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| Insane episode, well done Doga Kobo |
| Yea… this was amazing. Obviously it was Aqua’s advice that helped Melt because who else. Anyway, manga readers are probably bowing down to the animation team right now. |
Ventus_S said: @morrell People say everything is subjective, however, seems to me objective trash taste/ trash opinion does exist :P Bro, that doesn’t even qualify as an opinion 😂 |
Skaldi2 said: Anime has been saved. More like the entirety of the Summer 2024 anime season has been saved 😂 |
| Holy SHIT this episode was so good Animillion said: Me frmanga readers are probably bowing down to the animation team right now. |
Reply to ImaPandaFox
@Alfredo-Sauce we have a whole seven episodes to get there. I was actually invested in his character arc so this episode made me extremely happy. Don’t get me wrong. I love a lot of the characters in this show, but it’s OK to focus on one at a time. The story is not in a rush and that’s OK. I would rather them take their time than them rush it and give us a shit story.
| @ImaPandaFox That's true and I usually feel the same way regarding not rushing for worldbuilding and character development but with this season "only" having 13 episodes instead of say 2 cours or around 24 episodes I don't think the storyline will progress as far as it could, and I didn't think that Melt was that relevant (anime only here) so I figured dedicating a half episode to him would've been enough but maybe he'll play a bigger role down the road. On a side note I hope that this eventually gets a full anime adaptation even if it ends up taking a few years. |
| That was the best episode so far ;] I didn't expect the stage play to take more than 1 episode and that it will cover side characters so much, but it is better that way. Melt move with picking up the sword from the ground was crazy, it would not be possible in real life ;d Then I wonder why there were no minor characters fighting like on second plan or something.. do they even act at all ?:D In the opening and characters introduction Aqua did the worst while everyone did great entrace pose. |
| (づ￣ ³￣)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´｡✪ω✪｡｀) I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;) |
| I had goosebumps watching this episode! I'm in awe of the animation team who did the sakuga scenes...absolutely brilliant in capturing that moment of sheer will and passion and seeing your life flash before your eyes and how that moment changes you when you put your all into doing something! They really captured what it's like to be an artist/actor/creator/ whatever you wanna call it, so perfectly in that one moment!!! |
| desu desu binches |
| Wow, this episode just blew my expectations out of the water. I, like many, absolutely loved Melt's character development and his character in general after this part of the story in the manga. I thought the character was so well written and fleshed out and was happy with how it's drawn. Then Doga Kobo came in and said, hold my budget, and proceeds to demonstrate what greatness an anime adaptation can achieve, making an epic scene reach one step further further beyond, anime style. Wow. Since the popularity and success of the first season, the second season is usually not talked about as much and the viewers tend to compare everything to the previous season quite critically. But I'm happy that this episode was able to make the second season stand its ground, proving it's living up to the hype of season 1. Absolute cinema. |
| jesus christ what a fking episode this becoming one of the best anime adaptation ive watched. REALLY REALLY IMPRESSED |
| sup dumbo |
| Fucking visual and the metamorphosis sequence was great!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Reply to spartan112g
Man, decent episode, but am I supposed to care about the plight of some random hot guy? Boo hoo, go get laid.
Now I gotta wait a week for something important.
Now I gotta wait a week for something important.
| @spartan112g That's how I felt too. Unless of course said character is going to be important to the story going forward. I very much feel like this current arc is 'stuff that happens to Aqua while he's getting into showbiz' trying to find the culprit of Ai's death. But people in this thread are raving and cannot contain their excitement so I'm guessing maybe some of these side characters are important? |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| I was expecting duel between Akane's and Kana's acting, but unfortunately there's not in this episode. But this episode was actually good, whole episode is showed about Melt development, and he manage to show his amazing side of his acting. Also idk if theater shows in real life is look like on anime or no. But everyone that who worked on this project is amazing to represent that theater show on this episode. I can't wait for next episode! |
| absolute fire, I must've rewatched that flip scene 5 times. The Mangaka saying "sugoi sugoi!" was adorable as fuck 15/10 episode |
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| Damn... Indeed that was growth, I love character development. |
| my boy Melt absolutely cooked for one full minute there they've been building up to this by showing snippets of Melt taking this gig seriously, but i never expected the payoff to be this good. |
| MELT IS MY FUCKING GOAT RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH |
Beat & Motion's strongest warrior |
...this episode is: |
kevin_satronAug 8, 2:29 AM
| Another great episode with some interesting perspective shots. We also got that little intro they did from episode 1 too. Showing another story within a story like this is sure something. They really went all out for Melt this ep, got the cool visual stuff going on lol. Now I wonder how it'll go for the others. |
 Never ending plan to watch list... |
| I was scared the play was going to be actually boring, like, an episode only about it and it alone, I'm happy I was wrong. This dude Narushima immediately became my favorite male character in this, that was awesome. I hope they don't forget about him in the next projects Aqua or Kana have, it would be such a wasted character (I don't read the manga). |
Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~ Btw, cry about it.  |
| STFU THEY ADAPTED MY FAV SCENE IN THE MANGA SO WELL 😭 melt my goat |
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| This episode was so insane! as a manga reader, I'd say that Doga Kobo really went hard on this episode. If this is how they handled this part with Melt's arc, imagine how it will be for next episode with Kana, Akane and Aqua. The rivalry and fight between Kana and Akane will be something to watch out. |
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| MY HEART MELTED TO MELT'S CHARACTER OMG, I always and always love characters that show their development and Melt did that I'm so proud of him even Yoriko sensei cried I got carried away and cried lol. ABSOLUTE CINEMA, Doga Kobo again shows their prowess in beautiful visuals they are very good at playing with colors and beautiful transitions, even anime like this has a peak sakuga that is better than some shonen battle or trash isekai. Kana and Taiki their duet is a joy to behold and I still can't wait to see how Doga Kobo will cook up some of my favorite panels in this Tokyo Blade arc.   |
NezuSwallowtail_Aug 14, 4:20 PM
| damn that was great! production quality goes crazy. animation was top notch |
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Reply to Ricky16
The Opening Scenes of the stage drama were amazing. Narushima went from being a loser actor to being an experienced actor. this episode mainly focused on him. Aqua opening his eyes & the stage acting of Narushima was amazing ✨🔥. Abiko Sensei too got excited 🔥. Bro finally faced the problems head on🔥. Yoriko Sensei Cried Man!! She's do happy that he didn't ruin this time 😂. Now it's time for our Aqua to shine on the stage. THE ENDING ARE ALWAYS EXCITING & The quality of animation is so damm good.🔥
| @Ricky16 not really, Aqua told him that he is far from being a good actor, but if he could nail that one scene he'd be a memorable one. |
| Melt has finally gotten better at acting. And holy shit, the animation was amazing. |
| useless whole episode just for that creep character !! what a waste time ... |
| Really the best! I keep rewatching the scene. |
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