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| So Akira just dug her own grave. LOL |
| pew pew pew |
| Tama so OP lol. I actually felt a little bad for Akira this episode. I mean she totally deserved what happened to her but still. |
| MAL: A community that thinks every anime is bad, but rates everything a 7/10. |
| this anime really knows how to annoy the hell out of you, but i mean it in a way that lets you want to watch more...loving the dark vibes this gives and it keeps getting darker... :) |
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Tulicloure said: AlexTheRiot said: This battle confirmed why Akira actually isn't very good, it's because she has no dynamic with Piriluk. It seemed like they meshed before when things were going good, but as soon as Ruko started breaking her down Akira began showing her shitty attitude toward Piriluk. Speaking of which, don't you guys think Iora matches Piruluk's personality (cold, quiet, apathetic) more than her own LRIG's, while Akira matches Urisu's (sadistic, annoying, bitchy)? It seems to me like they're switched or something. not to mention that Iona can also see other people's wishes (proof: when she told Ruuko that she had no wishes just after looking at her) ... you might be on to somthing here |
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ichii_1 said: Yeah it's darker but R 17+ dark? no. Judging from Hitoe's moments it seems like she wants to kill herself since that would be better than living like that, now that would be 17+ and sad as f***. And also edgy as fuck. So please no need for that. I don't want this show to become a teenager show. ichii_1 said: And I do want a Madoka ending :( Hitoe with her friends again (if she doesn't kill herself) and Yuzuki's reverse wish (you know it's gonna happen) Why the fuck would you want one? Then everything that happened in the show was meaningless! If all the suffering "never happened" then why was it ever tragic. The whole idea about tragedy is that it will last forever but people get over it. Hitoe will maybe kill herself and that is horrible, but reversing her death would mean that the show tricked us in believing it is bad. If you know "everything is gonna get reverted" then nothing matters, nothing is sad or tragic. Also reverse endings make mature anime into shitty baby anime, because in real life you cant revert anything, thus have to deal with the consequences. |
| I am falling, I am fading, I am drowning, help me to breathe. |
| It gets more darker than I expect. Well, I was about to celebrate when Akira got lose to Ruko but her line was a buthurting one. The new Selector was cute tho. Wish that Iona will lose next week. |
| The world shall know the truth soon. |
Orsonius said: ichii_1 said: Yeah it's darker but R 17+ dark? no. Judging from Hitoe's moments it seems like she wants to kill herself since that would be better than living like that, now that would be 17+ and sad as f***. And also edgy as fuck. So please no need for that. I don't want this show to become a teenager show. Since when both depression and suicide are "a teenager shows"? (the fact all of them are teenagers aside i guess) There's a LOT of people who struggle everyday with misery, but, well, it can get better. Hitoe's life kinda cannot, so I wouldn't be surprised, be it now or sometime in the future. |
fanshii said: Orsonius said: ichii_1 said: Yeah it's darker but R 17+ dark? no. Judging from Hitoe's moments it seems like she wants to kill herself since that would be better than living like that, now that would be 17+ and sad as f***. And also edgy as fuck. So please no need for that. I don't want this show to become a teenager show. Since when both depression and suicide are "a teenager shows"? (the fact all of them are teenagers aside i guess) There's a LOT of people who struggle everyday with misery, but, well, it can get better. Hitoe's life kinda cannot, so I wouldn't be surprised, be it now or sometime in the future. It always depends on the way they execute it. Teenager shows = shows that manly appeal to 14-19 year olds. I'm 25 I don't need "suicide and depression" in my show for it to be mature. It is the same logic people apply when they play video games with gore in it and think they are adults now. Fact is maturity =/= violence, death and sex. Maturity is to deal with problems which kids and teenagers don't deal, like real life problems. Love, relationships, fulfilling your life etc. Maturing as a person. Suicide isn't mature, it is at best tragic. And if they add suicide it will not really enhance the show. I think her fate is bad as it is. To wish for more edgy things isn't really a way to make the show better, just focus on more melodrama. |
| I am falling, I am fading, I am drowning, help me to breathe. |
Orsonius said: Redraft said: Orsonius said: why not wish your life to become shit, willfully lose 3 times and enjoy best life? If they could change/make wishes that easily, Ruko wouldn't have a problem having a wish and Yuzuki wouldn't be in such of a crisis right now. Same goes for Akira. These wishes are the ones they really want, before even becoming a Selector, such as Hitoe wanting friends and Yuzuki longing for Kazuki. So I guess it's already set or something? Although they could just be densely retarded and actually didn't think of that, but we wouldn't want that kind of plot, would we? Well there are 2 mysteries here. 1) How do negative wishes like Akiras work if they are tainted? 2) Are wishes fixed? For 1. We only have seen a postive wish become tainted. I want friends became to. I can never have friends. AkiLucky wishes I want Ionas life to be shit. And it could become to. Ionas life becomes awesome. Or Akiras life becomes shit instead. Now 2) I bet or well maybe just think Ruuko will end up having a wish at some point, so the state of your wish might change. I think making Iona's life amazing is enough to make Akira's life shit, hahaha. |
"Fortress Maximus has come himself. Okay! Then I shall get Fortress Maximus to fight me, huh huh huh!" |
Orsonius said: fanshii said: Orsonius said: ichii_1 said: Yeah it's darker but R 17+ dark? no. Judging from Hitoe's moments it seems like she wants to kill herself since that would be better than living like that, now that would be 17+ and sad as f***. And also edgy as fuck. So please no need for that. I don't want this show to become a teenager show. Since when both depression and suicide are "a teenager shows"? (the fact all of them are teenagers aside i guess) There's a LOT of people who struggle everyday with misery, but, well, it can get better. Hitoe's life kinda cannot, so I wouldn't be surprised, be it now or sometime in the future. It always depends on the way they execute it. Teenager shows = shows that manly appeal to 14-19 year olds. I'm 25 I don't need "suicide and depression" in my show for it to be mature. It is the same logic people apply when they play video games with gore in it and think they are adults now. Fact is maturity =/= violence, death and sex. Maturity is to deal with problems which kids and teenagers don't deal, like real life problems. Love, relationships, fulfilling your life etc. Maturing as a person. Suicide isn't mature, it is at best tragic. And if they add suicide it will not really enhance the show. I think her fate is bad as it is. To wish for more edgy things isn't really a way to make the show better, just focus on more melodrama. Of course maturity =/= all that stuff(it's indeed hard to find a game that really is mature), but, again, I simply wouldn't be surprised. If her fate is so bad, it would only seem logical to her to want not to suffer it for so long, especially since she's a teenager. I personally don't think adding suicide would really do anything bad nor good to the show. I'm not sure, but it doesn't really seem like it's as edgy subject like it is in Europe(America too maybe?). I don't specifically wish for it, but if it happened, it would only be understandable. I suppose it's just we have different views on it |
fanshiiMay 9, 2014 5:02 AM
| I just hope they progress the plot and don't focus too much on the whole depression thing. I like depressive anime, but this one here has enough plot and mysteries that I rather want those to be solved than to see how an already melodramatic character also kills herself. |
| I am falling, I am fading, I am drowning, help me to breathe. |
| Hmmm it indeed would be used as a trigger, for Ruko the most especially. How she's been scaring her mother and all that, she would probably snap with Hitoe's suicide. Oh, and, yes, I do hope they won't focus too much on Hitoe's situation also, but they still could do it without focusing too much maybe |
| i voted 3/5. but i have a different rating on MAL instead. because the 3/5 rating with words describe better. yeah, because it's only fine to me. i can't say i really love it a lot or feeling attached to it. i expected this anime to be a little bit more gore.. :P. |
| Hitoe's Mom goes straightly for Mom of the Year Award. Go, Hitoe's Mom! Akira's wish is so stupid but it shows her issues with herself which are pretty... typical for that kind of show. And by "that kind" I mean show with high school girls that shows more or less drama. Why can't they just live their lifes, but be filled with envy like there is no tomorrow? Meh. I think Yuzuki might be the second one in the queue to suicide, the first being Hitoe of course. Chiyori is probably a mastermind behind all of this or she's even crazier than Akira, one or another. |
| Sigh. When will they stop with this drama. And why is everyone a bitch e.e Literally dislike every character besides the grandma. |
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| i actually liked this episode. mainly because aki-lucky bitch got what she deserved. and i liked the drama in this episode too. |
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| So Madokaish. I am usuming this will go down the 'I wish that no one can lose their wishes' route. Really enjoying this. One of my faves of the season. |
"When everyone else is about to give up, the fighter who becomes the role model, is the true Leader."  |
| Dear god, Akira, i knew you were bad, but not this much... Ruuko would probably be much less affected by her words if she knew that Akira was the one to deliver the final blow to the sick girl and what Akira's wish is (or was, likely, judging by her later actions). |
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| tama is too op |
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| Man, this show is depressing as fuck. There really is nothing good happening to these girls xD So we have : - A bipolar soon-to-be sociopath who discovered a passion for crushing adversary and feel guilty of this feeling. - A psychopath bitch that love to take down the weaks and her only wish is to see someone else life ruined. - A forbidden love slowly transforming her in a creepy yandere. - The loneliest girl I've seen for quite some time. To had to that, she's suicidal. - A wannabe cruel justiciary. Now, we have a new girl that have arrived in town. You know, two girls down, they have to keep the meat coming :P Yuzuki : ''If I disappear there won't be anymore problem!''. Don't worry, Ruuko sociopatic behavior will take care of that :) |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Mediocre. They're trying pretty hard to make this fit into the psychological genre, if only the fundamental substance wasn't some wishy-washy, low self-esteem girl suffering from sporadic bursts of chauvinism and empathy. Finally when I thought I'd support Akira for being the only character in this series that seems to understand what "fight for your goal" means, they rid her in the most anti-climatic and ridiculous manner. I wonder how many episodes will be wasted babying these little brats. 5/10 |
| Tama got her batoru alright and then proceeded to beat the crap out of Akira. |
| YEAH SCREW YOU AKIRA SHOW 'EM UP RUU + TAMA I am starting to see similarities between High School girls be the meanest group in this series... |
| This anime is EXACTLY like Black Rock Shooter (TV). The overdramatic behavior irks me. I think I will like this better than Black Rock Shooter though. |
| Aki-lucky's wish shows just how much of a bitch she is. Even without knowing what it is Hitoe shouldn't be upset for beating her. |
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konatachan80 said: HowTragic said: Mediocre. They're trying pretty hard to make this fit into the psychological genre, if only the fundamental substance wasn't some wishy-washy, low self-esteem girl suffering from sporadic bursts of chauvinism and empathy. Finally when I thought I'd support Akira for being the only character in this series that seems to understand what "fight for your goal" means, they rid her in the most anti-climatic and ridiculous manner. I wonder how many episodes will be wasted babying these little brats. 5/10 Actually, I find that somewhat refreshing. When there's a male lead then he's usually a spineless wimp (in general, or in relation to the opposite sex). There are a few exceptions, and those tend to be the unorthodox (as you call it) ones. When there's a female lead she's usually quite stable, and tend to be alot more goal oriented (in lack of a better word). I can't really think of many cases where a female lead would be shown as completely spineless. Presenting the female lead as one with low self-esteem and a potential nerve-wreck etc doesn't really happen very often. How did Akira fight for her goal? She was avoiding a battle with Iona, even though her goal was to ruin Iona's life. At least I would assume that would be a more level playingfield than in "real life". I concur with your first point. I too have gotten tired of this overused weak, MC genre, which now seems to be the norm each season. So tired, in fact, that like you, I sometimes seek a refreshing change in a FeMC lead. However, unlike you, I do not believe that Ruuko is an improvement. "doesn't really happen very often" is not an excuse for poorly-made, bland characters exhibiting the same traits that I tried to avoid in Male MCs. Akira is the only character that actively uses everything in her disposal to further her own goals, and we can see this from her behavior in the first 6 episodes. Indisputably, her goal is to ruin Iona's life, and to achieve this she must win x amount of battles, x being undetermined at this point in the series. Note that this does not imply she has to win one against Iona, which is key. You are somehow misinterpreting the desire to ruin Iona's life as a necessity to face her straight-on in battle. Akira isn't stupid. She knows that Iona is leagues above her, and her anti-Tama card is unique even among selectors, which is probably why she despised Iona in the first place. Nevertheless, she also understands that she doesn't need to face Iona head-on to fulfill her wish and ruin her, since no gamer in his/her right mind would bet everything to pick a fight they can't win. Instead, she goes after the newbies and weaklings, which is a sound strategy regardless of moral implications. Akira uses a variety of cowardly tricks and underhanded methods to force other players to fight and lose to her. By no means is this "fair". Yet, no one ever said anything about having to be "fair" or ensuring a "level playingfield". Akira might be a coward, but she is not an incompetent. Compared to that what about the rest of the characters? Yuzuki loves her little brother, and challenges a newbie Ruuko (much like what Akira is doing, but to a lesser degree) with the hopes of scoring an easy win and furthering her wincest fantasy. Yet, her appalling lack of skills in the game ruins her changes. At this point her brother and numerous others noticed her "straight" playing style, and tries to help her amend those faults. Yuzuki, however, takes this as an affront and stubbornly refuses to change, battling Akira in a fit of rage and losing. She refuses to recognize her own shortcomings due to pride, and instead of finding ways to improve her playing and further her own goals, chooses to sulk and throw silly fits of rage. Needless to say, no wish is fulfilled by just sitting around and waiting for it. And Hitoe. This girl makes socially awkward penguin look リア充. She wants friends so badly she's willing to blindly declare battles against others, despite being heavily outclassed and mentally weak. After being seen through by Akira's ability she mentally breakdown, and god knows how much she's hurt her talking card. It's to the point I feel bad for it. Hitoe wants her wish granted, but doesn't want to work for it out of some burst of sentimentality and drop in self-esteem. When she gets her wish "granted" by other means, she insensitively neglects her card and babble on about her friends, inconsiderate of how the card feels. I am willing to bet that if a selector "wins" at the end, the card would also get a wish granted, perhaps becoming a real being. Although this is pure speculation, I sense personal motivation going into winning battles for the selector. And lastly, Ruuko. She doesn't even have a wish. Despite being obviously shaken by being called blasphemous, she makes no effort to formulate a wish and defeat that label. Instead, her actions thus far have been characterized completely by "going with the flow" and momentary surge of sentimentality. Her indecisiveness hurts not only herself, but the people she tries to help and the ones that help her (Tama). God knows why they gave Tama to someone like Ruuko. It's like giving the knowledge to cure cancer to a starving child in Africa. GG. I, too, despised Akira at first due to her personality and underhanded tactics, but given the rest of the cast, I realized that I hate incompetence more than cowardice. Picking the lesser of two evil. |
| I love seeing so much despair. I'm feeling sorry for poor Hitoe, though, and so I'm wondering what will happen to her. Maybe she really ends up dead by commiting suicide? Would be interesting. The new girl is such a cutie. <3 Hope she will get to know the real meaning of three losses soon. |
  I will show no mercy for you You had no mercy for me The only thing that I ask Love me mercilessly |
| This show is getting darker, love it :3 Wanna see the part where Iona beat Aki-lucky up~ |
| It was satisfying to see Akira being beaten...I can't deny that. Now, how bad will it be after Iona defeats her? Inevitably, Ruuko goes through a psychological conflict. I feel bad for Tama, I know she's the one who's going to be hurt the most by Ruuko's 'despair'. I'm hoping Ruuko snaps out of it soon, she'll become so much more likeable once she's past this indecisiveness phase. The drama is not all that pleasant to watch and I'm not really feeling it, but I'm enjoying this show. |
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| Akira really deserved her loss against Ruuko - even if the latter doesn't have a wish, at least her wish is not to see someone's life ruined. There's no way Akira can achieve a happy life with such a most desired wish. She also deserved to lose because of her style of opponent choosing. This is getting too good not to feel annoyed it's ongoing. |
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| Akira is batshit insane, I love it. This anime is pretty entertaining. |
| The only thing you can rely on is that you can't rely on anything. |
| I hoped Akira to had a more "deep" wish, i mean bring down Iona? Really? at least now we know that she doesn't worth anything, it was gratifying to see her losing to Ruuko and will still lose to Iona in the next epi xD. looking foward. |
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| Her Heart is Pure White. |
| I like how the show has managed to get progressively darker with each episode; I hope it can keep that up. |
| The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth |
| Expecing Ru-ru to develope the wish "I want this suffering to end", which would be rather free to interpretation. Also, I see an even bigger death flag on hitoe than last week. I hope she doesn't do something stupid... |
| I want Rambo in a mecha-suit with a laser-chainsaw gun that fires nuclear warheads, fighting the love-child of Predator, Alien, a group of Bangladeshi terrorists, and Satan. (Actually that would be a pretty sick show) - StopDropAndBowl |
| All build up and no payoff for this episode considering the fight between Akira and Ru was so built in the last several episodes. It ended in all of one minute and with Akira's millennium eye-styled peaking kind of flopping on our enigmatic main character. No new revelations really came out of that battle that we didn't already know and mostly Akira just had a nervous breakdown. At least we're starting to learn a little about Ru and that her mother was afraid of her for some reason, I'm guessing Ru must have some kind of supernatural thing. I've been fine with the slow build so far but now it feels like it's grinding to a halt and the battles are shockingly short lived. Granted shows like Yu-Gi-Oh tend to draw them on unnecessarily long but considering this show is meant to promote it's product well it's amazing how little these games seem to go on. Hope things pick up for the next half. Also looking forward to the OST when it's out. |
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| Well that was fast. Game still makes no sense. Good job giving us a clear set up, JC Staff. I did like how fucked Hitoe's life has become. That's brutal, man. And she's the one of the few characters in this show that isn't an asshole or completely annoying. Literally, nearly everyone in this show sucks. But I'm still waiting for my trainwreck... I need Ru-Ru to start crushing people's dreams and fuck everything up. C'mon Tama, push her evil buttons more! ......I like the soundtrack though, lol. |
| Definitely the best anime of this season hand down |
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