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| Good episode . Especially in the last part |
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| 02 got weird , certainly somethings gonna happen , zorome knows more now about the adult i guess How the adult live is just weird , its just like they’re keeping their life without doing something meaningful anymore |
| I have a feeling that may be his mother what with the eyes and all. |
Gintama > One Piece = Naruto > Bleach > DBZ Nyanko Big is my spirit animal. |
| I have mixed feelings about the Plantation. Feels like there is something weird going on in the city. With Papa and the adults. |
  Katsura janai, Zura da |
| The atmosphere of the city is so heavy and boring. It seems that this world has some sort of emotions-are-forbidden thingy. Or interaction between people are greatly reduced by rule or technology. Like an forced utopia. This team is certainly special, according to papa. I will not be surprised if the children find out the truth, rebel and change the world. I am just looking forward to what the situation of this world is and what message the show try to say about our world. Maybe about bad technology developments ruin the society and environment or something about emotion, social interaction. Or maybe no message at all, we are over thinking too much (like when people made up theories about Hiro death and he just magically healed) |
| Kind of a Pandora's box of an episode which raised some interesting themes of humanity although I felt like they could have gone deeper. It certainly appeared as if the old lady and her partner were sharing some sort of "life force" with her coincidentally tiring whilst he activated his pfc however they didn't go any further into it which was unfortunate. |
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Tsarko said: We learned more about the world and the world they are living in is far more dystopian than I thought it would be. That city and everything in it was really eerie. I think they live in El Dorado |
 Devils whispers, that is. This episode was intense the overall development that we've had has created something truly gripping; I prefer darker tones so I hope that the direction this goes in responds to this wish accordingly. My favourite chibi Zorome has caught wind of the real lives the adults lead in the plantation, way to go. I did it hope for them to build up on his character and we've just some good focus on him. Pooh, and there's another turn with this teeth problem zero.two 002 is having, it's probably to do with her check ups Can't wait for next week |
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| That is one fucked up world they live in. |
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| everyone is going to die , soon, mark my words |
| EL PSY KONGROO!!! |
isekai said: Omnisword said: This remind me with a movie on dystopian future where technology has advanced but also ruled by dogmatic ruler like Darling, sex straightly banned. People sex using VR things and reproduce via tube. I forgot the tile but believe it was movie starred by Sylvester Stalone, anybody know what's the name? Demolition Man with Wesley Snipes as the villain? Yeah that is it, i was kinda doubt either this or Judge Dredd |
Kaivalya said: A lot of people speculate that children will die before they become adults based on the fact that the old lady said to Zorome that he will not become an adult. I don't think that's what she literally means. Actually, Children (Kodomo) and Adults (Otona) are two different species of newly evolved human, maybe both are genetically modified. The Japanese official website has updated a few key words. One of them is yellow blood cell which is mentioned in episode 5. Only Children(Kodomo) has yellow blood cell in their blood and Yellow blood cell enables them to connect to Franxx. Children are more like original human so they have ordinary immune system and can live in outside world. That's why they carry microorganisms in their bodies. On the other hand, those Adults (Otona) somehow have very weak immune system and can only live in germ-free environments. That's why they forbid Children to enter the city. Adults are probably not allowed to enter top floor. I think Children can grow up but even they are in their 20s, 30s or even older, they are still "Children" and are never allowed to live in the city. For example, 02's former partner seems to be much older, but he is still a "Child". The terminologies "Children" and "Adults" have nothing to do with age but only indicate two different species. I wonder whether Nana and Hachi are Children or Adults. If they are Children, maybe they were parasites before and are promoted to commanders at certain point. Given that "Nana" (7) and "Hachi"(8) are both number-names, I'm guessing they're from the "children" side. I don't get why anyone would think that woman was Zorome's mother. I mean, she's so old that she's got that living-mummy vibe going and has almost no nose left. XD That the first thing she did when he entered the room was to follow behind and decontaminate/sterilize where he's been says a lot of both how she lives (sterile lifestyle) and how he's been "infected" with something. Good to know that Febreeze is still around in the far flung future tho! ... waitamintute o_o!!! There was nothing to indicate any sort of biological link (and biology is steadily becoming more and more important plot-wise so that should not be dismissed.) The images seen in flashback are more easily explained with that woman in a caretaker/doctor/technician role, maybe she was the one that decanted the babies from their test tubes, perhaps even via remote presence. @_@ (Meaning something like she controlled robots to interact w/ the kids, since it seems unlikely that her health would allow direct interaction, and her voice would be enough to establish that nostalgic feeling.) Knowing what his number was indicates nothing other than knowing Japanese language terms. The original meaning of the word appears to be a gambling/dice term similar to English's "boxcars", so it wouldn't be that big of a stretch to make the connection. There are only TWO names out of the entire named cast roster that are not number-names, so yeah, shouldn't be too hard to figure their codes out. "Doctor Franxx" and "Papa" are the only non-number names so far, and technically, Papa >could< be "88". I just figured that the doctor's name is a riff on Frankenstein.. How the hell do the adults survive psychologically in that type of environment tho? It would send me into a blind rage if pushing a Happy Button made my brain feel chemically happy for no gawdamn reason at all. lol The disconnect seems like it should be highly disturbing (and may've been why the woman wanted to leave the room.) |
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Grest said: CondemneDio said: A1 same face syndrome strikes again. The granny looks exatcly like the dead kid in that one show. This episode was animated by TRIGGER. And since it's a co-op with A1, they're stuck with the generic faces. It's just a small problem in the sea of problems this show has though. |
Lucident said: So what do you guys interpret out of that dream of Zorome. A dark void with a little white light that grows and eventually surrounds him? And after he forgot about that adult from the city, that dream vanished? I can't think of too much here. Maybe they were fed with made up memories while growing in baby tube, after all, who remembers how self to be born. BLaCkGuN69 said: everyone is going to die , soon, mark my words Except our team, the team will survive at the end. They are the irregularities who is going to sprout the life on earth. |
| Dark and heartfelt at the same time. Nice to see Zorome get some screentime. Although I'm more concerned and interested in Kokoro and Mitsuru's story. Hopefully they'll get their chance in the next few episodes |
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| VERY interesting.... This distopian world is starting to unravel and we’re starting to see how fucked up it really is! It was so heartbreaking to see Zorome clearly yearn for that motherly attention that he doesn’t know about but desperately wants. And to see how the “adults” actually live is really unnerving. There’s no doubt in my mind we’ll eventually find out a HUGE secret that explains everything...I just hope it’s a good one! |
| I say that this best episode so far because their is something happening. I hope the anime stay serious and focus on main plot. |
Sweanime said: If you only count this episodes. The show seems directly portrait some undertones against the Japanese society (and many western countries). Japan has big problems with getting new children and aging people. Young adults are not interested in sex/relationship. A survey of Japanese people aged 18 to 34 found that almost 70 percent of unmarried men and 60 percent of unmarried women are not in a relationship. Moreover, many of them have never got close and cuddly. Around 42 percent of the men and 44.2 percent of the women admitted they were virgins. Even Denmark are sending out commercials on TV to get people to have sex to have more children. Probably one reason why this show have so heavy undertones with sex, relationships and peek interests between male and females. But I can be totally wrong tough. this cannot be the case. I'm 100% sure of it. why? because why feature an old hag and mention the topic of sex and procreation when (obviously) becoming old comes with lots and lots of problems? downy kids? cesarean childbirth? high blood pressure? blood sugar? Do I have to even continue at this point? But if this is what the author is trying to push out to us then he's incredibly stupid IRL. This is why nature explicitly stated that once she bleeds, she's for breed. humanity trying to be a smartass defying nature and push age of consent to 18 (and yes, [[[[they]]]] want to push this even higher) only to find themselves extremely stupid. No one is having babies, attraction is gone, everything is harassment, fear of marital rape (despite women consenting to the marriage oath), divorce and family courts, child support and alimony... who would even want to go outside at this point? |
| >I had no brain when I was 12 >Then everyone must had no brain when they were 12 >I experimented 100 samples and proved that they had no brain when they were 12 >Therefore children cannot consent This is what science has done to humanity. |
| Zorome might be obnoxious, brash and a bit of a loudmouth (same goes for Miku as well), but he's a good kid at heart, so this episode had him being the main focus as the parasites got their first visit to the city inside the plantation. The place might look fancy, but it has almost the same empty feeling as a ghost town, but Zorome, after wandering off, did encounter an old lady who took him in after he knocked himself out. Their whole conversation might've brought in more questions than answer, but it still gave us a deeper insight to the world that these people live in now. Customs such as medals of honour, relationships and romance are treated as old customs. The old lady has a partner, but it's slightly saddening to see him inside a capsule, just to enjoy stimulants and other pleasurable things. That's why I think that the parasites have been created based on past humans when civilisation was normal. I do want more answers to all of this still, but it's all intriguing and interesting at the same time. As for Zero Two, her teeth seem to be becoming longer and sharper. It might be because of the Klaxosaur blood within her that's causing this change, if I have to guess. |
| Really interesting episode. A lot of great world building and a ton of info. Not really any answers, but enough info to actually make decent theories that aren't total nonsense. Really liked how they used Zorome to be the one to learn all this. It made him appreciate having Miku to bicker with, even if he says she's a little obnoxious. Of course they cut out probably one of the most important details regarding the kids becoming adults. Anyway, I can finally say that I am now invested in both the world and the characters, and am excited to see where this will go. |
| It was a good episode , I feel like the kids are like a reincarnation of the older people or machines made from their memories to protect them. |
| "Even if it has good reviews, if I don't like it then it is shit" -Some random anime character |
| Their world feels so empty, like a stimulation. Really wanted to know what the old lady said fully at the end. |
| An episode that's left us with more questions than answers. When Zero Two called the city lifeless, I first assumed it was the people were nothing but brainwashed followers. Then at the beginning of this episode, I thought perhaps the city was actually empty. But now we know there are in fact people living there, but they seem to be almost brainwashed, with little to no interaction with one another. Hell even the kids seem to be brainwashed to a certain extent, after Zorome saw all that, why hasn't he started asking questions? They seem to have the utmost faith in this "Papa" figure. There was a lot of implication that that woman had some connection to Zorome, a mother perhaps? That seems awfully convenient though. It appears Zero Two is beginning to change. Could it be her interaction with Hiro? Or was this bound to eventually happen? Maybe those tests they mentioned earlier keep her body from changing. It still bothers me that Hiro won't talk to her. They built up their relationship so much, but it feels as though they hardly ever interact with one another. |
| WHAT DISGRACEFUL LIFE THOSE PEOPLE LIVE. I think her body is changing that's why she is worried. |
ZBlastHistory said: cloth transparent, video cameras and monitors... many possibilitiesWell Zorome don't die when the whole episode was a huge death flag for him. Clearly the kid was the most "human" we have so far we have from this shpw. They are being raised by "adult" who clearly not "human" the kid still have the freedom to learnd how to be a "human" without any "adult" guide them. I i wish they use this form more  How they even walk without ram into something when those thing don't even have a hole for eye. |
| Goro's development in the last episode was better than Zorome's in this one, though this episode was a little more subtle. The dream Zorome described at the beginning and end of the episode was probably a memory of his birth. It's pretty unlikely that the old lady in the apartment was his mother, but he seems to have seen her as a mother figure, connecting that to his memory of his birth. She did seem like she had something she wanted to say to him when he started crying but she held back. No follow up on Mitsuru and Kokoro from episode 8 where she picked up the book on babies, but childbirth seems to have been the theme for the last few episodes. Goro being overly straightforward and honest with his feelings has put him and Ichigo in a bit of an odd situation. The two grunts that picked up Zorome also mentioned how Zorome was an "infected" child. Maybe this infection kills off parasites right when they're on the cusp of adulthood? They can clearly grow since flashbacks have shown us they were once toddlers and small children. Maybe Zorome was making the old lady sick, hence the coughing. The metaphor/simile of the Jian bird that was in the first episode hasn't shown up again either, nor that other squad of kids that were standing on top of the other Franxx in episode 7 or whatever it was |
DaromanMar 18, 2018 10:38 AM
| The adults are kind of weird if not borderline creepy, that happiness chamber made me shiver but it was generally a nice episode. |
 I'm watching anime since 2012. I also play games, sometimes. Don't bother me if you want to 'become friends' or things like that. It's tiresome. I know you just want to collect some meaningless numbers. Thought: How many people sparked H. Charlotta just for blue pot? |
Kaivalya said: A lot of people speculate that children will die before they become adults based on the fact that the old lady said to Zorome that he will not become an adult. I don't think that's what she literally means. Actually, Children (Kodomo) and Adults (Otona) are two different species of newly evolved human, maybe both are genetically modified. The Japanese official website has updated a few key words. One of them is yellow blood cell which is mentioned in episode 5. Only Children(Kodomo) has yellow blood cell in their blood and Yellow blood cell enables them to connect to Franxx. Children are more like original human so they have ordinary immune system and can live in outside world. That's why they carry microorganisms in their bodies. On the other hand, those Adults (Otona) somehow have very weak immune system and can only live in germ-free environments. That's why they forbid Children to enter the city. Adults are probably not allowed to enter top floor. I think Children can grow up but even they are in their 20s, 30s or even older, they are still "Children" and are never allowed to live in the city. For example, 02's former partner seems to be much older, but he is still a "Child". The terminologies "Children" and "Adults" have nothing to do with age but only indicate two different species. I wonder whether Nana and Hachi are Children or Adults. If they are Children, maybe they were parasites before and are promoted to commanders at certain point. "I don't think that's what she literally means. Actually, Children (Kodomo) and Adults (Otona) are two different species of newly evolved human, maybe both are genetically modified." I think this is pretty likely. Nana and Hachi would be the same type of human as the parasites, which would explain why constantly being in proximity to the parasites doesn't make them sick. |
| More foreshadowing is good. But the character development does feel abrupt. ("I feel like I've known you" troupe.) Plus is that it doesn't set someone else's character development (in this case, Miku's) yet. Unless... they're going to use this to bullshit us into some stupid ending where the "children" are accepted into the "adult" community. But I do hope that will be the case. Bcs if it does end like so then finding stuff to butcher this show at would be very easy. Zikander said: That old hag is Zorome's mother. Fck it. Is she her mother? or the person who just happened to be in charge of Zorome's orphanage? The definition of human relationship has always been the main theme of this show (especially since this basically is Kiznaiver rewritten lol) so I think one should expect this show to try to make us question the relationship between parents and children, as well. "What makes one your parent/child?" etc. You know, those usual stuff. |
| This episode certainly made me more curious about Dr Franxx. It's quite clear the adults who live in the city have to be in a very sterile environment. The guy wouldn't shake Zorome's hand, the lady was disinfecting and got unwell from being around him etc. So more than just the children being infected, the adults have little to no resistances to anything from outside. Nana and Hachi are fine outside of the city and with the children, but I would guess they're not adults themselves - by the definition of the people in the city, and probably had the same origins as rest of the parasites. So Dr Franxx is kind of an anomaly. His origins are clearly not the same as the children, but he can interact with them and travel outside without issue. And since we still don't know much about Papa etc, I really don't know how many variations of human we have at this point Episode 10 certainly raised a lot of the questions the show has been building to for a while |
| Zorome might be quite full of himself at times, but there's really no doubt he has a good heart... The mysteries surrounding the plantation (as well as a few more details concering the children) and the city (which, for some reason, was seen to be morbid and lifeless) keep on growing - wondering how things will unfold at some point into the story... |
LAboy456Mar 18, 2018 1:07 PM
| Hmmmmmmmmmm this episode made me question this anime even more. And i have a slight feeling that this won't end well :/ And also i have a feeling that old woman was probably Zorome's mother or grandma. All of this doesn't make any sense, like why the children have to protect the adults??? And i wonder what she told him in the end. But judging by that end i think that 02 is probably transforming herself into a Klaxxosaurus, and all of them are the children. But let's wait and see... |
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| Good episode, wish I had heard what the old woman would say in the last sentence |
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| fucking amazing episode that world building is awesome |
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| I feel like the granny is an old Miku clone hence the chemistry with Zorome |
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