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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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i knew satoshi was going to die. he died like a badass though. RIP.
satoshi's and hatchin's interaction throughout the last few eps was great. and how he took the bullet for her...bawww.

way to be a bastard, hiroshi.

Yeah it was unfortunate that Hiroshi died, since he was highly entertaining. But, well, it is ep 21.

Yep, good stuff indeed. Apart from the fact that none of these guys know how to handle a gun lol. Besides Michiko maybe.

Well, the sniper hit his target though.

That guy had a scope and 2 minutes to aim. xP

OK, this episode made no sense with its unrealistic and not even well-directed action scenes. Disapointing once again, especially right before the ending episode (and I don't speak about Hiroshi disapearing like that). I hope they at least find something suitable to end the series.

Akira deja vu?

And I lol'd at Satoshi "I has a gun" and Hatchin "I has a rock".

The great Satoshi Bastista has fallen in the hands of these losers! How pitiful?!

I can't believe he asked for help! Preserve your dignity!

Anyone else notice that they used a setting straight from Reservoir Dogs?

disappointing second-to-last episode

Satoshi was highly enjoyable character. It was a waste that he died like this.

ok now that's what I call animation/art being back at 110%

Great episode! I can't wait for Hiroshi to get whatever's coming to him (there has to be something coming to him.. right?)

Also this detective (the one that tried to cover up the murder by the cop and blame it on Mitchiko) is he new or am I tripping out? regardless he's a jerk bastard. dirty cops suck =/

Ahh Satoshi....i D:

Satoshi's death reminded me so much of City of God when

Good ep though. This series is pretty awesome
Tis a shame it is hardly known.

Really? I mean, I can see how if you went into this series expecting epic action scenes you'd be disappointed, but I think after 21 episodes you'd see that it's really not focused on the action and never really did.

As far as unrealistic, would you call samurai blocking bullets with swords realistic? Those kinds of things happen all the time in anime. For the entire series, the police force in this fictional country have been portrayed as wholly inept and incompetent, so I think this episode follows the same notion.

As for the sniper, Hatchin and Satoshi did have cover. You can't snipe someone under cover. You wait for them to come out. I think that part actually made the most sense; they were under cover, Hatchin broke cover, the sniper aimed at her waiting for Satoshi and fired. Or not; either way, it makes sense. I mean, just because people don't vocalize their internal thought process like in shounen anime doesn't suddenly mean nothing makes sense. (On a totally unrelated note, sniping is actually absurdly difficult even with a scope; watch the movie The Hurt Locker and you'll see what I mean - you have to adjust for wind, elevation, distance... even spin of the earth - most movies and TV shows don't portray sniping realistically).

Either way, I think these are all minor issues. I'm not sure what you're expecting from the second to last episode. Buildup to some huge epic battle? This is another common practice in anime, but I don't think it's necessary. Michiko To Hatchin is not an epic; it's a journey and they enjoyment comes from the ride. If you didn't enjoy the ride, you should've jumped ship rather than hope for some epic ending for redemption.

Yes, was that supposed to be an homage? 'Cause it seemed more plagiarism to me.

Yes, was that supposed to be an homage? 'Cause it seemed more plagiarism to me.

Yeah so far this series has had a lot of similarities to City of God.

That blonde douchebag sounded like Kazuya Nakai, it probably was :>

Decent episode.