Sakamoto Days Part 2 Episode 7 Discussion

@Trackmaster89 Nope.

You simply don't appreciate great animation.

I was already not a fan of them doing a battle royale in a freaking plane of all places for a test, but purposefully blowing it up so the examinees can try to survive the fall takes the cake. I get that there are superhuman characters in this series, but the lack of worldbuilding thus far leaves me wondering what heck happened to allow so many people to be this insanely strong while society largely continues functioning like normal. Like, the JAA, or some larger organization they fall under, better be secretly controlling the world in the shadows like an anime version of the Illuminati or something otherwise none of this shit makes any sense. Otherwise, an organization of the most powerful superhuman assassins in the country was created to police other superhuman assassins from killing everyone because... reasons? Not like they're getting paid a ton for their work apparently given their spending habits lol.

Also, ain't no way that sewing together a bunch of random clothes pieces will slow the fall enough for anyone remotely normal to survive. Let's be real here. There's only so much you can suspend disbelief before it simply becomes bad writing, and this series keeps doing it constantly that it's getting tiresome.

A manga reader told me after episode 4 that this series will transition to a top tier battle shounen with the best action, but I'm just not seeing it. The production quality itself might be partly to blame, but my interest continues to wane given all the other issues thus far. Feels like another overhyped series that has underdelivered. Hope I'm wrong.

They're not normal...


blame it all on the production, not only is the production lacklustre, they don't know how to get the vibe of the world. The opening does this right tho

@TheColonel76 I can say this about Akira: her use of "threads" is relevant, though not in the way one might think, though Sakamoto hasn't made the connection yet with Akira that one could speculate on from the OP having a character with the same hairstyle in a frame that's a younger Sakamoto and Nagumo.

Kanaguri's obsession with Akira is also going to be a running theme, which becomes interesting in that he came into the Order likely after Sakamoto retired, given he would probably have recognized him from his past even if he put on weight like he has. Unless he has tunnel vision and wouldn't recognize someone unless he was that fixated, like with Akira as his "protagonist"

@holdingnothing Interesting to hear, and nice to hear Kanaguri isn’t going anywhere, you can’t just drop a character like that and not use him lol. And yeah I’m excited to see how Akira develops from here, maybe being in the “protagonist” role will actually help her be a better assassin.

how much money does this jcc got to destroy a full size passenger plane like that? lol

imma guess that blue haired girl gonna get a big needle for her weapon. lol

@ultramb Apparently no one noticed he had a freaking compressed laser beam in his belongings

@Trackmaster89 Only Sakamoto has been shown to be sufficiently superhuman to survive of the bunch that landed together. The rest all range from totally normal (the baby guy) to slightly superhuman, at best, in their toughness (Shin and Mafuyu).

The production itself can only be blamed for so much of the issues with the series. Unless they're doing massive revisions with the story there are too many other issues beyond the audiovisual elements that drag down the show. It's not painfully bad/mediocre like some series, but too many people are pretending it's entirely the production's fault while ignoring all of the other problems with the series.

Shin jumped of a roller coaster and landed in a... Building? Whatever it's called, and he was fine after that

Also in episode 2 we see shin and lu jumping from building to building

@holdingnothing lmaooo , that's some hella security for an assassination organization

Seeing Mafuyu act like a 14 year old teenager was actually funny, and Shin being like "Kids these days..."
I wonder if Mafuyu will end up joining the squad too, or will be on Slur's side or something. Anyways, he now looks up to Shin, it's going to be interesting, since now Shin is the "older/more experienced" one. But Mafuyu seems to be quite the character.

Akira was able to show she might not be the best assassin, but when it comes to sewing she's the best! That scene where she sew all of the clothes for the parachute reminded me quit a lot of what Yuzuriha from Dr. Stone does. And yeah, she got the JCC bullet! She earned it! So Mafuyu, Shin, Taro and Akira are advancing to the next phase (the other guy was able to survive, but it will need to take the test again next year, for the 7th time).

That cameraman guy was quite crazy though. Also, this season has been quite more brutal than the last (in terms of violence in the scenes) than the other one, or is it just my impression?

Edit: Forgot to mention, but Kanaguri is a Order member? I thought we already got to know all of the members of the order, now I'm confused.
Also, confirmed Akira is related to Sakamoto and Yoichi's partner. Some people say it's her daughter, but considering this partner must be the same age as Sakamoto and Yoichi, I doubt she would have a daughter this old already.
The final bit of the episode was really cute though, with Heisuke showing he is truly a nice person, and sharing the little bit of what he had.

God, this cour totally exceeds my expectations, specifically the plot and the directing. At least for now, it's safe to say it's no longer Sakamid Days!

@Trackmaster89 I feel like I'm arguing with a 12-year-old now.

You do realize that dropping from the sky from several miles up in the air is vastly different than jumping from building to building or off a roller coaster onto another building, right? Your speed actually accelerates throughout the time you are freefalling in air, it's not a single constant speed. Here's a free fall calculator for reference.

https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/free-fall

Given that they were falling for over a minute that means they were at least 10 miles up, likely higher given that their acceleration supposedly slowed after their "parachute" was created, and they landed at over 1000mph...

Honestly, I was being generous saying Sakamoto (and by default the other Order member without a parachute) would survive, they both should be dead too.

If these superhumans aren't tough enough to absorb a single bullet from piercing their skin how the F are they going absorb the impact of their entire body smashing into the earth faster than a bullet?

It's just terrible writing for the sake of adding more drama to the situation. It's also worth noting that you didn't address the normal people surviving in your response either.

It would be 1 thing if this was just a comedy series that wasn't trying to take itself seriously at all, then you can just write it off as for the sake of the jokes it wants to tell, but that ship sailed after the first few episodes in season 1. This whole slur thing ain't for the sake of comedy at all. It's being treated as a serious arc.

@Seansy why are you so angry over an anime?

Did you even look at what exactly I quoted or are you blinded by rage???

You said they were human to slightly superhuman, and I proved wrong by saying they are basically spiderman on a good day
I was referring to that exact statement
I never said the water stuff made sense

@PokefanPT I think there's one other Order member we haven't met, but they're also basically the one in charge, so they have other responsibilities. The status quo has shifted over time, there was a time when Nagumo and Sakamoto weren't in the Order, for instance, Kanaguri was initiated seemingly after Sakamoto retired, so about 5~ years ago

Ahh, okok, I though it was only those 5 shown earlier this season.

Ahh, okok, I though it was only those 5 shown earlier this season.