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Jan 28, 2024 1:16 PM
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No spooks here, just depression lol. This was a really good one, I had a feeling this one wasn’t gonna go the horror route when the ghost of Blackbean never showed any signs of aggression, there was always the chance it would take a dark turn but it didn’t, and I like that. It would be kinda weird to have a ghost cat but it was oddly wholesome, and it did seem like things were going to take a turn once Blackbean wouldn’t let the man leave, but then it was revealed that she was trying save him from his death. And right after this he finally got to hold Blackbean again, of course this means he did die, but it was a nice ending, it’s sad and happy at the same time.

Really liked this one despite the lack of spooks, this season is looking to be better than the last one so far but there’s still a lot to go. Also my streak of starting the threads is still going lol, wonder how long I can keep it going. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go pet my own cat.
TheColonel76Jan 28, 2024 1:23 PM
Jan 28, 2024 5:03 PM
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Was waiting for the twist. Thankfully they went for a bittersweet option instead of having the cat ghost be evil or something.
Jan 28, 2024 7:37 PM
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I loved this one, it was so cute and wholesome, but sad, with a bittersweet ending.
Jan 28, 2024 8:43 PM
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Probably my favorite episode so far in this whole franchise.

"I wanted to hold her so much."

I know how the man felt. I went through the exact same thing with my first cat.

These first three episode have been surprisingly good.

SerafosJan 28, 2024 11:13 PM
Jan 28, 2024 11:51 PM
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So sad! I wouldn't mind dying if it meant being able to be with someone again.
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Jan 29, 2024 3:34 AM
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I thought someone who could see ghosts would see the cat then go, that's not a cat. When he started reading a book to see ghosts I thought, oh it's going in that direction, but in the end it was his cat and tried to save him.
Jan 29, 2024 10:08 AM
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Not really scary, but very emotional. Really liked this one.
Jan 29, 2024 12:35 PM
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I wasn't prepared for something sad :(
I don't think we've had a bittersweet episode so early in past seasons
Jan 29, 2024 1:24 PM
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pure evil furball needs correction.
Jan 29, 2024 5:36 PM

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just a good story out of this one!
Jan 31, 2024 7:14 AM

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why that art looked like "wikihow: how to see your dead cat again"


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Jan 31, 2024 4:37 PM
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Aw. This one was rather sad, not at all scary...
Feb 1, 2024 9:24 AM
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good short, simple but effective!!!
A ghost cat!!!
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Feb 10, 2024 9:24 PM
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Bruuuuh. ;_; I wasn't ready. I'm not really an animal person like that, but it did get me.;;

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Feb 14, 2024 4:12 AM

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This was sad. This season is going strong so far.
Feb 29, 2024 4:39 PM

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So bittersweet. He got the chance to see Blackbean again, but he had to die in order to do it.


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Mar 31, 2024 8:07 AM

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First things first, as a cat owner, this was sad. I too thought this was just some evil ghost thing mimicking the cat but nah. Nothing spooky, death and feels.
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Jul 1, 2024 8:44 PM
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Loved that this one was scary but heartwarming though it ended bittersweet. I think there were only a couple of previous episodes like that.
Jul 30, 2024 7:57 PM
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art style was weird
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Jul 31, 2024 5:54 PM
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Uff, my heart breaks. Thank you Blackbean. Still, a bitter sweet ending. Theyre finally reunited.
Jan 5, 9:46 AM

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This has to be the sweetest episode in history of Yami Shibai. Blackbean is a real one.
Mar 29, 6:35 PM

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Rather liked this one. I like that they adapted a softer art style since this is a softer story (although I wouldn't want this to a rule they follow 100%, would suck to know what type of story we're getting just by looking at the episode thumbnail), although I don't fully love the artstyle. It sometimes looked a bit too, WikiHow I guess for lack of a better description, but otherwise I thought it mostly paid off. I think Season 1 was about the only time Yami Shibai was consistently good at horror, so I usually prefer when Yami Shibai breaks away into different types of ghost stories.

Having it be about pets/a cat is a sort of cheating because that's an easy way to win me over but yeah, this was the best of the season so far.

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