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Jun 29, 2008 10:38 PM
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Wow, Live-Evil finally subbed 21. Awesome episode, though it was already obvious but Hani finally admitted that he was the murderer. Only one more episode to go... I hope it gets subbed soon.
Jun 30, 2008 12:03 AM
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Quite interesting to say the least. The animation was very exaggerrated. Made it kinda funny. Never the less, I really enjoyed it, and am very much looking forward to the finale.
Jun 30, 2008 1:00 AM
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Kick his ass Shion!
Jun 30, 2008 2:31 AM
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Amazing episode, now go and finish that s.o.b., Shion!

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Jun 30, 2008 5:58 AM
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It finally came out! The drawings are really weird and a bit sloppy. I don't know if that was intended.

So Hani-meijin is the killer. All that is left is the motivation. And does what Hani-meijin said about how to beat your opponent is to kill his king significant? Like, he killed Shion's king (father)?

I hope that they sub the last episode quickly. I know the raw is out but I don't have a hope of understanding it.
Jun 30, 2008 10:08 AM
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I disliked this episode a bit when i compare it to the other episodes... Was simply too predictable. Still Go Go Shion
Jun 30, 2008 11:08 AM
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It was a good episode. I found it intense near the end when it showed the flashback of him playing against Shion. I also liked how Shion, upon realizing that the magatama wasn't her mom's, discarded it for a new star pendant necklace. What shocked me the most about this episode was the detective though. When he was listening to Satoru, for how long was he keeping his eyes off the road while driving? O_O

I seriously wish the final sub comes out SOON, but I somehow get this feeling that it won't be out for another month or two. -_-
Jun 30, 2008 12:01 PM
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What shocked me the most about this episode was the detective though. When he was listening to Satoru, for how long was he keeping his eyes off the road while driving? O_O


Considering the fact that it was a taxi, and that he wasn't the driver, I wouldn't be to concerned ^^

Jun 30, 2008 2:08 PM
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I just saw the penultimate episode of the series and it was quite suspenseful and left me rather speachless. It's finally good to see the police going somewhere in their investigation. Although I was a tad concerned that the police was so willingly hand over incriminating evidence to anyone outside the force (i.e, the chipped nail polish to Hani Satoru in the taxi).

So, the murderer is Hani Meijin – I wonder what his motive was to kill Shion's parents – hopefully this would be revealed in the next episode. My favourite scene was near the end, where Shion ripped off the necklace she though her mother gave her and put on the star necklace that Saitou Aymui gave her.

Was it me or was the animation inconsistent? It seems like every flashback sequence they used a different type of animation and there was a short sequence where it seems like the animation was through the shougi board's perspective. In any case, I can't wait to see the final episode of the series; hopefully it won't be too much of a wait.
Jul 2, 2008 1:46 PM

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Awesome episode. I knew the murderer is Hani Meijin, I need to know why he killed Shion's parents. I liked how Shion ripped off the necklace and put the star necklace. Awesome episode. I can't wait to watch the last episode!
Jul 6, 2008 12:19 AM

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Really good episode. It was a little surprising that he actually told her he was the murderer.
I know they wanted to leave a big impact but that kind of animation just annoys me...
Jul 7, 2008 11:09 PM

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GONZO usually insert some flashy, crappy CG animation. Ah, but Studio DEEN...how I love their limited budget and different approach to animation. All the different camera angles and poses were quite experimental, and while some were quite messy, some looked outstanding. I'm a bit relieved that the animation for this episode wasn't too criticized from you guys...

And then the episode content itself...the end of that episode was beyond awesome.
Jul 8, 2008 7:29 AM

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if it wasn't obivouse from an number of epiosdes ago we all knew it!

but great episode! :D its wrapping up now one more to go~
Oct 23, 2013 7:50 PM

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I like the confidence of Shion this episode tbh. Hope she takes down that creep.
Feb 5, 2014 8:17 PM

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Just 20 minutes ago I wrote that I hope Hani-meijin's reason isn't as stupid as "I want to make you strong." Looks like it's heading that way. FFS don't do this to me T____T
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness."

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Oct 1, 2014 10:30 PM

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wow the Meijin is messed up....
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Aug 17, 2015 5:30 PM
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Just 20 minutes ago I wrote that I hope Hani-meijin's reason isn't as stupid as "I want to make you strong." Looks like it's heading that way. FFS don't do this to me T____T


Well what other reason could he possibly have from playing a 4 year old child and leaving it alive and being around it afterwards?
Nov 18, 2015 12:22 PM

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Damn Makoto! And who in the world kill some kid he just heard about parents just to make she suffer and grew stronger?! The fuck!
Feb 9, 2017 6:23 AM

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I call bullshit. He killed her parents for the hell of it and now turned himself in.
Apr 26, 2021 3:15 AM
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This is so crazy and tense!!! But well Hani has really a huge problem, doing that for shogi? that's ridiculous.
May 17, 2022 8:13 AM

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Do the observers not hear Makoto mentioning all this stuff?

Well, it's unfortunate, but Makoto's motivation is underwhelming. He's lucky Shion is half as skilled as she is, considering she could've just as easily been so traumatized by Shogi that she'd never touch a game piece again. I'm also not entirely sure how Makoto saying a couple of phrases to Shion caused her playstyle to evolve similarly to his? It just seems like it would've been less roundabout to take her under his wing himself rather than kill her parents and hope for the best.

Anyway, I was hoping Shion would break her silence at this point, but maybe she'll say something to Makoto at the end of the match?

"...Is your mother worried? Would you like us to assign someone to worry your mother?"

Nov 16, 2023 5:41 PM

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Some crazy animation techniques in this episode.
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This is so crazy and tense!!! But well Hani has really a huge problem, doing that for shogi? that's ridiculous.
It's difficult to overstate how much of a shogi fanatic Makoto is. People in reality have killed for reasons more petty than this, be they premeditated or impulsive.


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