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Jan 13, 2010 12:05 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Make your predictions. Last EP was a good start. I hope this episode will be more exciting though.
Jan 13, 2010 2:40 PM
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I'm pretty sure this episode will also focus on clingy girl actions and introducing the settings and more characters.

Meh.
Jan 14, 2010 8:37 AM
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Predictions? Another one dies like in the OP? Personally I want more revealing but it remains to be seen if this can become 2 season or maybe 3? So is the disease genetic? Hereditary or maybe even religious because of the new moon?

In spoiler my anime list for now.
Jan 14, 2010 12:21 PM
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Pretty much layed back. Mostly Isuzu making moves on Hiroshi and Isuzu's brother being introduced.
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I hope this episode will be more exciting though.
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francismeunier said:
Another one dies like in the OP?
It seems so. I couldn't make much sence out of the ending though. I guess that's intended - let's see if they keep on killing off the characters one at the end of every episode...
Jan 14, 2010 12:32 PM
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Isuzu is still alive.

Dropped.
Jan 14, 2010 1:32 PM
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more of Isuzu's grating voice and clingy actions. Heck the entire episode is SATURATED in that crap =_= ugh at least the ending parts were decent.
Jan 15, 2010 12:53 AM
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I didn't think it was that bad...sure Isuzu's a little annoying but I've seen worse. The thing I didn't like though is the 3D animation of Mana in her wheelchair...it just doesn't look right.
Jan 15, 2010 1:55 AM
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This is actually starting to feel worse than Umineko...
Jan 15, 2010 2:04 AM
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I think Issei had some alterior motive for going into the professor's study... he's an interesting character and I'm looking forward to seeing what part in this whole scheme he will play.
Jan 15, 2010 2:51 AM
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Anyone else think that the main character looks like a female?
Jan 15, 2010 3:01 AM

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nyash I like Issei and that black-haired girl who likes occult ^.~
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Jan 15, 2010 3:39 AM

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isuzu is annoying(but not that horrible), but its still the best show this season so far
Jan 15, 2010 3:42 AM

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Well this show goes on hold for now, feels like a complete waste of time watching it.
Don't like any of the characters so far yet either and the story is just meh..

It's like a bad Higurashi copy with pandora hearts music.
Jan 15, 2010 3:58 AM
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Don't know why everyone seems to be bashing this series so much. Isuzu really isn't all that annoying.

As for the slow start, this is created by the guy that made Higurashi and Uminkeo. Higurashi had a slow buildup up itself before it got interesting.

And if this does indeed have werewolves in it, which it seems to be hinting at vaguely, I'd be excited. Werewolves carry plots with them in it than vampires can these days.

What I really want is the MP3 of the chase music where the victims are done in by those cult members or whatever they are. It's a fantastic piece of music.

But that damn Hassaku jingle is driving me nuts. That damn jingle!

Anyway, this episode gets a 8/10 for me. I expected the series to have a slow start at first and it seems my predictions are correct.

Whining about CGI in anime is about as pointless as whining about CGI in movies. The wheelchair looked more like it was cell animated than CGI.
Jan 15, 2010 4:15 AM

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Not a bad episode and I hope it'll be better by time.
Issei seemed suspicious to me from the begining and I think too that he has some ulterior motives with the study of the professor. Also I want to know who is that black haired guy...
Jan 15, 2010 4:50 AM

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Well that was a veeeery slow ep.. Felt kinda bored watching it and that doesn't happen alot. But after watching the preview, the next ep is bound to be alot more interesting:
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Jan 15, 2010 6:10 AM

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Spilling alcohol is bad!
Jan 15, 2010 6:17 AM
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francismeunier said:
Predictions? Another one dies like in the OP? Personally I want more revealing but it remains to be seen if this can become 2 season or maybe 3? So is the disease genetic? Hereditary or maybe even religious because of the new moon?
"A fallen wolf......I came to cleanse .."~thats what the unknown women said....at least now is getting somewhere ~.~
Jan 15, 2010 6:18 AM

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I didn't think it was that bad...sure Isuzu's a little annoying but I've seen worse. The thing I didn't like though is the 3D animation of Mana in her wheelchair...it just doesn't look right.


Agreed. That needs to stop. I have never seen 3D animation ever look good in anime. One thing that I think that should never be in anime. It just ruins the whole feel to me.

This episode had me teased a lot. The secret conversation between Isuzu and Nemuru had me thinking the stuff we saw in the first episode would happen. :( Anyway other then what Darklight0303 said, the only other development was what Issei was doing. I definitely agree it was for another agenda. The end was great, since it looks like we got someone who wants revenge. I still anxious for the next episode.
Jan 15, 2010 6:37 AM

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I can't stand the clingy girl xP And I don't get what's so fantastic about Hiro. ("You have a fantastic brother.") I just don't. He's not even mildly interesting for me o.O

Isuzu coming onto him felt weird for me.

At least the music is ok...

So far the only ones I like are Hiro's father and MAYBE Kaname. And the whiskey guy is the only one hom I want to know more about.
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Jan 15, 2010 6:55 AM

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I'm glad the local festival didn't involve floating hassaku down a river XD. Higurashi jokes aside, this episode did an alright job at delving more into the mystery. I've had to come to terms of Yuka's... err... Isuzu's annoying Hiro doting being part of every episode till one of them dies. Her brother seemed okay at first but quickly started giving pedo vibes towards the end (like sister like brother eh?). But next episode, whoa boy that's gonna be freaky.
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saxophone15 said:
I didn't think it was that bad...sure Isuzu's a little annoying but I've seen worse. The thing I didn't like though is the 3D animation of Mana in her wheelchair...it just doesn't look right.

Yeah, when she rolled away from Hiro in the bathroom I was like "WTF?" I had to watch it again to realize, yeah, that wasn't right...

I was getting "lol yaoi" vibes from the brother but I thought he was just being overly affectionate
Jan 15, 2010 7:58 AM
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Kantarou said:
... I've had to come to terms of Yuka's... err... Isuzu's annoying Hiro...


I thought the exact same thing.

Isuzu's brother seemed pretty creepy, and in the preview he seemed.. even more creepy and scary. wow. traditional Higurashi-style.
I feel bad, but I'm starting to like this anime a bit..
Jan 15, 2010 8:08 AM
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Nice episode, answered some of my question from the last EP. Also the commercial of the wolf dancing holding the hassaku fruit always annoys me XD
I guess the real suspense starts next EPi, damn can't wait!
Jan 15, 2010 8:18 AM
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Isuzu is annoying as ever, but I find her brother intriguing. The moment I saw him, I knew there was more than meets the eye. The ending felt really mysterious as well, but besides these points, just another medicore episode.

I'm still giving this anime a chance to pick up the pace for now.
Jan 15, 2010 8:19 AM

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Just like the first episode. Fucking boring in the beginning and then like the last five minutes it was pretty good.

And what's so fucking special about Hiroshi?
Jan 15, 2010 8:33 AM
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Just like the first episode. Fucking boring in the beginning and then like the last five minutes it was pretty good.

And what's so fucking special about Hiroshi?


Agreed, nothing happens then completely out of the blue it picks up. I really hope this series doesn't follow this trend through the entire season.

Also, next episode Hiroshi rape...
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Jan 15, 2010 8:34 AM
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The main characters are starting to make me dislike this big time... Isuzu is on her way to becoming to second Yuka (11eyes), and Hiroshi is just too generic as well, not to mention he acts more like a girl than anything

In fact Nemuru is the only interesting character so far, but she had a total of 30 seconds screen time... Woop! Kaname is likable as well, hopefully Isuzu dies and she takes her place
Jan 15, 2010 8:43 AM

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Well, she is clingy but there was no reason given behind it. She just randomly instantly became attatched to him as if she knew him or something about him before they met. Which to me adds more mystery, i dont see this as a romantic/school life romantic story. So being annoyed at her clingyness is irrelevant to me, im more interested in why and what made her act that way. It also seemed like the entire class knows something he doesnt, or rather it gives a sense that he's isolated and alone..reminiscent of higurashi no naku koro ni, when the main charactor was paranoid of everyone around him, and how it felt like he was alone. When the class is normal though, they all seem interested in hiro o.o...Pretty good start imo.
Jan 15, 2010 9:28 AM
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kinda boring and isuzu it's still annoying..
the last part was good though.
Jan 15, 2010 9:46 AM

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Wait, wat?


Jan 15, 2010 9:49 AM

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Hell yea....DELICIOUS YAOI next time =d

So far, info gathered:

_ Old town hates new town people or vice versa, need to confirm purple haired girl background. If she's from old town, then that means all those masked people are from old town killing fallen new town people.

_ Heavy focus on that Hassaku's juice or whatever and the CM about a wolf and a hassaku. That and the fact that effeminate boy is popular meaning that he's considered as a juicy hassaku envied by new town people. Based on that, can be sure that new town people are the wolves in disguise lusting after his flesh. The question left is to check whether they are the rumored extinct wolves who can magically take human appearance or they are influenced by that legendary Ookami

Temporary conclusion: The new town people is either affected by some kinda mental disease influenced by the Ookami ( or they are the Ookami themselves) or something about the hassaku made them lusting after effeminate boy. The girl, assuming she's from old town, is part of the extermination team whose goal is to rid off new town people who turned insane by the hassaku, aka E. boy.

Putting this ep into account, doesn't provide much info other than reinforce some of the hints from the 1st ep...
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If he's not with us, he's AGAINST us!!!

Jan 15, 2010 10:10 AM

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Wait, wat?

Omg, those faces are creeping me out. O_O
Troll faces. : D
Jan 15, 2010 10:27 AM

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Best show this season. And the music playing when they were chasing the girl at the end was great.
Jan 15, 2010 10:48 AM

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Sooo all the town natives are wolves apparently. I'm assuming the mystery cloaked figures and Neremu the scythe wielding girl are part of the old town's guardians and the new town are a group of these wolf people who want to obviously separate from their other brethren for some reason. Possibly that the new town wants to attract new people for meat while the old town rather stay hidden or some shit?

Lolz at yaoi rape in the next episode.
Jan 15, 2010 11:46 AM

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A lot better than the first episode. Definitely 5/5.

The preview was weird, though... What, it's turning into a yaoi hentai all of a sudden? XD

Can't wait for the first episode! This anime looks too awesome. Ryukishi, don't disappoint me!

And I still want to know how many episodes this anime'll have...
Jan 15, 2010 12:06 PM

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so are the wolves after others of their kind? i mean, whats up with those guys in the masks?
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Jan 15, 2010 12:19 PM

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Still so carefree, but end of episode was confusing like before, can't wait for more.
Also look at Issei's face in that yaoi scene in preview in ep3, he dosen't look normal,
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Jan 15, 2010 12:25 PM
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I reviewed it, and let me just say: the epiosde was good but damn, the mushy gushy Isuzushi (see wat i did thar? or i guess we could call it Hirozu or something lol) crap is kinda dumb. She's a stage 5 clinger.

And what the hell is up w/ the bell on her wrist? Is it for when she escapes the sanitarium so they can find her easier? lol It's like putting a bell on a cow so u can hear when it escapes lol

Isuzu annoys me. And Hiroshi woulda been better off a girl.

I made a list of things I've figured out from these 2 eps.

Here.
Jan 15, 2010 12:26 PM

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I just can't grasp the fact that the male uniforms have ... cleavage. HWAR.
Jan 15, 2010 12:28 PM
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OrochiPL said:
Still so carefree, but end of episode was confusing like before, can't wait for more.
Also look at Issei's face in that yaoi scene in preview in ep3, he dosen't look normal,


Issei never looked normal in the first place, I mean what normal person walks around with a cardigan tied around their shoulders o.O thats just crazy lol

and he's Isuzu's brother, so what can u expect? maybe her mental illness is genetic XD
Jan 15, 2010 1:15 PM

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No something is not right here...killing this girl
who was about to get married to him
...not acceptable at all to me! This Nemuru who I know to be that scythe person at night.....must be get ridden off. She ended a happiness for the possible point that the other person had some kind intercourse/kissing relation and spread something that other people cannot have? It's obvious here that this episode's girl that was with Issei
got killed because Issei is some kind disease/wolf genes. Maybe because he was part of the old town and infects people of the new town which cannot have this infections from the old town's people so they send their God. It's to me something like holy people (people of the old town) cannot have anything to do other than live normally with the new people(the new town). Ogasawara might have been one of the holy people. I have more than enough proof of this must be stopped and the guy who lost his fiancee has my support to get rid of this killing God (Nemuru). It was nice to see Isuzu getting a little more ecchi with Hiroshi
. Good to have met Isuzu's brother Issei (did even know she had one) and his involvement with Hiroshi's family. Now some interesting points....what is up with that wind that came right before Ogasawara/Isuzu were kind close to Hiroshi? It comes around here and Isuzu backs off=>
Ok...what in the world was the mute of what they were saying around here? O_o
Ok strange custom but interesting with the Hassaku festival too bad Hiroshi did not catch one of the fruits=>
Overall Nemuru has a grudge from me. Next episode is some Yayoi with Issei x Hiroshi? O_o Something for girls to enjoy. Just call me Sherlock Holmes...I'll solve this town's mystery...

In spoiler my anime list for now.
Jan 15, 2010 1:18 PM

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To be honest, I'm actually quite disappointed in this episode. The Isuzu x Hiroshi - Fanservice drags on too much. I know that beginnings in stories are always slow, but I want some gore and mystery dammit!

Also, the preview freak me out. I knew that guy was strange, but that.... I'm speechless
Jan 15, 2010 1:26 PM

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Sasu-neko said:
To be honest, I'm actually quite disappointed in this episode. The Isuzu x Hiroshi - Fanservice drags on too much. I know that beginnings in stories are always slow, but I want some gore and mystery dammit!

Also, the preview freak me out. I knew that guy was strange, but that.... I'm speechless
Actually looks like he is bisexual. With those red eyes I would not want anything to do with him.

In spoiler my anime list for now.
Jan 15, 2010 1:27 PM
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lol francis

and i dont think the girl that got out of Issei's car was the one who got killed later

the hairstyles look different

I mean the car chick has straight bangs and the chick who got killed has pointy ones

It could be, but i dont think it is, but now that I look at it I can see where u got the idea

And maybe when the cicadas were screeching when Nemuru and Isuzu ahd their argument, Nemuru was either saying she was gonna kill Hiroshi or Issei
Both are likely possibilities, especially considering the preview for the next ep.

The wind could be from Nemuru? she was there the first time, and we dont see her the second time but that doesnt mean she wasnt there

and if Nemuru is indeed the scythe girl, she's the most interesting character out of all of them lol the rest seem too bland, what with their transfer student syndrome, mental illness and sherlock holmes fan lol
Jan 15, 2010 1:29 PM
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francismeunier said:
Sasu-neko said:
To be honest, I'm actually quite disappointed in this episode. The Isuzu x Hiroshi - Fanservice drags on too much. I know that beginnings in stories are always slow, but I want some gore and mystery dammit!

Also, the preview freak me out. I knew that guy was strange, but that.... I'm speechless
Actually looks like he is bisexual. With those red eyes I would not want anything to do with him.


Hiroshi=roadkill
townspeople=buzzards
There's circling involved lol
Jan 15, 2010 1:39 PM

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Hey did anybody else notice the higurashi were crying during the tense scenes? (I'm just kidding. I know that's how cicadas roll)
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I made a list of things I've figured out from these 2 eps.

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A car drives by and beeps at them, and it’s Isuzu’s older brother Satoshi Issei.

Lol
Jan 15, 2010 1:38 PM

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francismeunier said:
It's obvious here that this episode's girl that was with Issei got killed because Issei is some kind disease/wolf genes. Maybe because he was part of the old town and infects people of the new town which cannot have this infections from the old town's people so they send their God.

Ineresting theory, however Ogasawara was killed after he tried to get Hiro from class. Also his behavior wasn't normal, i mean this "Shut up and come with me" what he said to Hiro, i wonder if he tried to get Hiro from Nemu or "somethnig other"(let's call it like that) so Nemu punished him. There's no information about Ogasawara being from old town so your theory is incomplete, also we don't know anything about a man whom fiancee was killed.
Anyway, for now we can only spin thories.
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Hey did anybody else notice the higurashi were crying during the tense scenes? (I'm just kidding. I know that's how cicadas roll)
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I made a list of things I've figured out from these 2 eps.

Here.
A car drives by and beeps at them, and it’s Isuzu’s older brother Satoshi Issei.

Lol


Yeh, and they have a god called Oyashiro the Great God. I wish theyd give it a name XD
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Everyone is gay for Hiroshi!!

And during this scene:

I couldn't stop thinking: Ah Sony Bravia commercial goes wrong. I even heard José Gonzales singing Heartbeats in my head XD
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