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| Was nice seeing the different POV of what went down in the past two episodes, but from Ghostblades POV ofc. Pretty sweet backstory as well. Interested to see what else we'll do with him next episode. |
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| Yet again I go into a TBHX arc with low expectations and come out very happy. I was kinda disappointed we were going back to a male MC after 3 straight banger arcs with badass female heroes, but I really like Ghostblade and am rooting for him now! Dude is just an extremely socially awkward protective dad trying to get close to his daughter :/ The opening scene with Ghostblade’s backstory and family life was so well directed. I like how over dramatic it seems, but that’s how excessively loud environments feel to introverted people. It’s an assault on the senses and they portrayed it perfectly. To all of his family, it probably felt like a joyous celebration, but it was hell for Ghostblade. Me and the assassin I pulled by being chronically online, lmaoo Zhang and Ghostblade’s unconventional romance had me fucking crying bro. There’s no way you’re telling me she was texting during every date, the wedding AND said “I do” via text message. A gen z love story. It’s interesting how becoming a parent was the catalyst to change her life and make her become more present in reality, whereas Ghostblade just couldn’t make the transition as easily. The look on bro’s face when he found out he might have to live with his in-law’s and talk to people again 😭 Can’t really blame Zhang for leaving and taking Nuonuo, but damn she didn’t have to say he was “dead to Nuonuo” Very cool to get Ghostblade’s perspective of the alley fight and all the “stalking” scenes. Turns out he didn’t have a scary mask on nor was he trying to be mysterious, he’s just so naturally aloof and scary that Nuonuo misinterpreted! He could only get closer to her in the way he knew how. Yea apologies, this arc was needed. I learned a lot about Ghostblade and totally changed my perspective of Luoli/Nuonuo’s arc. This whole time buddy just wanted to establish a relationship with his daughter and she doesn’t even know everything he’s been through to do that.. :/ hopefully they get a reunion soon. For now, let’s see what these aliens are about. |
Marinate1016Jul 12, 7:06 PM
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| Seeing the events of the last arc from Ghostblades perspective was great. His fondness for silence combined with the unpredictability of going viral in the trust system made for a unique origin for this assassin. I hope Nuonuo finds out her stalker is actually just her dad who's lacking in social expertise. |
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Did I say anything to the contrary? What’re you replying to. |
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| finally a good episode the past 2-3 arcs had let me down this arc looks promising |
| Sheng must be Little Jhonny's father. Their clothes are the same. |
| Yooo ghostblade backstory tho hitting hard icl |
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| What a dismal backstory, a deadbeat father not by choice but by circumstance. I do think he could have gone about it in a better way to get to know his daughter, but u can't deny the heartwarming effort he put in |
| To Be Hero X delivering another solid episode. I liked how they showed the other perspective, showing how everything intertwines with each other. |
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| Ghostblade is pretty well introduced. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next |
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| Best episode for a long time. Really nice tie-backs to all the open aspects of Loli's arc. We are back. |
| This one genuinely made me laugh out loud. While I do sympathize with wanting silence due to a large family, him having problems with communication is very frustrating because of all the problems it comes with. I've seen this in anime waaay too many times. Still I loved seeing the perspective of the "stalker" lmao. Just trying to see your kid but having ninja skills and the worst problem-solving skills keep getting in the way~ |
| Best character introduction so far by a landslide. I do really feel bad for him though. He can't even speak to his own daughter. The people perceived him to not speak, therefore he cannot. |
| I enjoyed this episode a lot |
| This had a lot of potential but I don't like the end result. As is I think this is the most useless episode so far... As I see it, what we learned in this episode (skipping the unimportant details) is:
I think the backstory would have been a lot more compelling if there was no monologue from him and it was actually silent. That could help a lot in making us feel like he does. |
| another great episode i like how they build this episode with this backstory etc really good |
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| Okay, we're back on track guys :D After so many 2D episodes with the same artstyle, we finally got mixed animation again (no 3D models though). It was great to see those experimental animation scenes from Ghostblade's past. It helped feel the dread of all the noise he was experiencing through the rough artstyle. Very good choice to change the art in those scenes. (Sidenote: Me being an introvert with a tiny social battery, I can almost fully relate to his stress with such a loud family. For me it's loud colleagues who drain me totally, I'm soooo tired whenever we go out together. People think I'm a good listener but I am just too tired to respond for hours xD That phone wedding was kinda messed up though... I would be furious if my partner stared at his phone during such an important moment lol) I think Ghostblade tried his best to understand his daughter with the limited capabilities that he has (being extremely introverted, unable to talk, being afraid of loud places, having had VERY dark thougths in the past). Him trying to understand her hobbies is bittersweet. He cares. But he can't show her. But what will come back to hunt him might be the murder of Johnny's dad. There'll be DEEP hatred directed at him in future episodes or the tournament arc next season as soon as The Johnnys find out who killed their father... |
| That was great. Ghostblade's life is a comedy, except he's not aware of it. Which makes everything even funnier. It seems like Ghostblade has both misophonia – possibly as a side effect of autism – and a mood disorder that makes it hard for him to understand emotions. Almost reminds me of Meursault. I think this is why he finds it easy to kill other people; he simply doesn't feel anything, and is as such completely off the moral compass. Even worse; it's implied that his trust value prevents him from feeling emotions or speaking. Something more serious, though, is the fact that it seems like Ghostblade specializes in killing people. I don't see a lot of people talking about this, but he says this: "Greed is wrong. Weakness is wrong. Violence is wrong. Lying is wrong. Betrayal is wrong. And knowing too much is also wrong." It is implied that he was used as a way for Rock and the Hero Association to get rid of anyone they don't like. With Rock micromanaging every aspect of his heroes' lives, this is terrifying; if Rock's heroes do the wrong thing, want too much, or fail, they could get killed by Ghostblade. |
detarameMALJul 13, 8:01 AM
| Did Loli had a hero score? |
| his presentation episode, and the fact that he can't speak because people think he's mysterious and quiet is really cool, I liked it |
| hello, just a brazilian boy who likes anime |
| Damn, that was really an excellent episode after some boring ones..I guess we should start looking things from a stalker's perspective every now and then lol Jokes aside, Ghostblade just wants to be a dad. That's cute. I hope that he can clear all misunderstandings between him and his daughter. |
Reply to dragon-mage
So that was his daughter ,that was a good twist, and the believers trust value is proven yet again to be a curse,he physically can't talk,his believers want a silent deadly hero
| @dragon-mage that's sad 😭 |
Reply to Teruki_Inoue
I don't care if he has a disorder and can't adapt to society, and all he wants to do is connect with his daughter. He killed the father of Lil Johnny (one of my fave characters already), and that's a huge MINUS in my book. And now, if he gonna go kill Luo Li's father too, OH DAMN U CAN GO FUCK YOURSELF, U FUCKEN RECLUSE!!!
Angry rants aside, this was a genuinely creatively done episode. Ghostblade (Wang Yi, that's his name)'s narration flowed so smoothly with the episode that it hardly felt like exposition. Besides, I have a theory on what He been up to, killing on orders.
I believe Wang Yi is actually the cleanup guy for Rock. I DO think that Rock hired him to get rid of Sheng. Lil Johnny is in DOS, so makes sense that his father would be too, right? And considering that DOS n MG (Wang Yi n Rock's Company) were at odds till Queen's debut, it stands to reason that the bitchy MF Rock got Ghostblade to get rid of Sheng, to "eliminate competition''. And now it looks like he plans to do the same thing with Luo Li's father Luo Tong. So the next ep is gonna be somewhat of a both Ghostblade and Luo Li episode eh?
Angry rants aside, this was a genuinely creatively done episode. Ghostblade (Wang Yi, that's his name)'s narration flowed so smoothly with the episode that it hardly felt like exposition. Besides, I have a theory on what He been up to, killing on orders.
I believe Wang Yi is actually the cleanup guy for Rock. I DO think that Rock hired him to get rid of Sheng. Lil Johnny is in DOS, so makes sense that his father would be too, right? And considering that DOS n MG (Wang Yi n Rock's Company) were at odds till Queen's debut, it stands to reason that the bitchy MF Rock got Ghostblade to get rid of Sheng, to "eliminate competition''. And now it looks like he plans to do the same thing with Luo Li's father Luo Tong. So the next ep is gonna be somewhat of a both Ghostblade and Luo Li episode eh?
| @Teruki_Inoue so that Sheng guy was Johnny's father 😱 |
Reply to Vileste
Okay, we're back on track guys :D
After so many 2D episodes with the same artstyle, we finally got mixed animation again (no 3D models though). It was great to see those experimental animation scenes from Ghostblade's past. It helped feel the dread of all the noise he was experiencing through the rough artstyle. Very good choice to change the art in those scenes.
(Sidenote: Me being an introvert with a tiny social battery, I can almost fully relate to his stress with such a loud family. For me it's loud colleagues who drain me totally, I'm soooo tired whenever we go out together. People think I'm a good listener but I am just too tired to respond for hours xD That phone wedding was kinda messed up though... I would be furious if my partner stared at his phone during such an important moment lol)
I think Ghostblade tried his best to understand his daughter with the limited capabilities that he has (being extremely introverted, unable to talk, being afraid of loud places, having had VERY dark thougths in the past). Him trying to understand her hobbies is bittersweet. He cares. But he can't show her.
But what will come back to hunt him might be the murder of Johnny's dad. There'll be DEEP hatred directed at him in future episodes or the tournament arc next season as soon as The Johnnys find out who killed their father...
After so many 2D episodes with the same artstyle, we finally got mixed animation again (no 3D models though). It was great to see those experimental animation scenes from Ghostblade's past. It helped feel the dread of all the noise he was experiencing through the rough artstyle. Very good choice to change the art in those scenes.
(Sidenote: Me being an introvert with a tiny social battery, I can almost fully relate to his stress with such a loud family. For me it's loud colleagues who drain me totally, I'm soooo tired whenever we go out together. People think I'm a good listener but I am just too tired to respond for hours xD That phone wedding was kinda messed up though... I would be furious if my partner stared at his phone during such an important moment lol)
I think Ghostblade tried his best to understand his daughter with the limited capabilities that he has (being extremely introverted, unable to talk, being afraid of loud places, having had VERY dark thougths in the past). Him trying to understand her hobbies is bittersweet. He cares. But he can't show her.
But what will come back to hunt him might be the murder of Johnny's dad. There'll be DEEP hatred directed at him in future episodes or the tournament arc next season as soon as The Johnnys find out who killed their father...
| @Vileste his wife should have let him be by his daughter's side. That would have helped a lot. |
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