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Aug 23, 2015 11:52 PM
#301
FlamepriesT said: I guess this isn't a surprise given what happened at the end of episode 7, but I'm still disappointed with this jarring tone shift. Last episode was great, except for the unfortunately rushed resolution. One of the biggest issues here must be the number of episodes. Yuu should have gone through a far gloomier and gradual transition rather than an abrupt change back to who he was... but there aren't enough episode left for that. He gradually got more and more depressed in episode 7, but then he suddenly set a world record in his recovery. Agree with this. If it was a mild depression (though a mild depression would probably seem... too light, given the circumstances), Yuu's transition would be a little more believable (kinda), but no, in episode 7, Yuu was stabbing gangsters, laughing maniacally, and basically just living a dead life. You just don't recover from that in (less than) one episode... Granted, it's shown that Yuu is still feeling at least a little melancholy in this episode, but the mood/tone shift is still just too extreme and jarring. |
| "Beyond the veil of cherry blossom petals blown by the wind - almost like their promised reunion - Feelings pile up with the passage of time: once the torrent of emotions comes rushing down, what is the spectacle that awaits?" |
Aug 24, 2015 12:42 AM
#302
| Unsurprisingly cured her brother with the power of |
Aug 24, 2015 1:00 AM
#303
gino_san said: I have a feeling some shit is going down next ep. That's basically this series in nutshell. In every episode we are hinted to believe 'something big' is gonna happen next time, characters are hinting main hero needs to get ready for 'something lifechanging', yet we are always left disappointed, the more so the deeper we are into the series. FlamepriesT said: One of the biggest issues here must be the number of episodes. Yuu should have gone through a far gloomier and gradual transition rather than an abrupt change back to who he was... but there aren't enough episode left for that. I have to disagree. There are many shows with the same amount of episodes that did the pacing right. There are shows that needed even way less episodes to tell its story well (Black Rock Shooter for example). And there are also anime movies that did the better job in 60-90 minutes. They simply wasted too much time of the previous episodes on unnecessary things. Should they delved deep into the story sometimes during ep3 or ep4 at latest everything would be fine. Aforementioned Chekov's gun should have been used many many times before in this series because I simply don't believe every scene and throwaway character we were given before was so important and substantial to the story. Unlike Steins;Gate for example which starts really slow but where that slow pace was justified, Charlotte is not the series where just about every detail is important. |
Mich666Aug 24, 2015 1:33 AM
Aug 24, 2015 1:41 AM
#304
Yuu_vi_Britannia said: Lollo36 said: Nothing257 said: JTLouie said: Nothing257 said: the pacing was way off, one minuet he was about to take drugs then he is back to normal the next day? i don't think so. rubbish to be honest. 2/5 bro...um....did you not see Yuu constantly remembering his sister in this episode or were you blind when that happened this episode...and clearly he got better due to Nao's influence..c'mon now oh yer that is right i am so sorry. it went from going to about to take drugs to remembering her when walking past her picture. Nao did not do anything but make him dinner that tasted like what his sister makes, everything she says before or after that is just rubbish that i really find hard to see how it would help anyone. the next day she hardly did anything but pressure him to go to a concert that he does not want to go to and ignores him when he was trying to help her brother and do something nice for her. OH MY GOD Of course he wants to go to the concert, he likes Zhiend, he likes Nao and owes her a favor, he recognizes that he needs to go have fun in order to recover quickly... he's just being a tsundere to Nao, ffs With the stalking and the omelette, Nao showed Yuu that there were still people (= HER) who sincerely cared about him after his sister's death. Yuu was looking for someone to take care of him since the start of the episode (see his conversation with Yumi), he just needed a bit of time to play the emo bully for a while. you have to learn to control his fanwank is one of the most absurd I've ever seen. 1. Nao is completely obsessed with his revenge against the ''evil scientists'' 2. Nao is also very obsessed with his ''capture of Esper'', como uma forma de 3. Your super ''evildoer-kun'', with all your money and your school of shit, failed to cure his brother, or at least tried to hire doctors and researchers for seek a cure for his brother. 4. Probably ''evildoer-kun'' told her that there was no a cure and that no one bothered to search or browse for a cure to the brother. Nao simply believing in a random guy, Nao clings and decides to follow ''evildoer-kun'' without worrying or try to know what are really the true intentions of ''evildoer-kun ''. Not clings and decides to follow ''evildoer-kun'' without worrying or or try to find out the true intentions of ''evildoer-kun''. ''evildoer-kun'' may have taken advantage of the moment of emotional stability of Nao, to deceive and use it. The fact is that neither ''evildoer-kun'' with his shitty school and their money and nor Nao with her stupid obsession by ''evil scientists'' and your ''capture of Esper'', can recover and bring his brother back. More Yu and Sala managed to bring his brother back, but ''evildoer-kun'' and Nao could not. Did Nao is really telling the truth and what she feel in phone, you see their facial expressions or your face? Because we did not have any scenes where of Nao's face was shown and we could not see his facial expressions when she with the MC on the phone? Your posts are always baffling and have very little to do with what I actually wrote. I also said this in the same page as your post: Lollo36 said: I'm not setting aside the possibility that Nao might be just using Yuu (to some extent), since she's definately hiding something from him. This doesn't change how Yuu percieved the events of last episode, which was my POINT. Regarding your other posts here about shitty fans, remember that you will always be THE WORST ONE. LightBladeNova said: Man, this show keeps wasting time with filler material... to those people who are trying to defend the show, do you not at least understand where the complaints are coming from? You may disagree with them, but because many people are criticizing the show for these problems, the complaints are much more justified, and not just blind hate. I'm going to presume that you're also referring to me: My posts are always detailed and provide tons of examples that are meant to prove how certain scenes/episodes had meaningful characterization and development. The complaints that you find much more justified are often vague declarations with very little to back them up, and the fact that you agree with them is the only thing that makes them more justified. Mich666 said: gino_san said: I have a feeling some shit is going down next ep. That's basically this series in nutshell. In every episode we are hinted to believe 'something big' is gonna happen next time, characters are hinting main hero needs to get ready for 'something lifechanging', yet we are always left disappointed, the more so the deeper we are into the series. Not sure if serious, but the only time they hinted that something big was going to happen (in ep5), the little sister died in the next episode XD |
Lollo36Aug 24, 2015 1:52 AM
Aug 24, 2015 1:48 AM
#305
LightBladeNova said: I actually like Tomori lol, though I can't really explain why. For some reason, it takes a *lot* for me to really dislike a fictional character, but that's just me. This. |
Aug 24, 2015 2:25 AM
#306
Lollo36 said: Not sure if serious, but the only time they hinted that something big was going to happen before, the little sister died in the next episode XD I'm talking about hints inside the show here, not about twitter and online ones (though I also find it pretty hopeless they need to constantly tell us to wait till the next episode since the start of the show. They are obviously trying to boost the ratings and even Maeda let out his disappointment with low audience of this show in on of his recent interviews). It seems to me that he lacks the confidence to give this show clear direction. Anyone who watched his live interview knows he has serious problems with his self-confidence even as a man and that he's unsure about his creative vision. Dunno if he was always this way before but Little Busters and Clannad were clearly better than this. His unsecurity with this story is obvious. It's clear that Tomori does everything to make Yuu ready. In baseball episode 4 she was testing him for the future. In episode 5 Joujirou was talking about awaiting challenge for MC in the future. And now in ep8 Sarah is clearly preparing him for the future. The last of those attractions is supposed to be the concert next time. But I honestly doubt anything importantl will happen until last two episodes. And there are many other such obvious 'notice me' attempts. All the time we are told that something 'big' will happen in the future, that we should wait for it and be 'greatly' surprised how it changes our perception of the show. Maybe it's just me but I find this blatant attention-whoring really counterproductive. |
Mich666Aug 24, 2015 2:28 AM
Aug 24, 2015 2:31 AM
#307
LightBladeNova said: FlamepriesT said: I guess this isn't a surprise given what happened at the end of episode 7, but I'm still disappointed with this jarring tone shift. Last episode was great, except for the unfortunately rushed resolution. One of the biggest issues here must be the number of episodes. Yuu should have gone through a far gloomier and gradual transition rather than an abrupt change back to who he was... but there aren't enough episode left for that. He gradually got more and more depressed in episode 7, but then he suddenly set a world record in his recovery. Agree with this. If it was a mild depression (though a mild depression would probably seem... too light, given the circumstances), Yuu's transition would be a little more believable (kinda), but no, in episode 7, Yuu was stabbing gangsters, laughing maniacally, and basically just living a dead life. You just don't recover from that in (less than) one episode... Granted, it's shown that Yuu is still feeling at least a little melancholy in this episode, but the mood/tone shift is still just too extreme and jarring. While I agree that last episode could perhaps have used a few more minutes to make Yuu's transition feel more natural, I have to disagree with the bolded parts. The thing with Yuu is that he already had his development: Ayumi's death momentarily negates the development Yuu went through in episodes 2-6, where he slowly changed from outright rejecting and refusing to collaborate with the student council, to eventually enjoying his time with its members and becoming interested in them as people. The last few minutes of episode 7 and the entirety of this one are about him accepting this change and its consequences. In ep7, he fears that now he has no one who really cares about him, and frames the others' attempts to help him as fake and manipulative (see his conversation with Yumi, and what he thinks about it later). When Nao shows up, Yuu immediately goes "did someone send you?", but she proves him that she was not stalking him on anyone else's account, but because she feels responsible and she can understand what he's going through (because of her own experiences). This is what Yuu was looking for: someone who would show him that he wasn't alone after his sister's death. He lashes out at Nao, but she immediately makes him feel guilty for what he was doing up to that point, and he asks "then, what should I do?". The omelette is the nail in the coffin, they made it obvious with the visual parallel between Nao and Ayumi while they were cooking. Yuu is ready to try and go back to the normal life he gained in the previous episodes of the show (but he still acts a bit awkward and tsundere-ish towards Nao). Episode 8 is about him completely accepting his positive feelings towards the student council (especially Nao), while still having to deal with his loss (I already brought up every possible example in this thread). It is NOT a happy-go-lucky episode, and the previous episode ended on a positive and light-hearted note, so the tone shift isn't as horribly jarring as you make it seem, and the show partly acknowledges its existence, since Yuu feels awkward about the sudden tone shift himself, and this episode is exactly about him accepting that he has to go on with life while still dealing with his loss. |
Aug 24, 2015 2:35 AM
#308
| Completely agreeing with the fact that first episodes were fillers, anyway, i still don't get it, why you should wait for episode 7?, moreover, why you're making a full episode showing a long aftermath when you only want to say: "Hey this show is rotating counterclokwise after this ep". Other thing i still don't get is the purpose of ep. 8, maybe another filler?, maybe this ZHIEND girl is going to be important later, idk, in my personal opinion, i think introducing this new character wasn't properly made. |
Aug 24, 2015 2:39 AM
#309
LightBladeNova said: FlamepriesT said: I guess this isn't a surprise given what happened at the end of episode 7, but I'm still disappointed with this jarring tone shift. Last episode was great, except for the unfortunately rushed resolution. One of the biggest issues here must be the number of episodes. Yuu should have gone through a far gloomier and gradual transition rather than an abrupt change back to who he was... but there aren't enough episode left for that. He gradually got more and more depressed in episode 7, but then he suddenly set a world record in his recovery. Agree with this. If it was a mild depression (though a mild depression would probably seem... too light, given the circumstances), Yuu's transition would be a little more believable (kinda), but no, in episode 7, Yuu was stabbing gangsters, laughing maniacally, and basically just living a dead life. You just don't recover from that in (less than) one episode... Granted, it's shown that Yuu is still feeling at least a little melancholy in this episode, but the mood/tone shift is still just too extreme and jarring. Yup. Like I said before, this show doesn't know how to properly use transitions for tone/atmosphere, and character personality shifts. I mean for the first episode we have a narcissistic asshole, and for some odd reason in the next episode, his shitty personality (which was what attracted so many people to show) was severely toned down. It honestly felt like Yuu had turned into a different character. That was my first problem with the personality shifts in these show. And to add salt to the wound, the main character stepped all the way back into the sidelines of the show. Something that a lot of people in MAL (including me) were complaining about in the previous discussion threads (2-5). He received little elaboration on his character, and we received no information as to why his character was suddenly toned down. Was it to appease fans? I don't know. Now the character I don't really care experiences something traumatic; the death of his sister. Now someone else on the pacing thread explained far better than I could as to why Ayumi's role until episode 6 was bullshit. Like I've been saying before, her character served no other purpose ASIDE from dying. I don't mind authors using tragic events to push the story forward, but when a character's only contribution to the show is silly gag jokes then um, I won't care let alone sympathize with her death. Ayumi's purpose was to die. That's it, and it doesn't help the fact that the entire incident was sooooooo over-dramatic that I just couldn't take it seriously. Now we have Yuu's second personality shift, which is -somewhat- understandable. Now I understand that tragic incidents can have a severe impact on a person's psyche so I'll give Maeda that, even though the personality shift and that entire "i'm psycho hooligan" montage was so over-done it sort of irritated me. But I said well "ok, I'll let it slide, since his sister just died." Didn't care for "3rd Yuu" because the show (before ep 6) didn't bother to further touch on the character. Usually when reviewers and audiences sympathize over a character's traumatic experience, it's because the writers have managed to establish at least some sort of an emotional connection between the character and the viewers. Something that ep 2-5 imo DID NOT accomplish for both Ayumi and Yuu. Unless of course you consider silly gags as character development. When psycho Yuu had yet another personality shift after receiving a minute speech white haired girl is where a drew the line. It's when I decided to call this show an example of lazy writing. Usually damaged people like Yuu need far more than just that to come over to the light side once again, and I would've dealt with that if it were one of the only few problems with the show. When its included with a mountain of other problems I have with this show, it becomes a big deal. To me having a hard time believing dark Yuu, and then trying to convince myself that it's somewhat makes sense to the show, and then having my face slapped once again when Yuu becomes a good person was the last straw. If the show doesn't take me seriously, then I refuse to take it seriously. Now when you get over all of that, the show becomes quite enjoyable for me. The unintentional humor caused by the script, and directing is enough reason to keep me watching. |
Aug 24, 2015 2:40 AM
#310
Mich666 said: Lollo36 said: Not sure if serious, but the only time they hinted that something big was going to happen before, the little sister died in the next episode XD I'm talking about hints inside the show here, not about twitter and online ones (though I also find it pretty hopeless they need to constantly tell us to wait till the next episode since the start of the show. They are obviously trying to boost the ratings and even Maeda let out his disappointment with low audience of this show in on of his recent interviews). It seems to me that he lacks the confidence to give this show clear direction. Anyone who watched his live interview knows he has serious problems with his self-confidence even as a man and that he's unsure about his creative vision. Dunno if he was always this way before but Little Busters and Clannad were clearly better than this. His unsecurity with this story is obvious. It's clear that Tomori does everything to make Yuu ready. In baseball episode 4 she was testing him for the future. In episode 5 Joujirou was talking about awaiting challenge for MC in the future. And now in ep8 Sarah is clearly preparing him for the future. The last of those attractions is supposed to be the concert next time. But I honestly doubt anything importantl will happen until last two episodes. And there are many other such obvious 'notice me' attempts. All the time we are told that something 'big' will happen in the future, that we should wait for it and be 'greatly' surprised how it changes our perception of the show. Maybe it's just me but I find this blatant attention-whoring really counterproductive. I already wrote about how retarded Maeda's statements were, and I fully agree with you about him making the staff look like a bunch of insecure amateurs, but this has nothing to do with the show itself. My point still stands: I was talking about Takajou's discussion with Yuu in ep5, and in the very next episode, something big happened. In this episode we got a similarly explicit hint, so let's wait and see. The last 2 episodes have had a VERY clear focus on Yuu's development, so if you value this vague "plot" thing to the point that 7 and 8 make you feel like the show isn't going anywhere and nothing important happened, we'll never agree on this XD. Of course, I already ranted about episodes 3 and 4 being fairly useless, so it's not like you don't have a point at all. |
Aug 24, 2015 2:59 AM
#311
LightBladeNova said: terminador_2397 said: Does anybody think something will happen at the concert next episode? If something of dramatic importance that should really advance the plot *doesn't* happen, then this show is definitely screwed. So yes, I'm pretty sure (I hope) that something big will happen next episode. They MUST already meet this X, it looks like he'll explain everything... Since ep5 maeda didn't do anything, it just looks like he building a relationship between yuu and tomori. Well, he don't need to do this because everyone (maybe except misa, but shes already dead) are creepy stupid and i'd be so shocked if I met someone like that xD |
Aug 24, 2015 3:15 AM
#312
Lollo36 said: My point still stands: I was talking about Takajou's discussion with Yuu in ep5, and in the very next episode, something big happened. In this episode we got a similarly explicit hint, so let's wait and see. The thing is I don't believe their ep5 discussion by the river was specificaly aimed at episode 6. More likely, it was about unleashing of the second hidden power in the future when time comes (stealing in case of Yuu). Lollo36 said: The last 2 episodes have had a VERY clear focus on Yuu's development, so if you value this vague "plot" thing to the point that 7 and 8 make you feel like the show isn't going anywhere and nothing important happened, we'll never agree on this XD. Of course, I already ranted about episodes 3 and 4 being fairly useless, so it's not like you don't have a point at all. As far as I don't like character developement in last two episodes as I feel it's unwarranted, overdone and very convenient to the plot - or maybe just overly rushed - I have to agree with you that Yuu's developement is what this anime needs the most. But I still don't think Ayumi's death is the main catalyst of this show. Everyone's hinting to his 'awakening', whatever that is. He'll most likely remember the things he has forgotten though I honestly hope he needs more than just one simple concert. Nao will probably pull the trigger and force him to 'transform' for her sake (he already lost his sister, so he obviously doesn't want to loose anyone else). But with time leap present in this show, I guess just about anything could happen. |
Aug 24, 2015 3:45 AM
#313
| Well, I see this discussion kind of exploded. @Lollo36, so you're saying that all the complaints about this show are "vague declarations with very little to back them up"? Are you really sure about that position of yours...? I agree though that your posts are detailed and I appreciate that; my comment was just asking people to try to understand where the criticisms are coming from, even if they may not agree with them. As for your counterargument against mine, it's an interesting analysis and I find it well thought out, but in the end I still have to mostly disagree. The problem is that *Yuu's deteriorating behavior in episode 7 suggests a severe psychological problem that shouldn't have been resolved so quickly and easily*. He was eating tons of cup ramen and neglecting his health, shutting himself up and not interacting with anyone, *laughing insanely with a warped expression on his face*, *stabbing and beating up random gangsters*, *almost snorting cocaine*, and again, basically living a dead life; if that isn't some clear form of depression or mental problem, then I don't know what is. It may be true that he just wanted someone to truly care about him, like you said, but people with severe problems like that most often don't recover so easily even if they have loved ones around them. It's not that simple. But the stigma of mental illness unfortunately thinks otherwise and may claim that the person just needs some "talking over with loved ones" to recover. People like Yuu need time and treatment and therapy and/or medication, along with love and support. Well, I guess you could argue that Yuu is just a highly unlikely exception, but then he's not a good representation of a common social issue. The transition in episode 8 may not have been "too extreme" because we still see Yuu suffering a little, my bad then, but the mood discrepancy was still jarring nonetheless, as many viewers here can agree with. I'm not saying to blindly conform to some group's opinion, but when enough people make detailed, reasonable arguments for/against a show, then I feel that there's most likely some kind of merit in them. |
LightBladeNovaAug 24, 2015 4:03 AM
| "Beyond the veil of cherry blossom petals blown by the wind - almost like their promised reunion - Feelings pile up with the passage of time: once the torrent of emotions comes rushing down, what is the spectacle that awaits?" |
Aug 24, 2015 3:49 AM
#314
| Characters remarking on how much they've or someone has changed without prior incentive or actual signs of changing beforehand =/= good and/or natural character development. It's a cheat. |
Aug 24, 2015 5:14 AM
#315
| I liked this chapter, Yuu helping successfully Tomori's brother was really sweet. Talking about this, the characters' sisters/brothers in this anime usually don't have the best of lucks, do they? - Yusa's sister --> died - Ayumi --> died - Nao's brother --> in hospital - Sala's brother/sister (can't remember now) --> kidnapped ... a bit creepy xD Anyway, looking for something big on next episode, specially because this is gonna be a 13 episode tv series and things should start happening, though I really like comedy and megane-kun crashing into everything. By the way, I've got a question... the girl singing Sala's song is Marina? (Iwasawa's singer on Angel Beats!). At first, I also thought Yusa's singing vocals were by LiSA but it seems it is Maaya Uchida singing... |
Aug 24, 2015 6:30 AM
#317
| Ep.9 preview is out: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32vcid |
Aug 24, 2015 6:38 AM
#319
dmr said: Ep.9 preview is out: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32vcid EVERYONE, YOU MUST WATCH IT O.O It seems like they won't be able to go to this concert.... |
Aug 24, 2015 6:46 AM
#320
dmr said: Ep.9 preview is out: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32vcid Woah... What the hell? I was expecting a concert and just what exactly do I get instead? People who hate Ayumi are most probably going to get pretty annoyed next episode... So, it looks like we'll finally get some plot in episode 9. I only wonder if what's shown in the preview is a flashback or if it's something that’s going to happen. Yuu seems to be the same age so it might not be a flashback. But if it's not a flashback... Ayumi's alive? That's not really too surprising but why would they just reveal it in the preview like that? Also, where’s Nao? |
ahsinam33Aug 24, 2015 6:50 AM
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Aug 24, 2015 6:54 AM
#321
Aunessy said: dmr said: Ep.9 preview is out: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32vcid EVERYONE, YOU MUST WATCH IT O.O It seems like they won't be able to go to this concert.... WOW! Wow. Oh my... Things are happening. I'm very excited now. It's just as I expected. |
Aug 24, 2015 6:59 AM
#322
| Looks like the main plot will finally kick in next episode, I see... good to hear, I guess. If this turns out to be primarily focused on Yuu, Nao, and Ayumi (and that other sibling) though, I worry about what will happen with the other characters... they just might get shafted, unless they all get captured by the scientists or something T_T |
| "Beyond the veil of cherry blossom petals blown by the wind - almost like their promised reunion - Feelings pile up with the passage of time: once the torrent of emotions comes rushing down, what is the spectacle that awaits?" |
Aug 24, 2015 6:59 AM
#323
ahsinam33 said: dmr said: Ep.9 preview is out: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32vcid Woah... What the hell? I was expecting a concert and just what exactly do I get instead? People who hate Ayumi are most probably going to get pretty annoyed next episode... So, it looks like we'll finally get some plot in episode 9. I only wonder if what's shown in the preview is a flashback or if it's going to happen. Yuu seems to be the same age so it might not be a flashback. But if it's not a flashback... Ayumi's alive? That's not really too surprising but why would they just reveal it in the preview like that? Also, where's Nao? Well, this preview... 182836648291836 questions and no answers... 1. I also wonder where is she, but, at the beginning of the preview, what did she say? 2. Yusa/Misa eye... looks like avatar:legend of aang xd 3. Who is this blonde guy? He doesn't looks like X... Another hairstyle, eyes (it could be ability's fault though), x hair are rather grey 4. Yuu reading something and runing after that... is it message that ayumi is alive? 5. How did it happen? O.o Yeah, this preview is strange, why so many spoilers for next episode in preview? |
Aug 24, 2015 7:15 AM
#324
Aunessy said: dmr said: Ep.9 preview is out: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32vcid EVERYONE, YOU MUST WATCH IT O.O It seems like they won't be able to go to this concert.... I bet it's just a bad dream, Nao says something along those lines in the beginning. Of course, what he thinks of dream are rather his memories of the world before. Edit: In the end he is talking about changing the world for their sake. They are also talking about death flag before. Sara is also saying something about sending his recorded voice back to the original world. So there will be flashback next time and the concert will be postponed to ep10. |
Mich666Aug 24, 2015 8:04 AM
Aug 24, 2015 7:32 AM
#325
| Oh Ayumi is still alive, scientists have probably captured her. This episode will be very interesting :) |
Aug 24, 2015 7:35 AM
#326
Aug 24, 2015 7:57 AM
#327
| Wow, So many spoilers in 1 preview. I wonder is that a real preview for the next episode or is that preview for episode 10 ? lol. Nao said something along the lines about a bad dream, I guess i think we can say that everything that happens from the beginning until the previous episode was only Yuu's dream and probably he already captured by scientist in his real world ? |
Aug 24, 2015 8:15 AM
#328
| Well that is some preview. Finally something is happening. |
Aug 24, 2015 8:24 AM
#329
| Maybe ayumi's death was a dream? or maybe where the preview ayumi is alive...that part is dream? |
Aug 24, 2015 8:54 AM
#330
| Woah... is this gonna be like The Matrix? Heh... that could explain the title "The World Not Present" Anyway, I hope the reveal won't happen until we've heard plenty of ZHIEND. I was really looking forward to the concert lol |
Aug 24, 2015 9:09 AM
#331
dmr said: Ep.9 preview is out: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32vcid Oh wow, that was quick ._. So they are captured by the scientists and Ayumi is alive as predicted Annnd here we are back to the the forced comedy and stuff before. The transition, both in the episode as well as Yuu's personality-wise was so damn high; to the point that it was cringe-worthy. Also, I don't understand the sudden change in Yuu's personality. I mean what drove him to become so considerate and caring towards others? And I don't think the answer is Ayumi's death... like how? The show is poorly executed sadly. There are lots of things that confuse me and I doubt all of them would be cleared in last 5 eps :/ Also, Miyuki voicing Sala was the best part. Really loved her voice. |
Aug 24, 2015 9:21 AM
#332
LightBladeNova said: terminador_2397 said: Does anybody think something will happen at the concert next episode? If something of dramatic importance that should really advance the plot *doesn't* happen, then this show is definitely screwed. So yes, I'm pretty sure (I hope) that something big will happen next episode. Yup I agree. 8 episodes in and we still don't see more things about the scientist and other plot points for character development |
Aug 24, 2015 9:26 AM
#333
Yuu_vi_Britannia said: you ever think that this might be his true personality before have had their memories erased? It might be... provided memory alternation power exists. But still we don't have any way of confirming that, now do we? Also, lmao at your signature gif XD |
Aug 24, 2015 10:10 AM
#334
| episode was a bit OK, still Nao is annoying, at least she give thanks to Yuu because of what he did to Nao's brother (helping him recover by letting the bro hear the singin voice of the lead singer if ZHIEND) It was a privilege for Yuu to meet the Sara Shane the vocalist of Zhiend. VA Sawashiro Miyuki fits the role! no collaborator in this episode. Yusa's PV was....meeeehhh >_> 3/5. |
Aug 24, 2015 11:27 AM
#335
| Miyuki Sawashiro as Sala huh. That engrish and song tho, so beautiful. I think I heard Sugita in this episode, I need some confirmation though. And overall, I didn't liked Nao in this episode tbh. |
| The world shall know the truth soon. |
Aug 24, 2015 12:24 PM
#336
Aug 24, 2015 1:10 PM
#337
| Hey, episode's 9 gonna prove if my fourth theory was right or wrong. I hope it was right. I'm hyped. |
Aug 24, 2015 1:14 PM
#338
Avenger-senpai said: Unsurprisingly cured her brother with the power of LOLOLOL |
Aug 24, 2015 1:50 PM
#339
| I really liked the episode. Also, is it weird if I ship Misa with Joujiro? xD |
Aug 24, 2015 1:51 PM
#340
CLBGM said: Avenger-senpai said: Unsurprisingly cured her brother with the power of LOLOLOL honestly, that gif is so... amusing, i might never get tired of staring at it. xD |
Aug 24, 2015 6:21 PM
#341
| Liking Yuu's development and the way that he gets closer to Nao. Main plot is quite unclear though, something of bigger scale needs to happen soonish. |
Aug 24, 2015 6:48 PM
#342
| I've been on the fence about this show and it's characters but since the last episode I' like where it's going. I'm surprised how many people hated this episode when I think it was better than a lot of other episodes so far. I think it's great they got to help Nao's brother. Maybe this can help Sala feel like attaining redemption. |
Aug 24, 2015 7:50 PM
#343
alphacompton said: I've been on the fence about this show and it's characters but since the last episode I' like where it's going. I'm surprised how many people hated this episode when I think it was better than a lot of other episodes so far. I think it's great they got to help Nao's brother. Maybe this can help Sala feel like attaining redemption. It was a good episode overall, but we're mostly just mad about how much filler is involved in this show. The constant Yusa gags are not needed whatsoever. And that 3+ minute long insert song from Yusa that did absolutely nothing to impact the story? C'mon now. |
| One dream that will probably never come true: A full anime adaptation of Kimi no Iru Machi or Suzuka anime reboot. "It Happens." |
Aug 24, 2015 9:50 PM
#344
JTLouie said: It was meant to be Otosaka's return to normalcyalphacompton said: I've been on the fence about this show and it's characters but since the last episode I' like where it's going. I'm surprised how many people hated this episode when I think it was better than a lot of other episodes so far. I think it's great they got to help Nao's brother. Maybe this can help Sala feel like attaining redemption. It was a good episode overall, but we're mostly just mad about how much filler is involved in this show. The constant Yusa gags are not needed whatsoever. And that 3+ minute long insert song from Yusa that did absolutely nothing to impact the story? C'mon now. |
Aug 24, 2015 10:15 PM
#345
ibear said: JTLouie said: It was meant to be Otosaka's return to normalcyalphacompton said: I've been on the fence about this show and it's characters but since the last episode I' like where it's going. I'm surprised how many people hated this episode when I think it was better than a lot of other episodes so far. I think it's great they got to help Nao's brother. Maybe this can help Sala feel like attaining redemption. It was a good episode overall, but we're mostly just mad about how much filler is involved in this show. The constant Yusa gags are not needed whatsoever. And that 3+ minute long insert song from Yusa that did absolutely nothing to impact the story? C'mon now. But..a 3+ minute song..in a 13 episode anime...the song was not needed whatsoever, maybe 30 seconds of it at most |
| One dream that will probably never come true: A full anime adaptation of Kimi no Iru Machi or Suzuka anime reboot. "It Happens." |
Aug 25, 2015 12:04 AM
#346
raveninthemuddle said: Which is worse? Glasslip, a black hole of fun and investment and the perfect definition of "nothing", or Charlotte, an insensitive, sloppy, manipulative, and occasionally offensive (of course I'm referring to the shameless product placement here, and some) work of art? I'm serious, the writer has got to be in a certain level of oblivious to not realize he is trying this hard in writing a piece of shit, wasn't expecting this from Jun Maeda, seems like he is those kind of people who the harder they try the harder they fall. Edit: it's fall not fail damn it. myanimelist: It's safe to say the system works and is very useful. The only downside is the community. They're not retarded weeaboos who ThInK$ zOMG K@waII iT$ kEwllL tO T@lk li3K dI$ or ragequit at every other post (at least a majority anyway). Think of it as if Gaians finished college. Since they have a record of their anime stats, they use it to show off how big their e-penis is at any given moment. They look down on those who have seen significantly less anime than they have and render their opinions invalid, which may or may not already be invalid from the beginning. If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list. If you thought the community was bad, the episode discussion topics are worse. Why? Because this is the place where those college-graduated, degree-awarded, full grown adult MAL users go to become their inner tantrum throwing 4 year old. They complain about every little thing here, which leaves us to ponder even more why? But I know why. No one on MAL enjoys anime anymore. That's why. This is you right now kid. |
Aug 25, 2015 1:13 AM
#347
| Actually the reason I am watching this series is is because of its music and art. Plus, they are stressing more on character development this time (something they did horribly wrong in Angel Beats) which is nice. What haters don't realise is that this episode was necessary to develop a new kind of relationship between Yuu and Nao. The next episode might switch back to the plain old plot with the conflict and whatnot. |
| You've done nothing but spout meaningless prattle. - Yukino Yukinoshita. |
Aug 25, 2015 2:23 AM
#348
| The lyrics to that music video in the beginning didn't make any sense.... I love the way they talk to Misa's ghost and all of a sudden she possesses Yusa. It's kinda funny and weird that they all know she's always there all the time except Yusa (she doesn't know, right? Or does she?) Her singing in English was pretty neat =D Aww Yuu likes Nao <3 |
Aug 25, 2015 3:34 AM
#349
| Coming this far, I still can't find myself liking Nao barely at all :D Maybe it's just the seemingly unenthusiastic way of talking most often. This episode had some intense feelz loaded into it - although all that engrish singing kinda ruined it all lol |
Aug 25, 2015 3:56 AM
#350
| *looks at preview* Looks like the glasses kid gets caught and tortured. Yusarin probably saves him. BUT AYUMI'S ALIVE! HELL YES! MY LOLI WAIFU REMAINS! |
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