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| Really not bad so far. It isn't all that rushed, and Murakami and Kuroha's motives are being conveyed with the right timing and direction, so it doesn't just feel forced. Still very wary about the pacing once the plot starts really progressing, though. StevenHu said: He is thinking about their situation, that was made pretty clear when he said he couldn't leave her alone knowing she would die. And even after she kept rejecting him, he came back with food knowing they probably weren't eating. With as little as he knows about the situation so far, he's doing everything he can to help. He just needed a 'reason' to keep coming back after getting rejected, hence the focus on kuroneko.Ryouta Murakami needs to stop thinking about how Neko Kuroha reminds him of Kuroneko and start thinking about everything else at hand. That is literally dragging down his supposedly intelligent character and my enjoyment of this show. Once he knows the full situation at hand and the plot starts really moving(next episode) he'll start showing his value as a character. |
AlexTheRiotApr 13, 2014 1:08 PM
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kickmesign said: Kana is the stephen hawking of tsunderes. You win sir! |
| "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 |
| how did kuroha fill out the school form if she really can't read? mc needs to stop seeing kuroha as kuroneko and start seeing her as an individual (even if kuroha is kuroneko). also, this show's gonna be really depressing. looking forward to next week's episode |
| Kana being paralyzed made me sad, I don't like that kind of thing, makes me feel really shitty. When Kuroha blended the cake, ah the feels. Super interested in this series, I haven't read the manga/light novel so idk whats going to happen. |
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| NOOOOOO, not the cake!!! ;( |
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kickmesign said: Kana is the stephen hawking of tsunderes. This is fantastic! This episode was still interesting as it helps build up the characters and their situations which will probably be important. I'm really enjoying this series so far! I hope it continues to get even better! |
orchidork said: how did kuroha fill out the school form if she really can't read? Believe it or not this plot in-consistency gets answered |
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Takuan_Soho said: Which isn't in itself bad, the world is full of such sadistic people, but this scene really didn't have a point outside of maybe making us hate the villain we already would have hated hated. It felt more voyeuristic the substantive. And here's the thing, without a point, showing us forces us into becoming voyeurs as well. That ultimately was the problem I had with Elven Laid, its like showing a rape for no reason but to show a rape. Make it part of the story and I am fine with it, but I really don't want to watch it just because you show it. And I particularly don't want to watch it when you are making the rest of the show contradictory lighthearted. As I said above be consistent. Yup. Given this is the same author, it has to be tragic for the sake of being tragic. If the witch was brainwashed and re-used instead then the impact is less, although it would have been much more feasible. If I ever become an evil overlord, I would NOT want to waste resources like that. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
Takuan_Soho said: I mean killing the witch would have made a bit of sense if it somehow impacted (through some telepathy) the other witches, but from all appearances it was done purely because the director of the project is sadistic. This is answered in the manga, and will probably be mentioned in the anime: Mod Note: Information that has not been revealed yet in the anime has been placed in spoiler tags. |
rodacApr 13, 2014 10:45 PM
| Perfect balance of comedy/dark whatever :p I WANT BLOOD :3 okay not too much. Dat toothpaste tho |
| "If you don't love anyone, it'll make your life easier. But, I don't want to believe it's useless to love anyone" - Hikari Sakishima |
| Still love listening to that OP :D Lol'ed when she said she wasn't excited for it, but had a swim tube around her waist XD Introduced Kana :) Computerized voice actually sounds like a real person, not some computer voice. Thank god for that. Kanade :'( Glad they were able to save the old lady lol Heh, Kana forced to have cake blended up - she was crying over it? xD Kuroha was bleeding at the end there.. |
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StevenHu said: Ryouta Murakami needs to stop thinking about how Neko Kuroha reminds him of Kuroneko and start thinking about everything else at hand. That is literally dragging down his supposedly intelligent character and my enjoyment of this show. exactly what I'm thinking |
| @ Takuan_Soho Next episode should shine some light on your concern that killing them is a waste. |
rodacApr 13, 2014 10:47 PM
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Takuan_Soho said: Again, I know this is my preference and not a rule, and in other genre's I don't mind such faults, but if a show wants to have adult themes then it has to do some adult thinking. I never really thought of this series as much of an "adult themed" one. It's interesting to me, but not as good as Elfen Lied (which everyone seems to compare it to), and Elfen Lied had its own issues with cutting from a dark, serious tone to silly moments of ecchi. Not sure how close this anime will play to the manga - it's going to be either insanely rushed or abruptly cut off... but especially once the harem stuff kicked in, it really took the series out of any kind of "serious" frame of mind. It's better than average, but not anything really exceptional - all IMHO, of course. Since it's only 13 eps, I plan to watch the whole thing, but not with any super high expectations. |
| Kuroha's singing scene was so cute lol |
| It's funny how he could easily go around the fence instead of going over it.. but that's just a trivial thing haha Anyways, an amazing ep indeed! All characters so far are likable and the story seems dark. That scene when they ejected her made me cringe though >.> |
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| Has been mentioned if the bad guys are undercover government forces or of the paramilitary kind ? School doesn't seem a ideal place to hide. |
| I see the creator has a thing for making women melt. Also, I'm failing to see Murakami's relevance in all this. Then again, Elfen Lied was full of irrelevant characters. I will say that I'm enjoying this far more than Elfen Lied so far. |
| I can tell that there is a lot to look forward to in this series. I feel sorry for Kana being paralyzed. I wonder if she'll break from the paralysis before it's over. Probably not. Also, what's up with Neko's nosebleed? I think there's a sort of malfunction going on. Can't wait for next wk's episode! |
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| Damn she melted o___o; Overall okay episode. I wonder if Kuroha's nosebleed is an indication of her limited life span or she is just aroused o__O. kickmesign said: Kana is the stephen hawking of tsunderes. lol'd |
slkrr said: Takuan_Soho said: Again, I know this is my preference and not a rule, and in other genre's I don't mind such faults, but if a show wants to have adult themes then it has to do some adult thinking. I never really thought of this series as much of an "adult themed" one. It's interesting to me, but not as good as Elfen Lied (which everyone seems to compare it to), and Elfen Lied had its own issues with cutting from a dark, serious tone to silly moments of ecchi. Not sure how close this anime will play to the manga - it's going to be either insanely rushed or abruptly cut off... but especially once the harem stuff kicked in, it really took the series out of any kind of "serious" frame of mind. It's better than average, but not anything really exceptional - all IMHO, of course. Since it's only 13 eps, I plan to watch the whole thing, but not with any super high expectations. Crap, please tell me the harem isn't the bad kind of harem, as in, all the girls fawn over him, but the MC acts like a dense idiot. |
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| Oh that melting scene, reminded me of how sad Elfen Lied was :c Will go cry in corner now. |
| For starters: the OP is fantastic ! *___* I first thought Kuroha was in the vehicle... I agree, it kinda seems to be Elfen Lied 2.0 It was interesting, indeed. Liked it. Looking forward to watching the next episode. ^^ |
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| pretty good episode lol kana was jokess with the whole rape thing aha. I was pretty confused with kanaeda's character though, anyone care to elaborate on why kanaeda looked identical to kuroha?? |
| To hunger, but not gluttonous. To arouse, but not lustful. To tire, but not slothful. |
| OP is so siiick Crap I actually really wanted that old female to die because of her attitude. |
| Quite a mystery we have on our hands.. I'm liking it so far, the human science experimentation reminds me of Noblesse. I feel sorry for Kana having to eat like that and she can't talk.. Poor girl. I don't know why but I have a feeling everyone is going to die by the end of this anime except for Kuroneko or the MC. Since this is from the creators of Elfen Lied, I'm expecting a lot of gruesome shit to go down for the rest of the show and quite a bit of child abuse. Shall be a fun ride! |
| Don't eject the thingy plz :( Damn, that was dark... I can't accept it if Kuroha isn't Kuroneko, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. No but seriously, even if Kuroha said that it isn't her, they could have experrimanted on her and brainwashed her. The lost of her moles could be for a random reason from the experimants. Kana is hilarious. Didn't expected her to be a tsundere xD Favorite character from the show for now :P |
| «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 |
| Nice cap, Kuroha is very beautiful! |
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| Things are already getting dark with the melted girl and the loli is paralyzed I was totally suprised when she started talking because I imagined her to be the shy and quiet type. |
| Pretty decent episode and the OP is still awesome. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
Rowan93 said: Okay, well, I was going to complain about them destroying the witch, offer speculation about what they could have done instead and some possible reasons why it might not be a stupid waste to do so, but someone who read the manga gave the boring explanation of why rendering my comment pointless. Sorry about that... shoulda put a spoiler tag. Didn't mean to be "that guy." |
Amarrez said: orchidork said: how did kuroha fill out the school form if she really can't read? Believe it or not this plot in-consistency gets answered well I'm gonna assume her paralyzed friend helped her since she knows how to type on a keyboard. |
| damn last few mins were hard after that eject scene why the hell didn't they just swap those two scenes around cutting from that to cheerful music and stuff felt weird |
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| I think I'm done with this anime.. It's just.. so.. bland? Boring? Predictable? The main girl is very annoying and typical. The main guy is clueless, obsessive, and stupid. Just. Wow the cast is so bad I don't even care about the plot anymore. Well oh well! |
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| man this sure has its dark parts, but the lighthearted moments are nice too :) |
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| This episode was fucking horrendous. |
| love the OP aswell as everyone Kana intoreduced and seems alright. That is too cruel to melt a witch like that. So it seems that the metal thing in their neck is basically like their heart? |
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| Im liking the fairly creepy atmosphere. Good level of mystery to keep my interest as well |
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| Today in Elfen Lied mark 2: My Immortal, Ebonyha introduces us to her loli doll fetish friend, her old friends are melted alive, and she has a near-fatal nosebleed when exposed to cake. This show's at least entertaining. |
| Such a brutal, and mixed emotion episode. I felt bad for Kanade and her firned who both got ejected or at least Kanade's friend was but we can assume Kanade got ejected. They melt when that thing on their back is taken off which was sad to see her die. Kuroha was very cute this episode. Can't read kanji, do math, but she can operate a blending machine which she used ti blend cake for Kana who is paralyzed. Oh and Kuroha singing was so kawaii ^^ |
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