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Feb 13, 2017 8:29 AM
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So that's the background story of Akechi when he met Fumiyo. Interesting.

They should actually do more episodes like this. It gives more insight to the characters and their motivations. Twenty Face and his mind games continue...man, I think this guy is never going to give up.
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Feb 13, 2017 10:00 AM
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I actually like episodes like this one, gives you more background on the characters and why they are against each other. I didn't really like the first cour but this second one is a little more entertaining.
Feb 13, 2017 10:18 AM
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hm liked it i must say, and the background story between those two always thrilling lol
now, i see kobayashi again had a memory, and wonder what means :O
man i need to have an ability like that as well: to sleep and be fed :):)
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Feb 13, 2017 10:46 AM
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Some more backstory for Akechi. It's quite tragic. Twenty Faces really likes doing mind games. Akechi keeps failing to stop him. Looks like Kobayashi remembered something.
Feb 13, 2017 1:16 PM
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Episode was pretty boring if I'm honest.
Feb 13, 2017 2:25 PM
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Now I getting it a sense whys this named as 'trickster'.Nice.

Well, now things wrapping up very interesting and serious way.Last 5-6 episodes were seriously slow paced and many fan service.

For now, I don't think its everything Akechi's fault, I guess he had a bad fate or luck meeting twenty-face, who like to suffer someone mentally, and happens to attack him this way. Now this is interesting! But this should shown all the way at episode 13!

Anyway, that a mistake and hopefully last few episode will continue to incite us this way.
Feb 13, 2017 6:21 PM
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Pretty cool episode, it's nice to finally see when Twenty Faces turned against Akechi and it seems he really did have a mind control special power. I wonder if his power has any connection to Kobayashi's, I think he implied that a while back.
Feb 13, 2017 6:29 PM
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this hurt me
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very much so

Feb 13, 2017 8:37 PM
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Probably among the better episodes.

We finally get the backstory between Akechi and Twenty Faces. Akechi basically got played by Twenty Faces and his mind control powers. :(
Feb 14, 2017 12:14 AM

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this was so sad omgadfssf

Feb 14, 2017 4:34 AM

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so they are telling us that everything started with Akechi and will end with him...
Feb 14, 2017 10:50 AM
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Omg, so all along the fiend with 20 faces is Akechi's stalker, man talking about a crazy gay lover. So, I'm guessing what Kobaysih remember is probably that he is a science experiment gone wild
Feb 14, 2017 10:59 AM

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Akechi wanted his thrills to have a just cause so he unconsciously used people and that's evil XD
20 faces NTRing akechi XD
Feb 14, 2017 11:57 AM

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I'm so confused... why did Akechi shot Fumiyo? Was he being controlled by Twenty Faces or was she?

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Feb 14, 2017 1:14 PM

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why am i still watching this? i know i like kobayashi and noro quite a bit...
but those 2 are not even close to enough to make me like this...boring and confusing...thing...
oh well only 6 more episodes...i guess i can manage lol
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Feb 14, 2017 3:35 PM

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Even in this dumb QUALITY anime, this may be too much. I think everyone involved with the project secretly hates it.

Feb 14, 2017 7:37 PM
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Nice. Akechi/20-faces finally starts making sense. I hope they keep wrapping things up in equally satisfying manner.

I think behind many superficial fumbles this anime is telling a great story. It's just not exactly about schoolboys playing detectives :-) A bit like impressionist painting -- a mess of strokes, blobs of color. Then you step back and it snaps into focus and you see a beautiful picture with surprising amount of depth and emotion in it.
Feb 15, 2017 3:25 PM

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I have followed this anime ever since it started airing. I saw it as having massive potential after the first couple of episodes, being quite different to anything I have ever seen before. But after watching this episode, I hate to admit it but I felt... bored. I have been very patient with this anime though, I look forward to watching it every week but lately it just hasn't been as gripping as it initially was.

I usually love following along with the storyline. Kobayashi getting shot was interesting but it feels like the production team are revealing how little they care about their product. Whether the deterioration in animation quality was down to deadlines or simply lack of interest, it can be forgiven as long as the script and story remains strong. I really feel like it hasn't though, and what a shame.

I hope it picks up for the last 6 episodes. I want to remember it for all the positively strong reasons it emitted as it first started airing. Still a decent series though. There is time for redemption!
Feb 15, 2017 5:01 PM

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Akechi got NTRed so bad that the drop in animation quality couldn't beat him. The OST is great though. I guess I'm dumb or fell for the trap because I assumed 20 Faces' former identity was that of a woman until this episode.
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Feb 16, 2017 12:47 AM

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Actually this was one of better episodes of this anime. I started this in hope of a deep and mystery but it turn out to be childish and without any logic for the starting episodes but in the second half in stared to get a little more interesting, so im looking forwards to this anime now a days.
Feb 16, 2017 8:15 AM

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The NTR in this episode was real, lol...


Feb 16, 2017 10:18 AM

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So the mask guy is really insane
"I lost all of what you could call feelings of love. They weren't sealed, so they can't be released. They weren't broken, so they can't be fixed. That which is lost, cannot be recovered." Shiba Tatsuya
"There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one's life, one should not wish for another chance." Saber
"No matter what happens, no matter how crazy things get, I'll always try to restore balance." Korra
"It's madness to let others take what's yours and accept it blindly." Baatar Jr
"Instinct is a lie, told by a fearful body, hoping to be wrong." Zaheer
"Partner in crime, partner in time" Chloe Price and Max Caulfield
Feb 16, 2017 8:11 PM

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Looks like the Fiend of Twenty Faces chose the wrong show to be in, no thrills to be found here.
Feb 24, 2017 3:18 PM

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Highlight of the episode was Kobayashi inhaling those bento boxes. LOL.
Oct 31, 2023 9:14 AM
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I don't understand it at all, did fumiyo really disappear in the snow or being brainwashed by twentyface

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