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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Wow, that was pretty intense... Makes me want to become good at pool just because. That old man was something else, and a twist at the end. Was not expecting that... 8/10 |
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| Any idea of which one going to hell or heaven? |
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Zheng1991 said: Any idea of which one going to hell or heaven? well, the old man said he would give the young guy his spot for heaven.. but he had that smirk on his face.. soo.. Im not 100% sure. Mod Edit: Removed quote of a deleted post. |
LunaMay 1, 2013 1:30 AM
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| That was intense! I was asking myself how are they going to stuff a good story from this premise in 24 min at the beginning, but that didn't felt like 24 min at all! Didn't expect such a good fight scene either! Good fight! The smirk at the end, I really wonder where he went! He wasn't really a bad person(it only showed that he's a bully), right? But he went in the elevator with the demon on top, I do think he went to hell....Why the bartender didn't tell us? :I |
Let see more and judge later \(^ ^)/ . |
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| That gave me chills. The atmosphere was great. |
VioLinkApr 5, 2013 10:21 PM
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| It seems most things point towards the young guy going towards heaven and the old guy going to hell. If we look at their lives, the old man was beating people back in high school and the 'smirk' at the end. Sure, the younger guy cheated on his girlfriend but atleast he regretted it(unlike the old guy). Not to mention the faces that where shown above the elevator. |
| Wow, that was absolutely amazing. I'd love to see an episodic series of this. |
| That was amazing. |
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| GOD, I beg you! Make it a series! So good! |
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| That was pretty cool. Well done for a one shot. |
Ovyda said: GOD, I beg you! Make it a series! So good! Damn right. It's two of my favorite things right in the title: Death and Pool. Dug the bartenders as well. Anybody know of any other pool anime? |
| I'm dead. Don't come looking for me. |
itsvero said: Wow, that was absolutely amazing. I'd love to see an episodic series of this. I think it would get old pretty fast, like Hell Girl. |
| This was definitely a lot more awesome than I originally thought it'd be. Glad to see that the old man was such a badass and even if he really was the one who got sent to hell, I'm sure he'd handle it like a boss. |
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| this should have more episodes, i would like to see what are the rest of the opthiones of the roulte. im sure for 100% that the old man went to hell because of that smile in the end, not sure about the adult..... |
| I believe the old man wanted to go to hell. He seemed like the kind of guy who would have fun there. Maybe he requested to go to hell? What the younger guy said really touched me on how people aren't equal. I'm surprised to find such better values in a 24 minute episode than a 24 episode series. |
| I like little loli girls with broomsticks as much as the next guy, but I prefer my anime to have a little more depth and badass jii-sans are always welcome. There is hope yet for the anime industry, good on you Madhouse 9/10. |
 "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
| That was really good. And kudos to Madhouse for the nice animation! The setting was really interesting and the characters are not boring. Although, I really wanted to know where did they end up since that old man smirked before the elevator closed. Btw, that old man is awesome. |
| And da fuq am I watching? I might watch it some more but dunno. lol shit nvm its only one ep. What a shame. Mod Edit: Removed quote of a deleted post. |
LunaMay 1, 2013 1:30 AM
Negative-Travis said: Ovyda said: GOD, I beg you! Make it a series! So good! Damn right. It's two of my favorite things right in the title: Death and Pool. Dug the bartenders as well. Anybody know of any other pool anime? It woulden't work as a full series I think though. the 'reveals' and 'mystery' where part of what made it so good. Maybe a few OVA"s to reveal some about how exactly it works, but 13+ episodes just would not be as good. |
rederoinApr 6, 2013 5:43 AM
| amazing episode. |
| 講廢話,被撞到. |
| Really cool aesthetics especially bar and pool table area. The concept itself seems to make it work only as a one shot. It'd be hard to imagine this as a movie or tv series. I like the grounded dark fantasy this had with the bar owner and woman. Those corpses were pretty creepy and the game itself is sick too. Just used this comparison recently but has some similarities with Catherine, a game made by Atlus |
HybridMBLApr 6, 2013 6:39 AM
| Wow, this was really good! For a 25min Short Movie I might even say that it was outstanding. |
| These young animators are really good. |
| That was amazing, loved everything about this. But you know it filled me with agony with how they pretended they were going to explain everything at the end. I desire to know as much fun as guessing is. xD But yes, I feel like the older man is the one who went to hell but he had his last bit of fun out of it all. That fight was pretty sweet. |
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| whoa. it thought it would be an average special with a shitty animation, but damn, i was so wrong. the animation and colors were so great and i also liked the atmosphere and the story. the only thing that bothers me is that apparently no one knows for sure what the old man was saying. |
| That was so...bloody good.That smirk,. danmari said: I'm honestly a little confused here. The female bartender doesn't seem to know who went where, so were the faces above the elevator doors just meaningless decoration?  I was wondering about the same thing.. Ryugen said: I believe the old man wanted to go to hell. He seemed like the kind of guy who would have fun there. Maybe he requested to go to hell? What the younger guy said really touched me on how people aren't equal. I'm surprised to find such better values in a 24 minute episode than a 24 episode series. I agree. Mod Edit: Merged posts. Please do not double post. |
LunaMay 1, 2013 1:31 AM
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| That was soo good. Unique as hell. Really liked the concept :) That Old man was BA in both Billiards and fighting XD and DAT Smirk hahaha. |
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| Madhouse has overshot my expectations and I am perfectly fine with that. Wow. I am going to have to watch that again someday because it was simply amazing. No other way to get around it. Definitely the best out of the Young Animator Project too, by far. The characters, the story, the art, how they did flashbacks... nothing went wrong. Solid 9/10 for me. |
| This has the most awesome potential to become an episodic anime, always with new guests and new games. 10/10 |
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| That was great, and so fresh. |
Zheng1991 said: Any idea of which one going to hell or heaven? |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
rederoin said: It seems most things point towards the young guy going towards heaven and the old guy going to hell. If we look at their lives, the old man was beating people back in high school and the 'smirk' at the end. Sure, the younger guy cheated on his girlfriend but atleast he regretted it(unlike the old guy). Not to mention the faces that where shown above the elevator. If it was determind from the get-go, then what was the point of letting them play pool? I honestly didn't get it. |
| That was impressive as Little Witch Academia The interaction was very nice to see I don't rule out both can go to Hell or Heaven Would be nice to see this one in a Series, there's certainly potential |
| This was astounding, I can see a lot of thought was put into this. The entire scene with the man's speech and the hug from the bartender afterwards, really hit me. I also loved the ambiguous ending as I think deciding who went where will really say something about the viewer. This is the best thing I've seen this year, would kill for a series. |
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| Loved it. |
| Trigger is on a serious roll lately. This did not disappoint me. 2 core series when?? |
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| Left a good impression.. Loved it! |
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