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Aug 1, 7:28 AM
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Let this episode be a lesson learned for Shiki and the others. Mudano is a guy that no one should underestimate in this show.

Also, this episode should also teach how those blood techniques should be managed as they seem to have a limit. Jin is also an interesting character in this as he seems to be out there trying to prove himself. The skill gap between these guys and Mudano are like night and day at this time though.
Aug 1, 9:17 AM
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That circular saw is actually sick.

Lmao, who would've guessed that Jin wanted to take revenge on his father for killing his family *irony off* Sasuke ahhh fr xD I wish this wasn't as comically predictable. Implementing elements like this would work better for a parody at this point.

It is what it is, tho. It's nothing to get bothered by. I still enjoy this more with every episode. OST is pretty cool, too.

And this wouldn't be a shounen if the exam/training wasn't crashed by an emergency.

4/5


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Aug 1, 9:18 AM
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Why am I just now clicking this show has a Yamamoto Kohta OST??!! Wasted a soundtrack from one of my GOATS on mid 😭same thing happened with chained soldier smh. Tbf though, this was a bit better than the last two episodes. Of course we got your standard generic battle shonen rivalry with the edgy aloof rival and the mc, still can’t get over how bad they are with that CGI either.. but holy shit Kuina, maybe I’ll pay attention to this show lol.
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Aug 1, 9:23 AM
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Bro....they really did supersize Kuina, eh? like jeezussssss
Don't believe the hype.
Aug 1, 9:26 AM
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The CGI isn't THAT bad, but the fact that they are constantly switching it on and off for characters depending on how close the camera is is...noticeable.

Also, they're going all in on the classic tropey rivalry between the generic cold, asshole, genius antagonist and the generic dropped-on-head stupid, yelling gives me power, anything can be overcome with enough spirit protagonist. Giving them such closely matching backstories seems a bit much.
Aug 1, 9:52 AM
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While I worry about forest training arc getting too long, I also don't think it's a good idea to suddenly move away from training arc.
Aug 1, 10:32 AM
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While I worry about forest training arc getting too long, I also don't think it's a good idea to suddenly move away from training arc.
@phantomfandom They kind of had to. It's hard to play both "only two of you can pass, the rest get expelled" and also "everyone in the class is a main character" cards at the same time.
Aug 1, 10:59 AM
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Shiki indeed my mood booster lol

Kyouya next week? (^v^) 
Aug 1, 11:24 AM
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Man, that girl is THICK. LOL That aside, of course the class doesn't get expelled because there is some kind of emergency.
Aug 1, 11:31 AM
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It's already the 4th episode of this series, and people keep saying it's generic, as if it wasn't obvious from the first episode. Another good episode indeed.
Aug 1, 12:28 PM
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there doing the same thing but the camera angles where done in the opposite order lol



Aug 1, 12:55 PM
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OK this episode was surprisingly good. I don't remember Shiki changing the weather in the manga so that's a nice upscale (then again I forgot like the entire fight between umbrella guy and chainsaw man sasuke so it probably was in the manga and I forget lol)

Speaking of, I did not realize how much of this part of the story was litterally copy pasted from Naruto lol.

They really could tone it down with the easily noticeable CG and I know it was raining and all but these guys are sliding around so unnecessarily.

Anywho, if they manage to keep this up for the next two episodes then I will deem this cour better than the Manga.
Aug 1, 1:01 PM
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Peak Anki is Insane🔥💯
Aug 1, 3:07 PM

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So after all that, Jin is really going after the teacher, thinking Mudano is going to be a piece of cake to beat.
As expected, Mudano easily beats Jin. But before that, he's surprise by how Shiki is more worried for Byoubugaura than his own health. At the very bottom, Shiki is a good boy.

And if Jin wasn't similar enough to Sasuke, they really gave him the Sasuke backstory xD
Not complaining though, because it has potential for character development (better than Sasuke's maybe). As a Naruto fan, I also like seeing this again.
So Jin's father is a Momotarou. What's the thing with Momotarou adopting Oni kids? But I feel like we still have a lot left to know about this story (for example, why did Jin's father killed his family, with the exception of his son).

After all that, I though the exam was over, but no, Shiki has to do it alone now. I was surprised Shiki asked Jin help, but it was the right thing to do, since he couldn't come close to Mudano alone. And their teamwork was worth it, since they were able to get the ball, and Jin went for the win, while Shiki completely forgot he also needed a ball.

Fortunately for Shiki (and Byoubugaura), the test needed to be cancelled (even if it was really close to ending) due to an emergency.

At first I was really confused why would Mudano bring them to fight Momotarou, like, they literally just got to school, so I'm glat they actually provided reasoning, and that they aren't going there to help in the fighting, but instead as support. Kinda annoying only the green haired guy understood that support is also important, and how the others think they have a chance against Momotarou, but I mean, they are teens so.
And it seems like they are going with normal student's uniforms, to not call attention to themselves.

Isn't the Momotarou from the Kyoto station Jin's dad, or is the guy from the opening?

Anyways, I really liked this episode again. I'm finding this anime way too enjoyable. The opening really helps in putting me in the vibe to watch the anime (and the ending makes me excited for the next week's episode too).

Excited to see what this next cour has in store, since I doubt they won't need to battle some Momotarou.
Aug 1, 4:10 PM
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ts is basically just a 1:1 of naruto 🥀
Aug 1, 4:52 PM

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good episode

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Aug 1, 7:57 PM

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the cgi every other frame is breaking my immersion :/ it's not that it's bad, but constantly going back and forth every few seconds is terrible
Aug 1, 10:36 PM
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Love this action in this show!!
Aug 2, 12:42 AM

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I like how many things Mudano's umbrella could do, smoke grenades, a sniper, even a catching net, very useful umbrella lol
Holy, Kuina is thick huh lol But I liked her scene at the end in the ship, she has a cute side

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Aug 2, 2:34 AM

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meh, I am pretty close to dropping this.

edit: after further consideration I am going to drop this. I mean, the only thing I like about it is the ED and the rest is just painfully generic. I think I was watching it out of obligation because I hadn't yet dropped it, an error I will now correct.
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Aug 2, 2:37 AM

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@phantomfandom They kind of had to. It's hard to play both "only two of you can pass, the rest get expelled" and also "everyone in the class is a main character" cards at the same time.
@amf85 I just don't see the point of it. I mean if it was supposed to showcase everyone's ability then what about the other half of the class? It feels like for the past three episodes nothing of note happened.
Aug 2, 7:22 AM

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In the end no one gets kicked out, boooo lame lol
Aug 2, 11:13 AM
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The episode was good
Aug 3, 2:58 AM

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This is series has mixture of dozen of notable battle shounen, I'm here for it.
Aug 3, 4:05 AM
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naroto fans will love this
Aug 3, 6:17 PM
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people are tripping the CGI aint that bad. The show itself is pretty enjoyable imo
Aug 4, 6:50 PM

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The 3D in the scenes bothers me, but the next episodes have cool fights
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Aug 5, 7:04 AM
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amf85 said:
The CGI isn't THAT bad, but the fact that they are constantly switching it on and off for characters depending on how close the camera is is...noticeable.

Also, they're going all in on the classic tropey rivalry between the generic cold, asshole, genius antagonist and the generic dropped-on-head stupid, yelling gives me power, anything can be overcome with enough spirit protagonist. Giving them such closely matching backstories seems a bit much.

The CGI switching is a touch disorienting at times for me, and so far this has been a mix of most of the typical Shonen tropes all around.
Aug 5, 7:04 AM
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Bro....they really did supersize Kuina, eh? like jeezussssss

Bro…. They knew what they were doing to the girls in this show lol
Aug 5, 7:05 AM
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Ahohite-killer said:
there doing the same thing but the camera angles where done in the opposite order lol




Oh my god they did!
Aug 5, 8:04 AM

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He's really stupid but that's hilarious XD
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Aug 5, 10:59 PM

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Felt like the writer had no idea how to wrap up the test, so they just made up some random excuse to avoid ending it properly or expelling anyone.
Aug 8, 5:57 PM
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the design of the only two girls in the team is so distasteful...
Aug 9, 6:39 PM
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meh, I am pretty close to dropping this.

edit: after further consideration I am going to drop this. I mean, the only thing I like about it is the ED and the rest is just painfully generic. I think I was watching it out of obligation because I hadn't yet dropped it, an error I will now correct.
@pixelante same boat, it just isn't clicking with me.
Aug 14, 3:23 AM

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Action is fluid, Oho looks like we're gonna see Jin's father on Kyoto. His silhouette is the same as Jim's flashback.
Aug 15, 5:35 PM

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Eh, I didn't hate this episode as much as the first three.

All of the issues with this anime remain, but let's see if next episode actually expands the world through world building. So far, the writer has been in a hurry, not bothering to develop the world much.

Aug 18, 8:58 PM
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This was actually a good episode ngl imo like I was surprised when the ending theme came on bc I wasn’t expecting the test to be this interesting and tbh either Mudano was gonna change his mind about expelling the students or the writer just came up with a random ass excuse to end the mini exam test arc and to be frank I’m sad we won’t get to see the other students battle it out against the teacher😕

So far this show is pretty good yes Ik it’s generic in checking all the shounen tropes off the list but hey I love me a good shounen and haven’t seen one like this since BC so imma enjoy unlike some of yall here😌

(Beware my usual horny rant im sorry guys im sorry😣🤲🏽)

JESUS GOD ALMIGHTY KUINA IS FUCKING STACKEDDDDDDDDDDDDDD like i saw how thick she was in the ending theme but i didn’t think she was THIS stacked, her BAZONGAS are basically coming out of that shirt, I love her “wait you care for me🥺” personality she’s got I thought she was gonna be mean and rude from her facial expressions but she’s an alright character to me😩
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Aug 28, 11:52 AM

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Mudano's umbrella can seemingly do it all, but can it run Doom?

Well that's one way to prevent three major characters from being forced to drop out right off the bat.
Aug 28, 9:01 PM

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Is this script AI generated?
Sep 5, 2:52 PM
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This is not very good but the thickness of the waifus involved is intriguing to say the least.
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This is not very good but the thickness of the waifus involved is intriguing to say the least.
@Farabeuf They got the jumbo treatment

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