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| Amazing episode! So this "Julia" who's close to spike is a woman, but not? Maybe she was experimented on or what? Though it might be due to the war since She and Vicious and probably Spike were in the same team Definitely a twist that Gren was Julia! Faye got fooled into thinking Gren was male or gay. Man it sucks why would Faye leave the group like that? They might act like they don't care, but they do care about you! Gren probably knew what she felt and it's probably the same with her, Vicious and Spike. And wow that town really doesn't have any women? Must be sausage fest there :O Good stuff! Can't wait for the next episode! |
| Wow that was a nice twist at the end. Overall, the atmosphere is really good. Mr. Watanabe knows his stuff. Let's see what happens next. |
| Very good episode. Didn't expect Gren to turn out to be a hermaphrodite. |
| Just realized Vicious has the same VA as Reuenthal in LOGH. |
HapHazrDAug 14, 2015 4:07 PM
| He's/she's both, but neither.. I wonder what the story behind that is. Looking forward to finding out more about Spike's past. |
HapHazrD said: interesting!Just realized Vicious has the same VA as Reuenthal in LOGH. Poor Gren. Can't even identify himself. |
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| Nothing better than watching an epic episode then hearing that great jazz theme ending. |
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| Didn't expect there would be a hermaphrodite in this series 0.0 |
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INTP (Ne) A hound, begging for scraps at the emperor's table |
| Now that is a plot twist a hermaphrodite character. |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| Stylish episode. The ending was surprising. 5/5 |
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| Good episode, and a nice atmosphere. |
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| I love how this series played with sexual/gender boundaries. NOOO, Spike! |
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| this is weird! this episode had weird stuff |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| Man, totally great episode. And two-parter :) The music was amazing, the animation superb, and the fluidity of spike's fight scene was really cool. Glad to see Vicious again. He has a great English voice IMO, so dark, deep and serious sounding. Seems we're about to learn a bit more about Spike's background next ep, with his old friend/partner (possibly?), the one who shot him and is now protecting Vicious. Spike definitely acted as if they had a background. Im guessing Spike is wearing some sort of armor or maybe even a pot under his sweater, as I kept noticing it looked poofy, and then when it zoomed out from him being shot it showed no blood, which doesnt really make sense as since we all know this show is not afraid to show any (or any boobs for that matter xD). And yeah, "Mr. Sax" surprised me, haha. Also, I really liked the philosophical undertones, like when Faye and Mr. Sax were talking about leaving friends and being lonely while still being in a group and all of that. It was really cool. Good scenes, really stylized in the best possible "noir" way. why was jet smiling when he was arguing with spike? kinda sad seeing them fight like that honestly. And Ed's growing on me with her silly and innocent antics. |
dextronautAug 4, 2016 8:29 PM
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| Dat ending doe. XD Loved the saxophone music in it. |
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| I have seen this particular series several times now and always seem to enjoy it a little bit more each time I watch it. An often overlooked theme in this show is the music. It really sets the tone and provides an immense amount of emotion and ambiance to the story. Particularly digging the Jazz saxophone in this episode. Its also the first time we get to see a clear depiction of the connection and relationship between Vicious and Spike. Excellent stuff. |
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| Sometimes they return, but when they do, the story and storytelling take on a whole different flavor. While these have enjoyable anime series, when it resumes slide the main plot, it is even better, however OST and characters, are always great. The fabulous cliffhanger, I can not wait, but I have to. I knew the guy was hiding something strange, but this series always manages to surprise me, here is a Cowboy Bebop's strength. |
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| Pretty good episode. Took me by surprise with the reveal of Grens boobs. Obviously Spike isn't dead though. The main character never dies. 4/5 |
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| wanna see some screentime for julia c: |
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| Very Awesome Fight scene And Amazing episode 5/5 |
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| Episode went from 0 to 100 quickly. |
| Very good episode. I always like winter settings. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| Wow, nice sax jazz man, smooth~ The end! Gren has both parts, unexpected, he was such a handsome man ... but he has boobs ... hmmm, sooo ... But I'm sure this anime must've broken many boundaries at the time of release. I watched half not many years later. But I don't remember that. But Spike meets Vicious again and Jet hunting for Julia! D: |
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| Heh, for those of you who thought the gay sex scene was before its time, we now get a biological intersex character. Lots of surprises for a 90s anime. |
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| bruh, at the shower scene I was so confused |
| Vicious is back, finally. |
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| Awesome episode! The story have become better and better. |
| Both. I'd definitely say he/she is more both then neither.Yep, definitely. |
| Wtf he's hemaphrodite lmaoooo. I wasn't expecting that. |
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| If Faye lied with Gren would it be straight or gay? Lol |
FragOutFire said: Why am I a Berserk fan? All I ever experience is pain. We are in the eclipse and Miura has sacrificed us |
| The sax playing in the background just elevates everything through the roof... VIBES man |
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| Definitely does a good job setting up for part two, with the team falling out and an intriguing story setup. I was surprised to see Spike go down so easily, and that reveal with Mr. Sax definitely caught me off guard. On a side not, obviously this series plays fast and lose with realism. But I would expect the sky to be a bit darker on Callisto. |
| I wish the models and shades were always as good as they are in this episode. Faye looks much sexier than usual. |
| I guess Gren is either a woman with a pretty boy face or Gren's a hermaphrodite. Faye thighs looked rather hot this episode (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)  This is also the first proper arc in the series. |
-Facktack-Oct 24, 2021 10:43 AM
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| I didn't think Vicious would have survived that explosion from EP5, but he did. Loved the tension buildup through this episode. |
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| Cool cliffhanger So he was trans? |
| Fuck. This just got interesting for me. |
| If part 1 was so good, then I can only imagine kino awaiting us in part 2 (aka the next episode)! |
| The music is too good in this movie. Gen is a hermaphrodite haha I absolutely wasn’t expecting that since he is a very attractive character. |
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