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Feb 20, 2010 4:40 AM

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Don't think the idea of splitting anime in several chapters is my cup of tea. But still watching... Curiosity wins.
Mar 27, 2010 12:28 PM

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whoa...was the cute little girl...Rika right?...stabbing herself in the head with a knife while Mion was demonically laughing in the beggining?O.o WHAT THE $^@#?

and who hit the reset button?O.o

i want BLOOD >:)
Sayonara,papa!


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"Whatever happens,happens"
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Mar 28, 2010 10:39 PM

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OK, this episode bored me for the most part. But worse is that I'm still trying to recover from the previous arc. I'm not sure exactly what's going on, but this Shion thing only further confuses me.
Mar 29, 2010 5:00 AM

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Never expected Mion to have a twin...
Apr 20, 2010 3:45 PM
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It's so weird seeing them all together and happy after just watching the last episode. Nevertheless this anime is great so far but this episode was kinda boring.
Apr 21, 2010 6:47 PM

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Ok, different scenario now, though it doesnt seem like it will end too well.
I wonder what the whole twin thing is about...
I probably regret this post by now.
Jun 12, 2010 3:40 PM

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Ummm reset? Why not? It's...interesting at least.
Jul 1, 2010 2:13 PM

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Confusing , full of WTFness , I love this show .
Jul 6, 2010 10:49 PM

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Why are they all alive??And where did all the killing aura go??I hope it gets soon back to normal...Well, it is not exactly normal...
Jul 7, 2010 2:32 AM

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so it means that each arc starts from the begining..
i wonder how keichi will die this time))) XDD
Jul 29, 2010 10:58 AM

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i don't want keichi to die every time!!! It also seems kind of stupid to tell a lot of different stories in order to kill the main character in the end every time!??
Aug 7, 2010 1:14 PM
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mitsukuni07 said:
mickal555 said:
So...

This is back in time then?

Or is this a different time plane or something like that...


dunno really. it just keeps getting confusing.
we'll understand it better if we finish it. XD


Think of each arc as a new scenario as in the number of different ways the particular group of characters act out their lives, each being different each time.
Aug 7, 2010 1:15 PM
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pokymon said:
so it means that each arc starts from the begining..
i wonder how keichi will die this time))) XDD


I have a guess that Shion is into it, since she's a new introduction to the arc.
Aug 23, 2010 12:14 AM

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I'm confused.

- Rika was slamming herself into a knife at the beginning, wth?
- Didn't everybody just die in the previous episode??

LMAO! @

Mion: Yeah, she's supposed to dance with a hoe. But that hoe's really heavy, so she's practicing with those mallets they use to make rice cakes.
Sep 27, 2010 2:58 PM

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awe Shion was so cute!!! X3 and what was that in the beginning???!!! o noes Mion's not going 2 do that 2 Shion right!!!??? DX well im glad they're all alive again!!! i cant wait 2 see what will happen... ahaha the game they played at the store was awesome!!! those little kids were so cute!!! =) i cant wait 2 see whats going 2 happen next =D
Oct 10, 2010 9:53 PM
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Guess no one reads reviews of an anime before they invest their time in it...

I love the idea of the arcs...its very "Memento" like as well. Adds to the originality and cuts down on ANY filler nonsense. Its 100% pure plot, and im LOVING IT!!

5/5 !!
Oct 14, 2010 5:34 PM

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funny episode i enjoyed it a lot

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But my feels.
Oct 21, 2010 2:37 PM

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Yay new arc but was that Rika at the beginning?
Mion is cute <33

Oct 30, 2010 12:43 PM

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that is all.
Oct 31, 2010 6:08 PM

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Im really freaking freaked out, but i cant stop watching!! ugh gonna have nightmares
Nov 10, 2010 2:49 PM

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Well even though I know the reason they're all still alive, it was a little weird. I'm intrigued to watch more though.
Dec 12, 2010 6:28 PM
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I like it...but it's not living up to the expectations of it being gorier than Elfen Lied right now...and I know that's not all anime is about, but hopefully this new arc will make sense to me. It's annoying as it has some potential and I don't generally watch animes this "light".
Feb 3, 2011 4:58 AM

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They're alive!! Well, arc resets might actually suit this anime, as it manages to focus on a different character each time...and possibly kill them off each time. Still, I really hope it's not just a case of introducing a new character at the start of each chapter, and having that character play a part in Keeichi's inevitable death at the end of each arc. Here's hoping it's not! :-D
"Ah yes, the demon drink...'Nature's Alzheimer's' they call it"
Feb 10, 2011 2:23 AM

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So scary yet entertaining ..
Since things are getting confusing, hope they'll explain what's going on.
Feb 17, 2011 7:01 PM

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i forgot how confusing this became. i know that the 2nd season cleared alot of stuff up but i watched it SOOO long ago idr anything about it.
Mar 19, 2011 10:09 PM

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Ah, this is the arc I've been waiting for. Sweet.
It's not breaking in if the door is unlocked.

Mar 30, 2011 12:34 PM

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The beginning of this episode made me cringe
May 5, 2011 2:50 AM

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This really felt like watching an OVA.. or another series..
It didn't even have that Higurashi suspense at all.. it was good though
May 25, 2011 8:58 PM

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I think I get it... as everyone's been saying it's like a reset. That's kind of what I was thinking of watching episode 4... This can't be it, they just killed off all the main characters. So now they're showing things from another storyline, same characters? Hmm.... I wonder how crazed the girls (and then Keiichi) will be this time around. o__o Judging from the opening scenes, I'd say pretty crazed....
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Jun 3, 2011 10:12 PM

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New story?
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
Jul 4, 2011 11:55 PM
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So... No we get a reset to before the festival again? I wonder what's the point of this. Perhaps it's this way so we can join the pieces of info from each arc and figure out what the hell is going on... Either way, I'm enjoying it.
Jan 11, 2012 12:09 PM

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Ehh interesting lol this episode was a little laid back but I guess I'll have to wait and see what's gonna happen.
Feb 14, 2012 2:43 AM

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This episode was kinda laid-back compared to the episodes before.
It's probably happened in time before the first arc.
And about these first 20 seconds - it'll be obviously the at the end of this arc.So there will be probably another arc with horrid end :'D
Feb 25, 2012 9:46 PM

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so strange to see Mion being so moe about Kouichi after seeing her MURDERED by him last ep...
Mar 13, 2012 1:45 AM

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ShadowGilgamesh said:
so strange to see Mion being so moe about Kouichi after seeing her MURDERED by him last ep...

Yeah, the new[old] personalities take some getting used to. It's interesting and enjoyable to watch this new take on the characters, though.
Apr 24, 2012 2:24 PM

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Probably this is a past episode BEFORE the ending from episode 4 happens.
Jun 7, 2012 8:32 PM

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I feel like I'm pulled back into a regular shoujo story now... OMG I just keep dreading when they start to go crazy.
Jul 5, 2012 7:15 AM

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Okey interesting events, lets see what happens next!
Jul 19, 2012 3:21 PM

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belial said:
o.O .. I think I'll not sleep till I see all this season xD [6:57AM here]

You've got the right idea. xD I'm going to try to watch the full season before I go to bed.
Jul 25, 2012 3:02 AM

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It's like a time bomb, I sit there enjoying the slice-of-life like appeal of the show while at the same time, I'm waiting for things to go horribly wrong again >_<

P.S. I thought the whole Shion/Mion thing was a personality disorder till they actually showed the two of them there.
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“I’m tired of all the nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want – an adorable pancreas?”

Jul 27, 2012 9:51 PM

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Hm... I don't completely get it, parallel universe maybe? o_o
Aug 21, 2012 11:30 PM

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Divy said:
It's like a time bomb, I sit there enjoying the slice-of-life like appeal of the show while at the same time, I'm waiting for things to go horribly wrong again >_<

P.S. I thought the whole Shion/Mion thing was a personality disorder till they actually showed the two of them there.


Same, and its prob they reason they did that. Could also be hinting at the fact that she dose have a disorder of some sort.
Oct 8, 2012 6:40 AM
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To say I'm confused would be the understatement of the year.
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Oct 8, 2012 6:53 AM

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What I love about this anime, is that in the first episodes it confuses you so much that you think that you have lost something but at the last episodes you start to put the pieces of the puzzle together.

Personaly I think that some things in the second season were uneeded and spoiled it a little bit


Marzan, until the second season (kai) you won't be able to understand many things but don't worry, later all the things become clear.
Oct 8, 2012 6:54 AM

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Marzan said:
To say I'm confused would be the understatement of the year.


And the explanations dont come till the second season.Prepare to be confused even more.Not that it was a bad thing for me.
Oct 25, 2012 1:26 AM

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Its really late and i was gonna continue... but after that segment before the opening.... I thought to myself... "That's enough anime for today"... O.o Nightmares for me tonight....
Nov 14, 2012 8:03 AM

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LOL..WTF is up wid dis episode?? Is it a flashback?? Or is it the story from another prespective??
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Nov 17, 2012 10:04 PM
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Twins, uh? Interesting.
Jan 26, 2013 3:10 AM
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Weakest episode so far.
Feb 22, 2013 7:59 PM
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I have absolutely no clue what's going on.


BUT THEY'RE SO DAMN CUTE! I just want to die! And then hide in a corner when they get creepy.
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