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Jan 18, 2019 9:48 AM
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I almost feel bad for Asuka's friends now. Seems trouble comes around when Asuka is there.

There are terrorists in this show that don't play around. Still getting used to some of the monster designs in this anime. They look like stuffed animals in hideous forms lol, or at least from this episode.
Jan 18, 2019 10:36 AM
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So Asuka came just in time to save the nurse she seems to be having something with coming just in time tho the same applies to the nurse.
Asuka is also well known her mahou shoujo form that is, i guess she played a mayor role in defeating the enemy.
But a new enemy is lurking around and they seem to be out for violence.
Jan 18, 2019 11:45 AM
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This new magical girl is precious and must be protected (I'd still smash tho)
Jan 18, 2019 12:25 PM
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Tokoya said:
This new magical girl is precious and must be protected (I'd still smash tho)


If you mean Kurumi, she would have prefer to "smash" Asuka.
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I'm rather surprised that this doesn't totally suck.

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Jan 18, 2019 12:58 PM
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Compa-chan my angel!
Oh wait wrong anime...
Jan 18, 2019 1:20 PM
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Nachtwandler_21 said:
Tokoya said:
This new magical girl is precious and must be protected (I'd still smash tho)


If you mean Kurumi, she would have prefer to "smash" Auka. And we will see her "dark side" later.


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Jan 18, 2019 2:16 PM
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Episode okay.
Ending...i hoped more
BarnaldJan 19, 2019 3:55 AM
The battle is over.
Show respect for the fallen
who fought so bravely.
Jan 18, 2019 2:48 PM
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oh god

PLEASE

don't be Release the Spyce 2.0
Jan 18, 2019 3:28 PM
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Not bad in all honesty. It feels like sooner or later though her friends are really going to get it..
Jan 18, 2019 3:52 PM

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I was almost ready to scream I SHIP IT! Then people mentioned some dark side...boi now I am afraid xD. (will the characters get Mahou Shoujo Site levels of fucked up? but Asuka seems pretty normal/okay so far mentally...)
Jan 18, 2019 3:57 PM

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Really digging the OP and Soundtrack so far! Asuka's friend has it tough, witnessing something that disturbing, would shake anyone up. Kurumi is the Magical Girl Medic and damn she's curvy AF! Any guy's fantasy nurse am I right?? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

This Anime sure doesn't hold back with the violence, some pretty disturbing scenes sometimes!

Windman said:
Compa-chan my angel!
Oh wait wrong anime...


I see what you did there and I appreciate the reference!!
Jan 18, 2019 4:59 PM
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EcchiGodMamsterP said:
don't be Release the Spyce 2.0


What was the problem with Release the spyce ?

(I only watched the first episode of spyce before deciding it wasn't for me, but I didn't had any problems with the show itself)
Jan 18, 2019 5:43 PM
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Nimeroni said:
EcchiGodMamsterP said:
don't be Release the Spyce 2.0


What was the problem with Release the spyce ?

(I only watched the first episode of spyce before deciding it wasn't for me, but I didn't had any problems with the show itself)


the vast majority of the villains are guys...


and on top of that, they barely even fought the "bad" girls....





thats the issue
Jan 18, 2019 6:05 PM

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Rather decent episode.

The eyes still freak me out in certain shots, I don't think I'll ever get used to them.

Was I the only who though the staff that little girl was holding when the monster was moving towards her was remarkably similar to Sakura's staff in Cardcaptor Sakura?

Needs more yuri bait/10
Jan 18, 2019 6:37 PM

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Nice save Asuka :)
Jan 18, 2019 6:53 PM
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Returning to a normal life after living such an experience of traumatism is very difficult to take, poor Sayako was on the verge of death, but Rapture Asuka saved her.
Asuka is still being pressured to return to the special operations squad.
Poor Sayako still does not assimilate that she survived that terrorist attack, post-traumatic stress provokes anxiety, but Asuka manages to calm her down and in turn make her understand that she must move on with her life and not feel weak.
The damn terrorists continue with their operations and now they will be helped by a Mahou shoujo who is a murderous psychopath.
Kurumi finally makes her appearance, her healing powers are incredible and that syringe is an interesting weapon, also she has a spectacular curvy body and has better breasts than Asuka ... damn that is a hot nurse.
That killer bear did not stop with anyone, thanks to Kurumi the little girl and her mother were saved. Sacchu is weird, his face is a little disturbing and his gaze is very scary, but it seems to be very useful when fighting.
In the end Asuka arrives on time and saves Kurumi from the killer bear.
That conversation at the end between Asuka and Kurumi had intense yuri vibe, Asuka and her post-war traumas prevent her from returning to be with Kurumi, but it seems that they will be together again, since the next day Kurumi appears in Asuka's class, Kurumi looked incredible in school uniform.
Jan 18, 2019 6:54 PM

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The character designer seems to have a fetish for big titties:-D :-D. I guess we have another big titty mahou shoujo in Kurumi.

This show seems like it was created by guys who have fetishes with big breasted girls in outfits, it seems so far we have a maid and a nurse. The story isn't impressive so far and it looks it will end up as just another Mahou shoujo with no exceptions.

Too bad I have to stick with it!
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Jan 18, 2019 7:25 PM

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The call knows where you live, Asuka.
It also has a nasty habit of killing people to get you to answer it. I admit I'm nervous for Asuka's muggle friends.

Poor Sayoko, then again she saw many people die and had a gun pointed at herself. If that were me I'd probably be the same too.
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Jan 18, 2019 8:50 PM

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Already better then Madoka.
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Jan 18, 2019 9:21 PM

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decided to give the manga a read since it's a easy and quick one i thought it was decent it wasn't nearly as brutal as i was expecting but still had some messed up parts but the author really has something for military not that it was bad just there were quick a bit of info dumps relating to the JSDF and what not.

think the anime is alright so far art has a bit of a jaggy look to it but they are using the time well, even giving Suzuki more development of her shock of witnessing the terrorist attack but the lighthearted moments still feel super jarring.



OP is still kickass it's so good
Jan 18, 2019 9:54 PM

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Magical Girl PTSD
I'm pretty satisfied

Looking forward to presumably seeing the American Miley Mia Cyrus next week
Jan 18, 2019 11:24 PM

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Another incredibly good episode. I’m really surprised how good this series is turning out to be.
Jan 19, 2019 12:47 AM

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This is probably the first time in Anime that I have ever seen a burrito:


Sayako's been traumatized...

"It's better to be cowardly than to pretend to be strong when you're not."

"Halloween-class?" Now I'm interested to know what different classes there are...

Cute bear looks like it was developed by the Umbrella Corps...

Kurumi's chest...also, it's not very often that we have a medic as part of a team. I mean we got priestesses and stuff, but not medics...

Fight animation is ok. It does the sakuga when the character is alone, but it leads to still frames when the hits land...Maybe it gets more dynamic when it's magical girl vs. magical girl.

With all the rumors about Magical Girls going around the school, I can assume that one of these episodes will involve that school being taken hostage...

What is it with these school anime and their transfer students? Speaking of which, we get the gunner next episode! Yay!
Jan 19, 2019 2:07 AM
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What surprises me is how downright mediocre this adaptation of the manga is. The original source material made no effort to hide just how horrific the war with the "land of the dead" was, including showing in detail just how far the land of the dead was willing to go in trying to blackmail some of the magical girls (hint: they didn't stop at just cutting off hands of captured parents).

Yet here the directing is just sloppy, to say nothing of the quality of the artwork. It looks like something from 2004 or 2006, not 2019.
Jan 19, 2019 3:10 AM

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Leftover alien lifeforms from the previous war are now being used by terrorists? Series getting darker. Well, that terrorist guy deserve the torture though.

Poor Asuka just can't quit her job...
Jan 19, 2019 3:21 AM
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Given her past i can see why Asuka is so adamant to not go back into that life. So Nozo's father is a interrogator huh. Guess its better his daughter doesn't know this line of work. Smuggling weapons via oil barrels huh creative. So seems that some magical girls did indeed let their power give them funny ideas. Survivor's guilt huh. Three years later Kurumi sure has matured into quite the young woman. Its nice seeing her being able to engage the enemy effectively. Nice to see Asuka and Kurumi reunite after so long. An interesting ep that did well to introduce the first villains of the series while also introducing Kurumi as well. To think Kurumi would transfer in as well. Guess she's determined to reforge her friendship with Asuka.



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Jan 19, 2019 5:37 AM

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This is not that bad, actually even quite good so far I would say!
Jan 19, 2019 6:18 AM

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Woah this is pretty good
Jan 19, 2019 6:52 AM

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Can’t decide if I like this or not.
Animus and mangos
Jan 19, 2019 6:59 AM

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It's getting more and more like Blood C

Jan 19, 2019 8:08 AM
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I really enjoy the gore
Jan 19, 2019 8:49 AM
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Nachtwandler_21 said:
Tokoya said:
This new magical girl is precious and must be protected (I'd still smash tho)


If you mean Kurumi, she would have prefer to "smash" Asuka.
Of course it's like that lol, I shouldn't have expected anything less xD
Jan 19, 2019 9:54 AM

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Very good very good, it's not the typical Mahou shoujo we have seen so far where it usually turns a situation quickly into despair (although it still gore) but the whole action and story is very nice

I do think the art quality could have been better but it's does affect my enjoyment of this show
Jan 19, 2019 1:38 PM

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I swear these girls are too old to be playing mahou shoujo. Cute bear though.
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Jan 20, 2019 2:35 AM

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lihle808 said:
The character designer seems to have a fetish for big titties:-D :-D. I guess we have another big titty mahou shoujo in Kurumi.

This show seems like it was created by guys who have fetishes with big breasted girls in outfits, it seems so far we have a maid and a nurse. The story isn't impressive so far and it looks it will end up as just another Mahou shoujo with no exceptions.

Too bad I have to stick with it!


Actually, if you look in the manga, all girls looked like that. Unrealistic for couple of highschoolers, but credits to the studio to stick faithfully to the manga design
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[quote=lihle808 message=56752662]The character designer seems to have a fetish for big titties:-D :-D.

Ahhhh i love big titties.
Jan 20, 2019 2:45 AM
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I have to say this is the only anime that discuss about power corruption. It happen in many forms and it happen many fucking times
Jan 20, 2019 5:27 AM
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The episode was awesome we now the badass Asuka the attack type and Mugen the healer I can't wait for the other members to join
Jan 20, 2019 11:20 AM

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I'm torn between how fetishistic this looks (which I hate) and how explicitly violent it is (which I love). I'll give it a shot for now, to see if we actually have a story there.
Jan 20, 2019 12:55 PM
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After the first episode's amazing action setpiece, this episode ups the ante by giving us a good balance between visually stunning action and good character development. One of Asuka's old Magical Girl friends, Kurumi, is introduced and we get to see that both Asuka and Kurumi carry an old burden from their previous struggles. While Asuka's desire to live a normal life is understandable, she gets an incentive to return to her old work after seeing her friend in danger. There are genuine emotional stakes in this episode that hopefully, the series will continue to build upon. Asuka is shaping up to be a good protagonist with flaws and humanity and for now, the series has kept a good control on its character writing. This looks to be one of the better shows in this season.
Jan 20, 2019 8:44 PM
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Everything was to big and look weird.
Jan 21, 2019 2:01 AM

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dunno why dis animo has low score. first 2 eps cool!!
especaly OST
Jan 21, 2019 10:14 AM

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Ok so Asuka is armed with a karambit...but here's a joke, what do you call an oversize karambit?????? Ams a "Karam-BIG"

So there were bad Magical Girls among of them Queen and that Scissor welding girl, could it be that they were once Asuka's comrades gone rogue ?????

And could it be that Sayaka and her friend would be Magical girls as well???

Kurumi seems to have not made nay improvements to her self after the last war.
Jan 21, 2019 7:27 PM

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This anime is not good at drama, it's empty and forced, and the animation is subpar, scenes filled with stills...

The enemies are hammy as fuck, the evil teddy bears are cringe... Normally these odd gimmick series turn out interesting, like Toji no Miko and Akanesasu Shoujo, but meh, it's starting to feel like Akame ga Kill, and that's not a complement, it's just depthless edge.

I'm not usually one to dump on random dark horse series, i'm pretty good at seeing merits, but sadly this show feels rather vapid, and without any bombastic flair to make it worthwhile, it falls bland.

Just makes me wanna go back and rewatch Symphogear or Mai-HiME or something.
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Jan 22, 2019 3:26 AM

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Nice episode!
Mugen Kurumi is such a cool name for a support Mahou Shoujo! And I like the shape of her oppai!
ED by GARNiDELiA was cool!
4/5.

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Already better then Madoka.

HAHAHA! you're kidding right!? haha
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Jan 22, 2019 7:00 AM

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I like this show a lot. I was glad to see that terrorist get his just rewards.
Jan 22, 2019 11:27 AM

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matias067 said:
Nice episode!
Mugen Kurumi is such a cool name for a support Mahou Shoujo! And I like the shape of her oppai!
ED by GARNiDELiA was cool!
4/5.

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Already better then Madoka.

HAHAHA! you're kidding right!? haha
No Madoka was an average anime.
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Jan 22, 2019 1:38 PM
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That was bloody fun. Oh kuma mouth nightmare inducing.
Scissor girl straight from the edgy trope collection.
Fight was good and not shy away from blood, but animation lacking.
Characters still look weird, like a 90s show?
Definitely Mikuru from Haruhi as Kurumi.
Jan 22, 2019 5:25 PM

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So far this series is really interesting

This anime is really similar to Release the Spyce to me...

And even the villains really remind me to Mouryou.......
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