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| I'm surprised at the lack of people saying stuff along the lines of "WTF happened to Chihiro?!" At the end of episode 8 I was excited to see what was gonna happen and then.... this episode happened and completely killed all hope for suspense for me. MAYBE it would have been a good episode if it wasn't after a fucking cliffhanger in which Rea's crazy ass father kidnapped Chihiro! So yeah, IMO, this episode blew big time |
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| Their mother is a zombie? :o.. Interesting. That was not in the Manga. |
| My impression about this episode. Mixed bag if you ask me. |
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coolguyvaters said: I'm surprised at the lack of people saying stuff along the lines of "WTF happened to Chihiro?!" At the end of episode 8 I was excited to see what was gonna happen and then.... this episode happened and completely killed all hope for suspense for me. MAYBE it would have been a good episode if it wasn't after a fucking cliffhanger in which Rea's crazy ass father kidnapped Chihiro! So yeah, IMO, this episode blew big time it's called a filler most shows have this. never heard of it? most fillers are also intentionally located after a cliffhanger it was an okay filler the latter half of the episode was good (the rea/mero scene) the 1st half not so much although anything with mero in it is pretty cute. anyways fillers usually have some nonsensical scenes that do nothing in terms of story progression. idk idc still found it some what enjoyable |
zzzeallyJun 1, 2012 2:13 AM
Zeally said: it's called a filler most shows have this. never heard of it? most fillers are also intentionally located after a cliffhanger Actually it's not filler, most of things from this episode was also in manga. |
| Another character exposition, but I'm long past the point of expecting much from the main story and would have been more satisfied by a slightly decent side story. For me, Chihiro's family has always been more interesting, as personalities, than the main cast. Too bad this one was not so interesting. The second half had some merits, but the rest not so much. What was interesting was Mero copying the Heart Sutra, usually done for good karma. Not that it was especially peculiar for someone living in a temple, but it wasn't something I expected to see in anime. |
| Mero-chan So M.O.E, enjoy this ep, was wondering when she would got some face was worth the wait. |
| Another Mero's side story. Damn, that crocodile kinda freak me out somehow |
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| wow, Mero is cute . That crocodile is cute as well, I thought at first it was Babu when they show its eye only lol The teacher eating raw meat freak me out somehow. |
| So she can make does expressions :) so cute When she said mama :)) |
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| Love mero chan so was really happy throughout this episode. |
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| Mero was really cute. |
dbaranyi said: EXACTLY! Bet anyone 100$ for fun that they will end it with the intro of Daryl in the ED credits and they are going to end it with the resolve of Chihiro and Rea's father. Bet anything that it's the plan.Oh well, I guess that they needed fillers in order to end the anime at a certain spot in the story... |
No follow up to the previous episode in any way. All the tension about Chihiro being kidnapped is gone now. The hell you need filler in a show which lasts 9 episodes? It's not Naruto you know.  |
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| This isn't really filler if its from the manga, but i sort of saw this coming with the limited amount of chapters they have to work with |
| GAWD this episode was boring, i havent skipped parts of a episode since.... naruto years back.. wtf happen to chihiro??? thats all i care about, only thing dat was somewhat decent about this episode was the ending. but even that, hated it. |
| Currently Watching: Durarara!! |
| this episode was VERY GOOD love the focus towards mero-chan the teacher misunderstanding was hilarious, who carries around a pet alligator? xDDD miko-chan's ramen story had me LOLing and furuya mother was a zombie??? i love how well mero's memories of her mother intertwined so perfectly with rea's interactions with her |
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| Utterly worthless episode. Bah. |
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| (grin) really interesting to see the very wide range of opinions and reactions to this episode. For me, yes, I found it annoying even last week when we all realized the show would leave Chihiro hanging, but putting that aside I took a lot away from watching this episode, and not just the apparent confirmation that Mero's mother was a zombie. I've decided at this point I like Mero's character much more than any of the others - I just see a lot more depth and expression in her personality. A lot of the episode seemed to spend time on her friends, but you can also learn a lot about somebody by learning something about their friends and the story tied things back to Mero. She feels isolated and alone (maybe even fighting depression?), but unlike her obsessed brother she tries to reach out to other people and has real friends - just not any real relationships within her own family. That she would make a connection between Rea and her mother because of their shared zombie characteristics is sad, however - she really can't move forward because she's looking back. Rea did win a few points with me this episode when she made her self scarce to avoid getting involved between Chihiro and Ranko. Though I think such efforts are lost on those two it did seem to make an impression on Mero. |
CratexJun 1, 2012 9:00 AM
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| So its was a filler/side ep? At first I panicked and thought I missed an episode or 2 somewhere or [hadena] was trolling me lol. |
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GSG_Angelica said: At first I panicked and thought I missed an episode or 2 somewhere or [hadena] was trolling me lol. Me too XD |
| Lol I thought that girl was a boy till I saw the skirt. That poster, thought Mero was flat. |
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| Didn't even finish it tbh, fuck filler episodes |
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| This anime keeps mixing up it's episodes. I watched the first two out of order and am REALLY glad I did and this one should have been last weeks and last weeks cliffhanger should have been this weeks! Pisses me off that they did a freaking filler right after a cliffhanger! And for that, the anime just lost a point on my list! And for those of you saying that this wasn't a filer cause it was in the manga, Manga have fillers too! Hell, I've dropped manga cause it turned into nothing BUT filler! |
sisgoodJun 1, 2012 10:33 AM
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| The first two stories are fillers... but they were good too! Mero's friends are cute too. Finally, a Mero-chan episode!!! This completely tells us that her mother is a zombie. Cannot wait for the next episode to go back to the plot. |
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| I'm glad that Mero got some face time she deserves it. And she is supa kawaii. |
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| They took the manga part, then made it into a whole episodes. And it wasn't too bad. |
'Everything is impossible until proven possible.' - Me |
| zombie mom? |
Dont bother replying to my posts in forums, dont check them afterwards. |
| for those saying its a filler, Nope, its not at all, it happens in the manga too (they added it in a bit late..) lol anyways, liked this episode~ Mero~ <3 <3 |
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| Yay~ Mero got her own episode. Ah! She's very cute when she blushes!! But I laughed at: Miko: "How can I describe it...It was the smell of a boiled corpse, or something like it." Ichie: "Wait a minute, Miko! Have you smelled a boiled person before?!" Miko: "Of course I haven't. ^^ It's only my imagination." Ichie: "What kind of imagination do you have? =.=" " and this: Ichie: "In the end what kind of story is this?" Miko: "It's the story of how I ate some delicious ramen..." Ichie: "It's not a zombie story after all!" Miko: "The ramen must be more delicious than zombies. ^^ " Ichie: "What kind of comparison is that? -.-" " XDDDD |
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| For a filler this episode was very good! hmmm... Their mom was a zombie... I didn't see that coming! |
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| Ugh, breaks in story telling like this is a sign of some sloppy ass storyboard they've got going on. |
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| I can understand why they'd make a Mero and friends centered episode, but why now? Why just after the kidnapping? Probably just to build even more suspense. Anyway, the smiliarities between Rea and the memories she has of her mother are striking. Mero's embarrassing moment of calling her "mama" was very cute. Well next week it'll pick up where it left off; the kidnapping! |
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| was a alright episode Mero blushing then running away like a ninja was worth it though :3 shame these kids don't live in Miami or they could have gotten a good story this week!. |
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| A Mero-centered episode. At last! Love her. <3 ... So if their mom was a zombie, then... Chihiro actually has some sorta screwed up Oedipus complex? IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW. |
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| There are some pop psychology theories (which may not stem too far from the truth) that people seek characteristics of their opposite gender parent when they are looking for a relationship (boys look for their mother, girls look for their father). Of course other factors enter into it, but the abandonment issues certainly might explain Chihiro's obsession with zombies--particularly if his mother hung around for a while after she died. If Mero remembers that much of her, Chihiro should remember a lot more, unless he's repressing it for some reason? Anyway, this was not filler. Not simply because it was in the manga, but because it added somewhat to the backstory of the major characters. And I thought it was interesting to see both Sankarea's tact in absenting herself from the dispute between Chihiro and Wanko, and the obvious warmth in her interactions with Mero (aside from the cold dead flesh aspect of it). |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
| when she said "mama" I almost cried. X'///D |
"Wait for the signal, and I'll meet you after dark" |
| These breather/filler/break/whatever episodes piss me off. The pacing is just completely ruined when they put these in. Needless to say, I was totally bored by the entire episode. Man, fucking lazy storytelling. Offing a point for the piss poor placement of these episodes. |
| As much as I've liked the series so far and was excited to see a Mero backstory episode (especially after how well done Wanko's was), the first half of the episode was a bit lackluster (not to mention that Mero herself took the backseat in a filler episode)... It was nice to see her relationship developing with Rea at the end though. [Edit]: TOTALLY forgot that this episode was out of sync plot-wise from last week's exciting cliffhanger. Yeah... What the heck's up with that!?!? |
| "Hello, Mr. Wind up Bird." |
| I thought this episode was better than last weeks ep.... I like Mero a lot! |
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| D'aww, it was so cute when she said "Mama!" Mero, you're so cute, nice episode. |
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| I don't really mind a filler since they showed a little hint that Furuya and Mero mother is a zombie(and I hope they would explained how she turned into a zombie) but I wish they would show it after Rea father event just to keep the story consistent !! |
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| It's a bit weird they didn't show this before the kidnapping Mero seeing Sanka Rea as her Mother was Heartwarming and very Touching Scene |
| Mero saying "Mama" at the end... Kawaii Overload! ^^ |
| individually, this episode did a fantastic job.. implying hints of a previous zombie incident with Mero's mother and an inevitable end for a zombie.. but being a series, maybe they should've rearranged their episodes better.. this could've fitted better before the kidnapping incident from the last episode.. |
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