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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- This is like set like destiny. (as part of the The story of Banmon arc) A child also offered to a demon just gives me the chills in regards with the storytelling. Hyakkimaru also had his work cut out for him. Very tense episode. |
Stark700Mar 25, 2019 6:53 AM
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| I'm not gonna say that i like what Hyakkimaru's father did to him, but i understand it, same as i understand the decision his brother made or even his own mother. At least the ending was happy, the little boy found his mom. This show continues to deliver. |
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| My fucking heart! Hyakkimaru deserves all the love Dororo gives him and more. I get why Tohomaru made that decision but i completely disagree with him. Also, i don't care if Daigo sacrificed Hyakkimaru for his land... the guys just a bastard. He didn't make the demon deal for his people, he did it for himself and that's proven by how little he cares about his own flesh and blood. |
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| I have no idea how to feel about this episode. Balanced emotions. Their samurai era is fucked up. |
| Great episode as always, hope Hyakki's mother's not dead and also that Tahomaru changes his mind, Daigo is just evil just thinks of himself. Mattinator95 said: No epiosde next week apprently Why? Now that it was getting so interesting they can't do this T.T |
Gwaeleth said: Great episode as always, hope Hyakki's mother's not dead and also that Tahomaru changes his mind, Daigo is just evil just thinks of himself. Mattinator95 said: No epiosde next week apprently Why? Now that it was getting so interesting they can't do this T.T end of first cour, will resume on 8th i think |
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| Well now things got pretty intense again at last |
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| Tahomaru will henceforth be called Ahomaru, by me at least |
| Get ready to second op and ed's song? |
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| Hyakkimaru was confrontated with his past and this episode definitely delivered on what you would expect from a midseason finale. Already looking forward to the second cour. |
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| Strong episode. How unfortunate really is this kid story. Looking forward for next cour. |
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| This anime is sooooo amazing I hope the next half will be as good. Yvonnelim99 said: Get ready to second op and ed's song? I still get chills every week from just watching the current OP at the start of each episode though (especially the part when the singer goes falsetto, gives me goosebumps every time). Hope the next OP and ED will be good. |
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IRON_FIST1984 said: so what now? we wait for 6 months like attack on titan? damm that sucks. it will resume in april the 8th if not mistaken same will go with shield hero if not mistaken or any anime with over 13 ps :p PREVIEW SECOND COUR and song theme hve no idea how to add a link on MAL solinky in spoiler |
dany_elle1908Mar 25, 2019 8:58 AM
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| Holy shit what an episode, so much happened. Feel bad for Tahoumaru though, must be tough living your whole life out of the loop and then having to decide between killing your long lost brother to protect your land |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Great episode again. Hopefully Tahomaru will change his mind about killing Hyakkimaru. I didn't expect mama to kill herself, so sad but understandable. If there's no episode next week, when it will continue, anyone? |
| Party is over indeed! |
| EL PSY KONGROO!!! |
| pretty solid episode, but what was with that Buddha statue? it charged up with positive energy, then faded away? |
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| Wow, talk about something completely rewritten. This approach to Banmon part 2 was really interesting. It also added a happier ending - but still bittersweet - and some valid questionings. What is really a sacrifice? |
| At least Tahomaru doesn't hate Hyakkimaru or spite him even after knowing that he's his brother and turned out sympathetic towards him. |
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| That survivor guy straight up pissed his pants upon seeing Hyakkimaru's rage. *LOL* A satisfying ending for this first cour for me, and the PV for the next cour already got me hyped so much I can't wait. Judging from some scenes, it seems like Dororo's gender would be brought up again in the upcoming season, huh? 🤔 phantomfandom said: Now that I've seen it once again, you are right, they are mixing up the scenes there.Very lousy storytelling this time, but I'm very happy because Tahomaru is alive! so my Maru brothers ship can continue sailing! Also the new OP/ED video on YouTube is trying to mislead that Hyakki and Taho will fight again as they run toward each other with sword with Taho's eye already blinded (at timestamp 0:16-0:17 of the video) and then it cut to the same fight scene in this episode (timestamp 0:18-0:19), so it's very likely that they'll team up in the future!!! |
I just realized that all of my favorite characters, beside being stunningly beautiful, also happen to be exceptionally skilled murder machines. \('-')/ I'm level  on mal-badges. View my badges. |
| Tbh I think it's gonna turn out like this: The demons weren't making the land prosper, the 'Goddess of Mercy' was, all the demons did was take enough energy from Hyakki's parts to manifest in the world and eat the fuck out of people, and with the death of Oku, the Goddess' greatest believer, and yet another sacrifice, her power was consumed, Banmon was destroyed, and the 'prosperity' Daigo is so proud of is fucked. Also Taro better not have to fight Hyakki again, because we all know he'll die and we'll all be sad again. |
| a very emotional engaging episode.. loved it. |
| They messed the story so much in this episode just to make it seem that Daigo and Tahomaru are not that bad. As a side note, even in this scenario between dying of hunger and dying as a result of war and monsters there is no real choice. The deal only saved the nobles not the average people. |
| Great episode, I really like that they've at least tried to present some decent justification for what Daigo did, even if it is ultimately and undeniably wrong. I'm a little sad that Tahomaru has chosen to fight Hyakkimaru now (and it feels like his change of heart to that was kinda rushed), but I suppose it makes sense for the wider narrative. |
TigersAndDragons said: They might have made the land prosper for Daigo and its retainers but even so the regular people are still suffering just as before. But now they also get eaten by monsters. Tbh I think it's gonna turn out like this: The demons weren't making the land prosper, the 'Goddess of Mercy' was, all the demons did was take enough energy from Hyakki's parts to manifest in the world and eat the fuck out of people, and with the death of Oku, the Goddess' greatest believer, and yet another sacrifice, her power was consumed, Banmon was destroyed, and the 'prosperity' Daigo is so proud of is fucked. Also Taro better not have to fight Hyakki again, because we all know he'll die and we'll all be sad again. |
Hime03 said: Bullshit. As much as this version tries to make Daigo seem better you cannot turn absolute evil into good. I have a question for you: what would you prefer? to deal with natural disasters, or to have soldiers torture, kill you , prevent you from eating the fruit of your labor and monsters eat you? The only ones benefiting from the deal are Daigo and his entourage.Everyone who is saying daigo is evil and a bastard clearly don't pay enough attention to the story. I remember i scene with tahourmaru and his dad, where i he said hes never seen his dad this angry. Hes been a good a lot of subtle hints like that, that hes not a Disney villian, but one with dimensions. Could be argued hes the anti hero, and hyakkimaru is the antagonist. Yh so i just feel people dont pay enough attention to world building |
Atavistic said: Not really. They almost wrote themselves into a corner with the changes n episode 1 and 10 and now they had to rewrite this whole story in this weird way just to make what comes next makes some sort of sense. But since Tahomaru is still alive this still has problems.Great episode, I really like that they've at least tried to present some decent justification for what Daigo did, even if it is ultimately and undeniably wrong. I'm a little sad that Tahomaru has chosen to fight Hyakkimaru now (and it feels like his change of heart to that was kinda rushed), but I suppose it makes sense for the wider narrative. |
Hiina said: Tahomaru will henceforth be called Ahomaru, by me at least Haha I see what you did there. |
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| Wow this episode was intense. Hyakkimaru and Dororo finally discover the truth behind his existence, and so does Tahomaru. This really shows what an evil bastard Daigo is. He does care about his family, but only if it benefits him. I'm pretty sure he would've had Tahomaru killed if he sided with Hyakkimaru. Seeing how much his mother is suffering because of this was really sad. I almost screamed when she stabbed herself. I wonder what it means that the Buddha statue is broken? Has Hyakkimaru's luck run out? Tahomaru is skilled but Hyakkimaru definitely would've beaten him if the fight went on. I'm glad the kid (forgot his name) found his family. Really interesting differences of family reunions there. This all seemed to have a big impact on Hyakkimaru. If the next thing Hyakkimaru gets back are his eyes, and the first thing he sees is his dead mother, it will destroy me. Also probably seal the deal on Hyakkimaru becoming a demon. I can't wait to see what happens! |
praisethevillainMar 25, 2019 12:45 PM
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| what an end to the first cour. i was on the edge of my seat the whole time, and i sure as hell did not expect mama to kill herself, but a mother will do anything for her child. i feel so bad for taho and mama - they have to put up with daigo's bullshit. i'm really glad taho saw how daigo's sacrifice was completely immoral and cruel, but i'm disappointed he still sided with daigo in the end. on a side note, he looks pretty badass with the scar. i really hope he still sympathizes with him and hasn't completely sided with their father. gonna miss it for a week but i'm excited for cour two! |
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| Tohomarus anger should really be directed to his father. This was a quite fantastic episode, bleak and compelling. |
| Tahou tried to fight Hyakki, but I didn't hate him. Rather, I felt sad that he is not even allowed to love his brother. Am I the only one who thinks: most of the problems here would be solved if they just sacrificed Daddy-maru? (Though, I also think they had said something in episode 1 about Daddy-maru not being accepted as a sacrifice; I can't remember properly.) Did mummy-maru die? I don't want her to, but I think I would be disappointed if she were still alive. Really hate fake deaths, even if I like the character. I had forgotten about Mio once again. Guess I didn't like her as much as I thought I did. |
nightcrawlercyp said: TigersAndDragons said: They might have made the land prosper for Daigo and its retainers but even so the regular people are still suffering just as before. But now they also get eaten by monsters. Tbh I think it's gonna turn out like this: The demons weren't making the land prosper, the 'Goddess of Mercy' was, all the demons did was take enough energy from Hyakki's parts to manifest in the world and eat the fuck out of people, and with the death of Oku, the Goddess' greatest believer, and yet another sacrifice, her power was consumed, Banmon was destroyed, and the 'prosperity' Daigo is so proud of is fucked. Also Taro better not have to fight Hyakki again, because we all know he'll die and we'll all be sad again. you have indeed a good point here i must say, although the two brothers will still fight... theconflict was let open between them plus might now blame H for the death of their mother too |
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dany_elle1908 said: In the original the mother did not agree with the deed. They took the child by force. To make her agree in this version is totally messed up. The writers really fckd upnightcrawlercyp said: They might have made the land prosper for Daigo and its retainers but even so the regular people are still suffering just as before. But now they also get eaten by monsters. you have indeed a good point here i must say, although the two brothers will still fight... theconflict was let open between them plus might now blame H for the death of their mother too |
| That was really well done. Hearing both his brother and mother renounce him like that, even if their reasoning is sound, is just too sad to bear. |
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