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Feb 7, 2021 8:33 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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LELS that 3D wok hay throwing, I just can't for the life of me, that is some egg fried rice cooking shitz xD

Well, everything's back to normal in 2014...at least based on VRMMO technology that the crew are testing out with the Ex-Arm tech in 2030 to revive Akira's memories. Is this becoming another SAO?

OMFG, how did they manage to keep all the well-known tropes, but execute it 10 times as horrendously bad and inconsistent? From the bread in mouth to almost being Truck-kun-ed, and Minami and Akira's near-"kiss" moment, IT'S DAMN AWKWARD but hilarious as hell. WOW, I really can't take this seriously...it's funnily cringey at best.

At least there's a new character: Yugg (as in Yggdrasil). Her purpose: snapping Akira back to reality, and simultaneously...a bride to-be? Well that sure made no sense at all. Other than trying to figure out what Akira did in his past life, the mission to get them out in one piece gets so warped in fantasy than realism. 3DCG monsters with silhouettes, and breaking the mirror (with shaking cameras) to bring him back to reality.

The enemy in sight: Beta, Ex-Arm No. 11. The exact same "firepower" from Akira's memories, and a cat-and-mouse game ensues.

We're moving the plot right along...with an Ex-Arm auction to salvage what is lost.
KANLen09Feb 8, 2021 1:46 AM
Feb 7, 2021 8:52 AM
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Can’t wait to watch the episode. Ex-Arm has only been getting better and better
Feb 7, 2021 10:14 AM
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It's not like there's no point in this episode, it's just that the point is very small. Now we know the culprit name is Beta/Ex-Arm #11.
Feb 7, 2021 11:39 AM
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The whole VR part seemed bullshit to me and there's just so much idiocy to the school stuff, like why'd he need a bandaid for getting slapped. But there's also so much meme gold in this.

Feb 7, 2021 12:04 PM
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FierceDeity357 said:
why the fuck was he 2d at some point?

Natural evolution, of course. You might want to be revise Darwin, friend.

This here is peak storytelling and character introductions. One of the best episodes so far. I can't wait to know more about Beta.

Also, I wonder how they are going to introduce Shuuichi's GF (or ex-GF) since they removed her from the first episode. Was that her at the end of the episode?
Feb 7, 2021 12:30 PM
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They repeated the cooking scene because it was requested by fans?
Feb 7, 2021 12:44 PM
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My fav scene was Minami pulling Akira onto the bed @10:50. No animation at all between her reaching over and him landing on her.
I also feel bad for the voice cast. They are trying to put emotion into their work and nothing at all comes through in the characters.
Feb 7, 2021 1:03 PM
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This episode was a gold mine and the funniest one thus far in my opinion. Sad to see so many missing out on this. Puts most comedy anime to shame.
Feb 7, 2021 1:19 PM
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Akira needs to be awaken...

Ex-arm needs to be awaken too... That the CGI is just so bad you cant focus that much on the episode
Feb 7, 2021 2:26 PM

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Wait what the fuck, he was 2d at one point?

Do people turn 3D when they hit puberty in this world??
Is that why the brother is 2d???

Why am I even asking questions for this GoldenTrash anime lol.
(I was dying laughing during this episode, LIKE THE BACKGROUND ARE SO BLURRY WHEN THEY’RE ZOOMED IN)
IssyBoyApr 25, 2021 9:59 AM
Nina supporter for life💕
Feb 7, 2021 3:28 PM

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The scene where they bit the toast from opposite sides was so romantic. They even gave us more of the beautiful rice cooking scene. Amazing episode.
Feb 7, 2021 3:57 PM
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lol we had some sao stuff this time. tbh i thought that Idolls! had some bad cgi animation and shit but damn, ex-arm continues to blow me away
Feb 7, 2021 4:58 PM

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today's episode: Ex-Arm Online


Feb 7, 2021 6:49 PM
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Wow, i never expect Ex arm could mocking the isekai fantasy high school drama shit trope really hard. That was surely slap me right in the face, cause of how degenarate i am supposed to be. Sigh, and thanks ex arm for the remainders!

Anyway, Yugu finally here! Her personality look interesting. She wanted to be Akira wife? Hell, stepped yourself up through Alma and Minami corpses first, girl! Well, since its a fantasy world, everything should just be possible for all of those shit happened in the first place, until Akira finally snap himself out. Thats took him long enough to finally realize his ugly 3d face. Damn, its dark, i can relate enough to his scream! However, the importance of his existence finally been explained. Yeah, its Beta, that black ex armer shadow of him whose cause the previous tragedy. How can Akira resolved the previous problem with that thing? Lets see next!
Hide and seek is the best offline games on this fatamorgana-called-world-thing. Please comment nicely. I am newbie here.

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Feb 7, 2021 7:07 PM
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kokusu said:
The whole VR part seemed bullshit to me and there's just so much idiocy to the school stuff, like why'd he need a bandaid for getting slapped. But there's also so much meme gold in this.



Agree. I know there are scary scenes regarding the main protagonist's trauma, but I laughed at how the scenes were presented! I mean...what was that background scene being used when he's floating and the crack in the screenshots of Alma & Minami from EP 1...lmao. I really feel bad for the manga author & illustrator whenever I laugh. I tried to hold back my laughter from the awful editing and transitioning scenes, but it's too difficult for me...🙇
Feb 7, 2021 7:17 PM
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Not even gonna lie, the content wasn't THAT bad for this episode imo. It was a cool concept and a cool episode story on paper except it was just presented in the usual ex-arm fashion.



Feb 7, 2021 7:47 PM

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Oh man 2D Akira was such a shock to see I almost couldn't recognize him at first
Feb 8, 2021 7:16 AM
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Pointless animation during fights hahaha , rest is all normal ... Who ever is doing that 3D and CIG literally has no clue of what they are doing lol ... Never saw a disgrace like that !

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Feb 8, 2021 1:07 PM

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This animation keeps getting worse. I love it!

It's beautiful how she cries while having a ":)" face. I remember criticizing Gibiate's emotionless faces but this went one step further.
Feb 9, 2021 12:23 AM

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I thought this anime couldn't get worse -> It get worse.

This is by far the most jarring presentation of an anime I've ever seen XD.
Everything looks so amateurish.

Also to save you 21 min of your precious life, just watch the summary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2XkRZknSw8
Feb 9, 2021 8:35 AM

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I only had watched the first two episodes and came to this episode discussion to see if it actually got worse and is worth watching and damn I'm not disappointed

It's not an anime,
without a beach episode.

- William Shakespeare
Feb 9, 2021 12:59 PM

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I always come here to read the comments
Feb 9, 2021 1:05 PM
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watched this episode just for fun and to see what all the fuss was about. after watching it, I just need to say one thing. What is this masterpiece of an anime and why haven't I started watching it sooner


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Feb 10, 2021 5:48 AM

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Worst episode yet, like actually painful to sit through... I'm starting to regret my decision to see this anime through to the very end.
My candies: ¨
Feb 10, 2021 10:00 AM
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The slide show transitions get me every time lmao. Also what was with the fighting animation? Literally had random effects follow the action. Best part was some of the SFX didn’t even match up with what happened in screen. Backgrounds look like absolute dog as usual, random screen shaking, the usual.

Really was SAO VR

Since they wasted all their “budget” on the first few episodes it might even get worse than this, I can’t wait.

Also, I check out the manga, holy is it ecchi.
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Feb 10, 2021 3:22 PM

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Everyone who complains about mappas cgi in attack on titan needs to watch this
Feb 11, 2021 9:43 PM

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I wonder what happen to the brother. Episode was as 'great' as the other ones.
Feb 12, 2021 2:26 PM

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The story has gotten a little better, and by "a little" I mean a tiny bit. It's not boring enough to make me drop it. However, the character's faces (dead eyes, open mouths) and moving are still awkward.
I want to sleep...
Feb 13, 2021 9:03 AM

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I mean, I do like the idea of using the VR world to explore the MC's mind a bit more, it makes for some fun ways to develop him, if only had it been done by a better anime.
Feb 17, 2021 4:05 AM

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minami looks great in her schoolgirl outfit, the episode was hilarious for me, so many bad transitions I couldn't help it. sure, it was some sorta mystery and we at least discovered something about this beta dude ex-arm 11 who was the real perp of tokyo attack. the fight scenes were a disaster and pink girl is annoying.
the VAs are outstanding 10/10
I hope they finish adapting the manga
Mar 5, 2021 12:10 AM
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Hmm that VR world thing was quite weird, especially with the "Beta" antagonist or something, it's not clear and the animation isn't helping
Mar 13, 2021 7:43 PM

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This transition alone is enough to get a 5/5 score
Jun 7, 2021 2:48 AM

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This episode is quite the fever dream. Just the way they handle events in Akira's highschool world seems very hilarious to me.

Jun 7, 2021 7:17 AM

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What is this trash? HiRock is such a poor writer!
LucifrostJun 7, 2021 8:20 AM
その目だれの目?
Sep 27, 2023 10:40 PM

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Just when I thought this episode couldn't get any more stupid than it already was, I see a close-up shot of some dude with a fucking skeleton head. Lost my shit XD


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Oct 27, 2023 4:24 AM

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The silhouettes for those monster fights were giving me vertigo. 1/5 but Ygg was kinda cute so a 1/5 (still).

I tried to ignore the awful production to focus on the story this time (couldn't do it, for obvious reasons). This actually could have been somewhat decent if it hadn't been turned into a lab rat for some Frankenstein freak show.
May 6, 2024 8:59 PM
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Poor Minami, they force her to do things she doesn't want to haha
This episode quite amused me, why did a police station have an RPG? Why did the computer that created the simulation become so fond of Natzume? Why did she look like a Loly? etc
Interesting information, will Beta be the past version of him or another person or a mix of both?
You can laugh but finally you see something "seinen", in that virtual world created from his memories but with modifications: it did not have the things he hated (like cell phones) or traumatic things (vehicles)

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