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Teazal said: As soon as satoru said "I Changed history!" I said "it's gonna go steins;gate now..." Lol called it ;p I wonder if someday, in the future, people will say "it's gonna go ERASED now..."...... |
| I don't know if anyone's asked this before, but why is Satoru mainly concerned with Kayo's death and not the death of two other victims (that includes his close friend Hiromi)? I get that Kayo's situation makes her an easy target but it seems foolish to focus ONLY on her and not the two other deaths. Satoru seems smart enough to realize that if the killer can't get their first victim then they'll most likely escalate their plans for the next victims. That's, like, the only thing bothering at this point in the anime. |
trinitytigerJan 31, 2016 12:55 PM
| If Cena wins Kayo dies we riot! |
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| I love how he sometimes says something both in his head and out loud. And the way he comments on things even more. I can't wait for the next episode! |
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| I don't know if I can handle these feels ;______; Another amazing episode and it was only #4, I can honestly say I have never been into an anime series as much as this one. Just everything about it so far is top notch. But yeah if what I think happens next episode Does happen I really don't know if I can handle those feels It makes me wonder though... he was originally doing this to save his mother, is that still the case or did Satoru develop an "attachment" of sorts to Kayo and now genuinely wants to save her... or I'm overthinking that part lol |
Nexxkinn said: Good job, Satoru! First of all, I'm just glad that he managed to stop her to abuse Hinazuki ( for a while, though). And, another point of view from Satoru's mom proving that she still loves her child based on her clothes. Man, I don't even think that aspect.  Her mother has great taste, anyway. Second, Let's count how many smiles can he protect! Third... You totally misunderstood the "dressed in nice clothes" thing. She wasn't making a point that she still loves her daughter, it was more the "she's obsessed with appearance". If she sent out her daughter in rags the child abuse would be far more obvious. If she dresses her daughter in nice clothing that covers her up and makes it look like everything is okay, then people won't know she beats her. |
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| Shit... MOTHERFUCKING TEACHER LIED!! Think about it: Satoru's mom made a correct deduction: that Kayo's mother cares about appearances. Add that to the fact that she caved almost immediately to Satoru's mom and we get that she's a complete coward. That means there's no way she'd still be doing shit if she was suspected of child abuse and confronted by the teacher. Which means the motherfucker never talked to her. |
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DmonHiro said: Shit... MOTHERFUCKING TEACHER LIED!! Think about it: Satoru's mom made a correct deduction: that Kayo's mother cares about appearances. Add that to the fact that she caved almost immediately to Satoru's mom and we get that she's a complete coward. That means there's no way she'd still be doing shit if she was suspected of child abuse and confronted by the teacher. Which means the motherfucker never talked to her. When did the teacher ever say he "talked" to Kayo's mom? All he said is that he sent child abuse center people there but every time he did, they weren't home. So there's never any confrontation for the mother. Besides, if an abusive parent is suspected of abuse, her first thought would be that Kayo had told the teacher, and she'll be pissed and beat Kayo even more. This is very common in abusive households. That's why many children who are being abused never went to teacher or police, cuz if the "help" doesn't believe them, and their parents found put, then the beating will be even more severe. |
ttcchen said: When did the teacher ever say he "talked" to Kayo's mom? All he said is that he sent child abuse center people there but every time he did, they weren't home. So there's never any confrontation for the mother You might want to pay better attention. Episode 03, around 15:30. He said he net the mother several times before and he's certain of abuse. |
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| I'm usually not into this "feel-stuff" kind of anime, but damn, I'm afraid this one is gonna break my heart. And I'm lovin' it ! |
Kaetokiha said: Kolios said: The guy is an idiot. Who the heck thinks that helping the potential victim go through one day is enough to prevent a murder? Two other kids are going to end up getting killed as well. This is not some "one time opportunistic" thing. The kid has to try finding the killer. And if he has to make himself the bait to find that murderer, so be it. He should hide a knife and be ready to stab the kidnapper in the spine or vitals. Events are not always caused because you have to be at the right time and place. Sometimes, an event will happen regardless of a particular cause missing. If you went back in time and prevented the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria during the 28th of June 1914, that doesn't mean you'd have prevented World War one. The Serbian terrorists could have continued their effort or killed someone else. Some other event can have sparked the tension between the European empires. You'd need to put a lot more work than preventing the death of some noble. /rant SigOpram said: Well said. Exactly the same thought that's been bothering me since he went back to the past. It seems you didn't watch the first episode. His powers was just like that, he would go back in time 1min and then he would just try to prevent whatever would happen and things would be ok. He is just trying to do that, making sure she is not alone in that park so the murderer can't catch her alone. He doesn't know the intentions of the murderer so he is just assuming that was just something opportunistic that happened there. In fact, even us who are watching wouldn't be able to say for sure that the murderer was targeting Kayo specifically. Imagine the murderer is just some psycho guy, he walks around that area and just like that he happens to see a lone girl in the park late at night...he snatches her and kill her just because she was there. Now if the same guy pass by the same spot, but there is no girl there then he can't kill her. That's what Satoru is thinking. Can you really say that the murderer wanted to kill Kayo specifically and he would do that no matter what? I can't say he/she was targeting Kayo because i don't even know who killed her and why he/she did it. If it was Kayo's mother the murderer then Satoru couldn't do anything about it anyway (since he couldn't just take her away from home and no one would believe his motives to do so), but he doesn't seem to suspect her either and he is mostly trying to prevent her from beating Kayo. I think Kayo's mother is not the murderer since she is too much of suspect. The police most likely would have found something against her (when Kayo was killed in the past). Three kids have gone missing and ended up dead. Not just one. This is not a random one time thing that's opportunistic. Chances are the killer knows the kids. This is obvious with child kidnappers/rapists/killers. Think about it. If it's one killer who's going around kidnapping kids, how is focusing solely on Kayo make any sense? There are still other kids who will get killed and his older guy friend will get the blame anyway. He could go to a library and do some research on that. Or just use common sense. The MC didn't even try looking for the killer. You're defending a character that has done nil in trying to uncover the killer's identity. EDIT: Also maybe you're misunderstanding but I am not criticizing the show or saying the MC is badly written. He's simply an idiot and there are places for retarded characters in fiction. Reality has many people like MC. |
| All of the characters are so adorable, for once there isn't a single character in an anime that is annoying. The birthday party surprise was cute and heartwarming, Satoru's friends are the best bros anyone could have. The ending was pretty obvious though, of course changing history wouldn't be that easy. Especially when Satoru kept saying "I did it!" Boy, you shouldn't ever say that or you're gonna jinx yourself (which he did). Can't wait for the next episode. I hope that Kayo didn't not go to school for a whole nother reason besides the obvious, but that's probably just wishful thinking. I'm tempted to just read the manga but I'll just wait it out until the anime ends. |
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ttcchen said: Teazal said: As soon as satoru said "I Changed history!" I said "it's gonna go steins;gate now..." Lol called it ;p I wonder if someday, in the future, people will say "it's gonna go ERASED now..."...... Lol, poor stiens; gate |
| Time Waits For No One. |
Teazal said: ttcchen said: I wonder if someday, in the future, people will say "it's gonna go ERASED now..."...... Lol, poor stiens; gate It isnt meant to be Steins;Gate 2 though. |
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| Great episode! That ending made shivers run down my spine, though... I hope it turns out happy... |
| So, that scene showing Kenya meeting up with the teacher in the staff room at the end of the previous episode turned out to be a red herring after all. The teacher simply intended to inform Kenya about Kayo's birthday. And yet... going by how Kenya sometimes looks at Satoru, I'm inclined to think something is up with him. Perhaps he somehow knows Satoru's 'secret', if we can call it that or he suspects something is fishy about Satoru. Or maybe it's something else altogether. This show seems to have a way of deceiving and misleading the audience so it can be anything for all we know. As for the ending of this episode, it was pretty obvious things wouldn't fall into their places that easily. The possibility of things going awry breathed down my neck ever since Satoru set out on his endeavour to prevent Kayo from falling victim to the string of kidnappings, and the scene in which Kayo promises to give Satoru his present the next day made me instantaneously doubt if the promise will indeed be fulfilled. Changing history, as Satoru calls it, can't possibly be a child's play (pun not intended), especially with such a simplistic approach to the situation as ensuring that Kayo isn't left by herself on the fateful day and subsequently kept away from the purview of the kidnapper. Though we don't know for sure if the reason behind Kayo's not arriving at school is indeed what Satoru (and simultaneously us, the viewers) is dreading. But most probably it is just that. Assuming that is the case, we can only wonder when and how it happens. Satoru drops Kayo at her home after their birthday celebration that evening and that's supposedly the last time he sees her that day. The next morning he comes to school and finds out Kayo hasn't turned up. So, the thing must have happened sometime during that span of time-- between the night when Satoru drops her home and the next morning. Don't tell me, the perpetrator was inside her house or lurking in its premises all along. And assuming that Kayo is dead, what now? Will they pull a Steins;Gate-esque gimmick with Satoru being sent back in time once again to prevent the incident, rinse and repeat? Waiting eagerly for the next episode. |
_Rika said: And assuming that Kayo is dead, what now? Will they pull a Steins;Gate-esque gimmick with Satoru being sent back in time once again to prevent the incident, rinse and repeat? Perhaps he isn't supposed to actually save Kayo in the first place as it was death of his mother that actually triggered the time travelling event. |
| Signature removed. It was too good for this cruel world. |
| A current course of the show is based on protagonist's conviction that Kayo is a key to entire case and saving her life is a critical moment in the time-space continuum so if you change one moment, everything will change. That are some serious butterflies coming up. Saving Kayo's life doesn't necessarily prevent the murder of Satoru's mom. There is no proof that both cases are related actually. There is no saying what he was supposed to do the day the jumped back in time. In best cases, saving Kayo doesn't equals stopping the murderer. You still need a body and frame the murderer then mastermind the events that make attack 18 years later impossible. In worse case, there is fate and you can't change certain events. And if this goes to some serious time-travel paradox theory it may lead to some force trying to auto correct the timeline. Imagine how many ripples in time-space continuity he would cause if he somehow managed to get happy ever after with Kayo route. |
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| This isn't the first time I've seen a white cake with strawberries in anime or japanese culture in general. What have they got to do with white cakes? On a serious note, damn, poor Fujinuma. Something had to go badly though. Everything went past too swiftly. |
AxerneaFeb 1, 2016 10:10 AM
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Kolios said: Kaetokiha said: It seems you didn't watch the first episode. His powers was just like that, he would go back in time 1min and then he would just try to prevent whatever would happen and things would be ok. He is just trying to do that, making sure she is not alone in that park so the murderer can't catch her alone. He doesn't know the intentions of the murderer so he is just assuming that was just something opportunistic that happened there. In fact, even us who are watching wouldn't be able to say for sure that the murderer was targeting Kayo specifically. Imagine the murderer is just some psycho guy, he walks around that area and just like that he happens to see a lone girl in the park late at night...he snatches her and kill her just because she was there. Now if the same guy pass by the same spot, but there is no girl there then he can't kill her. That's what Satoru is thinking. Can you really say that the murderer wanted to kill Kayo specifically and he would do that no matter what? I can't say he/she was targeting Kayo because i don't even know who killed her and why he/she did it. If it was Kayo's mother the murderer then Satoru couldn't do anything about it anyway (since he couldn't just take her away from home and no one would believe his motives to do so), but he doesn't seem to suspect her either and he is mostly trying to prevent her from beating Kayo. I think Kayo's mother is not the murderer since she is too much of suspect. The police most likely would have found something against her (when Kayo was killed in the past). Three kids have gone missing and ended up dead. Not just one. This is not a random one time thing that's opportunistic. Chances are the killer knows the kids. This is obvious with child kidnappers/rapists/killers. Think about it. If it's one killer who's going around kidnapping kids, how is focusing solely on Kayo make any sense? There are still other kids who will get killed and his older guy friend will get the blame anyway. He could go to a library and do some research on that. Or just use common sense. The MC didn't even try looking for the killer. You're defending a character that has done nil in trying to uncover the killer's identity. EDIT: Also maybe you're misunderstanding but I am not criticizing the show or saying the MC is badly written. He's simply an idiot and there are places for retarded characters in fiction. Reality has many people like MC. I know you are not bashing the show, But i disagree. Being opportunistic doesn't mean he can't kill other kids, just mean he goes for the easy ones. The killer can be someone who are hunting specific kids for wherever reason or just someone who looks for an easy prey. Can you really tell which one of those the killer is? Also we saw in the future when the killer was trying to kidnapping that kid, but Satoru mother saw him and the killer just gave up. Seems more like he was being opportunistic there. Satoru knows other kids are going to be killed, but Kayo was the first one killed, there is no point in going after the other kids if she is the first one to get killed, right? There is the argument that maybe he doesn't know what day the other kids are going to be kidnapped. He doesn't have the newspaper from the future with him so most he likely doesn't remember the dates, he only knows it's after Kayo and when they were killed they all were 11 years old while Kayo was 10 years old (so before her birthday) What kind of research he is going to do in a library? He doesn't know the killer and no one has been killed yet (in the past where he is). There is no proofs to be searched, there is no face, there is nothing because there is no crime yet. It can be anyone in town. How he is supposed to look for the killer? The anime is being realistic here, Satoru is not a detective and he doesn't have any other powers so it would be stupid to see him being able to track the killer without any clues. How would YOU look after the killer? I doubt you have any good idea of how to find the killer. If you can't find him yourself, why do you think Satoru can? |
KaeUBWFeb 1, 2016 10:52 AM
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| Satoru's mother coming through!!!!! Just glad she stopped that slap, and kawaii Hinazuki-chan didn't get abused for some days They going to the science center, Satoru having flashbacks of the events that occured there. When I saw Hinazuki say that manga artist bit, I thought she could see the future or some shit Hinazuki and Satoru's relationship is getting developed nicely, like she's now approaching Satoru herself. Always nice to see her smiling MA HOMIE SATORU SAYING YOURE PRETTY OUT LOUD YOO!!! Ah them two holding hands, NICE. Birthday fokking party m8. Satoru getting ahead thinking he changed history but Hinazuki not coming to school, hope that she didn't get abused again Overall a nice return to anime for me as I was reading Grisaia these days. 4/5 |
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| oh my god what's gonna happen? |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| Holy shit I did not expect that, I hope Kayo is ok but god damn Satoru go and save her! |
| Such a great episode! From the start of the series it's been really tense, even when the individual scenes weren't so (simply because we're already aware of future/past events).. But this episode really hit a home run right out of center feels!lol No more needs to be said than that |
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| All those happy, feel-good, adorable, and emotional moments were freakin' awesome. I had a huge smile on my face most of the episode and teared up a bit at some parts ..but everything was just too good to be true. WHYYYYYY ;__; |
DarcyD said: WHERE IS KAYO DAMMIT I DONT KNOW, we will have to wait next episode ans see!! |
| Great episode with a lot of emotional pay off. But at the same time, the ending was all too predictable because we knew not everything was going to be resolved 4 episodes in. Regardless, this show really keeps me in suspense. Really touching moments between Satoru and Hanazuki though. Man next week is going to be rough. |
Enjeru0taku002 said: Also, why is Satoru not focusing on his friend, Hiromi???? He (...she...?) was one of the victims according to the beginning of episode 3 so why has it not even been referenced? Did he like...forget? Can't be, since he stated the name in that scene...? I know that if he can prevent Kayo's death it may indirectly prevent the other two...but still. It's like one of his best friends! It was pointed out several times that he can't remember all the events of that time as for some reason he was either made to forget or wanted to forget. I cannot blame him here, having your friends murdered is a traumatic event and you will want to forget that. Actually, they aren't showing all crucial events. They are showing events as Satoru remembers them, one at the time, so we can be missing a lot of information. As he does. Satoru focused entirely on the fact that Kayo (assumed) first victim and changing the timeline the little bit would magically resolve everything. His greatest mistake was complete reliance on the fact that being on right time in right place solves everything - he even thinks that one day changes everything |
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Kaetokiha said: Kolios said: Three kids have gone missing and ended up dead. Not just one. This is not a random one time thing that's opportunistic. Chances are the killer knows the kids. This is obvious with child kidnappers/rapists/killers. Think about it. If it's one killer who's going around kidnapping kids, how is focusing solely on Kayo make any sense? There are still other kids who will get killed and his older guy friend will get the blame anyway. He could go to a library and do some research on that. Or just use common sense. The MC didn't even try looking for the killer. You're defending a character that has done nil in trying to uncover the killer's identity. EDIT: Also maybe you're misunderstanding but I am not criticizing the show or saying the MC is badly written. He's simply an idiot and there are places for retarded characters in fiction. Reality has many people like MC. I know you are not bashing the show, But i disagree. Being opportunistic doesn't mean he can't kill other kids, just mean he goes for the easy ones. The killer can be someone who are hunting specific kids for wherever reason or just someone who looks for an easy prey. Can you really tell which one of those the killer is? Also we saw in the future when the killer was trying to kidnapping that kid, but Satoru mother saw him and the killer just gave up. Seems more like he was being opportunistic there. Satoru knows other kids are going to be killed, but Kayo was the first one killed, there is no point in going after the other kids if she is the first one to get killed, right? There is the argument that maybe he doesn't know what day the other kids are going to be kidnapped. He doesn't have the newspaper from the future with him so most he likely doesn't remember the dates, he only knows it's after Kayo and when they were killed they all were 11 years old while Kayo was 10 years old (so before her birthday) What kind of research he is going to do in a library? He doesn't know the killer and no one has been killed yet (in the past where he is). There is no proofs to be searched, there is no face, there is nothing because there is no crime yet. It can be anyone in town. How he is supposed to look for the killer? The anime is being realistic here, Satoru is not a detective and he doesn't have any other powers so it would be stupid to see him being able to track the killer without any clues. How would YOU look after the killer? I doubt you have any good idea of how to find the killer. If you can't find him yourself, why do you think Satoru can? Narrowing down list of suspects to a profile doesn't mean knowing exactly who done it. A big part of logical deduction is using reasonable premises to reach a conclusion. Most of your post's premises is that the MC lacks skill and that finding the killer is not obvious. No shit sherlock. Do you also want to tell me that the sky is blue? You're not arguing that trying to find the killer is less worth of his time than what he's been doing until now... which is pretty much nothing except for gaining trust of this kid. Arguing that the solution is not perfect while ignoring that it's better than what the MC is doing is called an all-or-nothing thinking. It's a fallacious argument. Someone looking for an easy prey or targeting kids for whatever reason (maybe some sort of cult) isn't necessarily a distinction that's going to shape an investigation into finding a killer. Even if it's opportunistic (the killer picks off easy prey), since the kids missing are from the same school, that still narrows down lists of suspects to someone being close to kids. It's part of the reason why the police could blame the MC's older friend. Of course the MC knows it's not him, so that's one guy off the list of suspects the MC has to try to build up. The MC going to the library would be to read about the type of sociopaths who hunt kids. The 1990s had a good amount of information of those types of people. If he spend a couple afternoons there, he'd learn they are charismatic and tend to know the children they kidnap. Satoru is not a detective but he can try. He did not even try. Any person with common sense would have realized that finding the killer is more effective than helping the kid get through a magical day. Knowing thy's enemy is an old chinese (actually it's universal) saying which I'm sure Japanese must be familiar due to cultural links. The last line of your post goes to show that you can't even put forth an argument deemed of taking seriously. It lacks any logic because you're not even arguing against my argument, which was that Satoru should try because it's better and not necessarily because playing detective is certain to help him. Also you agree that I am not criticizing the anime but then proceed to argue that the anime is realistic. Manage to be consistent first before making others read through what seems to be a post written angrily . |
CyberNTFeb 2, 2016 1:01 AM
Kolios said: The MC going to the library would be to read about the type of sociopaths who hunt kids. The 1990s had a good amount of information of those types of people I doubt that protagonist could do that. Note that his mental complexity is one of the 10 years old kid with occasional flashbacks of maturity in between, not vice versa. Go through the inner monologue and notice the fact that he does need to remind himself that he indeed has 18 years of experience he didn't had back in the day. If he is not reminding this to himself, his personality will quickly regress to one of the 10 years old with occasional flashbacks of future maturity, preventing him from actually going after a very complex plan. Even without this obvious problem, it's 90's so no Internet, so he will have to go through a lot of books to read through the criminal profiling and somehow access those books while still at very least looking 10. Any adults in library would stop them from accessing and reading those because they are nothing for kids. His knowledge about the matter from future is one of who read the news. Also not all of us can maintain a cold methodical thinking when facing critical stressful moment. I wouldn't, neither the main character would. Of course, thinking that changing event of the day changes the future is indeed all-or-nothing. He is literally relying on the fact that his friendship with Kayo will release enough temporal butterflies (i.e. butterfly effect) to stop killer in his tracks, which is wishful thinking at best, or incredible naivety at worst. Only explanation for this is that his decision has been clouded by kid personality taking over. Otherwise I find his dedication of saving Kayo quite romantic. I like him for that. Horribly ineffective in great scope of things, yes, but romantic nevertheless. Reason for his jump back in time was death of his mother - there is fair assumption, but not the proof that saving any of the kids will also save his mother. He might be required to do some completely unrelated action, we don't know. He would need far more information and whole different personality to orchestrate the events on the grand scale. He isn't Light Nagami. |
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| I didn't want to think it, but after the whole episode being all adorable and everything, I kind of knew that at the end there would be something bad. Hinazuki was adorable this episode though, especially when Satoru gifted her the mittens < 33 |
| I think the MC was so fixated on her being abducted in the park that he didn't account for what would happen when she got home. My theory is whatever happened to Kayo that night on March 1st happened when she got home. Not before she got home but we will see. Awesome episode glad to see so many smiles on Kayo's face, the cliff hanger ending didn't surprise me a I saw it coming. CANNOT Wait a few more days for the next episode. This will be my first ever Simulcast one ? are they subbed or not subbed? If not subbed how long does it take them to get the subbed version out? Going to watch it on Cruncy Roll if that makes a difference. |
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| It's been a real while since I watched an anime that gives me real tension every single episode. This episode is just another great one! I love how Satoru keeps getting embarrassed though he's 29 and keeps blurting out what he's thinking... and oh! Kayo's shy smiles are so daaamn adorable kyaa~ >///> But as always, after all those happiness, the ending gives you heart attack and you have to endure that weight till' next Friday T^T This scene tho xD  |
| Satoru isn't doing enough to prevent death. It seems the jump to age 10 has taken a toll on his mind. He can't think logically. He doesn't realize that he's the new Jack Cloth. On another note, how can a powerless child beat an adult without risking death, and without relying on traps?(This kid is not Home Alone material) Besides, of course, having another adult watch, report, intervene and change. I also don't actually think Kayo's dead so soon but who knows. I presume she was beaten in a manner that cannot be hidden. Perhaps a physical scar will form. |
 俺とお前との違いが何だ？！ |
| I was sitting on the top of my chair the whole episode, hoping it works out for them, but then the ending hit me right in the face..kinda expected though :/ 10/10 for this ep |
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| Well we all knew that this is bound to fail since the murderer was not caught. The keybis to find out the murderer before it happens. The MC approach is too naive, but well it is kinda an adorabe approach so what the hell. Btw, am i the only one who was tricked by the conversation scene between his friend and teacher and omnious music background. I totally thought skmething was going to happened until the surprise party scene==""". I swear A1 did this on purpose!! XD |
| Onisan did anyone see my rabbit? No, but we are having rabbit for dinner (Angelic Smile). |
| What an engaging episode. Awesome. And ofc it was not going to be that easy. Hinazuki was saved but the culprit is still out there. Her being late is just a reminder for him that he cannot relax just yet. |
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| Very good episode. There is some great character development happening on Satoru's end. It almost feels like helping Hinazuki is helping himself (obviously because this action presumably saves his mother later, but also with his regret of the past and his social insecurities about friendship, etc.) The whole "whoops I said what I was thinking" is starting to get a little old though. I hope they can offer some more comedic moments than just that. It was pretty funny seeing the classroom react to Satoru tell Hinazuki she's pretty though. The flags are pretty obvious that things aren't going to go as Satoru planned, but they always are in anime. Even though it's obvious, they set it up in an extremely emotional and tense way with how they are going from such a high to such a low just like that. Lastly, some really awesome wideshots here. Looking forward to Ep 5. |
| Nice it gives you the chills all over again, is she alive or dead? |
Malise said: Kolios said: The MC going to the library would be to read about the type of sociopaths who hunt kids. The 1990s had a good amount of information of those types of people I doubt that protagonist could do that. Note that his mental complexity is one of the 10 years old kid with occasional flashbacks of maturity in between, not vice versa. Go through the inner monologue and notice the fact that he does need to remind himself that he indeed has 18 years of experience he didn't had back in the day. If he is not reminding this to himself, his personality will quickly regress to one of the 10 years old with occasional flashbacks of future maturity, preventing him from actually going after a very complex plan. Even without this obvious problem, it's 90's so no Internet, so he will have to go through a lot of books to read through the criminal profiling and somehow access those books while still at very least looking 10. Any adults in library would stop them from accessing and reading those because they are nothing for kids. His knowledge about the matter from future is one of who read the news. Also not all of us can maintain a cold methodical thinking when facing critical stressful moment. I wouldn't, neither the main character would. Of course, thinking that changing event of the day changes the future is indeed all-or-nothing. He is literally relying on the fact that his friendship with Kayo will release enough temporal butterflies (i.e. butterfly effect) to stop killer in his tracks, which is wishful thinking at best, or incredible naivety at worst. Only explanation for this is that his decision has been clouded by kid personality taking over. Otherwise I find his dedication of saving Kayo quite romantic. I like him for that. Horribly ineffective in great scope of things, yes, but romantic nevertheless. Reason for his jump back in time was death of his mother - there is fair assumption, but not the proof that saving any of the kids will also save his mother. He might be required to do some completely unrelated action, we don't know. He would need far more information and whole different personality to orchestrate the events on the grand scale. He isn't Light Nagami. He doesn't need to be Light Nagami. I'm stating that trying to find the culprit is obviously much more fruitful than what he's been doing. The main character's psychology being affected by being in a kids body can explain some of his lacking but I think it's more to the fact that he's so dumb he's completely oblivious of trying to at least be aware of the culprit. I don't know about the manga, but the thought of whodunnit doesn't even strike him at least once. If he at least tried or thought about it but dropped the ball, you may have a point. But the MC has been extremely oblivious on that aspect. |
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