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Paperface088 said: Same here. TAICHI X IORI all the way, I don't what people see in TAICHI X INABAN. But i guess, me being a huge IORI fan wants Iori to end up with Taichi or someone. So i guess thats why i want the pairing. Anyway's if the inaban couple is the one that happens i might still watch this series.It had to much potential and i'll just forget about the pairing and ROOT for IORI alone with no TAICHI(Hate Taichi if he plays with Iori's feelings). :(( Taichi won't play with Iori's feelings. He hates to see people being hurt so he wouldn't do that. |
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| 4tiejareshtuejioriihttser ;-; My emotions. That was just ijwotiueif; my heart's still going crazy I wanted to cry so badly throughout the whole thing That was some serious trolling... My opinions changed about Heartseed though, he doesn't seem like such a bad guy. I think he has good intentions, even if he does act like a huge dick -.- This is definitely one of my favourite animes this year :) |
Paperface088 said: Is this for real?Ahri said: roorensu-kun said: and i thought it was going to end up the same way how Accel World episode 17 ended up since i watched Kokoro after Accel Heartseed guy would've been cursed eternally by me!. Good thing it was a different ending! So im guessing Inaban will definitely fall for Taichi? :D xD I hope not.....Like a lot of other's, i agree that watching the rest of the series would be annoying, and more or less depressing if Inaban and Taichi got together. I have nothing against Inaban, however as a pairing for Taichi....No....They've pushed the Taichi x Iori card on us way too much during this series and anything other than that just seems so wrong. If he does indeed go out with Inaban. I'm sorry to say.....But I'll have to drop the series....It'll be a huge disappointment, when the series had such potential too. I remember this series, like because it's so huge and so many watched it. They didn't know who to choose for the main guy. So they had this voting system opened up so the people could choose who the guy marries. wahahahaha. I think it'd be fair for the fans but not for the characters though. It'd turn out to be like were manipulating them or something. |
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| Best episode so far! It was funny, romantic, sad, dramatic, and it made good use of the switching mechanic. And I was on the verge of dropping this. |
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| Not sure what to think of Heartseed besides hes a crazy bastard with alot of power/free time on his hands and likes Dramas so he made up his own for entertainment,or this is just his own way of teaching kids harsh life lessons lol. But Taich x Iori starting next week right?!~ either way is fine though it would be weird for them to start dating midway. |
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| Swear I'm like the only person for Yui x Taichi. At least my hopes was dashed in this episode quite dramatically at the beginning =.= |
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| Never expected this kind of twist at all.. My brain's still processing itself from Heartseed's trolling... This episode has convinced me to give this anime a score of 10 (previously 7, then 8, then 9 and now 10!)! That story was well thought of and absolutely brilliant that I'm now biased with this anime. I hope it continues to keep getting better. :D Excellently clever series~ |
| people thinking of dropping the show because the pair their shipping might not hold it until the end? come on.. why not stick around to see how it develops.. anyway, i hope this anime ends up being a 2-cour series.. being a 1-cour would just mean that they wouldn't be able to handle it until the end of the main story.. so far, my biggest problem with the series is the very existence of Heartseed.. to me, he seems to be just an avatar of the author to forcefully move the story conveniently when things start being boring (like what Heartseed himself claimed).. hopefully, his issue gets cleared up.. coz this is like cheat mode for the author.. |
argiliumAug 4, 2012 7:40 PM
| This anime is WIN. Dat heartseed won the title of best troll of the year. Things are spicing up, this love triangle will surely give me more emotional rollercoasters. Im ready!!! |
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| Mnn, it's just not cruel enough. Once again they've presented a marvelously dramatic situation then wrapped it up in a single episode. I want consequences other than they're better friends now. Personally I would have been much happier seeing this end with them missing the time limit by "accident" and someone else dying in Iori's body. Probably Aoki since he's the least developed and this episode's rejection is a good send off note. Imagine how that would have echoed through the rest of the series. What it would have meant for the relationship triangle. The accusations and the resentment for their situation. It would have been fascinating. Well, better than a cliffhanger before the ending we got, at least. There's still a lot I like about this series. |
| I don't exactly understand Heartseeds plan for doing this. However the group was ignorant to think they he couldn't do something like that. It just shows how a light hearted story can become dark in just a couple seconds worth of events. I hope that this anime will have a full story telling us heartseeds real purpose and, that it isn't something half-assed like "to get you all the be real friends" Something reminded me of Mirai Nikki I can't say what exactly but, for a while I felt it was something like a game to see who can become the next "heartseed" or something. The only thing I can say is the Iori( i think thats her name?) actually died then, I would be out for blood no doubt. |
MidnightPride said: The only thing I can say is the Iori( i think thats her name?) actually died then, I would be out for blood no doubt. 100% agree. Someone would get axed. |
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katsu044 said: Not sure what to think of Heartseed besides hes a crazy bastard with alot of power/free time on his hands and likes Dramas so he made up his own for entertainment,or this is just his own way of teaching kids harsh life lessons lol. But Taich x Iori starting next week right?!~ either way is fine though it would be weird for them to start dating midway. I agree, the only thing that bothered me is him confessing to Iori so early is the relationship between them was a pretty good chunk of plot device, If they wrap it up now and conclude with them dating then they're going to have to replace it with something else. I'm hoping it's something where they get to know each other better (IE Family etc), That or start focusing on the Aoki pairing more than Taichi's side.. |
KingofConquerors said: My theory is he is a Xenobiology grad student from some very advanced alien species, from a star several thousand light years away, working on his PhD thesis. He's found some interesting, if not overly intelligence (compared to his race), lifeforms on a backwater star system that exhibit some unusual emotional characteristics and he felt they would be perfect test subjects to include in his paper and he convinced his thesis adviser to get a grant for funding for his field study. Sadly, often such funding is very limited and I suspect his time was about up so he accelerated the experiment to try to get a more interesting result. In the academic world, it's Publish or Perish.yeah, i'd like to know the truth with regard of who this heart seed really is.... |
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| just completely blown away by the way this episode played with your emotions. |
argilium said: people thinking of dropping the show because the pair their shipping might not hold it until the end? come on.. why not stick around to see how it develops.. anyway, i hope this anime ends up being a 2-cour series.. being a 1-cour would just mean that they wouldn't be able to handle it until the end of the main story.. so far, my biggest problem with the series is the very existence of Heartseed.. to me, he seems to be just an avatar of the author to forcefully move the story conveniently when things start being boring (like what Heartseed himself claimed).. hopefully, his issue gets cleared up.. coz this is like cheat mode for the author.. Character design and relationship pairings are the hooks for me. I'll love the premise of a show, however I'll drop it's ratings significantly if the ship pairing that i dislike ends up getting the show. That's why i despise ever having watched Ef - A tale of memories. You can have a storyline that I'll love the hell out of....But don't screw with my shipping or you've had it. |
| A great end to this particular arc. I'm predicting a new ED next episode, since they're done with body swapping. Perhaps with some more focus on Inaba. |
| 'I met many people. We were separated. And then reunited. This tune contains all those feelings.' - Nanaka Yatsushiro, Myself;Yourself, Episode 13  |
| I liked this episode until the end. End was fukin' lame. Not like this surprises me because this anime is turning out to be kinda lame overall. 2/5 |
| Final ep? D: |
| I freaking cheered when it was revealed Iori didn't die. What an epic troll on Heartseed's part, though I have to admit I'm a big more intrigued by his character more than ever now. And I loved how Heartseed just cockblocked the confession. Both hilarious and messed up at the same time, in a way. |
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| I have to say that I knew how the episode would end. I knew that they couldn't kill off Iori five episodes into the show. I wasn't positive that it wouldn't end up with Taichi switching to her body at the last moment, then everyone finding out that they were trolled, then the two not being able to switch back because the switching was over. That would have made for a very, very interesting story from here on out. How would the two of them deal with being in the wrong body? They still may love each other, but could either of them deal with the switch and have romantic feelings for their own body? Would Taichi/Inori become a lesbian and Iori/Taichi gay? That would be a very interesting and daring story to tell, but probably not one that would make it to anime, perhaps a movie, but not a late night anime... As it is, I expect things will continue to go haywire with the bastard heartseed twisting their lives in a new way next... I haven't read the novels, so I don't know for sure... I can't wait to find out how it continues! |
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| They did a great job keeping us guesting throughout the episode. I was 50/50 on Heartseed trolling for their suffering or emotional growth. I understand it is emotional, but half you guys are claiming that you cry? Seriously? especially if you are man. I really interested in heartseed. What is it? What it want? Depending on the final explanation, this series is a win or a failed. |
| He didn't block the confession, just the possibility that they would do anything about it on the bridge. In fact I'm wondering whether forcing them to do the first kiss while Iori was in Inaba's body wasn't part of Heartseed's plan as well. If body swapping is over, it looks like we're going to see what other tricks Heartseed has up his sleeve (if he in fact does have sleeves other than when he's borrowed someone elses body). I particularly hope we find out a bit more about Inaba who still seems to be hiding some pretty dark stuff. I don't think we've gotten any real deep info on Aoki either. Since this series seems to have a pretty heavy psychological component I would be surprised if he doesn't have some big issues to work through as well. |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
leeo268 said: ...I understand it is emotional, but half you guys are claiming that you cry? Seriously? especially if you are man. ... Why be surprised? We are watching a show titled Kokoro Connect after all--it's not like it's the latest mecha slugfest. If you are male and include titles like this or Natsuyuki Rendezvous or Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi in your watching list, I would suspect that you might be willing to show a little emotion (particularly in the privacy of your anime viewing room) unless your culture is pretty restrictive regarding male behaviour. |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
| Lol I cried a lot actually ;-; I hate Heartseed yet I love it cuz it's the biggest freakin TROLL EVAH XD I will watch till the end ;) |
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| Brilliant episode, nuff said. ^^ |
| Total troll episode! |
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| Wow.... Awesome episode, It started to get my eyes all watery |
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| Uhhh a quick question for all the shippers. Where are you keeping your stories at? Cause I'd like to read them to help pass the time until next weeks episode. Oh, and I'm also a big fan of fanfiction :) |
Appel_stroop said: It'll get better when the show ends and the 1/5 rule comes into place, as then people would have had to have seen at least 2-3 episodes for your score to count.So we're back to the question how the fuck does this show only score a 7.89 atm!? I mean sure it doesn't really mean anything and it should go up but it's just frustrating and retarded seeing this show having about the same score as Accel World for instance. (which isn't a bad show but no way it can compare to this) Also that laugh at the end, I just had to laugh along and thus my parents stared at me because I was starting to laugh maniacally. |
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chanotek said: Appel_stroop said: It'll get better when the show ends and the 1/5 rule comes into place, as then people would have had to have seen at least 2-3 episodes for your score to count.So we're back to the question how the fuck does this show only score a 7.89 atm!? I mean sure it doesn't really mean anything and it should go up but it's just frustrating and retarded seeing this show having about the same score as Accel World for instance. (which isn't a bad show but no way it can compare to this) Also that laugh at the end, I just had to laugh along and thus my parents stared at me because I was starting to laugh maniacally. Ignore all ratings until the series is finished. All those 'first impression' reviews really mean squat to me. More like a rat race to be 'first reviewer'. But that's another soapbox altogether. |
| There was no way they'd kill her off. Still, the show had me convinced it was possible. This is easily my favourite anime of this season. 5/5 |
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| A pretty emotionally charged episode. That twist in the middle where Heartseed appeared out of nowhere was pretty well done. I also was dreading that there would be a death from the preview of last episode "Confession and Death". I think we all felt that sigh of relief when he admitted he was trolling. I thought however that the Iori x Taichi pairing is a little premature. It's only been 5 episodes and there was really only that one small bout of interaction between them last episode (grossly overshadowed by how awesome Inaba was at the end). Neither of them have really shown any overt or subtle hints that they really liked each other. The only hints were when Inaba brought up the subject in a kind of joking manner. And of course, we know the body swapping is not over =D leeo268 said: ...I understand it is emotional, but half you guys are claiming that you cry? Seriously? especially if you are man. ... Watch out people. We have a badass here. It makes me even wonder if people like leeio268 are even watching this show with their brains on. The theme of the show is the complexity of we define as our identity, and you go off and label someone a stereotype based off an assumption? Sounds like someone is insecure. |
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| Brilliant episode, my eyes actually got watery throughout this episode. 5/5 once again. |
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rodac said: leeo268 said: ...I understand it is emotional, but half you guys are claiming that you cry? Seriously? especially if you are man. ... Why be surprised? We are watching a show titled Kokoro Connect after all--it's not like it's the latest mecha slugfest. If you are male and include titles like this or Natsuyuki Rendezvous or Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi in your watching list, I would suspect that you might be willing to show a little emotion (particularly in the privacy of your anime viewing room) unless your culture is pretty restrictive regarding male behaviour. @leeo268: Yo man, even I was holding my breath through that ordeal. No tears were shed this time, but when the time comes, I'll be man enough to admit it >:) |
argilium said: people thinking of dropping the show because the pair their shipping might not hold it until the end? come on.. why not stick around to see how it develops.. THIS |
| Great episode, finally something directly life-threatening happens. It's disappointing that the situation didn't get serious enough that someone died, like I expected, but at least it was unsuspecting. I don't see the point of it yet, though. Anyway, looking forward to next week's episode. 5/5 |
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leeo268 said: ...I understand it is emotional, but half you guys are claiming that you cry? Seriously? especially if you are man. So damn ridiculous.It's like saying ''Man arent human'' ._. |
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| Another awesome episode. 5/5 |
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