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Nexosan said: Mohammadalmannai said: We are close to the endgame now, I lowkey thought Dororo is going to have to lose his arm but the old man came in just in time. I thought the same. But shouldn't his arm be completely scattered because of the heavy rocks that fell on it? Lmao anime logic. |
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Nexosan said: Mohammadalmannai said: We are close to the endgame now, I lowkey thought Dororo is going to have to lose his arm but the old man came in just in time. I thought the same. But shouldn't his arm be completely scattered because of the heavy rocks that fell on it? Me too. Honestly if Dororo lost her arm there, with either the old man or Hyakimaru cutting it off (if they still couldn't release the rocks), I feel that it might make this show a lot better. Of course I'm not saying this cuz I dislike Dororo, but I think it will be a good fuel to Hyakimaru, feeding him with more drive and resolution to get his body back. Also it'll gives us (the viewers) a lot more impact where I would probably be in tears with Hyakimaru raging at the dead demon at the end). It might help to shake off the "plot armour" concept that would come across my mind from time to time as well. |
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JGChaves said: The state of the land was caused by the demons. Also is an anime only thing to make Daigo not seem absolutely evil which he is.About plenty of Youkai unrelated that is true. When you create a big whole for huge youkai to enter a lot of smaller youkai enter too. nightcrawlercyp said: That is not the point. They inserted the whole scene with the villagers starving that makes little to no sense and then tried to make him look bad for Killing Nue. He is correct. Is not only about his body. Humans that sacrifice others to demons for self gain do not deserve to profit from it. Think about how many people died to the demons Daigo released. But we are shown a few made up villages starving and we must doubt the morals of destroying the demons? When the last demon is defeated and Daigo's clan is killed prosperity will return to the and again naturally. I don't get that last sentence of your post. The show has stated many times that before Daigo sacrificed his son his land was barren, his people were poor and hungry, and they feared being destroyed by wars with other lands. By all logic, killing the 12 demons should make the land go back to that state. Nothing in the show so far indicates that killing demons will make more rice grow and heal all diseases like Jesus. Less people will be eaten, but everyone will still be like the village we saw this episode. And I'm not even sure about the "less people will be eaten" part because there is plenty of Youkai unrelated to the 12 demons in the land. |
nightcrawlercyp said: 2ego said: That is not the point. They inserted the whole scene with the villagers starving that makes little to no sense and then tried to make him look bad for Killing Nue. He is correct. Is not only about his body. Humans that sacrifice others to demons for self gain do not deserve to profit from it. Think about how many people died to the demons Daigo released. But we are shown a few made up villages starving and we must doubt the morals of destroying the demons? When the last demon is defeated and Daigo's clan is killed prosperity will return to the and again naturally.Do you expect Hyakkimaru to have a vivid understanding of "morals"? His body was taken, he had no sight, no hearing, was a literal doll his entire life. What's more tragic is that all of it was deliberately taken away from him, his own life taken against his will before he had the chance to even experience a little bit of "life." If not for the couple of nice people he stumbled upon, he wouldn't have any understanding of what's right. -- Well, not surprised that the guy turned out like that, with that he abandoned his own identity, therefore wanted others to suffer in order to satisfy his own stripped pride. Hyakkimaru still adamantly believes that he is correct, well I agree honestly, it's his own body - no one has the permission to take it away. Dororo almost died, for a second I was frightened, Hyakkimaru almost completely broke down when Dororo begun drowning. The OST at the end was sick, what a great song they implemented! The scene of the villagers actually serves the purpose of showing that Tahomaru is not like his father, he is genuinely concerned about the villagers, Daigo, on the other hand is just concerned that he's gonna lose his kingdom. And I don't think that they are trying to portray Hyakkimaru as the bad guy but trying to cause a feeling of dread on the audience, like "what would happen If Hyakkimaru becomes completely desensitized to killing?" |
Quinjao said: Because all those people eaten by demons all those starving because of te wars Daigo started do not matter? The anime starts by showing how horrible tge war Daigo started and how many die as a result of his deal but because it tries to be morally ambiguous inserts these whole things. Also if you pay attention Tahomaru does not actually influence the story or events in any significant way. That is because according to the original materialshould have died at the end of Banmon story. My guess the fight between Daigo and H in this incarnation will be fought by Tahomaru. About being desensitized to killing so what? All samurai are like that and he onpy kills monsters. The dude chooses to become a monster spiritualy and later physically and then calls H out on not being human. Despicable.nightcrawlercyp said: That is not the point. They inserted the whole scene with the villagers starving that makes little to no sense and then tried to make him look bad for Killing Nue. He is correct. Is not only about his body. Humans that sacrifice others to demons for self gain do not deserve to profit from it. Think about how many people died to the demons Daigo released. But we are shown a few made up villages starving and we must doubt the morals of destroying the demons? When the last demon is defeated and Daigo's clan is killed prosperity will return to the and again naturally. The scene of the villagers actually serves the purpose of showing that Tahomaru is not like his father, he is genuinely concerned about the villagers, Daigo, on the other hand is just concerned that he's gonna lose his kingdom. And I don't think that they are trying to portray Hyakkimaru as the bad guy but trying to cause a feeling of dread on the audience, like "what would happen If Hyakkimaru becomes completely desensitized to killing?" |
| just how much is left? I havent read the manga but if all thats left is facing daigo and his bro then I think 4 episodes is more than enough to settle that, a whole new season would mean theres a bunch of other demons and trials to face, is that the case? |
| Very enjoyable episode, though as much as I like him as a character Old-Man Ex Machina was pretty contrived. I do understand why he was there though. The point of that scene was mostly to illustrate how far Hyakkimaru and his bond with Dororo have grown to the point where he can't bring himself to cut Dororo's arm. The old man saving them makes enough sense if you stretch your imagination but does feel a little eh. |
skrublordFeyMay 28, 2019 4:41 AM
| Other than this show once again trying to paint Hyakkimaru in a bad light for trying to get his body back (which still makes next to no sense), this was a decent episode, and it seems we're very much on the final stretch now that there's a clear end goal in sight. |
Meruru-tan said: I love how close Hyakki and Dororo got and how their relationship is progressing more and more. Totally ship those two tbh ;_; What the hell? Dororo is like 9yo... |
nightcrawlercyp said: JGChaves said: The state of the land was caused by the demons. I don't get that last sentence of your post. The show has stated many times that before Daigo sacrificed his son his land was barren, his people were poor and hungry, and they feared being destroyed by wars with other lands. By all logic, killing the 12 demons should make the land go back to that state. Nothing in the show so far indicates that killing demons will make more rice grow and heal all diseases like Jesus. Less people will be eaten, but everyone will still be like the village we saw this episode. And I'm not even sure about the "less people will be eaten" part because there is plenty of Youkai unrelated to the 12 demons in the land. At which point of the anime was this stated? Because I really don't see how that makes sense. At the start of the episode Hyakkimaru had already killed 9 of the 12 demons, and things aren't getting better for those villages. If they are the reason Daigo's land is so poor how come things only get worse as they are killed? I have no idea how things played out in the manga, but in the anime I've been watching everything points to the demons upholding their end of the deal and making Daigo's land prosperous even as they eat people in any and every place outside of those lands. |
| Loved the demons design it and animation was pretty bad at the first few min but just turned 100x better, that was mind blowing hope the next four episodes gonna be even better and Hyakki just found a reason to get his body back to protect our little Dororo. |
| Why the hell isn't Hyakki getting his body back ?? The one thing I thought would've made the story a tiny bit better, tho, if Tahomaru turning on his aniki had taken more time to develope .. Like if we could see how he was torn for so long between the disgust towards his father's actions and the sense of duty towards his land and the people he vowed to protect and then NOW after what he's seen in ep 20 - the villagers basically dying of hunger&sickness - he finally made a decision to go against his big brother with a heavy heart. I dunno, emotionally I think it would've made more sense and the pay off would have more impact. But Hyakki and Dororo make up for all the feels in the world, bless their hearts <3 |
| For a moment there, i thought Hyakimaru would cut Dororo's arm. Thankfully the old man arrive. I wonder whats the old man's role in the anime. Some kind of prophet or spirit or maybe Hyaki's fairy god father who always watches him? I also enjoy the story of that samurai that pretended to be brave (or didn't really), its like some kind of short story where the reader will learn a lesson. Overall, another 10/10. |
Iroha_PixieMay 28, 2019 7:53 AM
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JGChaves said: It is not stated but is narated in a few eps more or less. Also because the last demon is still alive things will get worse before getting better.nightcrawlercyp said: The state of the land was caused by the demons. At which point of the anime was this stated? Because I really don't see how that makes sense. At the start of the episode Hyakkimaru had already killed 9 of the 12 demons, and things aren't getting better for those villages. If they are the reason Daigo's land is so poor how come things only get worse as they are killed? I have no idea how things played out in the manga, but in the anime I've been watching everything points to the demons upholding their end of the deal and making Daigo's land prosperous even as they eat people in any and every place outside of those lands. |
| Just as I thought it was getting less impactful with recent episodes, there is this stunning scene with desperate/determined Hyakkimaru and beatiful scenery. About time the series picked up its pace. Although it probably won't end well for anyone. |
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nightcrawlercyp said: Quinjao said: Because all those people eaten by demons all those starving because of te wars Daigo started do not matter? The anime starts by showing how horrible tge war Daigo started and how many die as a result of his deal but because it tries to be morally ambiguous inserts these whole things. Also if you pay attention Tahomaru does not actually influence the story or events in any significant way. That is because according to the original materialshould have died at the end of Banmon story. My guess the fight between Daigo and H in this incarnation will be fought by Tahomaru. About being desensitized to killing so what? All samurai are like that and he onpy kills monsters. The dude chooses to become a monster spiritualy and later physically and then calls H out on not being human. Despicable.The scene of the villagers actually serves the purpose of showing that Tahomaru is not like his father, he is genuinely concerned about the villagers, Daigo, on the other hand is just concerned that he's gonna lose his kingdom. And I don't think that they are trying to portray Hyakkimaru as the bad guy but trying to cause a feeling of dread on the audience, like "what would happen If Hyakkimaru becomes completely desensitized to killing?" Yup, "so what" I agree with that, I don't see anything bad with it as well, it's pretty much an anime cliché by now. And about Tahomaru, I think they're just building him up for the ending, he will definitely play a big part, or at least should |
| Dark, intense and a very question-stimulating episode! Why isn’t Hyakkimaru getting his body parts back? Will killing Daigo really guarantee his human body parts returning? Are we approaching the endgame now and if so is it really possible to wrap it all up in 4 mere episodes? Gah, lots of questions lol. Good thing the monk made it in time to save Dororo, phew. I was expecting Hyakkimaru to come to the painful decision and committing to chop off Dororo’s arm there. On another note though, this is like what the fourth time we see the monk appearing? Is he really not stalking them, lol? Pretty depressing story for the new character though. Poor lad cut off his own mother’s arm to save himself and is now selling people to the ayakashi in order to quench his own frustrations. But of course Hyakkimaru couldn’t care less. Dororo trying to stop Hyakkimaru was pretty painful to see, what a heavy burden indeed, but it was nice to see the two strengthening their bonds early up in the episode. I feel as though everything is leading up to sad finale now with Hyakkimaru’s looming death but well looking forward to seeing what the finale has in store for us nevertheless! |
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| This was a spectacular episode and great build up for the endgame, the position hyakimaru is in right now with him slowly succumbing to his own thirst for revenge is something i hope they handle well in the coming episodes. Johnny-Jay said: apparently they are around the same age by maybe a year or 2 difference she just hasn't exactly had much of a growth spurt due to malnutrition. I don't know if this series will do it but at least a one sides crush was a thing in past adaptionsMeruru-tan said: I love how close Hyakki and Dororo got and how their relationship is progressing more and more. Totally ship those two tbh ;_; What the hell? Dororo is like 9yo... |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
jrShark said: Nexosan said: I thought the same. But shouldn't his arm be completely scattered because of the heavy rocks that fell on it? Me too. Honestly if Dororo lost her arm there, with either the old man or Hyakimaru cutting it off (if they still couldn't release the rocks), I feel that it might make this show a lot better. Of course I'm not saying this cuz I dislike Dororo, but I think it will be a good fuel to Hyakimaru, feeding him with more drive and resolution to get his body back. Also it'll gives us (the viewers) a lot more impact where I would probably be in tears with Hyakimaru raging at the dead demon at the end). It might help to shake off the "plot armour" concept that would come across my mind from time to time as well. Well said, I thought the same for something in this direction. |
| That guy was so scared that he cut his mother's arm while running away. That's messed up. |
Albi-kunMay 28, 2019 6:19 PM
| Seeing the show trying to show Hyakki in a negative light really annoys me. We saw human killing MANY innocents for their own goals and they still had gray souls, yet Hyakki is now part read for killing few demons and some trash humans beings? |
| This is continuously falling lower and lowers. It's such a shame, the first cour was absolutely fantastic. Tons of logical inconsistencies, and plot conveniences. |
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| Hyakkimaru is becoming ruthless and relentless in his search for his own human body. Looks like its gonna be when he gets his human body back, he isn't a human at all anymore! Biwamaru is correct all along...you cannot escape fate! 5/5. |
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betaweeb said: Seems like he doesn't get stuff back when he kills in an inhuman way. hopefully he defeats the last demon for the right reasons and gets everything back, or even gives up on retrieving some body parts in exchange for a happy ending. The op foreshadows him getting back his sight to see dororo in a pretty touching way, so looking forward to seeing that in an actual episode. No, I'm pretty sure the demon who didn't take his head stole the arms right there. At then end of the episode, they showed the demon's arms glowing, which I feel implies that he would have gotten his arms back, but the Boss Demon or whatever, just sniped it from him. |
| I honestly have no idea what I'm supposed to type here. *imitates an old man* "Back in my day, we used to write our names fancy when they asked our signature!" |
| Man, I was on the edge of my seat when Dororo got her hand stuck under the mountain's rocks. From my experience, this has got to be the only time I witnessed an Anime character escape that fate by severing their hand, I'm so glad they didn't go that route, that old man has done them good for a long time, I hope he doesn't fall victim to anything. I could sit and watch Dororo tell Hyakkimaru stories no problems, it's just so beautiful, and it's only getting harder for Hyakkimaru to contain his desire of getting his body back. I think that the portion of the show that was supposed to build the two's relationship is over now, and things will take a more serious and risky road from now on. |
JizzyHitler said: apparently they are around the same age by maybe a year or 2 difference she just hasn't exactly had much of a growth spurt due to malnutrition. Well if that was the case, the scenarists would have already implied it, they wouldn't just let us guess something that important. And even though life made her tough, Dororo still acts like a child. |
| Good thing Biwamaru showed up on time. |
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| Now that was a damn great episode. I can already tell the final act of this show is gonna be amazing |
| They're ending this in four episodes. Of course, I would love a second season but like many series, it won't get one. Perhaps, the most it will get an OVA. Anyways, I'm surprised that demon didn't eat that coward immediately. It waited until he voiced how envious he was of Hyakkimaru's bravery and strength before finally eating him and become a bootleg version of Sephiroth. Following the theme of the show, I feel like Hyakimaru or Dororo will die at the finale. I hope Daigo suffers the most. I predict that Tahomaru will either become the kind of leader that Daigo never was or become Daigo 2.0. We shall see. |
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| i highkey thought they were gonna cut dororo's arm off |
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Johnny-Jay said: Meruru-tan said: I love how close Hyakki and Dororo got and how their relationship is progressing more and more. Totally ship those two tbh ;_; What the hell? Dororo is like 9yo... I was thinking this as well.. how can you ship a bloody 9 year old... |
| Perhaps we should be grateful that it skips any pretense and just jumps straight to the Dude Of The Week being a mass murderer feeding everyone he comes across to the local nue. But then we get sucked into his flashback multiple times, and I honestly couldn't tell you why. He told the story about his mom getting eaten and killing people, now, ten minutes later, here's a flashback showing that and nothing more. It's hard to even see how it ties into the never-to-be-moved-past 'character arc' for Hyakkimaru where he accuses him of being a monster too right before dying, because… Hyakki was a better fighter than him? He wasn't scared? I know it can't be that Hyakki was covered in blood or merciless, because those have been the core two traits of 99% of the humans in this show. It's also a hard sell that Hyakki is 'empty' inside sandwiched between scenes of him increasingly frantic to save his Gal Friday's life. And unfortunately, there wasn't much more to the episode besides that lazy backstory repetition. We got a bit at the start and the middle about how the Biblical plagues are visiting random villages, which is obviously Hyakkimaru's fault, but that's nothing new. Maybe they're slightly more plaguey now. There was also a kind of weird few minutes aside where Dororo talked about autumn, bereft of any connection to the man eating pokemon that they were about to encounter. I've long since given up hoping they were introducing some theme for the episode with it or that whatever is said will come back in an important way, and it didn't, so full sail ahead right back to where we were about 6 weeks ago. Maybe this time, Dad will do something other than stand impassively, but I'm pretty sure this ain't the last time we're going to see the demon fusing schtick. |
| lol i was more worried about Hyakkimaru cutting off Dororo's arm, rather than her drowning. |
| Perfect episode, how much more suffering will hyakkimaru go through: '( |
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| hmm... by the looks of things, this isnt going to have a happy ending. |
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| There's only 4 episodes left and Hyakkimaru is still missing a lot of parts. I feel like this will end in a cliffhanger and will probably take another year or two for a season 2 to happen. Welp |
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| This episode was one hell of a rollercoaster, from nice fall season atmosphere and talk to life-threatening situations and brutal demon killing also the part where Hyakkimaru didn't get body part was sad. The human helping the Nue was quite interesting and Nue himself was one if not the best demon we've seen so far it's pity the fight wasn't longer. Overall very good episode I'm really excited to see how all of this plays out. |
Avazak21Jun 1, 2019 3:29 AM
Shirai-chan said: There's only 4 episodes left and Hyakkimaru is still missing a lot of parts. I feel like this will end in a cliffhanger and will probably take another year or two for a season 2 to happen. Welp He is only missing his arms and eyes, I think the twelfth demon has both of those parts so there could be like a final boss battle thing maybe |
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Dark-Knight003 said: we'll see about thatShirai-chan said: There's only 4 episodes left and Hyakkimaru is still missing a lot of parts. I feel like this will end in a cliffhanger and will probably take another year or two for a season 2 to happen. Welp He is only missing his arms and eyes, I think the twelfth demon has both of those parts so there could be like a final boss battle thing maybe |
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