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horrify said: I need the Nemophila Menziesii field (Blue flowers) song to live. Does anyone know what it is? SAAAAMEEEEE that song was so beautiful |
How rare and beautiful it is to even exist. |
| Sad and beautiful at the same time. Was that Eden? Anyway, I wouldn't forgive Matthew's idiot. |
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AquaWateria said: It’s anything but bland. I for one have not seen an anime that has Celtic based fantasy. K then you didn't watch Little Witch Academia. |
| That was an intense a bit despair-scary episode but the end was beautiful! 4/5. |
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ThatCynicalOtaku said: No, I wouldn't say "bland" or "generic". The Ancient Magus's Bride feels like the writer came up with all these insanely awesome ideas, but the publishers told them to water it down to the cool fantasy elements, to be more conventional. Everything could be considered conventional to some degrees. I won't deny that MnY took that way too, but the main focus of the series is a slice of life which is not really common in fantasy anime. What I mean is that the combination of the setting and the story of the anime makes the conventional element appear differently. I'm more willing to accept and enjoy an episode like this in an anime like MnY rather than in an anime like SAO for example. MnY is already quite unique, so I don't think it is necessarily obligated to be a lot more unique in its story-telling. |
| Twas a very powerful episode. I loved that they kept the violence up though. But killing cats is beyond fucked up. The story was sad asf but came to a great conclusion |
| that was sad.. I already get the feeling that it's Matthew the cat killer. Chise should tell Elias about the white haired sorcerer, she's too dangerous to wander around. I bet she did similar things like that everytime she wander around. |
| What an emotional episode. Tragic, really. |
| God that was a good episode. I was not expecting much when I started this anime, the premise and art seemed interesting, and the OVA was really fucking sad, but wow this is good. I love that we were given a cat world so early lol cats and magic just go hand in hand and I love it. The story was amazing. I love how it introduces new characters, demons even, and just gives us enough to wonder, yet keeps our attention on the story of the man and woman and the cats. This was a pretty awesome episode. Best one as of yet. |
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| That was definitely a death flag at the very end of this episode. RIP Chise. |
 Three things cannot be long hidden.. ...the s u n, the m oo n, and the tr u th. |
| What a fantastic episode. The reunion scene at the end with the background music brought some heavy feels. Hopefully some of the later episodes are similar to this because the development and emotion was superb. |
Though we are parted, If on Mount Inaba's peak I should hear the sound Of the pine trees growing there, I'll come back again to you. |
| Great episode, although it left me wondering, is butchering cats worse than butchering any other animal? if the butchering part really creeps any omnivores out then maybe they should reconsider eating meat. |
| Decent episode The song was good, buildup was OK, but the couple's story wasn't particularly likable and/or sad enough. Takes away a bit |
| The shed scene was hard to watch. I was shuddering >< We're probably going to see that sorcerer again in a later episode, and I'm not looking forward to it. So evil... The ending scene was beautiful. Seems like Chise is started to see life in another light. OH, and the insert song in the end was great! I'm really looking forward to listening to the soundtrack when it's out :) |
AndoNov 8, 2017 6:25 PM
| It was really disturbing realizing that Matthew killed the cats because Mina certainly wouldn't have wanted that. Chise seems like a very good-hearted person. I am really interested in her past so I hope we get to know what's up sometime soon. |
| I love cats... Damn Cartaphilus... hahaha Anyways, this episode is beautifully sad... And I like the color of the Cat King, when I was reading the manga I thought she/he is plain white. |
| nice and happines resolution for this small arc!!!! The lovers story was sad, but the man was cheated by this sorcerer!!! |
| As i've said previously, it was a test for her and she passed it. I like how honest her answer was, yet being so true. What a sad story...like damn, i wasn't expecting something so sad. But he did that to save her, all he did was just to try to save her, but he got tricked by that sorcerer. What a tragic story, at least they are free now. Absolutely in love with this anime, the art, the designs, everything is so amazing. |
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| I am loving this. Only problem I have is that the husband got a nicer fate than he deserved. Much nicer. But then, I'm a cat lover. |
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| Pretty dark episode really showing the effects of love on someone who knows there is nothing they can do in their current state or with their current power level. Goddamn the wandering sorcerer, what a cuck |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| So damn edgy. Didn't expect that. Not just the serious and unpleasant plot. But the serious gore and disturbing imagery as well. Didn't think my jaw could go any lower. When the girl just straight up exploded all over crazy man. I didn't know how I felt about the previous episode. But this was one of my favorites so far. Wonder if that little shit evil mage kid will come back? |
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| What a sad story that couple had thanks to that awful wizard, he just used them to make an experience... |
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| Killer Cats ftw. s |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
TheCatlover192 said: I've been reading the comments on here and I keep thinking to myself "Are we really going to ignore the fact that Matthew is an insane lunatic?" I get that he really loves Mina and would do anything for her. I get that he was tricked by the sorcerer. However, he killed cats knowing that Mina liked them and would probably not be happy seeing them get killed. And what happens when she finds out? HE DOESN'T FUCKING BAT AN EYE. Maybe I'm a bit biased here, what with my username and all, but if I were in Mina's position and I reunited with Matthew, I'd tell him to go fuck himself. i'm glad someone else said it. i don't care if he was tricked, i cannot stand matthew and i'm honestly pissed off by this ending where he gets to live happily ever after. it irritated me to all hell, the guy doesn't even acknowledge any wrongdoing whatsoever. there is zero fucking redemption. he just sees mina and is like OH WHERE WERE YOU?!?! i wanted to punch his goddamn teeth out. |
| Damn... when Mina turned into goo from drinking the blood. It messed me. Sad for that to happen to a couple that loved each other so much. Then there's Matthew literally losing his mind... weep. Great episode, am enjoying the series |
| That insert song and the final scene were amazing. |
| This series is all imagery and then the story goes in the drain... yeah, it's honestly nice looking and it has great atmosphere that's very thoughtprovoking but on the other hand it leaves many things unexplained and vain - way too many things to my taste. What actually happened in the end? What purpose the king cat served if Chise was the one doing ferryman? Why did she took them to her inner mind before she let them go, how exactly did she did it (whatever she asked the fairy for, she clearly wouldn't be able to even think about that with no propor magic education). They clearly left everything to viewer to interpret it (and it may seem cool to you because those are your own ideas) but in doing so they manage to avoid all the answers.. as they did several times before. Very easy way out I would say. For what Matthew did, I found it really annoying that she wanted give him a peace - after what she saw the story wasn't lined up for happy-end (or did she think it was all just ill-will of that evil mage? cause if anyone he's is the one who should be punished for what happened) And as far as Elias goes I found it extremely jarring that she declared she would be staying by his side even when she learned of her mortality and that he is basically only using her only as a tool. She didn't even questioned that in any way. Either she doesn't want to live or not, either this series is about fatalism or about hope but not both! That scene certainly lacked proper build-up for her to do that. |
| I know the Matthew guy was desperate to save his waifu but dam is he stupid for believing the sketchy mage. Also doesn't know how to lock a door apparently. |
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| Sufficiently dark story, ended up being more interesting than I thought part way through. |
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| omfg I was so scared for the cat the whole time. They set so many death flags and almost went through with it. Glad Chise saved her from sacrificing herself. The interruption at the end of the last ep and beginning of this one was kinda out of place though. I mean it was nice to see her resolve but how was that the end of it? First those two talk big and then they just fuck off when they are told to do so? Might as well have skipped that part in its entirety and just go through with the cleansing. |
| i dont know if i like this series i mean from where did she even pull the last minute plan of saving molly and Matthew then suddenly u c the aerial praising chise for telling the aerial whats she's capable of. Other than this glaring issue i think it was a good episode. still though i have a hard time accepting chise as main character, In the ova she had a far better and believable personality.. |
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| Now I understand why Matthew became like that... the sorcerer manipulated his mind! My heart got crushed not only for Matthew killing those cats but for the fact he decided to do what he did believing he could save his wife. The moment when Mina exploded that black liquid caught me off guard. What a tragic ending those two got :( Hoping Chise will make a stop to that evil sorcerer if she'll find him again before he will sacrifice more lives with those kind of experiments. |
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| That was powerful... I get the feeling this series is taking the Mushishi route, dedicating every episode or mini-arc on solving the ecosystem. I don't know if that's good or bad; we'll see how it holds up. So far the series hasn't hooked me the way it has others, but this might have been the best episode yet. |
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| oh well.. so this anime is revealing his true colors? I was expecting more... guess this will based in nonsense stupid gore drama. |
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| Cat killer got much better ending than he deserved. |
| That's why the cats distrust and hates the sorcerers guts, one of them started this mess as an experiment and it ended in failure. Just another research material for these scientists..uhm sorcerers. LOL So she's fated to die soon because her body can't handle her friggin' nuclear fusion of unlimited magical energy supply? O_o Well that sucks. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| Quite the dark yet very lovely episode. That ending was just too great! Chise is really getting a hang of it and well it makes it all the better. Really looking forwards to see what happens next to be honest but well I am really starting to love this anime. |
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| I had a good feeling about this anime back when I was seeing some images and such when Random Curiosity was covering it and, so far, it's living up to that feeling. What I don't really get is the "it's not unique" crow, yeah maybe the themes of death and Chise growing to perhaps value her life now that it is in danger has been done before but....so what? It has so far been pretty interesting how the subject is handled I think the dragon and cat arcs have done a good job of supplementing that point. Some great imagery and music too. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
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