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| Here's my interpretation of what happened. I think she definitely cheated on him after the marriage (hence the ring on her finger), but she regretted it immediately afterwards (notice how she covers her face in regret and clenches the pillow). Her feelings of guilt were also why she was "out of it lately", as the husband said, not just her pregnancy (again covering her face in the pillow while sitting next to her husband). I think she genuinely loved him and was pregnant with his baby before the marriage and she cheated on after the marriage because her husband was likely acting cold towards her because of his doubt, after he overheard her friends talking at the wedding. The person her friends talked about was indeed Machida Yuuki and Machiko (there was a place at the wedding reserved for Machida Yuuki shown during the ED), further showing that Machiko married her husband out of love (along with the happy flashbacks shown when she mistakenly threw the dart at his heart). This is the reason why Decim was only surprised after she said she was only with him for the money. She probably had this outburst to get rid of her guilt and tell him what he wanted to hear, while making sure that he goes to heaven. What I was not pleased with was the final punishment. I can understand why she would be sent to the void (assuming it is negative) for cheating, but I think the husband should be punished equally. He actually tried to kill his wife (although she was already dead) for cheating on him, which in my eyes is even worse than actually cheating. However given that he was mentally destroyed by the game and her revelations, I can see how his behavior can be justified to a certain extent, but in my book attempting to kill a defenseless human being deserves severe punishment no matter the circumstances. TLDR: The wife cheated and regretted it, but the husband should have also gone to the void. |
Shadowsnake777 said: Holy crap! That was intense. I felt sorry for the guy a little bit when he was going to hell and then when i was found out she really WAS having an affair I started freaking out how the bad one in the relationship was going to heaven. O_O But to all of you asking if she really did have an affair, when they are being sent BACK into the elevators it pans up and look at the faces. The chick went to hell and the guy went to heaven. (also said that after the credits) What? The woman was sent into the void and the man was sent to reincarnation. We don't know whether those are synonyms for hell/heaven or different possibilities for afterlife, right? |
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Holybum said: Cheating bitch deserved tat Wonder if she actually cheated though> Tbh I thought she did that claim sarcastically because of how disappointed she was with her husband being so doubtful and showing no trust in her actions, as well as the fact that it was there baby. Also because mister whitehead looked at her with such a surprising look. |
LeFlower-kunJan 10, 2015 5:01 AM
| That was great, was about time for a series like this. The setting, the atmosphere, the art, the animation, everything is really well done. So far the best start of the season Got really high expectations for this, I hope it doesn't disappoint |
Holybum said: Cheating bitch deserved tat The husband deserved going to hell (or the void or whatever) just as much. He actually tried to kill the wife. How is cheating a greater offence than attempted murder (even though she was already dead)? |
| Hmm...very interesting haha. Coming into this completely blind as to what it actually was the OP felt very strange...almost as if they're trying to screw with your head right from the get-go. If I can get over those faces I think I'll quite enjoy this...them faces though... |
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| I agree with Urek, this anime does have an ominous 'DeathNote' feel about it. The mind f**kery is awesome; I enjoyed how the assumed innocent was actually guilty. Looking forward to the rest of this series. |
| great opening, full of psychological. |
| Madhouse is on a fucking roll, offering NGNL, Kiseijuu, etc. in 2014 and now this. Except for Mahouka ofc. That was meh. |
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| for people here who think she didn't cheat... machiko clearly cheated. just look at her silver ring on her left hand when she was sleeping with another man: http://i.imgur.com/MC4F5zr.jpg she's wearing the same ring when takashi & herself were playing the darts game... the fact that she's wearing the same ring in this photo & in the darts game is proof that she was having an affair DURING her marriage. people normally have different rings if they remarry. why even wear a ring from a previous marriage? that just reminds one of a failed marriage & also the fact that one hasn't gotten over a past lover. |
| Glad to see Madhouse is continuing this. Real underrated piece of work. |
| Great episode, very promissing for this series, I hope they keep it up because I really enjoy mad house studio and the previous ova Death Billiards and I can see it becoming one of my new favourite anime. The opening is perfect for the title-death Parade- the contrast between the content of the series and the op makes it even more interesting to watch. The symbols are pretty interesting too- the storybook and the two dolls- we will surely find out their meaning further on- |
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| Can't really get into the hype about this. The show apparently wants to show the true nature of people by pitting them against each other in such nasty circumstances although that's putting it wrong if you ask me as it's more like, trying to bring out the worst in them. Anyway, just going along with it and um, is that it? Episodic or arcs of seeing how characters we can at best feel sorry for but never really care about behave when faced with games where their lives are at stake? Don't get me wrong here, I can see the appeal in that and even though it's not exactly my cup of tea, I'd still enjoy it to a degree but only if there's more to it. And if psychological mind-games are gonna be the appeal, then they'd better do a much better job than they did in this episode - it actually felt rather rushed, IMO. The couple's personal troubles were basically told in what was less than 5 mins. On the flip side, that might've been a good choice for a introductory episode... Still, based on this premiere I can't help but compare this show to Jigoku Shoujo, which did better a better job even initially at presenting itself. And I'm not even that much of a fan of that show, only watched the 1st season and liked it, just not as much as others did. Manga readers, is it going to follow a similar episodic pattern throughout it's run or at least a 2,maybe 3 ep arc format? |
ManlyTearJan 10, 2015 6:36 AM
| Holy moly... at first I thought this was really disturbing and made me uncomfortable. Really reminded me of Saw movies. I thought the main characters would be some kind of sadists, but they're simply sending already-dead people to appropriate after-life locations. Great start, hopefully it will continue being interesting. |
| Wow. That was intense. At first we think that both really are in love with each other, just how it should be, but if it's about death, people show their true colors.. |
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eplipswich said: MgMaster said: Manga readers, is it going to follow a similar episodic pattern throughout it's run or at least a 2,maybe 3 ep arc format? Manga? There's no manga. This is an anime original based on Death Billiards. I see, not familiar with that though. |
billybob300c said: After thinking a bit, i came to think a bit like you, i posted my thoughts in the other thread, "Heaven? Hell? Reincarnation? Void? The ". But in short, i think she did cheat but later regrets it and stopped meeting the other guy, maybe because she got pregnant from his husband or thought she was doing bad, or even that she got pregnant from the other guy, but actually loved his husband, dunno, snomething like that. |
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nicholasokay said: Y NaughtyNoddy said: I'd would say that the game and those little flashbacks push the players to their limits, until they show their true colors. They are not judged by the result of the game, but by their behaviour during it Yeah. I think your right...hopefully the outcomes for the next eps are not as depressing as what happened here lol. Didn't the game look fixed? In at least three shots, they 'accidentally' hit the very spot they were avoiding (or at least not specifically targeting), the girl hitting the guy's eye, the guy hitting her womb and the final shot to the heart. These seemed like genuine slips, at least from their expressions (the last one definitely was), and yet hit critical parts of the board. Maybe the game events are predetermined and are just meant to trigger the player's memories and make them confess. |
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| Why Takashi's soul ended up reincarnated? and the other one is in void? |
abielspeed said: myjonpol said: Why Takashi's soul ended up reincarnated? and the other one is in void? I think she IS having affair with the guy. But since she was the winner of the game, she most likely had the option to choose where she wanted to go (Reincarnated or Void) . She loved him so much she sent him to be reincarnated, and went to hell for herself . Quite beautiful if you ask me. that's not the case -_- |
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| good episode as expected. |
| Ok, thanks nameskizo. It seems like for those that havn't watched Death Billards the explanation of what void and reincarnation means probably comes later on. Maybe in the next episode since what we saw in the end might as well have been a teaser for the next episode. But so far they let it open on purpose to stimulate thought. The more hours pass and the more I think about it the more I think how well done this episode was. Turn human's innermost feelings out. |
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| So Machiko goes to hell to receive the void and Takashi goes to heaven to receive the reincarnation. Shouldn't be the opposite? Machiko got pregnant, she only wanted to stay happy for the rest of their lifes together, and his husband had started to talk in the different way, just like a maniac for save his life and doesn't cares about the others... Now I'm got more interested on this anime. It will be very enjoyable. :) |
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| Wiw those mind games Dat animation That bitch went straight to hell :O Amazing start. |
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AangMoreiira said: So Machiko goes to hell to receive the void and Takashi goes to heaven to receive the reincarnation. Shouldn't be the opposite? Machiko got pregnant, she only wanted to stay happy for the rest of their lifes together, and his husband had started to talk in the different way, just like a maniac for save his life and doesn't cares about the others... Now I'm got more interested on this anime. It will be very enjoyable. :) Nameskizo explained that the void is heaven and reincarnation is hell (symbolic) as it seems to be based more on buddhism than on cristianity. I think the meaning of what hell and what heaven is is quite different from our "western approach". Apparently you learn that when watching the movie this anime is based on. |
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| Well that was most interesting |
| Reincarnation itself is hell, though. Having to go through life again, likely to make the same mistakes. Suffering. Void is eternal peace. |
| Wow. The hype was delievered on every front. Top animation, good ost, good plot & direction. Based MadHouse, potential to be AoTS. |
| Imagine a berserk anime by Yoshiaki kawajiri at Madhouse. Now take a look at Berserk (2016). YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO CRY. |
Kinzo said: if reincarnation is hell then sign me up for that shit Reincarnation itself is hell, though. Having to go through life again, likely to make the same mistakes. Suffering. Void is eternal peace. way better than burning on fire forever |
Moodie said: Kinzo said: if reincarnation is hell then sign me up for that shit Reincarnation itself is hell, though. Having to go through life again, likely to make the same mistakes. Suffering. Void is eternal peace. way better than burning on fire forever In Buddhism, Hell isn't burning/suffering for eternity. In fact, one can get promoted to Heaven and vice versa: neither is eternal. |
| Anyone thinking that the chick lied at the end? |
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| Awesome, i loved it ! I want more :) |
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