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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Hmm, Narumi is back and alive. Of course, his arm will never be the same again in that condition. I think it's interesting to see more focus on his life as one of the main characters. He's surprisingly good with kids despite how he looks. Interestingly, Narumi also realized he gained some new abilities with his arm. Definitely an important development episode for Narumi. |
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| Woah...jumping from Masaru's arc in Volume 1 to Narumi's arc in Volume 12 of the manga, what a huge leap and undertaking. So Narumi is alive and well...but to become a shirogane to help assist the new person Guy and carry on his work. So we're introduced to the main plot now that is the Midnight Circus automata baddies. And a new male and female lead that is the investigation at the heart of the disease that's similar to Narumi's ZONAPHA disease. Basically, a new arc but one that will help set the motion for future episodes. Pretty excited though the manga is out-traced in its adaptation now. |
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| How do you expect the anime to cover the entire manga in 36 episodes? Of course there will be skiping of entire volumes. |
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| Great episode with plenty of info dump and shocking revelations to keep up the suspense! Narumi is back but with a modified arm and amnesia! It really was such a relief seeing it although last episode’s finale and the key visual already suggested that he was still alive. Moreover, it seems as though Narumi has now been brought to the US for treatment in a hellish and wicked facility that is dedicated to fight back against the ZONAPHA treatment. Those shots of the kids suffering through the stages was horrendous, especially those that are permanently out of cause now! Narumi’s breakdown there was inevitable and disheartening to see. I certainly didn’t imagine 2000 kids would be suffering from the mysterious ZONAPHA disease, jeez. Bundled with all these physchological course of events, we even had to go through Mark’s and the little girl’s demise in truly horrifying fashion. Narumi failing to laugh and imitate the Gorilla face there reminded me of Shirogane’s failed attempt earlier, and just the timing of all this made it so much more impactful. Rip, little warriors! Narumi asked to become a Shirogane now took me by surprise initially but after all that info dump, there’s definitely no chance at all that he’ll decline. ‘Midnight Circus’ eh, I’m curious to know more about them and why this terrifiying disease is of benefits to them. Those two villains, belonging to the Midnight Circus, of this episode were really creepy and I’m assuming the rest of the members are, as well. Aqua Vitale, a potion invented by an old alchemist which can no longer be recreated and incidentally one that saved the life of Narumi, has piqued my interest too. On another note, we were introduced to two new French puppeteers. Guy seemed like a really interesting character and the occasional comedy starring him were a nice addition to the episode. Aside from that, he’s combat ability is quite impressive too! Meanwhile, Lucille seemed like the more composed character of the two and we hardly got anything from her except for that little cameo in the end to raise Narumi’s spirits. Is she the one from Shirogane’s backstory though? And then there were the doctors of the hospital, the general atmosphere among the elders is sure depressing. Having to take in drugs to force themselves to smile and not show any hints of frustrations and sorrows is pitiful to hear. I don’t think anyone is sane in that hospital anymore. All in all, a pretty intense episode and a sudden change in direction(not necessarily a bad thing however). Sound Department in this episode was top-tier like earlier episodes, but this episode’s ost use in particular seemed to be more of a highlight than others imo. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s in store for us next week! I wonder if we’ll be getting another episode of Narumi's condition or revert back to our main character, Masaru. Whichever, I’m highly eager to see more! |
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| Great episode. Really informative one too regarding Narumi. OST was also really good to listen to. |
| Story got fast, confusing and dark, but still good. |
| Wow, the OST was amazing in this episode. And damn, them revelations and so sad for the Kids :( I'm glad Narumi is still alive and looks like he's ready to kick some ass. I wonder how important is the material that has been skipped so far. |
| "We could make the world better, but it's easier to just shut our eyes." ~Blackwall |
| This show has gotten sooooo good. Clearly the underdog of the season. I wish more people watched it. |
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| well Narumi lost his memory ..felt bad for him and it foretold that he maybe wearing mask..hmmm now I am disappointing ...meaning he may not be united with shirogane just yet |
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| Great. A lot of stuff was added that tells us some new things about Shirogane, the midnight circus and the ZONAPHA disease. I can't wait to see next week's fight. |
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ninka22 said: For those who read the manga. What chapter Narumi, Shirogane and Masaru are reunited? I'm still reading it and as I am at volume 28... |
| OK they've done it... Yep, they've done it.. This episode is COMPLETELY ANIME ORIGINAL. They try to squish so much info into one episode w/o any buildup, so many of the characters' personality has completely changed.. Poor Ki who has to be the bad guy now, despite if you read the manga, he'd never mistreat children like that. (There was a 3rd called Shirogen O in this episode who completely disappeared. He was the bad guy in this episode ) Lucier is much kinder too compare to the anime original version. Please just read manga from vol 7 to vol 12 and you'd see how much more difference this episode is compare to manga. (And how much inferior too) Those parts are all about Narumi and Ki too. They have a better / more clearer explanation for Automated Karakuri and what Shirogane is. I don't know how they've done with, with sound and color, they can make the emotional impact of this episode much weaker than the manga version... This episode is called "Hell", but the manga portrayed it much better... I've given up now, sigh... |
Ventus_SNov 15, 2018 12:53 PM
| A lot of interesting stuff going on, pacing and build up could be better, but imo it's not that bad for someone who hasn't read the source. |
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| Great episode! Soundtrack was great and that last fight animated by Kanno (HxH animator, SAO Alicization action animation director) was really good, as expected from someone like him. I don't read the manga and I don't really care since this adaption, for me, makes sense and only gets better episode after episode, I'm here to see things animated so I'm really liking. Looking forward to see more about that midnight circus and how they'll contribute to the plot. 5/5 :D |
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| Okay, this was way over the top, and maybe the first episode I don't really like. Most of its exposition felt forced, clumsy, and lackluster. So Narumi lost his memory, and was saved with a miraculous elixir of old, it was their last dose no less, which could cure anything, and now he even has an abnormally high regenerative capacity, okay... He was also "scouted" by a "Shirogane" named Guy, and now he is also with that old lady who tortured, I mean, trained our Shirogane too, I just hope they will explain in time why it had to be Narumi, it's just too random right now. But the Guy's puppet, Olympia, was a beauty. But the thing with the ZONAPHA stages, and stuff, was a bit too much, just like the staff drugging themselves to be able to smile; what commitment to their work, and the children! The same children they interrogate searching for a deadly Circus of death, wow. I hope we are back to Masaru, and Shirogane in the next episode, Narumi's side seems to be a bit too crazy to my taste. |
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| According to the comments this anime is skipping a lot of manga contemts while still managing to be quite good! ( take not Tokyo Ghoul anime studio ). But seriously, Can't remember when was the last time I enjoyed an anime this much. The overall old school art style with modern day animation proved to be a fantastic combination . |
| This disease is even more fucked up than I thought =/ But man I am SUPER curious to find out what's the deal with these new Shirogane (Pretty sure that old woman is the one from the our girls' flashback) |
| They may have skipped content as indicated by the manga readers, but it's still pretty damn good in my opinion. At least it's flowing together well unlike Tokyo Ghoul that rushed and left plenty of plot holes. |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| Seeing the posts about it skipping so many volumes, here's my take on it. Watching the episode, I could not tell. As an anime only watcher, it felt like we just finished a nice prologue to establish some aspects of the universe, and now we're moving into the darker main plot. Once the anime finishes, I'll probably check out the manga, but honestly, I thought this episode was still very effective. It had it's dark and horrifying elements that hit well and it contextualized one of the weirder parts of the story, Zonapha, in a way that gave it more narrative significance. To me, this was a great episode and I'm excited to see more. |
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| Narumi has awake and stronger too, I'm also glad his syndrome is cured and also his regeneration is off the chart. Although I kinda missed Shirogane and Masaru, I liked this episode more than the previous ones and woke me up to this series. It also seems like he doesn't remember them or some fragments of his memory. I'm really starting to love this series and I have very high hopes for Narumi as he now has my attention. Great episode, |
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| Feel bad for the kids with those conditions. Nice to see Narumi back. |
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| Oh so narumi is alive and is in the company of Shirogane's family, if we can call it that cu'z that Guy look like a make version of Shirogane......and wtf ZONAPHA on children and doctors on chemical assistance so that they can fake a smile to their patients m WFT is going on with them Japs for creating a fictional disease that make them stupid?????? |
| Was worried I wasn't going to like seeing Narumi back alive, because I liked the impact of his death to the other characters, but man was I wrong. The story has gotten really interesting with the midnight circus and the particularly disturbing 'non-deaths' of the children. |
| Gotta say Narumis 'plot is more interesting than Masaru's for me. But sad that they won't meet again before a long time. |
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| Bro this entire episode was FUCKED, but ohh man is this show really starting to get good, I liked it already but I'm really looking forward to where it's going |
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| I fully expected them to skip Liselotte and the Princess arcs because they aren't that important in the grand scheme of things (I mean appart from obvious character development) and I'm pretty sure they will put Guy's flashback later on... but the hospital part in the manga was so brutal and so good, I'm sad it got treated that way... It sure lost a lot of impact without the building-up. Gotta love Nozomu Sasaki as Guy, though. Most importantly they skipped some Lucille being a supreme badass scenes rip |
Calm down. I agree the anime skipped some good parts of the manga, and altered a little in character build up, but it did try it best to bundle up all those manga chapters in just 36 episodes. And its pacing is still good according to anime only fan. I still advice them to read the manga source to know more about the characters, but they could still be fine with the anime only. I has watched this anime knowing fully its disadvantage (the limited time) and so far I still like it. And I have finished all manga volumes so no need to tell me to go read manga or manga is much more superior. |
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ahleung said: I have to agree the anime did a good job to make its story complete in its own way. In recent 2 episodes I didn't feel anything is skipped until I went back to check the manga. (Wow, they skipped from volume 5 to 12) And I heard that the manga was not fully translated in English. So I think this anime is still a good way to introduce this 90's masterpiece to the western world. But similar to Ushio to Tora anime, they tends to tune down the violence and horror. In manga the hospital scene was more horrifying. In basement one of the child's face was shown in close up, with him trying to breath making some hiss hiss sounds, obviously still awake and suffocating. Consider that his permanent state forever........... Yeah, I have no idea why they tone down the gore/ horror. In fact Goblin Slayer and Made in Abyss become more enjoyable to watch because they don't shy away from them. |
| I haven't progressed from Vol 1 of the manga yet but after reading comments here, it is obvious that they skipped a lot. Since it is only 36 episodes they won't be able to fit it in I guess. Budget issues probably. Anyway, I love seeing Narumi interact with the kids, he loves them so much so he and Shirogane can become great parents. They're my OTP and I will insert that as much as I want. Narumi is great husband and dad material for Shirogane and their future kids. Poor Beth, she died but we didn't get to know her long enough to feel anything. I'm sure it is more devastating in the manga. Plus Narumi has new powers, regeneration or fast healing. I hope they meet soon, seeing as they're skipping volumes and tons of chapters, I think it might happen sooner than we think hahahaha.... Still, as a person who is currently only watching the Anime version (since I'm too loaded with other manga to read Karakuri Circus, I like reading series continuously) I still feel the Anime is doing a great job and I loved every second of it. This show keeps getting better and better and I'm excited to meet some new characters. |
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| This Show is so underrated.. same as Ushio to Tora.. i don't get it. |
| What Can I say? This episode was impressive. Much happened and was explained this episode but again wow, what an impressive episode. This episode felt more real and connecting than last episode. |
Bibimbapski said: Still, as a person who is currently only watching the Anime version (since I'm too loaded with other manga to read Karakuri Circus, I like reading series continuously) I still feel the Anime is doing a great job and I loved every second of it. This show keeps getting better and better and I'm excited to meet some new characters. I agree with you here. I too feel the anime is doing a great job. The art work is great (looks like Mad House work but I'm it's the same studio that did Ushio to Tora (TV) so all is good), the animemation is spot on in my opinion and some stuff that they leave out you can probaly figure it out on your own or it maybe explained later on or maybe you never even notice. Either way, the anime is doing a good job for me so far. |
| This episode made me mix my emotions from seeing all those lifeless kids was very cruel to watch! but at the same time Narumi was so awesome! This show is really getting better and better! 5/5. |
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| Damn, this was too sad! |
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| I wasn't expecting the comeback of Narumi. With his new ability, it's getting interesting However, don't know why when the enemy was coming, I get the vibe of HunterXHunter |
| Narumi has recovered, but he now has a prosthetic arm, and his wounds heal on their own, similar to that of Wolverine. His memory is mostly gone, but is slowly coming back. |
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| Those staffmemebers have some dedication, can't say it is not wrong. Zonapha looks like some really dangerous syndrome, to have that as final stage This stuff gets more interesting despite the anime not following the manga correctly. |
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