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| woahh this is so tragic !! not gonna lie !! this show is surprisingly so good |
| NOOOO They killed QJ. I guess Natsuko will fall into despair from this episode. |
VickyAlexMar 3, 9:17 AM
MenchiK1 said: Do you believe that existence has a Point?Everyone dies, the hero is really the bad guy, and the world ends. What was the point of it? |
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
| It was cute hearing Luke's inner thoughts about his feelings for Natsuko and I should have known that QJ's conversation about the Tale of Perishing with Natsuko was going to be a death flag especially with him surviving the original movie. What we are seeing is a bit of a role reversal between Luke and Natsuko in which Natsuko is going to be the one going through the emotional turmoil while Luke provides emotional support. Does this mean that the Natsuko's ending to Tale of Perishing will be darker than the original? We will see with three episodes left. RIP QJ |
AddaeAkonoMar 3, 3:42 PM
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| Somebody actually fucking dies. The show isn't afraid to take risks, and it's subverting my expectations with each episode as the story gets even better and better. |
| QJ was kind of cute this eoisode |
| Save Soil for climate change |
| If the story will end as originally envisioned albeit through a different route, what's the point of watching this? I am under the impression that Natsuko is supposed to redo everything so the story has a happy ending. |
| 'I am the world's most selfish man.' (ไฟบใฎใใใพใพไธ็๏ผใ ) — Tennjouji Haru |
patkarunungan said: I am expecting Natsuko to learn many new experiences: adventure, friendship, companionship, joy, doubt, pity, love, loss, grief, etc. In short, to become at least human enough to write about human experience.I am under the impression that Natsuko is supposed to redo everything so the story has a happy ending. |
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
Reply to LordCrueltyV
patkarunungan said:
I am under the impression that Natsuko is supposed to redo everything so the story has a happy ending.
I am expecting Natsuko to learn many new experiences: adventure, friendship, companionship, joy, doubt, pity, love, loss, grief, etc. In short, to become at least human enough to write about human experience.I am under the impression that Natsuko is supposed to redo everything so the story has a happy ending.
| @LordCrueltyV I hope that's the case, and there's still a glimmer of hope that the director is wrong. I'm also hoping that this is just a dream that will enable her to write the love story she was unable to do in episode 1. |
| 'I am the world's most selfish man.' (ไฟบใฎใใใพใพไธ็๏ผใ ) — Tennjouji Haru |
| Another AMAZING episode!!! This one got me a bit teary eyed, QJ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ Such a valiant sacrifice from QJ knowing the huge burden that Natsuko was feeling. He analyzed the situation and figured this was the best thing he could do to keep all of this own friends safe. That said, whats very interesting is in the original movie, QJ was the only one who made it to the end of the movie before Luke destroyed the world; but now, QJ is the first, out of the remaining heroes, that died. Does this mean that his sacrifice can help Natsuko change the future and make it a happy ending? I HOPE SO!!! Rest In Peace QJ๐ Overall, very good episode and looking forward to the next one! |
My Candies:   |
| QJ a real one, RIP little guy |
| The ending of the original story may be more tragic, but this episode alone made me tear up. I hope Natsuko changes the fate of the world and the director's prophecy. |
| Nahh...not the stereotypical black man in anime ๐ญ He's truly down bad for Natsuko and its so damn cute. I love everything he does for Natsuko. Luke genuinely loves Natsuko, its so real and pure. I wish more anime had this type of love in it. He's truly anime's best boy of all time. Rip our boy, QJ. That shit hurted. |
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"  |
| Turning the story onto Luke's perspective, which the Nine Soldiers are countered down to 4 and with only one Soul Future left, it's easy to fall into depression for the once revered Legendary hero... Well, that is until he met Natsuko and has his life changed inside out. Ideally, his sense of love is just figuring out that he could be comfortable around her, as well as being jealous when other people get close to her, and when it comes to the crunch, bear his life to fight for her. As expected, Natsuko is also feeling the same fluttering feelings, but as QJ purses her to understand Luke's demise, which were the original combination of factors that led him to abandon the Nine Soldiers for Destiny, and her killing meant that the final Soul Future also had to go, paving the way for the Ultimate Void. And Natsuko's role in the movie itself, to create her own fanfic happy future, QJ reassures that with Natsuko around, the world still has a chance to change. The Void attack this time reeks of imitation as Luke and the group face an extermination of Natsuko's copy-paste drawings, and Natsuko is forced to come up with something original as the movie scene comes to life. But when Natsuko's desk is destroyed, the ultimate sacrifice of QJ withholding her secret to be the first of the remainder to die, it's the first change of roles...for bad, or for worse. Natsuko's quickly becoming her own fan-fic of the Ultimate Void this time... |
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| With QJ sacrificing himself and with him being the only one that stayed alive until the end in the original story, this present storyline is now permanently changed. Regarding Natsuko, assuming this is all in a dream and she's in a coma, I think this will end up being another lesson or human experience like the bit of romance she experienced in the previous episode. |
QJ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ noo... The way QJ cared so deeply for Natsuko-san... the way he tried to bring light to her darkest moments... the way she let her guard down with him... and the way he pulled a laugh out of her ๐ญ QJ never once doubted her — he poured his hopes into Natsuko, I’m sure he saw something special in her... I truly loved that character. His voice, his presence... it meant so much. I never saw this coming... </3  |
| it was an OK episode. bird author's the real villain in this series i think. her ego can't take it that someone is rewriting her masterpiece & making it a much better version than the one she created years ago. |
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| "A Tale of Perishing" has a unique story—definitely not something that would flop. Natsuko has started to fall in love with Luke after all his confessions, but it looks like there won’t be any happy days ahead… QJ sacrificed himself to protect his friends. ๐ญ |
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| aww nawww not QJ :( |
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| What a tense episode, watched it in one breath. After all, the history that Natsuko knows has changed in a completely different direction. |
| Depresso Expresso is not a good look for Natsuko |
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| Using plagiarism to fight BS iskeai protagonist powers. |
| Anti-aliasing enthusiast |
| Why is The Tale of Perishing so goddang depressing, what even is the message of the movie Mrs Director???? I shoulda seen QJ's death flags GODDAMNITTTTTT |
| RIP QJ, I really liked him |
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Reply to Sheol01
So "A Tale of Perishing" was actually a Fantasy version of Evangelion all along? Interesting.
| @Sheol01 came to the forum just to SEE if someone ELSE saw the Evangelion reference xD |
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