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Dec 22, 2014 5:21 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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It reminded me of Dangaronpa and Gantz, actually a lot. The best horse face assassin I've ever seen.
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Jan 19, 2015 9:34 PM
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Good episode. The guys barely beat the game with just a second left. Sucks that Karube got hurt, but at least he's okay.
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Jan 20, 2015 12:01 AM
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Whoaaa, I like this kind of anime. Too bad it only has 3 episodes??? :(((
I have a feeling they'd stop it halfway, because the manga is still ongoing
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Jan 20, 2015 6:20 AM
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Reeeaallyy disappointed this isn't longer.
Jan 21, 2015 12:03 AM
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Sigh, this could of had much more potential...

The action and thrills were decent though but the storytelling was really meek.
Jan 21, 2015 5:34 AM
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Quite liked this episode and the game was much better and exciting than the first one.

Too bad this is just a 3 episode OVA, wish it was one cour. Time to start the manga!
Jan 21, 2015 8:49 AM
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I don't understand why the man with the gun didn't shoot horse-killer, and he calls himself smart?
Jan 23, 2015 1:39 AM
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Horse face killer OMG

So Arisu/Sousuke and Karube/Makoto got 5 free days + the 3 from before??? So 8 then

Chouta/Nagisa and Shibuki need to play another death game next time : 0
Jan 23, 2015 4:28 PM
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Kondo-Isao said:
Reeeaallyy disappointed this isn't longer.

Me too! =( I'd love to watch something similar but bigger... Well, this season there's Death Parade which the context is basically the same, but I want more than just these :/

I just laughed so hard when the killer showed up and then he had horse head XD

Javyer said:
I don't understand why the man with the gun didn't shoot horse-killer, and he calls himself smart?
Maybe he isn't that smart ahahah Perhaps it is against the "rules", it's probably only going to be used to kill other "players" and not "parts" of the game. Then that might make him really smart, I wouldn't waste bullets as well, that's the main thing you'd need to realize in a survival situation. Just use your trump card when you're in a really bad situation.
Feb 1, 2015 6:10 AM

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The climber girl was awesome!


Feb 1, 2015 12:24 PM

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Wow like Arisu is so smart, he reminds me of Kira a bit but just a bit :D
Don't know if I'm gonna wait for the 3rd episode, or just start the manga asap, because the second episode was better than the first and it got me really excited.
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Feb 5, 2015 12:42 AM
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I think it's only a matter of time until this gets an anime.
Feb 8, 2015 7:31 PM

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omg finally a anime like gantz!!!
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Feb 11, 2015 5:34 PM

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Just so you know, someone pick up the scanlation for the manga. And yes, Imawa no Kuni no Alice is a good survival games series.
Feb 13, 2015 12:11 PM

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MatijaxD said:
I think it's only a matter of time until this gets an anime.


Yeah, hopefully we'll get new announcement after 3rd OVA released. The source material are enough for 1 cour.
Feb 16, 2015 5:03 PM

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kyuudere said:
MatijaxD said:
I think it's only a matter of time until this gets an anime.


Yeah, hopefully we'll get new announcement after 3rd OVA released. The source material are enough for 1 cour.


This (these?). With DB getting a series this season, I really hope the same thing happens with Imawa no Kuni. Taking a look at the gamemasters would be interesting.

Oh, and Karube is still a badass.
Feb 24, 2015 10:30 PM

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These OVAs are great ! Unfortunately there is still no anime planned T_T.
Mar 1, 2015 5:55 AM
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if this is an ova what's the name of the anime
Mar 2, 2015 3:56 PM
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Javyer said:
I don't understand why the man with the gun didn't shoot horse-killer, and he calls himself smart?


Think of what he said when the two dudes came up with the idea of trying to beat the horse killer up. Since the killer's only a part of the game, there's no telling what powers he may have, such as immortality or such. He obviously strongly believed in playing the game correctly over finding a different way out.
Mar 19, 2015 6:39 AM

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Javyer said:
I don't understand why the man with the gun didn't shoot horse-killer, and he calls himself smart?


If you only have a bullet, will you use it to face someone with sub machine gun? You don't even know if he is wearing a bulletproof vest too.
Mar 28, 2015 6:16 PM

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Here I thought the horse mask was for shock value. Guess I need to read the manga to figure out if the killer was a player as well. On the side note, this episode emphasize on the protagonist being the main star too much, everybody is just a supporting character. In other word, the protagonist will be the one to end the game, without him, the rest could just be assumed to have died in the game without him; at least that is the vibe I got from this episode ( if that had happen, then all the things said and done by the new characters would just have been a waste).

Also, the lasers at the entrance was clearly visible this time.
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May 2, 2015 4:29 PM

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Makes me think of Friday 13

Sep 15, 2015 8:43 AM

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Oh mannnnn, it kinda sucks for them to have left out all the minor details and some explanations here and there.
It wasn't bad in the first episode but this episode is just lacking sooooo much.
Sep 20, 2015 10:54 AM

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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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It reminded me of Dangaronpa and Gantz, actually a lot. The best horse face assassin I've ever seen.

He is probably the evil brother of the horse guy from Full Metal Panic Fumoffu. :)
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Nov 4, 2015 4:32 PM

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I like Hosoya Yoshimasa (at least, I love him as Shichika. other than that it truly depends), but he's doing an awful job on this... he sounds so fake.
The horse face was actually pretty creepy, lol
Their reasoning for going to an earlier game makes no sense. -_- just stay alive for as long as you can, you idiots. Cool episode, but it bothered me that they decided to play before they had to (and left two friends behind with the possibility of being alone for their next game... not to forget that one of them is hurt)
Oh well. this is fun, would be nice if it had more episodes

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Apr 15, 2016 8:04 PM
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A very nice episode! I like the logic/puzzles that are presented and solved. This is a good anime to binge watch since it will only take up about an hour and a quarter.
Apr 25, 2016 4:59 PM

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They are amassing game knowledge through regular play which is kind of important in a survival game. Want to see more of that climber girl(...was hot though).
May 8, 2016 10:47 AM

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Great one. It's good that some of them are trying to survive together. Maybe it'll change in the next episode. The climber girl was cool.
Can't believe the next episode will be the last.
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Jul 23, 2016 1:47 AM

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This should have been a damn 12-24 episode anime!
Oct 24, 2016 4:19 PM

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Intense episode.
The killer got killed when they cleared the game.
That wrestler was useless,lol.
Feb 3, 2017 12:46 PM

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I'm liking the survival concept, I wonder what the next challenge will be...
"At some point, I stopped hoping."
Feb 11, 2017 10:29 AM

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They Should totally have teamed up with climbing girl-climbing girl bestu

Aug 17, 2018 3:40 PM

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Much more exciting game than the first episode.

I'm guessing the "killer" was another player with a different objective.
Mar 2, 2019 7:02 AM

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i wonder if the murderer was also someone trying to play one of the games, only his instructions was that he had to protect that room until the game was over to survive. Why else would his head blow up, or why wouldn't they just use a robot or something, they definitely can considering they fired goddamn two billion flaming arrows somehow so I'm sure they can do other things
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Jan 3, 2021 9:48 AM
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I think this was a really well-executed episode and anime overall.
REALLY cool idea for a survival game. Very unique.
I knew the second I read the synopsis/watched the trailer that I had to watch this OVA ASAP.

I also really like the characters. Even the three players that ended up teaming up with the main characters. The main cast and all of the background characters seem so human - so real. The acrobat chick and the long-hair guy show promise, too.

Additionally, I love the setting. An abandoned urban environment. An excellent place for the setting of a grand survival game.
And the lore too -- the only way to survive in the Borderland is to participate in the games to extend your visa.

I can't believe they cut the OVA short at just three episodes. What a travesty.
I don't care if they had to cut it because the manga was on-going. As of 2020, a lot more has happened in the manga so they should be whipping up some more episodes. Why does such an intense and ingenious concept have to be CUT SHORT?
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Salute to the brave wrestler and the other guy with him.
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Nov 10, 2022 8:15 AM

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Arisu and Karube's broship is a thing of beauty.

Also, I forgot how clutch Chishiya's save at the end of this game was. If only we got to see more of him but y'know, one more ep left and all.
Nov 23, 2023 6:26 AM
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Dope Series , Renew This For Atleast 12 Episodes.

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