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Jan 19, 2023 4:14 AM
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2 stories this time. That Tunnel one was boring at the start but it got intresting till end. I will read it's Manga for sure. And Second one was that Icecream bus, it was intresting imo. I didn't thought that
. Anyways, this ep was better then first one, had to check manga after this series. 
Jan 19, 2023 4:15 AM
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The first story of this episode has bored me a bit


The second story is to say "what fools are some parents, how are you going to let your children ride in an ice cream truck with a stranger?" It has left me with a bad feeling in my body.


Jan 19, 2023 4:51 AM
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That ice cream bus looks really bad
 I'm not a critic or anything like that but I like to give my opinion



Jan 19, 2023 9:27 AM
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I likes both stories. The first we had that mystery around the tunnel, at the middle it became really boring, with the people of the observatory, but at the end became better, but it was too short, and maybe for that story it was bad.
The second is short but good, remember me fairy tales (in the beginning they're made for scaring kids to don't do certain things), and the end really surprises me.
It was a good episode, better than the first
Jan 19, 2023 6:58 PM
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I think both of these 2 stories had good build ups and shocking ends. I’m actually a bit creeped out. 🫣
Jan 19, 2023 9:28 PM
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I tried, I seriously tried to give this the benefit of the doubt, but I just couldn't take it. 

Awful direction, awful writing, awful designs, awful art, awful acting, awful animation, the list keeps going.

I don't even want to see how they massacred my girl Tomie once again.

Fuck this shit.
Ahora, triste en la pendiente, solitario y ya vencido yo me quiero confesar

Si aquella boca mentía el amor que me ofrecía, por aquellos ojos brujos, yo habría dado siempre más


Jan 20, 2023 2:38 AM
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They change the ending for the Tunnel story for some reason. Not enough time I suppose but it feels lazy.

I forgot how wild the ice cream truck looked. It really popped out here. Yuki Hayashi also seems to be having fun with the music.
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Jan 20, 2023 4:03 AM
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Tunnel story felt rushed and Ice cream feels much like a cautionary children's tale. This episode was a bit meh and a weak start overall but the series seems to get better from this point on.
Jan 20, 2023 7:13 AM
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Both great stories, solid ep. OP & ED are both great too, especially the ED.

I swear I'm getting flashbacks reading some of these responses to the ep. Seems like it's gonna follow suit and be just as over hated as Collection
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Jan 20, 2023 10:59 AM

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I liked both stories but I think the first one was the kind you have to read to get the pacing right




Jan 20, 2023 2:59 PM

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Now that's what I like to see from Itou Junji. Two very bizarre stories, especially the ice cream one xD

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Jan 21, 2023 5:42 AM
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Holy hell this is bad, Studio Deen strikes again
Jan 21, 2023 3:53 PM

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This was somewhat better than the first episode, but it was still shit. Both plots are also very fucking stupid.
Jan 22, 2023 6:25 PM

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A better episode than the first. The ice cream one had a creepy ending.

Again, I won't be comparing this to the manga cause they're in different league. I'll be treating this anime as if it's an original series.
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Jan 22, 2023 9:14 PM
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Ice cream. ICE CREAM!
Jan 23, 2023 1:27 AM
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The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel, in the manga, has a framing device that makes it feel more mysterious and like a classic ghost story.


It isn't Junji Ito's best story or anything, but I do think the framing device is what sells it... bizarre to cut it.

Ice Cream Bus just works better in black & white. It's harder to tell where one half-melted child begins and another ends.
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Jan 23, 2023 4:54 AM
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The first story is heavily inspired by a Japanese urban legend, so if you have no knowledge about it, you you feel "what the hell ?". The second story was interesting and I felt it had a lesson and a morale behind it.
Jan 24, 2023 11:18 AM

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The tunnel story was terrible. The stuff that's supposed to be scary just happens. Booo be scared. Blehhh
Jan 25, 2023 8:36 AM
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The tunnel was kinda boring but it did get interesting at the end but the ice cream truck really creeped me out. I think that I’m never going to get close to an ice cream truck.
Jan 25, 2023 1:18 PM

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ehh this is worse than the previous season, and the first season wasn't great at all
Jan 28, 2023 8:20 PM
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Feb 2012
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I've read most of Junji Ito's work and this show lives up to the manga.
Feb 4, 2023 4:00 AM
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Apr 2018
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People attracted in walls and ice cream bus, both stories were really creepy to be honest, especially how the 2nd one ended 
Feb 8, 2023 4:42 PM
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Jan 2017
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ice niggaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Feb 12, 2023 2:37 AM
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Feb 2023
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Dont capture the essence of the manga
Feb 12, 2023 4:46 PM

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Boy in the first story was brave but shame that he had to go out in a hopeless way. The ice-cream story was more fun ;p
Feb 17, 2023 10:31 PM

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That kid just become an ice cream :)
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Feb 23, 2023 7:53 PM

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wasn't so sure about that first episode but these two quick paced eerie tales really grabbed me, nice!
Mar 13, 2023 12:05 PM

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How many of you wont be eating ice cream again?
Mar 25, 2023 2:25 AM

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I feel like these stories could have been told better had they been their own episode. They both feel rushed so you don't get the feeling of suspense. I like the stories but if they had more time I would have enjoyed them more. 
Apr 7, 2023 10:11 AM

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Jul 2022
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would respectfully smash mr. ice cream man
Jun 17, 2023 6:35 AM
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Jun 2019
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it was ok, could be better
Jul 17, 2023 6:43 AM

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I can never look at icecream the same way again
Aug 3, 2023 10:30 PM
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Apr 2019
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this is bizarre, but the story is cool.
Sep 16, 2023 9:03 PM
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Sep 2020
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it was definitely more eerie and had me in suspense. The first section the tunnel was chilling and the second section was pretty cool and spooky. great episode
Oct 30, 2023 12:04 PM
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Cool
Episode with 2 shorts
1 is the tunnel
2 Ice cream bus
Amazing both!
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Jan 11, 2024 1:38 PM

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I mean it was alright. I enjoyed the ice cream story & the theme song haha. Much better then the first episode 👌🏽
Apr 12, 2024 7:16 PM
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UNA PUTA MIERDA COMO UNA CASA
Jun 14, 2024 2:13 AM

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Jan 2023
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The first story made me nervous and anxious by the end, but the story (in the anime) is nothing from the other world

Second story was “how dumb can parents be?”. Based in this ep, a lot.
Jun 20, 2024 2:42 AM
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Jul 2018
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Lmao that ice cream bit, LAME
Jul 9, 2024 6:40 PM

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Dec 2023
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LET ME ON THE ICE CREAM BUS
Sep 2, 2024 2:59 PM

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Apr 2017
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Maybe it's good that I'm reading this, without having read the manga. Because I didn't think this episode was bad. Though perhaps it's because without the manga, it's an okay show. With the manga, it might pale in comparison.

Then again, I'm mostly watching this before I get into Junji Itou's manga. If they're better than this, then I'm excited.
Oct 13, 2024 5:43 PM

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The atmosphere in the first part had a real nice eerie feeling to it, particularly the bits with the mother. Really liked the ice cream song in the second part too.

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