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Apr 9, 2008 3:16 PM
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this episode was pretty good. the kanda/skin bolic battle was nice as well.
Apr 9, 2008 5:21 PM
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Yeah it was awesome, pwned that skin dude. :D too bad he's still alive XD
Apr 9, 2008 7:21 PM
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Episode was okay. I had trouble getting excited about it till the last bit when Kanda resurrected and sacrificed his innocence for the supposed kill.

Though the pacing of the fight was good, I didn't like how they went about animating it. It didn't have the epic feel that it had in the manga.
Apr 9, 2008 8:05 PM
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It was a good episode. It is nice to see some good fighting, considering there hasn't been some in awhile...
Apr 9, 2008 8:08 PM
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Well the fight was pretty cool... not the best i've seen, not the worsy. It looks like the yellow noah is still alive -_-"

I really hope this isn't one of those fights that go on forever, next week better be the last week of this fight

I gotta say, Kanda looked pretty bad-ass with his hair flowing and the chains hanging off his chest xD
Apr 9, 2008 9:11 PM
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kanda was really cool that time...

kakkoii~~!

Apr 9, 2008 10:29 PM
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i like how kanda looked with his hair down. the new omake was cute, allen, kanda and lenalee in school uniforms!

Apr 9, 2008 11:34 PM
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c'mon, I'm getting tired of the immortal noah thing..I was enjoying the episode until that resurrection of the noah garbage at the end...
Apr 9, 2008 11:49 PM
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vindemon64 said:
Episode was okay. I had trouble getting excited about it till the last bit when Kanda resurrected and sacrificed his innocence for the supposed kill.

Though the pacing of the fight was good, I didn't like how they went about animating it. It didn't have the epic feel that it had in the manga.


I got that feeling to, it felt like the fight was going in slow motion, I really hope this is not the norm, because that would suck.
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Apr 10, 2008 4:47 AM

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i finaly cought up with this one. i found myself skipping through some of the epp, but only cause some of the stuff were failry straight forward. it was a good ep, i wanna see what happens next.
Apr 10, 2008 8:28 AM
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...and Kanda's shirt finally comes off ;D

I thought the flashback episodes with Komui were interesting, although I still don't understand exactly what's going on. (I also like Kanda's musical theme, for some reason) However, I do think three episodes are the maximum I can take for a single fight.
I guess we'll get a break next week with with some of Skin's backstory.

vindemon64 said:

Though the pacing of the fight was good, I didn't like how they went about animating it. It didn't have the epic feel that it had in the manga.


I agree that the epicness wasn't quite there, and frankly, I just think it's because of Skin's design... it looks okay in black and white, but moving around and in purple and yellow it's a little weird.
Apr 10, 2008 12:38 PM

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Oh yes, I've been so looking forward to see this brilliant Kanda fanservice in the anime XDD
Apr 10, 2008 1:02 PM

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Great episode, finally some kanda action.
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Apr 10, 2008 7:43 PM
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Wyvr said:
Great episode, finally some kanda action.


Yep, pretty straightforward and enjoyable, just Kanda vs Skin all the way.
Apr 10, 2008 8:58 PM

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Resuri said:

I agree that the epicness wasn't quite there, and frankly, I just think it's because of Skin's design... it looks okay in black and white, but moving around and in purple and yellow it's a little weird.


Actually that's just what I was thinking. Though I haven't read the manga yet, I can picture Skin's character design looking much better on paper. The whole garish yellow colour-scheme looks pretty damn tacky, along with the rainbow room and everything. I just couldn't take this battle seriously, he looked like some generic big yellow monster, and the way he just runs around screaming 'LIGHTNING!'...it was really corny. =/

I haven't had my usual excitement over D.Gray-man lately mostly because of him. For some reason it feels like I'm watching a totally different anime, Skin's whole design just doesn't fit with the rest of the series in my view. I'll admit it tarnished it a bit for me.

But oh well, hopefully we won't see much more of him. xD
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Apr 11, 2008 11:29 PM

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fight is ok. not really exciting.
Apr 12, 2008 11:55 AM
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Can't believe no1 posted this yet. At 06:10 , when they do a close up on Kanda's eyes, doesn't it remind you of a different anime?:P
Apr 13, 2008 10:26 PM

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Kanda with his shirt off!!! He just looked really, really hot. I really love how he just is certain he won't lose or die. No doubt, even facing a Noah.
I'm glad this fight is over tho... I agree that Skin's design isn't so great, and it was starting to get to me. But again, Kanda had his shirt off, so it was worth it. ^^
Apr 15, 2008 1:14 AM

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Sharak10 said:
Can't believe no1 posted this yet. At 06:10 , when they do a close up on Kanda's eyes, doesn't it remind you of a different anime?:P


lol I didn't notice that. I'll be seriously pissed if Kanda starts shooting lightning, too.
The fight was pretty bland, all things considered, though there was vague tactics used when fighting a swordsman, which I guess is interesting. I'm looking forward to the next ep, though, when we get some backstory (finally) on Kanda's lotus and where the Noahs are coming from.
Jun 21, 2008 7:27 PM

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-kicks Skin- Why aren't you DEAD yet!?

...and that would be my general feeling throughout this entire ep. Besides, "Hm, Kanda looks kind of nice with his shirt off. I wonder what Lavi looks like shirtless though..." xD
Sep 5, 2008 7:32 AM

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Ok episode, fight wasn't great but good enough.
Sep 16, 2008 5:05 AM
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Was anyone else reminded of Dragon Ball Z?
Sep 21, 2008 5:53 AM

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Resuri said:
...and Kanda's shirt finally comes off ;D


haha XD my thoughts exactly ^^

Though why did they have to make the noah immortal?!? Skin was dead dammit. Gah. He should just hurry up and die. "=_=

...Again.
Jan 30, 2010 7:03 AM

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LOL."Noahs are immortal". So is Kanda apparently... Does that make him a Noah too ?

Whatever, now I've seen Kanda shirtless, I can die happy :D....




Feb 4, 2010 4:46 AM

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I love Kanda - he's one of my favourite characters - but this fight did seem to be liking that "punch" that some of the other ones had. Don't get me wrong... It was still a really good fight. Still liked watching it, but mostly because we get to find out about Kanda.

Sorry but I don't care at all about Skin... I didn't really care that he seemed to be forced to be a Noah or that he harbours rage and blah blah blah. I was super annoyed that he wasn't dead. And also... neither Kanda nor Skin seemed to actually be using any tricky little strategies while they were fighting or anything. Maybe the fight would've seemed more epic if it hadn't been so straightforward... XD (Slash slash slash, lightning attacks, slash, pain, etc.)

Looking forward to seeing how Kanda deals with stupid Skin's still being alive though. D: I love Kanda's "will" to live (not sure if I should call it that... Since it's more like refusal to die, or actual knowledge that he won't die, rather than belief...).
Aug 4, 2010 1:21 PM

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Never forgive, never forgive, never forgive!

I'll never forgive him for saying that 1,000 times. -.-
Oct 2, 2010 8:11 PM

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Kanda x Miranda plz
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Nov 10, 2011 1:38 PM

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MistressMorbid said:
Resuri said:

I agree that the epicness wasn't quite there, and frankly, I just think it's because of Skin's design... it looks okay in black and white, but moving around and in purple and yellow it's a little weird.


Actually that's just what I was thinking. Though I haven't read the manga yet, I can picture Skin's character design looking much better on paper. The whole garish yellow colour-scheme looks pretty damn tacky, along with the rainbow room and everything. I just couldn't take this battle seriously, he looked like some generic big yellow monster, and the way he just runs around screaming 'LIGHTNING!'...it was really corny. =/

I haven't had my usual excitement over D.Gray-man lately mostly because of him. For some reason it feels like I'm watching a totally different anime, Skin's whole design just doesn't fit with the rest of the series in my view. I'll admit it tarnished it a bit for me.

But oh well, hopefully we won't see much more of him. xD


I found it quite funny him running around screaming "LIGHTNING". He does look extremely weird and the room is just a wtf.
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Jan 4, 2012 11:40 PM

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Alright episode. Kanda was kind of cool in this one.
Jan 6, 2013 1:50 PM

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I was so glad that somebody finally killed a Noah...but no, he still had to survive. However it still was probably the best fight so far.

May 7, 2013 3:54 PM

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Oke episode, the fight wasn't that impressive to be honest, the ending was pretty cool though and same for the backstory on him! Lets see what's next, I hope it's a bit more story than just fighting each other...
Apr 18, 2014 6:32 PM

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Another episode in which Kanda is incredibly awesome.
"Me ni wa me wo, ha ni wa ha wo, aku ni wa aku wo."
Mar 16, 2017 11:31 AM
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excellent episode. I like much fight scene. Yu kanda make a good fight and very powerful innocence.
I loved this new opening and ending.
Sep 7, 2017 6:14 AM
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Badass hot and with his hair down -Kinda is a little bit stubborn but totally perfect!
Apr 30, 2018 4:45 AM

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Very Good Episode
Jul 21, 2022 12:29 PM

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Skinn just refuses to die eh. Lol Kanda fanservice
Feb 13, 2023 10:19 AM

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Yes the thing I posted in last episode's discussion is valid here as well.

Kanda's full of mysteries, we don't the first thing about him apart from those falling lotus petals(?) everytime in his flashback.. what's that even supposed to mean? Sudden powerups indeed did a number on Noah but who to tell Kanda he still ain't dead.
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Episode was okay. I had trouble getting excited about it till the last bit when Kanda resurrected and sacrificed his innocence for the supposed kill.

Though the pacing of the fight was good, I didn't like how they went about animating it. It didn't have the epic feel that it had in the manga.
@VK11 your saying the same shit on every episode getting annoying asf

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