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Apr 25, 2015 7:54 AM
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Well, that was almost kinda sad? Weather was shitty and the mood got dark.

Pretty meh episode. The pacing felt slow while we do see a bit more of the info regarding a few of the key characters. It looks like the show didn't forget Rindou or whats her name though. And kinda curious if Tooru will ever avenge this.

Action felt kinda meh again. They are really trying to push the budget into it though.
Apr 25, 2015 8:04 AM
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Each team losing one member, being sad, determination and fighting again.
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Apr 25, 2015 10:33 AM
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Poor Sidune probably wanted some sexy time with her Kyouma-sama after the battle. Too bad, she never actually got that chance. Why must they show her death again? (._.)
The other Sidune isn't cute at all, although she missed hitting Oppai-sensei's vitals purposely.

I like how Tooru and Kyouka almost kissed when someone close to them just died. Like really? >.> That deserved that "emergency" cockblock.

The battle scenes were pretty good, especially Tooru vs. Tooru. So, who reached there first? A tie won't be surprising though.

Decent episode. I assume some sort of huge revelation will come into play next week?

Apr 25, 2015 10:33 AM
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That was a bit depressing at the beginning when both sides lost a teammate. Especially the part where the brother kept his promise to drink tea with sidune....
At least we got more action.
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Apr 25, 2015 10:34 AM
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Gets better by the episode after a bad start. Still confusing, but the action is really good. That was sad when Kyohma kept his promise. :(
Apr 25, 2015 10:42 AM
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I have the feeling that they will join forces with their alter egos to fight the timekeepers.
Apr 25, 2015 10:45 AM
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Smudy said:
Gets better by the episode after a bad start. Still confusing, but the action is really good. That was sad when Kyohma kept his promise. :(

Actually this episode was not that good like last 3 (but still good), too much fight scenes.
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Apr 25, 2015 10:54 AM
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It's alright, nothing special but I'd like to see how this story plays out.
Apr 25, 2015 11:06 AM
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the most boring action show I have ever seen
Apr 25, 2015 11:49 AM

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Boring ... I don't know why, there are a lot of action, but maybe the pacing is too slow.
Apr 25, 2015 11:57 AM

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4 episodes in and i could care less about any of these characters and if they die or not.
Apr 25, 2015 11:57 AM

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Okay, so who actually won then in that battle at the end to win the extra energy cubes?
Apr 25, 2015 12:10 PM

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danieltortoisee said:
Okay, so who actually won then in that battle at the end to win the extra energy cubes?
No idea, and I actually don't even care. :P

The best part of this show is the ED.
Apr 25, 2015 12:32 PM

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danieltortoisee said:
Okay, so who actually won then in that battle at the end to win the extra energy cubes?

Do you honestly even care? :(
Probably a draw, just to mindf*ck the timekeepers XD

At least the action is good and is fast paced, if this was slow paced urghhhh :(
Apr 25, 2015 12:42 PM

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This show has some cool things in it, like the battles and the plot concept. But also some bad things like the boring dialogue and talking... wish they'd cut that out.
Apr 25, 2015 1:01 PM
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It's pretty sad knowing that Sidune was probably going to confess to Kyouma after the battle....Seeing everyone grieve for her made me feel bummed out too

Overall the episode was decent with the battles getting more intense (We got 2 more deaths in this episode) but if this series had a better budget, the art and animation for the battles would have looked amazing.

Also, I was mad when our 2 MC's were about to kiss only for it to get cut short because they had to go on a mission lol
Apr 25, 2015 1:30 PM

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Apr 25, 2015 2:11 PM

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Damn, this episode was actually pretty good, as was the score
I wished it hadnt ended with a cliffhanger though.
Apr 25, 2015 2:19 PM

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Why do i have the feeling that Timekeepers are the one deceiving both sides to fight each other and that they will end up being bad guys? Characters are pretty bland and shallow. But what else should i expect when they are there only to get killed. The only which kinda stands out is Eureka v2.0. I mean Kyoka.
And why the fuck they translate her name as Sidune when they obviously call her Shizune? Or am I deaf that much?
But seriously this season is quite depression fest.
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Apr 25, 2015 2:50 PM
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I don't know about this anime. The plot has a lot of promise, but I just can't get into this show... not to mention the terrible animation in the battle scenes...
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Apr 25, 2015 4:09 PM

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This episode felt meh. So who won in the end, of course have to wait a whole week for it...
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Apr 25, 2015 5:08 PM
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Freaking cliffhanger.



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Apr 25, 2015 5:16 PM
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Aeternitas said:
danieltortoisee said:
Okay, so who actually won then in that battle at the end to win the extra energy cubes?
No idea, and I actually don't even care. :P

The best part of this show is the ED.

I agree. I don't care who dies, for some reason I'm not attached to these characters at all.
The ending song is indeed the best part. I'll only keep watching because I expect a giant plot twist by the end of the series. Otherwise, I would drop it since it doesn't deliver neither in the animation/visuals department nor in the story. Idk, let's see if it gets better

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Apr 25, 2015 6:12 PM
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Both sides lost a teammate.
Apr 25, 2015 6:48 PM

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Kinda bummed about Shizune's death. Other than that, this episode was pretty bad.

I don't think a shower scene with two males is exactly the best option for conveying ANY seriousness (-.-). Tooru's character is unfolding to be a very stereotypical game protagonist one it seems. Character death=newfound courage. This show is chock full of cliches in general O_o. I never noticed until now. The action was kinda meh this episode and that's a bit of a problem when it's one of the only things the show can do right.
Apr 25, 2015 7:45 PM

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The other Sidune died NOOOOOO T__T
Apr 25, 2015 9:06 PM

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My basic opinion on this show is that I am not invested in any of the characters but I love the action scenes. If they can develop the characters more, increase the stakes, establish the threat I think there trigger happy style would work better. As long as the Tooru vs Tooru action keeps being awesome this show will still be fun to watch but not necessarily truly enjoyable, if that makes any sense.
Apr 25, 2015 9:41 PM

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I was hoping the action would be the only redeeming factor to this, but sadly that's not the case. The OP has better action then the actual battle scenes.
Apr 26, 2015 1:27 AM

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the other Kyouma is dead
Apr 26, 2015 9:17 AM

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What a bullshit. Why do they even try to do what Timekeepers are telling them when they know they are just playing with them? It's not like someone forces them to go down there. And the same goes for Timekeepers - if they really have such marvellous technology and ability to traverse time/erase their citizens - why do they even need them? It's a nonsense. And today's plot literally screamed of some task from mediocre action game. Add in some bad fanservice and you're done.

This is not how good story should be written.
Apr 26, 2015 12:55 PM

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Uh... a victory condition stating that whichever side gets to a gate will get 5 times more energy cubes?

The Timekeepers are LITERALLY just screwing with them! They are obviously playing both sides of this battle, and are probably the ones causing the sandification. I mean COME ON people, grow a brain and realize how idiotic a victory condition sounds! If these future pricks were trying to help you they'd be sending you all the energy cubes they could spare, not just enough to keep the fights interesting.
Apr 26, 2015 1:44 PM
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And today's plot literally screamed of some task from mediocre action game.


You do know that the show is based on a arcade series with a already thin plot. This basically Evolved if was made into a series.
Apr 26, 2015 1:47 PM

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LOL the licking of the lips by the sensei was terrible. She deserves to die
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Apr 26, 2015 2:10 PM

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Didn't need to see the recap of last weeks fight. I still remember it. Overall a pretty average episode. They haven't gotten any further into the timekeepers mystery, just another big fight. But it looks like next week we'll start to see something interesting - plot-wise.
Apr 27, 2015 7:37 AM

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Was a pretty meh episode but seeing how my expectations for this show weren't high to begin with I'm not dissapointed. Also what's with all the poorly drawn pointless fanservice? It was terrible.
Apr 27, 2015 10:49 AM

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What's with that half-assed romance scene, the licking scene of sensei, the panty flash and the dressing scene xD
WTF...I don't know what i should be thinking about that anime.

Apr 27, 2015 1:11 PM

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Something completely out of the blue, but unfortunately I've already had the entire episode to think about this:

If Tooru hooks up with Other-Kyouka, and Other-Tooru hooks up with Kyouka.... would this be considered NTR?

Oh yeah, and Darjeeling tea is the bomb!
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Apr 27, 2015 2:37 PM

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They have such a screwed up totalitarian state, that I feel I should be rooting for the other side.

Sexy shower scene. Sweet!

Obviously, the timekeepers are manipulating them into changing history in their favour. (Whoever they are.)

I was actually hoping the teacher character was going to die. She's so pointless.
Apr 27, 2015 3:58 PM

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I woke up a little when the big guy got in the shower with the little guy, I thought we were about to have a prison scene and I didn't think this was gonna be that kind of show. Now shipping it.
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Apr 28, 2015 1:23 AM

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Timekeepers such trolls XD

All that fanservice. Dat ass of Tooru and the bra and panty shots XD

abyss333 said:
LOL the licking of the lips by the sensei was terrible. She deserves to die
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And why the fuck they translate her name as Sidune when they obviously call her Shizune? Or am I deaf that much?
Japanese doesn't have a "si" and "du" sound. The "shi (し)" and "zu (づ)" syllable can also be written as "si" and "du", respectively.
Apr 29, 2015 3:10 AM

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....why do some shots get absorbed by the shields, and some seem to ignore the shields and pierce flesh at first shot? How the hell do people from the future travel back to the past and control an orbital lazer? I have no idea what's going on anymore.

That one girl's purse turned to sand as well. What in the actual hell? In what reality does that make sense? NONE OF THEM

Evil-MC "I'll make them pay for killing kyoma!"
You killed a loli and smirked for it. There is literally no saving your soul. You have no right to be angry. Burn and die.

"Sorry, there was no reply when I knocked"
So you walked in anyways? The f*ck?
Speaking of- what is it with mourning the dead that makes teenagers horny as hell??

"Wasn't this tea banned as a class two restricted item?"
"Laws mean nothing to my clan!"
So.... you smuggled in a prohibited item because you're in love? That's stilll illegal. Wait, who the hell outlaws tea?!?!

So, when the orbital lazer was fired, they showed hologram-people disappearing. Does that mean they are killing people from the year 2015? If it turns out this war is what is causing degredation, because these f*ckers are killing people and messing with the timeline in this stupid game-war (there's time limits and fireworks when someone wins for christ's sake!), I'm going to flip ALL THE TABLES
Apr 29, 2015 4:57 AM

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WTF?
I can't believe that this shit was written by Urobutcher.
He has lost his touch.

Apr 29, 2015 10:58 AM

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Not a great episode IMO ... felt a little slow? Thought Tohru was going through everybody's stats and would find something interesting but turns out he just wanted to be on the forward team ... the other Sidune died D: They really don't like her huh? :P I guess at least Kyohma gave her the 60 minutes she requested ... that was kinda sad :(
The fights weren't that interesting ... I guess when both sides have the same skills you really need to "outplay" them lol. Alternate Tohru and Kyoko are together it seems and she was taunting her about it ... weird at the end how Tohru was able to suddenly spring past his alternate self. Oh well, I guess next episode will feature both of them, judging by the preview at least ...
Apr 30, 2015 1:30 AM

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Sidune took out enemy Kyouhma for good.
Apr 30, 2015 7:56 PM
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My description of ep1 to ep4 :it turned from great to boring.
May 1, 2015 2:31 AM
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This is just terrible, dropped.
May 10, 2015 8:49 AM

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They traded Sidune for Kyohma. Too bad Tohru and Kyoka didn't kiss.
Look, everybody's dying. I don't care though.

Only the action is keeping me here. So please, more action.
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May 12, 2015 8:31 AM

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Two characters died and all I could think of was how lame it all was

The animation is very dull, even stills look awful, is this really A1 Pictures?
Jul 14, 2015 1:55 PM

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Nice ending, quite intense and is the other sister death as well?
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Deadhouse said:

And why the fuck they translate her name as Sidune when they obviously call her Shizune? Or am I deaf that much?


Maybe a bit late to answer that but her name is しづね pronounced Shizune, but this letter づ is written as du in romaji. The translators simply could have written it Shizune tho xD

On different note, Kyouma's hair in the shower was much better *-*
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