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Feb 4, 2016 2:32 PM

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For those who are complaining how a chocolate bar theft = divorce, it's because of the traditional thing in Japan.

Japanese people are willing to do harakiri or simply just do suicide when they bring shame to their family. Especially thieving. It's one of the most shame thing you can bring to your family.

So it is pretty well understandable for the dad to be divorced and leave them, as to Japanese tradition and culture. Especially in a small village where all eyes will be onto your families, making your family shunned by the community. So of course. It's a big deal.

Feb 4, 2016 2:32 PM
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Didn't seem like it was the same killer this time around, the way her mother and her mother's boyfriend reacted seemed "off" unless they were the real culprits all along.
Feb 4, 2016 2:40 PM
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I was waiting for the trainwreck episode and it seems it was episode 5 this time. Script made no sense, the art was horrible, the corrupt politician/killer(/teacher ?) was blatantly revealed, the direction was almost laughable and everything felt forced from beginning to end. Reminded me of SOA, proving once again that Tomohiko Itou just can't direct anything properly.

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Feb 4, 2016 2:40 PM

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This episode was pretty stupid. Satoru literally stopped using his brain completely and still somehow managed to escape from the police, twice. Also, it's definitely not suspicious to not show someone's face and what was the point of the text other than alerting the girl?
This felt more like a Scooby Doo episode rather than the excellent series I had been watching so far.
5 main aspects I base my ratings on:
1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it?
2. Is it better than Breaking Bad?
3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it?
4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL?
5. Is it actually good?

Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant...
Feb 4, 2016 2:40 PM

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Oh fuck you stupid cliffhanger

I don't wanna waiiiiiiit
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@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite
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Feb 4, 2016 2:42 PM

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Still cannot deal with 29 years old Satoru being as immature as a 10 years old, cannot control his emotions, getting consoled by her mom and his friends "it'll be fine you'll meet her again".

11 days goes by since Hinadzuki's disappearance, and MC going to school without doing anything, idk you even know the next victims dude.

This anime is so dramatized man.
Feb 4, 2016 2:43 PM

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JustArsan said:

What I claimed was, that the presentation was bad.

BUT to assume that a seemingly happy family would break-up because of a theft (not necessarily the effect resulting from that theft / but this could be just as likely the pov from Airi as a girl, which I'd think is much more likely) can't be accepted as the norm. It would be, if the viewer would know more about their background and would not be forced to generalise how any family values aspects like love, reputation, living conditions; and so on.

Personally I like the theories that either it was just the POV from Airi as a child or that there was much more going on in the background and the theft and the resulting penalty was just the trigger for their conflict - however this isn't shown as of yet to the viewer. Which is an important detail.

I don't know if what I'll say will be of any help, but I'll try. There's this thing in Japan called "ijime," which translates to "bullying/intimidation/shaming." They use ijime as an 'error prevention system', in their society, to protect the social organization system that they're so dependent of. And to protect harmony and peace to pride one's self of the country they live in. At a young age, the Japanese were taught to be responsible and to make sure that things were always in harmony. Students were encouraged to 'correct' each other if they commit a mistake or do something wrong. Even if the wrongdoing is simple, they will use ijime to put you back in your place. Of course, these days, ijime is being abused which led to the Japan, of now, that's scoring high in the rankings of "suicide."

Anyways-

As a viewer, who had basic knowledge of this, that scene was pretty easy for me to understand. Applying this 'error prevention system' in the late 80's of strict, traditional Japan, in a small community where people knew each other, something "simple" such as chocolate stealing would lead to ijime. Public ijime, in fact, because the police had to get involved. Stealing is wrong. The culprit must, then, be "bullied/scolded" so that he'd realize his mistake, how grave it is, and to make sure that he would reflect on his actions before he can be accepted back into the community/society. He must suffer grave consequences. Lose his honor, lose his job, lose everything to repent. Shunned from the community = no job = no pay = can't support family. And it was all because of chocolate. This is an extreme form of ijime that still exists in modern day Japan, mind you. You'd be surprised at the many different examples of extreme ijime if you do a little search on Google~

As for the presentation of it, do note that anime, in general, is made for the Japanese audience, not the foreign audience. That ijime scene will be easily understood by the targeted audience in its simplest form. That is not normal for many of us, but it is "normal" in Japan. Our culture differ from Japan's. Most of us are not Japanese, which is why I think we are all having this huge talk about a simple ijime scene lol. It kind of sucks that people are degrading/mocking it because it's a huge and serious problem in Japan atm. It's not like they know anyways.. I guess ;;

Using child Airi's POV to present this helped them simplify the scene further, I find. Most likely, for timing and such~

Anyways, I hope this helps qwq
Feb 4, 2016 2:46 PM

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oh man, this episode seems to be so fast that i could notice the time that have passed since the opening to the ending


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Feb 4, 2016 2:46 PM

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geralt said:
This episode was pretty stupid. Satoru literally stopped using his brain completely and still somehow managed to escape from the police, twice. Also, it's definitely not suspicious to not show someone's face and what was the point of the text other than alerting the girl?
This felt more like a Scooby Doo episode rather than the excellent series I had been watching so far.

Like seriously he was already screwed when he decided to run away in the first episode. So if he decided to give himself up to the police, he would only waste a lot of time and might even be considered as a criminal while the procedure of investigation proves him otherwise. Heck he might even be put into jail and that's it? End of the story.
Feb 4, 2016 2:46 PM
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Enjoyed the episode up until near the end. It was ruined for me by Airi's thought process. It
just seemed stupid.

Her thought process was basically:
"I'm going to help you, a potential killer that I hardly know all because my dad got accused of stealing chocolate many years ago. And I'll act violently towards the manager even though he is acting logically by calling the police as the police can investigate and see if he is innocent."

Also she should have just climbed out of the window instead of opening the door :/
Feb 4, 2016 2:50 PM

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Poor Satoru, the shit he's going through is insane. Hoping Airi survives.....
Feb 4, 2016 2:52 PM

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Eh, this episode felt a lot weaker than the rest
Feb 4, 2016 2:59 PM

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How useless can the main character be? Everyone around him is dying and he's done nothing right.
Hopefully his ability will let him re-do everything and actually try finding the killer instead of making friends. Took him long enough to realize that's his only option.
Feb 4, 2016 3:01 PM

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Another great episode. Nice to be back in the future. Katagiri is still very enjoyable to watch. Fuck that cliffhanger.

The stuff with Katagiri's father was retarded. He got a divorce because of a chocolate bar? Not really worth calling the police lol
Feb 4, 2016 3:04 PM

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geralt said:
This episode was pretty stupid. Satoru literally stopped using his brain completely and still somehow managed to escape from the police, twice. Also, it's definitely not suspicious to not show someone's face and what was the point of the text other than alerting the girl?
This felt more like a Scooby Doo episode rather than the excellent series I had been watching so far.


Maybe the text was sent to later mislead the police, connecting Satourou to the fire.
Feb 4, 2016 3:06 PM

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Fck this, I read the manga after watching ep 4 and now Im not even excetd like I was before.... spoiling yourself sucks people! Tho I must say the anime is moving slow! how the fck are they gonna complete this in just 12 eps lol.
Feb 4, 2016 3:07 PM

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JustArsan said:
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Gotta admit, this message got me too. Kids don't act like kids. Well, most of them do. There's certainly a darkness to some of them but they still act like kids I'd even meet in the streets.

People keep randomly seeming to shit on the mother as the villain... but I don't get why. People seem to refuse to accept that some parents just beat their kids to feel powerful. I've seen that shit first hand. Some adults just like to do it because it makes them feel big and in control.

Theft in a small community is especially a big issue, especially from someone part of a Co-Op where you are meant to share everything and not be selfish.


It's not really about the darkness that bothered me, but how for example Kayo constantly dropped her monologues and acted all mysterious and deep, especially when she first met the Protagonist which just seemed out of place. I'd have to pull up the episode to specifically quote anything, but I think you get the point.

People see the mother as a villain because she is just portrayed as such - red eyes, psycho grin, beating her child at every opportunity while the school says "Whelp. Officials don't do smth, so whatevs." which I can understand under the presented circumstances though. It's the same thing that Shigatsu did, just in a different context.

The theft thing in a small community. Hey. That's all fine - though I'm skeptical if you tell me that it's a "given norm" - that a somewhat priviliged family has all that drama around a bar of chocolate. Calling the cops is one thing, a broken marriage is just bs - or we would have to know more about the family itself.

Not even going to address that guy who seems to think traditionalism means an automatic collaps of your entire life by some small misdeed, without having any clue whatsoever about the context of the situation.
The only reason the chocolate bar think bothered me, is that it is presented in an absolutely retarded manner. But ye. Maybe I'm just naive like that :^)


The bar of chocolate thing did come out of seemingly nowhere and it did just scream the writer trying to think of a reason for the gal to trust the MC when simply "Because I saw you save the kid. No one would risked his life like that would then kill someone the next day."

But meh, if it's a small community, appearance is everything. I live in quite a small town and nearly everyone knows eachother. For the older folks, its entirely keeping up appearances and trying to avoid looking bad in any way. If it was a traditional, tight-knit society I could totally see something like that driving a real wedge between a husband and wife if she is ashamed of his apparent actions.

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ThatDarnIrishMan said:


Well, no. I had never heard of OPM before I watched it and I gave it a 10 for its comedy, setting and characters.

OPM is fairly compelling anyway. I've watched it 4 times since it came out because I find it addictive, because you want to see Saitama's progression and the fights.

Compelling doesn't just relate to mysteries.


There's this really annoying undercurrent running through the anime community these days that sees people trying affiliate themselves with designate "smart" shows and genres which generally seems to mean anything with lots and lots and lots of dialogue purposeful or not, mystery, seinen, romance or melodrama and to reject anything seen as "not smart" like superhero stories, shonen action, mecha/sci-fi. IMO you're talking to some of those types and are probably just wasting your time trying to justify why you can enjoy more than one genre or type of show.


I gotta agree with you and honestly, it kinda makes me a bit sad on occasion. I watch anime because I love anime but since coming to MAL, I've got to experience some of the most pretentious twats around. When people have to start justifying what their 10/10 scale means, I just sigh. I've seen people say "I really liked so much of this anime but it had parts that took me out. 7/10 for enjoyment but the anime is 5/10."

Half the people on here seem to just rate what is popular and what everyone says is popular, the other half are trying to be the artistic, self-wank crowd who refuse to give anything higher than a 6. Seen far too many people around with a mean score of less than 4.

I've noticed a lot of shows just getting ignored if they don't fit within the current popular niches which is a bit annoying. Find it sad to see so many people just say "I don't watch anything not scored within the top 500 anime".

Boku dake is going to get hit hard soon by a backlash. That's my opinion. It's grown insanely popular, insanely quickly. It's gonna quickly become cool to hate it. Hell, already seen that starting to happen with OPM. I nearly see as many people crying and ranting about it as I do praising it now.
Feb 4, 2016 3:07 PM

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the manager is a creep even though he tries to help airi
Feb 4, 2016 3:11 PM

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Love that punch from Airi! The females in this show are awesome.

Her death will trigger Satorou to go back to the past.
Feb 4, 2016 3:20 PM

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"Baka nano"...Is Airi...Kayo? She could have lied about the flashback.


The 'baka nano' line along with Airi looking an awful lot like a grown version of Kayo is a pretty good hint at them being connected in some way.
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I was waiting for the trainwreck episode and it seems it was episode 5 this time. Script made no sense, the art was horrible, the corrupt politician/killer(/teacher ?) was blatantly revealed, the direction was almost laughable and everything felt forced from beginning to end. Reminded me of SOA, proving once again that Tomohiko Itou just can't direct anything properly


Not really saying that it's a trainwreck, but at the same time it's a weak episode. I still personally liked it of course. That's just my thought on the manner.

And Reminding it of SAO, I don't think so, let's just say... SAO was rusher than this lol.
Feb 4, 2016 3:25 PM

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Omg now someone burned Airi's house.. Each episode is getting the entire story too much interesting! ^.^
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Feb 4, 2016 3:28 PM

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SansrivaaL said:
Fck this, I read the manga after watching ep 4 and now Im not even excetd like I was before.... spoiling yourself sucks people! Tho I must say the anime is moving slow! how the fck are they gonna complete this in just 12 eps lol.


Is it that slow? Should I expect episode 12 to only end with the killer revealed or more?
Feb 4, 2016 3:32 PM

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WHAT THE FUCK NOOOOOOOO

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Feb 4, 2016 3:34 PM

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That cliffhanger though.... have to wait another week.
And fuck Kayo's mom, that bitch gotta go.

Feb 4, 2016 3:36 PM
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that was something.

another episode that kept my jaw hanging. well done.
Feb 4, 2016 3:37 PM

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Episodes feel so short.

That being said, this anime has to be the most overrated one I've ever seen. Only 5 eps in, no freaking way to know if the ending will be great or shit, yet it's scored around 9. lmao.

Also, why did Satoru automatically flee when the police came to his mother's house ? Why just not stay there and explain the situation ? Major plot screw up.
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Death in the "fixing time" genre is so meaningless
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jTiKey said:
Death in the "fixing time" genre is so meaningless


Quoted for truth.

See also : Steins; Gate. I mean, I LOVE S;G but it was pretty obvious they didn't plan to kill neither Mayuri nor Makise, that shit would've been too heavy for some people.

This isn't Game of Thrones. Which is precisely what kills suspense.
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killerofall21 said:
Enjoyed the episode up until near the end. It was ruined for me by Airi's thought process. It
just seemed stupid.

Her thought process was basically:
"I'm going to help you, a potential killer that I hardly know all because my dad got accused of stealing chocolate many years ago. And I'll act violently towards the manager even though he is acting logically by calling the police as the police can investigate and see if he is innocent."

Also she should have just climbed out of the window instead of opening the door :/


LOL
It's not just that. It seems she has some feelings for Satoru like Satoru's mother said. Also she got acquainted with his mother and saw how both act near each other. She works with him and she thinks she understand him. It's not illogical to want to believe in someone, even more if there are feelings involved.

Search in the internet for 2 mins and you find a lot of cases of people blindly believing in others...sometimes to their demise.
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I despise woke people.
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Bioshocked said:
SansrivaaL said:
Fck this, I read the manga after watching ep 4 and now Im not even excetd like I was before.... spoiling yourself sucks people! Tho I must say the anime is moving slow! how the fck are they gonna complete this in just 12 eps lol.


Is it that slow? Should I expect episode 12 to only end with the killer revealed or more?




Also for all of y'all who are questioning Airi's decision on opening the door, are you saying that if you're in your room at your house, and you smell smoke you would immediate jump out of your window???? c'mon it was common sense to go and check out the source of the smoke, this happens all the time. I don't think anyone would think their whole house is on fire just by smoke alone unless you have some sort of psychological disorder.
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x3mslayer said:
How useless can the main character be? Everyone around him is dying and he's done nothing right.
Hopefully his ability will let him re-do everything and actually try finding the killer instead of making friends. Took him long enough to realize that's his only option.


I don't know, it doesn't seem like much but at least Hinazuki didn't die alone like the first time. At least she actually enjoyed the short time she had left and had someone there for her, I don't think it was all for nothing. But it's pretty clear he's going to get a chance to redo things at some point.

RedaJaNai said:
Episodes feel so short.

That being said, this anime has to be the most overrated one I've ever seen. Only 5 eps in, no freaking way to know if the ending will be great or shit, yet it's scored around 9. lmao.

Also, why did Satoru automatically flee when the police came to his mother's house ? Why just not stay there and explain the situation ? Major plot screw up.


It's not that implausible. In that situation I highly doubt you're going to think straight. His hands were covered in blood and the landlady was convinced. It's not surprising that he wouldn't be acting rationally after his mother was just murdered.
Feb 4, 2016 3:56 PM

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This show (in particular, this episode) is basically the blueprint for "Making Sure You Get Framed as a Murderer". Satoru does the stupidest shit all the time, basically asking to be caught and for the people helping him to be killed. It's a little annoying but, of course, there wouldn't be any story if he knew what he was doing in the first place.

Still, it was a good episode. So many cliff hangers though which are not good for my health especially when it involves so many best girls...
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To everyone upset that Satoru chose to run from the police, it is because he did not want to end up like Yuuki, and that in the scenario he was caught in, it looks a lot like he killed his mother. This killer does all of his killings with a scapegoat, Satoru was perfectly framed.
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While chapters 2,3 and 4 were amazing this episode felt much more ... plain.

And it's not about the plot itself (although I'm not a fan of the turn this has taken, I was advocate of only getting one chance to save Hinazuki, not this potential Steins;gate plot), it's about how the show is directed.

While all the past episodes were incredibly atmospheric, paused and they built tension slowly (and some scenes were beautifully directed) this episode 5 was just... plot, things happening. No great shots, no atmosphere and no tension whatsoever. It was just like any other generic anime out there in that sense (again, not talking about the plot, which I'm still quite intrigued with)

What really made this anime stood out amongst the others this season wasn't the plot, but how fucking beautifully made it was. Don't fuck up in that aspect, please.
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@Jonny_Mhl Oh boy. Here we go. I don't particularily dislike the show, I just critizised one of its aspects. However it does definitely explain why you're so defensive about the topic, jumping right to insults in your very first post.

Look. The thing is: Ep. 5 says that a man, from a priviliged family and most likely a happy marriage gets
1) Caught by (apparently) having stolen a single bar of chocolate which is worth practically nothing.
ASSUMING they live in a highly traditionalist part of Japan (which most likely they don't) I can aggree with them calling the police after having an argument.
2) He gets divorced from his wife or rather what we can assume was a -happy- marriage. That is just alltogether very weird. Not only would the wife have to assume that he actually stole a chocolate bar (and let's be honest: Why would he do that) -> and secondly, she would have to care more about the deed than the actual worth of his theft.
^-- This is just implausible and plain bad writing.
If they explained the background of the family in a bit more detail - maybe, just maybe it would be explainable. But as it stands this is just a bit of forced drama for a sidecharacter. Such a strong rection cannot simpley assumed to be a norm and not be questioned.

So. Please tell me. What part did I not understand?


My wife believes that I stole the chocolate. She doesn't have any faith in me. - A simple crack is enough to destroy any long relationship -_-
Feb 4, 2016 4:00 PM

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Oh god the suspense is killing me.
Feb 4, 2016 4:02 PM

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Seriously guys. -_-

It might sound like I'm defending this episode which sure seemed "weak" unlike the previous ones, it still painfully shows a strong point that our main character is just your average guy with desires and regrets, not your all knowing Alpha MC who already solved the crime from 18 years back. The only thing that makes him different from the lot is the necessarily unexplained Revival power. (let's say it happens like a power given to him for redemption, take it like a metaphor of it).
He's not omniscient, heck he didn't even know what the fuck was going on in 1988.
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Wtf!? They've shown the killer? It wasn’t translated but the manager even called him sensei.....I guess it's over I don't need to wait,the teacher did it.....
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Wtf!? They've shown the killer? It wasn’t translated but the manager even called him sensei.....I guess it's over I don't need to wait,the teacher did it.....

Though his name is Nishizono and the teacher's name is Yashiro. Unless the teacher changed his identity and whatnot, it seems like they are two different persons.
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Novangel said:
x3mslayer said:
How useless can the main character be? Everyone around him is dying and he's done nothing right.
Hopefully his ability will let him re-do everything and actually try finding the killer instead of making friends. Took him long enough to realize that's his only option.


I don't know, it doesn't seem like much but at least Hinazuki didn't die alone like the first time. At least she actually enjoyed the short time she had left and had someone there for her, I don't think it was all for nothing. But it's pretty clear he's going to get a chance to redo things at some point.

RedaJaNai said:
Episodes feel so short.

That being said, this anime has to be the most overrated one I've ever seen. Only 5 eps in, no freaking way to know if the ending will be great or shit, yet it's scored around 9. lmao.

Also, why did Satoru automatically flee when the police came to his mother's house ? Why just not stay there and explain the situation ? Major plot screw up.


It's not that implausible. In that situation I highly doubt you're going to think straight. His hands were covered in blood and the landlady was convinced. It's not surprising that he wouldn't be acting rationally after his mother was just murdered.


Fair enough, but that's still a huge assumption from your part.

Besides, one could argue that the shock and horror of seeing his mother dead would have him in 'freeze' mode, unable to even move. And since he didn't kill his mother, it could be very plausible to imagine him seeing the police as a much needed help in such extreme situation, thus not stupidly fleeing.


Also, I tend to agree with @x3mslayer

I mean, during the 1988 era I legitimately found myself double-checking if the 29 yo Satoru was indeed in his younger self body. Like, the guy legit had the mental capacity of a kid.
I love this anime so far, but let's not pretend it's perfect lmao and yep, Satoru isn't the brightest bulb in the room.
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J1m1s said:
Wtf!? They've shown the killer? It wasn’t translated but the manager even called him sensei.....I guess it's over I don't need to wait,the teacher did it.....


Actually Sensei doesn't only mean "teacher". It can be used more generally when speaking to people of authority, especially in a business context. In this case it's more of a polite form of address. His voice is suspiciously similar but it could be a red herring.
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I'm tempted to read the manga just so I know what happens next

The wait each week is dreadful
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RedaJaNai said:
Novangel said:


I don't know, it doesn't seem like much but at least Hinazuki didn't die alone like the first time. At least she actually enjoyed the short time she had left and had someone there for her, I don't think it was all for nothing. But it's pretty clear he's going to get a chance to redo things at some point.



It's not that implausible. In that situation I highly doubt you're going to think straight. His hands were covered in blood and the landlady was convinced. It's not surprising that he wouldn't be acting rationally after his mother was just murdered.


Fair enough, but that's still a huge assumption from your part.

Besides, one could argue that the shock and horror of seeing his mother dead would have him in 'freeze' mode, unable to even move. And since he didn't kill his mother, it could be very plausible to imagine him seeing the police as a much needed help in such extreme situation, thus not stupidly fleeing.


Also, I tend to agree with @x3mslayer

I mean, during the 1988 era I legitimately found myself double-checking if the 29 yo Satoru was indeed in his younger self body. Like, the guy legit had the mental capacity of a kid.
I love this anime so far, but let's not pretend it's perfect lmao and yep, Satoru isn't the brightest bulb in the room.


It might be an assumption, but I don't think it's necessarily unrealistic. There's no prescribed set of rules for how people should react in a given situation. Just because it's the most logical reaction doesn't make it the most likely reaction. Plus I think the "freeze mode" idea is an equally broad assertion. In terms of plausibility I don't think the idea of running from the police is that crazy, and Satoru has been shown to be somewhat reckless at times. It's not entirely outside the realm of possibility. Humans can be prone to acting erratically.

I don't disagree with your point about Satoru's behavior as a kid though, I expected him to be more responsible. But moaning about running from the police seems a bit picky. And calling it a "major plot screw up" is a bit of an exaggeration.
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I can't describe how amazing this anime is.
With every episode i feel that i love it even more.
So Hinazuki disappeared but we don't know if she is dead, but we can guess so, so i can guess that he will have another chance to go back to that time to save her!!! At least i hope so!
Damn Airi, never thought that she would like him so much, that punch was unexpected but i was pleasured.
And now she is also going to die, i can't believe this...i hope he will go again back in time and will save Airi and Hinazuki.
Can't wait to see next episode.
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Feb 4, 2016 4:32 PM

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Lmao, what?

Most of the episode was enjoyable. However, after Airi finished telling her story I almost burst out laughing. Okay, so a moderately prestigious, kind and honest person is caught in a small town with a chocolate bar in his pocked. Everyone apparently refused to believe there must have been a misunderstanding, that this always kind person has any meaningful reason to steal a chocolate bar, his own wife included. He then left his club, got a divorce and left his house... over a freaking chocolate bar.

Either that story was meant as a satire, or it was just a section of extremely bad writing that's not characteristic for this show. I mean... what?

3.5/5
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Feb 4, 2016 4:34 PM
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Maledict said:
Lmao, what?

Most of the episode was enjoyable. However, after Airi finished telling her story I almost burst out laughing. Okay, so a moderately prestigious, kind and honest person is caught in a small town with a chocolate bar in his pocked. Everyone apparently refused to believe there must have been a misunderstanding, that this always kind person has any meaningful reason to steal a chocolate bar, his own wife included. He then left his club, got a divorce and left his house... over a freaking chocolate bar.

Either that story was meant as a satire, or it was just a section of extremely bad writing that's not characteristic for this show. I mean... what?

3.5/5


What what?

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Feb 4, 2016 4:37 PM

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FK FK FK FK FK! I'm so gonna f***ing kill that f***ing murderer. Torture until he asks me to kill him. And then, I'll let him recover just a little to torture him again! Haaaaaaaaaa !!


This is so good.
Feb 4, 2016 4:38 PM

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NNick said:
If the spoilers are correct, then I don't see how this show is worthy of this sort of a score.
It's most certainly good, but not exceptionally good.


I myself regret having seen the spoilers, namely the pic of this guy in the broken glass in the OP and the fact that this mysterious guy who was talking to the manager had the same voice as the school teacher.

If it's really him who's the killer, given all the obvious clues they gave so far, then huge meh indeed.
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Feb 4, 2016 4:39 PM

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well to be honest im a bit disappointed with this episode... and it looks like this is gonna turn out to be another
sigh, well we'll see i guess
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