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| Okay I like Endorsi a bit more now, especially after she fought the ranker. However, Hoh was prettier than her and now the muddafukka is dead. He was my tan bishounen cutie with a horn. Didn't expect Rachel to get stabbed. Red-haired ranker is meh. Hoh was best tanned boy and always will be. |
| 臭い- |
| well shit, that happened |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| yeaaah... one of the weakest episodes so far. |
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| Unfortunately, the last scene was butchered compared to the manhwa. It had a lot less weight. Basically, in the original there were spear bearers trying to hit Quant while Hoh was holding Rachel. So, he hit Bam with the shinsu, being sure that he won't be able to replicate the skill (since Quant needed many years to learn it), hoping he will just distract Hoh while he knocks out spear bearers. Then, Bam actually doing it had so much more meaning, and Quant wasn't a person that doesn't give a fuck, but he actually wanted to save Rachel. Nonetheless, ep was still fine, I probably wouldn't have a problem with it if I didn't know the original. However, the entire "shinsu will always be the unexplained water" thing is annoying me more and more each episode. That fucking water bubble was atrocious. |
| This episode was definitely the best so far but, I can definitely say that the manhwa is still vastly superior to the anime but, the anime doing it's own thing isn't bad either it's still great in its own way. |
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| meh episode, got nothing to say |
I love K-On, and so should you.  |
| This episode was just SO BAD... why did they try put all that in just one episode? It was so obvious that this episode was rushed because of the weird cuts and lack of continuity. I swear that if anyone else calls Bam "cute" again, I'll just assume this dude is Brad Pitt but without ANY personality, I don't know if it was because of the cuts they made or because Bam has the same amount of personality as a rock, I was really expecting something when Rachel was almost killed but no, it felt like it didn't even matter. And that reminded me of that episode when that girl tried to kill Rachel a few episodes ago and Bam almost killed her in his rage mode... I'm not sure how to feel about this inconsistency. And about Hoh, yeah I was surprised that he killed himself but... I can't fucking believe how cheap that scene was, did they actually to get any emotions from that backstory that came out of nowhere? That was just so dumb and as superficial as a generic anime can get. Talking about dumb and generic, I have to mention that Ranker, why did they make him look like such an idiot? The fight scenes were just as bad as always, Bam is just getting to the point where I think this anime would be better off without him. This episode would've been way better if it the pace wasn't this bad, it was just all over the place. At least the story and the twists were looking interesting but it was so poorly executed... |
CrossBlackMay 27, 2020 8:59 PM
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| The worst episode of the series so far. The execution of the scenes feels cheap. The build up this past few episodes to this is meh. They keep giving infodump but previous episodes does not give answer to those. I think the direction of this series at fault like the director does not know how to portray the scenes properly. The art and animation is getting bad. The forced cop out is unnnecessary. And the comedic in between serious scenes is breaking the immersion tbh. I heard that the anime skips and cuts. Thats to be expected when the studio is small time and mediocre staff. Overall the conclusion of this arc is bad and underwhelming. |
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| Wtf just happened in this ep I dont usually say bad things about an anime but the pacing kinda terrible on this This ep could be a lot way better |
| B O C C H I S W E E P |
| They screwed my boy Hatz after he did all that. Also Anaak looks cute as hell with that ponytail |
| The test ended being completely from the participants more than the organizers, Quant was used for Khun and Androssi’s interests. The fuck, that two with Hatsu were completely trash. So much going through Ho’s head, he didn’t know what to do in the end, so he ended his life. I didn’t catch who sent him the letter, Androssi or the red-haired girl. The fuck with the giant that disappeared when Rachel got stabbed, the poor Rak is looking for him, maybe, something related to an ability, Rachel, or a guardian. |
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| I quite enjoyed this ep, even though as a non-manwha reader it continually is obvious that the pacing is all very over the place. That's basically the forums in a nutshell - that the anime is a disappointment to the source material. It seems like a very developed world, but tragically crammed into a short season; it'd be nice if it was a longer anime (i.e. Like Black Clover?), but I guess it'd never fly budget wise (thanks Crunchy Roll). Also art would take such a heavy hit. I feel no remorse for Hoh. It's a dog eat dog world as Endorsi already knows, and he definitely got the short end of the stick but from the very beginning they already showed his true colours. Samurai guy did the same thing; tried to offer a grain of alliance (after historically being a closed off arse), only to get betrayed. I'm curious if Endorsi is still considered a traitor at this point, since her team's all over the place. After all she did manage to capture the badge as promised. Seems like Baam has made enemies with the Test Administrators and powerless. Poor kid. Baam, don't you know? Tests are almost always a scam. cough AP looking at you. Short_Circut said: CodyII said: Did he? In the webtoon Quant just said something along the lines of "keep that shinsu circulating in your body to form a bang and use it to save Rachel" then ran off ye he gave Bam a nice shoulder tap and then he could move again. Even if the shoulder tap didn't do anything per se, the time that Bam was paralyzed was far less than the time Hoh was so that wouldn't add up then So does Quant actually go off and deal with the others in the Manwha or does he just stand their in awe of Baam and somewhat arrogantly as he waits to fight Endorsi? |
KaguyachinchinMay 27, 2020 11:28 PM
| Meh episode. It was just all over the place. Bam is so annoying. Like, he seems to have the emotional range of a tea-spoon and has no personality whatsoever. And Hoh's suicide scene lacked any kind of impact for me. How do they expect me to care about an underdeveloped character who spouts his sad backstory for a few seconds before dying. All of the fights were very underwhelming except for the one with Hatz, the only one I felt for anything in this episode. The Ranker's character is lame and Endorsi's scenes and dialogues are cringy. The story and twists have been interesting so far but the execution is bad. |
  I want to know what it is, this 'sin' they say I've committed. |
BLOODRipper said: Mayo-13 said: And Hoh's suicide scene lacked any kind of impact for me. How do they expect me to care about an underdeveloped character who spouts his sad backstory for a few seconds before dying. Nobody is supposed to care, at least I didn't care when I first read the webtoon. It isn't an emotional scene, it just sets the tone of the tower where weak people gets stomped by the strong. The whole episode was based on this theme and strategy weak must use in order to succeed(underhand methods/betrayals). And there is Bam who doesn't accept this reality. So he'll understand this in a hard way, this was the first blow but not the last. But a scene like that was supposed to have an impact. It was all set-up to be like that and people were sad judging by the forum posts, but it just failed for me. |
I want to know what it is, this 'sin' they say I've committed. |
| Second time I see Rachel being used as "damsel in distress" material in order to make Bam move his passive persona. Is this how things will be every time the kid needs an inch of character development? Another poorly executed episode. A fair amount of events occurred yet the studio ended up rushing the pacing of most of them, leaving little-to-no impact in the process. Truth be told, I appreciate that the comedy was toned down (just a bit tho) in order to emphasize the tension between scenes but with such fast pacing, it didn't really help much in the end. At this point, Kevin Penkin's OST is the only good thing about this show I look forward to every week. Team B's teamwork was a total mess with so many traitors between their lines yet they managed to defeat the so called Ranker dude via Endorsi alone. Honestly was expecting something more demanding from him in this trial but no. He ended up losing in a rather pathetic way, I must say. Hoh's death felt rather underwhelming as well. They tried to add more characterization in his last moments in order to make his character feel more tragic but it didn't work. By the way, maybe I missed something but if Bam was such a threat to him, wouldn't have been smarter to go directly after him considering how naive he is? Anyways, now the thing I wonder is if it was Khun the one who sent him the letter... Now regarding Bam, I can't help but get frustrated every time with how passive and naive he is. In previous episodes, he almost obliterate Hwaryun for attacking his beloved Rachel but now that she got stabbed in a quite dangerous place, he cares more about Hoh and the fact that he never considered him as a friend. Seriously, this kid can be awfully exasperating sometimes and seeing his character developing at the speed of a turtle doesn't help in the slightest. And of course he would learn and master the Ranker's technique he only saw once. I should have seen that coming but well. |
| Kind of a weird episode with a lot of changes from the source material. Although it ended the same, I don't think it made as much sense here. Well, the only issue I had is that I feel like Quant got downplayed here... actually he even kinda felt like a different character, but other than that it was a fine episode. Also, where's the "she got dumped"? xD |
Veldin461May 28, 2020 1:37 AM
quite a few things happened this episode. Khun sure missed a lot when he was sleeping. Really sucks that Hoh died. I liked him. But I'm glad that B won. His face when he realized he was embarrassed again. Endorsi is so awesome. Hopefully Bam has decided what he wants now and becomes a bit less insecure. |
024May 28, 2020 7:41 AM
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| It was a good episode. Anime started to turn into a darker thing. I expected Bam will go rage mode after seeing Rachel like that but he didn't. I think that's a good thing, creators wanted to do something different but honestly Bam needs to show some determination. He could have saved both of them if he were more quick-thinker. Also I don't get why is he holding back either, he is not traumatized with his abilities or something like Mob. It's about being naive, I guess. |
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BreadSmith said: The series is very good and ik in the webtoon at this stage hes super soft but holy shit they made him such a softy its unbearable to watch. Like alot of anime protagnoists. |
cjmaddux said: Every one complaining about everything cut... Of course dialogue was cut. It is an anime adaptation. If we want more webtoon anime, this has to succeed. And in order to succeed it has to hold the attention of the "anime only" fans. TOG is super dialogue heavy. If they include every line we would still be watching the first fight on 1st floor. Everyone has to accept, just like a book to movie adaptation, that lines will get cut for pacing, drama, and action. They are doing a great job. If you want a more fleshed out and in depth story, go to the manwha. Just line LN adaptations, the print form will always give you "more". Chill. Yes they cut dialog but in this case that not the issue. Whole scenes were changed that would normally create tension. But as they had not created the tension it roomed impact. They also need to work on the making of better fight ToG has many unique fights but so far the fights have been So-So. 13 episodes really was not enough time to complete what was necessary for season one, as well to amp up the excitement with epic moments. They were just not able to do both. |
TrisEverdeen said: I quite enjoyed this ep, even though as a non-manwha reader it continually is obvious that the pacing is all very over the place. That's basically the forums in a nutshell - that the anime is a disappointment to the source material. It seems like a very developed world, but tragically crammed into a short season; it'd be nice if it was a longer anime (i.e. Like Black Clover?), but I guess it'd never fly budget wise (thanks Crunchy Roll). Also art would take such a heavy hit. I feel no remorse for Hoh. It's a dog eat dog world as Endorsi already knows, and he definitely got the short end of the stick but from the very beginning they already showed his true colours. Samurai guy did the same thing; tried to offer a grain of alliance (after historically being a closed off arse), only to get betrayed. I'm curious if Endorsi is still considered a traitor at this point, since her team's all over the place. After all she did manage to capture the badge as promised. Seems like Baam has made enemies with the Test Administrators and powerless. Poor kid. Baam, don't you know? Tests are almost always a scam. cough AP looking at you. Short_Circut said: ye he gave Bam a nice shoulder tap and then he could move again. Even if the shoulder tap didn't do anything per se, the time that Bam was paralyzed was far less than the time Hoh was so that wouldn't add up then So does Quant actually go off and deal with the others in the Manwha or does he just stand their in awe of Baam and somewhat arrogantly as he waits to fight Endorsi? You know the spear guys that where with Hatz. After they run and get beat. The capture Serena. So they are also at the confirmation with the quant bam hon and rachel. Quant goes to deal with them. Quant also can't get to Hon/Rachel because it in a safe zone for the regulars in the test. |
| Best episode so far, im not gonna lie. Quant really like a fool here, by get easily fall into double trap there and before, is he really a Ranker? Still, Yoru always do shit, and the suicidal was unnecessary. The best scenes here only when TRex searching his buddy without any hesitations to watch the TV. |
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kavehym said: Shadzzo said: Man i will be honest. The writing and character interactions are one of the worst from the popular series. Its worse than many seasonal trash anime that keeps airing every season. Everything just happens. We get a small pill sized character background for a character and thats it. No world building. No character development. Bad animation. God I was planning to rate this a 7 at some point but it keeps getting worse and worse... All characters' backgrounds given in this episode justified characters' actions. Take the example of Ho into consideration, one can understand from his background that he lacked the power to protect his friends, and because of this, he became jealous of Bam who had inherent talent. "We get a small pill sized character background for a character and thats it" Sorry but showing few still images doesn't make me sympathize to the character. I didn't get the feeling to care about any of them |
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