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| Did that creature betrayed Phos!?!? 4/5. |
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| That wasn't a nice move from the King... c'mon that's not how you treat someone who saved you and took you back home... I really hope Phos will be okay... |
 I'm watching anime since 2012. I also play games, sometimes. Don't bother me if you want to 'become friends' or things like that. It's tiresome. I know you just want to collect some meaningless numbers. Thought: How many people sparked H. Charlotta just for blue pot? |
| Am in love with this anime. All episodes held moments I got teary-eyed with certain parts getting me close to crying. I'm able to see myself in Pho, relate with Dia and empathize with other characters. The music is enchanting, utilized effectively and the animation expresses the character's emotions in an enjoyable manner. The conversation about immortality dulling the sense of danger, between the Half-element and the doctor (10:18), was a perspective-opener I enjoyed to think about. Pho's conversation with the King about death (13:08) and the one while walking underwater fed me a curiosity to hunger for with partial answers to nibble on. Were comforting in a relaxing manner and fun to hear. Even though the King lied and tricked Pho, I believe the King felt guilt and worry. She asked if it was ok to go through with this as Pho entered the water and soon after had Pho question if he/she was willing to risk the possibility of not being able to return if broken. As a tiny slug, I adored the King and allll of it's adorable animations and sounds. |
| 4 episodes in and I still can't get enough of Phos' hair >< |
| This feels like a good modern fusion jazz rock album, perfectly produced. I don't like jazz. But you guys should eat it up. Get it above 8, quickly |
| So the snail turned into a sexy jellyfish... Just when you think you've seen it all... |
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| What the fuck Ventricocus!? After Phos did so much for you! Why not just have Phos try and help you get your brother back rather than giver her up to maybe not even get your brother back |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
Intereo said: Thesman106 said: Man it just seems that Phos will never get a break at this point, always something bad happening to him/her I'd say they got tons of breaks. Damn you guys are savage (but true.) This episode was super interesting wow. |
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| I was missing out a real gem of an anime this season! This episode was fantastic. Gotta hand it to Kurosawa Tomoyo for her voice acting as Oumae Kumiko. Picking up an anime for a voice actor is nothing new for me but I have to say she has been amazing as Phos in this anime so far! I already have this anime at an 8/10 after this episode and I can already see it going to get even better! Did not see that betrayal coming at all, but now that I think about it, Ou actually was dropped by the Lunarians to capture one of the gems! 5/5 |
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| JeZus now this episode really clicked on me!!! Wooooooow that was some MAJOR development going on in there! And not only did we get some 'back bone' but it was actually quite interesting and good. I'm in. |
 SEIZON SENRYAKU: Hungry 100% of the time.Vzla-IT |
| So interesting, humans split into 3 distinct species over millions of years. Great concept, kind of like Shinsekai Yori but over a much greater timescale and much different dynamics. |
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| I was expecting the snail to just be a comic relief character, but then they hit the water and it turned into waifu of the season! Them water jugs :3 Too bad it had to turn evil at the end and break Phos. Phos is always getting herself into some kind of trouble by not listening to the people around her - sort of like Akko from Little Witch Academia. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| Gee Phos really can't catch a break with these Lunarians... I'm guessing this was all part of the plan between the Slug and the Lunarians. The philosophy was really interesting and tied perfectly with the title. Probably one of the most beautiful anime I've watched to date, 9/10. |
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| At last, an interesting development! I'm still very bothered by the logic behind the character designs, but at least now I have a mystery to care about more than these characters. The episode preview gives me hope. |
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| so humans split into 3 species the soul, bone and flesh the soul are the lunarians while the bones are the gems and the flesh are those human like sea creatures |
| Quite the interesting progression! Let's see what's next. |
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| Oh damn shit's getting real. And this series gets better and better! Slug queen was hella hot damn |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Anything Phos decides on doing ends in trouble, she really has the worst luck. |
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| Oh come on Phos you should have known better than to go so far into the ocean alone with someone you only recently met :/ |
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| Master is awake...I mean returned from meditation. lol at Phos face. It can talk now. lol at Phos thinking Vent died. That form change. Vent oppai jiggle. Ningen? Ningen's split into 3 things to survive? Dat betrayal. Brother? I don't know about you guys, but I'd hit it. |
| If you see that my post is exactly 1 month old (or more) from when it was posted... Don't waste your time, especially when you want to reply with something petty & insignificant. Assume that I've moved on (because I have). |
| This show is f'ing awesome thsu far |
| observing a woman's body |
| Saw that betrayal coming from a mile away. Interesting exposition though ou. I'm hoping this show gets darker. |
| "HEY! MY DIAMOND!" AHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA XDDD Aw man, King is so naive. Does she really think the Lunarians will give back her brother after getting Phos as their gemstone? Smh. She should've asked them for help instead, although I'm not sure Sensei would've agreed to it ;X Speaking of Sensei, he almost admitted he was sleeping instead of "meditating" LOLOLOL. I was surprised to see Bort laughing too when King fell on his head HAHA XD It's nice to see even Bort's got a sense of humor lmao King is right. Us humans are trash, ahhah ^^" |
| This anime is building up its story in a very good shape, I hope it will keep it till the end. |
| "Hey, mai daimondu" My favorite episode so far, because of Saito Chiwa's voice First cuties and then the master, must be an omnivore bi xD The master looked like human tbh Betrayal is bitter at least when you didn't expect it to happen :P |
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| Interesting conversation about the world. It was suspicious when the slug transformed underwater and stll asked for Phos' assistance. |
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| Damm, this episode bombarded us with quite some interesting theories... wasnt expecting to hear something as solid as that, that could explain ALOT of what is going on, so early. ALso that jellyfish turned out to be rather pretty and all but then that ending. O.O |
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| Nooo, Phos! She's so naieve. Either way, I didn't expect such a turn of events myself.. |
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| That bitch tricked her... poor Pho believes everything. |
| Some backstory on how the Gems / Lunarians and Admirabilis came to be, seems like a massive amount of years have passed considering we now know of one gem being at least 2200 years old. Still would like to know more how exactly the seperation happened though. Phos getting betrayed so Snail-chan can get her brother back. |
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| Wow. Top ten anime betrayals. Call me naive but I didn't see that one coming. I loved the backstory of the bone, flesh and soul and how they separated into three species/beings. There feels like a lot of care put into the story and world of this anime. I'm really enjoying it. |
  🔥 🔥 🔥 . 阿良々木 暦, 傷 物 語 . 🔥 🔥 🔥 Build a man a fire and you'll warm him for a night but set a man on fire and you'll warm him for the rest of his life... - H E N D Y - |
| You fucking bitch yoo :( I was already worried about the sunset and now this snail betray my girl. Good show so far. |
| Pho is just a bit too innocent:( |
| Getting betrayed by a snail. |
SerafosJan 13, 5:04 AM
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| Phos really can't catch a break |
| I couldn't believe snail would do that...it was very cute, but tze lore of this world is so mysterious... I'm looking forward for next episode |
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| Ouch :( I should have saw it coming but that's a brutal betrayal. I hope phos will be ok |
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| Funny how everyone thinks that Phos has a mental problem now because she's talking to a damn snail lmao. Well she sneaked out to discover and help the snail. And damn the snail changed into a human like. And pretty as hell. But damn, she betrayed Phos in an instant for her brother... |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| Many things have been revealed in this ep, specifically of the existence of these creatures that roamed the Earth... So the snail creature is able to transform into a fleshy woman underwater huh, nice to know. Enough information for anyone with a conscious mind to get the fuck away from the water as quickly as they can. She can swim freely and have the upper hand whenever anything comes. Phosphophyllite should've really considered that before disobeying her sensei's words and going off on her own into the ocean with a creature she only knew for at most a few days. As expected, something did come up, that being the fleshy creature's betrayal, what a dirty move. Anyways, the revelation that humans once roamed the land of this Earth was a very interesting one. So for whatever the reason might be, humans have split into 3 species with 3 distinct metaphorical characteristics. The flesh being the snail creatures, the bones being the gems and the Lunarians being the spirit. Despite how vastly different these 3 species are after hearing that "The Lunarians lust for battle and are never satisfied" well... That's the humans' spirit alright! I find it intriguing how gems need the Sun as their source of energy, with them being the 'bone' of the former human race, and how bones IRL benefits from the Sunlight. It's a wonderfully genius connection between these 2 aspects of energy sources. How might Vitamin D from the sunlight benefit the gems when they don't actually have the calcium found in bones? Well... Vitamin D does also helps in regulating the phosphates in our bodies, so who knows if it can do the same for these gems. |
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| Incredible. Sensei is a badass just from meditating (sleeping). The slug is... a beautiful onee-sama! 😳 That plot twist, slug onee-san wants to exchange Phos for her brother. So she leads her to the enemies. I hope this is not betrayal for good and they can reconcile later. |
Based_DepartmentOct 13, 2021 10:20 AM
| Based Certified. I love anime armpits. |
| A lot of dialogue between Phos and the slug. What a sellout. Phos, for the third time, shattered. Not really enjoying this series so far. Gonna give it one or two episodes before dropping. |
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| This anime feels has such a great atmosphere. It is very immersive and this episode I was especially intrigued. There is a lot of mystery surrounding the world and that just adds to the value of each episode. |
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| Phos sure is too restless, and again it isn't helping him in the slightest. That snail definitely smooth talked Phos into skillfully betraying him in the end, and again those gems just... you know what. |
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| This episode focused on the worldbuilding. Phos really knows how to get in trouble. I like the fact she wanta to help others but she's actually hindering the others and putting herself in danger and it's frustrating |
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| well now we know why the snail dropped down from the sky. come on pho, stop mucking it up. |
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