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Junipermouse said: This is the first episode of this series that I liked, not loved. It was okay...I can't believe they all got suckered in, oh well it added a comedic affect and revealed a more extreme hikikomori. The chairman, Megumi is a bitch, but her life is terrible, so i guess i can understand. LOL, Satou just barely catching her at the door. I hope they still get out of the pyramid scheme and don't succumb to guilt or feeling sorry for megumi. I have a gut feeling that they forgot to fill in the form :S. I really expected an upward spiral from the point where Satou was about to jump of the cliff. And here he is, still falling for stupid tricks and getting worse and worse. |
| Yamazaki was way too intelligent to go along with a "These pills will improve your life!" scam; well aware he was talking to a scammer. Throughout the series, he's shown to be intelligent enough to verbally own Satou with great ease, and he's always on top of things. It just didn't fit for him to sit there without arguing back like he did. This is why I say that Gonzo got lucky by only being able to cover some of the NHK manga's attempts at extending the story with fillerish content; never being able to animate the worst of it. When the author goes against the characterisation for a few cheap laughs, it's time to wrap it up... which is why it's perfect that, after 19, the series moved onto its final arc. |
| That episode was so freakin hilarious! Every time I could sense she is scamming them, I just face palm because I know they are going to fall for it. :( |
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| Hilarious <3 I was even tricked at one point -_-" 5/5 - Love!! |
| I facepalmed as soon as I heard her ask Satou if he was eating right |
| Wow she's good, she doesn't even need to try. Her customers even call her up to scam themselves. Yamazaki's quite smart, I'm surprised that he of all people fell for it. |
| I didn't expect Misaki to be so stupid, this was a decent episode, others were much better. I hope the other episodes will be better. |
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sm said: "..unless you terminate your membership that debt of yours will suck you dry!" - yamazaki "i get it, SUCK ME DRY!" - satou "can i help?" - misaki couldn't stop laughing for 10 mins after that. The guy whacking off behing Misaki was the icing on the cake. Still can't believe all 3 of them got conned. Smh. |
| Lol tricked twice in a row and that with more people xD Lol funny episode but damn that ending! |
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| Wow...this isn't funny anymore, how stupid are they? It also felt so strange, I mean both Yamazaki and Misaki were shown to be at least somewhat smarter persons, and Misaki even read that book... It really felt out out character :/ I'm actually interested in the brother though, I hope we can leave the pyramid plot behind. |
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| They were tricked all together...Strange I believed that misaki and Yamazaki would be wiser...But to think of it Satou's school's president is really good at what she's doing: selling, she's seller by vocation) But the whole situation is not funny it's cruel reality...And in the end of the ep. we can observe the horrible consequences of on line games addiction... |
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| haa.. everything was go fine until megumi persuaded them lol XD NEET medicine? lol XD "sona no aru ka yo?!!!" lol XD btw it is kind of funny when they are find out if they are get tricked out XD looking forward for next episode |
| Another episode that was able to blend serious tones and comedy well. The first half was hilarious, especially when they realized that they got tricked again and the bags turned into little NHK blue grinch things. Seeing how far into debt and the multilevel scam system Megumi is was saddening, since it seems like she was doing it to pay for her brother's living expenses who was spending his life doing RMT on that game. My guess is he's the guy who is acclaimed at being successful at the real money trading. Going to show how harsh the reality of such a lifestyle really is. |
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| I can't believe they got scammed again, even if they were three! xD It was an interresting ending, I wonder where it will lead... |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Ugh worst episode of the series so far, I hope it gets turned around fast :( Really don't want them to ruin the series with the ending. |
| It is pretty painful to see a smart guy turn hikikomori and fall for MLM when they noticed it before. Omg they are idiots xD Wow that ending... that was shocking, sad, and weird O.o |
duderusMar 27, 2014 3:19 PM
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| It may be easy to see Megumi as the villain, the bitch who's trying to trick the protagonist. But really she's just another victim of the scheme, along with other problems that may be even more taxing than her financial ones. Judging by the portrayal of her highschool self, this just seems like a case of a honest, hard working person with good intention who made a wrong decision early in life which proceeded to spiral out of control. |
 "And if, there were so many people in the world, there had to be someone living an interesting life that wasn't ordinary. I was sure of it. Why wasn't that person me?" - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part V [/center] |
| It's 'bout time Sato saw himself in someone else. |
| double tricked. man RMT definitely doesnt seem like the way to go |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| So even Misaki fell for it.. alrgiht the second time was BAKAAAAA. XD All the characters in this series have their share of story.. feel sorry for them. |
| It went with one baka to three baka's. Shame on you Misaki, I though you wouldn't fall for that scheme xD |
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| I like this series but since MMO arc it's going downhill. 2/5 for this ep. I hope this arc ends soon |
| Between the adult world and the world of kids, there, Holyland exists. |
| lmao this show is epic loving this arc glad to see the three of them getting a long or at least getting screwed over together XD dam I kind of feel bad for the class rep she def has a way with her words though XD |
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B25Mitch said: They get dumber each episode. I at least thought that Misaki wouldn't fall for it. |
| That scene made me laughed very hard. Can't believe they fell for the scam with the intention to go against the scam. A true hikikomori in the end. Looks like NHK is heading in the correct direction, as far as I see it. |
| "If you reject me, I'll blast a hole in you!" Kanzaki H. Aria Just kidding.  |
| Is every character in this series a pathetic loser? |
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| Glad that the scamming part seems to be over |
| It's the American dream. No, the Japanese dream. Fug those dreams. My dream is dabes. |
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| Finally watching this series again after a long break ... I barely even remember what happened before XD Ah, the classic pyramid scheme ... pretty funny when they got tricked into buying more products ;P So the President's older brother is also a shut-in ... Torotoro eh? To be honest I don't really remember that arc, but it seems to be from when they were all into that MMORPG. So she's just doing it to support them both? "In too deep" now eh ... Hopefully they can get themselves out of this situation. We'll see what happens now ... |
| How can you be this dumb... it's actually getting irritating. Same with the overdone nerdy characters, made to be disgusting in every aspect. Aside from that, good show so far, I'd be lying if I said that I can't relate. |
| While I know this was done for comedy purposes and to lead the plot to the other hikikomori I'm still quite pissed at how they did. I mean, how naive can people be, especially when they are in a group against one and came prepared. tsk... Well, I guess this is going to be good now. |
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| Lol these 3 dumbasses. |
| they manage to make all these fucked up situations so gaddamn funny xDDD |
| Great episode. I think the story execution was told in a way that we were supposed to know they were being tricked the 2nd time presenting us the idea that not only NEETs but sociable people can fall victims to multilevel marketing schemes. Damn, that ending a well; Sato coming face-to-face with a NEET on an even lower level than himself, that must've hit him pretty hard. |
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| Watched the Eng dub of this one and it has a lot more sexual jokes and cursing than the jap version lol good job dubbers xD |
| ~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. |
| Why, now Misaki is also a retard -_- |
| Idiots. All of them. Dat ending was weird. |
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| A few of the people I was watching this anime with own some of the "The Manga Guide to..." series books, hilarious shoutout. Is Misaki's secret being that she is a mild neet or was that peer pressure? |
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Fortress_Maximus said: Is Misaki's secret being that she is a mild neet? That was quite obvious from the moment she was introduced, wasn't it? |
| "I'm a middle schooler bartender!" - Mishima Hitomi |
| Now all of the main characters have been sacrificed for the sake of comedy! At least it led into something a little more interesting. |
KoybzDec 20, 2015 7:47 AM
| Oh no! Not the multi-level marketing, I've known a bunch of crazy people like those, they really have no such thing as dignity, saying all kinds of crazy shit that only retards would believe. |
| although this episode didnt portray it the best way, manipulative ppl have a certain aura and way with words to trick even the smartest person but u gotta realize that 1 is an otaku, 1 is a hikki, and misaki is a young impressionable girl, ya she is smart but why? because she does her research. young ppl can easily be swayed. |
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