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Mar 1, 11:34 AM

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What a touching episode. Ever since Jinwoo got the system, he's become more serious, developed a darker aura, and almost seems to have lost his humanity. But seeing him cry after finally achieving his original goal (after all his hard work and being the pillar of his family) was really emotional. He was finally able to cure his mother and reunite his family. Such a great son.

Usually in anime, when different nations clash, you naturally side with Japan, so it feels strange to be against them this time. A friendly fight between S-rank hunters from Japan and Korea sounds exciting. I can't wait to see Jinwoo steal the show like always!
Mar 1, 11:54 AM

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These are not tears. It's the sweat of the heart!!
Mar 1, 11:57 AM
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Mediocre episode at best. Easily the weakest of the season so far. Way too long filler scenes in the hospital and in the bar.
Mar 1, 11:59 AM

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Finally, his mom is now okay.
That scene was tear-jerking.

Anyway, after that scene, it was all these things that will eventually happen but then ends in a cliffhanger... I'm rather in rage right now... 😭😭😭
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.
Mar 1, 12:02 PM
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MenchiK1 said:
Wah wahhhh, all that build up to save his mother and after a couple cries they go home and...clean. I guess that's the problem when you have a story with such a simple goal, once you acheive it what's left? He has no motivation to do anything now. That's why this whole ant thing feels tacked on, it's obviously just a reason to have him continue fighting. Pretty obvious the Japanese are gonna kick their ass and then Jinwoo will step in and beat them all by himself.
Back to his mom though wouldn't that be worldwide news and make people start asking a lot of questions, also since he still has a lot of elixir left why not help anyone else? He can't be the only family suffering. Let some scientists test it, see what's it's made of etc. But no back to fighting now that he has a mom to clean their apartment again, I mean geez at least have a party or nice dinner.

Unfortunately they did cut off the doctor wanting to experiment on his mom before they realised who he is…

As for him fighting again, wait because it’s actually good. For the dinner and why cleaning? The place was a dump, I would clean before having dinner if I saw that lol
Mar 1, 12:03 PM
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For people saying the fight scene of hunters is fluff, it’s actually not and the plot is moving forward believe it or not. You are just judging before the next episode comes out…
Mar 1, 12:07 PM

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The emotional energy during the moments Jinwoo was able to awaken his mother was immense. I felt like I was right there watching a friend reconnect with his mother after fighting for so many years for that very moment. Bravo.

Here's the official YouTube link to the soundtrack used for that scene if anyone's curious: https://youtu.be/1LJnOQOBGp4?si=LyCVYb1204WMfZRZ

Mar 1, 12:10 PM
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What an emotional eps. Never imagined i would cry. Mom is Love 😭☺️☺️🔥🥹
Mar 1, 12:18 PM
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omg this was very emotional and they showed the emotions perfect.
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Mar 1, 12:30 PM
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is beautiful que hermoso capitulo🥹😢🥺
Mar 1, 12:35 PM

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happy moment today

the mum is finally back after 4 years in the coma...

Japanse are not respecting them...
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Mar 1, 12:42 PM

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Ooh All Might is joining the game!
Mar 1, 12:43 PM

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Our mom is back guys, I cried.
Mar 1, 12:44 PM

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solo leveling cliffhangers are the worst :(
@FrozenRaider Yeah you can't fit shit into 20 mins man.. wtf
Mar 1, 12:51 PM

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People calling this episode filler is the epitome of stupidity. Jinwoo's main goal wasn't save the world, become ar S-Rank or have his own guild.
His only goal was to be able to afford his mother treatment and with today's (extended into a longer and better scene) accomplishment he finally gets the best ending from it.


On the other hand, people justifying that the hunters sparring session is part of the plot progression is delusional. The only thing of value the whole scene has is containing one of the 4 brief interactions between Cha Hae and Jinwoo that the author expects is enough to justify a relationship bursting suddenly between the two. They skipped the beef between the translator and the Knight's guildmaster despite it having more depth than the spar itself.

If A-1 plans to continue with more seasons (which would be stupid not to, given it's popularity) it would have been better to spend resources and time with Thomas instead of a bunch of Japanese no-names.
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Mar 1, 12:58 PM
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My guess is the training will be the remainder of the season with the invasion starting Season 3.
Mar 1, 1:22 PM
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My guess is the training will be the remainder of the season with the invasion starting Season 3.
@GCRyan

Oh brother, it would take a whole season to beat some ants? These guys are expecting to beat them with a couple dozen guys and Jinwoo is going to whip out 100's of soldiers, I figured that would be the finale of THIS season. I mean dude has a dragon now, I would imagine that could beat some ants by itself.
Mar 1, 1:27 PM
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We have to thank Iron for bringing that dragon, now that's what I call a useful shadow!!
Mar 1, 1:37 PM
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Bruv, when it was over I went, "ALREADY?!!!!!" this is the best anime of the season IMO, and how tf is this 1-cor when amagami sisters is fucking 2-cor.... i don't get it. 13 episodes is not enough
Mar 1, 1:38 PM
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bye esil one of the best girls of this show

jinwoos mother is finally cured because of his hard work

now time for the ant arc

i expect the op visuals change will come in either episode 10 or 11
@deg It's so sad that esil just gets cut off like that. not fair at all
Mar 1, 2:03 PM
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Filler, no story progress
@Smdx not everything is about fighting dude!?🙄
Mar 1, 2:06 PM
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Fire episode! Truly outstanding!!!
This was Sung Jinwoo’s best day. Finally, his mother woke up from her coma thanks to the Elixir Of Life. I’m glad she’s healthy now and she can spend her time with his children.

Jeju Island Arc is coming soon, can’t wait for it. The training of S-Rank Hunters was serious. Also, both OP and ED are soooo good and the animation is peak!
Mar 1, 2:06 PM
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lowkey kinda boring episode nothing special happend. but next episode seems to be intresting. Just typical filer
@lovetoaltgirls if you want fighting in every episode than go watch some shounen garbage dude🤡😂
Mar 1, 2:20 PM
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People who are calling this Episode a Filler are out of their minds! He finally healed his mother! That was his reason for becoming a hunter!
How can you say there was no story progression? Are those people trolling or are they just dumb?
Mar 1, 2:22 PM

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Unexpectedly beautiful episode, that was so moving 🥰, waaaaaaaaaay better than it was depicted in the manga.
Mar 1, 2:41 PM

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Solo levelling? Power fantasy? None of that matters. He got his mom back!!!!!!!
Mar 1, 2:59 PM

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lovetoaltgirls said:
lowkey kinda boring episode nothing special happend. but next episode seems to be intresting. Just typical filer

Go watch another anime -.-
Mar 1, 3:02 PM

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This director really cannot work a decent piece of dramatic scene, ffs, his mother waking up was kinda lame. The follow up scene was a little bit better but still, a let down.

Rant over.

It seems like our guy was bit by the Arthur Schopenhauer's insect: "Life is a constant oscillation between the desire to have and the boredom of possessing". Yoo Jinho finally got his mom back, but that matters not. He has bigger goals and ambitions, and from now on, is a downhill fall.

At least the next episode is probably gonna show what this show is good for: fight scenes. Yay.
Mar 1, 3:14 PM
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They really spent a lot of time and effort animating the scene where he wakes up his mom, every part of it was so perfectly done and I’m here for it
Mar 1, 3:26 PM

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That was heartwarming. That really was. That was so good for my heart. OMG the mom
Mar 1, 3:36 PM
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It was all worth it
Mar 1, 3:38 PM

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eager to see the beru
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Mar 1, 3:54 PM
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For those who watched episode 9 and can’t wait till next week for episode 10; chapter 92 of the Manwha is where it continues onward.
Mar 1, 4:30 PM
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This director really cannot work a decent piece of dramatic scene, ffs, his mother waking up was kinda lame. The follow up scene was a little bit better but still, a let down.

Rant over.

It seems like our guy was bit by the Arthur Schopenhauer's insect: "Life is a constant oscillation between the desire to have and the boredom of possessing". Yoo Jinho finally got his mom back, but that matters not. He has bigger goals and ambitions, and from now on, is a downhill fall.

At least the next episode is probably gonna show what this show is good for: fight scenes. Yay.
@ManoCustaff why?
Mar 1, 4:31 PM
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ay dont know how ppl can call this filler, this is literally straight from the source and they still cut stuff (the fight between the A rank guy and advisor). They did the mom moment justice i would say definetly in comparison to the source where it maybe had 2 pages or so lol. As kinda expected Esil is alr done and will prob never been seen again, they didnt even bring in the raddish joke sad. xd At the pace things are going we are prob done with jeju by ep 12 alr, i assume they will bring in jinwoos fathers thing that should alr have happened by now with andrew inbetween and EP13 will prob tease the next arc.
Mar 1, 4:35 PM

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The episode title says it all..."It Was All Worth It". I'm too old for this shit but I suddenly miss my mother.

care to share your age?
@_Sanchay I see he hasn't,yet,but I'll put mine,55,and I got the same sorta vibes :),but unlike tofei,I still ain't too old for this shit ;)
Mar 1, 4:37 PM

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Mom: "I'm so glad to see you again, my children! Tell me what you've been up to while I was in a coma."

JinWoo: "Errr... Mom, it's complicated, don't you want to get a chair? There are some stories circulating on the internet, but absolutely don't believe them!..." 😅😅😅
Mar 1, 4:40 PM
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Really great scene with his mom, very well done by the director. The whole purpose of this series was for him to save his mom, now he has. I'd like to see him spend some more time with her, but I am interested to see where this goes next. With only 4 episodes left, I can't imagine we'll get very far into the next arc.
Mar 1, 4:50 PM

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@adiEDE13 Why what, exactly?
Mar 1, 4:53 PM

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Finally, his mom's awake and fully recovered now. That potion is priceless and he still has 5 more. Anyway, the strongest of those hunters is definitely the guy wearing the karate suit or whatever you call it. That's motherfucking Blackbeard lol
Mar 1, 4:53 PM
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Great to see him get the elixir and cure his mom. He still has 5 doses left, which is intriguing. Dying to see the ant fight 💪
Mar 1, 5:00 PM
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Finally Jin-Woo's mother woke up after 4 years! It's emotional though no time to rest since the Jeju raid is near and we're getting S rank hunters from different countries, I'm hyped to see how the mock battle will turn out since they're doing it in teams instead of classic 1vs1
Mar 1, 5:11 PM
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PEAK episode it was !!!!
Mar 1, 5:15 PM
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He finally did it. The whole reason he even started to become a hunter, to save his mom. He finally got his elixir thing to save her at last... to which, poor Esil though, Jinwoo couldn't care less what she was saying due to the fact that he finally got his elixir lol. Poor girl didn't even get to say a proper goodbye to him, he just straight up transported her back to her palace thing with his new skill lmaooo. But yeah, back in the normal world though, I find it weird that they kept the whole conversation with the retired hunter and Yoonho... but skipped the whole part with the American hunter? A weird change, but I do like their conversation, so I'm not complaining. But onto the moment of truth, will the elixir work? I think it was pretty apparent it was going to work the moment that Sawano track started playing in the back lol.

It was genuinely a very sweet moment, and people that say that Jinwoo has no depth, this story is only action and fights, this scene should be enough to debunk both of those idiotic claims. Behind all that aura-farming is just a boy that wanted to save his mom, and seeing him cry, with again that Sawano track in the back, was genuinely such a sweet moment. Seeing Jinah cry as well when first seeing her mom was also so sweet. And speaking of Jinah, truly one of the slobs of all time because god that house was a MESS LOL. Mama Jinwoo and the other did clean it up though, so all is well, and thus that's one crisis averted, and onto the next, Jeju Island.

And hey, while they did skip the American hunters introduction last episode, looks like they still at least did give him a mini little introduction this episode still, along with all the other American hunters that have pulled up to Korea... and they already want to fight each other... great lmao
@IzanaSolos they aren't American hunters, their Japanese
Mar 1, 5:35 PM

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Ugh what a waste of time
Mar 1, 5:37 PM

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Mar 1, 5:37 PM

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boring episode, the drama with mom was not shown very good, there was zero emotions
rest of ep are just boring fillers...
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Mar 1, 5:45 PM
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@GCRyan

Oh brother, it would take a whole season to beat some ants? These guys are expecting to beat them with a couple dozen guys and Jinwoo is going to whip out 100's of soldiers, I figured that would be the finale of THIS season. I mean dude has a dragon now, I would imagine that could beat some ants by itself.
@MenchiK1 Depends on how strong the ants are. We know the one ant was defeated by an A-rank. We know Jin-Woo's top tier summons are mid S-ranks. Jin-Woo is somewhere above that, though there seems to be a huge amount of variation within S-rank. So the question is whether the ants have their own higher ranked soldiers. I assume they do, because a bunch of S ranks stomping on a horde of generic lower rank trash would not be particularly interesting.
Mar 1, 5:50 PM
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I really hope Mom doesn’t find Sister Levelling when she asks Google about her son…
Mar 1, 6:39 PM
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Sure, This episode sure emosional. Next episode will be another epic strength show off. Must be cool!
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