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| Oh yeah, that's the action I wan't to see. Turbe said: this ep didn't leave me with any emotions like the previous eps have.. I wonder why that could be? Hm actually... Emotions in every episode... do not want. |
| I don't care what anybody says, this was an amazing episode. Also i disagree that there was no emotion. All that talk from Ein about what they are and about life was amazing. The photo shoot of the crazy Scythe Master and the symbolism of Ein with those dolls also was amazing. If they weren't so afraid of showing some nudity or the perverter nature of humans in all it's glory that scene would have been one of the most beautiful scenes ever seen in anime. Also the killing spree might have seemed emotionless but those emotionless faces of Ein and Zwei while they kill people make me feel a lot more than seeing someone running and shouting while shooting. The way they lock there human nature trying to reach a robotic perfection in there job is something i love watching. For one more time Ein was beautiful and sexy as hell in every scene. By the way did both Ein and Zwei looked a little older in this episode or is it just me? They seemed like 17 year olds in my eyes before and in this episode they looked more like 19-21. |
| Once again, lots of killings. Would have been nice if we at least knew the relations, nope. Just people blaming people blaming people. Andthe pacing is getting on my nerves; Inferno keeps getting what they want, kuudere couple continues being kuudere, someone who might had been able to oppose them just died... I don't know if the fault lies within BEE-TRAIN, or if it's actually Nitro+ screwing up on this, but I hope something could actually happen soon. |
| Ok epsisode. I was a little bored by the pace, and since they didn't even really bother to distinguish who the targets were relative to Inferno, I was a little confused, and definitely detached from the action. The character design is so bland that I thought that the people dying were either apart of inferno, Tony look-alikes, or people who died in the last episode. |
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| Wonderfully executed episode. As another poster has said, I enjoy the fact that Phantom doesn't always tell you what is going on in Ein and Zwei's head. I don't always want to be told every little detail, and I enjoy thinking for myself. I do think that Ein is just a little more "human" than Zwei at this point, however. You could argue that he lost any sense of humanity in the last episode. However, his reasoning that he "kills..too live..". Shows that he has no desire to die, but at some point I wonder if you could even consider yourself truly "alive" in his situation. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Yeah, I was a little bit confused. So much blood have spilled, so many betrayals aswell. Lies, lies, lies. it's like the world revolves around lies. So, Inferno killed 6-12 of the great big bosses on the west coast and made it on a way that they wouldn't get the blame. Tony's subordinate betrayed him because Inferno gave him enough money to buy a cottage and live in the carribeans. The police let that happen so that he'll take the praise and get promoted. LONG LIVE INFERNO, BITCHES! |
| That was a great episode, indeed. Claudia is so hot. |
| This anime is better then Darker than Black, but still has the same failings. It didn't matter who they were killing or for what reason in this episode. So the plot was pretty bad. The images were nice with the glass, but still the pacing was terrible. There was no plot development or growth at all. Also it ending in the same boring depressing way as the last episode I can't stand that. I actually hope is picks up a tad..... Sythe Master's fixation with Ein is kind of sick... |
 Where there is no imagination there is no horror. || Arthur Conan Doyle || Happy Halloween! |
Suzune-chan said: Sythe Master's fixation with Ein is kind of sick... I second this, aside from another disturbing Scythe scene, it was a solid episode overall, the killing spree was nicely done and executed and the plot looks promising moving forward. |
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| Now it is a battle between phantoms... |
| Agreeing with what others mentioned, the episode would have been better if there was more insight on who they were killing. Even some minor narration by Zwei or Ein would have worked. Other than that it was a nice episode. I figured this would go on for one more ep, but apparently not. Inferno works fast! |
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| Err ,,, hmm ,,, ... ? |
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| Great episode! Loved all the action, kept me entertained! >:D |
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| Interesting twist and it only gets better |
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| Intense action scenes. I enjoyed it. Overwall, a okay ep. |
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| wow, guess he really did kill the wife and kid? that doctor is totally creeping with what he does to Ein. the hot blonde messing with Zwei is somehow not so creepy. |
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Mentar said: Kvakond said: Not bad, but what noteDhero said. You couldn't tell who where they killing nor did it matter. That wasn't so hard to understand if you were paying attention. They were targeting the mafia bosses of the area, and then made it look like it was the doing of another family, like in a gang war. Example: First, Ein killed one member of family A. Then, she passed on the gun used to kill him to Inferno-affiliate in family B. Zwei kills the boss of family B, and the Inferno-affiliate acts like the the attacker was actually the guy from family A which Ein just killed. Lather, rinse, repeat. Essentially, they were camouflaging Inferno's killing of the "old bosses" to let the Inferno-friendly second line take command. Result: The new Inferno-friendlies take over to end the sudden "gang war", and a bribed police officer gets kicked up to captain to wrap it all up. So yes, it DID matter. Pretty much, in fact. Well thanks to you, I do know get it totally as to what they were doing, just a shame I didn't know that whilst it was going off, like many others I was just totally detached from it all because I didn't know why..... and I was literally glued to the screen, I wasn't just watching it on and off and not paying attention... all that being said, i do really like this how atm, really atmospheric the fight scenes are nicely done, and imaginative just hope they keep it up, but also, give Inferno a bit of challenge soon, there seeming to dominate at the moment. |
| A killing montage reminiscent of the classic gangster movies. I like it. Ein looked really sexy in a dress and Scythemaster and Ms. McCullen are definitely going to clash sooner rather than later. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| "I kill with this hand, and I eat with this hand. They're no different, since I do them both to live." - Zwei. -- Oh man, the biggest plan so far was set in motion, and carried out perfectly. Scythe Master is one scary guy, and so are his hobbies... (lol). That coordination of Inferno in this episode was splendid, the opposition never really had a chance. Also, the symbolism of the flower at the end there was so accurate that it was sad. 5/5 |
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| Man, Tony was wayyy over his head in trying to end Inferno! |
 "I like to expose what people hide. I'm an intellectual rapist." - Furudo Erika |
-Shuda- said: "I kill with this hand, and I eat with this hand. They're no different, since I do them both to live." - Zwei. I liked that quote a lot, it really gives you a sense of his mentality and his reality. Although I agree with some people that Zwei is less human than Ein, he is still able to question because of what Claudia told him. Whereas Ein on the other hand won't question anything the Scythe Master or the higher ups say. |
| Inferno rise to greatness, great episode! Those assassinations were pretty thought out. This started rather slowly but it seems it turns out to be as good as original was. |
| Everyone in that city is so corrupted... As soon as that bouncer got killed, I understood that their plan was to pin the murders on Tony. They did a great job on that. Inferno is really too powerful, but I wonder if they can really control those two monsters. If one day they want to unchain themself, I don't think that know one will be able to stop them. That Master Scythe really disgust me. He look like one creepy psycho. |
| «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 |
| Damn that was well-planned. Reminds me of The Godfather. Michael Corleone would be so proud. Another disturbing scene with Scythe Master. Annoying as heck too. Every time he appears on screen, I'm really tempted to google if he's going to die soon. |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| wtf is that Scythe Master doing to Ein?? hes freaking insane what a well executed plan.. |
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| Pretty nice episode, loving the action in this anime! |
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| Taking gravue pictures now eh ? That's just creepy... Well I love the killing spree.. just how evil can they get. |
| Seems like nobody can stop Inferno. So much betrayal. You seriously can't trust anyone. Another fucked up scene with the Scythe Master. He really needs to die. |
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| Jesus that guy is creepy wit hte dolls and Ein taking pictures >.> wtf Holy dam shit when down I liked how shes jsut rifing down the road on a bike with a fucking M16 XD good episode verydark |
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| What a messy episode. A lot of new characters and I was confused who is who, but I got the point. Ok episode. |
CogitoErgoSum23 said: What a messy episode. A lot of new characters and I was confused who is who, but I got the point. Ok episode. Agreed... But it still managed to be entertaining... |
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| So far, this show has been doing a great job at making me hate the main cast >_> Welp, RIP Tony. Was the only decent guy in this show atm. |
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| Scythe as creepy as ever. Boy Mr. Stone was quite naive. Everyone will play by the old rules and blah blah blah...how did that work for you? |
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| (rewatching) Pretty dress.  I do love how the music adds to the intensity. |
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| nice dress Ein. Scythe you creepy man. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| Man, Zwei reminded me of Hei from Darker than Black in this episode. Hei is much bad ass, though :D I really hope Zwei decides to fight for his humanity and Ein looked really pretty in that dress. |
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| Really decent episode Tony died a really lame death like most mafia bosses. |
| Now I see why they tried to rile Tony up. And man, Zwei is almost not human anymore, but that kinda became already apparent after he killed a mother and her child. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Got to say, I'm liking what this anime is doing. It's giving me conflicting feelings between rooting for the "protagonists" by virtue of them being the main characters and perspective focus, and rooting against them because they're assassins serving a blatantly immoral and virtueless organisation. Tony's death genuinely felt like a heinous act against a principled man, even though he was a mafia boss, simply because he just looked good in comparison to them. The media/societal fallout where the corrupt cop and Inferno get what they want and gloat about being able to retire just hammers down that narrative of injustice. Hoping Inferno starts getting picked off at some point. It'd be a real downer if it was just win after win for them. Also, Ein looks great in the dress. Shame there weren't a lot of shots of it. Ankylar said: Man, Zwei reminded me of Hei from Darker than Black in this episode. Hei is much bad ass, though :D I really hope Zwei decides to fight for his humanity and Ein looked really pretty in that dress. Hei is a bit more sympathetic than Zwei. Most of Hei's targets weren't particularly good people, and he often found ways to spare those that were. Zwei just kills everyone he's asked to, even if they didn't show any signs they deserved it. Both are cool characters, but their mentalities differ. |
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| This anime has everything from Action, Drama, Suspense, Mafia and great music. Every episode is stand alone, yet important to the story. That was a smart move by Inferno for sure. They really got poor Zwei and Ein by the balls and tits, and I mean literally. Let's see where the story goes next > 6:11 AM, 21/11/24 |
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