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| Bat Man eh? That's our boss for the episode. And hey, thanks to the amazing animation, this dude made to be such an amazing villain. No like seriously, I AM AT A LOSS FOR WORDS BECAUSE THE CAMERA MOVEMNTS DURING THAT FIRST HALF/... WHAT THE FUCK. Oh, and not JUST the camera movements, THE DRAWINGS, THE ANIMATION, THE EVERYTHING WAS JUST PERFECT. AND THAT FINAL HALF... THAT FINAL HALF. I am just speechless. Nothing can put into words what I just watched. That OST that played as Yaiba destroyed the top of the building... Everything about this episode just screamed EOTY... and EOTY, yeah it was. |
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Reply to phantomfandom
I'm quite confused because when the bat guy first appear the sun is still out there so I assume that sunlight is not its weakness.
| @phantomfandom Agreed! The animation and direction this episode were stellar, so the questionable "resolution" is quite frustrating. |
| Absolute cinema craziness |
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| The sun itself was the true MVP of the fight, lol. |
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| This adaptation really has a more serious tone and Mr Bat felt more threatening this time around. I thought they defeated Mr Slug. It looks like it separated two encounters into different episodes: one through a montage and and another at the beginning of this episode. |
| 'I am the world's most selfish man.' (俺のわがまま世界１だ) — Ten'ouji Haru |
| what an awesome episode Incredible work by the lone animator, wow 🔥 |
| 🌈 i just want gintama back |
| it was a good ep love the animation,some funny scenes E6:8/10 |
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| Damn off the rip the episode was peak favorite episode so far BY MILES love characters like bat man Yuuji tokuno an absolute beast |
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Reply to otakuweek
it was a good ep
love the animation,some funny scenes
E6:8/10
love the animation,some funny scenes
E6:8/10
| @otakuweek Animations were superb but I cant help bt feel the show is stagnating. Need a refresher next week. |
Reply to Vindicater
@otakuweek
Animations were superb but I cant help bt feel the show is stagnating. Need a refresher next week.
Animations were superb but I cant help bt feel the show is stagnating. Need a refresher next week.
| @Vindicater i feel what you are saying, the plot is not really moving forward |
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| really enjoy tuning in once a week to see this eye candy. |
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| Just when Yaiba was starting to get really confident about his ability with the Senpouken Bat Guy had to appear to spoil the party. It's ironic since out of all the Eight demons this one is my favorite. Not only does his personality shine throwing in some random English phrases here and there, but he does the bit of party dude and the serious one very well. Also, his menace coming from how he can make subordinates is quite terrifying. If it wasn't for the sunrise it'd have been game over so after all of that was over Yaiba realized how much training he still needs. Good animation all throughout. |
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| SoloKA is damn insane! |
| The snail guy shows up again just to get defeated—again. I have to say, that Mr. Bat guy was really strong. He's stronger on his own than any of the other Eight Ogres combined, and by overpowering Yaiba, he made Yaiba realize he's not strong enough yet. This will definitely push him to work even harder. I was really surprised to see Mr. Bat have vampire-like weaknesses while also having the ability to create servants by biting. Sayaka showed her care for Yaiba when she congratulated him for winning, but he just brushed her off, saying he doesn't have time for girls—dude really has no tact. And it was funny seeing Musashi act like a perv after being turned into Mr. Bat's puppet. |
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| Well...Mr. Snail finally made it once again with a better shell against the salt, though that's no chance against Yaiba's Senpuken. Well, that is not until the final boss arrives of the strongest Eight Ogre: Mr. Bat. Immediately, he poses a challenge for Yaiba, so the lil' kid merging together with Shonosuke to create his flying element fighting Mr. Bat on uneven ground, not even he can thwart the fast reflexes of the strongest Ogre. This, however, becomes a problem of the mayhem of the entire surrounding succumbing to the vampire's fangs, forcing everyone under his belt. That leaves both Yaiba and Sayaka vulnerable, though thankfully Kagetora remains sane to bring them both to safety in a castle. And the fight between the main protagonist and the villain, versus Saya and Kagetora against the rest trying to keep Yaiba alive against Mr. Bat's quick movement, it looked as if the lil' kid could not defeat the vampire...until the sun rises to (literally) call it a day. Stlll, this is a wake-up call for Yaiba to get stronger, as Onimaru expands the support from ordinary folk. For this ABSOLUTE CINEMA class of an episode to be helmed by just one person doing solo animation directing and key animation, we're eating great. |
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| Another episode with sakuga fights! The villain this time is the vampire bat one that ends up hypnotizing Master Musashi! Luckily the animal companions and the girl do really well in helping Yaiba defeat that guy. The Vampire Bat guy's Voice Actor was super duper excellent. Extremely stylish and memorable. |
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Reply to phantomfandom
I'm quite confused because when the bat guy first appear the sun is still out there so I assume that sunlight is not its weakness.
| @phantomfandom His eyes can't stand sunlight. So without his glasses he gets blinded and probably hurt by the light. |
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| This is what happens when the staff gets ample time and a healthy schedule. Sakuga-fest! |
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| Dj bat ogre vampire lol. Things looked troublesome but Yaiba won at the end thanks to the vampires weakness, sunlight. For a sec thought Sayaka awakened the orbs power lol. |
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| I wish I could stick with it, but I just can't. It's wonderfully animated and directed. It's insane how much effort and style WIT Studio put into the animation of Yaiba throwing salt at a snail last episode. I only got this far staring at the visuals. But everything else is really boring and kind of annoying. The characters being the worst. I don't understand or care about what they're trying to do and what kind of people they are. Just unfunny and uninteresting. Even the art style and the designs aren't that appealing, and I like how Detective Conan characters look. The story is... I don't know what the story is. "I have to find the sword to defeat the bad guy, who wants to... rule the world, I guess?" The world and the episode storylines feel like they're just winging it and filling time. I really don't think "it's for kids" is a good enough defense, I can't imagine even kids will stick with this for long. Actually wondering how this material got such a lavishly-produced anime. Such a shame. |
Reply to arlesakura
Well, I read the entire manga and seen the OG anime to the end, and I know exactly how this material got a lavishly-produced anime.
Man, your comment hurts me....because I cannot even say your criticism are wrong, I had a similar opinion when I was reading the manga and watching the first parts of the anime. I mean, if you don't like it because it feels too childish and aimless despite Wit Studio improving on these parts, then you would have REALLY not liked the original. Although I would say that one minor downside of this adaptation is Wit Studio prioritized the important plot elements to get through the first arc faster (we covered 6 volumes already), it meant sacrificing a lot of the amusing and cute character moments that made you like them even if the material was dry, and I hope that starting with the next arc, these moments are not eliminated, because there are still tons of them. But if it means getting to the next arc faster, I don't mind.
I don't know if anyone who hates Yaiba right now for being childish and simple will actually like the rest of the series, the way I ended up loving it, Yaiba really does become rather unique for what appears to be a generic Dragonball shounen. However, its not a series that will appeal to everyone, but its the type of series where if you end up liking it, you really end up liking it. I can already tell this anime will be the type of series that will end up getting most of its fan years later when they go Youtube and see clips of stuff that will happen much later lol.
Man, your comment hurts me....because I cannot even say your criticism are wrong, I had a similar opinion when I was reading the manga and watching the first parts of the anime. I mean, if you don't like it because it feels too childish and aimless despite Wit Studio improving on these parts, then you would have REALLY not liked the original. Although I would say that one minor downside of this adaptation is Wit Studio prioritized the important plot elements to get through the first arc faster (we covered 6 volumes already), it meant sacrificing a lot of the amusing and cute character moments that made you like them even if the material was dry, and I hope that starting with the next arc, these moments are not eliminated, because there are still tons of them. But if it means getting to the next arc faster, I don't mind.
I don't know if anyone who hates Yaiba right now for being childish and simple will actually like the rest of the series, the way I ended up loving it, Yaiba really does become rather unique for what appears to be a generic Dragonball shounen. However, its not a series that will appeal to everyone, but its the type of series where if you end up liking it, you really end up liking it. I can already tell this anime will be the type of series that will end up getting most of its fan years later when they go Youtube and see clips of stuff that will happen much later lol.
arlesakura said: Yaiba really does become rather unique for what appears to be a generic Dragonball shounen. Thanks for trying to explain. I may check out an episode during the second cour/season. |
| When I saw the epilepsy warning, I got excited—not out of malice, of course. I sincerely wish good health to epilepsy patients. But it did mean we'd get some top-tier animation—and Studio WIT delivered. This was a visual feast. WIT Studio, you gave us a masterpiece. 10/10—respect! I’ve always been weak in the visual/art side of anime, but WIT made me appreciate it deeply. I can only describe it as perfect execution. I also laughed hard when Yaiba shouted at 20:50, “I have no time for women!!” 😂 Also, Yaiba riding a tiger reminded me of Conan riding a dog in episode 3 or 4. We finally got a villain from Onimaru’s side that isn’t cartoony or silly—great fight scene! Also loved how WIT Studio incorporated modern tech, which Conan rarely does. Ran still uses her old phone, and Conan got a Sony one. Anyway, let’s keep watching. Loved these two frames so much, I’m considering using the second one as my wallpaper. It’s truly powerful.   |
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| yes, this is it, this is how you do it, absolute treat from start to finish |
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