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flannan said: Nanami hardly needs any new techniques....chibihien said: Togame picked the wrong person from the start... Can you imagine Nanami with the skills of the first 4 sword holders + Kyoutouryuu... Fear the one that can use both the sword and fight bare-fisted..... without breaking into sweat. She picked the right person. Can you imagine Nanami with the strategic skills of Togame the Strategist taking over Japan? SolDeMav said: rewatching the preview = good idea since it pretty much sumd up the battle.... watching Nanami was probably more fun.I had to watch the preview of ep 3 to be satisfied with the ep 4. Man was really hoping for that fight. |
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Oosran said: Since, she has after all helped Shichika during all those years, right? Yeah...I'm sure ripping out my younger sister's fingernails would show my sisterly concern for her xD |
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| She's naked in front of him and there is no reaction from him whatsoever I would lose all confidence as a woman lol. The Maniwa insect squad is kinda cute, I almost feel sorry for them taking on Manami, she has brain and brawn how horrifying! She's a genius that can learn a technique just by seeing it once. Where is the fight we saw on the preview?! |
| Mindfuck. I'm in awe and yet completely furious at the same time. Good job i guess ps: OBOETA!! |
KvakondApr 18, 2010 2:00 PM
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Cenedess said: Why of course : oOosran said: Yeah...I'm sure ripping out my younger sister's fingernails would show my sisterly concern for her xDSince, she has after all helped Shichika during all those years, right? That would be a perfect example of some sisterly love, don't you think? : D |
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| Wow, they trolled us big time and did a really good job of it. Navarr said: Almost reminds you of Endless Eight, doesn't it? But a lot funnier and less painful. |
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| Nanami is crazy strong. |
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| Didn't expect this... But 5 stars. Best one I've seen so far. |
| I don't know what to say ... let's just say i see his sister in a very different light. But i really want to know more about her !! -I don't really mind if it's spoilers or not, but can someone who has read the novels or something PM me some information concerning his sister, can't wait 4-5 months to know ! |
| I think I've fallen in love with Nanami. She's just so frail-looking and just gives off that creepy smile; oh how lovely. The flashbacks were great... the huge heads and all. Hopefully she does join them or something because I would like to see more of her. |
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| So the previous episode's preview of this episode had something that wasn't shown? Oh well, I hardly ever watch the previews so I didn't 'lose' anything. Of course I watched it afterwards and it was cool. However, I think there was a reason why they did it. Let's me try to explain it shortly: The preview showed the fight (or parts of it) with Sabi, Nanami can instantly learn anything she sees and Shichika and Togame talked about the fight with Sabi. Think about it. You who have watched the preview before this episode. You remember the preview quite well, don't you? All that cool action and those moves and such. See, you are almost like Nanami! Seeing something just once is usually enough for learning the principles. The second time reinforces it. E: some corrections |
RolexiHApr 18, 2010 4:19 PM
| Letdown of the month.. Though I will agree that Nanami is awesome. |
| THE PREVIEW LIED But the series just gets better and better. I was soo excited for Sabi though ;___; They better show that fight somehow someday (I wouldn't mind even if it has to be in the DVD version) or I swear I will destroy something. And this one had the best ninjas. They all died like the rest (When Mitsubachi attacked "MITSUBACHI WHAT ARE YOU DOINGGGGGGGGG"), but they were really likable and seemed more like characters than punching bags. It didn't have the witty jokes of the previous episodes, but this was a great episode and is probably what many of us thought the series would be. PS Nanami is creepy, but I love her. |
RibeyrollesApr 18, 2010 4:16 PM
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Maryberry said: THE PREVIEW LIED But the series just gets better and better. I was soo excited for Sabi though ;___; They better show that fight somehow someday (I wouldn't mind even if it has to be in the DVD version) or I swear I will destroy something. Unfortunately, they didn't even show it in the original novel, only mentioned. That's trolling for you lol. Having all the buildup on how cool Sabi is and then kill him off screen. That, is genius trolling. |
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wakka9ca said: brb I'm going to rageMaryberry said: THE PREVIEW LIED But the series just gets better and better. I was soo excited for Sabi though ;___; They better show that fight somehow someday (I wouldn't mind even if it has to be in the DVD version) or I swear I will destroy something. Unfortunately, they didn't even show it in the original novel, only mentioned. That's trolling for you lol. Having all the buildup on how cool Sabi is and then kill him off screen. That, is genius trolling. HARD |
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| Hahaha, awesome episode, very well written. I'm so glad I decided on watching this show after all. |
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| oh man, this show is more incredible every episode. nanami is ridiculous. shes so awesome. |
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| omg make the excessive talking stop please! God damn I thought it would get better in this episode but it in staid it felt like a broke record when they where fighting. The fighting was decent but the talking killed what little appear this episode had....at least for me anyway. I can understand them trying to tell a story but when you describe every little detail and say the same thing 4 different ways it get's old fast. |
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DeathfireD said: omg make the excessive talking stop please! God damn I thought it would get better in this episode but it in staid it felt like a broke record when they where fighting. The fighting was decent but the talking killed what little appear this episode had....at least for me anyway. I can understand them trying to tell a story but when you describe every little detail and say the same thing 4 different ways it get's old fast. Well that's the way Nishio writes his novels, his characters are always pretty talkative. On the other hand he almost never gives any big descriptions on sorroundings or characters appearances apart from the most basic things (at least that's the image I gained...but I still have to read a real novel, not light novel, by him). If you're not into so much talking, or at least not in relation to the rather minimal action, it's not really going to get any better except for the last volume. |
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| Woo, almost-yandere Nanami. I predict a showdown between her and Shichika at the end of the series for whatever reason; perhaps she is a certain 'blade' he has to capture, or something. It'll have something to do with what Sabi was saying about Kyotouryuu as a sword constructed by Shikizaki Kiki, in any case. Speaking of Sabi, I was really pissed we didn't get to see the fight with him. D: He was my favourite "villain". |
yamakasiApr 18, 2010 7:47 PM
Holland_Kai said: Im thinking about dropping it after this horrible episode. Sabi was the most interesting 12 sword holder intoduced so far in the story. Then they go and blow him off like he wasnt even in the show. I could care less about his sister and the boring fights she had with the ninja. Her type of character has been done a 100 times before. They ruined the series for me with the troll job they did at the end of episode 3. Then they make the main character's talk about the fight for 5 minutes just to add more salt to the wound. Exactly what I felt like. I was waiting for that Nanami stuff to end so I could watch the epic fight, then time passed, and I was beginning to wonder how they were going to fit it all in so little time. Turns out they didn't show it at all. SO FURIOUS! I seriously feel scammed. Worst than Endless Eight as I never really payed attention to that. |
| I can't believe they didn't show the fight between Sabi and Shichika :VVV |
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| Other than everyone complaining about Sabi fight... Nanami can now float in the air. In other words, she is no longer stranded on the island. And the skills she learned (gravity defying + hand transformation into claw + poison bullets fit her style perfectly) Really HAX skill there. I think a great evil has just been unleashed on the world. The Insect Corp opened the Pandora's Box..... Endless Eight was fail trolling. This is successful trolling. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
wakka9ca said: TROLLED by the last episode preview LOL. So it kept the format of the book LOL. The author is TROLLING us. I'm going to have to go watch it. I don't watch previews, so now I'm going to have to watch next month's preview, and last months. But on to the episode. I FUCKING LOVED THIS EPISODE! This has to be one of the best single episodes I've seen in a while, if not just the plain best. I've never been so caught off guard by a character, so to have her totally reveal herself in this single episode was fantastic storytelling. I liked the show as it is sticking to the formula, so to just totally break out of the structure a pay next to no attention to Shichika and Tomoe, instead make it about Nanami, and then make me feel like she's one of my favorite female characters ever (depending on how the show goes) is just too much. Then, to get trolled at the end, by having blatant exposition over the fight that was teased at the beginning, is just a blanket statement about what the show is about. I bemoaned it not showing the fight, and instead having a bit of a slide show. I can't say that that changed this week, but I can't really say that I care since the direction was absolutely perfect. Nothing was wrong with this episode. And little Shichika and Nanami are cute. Bumped up from a 7 to a 9. |
| ^ Wow. That praise of this episode is surprising, since it's coming from you. |
| It was so good. Nanami will be my sig once I find a good enough picture. |
| I was waiting for some nice fighting scenes and i got a lot of talking and some still images... lol... Yet was nice to see the sister again and now that she can fly, she dont need to stay on the island and i hope she go to travel with them. |
noteDhero said: Oh really? I will fully like to see that sig! :D Very surprised you liked the episode (since a lot of things you do not praise for your own reason.....I sometimes like them so much) but so did I......:PIt was so good. Nanami will be my sig once I find a good enough picture. |
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I feel somewhat trolled by the direction this episode took, but I don't mind at all! Watching this was like watching a nightmare! This is one of the most impressive episodes of the year! |
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| so the sister is actually like a hundred times more scary- she took out three corp heads by herself, one after another, that six down, six more to go. as for our main characters- they had an awesome battle off screen, what the hell? |
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| .... I was all looking forward to this months episode based on the preview from episode 3 and I was hyped up for it, only to be dissapointed, nanami didn't make up for the fight between sabi and shichika. The fight coulda been one of the best fighting scenes in an anime ever |
| Whitefox did what kyoani couldn't...Troll you and make you love it. |
| Dare I say it? Dare I say it? Yes, I will. GODDAMN, that was AWESOME. I've never enjoyed being trolled like this ever. I love them for that. Also, Namami @A@. I can honestly say she scared the living shit out of me in a way nothing I've seen till now has done. This combination of fear and intrigue really bumped this show for me. Props to Mai Nakahara for voicing Nanami. Nisioisin, you're a master trollwriter for doing this. |
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| Best episode so far. Nanami = great.....if only to get more of her and her skill in future eps. Like everyone else, not happy about being trolled because I wanted to see the fight. *angry chant* WE WANT THE FIGHT! WE WANT THE FIGHT! WE WANT THE FIGHT! |
| This episode was so awesome. I can't believe we have to wait so long for the next one. I actually would like Nanami to join the others. |
| Just wow. Whatever anyone might say, this show never disappoints me. Onee-chan is so creepy and scary~ To be able to learn any technique after seeing in once... Though I wonder why they omited the main battle and then teased us with the conversation the leads were having about how difficult the battle was... XD Malestel said: *fixed*I always had a very good opinion about this show. Everytime 50 minutes just flow by. Muslim_Otaku said: True. They did well.Whitefox did what kyoani couldn't...Troll you and make you love it. |
werrstonApr 19, 2010 1:38 AM
noteDhero said: ^All right after being caught off guard by Nanami..this is one of surprise i ever saw in my entire life in MAL, It was so good. Nanami will be my sig once I find a good enough picture. For the episode itself, NOW THAT WAS AWESOME |
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At first I was like: d'awwwww, Nanami-chan is kawii. And then I was like... delicious yandere is scary, brrrrrr. This is the best episode yet, imo, and by far. I only wish the whole show was like this from start. |
AlexstratzApr 19, 2010 4:15 AM
| This was the first episode of this I really really really liked. Couldn't stop being awed over how damn awesome Nanami is. It wasn't surprising per se, but that doesn't deprive her of awesomeness. Couldn't stop laughing over the anticlimax. That was one of the best set-up jokes I've seen in quite a while. I now feel I can say I love this show. |
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noteDhero said: Bumped up from a 7 to a 9. Haha oh wow. But it is still a 7. OH SHI- |
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| Oh gosh Nanami is creepy like hell, best character in the show I kind of feel bad for the the ninja's, they were decent guys, and lol at the " I am getting married after this mission", it's like the " I am one week away from retirement". Best episode so far. |
StriderMSApr 19, 2010 5:56 AM
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| What noteDhero said and anticlimactic final scene was anticlimactic. This is the best show I've seen in a while, bravo! I just wonder though where they're going with Nanami, is she going to start collecting swords on her own now and then we'll see a final battle or something between brother and sister? It does seem she's getting impatient with how slow her brother's quest is going and now she does have the means to escape the island. |
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