Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji
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| Now that E-card had it second episode as i rewatched it because i had an hunch (or how its written) i can say that Kaiji is in an enourmous Disavantage. To start with (it already bugged me on episode 16) the Drill on the ear is not so innocent and lets say benevolent as it seems. Its more than obvious that everyone would go for a ear than for an eye but it has 2 setbacks. 1st one is that the drill on the ear causes an unstandable and mindkilling noise like we all saw on this episode 2nd one is that Kaiji loses an oportunity to have lets say 1/4 of his face hidden and loses a chance to be able to cloak some emotions, for example keeping an eye calm and go in despair on the other one. One of the easiest ways of knowing some emotions is looking the person in the eyes. If you can only see one of them i would say its harder to see the emotions. Besides that Kaiji has allways something to lose, in this case his eardrum. In the other hand Tonegawa has nothing to lose. Well almost. Tonegawa has still his pride to keep but i think until the mid-game Kaiji will be alot more pressured by the Drill than Tonegawa from losing some games. It would be a lot funnier if this turned out to be like the Last game from Akagi when both were betting thier lifes on it (literally) |
| Technically, only Akagi was actually betting his life. Washizu was betting his hugeass fortune, which was basically, but not entirely, his existence. Interesting point about the ear, though. Never thought about the second one. |
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Torisunanohokori said: Technically, only Akagi was actually betting his life. Washizu was betting his hugeass fortune, which was basically, but not entirely, his existence. I still think one of the best scenes in Akagi is when Washizu gets headbumped after two and a half episodes of build up. RON. |
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| Washizu-sama are you deaf? :p |
| I like these mind games. However this episode wasn't one of the most suspenseful ones. |
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Torisunanohokori said: Technically, only Akagi was actually betting his life. Washizu was betting his hugeass fortune, which was basically, but not entirely, his existence. Hehe. In the manga Washizu DOES start betting his life though, when Akagi whittles away his fortune.. |
bigjig said: Torisunanohokori said: Technically, only Akagi was actually betting his life. Washizu was betting his hugeass fortune, which was basically, but not entirely, his existence. Hehe. In the manga Washizu DOES start betting his life though, when Akagi whittles away his fortune.. Please don't tell me, I plan to read the Akagi manga when it's finished scanlating past the anime. I can guess what happens, though. |
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| Oh man, was it just me, or did anyone else instinctively cover up their ears whenever that drill went off? >.< |
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| I'm amazed how much this show continues to impress me and every episode gets more and more tense. I was not thinking of the sound the drill would make either but when it happened it hit me like a ton of bricks. That has to be a truly hellish sound. I'm off to watch episode 18!! |
| "Drill, drill, drill.", that sure made me laugh =P Another intense episode. Looks like Kaiji has his own army of crippled now xD |
| Ugh, I cringed imagining what that drill would feel and sound like. |
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| My ears started hurting me.... |
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| Damn that old geezer is beginning to get on my nerves with his creepy smile... and of course you'd lose that match Kaiji, in such shows when the hero explains his strategy and why his victory is certain before the outcome is clear then he'll lose 99% of the times. |
| That nose! It kills me. |
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| This guy is making Kaiji dance at the palm of his hand. He is so much more experienced at such gambles while Kaiji is completely lost in his mind-trap. A good and very tense episode. The music was well-chosen for that one, too. |
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playconn said: TheWestExit said: Neverender said: Dude, I never even thought about what the sound of the drill would do to your ears. AHHHHHHHHH It would have been a great sound design choice to have that high pitch winding cranked up on only the left channel. And the old dude saying "Drill Drill Drill" on the right. Nightmares for days. |
| Great episode as usual. |
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| this is why im careful when i watch this kind of show cause i get sucked in and cant get out....... |
| This is my everyday experience at the dentist's |
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| Tonegawa is such a smooth-talker. He totally fooled Kaiji, slowly throwing him into madness. Kaiji will end up regretting it... Kaiji is still too prone to naivety. I can understand him though, anyone would be blinded by such an amount of money. But the risk here is too big to be naive. He must either find a way to not listen at all to Tonegawa, or find a way to outwit him. |
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| Guess Kaiji doesn't know about body language. You could tell what he was going to play from a mile away. |
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Kaiji said: Is he reading my mind? OH bloody Nora Jones - no he is not!! He's reading your stupid facial expressions you bloody semi-deflated balloon!!! |
| Wow, is it really hard to reach the conclusion that Tonegawa is just experienced and has gambled with thousands of opponents? Instead this idiot wonders if he's an esper or some shit. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| Kaiji kept thinking that Tonegawa is an esper lmao pls. It's a psychological battle and he's been underestimating everything so far. I hope he finds motivation from the ones who started to watch him. As if the drill is not enough, the sounds during the process had to be agonizing orz You can do it! |
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| Things aren't looking good for Kaiji. |
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| Kaiji with his false pride is playing right into his hands. He should bet the minimum until he finds his way. |
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| Poor Kaiji Tonegawa is dancing in his hand like he said from the beginning. |
| Oh no, Kaiji can't defeat Tonegawa. Drill, Drill, Drill lmaoo |
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| Kaiji needs to stop using his hands like he does. He's only got 2 card options, so if he stalls when deciding to pick a card and then picks another it gives away where in his deck the other card is. |
| Considering what's on the line, this is really intense! |
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| yeah I would completely break down against Tanekawa |
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| I love how fuzaken'na is Kaiji's catchphrase. |
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| Actually I think he's gonna draw. He's not gonna lose his hearing but he wont gain the money he desires either. (This is just me thinking of ways the anime could continue without Kaiji losing something critical to his playing) Then again if he did lose his left hearing that could be a disadvantage that gets played on later on. |
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| Ah yeah building up that poker face is what makes the game harder, meanwhile kaiji is flailing like a fish lolz. |
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| Yeah it's due time Kaiji realizes, FEAR is the reason the enemy can "read his mind". |
| This is very intense game so far , it seems that Kaiji is gonna collapse under mental pressure and reveal his potential moves to Tonigawa |
| What are those people supposed to do |
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| man, the analogies in this show never disappoint. |
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| the suspence caught my adhd brain |
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