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| Not going to lie, I like the change of setting. This one involves test supernaturals, a TV show, and apparently supernatural powers. Ron seems very interested in this case and he gets himself involved. Definitely one of the more interesting episodes given the amount of content and themes being explored. Ron himself still stands out as the most prominent detective in this case. |
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| Mofu is quite beautiful. Moreover, the case involving the ESP was truly fascinating. Ron is engrossed in a TV program that verifies the existence of psychic abilities. In the live broadcast, psychic Dankichi Torage and neurosurgeon Mofu Usaki are facing off. Torage demonstrates his ability to manipulate the brain with words written on a board, but as soon as the subject sees the word "death" on the board, they suddenly collapse... Wow, if I ever come across the word 'Jump' like that, I'll immediately start playing Van Halen's 'Jump' in my head. This ESP case was definitely the best one so far. It's similar to the case in 'Trick', where the detective duo had to deal with a woman who could reveal the names of the people she'd kill from a distance while everyone watched. The ultimate solution in that case had some disappointing aspects, but 'Trick' balances it out with various different mysteries in each episode. This one, however, was decent for what it was worth. Ron was fortunate that it was just a regular marker. Also, Dr. Clumsy has some hypotheses about Ron's 'powers'? That's interesting. I hope Mofu will eventually join their team. |
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| I was waiting for this episode to come out and it didn't disappoint! Finally Dr. Mofu was introduced. It's strange because it's usually difficult for me to picture the voices but her VA is really fitting for her character. Also really funny that she's so clumsy yet she's a famous surgeon. In this case her clumsiness saved Toto's life. Speaking of VA's... Ron's VA did a fantastic job. You could really sense his emotions/despair at the end because of what almost happened to Toto. What I love about this case is that's it's not complicated and even though the culprit is obvious from the start (because he did it publicly) it's still amazing what kind of trick he really used. Thinking Dr. Mofu exposed Torage and his complice, that it was all staged, yet he fell down on the floor after reading 'death' (which of course no one would have done willingly in his position). It amazed me something so simple was used. A case doesn't always need extraordinary or highly complicated tricks. It just needs to be something no one would immediately think of even though it's the most logical conclusion (same with Sherlock Holmes's cases, his best cases are the ones that aren't as complicated, yet certain factors make you think of everything except this solution). There's only one minor detail bothering me about this adaptation or rather about the translation used. I can't speak Japanese so maybe someone who does can let me know what original word they use when Ron calls himself a Torage fan but I feel like "shallowfan/bandwagon" fan isn't the correct translation (at least that's the one Netflix used). In the manga it's translated with "fair-weather fan" which made me laugh for some minutes I couldn't continue to read, yet when Ron said it here with the translation I just mentioned it didn't have the same effect (which wasn't the VA's fault since it still came out as funny but not as much as it could have been imo). Sorry if that's nit-picky but it was one of my favorite parts/moments. Also I need to mention how much I love Ron (and the fact he feels guilty at the end of the episode is really pulling my heartstrings because it just goes to show how much he cares about Toto or people in general). But to those who read a little further in the manga: I'm looking forward to the next episode (at the same time I'm afraid of it). |
You're the light shining over The black and gloomy nights So long I've been waiting To run into your arms Oh, my only one desire You're the one I need Through the thousand years ~ Evermore "Midnight Sun" by AleXa |
| Very simple mystery: pretty much figured out right away that the victim first played dead and only got killed, when the psychic checked his body. The trick with the reversable writing was kind of nice though |
| Well that was one luck that she felt over the cable and not that isshiki got a poison injection from the pen. |
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| The case was okay again, just okay. Knew it had something to do with the black markers. I do wish the cases lasted longer, I think it'd feel more meaningful that way. Still got to know more about Ron's powers, those remain a mystery. Hope to see more of Mofu, guess she'll have a prominent role since she's in the ED. |
| so we finally meet the girl from the ending! ive been so curious about her this whole time. im thinking she'll be the one to figure out what exactly that thing ron does is. and maybe find a way to stop it from happening? i really like mofu, so im looking forward to seeing more of her. |
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| Mofu sensei's here and she's really cute. She took being klutz to another level. Toto's life was saved thanks to that though. |
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| Not Ron with the bloodshot eyes 😂 Really like the way his friendship with Toto is growing and I can't wait to see more of clumsy Mofu! |
I wonder Mofu-sensei will be a reoccurring character cause she's great 👍 Would love to see more of her being involved with Isshiki and Ron to make things a lot more interesting. And she definitely would like to know the nature of how Ron makes criminals want to do as he tells them. I as an audience would like to know too about the nature or method of how he does it cause Ron at this point looks like has his own version of Lelouch's Geass  |
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| of course they gotta bring death into the situation lol the upside down writing trick was kinda neat though. mofu is way too clumsy but i like her. welp, lelouch is back as well. |
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| The super detective by convenience didn't know what a television was... can this anime get any stupider or is that the limit? (╯ರ ~ ರ)╯︵ ┻━┻ |
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| We finally met the girl in the ED, Dr. Mofu, and I’m ngl the way they had the visuals making her be the one singing when it starts kinda gave me a different idea about what kind of character she’d be, so I definitely didn’t expect a clumsy neurosurgeon voiced by Nao Touyama but I’ll definitely take it, she’s a favorite VA of mine and I like Mofu a lot already from her moments in this episode, she was even the reason Toto didn’t die, saved by the clumsiness lol. And the case this time was another good one, I kinda figured the volunteer was a plant from the beginning but I wasn’t sure how he ended up dying, and the reveal made a lot of sense, the words “death” being “sleep” upside down definitely surprised me. I also thought it was hilarious how the murderer, Torage, made it seem like he was going to truly use psychic powers when he was being convicted but quickly said “I’m lying, I give up” lol, didn’t expect that. And Ron nearly quit being a detective when his weird power came out again and almost killed Toto, but thankfully Toto reeled him back in at the end, don’t count our boy out this early. |
| We finally get to meet the character in the ED! I love the contrast of Mofu being both a renowned, precise neurosurgeon and also super clumsy ^^ |
| Fact that Ron doesn't believe in psychic powers and yet his very words can drive people to suicide really make me wonder. Ron must've seen a risk to having Toto help him solve cases. Heck he almost fell off the building in the first episode. Good thing Mofu is such a klutz. Speaking of Mofu, surprised the girl from the ED has appeared. Wonder if she'll be a reoccurring character. Maybe she can fix what's wrong with Ron. On another note, I just noticed Ron's last name is on the building he lives in. Was wondering how he can afford anything considering he's been shut in for so long. Wonder what his parents do for living. Also if they ever thought to get him help with this abnormality. |
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| any detective conan fan here? idk if it's just a coincidence but there's an episode in detective conan that is same as this crime scene. still love it tho |
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| Weekly Youhei Azakami (and Ron) appreciation post. Daba-doobie-doo-daba-debi-dub-baya! Yet another charming goofball, Mofu Usaki, has been added to the cast! One who has caught onto Ron's peculiar ability as well... Makes sense when she has spent so long trying to prove such things don't exist. |
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| That was interesting. I am enjoying the doctor character that was shown in the ED, but ... how is she a surgeon if she's such a klutz?? Hmmm. Hope to see more of her. |
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Reply to hai_X_is
Fact that Ron doesn't believe in psychic powers and yet his very words can drive people to suicide really make me wonder. Ron must've seen a risk to having Toto help him solve cases. Heck he almost fell off the building in the first episode. Good thing Mofu is such a klutz.
Speaking of Mofu, surprised the girl from the ED has appeared. Wonder if she'll be a reoccurring character. Maybe she can fix what's wrong with Ron.
On another note, I just noticed Ron's last name is on the building he lives in. Was wondering how he can afford anything considering he's been shut in for so long. Wonder what his parents do for living. Also if they ever thought to get him help with this abnormality.
Speaking of Mofu, surprised the girl from the ED has appeared. Wonder if she'll be a reoccurring character. Maybe she can fix what's wrong with Ron.
On another note, I just noticed Ron's last name is on the building he lives in. Was wondering how he can afford anything considering he's been shut in for so long. Wonder what his parents do for living. Also if they ever thought to get him help with this abnormality.
| @hai_X_is He owns the building, and rents the other apartments. Was said by him in the first episode while mentioning some things the tenants gave him in the past. |
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| The absolute audacity of the 2 of them to sit there and talk about psychic powers not existing, meanwhile Ron's there with his magic suicide eye HAHAHAHA |
| I'm not a lolicon, you're just projecting your tendency to lewd 2D characters. If your favourite character is Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, you are my soul mate. Been a long time since I've been here, I'll continue expressing myself freely and believe everyone should too. My MAL Interview |
| Not a bad episode, though its mystery parody(?) elements were a bit too on the nose. Running the movement of that victim through a supposed... "biological motion app"(lol?) was ridiculous, since the man had a... fracking face. She could have trivially matched his face from that supposed psychic's previous shows in seconds. If that was a parody element it was not a funny one. It was also obvious that guy was a plant long before it was disclosed. As for that "genius neuro-surgeon" (who cannot do proper bandages, i.e. kindergarten medicine) let's just say that excessive clumsiness is an over-used trope I've long grown tired of. Does it really need to be a thing in nearly every anime? |
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The absolute audacity of the 2 of them to sit there and talk about psychic powers not existing, meanwhile Ron's there with his magic suicide eye HAHAHAHA
| @BurningSpirit, eliminate "psychic powers" from your thinking and consider something more realistic to explain Ron's "magic suicide eyes". |
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| I assume Mofu is only clumsy from tiredness and lack of focus so it is suggested she is coordinated only during surgery i presume. Hard to picture that. Sharpedon said: Not a bad episode, though its mystery parody(?) elements were a bit too on the nose. Running the movement of that victim through a supposed... "biological motion app"(lol?) was ridiculous, since the man had a... fracking face. They just didnt directly mention he wears a disguise each time he is on so it is a different face. Obviously any regular viewer would notice it is the same guy if he wasnt disguised. |
| Ironically, my thought process during the TV segment was "What did this card show? Sleep?" before my subtitles told me it was death. So, after the final scene, I finally get why people ship Toto X Ron. That was also about the only good scene in the entire episode. Everything else was episodic crime and comedy as usual, but much worse than usual. The whole "Magic isn't real, said the wizard" stuff was already one out of two main flaws in Death Mount Death Play and it's no better here. They did hint that Mofu noticed it, but that doesn't make it any better. And as mentioned above by others, today's case had some major flaws in terms of logic and was incredibly boring. I'll give this show one last chance next week, but by the current trend I expect to drop it afterwards. |
CorbanEsp said: @hai_X_is He owns the building, and rents the other apartments. Was said by him in the first episode while mentioning some things the tenants gave him in the past. Ah gotcha. That makes sense. Thank you for the clarification. Wonder how much money or influence he has. |
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| I'm all in for logic but please hear me out... The main flaw of this episode is that the finishing move (killing action) was during a time when Dr. Mofu and many others would be observing the victim. The whole episode was going fine for me until it was revealed that he stabbed the victim's nape with the pen needle after the broadcast got suspended. Unless he can move his arm faster than mach 20, it's impossible for human eyes to miss it. It's not wrong that it must have been difficult and there was some luck ivolved for him to not get caught stabbing the victim's neck. But let's consider the fact that the victim still played along, thinking it was all part of the show and he was pretending to sleep (well if I'd need to point something out it would be him being naive enough to think Torage would still willingly work with him after he threatened him). But I think the problem here is that the manga describes it better: - the victim was still wearing headphones blocking outside sounds, thinking he was pretending to sleep so he didn't know everyone was thinking he would have died and probably waited for a sign he could stop (interestingly enough when Dr. Mofu was asked to take his position after the first sign they told her to stop which she did despite the headphones which wasn't in the manga. So I blame it on the anime for making that mistake and failing to explain it entirely). - Victim got stabbed with a needle AFTER broadcasting was interrupted. Remember Torage was still the one checking his pulse and LYING so everyone thought he was already death which caused a commotion (and naturally so). So there must have been some time until Dr. Mofu reached him to perform CPR. Torage could have pretended to adjust the victim's body posture and then using the needle (I kind of wished they would have written it that way to make my point more valid). It could be argued it's still too obvious using a pen but then it's a fact that often when crimes happen and there are eye-witnesses they describe entirely different scenarios or even culprits because in a situation like this thinking rationally and noticing minor details is difficult for most people. Plus Torage already publicly "killed" him so at that time he wasn't the focus of attention. - the reason the victim was groaning during Dr. Mofu's massage was that the poison started to affect his body. I'm not sure what poison it was but it was probably so quick it wasn't even possible for the victim to point out who did it (aside from the fact Torage took it on him and his powers). 2nd major dissatisfaction/confusion I have about this eps is, when Toto got "stabbed" by what he thought was the needle. It's psychologically impossible to trick yourself into believing you felt a needle tip when you get contacted by the tip of a thick marker. 1 is sharp, thin and induces pain as it penetrates the innervated subcutaneous layers. The other is literally a blunt, thick, wet surface that lacks the pressure to stimulate any nociceptors. I've also considered the effects of adrenaline, as Toto most likely had adrenaline rushing through his vessels at that moment. Although adrenaline numbs pain receptors, it does not compromise any intellectual function. Toto is not mentally clumsy enough to mistake a marker pen mark for the opening of a needle wound. As such, it makes 0 sense. This one is kind of true :D. Except for... No, I actually don't have an explanation for it. I looked up the chapter in the manga and there it's more like Toto doesn't feel pain from a sting but from snatching it from Torage, yet he thinks it hit him. It got me confused the first time too because I felt like how can you mistake a mark from a pen with a prick of a needle? The only possible explanation would be psychological one caused by a shock (the possibility of being pricked by a poisened needle. Like when we hit an onject with our arm or feet and say "Ouch" even though it didn't hurt and we are fully aware of it but our brain tells us we touched it - not to mistake for when we actually do and it hurts like hell). I'm slowly being convinced that the author didn't prioritise logic when writing. I'm watching on in hopes of seeing 1 eps displaying pure logic when it comes to the case. I don't mind ironic comedic effects like Dr. Mofu being a clumsy surgeon. However, I do value logic when it comes to the cases and causes of death; it's a detective anime after all As much as I value logic I don't think it's what this series or the writer is focusing on (and I've noticed it from some readers of the manga expecting perfect logic). Some of these cases make even less sense so I'd say at least in this case they can be explained. Maybe the writer could have done a better job in doing so so I'd not need to defend him/her. But looking for pure logic in a series with a detective pressuring victims to kill themselves with this kind of ability... At least I'm not doing it because based o logic a detective like Ron wouldn't exist. But I totally get your point that at least the cases should make sense and more than this... should be logical and could play out like this. Then again these cases need to be remarkable. Personally I rarely come across criminal cases (at least not fictional ones) that are completely logic and I think the reason for that is that a writer can do as much research as she or he wants... there will always be some kind of flaw (same as there is no perfect crime without leaving any traces even in real life). They can never be sure if their method works bcause they would need to try it and I'm pretty sure most writers don't want to go this far for their work of fiction. I'm also a writer and while I'm not focusing on crime stories with bunch of cases, most of my books have at least aspects of them. I think the most important is to eliminate issues readers could have right from the start and avoid them and if not possible try to find the reasons/explanations why it could still work (including them already). Even if they sound far-fetched some readers might take them (while others won't). I feel like that's the main issue with this series. And like I said... I've started to read the manga and there are cases even more absurd. So I feel like I can defend this one because it's actually good and I can see what the writer was thinking creating it. But maybe that's because I'm a writer too. Also I'm not a fan of writers having to explain their work outside of it because I think it should be mostly self-explanatory so I think that's the main flaw here, not the lack of logic (at least for me personally). |
You're the light shining over The black and gloomy nights So long I've been waiting To run into your arms Oh, my only one desire You're the one I need Through the thousand years ~ Evermore "Midnight Sun" by AleXa |
| This case, while still interesting, was not as exciting to dissect what happened as previous cases. I thought maybe the marker had an opening to be used as a blow dart or something and not that the psychic guy injected the back of his neck while checking on him. Regarding Ron's hypnosis thing with his eye, I wonder if Mofu can do anything about that as it really is an issue to say the least. Also, what happened to the purple haired guy that wanted Ron's help? I'm assuming he will reappear at some point. |
| I thought it should at least be some new development in the old trick...but there was only that tired trick again. However, Mofu-chan is cute and the theme of this ep reminds me of...well I guess I shouldn't mention that here. |
| Cool episode with a new character, and I like her voice. Feels familiar somehow. Will she be able to deduct the real nature of his eyes? will she be a heroine? hmm... 🥲 |
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| Aww Ron actually looks so great in slim pants, not sports ones. TBH, without all that comedy gags I would like the show much more.  |
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| He really almost got Toto killed this time lol Mofu is so cute though~ |
| Hmm a little predictable but it's fine |
| This pink hair girl is so pretty |
| Chrome appearance and her voice is also soft like Chrome is xD Well, nothing special except for Mofu introduction and Toto almost dead if Mofu isn't clumsy xD And Ron eyes are creepy in this episode |
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| our detective is starting to become a genius, ron didn't have to do much at all i think we can expect great things. |
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| Interesting the new character, the wounded surgeon .... and clumsy !!! kekeke |
| We need to stop this geass thing soon.. REALLY REALLY SOON, before it enters the cringe territory. Also, when will we start getting cases which could be termed as a "mystery", the theme this series was advertised upon? Because for now, the cases are as exciting as Isshiki's character in this series. |
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| Ron being fascinated by a TV, which once again, is the case of a live broadcast murder between a psychic and neurosurgeon, of which Usaki Mofu is quite the character. Of course, the psychic can attest his claims, and Usaki rebutts it, with the test subject staged to make the effect of the psychic seem true. And since this is a live broadcast, both Ron and Toto rush to the TV station...which Ron begins his usual facade goofing, and gives the impression that he's hiding his presence as much to give Toto the spotlight. But for a case of mental altercations, Usaki sure let the pressure get to her. But as usual, Toto will always have the trick ready. The murder itself, which was broadcasted live, Toto wants to re-enact the situation, which went the same way as it did earlier, only adding the poison thereafter when the broadcast stopped. And the pen itself is a weapon of tool, which due to Ron's psychic sleuthing, Torage almost grazed himself, and Toto did find an ink mark, though that's just a regular felt pen from when Usaki's clumsiness hit Torage and passed him the normal pen instead of the poisoned needle pen. The invitation to an observatory spikes some good time away from sleuthing...and black syrup is all that matters for Ron. |
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The super detective by convenience didn't know what a television was... can this anime get any stupider or is that the limit?
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| @Jonas-K There is no such thing as psychic powers says the guy who can psychically tell people to go kill themselves. |
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