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Sep 8, 2012 10:59 AM
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WTF really scary. i dont like this at all. but,,,, i am gonna look episode 2
Sep 11, 2012 5:26 AM
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It was an interesting start, but I was expecting a little more of violence and suspense though.
May 21, 2013 2:51 PM
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The moment when those babies came out of her belly then I knew this shit was fucked up O_O' really fucked up as well in the ending, well I kinda like it :D

Lets see what's next!
May 19, 2014 7:37 AM
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That was interesting. Great lesson.
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Jun 4, 2014 12:46 AM
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ToG25thBaam said:
That was interesting. Great lesson.
I agree. Horror in tranquility. Just as I like it :3
Jun 12, 2014 7:45 PM
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I really liked how this story went. Too much love can be a bad thing. The whole rabbit babies coming out of the womb is kind of scary though and if I ever saw that, I already know that I would be out of there in 5 seconds flat.
Aug 1, 2014 7:52 PM
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This show smells like... Gremlins.
Oct 6, 2014 6:10 PM
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that was a really harsh lesson! As if their daughter dying wasn't enough.

wee-erd

(and ok that mass poisoning is a massive stretch of scientific plausibility)

kinda liked it though. The detective looks like an 80s action hero!
Jul 7, 2015 10:12 AM
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I think I went in with my expectations too high. I had loved the manga and the anime is starting out pretty well but the manga was definitely better. Still decent and worth watching, though.
Nov 22, 2015 7:29 PM

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tbh i love it and the creepiness
Nov 23, 2015 12:54 PM
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Definitely had some disturbing scenes that I was not expecting. Interesting.
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Dec 3, 2015 5:38 PM

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That's a lot of rabbits.

Dec 23, 2015 2:33 AM

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A bit of a preachy moral there, but not a poor first episode.

Let's see how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Jan 1, 2016 9:23 PM
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hu so the daughter was a crazed drug user. never knew rabbits could be so creeppy and the lesson here is dont spoil your kids and what way to learn it. Though I wonder if she saw them still as babies.
Apr 16, 2017 5:34 AM

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Mama, you baka -_- The father tried to follow the contract but he was the one who ended up dead. At least she fulfilled Alice's last wishes twice :P

The detective looks like Ryo Saeba wearing a blonde mullet lol I'd like to see more weird animals~








Jun 29, 2017 7:02 AM

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Ok,at first i thought the seller hypnotized the family into seeing the rabbit as their child. however,the detective saw the children too. was he hypnotized too?and when?

also,how can a rabbit create 1000 rabbits and at the same time be a rare species lol? it would have taken over the world by now XD

not to mention how the detective acted like a huge asshole in the beginning even though he had no evidence whatsoever.

the atmosphere and moral were great,but i really disliked that we didnt get to understand how stuff was done,and there were some plotholes too.
Sep 30, 2017 5:23 AM

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Very interesting!
People really like to break rules, they could have kept her rabbit daughter alike for years...
Oct 7, 2017 7:12 AM
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Remember kids... not even once.

7/10
Dec 23, 2017 11:46 AM
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Ok,at first i thought the seller hypnotized the family into seeing the rabbit as their child. however,the detective saw the children too. was he hypnotized too?and when?

also,how can a rabbit create 1000 rabbits and at the same time be a rare species lol? it would have taken over the world by now XD

not to mention how the detective acted like a huge asshole in the beginning even though he had no evidence whatsoever.

the atmosphere and moral were great,but i really disliked that we didnt get to understand how stuff was done,and there were some plotholes too.
dude it is anime not some science documentary :D
Dec 23, 2017 1:30 PM

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eridanas21 said:
FFTHEWINNER said:
Ok,at first i thought the seller hypnotized the family into seeing the rabbit as their child. however,the detective saw the children too. was he hypnotized too?and when?

also,how can a rabbit create 1000 rabbits and at the same time be a rare species lol? it would have taken over the world by now XD

not to mention how the detective acted like a huge asshole in the beginning even though he had no evidence whatsoever.

the atmosphere and moral were great,but i really disliked that we didnt get to understand how stuff was done,and there were some plotholes too.
dude it is anime not some science documentary :D


so?it being anime doesnt mean that its plotholes shouldnt be pointed out and discussed,especially when it is a mystery anime.
Dec 23, 2017 4:30 PM
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FFTHEWINNER said:
eridanas21 said:
dude it is anime not some science documentary :D


so?it being anime doesnt mean that its plotholes shouldnt be pointed out and discussed,especially when it is a mystery anime.
ok so you complayn about how can rabbit can creat so many and so fast other rabits. but dude how can rabit become a girl then why you not asking ? its same bulshit no ? but this is anime and supernatural one so dont complayn about such things . its same if you complayn in anime about ghosts ( wtf they showing here, ghosts not exist) ...XD
Dec 23, 2017 4:40 PM
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and btw the police guy did not knew how long familly had taht rabit so mister pet shop owner ( forgot his name ) specialy told some bulshit about breeding to police guy because first : he cant say its super natural. and second: for police guy it makes sense but not for us the wiewers because we know what really happened
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eridanas21 said:
FFTHEWINNER said:


so?it being anime doesnt mean that its plotholes shouldnt be pointed out and discussed,especially when it is a mystery anime.
ok so you complayn about how can rabbit can creat so many and so fast other rabits. but dude how can rabit become a girl then why you not asking ? its same bulshit no ? but this is anime and supernatural one so dont complayn about such things . its same if you complayn in anime about ghosts ( wtf they showing here, ghosts not exist) ...XD

who said it became a girl?i fully think the seller hypnotized the family into thinking the rabbit was a girl,just like he does to all other victims in the three other episodes. the plothole in that part was when did he hypnotize the detective.

as for your ghost argument,if ghosts are part of the anime's world then that isnt an issue,but if their mere existance creates a plot hole then it is an issue. the issue isnt the existance of something,the issue is if it creates a plothole.

either way,the other episodes are much better,and i enjoyed the series as a whole so much that i rated it a 10 for enjoyment. So it isnt like i dislike it. far from it. but liking it doesnt mean i shouldnt point out its plotholes.
Dec 23, 2017 6:44 PM
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FFTHEWINNER said:
eridanas21 said:
ok so you complayn about how can rabbit can creat so many and so fast other rabits. but dude how can rabit become a girl then why you not asking ? its same bulshit no ? but this is anime and supernatural one so dont complayn about such things . its same if you complayn in anime about ghosts ( wtf they showing here, ghosts not exist) ...XD

who said it became a girl?i fully think the seller hypnotized the family into thinking the rabbit was a girl,just like he does to all other victims in the three other episodes. the plothole in that part was when did he hypnotize the detective.

as for your ghost argument,if ghosts are part of the anime's world then that isnt an issue,but if their mere existance creates a plot hole then it is an issue. the issue isnt the existance of something,the issue is if it creates a plothole.

either way,the other episodes are much better,and i enjoyed the series as a whole so much that i rated it a 10 for enjoyment. So it isnt like i dislike it. far from it. but liking it doesnt mean i shouldnt point out its plotholes.
so if victims and detective was hipnotized it means tehy saw what pet shop owner want them to see and fast breeding rabits here is no the issue at all and dont need proper explenation how fast they can breed or cant if it is hipnozis thye still believe evry shit they needed to believe
Dec 23, 2017 6:51 PM
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and you know no need evry time fro evry small shit to have explanation i dont know how about you bu i personaly love when plot leave some things to wiewers imagination . who knows maybe when they was drinking tea or he have some psichic power or some other shit we dont know for sure but we can gues no ?:D
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Dec 23, 2017 7:05 PM
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so in conclusion i dont mind plot holes if they are not major ones where ruining all story in general
Feb 27, 2018 11:15 PM

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This reminds me of the better parts of Hell Girl, but with a greater emphasis on karmic retribution via deals with a devil-like entity. Holy crap that got intense real fast.
Sep 11, 2018 4:14 PM

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Lesson here is do not over love your children. Learn to scold them or they will suffer in future because of that love.
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May 21, 2019 8:01 PM

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you heard it kids, don't do drugs! lol. so far so good, but why in god's name do his eyes pass through his hair? holy shit it's uncomfortable
May 1, 2020 2:41 AM
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That was an amazing pilot episode. A heartbreaking tragedy as a result of a mother's love. God, I love anime like this that explore the dark spectrums of humanity.
Jul 17, 2020 7:34 AM

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that was sad ☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹

and preachy. i think i would prefer if the in-your-face preachiness wasn't included, it's pretty obvious on its own

also loved the allegory to alice in wonderland, what with the girl's name, rabbits, and that entire idea of going down a rabbit hole/drugs and psychedelia
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Jan 19, 2021 7:18 AM
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I'm watching this now and wondering if I'm missing something. Is it supposed to have an opening and ending? There is an op and ed on youtube but none in the release I downloaded or in the streams I can find online.
Mar 31, 2021 1:27 AM

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It looks interesting. Not bad.
Oct 31, 2021 8:50 AM

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I absolutely loved it! This anime deserves higher score for this episode alone. I hope the other episodes are as good.
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Oct 4, 2023 9:52 PM
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Its like a superior version of xxxHolics. I wish the animation quality was higher because I love the art style.
Jun 20, 10:16 AM
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Some Spoilers.

The fact the deaths of the people are brought upon themselves, no tricky contract, no terms or conditions that'd be unfair or hard to understand. Just straight forward rules meant to be challenging to the person that's being given said rules.

The info given and leading up to the twist I didn't see coming really hits different after watching it again.

I'm watching the dub and some voice lines are... well really needed to be re-done.

The theme, the idea of, "hey your love sometimes kills; be careful how you show your love" the ending of the episode, I love it because it's that much more of a knife twist for the mother.

I am surprised the detective character didn't die but it makes sense, the punishment for breaking the contract wasn't for him.
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I don’t know how to feel about this, the animation isn’t that good, the horror is kinda predictable and the characters are kinda meh but I might watch more.

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