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May 4, 2023 9:57 AM
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May 4, 2023 11:44 AM
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Probably the most important of the episodes we’ve got so far, showing ouken’s gradual descent into madness. Was actually a hard episode to stomach. Feel really bad for that family
May 4, 2023 11:57 AM
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This was a really interesting episode to watch seeing Ouken slowly descend into madness and his brothers not being able to help him
May 4, 2023 12:12 PM
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a full episode this time for the backstory of Ouken the immortal he literally loses his mind the more he regenerates and then he was possessed by the evil soul of his father it seems
May 4, 2023 12:28 PM
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wow I was dying to know Ouken's story ...
i'm so in love with those side stories the seriously close the gabs in the original story
i'm so happy they made this season <3
May 4, 2023 1:10 PM
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Best episode so far, the animation was incredible. 
May 4, 2023 1:37 PM
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The backstory of Ouken is a sad tale. We were told snippets in the first season but with this episode now its laid out before us. Seeing things from even since Ouken birth he was destined to descend to madness. Their evil father seeing Ouken as his perfect creation since he was only having kids to seek immortality. Coming so close to taking over Ouken body when Desha finally killed him. Even before his death the evil king was close to immortality with his research. Its ironic that tortuous barbaric research is what drove his sons to revolt against him. Seeing some of the same scenes from season one but expanded upon, like during their revolution. Even more detail about how hard it was on Desha and how much it pained him resorting to methods similar to his own father. They beat him and changed their country for the better yet at great cost.

Ouken descending soon after their victory, the effects of his immortality being seen while cleaning up a few of their father's leftover forces. Ouken could fight without fear being able to heal like that but losing himself. It made me very sad seeing Ouken slip from his humanity. Becoming cold and wanting to see people fight death up close. Which is why he would perform non fatal wounds and just watch people bleed out. Truly becoming the monster his father always wanted in the end.
May 4, 2023 2:19 PM
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Great episode as always
May 4, 2023 2:59 PM
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It's been a while since I've been truly impressed by an episode, but I'm thrilled to say that this one did the trick. The Ouzen backstory was absolutely phenomenal!

"๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜บ, ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช... ๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ."
โป๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜–๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช
May 4, 2023 3:18 PM

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Very great episode, this episode also should have been in the main show, it explains the three brothers' past very well and how Ouken became like that.
May 4, 2023 3:38 PM
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Good Ouken backstory, I'm surprised we got an important episode regarding the story while the previous ones were just slice of life fillers as the spin-off intended to do
May 4, 2023 4:14 PM

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Definitely hope we get a few more like this in this and the last episode this season alongside the cuter slice of life stuff. 
May 4, 2023 4:57 PM
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Finally full details of Ouken's backstory. It's sad to Ouken is suffering like that.
May 4, 2023 5:11 PM

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Great episode and one that adds more context to S1. Loving the episodic nature of this spin-off.

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May 4, 2023 6:34 PM

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some ouken and desha stuff, animation popped off as usual.
May 4, 2023 7:38 PM

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Amazing episode on all fronts (animation, direction, story). Even if all 9 other episodes end up being more like episodes 1-3, this "season" was worth it just for this episode alone.
May 4, 2023 7:58 PM

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The backstory of the Underworld, this is where the younger brother Ouken got his start into the villain that he is, no thanks to King Desha butting heads with his brother Despa. Formerly a prince with ties to the brothers and fighting their own battles, the anguishing act of their father's atrocities has the brothers act in retaliation against him, though its true devilish soul almost got imparted to Ouken, which Desha thankfully counteracted by Ouken driving it out and blazing it before it got worse. The prince who has no superpower before, now finally has one of healing, which King Desha has no comments about it.

Regardless, the newly crowned Sword King is more determined than ever, though his subconscious tyranny almost got the better of him, which he tried to warn both Despa and Desha that Satun's curse had inflicted Ouken, and unless they find a solution, he would become ageless and immortal. Coupled with Flen's sudden withdrawal, it's clear that the more that Ouken lived, the eviler he became through the soul impartation, which King Desha personally will face and supervise him.

The start of the troubles for the Underworld, Ouken will not go down like this.
May 4, 2023 8:32 PM

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That scene with the portrait was nuts. This episode was really good in general.
May 4, 2023 8:47 PM

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Good to see this covered. Always felt a bit off to me that Ouken's story was immortal therefore crazy. It's still kind of vague about whether his father got a hold after all, but there's something more here. Fren running off is also interesting. Don't think he had any appearance in the anime before. With how weird he looked, I wonder if it's cause he's a demon himself and ran after the head chopping bit rather than any opinion on Ouken.
May 4, 2023 10:36 PM
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Is Sakurai back voicing Despa? When it wasn't him in the first episode I assumed he was replaced due to his recent scandal, but this episode it sounded like he was back.
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May 4, 2023 11:21 PM
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Woahhhhh sticking through this filler fest was so worth it. Don't get me wrong, the previous episodes weren't bad but this was wayyyyy more important than anything previously.

I always wanted to see more of Ouken and the previous King of the underworld, Satun, and this is exactly what we got.

Kinda pisses me off that the wish from last season got wasted on Miranjo. Ouken deserves it much more.

5/5
May 4, 2023 11:22 PM
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Bio said:
I wonder if it's cause he's a demon himself and ran after the head chopping bit rather than any opinion on Ouken.


That's what I'm thinking as well, definitely a plot point
May 5, 2023 12:19 AM
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Finally full backstory about Ouken.

No happy smiley today, it's depressing time.
May 5, 2023 1:23 AM
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We won't see the little Prince in it, but we get a lot of backstory about Oken.
It's more a horror episode, bit I like the outcome
May 5, 2023 1:46 AM

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So it was Ouken story in this episode. It's really sad to see him lose himself...
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May 5, 2023 1:59 AM

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Holy smoke, this episode was a banger!
May 5, 2023 3:03 AM
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I thought we're supposed to get feel-good spinoff stories from this season, dammit.
May 5, 2023 8:13 AM

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By far the best episode so far.

Glad ep 3 and 4 touched upon plot that matters.
Was worried that this season is a waste of time cuz ep 1 and ep2 feel like bad fillers in terms of content.
Now this backstory is much more intriguing. 
May 5, 2023 10:43 AM

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Damn...

That was a fantastic episode! Ouken's story is tragic. It was sad to see him lose himself and finally embrace his "curse". 
May 5, 2023 3:11 PM
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I really enjoyed this one, probably the best.
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May 5, 2023 9:11 PM

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This episode was amazing! Ouken slowly turning into madness was fantastic and the artstyle from when the old king was "possessing" that painting was great! Honestly it probably is my favorite episode from this series now but im also hoping for a similar episode where they explain the "Forest king" and that one underworld prisoner with the crown. If they made an episode of that then i will have 2 favorite episodes.
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May 6, 2023 1:07 AM

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Ouken's descent to madness was tragic. Such a kind hearted guy falling deep into the abyss.

Since we gout Ouken's story, hope we get Kingbo's too. Im still confused as to how he survived.
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May 6, 2023 3:13 AM
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Ouken... I love this episode soo much!
May 6, 2023 5:20 AM

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Wow, I had pegged this as a collection of side stories so I didn't expect to see an episode as serious and disturbing as this one. Hope we have more of these before the season ends.




May 6, 2023 2:49 PM

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Not only the whole Ouken incident was given full context but also the series director Hatta is back. Nice upgrade.
May 6, 2023 6:11 PM

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Excellent backstory episode. Such a shame it wasn't featured in the main series.
Now I wonder if there will be any episode focused on those Devils.
May 6, 2023 9:42 PM

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Still enjoying it at the very least not as good as it coulda been but eh. Not bad.
Wish they woulda done this in the OG and expanded it more naturally.
May 6, 2023 10:58 PM
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This episode was incredible. Blown away since the first 3 were more about wholesome filler side stories it seemed like. This genuinely should have been in the main show, a must watch for sure
May 7, 2023 12:31 AM

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omg! This episode was directed in such a masterpiece creation! Truly excellent! 
5/5.


May 7, 2023 3:50 PM
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Very good episode with a more interesting side story. The horror is a bit too effective for this show (if someone watches it as a children's show)
May 7, 2023 4:28 PM
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Best episode by far, they snapped with the animation and Ouken's backstory. 
May 8, 2023 1:25 PM
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desha's voice ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿ”ฅ
May 9, 2023 4:14 PM
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Poor Ouken he truly has been cursed
May 12, 2023 7:58 PM
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Damn... I was not expecting such a dartk episode to pop up in this series but here we are I guess.
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May 12, 2023 10:14 PM

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wow I was dying to know Ouken's story ...
i'm so in love with those side stories the seriously close the gabs in the original story 
i'm so happy they made this season <3
Yes same! It was a little difficult to relive some of those scenes (that were previously shown in the main story), and it was so heartbreaking seeing exactly what Ouken and his brothers had to go through.

Anyhoo, I'm glad some of us are loving this season, be it that they are "just side stories." I guess some folks out there just want plot plot plot. For me though, it's the characters that made this series so lovable, so this season is an absolute treattotally catered to me lol.

I'm just happy to get more Ousama Ranking. It's just upsetting seeing people write this season off as "filler" when these side stories and vignettes add so much more to the already amazing characters who make the story as great as it is.
May 15, 2023 6:33 PM
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Backstory of the three brother's of the underworld and why their third brother has become a villain on the 1st season.
May 18, 2023 1:34 PM

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It's interesting to have revelations about Ouken.
May 24, 2023 2:48 PM
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I was a bit apprehensive about this episode at first, because I thought Ouken did not need a full backstory reveal. I was convinced that him being this silent, mysterious villain with no clear objective and only snippets of his previous life revealed through stories and brief mentions, made him truly terrifying. But after I finished the episode I'm glad we got to see the events that pushed him to become what he is, and his family to fall apart in the process. It helped that the direction and animation were spot on, especially during his descent into madness. Overall, the episode made me care about him more while at the same maintaining his terrifying aura.
May 26, 2023 10:01 AM
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best episode of this season so far, ouken's backstory hella tragic
May 28, 2023 9:58 PM

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great back story, animation on point
blown away by this episode, I really appreciate the character development.
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