| The series resumes today, so here's a bump. |
| Episode 12 Here comes the escaped death row inmates Dump, Apart, Minimalist, and Saw as they are all working for Slur and his grand scheme. The Order led by Nagumo is mobilizing, and while all that's going on Sakamoto and company are watching movies to prepare for the the escapees to attack. While Lu and Shin are shopping at a pet shop, Saw attacks, and Shin is none too pleased that Lu's rank is higher than his. Saw causes an explosion that knocks Lu out as she protects Shin. But Shin fights back as he powers up with faster reflexes by blocking out all negative thoughts brought upon by Saw's intimidation tactics from his mind. It doesn't waste any time getting back into action. |
| While Shin and Lu are gathering supplies, they encounter Saw, one of the death row escapees. Shin loses ground when Saw begins to think about nothing except killing his targets, and Lu is knocked out after Saw causes a propane tank to blow. But once Shin blocks out Saw's thoughts from his mind, he gains faster reflexes and gets back in the fight. New English VA for this episode: Takamura: Keythe Farley Bill Millsap has taken over as ADR director for the second half of the season. |
Galaxy-CrisisJul 14, 10:36 AM
| Failure is always an option. |
| Episode 13 Shin gained the edge on Saw, but it wasn't enough and it's Lu to the rescue in her mafia drunk state. Saw runs away and the two beat them down, but he is killed by Hyo. The Floaters come in to clean up the mess at the department store. While that's happening, Osaragi fights another escapee in Dump at a shrine. As it turns out, everybody Dump loved and got close to was killed thanks to her power, and she became a cold-blooded killer as her way to expressing her deranged affection. And then Osaragi breaks out the saw to slice the rebar spikes and cut her down. In the meantime, Minimalist invades the convenience store while Sakaoto's wife is working behind the counter as according to Slur, the death row escapees getting killed are all going according to plan. |
| Shin hasn't gotten the full hang of his new skill, but before Saw can capitalize, Lu rushes in all drunk and brutalizes him. Saw tries to run away, but Shin knocks him out. Unfortunately, Shin and Lu are exhausted, and Saw still gets away, but he gets killed by Hyo in the taxi he flags down. Meanwhile, Osaragi encounters Dump at a shrine, and Dump knocks her briefcase away. But Osaragi still beats down Dump and recovers her briefcase, and she cuts her in half with the circular saw inside it. While Heisuke is searching for the other two escapees, Apart pays a visit to Kashima and cuts him up. And Minimalist has entered Sakamoto's store, where Aoi is at the cash register. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Episodes 1 & 2 (I didn't even realized this is already airing) I'm more entertained by the action of this season. I do feel like the first one had better appreciable scenes, i.e. the Ferris Wheel scene, and the one on the train. The gory-ness seems much more present on this season though. I guess both Shin and Lu has unlocked their potentials now. Shin gave some Trunks vibe, and maybe Lu pulled a Lunch (I got Dragon Ball vibes from that episode, basically xD). They really gave a minor villain a backstory, seconds before she gets killed? That should've been shown first. This might already be better than the first season. I'd expect some lay low comedy shenanigans after this arc, but hopefully, the last few episodes would be action-packed again; Comedy isn't too funny in this show. |
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| Episode 14 After the fight with Saw, Sakamoto, Shin, and Lu visit the acupuncturist Miya seeing that they got roughed up. In the meantime, Minimalist attacks Sakamoto's wife, but it turns out to be Nagumo in disguise. While that's going on, Heisuke is fighting Apart at Tokyo Tower before Sakamoto comes in to save the day. After taunting him in battle by swiping his phone and pickpocketing him, Nagumo finishes Minimalist off by beheading him. And in the meantime, Sakamoto uses his fat body to slip through Apart's threads, and the two battle it out on the exterior of the tower as Apart feels alive for the first time in a long time. While that's going on, Shishiba and Osaragi are going after their next target at a ramen festival, but they are spending the time eating ramen instead before the target shows up. Lots of things going on, but the supporting cast is getting plenty of attention as Nagumo proves his worth, while Heisuke held his own, and then the ramen segment at the end is pretty funny. |
| While Shin and Lu get checked up by Miya the acupuncturist, Minimalist tries to intimidate Aoi, but it turns out she's actually Nagumo in disguise. Nagumo swipes his phone and toys around with him to get information, and he ultimately cuts the death row escapee's head off with a giant can opener. Meanwhile, Heisuke locates Apart at the base of the observation tower he's at and tries to snipe him, but Apart blocks the attack and goes up to his level to chase after him. Heisuke manages to get Sakamoto's attention, but even he gets pushed around as he can't seem to slim down. Sakamoto eventually gets used to moving around while chubby, and he forces Apart on the tower's outer scaffolding. Elsewhere, Shishiba and Osaragi have some ramen before looking for their next target, and he ends up sitting right next to them. But the target soon notices them and runs away, knocking Shishiba's meal to the ground, and he gives chase in a fit of anger. New English VA for this episode: Miya: Barbara Goodson |
Galaxy-CrisisAug 11, 10:40 AM
| Failure is always an option. |
| Episode 15 Apart's backstory is explained as he became a cold-blooded assassin as he had a tough time fitting in with society. He was cared for by his father. But then everything changed when he killed his pet, and then after seeing that there's nothing wrong with his brain, his father lashed on the doctor, and Apart killed him feeling liberated with it. Killing is Apart's idea of human connection despite doing the exact opposite. So Sakamoto teaches this guy a lesson by having him hanging by the wires while being thrown up and down Tokyo Tower, and in the end he convinces Apart help him out and spill the beans about Slur and his attack on the JAA having overheard Kashima about the upcoming attack. And thus, the second phase begins with Slur and Gaku assaulting the Kanto branch of the JAA. So Apart is not like the other death row inmates as his childhood was just a mess and just needed to be around the right people to at least make it so that he won't serve some evil crime boss. |
| Sakamoto doesn't care much for Apart's backstory, so Apart decides to cut up the tower. But Sakamoto pulls it upright, while on the ground, Takamura cuts one of the tower's concrete bases. Sakamoto pummels Apart and wraps him around the tower with his own string. Apart comes to at Miya's clinic, and he tells Sakamoto and his group that the death row escapees were just a distraction, as Slur intends to take down the JAA's Kanto headquarters while the Order is occupied. New English VA for this episode: Gaku: Jacob Bertrand |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Episode 16 Slur and Gaku infiltrate the JAA and slice everybody in the way. And then Sakamoto makes a dramatic appearance with Shin and Apart, meeting Slur, whose real name is Uzuki and is a former classmate of his at the JCC. Slur shows just how dangerous he is, and just when it looked like Takakura had a clean shot at him, Uda, who Takakura had sliced down, suicide bombs the place, allowing Slur to escape. Sakamoto spends the next few days in the hospital and after a fight with Hyo, he reveals that the JCC should be the next place to go in order to learn about Slur, and that's where he's going next. As this is the boss fight that of course the intensity ramps up as there was quite a lot of bloodshed. |
| While Slur meets up with a sleeper agent, his cohort Gaku wreaks havoc on the lower floors of the building, but Takamura soon comes and starts creating more collateral damage than even Gaku does. Meanwhile, Sakamoto, Shin, and Apart swing into the building and come face-to-face with Slur, and Sakamoto immediately recognizes who he really is. Sakamoto struggles against Slur until he provokes him by bringing up his daughter, but then Gaku and Takamura crash the fight. The sleeper agent, Uda, becomes a suicide bomb to try and take out Takamura, and Slur and Gaku escape in the process. While in the hospital recovering from his injuries, Nagumo and Hyo pay Sakamoto a visit, and Sakamoto tells Nagumo about Slur's true identity: Kei Uzuki, an old classmate of theirs from the JCC. Hyo picks a fight to try and force Sakamoto to back away, but after being pinned to an MRI machine by Sakamoto and Shin, he reveals that they should visit the JCC for more information. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Episode 17 A new arc begins to lead up to the climactic battle against Slur as Shishiba and Osaragi are cleaning up the mess at the JAA branch, while Sakamoto and company are infiltrating the JCC. They disguise themselves as applicants and board a plane where they are told that JCC examiners are hidden amongst the passengers and must steal the special bullets from them. Sakamoto passes that test, while Shin ends up dueling Seba and win. While that's going on, Gaku shrugs off his promise with Uda to go karaoke. So Sakamoto is going to have to make it in as a student to get what he wants, and the exams sure are creative to say the least. |
| Sakamoto can't rely on his alumnus status to get into the JCC, so he enrolls Shin and himself as transfer applicants, and the first part of the exam actually is on the flight to the school, where they have to steal a bullet from an examiner hidden among the passengers. Once the exam starts, it's pure chaos, and Sakamoto's skills make some of the other test takers think he's an examiner. Sakamoto manages to find some bullets while getting a blue-haired girl out of a pickle. He tries to give the girl one of the bullets, but she won't accept the gift. Meanwhile, Shin ends up fighting Mafuyu, a clean freak who got his bullet from a flight attendant. Mafuyu is quick on his feet, especially with the blades hidden in the heels of his shoes. Shin is forced to heighten his reflexes, so now he's on the clock to deal with Mafuyu. New English VA's for this episode: Akira Akao: Oshun Ramirez Mafuyu Seba: Griffin Burns Mafuyu's older brother is Natsuki, the guy with the invisibility suit. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Episodes 15-17: Freakin' Takamura! I'm suddenly interested in this show because of that badass samurai oji-san. Looking forward for more. I was initially rolling my eyes on the main villains thinking it's just another bunch of sadistic edgy fkboiz like MHA's League of Villains. But it did eventually worked for me after the battle between Takamura and Gaku. I'm guessing we'll see Slur fightng Nagomu before he face Sakamoto again; Seems like they have a history. Since Lu isn't with them during the assassin exams, I guess her and Heisuke would just be a surprise back up again during chaotic situations. |
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| Episode 18 Before boarding the plane, Shin asked Sakamoto not to assist him on the exam, and as such it's a one-on-one battle between Shin and Mafuyu in which he snuffs out Mafuyu's scheme through clairvoyance. As it turns out, Mafuyu is only 14 and is determined to get into the order by getting connections not knowing that power is needed more than anything. While that's going on, Sakamoto continues to assist Akira so that she can pass. Then there's the film director Kanaguri as he is one of the examiners and is known for producing assassin movies. Mafuyu insults Kanaguri as his tastes don't align with movies, and he shows just how dangerous he is. Kanaguri moves so fast that Shin can't react even though he knows the fututre. Then Kanaguri kills the pilot and blows a hole in the plane causing it to crash while the passengers to fall out. While the examiners have parachutes, the examinees need to figure out how to survive the fall. Akira makes a parachute from everybody's shirts using her stitching skills and while it was still a rough landing, they slowed down just enough upon impact on the water to survive. That filmmaker sure will do anything and everything to shoot the most thrilling scene, and that he did. So with that, Sakamoto, Shin, Mafuyu, and Akira are all onto the third exam. |
| Shin manages to subdue Mafuyu, and then he stops someone else from making off with the bullets. Meanwhile, Sakamoto teaches the blue-haired girl, Akira, how to shoot better. But then comes famed hitman movie director Kanaguri, and when Mafuyu disses his profession, Kanaguri decides to attack them. Kanaguri is faster than even Shin's heightened reflexes, and then he sets his sights on Akira for making her his next star. Kanaguri swipes the bullets from everyone and shoots the captain in the head, putting the plane into a nosedive. But when that bores him, he blows a hole in the plane's fuselage and sends everyone into a freefall. Sakamoto manages to get some bullets back from Kanaguri, and Akira stitches everyone's clothes together to make a makeshift parachute for a splash landing. New English VA's for this episode: Kanaguri: Crispin Freeman Rion Akao: Allegra Clark |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Episode 19 It's onto the third stage with three special students join the exam in Toramaru, Shinaya, and Kaji via recommendations, thus they got to skip straight to the third stage. It's a game of tail tag where the examinees are divided into teams of three with Sakamoto with Akira and Kill Baby on the red team, while Shin, Mafuyu, and Kaji are on the white team. The exam starts with Toramaru going crazy and stealing tails as if they were collectables just like her Sakamoto plushie, and she runs into Shin's team. While that's going on, the yellow team has Sakamoto's team cornered after setting a trap, but Akira manages to slip through the net, and then she uses a pressure point assassination technique to take down the leader of that team, which Sakamoto recognizes as it turns out Akira is related to Rion Akao. So it looks like there are lots of guys with connections to Sakamoto here, and things are a lot more complicated now. |
GridironOtakuSep 1, 9:23 AM
| Three new applicants join the remaining test takers before the exam resumes, and one of them, Nao Toramaru, is a Sakamoto fangirl. For the next phase, the applicants are split into teams of three, and Shin and Sakamoto are on different teams. Shin is grouped with Mafuyu and Joichiro Kaji, another of the new arrivals, while Sakamoto is teamed up with Akira and a rather cowardly guy nicknamed Kill Baby. The next phase of the exam is a game where applicants have to swipe long flags hanging from their waists like tails. Toramaru decimates one team as she swipes their flags, and then she sets her sights on Shin's team. Meanwhile, Sakamoto's team gets caught under a steel net by another team, but Akira manages to slip through. When the team approaches, Akira pierces the leader's neck. Sakamoto stops her from doing the same thing to the other two before tending to the leader's wound. When Akira mentions her full name to Sakamoto, he comes to some realization. New English VA's for this episode: Nao Toramaru: Lizzie Freeman Joichiro Kaji: Daman Mills |
| Failure is always an option. |
| This feels like it's turned into the Hunter x Hunter, Hunter exam arc |
| Episode 20 Sakamoto learns that Akira is Rion's niece and she's here on a secret mission herself to find her aunt. While that's going on, Shin and Toramaru are fighting each other, and with Shin using Sakamoto's fighting stance that it causes Toramaru to get agitated as a Sakamoto fan herself. Toramaru fell into the river and nearly drowned over her Sakamoto plushie, but Shin came to the rescue telling her that Sakamoto would have done the same thing. Before she could hand his tail, Shinaya brutally strikes her as it turns out he's being remotely controlled by Slur as he sabotages the exam, causing all the applicants to band together to fight back against him. Toramaru's fandom sure knows no bounds, but now a serious situation has developed now that Shinaya is out for blood. |
| Turns out Akira's aunt Rion is another classmate of Sakamoto's from the JCC. Meanwhile, Shin's team, being chased by Toramaru, runs off a cliff into a river. Shin then faces off against her, and he eventually forces her over a waterfall, but he ends up saving her from drowning when her keychain gets stuck under a rock. When he asks Toramaru for her flag, she gets pummeled by Shinaya, the third new applicant. Actually, Shinaya is being controlled like a remote-controlled robot by Gaku, as Slur is planning on picking new recruits for his cause from the applicants. Shinaya is restrained by the examiners while Gaku has his visor off, but when he puts it back on, he takes control and brutalizes two of the examiners. Shin's body suffers the aftereffects of overclocking his reflexes and can't move, but Mafuyu and Toramaru step in and try to pin Shinaya down. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| This second cour has been a lot better than the first. The art style is more clean and the action is better. The pacing is still too fast and Takamura isn't given the same due as in the manga but there is a noticeable improvement. I would certainly watch another season after this. |
| Controversial opinions |
| yeah, this has 100% turned into an ode to Hunter x Hunter |
| Episode 21 And now the exam has become an all-out battle against Shinaya, a robot who is remote-controlled by Gaku that the candidates are slowly finding out is not human. And when Shin finds out he can't read his mind, that's all the proof that was needed. Shin manages to crack Shinaya's goggles, causing a lag in Shinaya's movement. Even so, Shin and Kaji are having a hard time. So Shin comes up with a plan where he reads Kaji's future based on Shinaya's movements and they turns the tables. Kaji then shows why he's in on recommendation as he can recreate fighting moves using sound, which requires a lot of concentration. But then Gaku goes into overdrive to overwhelm Shin and Kaji as Shinaya starts to break down due to the strain from the attacks. But it's Sakamoto to save the day as he floods the place while Shin carries Kaji out, and then battles on the downed plane to show why he's the legendary assassin even though he's over the hill. One more episode left for this season to wrap up the exam before going after Slur himself in the second season. |
| Mafuyu and Toramaru get knocked out, although Mafuyu manages to crack Shinaya's goggles, and by association Gaku's headset, in the process. Then Kaji steps up, as with his super sense of hearing he can tell there's a delay between Gaku's commands and Shinaya's response. But Kaji thinks too slow for Shin to read his thoughts and capitalize, so to compensate he overclocks his mind again. Then Kaji manages to recreate Gaku's moves, and soon he and Shin have Shinaya on the ropes. However, once Gaku proves he's more than willing to break Shinaya's body, the tables turn the other way again. Luckily, Sakamoto comes in to save the day. While Shin gets Kaji to safety, Sakamoto floods the cave, and the current takes them to the wrecked plane, where Sakamoto eventually sends Shinaya skyward before he clobbers him with a landing gear. Gaku's VR gear is thoroughly trashed. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Always remember the basics of CQC. Big improvement on the second half. 8/10. I haven't heard about another season yet, but I do hope there's another one. There is a live-action movie coming though. |
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