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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- So we get screen time between Cecil and Natsuna this episode. Not bad I'd say even though they're still not the best of friends yet. I liked the bonding though! I see Natsuna in a slightly different light now with this episode. Not too shabby although I'm still not a fan of her personality yet. Dat gun. I think Natsuna respects Cecil a bit more now too. |
Stark700Feb 23, 2014 10:28 AM
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| Nice character development ep. As expected, once we got to know more about Natchi she's pretty likable :D Gotta love Nana Genie Bon XD |
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| Good to see Cecil and Natsuna at least getting along bit by bit. They run into Shibuki and Kiba at the end there. Coincidence I guess. |
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| Hehhh, so Natsuna is finally accepting Cecil. I loved how she stayed up all night contemplating Cecil's determination to save her mother from death row. Bet she also flogged herself mentally for her completely unnecessary behavior towards her; it's about time she realized Cecil is more than she looks. |
| Lol so much emotion and character development in this episode. At the end that shot scared the shot out of me. I thought Cecil got shot in the head! |
| Nice character development.. Some screen time between Natsuna and Cecil. Finally Natsuna is accepting Cecil..kinda glad she was up at night thinking about Cecil's motives for becoming a wizard barrister.. finally seeing Cecil for who she is. After this episode, my view on Natsuna has changed for the better. That escalated quickly, and it also finished quickly. |
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| Cecil does a pretty good impression of the Nana Genie :D Nice to see Cecil and Nattchi spending some much needed time together. Nattchi seems to finally accept Cecil now, or is at least starting to. What are the odds that they run into the prisoner and Shibuki and Kiba , oh well. Interesting turn of events though. |
| Meh.. |
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| You would think driving for all that time, they would have found a Tim Horton's somewhere. |
| Since Cecil has only 17 she looks like childish, but it's good to see that natsume finally connecting with her, that was a nice develop. Don't know why the anime has such a low rating here on MAL, I'm enjoying. I think the art style and the whole thing of lawyers put some people away from it. |
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| Good episode. |
| Why should Umetsu have to write a plot that actually flows when he can instead center the narrative around nonsensical coincidences? First, there was the hitchhiker. They're in the middle of nowhere in the Northern U.S., so who should they happen to pick up? Why, a Japanese woman who wants to become a mage lawyer, of course! And then they're eating at a random diner and right after they've finished eating, who happens to be robbing the place? The fugitive! And who saves them from the fugitive? Those guys from the other Japanese law firm that NOT ONLY HAPPEN TO BE IN CANADA, BUT ALSO HAPPEN TO BE AT THE SAME RESTAURANT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME!!! GAH!!! HOW CAN PROFESSIONALS WRITE THIS SHIT?! I'M GONNA LOSE IT!!! |
| Lots of character development this episode. Anyone else think the hitchhiker is Momo or her freind/cousin? Chessy ending :/ for an othetwise good episode. Wow her hair is naturaly that color unless her dad dyes his too. |
| This was random. Canada, random new characters, etc. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| The writer of this show sure loves coincidences lol "That's not moody. That's flat-out rude." Totally nailed it, bon. But I'm glad Natsun has finally stopped PMS'ing. That hitchhiker's shady. Probably part of that Macal cult along with those male barristers. |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| So many random things in this ep. Canda? picking up some randy hitchhiker? |
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| Random episode, but at least there's some understanding between the two of them. Anime logic: we're going to AMERICA! < Everyone speaks japanese > |
| ^dam beat me by 1 second xD Muricans are pretty fluent in Japanese these days. |
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| hah :D I noticed ^^ talk about random |
Sh4de said: Random episode, but at least there's some understanding between the two of them. Anime logic: we're going to AMERICA! < Everyone speaks japanese > We're meant to assume they're speaking English. So it's more a case of everybody can speak English. |
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| Canada yay. Natsume was so annoying in the beginning with her mood swings but I'm glad she finally respects Cecil. |
| meeting a Japanese girl on the way to Canada haha... I think those guys from the other law firm are stalking them |
| lol I was expecting that shady hitch-hiker was the criminal using magic to disguise himself.. interesting to see that Cecil was originally from Canada. I don't like how they conveniently meet the guys from the other law firm though.. seems too much to be a coincidence |
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| There's a lot more Japanese people in North America than I expected, bon. And the natives are fluent in japanese too, bon. Nice to see a bit more background on the characters. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Is it wrong of me to say that I love the character designs of this show? They're unique, unlike a lot of other anime I've been watching lately, and the colors aren't too outrageous. I don't want to try to over-analyze it but they all look clean even though you know they have rough interiors. |
| Still looking for those droids, sir.... |
| This was easily the best episode so far with a good pace I liked the length of this trip which has the air of "Eden of the East" Nana genie tagging along was so nice to see along with his quirky remarks, bon bon bon Natchi really got on my nerves with her moods she needs chocolate or a p*nis which turned out to be the latter with her sobby crush Anyway some great bonding has been shown and what's going to be shown next is interesting as well with Cecil meeting her father Oh and that Helsing name drop, would have loved to see Alucard appear with his trollface xD |
1lauFeb 24, 2014 2:51 PM
TravSavage said: HAHAHAHAYou would think driving for all that time, they would have found a Tim Horton's somewhere. |
| They fly to Boston, and the highway signs at the checkpoint were for "Hollywood Freeway" "Ventura" and "San Pedro". Clearly all locations you'd expect to find in Massachusetts. Speaking of the checkpoint, that has got to be the most blatantly obvious foreshadowing I've ever seen. He was quite the pushover though, considering they had checkpoints up 500 miles from where he was... Apparently that successful law firm only owns really old classic cars, and then they don't take care of them. They would have been better off in a rental, except Natsuna wouldn't have been able to poke around the engine. 72 Octane. They went to Wal-Mart (or clone thereof). It was very accurate. I wonder what route they're taking? They sure seem to get off the beaten path... Sorry, I make long drives like this pretty often so I got pretty into it. Interesting Fact: The main 4 islands of Japan are about 1200 miles (as the crow flies) from tip to tip, or about the same distance that Miami is from Boston (or how far San Diego is from Vancouver). But they're only about 150 miles wide. Ok that's enough geography. |
| That was a pretty good episode with some nice character development... The trip to USA did seem a bit random and what is the chance that they stumble on a wud on the way to CANADA :3 coincidence? I smell something about Kaeda. |
AsherFischell said: Why should Umetsu have to write a plot that actually flows when he can instead center the narrative around nonsensical coincidences? First, there was the hitchhiker. They're in the middle of nowhere in the Northern U.S., so who should they happen to pick up? Why, a Japanese woman who wants to become a mage lawyer, of course! And then they're eating at a random diner and right after they've finished eating, who happens to be robbing the place? The fugitive! And who saves them from the fugitive? Those guys from the other Japanese law firm that NOT ONLY HAPPEN TO BE IN CANADA, BUT ALSO HAPPEN TO BE AT THE SAME RESTAURANT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME!!! GAH!!! HOW CAN PROFESSIONALS WRITE THIS SHIT?! I'M GONNA LOSE IT!!! Maybe it was a set up and all 4 are working for the police guy to awaken Cecil's magic powers... Nah, even that would be bad writing. |
| natsuna is a bitch, i don't sympathize with her at all more importantly - they're in CANADA! lol yay canada |
| Enter Bo and Luke out of nowhere lol |
| OH JESUS, PLEASE LEAD US. That song felt really out of place. ¬_¬ |
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| Greeat episode. Natsuna is starting to understand Cecil, she has become lesser of an arse. Next week , a secret revealed. Ustnap said: OH JESUS, PLEASE LEAD US. That song felt really out of place. ¬_¬ OH JEZUZ, PLEAZE LEADZ UZ. ZZZ |
"Children of Japan. And those who were once children. Listen! This is not a dream. This is not fiction. In reality, your superheroes were always fighting. To teach viewers courage and the meaning of justice! No matter how many enemies there are. No matter how strong evil is. Just remember. Does any another country have so many heroes? Has any another country been protected by multiple superheroes? Stand with me, friends! Remember when you used to watch your superheroes! Once you may have given up this dream. But today, you can be a hero!" - Kaname Jouji , Red Axe |
ReaperCreeper said: Sh4de said: Random episode, but at least there's some understanding between the two of them. Anime logic: we're going to AMERICA! < Everyone speaks japanese > We're meant to assume they're speaking English. So it's more a case of everybody can speak English. I know that ... but that's just a lazy excuse because they can't be bothered to add some english in it :P |
| Well this made me like Natchi ;) |
Riez said: Greeat episode. Natsuna is starting to understand Cecil, she has become lesser of an arse. Next week , a secret revealed. Ustnap said: OH JESUS, PLEASE LEAD US. That song felt really out of place. ¬_¬ OH JEZUZ, PLEAZE LEADZ UZ. ZZZ Bwahaha, I was watching that scene with a bemused smile. This show is so stupid but I still can't stop watching it... |
| Pretty decent episode. I liked the car trip. Rare to hear english background songs. Nice character development I suppose |
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| It's funny because you only get IDP when driving abroad. |
| 4/5 Except for the plot, I see that the anime is going to ruin, but what the hell is going on? Drawings and animations really disappointing too. Narrative that is saved in extremis, but not 100% convinced. Finally there is a bit of insight into the characters, but the part with the thug was not who knows what! ^ ^ " Really good party, the anime is falling, but I keep it hard, I want to see how far they want to go. |
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| Moyo crying her eyes out when they left, particularly for Cecil. LOL Well that was completely different from the episodic case-of-the-week pattern until the bishounen wizard barristers from the rival law office showed up. >_< |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| So many coincidences, it isn't even funny. Seriously, A Japanese WUD Wizard Barrister hitchhiking in the middle of nowhere in a foreign country. Still, I guess shit like this could happen, even if there's really really small chance. But also, the Shark guys are also in Canada? I guess every Japanese wizard loves Canada, but who wouldn't. Anyway, 5/5 only because of Canada. Can't wait till they go to my home province of Ontario (if they do; but Cecil is from Ontario anyway so I'm guessing they will); I really want to see how the anime represents Ontario. |
| First person they met on the road's Japanese and then those two guys just happen to be in that restaurant. What coincidence. -_- |
| Pretty okay episode, let's see what's next! |
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