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| Okay, I know I'm late for the party but... god damn what an amazing episode this was!! This was a great deconstruction of social hierarchy and nihilism without making it feel super heavy. I only started watching Odd Taxi yesterday and I'm still only 4 episodes in but this is, by far, my favorite show this season. This show has no right being this good and it's crazy to me that it's only in 10.000 users' lists. Just goes to show that most people who claim to be so well-versed in anime sometimes fail to see great shows like this one. But then again, I think stuff like Zootopia really put people off the whole anthropomorphic animal thing so it's understandable. I'm really glad I found this show!! |
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| JESUS CHRIST DUDE JUST REROLL Also those are some terrible gacha rates |
| Doesn't really make sense how he lost hs ''item'' aka the Dodo after gettin it. Gacha games aren't like that. When you pulled something it doesn't randomly disappear. It's anime afterall. A good backstory, a weird one but a good one. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| Tanaka's psychology and life is hard to watch, I really felt bad for him, and now with the loss of the "dodo" and his pet + finding a gun I can expect something even tenser and difficult in the next episodes, sadly for him. |
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| ...Yes, this may end up murky. Very good |
| Uwaa a total good for nothing lowlife is after Odokawa. |
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| "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" This episode is so frustrating. All people done stupid things in their life but doing it all over again, it's not God's fault or whoever's fault... it's you!! That guy should learn from his mistake, He only think the bad past, he didn't even think that he already earn that 100,000 he lost.. he thinks of revenge. When people only think of bad things, they never realize so many good things happen to them. That's what I hate to be a negative thinker. I think negatively sometimes but I know how to be thankful for every good things happen to me. |
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| I cringed when he dropped the phone. A seemingly mundane sidestory featuring a still relevant topic (maybe more relevant than ever) neatly ties into the overarching story. There are many coincidences, but what makes it so engaging is how naturally everything is flows. There's no crazy set up, just characters going after their daily lives. And man, how this series tells it's story feels so refreshing. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Damn, Tanaka went from a 4 year gacha fiend to a homicidal doomer real quick. |
| The show gets incredible with each episode. |
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| Man, Tanaka's VA put in some real work this episode. The scene where he finally gets the Dodo, the relief and happiness in his voice... really well done. A pretty good episode. I didn't count on it being this interesting and it was a bit slow at first but it became progressively better the longer we got to know Tanaka. |
| Human foolishness of looking for social acceptance described in one long episode. Living alone is tough in a world defined by social values. But once you live long enough in this state and are able to grab the inner peace that comes with it, peer pressure becomes irrelevant. Not to say that it will lead you to become selfish, only care about yourself, and completely exclude yourself from society, but it's more like you believe in your own values instead of those defined by your peers. Again, not conforming to social demands can lead to social exclusion, that is definite. But then again, you value your own voice more than others'. That's why you still can live on and pursue your desires. ========= The VA did an amazing job voicing the character. And as for Tanaka himself (and indirectly real people who are depicted as his character), I honestly couldn't feel any sympathy towards you whatsoever. I won't gloss over the fact that you got what you deserve. And unless you push the "stop" button, hell would be too kind of a place for you lot. Utterly disgusting. |
YosepRAJul 4, 2021 7:53 AM
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| That was one the moat compelling episodes in this series and I love how their lives are intertwined some way or another. Kind of reminds me of Durarara!! where everyone's lives are connected in some form or another. |
| 臭い- |
Don't forget to compare Gintama's "Zuramp" XD |
| Some little holes here, like how the eraser bid went in for the entire 100,000 yen instead of being a limit (with automatic increases ala eBay). Unless somehow, ditch-11 had a 99,000 limit but it's unlikely with the way it was presented. Also, the dodo gacha pull should have been server-side, so losing your phone shouldn't have been an issue. But regardless, it was a really interesting take on wealth inequality and gacha addiction. |
| what an amazing episode and what did we learned in this episode is (1) Don't use your dad's credit card (2) Don't play gatcha game (3) Don't end up like that dude Overall this episode was great 8 out of 10 |
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| Dang, this succeeded in making me feel absolutely disgusting. This was a total masterpiece of an episode; gigguk wasn't lying when he said this was a good one. |
  NYANPASU  whiskey tango foxtrot |
| Holy smoke this episode hit me deep. |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| what a bullshit of a story. Not only if fails with the "gaming and technology is bad" but also doesn't know how online games work. |
| Best episode so far. Every decision that guy gave me anxiety. Holy shit, I never knew gacha addiction could go this far. Now he is after Odokawa. |
| the storytelling is good and i get why showcasing this type of character is important, but i can't help hating his guts so the episode was not enjoyable at all also i can't understand how people can feel sorry for him even though he's brought it all upon himself. yeah his childhood was shitty but not that shitty. some people have had it worse me included. from what was shown anyone who studied psychology could tell you it wasn't shitty enough for him to turn psycho so i can't even sympathize the tiniest bit. |
SorvarinJul 27, 2021 8:57 AM
| see you, space cowperson . . . |
| Don't want to be that guy but Tanaka could have just rerolled. Also, it makes no sense how he lost the Dodo when his game account/the game server should have already registered it the moment he got it. Overall, quite impressive storytelling and inner monologues but there is a limit regarding how many plot conveniences I can take. Tanaka deciding to bury his bird in the exact same place where Dobu hid the gun took the cake in that regard. So yeah, easily the weakest episode of the series so far. |
| Okay that was a very good episode. This guy's descent into madness was both fascinating and incredibly disturbing to watch, even more due to how relatable some of his thoughts are (especially that part about a pleasure ending the moment you get it). I definitely felt his frustration when he lost the Dodo, as stupid as it was. But, I'm not very convinced by his final decision to kill Odokawa. I mean, he obviously has gone insane but something just didn't feel right. In the state he was in I really thought he was gonna shoot himself with the gun. Maybe I'd buy his decision to kill Odokawa if he saw him as responsible for the loss of the dodo, but the show took another direction and it doesn't really work (in my opinion). I understand the point, but I'm not feeling it, it contrasts a lot with the rest of the episode that was so well done and convincing. It's just my opinion though, maybe there are more people like him than I believe but it bothered me so I had to write it down. |
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| Holy shit from Eraser Collecting into Gacha Hell... I can't believe I'm yelling at my screen when Tanaka bit 100.000 yen. Oh my god. Wait a minute, that Eraser, i think Shirakawa had it in the first episode and give it to Odokawa for unknown reason. Didn't Shirakawa said he has a regret in the past loan money, what if she used that for the eraser? Damn my head is full of theory right now. Oh no when Tanaka find out Odokawa made him lose Dodo and also have that eraser, I can't wait till that happened. The way they tying together threads from previous episode is Insane. Brilliant Storytelling!!! Completely new character, but somehow ended up become the best Episode so far. |
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| dammn didn't thought it would be this deep |
| People always meme about gacha games or in general spending money for games. Poor guy lost his mind.. |
| Seems like Tanaka's father didn't beat him enough for wasting 100,000 yen on an eraser he never received considering Tanaka spend more than 5 mil yen on a mobile game. Hopefully nothing bad happens to Odokawa, especially since he has the eraser which break Tanaka's mental state even further. I feel like this pitiful obsessive lifestyle is really well portrayed here, even outside of gacha games (albeit not necessarily to this obsessive degree) this must hit home for many people. |
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| That was some goated storyteeling |
| I understand now, this anime is similar to Durarara, every time there is a problem it always connects with other characters, this starts to get interesting |
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| Felt so bad for Tanaka. He's so relatable (and cute :P) The way the anime portray the characters is also really realistic. |
| Okay, I guess I'll commend the writers for doing something unique, but I felt like this was not something that needed an entire episode. If this is to become important later, then what they should've done instead is spread it throughout the rest of the series. |
"Molly Ringwald" out right now - check my Linktree!  |
| This is what gacha does to your life. One of the reasons why I avoid any gacha game like the plague. |
| Ok, Tanaka made a huge mistake with the eraser auction but it doesn't justify that level of physical abuse by a parent to a ~10 year old child, that part was just disgusting. Other than that it was a great episode. |
OrochiroJan 9, 2022 3:59 PM
| Wow...Watched this episode and rushed here to see others' responses. This is a great episode for sure. The life of Tanaka is really relatable for a lot of people and definitely caught my full attention when watching this ep. Tanaka sure had a terrible life for now, but it's undoubtedly caused by himself. He keeps on blaming others, even god but never himself. |
Itsuki >  |
| was there any option that saves your game data? or Tanaka is just stupid that he spends 5million yen on a game and never even bother saving the damn data |
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| And that was a lesson to never whale in gacha games. |
SouthRzVa said: Don't want to be that guy but Tanaka could have just rerolled. Also, it makes no sense how he lost the Dodo when his game account/the game server should have already registered it the moment he got it. Had the same thought haha -I've had apps crash during gacha but if you restart the app, the cards/items will be there. |
Gar_Logan said: SouthRzVa said: Don't want to be that guy but Tanaka could have just rerolled. Also, it makes no sense how he lost the Dodo when his game account/the game server should have already registered it the moment he got it. Had the same thought haha -I've had apps crash during gacha but if you restart the app, the cards/items will be there. Same. I have never lost a card, item or waifu due to the game crashing or poor internet connection. |
| the storytelling and the script of this anime makes you focus on the most minor details which is an outstanding turn-on to me. the dodo story and the eraser collection fad, despite sounding absurd and odd superficially, both succeeded in keeping me interested up until the very last minutes of the episode. I didn't know how to feel about the show judging from the first three episodes but now I can say I'm really into whatever the fuck is going on lmao |
“this world is merciless, and it’s also very beautiful”  |
| So this show is going hard with the "a serie of unfortunate coincidences" but how did he know that was the taxi driver unless I missed something. |
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