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Morgywolf said: affirming_flame said: I agree completely. Well said! Thanks ^^ I just realized it displays the number of my posts on the side. I have high hopes for this show. I'm going to watch episode 4 when I get home from work later. Too bad there are only 11 episodes! LOL thanks for quoting me...not ;P |
| Pretty good episode, i'm starting to like Shibazaki's character a lot more. Also waiting to see more of twelve and nine's backstory. |
jimjameswhatever said: Morgywolf said: Thanks ^^ I just realized it displays the number of my posts on the side. I have high hopes for this show. I'm going to watch episode 4 when I get home from work later. Too bad there are only 11 episodes! LOL thanks for quoting me...not ;P I clicked 'quote' but it showed up weird for some reason, then it worked the next post i made :o |
| Still not sure why they're doing that, but it seems that they're not getting many people hurt. . . I wonder if it's intentional. Probably not. Time to see episode 4. It's a unique anime I suppose. The OST is really nice too especially the ED. |
Sapewloth said: Palm for Lisa's mom confirmed. Go away, Sapes. Now I'm going to be thinking about this for the rest of the anime. Dx ...It did improve my mood a little, though. Oh well. xD Anyway, I'm a little frustrated that I'm not enjoying this any more than I am currently. I'm not sure why I'm not: I get the references and the storyline works well enough. It's probably because I still feel detached. Why should I care about these characters? It's odd how unmoving the prospect of exploding buildings seems to me, at least in this show. I get that this is leaning toward the mystery side, but I still feel the terrorists' characters need to be fleshed out. At least we got a hint of their past. The detective seems okay. What I want to know is why this police department doesn't have as many resources for Oedipus as possible by now. Relying on one guy's memory doesn't seem too smart. They need as many people pouring over the mythology as possible. Okay episode. I think I'll leave the next episode for tomorrow. Giving myself a small break may help me bring a fresh perspective into this. |
| Wonder if something will be done about those girls bullying Lisa... It seemed to me from the previous episode that they wanted the police to figure things out... maybe to make the game more fun... |
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| Seems they are trying to get the police to work out what they're doing? Good episode. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| I got a feeling that they want the police to find out where the bomb this time. But it's still a hard riddle compared to the last one. What's Lisa and her mother's problem? Did they suffered from any disorder or maybe anxiety?? |
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| I feel like this is going somewhere but boy is it taking its time. They need to hurry up and fill us in on what's up with the bombers and their background, because at this point we know more about the police than about the two main characters (nevermind Lisa who's just roaming around the city at random it seems), unless Shibazaki is meant to be the MC? Also lmao @ the idea that the TV media would somehow be quick enough to air the police live stream as it was happening (nevermind how the Police knew the bombers would be watching) Also agreed we need bigger stakes than some buildings, and the riddles are wearing a little thin even 3 episodes in. |
Morgywolf said: I'm also surprised, yet not very surprised that people think the characters are bland and lack characterization. Thing is...all the characterization is there, it's just not overdone like most animes do it. Everything is subtle, and I personally like it that way. I think you'll have to wait to see them peel back the layers over time. And in the end, even if we don't get a 'full picture' of each character, it'll be okay, because it's more realistic that way. When I want unapologetically blatant characterization, I watch some JoJo lol (can't wait for tomorrow's episode btw) The characterization is subtle and well done, I agree, but the plot is lagging and the writers need to start filling in holes, because ep 2 and 3 were more or less the same story with a few small, new details thrown in. The pacing is actually stifling the potential of many of the characters, I feel. |
BRK25 said: They have eleven episodes to explain the plot, not everything needs to be thrown at you face first with a shotgun to be exciting. Eleven episodes slowly unwrapping its content is better than a plot at the beginning and them just following through aimlessly for the next few seasons. I like the mystique, gives me something to watch next episode. I didn't say it had to be thrown in our faces all at once. They don't have to ruin the mystique to move the plot along (which is absolutely CRAWLING ahead at the moment). My point anyway was that, at this point, 3 episodes in, the pacing feels too slow, and that ep 3 in particular revealed very little that we didn't already know / couldn't have guessed from ep 2; basically just a repeat from last week. Of course, I'm sure they'll work it out in the end, but, at least for me, it feels as though the writers are spinning their wheels in the mud a bit. |
| I don't mind slowness as long as there's development in some form. As I said, my problem is it feels like we're learning very little in the interim, at least in this episode anyway. I've yet to watch ep 4 so I'm sure I'll have more of an opinion then. |
| Good episode! I like Shibazaki,he's pretty smart... |
| Man, those milk puzzles just stroke me hard with similar resemblance to Whammy boys from Death Note. |
| Soo... why did they go to high school, if the're not attending classes? |
| Hope this will be more than those two just bombing stuff. By the way, the policeman backstory is so cliched. |
| nice to get some back story on Shibazaki and his motivations for wanting to catch these two! Also leaving evidence purposefully so they knew they were tied to the previous was interesting also, so many theories running through my head, cant wait to see where this goes.... another solid episode! |
| I start to like this show. |
| Ehhhhhh, i thought this episode was merely okay. |
| Nice to know that Sibazaki is apt to solve the riddles left to the police department by Nine and Twelve. Those last two must've really had a horrifying infancy... |
| "If you can eliminate all the other choices, the remaining choice, no matter how improbable, it is the answer."- Sherlock Holmes |
Samauri55ZeRo said: I'm taking that one, I feel bad for her mom tho. First her husband and now Lisa just ran out, She'll probably go off the deep end now for sure. I was hoping they didn't get to the bomb in time, they could learn more about their bomb making abilities now with the one they disarmed..I'm calling it now the inspector is lisa father... |
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| why do those bitches keep bullying Lisa? why does Lisa's mom has a loose screw in her head? and why is this show so awesome that after finishing an episode makes you feel like only a minute has passed? |
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| Good to know the 2 kids want something other than to blow shit up, wonder where they are leading the cops to. It's getting a little boring now. |
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| The webstream was a fairly cheap and cliched way to introduce the direct confrontation; it didn't really serve any other purpose. Still not taken in by this - Watanabe has done much better. BRK25 said: Moniisek said: Soo... why did they go to high school, if the're not attending classes? You'll figure it out in episode four. Care to enlighten me? I'm on episode five; still no explanation. |
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BRK25 said: To build a cover to the police on who they are and mend in like in Episode 4 at Aomori. The real answer is in Episode nine. But it isn't building a cover; they never attend the school again. Since the police can estimate their age from the security footage, the main suspects should be school kids, which is why it isn't blending in either. It does the opposite, in fact. If the police had just searched for two students who transferred to a school in Tokyo roundabout the time the first bomb detonated, they would pretty much have them. I just skimmed through episode nine but couldn't spot anything to do with the school. Which scene is it? |
BRK25 said: Touka said: But it isn't building a cover; they never attend the school again. Since the police can estimate their age from the security footage, the main suspects should be school kids, which is why it isn't blending in either. It does the opposite, in fact. If the police had just searched for two students who transferred to a school in Tokyo roundabout the time the first bomb detonated, they would pretty much have them. I just skimmed through episode nine but couldn't spot anything to do with the school. Which scene is it? If they can wipe out the imagery in a high level nuclear facility, you think the school's security system can handle their skills? They were just meant in the sense if someone sees them in school, they look normal, acted normal and the police wouldn't figure them out. If you skimmed through episode nine, then of course you are not going to find it. You need to watch it as a whole and the answer will make itself very very very clear. But they went to school once. Before any bombs went off. The police weren't even looking for them then. And they can't wipe footage the police already have; which wasn't from the school anyway. Honestly, the school seems to have no place in the plot at all. It's not a cover, it's not blending in; it just seems to me a poor excuse to throw Lisa into the story. Can you tell me the reason outright, if there is one? I don't care about spoilers. |
| I just finished the series... no answers. As I thought; just a forced way to introduce Lisa into the story. So dumb, so contrived. |
BRK25 said: Touka said: I just finished the series... no answers. As I thought; just a forced way to introduce Lisa into the story. So dumb, so contrived. In one go without considering the factors or letting the knowledge sink in? This isn't exactly a shounen show where things are clear. Then again, you already dislike it and gave it a 3/10, what's the point of salvaging or giving you a reason to like it. I'm not going to bother. I don't need some cool down period to process what has happened; the brain works in real-time. By the end of something, people generally know if they've liked it or not and why. I've seen shounens light-years ahead of Zankyou no Terror. The show is dumb; it doesn't leave the audience with a single display of intelligence nor any worthwhile questions, but rather loose ends and stupidity. I'm not looking for you to give me a reason to like it, nor am I asking you to try, I'm just stating my views on what I believe to be and incredibly idiotic series. |
| This series is getting better and better. I totally love the way Sphinx is playing with the police. But up to now I don't understand what is Lisa's purpose in the story.. |
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| Good anime's riddles the story of Oedipus Rex |
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| Very interesting development, really like where this is going and especially with those short flashbacks that really interest me to know what actually happened! |
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| 4/5 The anime starts to involve me, the narrative falls further as rhythm, but the reason is clear, they have to introduce the antagonist in the best way. The Plot is still unclear as to who will actively participate in the story, surely the fair-haired girl, it will be also involved in the story. Drawings and animations that good, the OST from that extra touch that makes the story remarkable. |
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Harima_Ray said: hmm can someone tell me whats going on from the beginning until this episode? I'm confused :/ Everything will be explained,just keep watching. |
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| Great episode :) I would just like to see what's the point of having Lisa in this anime. So far she's just suffering, both in school and at home. |
| Keep it going.. really curious about what's next. |
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