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Aug 8, 2009 3:02 PM
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In this episode Youko became so much better as a character. And actually the series is becoming better.
Mar 3, 2010 8:24 PM
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I love how this show explores the way girls feel pressured to conform and be nice to everyone. I never expected to find that kind of subtly feminist theme in an anime. Nicely done.
Jul 7, 2010 7:40 PM
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Wow, took long enough for her to snap out of idiotic self. Hopefully the series will start getting better for me.
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Dec 5, 2010 10:51 AM
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Yoko finally sliced the shit out of that monkey guy. I would've done it 5 episodes ago, of course. ;)

Feb 22, 2011 10:24 PM
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Finally that guy is gone.. But Youko have grown into a much better person. Hopefully she'll be reunited with Rakushun. Seems that now Yuka is the one that is going to lose her mind soon. Where's Asano anyway? But im kinda glad he isnt around complaining about food bla bla..
Aug 2, 2011 1:06 PM
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Wow. The series felt like it dramatically improved in this episode... just because Youko finally faced up to the mask-guy. Is he a spirit in the sword or scabbard or something? One of the two was glowing when she "beat" him... Hm. Anyway, just glad that she "became a better person", as she said, because of Rakushun. Hopefully she does reunite with Rakushun - and I was glad to hear that he wasn't dead, even if we don't know where he is at this point.

Yup, clearly it's Yuka's turn to go insane. Did she learn nothing from being isolated there for that entire time? Geez... She seems just as delusional as before. I thought maybe some social isolation might make her at least a little bit better... ._.
Jul 21, 2012 11:56 AM
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Yoko finally sliced the shit out of that monkey guy. I would've done it 5 episodes ago, of course. ;)

of course.
May 2, 2013 4:37 PM
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Wow, super big improvement this episode.

Youko is finally likable! Somewhat, at least. She defeated that spirit guy.

By the way, is that thing still in her body and controlling her actions? She suddenly seems able to fight, with no training whatsoever.
Jan 31, 2014 3:06 PM
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i just hope rakashun is okay!!
Feb 22, 2014 12:14 AM

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Yay for Youko finally waking up. The mask man was the sword scabbard? Crazy things just keep happening here. Meantime Yuka just keeps getting what she deserves.
Mar 25, 2014 8:41 AM

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The Youko in this episode is a far cry from the Youko of episode 1. Yay for solid character development :D

Looks like Yuka's going to be recalled.
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Oct 30, 2014 8:07 AM

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Youka might make a good main character after all.

Bring back the rat, please.

Not Yuka again. Can we not.
Dec 29, 2014 6:52 PM

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We're finally getting to a better Youko.

And I still don't get who is the monkey guy. So he was the scabbard? Was he like testing her worthiness or something before becoming the scabbard again?

Hopefully they'll explain this later or maybe I'll rewatch this since it looks like it has potential. --___--

Also the terminology...I shall somehow remember it
Jan 8, 2015 9:05 AM

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I want to punch that creepy psycho Monkey lol.she is so jealous that women.just kill her

Apr 17, 2015 12:58 PM

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This episode was sweet, the episodes are getting better and better :)
Jun 5, 2015 2:25 PM

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I was going to drop this if psycho monkey boy stayed much longer. Looks like I can continue watching.
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Nov 8, 2015 12:51 PM

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It's a real shame Youko didn't meet Rakushun and the Shuusei sooner. I suppose it was for the best that she met a lot of "bad" people before she did. We probably wouldn't have the current Youko if not for the diverse experiences she has had since crossing over into the current world.
Matsuoka Yoshitsugu has hardly any range as a voice actor, and is grossly over-cast.

Yeah. I said it.
Dec 13, 2015 2:02 PM

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The mask dude was the scabbard. I wondered if/how she would get it back.
Dec 20, 2016 10:24 PM
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Turns out telling scabbard-spirit-monkey-boy to go to hell really was the solution to defeating him. So, does the scabbard send everyone who uses the sword nuts, or was Youko just already traumatised enough to be easily manipulated? Either way, she seems to have reached a nice equilibrium in her character - she has the sense of morality and trust that she had in the initial episodes, but she's much more calm and decisive, which is good.

Still up in the air as to how the Sugimoto situation is going to unfold. There's still plenty of room to make her compelling rather than just a generic antagonist.
Dec 30, 2016 2:57 AM

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wheres the rat. aeojaoiejfef did she just leave him
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Mar 29, 2017 5:13 PM

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Youko .. she have grown into a much better person. Nice development there!

I hope Rakushun is okay!
May 10, 2017 12:15 PM

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It is so nice to see Yuuko get rid of her paranoia and decide to trust people around her.

She has been either too maive or too cynical, but it seems like she's finding the middle way.
Jun 15, 2017 9:53 PM

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"It doesn't matter how many times I got betrayed, shame on them"

D'awwww
Youko is actually becoming a better and better person.. She might be our real MC afterall
Also nice to see that in that world there are some kind people
What a shame that she have to leave them soon

I love this episode, I feel like slowly but sure I'm being pulled into this anime
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Nov 23, 2017 5:58 PM

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finally she stood up to the creepy monkey dude

also is she supposed to be disguising as a male or....? that little girl calls her "big brother" but she looks completely female with her obvious boobs and high pitched voice and long hair
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Sep 25, 2019 2:09 PM

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Sugimoto get rekt again. It's nice to see.

WHERE IS MY RAT BUDDY?!
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Sep 29, 2019 1:57 AM

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omg this hoe left the bleeding rakushun to die, i'm gonna kill her
Oct 3, 2019 11:14 AM
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FFS, even with some minor improvement she's still an annoying idiot!
Mar 1, 2020 7:42 PM

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Finally! Youko has made some progress, and on the other hand I'm happy that Sugimoto has a rough time. I hope splinter is well.
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May 25, 2021 11:28 AM
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The fight against her insecurities and doubts took a bit too long, but I suppose she had to go through it.
I like where this is going. Hopefully we can soon say goodbye to whiny MC and welcome badass MC. :)
Jun 22, 2021 10:01 AM
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Im kinda pissed off with that guy... then it turns out it is the sheath of her sword lol
Aug 15, 2021 5:26 PM

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Nice conclusion to this character arc of Youko. Sugimoto on the other hand is experiencing something similar just in a more brutal way.

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Sep 4, 2021 10:36 PM

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Wow, took long enough for her to snap out of idiotic self. Hopefully the series will start getting better for me.


Yeah her acting idiotic at the start really made me dislike her introduction. Hopefully she can only get better from here on.
Jan 24, 2022 10:24 AM
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This is the moment she became a queen.
Dec 16, 2023 8:26 AM

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Okay, this episode was a massive improvement on her character. Now I can binge it more. Like 4 episodes per sitting, as opposed to struggling to watch 1 episode in a day.
Jan 12, 2:33 PM

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uhm she gained some emotional stability a,d it looks like she got rid of that trust issue devil. I think she should stay with the comedians but of course the story wouldn't be interesting if she did. I am kinda indifferent to this rat guy or whatever his name is so idc about his fate even tho it is obvious he's gonna come back. Yuka is kind of pathetic but she has some potential for a good redemption arc.
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Thought Youko might've been learning something here, but seems like she regressed back into handicapping herself with unconditional crust. The damn monkey man (who is apparently the scabbard too) is as fault for that, with how his incessant goading essentially metamorphosed into reverse-psychology.

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