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| Almost a month and we're back, and straight into a fight... Hajime versus Hajime... lol. Animation was just as... okay as it's ever been, but that OST banging as per usual. Seriously though, a banging OST like this one is wasted on a show like this. But yeah, Hajime beats himself yadda yadda. No surprises there. God though... if we're gonna do this whole facing yourself thing for EVERY body, then this'll get really repetitive, really fast. And what would you know... Hajime saved Shizuku. :shocked face: |
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| As much as the anime cuts and skips alot of content from this series, there's one good thing I can say and they actually made Mirror Shizuku an actual counterpart. Overall, I like this episode tbh. I say that the 3 weeks was well worth it. Animation seems pretty solid at least by it's calibur. I also like Hajime's fight, Not much to say right? But I will have to say if I have to say I prefer the Mirror version of both Hajime and Shizuku. |
GalacticMagnaJan 20, 10:06 AM
| Let’s gooo we are back finally. Hopefully the time off helps the staff with the production values which def started looking a lil questionable there. Today’s actions scenes were serviceable, I didn’t notice a big improvement per se, but definitely better than that tree fight from a couple months ago now. That awkward moment when regular Hajime is edgier than Hajime alter lmao. Buddy actually had the “darkness” in his heart scared from how crazy he was talking. His scene was cool, but the big highlight was Shizuku confronting the darkness in her heart! Finally we got confirmation of what we already knew, she’s in love with Hajime and kinda hates herself for it. As well as being jealous with Shea entering the harem. Hearing that she never even wanted to get into swordsmanship and wanted to be a girly girl was really sad. Poor thing has had to live a lie her whole life and finally she found someone in Hajime who could treat her like a princess and protect her.. only natural she’d fall for him. I just hate that he comes to bail her out at the end. Would’ve been really cool and frankly better writing for her to overcome her own darkness rather than getting saved by a guy. I guess that’s part of the damsel in distress role that she wants to play though. I wonder if she’ll confess next week. |
Marinate1016Jan 20, 2:29 PM
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| Hajime: 'Yeah, I am a callous murdering asshole, sometimes, and edgelord. So what? Oh, and thank for showing me my style from another perspective. Good oppotunity to polish it up.' Shizuku beaten down by her suppressing her feelings too long. Next episode: Thank God She's Still a Pervert Damn, I can hardly wait. |
LordCrueltyVJan 20, 11:41 AM
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
Fighting games when the same character is chosen: Hajime overcame his confrontation with his dark double easily, not by overcoming his weakness through the maze test, but with brute force. On the other hand, Shizuku had a hard time against her doppelganger, but that was to be expected. On the outside, she could appear tough and self-assured, but she always held back and could never say or do what she really wanted. Hajime's arrival was indeed timely. But Shiziku's asking for help is the first step towards her change. |
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| Wow, expected Nagumo to just shit on himself but I didn't see Shizuku losing that hard coming. But I'll guess she'll learn from this and maybe even confess on the spot next ep. lol |
| that was a giant stinking pile of crap... ughhh soooo lame! anybody with a miniscule amount of introspection would have stood there and yawned in that labyrinth trial. Nagumo is insane. he's bug fuggin nuts. coocoo bananas. also, that disgustingly pathetic moronic bullsh!t about killing? seriously? did the author just yoink some psychobabble pop-culture shrink self-help pablum off the shelf and copy-paste it into his novel? like myself, actual combat vets that have truly killed people have more screwed up whackafreakindoodledoo goin on in their brainpans than that whole scene with Nagumo. he's lost an arm, an eye, had to make replacements for both himself, almost died so many times i lost count in JUST the first 5? episodes of the 1st season? nothing mentioned about... hell if anybody knows what twisted DNA whatthafukk he has introduced into himself by eating those monsters. maybe he'll explode into a red mist when he gets home because the physics of our reality seriously can NOT interact at all with materials from the blablabla reality inside his body. maybe Yue and Shea and Tio will melt into puddles of gooey slime? the dude has more than a passing acquaintance with physics or he never would have been able to design ALL THOSE COOL TOYS of his. nothing mentioned about that... just that weakazz bullcrap. then the Shizuku stuff? ughhh makes me wanna puuuuuke! tween angst blablabla get this part of the storyline over. tomboy bullcrap. martial artist bullcrap. lil frilly girly stuff bullcrap. liking some other girl's guy... laaaaame yet again. i'm no girl so i've barely a clue how they deal with stuff like this. but i am a human being an i know one thing that is pretty universal between the sexes. we get the fukk up, dust ourselves off, and go onwards. because that's the gdamn number one evolutionary survival trait that any species has. or they go fukking extinct. lay down and die and be eaten or rot into plant food... or get up and try again? easy choice, try again. i realize this is YA fiction blablabla. but sheeesh... when i was a tween, i got over this kind of 'emotional relationship damage' crapola within days or a week... and moved on with my life. i had more looming problems with my parents and my screwed-up home life to deal with than... girls. i know folks are different, deal with stuff different, but ughhh... this group has more important things on the line than relationship jealousy and whatnot. |
just an ol school American otaku enjoyin the life. don't sass me kiddies, i've been otaku probably since before you were born. leave me in peace and i won't bother you either.  |
| Hajime vs Hajime was intense as expected but saved by that epic soundtrack lol Shizuku facing her own fears was rough to watch guess it's a pivotal moment for her character development The next episode preview got me curious though looks like things ain't slowing down anytime soon Oh and that new season poster looks vibrant hope they maintain the quality throughout |
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| Nagumo faced himself and overcame it through sheer strength, and Shizuku is stuck in this dilemma and almost got killed, man. |
| And we're back. Nagumo and Shizuku are here to confront their inner demons and satisfy the labyrinth's gimmick. Luckily for our heroes, Shadow Nagumo can't shoot for shit and our favorite Gary Stu was somehow able to show up and save the waifu from herself. The fights looked decent, which is amazing for this series. I can also appreciate how Nagumo's made peace with what he's become. Next episode's title suggests that Tio is up next, but for once I'm actually curious about Trash Party. If their only competent member is faring this badly in the mirror match, then Kouki and Suzu are fucked. |
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| Cool episode. I wonder how the fight will go for the remaining team members. |
| Where did the hole that Nagumo came out of come from? Shizuku had just been laying against the wall she got kicked into just a second ago, you telling me Nagumo is bypassing the labyrinth by breaking the walls in total silence? Really hope what's left of the season isn't this over and over again. |
| I was hoping Shizuku would end up with Kouki. I know it's a harem, but it's frustrating when a annoying guy like Nagumo gets all the girls and the rest of the male characters are left alone. Sorry, but this is all for me, drop |
| I forgot this was still going lol, it's been a while. Plenty of action here, Shizuku got her ass beat only to be saved by Nagumo again. I guess next week our dragon lady features after seeing the title for the episode. |
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| Their others selves sure love fucking talking don't they? Who the fuck cares what they fucking say? Not only it's just the dungeon fucking with them, what they say are all bullshit. So what if Nagumo has killed? bunch of killers and thieves here on earth some of them are even politicians. So what if Yaegashi loves Nagumo too? he's got a fucking harem ffs. And the most bullshit of all is Nagumo arriving right at that exact moment to save bitches again. What a fucking trash episode. |
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| I expected Hajime W v Hajime B to be better. It started off well with black questioning his actual feeling for Yue love or dependencies. But then it's simple I became too strong for myself crap and overPOWERED a psychological test. Maybe that quality of writing is too much to expect from here. Atleast Black lasted more than many other foes. The misogyny in Shizuku past is really bothering part. But thats that. Yeah everyone even with their eyes close knew she was in love. What a shocker. Yes she deserves to get kicked around for her jealousy against Shea. Beaten to a pulp and here comes knight in shining armour to save her again. Enough girly yet? After so long it comes back with kinda underwhelming episode. Atleast I see next episode title and can expect some good Tio action. |
| This labyrinth feels like a long "arc" lol. We gon' have everyone fight their evil twin for the next few episodes maybe. |
 Never ending plan to watch list... |
| +1 What is that next episode title lol |
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Reply to Elior21
@KiliianSleipnir we only need one more season before this series end and the crap will finished
| @Elior21 i've been enjoying the show since day 1 episode 1 came out. but sometimes? ughhhh... things just get my goat and i don't like it. sorry to vent all over the place like that but... steam.. pressure... vent... and the whistle blows. |
| just an ol school American otaku enjoyin the life. don't sass me kiddies, i've been otaku probably since before you were born. leave me in peace and i won't bother you either. |
Reply to Luxeraph
Where did the hole that Nagumo came out of come from? Shizuku had just been laying against the wall she got kicked into just a second ago, you telling me Nagumo is bypassing the labyrinth by breaking the walls in total silence?
Really hope what's left of the season isn't this over and over again.
Really hope what's left of the season isn't this over and over again.
| @Luxeraph i THINK at the end when Nagumo finished his room that doorway appeared and led into Shizu's room. also, if his Alchemy is good enough... mhm things dissolve silently... we're not sitting here with a Giger counter listening to the clicks or some other form of instrument as he dissolves molecular bonds etc. if he doesn't remove too much material from a load-bearing 'wall' nothing should technically collapse... maybe... |
| just an ol school American otaku enjoyin the life. don't sass me kiddies, i've been otaku probably since before you were born. leave me in peace and i won't bother you either. |
| Shizuku, next girl for the harem!!! 🤤 MC is a lady killer.. I probably prefer Shizuku IRL. |
ASinfulPersonageJan 22, 6:45 AM
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| Of course Nagumo is too strong for his doppelganger, of course black-hair is in love with him and of course he saves her sorry ass again. This show has gotten so boring and predictable... |
| Hajime saving Shizuku is just... not fun. The ost tho for Hajime's fight was actually kinda banging. Even with the garbo ending I'd still put it at 4/5 |
| The original is better the copy!!! kekeke |
| Interesting concept for this dungeon, just turning everyone a different race. |
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| These damn small breaks makes me forget whatever happened the previous episode but who cares. It's arifureta. The looser with a harem and a loli waifu. Why do these "side characters" have to be so weak compared to Nagumo? |
| "You only realize the real value of something you discarded when you get the chance to pick it up again." - Rudeus Greyrat |
Reply to ZoltanChivai
Rurihime said:
I was hoping Shizuku would end up with Kouki. I know it's a harem, but it's frustrating when a annoying guy like Nagumo gets all the girls and the rest of the male characters are left alone.
Sorry, but this is all for me, drop
I was hoping Shizuku would end up with Kouki. I know it's a harem, but it's frustrating when a annoying guy like Nagumo gets all the girls and the rest of the male characters are left alone.
Sorry, but this is all for me, drop
I'm sorry but there is no more irritating guy than the "hero". Once you understand the background of Shizuka, Nagumo makes perfect sense. She just wants to be spoiled and who the hell can do that if not Nagumo?
| @ZoltanChivai sorry but Nagumo is probably one of the most unbearable characters of all animes, he's a complete idiot |
| Hajime is too strong that he's even stronger than himself ahaha sadly it's not the same for Shizuku as she's mentally struggling with against her clone... at least Hajime is here to save her. |
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