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| Brilliant episode! Loved Ikki's conversation with Alice. Had a lot of meaning to it. The fight was epic and that confession was cute. Only small complaint I have is that I wish they'd removed the ending song to extend the confession scene. I remember it being slightly longer in the manga. Still a great episode nevertheless. |
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| Perfect Vision? More like deus-ex-machina, in this case painted with the old "power of love" brush. Despite that, the fight was pretty well done, both halfs (before and after Perfect Vision) were compelling and engaging in their own ways, especially given how OP they both were. Also, I sure didn't expect a confession to come up in the fourth episode like that. And moving away from the harem element this quickly is a very welcome change. This could turn out to be a little surprise this season, which I wouldn't mind at all. |
Linkmstr said: NeoAnkara said: You forgot about the part that confession is accepted. And it only took one light novel volume and it's the very first volume. As much as it pains me but SAO fits the bill. |
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| The one reason I'm paying more attention to this show than Asterisk and Taimadou 35 is there's finally a relationship aspect in this "generic magic battle high school" show. And by relationship I don't mean romance. I actually mean two people who openly admit their feelings for each other and actually reach boyfriend-girlfriend status. Now it just depends on how they handle it from here on. |
| That. Was an episode. Like holy shit, I feel bad for not watching straight on Hulu or wherever to show at least some support for the show. Nachtwandler_21 said: Linkmstr said: And it only took one light novel volume and it's the very first volume. As much as it pains me but SAO fits the bill. Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere too. |
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| All right. That's it rating has to go up right now! Also whoever said this show was a generic piece of shit can now gratefully Kiss my ass! |
| Wow guys, finally, a harem(or not now) show thay sailed an OTP earlier. Awww men I really like what Silver Link is doing. And dat OST 11/10 |
| The world shall know the truth soon. |
its been a while since it felt so good that a mc reking a villain  |
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| Ofc the MC suddenly power up after he gets rekt and should have been diededededed from all the arrows he took. But hey, beside that, nice episode ! |
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| That was good, but I still wish Ikki can just kill off that fucker or make him suffer even more. Well the confession is way faster compare to some other anime/manga/novel...which I like. I so want to slaughter off those people that talk shit about Ikki...make me so mad! |
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| Now this is what i was talking about... 6/5 |
| For a minute during this episode I started to think this show was...good? Help, I can feel anime ruining me. |
| This was a very well executed episode with the finale to Kirihara just epic. Nice confession at the end so it looks like we'll get some real romance progressing. |
 All credit goes to Sacred. |
| That kiss was cute..... the confession was great.... Find a room and do "it" already. |
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skudoops said: Thought this was a school? Why would they let you kill each other? How could this dude even move with holes all over his body anyway? - Allows students kill each other - Allows boys and girls to live together in the same room - Allows students to call someone else "the worst one" and constantly bully him Best school eva. |
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| Fkn awesome ep. Holy fuck, the animation is also really effin good. Didn't rly expect that from silver link tbh |
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skudoops said: Thought this was a school? Why would they let you kill each other? How could this dude even move with holes all over his body anyway? Made a comment earlier about how morbid the anime is in that sense, same goes for Asterisk. It's one thing when it's a historical anime with armies, but another with people going to school and basically fighting each other to the death for entertainment. It's not the same as signing a waiver before skydiving saying you understand the risk involved... your opponent in these battles could kill you if they chose to. Glad someone else agrees with me. Since it's magic something or another, I'm assuming they weren't holes straight through his body, but it is odd that the arrows just kind of disappear on impact... guess that's just how the magic works. |
| Really wish that Ikki would have done some major damage to Kirihara. Cutting a millimeter in front of his face and him fainting isn't really a win to me. That's just scared to death. Lots of anime where the MC has to face a bully character and doesn't hurt him after they hurt the MC is pretty common. Good episode regardless and I'm glad Ikki confessed this early. |
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| What a fucking fantastic episode. The emotions were high on this one too. Seeing that piece of shit begging for his life was just fantastic, he deserved that shit. Still preferred him being seriously hit though, but whatever. That fight was amazing. Seeing Ikki getting shot at and ridiculed at was just plain awful. Fight proved all those faggots wrong, lmao. And the ship is real! |
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| The fight was pretty cool. Nothing else to say really. |
| HELL YEAH IKKI SHOW HIM |
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| This episode was amazing, the adaptation was good. Now just waiting for the next. |
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| Good fight the episode is getting better. |
| Well... like every anime, Ikki got stronger in seconds by the power of nakama! In this case his lover. It was a great episode, Ikki put the annoying guy in his place. Although I'd love to see Ikki at least slash him or stab. Hee... Alice x Shizuku is a thing? T_T I actually like the Alice and that journalist combination. I'd say they make a better pairing lol. |
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| Dat confession doh!!! |
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GileonFletcher said: They forgot to mention that healing capsule is really advanced here. It can even repair hacked arm.skudoops said: Thought this was a school? Why would they let you kill each other? How could this dude even move with holes all over his body anyway? Made a comment earlier about how morbid the anime is in that sense, same goes for Asterisk. It's one thing when it's a historical anime with armies, but another with people going to school and basically fighting each other to the death for entertainment. It's not the same as signing a waiver before skydiving saying you understand the risk involved... your opponent in these battles could kill you if they chose to. Glad someone else agrees with me. Since it's magic something or another, I'm assuming they weren't holes straight through his body, but it is odd that the arrows just kind of disappear on impact... guess that's just how the magic works. |
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| EPIC !!!!!!!!!!! Ikki was a BAD@SS Dat kiss <3333 |
| Holy shit, best episode of Rakudai yet! I was curious to see why light novel readers were so hyped for this episode and I completely understand why now. The fight between Ikki vs Kirihara was awesome. Ikki was so nervous to begin with and got hurt everywhere on his body. The entire crowd was chanting 'worst one' which really pissed off Stella. Stella ended up yelling some very encouraging words to Ikki which was amazing, I love Stella so much. By the power of LOVE, Ikki pulled through. His perfect vision made him able to beat KIrihara. Kirihara was pretty much in tears by the end of the fight and Ikki missed him by a few millimeters; what a complete badass. The OST made it really intense. The animation was pretty good too. That last scene was so cute though. Oh my god, Ikki confessed to Stella and Stella accepted it. They're pretty much a couple now, and we're not even halfway through the anime yet! That kiss on Ikki's face. <3 Stella's so hot, cute and pretty and Ikki's not a dense MC, thank you anime gods! Damn, I love this anime. I can't wait for the next episodes; Stella x Ikki forever. 5/5 |
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| Anime creators REALLY need to fix their portrayal of crowds...I don't like to believe that crowds love to snide over someone on stage, just because the obviously pathetic asshole is calling for it to be inflicted upon his opponent. Maybe its just me being overly optimistic, but I don't think crowds are THAT stupid to not see who the real asshole and loser is during this fight. Not to mention the lack of screen time for crowd reaction AFTER the battle...Those who screen along with the crowd are the true cowards. |
NaChiKyoTsuki97Oct 24, 2015 5:32 PM
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| It kinda makes me sad that they toned down how graphic it was. In the manga, there were arrows impaled on and through Ikki's body. Also, the confession wasn't as cute as it was in the manga. Great episode! They added a hunter-theme to Kirihara's power, which is kinda neat. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka's voice acting was amazing and I swear I heard a Joker laugh at some point in the fight. |
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NaChiKyoTsuki97 said: Not really, It's pretty true to life because the good people don't shout to defend the person so all you can hear are the insults.Anime creators REALLY need to fix their portrayal of crowds...I don't like to believe that crowds love to snide over someone on stage, just because the obviously pathetic asshole is calling for it to be inflicted upon his opponent. Maybe its just me being overly optimistic, but I don't think crowds are THAT stupid to not see who the real asshole and loser is during this fight. |
NaChiKyoTsuki97 said: Anime creators REALLY need to fix their portrayal of crowds...I don't like to believe that crowds love to snide over someone on stage, just because the obviously pathetic asshole is calling for it to be inflicted upon his opponent. Maybe its just me being overly optimistic, but I don't think crowds are THAT stupid to not see who the real asshole and loser is during this fight. Seems like these kinds of school are locus for power-struggle, so naturally the ones who think that they're stronger would beat down on someone like Ikki who's the bottom in terms of ranks. Also, it's just like any competitive sport. You root for one team and you bash the other on occasion. |
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| Wasn't sure whether or not I was sold on this show, especially after that episode 2, but I am now! Stella was amazing this episode. Her VA really did a fantastic job during her shouting in the arena. You really felt the emotion there. The fight against Kirihara was awesome. Fuck that annoying douchebag, was satisfying to see him get his. I continue to enjoy this shows stylization with the gore. The backdrops and world and colouring used are just beautiful, especially outdoors. Lastly, that confession scene was done *perfectly*. Silver Link nailed it. I really appreciate that they went with "liking" one another instead of immediately jumping to "love". I adore the peck on the cheek too instead of lip-locking off the bat. It actually came off as a reasonably progressing relationship. Very mature considering this is an ecchi. Been dying for a proper relationship since SAO, and Rakudai is delivering in spades. Definitely best episode to date though, it made me a believer. Looking forward to next week! |
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| God I'm so glad he wiped the smug fucking look on that guys face. Should've at least given him a bigger flesh wound Ikki. Damn this show doesn't pal around on the romance. Episode 4 "I love you". God give me more now. |
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| I think i would have enjoyed this far more if it wasn't over hyped like it was second coming,when i checked it out last week in the manga i was like yeah that was a decent fight hopefully silver link delivers. with that said it was a good episode surprised about the confession guess that was the main reason that this is set apart from the "others" |
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NaChiKyoTsuki97 said: It happens in the LN and manga so it's not really the "anime creators" fault.Anime creators REALLY need to fix their portrayal of crowds...I don't like to believe that crowds love to snide over someone on stage, just because the obviously pathetic asshole is calling for it to be inflicted upon his opponent. Maybe its just me being overly optimistic, but I don't think crowds are THAT stupid to not see who the real asshole and loser is during this fight. Not to mention the lack of screen time for crowd reaction AFTER the battle...Those who screen along with the crowd are the true cowards. |
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| A prime example of mob mentality. If I were Stella, I'd give everyone in the audience 3rd degree burns. As for Ikki, I was hoping he'd really kill that piece of shit...or at least stab him in the dick. |
Milky_way1886 said: silver link is known for amazing animation wtf u talking boutFkn awesome ep. Holy fuck, the animation is also really effin good. Didn't rly expect that from silver link tbh |
| I couldn't but alt+f4 after he didn't deal the killing blow. I don't know what I expected from a generic shit |
| WOOOOOOOOOOO THE SOUNDTRACK MAKES THE ACTION SO DAMN HYPE. The first half was again just okay, but then everything got awesome in the second half, and I'm not one to usually be impressed by mere action. I don't even know if the action was actually that good, but it was hype af regardless. That last scene had me grinning like an idiot. Awwwww. <3 I'm glad the romance is developing so early. |
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| Is it just me or did the number of favourites for Stella just increase by a ton after this episode? |
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| Besides getting another awesome fight, Ikki & Stella's continuous relationship development is doing wonders for this show. Heck, even the imouto might get her on ship going with Alice-kun. I'm actually looking forward to this show every week now. |
Wow great job by Silver Link! Doing a hell of a job with the adaptation. Great balance between action, comedy, drama, and even romance. Best episode of the season IMO... Beautiful... |
NaChiKyoTsuki97 said: Anime creators REALLY need to fix their portrayal of crowds...I don't like to believe that crowds love to snide over someone on stage, just because the obviously pathetic asshole is calling for it to be inflicted upon his opponent. Maybe its just me being overly optimistic, but I don't think crowds are THAT stupid to not see who the real asshole and loser is during this fight. Not to mention the lack of screen time for crowd reaction AFTER the battle...Those who screen along with the crowd are the true cowards. If you visited any highschool or college in last 20 years, you would know that the behavior of the crowd is pretty much 99% accurate to the real life. Especially for a meritocratic school that seems to rely on segregation and elitism(and apparently nobility bias till end of previous year) |
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| This is so rushed that it could beat the Olympics.... My emotions of this episode is jumping from place to place due to the pace :/ Still good episode. I like how this show don't beat around the bush and they start dating already. |
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