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Dec 26, 2008 12:11 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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"The Secret Door"

-slower pace than previous eps, but a good pay off
-someone's getting whin & b*tchy (Hitomi)
-Zaibach makes it's move! A massive army approaches the kingdom of Freid
-big revelation: Allen x Marleen = O_o ?!?!

now we get to look forward to a massive battle next ep.
Feb 15, 2009 4:45 AM
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-big revelation: Allen x Marleen = O_o ?!?!


Not really such a big revelation. It was obvious since the first time we saw the prince.
Jun 28, 2009 12:07 PM
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Yeah, it was obvious from earlier episodes that there was something between Marlene and Allen, and seeing Chid made me realize it even more.

It was cool to see the Zaibach army assemble. Big battle coming up.
Mar 8, 2010 1:26 AM
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Yeah, it was obvious that Allen was the father of the prince. That city is fucked, in the past they only needed about 10 guymelefs to easy destroy a city, now they have 10,000! O_O .
May 2, 2010 9:33 PM
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yea will be looking forward to this huge battle and i also kinda knew Chid was Allen and Marlene's son lol sucks for the Duke of fried
Apr 7, 2011 7:34 AM
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Poor Hitomi. From ordinary schoolgirl who dabbles with Tarot she is promoted to chief battle foreteller >_< and is not happy about it, I wonder why :D
But given the enemy numbers (10k of armor... whut? o_o) I don't think you need a fortuneteller to know that the enemy is going to attack from *everywhere* X)
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Feb 8, 2013 3:18 PM
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at least hitomi's been seeming more and more like a real character in these past few episodes. also i wasn't expecting that dude to be from earth (i can't remember his name). well i'm assuming he's from earth from what he said... also chid being allen's kid was very obvious i agree.
Nov 20, 2013 4:08 AM
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see what allen did there. father of an 6-8 year-old kid.
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Jun 29, 2014 4:14 AM
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I get that Hitomi has been transported away from her planet and thrown into a war, but it's not as though she's got it the worst out of everyone. She should just suck it up and help Van.
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Apr 20, 2015 7:12 PM

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(rewatching again)

The big reveal about Chid... we already figured it out, but they still did a really good job confirming it.

Van was way off the mark... not just talking about archery here ;)
May 2, 2015 12:33 PM

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Wait Wait Wait, they're all siblings RIGHT? AM I WRONG? I've been assuming all the Asturia people were siblings and if that's so all these incest plots are just waaay........

I mean, I understand incest happens, I get it, but it seems like the show is saying that this is perfectly ok? The thing with the younger sister is scandalous enough, but that AND getting his older sister pregnant.....

EWWWWWW, OMG OMG ZOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS NOT OK! THAT'S AWFUL!

What the hell is this show?! What the hell is that kingdom?! Why is no one reacting to this?! Are they not really related?

May 3, 2015 2:01 AM
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Don't worry, Brianez, Allen isn't their brother, no incest here. (Unless you count the fact that Millerna wants to be with the guy who was with her elder sister, but that's not really incest?)

So that you don't get confused in the future: Allen's only sister (younger) = Selena Schezzar.
May 18, 2015 12:24 PM

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Marta_Ayanami said:
Don't worry, Brianez, Allen isn't their brother, no incest here. (Unless you count the fact that Millerna wants to be with the guy who was with her elder sister, but that's not really incest?)

So that you don't get confused in the future: Allen's only sister (younger) = Selena Schezzar.


Thanks! I figured that out a few episodes later. I'm actually kind of embarrassed of myself for getting all confused and freaking out like that, haha. They all look so simlilar. But yeah, Allen is one big player

Jan 24, 2016 2:45 PM

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brianez said:
Marta_Ayanami said:
Don't worry, Brianez, Allen isn't their brother, no incest here. (Unless you count the fact that Millerna wants to be with the guy who was with her elder sister, but that's not really incest?)

So that you don't get confused in the future: Allen's only sister (younger) = Selena Schezzar.


Thanks! I figured that out a few episodes later. I'm actually kind of embarrassed of myself for getting all confused and freaking out like that, haha. They all look so simlilar. But yeah, Allen is one big player


Haha yeah I thought they were siblings too, considering how close they are and how much they look alike. But luckily, there is no incest :) Allen is just a knight who fell for Princess Marlene. But still, it must be pretty upsetting for Millerna that her love had sex with and bore a child with her sister.

Poor Hitomi. Although her vision and readings are helpful and accurate, it must be mentally taxing on her to see disturbing images because she was transported from her home against her will.
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Sep 15, 2016 6:27 AM

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That old man seems to know about Earth and seems to be from there once upon a time. He can see the future as well as Hitomi; an ancestor or relative perhaps?
Jan 17, 2018 4:57 PM

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Hitomi: I don't want to do any readings.
Hitomi: I'll do a reading for you.

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LOL I still love this anime.

That's quite the invasion force.
May 7, 2019 7:20 PM

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Lol the tension on who's the father
But pls Chid looks exactly like Allen...
Nov 11, 2020 6:18 PM

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oof, Allen the baby daddy...


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Jan 1, 2022 4:38 PM

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Merle was too cute in this.

Ooooh, Allen is the dad afterall.

Looks like war is going down along with some drama.
Jul 26, 2023 1:38 PM

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That moment when the plot is more entretaining than the mecha battles
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I always hate the "I'm never using my superpower ever again because of some dumb incident even though it would obviously be to everyone's benefit if I were just more grown up about it!" arc in shows/movies but damn Hitomi got over it really really fast. To the point that she might as well as not said anything about refusing to use her fortune telling.

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