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| wow, this episode was a serious visual treat, I loved it. |
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| Now that's kind of a different environment of an episode! 3/5. |
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| Definitely one of my favourite episodes thus far. It was cute, but still dark. Kind of like a fairy tale. She got into a coma, but it could have been because she learned about her friend dying and due to the starvation rates. She wanted to get back at the Pol, so she became a witch. Pol is already getting executed for his crimes, but while waiting he gets sucked into the dream world that Nene created. Nene wanted to destroy the kingdom, but she also wanted to see Pot, Pol, and Kuro again. Pol wanted to apologize before he left. (Knowing that this was loosely based on the real Pot Pol was interesting too) At this point, Haruto can't really do anything since the moment Pol is executed the dream will end anyways. He was just an observer, which is similar to how his role in that one episode where the witch was avenging her family. The episode was lovely. The art style may be cutesy, but each dream/director is different so it makes sense. |
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| I really like how this episode is a thing in this series, but thank goodness the rest of it isn't like that, lol. |
| This was stunning! Absolutely gorgeous! I am so glad that they dared to do something as complex and abstract as this. It had me in tears at the end (with a very nice song may I add) and I really hope that there will be more episodes like this! There is no meaning in trying to make complete sense if this to me, grasping the main story of the dream without searching for the reason is fine for me. I also for some reason loved the Marie Antoinette reference, it explained how dire the situation was in a second. 2nd best episode of this show so far! I really hope that they don't go back to the half-crap animation after this. |
| The 2002 Tokyo Mew Mew adaptation is not as great as you remember it being. |
| This was the best and most interesting episode so far. The artwork was...different, but in a cute kind of way. Perhaps I'm looking at this too deeply, but I believe Pol and Pot are the actually the same person. Nene was furious at Pot for killing Pol because what Pot actually killed was the good and warmth that was inside of him (Pol) for the sake of becoming a genocidal dictator. |
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| I'm slowly losing interest in this show... I like that their changing art styles and stuff... :/ |
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| OH MY GOD, WHAAAAAAT THIS EPISODE WAS AMAZING!!! The setting was unbelievable, such a warm and fuzzy fairy tale feeling at first. I really felt I was spending a childhood with those characters, really made me care about them. And that bitter development made me actually FEEL the story. It hurt, but it was so beautiful, but it hurt. The art left me in awe of what I was seeing, so colorful, so surreal yet not really chaotic, everything was fitting nicely in an explosion of those five emotions. I feel like I'm beginning to exaggerate, but I simply fell in love with this. The children's book aesthetic combined with a more serious development made me feel like I've never seen anything like this before. I feel so fulfilled even with that bitter ending. About what actually happened I feel like there were of course no king and no real kingdom, but still a real friend of the girl had done something horrible, I'm guessing killing another friend (and maybe killing himself after that too) and then she fell asleep from the shock. I suppose the setting she saw was just all influenced by the stuff she was hearing around her which transformed the traumatic event into a dark fairy tale/dream. But that's just a far fetched headcanon, that's my take on it. |
| If the opening hadn't been the same I probably wouldn't have realized i was still watching the same anime... Thought the change of animation was interesting, and honestly a relief from the shitty quality that we were starting to get, though the end of the episode wasn't looking to hot. This episode did have one of the more compelling story lines, 20 mins seems to be a bit short to actually tell an entire narrative, so i kinda wish they'd spend some more time telling a complete story instead of these seemingly random snippets. |
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| Best ED song so far. And this animation was quite surprising, looks like it's worth expecting for more erratic vibes for the upcoming episodes. |
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| To me this just seemed to be a pilot for another show, and not just because of the different art style. Haruto doesn't interact with the main characters at all, so why is he even there. Isn't the main purpose of him being stuck in this world is that he's supposed to help these people to awaken from the Sleeping Beauty Syndrome. Kanzaki is also absent for most of the show except to add exposition. And I don't recall seeing Lily at all. It made no sense why they were even there. Stiil overall I am enjoying this show. If it continues like this it will definitely be part of my future Blu Ray collection. |
| God damn I find the characters in this show stupid and what the hell is wrong with those vehicles lmao. But wow adult nene was hot af. Still love how their experimenting all kinds of things in the show, the script just needs a little more polishing |
| I can't believe Gonzo actually made a good anime again. |
| I wasn't surprised by the style change, it happened before and will surely happen again. But the mere mention of Pol Pot in a confidential series born out of a cellular puzzle game took me off guard. 4/5 I wonder if it was done at Gonzo, back then they were reputed for their good use of CGI in 2D animation. @kidlat020 The game should exist in english: it has an english presentation webpage . But there is prob@bly nothing to find relevant to the anime apart from the basic concept and heroes designs. @ToG25thBaam If only they didn't try to force a big story beyond the anthology aspect... ToG25thBaam said: wish it would've stayed creepy/gory like the first episode, and continue to build on it, eventually address the issue of being a killer in a dream Well, the anthology concept was what seduced me so I was always fine with the show going from one thing to another entirely different (either in theme or artistic vision). As much as I loved the fact they referenced Nightmare on Elm Street with the second or third episode, more of that and I'm sure I wouldn't have bothered to watch 13 episodes. |
Rei_IIINov 23, 2017 11:33 AM
| I was so confused until I realized Pot put the box there the second time intentionally. He was mad about Pol becoming ruler. (you can see in the flashback that he's like why don't they just eat cake if they're starving and he's looking down, ashamed) Also when he gets taken away by the guards instead of being run over Pots hands are in fists and he looks mad asf. Ah, I understand now. The guards aren't just assholes. xD |
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| What an impressive episode! Really interesting art style and story! Really loved this one I must say! |
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| I can kind of see why this show is rated below 7 on MAL now, more than half of the total episodes in and we still do not get a general direction for the series. The first 2 episodes were great but everything else so far have been mediocre. Who gives a shit about this story, that came out of nowhere. The show is wacky but it tries so hard to be just that sometimes that it just doesn't work as well. Rei366 said: Agreed. Also wish it would've stayed creepy/gory like the first episode, and continue to build on it, eventually address the issue of being a killer in a dream but carrying it to real life, yet facing zero consequences for the action, etc. Just finished the series and it's very disappointing.@ToG25thBaam If only they didn't try to force a big story beyond the anthology aspect... Rei366 said: Staying episodic would've been nice as well, but the series hinted at a bigger story from the very first episode. It would've been awkward if they didn't somehow address it, not to say that it isn't awkward now because there are certain plot points they've introduced that they just flat out ignored (due to time constraint?) I agree it's definitely a shame though, think of all the fun and creative stories that they could've written being excusable because they're not bound by the limitation of realism.Well, the anthology concept was what seduced me so I was always fine with the show going from one thing to another entirely different (either in theme or artistic vision). As much as I loved the fact they referenced Nightmare on Elm Street with the second or third episode, more of that and I'm sure I wouldn't have bothered to watch 13 episodes. |
ToG25thBaamNov 23, 2017 4:23 PM
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| I liked the unique artstyle but i have no idea where this show is going. |
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| This was quite the messy episode. Ngl, I had a hard time understanding what story was it trying to tell me. I loved the visuals and the music though. |
| This anime is really f*cked up in many ways but this episode is probably the highlight so far. I think this episode is more of a short story anime rather than being a part of 18if itself, there really was no point in putting the MC and that proff here LOL. |
CzeroCMar 12, 2018 10:33 PM
| Pol Pot was a murderous dictator of Vietcong. From wiki Those regarded as enemies of the new government were killed. These mass killings, coupled with malnutrition, strenuous working conditions, and poor medical care, killed between 1.5 to 3 million people of a population of roughly 8 million (about 25%), a period later termed the Cambodian genocide. .. There is references to it in the headlines. I have to rewatch this knowing this info. |
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| The artwork was beautiful, too bad that I'm too dumb to understand anything |
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| I mean, what? First time Haruto doesn't resolved the problem of Sleeping Syndrome by his self. Lol with the episode direction. It felt like a rollercoaster. I don't even know if i am watching the same show or not. Because, yeah, the direction feel weird and disgusting. I mean, look at the Introduction using some 3DCGI out of nowhere, portraying the dream that needed to awake the girl. Feels bad with the king and his friend. Feels bad for Haruto and the profesor cat by doing nothing on this episode. Its confusion make me wonder, why am i watching this show? Fortunately, the closure still same every episode, make me need to continue watching. Thats it for this episode. Glad i survived such a long sighed like this show. Lmao. |
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| So the robot was pol? And he was forced to kill pot or he would not become king and the girl.. her name was nene i think. She got mad and destoryed his kingdom? 0_O this episode was such a mindfuck |
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| This was a wonderful episode. It was a big surprise. I loved the art. With some tweaking, it can be a stand-alone movie. |
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