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| this is looking to be one of the greats this season |
| "My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where the villas are, and i am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and i get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but i occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get 8 hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last checkup." |
Comic_Sans said: HOLY SHIT DAZAI IS A FORMER MAFIA MEMBER THAT PLOT TWIST... Except that I saw it coming the moment they brought up that they don't know anything about his former profession. That was extremely predictable, just like the "MC turning out to be the evil tiger!!" plot twist. Hopefully it'll become less foreseeable in the future because I actually like this show Also, I really hope that stupid imouto bitch died, she's ruining the whole show A lot of these things a lot of people are complaining about are not SUPPOSED to be a plot twist. I mean, every japanese person who knows The moon over the moutain KNEW that Sushi-kun was the tiger AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EPISODE, and while it's not a lot of people here there is definitely a lot more of them in Japan which is their primary audience. They didn't even try to hide it. It's hardly a plot twist. It may be for western people but that's not on purpose as all. arikryu said: lol I can't imagine Dazai as an ex-mafia member! I hope they show him in his mafia days though :3 You'll see what he looked like at least, and some scenes. Also wanna say that Dazai obsessing over the waitress reflects the author Dazai in real life who also fell in love with a waitress and basically had many lovers in his life. And he kept mentioning double suicide...because Dazai committed like 3 double love suicides (he survived 5 suicide attempts until he finally drowned in the river which explains the way he shows his first appearance the first episode) and his thing for suicides. If anyone is interested, an english subbed version of the movie of Ningen shikkaku exists, which isn't bad if you like this kind of movie and explain from where character-Dazai gets a lot of his quirks and the "no longer human" thing and is probably more more accessible for most people compared to reading, I guess. Be also warned that the movie can be considered really depressing. |
willardhwrightApr 23, 2016 5:33 AM
A lot of these things a lot of people are complaining about are not SUPPOSED to be a plot twist. I mean, every japanese person who knows The moon over the moutain KNEW that Sushi-kun was the tiger AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EPISODE, and while it's not a lot of people here there is definitely a lot more of them in Japan which is their primary audience. They didn't even try to hide it. It's hardly a plot twist. It may be for western people but that's not on purpose as all. Okay, let's say that the MC-Kun plot twist wasn't supposed to be a plot twist, but how does that excuse the Dazai plot twist?It doesn't |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
Comic_Sans said: A lot of these things a lot of people are complaining about are not SUPPOSED to be a plot twist. I mean, every japanese person who knows The moon over the moutain KNEW that Sushi-kun was the tiger AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EPISODE, and while it's not a lot of people here there is definitely a lot more of them in Japan which is their primary audience. They didn't even try to hide it. It's hardly a plot twist. It may be for western people but that's not on purpose as all. Okay, let's say that the MC-Kun plot twist wasn't supposed to be a plot twist, but how does that excuse the Dazai plot twist?It doesn't Judging on partial informations is a bad idea because there's always the possibility of it being false or significant thing having an impact being unknown and revealed later. Anyway IMO it's not even supposed to be a plot twist at all. It's mainly here for the Dazai-Akutagawa and Dazai-Chuya relationships and its ground, I'm not sure that you can call it a "plot twist"to begin with, especially since they bring the subject at THE BEGINNING of the episode and answer it at the end, and there's not much of a twist since it didn't have a lot of consequences (if any) in between. There's a difference between "something unexpected" and a "plot twist"; the plot twist usually have a major importance; not sure the dazai in the mafia part is even supposed to be like this since it was used pretty nonchalantly even in the manga. While it may seem ironic, the detective agency in this anime are hardly detectives to begin with (except for Ranpo) and the anime is quite far from a mystery so don't expect plot twists constantly, there are some, but it doesn't look like what the author is aiming at. |
Comic_Sans said: Okay, let's say that the MC-Kun plot twist wasn't supposed to be a plot twist, but how does that excuse the Dazai plot twist? It doesn't Judging on partial informations is a bad idea because there's always the possibility of it being false or significant thing having an impact being unknown and revealed later. Anyway IMO it's not even supposed to be a plot twist at all. It's mainly here for the Dazai-Akutagawa and Dazai-Chuya relationships and its ground, I'm not sure that you can call it a "plot twist"to begin with, especially since they bring the subject at THE BEGINNING of the episode and answer it at the end, and there's not much of a twist since it didn't have a lot of consequences (if any) in between. There's a difference between "something unexpected" and a "plot twist"; the plot twist usually have a major importance; not sure the dazai in the mafia part is even supposed to be like this since it was used pretty nonchalantly even in the manga. While it may seem ironic, the detective agency in this anime are hardly detectives to begin with (except for Ranpo) and the anime is quite far from a mystery so don't expect plot twists constantly, there are some, but it doesn't look like what the author is aiming at. Fair enough |
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| So either Akutagawa smokes waaaay too many cigarettes or he has some kind weakness/illness that will come into play later in the series, because he coughs almost every 2 seconds. |
| Dazai was a mafia member O.o I was going to say a thug or someone in the army but damn ... |
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| I wonder what Naomi's powers are that she managed to survive all those bullets lmao. Personally I didn't feel much for them nearly dying until Juni actually used his powers- which by the way, i'm curious to know why he kept saying his powers aren't suited for combat. He is at least suited for doing some undercover work or stealth attacks. The Tanazaki's are still too much of a joke for me to shed any tears over though. Hopefully that changes, the whole incest jokes kind of wig me out. I can't say the overall plot of this episode actually was very mysterious. It was pretty obvious they were being led into a trap, and it didn't take my by surprise that the battle was put on hold, since it is only episode 3 lmao. BUT the battle made up for the predictability, it was actually pretty exciting to watch and see new abilities, as well as see Atsushi and Ryu's powers. It's already taken a more serious tone, despite the comedic gags during the show, so I'm curious to see this plot play out. Even better to know that there are 24 episodes set out for the plot as opposed to just 12. Interesting to know there are some literary allusions, I wish I could pick up on them but I guess there is always some sort of barrier with certain jokes, especially when shows use wordplay. 3/5 |
1290349450394aApr 23, 2016 2:49 PM
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| I was cheering when Naomi got rained down with bullets. ... I feel bad for myself. Phew. The shifting between the tones felt really abrupt, but I'm satisfied that it turned darker. Though my deus ex machina senses are tingling so hard right now. |
All people have their own sh*t tastes, therefore, there are no sh*t tastes, since everything is equally sh*t. A VERY LOGICAL PHILOSOPHY |
| Wow I really felt this episode. I think im gonna like this show a lot |
| Shirayuki= Most Perfect Female MC ever |
| ...really loving the animation emphasizing on every word and every time they use their power, love it |
| Eh, felt like this should have happened a bit later. |
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| Horee shet. 5/5 That was awesome. |
| “Are there some unseen roles that we have unknowingly set ourselves into, dictating the rules of engagement whenever we see each other, inevitably leading to us hurting each other?” |
| I wasn't expecting that. This anime can turn into something very, very good. The mix is perfect: good animation, good characters and, now, some blood. I like this shit. |
| "You are weak. Why are you weak? Because you lack hatred." |
| I will tell what a wise man told me two weeks ago here in MAL. MAL score is just stupid, and It is. This series is amazing, the characters, the animation, maybe the OST is not that good, but sure I will keep watching It over until It ends, It deserves more than my time. |
| maybe i walked into this show with too many expectations? i loved the 2 other episodes but they were very focused on the comedy, so the transition to the third episode felt a bit awkward... didn't like the pace of this episode the cast is amazing!!! |
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| Nooo rip Imouto hahahaha. Never expected the weird suicidal guy to be an ex-member of the mafia. |
| should i drop this? too predictable and cliche, MC an unlucky human being with terrible pasts etc etc. Flashbacks and same monologues keep playing again and again Akutagawa looks dumb with that dracula cloak. lelouch resemblance. Not a very fit guy, keeps coughing, so his ability consumes health? Like Natsume in Gakuen Alice? nayhhh not original. 1/5. Bored watching this. And Higuchi that blonde's voice and anger is annoying too. Shizuo wannabe? :/ Disappointed. Visual's the only good part. |
| OMG! suddenly it became epicly intense! wow! Dazai is an ex-member of the port mafia! Looks like both Dazai & Akutagawa cannot easily be dealt with! Atsushi beast mode is freaking strong! 5/5. |
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| I love the animation during the fight scenes. Rashomon looked seriously cool i love him. I can't believe i heard Mamochan sing about double suicide lol Also, my dad accidentally watched this yesterday and he figured out that the characters were based on japanese authors ahaha. He also said it's cool that anime!dazai and anime!akutagawa seems to have some history together considering irl!dazai looked up to irl!akutagawa and considered akutagawa as one of his idols... i think that's really cool o.o |
| considering we barely know anything about the characters yet i can't really say i cared about much of the stuff in this episode. it wasn't bad though. |
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| Nice, we're seeing some complexity now. This is quite promising. |
| Dazai was a member in Port Mafia, unexpected! I hope Naomi is alive though. |
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jiannemsoriano said: Naomi, Junichiro's sister is actually the name of the author Junichiro's famous book called Naomi...which is basically Japan's version of Lolita (28 year old man marries a 15-year-old girl). So, explains the very serious affection (though they made it too much here and added the bro-con aspect). OH MY GOD, THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE. I can't believe I didn't notice that. I must add that Naomi in the book is very selfish and bossy, especially towards the end. The Bungou Stray Dogs character Naomi is very much like her, minus the affection part. |
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| Daizai is so powerful and funny. I was not thought that he can be a old member of the mafia. The MC's power is good, I hope the two sibling are still alive. Intense episode |
| That took a turn for the (slightly) better after the extremely stale second episode. But only slightly. If those incestuous siblings actually died I'd be impressed with how far this show is willing to go. Offing the two side comic reliefs an episode after they're introduced? That's pretty sick. If the protagonist really permanently lost his leg I'd be impressed as well. Giving the hero a debilitating handicap right on the get go? That's even sicker. That would have changed the entire mood of this show. I would have been hooked. If only this were the case. But just as expected the siblings are still alive, and will likely make a full recovery, and the protagonist grew his leg back like it was no big deal. So that was a lot of shock value with no lasting effect. It just occurred to make the bad guy look destructive and cool without actually harming the good guys. I'm not that impressed. It does look good art wise. Great animation in the fights and for the special powers. But plot wise I guess I should stop expecting much of anything. |
| The part about Dazai being more or less broken is a part of why Akutagawa's slap makes sense and is great too because it shows that he isn't stupid, psycho or completely amoral (yeah it sounds strange but I'll explain). Dazai is basically terrifying enough to make "the dog of the mafia" step back WHILE STILL BEHAVING LIKE HE DOESN'T CARE, AND was a part of the mafia, and the members of the mafia anime-watchers know about for now are monsters like Akutagawa himself; it gives a pretty good idea of the kind of people in it. And despite this Akiko is stupid enough to think that she can handle everything with a simple gun, both Atsushi and Dazai. Even without the huge bounty on Atsushi (nice job girl, trying to kill someone with a millions/billions bounty on his head if he is alive), slapping her was honestly a service to her, given how she was in front of monsters at the moment and shooting would have been a instant death sentence to her. I felt it was a way to be "nice" to her somehow (yes I'm aware that he STILL slapped her, but still), because without forcing her to stand back this way, she would probably be dead as a normal in the middle of superpowered freaks before the end of the episode. You don't mess with a man who doesn't even blink in front of the mafia, the tiger or of rashomon. If I wanted to write Aku as a complete psycho, I certainly would have let her die for her stupidity because she deserved it. I've seen some things about how him slapping her is cliche, bad writing, and just here for the"lazy author" to show that "he's a bad guy". He certainly is a jerk in the way he's not being an asshole, but he could be a lot worse. And IMO Dazai is one of the most interesting characters of the manga. I honestly began the manga thinking he was the MC, and was slightly disappointed when I learned that it wasn't the case. He's also one hell of a snarker, and a good one, not an annoying one, and is pretty good at playing the idiot while being one step above everyone else at the same time. I could almost say that he's too "perfect" and could be an escapist character, but given what some people think about him I guess I'm wrong. He's pretty much the n°1 reason I'm reading/watching this. |
| So they are really siblings? She sure seems in love with her onii-chan, I hope they are not dead. This episode was great! I love the mafia people! |
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| This episode was something! I like how things are evolving. So Port Mafia want the head of Atsushi because it's worth 7 billion, damn xD As it seems, Atsushi's powers can defeat that guy! Dazai is so funny xD That's why no one can guess his previous job, he was a member of the mafia, that was unexpected, but i loved the plot twist. I don't know how but it seems that those 2 are still alive... |
"There is no such thing as an Anime elitist. You watch Anime, therefore, you are trash by society's standards." |
| Damn, that episode escalated quickly ! I didn't expect the anime to be so violent but I'm not disappointed at all. The siblings relationship is well, quite interesting I guess ? I hope they're alive, I want to know more about them, especially the brother and his ability. Akutagawa is strong and was merciless. Since he kept coughing, I wonder if he has some kind of disease ? Dazai is so fucking cool and funny at the same time. And he was also a member of the mafia, that was unexpected. Such an interesting character so far. Otherwise, best episode for now, this anime is promising. |
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| Man, I'm torn between giving this show a 7 and 8. On the one hand, it often forces humor and has a couple sappier characters (the blonde mafia girl from this one), but on the other it does a ton right. I particularly liked the opening sequence, how they have two things going on at once, which isn't something that happens often even in non-anime TV. Not only does it add some extra layers to a scene because characters who aren't having a conversation aren't static, but it also gives more characterization to them. Additionally, I REALLY liked how Akutagawa was presented. They show him for what he is all in one quick scene: he presents himself as weak and bored, but he clearly wants a challenge, as he immediately lights up when Atshushi goes tiger. This show doesn't hold your hand, and that's really something to appreciate when nowadays most shows like to have the characters monologue (or inner-monologue) so you aren't left guessing. It's both a better use of animation, and a way of saying that the creators trust the audience to be able to pick up on things. I think I'm changing my score to an 8, but a soft 8. I will say that some of this episode alone felt rushed, but I also liked it because it was just so different. Hopefully it stays on this track. If so, it may even start beating out Kiznaiver and Kabaneri. |
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| I really liked this episode. It gave me a lot to look forward to. Akutagawa was pretty badass. |
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| I thought for a second this turned into akame ga kill where literally everyone is getting killed. Freaked out for a second there. Or that our MC was gonna have to get automail. And, I also called the Dazai being an ex-mafia thing when they were guessing his occupation. He really is a mysterious man and I feel like they are sort of really taking away from his character by making him the laughing stock. Which is sort of ironic considering how the show seems to be taking away from his character by giving him a comedic role, yet in the book 'No Longer Human' the main character creates a comedy character so that he can appear closer or more human to others (or more character). I definitely do enjoy some of the comedic moments but I feel that they are scattered in unfitting places at times, but I definitely feel like the villains of the show shift the mood into a darker one. Considering how the mafia is merciless. For now, there are some promising interesting things I will look forward to in the future I just hope they are executed better. |
| Nice episode this time. Not bad. I really disliked the first 2 episodes because of the characters feeling reused and pointless. I still don't like the whole dramatic backgrounds they're trying to show us the characters had because they're actually really cliche characters. I don't see any good character development that I haven't already seen one too many times from other shows in this show. The comedy is funny but I can't help but think it's dragging this show down. The action in this episode was really enjoyable though. Akutagawa's Rashoumon and Atsushi's tiger form are fun to watch. |
Fresh_MintApr 30, 2016 10:02 AM
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| This episode. Damn. DaAMN. |
| finally the first antagonist appeares and atsushi as well as the incest duo (no honestly wtf was that in the beginning r u kidding me xD) got trapped by blondie. as i was falling asleep blondie started firing and i was like wow i'm already imagining things like a death in the third episode of an non psycho/horror blabla anime. but you know it was really happening. this would be a death faster than in mayoiga or kabaneri of the iron fortress. then out of rage the guy with the orange hair went nuts and used his ability called light snow which turned out to be something that looks like the matrix code. well as i am typing the orange guy also went to the afterlife and the soundtrack kicking in fits the tone pretty well. aw they're still alive actually. a leg went flying just now. leg's back. atsushi going nuts. fight starts. me getting excited. with the appearence of dazai san the episode concludes and we get to know that he was with the port mafia in the past. best episode so far - got me interested now. especially that dracula guy was interesting. |
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| Kind of sucks that this is 12 episodes only, at least until they announce an anime continuation/sequel. Thought this episode and the previous 2 were very good. EDIT: Apparently they already announced another cour for October. Kind of like Durarara did. Neat. |
MMApr 30, 2016 10:02 PM
| Dazai is badass and perhaps the best actual detective around. On another note, how did Nakajima pull of that move on Akutagawa? It seems well beyond his apparent abilities. |
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| The bad guy is very cool. Not to mension, sexy. :DDD Dazai is always so funny and coming between the fight when you least expect it. I hope the 2 didn't die, but of course they didn't. But hope that stupid sister-loves-his-brother-too-much cr*p will be over. I hate such things. |
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| Ok this episode just lifted a notch, great action :) So Dazai was a former mafia, it could mean every other mafia members are tough to beat too considering Dazai himself is already godlike with his ability. |
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| Sht got real from 0 to 100 real quick. That plot twist though. Dazai was a former member of the Port Mafia. Atsushi is badass, yo. |
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| I liked it, I'm interested to see if he can control his weretiger abilities eventually :3 |
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