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Dec 19, 2024 9:27 AM
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Damn, Gaku showed more emotions than ever and in front of his friends too. Well, anyways, with the business going on and shareholders, I think his moment is a highlight.

It's also interesting to see how the world is evolving under Haru's wings. Feels like this is a beginning of a new revolution and set up for second cour/part of the show.
Dec 19, 2024 11:59 AM
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So going from what Gaku was saying in the beginning, Haru isn´t in the company anymore? I wonder why he left and if what we saw today was the start of them drifting apart.
We all know Haru was a con-man, but so far he managed to con people into better deals and those he "hurt" were basically the bad guys. I wonder if today´s stunt is actually what happen, or if something is coming that will turn things around for the game developing team.
Dec 19, 2024 12:07 PM
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Thought Haru died in the future when Gaku talked about him in the past sense but it seems highly possible they had a fallout, i wonder if somehow he becomes the main antagonist of the show or something, i really like how imprevisible this show is and where it's going

Also congrats on finally going over 7.00 general rating, now road to 7.50 and the sky is the limit
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Dec 19, 2024 1:04 PM
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great ep

what did you do Haru, no way

i was not expecting him to do something like that...
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Dec 19, 2024 1:07 PM
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Next cour is going to be even more insane.

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Dec 19, 2024 1:30 PM
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Gaku’s not really cut out for this world of business they’re trying to enter
Dec 19, 2024 2:20 PM
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Haru gives me the ick. I don't think I could stand to be in the same room as him.

He does shit without properly consulting Gaku and then peaces out and leaves Gaku in an awkward position. The game team deserve better. Business is ruthless sure but those guys don't deserve to be lied to and strung along. They both need to communicate better. I just don't feel like Haru is a genuine friend at all. He uses everyone including Gaku. He gets away with it because of his looks and charisma. I hope Gaku can step up and go toe to toe with him.
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Dec 19, 2024 3:04 PM
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I'm always surprised with this show, it's totally underrated. And the episode was pretty good.
Dec 19, 2024 3:26 PM
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wow, 5/5. While Haru's actions are not at all surprising, the most recent is the most brutal of all his lies for Gaku as they were harming those with extremely similar dream to him.
I'm not surprised, but this will be one hell of a stressor. Haru technically doesn't need Gaku (refer to our real life 40%+ trillion game person that knows nothing and only spits lies and people buy it) however, Gaku is still a huge piece of the game for Haru. Rinrin also might leave with Gaku. Niether Gaku nor Rinrin can get accepted for jobs though even though have insane talent... cruel world.

Kedouin is definitely more likely on Gaku's side as seems like a good person outside of dragging others around him into his drug addiction.

Scared for next episode.

Dec 19, 2024 3:28 PM

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Haru gives me the ick. I don't think I could stand to be in the same room as him.

He does shit without properly consulting Gaku and then peaces out and leaves Gaku in an awkward position. The game team deserve better. Business is ruthless sure but those guys don't deserve to be lied to and strung along. They both need to communicate better. I just don't feel like Haru is a genuine friend at all. He uses everyone including Gaku. He gets away with it because of his looks and charisma. I hope Gaku can step up and go toe to toe with him.
dkjiji said:
Haru gives me the ick. I don't think I could stand to be in the same room as him.

Oh yeah, I can't stand people like him in real life, but just like in the anime, real life also has people love people like Haru.

Dec 19, 2024 4:18 PM
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Such a good series
Dec 19, 2024 8:40 PM
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Haru gives me the ick. I don't think I could stand to be in the same room as him.

He does shit without properly consulting Gaku and then peaces out and leaves Gaku in an awkward position. The game team deserve better. Business is ruthless sure but those guys don't deserve to be lied to and strung along. They both need to communicate better. I just don't feel like Haru is a genuine friend at all. He uses everyone including Gaku. He gets away with it because of his looks and charisma. I hope Gaku can step up and go toe to toe with him.
@dkjiji It's all about looks looks looks
Dec 20, 2024 12:09 AM

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Haru, you better have a trick up your sleeve here or.....yeah you're just as bad as the people you're trying to beat.
Dec 20, 2024 8:40 AM
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Looks like the next cour is going to focus on Haru and Gaku possibly going their separate ways which would be huge for Gaku's character development.

This show is still criminally slept on.
Dec 20, 2024 9:09 AM

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It only makes sense that the world's most selfish man's right hand man would be more selfless than he is. The flashback of Gaku on a computer as a kid in the middle of Sakura's speech almost had me joining him in tearing up (not to mention Himuro's surprise party for Kedoin)

And the chills from Haru being spoken of in the past tense in the intro tho.
Dec 20, 2024 10:04 AM

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Gaku got a private jet and everything in the future, but he doesn't have the people skill Haru had

Haru has Jin completely cornered in front of the shareholders without them realising it, and Jin himself is forced to hand over the role of president to Kedouin. Now Trillion Game has footing in television and entertainment, too.

Rinrin is mad after that 2 billion yen purchase. But Sakura and his game Devs still think they got the budget and help of Dragon Musume's creator. Gaku can't help but weep.
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Dec 20, 2024 3:02 PM
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This Episode was wilddd. But i didnt understand some parts, like the game team. What was with them, what did haru do? Ik the rough concept but a detailed explaination would be better. :)
Dec 20, 2024 5:27 PM
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Haru doing what he does best, using people. Maybe it's time to take him down a peg or two.
Dec 28, 2024 7:30 AM

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So, this entire arc was about Ubisoft all this time?
Jan 8, 12:53 AM

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God Promo's shareholders' meeting at the Tokyo Budokan is Trillion Game's next target, and Himuro makes a proposition that sends the entire stadium into a frenzy, purchasing 51% of the company outright, thereby with Trillion Game becoming the biggest shareholder due to the power of attorney. But this is also a game of wits that forces Jin to play along with them, and Kirihime knows it best when she knows both Haru and Gaku slowly become the name recognition they're seeking.

Either way, with Trillion Game winning the stakes and Kedoin getting his long-awaited welcome reunion with the entertainment stars, though at the cost of losing all of their income, Haru's going all the way to make his life a dream, something which Gaku, for all the time that he's with him, has always been constantly left behind as stepping stones to even bigger prospects. And looks like Kirihime may have the last laugh anticipating a falling out between close friends, as Trillion Game becomes a household name.

The differences between Haru and Gaku will drive a wedge for what's about to come for the 2nd Cour.
Jan 9, 1:37 PM
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I know in the beginning, the game development is just a front, because making a great game is not that easy.. he just need some excuse to get large sum of investment fund.
But I do wonder what will happen to that game company? Can Gaku somehow find a way to save them?
Jan 23, 9:42 AM
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I think with ever ep it is getting better
Feb 1, 3:05 AM

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That was a sad episode in many ways. Showing how brutal the business is, how dreams can be destroyed. And I also wonder what happened to Haru in the end.
Feb 3, 1:19 AM

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It appears Haru and Gaku will not buck the trend, and sooner or later they will have a falling out. In the future scenes we do not see Haru, and it was suggested he split with Gaku.

Opposites attract up to a point. Haru breaks no sweat about using people, and Gaku is clearly uncomfortable with that. The ending of the episode, with the game team celebrating while being oblivious they were used, was hard to watch.

There is immoral or distasteful and then there is illegal. What Haru did was clearly illegal: he defrauded the investors out of 2 billion yen and then blackmailed the major God Promo investors to transfer power of attorney of their shares to him and Kedoin.

Haru and the spoiled rich Dragon Bank heiress are like two peas in a pod. I assume she likes him because she sees in him many traits of her ruthless daddy...

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