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Nitemare25 said: Alright, so here is my take. I think she cheated, but had regretted it, and was truly in love with her husband. That's the only way I can really explain how it seems like she's putting on an act at the end (Not looking at someone while talking to them is usually a sign of lying in anime, right? And she kind of goes overboard.), but we get some definite proof that she was cheating in the form of a flashback. I believe the Matchy story may actually be real, though at first I thought she was lying and actually talking about herself. I'm not exactly sure why she went to hell (I would agree there is some doubt brought about by the wording of where they were going as to which one is really hell, but how the masks look and how they switched kind of eliminates most of that doubt I think.), but I think that although she had tried to forget about her mistake, she saw him suffering and felt responsible and guilty, so she kind of made the choice to go to hell in the end. I'm not really sure how though.... Okay, yeah, now I'm inclined to believe that this is the case. It's so obviously clear that she really did love her husband. |
| Everything was pretty much the same, just new chars and a diff game. Episode 2 looks very promising. |
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| Wow! That was REALLY good! I liked this even more than the OVA! I think I understand who gets sent to "heaven" or "hell". It all depends on their actions in their life and not about who wins the game at all. That explains why the Machiko did not get a second chance despite winning the game. Great OP was a lot wackier and crazier than I was expecting it to be. The ED song is also quite good! Amazing first episode. This has some serious potential to be AOTS. 9/10 Monjoex said: If Ginko decided to be a bartender in the afterlife.decim look almost like ginko |
FunnyRatmanJan 9, 2015 7:48 PM
| decim look almost like ginko |
| This anime is simply godlike, first episode had me like: SJHKADJFHPWEKJFHAWKJEHFALSJKDHGFASKJDGHALSKJD, fucking epic. And the opening is awesome, loved it. 10/10. Madhouse did it again. |
CreamysanJan 9, 2015 7:53 PM
ChaoticSilence said: I think I understand who gets sent to "heaven" or "hell". It all depends on their actions in their life and not about who wins the game at all. That explains why the Machiko did not get a second chance despite winning the game. the game just sets the 2 people against each other and eventually their 'secrets' come out + at the very end, decim revealed the woman's soul got sent to the 'void' and the man would be reincarnated |
| just amazing anime like the ova :D |
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| That was amazing, the OP is really different and the ED song was beautiful, not to mention the smoothness! 5/5, Anime of the Season |
FragOutFire said: Why am I a Berserk fan? All I ever experience is pain. We are in the eclipse and Miura has sacrificed us |
Monjoex said: decim look almost like ginko I feel the same way too. Man, why they didn't just make it draw when both of their score are 475 ? Decent start I guess. |
| I'm too weird to live but much too rare to die. |
| Well, that was something... I liked the OP visuals with everyone dancing, but the song was so out of place it was painful. Everything about the games and stuff made no sense until you find out they are dead and basically in purgatory. Then it's like watching a really dark episode of Lost. I was thinking "this is pretty stupid and pointless to make innocent people play a death game", until they mentioned it. So at the end, the guy got reincarnated and the girl was sent to hell. I guess that means that she actually did have an affair and get pregnant. I thought when she said "it was all an act" it was to get back at him for going bat shit crazy, but guess not. I wonder if that also means her little excuse was fake too. When she said oh her friend had a similar name and just happened to be nicknamed matchy, and she had a doctor husband that she was cheating on...I assume she was actually talking about herself but just lying. I also don't see why the guy got reincarnated. I mean, yea, his wife cheated on him. But he kind of fucking got everyone killed. The car crash was 10000% his fault. You'd think killing a pregnant lady and yourself is a little worse than an affair...guess not. |
| Fantastic opening and Ending, the only thing I hope for is that each new episode doesn't feel like a copy of the previous episode, that being said a great episode and wonderful new addition to the season. |
Jonesy974 said: I wonder if that also means her little excuse was fake too. When she said oh her friend had a similar name and just happened to be nicknamed matchy, and she had a doctor husband that she was cheating on...I assume she was actually talking about herself but just lying. Well apparently she did have friend who was invited to the wedding named Machida Yuuki. |
| Damn... Madhouse is rocking it again. Just decided to watch this randomly, and so glad I did! Also, ED = 11/10. Awesome song. |
tingy said: Jonesy974 said: I wonder if that also means her little excuse was fake too. When she said oh her friend had a similar name and just happened to be nicknamed matchy, and she had a doctor husband that she was cheating on...I assume she was actually talking about herself but just lying. Well apparently she did have friend who was invited to the wedding named Machida Yuuki. Oh fuck. I think almost everybody missed that. Oh shit, that changes things a bit. |
| Amazing self contained episode, let's see how the rest good. Wow I missed the matchy name in the ending (well because it's not fucking subbed!) now I'm thinking she didn't cheat. |
kikohunter said: MAL overrates everything. The average show should have a score of 4~5 while it's 7~8 on MAL, meaning that people think most shows are good or very good which is false. Most of anime is mediocre. Fans of anime rate anime higher than other people do? Inconceivable...! |
| Wow. Intense episode. This series is probably going to be episodic - not that it matters. When Machiko said everything was a lie in the end I had a big feeling she was lying though... o.o |
chakracat said: This is some strong psychological shit and I'm not disappointed. I approve this. |
| So this is where Ginko went after he eventually swallowed by Totally Darkness. Interesting. I don't really care about what actually happened or what the real explanation is, the show seems to be continuing the style and story from the OVA and I think you are supposed to give your own answer, given that there is awful lots of conflicted information, as your were in a court acting like a jury, or it's just a bunch of bullshit? maybe, it definitely needs one or two more episodes to clear itself up. Great animation, the couple is so lively and everything is perfectly crafted, meet my expectation, at least the directing. |
Feaor said: The start felt almost identical to Death Billiards, I hope they can mix it up so it doesn't feel stale. Well not everyone watched the OVA, also, its been about a year since the OVA aird, so it makes sense to show it again. |
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| wow this is intense just like the movie loving it |
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| Damn that was good. I'm looking forward to this. Pretty psychological if I say so myself. |
 Xway101 ~By me~ |
| Strong first episode. Didn't expect any less from Madhouse. |
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| This entire premise is just so fucked up, this judging system is so cruel. Amazing first episode and with the info dump passed I expect it to only get better. |
| I like when a series leave something to the viewer thoughts. I think the wife lied about the cheating to save the husband... but anyway, this was a great opener. |
| That was decent. The premise is interesting. But not anime of the season worthy. I was sort of confused who this series was about before watching it, but I guess it's about the Bartender and Friends. |
| Strange opening, but I like it. Couldn't tell if the wife really cheated or not at the end, the way they showed it made it seem like she was lying. Great start so far.The ova was better, but I wonder how this will go. |
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| I'm so happy Death Billiards got an actual tv series !! Finally we'll get some answers~ Awesome first episode, too !! |
| wow gay |
| I coudlnt tell who's lying or not, lol... this is sick.. |
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| When that guy started to slobber and cry i was a little annoyed but it was a pretty good episode. |
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| lol... that OP. doesnt exactly match the overall mood followed the similarly to the OVA, but hopefully from here it develops a little more and doesnt stay so rigid. Not sure if im going to like seeing a new pair of characters every week. Still dunno if the angel/demon Noh masks determine Heaven/Hell at the end. It also doesnt specifically say that one person must go to each. Could possibly both go to Hell, but I doubt it. |
~my list
| Great first episode. Love how the whole purpose of the game was not to determine the "winner", but to reveal the dark side of both husband and wife when their lives are in danger. |
| Powerful eyebrows. |
| I don't think she cheated on him. In fact, I think that last flashback was a role reversal that showed that she was cheated on in a previous relationship; it mirrors the husband's flashback completely. She saw the emotional torment her husband was going thru and told him what he wanted hear: that he didn't kill his own child, even tho he clearly did by accident. If you remember the OVA, Decim already knows what occurred in the lives of the people in the bar; he already knew that the old man was a beastly pool player and would've won the game if everything went according to plan. Decim would only show shock if he was confronted with something that didn't fall in line with what he already knew. He knows that this was a good woman, and was shocked she suddenly starting acting as if some cruel woman. He not shocked/moved by acts of human nature/instinct, such as drastic measures to win/survive, or actions taken once under extreme emotional stress, but he is affected by acts that define a person's true character. Also, in Buddhism, life on earth is suppose to be the trial that judges whether a person goes to Heaven, or Hell, but here the husband got reincarnated (as what, we don't know), which implies he wasn't fit to be judged, and the wife went to the Void, which (following the shows Buddhist themes) is NOT the same place as Hell. Things are not as simple/face value as most seem to believe. |
| I really did not expect this to be this good o: |
| 1. main problem with series like this is that it's episodic... random secondary characters are introduced at the start of an episode & discarded at the end, leaving barely any time for the main chars. like watching an OVA. 2. this is why u need evidence. otherwise, ppl will come up with wild speculations & go on witch hunts 3. actually had to read 6-8 pages of this forum to compare my interpretation of this episode. for something episodic, if a series has got me doing this, it must be pretty good. 8/10 |
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