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lucidbrandon said: Was anyone else hoping for Bernard to scream fortissimo Haha, that would've been a treat for the ears, although that might've also signified him completely loosing it so it's probably better if he doesn't :P |
| Poor Maria, always sacrificing herself for other! I am glad Galfa didn't rape her! I looking forward to see what Joseph is gonna do with him. Viv fighting for Maria was epic! so cool! Bernard is going nuts... |
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| I agree with the posters on Galfa. Lowlife. This just shows he literally means what he spoke of back a few episodes to get to the top as if killing his comrade wasn't enough. I don't got much else to say as I'm struggling to watch all these episodes when it involves those false priests (and other things) who aren't priests at all according to the Bible and their deviant plans in this anime. I know it's just fiction but my zeal I just can't let go and cringe at lie after lie but I understand why the author used this perception and don't really fault him/her for being ignorant and doesn't seem to know Christianity is paganism and is using some history. There's a lot of lies in this anime based on reality that also has lies but again I understand why it's being used and it's fiction. I dunno if the author or the studio wrote that stand on your two feet line that Maria spoke but that had me rolling my eyes. I haven't read the source nor don't know if I plan to if it's pretty much the same. |
radleMar 9, 2015 7:18 AM
| Feeling Down? Healing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXr0L4pOnV8 Soothing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT3o_BBH61c Interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UpZnSjMko4 Female? Gotcha covered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8cOqzku9zA ...yeah |
| Wow, I started to watch that anime thinking it would be just another echi... Such a good plot. 10/10 till now. |
| I don't know why everyone seems to be dumping on Galfa like this is a new low for him. Given what we've seen him capable of thus far, this is really to be expected. MaxXZoe said: Baptist here and same. Although at the same time my Christianity is what makes this particular anime so interesting to watch. This may be the most biblically accurate anime I've ever seen, or at least goes into the most detail in regards to the actual religion. Most anime, even when usiing religion, don't delve very far into the religion and its beliefs itself, just kind of refer to it as a source/reference. This show goes far deeper into it though.i'm a catholic and this episode made me flinch hard.... |
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| Best episode so far. Bernard went crazy again. lucidbrandon said: Was anyone else hoping for Bernard to scream fortissimo OMG! If that happened, I would give this show a 10/10 no matter how the last few episodes played out! |
PoeticJustice said: nigga i am black, do you think my ass would fit in? "Oh look it is negro kun." Hell no. |
MgMaster said: But with Galfa, however, I'm thinking that he might not deserve as much hate. Last week I naively thought that Galfa will tell Maria to just run away & threaten her to not get involved in their battles anymore because he's taken a liking to Joseph and knows he's close to her. Talk it out 1st and if she refuses then get violent. Thinking about it though, she'd be in relatively safe position to refuse as Galfa would stand no chance so I can see why he choose to do a sneak attack & disable her 1st. Considering his position & remembering that he's not exactly a paragon of justice, this might've just been the best he could do. A little bit of fingering to weaken/make her temporarily loose her powers instead of a full-blown rape, getting his job done in the process & making sure he doesn't get in trouble. It kind of fit's his character too. The guy can be an asshole, one with high ambitious, but he's not all bad. I totally agree with you here. If Galfa was an utter piece of shit like everyone seems to think he is, he would have raped her. They already showed us that mercenaries in this war have no qualms about doing that. I don't think it's totally fair for people to hate on him for wanting to take revenge on Maria anyway, though--hitting her isn't that bad when you think about the fact that it's her fault he lost an arm, a lot of his fellow soldiers and mercenaries died, and France lost a battle they were sure to win. It's pretty ridiculous to suggest that Maria not get at least some sort of comeuppance for that. Even with good intentions, she did cause a lot of death and commit an act that could easily be likened to treason, even without her being a heretic. |
Rykee said: Wow, I started to watch that anime thinking it would be just another echi... Such a good plot. 10/10 till now. yea i'm also surprised. this show has one of the most involved plots of anything i've watched this year so far. it almost reads like a classic fable too, which makes the characters that much more believable. the only thing that really annoys me about the show is joseph and his "huh" reaction to everything. otherwise, the themes are engaging and the plight they face makes me care for maria. just wish the OST was a bit stronger at this point. |
| These last few episodes have been kinda entertaining in regards to how it mixes the religious stuff with the anti-war themes, but I'm not a big fan of how Maria's arguments always boil down to "I hate war", nor am I a fan of Galfa in general. Don't really have an opinion on the "rapey subtext" like some people do. It's there. It doesn't bother me much. |
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| They have 3 more eps. I wonder, what they plan to tell us? Cause it could be easily ended in 1. |
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| I don't really get it, why is this sort of anti god and debating god being non existent, yet have that angel? I think this anime would make much more sense if that angel wasn't around and we could question if god even exists, clearly this is Gods will and he is the creator of all so its hard to not feel like its fine. I'm glad Galfa didn't rape her, he would of been so uncool if he did. |
| Jaywalker. |
Motherurck said: Epicenter said: I don't really get it, why is this sort of anti god and debating god being non existent, yet have that angel? I think this anime would make much more sense if that angel wasn't around and we could question if god even exists, clearly this is Gods will and he is the creator of all so its hard to not feel like its fine. It is possible that god doesn't really exist, and the angels created "god". Well that's sort of far fetched to me, it would be pretty stupid to bring about sparkling holy angels and then say god doesn't exist. |
| Jaywalker. |
| This show may be the MVP of what has been a pretty solid season thus far, though a rather unheralded one by the masses. |
Epicenter said: Don't you have any imagination?Motherurck said: It is possible that god doesn't really exist, and the angels created "god". Well that's sort of far fetched to me, it would be pretty stupid to bring about sparkling holy angels and then say god doesn't exist. |
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| So the real question is, did Garfa stick one or two fingers up there? It wasn't clearly stated. Kidding aside, I want Maria to gain her powers back, maybe Viv can knock some sense into that Archangel. |
ReaperCreeper said: 'Epicenter said: Don't you have any imagination?Well that's sort of far fetched to me, it would be pretty stupid to bring about sparkling holy angels and then say god doesn't exist. It's not about imagination, sure I can "imagine" that suddenly the angel comes out saying there is no god and he was just bsing for whatever, maybe believing humans need a concept of god or something. But it would be lame. Any story that would deny god's existence, and yet have angels pretending to be in his service as smoke and mirrors to me would be cheap as hell to me, especially in this type of setting. They make these religious people out to be villainous and to me this almost seems like a social criticism on real life, but in this setting they're clearly in the right. |
| Jaywalker. |
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| This was one of the most effectively uncomfortable episodes I have seen in a long time. The fact that it presented attempted rape with not a single hint of titillation or fan-service angles is much to the show's credit. So much symbolism in the episode as well... I really can't wait for more! Do we really not know how many episodes there will be yet? I am assuming it is only one cour... Epicenter said: ReaperCreeper said: 'Don't you have any imagination? It's not about imagination, sure I can "imagine" that suddenly the angel comes out saying there is no god and he was just bsing for whatever, maybe believing humans need a concept of god or something. But it would be lame. Any story that would deny god's existence, and yet have angels pretending to be in his service as smoke and mirrors to me would be cheap as hell to me, especially in this type of setting. They make these religious people out to be villainous and to me this almost seems like a social criticism on real life, but in this setting they're clearly in the right. From the perspective of the show, I don't think there is any attempt by anyone to deny the existence of god, just that, by refusing to intervene in human affairs, god makes his existence irrelevant. Kind of an analog to the "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it still make a noise?" philosophical query. "If god exists, yet does nothing, does he matter?" Mind you, this is fiction and not a real discussion of theology... Also, has anyone else noticed that, in popular fiction at least, the Archangel Michael is almost always portrayed as a giant jerkwad? (Princess Lucia is one major exception, ) |
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Enigmatica said: dropped I don't exactly see why. Is it the philosophical/theological stuff that did you in, or was it the attempted rape? |
Kuro_YuukiMar 10, 2015 2:23 PM
| Matsuoka Yoshitsugu has hardly any range as a voice actor, and is grossly over-cast. Yeah. I said it. |
| Dude I was about to get fucking mad Hope shit gets fixed next week |
| Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember her, you are not alone. |
Epicenter said: Without michael the whole "Virgin Witch Maria" premise wouldn't be possible,think about it for a secondMotherurck said: It is possible that god doesn't really exist, and the angels created "god". Well that's sort of far fetched to me, it would be pretty stupid to bring about sparkling holy angels and then say god doesn't exist. |
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| And thus the first French Deists priest was born. All it took was for him to be enlightened by a witch and bust a spiritual nut on said witch. XD |
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| This episode started like something from Game of Thrones, only to end on a pretty interesting discussion on theology... this series really is full of everything. |
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| Holy shit for a second I thought it actually happened! Glad Maria is still pure :) That ending was so weird. Seems that priest has just developed a foot fetish lol |
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| People defending Galfa in this thread. LMAO. Guy's a douche and deserves to die. |
| Ugh, the rape scene was VERY uncomfortable to watch. LOL Maria made Bernard realize that he was never a Christian to begin with. He's been little more than a deist masquerading as a pious man all this time and even he didn't know it until now. And now the creeper wants to kiss her feet. Just ew. |
| Salmon is delicious. |
| It seems that I'm the only one who wanted Maria to lose her virginity. I hope the priests will do it in the upcoming episodes. |
| O_O Oh well ... I thought Galfa really did it ... but it sounds like he didn't actually have sex with Maria? Maybe he used his fingers or something? Idk, I mean she DID lose her magic but she's still a virgin ... hmm, hopefully they explain this later on D: Pretty rough on her though, first that then having Martha throw a stone at her, now she's in prison and is gonna go on trial ... I wonder how this will turn out? Pretty crazy stuff Bernard was saying too, then ending it all by kissing her feet! O_O My reaction is the same as yours Gilbert ... I'm confused XD He's definitely a bit crazy lol :P Viv's battle with Michael is pretty legit. Hopefully she can find a way to help Maria along with Joseph and Artemis and Priapus. This is getting good! |
| @Priest: Muhfugga dun turned into Frolo. I'm pretty darn excited to see how this series is going to end. We're at the point where things can only get better or worse! |
| Confirmed Monk Bernard is a PSYCHO!!! |
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| Wow a bunch of action in this one. Now it is sure, I hate Galfa. Fortunately, he didn't rape her. Bernard became totally mad at the end (>.<), I wonder what he will do in the next. |
| So did that dude just change his entire religious view because Maria said like 2 sentances, umm what, I'm not buying it, looks like its gonna turn I to a shitty rushed ending for what I thought was a gem of a show.... :( |
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| Great episode, but yeah i was about to kill Galfa if it weren't for Maria being able to save her virginity for now. Joseph went berserk at first, but he calmly devise a plan to save Maria. If i were him i would have killed Galfa point blank. And yeah, Galfa needs to die. I don't know why a new Anime characters gets so much screen time these past episodes. I really hope he gets devoured by a dragon or something. Yeah Martha is fucking hypocrite. I also these villagers would die a plague just like what happened in the past. She gave you all medicine all these years and this is how you treat her back? Fucking idiots of the church. I'm glad Vivi is getting some screen time now. Bernard got mind fucked, but he was already crazy in the beginning. Why would he kiss her feet? Basically offering yourself to her or what? Michael is crazy. I wonder if he just appears out of nowhere so conveniently. Can't wait for the next episode! Garfa should die now! |
| Viv better be alive after her fight with Michael >.< It would be fitting for Bernard and Galfa to die by the end of the series but somehow I think both of them could even survive 0.0 |
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| At first I thought "dang Galfa's fast"... but nope. |
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| Not since watching NaTHaT has anime made me so uncomfortable as it did during the 'rape' attempt. Galfa even give Maria a beating, for a good measure. I did not expect that, going into the series. And I mean that in a good way. Anime rarely goes to such... depths. I like Galfa as a character. Horrible person but he does such nasty things that I can believe he existed as a mercenary during the medieval period. Joseph is too purepure. |
| Episode that ends just at the climax, in a way, I was expecting a possible behavior by Bernard, saw the strange fascination with Maria on him. Garfa instead proves even more vile and petty, I hope it is the same Joseph to make him the butt in the future. Narration pretty bland as rhythm that I Waiting for it something different, but a faster rate would make the story more exciting. I hope that the plot gives us some nice surprises in the future. Drawings and animations discrete, very catchy soundtrack. |
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| What the actual Fu**?! Maria almost got raped, and got beat up, and taken captive and Viv was fighting Michael and crazy priest foot kissing! Love this show :D |
JerichoxBarronsApr 4, 2015 10:18 PM
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| The rape was too real for me. Other anime have done it, but that was an interesting way to depict it. I Galfa using his metal arm is why Marie is able to maintain her purity. |
baracudaboy said: So did that dude just change his entire religious view because Maria said like 2 sentances, umm what, I'm not buying it, looks like its gonna turn I to a shitty rushed ending for what I thought was a gem of a show.... :( All the people like you with the opinion that the guy had some big change really fail at watching stuff. I really don't get you people. Bernard NEVER showed true faith. He morphed the Christian faith to whatever it was convenient for him until now every time. Even acts that according to Christian faith are unquestionable evil he found excuses to go around the faith. Even the words he said about everyone having a devil inside to Galfa etc and his obsession with Maria and all that. The guy always seemed like a psycho philosopher trying to find his personal truth by using underhanded means if necessary. So NO there was nothing to "buy" from his whole psycho-philosophical babble. |
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