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| Damn, that's some escalation right there. The experimental ground and now the kids want to go to the moon on a rocket? Somehow the rocket is even still functional. xD Tragic backstory for the kids. They didn't deserve it. :( I did not expect the Doctor to be a traitor, almost came out of nowhere to me. Very surprised. I'm genuinely curious where this rocket with the girl and Swindler is gonna go. |
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| I don't know if you guys notice but the OP actually changes as well. There is an instance which shows the characters silhouettes and each silhouette shows something involving each character. In much of the OPs, is shows a blurry image for brawler but now, it shows brawler on the bridge where he died. so there is some hints behind each character prior OPs  Recent episode  |
"Perfection is perception. For me, humanity's imperfections is what makes it perfect"  |
FireRifle64 said: I don't know if you guys notice but the OP actually changes as well. There is an instance which shows the characters silhouettes and each silhouette shows something involving each character. In much of the OPs, is shows a blurry image for brawler but now, it shows brawler on the bridge where he died. so there is some hints behind each character prior OPs Recent episode  I think it shows the character death, so the next one is Cutthroat |
| Incredible episode once again! That past of the kids, damn. Not only did they have to suffer a lot of pain from all the tests put on them cause of their immortality. But the emotional damage they got after realising what was going on. The friends you made getting killed to make another immortal body. That's rough. So two things really struck me this episode. The betrayal from Doctor and the moment Hoodlum called out for Brawler, while he's dead. That hurt. Action was pretty good again, but damn some of those censors really bothered me. Why is it that most gruesome acts of violence is shown here (cutting legs, impaling someone's torso), but cutting off heads gets censored? Whut? Things are getting interesting now that Swindler was send into that rocket and it took off. |
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| It just keeps getting better! I'm really loving all the twists and turns that are being thrown at us. Also cutthroat finally cutting some throats which is super badass |
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| A betrayal ! So now out of the 7 Akudamas, there are only 4 left considering the 5th is a traitor... Also I didn't really expect the space stuff, especially the destruction of the Moon. But apparently the illusion remains easily dismissable because of a simple button lul I don't know where this is going now, but I never expected the events to turn out just like that |
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| So they finally reached Echo Park although it looks more like an abandoned amusement park/city. The little brother revealed that he and her sister were products of an experiment involving 5,555 siblings in order to create two immortal beings to be used as offerings to Kanto. It turns out that the Doctor was a plant for the executioners in exchange for getting off the Akudama list, but it looks like she has another plan up her sleeve. The executioners ambushed and surrounded the remaining Akudama, while the little brother and sister tried to escape on the rocket to the moon. It was also revealed that the moon was destroyed in the war, but the little brother made a last ditch effort to get the Swindler and little sister on the launching rocket. |
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TheCeeJayz said: With Doctor revealed to be undercover I don't think she was, could stop the gang way earlier. Just decided to sold her clients. She got the money and her freedom. |
| Omgggg what? The doctor was the traitor? It was very unexpected And... Swindler and the experiment girl are going to the moon? Wtf All these twists omg |
Otorez said: A betrayal ! So now out of the 7 Akudamas, there are only 4 left considering the 5th is a traitor... Also I didn't really expect the space stuff, especially the destruction of the Moon. But apparently the illusion remains easily dismissable because of a simple button lul I don't know where this is going now, but I never expected the events to turn out just like that Imagine a random person just looking at the moon and then it suddenly changes and it is broken up |
| "Perfection is perception. For me, humanity's imperfections is what makes it perfect" |
| Oh come on what the fuck is that censorship. Way to ruin such a good scene. |
| Watashi wa a victim of cyberbullying. Everyday someone online calls me a "weeb" desu. Watashi won't stand for this. 26 percent of bullying victims are chosen due to their race or religion desu. I may look like a basic white boy, but deep down I am Nihongo desu. Watashi religion is anime. Anata wa bullying me because of my race and religion desu ka? Disgusting desu. Anata should be ashamed of yourself, racist pig. A baka gaijin like anata is probably jealous of my race and culture, cause Nippon is more sugoi than your shitty country desu. Watashi pity anata. You'll never be Nihongo like watashi. Educate yourself on nani a "weeb" is. |
| I was surprised by the doctor, he was a traitor, a very dramatic and very interesting episode that is that guy didn’t explain it right it seems to have a lot of mystery about this experiment.  |
| I like the new op. Going by the clearer image of Brawler’s death the grainier images hint at how each Akudama will leave the show. Going by that, Cutthroat seems to be next on the chopping block, kneeling on the ground surrounded by deactivated Executioner batons. Probably hinting at the fact he’s not going out easily. After him, Hoodlum seems to be on all fours surrounded by money. He’s demise might have to do with his greed or possible unpaid debts. In the preview for episode 8, he’s getting ganged up on so I’m leaning towards the latter. Next up is Doctor’s body splayed out. My guess is that she’ll be mutilated to the point of not being able to stitch herself back together. Afterwards is Hacker, who we last saw on Shinkansen, hoping for a chance at a new life in Kanto if he isn’t disintegrated. Judging by the image, the latter possibly occurred or the theory about him becoming a digital consciousness might be true. Finally there are the two strangest images. Swindler is seen looking over 7 graves. This could mean three things. The first being the obvious “no one lives” scenario, each grave representing an Akudama. The second could be that 5 Akudama and the 2 kids meet their ends, with Swindler and Courier possibly living. The final possibility is the number of deaths in the main cast, as in, it’s fair game for anyone’s end. Whether that may be the Akudama or even the head Executioner and Apprentice. To end it all, there’s Courier’s image. He’s just alone with his bike, taking a smoke break. For starters, there’s the theory that he’ll be the only one left alive after everything and kept his cold exterior to prevent getting attached. His repeated phrase of “Keep emotions out of work.” could relate back to this. The other possibility is him getting out of a fight and bleeding out alone. Although, I’m relatively confident he’ll make it out alive.. |
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| Betrayed by the Doctor at the very end, and the destroyed moon made me wonder how violent the war was. |
| "I don't want to achieve anything, I just think that the person who has the greatest freedom in the ocean is the king of pirates." - Monkey D. Luffy. "There is no one better than me when it comes to ending the expectations of others." - Natsuki Subaru |
| Doctor was the imposter. Hoodlum calling out to Brawler, backstory of the kids, damn this show just keeps delivering. Wondering where they're gonna land, probably not the moon. |
| We get the betrayal that some expected, but I did not think that Doc would’ve been it. I wasn’t the biggest fan of how they revealed the kids’ backstories through a long flashback, but I guess it was executed ok. I also wonder which of the Akudama will be able to survive that ambush. |
Murajsam5673 said: To end it all, there’s Courier’s image. He’s just alone with his bike, taking a smoke break. For starters, there’s the theory that he’ll be the only one left alive after everything and kept his cold exterior to prevent getting attached. His repeated phrase of “Keep emotions out of work.” could relate back to this. The other possibility is him getting out of a fight and bleeding out alone. Although, I’m relatively confident he’ll make it out alive.. I am thinking that Courier is a goner. Swindler asked him at some point if he dies for his job. Also, in this episode, he said "keep feelings out of work" twice, even though the job has been completed. And then Doctor asked if it was true... |
| WTF, those 2 children were once part of some kind of science project , that experiment with immortality???? All those 2000+ children, all made and killed off just to make one immortal kid like 2502. Oh, so Doc is a SUS agent. I still wanna know who'll die next? |
Okay episode I suppose. Nice twist towards the end. It doesn't look like that rocket is making it to the moon, maybe land in another region? I miss Brawler Bro. That scene with Hoodlum was heart breaking. RIP Bro.  |
| They did a backstory and an explanation on this episode, Cutthroat was really brutal on that scene they cover the gore tho. Looking forward to the next episode and see what's gonna happen next. |
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| After this episode I'm 10000% confident Hacker will come back. I mean, the main gang lost Doctor, Brawler and got split up now. Getting low on MCs! |
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kuwangpa said: I wonder why the brother didn't go in the rocket with the sister and Swindler ....I mean, he totally had the chance to do so. I thought the same. I wonder where he sent them (clearly not on the broken moon). |
| I didn't notice these characters were played by the same voice actor up until checking the database. (doctor, Shinji@Eva, Emeraude & Eagle@RayEarth)     |
| wont say i loved this episode but it was peak dangaropna 3 on the layers of twist at the end fuck doc never liked her but it was clear as day she wasn't buddy buddy with everyone so yeah this was a kind of unexpected turn seeing as this is only half way done. super disappointed in all these executioners could've just slap on some kind of helmet without wasting designs on them with how much of fodder they turned out to be, which makes me find it hard to believe if the old duo was that strong how did hoodlums kill her at the start even if she was in poor shape |
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| Can anyone explain to me how that guy didn't die after hurting the executioner hot female? Oh, I guess I have to say here that she was the most beautiful character in this anime, but now she lost an eye. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
Nefelupitou said: Can anyone explain to me how that guy didn't die after hurting the executioner hot female? Oh, I guess I have to say here that she was the most beautiful character in this anime, but now she lost an eye. Because he is Hoodlum the great of a 500000000 year sentence! |
Vindicater said: Nefelupitou said: Can anyone explain to me how that guy didn't die after hurting the executioner hot female? Oh, I guess I have to say here that she was the most beautiful character in this anime, but now she lost an eye. Because he is Hoodlum the great of a 500000000 year sentence! Yep, but he's my enemy now He hurt my baby |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
| I can either see this plot line going really well or really badly... Thankfully I'm more leaning towards the really side of the spectrum giving how good this episode was But damn that censorship. Studio Pirrot strikes again! |
| "Who needs drugs when you got cute anime girls?" -Sun Tzu |
| To think that the Doctor would betray all of them... damn :/ And wtf was the ending? Will they land on the pieces from the moon? Otherwise, she's dead, it's not like she's immortal lmao But for sure there's gotta be something else there, otherwise, that wouldn't make any sense, so we'll have to wait. Damn, so the whole plot about the boy & girl was to create immortal humans, at the cost of other thousands of kids, sounds a little like railgun. Can't wait for the next episode! Oh and btw i hope hacker does a comeback, they will need him now, for sure xD |
"There is no such thing as an Anime elitist. You watch Anime, therefore, you are trash by society's standards." |
| Doctor betrayed them, didn't really care for her. The censorship is lame :/ |
| Lots of shock and twists this episode. Brawler is dead and Hoodlum is still reeling from his loss. They reached the Expo Park and revealed that it was a rocket launcher. The two siblings are actually immortal and are brutally experimented on by the scientists (oh wait is this Mai-chan's Daily Life? for those of you cultured motherfuckers, you know what happens in that shit). I'll be honest though, it breaks to see that each experiment gets worse for our onii-chan. And even though he succeeds in his hardships, in exchange every friends he know and love are sacrificed because of it. And that's why he met his imouto, and the heist originated from there. Things are going so well, until the fucking Doctor drops the ball. There was an Impostor among us, and damn that was a dirty betrayal. Cutthroat protecting our Swindler is really badass (yet the censor bug had to make us sad). In the end, the Akudamas are fractured as Swindler and Imouto are sent to who knows where. And is Hacker still alive? We'll see |
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SenpaiMars-Barz said: So uh.......why did the boy not go with them? He def could have pushed them in and followed after.... THIS. First, he pushes them into a damn rocket, that I'm going to make a leap and assume they have NO idea how to fly. Then he stays OUTSIDE the door and says goodbyes. He held no one off, didn't have to launch from a console or anything. He just stayed back due to dumbassery. At this point, these kids and Swindler are the least interesting parts for me. And the Doc, who I found interesting, is now batting for the Executioners. AmineDane said: i think i forgot but im wondering what happened to the hacker Didn't he stay back on the train so he could reach Kanto? |
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| Holy shit, what an episode. The twists left me feeling shook. And the OP has notably changed a bit, there's more neon colors and stuff and the last few seconds of the OP also changed. I like it. I did not expect the doctor to be the traitor, well I didn't really try to suspect anyone so that was shocking to me. I guess the master and pupil was just really leagues above the rest since their much much more stronger than the executioners here. The kid's backstory though, Jesus that is fucked up. It's kind of like some Fullmetal Alchemist shit, sacrifice thousands for immortality. Man, I am looking forward to the next episode and what direction they will take next. |
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FireRifle64 said: I don't know if you guys notice but the OP actually changes as well. There is an instance which shows the characters silhouettes and each silhouette shows something involving each character. In much of the OPs, is shows a blurry image for brawler but now, it shows brawler on the bridge where he died. so there is some hints behind each character prior OPs Recent episode most hype part of the episode. confirms that Hacker will be hooked up to the digital world |
| The action in this episode is weak as fuck. No doubt the last episode was waaay too much for the animators but still, the executioners are no different from generic cannon fodder in this episode. The action and animation are the things that help compensate for this show's flaws, so if it can't do it right, this isn't really worth watching. The Doctor being the traitor was surprising but it's definitely not out of character, although if there was a traitor, I was expecting it to be Swindler. I am curious as to how this is all going to wrap up. No doubt the one-eyed Executioner is coming back for some revenge, but I wonder what's next, seeing as how the team no longer need to stay together for any reason. (Also, am I the only one who wants to see the old-lady boss get a badass action scene ? This show is soooo over -the-top, it would be shame if we didn't get a lady old enough to be someone's grandma lay down some smackdown.) |
| Damn, Doctor is a traitor! Did not see that coming. And the whole story about the immortal kids was brutal! |
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| Okay so this was... well... meh. First of all the whole background story is pretty basic and rushed. Also, there is a little plot hole that just drives me insane: where did he get that hat from?? Did he steal it? Did he get it from the headmaster? From the professor? Like, why is it even there? I assume it's from the professor but... still no explanation at all, it was just suddenly there. The ending is just wtf, like why didn't the boy go with his sister as he originally planned? He was literally standing right at the door. Why did he push Ordinary Person into the rocket ship with his sister? He has been told that the Moon was destroyed so he basically just sent Ordinary Person to the empty space without food or water or a destination? His sister is immortal but Ordinary Person is not, so... And even if they reach some destination, who's gonna land the ship? I guess it has some kind of super high-tech robot pilot, but still, since its original destination was the Moon, there is no way it can just go and land on some other random planet on its own. And there is a 99% chance that that planet will just instant kill them as soon as they get out of the rocket ship. I mean not them... just Ordinary Person. His sister will just chill forever on an empty planet, alone. So like, logic has been defeated several times today. I also really wanna know: If he's just a rat lab on the loose, where is the money from that he gave to the Akudama? Where are the collars from? But at least it's still stylish as heck and I enjoy it a lot. I liked the Doctor plot twist tho and Cutthroat is starting to become my favorite. Hoodlum is breaking my heart, he looks so lost and way too serious without Brawler. |
OokamiRisuNov 20, 2020 2:02 AM
Graciaus said: So 1 exocutioner was enough to 1v5 and slap all the mcs. But cutthroat can now 1v5 exocutioners and win easily. Maybe it's just me but swindler kind of looks like the brother and sister. Because the executioner that died in episode six was an elite executioner. The executioners in episode seven are pretty much nothing more than mob characters against someone like Cutthroat. |
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