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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Dat horse. I'm still not used to the CG of this show yet. The fight was okay I guess. Heh, so Suzuka wasn't expecting that attack by his brother. So yeah, I feel somewhat sorry for Suzuka this episode even after seeing a glimpse of her past. Bakatora~ |
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| Not used to this show yet, even after 3 episodes lol. |
| Hokuto is alive TwT She is Natsume's Shikigami and a dragon !!! Dat sword and bow !!! I feel bad for her even if her brother trying to kill her. |
| Excellent episode! 8bit completely nailed the otherworldy feel of TR. There lots great direction in terms of visuals, animation, pacing, script and music. Definitely best out of the 3 episodes. Now that the prologue is done I'm looking forward where the rest of this show will go. Shame that will be overlooked despite it's potential. |
Iron_MawOct 22, 2013 2:11 PM
| i'm just glad they didn't use CG for Hokuto (the dragon).. hehehehe... |
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ElenirLachlagos said: deezet34 said: It looked to me as if they did. At least for the mane.i'm just glad they didn't use CG for Hokuto (the dragon).. I'm fairly sure they did use a CGI, only it was so good that it was hard to tell. I noticed it. Anyways, great so far, they're really sticking to the source material. :DD There weren't too many problems with the volume this time around. I'm pretty excited for the next episode. |
| So Hokuto is Natsume's familiar. Can't wait for the next episode. |
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| PLEASE for the love of god don't let the MC be one of these useless as heck men that doesn't show any real power till like the last 2 episodes -.- one of the only things that is a quick fire way to peev me off |
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| Cool fight and the truth about Hokuto, Natsume has been observing him forever :p |
| And the introductory arc is over... Good to see that the three of them will all be part of the action from now on. It looks like for a couple of characters, this may not be the first time they've passed through life as well. And next week we get to meet the fox spirit...looking forward to it. |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
| Harutora is probably pretty dense for not realizing it yet. She actually used the exact same line as Hokuto "Gomen... Damatte te... Damashite..." Pretty good episode. I think the real exciting part will start from next episode. |
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| Don't worry Bakatora will get a powerful Shikigami, hmm. Most like it you can't see it. It's always around. Though Main character will be weak in the beginning, dunno the reason why he can't see spirits. I always though that his power is somewhat sealed. I don't know haven't read the light novel. He still an idiot though haha. Enjoy! Demonshaw17 said: PLEASE for the love of god don't let the MC be one of these useless as heck men that doesn't show any real power till like the last 2 episodes -.- one of the only things that is a quick fire way to peev me off Finally the school day start on the next episode. |
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
| Good episode imo. Wasn't expecting Hokuto to be shikigami. Looks like everything we needed to know now we know. Feel like every episode from this point is going to be great. |
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| I'm starting to enjoy the CGI and I'm really enjoying the world since the blend of magic with modern society makes it so unpredictable! |
| I enjoyed seeing Harutora and Natsume working together during that fight. Natsume's powers look interesting so far. Natsume was so cute at the end of the episode. |
| The way this whole event wrapped up was rather predictable, but still, it's nice to see Natsume and Harutora in combat. And it's quite obvious by this point who Hokuto really was. I suppose only a main character in anime can be so clueless... Now that we have everything settled, time to move onto the main storyline! I wonder what happened to Suzuka though? |
tezann_t said: I love the romance possibility here. My only fear is that he will be clueless for the whole season. With the novels ongoing (I'm not reading them so I don't know what happens) I worry that he will indeed be clueless the whole time... getting a bit tired of the anime that just want me to read the novels to find out what happens. I love reading the novels but I now have so many series I have to find out what happens that I can't read them all!!!The way this whole event wrapped up was rather predictable, but still, it's nice to see Natsume and Harutora in combat. And it's quite obvious by this point who Hokuto really was. I suppose only a main character in anime can be so clueless... Now that we have everything settled, time to move onto the main storyline! I wonder what happened to Suzuka though? I also wonder what happened to Suzuka. Hopefully we shall find out. And not just in the novels... The 3D CGI is awful though. If we don't see another 3D demon mecha for the rest of the show I will be happy. |
| After 3 episodes and I still can't get used to this 3D animation. Bakatora's really an idiot. But this episode was better than the previous one |
| O importante não é o que fazemos de nós, mas o que nós fazemos daquilo que fazem de nós |
| 01:44 dat lolilick 08:15 stop shouting, u annoying Summereye LOL. Nice, 7/10 for this ep. |
| Isayama Hajime should be awarded The Manga with The Highest Inconsistencies of Characters' Appearances. He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter. Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga. Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month. Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel. The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck. |
| Aside from the unfitting CG, the ending was quite nice. |
Demonshaw17 said: PLEASE for the love of god don't let the MC be one of these useless as heck men that doesn't show any real power till like the last 2 episodes -.- one of the only things that is a quick fire way to peev me off I really don't think he was useless in this episode, he's not even weak so I'm not sure what you mean. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
Lyyu said: After 3 episodes and I still can't get used to this 3D animation. Bakatora's really an idiot. But this episode was better than the previous one To be fair, a lot viewers didn't figure the connection either. It's not as if something like childhood friend actually being your cousin is a normal thing. |
| Yup so far Touji and Yukikaze (was that the horse's name?) are my favourite characters. I like Hokuto dragon version too. |
hpulley said: The 3D CGI is awful though. If we don't see another 3D demon mecha for the rest of the show I will be happy. Yeah they need to do a better job of blending in the CGI, like they did with Hokuto the dragon, which was still noticeable, but not as terrible. And wow they started the episode with action, the pacing feels a little weird to me, I was kind of wondering if I was watching episode 3 or not because it didn't feel like it flowed from the last episode. However, it was still nice to watch the action and the characters are likable so far. |
| Lol Touji knew all along quite trolly of him to not say anything this whole time this show is growing on me kinda and now that the Prologue is over it seems it's gonna get better here on out. |
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| haha, baka-tora~ xD I'm reaaally perturbed about Touji's identity. I think he's hiding something. Can't wait for next week's episode! |
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| That episode was good. I'm used to the CG now, and it wasn't that noticeable on the dragon. And as for the animation, I especially liked it this time around. This show is getting better. Hope that MC will not be that kind of utterly clueless dude. |
| That whistle. The end of the ritual was so predictable, didn't you learn anything from Edward Elric? So, Hokuto was Natsume's shikigami? Kinda unexpected. |
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Akanezora said: So, Hokuto was Natsume's shikigami? Kinda unexpected. Really? Natsume was honestly the first person I thought of when I found out Hokuto was a shikigami. Seeing as how she remembers Touji and everything else at the end, she probably also sees and has all the memories of Hokuto, so you can assume she was just using her to watch over Harutora while she was in Tokyo. Little clingy? |
| Now they have gone to Tokyo where the real adventure start. Anyway this series is strangely cute. And I always love an archer character. |
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| So hokuto is natsume's shikigami? LOL |
GosuDRMJan 24, 2021 3:19 AM
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| The interaction between Touji and Natsume was funny. Yep, cat's out of the bag but Bakatora still hasn't figured it out. Kon next week! |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
Akanezora said: The end of the ritual was so predictable, didn't you learn anything from Edward Elric? So, Hokuto was Natsume's shikigami? Kinda unexpected. I think it is extremely funny that you found that part predictable but somehow didn't see the shikigami thing coming. |
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| anyone notice the sword is exactly same shape as Ousawa, Akatsuki sword in Hagure Yuusha no Estetica?? Just different colour?? XD |
| From next episode to at least ep 8 will pack with comedy =)) |
| lol Touji best troll |
| So Hokuto is Natsume's shikigami , kyaaaaa so cute ! and the scene where Touji glared at Natsume , haha xD |
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Valegard said: I'm curious about the correlation between the ribbon that Horutora gave to Hokuto and the Ribbon that is on Natsume. Anyone have any ideas? |
| Lollll, wow, whatever misgivings I had with the second episode seem completely pointless now. I still didn't like how unemotional Hokuto's death felt, but perhaps that was their intention, so you would realize she wasn't really a human. But he just didn't seem as moved by her death as I think he should've been, but to each their own I guess. Anyway, now it makes sense why Hokuto wanted him to join that academy so badly. But damn, that ending made me so happy... now I can't wait to see who that white-haired cat girl is. Seems like she's got a great personality lol, Slash! Stab! Twist! Also I seriously almost lost it when he saw the ribbon, made the connection, then she turns around and calls him Bakatora... and it just completely slips his mind. My god... at least Touji is really clever, he even instantly noticed the ribbon lol. I swear I was almost expecting Suzuka's brother to turn into an Akuma from D.Gray-man. Also, I didn't mention it in the previous episodes, but I think Suzuka has a nice fashion sense. Kinda surprised how much I like that lolita style. Even so, if Hokuto wasn't basically Natsume in disguise I'd have a hard time enjoying this series, if Suzuka becomes a recurring character. I gained a lot of respect for Bakatora though when he stood up to save Suzuka, despite the fact that she killed Hokuto. |
HalibelTheEspadaOct 23, 2013 1:29 AM
| Natsume 'as a boy' was adorable >w< Liked the action in the second half. |
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| Ah, nice fighting ep. I like Touji... |
Fallenkingzero said: Demonshaw17 said: PLEASE for the love of god don't let the MC be one of these useless as heck men that doesn't show any real power till like the last 2 episodes -.- one of the only things that is a quick fire way to peev me off I really don't think he was useless in this episode, he's not even weak so I'm not sure what you mean. Well I mean he ended up just borrowing power, That sword and the cabinet of blood had nothing to do with and kind of his own power they were just doing what they were designed to do. It was promising to see the whole "overcome with will power" thing that happened with the blood talismans but other than that haven't seen any actual power of his own. And knowing anime he won't show any until the last 2 episodes. |
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| aww the end was cute |
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| It's good to see touji's rather perceptive at least, about the connection between natsume and hokuto, unlike bakatora who's living up to his name. lol I really like the ending, it's so cute. :O |
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