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| That was freaking brilliant. The art execution, comedy, and reveal of the plot in bits was phenomenal. I love getting mind blown every episode. I think Kusuriuri knew all along because he had no desire (or knowledge) of the Toudaiji and so he was able to see what was really going on through the illusions. |
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| i think.. this entire anime needs a rewatch for me |
| That episode was a trip to say the least lol |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| holy shit this arc was amazing, what a mindfuck this was. all the arcs have been fantastic so far, except the first one maybe also the way he went epic and shit vs the mononoke/Nue and transformed and then the next thing he cuts the wood in such an anticlimactic way, that had me lol |
| Best episode so far. I was wondering in the previous episode why only kusuriuri-san and the hat, nose and katana where coloured. Now everything has sense. Whatever is coloured exist while the rest is an illusion. |
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| This was a fast-paced one, quite the fun arc too, but still didn't scale up to the first two. Although it probably had a better fighting scene with him fodderizing the Mononoke by his badass transformation. |
| The Japanese chimaera arc is my favorites so far. There were a few funny moments as well as a scare in this episode(there was one other episode that scared me like this but I can’t remember). Also Kusuriuri killed it as usual! |
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| Damn so all of them were killed by the Mononoke and made to play the game day in and out unaware that they are already dead.. Really good Arc this one too..probably my 2nd favorite one.. |
 "Not everyone who works hard is rewarded. But, all those who succeed have worked hard" |
| That fight was one the beautifulest fight I have ever seen In my life man those colours and all this arc would be my fav from here on. [/B]Kusuriuri: "And so .. the scent expires."[B] |
| Whenever I begin to question the quality of this show it always manages to redeem itself in some way. Pretty good arc overall, though the previous one will probably always be my favourite for how many interpretations the ending has. It feels good to be watching this again, even if it's still jarring as hell. I want to understand this show, but the absurd directing and heavy reliance on Japanese folklore has made it something really hard to be engaged by. |
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| The entire thing being an illusion caught me off guard but there was a subtle hint in the last episode. Kusuriuri played the "Illusion" deck in the game they played in the last episode. This arc was the best one yet for me. It was by far the most interest setting-wise and also had a simple and straight forward story. |
| So the whole town is an illusion, it's just a abandoned town. The Mononoke(Toudaiji) had taken the form of Ruri,the old lady and the girl. The three suitors were killed a long time ago and their souls were playing Kumiko over an over all this time. The plot for this one was quite easy to follow and that fight scene was wonderful. |
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SubscriberSun said: The Medicine Seller's agenda and empathy for humans has been kept deliberately ambiguous throughout the series. And in this arc with its dead wintery scenery, he was at his coldest. Showing no sympathy for the admittedly horrid suitors. Well he's not sympathetic because they're already dead anyway, it wouldn't change anything As obvious as it was yeah the little girl (+old lady) were the mononoke but at the same time not quite... bc I didn't expect it to be a shapeshifter. I just expected the little girl to be the mononoke as Riuri's ancestor to kill for revenge reasons but it happened to be just greedy and plain evil lol. |
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| This is my favorite arc so far. I like the creepy atmosphere and the twist at the end. There was also decent action. I really thought The Medicine Seller had engaged in murdering people for the first time. lol I want incense that can give me illusions! |
| Bro pulled a Gogeta with that transformation and throwing a rainbow at em |
| I have a third testicle that gives me psychic powers |
| It was a mesmerizing chapter from beginning to end, from the incense game to the battle against the Nue. By far the best chapter to this point. |
| MOKUSHI KUSHIMO SHIMOKU KUMOSHI MOSHIKU SHIKUMO. |
| I still like the second arc the most but this arc was pretty close to be first. The atmosphere was amazing and this arc had more of a creepy feeling which is I love |
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