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| This episode had me until the last minute Like, no A single train car like that would weigh like 20 tons at the very least |
| The second half was amazing! I honestly hope this gets more than 12 eps cause it's taking its time with all the buildup. Does anyone know the name of the background song at the very start? I NEED to know, it was so beautiful |
sleeplesstown said: This episode had me until the last minute Like, no A single train car like that would weigh like 20 tons at the very least its fiction dude, ignore realism when watching anime |
| Great episode as usual. A ton of action and we learn a little about Mumei's past Yukina is actually pretty buff Kurusu was pretty cool this episode  |
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| Ikoma's battle choreography still awful as always :( This is becoming more and more a mediocre edgy shounen... sleeplesstown said: The scene where everyone was pushing was even more hilarious. I understand moving on the side, even though their weight is negligible, but pushing made me straight up laugh.This episode had me until the last minute Like, no A single train car like that would weigh like 20 tons at the very least |
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Cejara said: Decent episode, of course they put everyone at risk those idiots. Also how the hell is Mumei (who I like to call Mommi xDD) a kabaneri if she said that was the first time she was bit by a kabani before? Was that a plot hole they looked over or a translation error? It suggests that the process through which she became a Kabaneri is not the same as what happened to Ikoma. Perhaps a controled infection was carried out or just implanting infected Kabane blood. |
| You know it's Tetsurou Araki when you see the slow-mo canon/bullet fire. Very good episode with cool action. Good to see mumei in good shape and able to pull herself together. That woman operating the train has some muscles and the foreign dude is epic lol |
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Darklight0303 said: Cejara said: Decent episode, of course they put everyone at risk those idiots. Also how the hell is Mumei (who I like to call Mommi xDD) a kabaneri if she said that was the first time she was bit by a kabani before? Was that a plot hole they looked over or a translation error? It suggests that the process through which she became a Kabaneri is not the same as what happened to Ikoma. Perhaps a controled infection was carried out or just implanting infected Kabane blood. Yeah thats a possibility, I was also thinking maybe a scratch can do it too? But yeah also like you said maybe she was implanted with blood by that guy she was a bodyguard for, so she can defend him better OR maybe she was killing/attempting to kill one when she was human and the blood got in a cut or her mouth. |
| Welp, what can i say............BEST EPISODE YET? |
| You are not your body, you are your brain, the "self" that emerges from within it. |
I was gonna post this exact same image :p But damn! Yukina is ripped! All those hours shovelling coal and pulling big steam-punk levers is really paying off. |
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| This episode was great, I loved the flash backs and how Ikoma took care of Mumei. Why is she a loli god damn it, I want this ship to sail so bad. ( o_ o)> Anyways, I was always like - Yukina is so cute...; than boom! She takes off her jacket that's been craftily hiding her physique and to my surprise that cute kitty turned into a lioness. :O Bad ass 'G' Yukina:  |
Seriously, this moment. I was so scared. I am glad that he wasn't torn into pieces xD |
| Yukina tone as hell. Great episode at the same time not to much to say. I mean it hit all the right marks and just went on its marry way. All I say is bad as fight scene, bad ass Sword, sexy tone Yukina, and that everyone move to the right was all bad ass. Can't wait till next week. |
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| Everytime the english guy opens his mouth I find myself laughing XD Yukina is definitely ripped! |
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Shiroharu said: Seriously, this moment. I was so scared. I am glad that he wasn't torn into pieces xD I wanted him to die :3 If he or other supporting characters die every now and then, it'd be unexpected and keep us on the edge of our seats. Kind of feels too safe right now. |
sleeplesstown said: This episode had me until the last minute Like, no A single train car like that would weigh like 20 tons at the very least I like that you managed to suspend your disbelief for the giant zombie amalgamation. But people shifting to one side of train, now that's where you draw the line. |
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| well the the fighting scenes, ost and animation are amazing. also the setting is quite nice and the characters are ok(?). dont really like the story so far though and the giant was bullshit |
Chimera-Ant Arc sucks A1-Pictures is great Lelouch is alive  |
HyperL said: All fixed is exaggerating but it's good to see that most characters have some role in this episode.@zal Last episode you complained about how some relevant characters were useless and looked more like background characters. Well, what do you think now? My bet is that is all fixed isn't it..... |
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zal said: HyperL said: All fixed is exaggerating but it's good to see that most characters have some role in this episode.@zal Last episode you complained about how some relevant characters were useless and looked more like background characters. Well, what do you think now? My bet is that is all fixed isn't it..... Well i don't see what's missing, i mean, even the ones you can call background characters got a role this episode lololol. |
HyperLMay 19, 2016 4:20 PM
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HyperL said: Fixing one minor problem that last episode had doesn't fix everything. By "even the one you can call background characters got a role this episode" you mean the passengers that moved on one side of the train? Well their role is debatable since how already someone pointed out their weight is quite negligible compared to the weight of the train. zal said: All fixed is exaggerating but it's good to see that most characters have some role in this episode. Well i don't see what's missing, i mean, even the one you can call background characters got a role this episode lololol. Nonetheless it was good that all/most supporting characters did something, I hope this will be the norm and not the exception. @VanishingKira lol |
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| "Everyone move to the left side of the train please" "the other left!" @ VanishingKira well this is just what i saw lol show is fun and enjoyable to watch but its anything but there is nothing "original" about it. |
zal said: HyperL said: Fixing one minor problem that last episode had doesn't fix everything. By "even the one you can call background characters got a role this episode" you mean the passengers that moved on one side of the train? Well their role is debatable since how already someone pointed out their weight is quite negligible compared to the weight of the train. Well i don't see what's missing, i mean, even the one you can call background characters got a role this episode lololol. Nonetheless it was good that all/most supporting characters did something, I hope this will be the norm and not the exception. Oh, when i said everything, i mean regarding the character's uselessness last episode, not all the problems in general. Also, now we know the true reason for the sword breaking plot convinience last episode. It was so they could give triple emphasis to Kurusu piercing a heart with the kabane sword this episode. |
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sleeplesstown said: This episode had me until the last minute Like, no A single train car like that would weigh like 20 tons at the very least Actually that would work, especially since those rail cars are packed with survivors. 50 people at an average of about 160 pounds (more for men, less for women) is 4 tons. That much shifting cargo would have an effect. |
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| Yukine releasing the pressure limits was a scene even better than the battle scenes in this ep, and those were outstanding. I also liked how she nonchalantly flipped the speaking tube closed after she told Sukari to clear the gear shaft. A few really good lines: Mumei: "Don't mess it up this time, Fatty." Ikoma: "If you die, don't blame it on the weapon." I'm starting to like Kurusu (Ayame sama's samurai). This show continues to hit, and exceed, the mark. Already looking forward to next week. |
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HyperL said: Maybe (despite the plausibility of the event of it happening)... too bad that kurusu has acquired fast recovery from shounen anime.zal said: Fixing one minor problem that last episode had doesn't fix everything. By "even the one you can call background characters got a role this episode" you mean the passengers that moved on one side of the train? Well their role is debatable since how already someone pointed out their weight is quite negligible compared to the weight of the train. Nonetheless it was good that all/most supporting characters did something, I hope this will be the norm and not the exception. Oh, when i said everything, i mean regarding the character's uselessness last episode, not all the problems in general. Also, now we know the true reason for the sword breaking plot convinience last episode. It was so they could give triple emphasis to Kurusu piercing a heart with the kabane sword this episode. |
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zal said: HyperL said: Maybe (despite the plausibility of the event of it happening)... too bad that kurusu has acquired fast recovery from shounen anime.Oh, when i said everything, i mean regarding the character's uselessness last episode, not all the problems in general. Also, now we know the true reason for the sword breaking plot convinience last episode. It was so they could give triple emphasis to Kurusu piercing a heart with the kabane sword this episode. Well, this IS a shonen manga no? It happens everywhere so i can overlook that. And he would still be a useless character if he were injured still, so the writers basically backed themselves into a corner in this one. |
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Xenocrisi said: This pic is just...very misleading... Oh Stark, you had to, of course. This looks like something else specially for lonely ppl like me. |
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@Zal I want to know what's your references for your plausibility. Thanks. |
HyperL said: There's no manga therefore it can't be called shounen since shounen is not a genre of fiction but what type of magazine it is published on. To it seems this would have been much better with more of a seinen approach.zal said: Maybe (despite the plausibility of the event of it happening)... too bad that kurusu has acquired fast recovery from shounen anime. Well, this IS a shonen manga no? It happens everywhere so i can overlook that. And he would still be a useless character if he were injured still, so the writers basically backed themselves into a corner in this one. Being unable to fight doesn't mean he has to be useless. Last episode I wasn't complaining because he didn't fight but because he literally did nothing other than standing there and saying two useless lines. @Andes-Chucky I don't think a katana would break like how it happened in the last episode because katanas are quite flexible and can be bent even to 45 degrees. To break a katana is necessary lateral force near the base. Also I doubt the force of a human is enough to break a Katana with a thrust despite the durability of the target. |
zalMay 19, 2016 4:56 PM
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| We will probably get more backstory of Mumei, but until now that is a really disappointing one. A guy going insane and killing her mom, so creative. The fight was really cool though. I thought, Sukari would die. Mumei mood swings continue and Ikoma stays a really cool MC. The last shot with the train going out, i loved that for some reason. |
zal said: HyperL said: There's no manga therefore it can't be called shounen since shounen is not a genre of fiction but what type of magazine it is published on. To it seems this would have been much better with more of a seinen approach.Well, this IS a shonen manga no? It happens everywhere so i can overlook that. And he would still be a useless character if he were injured still, so the writers basically backed themselves into a corner in this one. Being unable to fight doesn't mean he has to be useless. Last episode I wasn't complaining because he didn't fight but because he literally did nothing other than standing there and saying two useless lines. @Andes-Chucky I don't think a katana would break like how it happened in the last episode because katanas are quite flexible and can be bent even to 45 degrees. To break a katana is necessary lateral force near the base. Also I doubt the force of a human is enough to break a Katana with a thrust despite the durability of the target. Yeah, it would be better if they went with a seinen approach, but i think they don't want to go too far from the AoT roots. Also, i understand where you comming from, if he talked relevant things last episode it would be better. But if he just talked again this episode, i think it would be a bummer. |
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Not gonna lie. I loled. With that said, would be better posting that on reddit or /a/ |
HyperL said: What I would liked last episode was having Ikoma saying the thing with the huge thing (forgot the name) and Kurusu come up with the plan of having the kabane in a corridor like the film 300 (kinda) because since Kurusu has more battle experience it sounds more reasonable that a battle strategy comes from him. A bummer yes but still better than having him miraculously recovered in a day.zal said: There's no manga therefore it can't be called shounen since shounen is not a genre of fiction but what type of magazine it is published on. To it seems this would have been much better with more of a seinen approach. Being unable to fight doesn't mean he has to be useless. Last episode I wasn't complaining because he didn't fight but because he literally did nothing other than standing there and saying two useless lines. @Andes-Chucky I don't think a katana would break like how it happened in the last episode because katanas are quite flexible and can be bent even to 45 degrees. To break a katana is necessary lateral force near the base. Also I doubt the force of a human is enough to break a Katana with a thrust despite the durability of the target. Yeah, it would be better if they went with a seinen approach, but i think they don't want to go too far from the AoT roots. Also, i understand where you comming from, if he talked relevant things last episode it would be better. But if he just talked again this episode, i think it would be a bummer. @Flipside101 It is already on /anime, it was uploaded on imgur 4 hours ago |
zalMay 19, 2016 5:09 PM
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| That action scene actually made me hard |
Tokoya said: adapatations are not supposed to be carbon copies of source materials and until the anime community in general can accept that and judge an anime based on what it presents and how they handle every episode, these threads will continue to be filled with hate posts by purists |
I see, you compare some anime event with real physical world. :D So, if katana wont break like that maybe it's better to show it bends. And with ikoma's coating katana it's able to pierce kabane's heart :) Do you think this kind of suspension of disbelief is not forgiven for action genre films? Thanks |
| Another very enjoyable episode! I really like the banter between characters and the animation is outstanding. 11/10 |
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| The amount of action in this episode is great. I forgot to breathe at one point. I loved how everyone was working together and Mumei made up with those kids. That Kurusu and Ikoma back to back though, very nice!  |
Andes-Chucky said: It depends on the person, the more the show involves you the harder it is to break your suspension of disbelief. For me it seems quite ridiculous not that it happened but the way it happened. When I re-watched the scene was like him doing a poke with the sword and it drastically broke (out of context of the entirety of the fight ad focusing only on that scene). In the heat of the moment it is easily overseen.I see, you compare some anime event with real physical world. :D So, if katana wont break like that maybe it's better to show it bends. And with ikoma's coating katana it's able to pierce kabane's heart :) Do you think this kind of suspension of disbelief is not forgiven for action genre films? Thanks I still find it quite hard to accept that the coated sword can pierce so easily the heart of the kabane but whatever, at least Kurusu has better fight than Ikoma. |
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zal said: HyperL said: What I would liked last episode was having Ikoma saying the thing with the huge thing (forgot the name) and Kurusu come up with the plan of having the kabane in a corridor like the film 300 (kinda) because since Kurusu has more battle experience it sounds more reasonable that a battle strategy comes from him. A bummer yes but still better than having him miraculously recovered in a day.Yeah, it would be better if they went with a seinen approach, but i think they don't want to go too far from the AoT roots. Also, i understand where you comming from, if he talked relevant things last episode it would be better. But if he just talked again this episode, i think it would be a bummer. Well, But did it just taked a day for them to go from the place they were at episode 4 (when the injure happened) to this "fortress" at episode 5 (were this 2 ep event happend)? I sincerely don't remember they stating how many days they taked. I could have been 3 days or something. |
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HyperL said: You're right, I confused last episode with the 4th one. The reason I confused them is because last episode Kurusu said that he wasn't still able to fight (or something like that) and since then around 12 hours passedzal said: What I would liked last episode was having Ikoma saying the thing with the huge thing (forgot the name) and Kurusu come up with the plan of having the kabane in a corridor like the film 300 (kinda) because since Kurusu has more battle experience it sounds more reasonable that a battle strategy comes from him. A bummer yes but still better than having him miraculously recovered in a day. Well, But did it just taked a day for them to go from the place they were at episode 4 (when the injure happened) to this "fortress" at episode 5 (were this 2 ep event happend)? I sincerely don't remember they stating how many days they taked. I could have been 3 days or something. |
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| Uhh... Anyone remember Berserk? The episode when Guts kills a hundred mercs and Casca returns with reinforcements to find him badly wounded but alive? His line and Ikoma's were very damn close when Casca/Mumei shook him. |
| They removed all my recommendations because they were "funny"... No joke. |
GD1551 said: Wait how did they get a chance to stop anyway? I thought the scene where they found ikouma + mumei to be a bit odd. Maybe I didn't understand it. BTW the music seems like a gundam unicorn remix so far. The Fused colony dispersed for a while after it slammed into the closed gate. We see it seeping back into the station without being formed together. I'm guessing it needed a bit of time to reform and in that gap they did their work to retrieve the cannon and the two Kabaneri |
| First half of the episode was okay... I mean, sure, I'm glad we got more of Mumei's backstory plus we got to see how she met 'ani-sama' (pretty sure he's that blurred out figure on horse), but it felt kinda cliche... It also felt anticlimactic how 'Black smoke' basically ignored everyone for certain amount of time and went on a cannibalistic spree, giving them a chance to regroup. Sure Kabane aren't the sharpest tools in the shed, but that kinda took away from suspense (pacing would've probably suffered otherwise thought...) Now the later part of the episode... Damn, that was some top tier shit, especially when it comes to visuals... Apart from that final canon shot at the 'black smoke', CGI was God-tier. Even that scene wasn't bad, it just felt subpar compared to every other one that totally spoiled me. I guess next episode isn't gonna be action oriented. We are probably getting some Ayame history and/or development... Well I'll be fine with that, but I'm mostly interested in 'ani-sama' tbh. I just hope he doesn't end up being some Sasuke-tier edgy jerk. 4.5/5, rounding it up to 5. PS: I'm kinda worried about the future of the action scenes in this show... Sure this episode was amazing and suspenseful since they were dealing with 'Black smoke', but that only made it so the regular Kabane look even less intimidating... I feel like they're gonna throw some tough as fuck Wazatoris soon though... I mean who wouldn't want a good old 1v1 with those visuals? Also, calling it now - In the next couple of episodes 'ani-sama' orders Mumei to kill Ayame... She refuses to do it after giving her loyalties some thought and her 'brother' then sends some of his other men instead, with a mission to kill Ayame and also to bring Mumei back to him. Koutetsujou crew loses the fight with some heavy casualties (Ayame could possibly die here for real), Mumei is taken away and Ikoma swears his revenge on 'ani-sama' (he's probably gonna get accompanied on his journey by Kurusu if Ayame actually dies + maybe that Solid Snake guy) /season1 |
GD1551 said: Darklight0303 said: The Fused colony dispersed for a while after it slammed into the closed gate. We see it seeping back into the station without being formed together. I'm guessing it needed a bit of time to reform and in that gap they did their work to retrieve the cannon and the two Kabaneri Ah, I guess that makes the most sense. BTW was the colony heart one of mumei's people? She looked dressed in similar clothes. That is a definite possibility since Mumei reacted strangely when she saw the Kabane functioning as the heart |
| Pure sexiness this episode- I like that Mumei didn't get too caught up in being weak and recovered quickly. With everyone deciding to rescue the Kabaneri despite the fact they both messed up, the reinforced sword, the ripppped engineer, the cannon, everyone teaming up to keep from derailing made for a really great episode. Loved it. Everyone's reconciled, everyone's united, time for some drama. |
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