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| Wow, this episode had so much going on and a majority of this stuff was glorified exposition. Oh well, at least it is good exposition. I am slightly confused as to what was going on. It kept jumping back and forth that I wasn't sure if Akihito was dead, dreaming, in a coma, some weird reality Mirai is trapped in. By the time it was over, I sort of understood what was going on. Mirai isn't "dead." She seems to be trapped in this Beyond the Boundary where it seems like sort of an alternative universe. Needless to say, HOLY CRAP this series got really interesting. It's a shame there wasn't more character development because this series is really clever. |
| I liked this episode, some things made more sense now. Though it was pretty confusing, took me a while to figure out what was real and what wasn't. I look forward to episode 11, I'm interested in what Mirai is going to do next. |
| "I want to protect that smile" |
| Damn, the moment Aki found out he's in a dream sorta thing, that was pretty sad :c Loved the episode anyways. :D |
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| Cried... Up from 9 to 10. Love KyoAni |
| Had a feeling Aki was dreaming. Also found it interesting that Mirai was supposed to kill Aki all along, no wonder she was so persistent in the beginning. |
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| Oh Akkey...who in the world is your father? |
| You may read this quote , "However, by that point you'll have been torn to pieces." |
| I dont get it did mirai die? i heard something about her vanishing and what happen to aki @_@ so confuse |
| I love how they handle this. They clear up the confusion about the last episode, but also adds more confusion in the same episode. It leaves the viewers wanting more, well at least me. |
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xin09 said: I dont get it did mirai die? i heard something about her vanishing and what happen to aki @_@ so confuse Mirai went to face "Kyoukai no Kanata"/Akihito's Youmu in that frozen world. Akihito ( the one we all know and love ) is all better. Now he's gonna save Mirai in the next episode!!!! XD |
| Wow, I was a bit surprised by how that all worked. So it looks like it is now Kanbara's turn to save Mirai. |
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| Wait, so where is Beyond the Boundary right now? Is it inside Kuriyama-san or is she in the real world? |
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| So Suzuki Tatsuhisa went to the studio only to say "What is it, pervert?". |
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| This episode answers so many questions. I think Akkey will save Mirai in the next episode judging with the preview. |
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symbv said: And people were complaining back then how ridiculous that Mirai would suddenly want to kill Akihito again and again... and then how stupid and annoying Mirai was in pushing away Akihito again and again. This episode is the turning point but I have to say perhaps a bit too much explanation was squeezed in one episode and a lot of things look messy and hard to understand. Also putting a turning point this late can mean a lot of people may have given up hope of finding explanation for things they find odd and out of place in the many previous episodes, which would be a shame. Back then it was clearly used for comedy, the tone even indicated it at the time. That was content from the Light Novel. This is original stuff so they're trying to tie it together but it's kind of patchwork. I guess I at least appreciate the effort, but it's kind of late in the show and I'm not really sure how it makes me care about the cast anymore. All it does is make a few things not seem as contradictory with the cast anymore. 3/5 because it was by comparison better handled over all than any other episode in the series really. |
| There's something bothering me about this episode. It's clear that Mirai decided to act according to the last of Izumi's advices, but the way it's put, let it seem that Mirai is tricked by Izumi. Like it's not possible to absorb the Kyoukai no Kanata. Anyway, that poor Mirai makes me so sad, always sacrificing and suffering for the people she loves. At least this time she decided not to kill but to get killed. It's probably a relief for her. |
Kaioshin_Sama said: That was content from the Light Novel. This is original stuff Wait, is that serious? This didn't happen in the novel? |
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| Ok episode. Only problem is I stopped caring about Mirai and Akihito way back, very poorly written characters imo. |
| So... shes... dead??! T A T Q ________Q |
| I hope Mirai really dies so we can get a Akihito x Mitsuki ending :) |
| WHAT?! this episode..! DAMN! so kuriyama go to kyoukai kanata world? or something like that? :OO oh its gonna be awesome! and kuriyama wearing black glasses! FINALLY! SOMETHING BLACK! XD |
| I was mind fucked this episode i will not even try to comprehend it i will just wait for the next episode to start understanding what happened. |
| wow... that was a lot to take in. i was pretty pissed when they revealed that he was dreaming and that kuriyama is gone. i wonder if she's gone forever though?? there's still three episodes left of the series so something is definitely gonna be done. |
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| Hiroomi has been under the sun for a while lol :D Finally they clear up quite a bit about the series, one of my fav episodes for sure :) So Mirai was the one who died :( |
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| It became more interesting with the twists. Now, it is Akkey's time to save her. And a plus, she already conveyed her feelings. xD |
| What a twist and here i thought Aki died. I wonder how it will turn out with the last 3 episodes. |
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| so in love w/ this anime! glad i'm all caught up now :) |
DannyREN said: Ok episode. Only problem is I stopped caring about Mirai and Akihito way back, very poorly written characters imo. Yep. |
| Man, I wasn't expecting that twist... definitely made sense of a lot of things though. It had me confused when they were like "it's summer" *insta-snow*, until the reveal. |
| What a twist ... Didn't see that coming . But this means Kuriyama is dead , right ? then in the preview , why is she alive ? |
| Mmm, it's getting really interresting. I didn't though that it was all Izumi plan and that she met her before their encounter. Now that it's explained, it all make sense. So if I understood, Mirai absorbed is youmu part and she must be now half-youmu herself right? And the Akihito she was dragging in that winter world is like the youmu part of Akihito? So now I guess he is no longer immortal. I also think that Izumi isn't the mastermind behind all this, she must be following the order of the guy we don't see. |
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| I get it now. Mirai's "cursed blood" is actually HIV, and now Akihito is gonna get AIDS from getting her blood inside him. What a twist! |
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| Gahhhh, damn Izumi. I haven't really liked her at all during these 10 episodes. Yeah yeah, probably "FOR GREAT JUSTICE" but what do I care when Mirai + Akihito is so much better than that righteous crap. Great episode, nevertheless. |
| Okay that was a pretty good revelation about the whole main plot. There's still a hope for a well-executed ending after all. 5/5 Hiroomi's pervertness was amusing. I never had any idea that Mitsuki's oppai was that big. Too bad it's only a dream. |
ChoroshiDec 9, 2013 11:34 PM
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MsWriterPerson said: Honestly, this is my interpretation of what happened: Because of Aki being half-youmu allowed him to be a perfect vessel for KnK. Yup. I also think Aki's half-youmu ISN'T KnK. They explained somewhere earlier that a strong youmu attracted KnK. Thus, Aki being an extremely powerful being because he's half-youmu, he was the perfect vessel for a small part of KnK (I see it like the door of hell being opened which had to be closed by Mirai), and not the whole KnK (which has no physical body and is probably the big ball we see at the end of the episode (like the core). So that's why I don't think Akihito is no longer immortal or has lost his half-youmu powers (as some people seem to be afraid of that). In fact, I think he's STILL a half-youmu, it's just that the calm has made him weaker and that's why he didn't regenerated as fast as before. Hopefully, I didn't get that wrong cause to me, it doesn't make much sense for him to ''not really be a half-youmu in the end'' since the other half would have been erased if it was only KnK (and it would be hard to explained who his father would be indeed). I think it's more like his youmu-half was ''possessed'' by a part of KnK. As for Mirai, obviously she's alive but pretty far gone into the realm of KnK. Yes, she's probably going to be saved by Aki, but don't forget the guy from the Spirit World Warriors has the Hollow Shadow stone and that Izumi is not done with getting KnK. It's pretty much a race for who gets the atomic bomb first, youmu version. Hopefully, more Mitsuki and Hiroomi too, I like them both :]. |
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| Winter World is in the Kyoukai no Kanata, Mirai is in the KnK with dead Akihito Summer World is in the dream of Akihito The real world is when Akihito woke up and saw Mirai's Glasses on the chair Amazing twist, it was done very well. Izumi asked Mirai to kill the KnK but Mirai can't do it, so Mirai take over the KnK instead. That explained all of the plot holes. Can't wait to see what will happen next. Black World is next, this is interesting I laughed of the conversation between Akihito and Hiroomi, - Hey, pervert! - What is it, pervert? And Mitsuki is so fucking hot Best Anime of the Season!! :D 3 episodes left :( |
MakuroDec 12, 2013 5:16 AM
| I thought it was weird that Mirai had black glasses - it makes sense that's the "dream" world's version. I was so confused at the start but the episode explained everything quite nicely. Looks like Mirai is stuck inside the body of the youmu that was once inside Akihito or something like that? |
| Really enjoyed this episode, but I feel like they should have made it longer to better develop the characters and their relations, especially the relationship between Mirai and Akihito. Hope the upcoming episodes explain some of my unanswered questions like how Beyond the Boundary found its way into Akihito. |
GENERALxRAIDEN said: Really enjoyed this episode, but I feel like they should have made it longer to better develop the characters and their relations, especially the relationship between Mirai and Akihito. Hope the upcoming episodes explain some of my unanswered questions like how Beyond the Boundary found its way into Akihito. I honestly feel like the whole series should have been longer. At least two seasons worth. I love the animation, and the story is pretty grand and visionary, but if they simply gave more time for all these events to take place, it would have been such a fantastic series That isn't to say I don't like it. I'm enjoying it quite a bit, but they really missed out on what could have been the best series of the past few years |
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| I feel as though this episode was written in order to make up for the bullshit KyoAni pulled in the first couple of episodes. People say that after the beginning they veered off the original light novel after the stupidly obvious filler episodes, and if this is true, then that means that either KyoAni sucks at adapting or the original light novel really was that bad. On the other hand, that also means KyoAni can make really good original content even if they decide to shoehorn their shitty humor into their show. I really liked this episode of Beyond the Boundary. It's probably the best one so far. If it is indeed original content as people say, then props to KyoAni for doing it. I still don't like the first few episodes, but clearly they stepped their game up from then. |
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