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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Good to finally find out as to why Usui 'Switch' Kazuyoshi stopped speaking. Sawa X Kazuyoshi scene towards the end, was so sad to watch dammit. They would've been so great together D: Kazuyoshi crying in his bed, first time seeing Switch cry, and probably the only time. :( The end with Bossun's hand was great though, nice scene actually revealing that it was Bossun after the credits unlike the manga where it was left openly, though it was kinda obvious any way. The music in this episode was a bit off to me, wasn't as powerful as it could have been, although towards the end it got better. Strangely, I was about to cry but ended up not letting a tear drop but I had cried when I read the manga chapters of 'Switch Off', with sad music. xD Still Switch Off and the other back-story arcs are the best arcs in Sket Dance imo. Looking forward to Himeko and Bossun's. :D Next week's Sket Dance X Gintama crossover is gonna be hilarious as hell :) |
LucarioDudeSep 22, 2011 4:36 AM
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| That was sad and depressing. I seriously wasn't expecting that. T_T I'm looking forward to the Gintama XSket Dance crossover too. |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| Great!!but sad:(I wonder we will ever get to see the real switch i mean usui...but maybe this image of his is also good.it would have been the best if he ended with sawa though . |
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| really sad episode, both this one and the previous were really depressing, and totally different to how sket dance normally is. But now, i truly see how usui turn out like that... man, he looks soooo different!!! Damn, this story was very depressing and one of the main reasons why sket dance has been excellent. I think himeko's story might also be depressing, but if not, i think that this was still a great episode!! next episode should be funny as HELL!!! can't for gintoki & co to meet sket dance!!! XD |
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| Jesus tapdancing christ. Think I'm going to have to read the manga now. |
| Oh my god that was depressing. I was totally expecting the older brother to be the one too die too. Ahhh my heart. Next week should be hilarious, but this episode was so brilliant. Going to get straight onto the manga now. Hhhhhng. |
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| sad episode yet the best episode so far. can't wait for bossun and himeko's past |
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| Best episode! Loved it… Next weeks sket dance is gonna be a continuation of gintamas episode? Jacut said: I thought the older brother died and that he used his software to imitate his voice and hairstyle out of guilt …I was wondering why he became like that and whether the little brother was still alive, guess we now have the answers. Also "you mean 'stun gun'" reminded me of "herpes me!" |
thirty-sixSep 22, 2011 7:05 AM
| Great episode. It was strongly hinted in the latter episode that the big bro was the current Switch so I was wondering why he became like that and whether the little brother was still alive, guess we now have the answers. Very interesting and a nice change of pace and mood from the usual random comedy goodness. |
 In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same. |
| Good thing this arc was adapted better than the others or else character development would be a failure. Totally had a late reaction. Since I already read the arc in the manga, which I totally bawled over for several minutes, impact was lessened. But after it was back to the original timeline then Switch was smiling to himself, that was the part where I was about to cry about it again. Great episode. |
scrotey said: Oh my god that was depressing. I was totally expecting the older brother to be the one too die too. Ahhh my heart. dye said: I thought the older brother died and that he used his software to imitate his voice and hairstyle out of guilt... I thought the same thing... Poor Usui-kun... ;( |
| That was quite the sad and great episode. Was wondring why the big brother had the same voice as Switch, figured little Switch just hadn`t had a voice change yet. Wish they would show us how big Switch met Bossun and Onihime. |
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| that was quite heavy stuff for a fun show like sket dance both i have to say anime team done a great job here. |
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| well, Sugita Tomokazu was good. 5/5 9/10 |
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scrotey said: Oh my god that was depressing. I was totally expecting the older brother to be the one too die too. Ahhh my heart. Next week should be hilarious, but this episode was so brilliant. Going to get straight onto the manga now. Hhhhhng. My thoughts exactly, I thought it would be the older brother that dies, I didn't expect him to turn out to be Switch. Even though his real name is the same :P but I was still expecting the younger brother to live on. This was probably the best episode of Sket Dance so far, I'm so glad we finally got some background on the most mysterious character in the trio. A question to manga readers, if I wanted to read the manga from this point on what chapter should I start from? Also has the anime adapted the previous chapters properly or should I just read from the beginning? |
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julezia said: My thoughts exactly, I thought it would be the older brother that dies, I didn't expect him to turn out to be Switch. Even though his real name is the same :P but I was still expecting the younger brother to live on. This was probably the best episode of Sket Dance so far, I'm so glad we finally got some background on the most mysterious character in the trio. A question to manga readers, if I wanted to read the manga from this point on what chapter should I start from? Also has the anime adapted the previous chapters properly or should I just read from the beginning? Well, if you wanted to read the manga from where the Switch Off ends you'd start at chapter 45 i guess since Switch Off ends at chapter 44. As far as "properly adapting" the anime has skipped a few chapters hear and there, but most comedy anime's skip around like this, since most of the chapters have no big significance to the story. Bottom line, yes the Anime has skipped some chapters, but sooner or later, they will go back and adapt the parts they didn't do since it's not something like Naruto where you HAVE to go in a certain order or it won't make sense. (Gintama's anime did the same thing, skipped alot of chapters but later down the line when they were running out of material went back and animated the one's they had forgot) So, you can read from the beggining or start where the Switch off ends, either way the Anime is really good and will no doubt get to those chapters eventually. Des said: That was quite the sad and great episode. Was wondring why the big brother had the same voice as Switch, figured little Switch just hadn`t had a voice change yet. Wish they would show us how big Switch met Bossun and Onihime. Patience young one, the show will get to that later down the road =D Also, who's the fucktard who gave this episode a 3 out of 5 aka It Was OK |
YuyunarutoballzSep 22, 2011 12:12 PM
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| That was totally unexpected.... This show just leveled up significantly.... Still in shock but the tears have stopped....I haven't felt this way since Ano Hana ended. Needless to say, I just bumped up my rating for the show. And for those who give this episode less than a 5/5, what more can you want? I am reminded again why I spend a substantial amount of my free time watching anime. I think I'm going to start reading the manga as well. |
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| Best episode by far. So sad and different from previous eps. Brought tears to my eyes. If Switch weren't already my favorite character, he definitely would be now. |
| Wait.....WTF just happened?!?!? I could've sworn that the younger kid was....but...WHAT?!?! HOLY SHIT....what a story, and what a burden for the "Fake" switch, I guess this explains everything. |
| OMG...OMG...OMG..OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG! THAT WAS THE PINNACLE OF SADNESS! The older brother was...and the younger brother isnt...and Sawa is....OH MY GOODNESS! |
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| Best 2 Eps of Sket Dance Ever... Hands Down.... But Kindof an Expected developpment, IMO, though i didnt expect THAT much, i though the girl like, slashed switch somewhere and it caused him to lose his voice... THis is a little to Much :. Best Ep of Sket Dance Ever... These 2 eps just made switch go up into my fav male char list |
Isaac0Sep 22, 2011 4:09 PM
| when i first read it i was way more depressed out about it even after i finished it and the music i had playing made it ten times worst but they did a good job with the choice of music near the end. but i honestly can't wait till next week i'm holding off on watching gintama to watch them both the same day. |
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| Oh! I loved it when Switch combined his voice with his younger brothers voice. Its like theyre 1 O_O |
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| One thing that makes Gintama superior to Sket Dance in anime is the BGM. Gintama has a great selection, whereas Sket Dance doesn't. It's some crappy classical music that's being played. What Sket Dance needs is a unique BGM that will be played throughout the anime. Other than that, I found the episode fine. The anime added some parts the manga didn't, and I thought the parts they added fitted very well. Especially the synchro with the two voices. |
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| Wasn't expecting anything like this! So sad and tragic. I hope he reconnects with Sawa at some point in the future. It can't end like that. |
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| Wow oh wow. The episode went beyond anything I expected. Like everyone else I though the obvious was going to happen. But that twist. My god. Just terrific. 5/5 Most definitely. Both Gintama and Sket Dance had really strong episodes this week. Perhaps each anime wanted to show what they can do before the crossover. Hahahaha. |
| This episode was sad and shocking. Now we know who Switch was and is. After reading some of the above comments, I also can't wait for the crossover with Gintama and the other Sket members' past I wonder if it will as sad as this |
| ........!!!!!! WHAT A CRAZY PLOT TWIST! Really got me there, like everyone else thinking younger Switch was the real one.... Very touching and tragic..... 15/5 |
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| I started SKET Dance, the anime before the manga. I started the manga because the anime was good. Let me tell you. The manga is 3x better. I love Switch. I love ALL their pasts. So tragic, so emotional. SKET Dance isn't just all comedy! It turned out better than expected when animated. Love!! <3 Great ending too. |
| Great ep! |
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| i was already pretty much spoiled for this episode..but damn the delivery was awesome! great episode and good twist. :) |
| Wow...... >Looking forward to the Crossover on both series. >I am also starting to read the Manga Now.. |
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| Blown! O_o. I knew Sawa's friend was psycho. Crazy twist of the older brother becoming "switch" WOW Excited about the crossover but I haven't even broken ep 50 of Gintama lol |
| Damn, that was a good episode. But I'm looking forward to that crossover. |
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