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| It sucks how cruel the world can get in anime or in real life. I can sympathize with what the antagonist's does somewhat. |
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xchee said: Was I the only one who got a bit alarmed when the Elder was revealed to be an old man? A part of me was like "wth are you doing to those little girls?!" I think it would have been a gentler scene if it was an old woman *shrugs* I'm pretty sure if he didn't treat them right they could whoop his ass. |
| Fucking cops! Felt so sad for Enju. Poor girl. Somehow it seems the Masked Madman is just, not the world they are living in. At least he treats the little girl as his daughter, even though whether she is his real daughter is unknown. Can't believe one of the initiators mimicked that she is starving. This anime just got 10 times darker and 10 times better! Cannot wait for the next episode! |
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| Awesome episode! But damn those cops, too much cruelty! Enju should've went back to Rentaro's home!!! |
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| Shit got real! I cant wait for epd 3 |
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| This pacing is a total mess. Anime only viewers aren't getting any feels from these developments because they have almost no buildup. It's like they highlighted every major plotpoint and animated them one after another, and forgot to add everything in the middle. Makes no sense to skip the Kisara scene, or the buildup with Enju's school. But shit, let's make sure to animate a whole minute of Enju being moe. Expectations for this are getting lower and lower, Well, at least best girl Senju is here. |
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| I like this anime more than the other spring anime I have been watching so far great 2nd ep |
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SweetKotomi said: Teira27 said: So glad this has gotten darker than the first ep. Wonder why the masked man wanted to team with Rentaro, is he special? And I don't really understand why Enju ran away, it's not like Rentaro rejected her. I'm still hyped for this series though, might end up being my favourite of this season She ran away because the secret she hid which was being a cursed child got leaked out at school. Put yourself in her shoes, cursed children are treated very bad. An example would be the little girl that got beat up by the cops. That shows how much they society hates cursed children and why the Elder is trying to teach the cursed children to behave properly and control their emotions when they are socializing with other normal people. She also ran away because Satomi didn't help the little girl. Maybe she doubted Satomi's kindness and she ran away. I mean they only know each other for a year but still she must be very mad at Satomi for not saving her on the spot. Back to Enju, since her secret got leaked out she couldn't stay in school because she would get discriminated for being cursed. How her secret got leaked out is left to speculate but I have a couple theories: - Someone from Enju's school saw her fight the masked man's girl and they leaked her secret - One of her classmates got her mad at school and she accidentally showed her red eyes. Cursed children have red eyes when fighting The masked man did say: "Have fun at school tomorrow" I have reason to believe either he or his daughter did it. |
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| Join the maked dude and safe all thsoe lolis |
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| this episode reminds me so much of bioshock and little sisters |
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| The rage! The feels! So many lolis! Best anime of 2014. |
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| Nagi does it again.What an amazing ED. Episode itself was pretty good as well, nothing special, but enjoyable.Just...too many lolis for my taste. |
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| wow,wasnt expecting to like both 2 characters so much...and just 2nd episode...if this thing is a 2 cour i may die happy |
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| And you get a loli and you get a loli Everyone gets lolis! but really i did enjoy this much more however i just can't get behind the whole lost children thing feels more like them Pandering to that kind of fanbase than a proper story point,did they even say why it's only girls ? :/ i dunno that's really the only thing dragging this down for me |
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| Wow, they're really leaving things out. They removed scenes like Rentarou yelling at Kisara and and Kisara falling asleep on Rentarou's shoulder, along with many important plot points. It seems like the director really doesn't like Kisara and wishes to market the show more to the lolicon crowd. I can't blame him, that type of stuff sells, but if they're going to butcher the source material then it isn't respectable at all. |
| great show, i'm hooked. |
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| This is Promising,Easily took my interests compared to the last few years.I'm glad that there's still one anime that has the balls to get Dark. Anyway I Don't know if there's a Novel or Manga but I'm hoping that the Masked Guy is actually a good guy and just forcing darker methods to Achieve it.Sort of like an Anti hero.Hoping that Protagonist would join hands with him,I would honestly Enjoy it more that way but this is fine too. |
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katsu044 said: And you get a loli and you get a loli Everyone gets lolis! but really i did enjoy this much more however i just can't get behind the whole lost children thing feels more like them Pandering to that kind of fanbase than a proper story point,did they even say why it's only girls ? :/ i dunno that's really the only thing dragging this down for me Gender is determined by an X and Y chromosome with XX being female and XY being male. The Gastrea virus locks in the XX chromosomes while the fetus is still in development stage, thus a female is produced. Plus they're all 10 years old, because the virus only appeared 10 years ago. Hope that helped. |
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| Now that's how you do an episode! This was the series I had the most reservations on, but now that has gone out the window. This was a fantastic episode! It has now become one of my favorites of this season. Anytime race/class issues are brought up in anime, and are treated as serious matters, I'm happy. I like seeing how people deal with the darker side of humanity, and this series is now rapidly approaching that! |
| The OP/ED are both amazing, omfg. |
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| The stark reality breaks through the eyes of Rentarou. The cruel execution of the girl by police officers said a lot about the rotten society we live in. This is a fictional world, yes. But it could assemble perfectly into our own real world. Oh my, Enju. She needs to go back with Rentarou, there is where she belongs. And that Hiruko guy makes me feel uneasy. Not much science is needed to know what a bastard he is. Can't wait for the next episode. |
IronLobster said: i see that made things a little bit clearer,heh you would think that there was at least 1% chance out of all those births of whom were infected got pass the *locking stage*katsu044 said: And you get a loli and you get a loli Everyone gets lolis! but really i did enjoy this much more however i just can't get behind the whole lost children thing feels more like them Pandering to that kind of fanbase than a proper story point,did they even say why it's only girls ? :/ i dunno that's really the only thing dragging this down for me Gender is determined by an X and Y chromosome with XX being female and XY being male. The Gastrea virus locks in the XX chromosomes while the fetus is still in development stage, thus a female is produced. Plus they're all 10 years old, because the virus only appeared 10 years ago. Hope that helped. |
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| Much better than episode 1 although some of the logic still baffles me. Is humanity really that stupid to treat the only people capable of protecting them like garbage? I'm surprised that society hasn't dumb themselves to extinction. I think I'll root for the mask guy now. The villain's motivation is similar to Enjin from Yozakura Quartet. Heck, even the MC's VA is the same lol.. and yay for Aki Toyosaki voicing Seitenshi. IronLobster said: Gender is determined by an X and Y chromosome with XX being female and XY being male. The Gastrea virus locks in the XX chromosomes while the fetus is still in development stage, thus a female is produced. Plus they're all 10 years old, because the virus only appeared 10 years ago. Hope that helped. Whatever the reason is, the author really went out of his way to make sure there are tons of loli. It's like he was thinking "I want lots of lolis in my story, let's think of a reason to make it that way" |
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| Everyone gets their own loli!? What kind of paradise is this? |
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jiraiya_sensei said: Much better than episode 1 although some of the logic still baffles me. Is humanity really that stupid to treat the only people capable of protecting them like garbage? I'm surprised that society hasn't dumb themselves to extinction. I think I'll root for the mask guy now. I don't think the anime explained this point well but while the cursed children are able to fight off the Gastrea they are also at a risk of turning into one, that is why everybody is so scared of them. Much better episode than last week but still very rushed. |
Jackfrost12Apr 15, 2014 9:57 PM
RuinsInTheWind said: @Jack, It actually explained in episode 1 the erosion of DNA with the Gastrea virus. And definitely shown when Enju needs to take her shots. Isn't that all the more reason to treat them well and make sure they got their shots? Looking at that poor Cursed Children, it's a wonder she's able to survive and not turn to Gastrea without regular injection (which I assume won't be readily available everywhere). |
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| I think I'm getting into it. I like how it's uncensored. |
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| more dramatic episode the plot is still moving fast, but nothing that hinders Enju is strong and very kawaii, is the best loli of the season? Rentarou was also pretty cool this episode but in the end they split, will be bad wait another week .. _________ episódio mais dramatico o enredo ainda continua avançando rapido, mas nada que atrapalhe o anime Enju é forte e muito kawaii, será a melhor loli da temporada? Rentarou também foi bem legal esse episódio mas no fim eles se separaram, vai ser ruim esperar mais uma semana .. |
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| First episode was horrible but I really enjoyed this episode. Looking forward to more |
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jiraiya_sensei said: RuinsInTheWind said: @Jack, It actually explained in episode 1 the erosion of DNA with the Gastrea virus. And definitely shown when Enju needs to take her shots. Isn't that all the more reason to treat them well and make sure they got their shots? Looking at that poor Cursed Children, it's a wonder she's able to survive and not turn to Gastrea without regular injection (which I assume won't be readily available everywhere). The shots don't stop the erosion just slow it down, they will eventually turn. Which is why society does not want one near them as they don't know when they will turn. Kinda spoiler.. |
| A big step up from the previous episode. |
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| Everyone gets their own loli O M G Enju is best loli :D opening song is still super awesome |
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| I feel bad for Rentaro and Enru :( As well as everyone who lives in the city. Ermygerd pls Enru go back to your fiancé Rentaro!!! So much loli's though. Every lolicon's dream job - Promoter. Overall this episode was very interesting. The masked guy was pretty boss and very scary. Overall, 5/5 for this episode from me. Come back Enru pls! |
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| Overall, this was a much better episode compared to the first one, though it seems that they have taken some liberties with this adaptation (many scenes from the novel/manga have been truncated or moved around, and others have been completely cut). Still, there's no denying that this show has what it takes to be a hit. |
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| Hmm, so all the parents abandon their cursed children...? |
heiqi1hu said: Hmm, so all the parents abandon their cursed children...? in the manga it stated that mothers who would see the red in the eye of their child got insane. there was even a practice to give birth near the river, if it were a cursed child it get disposed immeadiatly. hmm, let see, imagine you got a child with a disease, let say trisomery 21/down-syndrom. you live in a society where you are walled in the resources are limited. you can bring this child up or just give it away (or throw it in the river) and get a new child. now imagine the child dont have down-syndrom, but a virus, which one day will turn your daughter into a monster. you know that everyone will hate your child even if it is innocent. you might say "this is my child, i will keep it no matter what", the thing is, most of us are normal human. they dont have the balls to go against the society. they choose the easierst route, just to dispose it off. i compared the manga with the original LN, the manga actually added tons of scenes for the douchebag (the one with the scarf and big sword) really starting to wonder how they will handle censoring in the anime, next there will be tons of blood coming |
UrekApr 16, 2014 1:23 AM
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Urek said: heiqi1hu said: Hmm, so all the parents abandon their cursed children...? in the manga it stated that mothers who would see the red in the eye of their child got insane. there was even a practice to give birth near the river, if it were a cursed child it get disposed immeadiatly. hmm, let see, imagine you got a child with a disease, let say trisomery 21/down-syndrom. you live in a society where you are walled in the resources are limited. you can bring this child up or just give it away (or throw it in the river) and get a new child. now imagine the child dont have down-syndrom, but a virus, which one day will turn your daughter into a monster. you know that everyone will hate your child even if it is innocent. you might say "this is my child, i will keep it no matter what", the thing is, most of us are normal human. they dont have the balls to go against the society. they choose the easierst route, just to dispose it off. but to have all parents disposed is also a bit one-sided. if at least one or two parents might be more convincing. unless there's a law in the LN that they have to give their child to the dept that controls them. |
heiqi1hu said: Urek said: heiqi1hu said: Hmm, so all the parents abandon their cursed children...? in the manga it stated that mothers who would see the red in the eye of their child got insane. there was even a practice to give birth near the river, if it were a cursed child it get disposed immeadiatly. hmm, let see, imagine you got a child with a disease, let say trisomery 21/down-syndrom. you live in a society where you are walled in the resources are limited. you can bring this child up or just give it away (or throw it in the river) and get a new child. now imagine the child dont have down-syndrom, but a virus, which one day will turn your daughter into a monster. you know that everyone will hate your child even if it is innocent. you might say "this is my child, i will keep it no matter what", the thing is, most of us are normal human. they dont have the balls to go against the society. they choose the easierst route, just to dispose it off. but to have all parents disposed is also a bit one-sided. if at least one or two parents might be more convincing. unless there's a law in the LN that they have to give their child to the dept that controls them. most of them will drop. the society dont view those childrens as those, who keeps the gastrea away, but as gastrea themself. there is a reason why the current parent generation is called the lost/robbed generation (depending on translation), because they lost their family, their friend, their beloved eaten by gastrea or transfromed into gastrea. their orignial home has been destroyed by the gastrea virus. and now you are expecting them just go ahead and "oh, but this is my child, he wont turn into a monster, trust me, even if he got superpowers we will keep him under control"? how realistic is it? it has been only 10 years, the fear from gastrea is still widly in the mind of the people. i searched the translated part from LN |
UrekApr 16, 2014 2:53 AM
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