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| Damn Akizuki's a real fucking villain, or is she? She may have the motives but is she the one planning these schemes? As we saw last episode Akizuki, is obviously the main villain of this competition, the enigmatic and powerful Five Star who has captivated the Academy with her intriguing presence. It seems like her reputation precedes her as both formidable and deceptively feeble. Meanwhile, Hiroto is on a mission to find the missing Unique Star, adding further intrigue to the unfolding plot. Amidst the mystery and suspense, all fingers point to Akizuki the likely thief of the Green Star. Her enigmatic nature and the lack of any other viable suspects make her the prime candidate. In a twist of fate, Himeji becomes embroiled in the escalating conflict as she is swiftly kidnapped by Akizuki and is found to have mysterious connections with the President, further complicating the situation. Got to say though Himeji is loyal as fuck. She pulled all the strings to not only ensure the virus on the device wont' get on Hiroto's device, but to also make sure he doesn't lose, but also don't win. Although Akizuki has a good motive behind her actions, it doesn't seem like she's been the one planning this stuff though. This "Devil" has been doing it for her. This is getting exciting I can't lie. |
IzanaSolosJul 29, 2023 8:41 AM
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| That was a good performance from Hiroto. He can figure out what Himeji wanted for the result on his own. Finally, Noa has revealed her real intention. Now, the final showdown between Hiroto and Noa has begun. |
何それ？意味分かんない  |
| This is getting really interesting now That Himeji and Hiroto have foiled the first part of Akizuki's plan and i really want to know who is pulling Akizuki's strings from behind the scenes |
| Aikizuki just did a complete 360 on a moral standpoint which started her whole campaign? I'm assuming this 'devil' has dirt on or some other power over her. Or her personality broke. Will the MC become a hero in this scenario or will we see a tragedy? |
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| Noa has pulled a real trap but Hirot and Yuki his Maid has the luck on their side. They two are playing for a draw and yeah noa has lose but she can’t accept it. |
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| Gotta say I kinda struggled to follow that episode. Which was my fault because I kept zoning out. I’ll probably rewatch the episode later. I’m really liking Shirayuki and generally the whole show so far |
| Finally a game that I understand! Well done by Hiroto and Maid-chan to play until a draw. But that was only a temporary solution.. So this was all caused by someone manipulating Noa’s insecurities and jealousy over Hiroto’s quick rise. Wow. Noa needs some correction 💢💢💢 😭 😭 This devil who’s pulling the strings from behind the scenes is really getting me interested. I wonder who they are and what they’re after. Noa seemed genuinely terrified like she had to get results immediately hence her desperation. Next week she’s done “playing fair” and stars are on the line. Can’t wait. |
Marinate1016Jul 29, 2023 10:12 AM
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| Anyone else completely gloss over the game explanations? It feels like padding tbh. |
| The game itself was fine, but what's with the setup? Why would Akizuki be able to make the spying program transfer if he won but not just put it on his device anyway? Could the maid not just put the phone down and go into another room to explain the need for the draw straight out? If Akizuki could prevent the uninstalling based on some arbitrary betrayal why wouldn't she just prevent it from uninstalling regardless of outcome? Come on, show, make a little effort. |
| Shirayuki and Hiroto understand each other quite well. Though the game didn't really feel that interesting. Can't blame Akizuki for trying to expose Hiroto since he really is cheating and she worked hard but ironically she just also used illegal/cheating abilities. |
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| ah yes, i love how "ecchi" this show has been so far just remove the tag already so my false hope can die |
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| Ok I understood this episode more than other ones and I see that Noa has gotten upset over Hiroto's sudden rise and her having to play second fiddle to him. Unfortunately she has stooped too low and has "sold her soul to the devil" so now she says she has no choice but to force a match with Hiroto and again threaten Yuki. Noa does appear to have the unique green star as her perception of Hitoro is actually correct but her way of finding out is worse than what Hiroto is doing. I am curious to see how their match plays out. EcchiGodMamster said: ah yes, i love how "ecchi" this show has been so far just remove the tag already so my false hope can die I had forgotten that the main reason I decided to watch this show was because of the ecchi tag and this has been the worst show that has failed to show ecchi with that tag. In this episode Sarasa (the red headed girl) sleeping in the same room with Hiroto may have been considered "ecchi", j/k but I agree that the tag needs to be removed. |
| How very perceptive of Hiroto to pick up on what Shirayuki was planning so he could play the game to a draw and ruin Akizuki's scheme. But damn, Akizuki is unhinged as hell, she just lost her shit at the end. I'm very curious as to who is this "devil" she's referring to, but before that, we get to see her and Hiroto play a game against each other. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Okay nice draw in the game. No we get another game, what a surprise :D But i start to like the characters, nice watch! |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| This anime is fucking dogshit I think I'll just rewatch NGNL |
Cross  AngeHey guys check my profile for current airing season anime recommendation (guaranteed best taste) |
| card games or some shit idk, i cba to try and understand anymore. reminded me of that card game episode from adventure time though. |
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EcchiGodMamster said: I didn't even bother after I saw how this showed nerfed the big titty maid compared to how she is in the manga. Wish studios would stop doing that crap. ah yes, i love how "ecchi" this show has been so far just remove the tag already so my false hope can die |
| "Well, she's flatter than a pancake" -Mimi Alpacas |
Tropisch said: i don't understand why anime still has to adhere to TV standards when most anime watchers dont even watch TV... it so stupidEcchiGodMamster said: I didn't even bother after I saw how this showed nerfed the big titty maid compared to how she is in the manga. Wish studios would stop doing that crap. ah yes, i love how "ecchi" this show has been so far just remove the tag already so my false hope can die |
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| The game was interesting but i think a lot of time was wasted in this episode. this next game will have to be spontaneous meaning he won't have time to prepare so i wonder how he handles it. although i think he should just call the cops since she abducted the maid. |
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| Animation is really bad even up to this point but I can still bear to watch it because I like the story. 😏 |
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| A game of life and death, the 6 Star Noa forces their hand on trying to save Himeji, and both Hiroto and Sarasa are at a standstill, with Kagaya coming in for utmost help. Noa's game, the Scalene Love Triangle, it's a much simpler game where the majority gives the win. The cards through are a mixture of hierarchies, though backed with Himeji's Probability Fluctuation that gives Hiroto a better set of cards, it's Kagaya that executes the strategies that Hiimeji works, but this time, given to Sarasa. Again, the task is given to Kagaya to make the cheat happen, though Himeji requesting Hiroto to not win is bothering him somehow. Sarasa giving him an ability that she bought, it's a good luck charm that they hope will beat the Little Devil. With the game played exactly as how they envisioned, Himeji won 7 cards, but this is obviously more than just a Trial game, and Hiroto can only be lead on her advances to make the best strategy...and that is to make Himeji win a calculated hand, by acting to deceive Noa, something already decided before the Trial game ever got off to a start. With exactly 10 cards each, they force a draw, and the tricks all come out, forcing her to concede that Hirotowas the new favorite of Eimei Academy, for someone who was chasing popularity out from her own hard work, as opposed to cheating from the top down. Despite the loss, Noa's backup plan to completely destroy Himeji using a non-official ability, it forces her hand to challenge a real duel with Hiroto. Drama starts here: hard work vs. cheating. |
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| Man this show is trash I'm tired of hoping it gets better each episode. Dropped |
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| I can see why she was upset. She worked really hard to reach the top, but then someone else cheated and took her spot, even if it wasn't on purpose. However, instead of focusing on the cheating, she complained that nobody paid attention to her and she may have cheated too, which didn't make her very likable. |
EcchiGodMamster said: Gotta protect the kids whose parents don't monitor them, don't you know? And boobs are bad to people for some reason. Tropisch said: i don't understand why anime still has to adhere to TV standards when most anime watchers dont even watch TV... it so stupidI didn't even bother after I saw how this showed nerfed the big titty maid compared to how she is in the manga. Wish studios would stop doing that crap. |
| "Well, she's flatter than a pancake" -Mimi Alpacas |
Bio said: The game itself was fine, but what's with the setup? Why would Akizuki be able to make the spying program transfer if he won but not just put it on his device anyway? Could the maid not just put the phone down and go into another room to explain the need for the draw straight out? If Akizuki could prevent the uninstalling based on some arbitrary betrayal why wouldn't she just prevent it from uninstalling regardless of outcome? Come on, show, make a little effort. I think it has something to do with her unique star 'the perception' one, so Himeji didn't want to take any risks with her plan getting out before the game itself. I mean sure you could leave phone elsewhere, but you wouldn't know if the person himself isn't spying on you or hid some listening devices in some parts of the school. Thing is anime explains this stuff so bad it's no wonder questions like this are asked. F.e in episode 2 the 100m race game, people asked why wouldn't she just get up and run to finish line and just lay there watching him walk to it slowly. In anime it wasn't said, when in light novel it was clearly said that the 3rd ability was used on her TO STOP HER from moving or making a run to finish line (i think it was about her costume which has safety device in form of airbags, so in reality she should look like an inflated baloon which anime skipped and made her land on airbag...) So I wouldn't be surprised if something similar occured here. |
ArreitJul 30, 2023 7:30 AM
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| This plan of Akizuki's doesn't seem to be going very well, it all seems a bit chaotic. |
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Tropisch said: those kids like anyone else can find anything they want online, why does TV still matter so much?EcchiGodMamster said: Gotta protect the kids whose parents don't monitor them, don't you know? And boobs are bad to people for some reason. i don't understand why anime still has to adhere to TV standards when most anime watchers dont even watch TV... it so stupid |
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| How the fuck got the "villain" to rope the hands of Himeji in a blink of an eye while standing farther than the MC and with no resistance? This is stupid... And people say this has the ecchi tag, there will no better chance of ecchi that the Female MC just out of a bath and going to the same room than the male MC, desist with it. Sam_Avento said: Rock, paper, scissors with an extra.Sorry for my stupid brain unable to handle this anime but, can someone please explain the entire card game rule on episode 5 again? King/Queen/Prince = Rock Knight = Scissors Assassin = Paper Then, there's a fourth element, let's call it cardboard, which is the commoner. Cardboard loses both against rock and scissors, and draws with paper. The thing is that each cardboard has a unique skill that activates if it draws and only then. Depending the ability you either win both stacks, get more cards, etc The objective of the game is just having more points than the rival, where 1 card = 1 point. No game so far has been actually complex, the problem is just poor explanation of how each one interferes and the brain zoning out knowing that no matter what, the MC will win without strategy using cheats. |
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Raisken said: Okay, but even if true that only excuses why the maid couldn't work around it any more obviously. It doesn't explain these super arbitrary rules Akizuki is following that make it so she can get her program on the maid's phone but not his unless a certain condition is met or why she removed the spy program at all. I'm pretty skeptical there's any better explanation to be had for that than cause we said so. That is interesting about the race, though. Bio said: The game itself was fine, but what's with the setup? Why would Akizuki be able to make the spying program transfer if he won but not just put it on his device anyway? Could the maid not just put the phone down and go into another room to explain the need for the draw straight out? If Akizuki could prevent the uninstalling based on some arbitrary betrayal why wouldn't she just prevent it from uninstalling regardless of outcome? Come on, show, make a little effort. I think it has something to do with her unique star 'the perception' one, so Himeji didn't want to take any risks with her plan getting out before the game itself. I mean sure you could leave phone elsewhere, but you wouldn't know if the person himself isn't spying on you or hid some listening devices in some parts of the school. |
Hegar said: And what do you DO with the stars, anyway? Other than use them against other students in games. Why does everyone want them? Unless I'm missing something they give you no advantages outside of playing the games, which people play so desperately only in order to get stars. Stars they use only to win games. Rather than write explanation I will just quote how novels explain it. "Yes, that is, the island treats you differently depending on the number of stars. For example, even if you enter an arbitrary store on the island, there are restrictions on the services available determined by the level (stars). Students with many stars have priority for better transportation. The amount of (electronic) money paid to you at the beginning of each month is also determined by the number of stars. In other words, simply changing the number of stars will greatly affect your standard of living, which is a very important element. This is the general understanding of stars by the people of Academy Island. (Quoted from the Four Seasons’ Island Enrollment Handbook). Therefore—for this reason—students on this academic island have an immeasurable obsession with the stars. After all, rather than appearance, mind, or talents, the number of stars is what determines one’s value. Adding a star will get you into the upper class; conversely, if you lose a star, you will fall into the same position as the guys who have been despised." |
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| I was looking forward to that card game, until whatever it turned into. If they are playing a card game at least do it right... |
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