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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Wow pretty good episode here, lots of action in it and good to see Kazura using his ability^^ That mysterious that grabs Yukina sure isn't an opponent to take lightly :) I love the way Aoi fights, but it' a shame that the enemy got away. |
ShanaFlameApr 19, 2010 10:16 PM
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| I hope this doesn't take as long as the last to get subbed. |
| My impatience caused me to watch the raws instead. From what I've understand based on my rusty Japanese skills, the enemy has something to do with Yukina's brother. And Yukina seems to hold dearly on that pen which I assumed is given by her brother. Kazura looks awesome when he uses his ability and Aoi, very wise to use chewing gum but your Chinese is still horrible. On second though, that guy with the hat (the one who accompanies Sakurai and has no speaking role in the last two episodes) also has powers and he erased that Chinese girl's memory on what just happened. He reminds me of the Haitian from Heroes. |
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| Same here, watched the raw. xxxholic_wing, thanks for the explanations. So far this is my favorite episode, loved the action and supernatural abilities in combat =) Probably, there will be more enemies with such powers. Waiting for subs... |
| Well so now the plot is starting to get a bit thicker...not thick yet, but it's good to see that they don't plan to let this one bleed out like Sora no Woto. So her brother is still with the Japanese military, even with the imperial fraction, so the question to ask now is wether he is on their side or being used by them. I also wonder wether they need Yukina's powers for something or if it's just her brother's wish for her to be safe...good questions and I hope answers are coming. The little girl was a bit cliché...being the only one who hid instead of running for an exit. But it was okay and it was needed to give a glimpse into hat-guys power of erasing certain memories. And even though it's a bit cheap, at least it gives them the ability to pull of this setting without creating a whole 'different reality'...he can just use his technique and make everyone forget about the Sakurai group. So next week it's about Kazura as it seems. At least it's about photography and he's the owner of the shop, so it's a good guess to assume it's about him. I wonder if Natsume will get an episode for himself, too. Fuuran could also be developed...but that's totally optional. And I think Sakurai will be saved as either the mysterious good guy or the antagonist until the very end. |
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MorningGloryApr 21, 2010 6:25 AM
| this show is getting better I guess. |
| This reminds me of Ghost in the Shell quite a bit with how they communicate and the way their organization is. The department stores were beautiful and it was cool to watch them sneak around. The background animation is done really well. |
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| Haha dude got owned : D Anyway, I'm still interested in how time relates to these powers, and why only the 'good guys' seem to have a certain time limit, while this enemy dude could apparantly operate for a longer time. Also, if it's "normal" (assuming that having powers is normal) to be able to have more than one of these powers, since the dude obviously had two, even though he said he could just use the second one a little. |
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| when i saw the preview for the next epi i thought: "superpowers+mysterious organizations+cat...can it be Darker than Black?!" seriously, though, it's a shame this series is so short, it's coming along quite nicely. |
| Great action packed episode. |
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| I liked this a lot. This is really fun to follow. |
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| Well, this was a good episode. Better than the last two at the very least, and they were by no means bad to start with. Anyway, it's good to get some light shed on what these people actually are, namely Espers, and i'm quite starting to like Yukina. I get the feeling she'll be one of the better developed characters over the series. One thing I would like from this show, though, is some more info on Natsume. It's only the third episode, so there's still plenty of time, but it would be nice for him to get a bit more limelight. |
| I didn't like the first episode, it was confusing and kind of boring. This and the second episode was fun though, good to see the show is getting better :) |
| As it's been said, the show's steadily gotten better as we've gotten to know the cast better and the circumstances. Still nothing that really grabs me, but it's moving in the right direction. |
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| Still confusing, and getting even slower and more formulaic as the weeks pass.I fear I have to drop this one now. |
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| What kind of pistol was Aoi using? I've never heard of a gun that would explode if you stuff gum in the barrel... but then again, I've never seen anyone put gum in a pistol's barrel, lol... Was the enemy psychic soldier using a Luger? It sure looked like one but I don't know if it was the 1905 model. The barrel looked like it was too long to be the P08 model... |
| I'm glad it seems to be getting better reviews here, because I watched it at this website, and it has a rating of 6, which sucks. I like this anime...I think its pretty good. |
SephiriAzureApr 25, 2010 2:52 PM
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| Yukina's telepathy is much more complex than the one I'm used to see on movies or other animations. Much more useful as well. But Aoi's power is my favorite. He can practically fly! *-* Or not, but whatever, that scene was cool. Awesome action in this one, and nice strategies. |
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Jacut said: Still confusing, and getting even slower and more formulaic as the weeks pass.I fear I have to drop this one now. ...How is this confusing? Also, I find the change of pace actually helps. In the first two, it seemed like it was trying to cram a bit too much into the space of 20 minutes. Here, it seems just right. |
| Pretty awesome episode. Lili was voiced by a Japanese! I'm impressed, because for once, the Chinese spoken wasn't that bad. Also, lol @ baozi in the preview. |
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| O.O oh superman! |
| Loved it when Yukina said "Kya~" at 16:14 It's getting interesting. We still don't know if there is a second faction but there are others out there using powers. So the watch is for timing himself? I'm just wondering why Aoi has a time limit and how long it is. The effects they use for his powers are great. I thought it was like in Index/Railgun where you can only have 1 power, apparently not. The teleporation battle was cool. Hope we get some more explanation on Yukina's brother and about the powers 4/5 |
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| i dun really understand the relationship between her bro and yukina,why are they enemies? |
| Well goddamn, Kazura and Aoi are both ridiculous badasses. |
| Well-paced episode, I'm starting to like this. |
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| Love this anime! All the team members are great. I love how they mind-through-talking. I guess I'm falling for Aoi ♥ |
| I got it! They're the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen of Asia... except without the constant references to previous literary works... and the psychotic members... and the use of already established characters... Okay fine, they're more like the Avengers than the League. |
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taterhead said: Yukina's telepathy is much more complex than the one I'm used to see on movies or other animations. Much more useful as well. Yeah, I agree though I still not really get how she uses it... I liked the episode, the action scenes were great especially Aoi's and I love more and more the OP/ED combo... |
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| I'm really loving the quality of the animation. The story is starting to gain some momentum. I'm really looking forward to the next. |
CkretAznMan said: I got it! They're the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen of Asia... except without the constant references to previous literary works... and the psychotic members... and the use of already established characters... Okay fine, they're more like the Avengers than the League. Haha, nice one! |
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| This episode was a real improvement. I feel like the point of the show is coming much more into focus, and I greatly appreciate that. The show feels like it will be really solid, mildly funny, but nothing too different than anything I've ever seen. Which isn't totally bad, since the biggest things I can fault it for are pacing that may make more sense as the show goes along, and a dissonant tone that seems to be correcting itself. I just hope I can get to care about the characters, because right now, they all (except for Aoi, I suppose) are as wooden as a forest. |
| The little girl is so adorable..XD |
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belatkuro said: Loved it when Yukina said "Kya~" at 16:14 Yes. Laevantein said: The little girl is so adorable..XD This too is correct. -Alright, from now on this is no longer Night Raid, but instead DTB: Shanghai Showdown :P. But in seriousness, this was a really good episode. The first two were kinda throwing you in there however I prefer the show to have this slick action style without going overboard on the powers (though Aoi's seems....complicated). And damn, Kazura smashing that dude into the glass was ridiculously badass I watched it three times. -The base plot is beginning to unfold too which is much better than SoRaNoWoTo's "save it for the last third of the series" to introduce a plot. -Yukina is pretty. |
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| I drop this, since it bores me to death. |
| That was much better than last episode, where things were thrown everywhere and not a single character got across to me. I now have a little sympathy for Yukina, understand her a little better. It seems her power is not just telepathy, which all 3 have. She also sees the remnants of memories of things or people she touches. The conflict with her brother also seems interesting. I would love to see them meet face to face eventually. Aoi has some sort of aerial power. It appears he controls the wind or pressure or his own gravity and the gravity of objects or something. But what really caught my attention is the mysterious man at the end. A power that can selectively erase memories? Manipulative, indeed. I hope they can keep this good pace. |
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| I love this mix of spies with powers! So good!! |
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Oosran said: Haha dude got owned : D Anyway, I'm still interested in how time relates to these powers, and why only the 'good guys' seem to have a certain time limit, while this enemy dude could apparantly operate for a longer time. Only one of the good guys has a time limit. The others don't. Nice action episode. Better than the first action packed episode. What i didn't get is why that guy went to all that trouble of putting bombs and fighting them if he only wanted the girl. Couldn't he crap her at some moment? In this episode we saw the use of powers in full rhythm but i still didn't get what exactly is the power of the guy with the time limit. Some kind of mental waves, telekinesis? What the hell is he doing i don't get it. Annisa said: It seems her power is not just telepathy, which all 3 have. I don't think the others have telepathy. It's because she's able to talk into their minds and read their thoughts that they are able to communicate that way. Yukina also can get memories/feelings from the mental remains on objects that had contact with people, feel the presence of other people and of-course get information from other peoples mind. |
MonadMay 2, 2010 10:13 PM
| Lots of action :D Yukina needs to lose the hat though, its no where near as cool as her telepathy. |
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| the telepathy thing was really nice *-*! |
taterhead said: Yukina's telepathy is much more complex than the one I'm used to see on movies or other animations. Much more useful as well. It may be the most useful telepathy I've seen in a story. I do wish they'd stop reminding me how much this is fiction. The fact that there are espers involved should be enough of a reason for me to believe this is a fairytale. Come on! Give us some credit! I suppose they did a good job on adding a twist to the whole bomb threat cliché. A nice esper twist. These gives me more to look forward to, but I'm far from blown away by this show, so far.  |
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| So it seems they aren't the only one with powers. More than one person can have the same power too. I liked the fight scene and the fact that the little girl's memory was erased. I thought she was going to die there for a moment. |
| I wonder why Aoi's power seems to be the only one with a limit . . . Although Kazura's might as well and I just haven't noticed it yet (He looks somewhat tired after using it . . . Perhaps it is just physically draining to use) |
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| Aoi can use his power to fly, that's awesome. Looks like Yukina's brother is the big bad of the series. I'm looking forward to see how it turns out. |
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| Pretty lovely episode, quite like the overall pacing! |
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| She swallow the gum lmao Confusing episode, so Yukina's brother is an enemy now? |
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