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| Ironically, when this show first started coming out, I told myself that even if I didn’t like it, I’d still have to make it to the end for one specific reason, I just had to see Ahu in all his glory... even if it ended up being the literal penultimate episode where he got his time to shine. And oh boy, was the wait worth it. Right off the bat, a completely different art style, neither the 2D we’re used to nor the 3D, but a full-on style change that gives off major TRIGGER vibes. Main girl literally looks like Ryuuko lol. It’s a nice change of pace compared to the breakneck action intensity of the everyday heroes we’re used to seeing. Here, it’s just your above-average girl... apparently, because damn she was dodging those goons, with your also above average dog that just happened to butt into the middle of Nice’s mission. And speaking of Nice, would it really be complete without our dude X making an appearance and doing his X thing... ... BECUASE JESUS CHRIST, MY GUY HAS UPPED HIS AURA BY A THOUSAND IN THE SPAN OF TWO EPISODES, IT’S CRAZY. LIKE WHAT EVEN THIS LMAOOOOOO  And ofc, the aforementioned Nice, this is it. That’s right, the thing that led to what we saw all the way back in episode one with him... you can blame it all on a dog. You know, knowing everything now, I don’t blame him for what he did in episode one (or, well, in due time at least, judging by how the episode ended lol). Crazy shit, and it's really all over next episode. All that's left is to finally figure out the question we've been wondering these past 23 weeks... WHO IS X???? |
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| Can’t believe we only have one episode left dawg idk what Ima do with my life without TBHX I need figures, merch and another season asap lmao! This was arguably the most unique episode so far. Xin Ya and Ahu’s story has an art style we’ve never seen, there’s the fact Ahu is a literal dog lol, his hero awakening scene being one of the coolest in the show thus far AND they got a happy ending! I also just loved the underdog(pun intended) aspect of their story. Always feels nice seeing people from lower socio economic backgrounds fighting back against rich people trying to take advantage of them and taking their land. Another L for Shand and Nice. Speaking of Nice, it’s really funny that he ends up getting surpassed in the rankings by a dog after spending so much time as Shand’s proverbial lapdog. In the end, he has nothing. No wonder he ended up losing his abilities and dying. We’ve come full circle now right where we started in episode 1. The finale previews look fucking insane. So they know who X really is and Zero isn’t really dead? Yea this is gonna be wild. I really like how the last few episodes have made X feel so human instead of the mysterious enigma snapping his fingers from the shadows we’ve seen in the first 19 or so episodes. Dude’s just a normal ass salaryman who happened to gain broken powers lol. One last episode.. see y’all next week |
Marinate1016Sep 6, 9:29 PM
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| i never would have expected nice, the very first hero we get introduced to, to turn out like this... so it seems he was completely corrupted by treeman and was full on evil with no remorse, before fear changed him and made him kill himself. it also makes sense why he wasn't affected by dragonboy's fear getting onto him, when smile was affected. cuz nice is already affected by fear |
| Ahu and Xin Ya's story was rad. I also liked the new art style they went with for this episode. It had a lot of charm. I was worried for Xin Ya going up against those clones without any powers. The ruins incident proved how brutal they can be, and Nice's request for them not to kill anyone didn't offer me much comfort. Ahu finding X and then X battling the clones in the 2nd Dimension on the walls was very sweet too. His power is looking more and more like Dimensional Manipulation. Which tracks with all the stuff he's done so far like changing the art and flattening his opponents. Even though X missed a clone, Ahu got his shining hero moment thanks to the trust of his first friend and is now a talking rank 8 hero! Nice on the other hand is completely shattered and we've come full circle to the events of episode 1. This has been quite the magnificent story, and I can't wait to see what the finale brings next week! |
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| Oh the dog in Shang De's lab wasn't Ahu lol. Anyways, looks like Ahu's point is to just shit on Nice, bro is lower than a dog, he just can't take a break, yeah and that adds to his reasons to jump in there. Lin Ling !!! Final episode next week and it'll be X's episode, no way we're not gonna get the Hero Tournament right?? Hoping for a season 2. |
| This episode was really good lol. Ahu's story was interesting esp paired with a brand new animation style, and how he sort of created his own trust system be believing in himself and his owner. It also tragically shows Nice's final descent into madness and what actually drove him to commit suicide, answering a lot of unasked questions. Nice is so tragic because his story is already written and sealed with the show's first episode, yet I still find myself rooting for him in hopes of finding out he is still alive. But he's been infected with fear already, and is basically mad from being worked and mentally abused by the his hero handler, i doubt he could survive this despite all the fans hoping that X maybe swooped in and saved him somehow. |
| Xin Ya was giving wild Haruhi Suzumiya vibes throughout. The yellow hair clip, the red arm band, dragging Ahu around...it was all very familiar. I guess that would make Ahu Kyon in this scenario? 😂 |
Reply to orihihc
This episode was really good lol. Ahu's story was interesting esp paired with a brand new animation style, and how he sort of created his own trust system be believing in himself and his owner. It also tragically shows Nice's final descent into madness and what actually drove him to commit suicide, answering a lot of unasked questions. Nice is so tragic because his story is already written and sealed with the show's first episode, yet I still find myself rooting for him in hopes of finding out he is still alive. But he's been infected with fear already, and is basically mad from being worked and mentally abused by the his hero handler, i doubt he could survive this despite all the fans hoping that X maybe swooped in and saved him somehow.
| @orihihc I have a terrible feeling about Ling Ling, we might see why the boss of marketing Nice told him that in episode 1, him and Nice are not that different, the only reason we haven't seen him go insane and self destructive was because he was not forced by Treeman to go do questionable shit and wasn't pressured as much, but given he already considered taking his own life before turning into a hero once he starts getting stressed to the point of desperation, let's say by having the final goal of his personal arc be brutally killed in front of him like a cannon event how will he turn out mentally now? Also i better see Ahu in the top 10 again in the leader boards, people voted nice because Lingling wasn't an option before episode 3 lol |
| Bro. I was questioning how they gonna make us like the Dog but hoooly shit what was that. Ahu's likeability is off the charts. His story is so innocent amidst all the other hero's complexity that you actually end up loving it. A dog's pure loyalty to his biggest fan and master. But something is up with Nice's death. The snap??? X did something? |
| Wait after thinking about it. X seems to be the one that has been setting up heroes?! First it was Cyan. Then Ahu also came into the picture. Now we hear a snap before Nice "pass the torch" to Lin Ling. The heroes his interacted with are all of pure heart too. COINCIDENCE?! I think not. Maybe his trying to fix the system by putting genuine heroes into the rankings. |
| >youre now lower than a dog so thats why nice committed suicide and is x really a magician like ahu said  |
| Woah this is crazy. I when back to watch episode 1 and see Lin Ling's scene. The whole background bugging out and fitzing was identical. But it was missing the Snap. X is definitely involved. Im like 80% sure of it! The reason he lost his powers could be either due to Fear or because of X. Woah holy shit I need answers!!! |
| This episode was fire, cute and very good directed. I really loved ahu as an Hero because it shows every can be a hero very well. X possible magician is interesting thing to believe. |
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| this episode felt like the extended version of the PV of To Be Hero X that came out last year Ahu the goat (dog) |
| Alright, that confirmed I should recommend people start with watching the original concept movie before watching the main series or the scene where X rescues Ahu wouldn't make much sense. It was a nice episode but I think it could have benefited from being allowed to breathe a little more by being two episodes instead of one for some stronger emotional build up. I dunno how I feel about Nice's suicide happening because of being outranked by a dog and being infected with fear. The way Smile died was more than a fitting reason, especially when Nice committed suicide while smiling so it hit way harder. This extra reason felt kinda unnecessary, if not hurting him as a character a bit. The animation style was really fun and fitting for an arc about a dog and his girl, though! |
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| Here it is finally! Been waiting for X. |
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| X has the power of sakuga and dimension but mostly sakuga. Honestly, I was not feeling the first half of this episode. I didn't realize that was X at the vending machine until the bad guy turned into graffiti on a wood plank. One more episode. I'm interested in how many more dots they will connect. |
dragynfaerieSep 7, 1:02 AM
| To be Hero X best ep. is always the next one, with final ep. being about X I'm hype for finale |
| bro, we are finally back to episode 1 |
deg said: >youre now lower than a dog so thats why nice committed suicide and is x really a magician like ahu said so from what I understand, heroes have a split between their own trust and their fans' trust (meaby a 70/30) meaby x has found a way to get his power only from his own trust |
| Being a Nice fan isn't easy. |
| Arguably the weakest episode. |
| 8.46??? really another great episode and i still have so many questions... only one left... |
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| Now we have come full circle. I was afraid that girl was going to die, but Ahu saved the day! Nice falling apart is just the cherry on top, couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. |
Reply to ROVI65
This end of the episode was incredible, Nice fell to rock bottom and X snapped his fingers and forced Nice to commit suicide to free himself? You can clearly see in this scene that he is the one pushing Nice towards this place with the sound of the finger snapping and the change to 3D, so did he also erase Nice's memories?
There is one episode left. I remember that in the opening credits when we introduce the old X heroes, we have a woman and a man dressed as cowboys, but I never saw them in the episodes.
There is one episode left. I remember that in the opening credits when we introduce the old X heroes, we have a woman and a man dressed as cowboys, but I never saw them in the episodes.
ROVI65 said: This doesn't make any sence at all. X have seen how much Nice admire Smile so he tried to help him. I think X wanted Nice to do some heroic stuff by saving Lin Ling from commiting sucide so that his rank goes up before the tournament but things didn't go as planned.This end of the episode was incredible, Nice fell to rock bottom and X snapped his fingers and forced Nice to commit suicide to free himself? Moreover X didn't even kill Dragon boy so why would he kill Nice. |
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