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Aug 9, 2008 3:10 PM
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Gah! Ryoko is beyond awesomeness!! <3

Episode was good, after a live snake we now got a mechanical one, heh. Loved it how Ryoko lured in the guard so they could escape. She really looked like she enjoyed it. What an great woman.


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Aug 9, 2008 3:43 PM
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Ah Ryoko, what would I have to look forward to this summer without you? A good mix of comedy, drama, and action this episode with a rather good plot. On the surface it looks pretty shallow as Ryoko's deductions aren't anything too special, but what really makes Ryoko impressive is how she manipulated the situation in order to expose the robot, thus forcing the nuclear power plants back into using JACES for their security. That's the kind of thing that makes me love Ryoko.

The addition of Mana for this episode was enjoyable as well, especially her input in the conversation early in the episode and her conversation with Ryoko at the end about Izumida. It's kind of sad to think we're already halfway through the series, but on the other hand at least we have over half to go.
Aug 9, 2008 8:06 PM
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Absolutely_Steve said:
what really makes Ryoko impressive is how she manipulated the situation in order to expose the robot, thus forcing the nuclear power plants back into using JACES for their security.


She's a good depiction of a smart, ambitious, opportunistic power-grabber, which makes her a lot sexier than a lot of equally aggressive but dumb anime bishoujos.

I liked the characterization that got slipped through in the last few minutes. The kid is shown to be deeper than previously thought, the photos characterized their subject, and Ryoko's desire for the photos revealed a little bit more about her. She also demanded special favors from the lieutenant -- although by this point, it's been clear that she has the hots for her lieutenant for some time now.

One thing kind of sucked about this episode -- if the robot was so well designed that it had good failsafe AI, it should NOT have been covered in electrical arcs when it broke.
Aug 10, 2008 12:34 AM
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Another great episode.
Ryoko was awesome as always and I simply loved the part, where she was pretending to be raped (or just being taken advantage of) by Izumida. Her conversation with Mana at at the end was also pretty good, lol at her having a lot more pictures in her wallet =P
Aug 10, 2008 2:11 AM
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Better, better and better. That's the best description of rising quality in this show. Shame it's only 13 eps.


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Aug 10, 2008 5:40 AM
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I'm glad this series airs in Japan now, it makes it one masterpiece at least in the season ;) So brilliantly written (by my personnal favourite Yoshiki Tanaka) and directed !

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Aug 10, 2008 8:03 AM
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I really liked this episode. Very well done.
Aug 10, 2008 8:33 AM
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simply awesome episode, or rather the whole series i should say ^^ its been a while to see such a wonderful female lead as Ryoko...
Aug 10, 2008 8:42 AM
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Ryoko's rival is 10 years old. LOL
Aug 10, 2008 2:53 PM

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Great episode, the ending with Ryoko and Mana was pretty good lol.




Aug 10, 2008 8:18 PM

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I loved Ryoko's blush when Izumida saved her in the elevator XD She seemed waaaay too involved in her act about Izumida taking advantage of her, LOL Fantasizing much, hehehe :) Those were nice photos of Izumida. I want one too...
Aug 11, 2008 2:09 AM

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This show just continues to be one of my favourite shows this season. It would take some serious bomb episodes for me to even start to hate this show just a little bit.
Aug 11, 2008 1:45 PM

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I'm Izumida-kun's ruler.

I absolutely loved Ryoko's manipulative side, and how she managed to get Izumida-kun to take her home. This anime manages to redeem an otherwise flat season.
Aug 13, 2008 8:11 AM
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Enjoyed this episode a lot more than last *shudder*. And the introduction of Mana was great. I hope we see more of her in the future! ^^

Looking forward to more :D
Aug 24, 2008 7:28 AM

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Indeed, lovely episode. I love that act she showed in the lock-up room, "hentai!" xD
Mana is cute too :3
Sep 23, 2008 7:57 PM
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Too good, merits way more than being ranked in the 1200th.

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Dec 8, 2009 7:27 AM

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Izumida was quite cute in that photo.
Ryoko rules!
Mar 30, 2010 10:46 AM

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Well that was just a fantastic episode. Good plot, great characterization and character interaction once again... The dialogue in this series is also really well-done, I find. Loving it indeed~

Ryoko is set to inherit an enormous fortune and a powerful company... and she is competing with a 10-year-old for the guy she likes. Nice.
Nov 13, 2010 8:37 AM
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Too good, merits way more than being ranked in the 1200th.



Agreed. This show keeps getting better
Aug 25, 2011 4:36 PM

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Nice episode.
Jul 20, 2012 8:58 PM

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Great episode and god damn, that machine is dangerous..

Also lol'd @ Ryōko's "pretend rape".
Mar 7, 2014 6:05 AM

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Mana called Ryoko old and egocentric lmao. What a gutsy girl.
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Um incest is not cool. The girl was attracted to her older cousin...

They need to make Izumida an active character pretty soon.

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