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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Ooh I like this Diamond girl. The episode focused more on her (I feel like this series will focus on each of these different characters by their variant) Bort is such a badass. From this episode, I'm not sure I like Phos that much. The show makes her look weak but I hope that changes soon. |
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| Okay so I think I'm on board with this series now. I like how each gem has different personalities and have their own complexities. Each being their own person, it seems that they all have their own worries or insecurities which was definitely apparent with Diamond. Despite being in the highest class, Dia still feels inferior when it comes to Bort and wants to desperately change. Definitely signs of internal conflict there. Bort is a badass who reminds me of A2 from NieR:Automata and...RIP Phos? Not the goofball fam. Looks like things are gonna go down next week. 4/5 |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| That was absolutely beautiful, even more than the first episode. Especially the last scenes with the snail. Interesting so far. Phos will be fine! |
| So if Bort didn't save Diamond during the first encounter, would Dia have just have "died" (i.e. been abducted)? Smelling a character developement moment for those two where Bort will have to rely on Dia to win. The Slug is even strong enough to harm Bort. The Moon buddhas getting more and more dangerous. Poor Phos getting eroded away. |
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| Dia is a beautiful cinnamon roll. Damn that last part, it caught me pretty off guard, I need to see what happens next. |
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| Holy shit, this was so much better than episode 1 which was pretty decent already! Bort and Dia's relationship is interesting, what Dia was implying at one point was pretty heavy but honest from her. Once again, the CGI is fantastic, super expressive and the hair, omg. Those last few minutes were insane, just saying O_O |
| This episode makes me wonder how the story would have been if it were humans instead of immortal gems, this episode: -one character loses an arm -one other character's whole body is melted in acid Rip humans if they had been there. |
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| Really good episode, they've done a great job of establishing the hardness dynamic and clarified its impact on the main character. Speaking of the main character, how is Phos going to be put back together now that they've been dissolved??! Pray 4 Phos |
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| Pretty good episode. Diamond may be the strongest, but Dia has to rely more on Bort and wants to get stronger. That ending thought. Phos got dissolved by giant snail. I'm curious what's going to happen next. |
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| Ending manga spoiler. :) |
That's not really a spoiler. It's not what you think it is. |
After everyone saw the latest episode. =) (ps Diamond will give everyone a hug) |
| Even as a gem it hurts being put in a Boston Crab. Diamon was pretty cool, not sure what is fully going on with her and that injury. bort is very strong and cool to watch in battle. A giant snail that can melt them all away, quite the tough situation they are all in. I wonder if Cinnabar will actually be the one to save Phos. |
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| Well that was a cliffhanger. Her eyeballs survived? |
 Three things cannot be long hidden.. ...the s u n, the m oo n, and the tr u th. |
| Well we can say goodbye to her clothes ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
| Lie until what you want to be true becomes truth. Lie until you can't remember what's a lie and what isn't. Lie until you aren't lying anymore! Figures  |
| I honestly don't get the low rating on this. I personally find this to be one of the more intriguing shows that are currently airing. On visual side alone this is quite unique and pretty. Add enjoyable characters on top of it. |
Suddenly, someone slaps you with a brick wall. |
| you know for genderless lifeforms how come most of the gems look female? |
BlazeSoulReaperX said: you know for genderless lifeforms how come most of the gems look female? Because I wouldn't be watching if they all looked male. |
| Something about the character designs really works for me. I've only seen 3 cg shows, Ajin, BBK/BRNK, and Sidonia and each time I'll get distracted by the mouths or bodies. After this episode I realized that for whatever reason nothing odd stands out. Ugh it's difficult to put it into words. I'm just really digging the overall aesthetic. |
| What's up with me being bothered by the usage of CGI in this show when last episode it didn't bother me at all? Ohmygod. :/ |
     "Maybe he's trying to take a shit, but the shit just won't come out." Captain Levi, 2014 (／^-^)／☆♪  ♪☆＼(^０^＼) |
Phantomhearts said: i dont know with you guys but i see them as feminine masc-presenting genderless beings cant we let boys be pretty without them being sexualized liek the fetish called traps yet In essence I agree with you, though I prefer different terms. I like to think of them as asexual, not genderless. Asexual = no physical sex. Genderless = no self-concept or presentation of gender. They are all asexual, and some of them are more masculine (Bort, Cinnabar to a degree) and some of them are more feminine (Dia, Phos). Underneath it all, though, they (presumably) have no genitals, no XX or XY chromosomes, and no estrogen or testosterone. If they want to call each other Aniki or Nee-san or whatever, then it's their prerogative, and I respect that. What I don't respect is when other people force them to be "dudes" or "girls". |
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| Screenshots anyone? |
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| Oh my god Phos no I can't end like this I don't know if I should read the manga or not |
BlazeSoulReaperX said: you know for genderless lifeforms how come most of the gems look female? anirudhtsuki said: Did anyone understand the beginning monologue? Where are the other organisms. RIP Phos |
| Poor Phos! After shrinking into a thousand pieces, they now make it melt in the stomach of that snail, that sadness! The episode seemed to me more than a narration, and I'm even more curious to find out more about this anime series. |
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| Phos is not my favorite, but seeing them dissolve like that was hard to watch. Do the gems not feel pain? The only one I really like at this point is Master. |
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| Phos is geniunly one of my favourite characters of 2017 so far. Tomoyo Kurosawa's acting is terrific, quirky and fucking amusing. That's Kumikek from Hibikek for you. |
| An interesting intro and explanation for the gems. Looks like the Encyclopedia isn't going well at all. The little wrestling match between the doc and jade sure was hillarious. Hm Bort sure got there just in the nick of time though. Its nice that each of the gems also reflect their actual true stats as well. So Dia decided to test out her new techniques alone because she wanted to be strong and not always rely on Bort to protect her. Man Pho's keeps getting thrown in this episode. Dia and Bort really have a complicated relationship though. To think that the thing that dropped was actually a separate life form that had acidic skin. This new enemy sure was more interesting than the previous ones though as it required tactics to deal with. Interesting episode that introduced a pretty contrasting pair of characters. Diamond sure is a interesting character though. |
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| Dia sparkle in the sunlight. Epic battle again. Then an epic snail! Neat. |
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| I just noticed how their hair reflects the light onto their shirts, a nice and unnecessary little detail that goes to show the effort put into this anime. Also that ending was dark and kind of creepy and I really wanna know how she gonna get out of that mess. |
A Wild and Small Otaku has Appeared! |
| this is where i absolutely fell in love with this series omg |
| Objectivity doesn't exist. Subjectivity is an excuse. Beautiful world of online discourse. |
| Hidden gem of the season. (Yeah I know, lazy pun) |
| I would have absolutely loved this if the characters were a bit more likable. Alas they're not, so just decent for me. Disliking Bort, just as I dislike every character in her mold |
| Oh... the cliffhanger... Now I am definetly going to read the manga. |
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