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May 12, 2018 12:56 AM

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Can’t wait till the battles next episode! Cool to see one of the elites has good resolve outside of school
Aug 23, 2018 5:44 PM

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This was a good episode in terms of backstory. Ryuuko's father and her relationship to him. The silhouette of the killer kinda looks like Satsuki, but I kinda doubt it.

Also, Goori was kind enough to help Ryuuko and Mako.

Seeing young Satsuki. As always, she's as badass as ever!!

The battle of the four devas begins!!! Let's do this!
Aug 27, 2018 1:09 AM

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What a lot of fun. I’m ready for the battle royale.
Oct 13, 2018 10:03 AM

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I always find every one of these episodes so blood rushing, keeps the adrenaline running making me want more
Gnyo ho!
Nov 6, 2018 12:23 PM

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I can't shake the feeling that Gamagori's pink Chevrolet Bel-Air is an Utena reference lol
It's clearly not the same car, but the color scheme and interior decor look pretty similar.
Not to mention the guy transforming into a car, apparently lol

The parallels between Satsuki and fascism are quite clear through the 'Naturals Election,' which is a very skillful turn of phrase, both connoting the intended 'survival of the fittest' intention while wrapping it in the language of liberal democracy and meritocracy.

Hannah Arendt describes the Nazi regime as one that perpetuated a constant state of chaos, which provides in turn the excuse for the government to impose order and legitimize its claim to extralegal actions due to a state of exception. And of course, despite the hopes of the masses, one and two stars have no ability to win the Naturals Election by design, but rather this exercise is a means for the established ruling elite to reassert its legitimacy.

By throwing the system she has created into disorder, Satsuki pursues her ideological goal of culling from the lower eschelons of authority the 'weak' as well as reaffirming the existing elites as deserving of their positions in the eyes of the hoi polloi. In a sense, Satsuki is more pure of heart than any ultranationalist regime, since as her contempt is for almost all of her subjects equally, rather than a designated outgroup.
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Wow, that escalated quickly, Gamagoori is probably my favorite character so far, a guaranteed favorite opposing character for sure. His backstory seems even more interested than Matoi's, talking about her, I was expecting ti to be way more dramatic, but it turned into a silly mess as soon as her father appeared.
Nov 25, 2020 8:42 PM
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Pretty intense episode. I was cringing my teeth since I heard Mako might die...

When I saw Mako almost getting shot on the road, yeah..
Dat explosions and gunfire. The flashback was pretty awesome. Young Satsuki is pretty epic in this episode.

I'm ready for this battle royale~
How ya feeling nine years later
Mar 9, 2021 8:19 PM

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Great episode! I really like that the student council ain't really evil, they're just very extreme with their ideals. On that note, I did not expect Gamagoori to be a fucking masochist lmao, that was hilarious, even his Ultima Uniform is like some masochistic shit. That explains why he uses a whip lmao.

A king of the hill huh, looking forward to that.
Jun 26, 2021 1:01 PM
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This was a nice way to let the viewers know more about gamgoori without actually making him battle ryuko directly. He's definitely feeling more likeable which is nice to see. I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest of this arc plays out




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Nov 16, 2021 9:04 AM

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Gamagoori's an interesting fellow, just can't hate him.

Now Ryuko against Elite four, damn....
Apr 11, 2022 11:43 PM

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So beneath that veneer of a hardass disciplinarian is a masochist who loves to be "disciplined". A fitting contrast and the fact that he's so serious only makes it even funnier.
Dec 7, 2023 7:18 PM
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Oh damn, Mako had a lot of near death experiences!
May 26, 2024 10:05 PM

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Okay, so he's a pervert. Got it.
Aug 20, 2024 1:13 PM

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Top tier filler, top tier setup for the big fight in the next episode.

Gamagoori putting the giant beginner driver sticker on top of his Cadillac's hood was hillarious. lol
Even subtle jokes like that are great!

Still, imagine an over-the-top closet masochist like him taking driving lessons. He'd probably be driving a mid 2000s Renault Clio and barely fit in it while awkwardly stfuggling in the first few lessons. Wouldn't expect him to fail his written exam, though.

Such a silly episode, look how much you can take away from it. Imagine if all filler across all media was actually good!
Dec 3, 2024 3:09 AM

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Love this episode!! Gamagoori's uniform is honestly one of my favorites now, it strikes fear and discomfort !!
Feb 2, 5:51 AM

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hope ryuuko can show some levels this time
Feb 8, 2:34 AM

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Gamagoori is going to be 20 years old? I thought he was almost 30 years old
and what the hell kind of sadomasochistic kamui is this 🤨
Jun 26, 8:31 AM

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The show certainly picked up with this one. Gamagōri was actually pretty cool to the MCs, though he's still on the fascist school side. "Here comes the new boss / same as the old boss." Bummer how that works, for real. If the show leaned more into this instead of anarchic creepiness, I would like it more! Mako's car crash song was pretty funny though!
Jul 16, 11:10 AM
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early teen Satsuki is just toooo cool
Ryuko's design is soo good outside the obvious gooner transformation
wasnt expecting gagamori's power to be some fetish , he even use a whip to get to the centre lol

i wonder why satsuki prepared 5 towers when only 4 devas exist.. was it random or intentional? hope this will be revealed in coming episodes
Aug 21, 4:50 PM
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Natural elections aka another purge but this time among the students themselves.

Ryuko went to the ruins of her old house, things look different in that basement compared to the first time she entered there, someone cleaned up. We also saw Ryuko's past, she was a very problematic girl all thanks to her parents. We also saw the flashback of her father's death, the murderer was a female apparently and what was that last thing her father wanted to tell her? It will remain a mystery.

What a nice person Gamagoori is actually, he gave a ride to Ryuko and Mako despite being enemies and we saw how he met Satsuki, he was also a good guy in those times. He also is the perfect sidekick for Satsuki and has 20 years, that's unexpected. I wonder what those guys who attacked them were thinking, there was no way they could match a 3 star uniform but at least they had to try I guess.

And we saw his uniform in action, he ended being a masochist, that took a weird twist hahaha.

Now the battles against the elite 4 have begun.

Good episode, was good to see Gamagoori helping them despite being enemies and know more about the characters backgrounds.
Nov 16, 9:06 PM
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It's disappointing that Ryuko attempting to live & survive during the six months after losing her dad & before she enrolled in Honnoji Academy was never shown.

They should have explored & fleshed out that part of her backstory more.
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