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Feb 16, 2018 5:50 AM
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This is rather haunting :o


So Shunsuke is getting more screen time now. I have to admit, the violence and even sex picked up this episode. The revenge theme in this show hit the mark. Kinda wish they invested more time into building up more character for Ling but I guess pacing will pick up more soon.

Sayuri is a scary woman :o
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Feb 16, 2018 8:29 AM
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The weight of the Niwaka Samurai was too much for Lin to bear. He got lucky since the other guy was called in and they were able to help him escape.

I wanted to see a full proper fight between Sarucchi and Bana, that would've been awesome but hey what we got was pretty cool while it lasted.

The baseball at the end. xD

Wonder who the woman assassin was and what her relation to Banba is. :o

Feb 16, 2018 9:08 AM
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For me the best episode of the released. And yes I hope sweetie Sayuri will now appear in the series more often.
Feb 16, 2018 9:55 AM
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Lin just wasn't able to handle a job as the Niwaka Samurai and got screwed over. He's quite lucky. That baseball scene at the end was funny. Sayuri is beautiful and seems to know Banba.
Feb 16, 2018 11:48 AM
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Oh my God, Sayuri is hot af!
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Feb 16, 2018 11:59 AM
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Banba and Lin's freindship is actually really pleasant, its not over played and seems somewhat natural. I am loving how its developing so far.

I'm not too excited about the new chick, but I also wasn't excited for the gray haired dude and I actually sort of like him. So, maybe I'll end up liking her.

Lin also looked super nice in both the new outfits he wore, espcially the second one.
Feb 16, 2018 12:02 PM
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This show is so good, anime of the decade.
Feb 16, 2018 12:07 PM
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This show gets better each episode.
The sexual tension between Banba and Lin is killing me though.
Feb 16, 2018 1:21 PM
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Not the best episode, but still nice.

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Feb 16, 2018 2:53 PM

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I can't help it, I find the whole show hilarious on a very good level. Might rate this up when it continues like this. It's so damn random in everything XD

We probably all needed a bit of Banba's ass in our life.
Feb 16, 2018 2:56 PM

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Lmao at the baseball game at the end. Do all hitmen play baseball in their spare time? Really fun episode. I wonder how long Shunsuke trying to kill Banba thing will last for. Also, I hope Lin will get some growth from this episode and not be as reckless in the future.
Feb 16, 2018 8:39 PM

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not as good as previous 2 episodes but it was ok i guess
Feb 16, 2018 11:42 PM

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LING'S RINGTONE!!!! NA NA NA NA....NA NA NA NA...HEY! HEY! HEY...GOODBYE!

Lol Enokida with the EASY MONEY!

Ling in a suitcase is going to be a thing, isn't it? Cool trick though...

People die when they are killed. But...


I guess Chairman Wang Wanged too much...That subtle detail on that fingernail though. I knew something was up. So who is Sayuri working for?

Banba's a cool guy. I like him. And combining swordsmanship with baseball!

Udons vs. Ramens lol. Who's next, The Somens?

Whaaaa? Was it Banba who told Sayuri to assassinate the chairman? And they used to be together or something? And Banba was worried about Ling? Is this...Are we going to get the Satelight special?

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Feb 16, 2018 11:56 PM

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Can't believe he's as strong as Banba and sword isn't even his thing

I'd rather see Lin vs Sarucchi knife duel than someone able to break even in a lame duel with Banba who's most likely not even serious
Feb 17, 2018 5:40 AM

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Such a fun episode with Banba with his ass. Hahaha. Damn he got ass. He do. He do. Hahaha.

So, that Sayuri-san is Banba's ex-girlfriend? Oooooh. She's hot. Help.

Gaaah. This show keeps getting better and better.

5/5. <3

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Feb 17, 2018 12:18 PM

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Favorite show of the season, hands down! As it goes it’s bound to get better and better.
Feb 17, 2018 12:20 PM
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I'm glad that the show is able to be interesting even when they're not focusing on Banba and Lin but I really miss their duo episodes. They have such good chemistry and I'm waiting for when the story will finally give the two of them a goal to work towards, although I like the "day in the life" episodes I wish they weren't just 2 episode archs all the time. Nevertheless this has to be one of my favorite shows this season and I'm glad I picked it up :)
Feb 17, 2018 3:03 PM

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Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens is a Baseball anime
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Feb 17, 2018 6:35 PM

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Lin went and got himself into some new trouble, seems this is gonna be a common thing here. And then Banba got himself into trouble trying to get Lin out of trouble. Meanwhile The Ninja dude goes and gets himself in trouble trying to get Banba out of trouble so they can fight. And people died left and right but that's expected. This all got resolved really quickly. And now we have more baseball players. I'd say this was a pretty good episode.

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Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens is a Baseball anime


A baseball anime where all the players are hitmen.
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Feb 18, 2018 12:43 PM

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Lol, what an obsessed assassin that lame ninja, although he brings in some comedy. It is funny, they live in a kill or be killed city, yet they found some other people like themselves, they built some trust and now playing baseball. Good episode.
Feb 18, 2018 3:04 PM

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This episode was beyond great. Can't believe this show still isn't getting a whole lot of recognition.
So.. Was this a sort of two-episode arc introducing the ninja?
Feb 19, 2018 12:26 AM

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Hmmmm so maybe this character isn’t just going to be an “arc”
This shows really interesting to me :)
It reminds me of some 2008-2011 comedy/action/mystery show they’re just so much fun to watch

Great episode!
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Feb 19, 2018 1:45 AM

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Another amazing episode! keeps getting better!
this team is really organized!
another added characters that would be always involved in crime is Shunsuke & Sayuri which is from another baseball team opponent "Ogura Fried Udons!" haha!
5/5.


Feb 19, 2018 7:33 PM

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So both Lin and Banba will go out of their way to save each other. If Lin was a girl, no one would be even doubting the ship. This anime makes me happy.
Feb 19, 2018 7:35 PM

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skrublordFey said:
This show gets better each episode.
The sexual tension between Banba and Lin is killing me though.
Same. It's going to be a sweet, sweet death.
Feb 20, 2018 4:24 AM

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"In a city of assassins... where the only way to settle their differences... is on a... BASEBALL FIELD!!?? coming this summer"
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Feb 21, 2018 1:43 AM

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It's too bad Banba missed his festival, but at least Lin was alright. Anyway second series I've caught up on in two days and this has been drastically different from the first so far. A ton of violence inherent to the plot. I've enjoyed how things have come together so far. The first four episodes in particular felt like an arc and watching the pieces gather in interesting ways was nice. I'm pretty indifferent on the obvious fujoshi bait of Banba's relationship with Lin. It's whatever, the primary cast is all men anyway, mostly pretty boys. I do wish there was at least one hot female who worked with them, but oh well. For what it's worth I like that Sayuri woman introduced just this last episode. Nice tits and purple hair, my favorite color. Plus it seems she's related to Banba's past in some way. As with the mummy series I will not be keeping up with this weekly from here on, instead choosing to wait and marathon the last 6 episodes or however many there turns out to be, but good stuff so far.
Feb 22, 2018 10:58 AM

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So the girl who killed the boss is Banba's ex lover. The samurai x ninja "friendship" is going to be fun haha
Feb 23, 2018 9:26 PM

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Sayuri is a freaking babe!
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Feb 25, 2018 1:00 PM

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Is Sayuri his ex gf? She's pretty cute.

As always this ep was awesome. I loved how Banba was sulking over missing that festival lol. I hope Lin will learn not to be so reckless in the future. The action is always interesting but I also love the casual banter between the characters. This show is good shit
Mar 2, 2018 5:38 PM

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Sayuri is really hot.
Mar 30, 2018 11:27 AM

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Finally, Banba vs Shunsuke. The plot twist in the end was funny lol. 4/5
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Mar 31, 2018 1:23 AM

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He's pretty good, he was even with the Niwaka Samurai. That baseball encounter between them was too funny.
Aug 8, 2018 9:39 AM

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Quite interesting setup to be honest, I feel a bit sad for Banba missing Yamakasa! Still quite an interesting character and I do expect to see that ninja once again real soon and maybe as team mates or not? That woman with the poises fingernails was quite something though! Let's see what's next.
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I might be reading too much into this, but does this line imply that Misaki is also a cross-dressing boy?
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Apr 28, 2020 9:50 PM

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I'm just glad that Lin is still alive. This show wouldn't be the same without my favorite cross-dressing bishounen-bishoujo.
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Sep 24, 2021 3:03 AM

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as always I like their secret works to manipulate a corpse
Feb 6, 2023 2:47 AM

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it was alright tbh, didn't have the same feel or anticipation as the few few episodes

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