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| Denji and Power getting their asses absolutely handed to em, while we see Aki have to make more sacrifices for more power.. |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| I'm really liking how vivid the emotions are on Aki as opposed to the Manga. |
| That was great, but did I miss something? How did Denji survived from half cut of his body? Where's that part? anyways, rest was a beasty animations.... |
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| This is by far my favorite episode this season. Kishibe is finally here, let's fucking goooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Power and Denji thought they could outsmart Kishibe (they tried, it's pretty ingenious to set up those blood traps). They even believed he commended them when he was about to leave but they should never let their guard down as the devil's will come at them harder with pure spite. Damn, Himeno was trying the best she could to covertly get Aki to leave the Bureau so he wouldn't be killed like her previous partners. |
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| Full disclosure, but Kishibe's training course is consistently the single thing in all CSM I was hyped to see in anime form the most ever since I first read the manga and this adaptation wasn't even announced yet. It's not even my favorite bit, I just really wanted to see it in all its gory spectacle because I kept thinking that'd be pretty fun. Really gotta hand it to folks in MAPPA with how they're handling the violence (on top of everything else they're handling just right, that is), because the brutality and the fluidity on Kishibe's action outbursts really fit all positive expectations I had (still can't pick a favorite between the multiple stab sequence on Denji's chest or the roundhouse kick to his face) I already mentioned this once or twice at this point, since I've been paying double attention to it and all, but especially after this week I'll say for a fact that I just can't have enough of Kenjiro Tsuda's take on our grizzled teacher. Such top-shelf deadpan delivery goodness, you just love to see it. Speaking of which, Denji and Power's comic deliveries along this segment are also a big part of why it's so good in the first place, and the way their characterization is being handled did work a lot in its favor. You can really feel their bonding throughout the whole thing, especially the small talk during the walk home. Still on that note, Power pounding Denji's head against the ground with each fist while shouting "HEAL" until he does exactly that has to be the funniest bit this week, which is a big accomplishment in an episode with so many scenes just as brutal and just as funny. But yeah, meanwhile, I still think this episode in its spare time manages to shine through the tenderness and introspectivity of Aki's slow burn sequences as well. I believe the tone they set for these segments in particular really fit his inner narrative of grief; and, as we're already being pointed out by the dialogue itself, his newfound descent into madness. To what degree this'll be a newfound strenght, either for a Devil Hunter or a man bent on revenge, is what remains to be seen. |
| So Aki only has 2 more years to live, which definitely puts a lot of pressure on him to find the gun devil and finally getting his revenge. At this point I wonder how much of his life span is taken away for each use of his sword. Since they're devils, it seems rather normal that Denji and Power don't feel any grief towards Himeno's death. For Aki, however, it's a completely different story. It was clearly to see how hard it hit him. What has to be highlighted on the positive side, however, is the fact that Denji has learned when it's inappropriate to interrupt someone. What an introduction to a training arc afterwards. Kishibe is like the typical old, bad ass anime character which fits perfectly in a show like CSM. Especially with the enjoyment of booze, women and killing devils. He also doesn't seem to show much emotion. At least that's my first impression of him. After his little stunt in beating up Denji and Power countless of times, it's no surprise why he's called the strongest devil hunter. He means serious business. Judging by Aki's facial expression I couldn't quite tell who had come to visit him. Reading these letters from Himeno must have been like a shock, since this showed her true feelings for him. Trying to ambush Kishibe wasn't a bad idea of Denji and Power. It simply doesn't work on a guy like him, which made this scene pretty hilarious. I'm sure the more both of them learn about their weaknesses, the stronger they'll get with time. The last segment was very exciting to me, since I always wanted to know, how humans contract with devils. Since he lost his favor with the fox devil, Aki now has to contract with the future devil who seems to demand seemingly insane things for it. I mean, Aki doesn't really have much to lose, but nonetheless it will be interesting to see what he has to offer to the devil. |
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| Pretty heart-breaking intro especially for Aki. Was expecting shit to be harsh but man, seeing Aki cry after loosing everything again rlly hit hard. Bruh they didn't sugar coat shit when they dropped those "2 years left to live" from the Cursed devil. Cemented Aki's fate right there and then. Will say again, the cursed devil visual wise is a favourite from the series for sure. Kishibe is metal af and i'm loving the dudes whole deal. Dude actually gave a command to Makima before folding Denji and power for God knows how long. He's crazed but somehow coherent, honestly the dude could literally pass as his own Devil, and if his "best devil hunter" title isn't for show, i wonder if it's possible for a human to be feared by enough Devil to make them empowered in some way. *Doom music intensifies* Seeing the prison for all the Devils the government has caught was rlly interesting, hella SCP vibes. Would rlly want to know more about how they catch and contain devils but i doubt we'll see more. Future devil sounds strong so also kinda worried what it's gonna ask from Aki. |
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| oh man! Kishibe is badass! and went waaay more badass since he is voiced by TsudaKen!! Future Devil? so Aki's gonna be more powerful this time? then why not have that power in the first place? oh well for plot convenience sake... 5/5. |
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| TRAINING ARC IS HERE! |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| so on todays episode of the (2nd lol) best new anime: 1. we have denji realizing what has been a known fact since episode 1, that he has a devils heart, wow, shocking revelation, glad they spelled that out 2. it telling us that fiends and devils recover from drinking blood, despite that already apparently being a known fact, odd choice 3. unhappy thoughts make you unhappy, bad anime also makes me unhappy if its any relation 4. love how in this shounen that is nothing like anything we have ever seen before, we have a training arc, never before seen 5. love how i called that the mcs would just die over and over again and keep coming back lol 6. alcohol rots your brain, so 2 characters with 2 braincells combined can totally outdo the drunk old man, poggers 7. after apparently building himeno up last episode, and then offing her and expecting the audience to feel something, this episode, after she is already dead, give her some human traits in a minute long montage of letters, neat 8. sure is convenient how they just randomly have an arsenal of devils at their disposal, and isnt it odd that the devil didnt try to escape when the door was unlocked, guess it would just get mysteriously captured again, like last time lol 9. wonder what happened to those op dudes from last episode, guess theyll be back at a later point after the training arc when our shounen protags can handle them as the formula usually goes, no hurry to capture denji for some unknown reason cool fights tho if i have to say something positive about the show |
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| Animation aside, I was taken aback by the plot so far. Character deaths this early on in the story shocked me. And what makes it even more unexpected is the trailer and the fact that Himeno appeared in it making me think she'll stick around for a while, but I was mistaken. I think things are starting to come together a bit better. We have a better sense of what's going on, but it still feels like some pieces are missing. Knowing that we're not even half way through the manga makes me wonder how many more characters will be killed off before the ending. |
| I sometimes forget to finish my sentences. |
| Ahh Denji and Power are still boring to me :I, but the action scenes were nicely done. |
| August 6th 2023: Biggest upset ever, deception, selfishness, or scammed, manipulated. Heavy damage costs, and more. Days since: 15 Last updated: 8/21/2023 One Piece Episode 1041 & 1042 & 1047 & 1048 & 95.75%/1049 & 1053 were a mistake and Uta brought the salvation -AhriTheS3xyFox |
| good development |
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| Kenjiro Tsuda is here for Training Arc!! god damn the background and the lighting was so beautiful. |
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| Episode ended so fast I didn't notice it's already finished so the aftermath of this shit mayhem just ended and there's more to it without Himeno in the division things are looking grim. |
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| Gosh this show has been a freaking incredible. The last episode and this one have left me with CHILLS. Every single scene is a banger. They make everything interesting. Poor Aki, he can't even have a moment to himself to cry. I can see who Himeno got her bad habits from. The letter was sad. The new teacher is interesting, creepy and terrifying. There's something about Chainsaw Man that reminds me of Monster. Denji isn't heartless. He was alone for years and emotional connection takes trust, time and in his case, learning how to connect. Denji and Power share one brain cell, lol. Their sibling energy is adorable. |
VerneJules said: Again, just like with the Katana man and his lackeys. How come Denji's no longer aiming for the balls? this is probably the best comment here :D |
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