What did you think of this episode?
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4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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2Disliked it
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1Hated it
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Average 4.3
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anime-primeJan 25, 6:58 AM
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| You know what, this no-killing rule may seem like a far-fetched idea, seeing how the gang has to deal with so many wannabes every walking minute, but yeah, trust me, they’d stay firm to their stance no matter what lol. Now yeah, they’ve been mentioning JAA and The Order since the last two episodes, so I’m kind of looking forward to see the rest of the cast soon enough. Btw, I liked how the guy who fought with Shin didn’t even bother trying again. Moreover, all of this happening behind the back of Aoi and Hana and them being clueless about all of it is something hilarious in itself, though tbh, that’s where the fun is. Boiled finally made an appearance, I mean I was thinking when he would, considering he first made an appearance ages ago in the manga, and yeah tbh, it’s hard not to love this guy lol. “You’re a nice girl, don’t spread your legs like that”, yep, he a real gentleman. No wonder that chick is head over heels for Boiled lol. Hope someone should break it down for him though, that Sakamoto actually DOES NOT care, and all of this is a misunderstanding, but hey, we wouldn’t have seen all of that action and most importantly, SLIM SAKAMOTO, if it wasn’t for that, so yeah, really looking forward to the next one. |
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| Animation might've been pretty limited this episode, but the real test to see whether or not this show is good, is to see how much resources they've put into the next episode, aka the first big fight of the show. But yeah, now thinking about it after seeing this cliffhanger, it makes sense why they skipped chapters 2 and 3, they wanted to save the locked in Sakamoto for this episode to end it off on a cliffhanger. Still hope they go back and adapt those chapters after this arc though. |
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| Such a great episode can't wait to see what happens next |
| He took the glasses off. Looks like it's getting serious now. |
| The first half was chill but the second half got really tense with the fighting and I love that duo as well. They're so fun. The fight was awesome but one-sided for the most part but Sakamoto remembered his buddy from his teen days and he got slim all of a sudden. I'm very excited for the next episode. Can't wait for the next one. It's gonna be so good. |
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| Animation critics be damned this episode was fucking great. Boiled and his partner are funny as shit. I almost don’t want them to lose lmao, but cmon how’s boiled holding a 20 year grudge just because Sakamoto had more aura than him in high school 😭 let it go bro. The fact they were at Hit-Man school at 14 and 15 and still looked like grown men is fucking killing me man. Boiled just wanted to be friends and acknowledged by Sakamoto and he didn’t give him the time of day. Soon as boiled started getting the upper hand on Sakamoto in the fight and yelled out “you’re just a fat ass” I knew shit was gonna get nasty for him. He wanted Sakamoto’s attention and he got it now. Glasses are off and bro somehow lost 150 pounds mid fight it’s over lmaoo. Need next ep now. |
Marinate1016Jan 25, 9:07 AM
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finally got to one of the iconic panels which made me pick up the series in the first place.  boiled's hardboiled introduction was solid and obiguro actually looks better. although again they have some drawings that look off for some reason i will not understand. sakamoto flashback was neat and slim saka is here. also the leon the professional reference lol. |
ryzxgumJan 25, 4:23 PM
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| What's the point of being boiled if you aren't hard? Sakamoto's lovely amusement park outing continues. Not sure why he keeps discussing business with his employees while the wife is five feet away. Both new villains are very interesting. I love how the hard-boiled guy is both tsundere for Sakamoto and always making the girl scaroused. Shin seems kind of lame without his psychic powers. He did just fight off the other dude, so I don't want to say glorified jobber just yet, but he needs to step it up against the next hit. Looking forward to seeing what "the real" Sakamoto can do next time. |
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| The fact that Shin's roast of Lu for handling a haunted house worse than a kid got to her bad enough to down a bottle to fully mask her fears is hilarious. Love those two's sibling-level bickering so much. Imagine having a cause of death that isn't as hard-boiled as "Rocket Dynamite Punch". |
| All the hype built around the Boiled arc and we end up getting this (another) slow paced action episode overcompensated by cheap impact filters, with a lacklustre intro of skinny Sakamoto. Enjoyed the silly interaction between Obiguro and Boiled, the rest of the episode was as mid as it gets. |
| It was a good episode. It was interesting to see Sakamoto's teenage years, and it's no wonder he was popular with the killer girls at school. But looking so cool and looking 20+ at 14 should be a crime: you can't look that good at that age. Poor Boiled, I understand her jealousy and resentment towards Sakamoto. The final scene with Sakamoto was epic. I'm still not sure how he slimmed down so fast, but now Sakamoto has gotten serious. Poor Boiled, here's to his future beating. |
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| Apart from the lack of constant movement, I feel like the impact of the hits are quite well done, don’t you think? |
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| Loved seeing Boiled in his anime debut, and next episode will be Sakamoto's first big fight that really made me fall in love with the manga when I was catching up to it. Slim Sakamoto is here, things are about to get serious. YoshiYogurt said: so is he permanently not fat now No it's just a gimmick that's used throughout the series lol. Stay tuned, you'll see. |
| 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. |
| Ah yes. The classic "I'm a teenager but look 30" trope. Alive and well. |
| Ah, so the assassin had the antidote with him too. Lucky for Shin. But not handing that assassin to the police... They were too trusting. The Hard-Boiled duo has a really funny dynamic lol. I like how the female assassin has a crush on the guy. They're the real weirdos here. I kinda feel bad for Boiled or whatever his name was. Dude just wanted a friend but Sakamoto didn't give a rat's ass about him. Well at least he has a female companion now who's gushing over him. Drunk Lu is funny lol. I like how Shin handled the previous assassin and now it's Lu's time to shine. Shin is screwed if she doesn't do anything. Hold up, Sakamoto just de-aged several years just like that? Were the bombs that good? Or does he just pretend to be fat? Either way, it's cool to see younger Sakamoto outside of flashbacks! |
| Eyyy the peak Sakamato is in da hausss~🔥 Lu-chan the drunken master. |
JagerschnappsJan 26, 10:49 PM
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| What a great episode, the gang is still at the amusement park and now a new hit squad comes to try to take them out. Sakamoto is taking the worst beating I think we've seen this season. I kinda wish Lu would've gotten a chance to show off more drunken fist, but maybe she will next episode. It was cool to see the backstory of Sakamoto back in hitman school as well as Nagumo and Boiled. I was sad when it ended because the time went by so fast and I wanted to see more! 😭 I wish Japan wasn't a week ahead, yeah, I got to watch but I feel bad for all those who can't. |
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| Sakamoto's incredible physical change! kekeke |
| I thought it was a mere fantasy that Sakamoto would return to his hot, lean self. I can't believe it really happened! Did he suck in all the fat? |
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| Obiguro and Boiled stole the episode!! |
| Decided to go ahead and check out the early release since it’s been coming out consistently, worst thing that can happen is that I just don’t get an episode one week if it stops coming out this early, so fuck it I’m balling lol. And I didn’t expect this arc to go on for a third episode, but with a cliffhanger like that I’m all for it lol, I absolutely was not expecting Sakamoto to be able to return to his non-Big Chungus self, it was a really cool moment, but this also raises some questions. Did he magically remove the fat from his body just to lock in, or is the fat appearance just to fool enemy assassins? I honestly feel like both is possible because this is the same show with a mind reader and a guy that can rapidly change appearances lol, but I’m at least pretty sure this isn’t the end of large Sakamoto, he’s got such an iconic design and I don’t want to not see it anymore no matter how handsome his younger self is lol. But skinny-moto wasn’t the only good thing about this episode, I also found myself really enjoying the duo of Boiled and Obiguro, they got a fun dynamic that makes them not even seem like villains lol, it’s funny that Boiled talked of Sakamoto being popular with the babes but doesn’t realize he’s got one right there, and she is pretty hot too, and also pretty sadistic based on her battle with Shin and Lu so far, but for some that’s not an issue lol. And poor Lu, I’m starting to think she’s just gonna be a meme from now on, it’s funny but I was kinda hoping for a sick display of the drunken fist, oh well. And lastly, damn Boiled has some really cool moves, that Rocket Dynamite Punch was especially sick, not sure if he’s gonna kick as much ass with Sakamoto getting the world’s fasted liposuction but he’s had a cool showing so far at least. |
| So boring. The writing is so lazy, nothing seems to work organically in this show. The comedy, motivations, the plots are all idiotic and lazy. How did the manga get so far? |
LeknaatJan 29, 6:25 AM
M-T_S said: @someguy nah, they been desperately trying to show "impact" with all those excessive wind trails cuz the characters don't even go 1 feet after getting punched or dropped kicked thats because of slow motion |
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| Holy shit that was actually pretty fun, it's a first for me in this series |
| This was far and away the best episode of the series so far. I really enjoyed everything about it. The new characters are a really good addition. I get a Baki vibe from this series (though I am liking it better than what I have seen of Baki). The ending was nice, but I feel like knowing how Sakamoto slimmed down from chapter 3 would not have ruined this moment. |
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what do you mean episode 4, aren't there only 3 episodes after the one that came out today?
| @datboisam Japan is one episode ahead of releases in other countries. I am in Japan now and thought it was weird but I'll take it. We also got English dub which is wild considering they are a week ahead. |
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| The flashback claims that they were 14/15 but I refuse to believe that. Drunken Lu is a lot of fun. RIP Shin. The ending was pure hype. Sakamoto is somehow skinny again! |
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