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Jan 17, 2009 10:28 AM
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Watched raw, so will update once subbed version is released.

I noticed that the pace in this season was kinda fast. In just one episode, Nataru was revealed to be the one who was hunting the escapees and by the looks of it, it seems that he's doing it for revenge for hes human friend (Kagami) and yeah-- he seems kinda strong too (well he is an altarian).



btw, poor guy :s

Jan 28, 2009 9:24 AM
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meh, they revealed it too early. the plot now looks a bit too basic. its the kind that is not too much fun to watch.
Jan 28, 2009 10:59 AM
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Well, it was pretty obvious even without revealing it. Just the line: "Why didn't you tell them about Nataru" was enough to conject that he could be evil (he is an alien of course).

We'll see how they handle the remaining episodes as they come, but right now I feel like I enjoy this season better than the first.
Jan 28, 2009 12:45 PM
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I have to start off by saying the OP has to be my favorite of all OP's this season. Some parts of this episode had meh animation, but that was all right.


Jan 28, 2009 1:18 PM
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Hmmm the second season is even better than the first (which was already quite good I must say) it seems. Great writing and the animation is really good too even though art consistency has some problems here and there. For now, I'm really pleased by what A-1 & Kazuki Akane have done with the first two episodes of 02. Oh and the Nirgilis OP is awesome too !
JacutJan 28, 2009 1:26 PM

In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same.
Jan 28, 2009 1:32 PM
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Yeah, its kind of hard to get behind the great animation when they take such drastic shortcuts in the character art.

I'm glad that they went ahead and revealed Nataru, it was so obvious the second they met. I said to myself "well, this will be like season one, only Birdy's getting the love complex." Hopefully, this will be about a background for Birdy, plus a good conflict of interest for her character. I hope that it doesn't flesh out the same way as Tsutomo, because it was just really weak and whiney. I want to see frustration, but not weakness. A real struggle once she is faced with what Nataru is doing.
Jan 28, 2009 6:41 PM
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Ya...I like the animation but I hate the graphics. They could have spent a little more time making it look less crappy.

As for the story, I think their going at a good pace. It was to obvious that Nataru was the killer and I think the producers knew that. That's why the gave it away in this episode.
Jan 28, 2009 9:39 PM
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Holyshit, this episode got so gratuitously violent towards the end. Nice. XD
Jan 30, 2009 2:46 AM
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Awesome episode, learned a lot of background stuff. Lmao @ Shion's sketch.
Jan 30, 2009 6:57 PM

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What happened to the character art? I like the anime, but it seems they got a bit lazy..
Jan 30, 2009 6:59 PM

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I think they traded it in for more dynamic animation.
Feb 1, 2009 1:30 AM

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noteDhero said:

I'm glad that they went ahead and revealed Nataru, it was so obvious the second they met.

^this. i wonder if Birdy will have to kill him or if this power (whatever it turns out to be) will do it for her.

i'm kinda wondering who the old lady getting the gold was.

glad we got an explanation of why last season's bad guy is this season's slave, wonder if she'll become a target of Nataru too.
Feb 14, 2009 1:43 AM

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Nice episode, love what they're doing with the animation. Had a few points in this episode where I actually went back to re-watch a moment like when Nataru was in the hospital, walking down the hallway and that quick chase scene with Birdy and the alien.
Feb 14, 2009 9:40 AM

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Nataru is doing the right thing..



Tragedy awaits them?
Mar 13, 2011 5:24 AM
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-Kazu said:
What happened to the character art? I like the anime, but it seems they got a bit lazy..

It's just as good (bad) as it was in the first season.
Jul 8, 2013 2:59 PM

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Interesting, it seems that childhood friend is the killer from the first episode! Makes it much more interesting! A quite good episode, lets see what's next!
Aug 30, 2013 3:51 PM

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Lol, Nataru beat the shit out of him.
Sep 25, 2013 12:56 AM

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Love the brutal animation. I don't mind when they switch character detail for more movement.

Good episode all around
Oct 7, 2013 5:01 PM
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Both seasons of Birdy have such a great sense of movement and momentum in the action animation. Very glad I came across this series on random chance.
Dec 20, 2013 12:59 AM

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A THOUSAND YEARS IS NOTHING :|

Birdy seems to be going barefoot nearly all the time so far, always nice
Feb 2, 2016 10:08 AM

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This is already so much better than the first season.
Oct 6, 2016 3:33 AM

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Well now we know how this season is going to go.

And Capella who set off the ryunka last season gets punished by being Irma's maid? Seems like a very light punishment.
Nov 9, 2017 12:24 PM

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Well that was very obvious, Nataru and his old man are involved with the escapees.
Jul 26, 2020 1:28 AM

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So Nataru is the evil alien slaughterer, kinda understandable seeing that his friend died due to their evil goal. Quite the brutal scene there, beating the shit out of that alien.

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