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| boring episode, reminds me of bleach fight scenes with dragged-out dialogues. hopefully next episode will be better. |
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| I loved Nobara's trash talking. Panda is not just a panda, he is the kung fu panda. |
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| It went by so quickly holy but Panda was op with three cores as his heart. Honestly, JJK eps need to be way longer cause it went by so fast. |
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Karsaaa said: It went by so quickly holy but Panda was op with three cores as his heart. Honestly, JJK eps need to be way longer cause it went by so fast. Looking forward to seeing what his bashful sister looks like. |
| Great episode with great action scenes. The animation was great as well. Panda vs Mechamaru didn't disappoint me. Panda is a really funny guy tho. |
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| Stellar animation as usual, as expected of mappa. But dang, the battle have no tension at all despite both side use technique that supposed to be deadly. And the talk feel rather cheap, mechamaru suddenly have a change of heart after talking to a stranger, nevermind the previous eps where the kyoto students have no qualms assassinating fellow student in a supposed friendly match in full view of school staf. Just hope this arc end soon. |
| Baby Panda, Baby Panda! The principal holding him like a new born lol so adorable. Great fight scene once again. Mappa just keeps on delivering with this show. The shot of Maki at the end *chefs kiss* Time for a battle between best girls next week (not you Mai). |
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| Oh yes, the 'you're one with yourself and the world' nature montage that immediately gives someone unaware of it until now mastery of an ability, how could anyone forget about this amazing writing technique. |
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| OMG! hyper HYPE clash battle Panda versus Mechamaru! 5/5!!! |
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| The first part of the episode is quite interesting, but the rest is even more so. The narrative at some point also manages to deceive and make you think almost the defeat of the character of Panda in favor of Mechamaru, so the episode for this is even more engaging. Another episode that confirms how judicious it was to follow this anime evening because so far it has not in the least disappointed expectations if there were any, even if as far as I'm concerned I started it almost by chance. The quality of the drawings and animations is more than good, the characters always manage to entertain, despite the serious context. The narration is excellent as regards the underlying message that he wants to convey through the story of Mechamaru. Observing the figure of Panda at the end of the fight, a little skinned, a doubt came to me: is it a real animal or a puppet? |
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jerryjoonie said: Heger said: I really liked this episode there was so much action. I couldn't understand Itadori's part though. So, why it is lagging exactly? basically, yuuji's body's speed is too much for his cursed energy, so he needs to flow it better, to feel the balance.   Oh I see thanks! One more thing, what was the connection with this punch and the "eye and hand" artist thing he talked about? |
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| That was fun!!! Panda is not a Panda. Next week the girls in action! ♥ |
Omertaskaya said: I'm little bit dissapointed with the Mechamaru vs Panda fight, it could've been better considering previous fights but overall it's a good episode I think. Panda is really an awesome character lol. I mean seriously, Panda was so cool and badass in this episode that surely even Gojou would be feeling the heat after this Lol Shirou you were damn right "Panda is not a Panda". XD |
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| alot of character reveals this episode. toudou being a power bottom was a big surprise. |
| Most boring episode thus far. The whole episode was filled with either braindead or dull, expository dialogues. The fight between Panda and Mechamaru was filled with such dialogues. The author also tried to give backstories to the fighters in the middle of their fight which broke the flow of the fight. The hack of an author tried to make us care about the fighters but did this in a completely uncreative ,read expository and damaging ,read interruptive way imaginable. Speaking of the technical side of this episode now. The animation during the fights was stiff and wasn't fluid enough. The inconsistent character art (during motion) didn't mesh well with the perfectly fine background art. Another thing is that the animators are trying to animate certain scenes in a certain way but falling short of it. One example would be when Panda was swinging his hand from below in the final moments of his fight. It reminded me of the Todoroki fight with Deku, where Todoroki also swinged his arm like that. I wouldn't be complaining about animation if it was always this way but that's not the case. I was pleasantly surprised by the fluid, impactful and properly framed fights during the first few episodes of this season. It started going downhill with the Jogo vs Gojo fight where the impact of the blows was lackluster. The OST choice was simply bad. I won't even talk about that. Overall, this episode added nothing of value to the story besides expositing character backstories to the viewers. |
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| I don't know if I like Toudou or Panda the most in JJK. I mean, I like Gojou too but he's too generic compared to most of the students while Panda, Salmon, Maki and people of the rival school seem much more original than the entire main cast. This arc has been much better than the previous arc so far. Girl fight next week. The preview looked too damn cool. I'm expecting great animation. |
| If you read Eleceed you're automatically my friend. |
| Nice episode. It was a Tekken battle: Panda Vs. Yoshimitsu |
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| Panda is not a panda. The past few episodes really made me like Toudou more and how he's training Itadori as they fight is great. Damn, Panda is cool as fuck. Shame we didn't get to see the sister mode, I hope his cores can recover. Looks like Maki vs Miwa will be great, looking forward to it. |
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| baby panda was cute. gorilla panda was not but still badass |
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| It's so entertaining to watch Panda vs Mechamaru fight! MAPPA is always giving us this good treats |
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| Toudou has become a much more enjoyable character these past few episodes Also PANDA IS FUCKING AWESOME |
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| Holy shit, the action in this episode. Panda is poggers though. |
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| Toudou's explanation about how cursed energy works sure was impressive in scope. Despite his teacher he actually makes a good teacher when he has the right student. Hmm so panda was actually a cursed doll huh. In a way he and Mechamaru are pretty similar. Panda unleashed though sure was blistery fast. Hmm while tragic at least mecha's controller was gifted with a weapon that can fight several times harder than a normal human to compensate. Though being born with such a frail body is itself a tragedy. So Panda actually has three cores that work in syn then. But Gorilla mode sure had quite the form being a panda gorilla hybrid. That fight though sure was closely fought one but its nice that panda was able to win. Looks like the next fight will be Maki vs Miwa. Overall a pretty action packed ep with the fight between Panda and Mechamaru being the highlight. Its interesting how both are so similar to each other and yet have learnt so many different things in their interactions with their fellows. |
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| Very informative episode about panda and mechamaru. And ofc can't overlook dat animation and soundtrack cause goddamn! |
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| Obligatory double side character backstory during their fight. Was pretty cool but I have no investment in either of these characters so it was basically just cool fight with some cheesy, wholesome lines from Panda at the end. |
I was thinking the same exact thing lol, didn't realize he was in this anime until now |
Alpha_Druid said: Most boring episode thus far. The whole episode was filled with either braindead or dull, expository dialogues. The fight between Panda and Mechamaru was filled with such dialogues. The author also tried to give backstories to the fighters in the middle of their fight which broke the flow of the fight. The hack of an author tried to make us care about the fighters but did this in a completely uncreative ,read expository and damaging ,read interruptive way imaginable. Speaking of the technical side of this episode now. The animation during the fights was stiff and wasn't fluid enough. The inconsistent character art (during motion) didn't mesh well with the perfectly fine background art. Another thing is that the animators are trying to animate certain scenes in a certain way but falling short of it. One example would be when Panda was swinging his hand from below in the final moments of his fight. It reminded me of the Todoroki fight with Deku, where Todoroki also swinged his arm like that. I wouldn't be complaining about animation if it was always this way but that's not the case. I was pleasantly surprised by the fluid, impactful and properly framed fights during the first few episodes of this season. It started going downhill with the Jogo vs Gojo fight where the impact of the blows was lackluster. The OST choice was simply bad. I won't even talk about that. Overall, this episode added nothing of value to the story besides expositing character backstories to the viewers. Ehh least we got a full fight this episode. Yuji didn't learn an ability though. What are you talking about there? Plus, you're asking a 1 episode fight between 2 side characters to match the standards of a fight between 2 main characters built up over several episodes and animated by the GOAT Yutapon himself? That's pretty harsh. Which of the earlier fights do you think had the best choregraphy? I think Todou vs Yuji has the best. They actually have a back-and-fort Also how would you do the fight without the important exposition like Mechamaru's heavenly pact or Panda's 3 cores? |
| I'll make this a habit. I'm gonna post comments on every JJK ep since why not? This ep came by too fast! Whooo~ I love the emotions there. Todou and Yuuji being foes but bros and Mecha and Panda having the "oh, we are not human, but we are very humanly and thats what makes us beautiful" conversation. I love it. I love the feelings, emotions, the ideas presented in this episode! I love the symbolism and the hardships. Fights are always top tier! Not a single dull moment! I love how Panda is not a Panda, and I love Mecha being a human but not as well. Looking forward to girl's fight~~ |
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Heger said: jerryjoonie said: basically, yuuji's body's speed is too much for his cursed energy, so he needs to flow it better, to feel the balance. Oh I see thanks! One more thing, what was the connection with this punch and the "eye and hand" artist thing he talked about? Basically people with "good eye and hand" are better in learning than people with just "good hand". That's why Todou was complimenting how Yuuji fighting ability improved during their fight. |
| Manga recommendation: - Spy x Family (Ch.107/? - biweekly) | Sakamoto Days (Ch.190/? - weekly) - MARRIAGETOXIN (Ch.108/? - weekly) | Machi and Oboro (Ch.15/? - biweekly) - Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (Ch.78/? - biweekly) - You and I Are Polar Opposites (Ch.64/? - biweekly) Anime recommendation: - Deca-Dence (Finished) | Wave, Listen to Me! (Finished) - If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (Finished) - Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (Finished) |
Tirihas said: Alpha_Druid said: Most boring episode thus far. The whole episode was filled with either braindead or dull, expository dialogues. The fight between Panda and Mechamaru was filled with such dialogues. The author also tried to give backstories to the fighters in the middle of their fight which broke the flow of the fight. The hack of an author tried to make us care about the fighters but did this in a completely uncreative ,read expository and damaging ,read interruptive way imaginable. Speaking of the technical side of this episode now. The animation during the fights was stiff and wasn't fluid enough. The inconsistent character art (during motion) didn't mesh well with the perfectly fine background art. Another thing is that the animators are trying to animate certain scenes in a certain way but falling short of it. One example would be when Panda was swinging his hand from below in the final moments of his fight. It reminded me of the Todoroki fight with Deku, where Todoroki also swinged his arm like that. I wouldn't be complaining about animation if it was always this way but that's not the case. I was pleasantly surprised by the fluid, impactful and properly framed fights during the first few episodes of this season. It started going downhill with the Jogo vs Gojo fight where the impact of the blows was lackluster. The OST choice was simply bad. I won't even talk about that. Overall, this episode added nothing of value to the story besides expositing character backstories to the viewers. Ehh least we got a full fight this episode. Yuji didn't learn an ability though. What are you talking about there? Plus, you're asking a 1 episode fight between 2 side characters to match the standards of a fight between 2 main characters built up over several episodes and animated by the GOAT Yutapon himself? That's pretty harsh. Which of the earlier fights do you think had the best choregraphy? I think Todou vs Yuji has the best. They actually have a back-and-fort Also how would you do the fight without the important exposition like Mechamaru's heavenly pact or Panda's 3 cores? I said nothing of Yuji fight though. Maybe you're confusing my post for someone else's. When I mentioned the Todoroki fight I was strictly speaking about the animation and very specifically a single cut of animation as an example. It's just that watching the Mechamaru vs Panda fight I was reminded of many such similar cuts which had way more impact, of course I'm talking in terms of how it's animated. I can't control my subconscious, now can I? The first few episodes upto the Cursed Womb fight had very fluid and satisfying animation. Examples would be, Sukuna vs Gojou, Sukuna vs Cursed Womb, Itadori vs Cursed Womb. Even Jogo burning people was animated skilfully. The Gojou vs Jogo fight still was good but the blows felt less impactful and the animation wasn't as fluid. In terms of choreography, I think the short spar between Gojou and Sukuna was the best. One approach to minimize exposition, would be to showcase their basic abilities and capabilities on small fry curses beforehand, like Panda being able to manipulate his cursed energy concentration, for example. Also, don't show an origin backstory during a fight since it will be conflicting with the fight itself. Flashbacks/Dialogue which show motivation to a character's action directly aren't a problem though. Like Mechamaru's reasoning for hating cursed objects. General things like 'there are cores in cursed objects' for example should be mentioned separately from the fight not during or just before a fight. So doing these, much of the explanation required is already removed and the fight becomes more streamlined. Exposition in itself isn't bad. How it is handled is the issue. Mechamaru's exposition was handled fine. Panda's could've been better. |
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| Wait, isn't what Todou trying to say is let the curse energy not channel from limbs to limbs, but straight from the limb that's needed. Sound awfully similar to something a white-haired alien ape would say... Panda wa, Panda ja nai! Panda's fight with Mechamaru was flashy alright, not as badass as Itadori's fight with Todou, but still enjoyable nevertheless. And in addition to the fight, there's the backstory for Mechamaru and his desire to have a normal body. What's up with all these back stories being shown so much earlier on? |
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Alpha_Druid said: [ I said nothing of Yuji fight though. Maybe you're confusing my post for someone else's. When I mentioned the Todoroki fight I was strictly speaking about the animation and very specifically a single cut of animation as an example. It's just that watching the Mechamaru vs Panda fight I was reminded of many such similar cuts which had way more impact, of course I'm talking in terms of how it's animated. I can't control my subconscious, now can I? The first few episodes upto the Cursed Womb fight had very fluid and satisfying animation. Examples would be, Sukuna vs Gojou, Sukuna vs Cursed Womb, Itadori vs Cursed Womb. Even Jogo burning people was animated skilfully. The Gojou vs Jogo fight still was good but the blows felt less impactful and the animation wasn't as fluid. In terms of choreography, I think the short spar between Gojou and Sukuna was the best. One approach to minimize exposition, would be to showcase their basic abilities and capabilities on small fry curses beforehand, like Panda being able to manipulate his cursed energy concentration, for example. Also, don't show an origin backstory during a fight since it will be conflicting with the fight itself. Flashbacks/Dialogue which show motivation to a character's action directly aren't a problem though. Like Mechamaru's reasoning for hating cursed objects. General things like 'there are cores in cursed objects' for example should be mentioned separately from the fight not during or just before a fight. So doing these, much of the explanation required is already removed and the fight becomes more streamlined. Exposition in itself isn't bad. How it is handled is the issue. Mechamaru's exposition was handled fine. Panda's could've been better. Ah sorry I combined your post and @Kosmonaut 's in my head somehow. Hmmm I get what you mean. Maybe the animation feels less impactful because the fights are taking full episodes now? You would have preferred if we found out about the cores when Yuji was facing the puppets or something. Before we learned about a mutation like Panda. Got it. About the backstory and bluff, personally I didn't mind them. I think the backstory worked to show how Panda was raised like a human but isolated and different. It makes his words at the end to Mechamaru feel more meaningful. I also really liked the punch rush transition to the present. So I feel it flowed well. I think the bluff works cause like Panda said, he was doing CE manipulation the entire time to hide he had 3 cores. Rather than suddenly developing something new, it shows something he was doing the whole time. But at the end of the day it's subjective. Thanks for the response |
| Not a fan of these last two episodes, but this one was better than the last. Panda and Mechamaru are interesting characters. |
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Heger said: jerryjoonie said: basically, yuuji's body's speed is too much for his cursed energy, so he needs to flow it better, to feel the balance. Oh I see thanks! One more thing, what was the connection with this punch and the "eye and hand" artist thing he talked about? For me, it seems like Todo was talking about PERCEPTIVE fighters ("artists"), who learn fast and change their style according to the circumstances. Like how Yuuji now is devouring Todou by intercepting his blows with sth unexpected, sth new (for eg, vertical jab). Itadori also quickly grasped the idea of balancing cursed energy and fighting with his own body, soul and mind at the same time. On the other hand, those who only has "hands" (no pun intended) aren't as flexible or quick at learning new stuff. They tend to get stuck on same place, not improving vastly. |
| Oh shit PANDA is not a panda!! Also, I feel bad for mechamaru real body. He seems nice. |
| "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." |
| I was expecting just a bit more from panda but this was nb. |
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| I just finally watched the new opening. It looks like Todou becomes a curse. Are the teachers even paying attention? They're not even thinking the competition. |
dragynfaerieJan 30, 2021 3:18 PM
| Reading this thread made me think if I'm watching the same anime as you guys are. I can't stand those students from another school, the muscled guy is annoying, Jesus Christ. Just wanted to see the old and good people vs curses. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
| For manga readers, how much away are we from the end? Why the last 2 episodes have less actual episode in them? is it closing in ? |
Nefelupitou said: Reading this thread made me think if I'm watching the same anime as you guys are. I can't stand those students from another school, the muscled guy is annoying, Jesus Christ. Just wanted to see the old and good people vs curses. Nefelupitou said: Reading this thread made me think if I'm watching the same anime as you guys are. I can't stand those students from another school, the muscled guy is annoying, Jesus Christ. Just wanted to see the old and good people vs curses. Don't worry. I'm with you. I would've preferred to have some interesting setting and plot for character development of our main cast as a team or something but whatever. |
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| Todou & Itadori scenes are amazing!!!! And Panda’s Gorilla Mode is kinda sick, that was epic! Mechamaru poor boy. Matsuoka Yoshitsugu is a god. I love the voice work!! The ED always makes me shed a few tears. There’s something so subtle about Yuuji just watching over them. I’m anime-only and I dk why but it definitely doesn’t bode well (;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`) |
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fuck_my_life_707 said: That was one hella boring episode. I still don't understand what's so great about Jujutsu Kaisen.  16 episodes deep and you're still here. Must be something that you find great about it to continue watching and coming to these threads. |
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| Yep the Panda vs Mechamaru is fight, although a bit downgraded, it is still fine. Nice knowing that Panda has 3 cores, which is really OP if you ask me. And nice props for him protecting Nobara from Mecha's blast. And it is sad that Mechamaru is actually a crippled man possessing a robot as his very existence, looks like Panda defeated him proud. Although we didn't get to come back from Maki v Miwa, we did see a glimpse at the very end. And Todo teaching Yuuji before their real fight is awesome! |
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