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Aug 8, 2008 3:17 PM

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Apr 2007
1348
awful, simply awful.

wtf was that song on the raping part? it looked like a porn movie.
逃げちゃ駄目だ。
Aug 9, 2008 2:07 AM

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Aug 2007
84
i like this episode :D
Aug 9, 2008 2:31 PM

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Jul 2008
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It was okay.
The manga is a masterpiece while the anime barely passes the mediocre mark right now.
Maybe it'll pick up, who knows but hate them for making it appear so terribly boring with all the gore and violence cut. And heck, they made the creepiest villain sound like a sissy. Wtf, Bee Train?!
Aug 11, 2008 10:16 AM

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Jan 2008
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Slightly better than the previous one but still on verge of dropping...We need some good, new samurai anime. This one doesn't hit the mark.


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Aug 18, 2008 6:30 PM

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May 2008
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13 episodes isn't enough to make Blade a good anime,
i'm reading the manga and its great, but i found th anime very poor,
the soundtrack doesn't match the atmosphere of the anime...
and yes... they are rushing a lot....
Oct 9, 2008 9:48 PM

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Jun 2008
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the background sound is really annoying
Nov 28, 2008 8:30 PM

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May 2008
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I really liked this episode. I don't know what everyone's problem is with the music; I think it's fine... well, besides the OP which I think sucks.
Jan 1, 2009 12:19 PM

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Jun 2008
520
ugh op is annoying.

quite like this show....i waited to start watching 2nd ep now.

the style is just great the music is nice as well.
Mar 15, 2009 11:28 PM

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Jan 2009
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I really enjoyed, he has a vision hypocritical, very good xD
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Jul 21, 2009 5:36 AM

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Sep 2008
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angel999 said:
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Ok, I saw this RAW. I just have one comment: I HAD TO GO OUT TO DRINK OR HAVE A SMOKE AFTER THE RAPE SCENE. That scene where those piece of shits, I am saying it like that cause these rebels that want the dojo are worth even lower than that, kill the husband and rape/kill the wife made JUST SNAP SNAP SNAP ROOAAAARRR! I could not take it. I don't know about how the manga shows it but with the music that scene pissed me off! Next episode I really want to see at least one of those guys death! I really lost it and anime like that is rare to trigger such emotion in me, such rage, I really felt like going there and use some void magic to blow all of them into flesh & bones. Sorry everyone but I really hate these ass*****. I'll be back after the subbed version but do look forward to #3 where the action will start big time.


it was handled with more more subtlety in the manga, and it sure wasn't as frustrating as the anime shows it.
Started watching it...Have a feeling that its going to turn out to be another classic manga-rape...
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Feb 6, 2014 9:02 AM

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Sep 2013
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Well it looks like Manji and Rin are gonna team up, looking forward to the next episode, The ED song is pretty good too.
Apr 12, 2017 10:33 PM

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Mar 2012
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i'm a bit confused by the changes in the chronology of the story. i mean, some events are in a different order than the manga, aren't they? i'm not hoping for a great adaptation because this is 13 episodes and the manga is like, 270 chapters, but, damn, how are they gonna flesh the characters out like this? it's a bit messy, if you think about it. too much time is spent on useless scenes and then when we have the good parts and characters it all seems so rushed.

another thing that got me confused was anotsu's backstory. wasn't his grandfather the heir of the mutenichi dojo? as far as i remember, that was one of the reasons he got so pissed off when he was thrown out by his own family. but i don't really remember that part that well, i could be wrong...

but i'm starting to like the mood of this. the music is really weird, and a bit of a hit or miss, but it gives the series such an interesting vibe... (specially when it doesn't sound like love hotel music on the most inappropriate moments). and the art is good. i actually think rin is more beautiful in the anime than in the manga. too bad i still don't like her, meh. (anotsu's like a god too. i really like his design...)
Dec 30, 2018 8:31 AM
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Oct 2018
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Omg i can't believe they'd just show something so horrible and unforgivable in an anime!! Truly disgusting- people like that just deserve to die. Sorry, but that just made me so fucking angry- i mean, what kind of soul-less monster just goes out and does something so vile and reprehensible as styling thier hair like a fucking hedgehog?

Disgusting.
Oct 28, 2022 10:17 PM

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Mar 2010
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I am so grossed out about the past :// welp hope mc helps destroy the evil gang
Apr 16, 3:13 AM
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Jul 2023
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Big improvement over the last episode, but still pretty mid
- This opening is dogshit
- We got to see the backstory of the main villain, and started the plot. (Though the latter should have happened an episode ago)
- Damn, that r scene was hard to watch
- Oof, Manji is a bit traumatised
- The OST is good. And so is the ending.
Apr 16, 3:14 AM
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Reply to Apollo18
Omg i can't believe they'd just show something so horrible and unforgivable in an anime!! Truly disgusting- people like that just deserve to die. Sorry, but that just made me so fucking angry- i mean, what kind of soul-less monster just goes out and does something so vile and reprehensible as styling thier hair like a fucking hedgehog?

Disgusting.
@Apollo18 this has me giggling

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