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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- What does this show not have? It's already shown a good amount of action, comedy, drama, horror and mystery, set all in a supernatural/slice-of-life style. This episode was fully psychological, with a lot of talking, and the use of the Placebo-Effect. Pretty nice. Watanuki has good taste. Red is a good color for fake glasses. |
| interesting but odd episode. I think that has to be the longest single conversation i've seen in a 24 minute episode. |
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| i knew it was all psychological, but to have that in this series and that wonderful explaination ~ MAN I LOVE THIS SHOW!! |
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| I felt like I was watching DBZ, SO MUCH TALKING |
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| That was a VERY deep.... slow.... insanely long metaphorical conversation..... xxxHolic really has no bad episodes.... but this one was slightly less interesting than most of them ~_~ |
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| I really like the psychological-ness of this episode. Also, Yuuka looks like that character from Read or Die with the glasses on. |
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| xxxHolic combines so many genres,it's just phenomenal o_o I'm definitely giving it a high score. |
| Pretty good episode though the loooooong discussion was a bit....long? I agree with you guys, xxxHOLiC is amazing, combining with so many genres. |
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NarutoTony said: I felt like I was watching DBZ, SO MUCH TALKING Gtfo. Good episode. You've got to love psychological stuff, and that combined with xxxHOLiC is just freaking win. |
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| Really, many times we prevent a difficult way that probably would take for the true happiness! I adore this Anime! |
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| Wow that was deep. |
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| I really like that the glasses did "nothing." I guess that just goes to show you that not all issues in the anime require magic; many things are solvable with just some willpower. I tell ya though, if I won 300 million yen, you better believe I'd collect it!!! |
| i've done this once or twice before (doing things to avoid responsibilities and what causes stress) but man do i have the bad luck for things to always end up with the same results. |
| That was a lot of talking... but make no mistake about it, this was definitely the deepest episode in the series for me so far. The makers sacrificed comedy and action for dialogue, and I must say, it worked out very well for me. I definitely enjoyed this episode much more than I did the others (which are filled with Watanuki mindlessly fantasizing about Himawari, or shouting at Doumeki for no reason). |
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| To me, this episode is what xxxHolic is about. All the episodes about people's wishes, it all comes back to the one common talking point: insight into human nature. When you strip away the spirits and slapstick and action, this episode is really like so many of the others. It's human feeling, human behavior. It might seem different, but it's really not. This is quintessential xxxHolic. |
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| The conversation was very interesting! The ending was pretty emotional, I thought she would kill herself by walking in the middle of the road instead of waiting, but I was wrong. Perhaps the fashion glasses are magical? Yuko would be the best friend to have ^^ 5/5 |
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| Half episode was just Yuuko talking =/ |
| "The weak get washed away by the tides of fate...The strong drink it up."-Godot |
| Heh, that was funny. During the conversation I was like "What's with this long dialogue, am I watching Bakemonogatari or Katanagatari?" and what does Mishicorp's note tell me? Nishio Ishin wrote this story. It's kinda creepy to recognize an author like this. >.> |
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| but I take my glasses on and off all the time ._. |
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guyklc said: That was a lot of talking... but make no mistake about it, this was definitely the deepest episode in the series for me so far. The makers sacrificed comedy and action for dialogue, and I must say, it worked out very well for me. I definitely enjoyed this episode much more than I did the others (which are filled with Watanuki mindlessly fantasizing about Himawari, or shouting at Doumeki for no reason). All of that - very well said. Despite the fact that, yes, most of the episode was "just talking", I thought it was really interesting - especially how there were no spirits behind the woman's problem or anything. A lot of times the people that come into Yuuko's shop, though, merely have some sort of problem within themselves anyway... |
| Really interesting episode. I like how they depicted the difference between psychology and merely blaming such ''supernatural'' forces at work. A little slower than usual, but they kept the pace pretty well. Looking forward to the next! |
| lamest episode of holic i've seen. as i was about to search who did this episode, a banner came up saying it was by Nisio Isin. joy. i have him to thank for ruining holic for me. this episode anyways. |
AlgazeroMay 10, 2011 8:05 PM
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| WHAT A BORING EPISODE. |
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| That conversation kinda confused me but I got it...Good episode |
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| i agree with most of the above posters - very long convo between watanuki and yuuko - i do love the way she explains things to him but it went on too long for me..not a bad episode but certainly the worst so far...although it was nice that it wasn't a spirit causing the lady's problem it was her own mind...very much like the older twin in a previous episode. |
| Quite decent episode, the first part was quite funny... |
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| I actually really enjoyed this episode. The conversation between Watanuki and Yuuko did not leave me bored, but more interested. Using the glasses as a placebo was pretty cool as well. :) |
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| I love this anime it makes me think about several things. |
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| That was...Ridiculously interesting. It's been a while since I've listened to such great pure dialogue, and it's fantastic to hear such dialogue again. |
| Screwing yourself out of getting the best just because you can't handle the pressure... :/ |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| Everyone seems really divided on this episode. Because this is intended to be a comedy is can understand why some people would find it boring. I for one found this episode to rather enjoyable. It was a refreshing change of pace. I know this won't be a popular opinion but I was happy that I didn't have to see Mokona once |
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| Just what happened in my life. The feeling, of not wanting to take risks and responsibilities, which would give you real happiness, and going for second choice. Btw, the ED sounds so cool! |
 "No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself." -- Murakami Haruki |
| i didn't hate it. It was a nice premise and good character. They just could have done MORE with it. |
| it really yabba dabba do be like that sometimes |
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| For the people complaining about how long the conversation was, it’s because this episode was made with the help of the Monogatari series writer |
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| Easily my favorite episode so far. Mostly because I can relate so much to screwing yourself over so that you can't find happiness. I've been doing exactly that my entire life. Sometimes due to fear of failure, sometimes due to fear of success, and other times because I just couldn't handle the pressure. That makes this episode very dear to me. I had opened this thread expecting to see a lot of people saying the same thing as me but I guess it's just not that common based on the replies here. |
| Watanuki doesn't just attract demons he attracts retards. |
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| wow what an episode. what do you need more, just yuko sitting down and telling it as is |
| One of my fave eps tbh. |
  ★━━─ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺? |
| I'm a lot like that woman, just not as extreme. |
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| Do it just because it can be done and there is nothing to lose . Another one parishes in front of him. She throws his flowers back at him. She is doing things that she is not supposed to do just because she is not supposed to. Finally, he screws it in. Can you imagine what it feels like to be someone who can’t accept happiness. The type of person who wouldn’t turn in a lottery ticket because they feel they don’t deserve the money. Come now, no need to be shy. She wants to overcome. She always has to do the right thing differently. Regardless of the cars, this is what you feel from the world. The vast majority of people call reality is really just a point of view they choose. Your happiness is your own business. It is a promise you make and keep to yourself and reward you give yourself. Achieving what you strive for. If you fail to reward yourself for what you accomplish, you are breaking the promise to yourself. Magic glasses. A perfect stranger. People are very fond of saying that things in life come out evenly. He is shocked. The more you achieve, the greater demands that will be placed on you in return. Anyone can be brought in by the allure of self-destruction. It’s a perfectly natural compulsion that one of us might experience. Very great or very small fortune is the mix of good and bad and our lives. She doesn’t want to fail. She just doesn’t want to pay the price for happiness. All of her decisions are somehow calculated, when she does the things that hurt her it is helping her in the short term. She has always known what was best for her. She was just avoiding it. Her payment was her freedom. She had the freedom to choose the wrong decision taken from her. 4 |
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