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| Damn, Shinsuke he needs to control his emotions better. Episode had a good deal of emotions but I like how they made the humans experience the most emotions as they should. Still, it's kinda despairing to know about human sacrifices this episode as well. Shinsuke is lucky he didn't lose himself. Every action has a consequence and the sooner he realizes it, the better. |
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| Shakugan is really gone, huh... Sacrificing herself to protect the village of Iwano, and falling into a deep slumber, was Shakugan. Losing her, Shinsuke was consumed by anger, nearly overwhelmed by the shadow's aura. Learning that the guardian of a certain village, Kagomori, was devouring sacrificial humans, Shinsuke sets out to defeat it. However, what he encountered there was Resshin, who had already defeated Kagomori. Shinsuke wielded his sword fueled by emotion, but was struck unconscious by Resshin's attack. Drifting in and out of consciousness, Shinsuke enters the spiritual realm of the demonic sword, Arabuki. Damn, Shinsuke's really stepping up. Losing Shakugan made him tougher and stop complaining. He's not taking shit anymore. Respect. He even stood up to Tama. But what I really respect is how he talked back to Arabuki. Most MCs would just let the inner demon control them, but not Shinsuke. He had the guts to yell at the demon. Even without his sword, he was kicking Resshin's ass. Exicted to see how their rematch goes. And what he told that villager was harsh but true. Loving this new Shinsuke. Anyway, some new girl shows up in the second half. Mostly just setting up for the next arc. This Mountain God is definitely someone important we'll get to know more about soon. |
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| So Shakugan is actually dead, damn... Was really hoping for plot armor to take action here. Did NOT expect someone from the main cast to die not even 10 episodes in. Shinsuke in his current state kinda reminds me of Itadori near the end of JJK season 2 Him talking with the sword like that was kinda funny and kinda badass lol 18:14 天狗 (tengu lit. heaven dog) - red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains Really good episode. I expect much more people to start liking Shinsuke more now. |
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| It’s kind of a minor thing, but I really appreciate that in the aftermath of major emotional events, the characters remain shaken. It would cheapen what was a thoroughly heartbreaking end to the last episode. And though people can certainly fault Shinsuke’s lack of emotional control, his mindset and temperament are easy to understand (and quite believable). And there are already signs that it could lead to significant character growth. It is just really solid story telling. |
| So Shakugan may still be alive. She might awake one day. The fact that this got mentioned at all probably hints that she will wake up at some point in the story. Shinsuke took the "death" of Shaku the worst. He's basically a completely different guy now. But it let him use his magic katana against Resshin who killed Shaku. But he's still got a long way to go. Hopefully, he gets to take his revenge. It was kind of disgusting how Tama thought it was fair for the "guardian" to take a human as a sacrifice. She's still a katawara and it seems like she doesn't fully understand human feelings yet. The Tengus got slaughtered way too easily. I guess we'll be seeing Jinka fighting the dragon next. |
Shiraori247 said: @0451 I think you're missing a lot of the context to judge Tama by that. Remember, this is the Sengoku period where villages get wiped out by bandits and war all the time. Having a supernatural being protect your village for 1 sacrifice every 4 years is actually a decent deal. You can't use modern values in this discussion because if you have access to a computer and internet, you're living a far better life than these villagers. Not to mention, Kagomori did actually uphold his end of the deal and fought to the bitter end against Barry. I understand that. But it’s bizarre how she had to throw in that line about how it’s "fair". It’s as if she thinks the life of that girl is worthless. It made me question if she's actually a hypocrite. I'm with Shinsuke on this one. |
Reply to 0451
So Shakugan may still be alive. She might awake one day. The fact that this got mentioned at all probably hints that she will wake up at some point in the story.
Shinsuke took the "death" of Shaku the worst. He's basically a completely different guy now. But it let him use his magic katana against Resshin who killed Shaku. But he's still got a long way to go. Hopefully, he gets to take his revenge.
It was kind of disgusting how Tama thought it was fair for the "guardian" to take a human as a sacrifice. She's still a katawara and it seems like she doesn't fully understand human feelings yet.
The Tengus got slaughtered way too easily. I guess we'll be seeing Jinka fighting the dragon next.
Shinsuke took the "death" of Shaku the worst. He's basically a completely different guy now. But it let him use his magic katana against Resshin who killed Shaku. But he's still got a long way to go. Hopefully, he gets to take his revenge.
It was kind of disgusting how Tama thought it was fair for the "guardian" to take a human as a sacrifice. She's still a katawara and it seems like she doesn't fully understand human feelings yet.
The Tengus got slaughtered way too easily. I guess we'll be seeing Jinka fighting the dragon next.
0451 said: It was kind of disgusting how Tama thought it was fair for the "guardian" to take a human as a sacrifice. She's still a katawara and it seems like she doesn't fully understand human feelings yet. I was going to say I was pleasantly surprised that they didn't immediately demonize human sacrifice. I don't see this kind of perspective very often. Just last week Unwanted Undead Adventurer had a human sacrifice storyline that went the usual route of "we must free the villagers being preyed upon". I think Tama understands how Shinsuke and most humans would feel about this, she's just telling it like it is. I mean, Katawara's gotta eat too, right? And we shouldn't expect them to do the job for free. I didn't get the impression that the guardian was taking advantage of the villagers, either; he took the time to ask about the group's intentions and told Shinsuke to stay away from the village. He also took down Resshin with his last breath. Shinsuke wasn't really wrong either, of course; the villagers shouldn't have resorted to killing their children. But like the one villager says, they have no strength to protect themselves, so they had to make a decision. The alternative was to just die, like Shinsuke says. I'm liking this weird combination of a simple and ridiculous adventure storyline and some surprising and harsh sides to it. |
| It was kind of funny to listen to Shinsuke's whining about how he is going to kill a lot of dangaisyuu, and then, guess what? He just lets Resshin to escape... 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ Shinsuke is still irritating AF but at least his "bad side" is better, at least he is able to fight now. |
LessThanAnimeFanFeb 28, 11:18 AM
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It was kind of funny to listen to Shinsuke's whining about how he is going to kill a lot of dangaisyuu, and then, guess what? He just lets Resshin to escape... 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Shinsuke is still irritating AF but at least his "bad side" is better, at least he is able to fight now.
Shinsuke is still irritating AF but at least his "bad side" is better, at least he is able to fight now.
| @LessThanAnimeFan He still wants to kill Resshin, but he let him escape so that they could have a fair battle in the future. The anime kinda skipped over some of Shinsuke's inner monologue in those scenes, but its still the implication. |
Reply to RobinLopez
@LessThanAnimeFan He still wants to kill Resshin, but he let him escape so that they could have a fair battle in the future. The anime kinda skipped over some of Shinsuke's inner monologue in those scenes, but its still the implication.
| @RobinLopez Oh, okay, thanks for explanation. I don't expect Resshin to fight fair since he never did though😁. |
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| Nice to see shunsuke finally getting some back bone. Talking smack back to jinka too.. He said he's borrowing the swords power.. but the dude literally borrows his "sister"s spirit powers every fight, talk about the pot calling the kettle black lol. Deec episode. I miss shaku :( She was so breedable |
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| Grief messes us all up, but Shinsuke has definitely leveled up. |
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| I'm still haven't emotionally recovered from last week episode 😥 It's irritating me hearing Tama saying it's fair regarding the village sacrifice but i can also understand what she meant by that |
davidyodo24Mar 1, 3:55 AM
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| whew how many more episodes will i be able to put up with i wonder. doesn't help that it airs on the same day as metallic dogass. |
Reply to Shiraori247
@Shenhe Or maybe you can stop hatewatching? lol
| @Shiraori247 what's your definition of hatewatching? not liking what you're watching? watching for the sole purpose to hate? at what point does it become hatewatching? |
| they actually made the fights bloodier than in the manga, great job from the studio and the VAs were outstanding now it's time for mountain god hotness |
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| Must admit, I prefer the new snappy Shinsuke right now. And yas! We'll finally get to know why Jinka has different eye colors. It's one of the reasons why I find him so handsome and unique so I'm really looking forward to know 💜 Also, more of Senya please |
| Overall pretty good episode. I liked seeing how much Shinsuke changed after Shakuyaku’s death, and the scene of him demanding his katana to give him its power was very cool and dramatic scene. The only thing about this episode I didn’t like was how random it was for Shinsuke to run into Resshin. (7/10) |
| Shakugan's death has caused misanthropy to both Jinka and Shinsuke, though the latter has been hit hard the most. With it, the village's guardian Kagomori advises against Shinsuke, given that his emotions have run amok, but he's really on a killing streak, especially when Resshin is on the loose after separating from Douren. And Arabuki, fed up by his misforgivings, have decided to take his body, though Shinsuke easily overcomes him, and fights Resshin like he has a feud of revenge against him. Sure, fighting for Shakugan's revenge is justified, but it seems like he's doing it for himself to overcome his weakness. And that sets the stage between their true names: Takekichi vs. Barry Zalmour. With Kagomori dead, Shinsuke has to move on regardless of the village's protection, and he's pretty much pissed at the Dangaisyuu, which at the very least, is of common interest to Jinka. Moving forward, they encounter a mountain goddess with Tengu at her command, though Jinun is trailing on their tail fast. An ally of theirs who opposes the Dangaisyuu with both Jinun and Senya wanting to pass regardless. Who exactly is this mountain goddess, and how long will her protection last on them? |
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| Oh god I almost lost it when he let Resshin. He wants a fair fight blah blah blah . how he killed Shakugan was fair? No so how dump you need to be to think like that that a person who killed one of your friend, almost killed another one and almost killed a mother who just gives to birth to twins deserve a fair fight. You need to be brainless |
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Oh god I almost lost it when he let Resshin. He wants a fair fight blah blah blah . how he killed Shakugan was fair? No so how dump you need to be to think like that that a person who killed one of your friend, almost killed another one and almost killed a mother who just gives to birth to twins deserve a fair fight. You need to be brainless
| @kirA_-_ he didn't want to dishonor/disrespect Shakuyaku cause she would have disapproved killing some1 who is down already, hes image of her said what she would have said if she was there, he wouldn't be able to face her if she wakes up in hes life time, also it goes against warrior/samurai code, no matter what the crime u wont kill the defenseless, like doctors have there code to save life and not to take it so they refuse to take life even if they are forced to fight, they die before taking a life, that's how seriously some take the doctors code IRL |
Reply to HotRodster
Overall pretty good episode. I liked seeing how much Shinsuke changed after Shakuyaku’s death, and the scene of him demanding his katana to give him its power was very cool and dramatic scene. The only thing about this episode I didn’t like was how random it was for Shinsuke to run into Resshin. (7/10)
| @HotRodster him talking to hes sword while he was unconscious was hilarious, i laughed hard lol |
Reply to davidyodo24
I'm still haven't emotionally recovered from last week episode 😥
It's irritating me hearing Tama saying it's fair regarding the village sacrifice but i can also understand what she meant by that
It's irritating me hearing Tama saying it's fair regarding the village sacrifice but i can also understand what she meant by that
| @davidyodo24 he was pissed enough that he would have even fought with Tama and Jinka and i mean real fight like he did with that guy |
Reply to Lightsrevenge
This was another great episode. I’m really starting to like this series. Shinsuke really goes through grief and it’s definitely emotional. I also like how Shakugan is there in his head like his conscience. It hope that Shakugan does come back before 100 years.
| @Lightsrevenge @jpexists don't know how to explain this but she does and that cause humans messing around, just like in some story's humans accidentally release evil spirt where its sealed but it wasn't actually evil but Loki type/Trickster does she return near end of the story don't know, but soon enough to give that couple happy ending |
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