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| Great episode as always. The action is always really well executed in this series. The swordfight was awesome. I kinda had a feeling that Chise's dad was the assassin, that end where she uttered that rhyme and started crying was really heartbreaking. :( |
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guyklc said: Not only in anime, that's complete nonsense. In combat, smallness is actually a huge advantage, because of being a smaller target, lower centre of gravity, and weighing less.papachulu said: LOL!! I think Chise said she was 19, but still, hilarious nonetheless. Only in anime. Legendary assassin gets dominated by 12 years old girl. Cool. But anyway, good episode. My favorite scene was at the end, when Chise chanted her spell on her heart :'( |
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GenesisAria said: guyklc said: Not only in anime, that's complete nonsense. In combat, smallness is actually a huge advantage, because of being a smaller target, lower centre of gravity, and weighing less.LOL!! I think Chise said she was 19, but still, hilarious nonetheless. Only in anime. But anyway, good episode. My favorite scene was at the end, when Chise chanted her spell on her heart :'( It's not smallness that's the issue; it's the fact that an amateur could easily own a legendary assassin. If smallness were the only indicator for being a great assassin/warrior, then having children serve as soldiers would make a country's army invincible. |
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guyklc said: GenesisAria said: Not only in anime, that's complete nonsense. In combat, smallness is actually a huge advantage, because of being a smaller target, lower centre of gravity, and weighing less. It's not smallness that's the issue; it's the fact that an amateur could easily own a legendary assassin. If smallness were the only indicator for being a great assassin/warrior, then having children serve as soldiers would make a country's army invincible. What makes you think she's an amateur, she was obviously a very bright student and way excelled at her training. I said smallness was an advantage. I know how combat works, i'm not stupid lol. |
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| Finally we get to know her. By the time she killed him, I knew he was her father. Didn't think they need to tell us since it became obvious pretty sure. Though we wouldn't of had that 'owie, owie go away' scene which was pretty darn sad. Very action-packed, really loved it, I wish the normal troops got to fight too though. It can't be understated how important the Boshin war and the situation presented here with the re-negotiation of the 'unequal treaties' and the alliance between Britain and Japan Played a HUGE in Japan's ultimate militarization and the eventual conflict in the Pacific. Nice to see a little known part of history presented. |
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| very very nice eps enjoyed it greatly chise's intro was very splendid to see and i wonder how many eps this series will be? |
| Yet another eye-candy and sensational episode! I'm really loving this show extremely, personally it's my favorite of the season hands down! Ange and Chise's partnership was thrilling and awesome to see. It will be sad to see Cases 3, 4, 5 and 6 without Chise because she is easily one of my favorite characters of the show. Action sequences in this episode was tensed and therefore fascinating and it didn't even take long to initiate it. Honestly, I enjoyed the swordplay the most especially the fight between Chise and her father. I knew right away that the famous assassin was Chise's father considering what his finals words were. In addition, it was depressing to see her father's healing chants didn't work when Chise help out her hand to her chest and then those tears dripping.. Easy 5/5, like always. |
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| An exciting and really interesting episode as always. Hmm a diplomatic party from Japan eh. Makes sense that Princess will be the one that will welcome them but as Dorothy said also conveys the thought that the nation considers them below their notice. Hmm surprising that they added in historical events into the series. This must be the first time that Princess has seen this level of humility though. It seems this diplomat is pretty new to his role. Still the negotiation between the two countries sure is a interesting theme for this episode. So this is how Ange and the others met Chise then. Quite an entrance for her though. Meeting on top of a moving train thats pretty unique. Chise really has impressive observational skills. Bodyguards dressed as maids was a nice touch. So Chise was in fact here to take out the assassin eh. Seems this treaty isn't popular with everyone then if an assassin was hunting them. The brief battle between Ange and Chise was cool though. Partnering Chise with Ange eh this should be interesting. Princess's logic is as flawless as ever. Ange's interrogation/talk with Chise was pretty interesting though they just walked through a frozen carriage. Surprising that Chise believes in Ange's story though. Its funny to see Ange can get confused for once lol. So the duke of Normandy is looking to sabotage the treaty eh. So the duke is already wary of princess then. So Chise has a personal reason for wanting to take down Jubei then. Hmm so an accomplice was on the train eh. Separating the escorts from the target was an interesting move. Ange's gadget really comes in handy this time. Plus it allowed Chise to show off her sword skills as well too. So a race against time before the tracks merge and cause both trains to crash eh. Ange's flying and gun skills combined with Chise's blade really makes them a potent team. Nice that Chise got there in time though. Princess really is full of surprises in that she's always aware of the big picture and not cowardly enough to leave her friends and allies behind. The fight between Chise and Jubei was pretty good. Ange sure had a pretty good knowledge of the train controls though. But man that was a close one as the trains almost made it to the merge. Ah so Jubei was actually Chise's father eh. Must be pretty tough to face him this many times and finally end the battle by killing him. It is sad that the charm that Chise knew was taught by her father that she was forced to kill though. So Chise decided to join them in the school eh. Beatrice's reaction to her entrance was cute. |
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| Chise best girl, the fight scenes are lit Slash! CLANG!! deep throat armor Lel |
| Good, Lord!...that was some sick as fuck fighting scene :O Also that plotwist, although bittersweet, was so good. Really made things heavier. Interesting plot decisions like these are what put this anime above average. |
| Yes this episode was fucking amazing. Chise and Ange team up was so cool. That Chise and Todo fight was on point as well. Though obvious he was her father, that ending still got me teary eyed T_T |
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| We are reaching new levels of campiness. Anti-gravity-fu, runaway trains, assassins and revenge. This is not a complaint, though; it was fun. One advantage of the semi-episodic format is that it allows the show to try various different things during its run with only relatively few strings attached. I really liked Ange and Chise's back and forth, and the little things like Chise's healing "spell" made the otherwise pulpy origin story feel just personal enough. Case 7, set between episode 3 and 4 (cases 2 and 9, respectively). With this episode, the state of affairs introduced in episode 1 has been mostly explained. Chise is welcomed to the Team, although we know that she's a double agent. The Duke of Normandy has been acting real shady up to this point but now we know he's actively trying to sabotage Princess. She's like a princess from Game of Thrones, this girl. One other thing to note is that this episode is the first time where some members of Team White Pigeon get seriously hurt. Dorothy is caught in the blast, while Beatrice is knocked out and even has her head almost removed, probably only saved by her modified neck. Her father's horrific experiment didn't save her, of course, because if she hadn't been modified in the first place, Princess wouldn't have taken her under her wings and so she wouldn't be part of this team right now. It was a goofy looking scene, I'll give you that, and it's fair to criticize it. But I think if they had tried to do more realistic movement it would have looked awkward. This show has never tried to present grounded action, it's been campy since episode 1. Kabaneri was a similarly goofy show in spirit with animation that aimed for a more gritty and grounded look, and it only escaped a pretentious vibe early on because of the incredible use of effects. Granted, it had some gererally impressive sakuga to go with it, but I still prefer this show over that one. I guess it's just a matter of taste. |
LeeTailorAug 10, 2017 11:47 PM
| wow Chise is simply amazing and we got to see how they met the best ep so far imo Chise is best now to look forward to whats to come |
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| Poor Chise, it was sad to see her past |
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Chise is the cutest member of this loli-squad. As always, the music was great as well. |
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| So another flashback episode about how they met Chise, interesting. I can't stop loving the OP & ED, they are both so good. |
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| Assasinnation plot, train, japanese delegation in a western country... This sounds very familiar but I can't remember where I already saw that. Apart from that, nice action (if I don't consider the weird look the ground camera shots during the blades fight had) and... well... that's it. 3/5 From the princess to an official: "I'll introduce you Grand Mother." Yeah, you certainly talk like this about the Queen in this situation... staritoss said: U1111 said: This episode was predictable and mediocre. Jubei being Chise's father was very predictable. Mr "I predict everything" is here If youre the only who predicted its not U1111 said: If nobody else saw it coming, it's weird. I thought it was telegraphed repeatedly in advance. I was pretty sure of it roughly at the point when the bomb that cut off the train cars blew up, or slightly afterwards. I don't think there is anything bad in the fact it was "predictable" here. I thought I was able to guess it because the episode actually wanted it so. Plus, the contrary would have made the scene with the "healing song" purposeless. |
Rei_IIIAug 17, 2017 2:46 PM
| Such an interesting episode to see how they met Chise. This anime keeps getting better and better! Gaaah. Freaking love the fight scenes, especially the fight between Jubei and Chise. Ugh. The music helps a lot, too. Ugh. Ugh. That plot twist, though. Jubei is Chise's father. That was so sad; I honestly cried. Call me a crybaby idgaf. Haha. What a fucking awesome episode! |
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| Owie owie right in the kokoro. |
| Man, what a rush. That had to be the best case so far, the swordplay especially stealing the show. It was kind of jarring to see Chise's tiny loli body keeping up with Jubei's movements in an explosive exchange. Also found it kind of peculiar how the Japanese are portrayed as the foreigners for once. |
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boukendesho said: U1111 said: This episode was predictable and mediocre. Jubei being Chise's father was very predictable. Do you mind pointing to where you made the prediction? I don't remember exactly any more. It had to do with the setup, sounded like it will be a duty vs. family type of story. I was certain when one of the minor assassins called Chise a traitor. |
| A great episode and I am loving this show, but I hope now that all the characters have had their introduction the story will be linear from this point on, all this jumping around is starting to get to me. |
| All this action combined with very bloody scenes makes the story more noir. Now the narration is suitable even if the protagonists are all young women. Very catchy the soundtrack, it is quite touch the final. |
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| Chise is cute and badass at the same time. Sucks for her she has to kill her own father. She and Ange make a good pair. |
| Damn, Yuki Kajiura doesn´t dissapoint. That duel was delicious. |
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| Hmm, when you forgo all the logic this series is still cute girls doing cute (and bloody) things at its core. It really makes no sense to watch this for anything else. Who cares that the plot is always stupid and full of plot holes, right? |
| And this episode sheds light on how and why Chise joins the party! I liked it. |
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| Some intense Japanese sword fighting, well I got to say that sure was interesting! Still don't really understand the whole back and forth time changes! But well looking forwards to see what's next. |
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| Love this episode, two train fight and some feels. Going back and watching it a second time, sadly I think the animation outside of fight scenes i n the train cars is not all that great, but the sword fights are great. Leaving the Japanese voices in the dub for conversations between Japanese was a great move, this dub was super-except for what seemed to be a timing error in one of Todo Jubei's lines. none of the soldiers got mad about a maid an a Jap ruining their card games lol also gotta love the classic the 'tracks merging into one line' scenario, hooray for laissez-faire and deregulation XD |
glassknucklesSep 28, 2018 10:35 PM
| Great episode! The action scene was amazing. 5/5 |
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| This episode was just Star Wars lol. |
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| So, that's how they met Chise. We got to really see her skills in this episode. The assassin she killed was actually her father. After burying him, it's quite clear that it was difficult for her to do, but she despised what her father had become, and she felt that she had to stop him. |
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| I knew it. Chise's introduction. Well, it was obvious that murderer was Chise's dad since she mentioned him. |
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| Really thrilling episode, best of the series so far and the dub is getting better and better for me too. The dub's been a fascinating mixed bag so far since a lot of the people speak the same way when there's multiple kinds of British accents and some sound a lot older than they look like Beatrice, but I felt like the dub did this episode immense justice, by having Chise shine with her bilingual side as she speaks in almost a broken English accent since she's a Japanese character in the show and the dub actually maintains the Japanese audio for some of the Japanese characters who can't speak English when in combat. It's a smart technique that not many anime pull off, utilizing various kinds of languages and maintaining it smartly to create a better atmosphere and realism for the show. The content itself was really exciting surrounding the theme of assassination this time around and I have to say, Chise was a beast of a samurai in this episode. Glad she joined up with the rest of the crew permanently. The show took quite an interesting approach with her character since she's almost written like a Western version of what a Japanese character would be like with some additional influences of Japanese culture when it comes to behavior, despite the actual anime being Japanese straight up. It fits the show though in a weird way, just like the dub's beginning to fit more and more now too. The structure of storytelling still feels a bit odd and unnecessarily non-linear but it didn't matter much here, I had so much fun regardless. Oh yeah, Yuki Kajiura still delivers immensely with the score for the anime. Adds so much bloodpumping excitement to scenes with how great her jazzy compositions have been, plus hearing the opening song as usual just makes me even more hyped up. |
| oo an episode on how they met chise ! that "owie owie go away" part after chise's father died </33 but another nice episode, chise and ange made a quite good duo despite only knowing each other for a day |
| Nice action-packed episode. Chise was introduced. The scene at her father's grave was very touching. "Owie, owie, fly away..." Well, it didn't help much this time. Poor girl. |
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| The episode where Chise is introduced into the Principal Team, this non-linear story plot knows how to work its wonders by backtracking. Aside from the culture shock difference between the rest and her extended family of Japanese expats in foreign land, there's reason for anyone to doubt Chise's involvement to kill their enemy, and Princess places her under watch with Ange for a change. Once again, another feud from the Duke of Normandy brought to the Principal spy team, and Chise and Ange makes for an interesting double team. Technically this is Chise's first fight on foreign soil, and to say that the impression is something I still remember fondly between a traitorous father and loyal daughter. "Owie, owie, fly away..." what a stark reminder. |
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| That sword fight was amazing. If nothing, the action in this series is pretty fucking good. |
| Yeah this anime is pretty freaking good |
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| Pretty good fight animation this episode. |
| So cool how Beatrice survived a blast from the sword that cut down the door just moments before. Cyborgs are so cool. Also I love Chise's backstory! The train hopping and the fight with Jubei were really cool. |
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