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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Togusa, you need to live! |
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| Togusa's such a dedicated member of Motoko's group that's why Batou got all riled up and emotional seeing his pal get clobbered and beaten that way. |
| "We practice selective annihilation of mayors and government officials, for example, to create a vacuum, then we fill that vacuum. As popular war advances, peace is closer" |
| Oh my god! WHAT THE HELL! NO! Togusa! He is so close to the Laughing Man! don't die on me please ): I got the chills when he said:" Major, Batou, im bleeding" |
| Oh no, Togusa ><! |
| Do people really just simply walk by when they see a dude bleeding on the ground o.O... |
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Monkey_D_Luffy said: Do people really just simply walk by when they see a dude bleeding on the ground o.O...[/quote Monkey_D_Luffy said: Do people really just simply walk by when they see a dude bleeding on the ground o.O... I thought those people were very cold, no one seemed to mind that Togusa was bleeding to death! No one seemed alarmed or surprised at the sight of a wounded man walking the street. |
| "We practice selective annihilation of mayors and government officials, for example, to create a vacuum, then we fill that vacuum. As popular war advances, peace is closer" |
| Good episode. Togusa knows how to get s*** done. That sucks he got shot, I hope everything turns out ok. And screw those people just running by a bleeding dude on the ground! |
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| wow, is it me or does togusa just kind of sprint into these type of situations? |
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| damn it togusa don't die!!!!!! man such an intense episode. now there's actually a vaccine for cyber sclerosis disease. i wonder what "The Laughing Man" plans on using this vaccine??? man last 6 episodes left :P |
| We're back at The Laughing Man plot... Man I can't contain my excitement! Fucking mule passer-bys can only look one direction. Can't anyone have the freaking initiative to do something? The sad truth is that this doesn't happen only in fiction. That was a great episode. I'm liking how the cameras are all focused on Togusa now, he's such a great character. I wonder if he will have the most impact in the solving of The Laughing Man case? (If he survives godamnit) Leibstandarte said: Monkey_D_Luffy said: Do people really just simply walk by when they see a dude bleeding on the ground o.O... I thought those people were very cold, no one seemed to mind that Togusa was bleeding to death! No one seemed alarmed or surprised at the sight of a wounded man walking the street. When you live in a society filled with lies and fear, most people would be afraid of doing something that could disrupt their daily routine, even if it meant helping someone. GitS has a lot of fiction, but it also has a lot of truth. |
VeethornNov 18, 2011 12:51 PM
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Veethorn said: Leibstandarte said: Monkey_D_Luffy said: Do people really just simply walk by when they see a dude bleeding on the ground o.O... I thought those people were very cold, no one seemed to mind that Togusa was bleeding to death! No one seemed alarmed or surprised at the sight of a wounded man walking the street. When you live in a society filled with lies and fear, most people would be afraid of doing something that could disrupt their daily routine, even if it meant helping someone. GitS has a lot of fiction, but it also has a lot of truth. that's the biggest reason that i'm hooked on GitS; it's an eye-opening series that not only provides the viewer with a futuristic reality of a cyberpunk setting, but showers us with OUR reality, presently terrorizing streets and behind the scenes where the public eye is nowhere to be found. it's quite disturbing, but also refreshing to see in an anime |
| Great episode. Glad that it's back to the main plot. Complex episodes are best episodes. |
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| Oh my god! Rain? Does that mean that he is actually dead?? |
 "I like to expose what people hide. I'm an intellectual rapist." - Furudo Erika |
Monkey_D_Luffy said: In reality, it's happening constantly in China.Do people really just simply walk by when they see a dude bleeding on the ground o.O... |
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| I hope Togusa will not die.. he is one of my fave char in this show.. |
| Oh boy we're back on the Laughing man cause! But damn that ending, lets see if Togusa stays alive! |
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| Another great episode. Hope Togusa will be alright. |
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| Wow, that scene in the office shows how cruel "reality" is. |
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Veethorn said: When you live in a society filled with lies and fear, most people would be afraid of doing something that could disrupt their daily routine, even if it meant helping someone. GitS has a lot of fiction, but it also has a lot of truth. People may be cold-hearted, but I find it hard to believe that no one would bother to call the police when seeing something like that. Anyway, this happened in Psycho Pass too. It must be a future thang! |
nub said: Veethorn said: When you live in a society filled with lies and fear, most people would be afraid of doing something that could disrupt their daily routine, even if it meant helping someone. GitS has a lot of fiction, but it also has a lot of truth. People may be cold-hearted, but I find it hard to believe that no one would bother to call the police when seeing something like that. Anyway, this happened in Psycho Pass too. It must be a future thang! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect Unfortunately it's a very real occurrence. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| My small world is shattered. ._. |
| Togusa please don' die. Finally a good complex episode. |
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| 5/5 Stake spectacular, the plot begins to take again a winding path, which also inlcude LM in appearance. Plot full of anxiety-producing elements, which make the narrative explosive. We note also a component of action and violence degnie of GITS, do not have any illusions violence makes her masters in certain contexts. Drawings excellent, fascinating dialogues, it's finally time to Togusa. Curious to know how to manage the result of the bet. |
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| No way Togusa will die! He still has to catch the Laughing Man! |
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| omg Togusa can't be dead. Looks like we're back to the main plot. Things are getting really interesting. |
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| Really love how the show fully exploited GITS theme in the end. Just look at what society has become. Fear, apprehension, uncertainty, ignorance...technology affects highly on the social level. This reminds me of PSYCHO-PASS, on how the people have been living so peacefully due to the Sibyl System, that they do not even know what to do when crime occurs. The human nature, and I believe it is the main theme for GITS: SAC. I believe that "Warai Otoko" isn't an individual, but the whole incident is caused by the mass hysteria, panic, and fear the civilians had. |
| "If you reject me, I'll blast a hole in you!" Kanzaki H. Aria Just kidding.  |
| I hope Togusa doesn't die, I like the human look he bring in the squad. But the wound seem dangerously close to the heart, but if it had touched the heart, he couldn't have made this far. Here's my guess on the situation : the Dr. Murai developed the vaccine. But a medical lobby didn't want the vaccine to go viral because it would make too much financial loss. At the same time, they were using the vaccine to cure important people who must have paid a lot to have access to it. So to resume, you have the middle class who need to use the medical process, which is less effective, to cure the disease, and the wealthier that pay the high price to use the vaccine. It's sad to see that a whole attorney association was wiped out because they poked their nose into something too big for them... |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| So no one cares to notice the injured person who works his ass off for their safety. Seems legit. |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money. |
| Togusa :( |
| It seems that now the fun begins, the main plot started to move the narrative is as always in these cases is quite compelling and raw. Togusa receives a further stage in this episode, in which to show his talent. Drawings and animations good. |
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| absolutly incredible episode, from the intrigue to the top notch action, this episode was just fantastic in ever way |
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| I wouldn't like Togusa to die, but I was wondering why he didn't try to contact Section 9 for backup throughout the whole raid on the Sunflower office. Also, %^&* those people, at least one could've called for ambulance...! |
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| Togusa is such a compelling character, and just to reflect on a post I made a few episodes back, about me getting nervous whenever he gets into fights because he isn't as modified... :( |
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| So what is the eventual goal of the Laughing Man? To expose this scandal- or is there more to it? The Sunflower logo looked very similar to the Laughing Man logo. I liked the inclusion of diffusion of responsibility in the end. It's awful, but that sort of thing is common even in the first-world countries of today. I hope he doesn't die. |
| Back to the laughing man again... These episodes are always good. Togusa is right though... He should've gone full cyborg. |
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| Togusa probs should've taken the file, even if it was a copy. Also lol bystander effect |
gedataApr 25, 2015 1:36 PM
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| Cryptic, but amazing episode. I love when Togusa is doing these self-reflections about issues related to Laughing Man. |
| Togusa you had better not fucking die. |
| What the hell the people are just running away when someone lies bleeding on the way? :o Not the best episode, but still very well done imo. |
| Time to get revenge on anyone that shot Togusa He'll live.. I hope |
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| Tougasa! I hope your okay :( |
| Togusa got himself into a real mess this time. I'm pretty surprised that nobody stopped to help him or something. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| Finally back to the complex story, in an interesting way too. Seems like Togusa is getting closer and closer to the Laughing Man but the closer he gets the more danger he faces. Excited to see what happens next. |
Though we are parted, If on Mount Inaba's peak I should hear the sound Of the pine trees growing there, I'll come back again to you. |
| Damn those guys aren't fucking around, Togusa you were so close, please don't die on us :/ At least he managed to save some infos. So it seems that the Sunflower Society are behind the laughing man or are supporting him in his agenda ? Very interesting and intense episode. |
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