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| Nice episode focusing a bit more on Huang, for me wasn't really that interesting but in global it wasn't all to bad! |
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| to bad Hei didn't just shoot the shit out of Huang but I got some more respect for Huang so doesn't bother me to much. |
| "When a flat-chested loli hugs you, she holds you closer to her heart" "--I am a single bullet. It has no heart. Therefore, it does not think. It just flies straight towards its target."  |
Zepwich said: That scene in the middle with the montage of all the different contacters was amazing. Definitely, although we've seen it many times, the emotionless contractors while using their powers and their eyes glowing red, it's more apparent when you see all of them consecutively like that, just how different they are from normal people. I really liked what Alma (I think that's her name?) said while she was on her deathbed, that was an insightful conversation. And once again we get see that Hei isn't completely emotionless or does things just because the syndicate tells him to, he's not doing things just so that he can live, but is willing to risk his own life to help others. And wow those two obeisances, the aging and the feelings returning, it sucks that some people have way worse obeisances than others. I mean come one, how simple is it to eat hard boiled eggs in return for destructive powers? Or drink hot milk? I guess you're just unlucky if you get horrible obeisances D: I wonder what Hei's is. But anyways, this anime is so depressing x__x almost every mini arc someone dies. |
| Fk. That was so heart wrenching since I was anticipating it the whole time. >:( |
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| It sucks that she died. I used to think Huang is an asshole but after this ep, I feel bad for him. |
 "And if, there were so many people in the world, there had to be someone living an interesting life that wasn't ordinary. I was sure of it. Why wasn't that person me?" - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part V [/center] |
| The girl's suicide doesn't make much sense to me. The syndicate is clearly aware that Huang failed to kill the girl and that Hei with Mao neglected their orders. It's unreasonable to assume that the syndicate is going to ignore that after the girl's suicide... And where was Yin during all this... Loved this episode nonetheless. I hope to see the syndicate's end. |
| I actually liked what they did with Huang. I thought he was your typical mafia thug who just did what he was told but what they did with his character was awesome. I enjoyed this episode. |
an egomaniac and a fool |
| man I actually want them to live happily ever after.. you know marriage and have kids and stuff... but well either way I love this arc |
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| well that was depressing my least fav arc so far |
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| Wow. that was sad... good story. |
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| It was kind of obvious how it was going to end. But I want to know what this syndicate is, so far, I think Hei will destroy it sooner or later. |
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| I figured Shihoko was going to kill herself. This was the best way it could end though. At least Hei'll be (somewhat) out of trouble with the syndicate. However depressing it was, I liked this arc. :-) |
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| is the syndicate gonna be happy enough with that? |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| The feels are real :( |
| The afternoon has gently passed me by The evening spreads its sail against the sky Waiting for tomorrow Just another day God bid yesterday goodbye... |
| I feel so sorry for Huang. So organization can control contractors' behaviours |
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| Next episode Wei is back |
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| Until now this show was simply a nice "rule of cool" action flick but with Huang's backstory and stand alone episodes it took a steer into the right path. Very well handled with an aura of maturity. Fleshed out his character while providing layered characterization. He's the hardass of the group, but the only properly fleshed out character too. |
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| What's with all the random raining? |
PrimeX said: That would make the arc "narrow-minded."man I actually want them to live happily ever after.. you know marriage and have kids and stuff... but well |
| really enjoyed this ep. sad.. :( |
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| Aging? That has to be one of the worst remuneration ever. I'm definitely seeing Huang in a new light now, thank god he didn't turned out to be a one-dimensional character like I previously thought. Maybe not a major one, but I would like to see an improvement in Huang's and Hei's relationship after this arc. |
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| Damn it after all the crap Wong has pulled, now I'm starting to like him. |
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| sad to see that shihoko died however i saw it coming. hei finally seems to understand the value of contractors and humans. maybe he will revolt against the syndicate any time in the future now. |
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| I actually felt really bad for Huang at the end. |
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| Not sure why she had to die... |
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| Good episode but three small issues at the start bugged me 1) Mao goes on an espionage mission still brings his bell necklace? Can't be going out without style yo. 2) Can pay for expensive buildings but not more security cameras? Seems legit. 3) Always the same black crow either in urban areas or in forresty places. A bit lazy if you ask me. |
Cloud_IllusionsJan 1, 2017 3:24 PM
| Nothing can happen until you swing the bat. |
| Well, that ended rather abruptly :v |
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| Where did Huang did a mistake as Hei told him? |
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| Gorgeous episode and amazing story arc - my favorite ep(s) in this show so far. Amazing writing, cinematic animation, perfect music. So heartbreaking tho - I was really hoping Huang and Shihoko would manage just somehow to escape. It was an unusual and beautiful love story where they didn't have to have the super hot couple fall in love instead the man with ugly face that and the cute pretty girl - especially that of a non-teenage couple. Loved it. |
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addictoholic said: I don't really like this anime; this whole 'crushing hopes' thing is really taking it out of me. There's such thing as too much negativity. Yeah, I know, this random dude and a doll who I didn't give a flying dungbat about had a happy ending. u think she didn't care, man ur blind dolls have emotions to, they just don't know how to express them, but in the end she showed clear emotions, also same thing is said about contractors but few already incuding hei have shown emotions and heart |
| Damn so Shihoko committed suicide to save Huang and Hei from the retaliation of the syndicate who were already 5 steps ahead of them waiting for them at the docks. Also, what a price to pay for a power. Plus, it got me to reconsider the behaviors of contractors we have seen before with that montage. Yeah seems most are colder and missing that key element of human warmth and empathy (except in extreme cases where they have connections to others) looking back at how they behave. Since Shihoko when she was with Huang and happy he helped her regain an important piece of herself that her power took away. Huang is also right about how erasing a memory of a person kills someone twice. The way to erase someone from existence is to get people to forget about them; a very insidious method employed by the syndicate. Great episode that got me glassy eyed towards the end. I was really hoping Huang and Shihoko could escape and be happy together but sadly some happy memories were not meant to be happy tomorrows. |
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| Pretty good albeit predictable episode, that ending was destined to be as Shihoko sacrifices herself to let Huang live on, she knew that she truly couldn't run away with him forever and wanted him to be safe after catching the sight of a Syndicate member. Poor Huang, even Hei too to a degree since he as a Contractor, encouraged them to run away together and for Shihoko, another Contractor, to accept her feelings and now throw them away because she isn't a regular human. |
| Started with getting hit by truck. Ended with getting hit by truck. |
| Kind of a sad ending, but at least Huang can stay with those 2. As for Hei, I actually expected him to kill them. Aging as a remuneration is a weird one, because what happens to you is permanent, unlike all the others and also, Shihoko's one is interesting. Though Hei's remuneration is still the biggest question and also WHO IS MAO? We've only seen him in that cat form, I like him, hopefully nothing happened between him and Hei after what happened now, but who is Mao. We've seen Huang's past now, I'm guessing the cat comes next? Only 5 episodes left though. |
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones! |
| Yeah I knew she would kill herself... good episode |
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| It is still very vague what exactly the Syndicate is and how much influence it holds. But isn't it very stupid of them to act as if they could kill their contractors for minor screw ups or not obeying orders? From what the show has established so far, it seems like contractors are quite rare, especially skilled ones like Hei. I just don't see a way for such an organization to sustain itself for very long. Unless of course they can make their own contractors. Or have a contractor with an incredibly powerful ability that is yet to be revealed, similar to Amber's apparant time-controlling powers. As metioned we still lack information so all of this could still be explained. Just something that's be bothering me. |
No Blood. No Bone. No Ash. |
| Bit of a rushed ending to this episode. Huang is obviously a main character and wouldn't actually end up "running away" and being put on a bus, and warehouse scenes are always trouble. Then Shihoko just runs in front of a truck and dies in a few seconds. Sort of unsatisfying after all that build-up and narrative. To be honest, I expected Shihoko to take the gun and shoot herself when they were reluctant to do it, but she ended up doing something functionally identical to that anyway. The religious subplot also ended up being completely irrelevant, as expected. Leader was already on her deathbed, and then ended her own life after talking to Hei about contractors. Makes me wonder why they were even presented as a problem to begin with. |
  ｲ乇刀乇乃尺ﾑ乇 ㊎   ㊰☽ Shaded Horizon ☾ |
| Guess she got isekai'd, good job Truck-kun. |
| Bruv, that soundtrack from 4:32 to around 5:00 was AWESOME. I mean, it wasn't hardcore but the riffing of that guitar had some wicked vibes. Anyone know how to find the source? As in, name of song and artist, or whatever? Gonna be that guy and say that I think Mao is the smartest one in the group in terms of sensibility and rationality. It's becoming too cliche for them not to get in trouble for disobeying orders. |
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