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Feb 3, 2014 2:52 PM

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I love Takamiya's mom!!! and the action scenes were amazing in this episode, so far this show is a 8/10, very good!!!!
Feb 3, 2014 2:54 PM

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Evermillion was so powerful!!! I can't imagine Takamiya controlling that power or her.

Poor mansion/hotel suite.
Feb 3, 2014 3:57 PM

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jiraiya_sensei said:
7thVoid said:

I think you misunderstood. I'm not sure about the other comments, but I don't so much care as to if they're evil or not or why medusa is sealed ( this should be obvious) just that if they're after him, why relax in the room right next to him if he's so important to their overall scheme of things?

A easier way to say this would be, if all they wanted was his power or the demons that are sealed inside him they've had multiple chances at doing so. Yet they just sit there right next to him like "Yo whats up?" lol.


I think that's the best thing about this show. The protagonists and the (supposed) antagonists aren't enemy in the truest sense. One moment they'd be fighting, the next they're chillin'. Even Kagari's mom had a nice civil chat with Cronoire back in episode 2 and now she's torturing her. First of all it doesn't even make sense if they just want to release Evermillion since she clearly doesn't get along well with the Tower witches, there must be some other background motive that's yet to be revealed.

Just sit back and enjoy the ride. As Kagari said, it'll be explained in due time.

It gives the show another dimension that makes it more fascinating, so I don't mind. I just feel it's odd in a comedic kind of way.
"A cruel world is not without it's beauty, and many times a select few find it by mistake. Only then do those select few see the world for what it is... A disastrous masterpiece." ~ 7thVoid

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Feb 3, 2014 4:15 PM

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I was pretty hesitant about watching this but it actually turned into a good show. Hope it keeps the pace.
Feb 3, 2014 5:36 PM

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I would probably get slap instead of kiss for a payback XD
Feb 3, 2014 5:45 PM

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Aargh Im dying to see this next episode but crunchyroll doesnt have it yet!!
Feb 3, 2014 8:56 PM
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Love this episode! Evermillion was gorgeous and Medusa was badass, but I wish her voice was deeper to match her appearance. My heart was breaking when Takamiya so willingly agreed to give his eyes up.

Also, lesbian moms? Hell yeah! I'm really hoping they end up back together at some point.
Feb 3, 2014 9:12 PM

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Lovely episode.
Nice action, and interesting plot progression.
Feb 3, 2014 10:11 PM

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I really liked how Ayaka's transformation was animated this time but I didn't like the CGI used for Medusa's initial appearance because it made her look like a robot. Great episode overall though.
Feb 4, 2014 12:11 AM

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WTF Kagari's Apartment
who is Evermillion?
Feb 4, 2014 3:47 AM
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so far the best ep so far lol
Feb 4, 2014 3:59 AM
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Evermillion is the white stuff that them tower witches are looking for in Honoka?

So does that make Evermillion as Honoka's familiar?

Lol, those Ivory bitches are really a bunch of losers.
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Feb 4, 2014 5:56 AM

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Hmm that was a tad weird at the end with Medusa just chatting like that. I don't have any ideas for where this anime is heading xD.
Feb 4, 2014 7:15 AM

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7thVoid said:
xchee said:
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Honoka being the "wife"...is more suitable than some would think. If anyone's wearing the "pants" in their relationship, it'd be Kagari.

Indeed.

I'm kind of confused about what's going on. Medusa's a tower witch and they're supposed to be the bad guys right? And yet she and her minions are just relaxing wherever the heck they are. And Chronoire and Kagari's mom seem to be friends? I'm so lost lol.

Yeah. I don't mind this show being light hearted, but as I watched this episode it made me wonder if there's any real reason for them to be fighting if they're going to be so nonchalant about capturing him or anything of the sort for that matter. I guess it does make one want to watch the show though, in hopes they'll explain such scenes.
Those tower witches are like Team Rocket they are mainly there for comedy. The main antagonist hasn't been shown yet in the anime although from where I have reached in the manga I'm not even completely sure she is the main antagonist.
Feb 4, 2014 9:33 AM

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Okay episode...
At this point, I've given up on an antagonist that could actually be capable enough to be a 'serious' threat to the Workshop witches...
Feb 4, 2014 1:43 PM

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My favourite seiyū as main bad character? I love it!
Feb 4, 2014 5:22 PM
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Czechbiohazard said:
Am I the only one who was concerned about how all the sexy maids were killed and nobody seemed to care? :(

Remember last episode how nobody was hurt by Kasumi's nuclear teddy-stomp, even the people who were actually caught in the explosion itself? I expect it's the same deal here.

RazorRamona200 said:
Evermillion is the white stuff that them tower witches are looking for in Honoka?

So does that make Evermillion as Honoka's familiar?

More like Honoka is a mobile container for Evermillion. She's what's important, he just happens to be the thing that she's stuck inside.
Feb 4, 2014 6:58 PM

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Misiakk said:
My favourite seiyū as main bad character? I love it!
hahaha me too.. the moment she spoke I knew who she was

I'll said this again and as many times as I have to but the animation is really superb... whoever is responsible for that deserves an award.. damn especially when watching it in hd..

why would Honoka's mother think her son would be the bride... what a messed up logic
Feb 4, 2014 10:29 PM

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Honoka's mom is a total milf.

Still not sure what's going on though. I thought Medusa was the main bad guy but after that ending in the infirmary and the other scene with Ayaka's mom, I don't know who's the true mastermind anymore.
Feb 4, 2014 10:47 PM

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DrGeroCreation said:
7thVoid said:
xchee said:
4kicks said:
Honoka being the "wife"...is more suitable than some would think. If anyone's wearing the "pants" in their relationship, it'd be Kagari.

Indeed.

I'm kind of confused about what's going on. Medusa's a tower witch and they're supposed to be the bad guys right? And yet she and her minions are just relaxing wherever the heck they are. And Chronoire and Kagari's mom seem to be friends? I'm so lost lol.

Yeah. I don't mind this show being light hearted, but as I watched this episode it made me wonder if there's any real reason for them to be fighting if they're going to be so nonchalant about capturing him or anything of the sort for that matter. I guess it does make one want to watch the show though, in hopes they'll explain such scenes.
Those tower witches are like Team Rocket they are mainly there for comedy. The main antagonist hasn't been shown yet in the anime although from where I have reached in the manga I'm not even completely sure she is the main antagonist.

Team rocket is a good way to describe them. Regardless of the good/bad guys, it's still a fun show to watch.
"A cruel world is not without it's beauty, and many times a select few find it by mistake. Only then do those select few see the world for what it is... A disastrous masterpiece." ~ 7thVoid

"Hates a river that only flows down." ~ 7thVoid
Feb 5, 2014 6:38 AM
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They really shouldve been kisses on the lips, that wouldve really sold it to me but NO.... :(

Oh well good episode anyways.

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Feb 5, 2014 7:24 AM
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I think Kagari may well be the best girl this season. Really sweet when she kissed him back.
Feb 5, 2014 11:03 AM

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Man that CGI looked so bad.
And what is with that fan fic writing.

Yeah... of course his sister has a crush on him...
Yeah... of course his mother arranged an engagement with her Yuri love form her teens.

Wow this really is facepalm level...
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Feb 5, 2014 12:24 PM

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Awesome episode. I wonder if Honoka will ever earn his own powers instead of relying on Evermillion from this point on. Also, I cant get enough of Ayaka in full power mode. Im so sad and angry this is only 12 episodes!!
Feb 5, 2014 12:35 PM

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Their mothers were lovers. Ayaka and Honoka are engaged. His sister is a brocon. Man, it is one cliche after another. In a good way. I really like this anime.
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Feb 5, 2014 12:58 PM

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TheBigGuy said:
Their mothers were lovers. Ayaka and Honoka are engaged. His sister is a brocon. Man, it is one cliche after another. In a good way. I really like this anime.

What kind of animes do YOU watch to have already seen 2 mothers being former lovers who promised to have their children marry eachother??
Feb 5, 2014 1:03 PM
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Aahhhh, Miyuki Sawashiro's voice is a sweet balm for my ears.

LOL at the white stuff inside him. I completely didn't see that coming.
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Feb 5, 2014 2:35 PM
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I think some people might be misunderstanding the dynamics of the show. The Workshop Witches and Tower Witches don't really seem to be enemies in the typical Good-and-Evil sense. Most of the times, it seems like they are cordial to one another and have tea together from time to time. They might more accurately be considered rivals in their world view.

The conflict arises concerning the Princess Evermillion who is, as shown, an extremely powerful being. The Tower Witches don't want to kill or even necessarily harm Takamiya, most likely they want to control Evermillion and use her for their own ends. And since apparently there are different factions within the Tower hierarchy, those ends might be very different for each faction. Chronoire might want to unleash Evermillion to cause as much damage as possible whereas Medusa might have a more moderate approach, who knows?

Speaking of Chronoire, I'd be willing to bet that the 'candy' she gave Takamiya somehow twisted Vermillion and the version we saw this episode is not the same that Kagari remembers. She seems much more menacing and destructive than one would think.

And speaking of Kagari, I think she told Takamiya to close his eyes so that he wouldn't gaze upon Medusa, of which he forgot all about and since Kagari suffers whatever would normally afflict Takamiya, that is why she was turned to stone. Maybe.

So far, I'm really enjoying the story and the characters because they're not what you'd typically find in a 'fairy-tale' story. There's the swap between the 'helpless damsel' and 'stoic knight' and as I mentioned, the dynamics between the Tower and Workshop witches are more complex than Good and Evil. I especially like how it's portrayed that it's basically 'a job' for the Tower witches and that otherwise, they're typical girls who relax and have fun.

And who knows, perhaps it's the Workshop witches who will ultimately prove to be the series 'bad guy'.
Feb 5, 2014 2:36 PM

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Medusa was sick
Feb 5, 2014 3:01 PM

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Unrequited yuri turned arranged marriage,lol.

Evermillion huh,so she was the "white stuff"
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Medusa was defeat awfully easily tbh.I wonder if an opponent that's actually a challenge will appear eventually?

Dem kisses
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Apparently there are some pacing issues compared to the manga,gotta remember to start reading once the anime ends.
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well i thought the episode was very well done and is starting to get a little romantic.

btw can someone give me a link for a source on how the anime is 12 episodes? i looked into the manga to see how many chapters there are and there's currently 31 and ongoing, so how they can fit a 31 and ongoing manga into 12 episodes is beyond me.
Feb 5, 2014 6:35 PM

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wellertim said:
well i thought the episode was very well done and is starting to get a little romantic.

btw can someone give me a link for a source on how the anime is 12 episodes? i looked into the manga to see how many chapters there are and there's currently 31 and ongoing, so how they can fit a 31 and ongoing manga into 12 episodes is beyond me.

I don't follow the manga so I may be wrong, but usually most anime studios simply put (I believe) anywhere from 1-3 chapters per episode depending on which studio is making the adaption. So most times they leave the anime open ended. That is until they make a second season, but usually that's dependent on whether or not the sales are good.

As the person below me stated, most series don't always follow the manga specifically. Therefore it's best to just enjoy the adaption for what it is. Unless you read the manga and hate the adaption they made.

I feel this is one of the many reasons why decent anime have such a low following.
7thVoidFeb 5, 2014 7:09 PM
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Feb 5, 2014 6:42 PM
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wellertim said:
well i thought the episode was very well done and is starting to get a little romantic.

btw can someone give me a link for a source on how the anime is 12 episodes? i looked into the manga to see how many chapters there are and there's currently 31 and ongoing, so how they can fit a 31 and ongoing manga into 12 episodes is beyond me.


The more shows you watch the more you will understand:
1) Many animations don't have a real ending, they hope there will be a season 2, so they may end this show at say manga episode 24 or whatnot and hope that there is demand.
2) Sometimes the animators know that they don't have the time to do the manga justice, so they do their own animation story "inspired" by the mange specifically so they can provide an ending (Aoki Hagane is an excellent example of this)
3) Some manga have a point where the animation can end, usually at the end of an arc.
4) The animators do a combination, faithfully following the manga, but then creating their own ending point (Hataraku Maou had a very nice one of these)

I don't read manga of animation I am watching so I do not know which way WCW is going, but I have found that it is best to disassociate manga from animation and watch the animation as if it is its own story. Adaptation is very hard work, so don't expect it to be the same.
Feb 5, 2014 7:08 PM
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As I was informed when I asked the same question chapter 27 or 28 seems to be a good stopping point, so at the rate they're adapting (9 chapters for the first 5 episodes) that would mean a "comfortable" (as in without compression) adaptation would be 15 episodes. With the OVA (which may or may not continue the story instead of being an extra) that's 13, so it shouldn't be that bad.

Episodes 1, 2, 3 and 5 adapted 2 chapters a piece while episode 4 only adapted one.

I really hope that they don't do anything anime original. If there's a good stopping point then they should just use that UNLESS it's so far away that they won't reach it in 12 episodes + the OVA. If they can't reach the stopping point then at least just leave it open ended.

It's unfortunate that the magazine WCW is published in is only published every other month, with a GRAND total of only 6 chapters a year. If there is a second season then it'll be many years from now.
Feb 5, 2014 7:33 PM
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I really hope that they don't do anything anime original. If there's a good stopping point then they should just use that


While I think that can be a general rule, there is no absolute rule. Aoki Hagane is a good example. They totally went in a different direction (I read the manga after watching the animation), but in that particular case I think it was for the best.

The animators knew they only had 12 episodes, they knew they could not do justice to the manga, so they went off on their own and created something very very good that could stand on its own.
Feb 6, 2014 3:19 AM

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Yet another awesome episode!! His mums reaction at the end made me laugh haha
Feb 6, 2014 11:23 AM

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If the MC's personality isn't going to be any better I need to drop this. He's so annoying I can't continue to watch the stupid shit he constantly does.
Feb 6, 2014 1:11 PM

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Good to finally find out what the 'white stuff' the Tower Witches are after. I didn't think it was the obvious (Kagari's semen), and was glad they addressed it in this episode. Tho damn he's spineless about kissing this beautiful girl.

The imouto is so hot, lol. And such an obvious bro-con. What the hell is up with that teddy bear tho? Is that normal for this world?
Feb 6, 2014 2:23 PM

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Feb 7, 2014 4:14 AM

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Excellent episode. There's too much I want to say that I couldn't even choose what to write lol.

So the whites stuff is a witch? I didn't see that coming.

One last thing though, what happened to the maids? XD
Feb 7, 2014 9:08 AM

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Kasumi's brocon moments and Komachi were really funny.
Poor Chronoire. LOL.
Feb 7, 2014 7:26 PM

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HOHO nice fight..
vermilion if i'm not wrong? so she is from inside takamiya? :o
I like his sister btw :p
Feb 7, 2014 10:21 PM

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So, the white stuff the 5 tower witches are trying to extract to from Takamiya's body is Vermillion?
"Everyone wears their own panties inside their heart" - Kousaku Hata

Feb 7, 2014 10:26 PM

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Misiakk said:
My favourite seiyū as main bad character? I love it!

Me too my favourite seiyū is also voicing the white stuff princess. haha
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Feb 8, 2014 12:10 AM

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Pretty funny episode :)
Feb 8, 2014 3:28 PM

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Funny episode.
Evermillion was pretty badass. And LOL with the mom's back story, Honoka's family is damn hilarious.
Feb 8, 2014 8:15 PM
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One of the annoying things about Harem manga is that the MC attracts all those wonderful women without any real redeeming features.

The nice thing about this show is that the MC is that he has redeeming features. Though weak, though boring, he is smart enough to know that swallowing that ball was probably a trap, and he still did so because he loves the female lead. This point was driven home when even a demon was impressed by how quick he agreed to give up his eyesight. Its a nice depth that prevents this show from becoming too cliched.

Oh, and having the voice of Benten. Gotta love that. Didn't realize how much I missed it.
Feb 9, 2014 1:29 PM

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lmfao takamiya's mom was hilarious
cool battle tho ^^ medusa was awesome *_*
Feb 9, 2014 9:53 PM

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Seems like this season is filled with anime that I think are going to be bad, and then prove me wrong. This was a pretty good episode... and much better than the previous episodes.

Curious about this Evermillion character, and what happened at the end. I'm kinda wondering now if this is even going to have a serious plot or not, it seems like it might just focus on comedy with all of the antagonists becoming just comic relief. Which, I'd be fine either way... especially if it stays as entertaining as this episode.
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He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter.
Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga.
Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month.
Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel.
The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck.
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