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May 10, 1:59 AM
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Bat Man eh? That's our boss for the episode. And hey, thanks to the amazing animation, this dude made to be such an amazing villain. No like seriously, I AM AT A LOSS FOR WORDS BECAUSE THE CAMERA MOVEMNTS DURING THAT FIRST HALF/... WHAT THE FUCK. Oh, and not JUST the camera movements, THE DRAWINGS, THE ANIMATION, THE EVERYTHING WAS JUST PERFECT.

AND THAT FINAL HALF... THAT FINAL HALF. I am just speechless. Nothing can put into words what I just watched. That OST that played as Yaiba destroyed the top of the building... Everything about this episode just screamed EOTY... and EOTY, yeah it was.
May 10, 4:05 AM
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I'm quite confused because when the bat guy first appear the sun is still out there so I assume that sunlight is not its weakness.
May 10, 6:47 AM
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yaiba won with luck this time the batman is too strong good thing he lost his sunglasses since his weakness is the sun
May 10, 6:52 AM
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I'm quite confused because when the bat guy first appear the sun is still out there so I assume that sunlight is not its weakness.
@phantomfandom

Agreed! The animation and direction this episode were stellar, so the questionable "resolution" is quite frustrating.
May 10, 6:53 AM
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I'm quite confused because when the bat guy first appear the sun is still out there so I assume that sunlight is not its weakness.
@phantomfandom the sunglasses is protecting the batman from the sun but he lost the sunglasses
May 10, 6:55 AM
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Absolute cinema craziness
May 10, 7:17 AM
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holy shit this episode is done by one single key animator huh when usually you got dozens of key animators and more 2nd key animators

YAIBA #6
ED/SB: Yuuji Tokuno
CAD: Yoshimichi Kameda
Solo AD/Solo KA: Takeshi Maenami
https://x.com/d0nut2x/status/1921165082412609567

and the solo key animator is the main key animator of yaiba too https://myanimelist.net/people/76185/Takeshi_Maenami
so how fast can he draw really? damn worthy of the rare title super animator
May 10, 7:22 AM
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The sun itself was the true MVP of the fight, lol.
May 10, 8:09 AM
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This sky fight gave me everything I wanted from it! I knew given the powers of Bat guy and the visual style of this show that they would go all out. Bat guy immediately making himself known to Yaiba, wanting his sword fore Onimaru of course. Flying straight up to them basically and demanding a challenge. A super arrogant enemy is always fun to pit against the upstart protagonist. The first fight we had tons of amazing looking shots and cuts. The extra dark outlines made every very distinct and easy to follow, even as it got super frenetic. Bat guy with his wings sets a huge disadvantage for Yaiba. Even once he's flying himself with his bird he can't use his full move set. Adding that third dimension to a fight really changes things. Yaiba got thrown around during this part, unable to really do anything. Miyamoto tried to intervene but naturally with a vampire bat enemy the old man got turned into one. Same with almost everyone else. Yaiba and Sayaka now forced into hiding as night falls. I like how the show didn't draw this part out. Other shonen would've made this a whole arc of them two by themselves dodging enemies for multiple episodes. Thankfully bat guy finds them quickly so the rest of the fight may resume. Yaiba still trying his best but now with his spinning technique blocked he's at another disadvantage. The morning sun cracking through saved the day, Yaiba held out long enough to expose bat guy true weakness. Turning everyone back normal afterwards too once he's lost his power. Seeing the extent of Onimaru influence has only exacerbated thr urgency of their mission to get go that island!
May 10, 8:10 AM
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holy shit this episode is done by one single key animator huh when usually you got dozens of key animators and more 2nd key animators

YAIBA #6
ED/SB: Yuuji Tokuno
CAD: Yoshimichi Kameda
Solo AD/Solo KA: Takeshi Maenami
https://x.com/d0nut2x/status/1921165082412609567

and the solo key animator is the main key animator of yaiba too https://myanimelist.net/people/76185/Takeshi_Maenami
so how fast can he draw really? damn worthy of the rare title super animator
@deg The production schedule has been apparently super healthy to let someone solo this episode
May 10, 9:05 AM

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This adaptation really has a more serious tone and Mr Bat felt more threatening this time around.

I thought they defeated Mr Slug. It looks like it separated two encounters into different episodes: one through a montage and and another at the beginning of this episode.
'I am the world's most selfish man.' (俺のわがまま世界1だ)
— Tennjouji Haru

May 10, 10:14 AM

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what an awesome episode

Incredible work by the lone animator, wow 🔥
May 10, 11:25 AM
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deg said:
@phantomfandom the sunglasses is protecting the batman from the sun but he lost the sunglasses

Ok that makes more sense I was also confused because normally if the sun is a weekness for a vampire it's not limited to just the eyes so I didn't even consider it lol
May 10, 2:13 PM
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This episode is exactly what I needed to watch the rest of this season, animation and artstyle was always great and the comedy isn't bad but the comedic relief focus with unthreatening villains while waiting for the inevitable Yaiba vs Onimaru fight at the end wasn't enough

Bat Man managed to feel like an actual threat but also still managed to be pretty funny so it didn't feel like they sacrificed comedic relief for him either
May 10, 4:28 PM
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the animation is gorgeous W
May 10, 4:30 PM
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BESTO EPISODO
Bato-Man!
May 10, 6:50 PM
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lots of English this ep. animation was amazing the whole time
May 10, 8:45 PM
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Studio Wit really poured the animation budget into this episode, huh? It looked great pretty much from start to finish.

Shout out to Kazuyuki Okitsu, he really killed it at Bat guy. I loved this character, he was really fun and offered a very entertaining match against Yaiba.
May 10, 9:26 PM
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That was such a great episode, Mr. Bat is fun, the fight and the animation are stellar as ever, it was pretty crazy.
If you ask me where Yaiba remake gets definitely good, it's episode 6. Not that the previous episodes aren't good, it's just that they're stuck at being 7/10 for me. Solid, but not amazing. But Episode 6 was definitely amazing.
May 11, 12:55 AM

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it was a good ep

love the animation,some funny scenes

E6:8/10
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May 11, 2:07 AM
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Damn off the rip the episode was peak favorite episode so far BY MILES
love characters like bat man

Yuuji tokuno an absolute beast


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May 11, 4:10 AM

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it was a good ep

love the animation,some funny scenes

E6:8/10
@otakuweek

Animations were superb but I cant help bt feel the show is stagnating. Need a refresher next week.
May 11, 5:02 AM

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@otakuweek

Animations were superb but I cant help bt feel the show is stagnating. Need a refresher next week.
@Vindicater i feel what you are saying, the plot is not really moving forward
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May 11, 5:03 AM
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Very nice shounen animation
May 11, 6:57 AM

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really enjoy tuning in once a week to see this eye candy.
May 11, 7:43 AM
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I'm quite confused because when the bat guy first appear the sun is still out there so I assume that sunlight is not its weakness.
@phantomfandom

Agreed, that was my first thought as well. I'm trying not to get too hung up on it because this show is generally just nonsensical goofiness, but still, lack internal consistency is one of my triggers.
May 11, 10:27 AM
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This episode was gorgeous! I absolutely loved the animation, it was beautiful to look at!

The bat was the first enemy other than Onimaru that felt genuinely powerful and like an actual threat. Also, few moments in this episode were pretty scary in tone, I thought. I can't wait to see if they keep this up.
May 11, 11:30 AM
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Just when Yaiba was starting to get really confident about his ability with the Senpouken Bat Guy had to appear to spoil the party. It's ironic since out of all the Eight demons this one is my favorite. Not only does his personality shine throwing in some random English phrases here and there, but he does the bit of party dude and the serious one very well. Also, his menace coming from how he can make subordinates is quite terrifying. If it wasn't for the sunrise it'd have been game over so after all of that was over Yaiba realized how much training he still needs.

Good animation all throughout.
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May 13, 9:36 PM

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The snail guy shows up again just to get defeated—again.

I have to say, that Mr. Bat guy was really strong. He's stronger on his own than any of the other Eight Ogres combined, and by overpowering Yaiba, he made Yaiba realize he's not strong enough yet. This will definitely push him to work even harder.

I was really surprised to see Mr. Bat have vampire-like weaknesses while also having the ability to create servants by biting.

Sayaka showed her care for Yaiba when she congratulated him for winning, but he just brushed her off, saying he doesn't have time for girls—dude really has no tact. And it was funny seeing Musashi act like a perv after being turned into Mr. Bat's puppet.
May 15, 6:34 AM

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Well...Mr. Snail finally made it once again with a better shell against the salt, though that's no chance against Yaiba's Senpuken. Well, that is not until the final boss arrives of the strongest Eight Ogre: Mr. Bat.

Immediately, he poses a challenge for Yaiba, so the lil' kid merging together with Shonosuke to create his flying element fighting Mr. Bat on uneven ground, not even he can thwart the fast reflexes of the strongest Ogre. This, however, becomes a problem of the mayhem of the entire surrounding succumbing to the vampire's fangs, forcing everyone under his belt.

That leaves both Yaiba and Sayaka vulnerable, though thankfully Kagetora remains sane to bring them both to safety in a castle. And the fight between the main protagonist and the villain, versus Saya and Kagetora against the rest trying to keep Yaiba alive against Mr. Bat's quick movement, it looked as if the lil' kid could not defeat the vampire...until the sun rises to (literally) call it a day.

Stlll, this is a wake-up call for Yaiba to get stronger, as Onimaru expands the support from ordinary folk.

For this ABSOLUTE CINEMA class of an episode to be helmed by just one person doing solo animation directing and key animation, we're eating great.
May 24, 9:52 PM

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Another episode with sakuga fights! The villain this time is the vampire bat one that ends up hypnotizing Master Musashi! Luckily the animal companions and the girl do really well in helping Yaiba defeat that guy. The Vampire Bat guy's Voice Actor was super duper excellent. Extremely stylish and memorable.

May 25, 10:56 AM
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I'm quite confused because when the bat guy first appear the sun is still out there so I assume that sunlight is not its weakness.
@phantomfandom His eyes can't stand sunlight. So without his glasses he gets blinded and probably hurt by the light.
May 28, 4:30 AM

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This is what happens when the staff gets ample time and a healthy schedule. Sakuga-fest!
May 29, 10:33 AM

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Dj bat ogre vampire lol. Things looked troublesome but Yaiba won at the end thanks to the vampires weakness, sunlight. For a sec thought Sayaka awakened the orbs power lol.

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