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Since my download finished already I'm gonna watch a few episodes before I go to bed.

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

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I don't have much to write about here either so I might as well just say that I freakin love this OST. Takes me back to a time where I could instantly catch on to a Kaijura ost and think "yeah this, I like this"

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Ep 1

Ep 2

Ep 3

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Ep 4

Ep 5

Ep 6

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Episode 7

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gedata said:
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I don't have much to write about here either so I might as well just say that I freakin love this OST. Takes me back to a time where I could instantly catch on to a Kaijura ost and think "yeah this, I like this"

AoDuxuesIEM

I liked the OST for this anime as a whole, but there weren't that many tracks that REALLY stood out for me; most of them were very good but not amazing. Still I believe it's one of Kajiura's better works.

Other than the one you posted, I really loved this track:

May 26, 2016 9:25 AM

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Botato said:

gedata said:
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I don't have much to write about here either so I might as well just say that I freakin love this OST. Takes me back to a time where I could instantly catch on to a Kaijura ost and think "yeah this, I like this"

AoDuxuesIEM

I liked the OST for this anime as a whole, but there weren't that many tracks that REALLY stood out for me; most of them were very good but not amazing. Still I believe it's one of Kajiura's better works.

You have a point, it's not quite as good as something like .hack//SIGN's (which this is show's OST is most reminiscent of) but it's something at least. Being an 8 or an 8.5 compared to a ten is pretty aight.

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Episode 8

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Episode 9

Episode 10

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Is it just me who has that version where the OP/ED have a base volume that is like 3x louder than that for the actual episodes?
Startles me every time I play a new episode.

Episode 11

Episode 12

Episode 13

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My source... unfortunately does not have the OP or EDs for some reason. Mfw I didn't even notice until you mentioned it. I'll have to look those up. .-.

Ep 7

Ep 8

Ep 9

Ep 10

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Ep 11

Ep 12

Ep 13

Ep 14

I had lightly wondered about it for awhile, and particularly in my comment on the previous episode I thought about questioning whether Alice was always a Chain, but I chose not to. I thought it would be too much of a stretch to suggest that she had previously been human based on the info we had, so I didn't type it out... I wish I had now, because surely enough it turns out she was indeed a human before.

A human becoming a Chain is definitely strange, and it seems she already associated with the Cheshire Cat when she was human. When you couple that with all of the info on the Sabrié tragedy and the small glimpse of Break's past... I have a lot to mull on. I think a temptation with mystery, at least for me, is to just keep consuming when guessing and digesting information more slowly adds to the experience, so I'll stop myself and make some guesses here.

I think the upshot, the most clear reveal, is that Vincent is somehow the cause or at least closely related to the cause of the Tragedy of Sabrié. Whether that means he and Gilbert were previously part of the Baskerville House, they provoked the Baskerville House, or something else, it's unclear. I do think it was implied that Vincent killed Alice, but I might be looking at it in an overly literal way. Also, if Vincent is over a hundred years old and his eye is indeed Break's missing eye, then that means Break is over a hundred years old too (and he might have even known or known of Jack, like Gil apparently did). The question then is what Vincent's current goals are. (As a reminder, he sent Echo to Sharon, which seemed kinda shady given the circumstances.) If he remembers everything about the Tragedy of Sabrié, then it's possible that he knows more about Alice and the Abyss itself than any other living non-Baskerville. I'm actually a bit more curious about how Break factors into this than Vincent though, even though both are presumably important.

Hopefully we'll find out the significance of the Cheshire Cat to Alice before Break kills him.

Still, a human becoming a Chain... How does that happen, and how does it relate to the Will of the Abyss? It's almost as if the Cheshire Cat is (in a sense) protecting Alice despite directly following the Will of the Abyss, yet they're supposed to hate her. We're still missing something important there. Why was the Will mimicking Alice's prior human state shortly after we saw it confront Oz and Alice some episodes back? Why did Alice originally have to be locked in that tower anyway?

I look forward to getting some additional info.

Ep 15

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That's why I prefer you guys writing a new posts when you continue watching instead of editing previous ones to death ^^.
Didn't get any notifications yesterday so I figured you two were taking a break as well but suddenly both of you have secretly edited in 10+ episodes :>.

I'll try and catch up.

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Episode 14

@TripleSRank

Episode 15

Episode 16

Episode 17

AlcoholicideMay 28, 2016 2:20 PM

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tfw u keep editing

I'm curious, any reason you prefer doing it that way even when you wouldn't be doubleposting?

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tfw u keep editing

I'm curious, any reason you prefer doing it that way even when you wouldn't be doubleposting?

Consistency's sake. I'll likely be finishing the series today anyway so I don't think it matters.

but if it triggers you guess I don't mind

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What a tepid excuse of an ending. I'll amend this post with details later, but I really shouldn't have to explain why this wasn't good.

EDIT: Aherm, anyway, even before we talk about this as an ending, this episode was pretty weak on its own. The themes of self-actualization and acceptance just feel sorta crammed into the point where it feels like discount Evangelion (which handled said ideas much better of course). And then Oz and Alice annihilate one of the Chains of the 4 Dukedoms through...the power of yelling really loud? Sure thing guys. It doesn't help that we still understand Xai Vessalius as a character and what exactly his point of view is.

And then as an ending, hoo boy. This basically covers my biggest gripe with monthly manga adaptations and how some of them try to force closure on a story that's clearly not ready to end after more or less covering the manga down to the letter. I'm not sure what Xebec wanted to accomplish with this. Did they want enough closure for Oz as a character to the point we'd forgive them for not even trying to resolve anything? We already established that they did a weak job of that. Did they want to sequel bait us? I'm not even sure of that either. This last episode contradicts later events of the manga. Nothing too major, but enough to the point where they'd have to either retcon these final episodes to make said sequel or redo the whole thing from scratch. So did they just want to bait people into getting the manga with an ending that would put a bad taste in everyone's mouth? If so, it worked, because I did and I loved it

Let's run down a bunch of stuff that went unanswered for the lols
-What the fuck happened Sablier? Why?
-Who the hell is Glen really?
-Who actually killed Alice?
-Why does Vincent hate Alice?
-Who is Ada's crush/lover?
-Why does Xai hate Oz?
-What the fuck is Oz?
-What became of Jack after the Tragedy of Sablier? Why is he in Oz's mind?

Credit where credit is due though, that last insert song that played during the """"fight"""" with Gryphon was pretty great. Shame we only got to hear it once.

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aww, thanks though I could have handled it ^^.

Probs gonna wrap it up today too, or at least close to it.

Episode 18

Episode 19

Episode 20

Episode 21

Episode 22

Episode 23

Episode 24

Episode 25

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Also forgot about the DVD specials. Should probably have a look those too.

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Apologies for another disappearance, but you guys finished up anyway so I don't feel too bad. :3

@Pullman I generally only do that if I'm the last to post. I can separate them in our simulwatches in the future if you wish. The reason I watched so many at the time is because I had fallen so far behind even you, and I was trying to keep up. (Irl stuff made that moot anyway, as you see, but oh well.)

I don't know how much I'll watch tonight, but I'll plan on watching a lot more tomorrow.

Ep 16

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Is this show worth watching? I've had it on hold for... 1405 days according to mal.

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Tyrel said:
Is this show worth watching? I've had it on hold for... 1405 days according to mal.

Spoiler tagging this post since I don't want triplesrank seeing my overall impressions before finishing. No actual spoilers though.

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Ep 16

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TripleSRank said:

Ep 16

Ep 17

Ep 18

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Ep 19

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Ep 22

Ep 23

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Ep 24

Ep 25

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Oh you still haven't finished this? Not that I can blame you. Those last 3 episodes were pretty dull and tensionless.

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