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Niello said: CatSoul said: Amethyst 33 and Amethyst 84? Have the other ones wound up on the Moon? How many Amethyst are there exactly? http://www.quartzpage.de/crs_twins.html#japan Ah. Should've known it was some smart people shit/done some research. Would've been cool if there were 84+ of them though. |
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venn2009 said: This show is just a delight to watch. I nearly passed it over, but am glad that I changed my mind. Phos is such a fun trouble maker to look at, lol. Her antics so far were rather fun and amusing. Unfortunately, sometimes the hard dose of reality can be very difficult to swallow, as shown in this episode. Poor Phos, I feel sorry for her. Bort should stop being so mean, since this was her first battle anyway. What do you expect from someone who can't even properly lift a sword? Only thing she got is her new shiny legs with supah-speed. Maybe she should have paired up with Sanic teh Hedgehog, to learn the way of teh speed of sound, LOL (I'm just joking). I don't blame Bort, Phos could run and alerting someone. |
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Burguburu said: venn2009 said: This show is just a delight to watch. I nearly passed it over, but am glad that I changed my mind. Phos is such a fun trouble maker to look at, lol. Her antics so far were rather fun and amusing. Unfortunately, sometimes the hard dose of reality can be very difficult to swallow, as shown in this episode. Poor Phos, I feel sorry for her. Bort should stop being so mean, since this was her first battle anyway. What do you expect from someone who can't even properly lift a sword? Only thing she got is her new shiny legs with supah-speed. Maybe she should have paired up with Sanic teh Hedgehog, to learn the way of teh speed of sound, LOL (I'm just joking). I don't blame Bort, Phos could run and alerting someone. Phos was so tired they couldn't. They have no stamina, and they were already on the ground there because they were exhausted. |
| Actually amazing episode. Glad the pacing has settled, we get a lot of great stuff per episode and it flows really well. Enjoying this series more with each episode. |
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| this show is exactly what i was searching for it has the fantasy and worldbuilding elements to top it off it has stunning art after made in abyss ended it left a hole this seems to quench my thirst...........and its Seinen and lately thats the only genre ive been watching these days |
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| Oh boy, we get to see Phos be helpless... AGAIN. This is seriously getting old. I'm at least glad that they're not trying to hide the ecchi intentions behind the character designs anymore, but that doesn't make me feel any more comfortable looking at them. ocrybabyo said: The cinematography in this show is so good nnnnnnnnnn This is the only thing keeping me around at this point, sadly. That and my foolish desire to be able to discuss this show when my local anime con rolls around xP |
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| Love this show so far! It keeps getting better and better! |
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peetza said: Oh boy, we get to see Phos be helpless... AGAIN. This is seriously getting old. I'm at least glad that they're not trying to hide the ecchi intentions behind the character designs anymore, but that doesn't make me feel any more comfortable looking at them. ocrybabyo said: The cinematography in this show is so good nnnnnnnnnn This is the only thing keeping me around at this point, sadly. That and my foolish desire to be able to discuss this show when my local anime con rolls around xP What? The character designs aren't "ecchi." They're stylized, beyond the feminine hair they're androgynous, but I wouldn't call that "ecchi." There are definitely some ecchi scenes, but I think the designs themselves are fine. They're meant to be a bit uncanny valley since they're not really human. Obviously they don't need squishy bits since they don't reproduce sexually, and they only even wear clothes and put on the fake powder "skin" because they were taught to. I find all that interesting rather than sexual. |
sorathecrow said: What? The character designs aren't "ecchi." They're stylized, beyond the feminine hair they're androgynous, but I wouldn't call that "ecchi." There are definitely some ecchi scenes, but I think the designs themselves are fine. They're meant to be a bit uncanny valley since they're not really human. Obviously they don't need squishy bits since they don't reproduce sexually, and they only even wear clothes and put on the fake powder "skin" because they were taught to. I find all that interesting rather than sexual. To be clear, I don't necessarily mean this is an ecchi show, but that the designs seem to be tailored to an audience with certain ecchi tastes. The flat chest, it makes sense. You don't need mammaries if you don't reproduce and nurse. That then begs the question, why do they have ridiculous bubble butts, with cheeks and all? That just tells me the creator knew exactly what kind of loli fans they were going to draw in with designs like these. I don't think I need to mention all the times they put the focus square on characters' butts to illustrate my point. I'm sure this is tied to the backstory of what happened to humans, but it also bugs me that these totally alien creatures would assume a human shape. What's so advantageous about this form compared to literally anything else? The same logical issue makes me wonder why they would bother wearing clothes if they don't have private parts, other than that it's a remnant of human society. The thing is, Phos has done a really terrible job of giving me someone to root for and identify with to keep me interested at all in the mystery of the setting. Edit: To further the loli notion, I haven't felt this uncomfortable watching an anime since Eromanga Sensei, although this has much more merit to it. |
MrLegitimacyJan 22, 2018 3:38 AM
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| Wow, this was the best episode so far. |
| Two things in this episode really pissed me off. 1. Phos supposedly can barely lift the lightest blade they have, and we do see her struggle to lift one. But then the next time we see her she is laid in bed just casually holding one up. Then throughout the rest of the episode she carries one like it's no big deal at all. 2. The Amethyst twins manage to rip through the lunarian easily but then they just stand there gawking and die pathetically when faced with some stupid tentacles. |
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Areku2021 said: Bobby2Hands said: Watching Sensei carefully, it appears he has at least limited control over mass and/or gravity (for example, when he was slowly walking toward Phos in ep 5 and causing disproportionate damage in the process). That scene seemed to be a test of Phos' strength: if she could lift the artificially massive blade, great she's ready to start training; if not, she isn't ready and he can discourage her pestering with "you couldn't even lift the lightest blade".1. Phos supposedly can barely lift the lightest blade they have, and we do see her struggle to lift one. But then the next time we see her she is laid in bed just casually holding one up. Then throughout the rest of the episode she carries one like it's no big deal at all. So you are trying to tell me that Phos has lived 300 years and wants to fight but she has never picked up a blade before this scene? And then later when she is able to pick up a blade it's not like she is surprised or realizes that sensei was tricking her. It's just never explained. One moment she can't pick up a blade then the next scene she can and nobody even questions it. |
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Areku2021 said: Read my edit, I added more information. Also, presumably this is something Sensei did for everyone else; if so, it makes sense that none of them would make a big deal of it. Also, Phos is kind of an idiot who might not notice this discrepancy, plus she explicitly has some memory loss. Showing Phos hold a blade in episode 1 only compounds the problem. That would mean that Phos knows for sure that she is strong enough to throw a sword. So why doesn't she question it when she suddenly can't pick one up? |
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| lol Phos is so helpless in battle after being so excited from joining the fight finally, she is just shock |
| Seriously loving this show so far. Great action here, really hope the Amethyst twins are okay! Plus I love how every character is unique with their own quirks! |
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| Oh damn that ending :/ I actually started to like those monotone twins :| I wonder if they can "repair" them.... well let's see what's next. |
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| Phos froze in fear again. Not too surprising considering how new a lot of this must be for her. |
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| Damn, Phos was so shocked they couldn't move at all... :/ I hope the twins can be put back together... but they seem to be dust now :( Seems like the Lunarians now use their own siblings against them, seeing how those spikes were made out of sapphire or something similar :S |
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| Dat head. 3000 years old? Dia booty wiggle. LMAO at Phos body cracking after landing on the rock. Teams of 3 make it hard to communicate. lol at Sensei's face when Phos said Ningen. Twins? Danger is here. Look behind you! Dat ending. |
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| Why does Phos get blamed for everything? Wasn't even Phos's fault, Amethyst was like "Oh this is probably one of those enemies where something is going to come out" and then just stood there for like 5 minutes before getting crushed to bits. Kind of annoying that they decided to just talk to Phos in the middle of battle instead of staying on their toes. |
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| NUUUUUUUU, I liked the Amethyst Twins Q____Q I hope they come back D; if not, imma be sad :( Phos was scared shitless, she couldn't even run :( How disappointing. But it is her first encounter. Sometimes you need a harsh reality to snap you into place. Maybe she'll do better next time or find something that's more suitable for her I wonder if Sensei is a human. Perhaps an evolved form of one, since he seems to be a monk and all? He definitely reacted to the word human after Phos mentioned it, so :3 |
| Phos need to get serious: she wasn't ready for a battle, ended up exhausted after one day of work and couldn't even move when in danger (even if she was extremely tired). The way the twins were captured was so dumb, they stood up just in range of the enemy (knowing there could be more unexpected enemies) and... they got bodied afterwards. On a funny note, I knew it: their butts were totally intentional. +1 |
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| Why the hell is Bort blaming Phos? Did she really think that Phos can actually help Amethyst... |
| this show is one despair after another |
| There is like 2 weeks delay in my recent reading list I randomly bought discount/second hand manga with cute/mysterious cover.  Use Personal Blacklist extension in Chrome if you just want to Google for a series synopsis, without google slapping MAL score in it. 3/1 |
| This discussion is full of useless gender assumptions. Also someone (I dare not call a retard) discovering ecchi out of the blue. Somehow I think Phos' suffering this time around is more traumatizing as the victim is not his 'useless' self but somebody else. Also reality check. It requires a battle veteran to face a fearsome Lunarian attack, or even strong agate legs might turn into jelly... The twin gems speak in a peculiar manner. Are they following particular dialects, or they just talk sluggishly? I hope they'll be alright. Yellow Diamond is just another likable character added to the bag:) After finishing the anime, as there is no news of a 2nd season, I'll definitely continue with the manga to see where everything goes! |
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| So Yellow is already 3600 years old, the oldest gem they have right now. Lmao that Diamond butt wiggle;  I like how Obsidian is their swordsmith Amethyst's getting destroyed, they were a bit too confident, surprised Bortz got psised at Phos, seeing as Phos is known for not being able to fight. Also Master seems really strong, I can only assume he has some sort of limitation or otherwise he'd just be blasting away all the Lunarians when needed. I wanna learn so much more about this world :D |
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| Holy Shit I think this is like top 5 episodes of anime ive seen this year. GREATNESS!! |
| This episode is the goat. The twins also!! |
| Every episode keeps exceeding my expectations, this truly is a remarkable anime. |
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| Poor little Amethyst 33 and Amethyst 84. It was a heartbreaking moment when they were crushed like that. |
SerafosJan 13, 5:05 AM
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| Aww FRICK no... not amethyst man. We just met her, or them, and they’re so cool but now they’re in pieces. Please fix em up you quack doc |
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| I thought those were gonna be somewhat average. I didn't expect those legs to be so fast lol. But woah, the colors this episode were truly something else |
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| Damn that ending, I felt how helpless Phos was. She probably wanted to do something but the shock kept her like that. But thanks to Bort they're still alive (hopefully). Sensei's power are something else. |
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| Yellow Diamond is like the senpai of senpai for being the oldest one there, over 3000+ years old, damn! Over 10 times older than little Phosphophyllite. This is the moment Phosphophyllite has been waiting for, permission to join the battle or at least a patrol team. Amethyst's twin replication is a really convenient way to carry out her duty, especially with the newbie on tow. Alas, even they can't match the barbarity of the Lunarians especially now equipped with a weapon formed from their fellow gems, Sapphire. Phos might be hella quick and fast now, but she is incapable of direct combat for now, and definitely does not have a tempered combat perception and will as can be seen with her being petrified. Interesting how Sensei reacted the way he did upon hearing Phos said the word 'humans', on that note, is Sensei himself a human? Nope, I doubt it. Then, if he isn't a human is he a gem? |
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Really interesting show, with great visuals and music. Despite its positives, I'm not enjoying it. We are already at the halfway point, so it's safe to say I'm not going to enjoy the second half. I am going to be dropping the series here.  |
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| Man, this is so good. Can't believe I've left this anime so late. |
| Yellow nii-sama~ Though anyways i guess that's what it means when they say don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong to. Phos shouldn't have insisted doing something that tall of a task right off the bat, got traumatized as a result. Hoping better for those twins though. |
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| I love it when this gets messed up all of a sudden. Poor Phos could only watch. |
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| That being said, I think it was good needed episode that focused more on the main character phos becoming stronger and happy that she get to do something and people maybe believing she has some potential. After ep5 emotional crushing episode. |
The series is really growing on me. It being only about 13 episodes is a sad sight because I'm already half way to the end. Also. sensei has been sus since the first episode; I just know he's a traitor. And as much as I'm loving the series it seems awfully wild to use some terms in context what world the author is trying to build, I mean occasionally saying words like 'nerves' makes it weird. It kinda falls flat on the world building part if in the end they really turn out to not have human components. I've been seeing more and more of these terms used and for a mystery series, it might make us miss the entire point if they were just errors in dialogue the author forgot to check out. |
JoestarEISH_020Dec 4, 2023 9:12 PM
| Seeing them get crushed up was a lil intense and horrifying. The sensai is hiding something for sure. At first I thought it was like a Powerpuff girls Charlie's angel type situation where he's the leader and lil mysterious. But I think this goes a bit beyond that. |
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