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Sep 5, 2008 8:22 PM
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thank good i dont play these kind of games
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Sep 5, 2008 10:05 PM
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^agreed

Satou got owned! There is no other way to describe it!
Sep 18, 2008 3:06 PM
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Poor satou, i can understand using games to escape emotions and life in general - can understand him being upset enough to throw a chair at someone because you've just had your safety that you've built trust around broken by them. Games can become a point where because you can control that world, it's safer to you to be in and to have interactions in the virtual world instead of the real world, sad thing is that's where addictions can get a heck of alot worse too.

Also I feel sorry for misaki though, she's trying her best
Sep 18, 2008 7:12 PM
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I wonder...would Satou gone back to playing the game if Kobayashi hadn't called?

Higurashi: Retroactively asserting why scary and cute sound so similar in Japanese.
Nov 24, 2008 2:43 AM
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resilent said:
Also I feel sorry for misaki though, she's trying her best


Her best at what? Reading random texts?
I still don't understand her approach xD
Dec 4, 2008 4:36 PM
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Her best at what? Reading random texts?
I still don't understand her approach xD
Me neither. Great ep though.
Dec 19, 2008 4:13 AM
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Such games are like being addicted to a class A drug. I've never gone anywhere near an MMO, especially after one of my friends from home used to play WoW for around 8 hours a day, sometimes even 12 hours in one go, without even getting up or having a pee or anything. Now that is scary.

Poor Misaki, the lengths she goes to, and she always looks so cute too.

I had a feeling Mia would be a man IRL, but I didn't predict it'd be his neighbour haha.
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Jan 22, 2009 4:02 PM
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Yamazaki is a cruel genius.

I loved it.
Jan 23, 2009 5:11 AM
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As i mentioned before, i'm glad that i can't addicted to these games for long lol
Mhh as Mia said, she's nearby it could only be yamazaki...how would mia know where he live? misaki diddn't know what satou is doing all the time and senpai will wed soon or so..xp
sooo it must have been yamazaki, and now i got this look when satou told him about the mmorpg and the rmt...i think there was the idea for creating mia and such..

an i still don't get misaki's behavior but i feel kinda sorry for her ^^"
Feb 4, 2009 10:58 AM

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So he was the one who played Mia... Somehow disturbing if u think about it.
Feb 16, 2009 1:56 AM

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That was a bit hash but Yamazaki did the right thing. Poor Misaki though.
Mar 19, 2009 8:50 AM
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Agreed. So glad I don't play those kinds of games.

I have say, I just got my wisdome teeth removed and I've been watching this show on vicodin. It's much funnier and I care abou the animation less and less. Only way to watch it *thumbs up*
Apr 2, 2009 5:15 AM

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lol yamazaki pwned satou badly,too bad he failed his objective of getting satou back to making the game,and misaki reading about moe was funny xD

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May 3, 2009 8:54 AM

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The BEST episode yet on this series. I liked the way that Yamazaki made Satou realize the path that he was taking and that people can lie in those games.

The message was loud and clear.
Jul 5, 2009 5:17 AM

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Nice to see Misaki go to whatever lengths to save Satou. And you really need a high class operation to succeed in Real Money Trading.
Jul 20, 2009 2:50 AM

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I freaking knew it. XD
Aug 13, 2009 3:18 AM

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Nice. Yamazaki another epic entrance. XD Sato just got really owned there. Games mean nothing if you don't play with people you know. Then you can get shocked if you don't know them. XD ^w^
Aug 30, 2009 12:36 AM

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Kitty Misaki <3 "nya nya nya nya...."
Sep 23, 2009 1:33 PM

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Satou attacking Yamazaki with a chair reminded me of this guy:
Piotrek's mother was affraid and she turned his computer off. She killed his game charcter so Piotrek get really angry. He started hit her with wooden chair.

And for anyone interested in RMT:
Dominik B. said: Young person visited us every day for 2 years. He sit in front of computer 10h+ and finally he sold his character for 2700 PLN.

(2700PLN = €650 = $950 at today's exchange rate)
Source: http://otfans.net/showthread.php?t=37575

Tibia was once a very popular topic in Polish media, but I think it became less popular recently. I'm proud to say I quitted playing it after whole 20 minutes, and never tried anything like that again.
Nov 8, 2009 11:28 PM
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Oh, Yamazaki, you lovable, treacherous devil, you. The worst part is I've done almost-as-stupid things online. (Not gold farming, but attempts at online relationships.)

Aside from that, though, the writing seems to be starting to weaken a bit. Misaki's "logic" is ridiculous even for her, and the introduction of a new character at this point - one who's also unconditionally interested in Sato, no less - seems abrupt and unnecessary. In fact, this Megumi seems all too much like a replacement for Hitomi now that her subplot has been resolved. I really want to love this show, but it just seems to be plodding along, trying to pad out its length by adding more random crap and avoiding any sort of serious, conclusive plot points - not to mention the wildly inconsistent animation quality. I'm really getting the feeling that this would have been better off at 12 or 13 episodes.
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Nov 18, 2009 3:56 PM

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LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ROFL!!!!!!!

This episode was freakin' genius!!!

I didn't expect Yamazaki at all, but it was awesome! I can't believe he would go so far just to prove a point...

Fat Satou was gross though...
Dec 25, 2009 6:31 AM

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Oh man that episode has definetly won a spot in my favourites haha, it was fricking awesome! i was getting all excited when yamazaki's game character was like "im knocking on the door now" the suspense really got me ><...i remember being the same as satou a long long time ago in some MMORPG lol
Dec 26, 2009 11:56 AM

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i thought Satou was going to meet the person that gave him the trial some time in the game.. guess I was wrong xD

Did not expect the real character of Mia..but i did think it was a man.

can't wait to watch next ep and see how the meeting with the Class Prez will be like lol
Jan 8, 2010 7:38 PM

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So he was the one who played Mia... Somehow disturbing if u think about it.


lol you cmon do really think all female caracters are playing by girls ??

After World of Warcraft I have also decide never touch any MMORPG again.
But atlease all the money i spend for the game and for the monthly fees i have gain it back by selling the account.
Jan 22, 2010 3:39 PM

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Did anyone else think this episode was fucking depressing? I almost cried, no lie.
Feb 14, 2010 4:17 AM

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Wow, poor Satou, I knew there was a guy playing Misa, didn't think it would be yamazaki teaching him a lesson. great episode. and poor misaki, she was so cute as a cat girl. This was another hilarious/sad episode. i love this series!
Mar 4, 2010 8:50 AM
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YAMAZAKI ROCKS! xD
When he was writing "I'm coming" and all that I thought I will die in front of a computer, amazing suspense ^^ But I feel sorry for Satou, kind of depressing.
Great series.
Apr 15, 2010 1:51 PM

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Yamazaki was pretty badass in that scene, but very depressing episode indeed.
Apr 17, 2010 6:08 PM

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If I hadn't already stopped with WoW last year, this episode would certainly have done the trick. It was just plain scary to watch :x
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May 8, 2010 4:35 PM

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oh FFF. This taught me something. While I still play an mmo... I shouldn't talk to ANYONE else while playing one 8D [unless I know them in real life >: (]

Jun 2, 2010 7:00 PM
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lol RMT haha
Jun 29, 2010 3:49 PM

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Thank GOD I play an online game where the characters basically look the same.
"If you feed me, Seymour, I can grow up big and strong!"
Jul 29, 2010 4:43 PM

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Oh god, so much nightmare fuel in that, from his horrified scream to the image of him as a 50 year old with no teeth and rolls of fat
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Aug 29, 2010 5:02 PM

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I really didn't like the way they set this out. It gives people the impression that they WILL end up like Satou did if they play it, which is extremely incorrect. As long as you take it in moderation, it can be extremely fun and still give you your personal life. The styling that this did of online gaming annoyed me.

The parody itself though wasn't bad.
Aug 31, 2010 6:50 PM

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This show is like one big preachment... in a good way.

@the poster upside me: No it is not. Satou was the only one of all the people in the MMO, who ended up like this. The other always said they had to go offline because of jobs, friends, etc.
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Blutspender said:
This show is like one big preachment... in a good way.

@the poster upside me: No it is not. Satou was the only one of all the people in the MMO, who ended up like this. The other always said they had to go offline because of jobs, friends, etc.


That wasn't my point. I was talking about on THIS forum we're posting on. People were saying how they will never play MMO's because they end up like Satou, and that complete BS. It seems NHK showed it in the light of someone who is a complete addict, who plays it non-stop and tries to get sympathy from the audience for it. It seemed to have worked because people now think that MMOs are going to turn you into him, when in reality, that just ins't true.

As for the character that were going to work, they were only minor character, extra's per say. The audience isn't meant to care/notice that they are sensible players. That's why I made the point in the first place.
Sep 12, 2010 3:47 PM

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YES Yamazaki YOU ARE AWESOME! (Even if it was for selfish reasons) XD
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Oct 2, 2010 11:40 PM

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LOL the whole scene leading up to Yamazaki's appearance was hilarious!
Oct 8, 2010 9:16 AM
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uhggg... i want some proper romance between sato and misaki!!!! fucks sake
Oct 24, 2010 8:42 PM
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I totally called Mia being a man.

The closest I got to video game binging like this was when I beat Persona 4 in less than two weeks last summer. Of course, I have an excuse: Johnny Yong Bosch.
Oct 28, 2010 7:49 PM
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Ouch. That was harsh.
Nov 12, 2010 11:28 AM
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There are no girls on the interwebs. Satou just learnt that the hard way :P

MMOs are the devil by the way. Too addictive if you get into it.

Nov 30, 2010 11:04 AM
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LMFAO when he found out yamazaki was mia xD
Feb 28, 2011 3:00 AM

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I saw that from a mile away but still I FUKKEN LOL'D HARD.

Yamazaki is a troll genius.
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i was just waiting for them to expose the neko as a guy, but i didnt think it was yamazaki planning a lesson for him. this is why u avoid games like WOW


Mar 27, 2011 4:35 AM
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Did anyone else think this episode was fucking depressing? I almost cried, no lie.

Previous episodes have been much more depressing. I thought this was funny.
Apr 7, 2011 4:21 PM

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Man his future self looks like crap
Jul 18, 2011 9:16 PM

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This show's a life lecture!
Jul 29, 2011 1:36 AM

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA win episode!

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Satou got owned! There is no other way to describe it!

This.

Sep 18, 2011 1:44 PM

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Lol, glad that I don't play games like WoW anymore after watching this episode xD.

Damn if there was a girl that would cosplay just to get me out of my room, I would instantly start dating that girl O.o. Jealous of Satou xD.

I hope Satou won't become even more of an otaku, because he is just getting worse and worse.
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