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| Tendo's playing a zombie game, and Kencho's having camping BBQ right smack on the roof of the Tokyo Metropolitan. Nice. More than Tendo not being able to get a girlfriend, a zombie farting is hilarious as heck that came out of nowhere. Tendo shares his Bucket List to Kencho, and he wants to add his into the list, making him come along for the ride. Kencho's dream on wanting to become a stand-up comedian, he always liked comedy and wanted to become one, though a rogue tanker coming straight at them is bad news. And what Tendo did, is to drive underground while making an explosive comeback. Surely, getting a TV is good and all, but finding more survivors is something that they did not chance to, and the underground mall becomes a makeshift mixer of sorts with the Reika, Maki and Yukari being flight attendants. Another bucket list done, though not for long because of zombies banging down the door. And Tendo tries his luck on Yukari to only fail, though Kencho does it easy with Maki, the former now pushes his luck with alcohol, and it ended badly for him having a hangover. Maybe this could be Tendo's redemption... The old man becoming a zombie while both Kencho and Maki are doing the deed, and Tendo finds himself being concerned by Yukari, who already has a boyfriend but was missing in the fiasco. And within a short moment, the infected become zombies, though both Tendo and Yukari are not spared from their old and exploitative jobs that harness dreams, to now zombies. Just when Tendo was making a really good connection with Yukari, it all has to come down to a zombie attack that ended dreams, and for the aspiring flight attendant, Yukari's life went down in a horrific way. With the 8K TV acquired, Tendo now has a dream to live by: the childhood dream. Genuine connections maketh the person, and Tendo is one contender. |
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| Good episode, but that's just depressing... |
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| It's not THAT deep but still hits quite hard. Good balance of action - comedy - seinen. I miss the smart girl. |
| I hate everyone equally |
| Also, for those talking about the comedy beats in this episode or comedic ebbs and flows in the series in general, I'll just say that...yeah. Comedy - scripted comedy, that is, in any series, with this one being no exception, rarely makes me laugh (I find random unintentional things more humorous). And horror rarely scares me. Yet I'm still enjoying it for the story. |
| I suspected that these three girls would not live long when I first saw them in the episode, but I did not think that the author would kill them in such a grotesquely dark way. This show is becoming more and more like Western zombie movies and games in tone and atmosphere. |
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| Damn Akira fails to have his cherry popped. Kencho had a great time though. Still not the time for the big titied samurai girl yet? She'll show up next week right? Right??? |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| I feel bad for the girl's. kencho cared a bit too little about the fact the girl he fked gets her face bitten off and instead kinda brushes it off. |
| I seriously don't understand how this anime can be enjoyed without turning your brain into an 8 yo's before watching it. The MCs literally met people alive after a while, probably the first ones Kencho has seen, they try to hit on them while a bunch of zombies are in the outside yelling and hitting the wall. Kencho fucks with one of them and completely loses interest in what happens to her after that. The MC also tries to hit on them, talks with one of them (A person that is actually worried about the situation) and seems like he starts to rethink things (a second time now), and I'm pretty sure that in the next episode he will still give a shit about the whole zombie apocalypse. I'm not saying that they should have saved them, but IDK at least care about the situation, the MC did something coherent for once, but it was too late. The comedy in this show trying to mix with drama is… Honestly dogshit, you can't really be serious while you see that 2 people fucked one of them gets her face eaten and turns into a zombie in front of you and the next thing you say is "I found a big TV". |
AlvaritoterreosAug 1, 2023 9:53 AM
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| TVs over air hostesses in a zombie apocalypse any day of the week. |
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| So sad that they killed the waifus :( Had I been in the shoes of that panicky dumbass, I would've told em "ok guys who's bashing my skull cause I'm bitten" rather than get those 3 beauties killed... |
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| The moment they realized they were.... WINING AND DINING xD This episode also made me wonder how many people they meet might not be around at the end of the episode. Kind of sad, but guess what? They found a wide screen tv tho!! Those two parts I laughed pretty good at. |
| Eh, I'd say this was likely the weakest episode. I'm hoping this show doesn't follow the formula of everyone they meet will become a zombie, except for the main group. At least Ken is still a bro to Akira getting the TV. But I think these deaths really hit Akira differently. I think he's beginning to realize the weight of what's going on around him. |
takkun_Aug 1, 2023 8:23 PM
| Those flight attendant chicks were the true definition of "fodder characters". Well, at least my boy Kencho could score with one of them. And of course the zombies conveniently disappeared the moment the MCs needed to leave the store 😒 Not to mention the girls never closing the store shutters all the way in the first place... 3/5 episode. The mix between seriousness/tragedy and comedy was lame asf. |
| Probably the best episode so far. I wish they would've kept the girls around longer, it would have been nice to see a longer developed relationship between Akira and Yukari. I really like Ken as a character as well. This and Dark Gathering have been the most interesting seasonals for me so far. |
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| One thing I really appreciate about this show is how well it manages to balance lighthearted fun and tragedy without a single thing feeling out of place. The overall narrative is fairly upbeat because of the attitude of the protagonist, but it's constantly being contrasted by the people he meets. Other characters are there to remind both the viewer and Akira himself that his hedonistic outlook on the situation is in fact quite unusual, but that mindset of his is also able to bring joy and hope to those despaired by the circumstances – every character interaction so far has been give-and-take, which allows for intriguing, genuine and heartfelt development. Anyway, this shot of Akira is all I need to describe my experience with this show so far. |
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| I think some people here in the comments are taking this series too seriously. This is supposed to be a dark comedy, social commentary about work life in Japan. Not a true survicors story, thats just the framework and context. RIP for the new characters. That was really brief, I expected them to hang around just a bit longer. Kenchou is literally a chad. Took him less than an hour to get laid with the curviest flight attendant. And Akira, yeah, he's your typical hervibore self insert. Probably would die a virgin but luckily for him there are few men left. I mean who the hell starts a conversation with a "do you have a boyfriend?" |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| I don't think we should expect impactful emotional depth from this, it's very much surface level on that aspect but if it's not gunning for that in the first place and delivers on others what's not to like It fundamentally cannot be a masterpiece this way but it can be enjoyble |
LanzAug 2, 2023 11:09 PM
Farabeuf said: I think some people here in the comments are taking this series too seriously. This is supposed to be a dark comedy, social commentary about work life in Japan. Not a true survicors story, thats just the framework and context. Dark comedies still needs boundaries. As an author you can't act like a social warrior about how bad black companies treat their employees and then make their main characters complete sociopaths devoid of any empathy towards the recently deceased because a high definition TV was more important by the end of the day. It makes the author a complete hypocrite when the characters are no better than the black company managers focused on material earnings than human life. You either make a complete nonsensensical dark comedy or you stick by your guns and make it a social satire with the proper tone, you can't have it both ways and expect the vast majority of the audience to buy your dissonant BS.. You're also claiming that it's not a survivor story. How the heck is not a survivor story when the point for both Akira and Kencho is to make a bucket list about things they should do before they die? Or the whole point of Akira ridding several miles to meet up with Kencho and apologize to him (and saving him from the zombie hordes in the act) Or Shizuka trying to insert some survival instincts on Akira at the convenience store? Yes, this is a survivor story with black company backstory buried in the past. |
KimurahAug 3, 2023 10:45 AM
| Finally a good zombie anime! |
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niookookjo said: I doubt he cared about her in any substantive way. He and the both of them had only met the girls a few hours before and it seemed clear it was just a one-night fling, purely physical pleasure-related type situation. Not some deep psychological or emotional connection. I feel bad for the girl's. kencho cared a bit too little about the fact the girl he fked gets her face bitten off and instead kinda brushes it off. |
VMPL said: Series that are unafraid to induce and lean into radical tonal shifts on a dime in a seemingly jarring fashion like tragedy or conflict being punctuated with silly humor, sardonic reflection, and other random happenings and unexpected reactions by people, as happens in the actual world with little to no warning all the time, always feel more real, meaningful, and impactful to me than many series which feel like they are trying too hard to be all one thing and force a more consistent tone throughout which can feel static, stagnant, artificial, and even oppressive. Doing it this way makes it feel more alive to me because it comes across less neat and more anarchic and unpredictable. GakutoDeathGlare said: Yeah, that's the problem with the show, the tone shift doesn't work because it's supposed to be a comedy and not to be taken seriously, but somehow the author included a heavy scene and tried to get you emotional about it.I think this is going to be a little more polarizing than what I initially thought, I can see a lot of people not liking or resonating with the tonal shifts and the sudden change from histrionics to a more touching or serious scene. Sucks to be them though, I guess. IMO, this show shouldn't be taken too seriously or you're not going to have a good time. I mean, it's whole premise it about living it up large when the world is in peril lol Don't get me wrong - I don't want such randomness to invade every series and it could easily detract from rather than augment the whole depending on what a series is trying to do and be, such as, for example, many other more serious series aiming for some dense and focused narrative, but this is upfront about being a darkish comedic fun romp with occasional more serious moments to give some weight to the setting/world or get the audience to self-reflect a bit on some issue, so here randomness and an anything goes attitude just represents freedom. The whole point is that the world is ending, so live! Do whatever, say whatever, act out whatever risk or fantasy with the little time you probably have left and don't worry about putting on a phony polite, mature, or responsible front. If the characters are being true to the selves the author envisioned for them as the world is on fire around them, then that's enough. This should be the absolute last time and situation where the main characters are constrained by being expected to act in a certain way. |
WatchTillTandavaAug 3, 2023 1:27 PM
VMPL said: Well, that's like your opinion man...Farabeuf said: No, it' fails as a dark comedy the moment the author tries to mix tragedy in. The only good dark comedy moment of the show was in Ep 2 when the MC met that couple asking for instant ramen cups. Plus, rule 101 of writing any story is not to make your MCs dicks, the MCs in this show are exactly that, they lack empathy and are almost psychopathic. How are you supposed to like them when the first thing they think about after seeing someone who just got close to them die is "Oh, look what I found! A Widescreen TV"I think some people here in the comments are taking this series too seriously. This is supposed to be a dark comedy, social commentary about work life in Japan. Not a true survicors story, thats just the framework and context. RIP for the new characters. That was really brief, I expected them to hang around just a bit longer. Kenchou is literally a chad. Took him less than an hour to get laid with the curviest flight attendant. And Akira, yeah, he's your typical hervibore self insert. Probably would die a virgin but luckily for him there are few men left. I mean who the hell starts a conversation with a "do you have a boyfriend?" Seriously now, I think you need to watch some more shows and broaden your taste a little. And there is no such thing as rule 101 of writing a story. |
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