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| Monkey be a tragic hero fam. Dayum. Also next episode, double or triple death combo? Who knows? I feel like Rat may wind up killing Monkey when she least expects it. But that's just my thoughts. |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| She tried to do good but sometimes bad things happen as a result. I saw the boar on the tv screen as a part of that war, after seeing that I'm a little surprised she didn't square off against the monkey. The necromancer even got whatever was left of the chicken and all her birds. The one featured normally dies but this time the Monkey survived for at least this episode, should be a very good fight to watch next week. |
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| I'm suprised that monkey didn't die in this episode, but that's probably only because there was no time left lol |
| I expected Monkey to die after the whole backstory. Looks like not, but there's always next episode. Hoping she won't die, though. |
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| Well you know if they plan on having 12 episode one person can’t die every episode :/ |
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| Well that was extremely boring. I don't watch anime to get lectured on the nature of war and mankind. |
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| I have a suspicion that Monkey may have some of that good old plot armor incoming. Don't get me wrong, I like her but she seems to be one of those characters. On the side note, the animation was quite a bit inconsistent at times... |
Suddenly, someone slaps you with a brick wall. |
| ayyyyyyy no one died this week, Monkey having the most interesting backstory this time i'm glad she didn't die right after it all. |
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| Did monkey break down the floor in Episode 1, not bombs or explosives, her 'Transmutation' abilities? |
MeramipopOct 24, 2017 6:57 PM
| A pretty calm episode that showed us some of the Shuryuu's story. Really glad that she survived this episode, hope she will survive the next one too. |
"There is no such thing as an Anime elitist. You watch Anime, therefore, you are trash by society's standards." |
| The monkey's turn to have her backstory told, AND SHE DIDN'T DIE this episode, doesn't mean she won't die, and shes against Rabbit, who is indeed a very strong fighter here. I'm rooting for her right now, but as I don't know the backstories of the others yet, I can't say for certain who I hope will win this. |
A Wild and Small Otaku has Appeared! |
| LITERALLY ME Tiger is my zodiac year and I just want some representation ;_;  |
phantomfandom said: From the way Rat's talking, I think he's the past winner of Juni Taisen, many times, like he's struck in the loop or something that he wins easily everytime that it he's so bored and sleepy through and through. This anime however will resolve in that will get him out of this loop? wrong the past winner is the father of the boar girl. he won because he travelled to a crowded place which he could use to his favor. maybe that rat won once before but who would send an elemantery or middle schooler to the juuni taisen? |
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| This was an interesting episode. The whole conversation between Monkey and Rat was right down my alley. Its a reminder to me of the quality writer Nisio Isin is despite my meager interest in his Monogatari series. This show is turning out to be great! |
| ... LOL, no one dies in this episode. Well she's physically strong so she won't die until some episode, I think? 5/5 Plot Twisted 5/5 Thighs (wtf...) 5/5 True stories... |
| I really don't like the rabbit so far. nezumi is kinda boring too. Chicken and Monkey best girls so far. And apparently my zodiac year is Ox, not that I agree with his methods anyway. |
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| Why is everyone shocked that Monkey didn't die??? It was obvious from the amount of focus she was getting that she'd be a semi main character that wouldn't die immediately. lol Also, if this will follow the light novel at all then everyone is in for a treat :') |
KawaiiSlowpokeOct 24, 2017 11:06 PM
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| Granted that this episode wasn't as exciting as the others it gives us hope that some characters may be developed and maybe even keep around long-enough. Then we can so we can theorize motivations + strategy and root for who we like best. |
| No death this ep means maybe 2 next ep *fingers crossed* Turns out i'm Year of the Sheep which is cool because he's the one I want to see fight the most |
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| At the beginning I so thought "It's the monkey warrior's turn to die" was surprised to see that she didn't. I wonder if she'll die in the next episode or something. |
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| wow, i'm really, REALLY digging this anime after this episode! i was enjoying it anyway, but it was mostly hovering around the 7 mark for me until now where if it continues in this fashion i'd definitely give it an 8. hell, maybe even a 9 if it pulls off a spectacular plot twist and gives us a great ending. in these kinds of shows it's not often i'm so enamoured with episodes containing no fight scenes whatsoever, but i really enjoyed monkey's background. before now i was kinda indifferent to her bc her character trope is so overplayed and i guess you could lump me in with rat's pessimism where i often think "okay but no one could be THAT optimistic in real life". except with her... i believe it after this episode. talk about good writing. also, rat's got me suspicious all over again. that slip-up at the end when he says she's "always" like this... coupled with how the others keep saying he's oddly familiar... i have a few different theories now, but i think the most plausible one right now is that his ability is cloning, hence the saying "multiplying like rats". edit: well now i'm reading about everyone's (very plausible) time loop theories, i feel like a goddamn idiot. ngl though i really hope that isn't the case. it's such an overused plot device these days... i'm hoping for something more original than that. |
fishpunOct 24, 2017 11:47 PM
| Best back story so far! - As I expected, Monkey is the one breaking the pattern. - Next episode, not sure but I wish she will live somehow. - Yay we got some Rabbit action this episode! I love him <33 hopefully he will last till the final showdown! - SO HYPED FOR SOME PSYCHO RABBIT ACTION next week! - I'm more convinced about Rat being somehow involved in previous Juni Taisen(s). |
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| Lol, wasn't expecting rat-kun to be a chuunibyou. |
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| WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HORSE,I mean,they showed him fighting against the Ox (; A ;) ? If the anime is going to follow the reverse order,it's not Horse's turn to die yet... still hoping he's alive. And we haven't seen his backstory yet,soo~ I'm so angry that Snake is just a mere zombie (although he's shown in the ED as the eighth one) since my chinese zodiac sign is snake. XD |
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| Ok, so this is the first time the episode ends with a cliffhanger, and no death of the players. I think i start to like Sharyu & Nezumi, they're a good pair.. Damn Sharyu actually has a tragic background.. Nezumi & Sharyu will fight Usagi & the Snake, plus bunch of Niwatori's birds lol.. also Goat will appear again in the next episode. |
renzosparkOct 25, 2017 12:33 AM
| They trolled us all ! Monkey is not dead ... yet. |
| Great episode.. I think monkey is my new favorite character so far. |
phantomfandom said: bjjjg said: wrong the past winner is the father of the boar girl. he won because he travelled to a crowded place which he could use to his favor. maybe that rat won once before but who would send an elemantery or middle schooler to the juuni taisen? Let's say father of the boar girl won 5th juuni taisen and this is 6th juuni taisen, but how many times 6th juuni taisen already take place? Yes, I'm talking about time-loop in which participants died and revived with erased memory so many times. Rat's wish is probably to rewind time be cause it's maximize the probability of his survive because he'll just do the same thing again and again and again, living eternal life. That's an interesting theory but theoretically speaking, why would someone, say Rat for example, want to repeat or throw something like the Juuni Taisen where he can potentially be killed regardless if he has a power - considering others have powers too - or is always in danger or where he's always trying to escape danger in a loop? Rabbit will be an exemption because he looks like someone who enjoys this but Rat seems someone who would prefer to avoid fighting or participate in a battle royale of sorts unless it's absolutely mandatory. Rat seems someone who just can't wait for it to be over. And if he gets out of it alive and in one piece, why will he wish for it to happen all over again? For someone like Rat, that doesn't seem to be logical. But for someone like Rabbit and perhaps Snake and Dragon, wanting something like this on a time loop will be possible. Kind of off topic and I'm going to pretend I don't know anything (spoilers are everywhere and are very very tempting). I remember the Monkey saying something like 'no one has to die,' and I can't remember what the rules are exactly, but is it not possible for them to induce vomiting or poop the poisoned jewel out or did Duodecuple say something about that not feasible? But then again, the winner has to have all 12 jewels so I guess fighting for the others' jewels will inevitably result to either death or serious injury anyway so forget about that. |
| Wow! something different happened! I thought that the next one that will fall will be the one that will get a deathflag by showing the past flashback of each one of them but this time we get to see some cliffhanger huh... I hope that they don't follow the ED visuals because that's really lame and predictable! 4/5. |
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| @everybody saying Monkey surviving this episode broke the pattern: 12 contestants - 1 survivor = 11 deaths in 12 episodes. How did Rabbit get to control the birds? He didn't kill Chicken and after her death the birds consumed her, so there was nothing to animate. Even if he can rise animals from the dead to control them, he doesn't have the ability to see through their eyes. |
bjjjg said: phantomfandom said: From the way Rat's talking, I think he's the past winner of Juni Taisen, many times, like he's struck in the loop or something that he wins easily everytime that it he's so bored and sleepy through and through. This anime however will resolve in that will get him out of this loop? wrong the past winner is the father of the boar girl. he won because he travelled to a crowded place which he could use to his favor. maybe that rat won once before but who would send an elemantery or middle schooler to the juuni taisen? My thoughts exactly. People seem to forget that fact pretty easily. :D Crochax said: @everybody saying Monkey surviving this episode broke the pattern: 12 contestants - 1 survivor = 11 deaths in 12 episodes. How did Rabbit get to control the birds? He didn't kill Chicken and after her death the birds consumed her, so there was nothing to animate. Even if he can rise animals from the dead to control them, he doesn't have the ability to see through their eyes. We don't really know the full extent of his ability. Unless you read the original content know for a fact he can't absorb their abilities? |
Shicchi said: Best back story so far! - As I expected, Monkey is the one breaking the pattern. - Next episode, not sure but I wish she will live somehow. - Yay we got some Rabbit action this episode! I love him <33 hopefully he will last till the final showdown! - SO HYPED FOR SOME PSYCHO RABBIT ACTION next week! - I'm more convinced about Rat being somehow involved in previous Juni Taisen(s). daughter of monkeys, breaker of chains |
Slowpoke_ said: Why is everyone shocked that Monkey didn't die??? It was obvious from the amount of focus she was getting that she'd be a semi main character that wouldn't die immediately. lol Also, if this will follow the light novel at all then everyone is in for a treat :') you tease right cos when i saw the anime poster i did think monkey and rat were the MCs based on how they're positioned |
| he controlle Crochax said: @everybody saying Monkey surviving this episode broke the pattern: 12 contestants - 1 survivor = 11 deaths in 12 episodes. How did Rabbit get to control the birds? He didn't kill Chicken and after her death the birds consumed her, so there was nothing to animate. Even if he can rise animals from the dead to control them, he doesn't have the ability to see through their eyes. He controlled the ones that were shot down by boar. He doesn't have to see through their eyes, they're puppets now, controlled just like snake was when he ambushed monkey at the manhole, and besides the purpose of necromancy itself is to see the future/ uncover hidden things. |
| good episode, still confused on monkey's powers and i thought it was different that she had a husband |
My Zodiac is the tiger as well, but since the show fallow the zodiac order in reverse then you well wait till the 10th epo |
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| I'm really relieved that Monkey didn't die in this episode! It's nice that the Monkey is a genuinely nice person. I liked the rabbit at first but he's slowly becoming less interesting to me. Or maybe it's because my interest is now focused on the Rat and Monkey? probably Well anyways, I'm hoping that the Rat and Monkey will last long in this series! |
DuoraDoll said: The monkey's turn to have her backstory told, AND SHE DIDN'T DIE this episode, doesn't mean she won't die, and shes against Rabbit, who is indeed a very strong fighter here. I'm rooting for her right now, but as I don't know the backstories of the others yet, I can't say for certain who I hope will win this. Well she'd have a better chance at kicking usagi's aerobicized ass if she could just put her ugly backpack and headphones down one second. we all know nice girls finish last so it's only natural that her death is coming soon, but yeah I'd like to see monkey go far with her pacifist ideology. I wouldn't say she's the closest character to being innocent though (her plans for peace did kill a lot of people before) unlike rat or horse both of whom probably never killed a fly. The latter especially doesn't seem like the violent type despite the bulk that he is, which is a shocker. |
Rideontime said: Did monkey break down the floor in Episode 1, not bombs or explosives, her 'Transmutation' abilities? She did, she said so in ep2. |
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