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Mar 14, 2009 10:54 PM
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My that was a bloody episode. Hakuoro became a beast, or rather he was a beast to begin with.
Mar 21, 2009 1:53 PM
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Hmm it's nice to see some uncensored bloodshed for a change. But dammit, this old bastard's laughter is so friggin annoying -_-
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Jul 21, 2009 3:04 PM
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Nice to know we won't be hearing that annoying laughter again.

Feb 11, 2010 7:51 PM
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Kyekyekyekyekyekye is dead at last...

my gawd, he laugh like that, his battle cry is like that. It didn't annoy me though, it entertained me quite a bit.
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Mar 16, 2010 3:12 PM
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^Same here, didn't really bother me. I found him amusing.

What a satisfying episode. They sure are stretching out the wait for Hakuoro's past though.
Aug 8, 2010 3:02 PM
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...Karura split that guy in half... and all those zombie vampire samurai soldiers...
It's just weird seeing bodies being obliterated.
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Nov 12, 2010 8:48 AM
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Karura is an incredible warrior. No doubt about this.
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Mar 19, 2011 1:30 PM
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I guess we'll see the beast later, because they didn't detail him all that much
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Jul 10, 2011 1:12 PM
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Glad that Niwe's dead... All of the other characters, outside of Hakuoro and Eruruu - so Karura, Touka, and even Benawi - really shone in this episode. Karura especially was... impressive. The episode itself, though, was unexpectedly gory...

Wonder if Hakuoro's going to be suffering from guilt and whatnot after this...?
Feb 24, 2012 9:46 PM

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I just watched a 300 scene (the battle at the beginning) some Star Wars shit (Niwe talking like a Sith) and the usual guy turns monster shounen shit. Anyway great episode and series, even downloaded the game.
Apr 29, 2012 10:43 PM

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Lol forget Hakuoro, Karura was a freakin beast this episode! Holy shit.
May 9, 2014 9:05 AM
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hmmm so now we have zombies in this show...kinda out of nowhere but watev.Hakuoro ripped that dude to shreds.I wonder if his plan was to die.
May 12, 2014 10:52 AM

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It was lame that they used the same scene of Hakuoro fighting. I mean the scene where he cuts a spear or something with his fan.
I can't get enough of Yue's laugh lmao.
Hakuoro's true form o.O much gore
Karura was a beast, though I hoped she would swing her sword when they were running around her.
Jun 2, 2014 1:19 AM

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Karura made minced meat on her enemies. I'd hate to see her get mad.

So Hakuoro's a beast, literally. I wonder if his mask acts as some sort of seal.
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Mar 25, 2015 8:03 AM

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souledge94 said:
hmmm so now we have zombies in this show...kinda out of nowhere but watev.


Its a fantasy world with magic and dinosaurs. So honestly zombies shouldn't be surprising at all.

Karura was the star of this ep though, her slicing that dude in half was just awesome. I love how they had to up the gore in this show just because of her lmao.

Also thank god that old fart is finally dead, seriously that dude was the most annoying character in this show. He just felt so out of place and had no real motive besides the fact that he was insane. Glad Hakuoro finally got rid of the fan as well, I always thought he looked silly fighting with it.
Jul 17, 2015 11:58 AM
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I hope he doesn't lose the fan for future battles. He's freakin' cool with the fan!

Hakuro's transformation sort of reminded me of Ashley Winchester's (from Wild Arms 2 RPG) 2nd transformation.
Oct 6, 2015 3:13 PM

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I had quite a laugh at that old guy. He just stood on top of the stairs laughing at them and when Hakuoro went after him he just run to sit on the throne. Lol, how ridiculous.
Yeah lets just run to the other room and sit on the throne because it will look cooler and then say "so you came" like i was sitting there waiting them despite having seen them a minute ago and running around, lol.

And then we get Nero complex.
Oct 12, 2015 2:26 PM

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I had quite a laugh at that old guy. He just stood on top of the stairs laughing at them and when Hakuoro went after him he just run to sit on the throne. Lol, how ridiculous.
Yeah lets just run to the other room and sit on the throne because it will look cooler and then say "so you came" like i was sitting there waiting them despite having seen them a minute ago and running around, lol.

And then we get Nero complex.


A good appearance is everything. And burning down his own city was messed up.
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Oct 27, 2015 2:51 AM

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Good episode. Karula is a badass. And I certainly didn't expect Haku to literally be a beast.

Monad said:
I had quite a laugh at that old guy. He just stood on top of the stairs laughing at them and when Hakuoro went after him he just run to sit on the throne. Lol, how ridiculous.
Yeah lets just run to the other room and sit on the throne because it will look cooler and then say "so you came" like i was sitting there waiting them despite having seen them a minute ago and running around, lol.

Hahaha wow, I didn't even notice this, but that is pretty damn ridiculous. And funny.
Nov 9, 2015 5:44 PM

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Makes more sense in the game when he retreats behind a couple of more concentrations of troops and they play up his back story of being a hunter, but yeah, in the end he really is just a crazy old man who is being used by the real powers behind the thrones. It's always a pleasure to see Touka and Karura in action.
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Dec 20, 2015 4:28 PM

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Karura made minced meat on her enemies. I'd hate to see her get mad. <br />
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So Hakuoro's a beast, literally. I wonder if his mask acts as some sort of seal.

I have the feeling that this mask is a seal although if so can how come he can still become that monster.

I'm really intrigued about his past. Anyway for this episode his close commanders were impressive especially Karura who simply smashed everyone in her way but hey didn't expect the gory scenes too

Also about time they saw the old yamayura village and them paying their respects!
Dec 30, 2015 5:08 PM

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Crazy episode, Niwe's motives were a bit unclear.
Feb 13, 2016 5:57 AM

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Karura is so awesome OMG <3
Well...I hope that Niwe is happy now haha.
Hakuoro's other form what the fuck o.O
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Seems like some of you guys also share my dissatisfaction for this episode. First, reusing the Hakuoro fighting scene is just cheap, and it's so noticeable because it was a cool scene the first time around. You'd think that the animation studio would do something to conceal or make it less noticeable as possible, but no, lmao they didn't put any effort at hiding the lack of budget at all.

Second, Niwe is a lame antagonist. He boasts about being strong and all that crap, but had been so passive up until his death, and he basically awakened a beast inside Hakuoro for nothing. The scene where he ran away from Hakuoro just to appear 'cool' sitting on his throne is very laughable. His laugh is comically annoying. So this guy basically is a plot device to awaken Hakuoro, and he amounts to nothing more in the end. What a wasted opportunity, a waste of character.

Also dislike how OP Karula is, she can basically do whatever she wants in battle and she would be fine, a little too one-dimensional for my taste.

Not sure what happened, but I noticed that the show has gone full R-17 since a few episodes back, and the series started out with tons of censor, didn't even notice a drop of blood in the first episodes. Personally it's a bit too gory for no reason at all. I don't think there's a need to show intestine falling out after being decapitated in half, despite the realism of it.

This makes the 2nd arc in a row which have disappointed me. Hopefully it gets better from this point on.

P.S. Eruru was annoying the hell out of me, for being on the battefield to do nothing. Why did they bring her along, foreal.
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lmao.. happened w/ a hakuoru fight sequence as well.
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May 12, 2022 7:51 PM
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Karura completely destroyed those soilders. >:D

Also, Hakuoro's other form looks a lot cooler here when its animated. There also seems to be a bit of traumatic past behind it too.
Dec 26, 2022 1:54 PM

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this show has never been that great on animation, that's for sure but this episode was really enjoyable anyways. i didn't expect him to literally turn into some weird monster thing lol.
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Hakuoro's beast transformation, even when only partially applied to his limbs, is pretty effective.

Laughed at Touka throwing her sword to Hakuoro rather than his fan. Even she realised his signature "weapon" is crap.


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