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Jan 10, 2020 7:24 AM
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Welp, Kaname and Shuka are allies now. Wonder how trustworthy Shuka is though.

Shuka looked good this episode though. You can hardly tell she's a killer in that outfit. Of course Kaname would encounter more trouble in the series against another fighter. I'm curious about Rein though.
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Jan 10, 2020 9:09 AM
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Well, I'm not surprised that Kaname got into another fight this episode.

Shuka looked great with that outfit.

Jan 10, 2020 9:42 AM
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The girl that died at the end was hilarious! She deserved it thinking she could take him out alone.
Jan 10, 2020 9:46 AM
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that pyrokinetic girl can kill him instantly but she is too honest. poor her
Jan 10, 2020 9:52 AM
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I love Shuka's VA. She sounds so good.
Kaname is pretty damn stupid to just follow that guy. Losing phone might be really bad, but he pretty much asked to get killed.
Jan 10, 2020 9:59 AM
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The MC may want to hide instead of fight his way out, but he should start to get more aware of his surroundings.

I also didn't understand why the villain decided to take easy. He even paid for the information of his location. Both him and the MC were idiots in the end.

The information broker might be the most interesting character.

Jan 10, 2020 10:22 AM
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This actually feel more like Toaru Index/Railgun than your typical death game anime.

AdrianRubinsky said:

I also didn't understand why the villain decided to take easy. He even paid for the information of his location. Both him and the MC were idiots in the end.


He just wanted a fun match. Sort of "this player looks cool, I want to fight him to test my skill". When he get beaten, he accepted his lost.

It shows that not every player in this game are crazy or psychopath.
Jan 10, 2020 10:37 AM
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F for those who thought Shuka meant a real familly and not a clan lmao.

A build up epi for the next episode, things were pretty peaceful in todays epi. Some new characters were introduced and lol that girl didn't last long. Looking forward to the survival treasure hunt game.
Jan 10, 2020 10:41 AM
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I'm glad Shuka meant a clan and wasn't like I want to have your kids or something. While I really like this anime otherwise. I'm disappointted in Shuka. I expected her to be more cool and badass. Espcially since the manga is written by a woman.
Jan 10, 2020 10:48 AM
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Obviously she didn't want to make kids xD good episode again, it is going more and more interesting
Jan 10, 2020 10:49 AM

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actions scene could be long and better... otherwise its going good..
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Jan 10, 2020 10:52 AM

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That girl at the end, lol. Nice try, tho.

Still entertaining, would go even so far and say that the episode went by too fast. Looking forward to the next one.

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Jan 10, 2020 10:54 AM
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I'm fairly close to current on the manga so I'm going to watch it through to the end regardless, but this episode really dragged for me. From the people I've recommended this anime to as something to try all said the same thing as well, the pacing is wonky in the adaptation, I really thought we'd have already already reached what will most likely happen in the first half of episode 3. I'm at least enjoying what I'm watching and thats good enough for me.
Jan 10, 2020 10:58 AM

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The girl at the end dying was oddly funny, even though it was probably not the intention.
Jan 10, 2020 11:02 AM
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Thats y if u want to kill someone, kill them as fast as you can lmao
Jan 10, 2020 11:17 AM
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sudo x shuka is a game shipping
Jan 10, 2020 11:18 AM

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Good episode and a hilarious ending.

Knowing how much money there is to be had in this game, eplains a hell of a lot.
Jan 10, 2020 11:55 AM

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Pretty disappointing episode for me in general, however I liked the foreshadow and still can't wait for the next episode.

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Jan 10, 2020 12:00 PM

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ok like nice episode so far..let's see how it all goes
Jan 10, 2020 12:10 PM
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Good episode in general :)

The next episode will be more exciting as far as I understand ^^
Jan 10, 2020 12:24 PM

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Awesome...........................................................
Jan 10, 2020 1:09 PM
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I like the OP/ED songs.
The ending was funny and disturbing at the same time LoL
I get the feeling that the next episode is going to be action packed.
Survival treasure hunt game is going to be exciting and terrifying to watch.
Jan 10, 2020 1:09 PM
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Well, I kinda expected it to be slower this episode and that's all right. The upcoming event seems to be interesting and the end with the sudden death was kinda hilarious. I wonder what comes next...
Jan 10, 2020 1:44 PM

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Lovely episode, felt too short for my liking. Must mean i was sucked in.

As a manga reader, the one thing that did my head in, and it's not a spoiler, but i will protect it anyway.

Jan 10, 2020 2:02 PM
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Well damn, found this a lot more entertaining than the first episode. We finally get to know something about the characters and some interesting details about the game. The final scene with the girl was actually pretty funny.

I also liked the presentation more than in the first episode. I think that's because they didn't try any "ambitious" animation techniques that they just couldn't pull off. This time they used simpler animations that they could actually do, so it was less jarring (guess the fact that the only fight was pretty short also helped^^)
Jan 10, 2020 2:26 PM

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Finally the program I've been waiting for has started, lately I was busy with school activities so I rarely can watch anime let alone post something here.

Seeing the togetherness of Shuka and Kaname makes me jealous, how many times Shuka teases Kaname it's just useless, there's only an expression of shame on Kaname's face, lol.

Jan 10, 2020 2:29 PM

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Shit is gonna go down next week! The battle scene in the alley was cool and Kaname and Shuka make such an awesome pair. Kaname should be careful though because I'm getting mad Yuno Gasai vibes from Shuka haha

I feel like it would be really difficult to beat Kaname once he gets used to the game cause he has got a sweet Sigil! I'm really curious what Wang's Sigil is... that girl seemed to have him good but then BOOM, tables turned.
Jan 10, 2020 2:42 PM

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Less good than episode 1. Too much talking and shoppign with the girl. At the end it got more interesting again though.
Jan 10, 2020 2:47 PM

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A bit more explanation about the game and we get a treasure hunt event. So Kamane has already made a name for himself, not surprising after defeating the Panda and Shuka. I think we'll see this new guy a lot the coming episodes. Maybe a future ally? Next episode is going to be interesting. 300 players is quite a lot for an event.. but if objective is not met, game over! Can't wait!

Also that ending for that schoolgirl, backfired so hard on her!
Jan 10, 2020 4:12 PM

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Not too bad. Nothing to really complain about expect Shuka is maybe a bit annoying. Art could be a bit better but it's fine. The fire girl is a bit of a fool. Dude didn't become leader of that group for being a chump.
Jan 10, 2020 4:18 PM

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That ending lul, this random girl took a Full Counter right in the face
Jan 10, 2020 4:32 PM
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With every episode I get more of the feeling that this is basically Accel World.

A game where duels take place and groups fight over territory? Check.
A MC that gets a never heard of before OP power ingame? Check.
The main heroine seemingly falls in love with the MC for no reason? Check.
Jan 10, 2020 5:04 PM

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Yukikaze_sama said:
I love Shuka's VA. She sounds so good..

Right? I love Ueda Reina's voice too.
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Jan 10, 2020 6:14 PM
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Its event time and ohh the event just got started but a girli died quickly. Hahaha
Jan 10, 2020 8:45 PM

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Not as shitty as the first episode but it was still a quite boring one. The new event sounds interesting tho.
Jan 10, 2020 8:47 PM
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The girl that died at the end was hilarious! She deserved it thinking she could take him out alone.
LOL, I was gonna comment the same.
Jan 11, 2020 12:15 AM

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This show is the first anime to ever give me legit anxiety/fear when watching, feels like Aincrad mixed with ordinal scale, loving it, ol girl at the end who went splat... damn.
Jan 11, 2020 12:20 AM

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Still a weak episode, but I'll admit it's better than the first. We did get some decent moments with Kaname and Shuka. Also, Random girl dies in the end. *laughs and sighs* just why.

Jan 11, 2020 1:49 AM
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Felt more like a prolouge to the next episode but was still pretty good. Got me hyped for the next episode though i'm really looking forwarrd to it
Jan 11, 2020 2:12 AM

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This anime got me quite intrigued. The main character is actually quite smart, not just a dumb and oblivious guy. Can't wait to see what's gonna happen next.
Jan 11, 2020 3:14 AM

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Nothing really happened in this episode. Dead girl was cute, blond guy is a bro. That's about it.
Jan 11, 2020 3:57 AM

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Oh welp...rookie boy MC Kaname and seasoned girl Shuka made a family an alliance. As he learns more of the game mechanics from her, he soon learns of the worst of the worst in Darwin's Game, even the best chances made slim.

Even in death games, rival groups/clans have turfs they call their own "because it rolls" in survival games. And also, informants/info brokers for essentials, with Kaname as the main enemy because of his rookie luck, and the backdrop being others for cause of elimination first and foremost.

Thank God that Kaname isn't your average MC, being smart with outwit to salvage situations, albeit me thinking how much of that will be useful in the future, now with the treasure hunt game (of survival).

New guy Inukai seems witty, hoping to see what would be his calibre.

With the haphazard pacing, IDK if everything still feels like a slow start, a prologue to what we've seen from these 2 episodes.

Death is the name of the game, and there's no turning back.
Jan 11, 2020 5:49 AM

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I would enjoy this anime so much more if it wasn't for the super cliche anime tropes that it's got going on. Bland generic main character who acts like a pussy but somehow lucks his way through every situation. Random crazy yandere girl who likes to get naked and sleeps next to the main character after just meeting him and of course the main character is always too much of a pussy to fuck her despite having every opportunity to do so.

If it wasn't for those things, this anime would be so much more interesting. I'm hoping it gets better later on, still watching for now but we'll see.
Jan 11, 2020 7:02 AM

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I hate this type of protagonist,bruh...but the anime is interesting.
Jan 11, 2020 7:29 AM
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Hmm so she meant a clan when she said family. Thats some reward that Kaname managed to get though. Looks like even the vets are starting to notice that the game is changing. The date between Shuka and Kaname though sure was fun while also demonstrating well the trust that had been borne between Kaname and Shuka. The treasure hunt event though sure added a new dimension to the game. Looks like its a survival based treasure hunt though. Overall a solid ep that did well to expand upon Shuka's character as well as the game world via the intro of clans and the reactions of the vets to the newcomers. Looks like Shuka's pretty serious about her relationship with Kaname. Looks like things are getting more interesting.
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Jan 11, 2020 8:05 AM

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Wasn't expecting much out of last week's sorta cliffhanger, but damn this show would've been leagues better if Kaname was more forward with Shuka at that moment. Boo!

Don't recall it being labeled as 11 episodes last week on MAL, probably that info got added in the past week. That's usually not a good sign, but the show is holding ok so far at least. Hope it doesn't trainwreck its pacing and even story by the end, seen too many Battle Royale type anime do that already.
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Jan 11, 2020 8:31 AM

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Hands down this one is going to be w wild ride
Episode 2 great
Jan 11, 2020 8:35 AM
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Shuka x Kaname looks great.

Shame this doesn't have romance tag like SAO.
Jan 11, 2020 9:05 AM
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I like that duo, they make a great team. The fight against the blonde hair guy was good.

[91/100]
Jan 11, 2020 1:22 PM
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How old is shuka lmao?
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