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Sep 2, 2021 7:37 AM

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Great episode
Elma is cute
Fight scene was awesome
Sep 2, 2021 8:13 AM
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Nice Yuri scene, finally this ship went hard again
Sep 2, 2021 9:06 AM
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i have hopes of a confirmation of season 3 at the end of s2 as happened in fumetsu no anata e.
Sep 2, 2021 9:08 AM
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an Elma vs Tooru wallpaper would be nice to do, the tip is already there. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’–
Sep 2, 2021 9:08 AM

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Focus episode on Elma, it was very funny ^^
Sep 2, 2021 10:28 AM

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GeanWolf2000 said:
Blue_Maroon said:

Was this episode 9 or episode 6? Why would you wait 4 episodes to finish an arc that was hardly addressed in any of the episodes in between? Doing so makes it feel like this came out of nowhere because there was nothing recent connecting to why it happened.
if you don't know, obviously not, that the manga has its kind of episodic chapters with the exception of a few arcs, but they have continuity in story.

I've been watching the series. I know it is very episodic. But even most episodic series are competent enough to keep some continuity for arcs.
Sep 2, 2021 12:21 PM

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Such a great episode! I really loved the heartfelt moment with Tohru and Elma, and the animation of the fight was god tier.
Sep 2, 2021 12:53 PM
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P3TE said:
Such a great episode! I really loved the heartfelt moment with Tohru and Elma, and the animation of the fight was god tier.
Yes. let's see what they'll adapt for episode 12.
Sep 2, 2021 12:55 PM
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It's likely that we won't have the conflict arc but I'm hoping they'll confirm season three so we can see it adapted to Kyoto Animation's best animated anime ๐Ÿ”ฅ.
Sep 2, 2021 1:21 PM

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Finally Elma gets more time in screen, and she completely outshines the rest of the dumb guys.
Sep 2, 2021 2:07 PM

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KitsuYurikano said:
Finally Elma gets more time in screen, and she completely outshines the rest of the dumb guys.

You mean losing kids in a forest ? Getting outsmarted by a preschool boy and his magic ? That's not exactly what a smart dragon do.
Sep 2, 2021 2:42 PM

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Focused on best girl Elma once again, seems like both parts of the ep were connected to each other so the fight didn't really feel random for me. But damn, that confession in the end that she wanted to go back being friends with Tohru was just heartbreaking. She came to the human world to observe them but ends up getting close with them.. wonderful

the animation, sfx effects and artstyle were just PERFECT, the coloring was insane. Legit enjoyed the second part of the ep so much


“You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!”
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Sep 2, 2021 3:56 PM

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One of the best animated fights of the year and its a slice of life. Love it lmao
Sep 2, 2021 5:01 PM
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Elma asserting her dominance as the best character in this show once again. Very entertaining episode
Sep 2, 2021 6:14 PM

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man these fight scenes are banger...... Never expected something of this calibre from a damn Slice of Life show๐Ÿคฃ lol this show is setting standards for many action shows out there

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Sep 2, 2021 10:07 PM

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OMG! UNHOLY MOLY! that 2nd half was absolutely a god level planetary magnitude of a carnage totally destruction fight!!! twas phenomenal SAKUGA!
1st half was also fun!
5/5!!!


Sep 2, 2021 11:33 PM

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DDLG said:
I'm getting sick of seeing these fucking children, brings the worst outta this nasty ass community. Give us more god damn Tohru
what’s wrong with some cute and wholesome fun??
Sep 3, 2021 1:28 AM

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The episode was great, starting from Elma trying to improve working conditions, her taking the kids out to a picnic down to an epic fight with Tohru. KyoAni, being the absolute madmen, made this battle look much batter than any modern day shounen battle anime.

If that wasn't enough, they made a double face punch reference that is mostly known in Dragon Ball Z (and onwards)

Sep 3, 2021 2:10 AM

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Swagernator said:
KitsuYurikano said:
Finally Elma gets more time in screen, and she completely outshines the rest of the dumb guys.

You mean losing kids in a forest ? Getting outsmarted by a preschool boy and his magic ? That's not exactly what a smart dragon do.


yes my cool elma uwu
Sep 3, 2021 2:12 AM

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KitsuYurikano said:
yes my cool elma uwu

She better not get herself lost again while looking for already lost kids, this cool elma.

uwu
Sep 3, 2021 3:32 AM

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AunixHOT said:
DDLG said:
I'm getting sick of seeing these fucking children, brings the worst outta this nasty ass community. Give us more god damn Tohru
what’s wrong with some cute and wholesome fun??
idk man, I think I just have some irrational hatred for Saikawa.
Sep 3, 2021 5:00 AM

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Okay, we have some relationship developments here and there, but the fight is rather slightly off the course. Now I want more Tohru and Elma's adventure time.
Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone. Helpppppp!

Sep 3, 2021 7:02 AM

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I got Nichijou flashbacks as soon as they showed that rice and curry. Plus I think they even camped in the same spot actually lmao. At least Shouta didn't mess up spill all of the curry.


Overall good episode and HOLY SHIT THE ANIMATION
Kyoani has blessed us once again
Sep 3, 2021 9:32 AM

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Absolutely incredible animation on this one, wow! We need much more anime that makes you feel good after watching it and separates you a little from the dark and scary atmosphere of reality. The world needs ...
Sep 3, 2021 1:46 PM
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ChloeVonEinzbern said:
The episode was great, starting from Elma trying to improve working conditions, her taking the kids out to a picnic down to an epic fight with Tohru. KyoAni, being the absolute madmen, made this battle look much batter than any modern day shounen battle anime.

If that wasn't enough, they made a double face punch reference that is mostly known in Dragon Ball Z (and onwards)

really cool reference ๐Ÿ”ฅ.
Sep 3, 2021 1:49 PM
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Finally, an episode centered around my fave girl Elma.

Also nice to see half the animation budget suddenly show up lol.
Sep 3, 2021 2:39 PM

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WOW!!!! Good job KyoAni. very epic action, stunning and of course very good visuals. I myself still wonder why KyoAni rarely takes action anime projects even though they can make the action is as epic as this.
Sep 3, 2021 9:22 PM

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Elma focused episode had everything I imagined it to have. Elma trying to push for worker rights in the workplace putting all her effort in, then being denied but given chocolates and of course her waiting in line for limited time chocolates.

The picnic scene was hilarious, Kanna and Saikawa fishing while Shouta makes lunch, not surprised that Elma was munching on the biggest surviving of curry and rice. Elma enjoying herself in the river was cute af. Shouta going full mage mode, which I'm still baffled is actually happening, was interesting. Elma realizing the situation and running to find them with the thought of Tohru taunting her as she continued to run into every tree and bear in the forest was peak.
Might of forgotten, but did Kobayashi or someone ever break it to Shouta that Tohru, Kanna, Elma and such were dragons? Or did he figure it out by himself?

The fight scene was absolutely phenomenal, quality detail, KyoAni really went above and beyond with it especially for a SOL anime. Elma's reasoning behind asking Tohru to spar was heart touching. How she missed the old days of her and Tohru together in their original world was shown really well, gave us a pretty clear POV of what Elma thought of her and Tohru's relationship.
The final scene of both Tohru and Elma falling from the sky together really gave me Weathering With You vibes and I absolutely love it.
All in all they've been dropping a lot more of Elma and Tohru screen time this season, and i'm absolutely loving it. Please inject this right into my veins.
Sep 4, 2021 5:19 AM
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HOLY SHIT KYOANI THE GOAT, also I love elma๐Ÿ’œ
Sep 4, 2021 10:40 AM

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Engraçado ver um anime de comédia com lutas mais bem animadas se comparado a muitos shounen por aí.
Sep 4, 2021 12:32 PM
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OMG! The action scene direction and animation was God level ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ. One of the best action scene I have ever seen
Sep 4, 2021 2:27 PM
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this episode with Elma was a mixture of fire and water (Tooru and Elma) ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’™.
Sep 4, 2021 2:32 PM

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Serious lack of Ilulu this episode but I'll let it pass this time I suppose. Kyotoani just flexing on the competition absolutely goated.
Sep 4, 2021 8:35 PM
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Man, the sound design is superb in the few action scenes we've had so far this season.
Sep 5, 2021 12:52 AM
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Blue_Maroon said:
GeanWolf2000 said:
forgot the ep 5? that Elma and Tooru story had an "outcome" here. how does this not make sense?

Was this episode 9 or episode 6? Why would you wait 4 episodes to finish an arc that was hardly addressed in any of the episodes in between? Doing so makes it feel like this came out of nowhere because there was nothing recent connecting to why it happened.
There are two ways to justify this choice of direction. Firstly, they want to accurately depicts the emotional buildups in Elma. If they were to show what happen in this ep in ep 6, it might seems logical to us viewer, but it will breaks the characterization since in their timeline, it will be like Elma suddenly having outburst out of nowhere when they just had "that" conversation yesterday. We don't know what Elma is thinking/doing in between ep 6 to 8, but in this ep, we can see how much she thinks of Tohru. All the connections are explicitly shown here. Why did she accepts Tohru's request to babysit when her table is filled with sweets that she loves so much? Why is she distressed so much when the kids went missing? Why did she lets her ice cream melts when Fafnir already emptied his cup? All this are shown to demonstrate the buildup.

The second perspective is to maintain viewers engagement throughout the series. This is not a traditional shonen where everything needs to be told in sequential order plot-wise. They have no obligation to separate the stories into different arcs. This is a slice of life, where a lot of characters living their everyday life in the same world. If they were to segregate the episodes according to the highlighted characters and forget about them for the rest of the episodes, people will lose interest. By dispersing the episodes, and jumping between different points of narrative within each ep, the overall experience will be more refreshing and engaging. I can see why people see this as disjointed, especially if they were coming from generic shonen shows, but what I think Kyoani want to pull off here is not something that many others are capable: they want to give every single characters equal screen time and opportunity to shine as bright as they can be.
Sep 5, 2021 1:20 AM

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Elma is so cute. Just offer her food and she will be loyal to you. Her ego and determination just adds up to her cuteness.

That Tohru x Elma fight. I think thats maybe the best animated fight scene Ive ever saw. It easily beat Saitama vs Genos in my opinion. I think that fight makes Elma stronger than Tohru. While it appears to be draw, if they fought seriously Elma can defeat her.

So if I'm not mistaken, the power level of the dragons (so far)

1st. Lucoa. She is a goddess ffs, even help shaped humanity as it is now. Even the likes of Tohru are afraid of Gods.
2nd. Tohru Dad. He is called Emperor of Demise even Fafnir acknowledge his strength.
3rd. Fafnir. It seems he can stop both Elma and Tohru from fighting.
4th. Elma. Only slight stronger than Tohru.
5th. Tohru. Can be OP if she is protecting Kobayashi.
6th. Ilulu. Scary when she is serious.
7th. Kanna. Her name Kamui are among the strongest dragon in their realm.


KyoAni should do a full shounen anime next time.
Sep 5, 2021 2:18 AM

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Finally this episode focused on Elma. That fight scene tho the choreography is probably the best and most well animated fight I've seen in a while.
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Sep 5, 2021 7:20 AM

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The part with Tohru and Elma was quite wholesome. The fight animation was great.
Sep 6, 2021 4:42 PM
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Kanna's reactions and responses were PERFECT in how utterly deadpan they were. She’s way smarter than she looks, and I love it.

Also, jesus fuck. KyoAni can animate the hell out of a fight scene. Plus, the cut(s) at the emotional climax of the fight where Tohru reacts to what Elma says, where the animation switches to ones and suddenly looks super fluid, was stunning.
Sep 7, 2021 12:31 PM

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BTW, Kobayashi was talking about how "crafty" her company prez (which turns out to be Shota's father...)

But I think Kanna is also on the top "crafty" scale, Kanna literally knows which things to do to make others react the ways she wants... (Kanna is just acting childish and cute, but she's probably one of the smartest dragon)

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interesting fight scene... I guess this goes with the Shounen's "Friendship by Fighting" (aka DBZ)
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Sep 7, 2021 2:03 PM

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ChloeVonEinzbern said:
The episode was great, starting from Elma trying to improve working conditions, her taking the kids out to a picnic down to an epic fight with Tohru. KyoAni, being the absolute madmen, made this battle look much batter than any modern day shounen battle anime.

If that wasn't enough, they made a double face punch reference that is mostly known in Dragon Ball Z (and onwards)


MenchiK1 said:
Serafos said:
Very good Elma focused episode.

Elma vs. Tohru was so awesome! KyoAni did a great job with the animation and choreography.



Reminded me of the end of Rocky iII

Holy shit, stop being so fucking new. Cross counter is old as fuck, appears in almost every anime with fights and originates from Ashita no Joe, not dbshit.
Sep 7, 2021 10:47 PM

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bastek66 said:

Holy shit, stop being so fucking new. Cross counter is old as fuck, appears in almost every anime with fights and originates from Ashita no Joe, not dbshit.

You don't have to curse, you know. I do like old school anime, but I don't like boxing, so I didn't know about Ashita no Joe or Rocky. The scene is widely known for me from DBZ onwards.
Sep 8, 2021 3:31 AM

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Good episode... for those who are somehow liking Elma XD

Kind of nice that they continued the plot from 3? episodes ago.
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Sep 8, 2021 9:47 PM

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KyoAni will always be my number 1 animation, along with the ufotable level <3
Sep 10, 2021 12:27 AM
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Melhor luta do ano. Incrível
Sep 10, 2021 3:24 PM

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yo wtaf this was cracked thats gonna win like best animation this year lmao

elma best dragon
Sep 12, 2021 12:05 AM

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Ok the ending where Elma breaks down and says she misses hanging out with Tohru was great. I knew the flashbacks were building up to some meaningful development between them.
Sep 14, 2021 6:52 PM
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bastek66 said:
ChloeVonEinzbern said:
The episode was great, starting from Elma trying to improve working conditions, her taking the kids out to a picnic down to an epic fight with Tohru. KyoAni, being the absolute madmen, made this battle look much batter than any modern day shounen battle anime.

If that wasn't enough, they made a double face punch reference that is mostly known in Dragon Ball Z (and onwards)


MenchiK1 said:


Reminded me of the end of Rocky iII

Holy shit, stop being so fucking new. Cross counter is old as fuck, appears in almost every anime with fights and originates from Ashita no Joe, not dbshit.


Calm down I said it reminded ME of Rocky, I have never seen Ashita no Joe.
Sep 15, 2021 12:40 AM

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In case anyone else is wondering what the Greek word near the end means, it's simply "magma" (μฮฌγμα).
Sep 15, 2021 6:25 AM
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Its great to see more Elma. Probably the best episode so far, which is quite the feat.
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