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Jan 31, 2019 6:02 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Oh boy, trying to understand the past is not easy.

Masaru should know that even though he is more experienced than before, he's still vulnerable against a lot of the supernatural entities in this show. Either way, he should really be more careful if he wants to discover the truth of his family's past. Still, I find this episode to be a very important one that revealed more of Masaru's character and his origins.

Also, I hope he can improve his marionette skills since he can use the ones Sadayoshi once used.
Stark700Jan 31, 2019 7:01 AM
Jan 31, 2019 7:34 AM
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That was..... weird. Poor Masaru.
Jan 31, 2019 7:37 AM
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animejas said:
That was..... weird. Poor Masaru.


Pretty much sums my thoughts on this episode too.
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Jan 31, 2019 8:23 AM
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Masaru sure had a hard time in this episode. It was nice to see him though.

Jan 31, 2019 8:38 AM
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We're back with Masaru and well, looks like he has seen better days.

The puppets and that crow from the OP finally made their appearance, I honestly thought they were evil xD.

I wonder where will this be heading now.
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Jan 31, 2019 8:59 AM
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The fact that Masaru can't remember his father's face is more interesting when you know that he's genius and has Hyperthymesia, meaning that he can remember virtually everything he has seen, which was revealed in the manga but was skipped in the anime (huh, what a surprise) but some manga-reader noted it in one of the discussions (the thread of the last episode of the Mansion arc I think).

The moment they said "memory transfer" I was like "Oh my God what is this now". Frankly, I guess it's amazing how many routes and directions the story of Karakuri Circus goes, which is in my eyes the main charm of it, besides its original ideas. Even though the anime was Pierroted but no complains

HereticHunter said:
The puppets and that crow from the OP finally made their appearance, I honestly thought they were evil xD.


I also thought so, like they will be the replacements for the Pionniers, but then I saw some of the manga volume covers today on MAL and saw this episode XD. It's cool though to know that Masaru now has three marionettes in his arsenal. Now he'll just have to master them.
Jan 31, 2019 10:34 AM
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How am i supposed to understand what's going on if they keep cutting things? I don't even understand why Masaru left Eleonore and the circus and shit.. Jeez, i'm enjoying the story and all, but it's really hard to connect the points.
Jan 31, 2019 10:40 AM
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Well, that was definitely some crazy stuff again.

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Jan 31, 2019 12:02 PM
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WTF, so Masaru isn't Masaru at all , but the dad Sadayoshi, who transfers his memories to the kid.

Man, those Shoji Henchmen were either too stupid or just too flashy, they should have just brought a gun with them and then shoot Masuaru or Sadayoshi to easily get over with.


so, from here on it's gonna be a Masaru arc.
Jan 31, 2019 12:03 PM

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Lol, this wasn't what I expected.
Maybe Masaru will end up as Narumi's enemy.
Jan 31, 2019 12:12 PM

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Even though i am not a Manga reader, i feel that the story is quite messed up here and there. They must be skipping a lot chapter for this to happen.
There is no way 420+ chapter can fit in 36ep.
Jan 31, 2019 12:47 PM

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Show's all over the place and im not sure how to feel about it.
Feeling bad for masaru but i like where this is going, best episode yet imo; good stuff
Jan 31, 2019 1:31 PM

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There's so many plot holes in the narrative with the way they are doing things that I'm legitimately thinking of dropping this anime. Like don't get me wrong, this is a very enjoyable show. But how am I supposed to be able to follow this when there's so many things missing that it makes it hard to follow the story? Like I was hoping with a Masaru focus, we'd be able to go back and see what Masaru and Shirogane were doing while Narumi was off fighting. Instead, we've got this whole: "Who is Masaru?" arc going on without any real context. Again...not sure if I'll continue this show. It's really good but so much material feels like it's missing and it's hard for me to really go forward going blind.
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Jan 31, 2019 1:36 PM
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It's normal to not understand everything at this point Karakuri is a puzzle and each pieces is revealed step by step... (even the anime skip lots of things, the screenplay is the same.) be patient if you love this show ;)
Jan 31, 2019 1:48 PM

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Masaru’s dad brain downloaded his memory into his son...

This show gets more ridiculous by each episode

Is his dad evil? What’s his motives?

In any case, he’s one of the worst anime fathers for this.

I really don’t like the direction this show is going
FlexstyleJan 31, 2019 1:51 PM
Jan 31, 2019 1:52 PM

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not sure how to feel about this one
but i know for sure its gonna be fun soon

Well...
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Jan 31, 2019 2:49 PM

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Hoo boy...we're back to the beginning!

After weeks of the Narumi-Shirogane/Doll Francine shenanigans of history, going back to plainly Masaru's history is one that he himself will not have realized all this time...the reason of his dad's enormous fortune that everyone has scoured him for.

The Masaru we know isn't Masaru, but his Dad instead, all part of an experiment. A memory transfer...all part of a family power struggle.

Finally this series is watchable again...
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Jan 31, 2019 7:41 PM

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Such drama and mystery unveiling in this episode.

It seems everything Masaru believed about his family and himself was a lie all along. I see the plot being good, but damn those puppets were really Thanos level. I wished I had those puppets.

This was a really great episode.
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Feb 1, 2019 4:27 AM

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The directions this take each arc, I swear.
Feb 1, 2019 11:16 AM

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DOWNWARD SPIRAL
DOWNWARD SPIRAL
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Feb 3, 2019 10:55 AM

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ok wow masaru story line has been awesome
Feb 6, 2019 11:20 AM

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What a plot twist!

Now the past will get unveiled, poor Masaru...
Feb 7, 2019 3:54 PM

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Oh, hey. The show remembered that Masaru still exists. That's nice.

Also, Karakuri Circus is obsessed with these random and weird plot twists.
Feb 8, 2019 1:37 PM

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Best start to finish episode in awhile lol
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Apr 17, 2019 9:05 AM

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Lol his dad has the name voice actor as faceless and his fathers face is faceless. Wtf is faceless still alive?
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May 22, 2019 8:03 PM

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Masaru is certainly going through a lot right now. Will he actually become his father, or will he remain himself?

Jul 17, 2019 11:11 AM

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Wow so there was more things going on in the Saiga family, So masaru isn't masaru but Sadayoshi, but something went wrong and he is still Masaru?

I think this is somehow connected to Doll Francine or Jin
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Aug 31, 2020 9:36 PM
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This episode was boring. Really not looking forward to this arc

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