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Nov 26, 2010 8:53 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Kiriha is...?

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Nov 26, 2010 10:34 AM
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Woah! That was a nice episode. Erika restored the memory instead of erasing it again.

More supernatural beings!

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Nov 26, 2010 11:34 AM
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I'm glad i forgot to read the manga. I had a huge urge to do it X'D

is it just me or is it getting reallyy good ? :3

Erika just got herself a love rival. Well done. X_X
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Nov 26, 2010 11:39 AM
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At long last this series has got interesting again. Hope that it stays like this from now on.
Nov 26, 2010 11:42 AM
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At least, this is finally going somewhere. I actually laughed on the President's lame joke about he's not gonna believe in vampires after he see one, then he looks at the mirror. xD

Oh and Kuze is the one with the hood what a shocker...not!
Nov 26, 2010 12:44 PM
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great ep, shits getting real, cant wait for next!
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Nov 26, 2010 1:47 PM
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First half of this episode was reasonable after that it went downwards to disappointingly predictable.
The first half gave the impression they where going somewhere and Kuze showed her true colors, it wasn't much of a surprise that it was Kuze tho.
That Erika would fall near Haruna was just cliche tho the fact that she was the one who erased her memory 6 years ago was a bit of a surprise.
But that she would give her memories back was predictable again.

What bothers me most about this episode is that they did say that Kuze was a servant but they did not explain what a servant is.
In other words the introduce something new and don't explain what it is.
Nov 26, 2010 2:14 PM
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I think servant is the one that serve vampire that why they called them a Master. That's what I think.

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Nov 26, 2010 3:12 PM
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Well I guess this show isn't all sunshines and rainbows anymore. That's the impression I got from the early half, but this should make it more interesting.
Nov 26, 2010 3:14 PM

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kuze was just a "so what? obviously" sort of thing. i was actually hoping for something more surprising from her character, like being a vampire hunter or something along those lines.

eri falling in front of haruna was expected the moment haruna did her stupid dope run out of the dorms. eri being the one who erased her memories was a nice surprise though.

I bash this show a lot but I still watch it. It's still entertaining, I just wish they would do more with it I guess. Maybe stop treating the audience like morons.
Nov 26, 2010 3:49 PM

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I always thought how could Haruna survive that truck without a scratch, but after seeing this episode it all makes sense.
That woman, Kiriha if i'm not wrong looks just like Erika. Maybe is her mother or a relative and I think Kuze is her servant.
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Nov 26, 2010 3:52 PM
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It's really disappointing that the male protagonist isn't doing or can't do anything.

So pitiful how he was trying to stop Erika from erasing Haruna's memories. Had neither determination nor courage to stop her. It's so obvious that he didn't forcefully act to stop her so that Erika would actually "erase" her memories, which supposedly happened to be exactly the opposite. She was in fact actually trying bringing them back. In other words, if he had actually tried to stop her, she wouldn't have revived her memories, but there could have been at least some tension between the characters. Merely shouting "don't do it" while standing beside Erika just seemed so pathetic.

Poor execution. No suspense at all.

As for the main character so far, there really isn't anything that stands about him other than being a student council member.

Hopefully he'll play a bigger role later on...
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Nov 26, 2010 7:17 PM

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This episode was o.k. It started out good and like someone else said, it ended predictable. For some reason I wanted them to erase Haruna's memories, so the way it ended was disappointing. Seeing Kuze was a plus, and for some reason I'm thinking that maybe she should end up with the Iori. I have no idea why, but I do, or Iori could end up with the nun, which I can't remember her name. I still like this show, but more actual drama would be nice.
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Nov 26, 2010 7:19 PM

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DARN IT!
She should have erased her memories again.
Why does this anime have to be so happy!?
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Nov 26, 2010 7:20 PM

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Decent episode. Kuze being a servant wasn't much of a surprise, I was expecting her to be a vampire (assuming being a servant makes you one). She's a classic kuudere though, but she's done well so it doesn't bother me any.

Didn't expect Erika was the one who wiped Haruna's memories when she was little. Kouhei lost some respect from me with his reactions though, more or less for the exact reasoning KyleK stated. He didn't really attempt ANYTHING. And Haruna is a stupid bitch for going outside in the first place. She's told a suspicious person entered the premises who could be potentially dangerous with the attack rumours going around (let's disregard vampire or not, the person IS violent), and what does she do when she sees someone suspicious outside? She runs after them. She's an idiot who deserved whatever would happen to her.

A little curious what Kouhei is though, since the president has already stated he isn't normal in episode 1 or 2. I have a few ideas, and with the direction this show is going, I'm sure anyone can take a good guess and probably be right.
Nov 26, 2010 7:47 PM

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Very nice episode! Separating into 2 parts. First one deals with Kuze. The servant thing everyone's mention I will say it now but it still might be a spoiler
Thing is the whole part about Kuze was the chase she made Erika do to catch to her since she is searching for her master.That scene was top notch! It could have been done better but I will let the BD/DVD do that. Poor girl that was about to be sucked by Kuze.

The other part with Erika, congratulations they explained it pretty well of why she erased the memory of Haruna and that she saved her from that accident. Kudos to animating that part especially how the truck looked like after the accident. Another interesting thing is that Erika grew from being small when vampires are supposed to stay as they are when they become vampires or is that they grow till 18? Also the beginning dream sequence and Erika looking to have desires to suck blood from Kouhei is nothing than a foreshadow of the Kouhei x Erika route and I am sure of that one. Reason why they gave her +points in restoring Haruna's memory.
Best part is Haruna remembering all the memories she lost, tears of happiness in the spoiler I tell ya! Real tears of happiness!
Also that memory erasure happens only in the True End of Haruna's road in the game.
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Nov 26, 2010 9:00 PM
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hum what really is Kuze she has the agility of a vampire but does not have the red eyes and one of the boys call her a servant do they mean that she was bitten by a vampire before and became a servant
Nov 26, 2010 9:10 PM

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They really had me there i thought they really removed her memories again

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Nov 26, 2010 9:27 PM

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Servant = Werewolf without stereotypical morphing during full moon?
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Nov 26, 2010 10:10 PM

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Hu. So i guess this puts all those "where is my vampire plot" to shame. I was surprised myself to find Kuze as a servant and the caped figure.

I have to say that i at the start i was about to give up hope when the pres made that lame joke and Erika acted as if she was guilty. I guess that is what made me so surprised at the stuff to follow. (Really wish Erika would just friggin' bite kohei already jeez)

Reinacting the car scene was cliche yes, but i thought the connecting the whole memory deal was pretty neat, and they did a good job trolling us. Sort of glad an unreliable person knows the secret though.
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Nov 26, 2010 10:48 PM
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helur said:
(Really wish Erika would just friggin' bite kohei already jeez)


Yeah - it's one of those things that's quite obviously going to happen towards the end.

It's the same thing as when I watched (spoiler for another series):

Overall, though, this is probably my favourite episode so far. I hope it keeps up a level of drama like this, and doesnt just go back to being an odd mixture of 'vampires + slice of life'. I'm liking where the Kuze storyline seems to be going, but I prefer to go without spoilers for these things, so I'll try to resist the temptation to look up information about it.
Nov 26, 2010 10:57 PM

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Interesting!
Nov 27, 2010 12:04 AM

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haha, Erika is a vampire and she doesn't die. that means she doesn't grow. but she was small once.. i don't understand.. in reality it doesn't interest me.

Nov 27, 2010 12:28 AM

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-kassy- said:
haha, Erika is a vampire and she doesn't die. that means she doesn't grow. but she was small once.. i don't understand.. in reality it doesn't interest me.


Maybe once they hit the age of 18 they stop ageing? I mean, it's not like a vampire gets born in the image of an 18 year old man/woman, though I admit that would be interesting.
Nov 27, 2010 12:28 AM
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Frosti said:
I always thought how could Haruna survive that truck without a scratch, but after seeing this episode it all makes sense.
That woman, Kiriha if i'm not wrong looks just like Erika. Maybe is her mother or a relative and I think Kuze is her servant.


Agree.
Nov 27, 2010 1:37 AM

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it felt like she really gonna remove her memories again .. but kinda expected a happy ending~


Nov 27, 2010 2:35 AM

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Dat OP. Yep.
But seriously, Haruna... if you see some shady figures practically flying across the street, don't go out looking for them. >.>
Also, plot. Awesome. That's better than no plot. : D

Anyway, I find it weird that not only can they take away memories, they can even give them back. <.<
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Nov 27, 2010 3:07 AM

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wll this ep was one of the better ones.
Nov 27, 2010 10:01 AM

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Finally things are moving along.
A real shocker. I never would have thought Kuze was the suspicious figure.
And it seems Sei is working as a spy of some sort for someone.
Nov 27, 2010 10:45 AM

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Sartaj said:
-kassy- said:
haha, Erika is a vampire and she doesn't die. that means she doesn't grow. but she was small once.. i don't understand.. in reality it doesn't interest me.

Maybe once they hit the age of 18 they stop ageing? I mean, it's not like a vampire gets born in the image of an 18 year old man/woman, though I admit that would be interesting.
That's what I was thinking too but you got all admit Erika as a little girl was cute.

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Nov 27, 2010 11:31 AM

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wooot! I'm not bothered with them not having nose when they were still small anymore! :D

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Nov 27, 2010 4:13 PM

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Good episode. It seems like this anime does have some plot after all! It was pretty good until the end, which was pretty cliche and predictable. I mean, why would Haruna go out in the middle of the night by herself, especially since she knows someone suspicious is moving about?

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Nov 27, 2010 8:53 PM
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ahah didnt see that coming there
Nov 27, 2010 9:55 PM

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it finally started to get interesting but kind of got lame at the end at least they explained the memory loss.
Nov 28, 2010 8:39 AM

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ohohoh some kinda plot showed up.maybe this will be interesting after all.
Nov 28, 2010 11:14 AM

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Finally - they've remember the vampire aspect of the show!
Nov 28, 2010 12:37 PM

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One thing i don't get it, Erika saved Haruna from that accident, right? When Haruha appears again with Erika, both of them don't seem to be hurt or something. So from who's that blood on the truck's tire? (i'm not sure if it's blood, though >_>)
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Oh, boy! I was stabbed in my back by this episode.
Kuze is vampire! How long??? More than it, she's a SERVANT! And it seems like she even doesn't know who is her master!

It makes me feel so bad. Kuze is the only character I like :(

And I really DO NOT want to see Haruna and her annoying sister any more.
Nov 28, 2010 8:19 PM

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I found this boring... or maybe because I kind of predicted most of this, except to Haruna...
D: there's not enough action yet, and a lot of things feel predictable~
I just didn't enjoy this one so much...
Nov 29, 2010 7:51 AM

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kuze was just a "so what? obviously" sort of thing. i was actually hoping for something more surprising from her character, like being a vampire hunter or something along those lines.
that would make the program stupid and more ridiculous...
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-kassy- said:
haha, Erika is a vampire and she doesn't die. that means she doesn't grow. but she was small once.. i don't understand.. in reality it doesn't interest me.


Maybe once they hit the age of 18 they stop ageing? I mean, it's not like a vampire gets born in the image of an 18 year old man/woman, though I admit that would be interesting.
OH MAY GAWD....I can't imagine it!!!

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I like this episode btw...It seemed like I also want a vampire that can erase or re intact memories xD
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Nov 29, 2010 7:37 PM

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Finally - they've remember the vampire aspect of the show!


THIS. this is getting interesting.... Kuze ftw! I wanna know more about what she means by "servant"/"master"...

Nov 30, 2010 10:29 AM

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Didn't like Kuze from the jump and now this gives me even more reason to hate her.
I thought Haruna was gonna be a goner, but it seems like Erika has a heart. She doesn't want to lie to her friend but just created a romance rival.
It's a shame that a plot is developing when the series is about to be over.
Can we get some genuine blood sucking please???
Dec 4, 2010 1:38 AM

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Too far in for any real quality development at this point; the effort's appreciated but it's pretty late.

Kiriha being the cloacked figure was surprising initially (the anime never really cut out Erika as being the perpetrator), but it still kind of doesn't break her out of her one-dimensional nature; I would hope further development would flesh her out a bit more, but I think that can only be really accomplished if the rest of the cast gets shafted (which sounds realistic: when it concerns vampires, Kanade, Haruna, and Shiro to an extent don't seem to play any significant roles in the vampire aspect of the plot), sad to say.

I'm looking forward to seeing how Fortune Arterial develops from here, but I have a bad feeling that the execution for the resolution is going to be bad (then again, many anime series out there have terrible endings despite the rest of it being phenomenal).
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Dec 6, 2010 8:08 PM

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Well this is more like it. Things are interesting again.
Dec 16, 2010 4:30 PM
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thats cool that she can also restore memory! and i am so worried about kuze
Jan 7, 2011 8:46 AM

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Finally an interesting episode! I liked it very much. Especially Erika's dream. At first I thought that the mysterious figure was Erika (her denying only made me think that she's hiding it), but when figure appeared and it wasn't Erika, I thought about Kiriha. Still liked the episode and how truck looked like after the accident. Hopefully the rest episodes won't go downhill.
By the way, I'm starting to like Iori more and more. He's so funny. xD However, Kouhei still does nothing - just stands, says few lines and that's all. -.-
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Really beautiful episode :')
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Nice, Harune finally recovered her memories

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