want to see the full fight and whatever conclusion they decided to make. This is my AOTS. |
| "El Canto del Colibrí" AMAZING. This chapter was great, Mac was able to recover in the good way. Nice Next chapter, the end and THE FIGHT. PS: The one who sings El Canto del Colibrí in the scene, is the same mabanua. WHAT A NICE DETAIL. |
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| Man, this season has been amazing from the beginning, every episode hits as hard as Mac Time punches and I am sure the last episode will be no different. This Mac focused episode was fantastic, showing Mac's backstory with the ED song was beautiful. But why did Yuri have to go and say that man, I don't want Joe to die. The scenes leading up to the end of the episode was so fucking good man, can't wait for the finale. |
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| The humming bird story taught a big lesson that I had to learn the hard way. Mac's story brought me to tears with that song, favorite episode, I might end up liking this than the original one. Can't wait for next week. |
| Mac continues the downward spiral with the alcohol until he runs into his old partner. We get a glimpse of Mac's past as a Megalo Boxer and a policeman. Eventually Mac decided to go back home and forgive his wife for doing what she did to save both Mac and Miguel. Joe continues to train while Yuri encourages him to take a defensive approach to his fight with Mac. Meanwhile Saichio decides to re design Chief's gear that would be more suitable for Joe. Mac basically tells Sakuma to get lost and that he's done with Roscoe when the fight is over. The stage is finally set for Joe and Mac's match. Please don't die. "Aunque las ovaciones se callen, la voz de los mudos no desaparecerá” / “You can’t erase the voice of the voiceless even after the applauds end" |
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| I can say nothing other than this show makes me want to fucking cry with every subsequent episode more than the last. My only true deliberation at this point is whether or not this show will be a 9 or 10 by the time the final credits roll. Goddamn what a ride this has been. |
| Amazing ep! Damn Yuuri, dont raise those flags man, I cant helpl to have a bad feeling about the end for Joe. |
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axel360 said: I legitimately went from "I don't think we really need a second season" to being in awe of how great this second season is. What a treat this show is. Anyway, I'm going back-and-forth on whether we get a happy ending, but either way, this is going to be an emotional finale. It has been a roller coaster and I just feel ike there is one more twist coming in the final. |
| LET'S MOTHERFUCKIN' GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! |
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DeeDash said: phantomfandom said: I don't expect such a deep thought on life from boxing anime, but of course this is Megalo Box. this. i was here about to say the exact same thing. i've seen some boxing anime before but this just hits different. Nomad has never let me down once. ugh why i gotta wait a week for the next one well I would say Megalobox 1 is more of a boxing anime than Nomad is, Normad is about people dealing with thier problems in life like fixing what one broke years later, saving one's home and some boxing too (first season still touched some of this themes but not as deep). |
| so Mac is gonna fight his own way huh...i hope Sakuma doesn't sabotage Mac again it'll be the end for Joe if that happens...joe can defend but i think he's not prime anymore lolz... 4/5. |
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| hope they won't ruin the final episode with an unnecessary "happy ending" I clearly see that they won't survive that's why... yuri and Joe reminds me of Carlos and joe from anj Also when Noriko said to joe "please come back" and joe said "yeah... I promise" but... well okay let's see what happens. |
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| Oh boy. Those last minutes with the buildup for the ultimate fight were so well handled. First time in all Megalo Box that I feel truly excited for a match. Such a fantastic episode. Easily at the level of those ones featuring Chief when the season was just starting. I mean, not even dancing clown Sakuma could ruin it. So Mac became the Nomad this time, huh? Feeling as lost as Joe once felt but fortunately, he managed to find his path one more time at the end. All thanks to his old police partner and that ominous yet apparently miraculous colibrí song. One more episode to go. Don't disappoint me, series! |
| Mac has been through a lot 😭 |
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| This ep was beautiful, seeing the connection with the Nomad history and Mac/Joe was really emotional, like you can interpretate the things that Nomad said in so many ways, its really poetic. |
| This ep was beautiful, seeing the connection with the Nomad history and Mac/Joe was really emotional, like you can interpretate the things that Nomad said in so many ways, its really poetic. |
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