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Ugh this episode is so much better than the first. This should be the first episode, maaaan. Love how Deen decided to maintain the drawing of Ito-sensei and not make it look animated. I feel so uncomfortable watching this. I fucking love it. That woman in the first half will forever haunt me. Haaaaalp. ;-; 5/5. <3 |
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| well.. this episode was much interesting to watch.. idk about anyone else.. but the first ep was kinda boring... but this ep? DAMN! .. i showed this to my mom and you know what she said?.. she said "is there any other video like this!?" !!! |
| Reminds me of the webtoon Tales of the Unusual. I love such series. Creepy is what I would call them. Definitely creepy :D |
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| Both parts were pretty creepy the second one being a bit better. Those guys were idiots in the first story wow, they deserved to die. |
n00b44 said: Yes it is a problem and I'm not sure what part about it was "twisted" nor do I see how can it be considered as a horror, above all it should be considered as a comedy, a bad one. "Horror films often aim to evoke viewers' nightmares, fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Plots within the horror genre often involve the intrusion of an evil force, event, or personage into the everyday world." It is still horror. You may think a bad one, but still a horror story. And the "twisted" part was about possible plot progression - we wont see the progression so it was just about a thing that was not showed. |
tearofmankind said: n00b44 said: Yes it is a problem and I'm not sure what part about it was "twisted" nor do I see how can it be considered as a horror, above all it should be considered as a comedy, a bad one. "Horror films often aim to evoke viewers' nightmares, fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Plots within the horror genre often involve the intrusion of an evil force, event, or personage into the everyday world." It is still horror. You may think a bad one, but still a horror story. And the "twisted" part was about possible plot progression - we wont see the progression so it was just about a thing that was not showed. Nothing about the second episode evokes "nightmares", "fears", and/or "terror of the unknown". And not everything that has an "evil force" falls under the horror genre, but you've just copied the horror definition from wikipedia instead of taking the time to think for yourself. Thus far it does not fall under the horror genre and I will reiterate what I've said before, above all it should be considered as a comedy. That is also a horrid excuse for bad writing. The plot wasn't that great , so not having a plot progression would be moronic, the writers were either too lazy or they weren't able to cram everything in 10minutes. Which leads me to believe that someone is just trying to make a quick buck off of this garbage, all of these stories thus far were underwritten and every single character seems to be one dimensional. |
| They were creepy... Absolutely fantastic! |
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| Only imagine that can dream that you can live 100 years in one night, give me scary!!! |
| Ok, I'm starting to really enjoy this series. The first episode was nothing great, but this one was pretty good. First segment was kind of dumb actually, but it had a creative premise and was quite impactful in it's surrealness regardless of how ridiculous it was. The second segment on the other hand was brilliant. While I don't think it really needed the whole particles, that cause disease and the rotting, it still fleshed out the segment into a great whole. |
| The first episode let me... shrugging? But this one was just great! The first segment felt quite like any horror-whatever, but the design of the model was unsettling enough to make that up (I hope she'll not haunt my thoughts for days like the MC!) The second segment was really, really good. It was mentally terrifing. Like, can you imagine having a nightmare for 10 or more years? And the end really got me thinking. Would I rather die or feel like living in a dream for the whole eternity? It was really interesting. |
HetachiyoniJan 14, 2018 3:10 PM
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| Yeah, this week's episode was a lot more creepy than the first one, especially the first half. |
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| I would have liked it more if they gave us more of a visual on how horrifying the endless dream is, instead of the guy just saying there horrifying. Having to fit episodes into the standard times feels like it hurts the show, as having the time to create tension and let the disturbing visual sink in would make the stories feel more solid. It is cool to see it being adapted into animation. |
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| The animated art is slightly less creepy than the manga art, but I guess I expected that. Overall really enjoyed episode 2- more than episode 1 honestly. The concept of a long dream is really fascinating. |
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| It was just sick. Loved it. First part was just like a youth-horror movie, but 2nd part could be a movie, or series alone. |
SkittleSnackJan 14, 2018 5:16 PM
| Wow, I was not expecting that. Part 1: The first part was okay nothing great, the animation and art was complete shit but the story was fine, its kinda just a basic horror monster film but what I will yeah is that the monster is this one is actually pretty gross and scary. Part 2: The second story blew me away, a super unique story that is truly terrifying and has a great ending. I really loved how it showed the man's body start deforming and withering away, and that last scene of the man's body is haunting. |
Afficio said: I would have liked it more if they gave us more of a visual on how horrifying the endless dream is, instead of the guy just saying there horrifying. Having to fit episodes into the standard times feels like it hurts the show, as having the time to create tension and let the disturbing visual sink in would make the stories feel more solid. It is cool to see it being adapted into animation. i think one of the factor of the horror/eeriness of that story is that it doesn't go into detail over the actual dreams themselves and leave the audience to their imagination... sometimes what's left unsaid is scarier than what's been said... leaves a sense of uncertainty and it did make me hesitant about falling asleep... |
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| I enjoyed the first one, I didn't remember reading it before and I want to think of it as though they were all exaggerating/ hallucinating because the girl was so ugly they turned her into a literal monster in their heads and then died from natural causes (like running into a rock). The second one is an interesting concept poorly done, though its hard to translate horror into animation. Writing horror manga seems impossible enough but Junji Ito did it. So far it's my favorite anime of the season. Hopefully they can draw out it's potential by adapting some of the longer arcs into a few episodes. |
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| The first story was super creepy, the second one was alright. The animation was awful though. Still, I liked this episode a lot. |
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| Was a tad more grotesque than EP1, and a bit better I think. |
| I LOVED this episode. I am a huge fan of junji ito and when I heard there was going to be an anime I was so excited. That's why I was so sad I actually didn't really care for the first episode. But this one was awesome!!! It's really hard for me to get scared and that lady in the first story creeped me out XD And I loved the second one as well. Found it quite sad and the alien looking dude was also quite creepy. I'm so excited to see what other stories will be made. I'm hoping for some of my favorites! |
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| The second story about the dream, was nice too!!! |
| Christ on a bike. The woman on the first half was scary but the entire second half was disturbing as fuck. Endless dreams that lead to one's insanity is a really intriguing but simultaneously terrifying concept. Real talk though, these doctors were useless. And it's pretty unprofessional and kinda prohibited to tell them ''it's all in your head'' lmao |
| Way better than the 1 one... Still can't wait for Tomie and The Intersection Bishounen. |
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| Whyyyyyy wasn't this the first episode? Way better. Long Dreams is my favourite Ito story I'm so glad it got adapted. Here's hoping for The Thing that Drifted Ashore. |
| It wasn't scary at all, but that woman did look ugly af. Also, I didn't expect the killing especially since the first episode gave off a more lighthearted comedy feeling to it. |
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| It looks like Itou was mesmerized by images of Spanish actress Rossy de Palma. He just had to use her in a story. (•…•)     |
| Even I think Fuchi is crazy ugly and fucking creepy. I wanted to see if she ate Iwasaki or not. I think it was the best one. Although, the patient who turned into husk while he wasted away from his eternal dreams was also creepy in its own way. I really hope they adapt TOMIE. I love that series. |
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| Didn't like the model story very much, but "Long Dreams" was awesome. |
feelingblue2 said: This episode had a really great distillation of Ito's 'serious' works. It's the perfect dichotomy of "look at this gross freaky thing" vs drawing on vaguely cosmic/surreal horror ideas. The latter is generally more critically regarded but I can appreciate both since his designs for his monsters are usually very fun and interesting (although Fuchi is not a great example of this imo).Didn't like the model story very much, but "Long Dreams" was awesome. The latter also suits his writing style more - since he has that infamous tendency to just have stories end suddenly with no resolution that a lot of people despise. It works better where the horror comes more from an idea than a monster I think. But those stories are also a lot more difficult to do, so I can see why he'd rather lean to body horror. |
| That model looked like a titan! Shame the story went the killer monster route. It would have been better if it had all been mis-perception. Dream dude was pretty interesting as well. The "side" story about the girl was unnecessary though. It only made an excuse for the doctor to be unethical. While I found this episode to be more interesting than the last... it's pretty low-end and cliche. |
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| I literally can't stop thinking about that women one week later. Very creeped out.... |
| why don't they just publish his conditions onto the internet?? or share it with other professional doctors around the world. im sure someone would know what to do with him... BurntJelly said: The "side" story about the girl was unnecessary though. It only made an excuse for the doctor to be unethical. maybe thats what ito junji intended, maybe the purpose of this story is to show the dark side of that doctor |
ttcchen said: why don't they just publish his conditions onto the internet?? or share it with other professional doctors around the world. im sure someone would know what to do with him... BurntJelly said: The "side" story about the girl was unnecessary though. It only made an excuse for the doctor to be unethical. maybe thats what ito junji intended, maybe the purpose of this story is to show the dark side of that doctor The point was, I think, to make you think about whether or not what he did was good. And to consider if you would prefer to be put in the state of long dreaming, where you wouldn't be able to think about dying because your grasp of reality would be weak and dreams would seem as real as being awake. And all that is supposed to unsettle you and creep you out. |
| I gotta admit, the first collection got me fucked up by the photo alone. Sucks that it has to end with us thinking what happened to the rest of the cast. The second one wasnt as creepy but it was mysteriously interesting. The concept of an incurable never ending dream is frightening. I dont believe passing that to Mami was a smart idea doctor lol. |
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NotFuuko said: I gotta admit, the first collection got me fucked up by the photo alone. Sucks that it has to end with us thinking what happened to the rest of the cast. The second one wasnt as creepy but it was mysteriously interesting. The concept of an incurable never ending dream is frightening. I dont believe passing that to Mami was a smart idea doctor lol. but she did get better, and so i think the "cure" works |
| The second part was the first in this anime that I really liked. It reminded me of Lovecraft works, that's exactly my kind of horror. Hopefully there will be more stories like that in next episodes. |
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| Those guys were stupid to call Fuchi for the movie...the doctor in the end was a surprise that he used the long dreams crystals on Mimi. |
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| Hilarious first half. Secound half was interesting. Thumbs up |
| Endless Dream is a classic, they depicted it quite well with the art style |
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| Honestly I prefer when anime aims to creepy the audience out and make them think, rather than outright scare us. I feel this episode clearly illustrated how that is done, especially with Long Dreams. It’s a shame the concepts can’t be explored further but oh well. Overall this episode was a lot better than the first one! And the ED and OP rank pretty highly for me for the season. |
Pickled_ChipsFeb 5, 2018 10:02 AM
| That second story makes me never want to sleep again. |
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| This was a great episode, much better than the first. A lot of people are saying that it's not as good as the manga but I don't think we'll ever get a Junji Ito adaption as good as the manga form due to the way manga leaves a lot to the imagination whereas in anime you can clearly see everything on your screen. |
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| That's what you get for hiring a creepy-ass Tim Burton character for your movie lmao When the perception of time has been muddled to the point of being an illusion, the time you spend feels like an eternity resulting in the numbness towards death. That is quite an interesting concept. I feel that way in dreams sometimes too. |
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| Not sure if I'll watch the rest of this. So far I prefer the manga. Edit: Nevermind, it got me. My mind was wondering and I was like 'the fashion model and becoming dust after dreaming were creepy.' Not bad. Guess I don't have to go manga only. |
Toxic_MongooseMay 14, 2018 10:07 PM
| This episode was alright. Wasn't really anything special, the model was drawn poorly at parts. I did enjoy the Long Dreams section, however. I think the buildup to the end was well done. |
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| The story of the fashion model was underwhelming. It was just a straight up "I'm a monster, now scream and die" sort of thing. Meh... Her design though was really disturbing and creepy. I was hoping for some mind boggling twist like she's actually not the monster but rather it's "us/society" made her to be the monster kind of thing. This story just gave a whole new meaning to the saying "Don't judge book by its cover." |
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