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| iirc in manga akane had a bit more emphasis because it was her going full ai mode during death scene that made strong impression on aqua. overall, they cooked but it ended up just slightly undersalted |
| Am I a good person? No. But do I try to be better every single day? Also no |
| Another incredible episode. Those emotions in Aqua's voice were so painful. That Ai scene made me cry. The desperation in Aqua's voice and her cheerful voice made me cry. Also, it looks like Himekawa and Aqua share the same father and it's gonna be even crazy from here on out. Really loved the stage performance. |
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seeing this bitch suffer is great. i hate her so much.  |
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| I'm so happy they did justice to my favorite arc of the manga. Every episode of this stage play was an absolute joy to watch. Now they leave us with this brutal cliffhanger. It sucks that we'll have to wait an extra week to see how things play out but apparently this episode's production went up to the last minute, so the staff should take all the extra time they need. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Another great episode with big progression in Aqua's journey to find the culprit. I too was not expecting that Himekawa and Aqua are half brothers, wow. On a lighter side it was great seeing Akane being carried by Aqua down the stairs as their play ended and seeing Kana's reaction was hilarious. Also got to see Ruby for a bit, at this point I don't think we'll be seeing much of her this season unfortunately, same for Mem-Cho. |
| All that "generic anime screaming" during theatrical play felt over the top and cringe for me. I couldn't enjoy it. Im glad this story is over, maybe it will get better. |
Reply to Anime_Novice75
which chapter is it? I can't wait anymore!! Gotta read it!!
| @Anime_Novice75 Chapter 1 |
| the play is finally over. Now we can ave some actual plot for a few episodes |
 Another episode perfectly adapted. seeing this bitch suffer is great. i hate her so much. @Kayle_x_Morgana So I'm not the only one who doesn't like her. lol |
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| Good episode, finally I don't have to sit through half a season of onerous and excessive flashbacks. The play was good as well. The plot is finally moving, so I have hopeful expectations for the next several episodes but please god quit with the flashbacks that last half an episode when we already KNOW most of the details of those flashbacks. |
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| Wow man, what a finale to this Tokyo Blade play arc, Aqua’s emotional acting we saw last episode was just the tip of iceberg, he had so much more to deliver and Doga Kobo absolutely delivered themselves, I see some folks saying this episode was barely finished on time but if you didn’t tell me that I’d have no idea, they nailed it once again. And I definitely wasn’t expecting those scenes of Ai coming back to life, the feels were very strong there, that line “something like that won’t kill me” was especially great, if only lol, but I’m thankful to see Ai again even if it’s like this, it seems Akane even managed to conjure her again to sell the scene even harder, that audience has no idea what just went down but we do lol. And I was wondering how long they planned to do this play, turns out it’s a month, I’m just wondering if they managed to elevate the play every night like night 1, but in a way it’s a bit like a concert, you may be going to see the same play (band) but you won’t get the same performance every time, especially if it’s a jamband (my favorite). And with the play finally done, it’s time to slow things down a bit, I really enjoyed the aftermath showing all the characters that played big roles in this arc like GOA and Abiko after all they went through, as well as Raida doing what he talked about before, seeing people’s happy expressions after walking out of his play. And of course I enjoyed the drinking party too, including Kana getting drunk on ginger ale lol, but it was after this things started getting real with Aqua dropping that bomb that he and Himekawa are brothers with the same father, was not expecting that but now that I think about it, Himekawa does look a bit like Aqua’s pre-reincarnated self, but damn what a way to end an episode lol, the ED can’t hit much harder than that. But unfortunately, looks like we have a break next week, but honestly Doga Kobo deserves it, they’ve earned it ten times over, it will just suck waiting for it lol. |
| Well, and so the theater play arc concludes... I feel bad for Aqua, and the part where he talks to himself made me wonder if his former self is a separate entity from the person he is now—like two consciences living in the same body, where one doesn't let the other forget an absurd mission of revenge. But, for now, it seems like he's managed to control this internal conflict to some extent, although I feel it might explode again at some point. Regardless, Aqua gave a great performance, but I feel it wasn't as appreciated as Kana's and Akane's performances. Even Narushima was praised by the creator of the play, and nothing was said about Aqua's acting. He may not be the best, but the guy literally expressed a crying scene over the death of his beloved on stage and in his memories. They can't give us a break! What the hell just happened here? I didn't see that coming—Himekawa and Aqua are half-siblings on their father's side, and when did Aqua manage to collect samples for a DNA test? This is getting better and better. |
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| The play is finally done and there hasn't been a more Aqua focused episode as this one in a while. From him using his guilt and frustration to improve his acting sometimes in a very risky way to his desire of Ai reviving being that strong to an unbelievable state. We finally got to learn more about the director of Lalalai but more importantly Aqua dropped a bombshell right at the end about Himekawa. Could his father actually be related to Ai? |
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| Definitely one of the best episodes of this season so far. The ending might put it on top. The moments of Aqua and discussing Ai's death, to that bomb drop at the end. Very clever of Aqua to casually ask their relationship to each other to see if the director could be it, and then dropping the DNA test after learning he was at a children's home |
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| Okay, we all know the major plot twist at the end of the episode deserves its own thread, but can we take a moment to talk about Kana's face in this scene? What do you think was going through her mind when she saw Aqua carrying Akane down the stairs? I mean, the expression already says so much.   |
| Yes finally my favourite part - the secrets! but why the killer is still not explained and shown.. was AI killer captured by police or not? don't want any manga spoilers, was it in anime? It makes it kinda strange that first he want to get revenge on his father and not on the killer.. but that guy being a brother? :D lool is it even possible for dna tests to show that there is the same father/mother? isn't it just showing relation like cousins for example? That look on Kana face when Aqua held Akane on hands going down the stairs :D:D:D that was nice, but that with them bowing and all that was kinda waste of screentime.. |
| (づ￣ ³￣)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´｡✪ω✪｡｀) I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;) |
| This anime gets better every episode. It's fascinating Aqua cried like a baby and so did I.  It's impressive how EVERY scene that involves Ai always gets me. I think this anime gave me PTSD... The first scenes with Ai and Aqua was so adorable. Ai always being Ai. This scene of Aqua imagining Ai alive and transmitting it to Akane was so beautiful. Really happy for him.  Definitely, one of the best animes I've ever seen. |
Rezete_01Aug 28, 6:04 PM
| ending catched me offguard |
| 死だけが確実 |
Reply to rightshift
Okay, we all know the major plot twist at the end of the episode deserves its own thread, but can we take a moment to talk about
Kana's face in this scene? What do you think was going through her mind when she saw Aqua carrying Akane down the stairs? I mean, the expression already says so much.
Kana's face in this scene? What do you think was going through her mind when she saw Aqua carrying Akane down the stairs? I mean, the expression already says so much.
| @rightshift I mean Its just the usual comic relief jealousy and exhaustion on her face. Same thing Akane does pouting when she sees aqua looking towards kana or when he compliments her. |
| the parallels were so good and aqua's acting peaked, real good stuff. |
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| Phenomenal episode, I cried when Aqua imagined Ai coming back. I was surprised that Akane actually helped channel that reaction through her acting. That cliffhanger is crazy but makes sense to me, they both have a similar haircut and voice lmao |
| This episode got me a bit emotional. Didn't expect that revelation at the end, to think well, Aqua's and Himekawa's voice actors have a similar voice, don't know if that was intentional from the start. |
| Imagine how boring this world would be without Japan - a comment at youtube |
| Good episode and finally the filler arc is over! Himekawa probably doesn't know much about his father otherwise it would be too simple. |
| Finally !! it revealed that Himekawa is Aqua "Siblings", but yet they're gonna reveal the full backstory on the next episode. and Tokyo Blade Arc is finally over too and i can't wait for the next Arc !!!!!!! |
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Reply to Kayle_x_Morgana
seeing this bitch suffer is great. i hate her so much.
| @Kayle_x_Morgana Who hurt you? |
| Am I the only one who hated the stage play episodes? The actual play, not the rehearsals. The pacing was miserable and it strayed too much from the main plot. There was too much of "I WILL SHOW YOU MY ULTIMATE ACTING SKILLS" bullshit and the "plot" of the play was so unbelievably bad and clishe, it was so bad at convincing that it is something popular and great and it totally killed my suspension of disbelief. But maybe I'm overreacting, seeing as the play was almost like the Demon Slayer which is hugely popular and successful while being a complete shit. At least it's finally over and we can get to the interesting parts again. |
| Absolute CINEMA 🙌 Somewhere in another Universe, Ai still alive 😭😭😭 Touki crying on Princess Saya got me in tears as wel. So i guess that's it, Tokyo Blade Arc is officially over. Wow what a Nasty Cliffhanger, and we have to wait two weeks for the new episode. God damn it. |
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