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| I've never both gotten goosebumps and left feeling just at a loss of words after an episode of anime. This is the pinnacle not just of anime but of a story in general. I was getting the naked and boiling rage of Pyscho Pass, the horror of the Red Wedding and the satisfaction of revenge after from Game of Thrones, or the despair of death loops in Stein's Gate. I generally didn't like the twins either but seeing her twin sacrifice herself and give her power to make Maki stronger and then just see a visual representation of the rage, the rage of her dad killing her sister, the rage of the family being ostracized, of that trash speed dude I learned to hate in just one movie- everything felt right. The black and white, the pure power of Toji reincarnated, the utter satisfaction and bloodiness of Kill Bill but in peak anime form. It was so violent and yet so peaceful. The world had been made right. The evil, arrogant, and cruel family members ERASED. I don't think any anime, or story in general can beat this sad unfortunate series of events that led to this satisfying emotional conclusion. Call me vengeful. Call me wrath. Call me Maki. |
UtakaSenpai said: Time to blame it on William it his fault. LMAOO not William |
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| I was eagerly waiting for this episode and it didn't disappoint. It's great to see the Zen'in clan be destroyed, these jerks deserved it. The twins' story was tragic (cried too much 💔), even though I wasn't a fan of Mai, she shouldn't have died there... "You're me, and I'm you", them against the world Crazy animation the whole episode, it was amazing 👏 |
Kipo0007 said: Maki this episode basically  What a badass lady. Rip Mai, she was a great loving sister and gave her everything for maki. The studio did absoloute justice to that scene from the colors to the meloncholic ost. It just fit perfectly for the bonding and love between the two sisters. I loved this little detail with the toji imagery. that was just chills.  Maki did absoloute justice to mai with that absoloute massacre she ensued after and Naoya just got obiliterated holy shit. That fight was Cinema, absoloute fcking cinema. Bone crushing i might say. Also then giving her mother the treatment she deserves and then the mother delivering that Poetic justice to Naoya with knife in the back was just peak. "Backstabbing women who cant stand three steps back behind a man" huh naoya? Rest not in peace you 24 Frame per second Bozo. Tojis laughing at you from somewhere. What an episode, pure justice to the manga. Kudos mappa for cooking this hard. came here to say that |
Reply to airisu7425
@AishaBi Yep, that was a 18+ glimpse. For that only Naoya deserved his fate - in Maki's place I would fed him with his own balls though that broken face of his... He was an absolute garbage. So yeah, agreed - the clan members had a merciful fast end instead of the torture they would have deserved. (I'm surprised nobody else seems to have noticed that blurred scene...)
@airisu7425 What tf are you talking about? That scene at the beginning of the episode where Naoya talks to Maki and that scene shown from afar is a scene from the past where he "trained" Maki, meaning he beat her ass and, as usual, trash-talked her while holding his foot on her. There was no 18+ glimpse there. XD This is this scene The studio showed it from a different perspective :  |
Jollyne7Jan 22, 1:49 PM
| Maki Was Moving Crazy This episode |
| Idc about jjk, I care about Maki zenin. We LOVE seeing misogynistic traditionalist men and families destroyed. Someone revive the zenin family and kill them again please. “What’re you going to do now?” Talk that shit now Naoya 🤣 rest in piss. They even threw a kill bill reference in to make this episode even better. Perfection. “The looks you had going for you are ruined now” and she literally got hotter?? The irony of Naoya being killed by a woman, stabbed in the back, a callback to some of his earlier misogynistic statements… perfect. What’s even funnier is that Toji and Maki are basically the same sort of person but Naoya was too misogynistic to appreciate Maki, while he worshiped Toji lol. |
Marinate1016Jan 22, 1:57 PM
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Epti said: Just 2 words. Absolute Cinema and loved the Blue Lock reference. Thought we wouldn't notice. But we did.  Omg what was the Blue Lock reference?? I completely missed it |
| And not a single casualty was mourned, well except for Mai |
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@airisu7425 What tf are you talking about? That scene at the beginning of the episode where Naoya talks to Maki and that scene shown from afar is a scene from the past where he "trained" Maki, meaning he beat her ass and, as usual, trash-talked her while holding his foot on her. There was no 18+ glimpse there. XD This is this scene The studio showed it from a different perspective :
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| @Jollyne7 Clearly that angle was intentional, thank goodness it wasn't what I was thinking because if it were, that would make this episode even more awful. |
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@Jollyne7 Clearly that angle was intentional, thank goodness it wasn't what I was thinking because if it were, that would make this episode even more awful.
| @Desmascarado Even watching the episode, if you pause it at this point, you can see Naoya standing and holding his foot on Maki's head, it's not super clear but you can see it, so I really don't know where you got this 18+ scene I would post a picture but I can't upload it lol |
Jollyne7Jan 22, 2:14 PM
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@Desmascarado Even watching the episode, if you pause it at this point, you can see Naoya standing and holding his foot on Maki's head, it's not super clear but you can see it, so I really don't know where you got this 18+ scene I would post a picture but I can't upload it lol
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| @Jollyne7 As I clearly stated, the scene was done that way to give that impression. If you've read the manga, it's obvious you won't see it that way. Please, it's not that difficult to think a little before spouting nonsense. |
| WOW it's AMAZING Maki is the best female character! 🔥 |
| Great ep Ambitous direction. Art direction and animation was spectacular. Ogi took Maki out mad fast. Mai was real asf for giving up her life to make Maki realize her true strength and to create a replica of toji's sword. LMAO, Ogi wasn't ready for the true demon Maki, just like he wasn't ready Toji. Maki vs the Zenin Clan was breathtaking, cinematic, and quick. Nah, that Maki slide was funny asl, but that one inch punch was lit. Goofy thought Jinichi won, he ain't know bro was a easy pack for Maki :) Maki vs Naoya was elite and that final punch was so fucking satisfying. It was funny asl as Maki looked for her mother, tho I thought it was poetic that Maki let her live to somehow finish Naoya. Bro talked all that bs in ep1 about how a woman should be 3 steps behind a man and must be stabbed in the back if she can't follow that rule. Tho, karma a bitch, so he died by the same rules that he upholds bc of his traditional values and misogyny towards women. It was only then, that Maki made her rude mother proud, huh. Ngl, if this ep had better flow, it would have been a 10 for me. It felt too fast in what it tried to convey thru the transitions and that hurt my enjoyment. Sucks some great panels weren't adapted, but ig that's creative liberties, lol. This ep adapted ch 148-152 9.5/10 |
JayDaAnimeLordJan 24, 1:14 AM
 "Hard work is worthless for those that don’t believe in themselves" - Naruto Uzumaki I rate by enjoyment |
| So that just happened. Cool that Maki is basically Toji 2.0 now. Hate that Mai had to die for it to happen tho. Also not entirely sure how I feel about Maki going full Itachi Uchiha on her clan. I mean sure, her parents, especially her father, 100% deserved it considering what they did/let happen to their own daughters. And sure there were some others in the clan who were in on the plan and had it coming too. But everyone? Even those who weren't even present? That's a bit overkill for my taste. Also kinda feels like the plot is all over the place atm... |
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| Best ep of the series. Sorry not sorry |
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| As a Kill Bill enjoyer, this was a magnificent episode 🔥🔥🔥 |
| Waited years for this exact segment to be animated and it didnt disappoint. |
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