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Sep 12, 2015 4:02 AM

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Xenocrisi said:
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LOL Miki was more bummed out about the dog than Kurumi hahaha

Miki knew Taroumaru more than Kurumi.

also kurumi is still alive and there is hope for her
Sep 12, 2015 4:04 AM

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EeveeRain said:
Haha, Taroumaru the little killer dog. Cutie.

What was that black/purple smog around Megu? Is it there for censoring?

no thats how kuromi sees zombies(they are not fog cowered from any other perspective),she needs to cower them with fog in her mind to fight them (thats not in the manga but it makes sense)
Sep 12, 2015 5:24 AM

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What a dumb decision to go there, especially alone.
Sep 12, 2015 6:27 AM

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MuruManu said:
What a dumb decision to go there, especially alone.

yup, it's already surprising she managed to come back up from there after getting injured, with all those zombies flooding in

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They never mentioned when or how they found the handcuffs amirite? I don't have the Miki episode so I can not confirm well.
Sep 12, 2015 7:33 AM

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UnderminE said:
They never mentioned when or how they found the handcuffs amirite? I don't have the Miki episode so I can not confirm well.

Nope, they skipped that scene. But nothing important.
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They never mentioned when or how they found the handcuffs amirite? I don't have the Miki episode so I can not confirm well.

Nope, they skipped that scene. But nothing important.

Well actually it was pretty sad to witness how the handcuffs Kurumi found and gave to Rii were used for Kurumi by Rii-san in the end.
Sep 12, 2015 10:49 AM

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Nooo T_T Kurumi met zombies Megune and Taromaru, it must have been a hard time for her.
I was afraid when Yuuri took the knife, fortunately Miki came with another solution. This episode was really intense.
Sep 12, 2015 11:39 AM
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Soooo...this is highly probably going into an original ending independent from the manga, no spoilers, good good. I liked the series so far, and well adapted, even though it's a different approach from the manga, like another taste of bitter. Even better if they didn't have so much slice of life which was completely unnecessary for last two episodes, because they skipped important things in the manga that's supposed to be told. But overall pretty good, I look forward to how they are ending it.
Sep 12, 2015 1:51 PM

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RIP Taroumaru and RIP Kurumi



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Sep 12, 2015 5:06 PM
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Anime vs manga:

Sep 12, 2015 7:10 PM

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why this is adapted when there was a 2 episode left ?! this is so laatee

i liked this series but a lot of fanservice episode annoyed me

well i'll see how this is ended, stopped and go for second cour or they make an original ending


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Sep 12, 2015 10:30 PM

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Here come the serious part! Yuuri's state looked unstable back there but I guess it's allright now seeing that there's way to cure kurumi. Maybe next week we got to see some background of Yuuri because she the only one who not get backstory yet (including how she got the knife). Thus will effect her decision if kurumi can't make it.

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RIP Taroumaru and RIP Kurumi

Don"t just kill her like that. We all still hope that she'll be healed.
Sep 12, 2015 10:42 PM

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The Doge aka Shiba Inu aka Best Character is dead :O
And of course people are blaming the dog :'(

You will be missed :'(
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Sep 12, 2015 11:23 PM

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I'd say they did a great job on adapting these scenes. They did tweak it a bit I guess, with Kurumi's scenes being more gloomy and dark.

Sep 13, 2015 12:51 AM

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I like the direction the anime is going in. Seems like a good way to close the story (still think episode 9 shouldn't even be there).

Taroumaru doesn't deserve those tears, kinda.

Slight manga spoilers in manga regarding Taroumaru


Really good episode overall. So many things happening, I adore it. Only thing that seemed out of place was that really bright Megu-nee that popped up when Kurumi was just about to attack Megu-nee. Definitely think they could've done that better. I had to facepalm it, because it just about made me cry.

Oh, when they showed Kurumi in handcuffs, it seems like they forgot to redraw her right after that scene, her right arm is on her stomach, and not handcuffed to the leg of the sofa. Pretty sure she's handcuffed on her right side, so yeah.
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Sep 13, 2015 1:41 AM

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DarklordVor said:
heniadir said:
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I'd say they did a great job on adapting these scenes. They did tweak it a bit I guess, with Kurumi's scenes being more gloomy and dark.

I was disappointed in the scene where Kurumi was shocked and couldn't kill Megu-nee, in the Manga it was perfect.
Sep 13, 2015 2:00 AM
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Kurumi before and after :-(

Sep 13, 2015 5:28 AM

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Well, looks like EP9's ED was right: Kurumi's the first one of the girls to fall, which would mean her loss would greatly reduce their survival rates, although with the zombies breaking through the barricades, they're basically doomed already, if they can't get out of the school fast.

Kurumi will probably be saved by the medicine (though how much remains to be seen), but I think Yuki will become a new threat to their survival, as it looks like she's about to snap back into reality. The truth is gonna hit her like a ton of bricks, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if she truly becomes unhinged from here on out. Up till now, she was just acting silly. I don;t think I want to know what'll happen once she becomes totally loony.
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Sep 13, 2015 6:28 AM
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So... Much... Foreshadowing... And I love it <3

The book miki read in the beginning, I just knew Taromarou were going to die. Seems the rest of what was foreshadowed has yet to arrive though, unless this adaption decides toforego that so it can wrap things up without a second season.

And Megu-nee "writing" her diary while 'crying' blood? I really wonder what she might have been writing about.

Watching the ED was really nice, seeing Taromarou having joined megu-nee and the empty collar for the group-shot. Then a shot where all of them were gone, does this foreshadow anything maybe? There are too many possible implications for me to guess. Some that would be canon, and some that imo would do really well as a finale for the adaption if they aim to wrap things up this season.

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Hooray, that stupid damn dog is finally dead. Maybe now the show will stop wasting valuable screen time. Also, they have a knife and a shovel: why don't they just cut off Kurumi's arm rather than run the risk of trying to find the medicine, especially now that the barricades have broken? Actually, what was Yuuri going to do with the knife when she pulled it out? Was she going to kill Kurumi? That'd be a surprise. Also, I know we saw Megu-nee writing right at the end there, but I'm still totally calling bullshit on these zombies remembering their old lives; the very notion of that is entirely absurd.

Also, Yuki's delusions sure are convenient for the plot; is it really a coincidence that they're only breaking down again now that it's all going down? Also, her delusional state allows them to justify every bullshit change they make to her personality: since when is she so dependable as she was shown to be when helping with Kurumi's injury?

Lots of good things here, but there's a lot of things that are pretty poor as well.

Yuki was not dependable though, how would a first-aid kit help a zombifying bite? And in the end, it's just a bite, so disregarding the zombification it is hardly life-threatening (as long as they desinfect it later on).

Rather, Yuki has repeatedly shown a 'dependable' side in that she takes care to not let her delusions interfere with the actual situation. Everytime anything regarding zombies happen, or has to be discussed, she makes sure to excuse herself to leave the others room to discuss. I would say that it was the same in this case, where she looked for reasons to get out of the room so the others did not have to feel pressured by her precense.


As for your claims that zombies shouldn't remember their lifes... Are you silly? It actually makes less sense for a virus to wipe out all the humanity in a person. I imagine the virus in gakkou is one very similar to how rabies affect dogs, making the zombies violent, aggresive, etc. With some extra additions of seemingly *greatly* affecting their dexterousness, reasoning and something to make them notice other infected as their 'kin'.
Sep 13, 2015 7:41 AM

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I knew this was going to be bad when last week the preview said this ep. was called 'rainy day'.

Looking forward for the next episode, hopefully Yuki awakens.

I don't watch as much anime as before...
Sep 13, 2015 8:59 AM
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Just CUT HER HAND already!!!!

Yeah, sure, with a knife? Lol. Bones are not soft and they are not doctors.
and it's not just her hand it's her whole arm she'd died from blood loss.
Sep 13, 2015 9:01 AM
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PNDRetro said:
Xenocrisi said:

Yeah, sure, with a knife? Lol. Bones are not soft and they are not doctors.
and it's not just her hand it's her whole arm she'd died from blood loss.


In the Walking Dead game, it does not work. You might need to do it immediately after the bite and not a few minutes later.
Sep 13, 2015 9:04 AM
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That was one hell of an episode. No, seriously, all hell has broken lose and now the girls are in serious trouble. The dog is no more. Kurumi is bitten. Yuri is on the verge of breakdown and the zombies have finally gathered enough strength to destroy the barricades.

One the bright side, Miki seems determined to go find the medicine while Yuki is coming out of her delusion. I sure hope they can pull this one off.

Overall, the episode is spot on in every respect. The tension is real. The animation is solid and the soundtrack really adds to the atmosphere.

5 out of 5. Best episode so far of the anime. School-Live! continues to prove itself as one of the best anime of the season.
Sep 13, 2015 9:21 AM
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oh the dog turned in a zombie sad/ but Kurumi is bitten (noooooooo). please get cured.
Sep 13, 2015 8:35 PM
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Naoki is really a piece of shit... Kurumi was agonizing in front of her and she didn't even bat an eye. But when she remembered the freaking the dog she starts crying?!

Are you fucking serious?! Kurumi don't have much time and she only think about the dog?

I couldn't take this episode seriously... if the focus wasn't on the dog but Kurumi it would be better


sigh. instead of rushing to save your friend's life she prefers to lay down on the floor to cry for a stupid dog.
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Man, that was an amazing episode! I do regret spoiling myself by reading the manga, but seeing it animated really is a different experience. I love the little extra touches the anime added, like the breaking glass and Miki breaking down. I wish the anime made Yuki's development a bit more consistent tho.

"Please watch over Taroumaru, Megu-nee" oh, the irony :)

I'm glad the addition of Taroumaru furthered the girls' development. I did feel it to be a bit overblown in the manga when Kurumi got so immoblie just from seeing Zombie-nee. (tho, of course, that would be still a big shock) Adding Taroumaru-turned-into-a-zombie-by-Megu-nee into the mix was made it much more understandable for Kurumi to be emotionally tripped up.

Oh man, barriers being broken everywhere. "The window's broken..."

10000000/5 awesome ep!
Sep 13, 2015 9:24 PM
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Well, I guess (and hope) we will get that scene in ep 12, but maybe in different way to go to it.
That's the climax and significant point of her character, they won't leave it away.
Sep 14, 2015 12:01 AM
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I like the manga version more
Sep 14, 2015 1:11 AM
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I'm going to save Kurumi ^_^

Sep 14, 2015 5:45 AM

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lzac said:
Naoki is really a piece of shit... Kurumi was agonizing in front of her and she didn't even bat an eye. But when she remembered the freaking the dog she starts crying?!

Are you fucking serious?! Kurumi don't have much time and she only think about the dog?

I couldn't take this episode seriously... if the focus wasn't on the dog but Kurumi it would be better


sigh. instead of rushing to save your friend's life she prefers to lay down on the floor to cry for a stupid dog.


Why can't people see that this makes total sense?

Miki has only know Kurumi for a short while, and hasn't really bonded with her. And while her time with Taroumaru was also not very long, when Kei disappeared, they spent quite some time together, and they became friends. Even during their short breakup, she still saw him as her friend, so I can perfectly understand her grieving over his death way more than Kurumi suffering.
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Sep 14, 2015 6:09 AM

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Megu-Nee was so cary omg and Taroumaru... :/
I was hoping that this anime would have a happy ending but as i see now it doesn't look much like that will happen,after watching those zombies break the barricades,the girls are pretty screwed :( Hope they find a way,i don't want Yuuki to die...
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I like the manga version more
Sep 14, 2015 8:09 AM

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HOLY SHIT. NO KURUMI NO!!

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AO968 said:
Why can't people see that this makes total sense?

Miki has only know Kurumi for a short while, and hasn't really bonded with her. And while her time with Taroumaru was also not very long, when Kei disappeared, they spent quite some time together, and they became friends. Even during their short breakup, she still saw him as her friend, so I can perfectly understand her grieving over his death way more than Kurumi suffering.

This was something I noticed too and I thought the exact same thing as well. But I thought I was the only one thinking like this. After seeing your comment I'm sure about Miki caring about the dog more than Kurumi at first thought.
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UnderminE said:
AO968 said:
Why can't people see that this makes total sense?

Miki has only know Kurumi for a short while, and hasn't really bonded with her. And while her time with Taroumaru was also not very long, when Kei disappeared, they spent quite some time together, and they became friends. Even during their short breakup, she still saw him as her friend, so I can perfectly understand her grieving over his death way more than Kurumi suffering.

This was something I noticed too and I thought the exact same thing as well. But I thought I was the only one thinking like this. After seeing your comment I'm sure about Miki caring about the dog more than Kurumi at first thought.

It's worth also remembering that only one episode prior Taroumaru finally accepted Miki's platitudes and let her hug him, firmly establishing her last living link with Kei.
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I couldn't care less about the dog but Kurumi getting bit was seriously intense and seeing Megu-nee like that was as well.
Sep 14, 2015 7:06 PM
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I think that's the first time I've ever screamed at an anime, "--kill the dog! Kill the fucking dog!"
Sep 14, 2015 8:17 PM
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AO968 said:
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Naoki is really a piece of shit... Kurumi was agonizing in front of her and she didn't even bat an eye. But when she remembered the freaking the dog she starts crying?!

Are you fucking serious?! Kurumi don't have much time and she only think about the dog?

I couldn't take this episode seriously... if the focus wasn't on the dog but Kurumi it would be better


sigh. instead of rushing to save your friend's life she prefers to lay down on the floor to cry for a stupid dog.


Why can't people see that this makes total sense?

Miki has only know Kurumi for a short while, and hasn't really bonded with her. And while her time with Taroumaru was also not very long, when Kei disappeared, they spent quite some time together, and they became friends. Even during their short breakup, she still saw him as her friend, so I can perfectly understand her grieving over his death way more than Kurumi suffering.


well.. if her only companion was the dog (like in the movie I am Legend) I would totally understand. But the situation here is totally different... She lived with Kurumi for quite a while and that is more than enough to make a strong connection with her, especially in a situation of crisis, where people tends to build rapport with others more easily.

Just imagine yourself in a situation like that... a person risks her life to save you and then both of you start living and surviving together. Then one day this person gets bitten by a zombie and the only thing that can possibly save her is a medicine hidden in the basement. Wouldn't you be desperate to rush there to find the medicine that can save your friend?

If it was me, the only thing in my mind would be saving my friend... and I totally wouldn't want to survive with a person that grieves for a dog but not for a friend.

...and I can totally see Yuuri beating the shit out of Naoki for stopping to cry for a dog.


In this series Kurumi's life has much more meaning and value than that dog.
Imo, the situation about the dog was badly represented... it was forced drama! If the focus wasn't the dog but Kurumi's life the episode would be great!
Sep 14, 2015 8:17 PM

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omg omg omg the fear is real! I had to pause the video halfway to breathe normally.
That foreshadowing at the beginning, though. Another horror story, another dog. Very nice writing.
It *had* to be a rainy day. We all know what happens on a rainy day.
I couldn't take Megu-nee seriously in the last episode. Seems like I have to take Taroumaru seriously, though. He's a hundred times scarier than a human. Zombie dog. Have I seen it all?
And seriously, when a beast attacks, you freeze even though you have a weapon? I understand the emotional attachment and all but I'd slice and dice him on the spot. The red/pink and black bubbles/whatever they're called in the background and foreground did wonders on the atmosphere. Again, a well-planned episode.
Yay, we can finally see what the infection looks like. I don't know if anyone said it before> I ship Yuuri x Miki. Great chemistry.
Ugh, Megu-nee still has blood flowing in her body.
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Xenocrisi said:
Zer01 said:

I like the manga version more

+1 for this, it was... hum... darker I would say. That and the manga artstyle is amazing.

lzac said:
Just imagine yourself in a situation like that... a person risks her life to save you and then both of you start living and surviving together. Then one day this person gets bitten by a zombie and the only thing that can possibly save her is a medicine hidden in the basement. Wouldn't you be desperate to rush there to find the medicine that can save your friend?

but she did,
"In the past few months since we met, I've shared many memories with Nagato. Though I've also shared memories with Haruhi, Asahina-san and Koizumi, I found that I've experienced more events with Nagato in particular. In fact, every situation seems to involve her. I might as well mention this, she's probably the only person to cause the bell within me to shake the most vigorously..." ~ Kyon, TMOSH
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This will be tragic! get ready for the feels!
OMG! will Kurumi be zombie or not?
the zombies stormed the front and taroumaru byebye gonerz zombified by Megu...poor dog!
6/5.


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lzac said:
well.. if her only companion was the dog (like in the movie I am Legend) I would totally understand. But the situation here is totally different... She lived with Kurumi for quite a while and that is more than enough to make a strong connection with her, especially in a situation of crisis, where people tends to build rapport with others more easily.


Different situations.

When she was still in the mall, Kei and Taroumaru were her only companions. Then, Kei left and probably fell victim to the zombies. As we saw, that took a huge toll on her mind, and the only one who offered any solace for her growing loneliness and despair was Taroumaru. He stuck with her until the other girls came around. Heck, it was him who made it so that she was rescued, not so much Kurumi and the other girls. Without the dog, Miki would most likely have died sooner or later.

Just imagine yourself in a situation like that... a person risks her life to save you and then both of you start living and surviving together. Then one day this person gets bitten by a zombie and the only thing that can possibly save her is a medicine hidden in the basement. Wouldn't you be desperate to rush there to find the medicine that can save your friend?


But that's exactly what she did. However, the loss of a friend that was very dear to her made her stop and analyze what she was getting herself into.

If it was me, the only thing in my mind would be saving my friend... and I totally wouldn't want to survive with a person that grieves for a dog but not for a friend.


But the dog was as much of a friend to her, perhaps even more so, than the other girls, let alone Kurumi.

...and I can totally see Yuuri beating the shit out of Naoki for stopping to cry for a dog.


Then that would make her a terrible human being. Miki lost a dear and (to her, at the very least) invaluable friend, who she just patched things up with. Also, she still hadn't gotten over the loss of Kei, so losing Taroumaru probably made her realize that she's still not safe from danger, and that she could very well die this time.

In this series Kurumi's life has much more meaning and value than that dog.
Imo, the situation about the dog was badly represented... it was forced drama! If the focus wasn't the dog but Kurumi's life the episode would be great!


That's because you're seeing it from a manga reader's point of view. I don't have an issue with all of this, and find Miki's reaction 100% natural, even logical.

Also, you're forgetting one thing: there are still a few episodes left. The manga is further ahead, so you already know what happens in there. The anime left us at the point where Miki realizes that her best friend is now gone, and where the girls' outlook is becoming more and more grim. But what will happen in the next episode? Will Miki stay frozen like that, or will she pick herself up, and take charge? Only time will tell.
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politoadboy said:
Not sure what people are hyped about. Literally every episode before this has just been flashbacks and filler and now they're just going to kill off a bunch of little girls with no character development? Exciting.

No character development, ok!
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NOOOOOOOOOOOO BEST GIRL PLEASE DON'T DIE
This please ;_________;
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politoadboy said:
Xenocrisi said:

No character development, ok!


Enlighten me

Nope. Someone that stated "now they're just going to kill off a bunch of little girls with no character development?" this, it'd be useless. plus i am lazy.
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politoadboy said:
I just genuinely can't see any development. I probably sounded a little rude but I'm just curious on which characters have actually been developed in your eyes.

giving my version of it (i'm sure xeno will answer for himself)

i agree that so far there hasn't been much development, most of the show has been about understanding more the characters, which as much as it doesn't count as development it's still a build up
where understanding more the characters goes from: "not knowing them" to "knowing them"
while a development would be more like: from "knowing them" to "something new happens/changes in them"

if instead all the flashbacks are placed in the correct time order, there has been more development than just the one seen at the "present" (and franky, when a flashback lasts a whole episode, i'm more inclined to treat it like a "shifted part" of the story than a flashback, some stories use it a device to present the story not in a linear way)
counting flashbacks as development is sort of like a reverse development, cause you don't see how the characters change while they go on, but how they were before changing and becoming what they currently are

the most evident case is yuki, how she broke down
miki too had some development when she decided to change her view on staying closed in a room waiting for help from outside to trying to go out to look for help, she also had some development when she had to adapt to assecondate yuki while initially she didn't agree to

yuuri is about to have a development in the normal sense if she will go to the end with killing kurumi before or after she turns into a zombie
and yuki may have one too if she'll get out of her delusion
but until those happen, they don't count :u

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Zeando said:
politoadboy said:
I just genuinely can't see any development. I probably sounded a little rude but I'm just curious on which characters have actually been developed in your eyes.

giving my version of it (i'm sure xeno will answer for himself)

i agree that so far there hasn't been much development, most of the show has been about understanding more the characters, which as much as it doesn't count as development it's still a build up
where understanding more the characters goes from: "not knowing them" to "knowing them"
while a development would be more like: from "knowing them" to "something new happens/changes in them"

if instead all the flashbacks are placed in the correct time order, there has been more development than just the one would see looking only at the "present"
counting flashbacks as development is sort of like a reverse development, cause you don't see how the characters change while they go on, but how they were before changing and becoming what they currently are

the most evident case is yuki, how she broke down
miki too had some development when she decided to change her view on staying closed in a room waiting for help from outside to trying to go out to look for help, she also had some development when she had to adapt to assecondate yuki while initially she didn't agree to

yuuri is about to have a development in the normal sense if she will go to the end with killing kurumi before or after she turns into a zombie
and yuki may have one too if she'll get out of her delusion
but until those happen they don't count :u

Pretty this.
If you read the manga you'll get to see a big development in the characters, unlike the anime IMO. Miki got a lot of devolpment, Yuki and Yuuri as well. Kurumi is quite the same,
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AO968 said:
lzac said:
well.. if her only companion was the dog (like in the movie I am Legend) I would totally understand. But the situation here is totally different... She lived with Kurumi for quite a while and that is more than enough to make a strong connection with her, especially in a situation of crisis, where people tends to build rapport with others more easily.


Different situations.

When she was still in the mall, Kei and Taroumaru were her only companions. Then, Kei left and probably fell victim to the zombies. As we saw, that took a huge toll on her mind, and the only one who offered any solace for her growing loneliness and despair was Taroumaru. He stuck with her until the other girls came around. Heck, it was him who made it so that she was rescued, not so much Kurumi and the other girls. Without the dog, Miki would most likely have died sooner or later.

Just imagine yourself in a situation like that... a person risks her life to save you and then both of you start living and surviving together. Then one day this person gets bitten by a zombie and the only thing that can possibly save her is a medicine hidden in the basement. Wouldn't you be desperate to rush there to find the medicine that can save your friend?


But that's exactly what she did. However, the loss of a friend that was very dear to her made her stop and analyze what she was getting herself into.

If it was me, the only thing in my mind would be saving my friend... and I totally wouldn't want to survive with a person that grieves for a dog but not for a friend.


But the dog was as much of a friend to her, perhaps even more so, than the other girls, let alone Kurumi.

...and I can totally see Yuuri beating the shit out of Naoki for stopping to cry for a dog.


Then that would make her a terrible human being. Miki lost a dear and (to her, at the very least) invaluable friend, who she just patched things up with. Also, she still hadn't gotten over the loss of Kei, so losing Taroumaru probably made her realize that she's still not safe from danger, and that she could very well die this time.

In this series Kurumi's life has much more meaning and value than that dog.
Imo, the situation about the dog was badly represented... it was forced drama! If the focus wasn't the dog but Kurumi's life the episode would be great!


That's because you're seeing it from a manga reader's point of view. I don't have an issue with all of this, and find Miki's reaction 100% natural, even logical.

Also, you're forgetting one thing: there are still a few episodes left. The manga is further ahead, so you already know what happens in there. The anime left us at the point where Miki realizes that her best friend is now gone, and where the girls' outlook is becoming more and more grim. But what will happen in the next episode? Will Miki stay frozen like that, or will she pick herself up, and take charge? Only time will tell.


You are right, there are few episodes left and we still "don't know" yet how she will handle those problems... but I still think that, in this episode, the way Naoki reacted to the entire situation was very cold and I felt my heart crushing because of that. Maybe this is just me portraying myself in that situation and seeing things with my own eyes, imagining what I would do and how I would react.

To me, the problem isn't that she cried for Taromarou, crying for him was totally fine and understandable... the problem consist in the way she handled Kurumi's ordeal, almost without a single shed of preoccupation and emotion.

Yuuri's reaction is what I consider normal and probably is the same way how I would react. yeah... she lived with Kurumi longer than Naoki had, but the time Naoki spend with Kurumi was more than enough to provoke a different (more desperate and grieving) reaction in Naoki.
Sep 15, 2015 3:14 PM

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To me, the problem isn't that she cried for Taromarou, crying for him was totally fine and understandable... the problem consist in the way she handled Kurumi's ordeal, almost without a single shed of preoccupation and emotion.


Miki has to put her emotional attachment to Kurumi aside, knowing that her friend may have already "turned" when she gets back. She's physically doing her best to save her but mentally preparing for the worst.
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