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| This ended up being rather interesting and turned more serious for Mash. At this stage of the exam, the stake are raised and it involved a competition of crystal breaking. Mash himself faced a hell of a challenge but kept his straight face as usual. He fought a tough battle against Carpaccio but well worth watching for the intensity, both on a mental and physical level imo. Carpaccio took a bloody beating damn. |
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| Man, Carpaccio is a real weirdo, talking to a wall like that. Mash and the others, who safely cleared the first qualifying round, face the team battle Crystal of Life, where the 9 qualifiers are divided into three groups. The rules are simple: a team-based crystal-breaking competition. However, among Mash, Dot, and Finn, who ended up on the same team, two accidentally break the crystals distributed before the game begins. With only one crystal remaining, the three are scattered separately at the start. Then, Finn encounters Carpaccio Luo-Yang from the Orca dorm. I really hope Finn gets some proper development soon. He's such a good guy, and it'd be a bummer if he ends up staying kinda weak and fading into the background as the others get stronger. Seriously, Finn is the best – no doubt about it! Even when people were talking trash about him, he didn't let it bother him. His first instinct was to protect the crystal for Mash. Isn't it cool how Mash always drops these awesome lines at just the right time, with that deadpan and quiet look of his? It works so well because those moments catch you off guard. A lot of MCs sympathize with their opponents, but Mash takes it a step further by actually helping the dude out. Our boy Mash went out of his way to make sure the guy felt some pain. It's not just Carpaccio who's outmatched – everyone seems to be up against the unstoppable team of Mash and Finn. |
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| Seriously forgot some character with this name and appearance even existed in this series until they brought him, that Carpaccio guy last episode. So that says something about his relevance except for the fact that he’s your typical standard bad guy of this series, who for whatever reason thinks he’s strong enough, and does make Finn his target… again like usual lol, until of course Mash arrived and punched the living life out of him, or more like smacked his head open in a nearby wall. Good to Finn and the everstrong power of friendship, I mean that might have injured him to the point where he was just a millimetre away from losing his head, but yeah, at least people would see him a new light after that… probably, anyways, for that freak, his magic might be quite strange, which could be like the worst match-up for someone like Mash who relies heavily on his punches and such, but hey, Mash being Mash, as if that’d have mattered for more than a couple of minutes. I mean, tennis is a sport not only for playing, but it could even help in dealing with miseries lmaooo. Loved the tennis segment. I mean it’s so Mash like to conclude things in such a way. |
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| 6:55 The coolest Finn has ever looked Daaamn this episode was frickin beautiful. The animation jumped up a level both in the Finn scenes (starting at 10:15, I love it when non-action scenes get good animation too) and in the fight itself. Would be cool if he appeared later as Mash's ally. EDIT: SHIT, THAT'S ACTUALLY MASH AT 6:55 |
EmbientFeb 3, 11:16 AM
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| First phase is find your teammates after spawing in huh. The student that barely made the cutoff huh nice line to tell your kids if you survive. Despite Finn's lackluster magic gotta respect his tenacity. Capaccio's magic though was pretty unique but man damm scary. And it makes facing him a literal test of endurance. Thankfully one thats perfect for Mash. That has to be the most lethal of tennis matches ever though where one slip would give you grivious injuries. Guess Capaccio finally gets his wish of feeling pain. |
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| Finn finally used his personal magic and it was rather a fascinating one. His character just keeps getting better. And thank goodness, an episode where Mash gets to be OP. It makes me like this series even more. Btw, I was really hoping for Mash to just smash the weird-looking angel-like guardian earlier... but I guess the 🏸 is cooler. P.S. I hate violence but that smack on the head was satisfying... 😖 |
CrazyButNot4UFeb 3, 10:29 AM
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| Great episode, Finn stood his ground, Mash beat up the bad guy exactly as expected. I feared they would drag this out until the next EP but no cliffhanger, nice! Was this show always so brutal? |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| this is the best fight so far like i cant stop grinning for some reason mash stood so many attacks just to defeat that guy |
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6:55 The coolest Finn has ever looked
Daaamn this episode was frickin beautiful. The animation jumped up a level both in the Finn scenes (starting at 10:15, I love it when non-action scenes get good animation too) and in the fight itself. Would be cool if he appeared later as Mash's ally.
EDIT: SHIT, THAT'S ACTUALLY MASH AT 6:55
Daaamn this episode was frickin beautiful. The animation jumped up a level both in the Finn scenes (starting at 10:15, I love it when non-action scenes get good animation too) and in the fight itself. Would be cool if he appeared later as Mash's ally.
EDIT: SHIT, THAT'S ACTUALLY MASH AT 6:55
| @Embient thats Mash, but I was also confused when I watched it and I thought it was a typical gag where the opponent suddenly starts running away. |
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| Another great episode.. Mash, my man you friggin awesome.. i really love their friendship.. Carpaccio is also cool!! |
| this one is just special. what a lovely episode. I am really looking forward to each episode. so heart-warming. |
I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party, and I attended with my real face. - franz kafka |
| There may be smarter anime, prettier anime, better choreographed anime or those with superior OST / story, but none of the anime this season are as SATISFYING to watch, as Mashle, when Mash goes to town on an opponent and wins. Aaaaaahhhhh! You go Mash, show him what pain is, and how courageous Finn is. |
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| Now that feels good, lmao. Mash came up with the most unorthodox method and taught some reality to the spoiled kid. Yikes, this is going to go down as one of the best in this department for sure! |
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| very good episode |
| Fin almost had his moment and then Mash saved the day lol! I want Fin to shine once too 😤😂 |
| Very satisfying when Mash smashes Carpaccio's head against the wall with three replay scenes from various angles. |
| This is what I've been waiting for! Since Episode 1 of Season 1, there hasn't been enough goofiness in Mash's fighting styles, the over the top battles were what I enjoyed at the beginning, but there was a lack of that since then. That tennis scene was a return to form for this series, and probably my favourite episode since the first episode of the series. Keep this up, and it'll be quite the improvement to Season 1. |
| WTF? HE BEAT THAT GUY TO A PULP BY SHAPING HIS WAND TO A TENNIS RACKET? Dude, I seriously can't stop thinking about how utterly bizarre that resolution was. After Finn lasting through almost lethal damage and Mash dealing a barrage of consecutive punches he then proceeds to do that while avoiding the syringes from above. Amazing, truly surprising not because he won the fight but how he did it. Now we've seen some of Finn's magic and Dot is somewhere in the labirynth. We'll see what's up next. |
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| What Finn lacks in magic ability he makes up with tenacity and courage, and Mash recognized that hence him saying 'thank you' to Finn a couple times. Even Carpaccio recognized that after feeling physical pain for the first time. |
| I didn't expect Mash to play tennis! 😂 |
| Oh yeah, good fight. |
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| I like how Mash always finds the most entertaining ways to defeat his enemies lol |
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| I love how silly this show is, that was easily the best episode of this season so far |
| Awsm episode.. tbh I wanted Carpaccio to taste a bit more of the "pain" he has been longing for.. |
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| Mash said: I ⭐ P L A Y ⭐ T E N N I S ⭐ |
| Similar voice actors vocal tones, different powers! |
| Feel pain, think about pain, accept pain, know pain... Shinra Tensei! |
| Mash doing tennis was the only fun thing of the epiisode. |
| That was a surprisingly tense and insane episode. |
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| A great episode. Finn (MVP) shows us that despite not being as strong, he is truly brave and a great friend for not giving up even when tortured by a 'Master Cane.' The showdown between Carpaccio and Mash was fantastic, and the way Mash used a tennis racket to defeat him was quite amusing. Carpaccio learned a valuable lesson and experienced the pain he had been seeking. |
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| What I learned this episode - Mash can not only stand against the strength of his attacks but not even be hurt (in reality should've died). And he can make a tennis racket out of his wand...... Other than that, great episode, finally hype. |
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