What did you think of this episode?
5Loved it!
21.6%
124
4Liked it!
16.5%
95
3It was OK
22.1%
127
2Disliked it
24.3%
140
1Hated it
15.5%
89
Average 3.0
575 votes
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- That episode was a little off the wall. I think the extreme straying from reality made it kinda stupid, but i guess we will see where this leads. |
KinetaNov 23, 2012 9:23 AM
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| this was one of the most fked up eps I've seen in quite a while.. -_- |
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Turbe said: this was one of the most fked up eps I've seen in quite a while.. -_- I agree...first wtf moment in this series. Loved the rpg moment. |
| ...What the hell? |
| This statement is a lie. |
| WTF? |
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| The anime suddenly became less awesome. :| |
| if we die we'll meet again in valhalla... |
| No... just no :@ |
| I don't, actually, get this anime yet. |
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| I think it just turned into .Hack//Paranoia Agent on me o.O |
Evilyn said: Exactly.The anime suddenly became less awesome. :| Again, WTF. Shonen bat thinks he's in a rpg and goes around attacking random people who he thinks are possessed but in reality they are in a pinch. |
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| I like this episode. It was weird, but at least we know what the kid is thinking. |
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| Okay I also didn't like this episode, it killed all the mystery of the series, all the tense of the previous episodes by throwing a video game like episode that wasn't very funny. Also what, the secret of the shounen bat is that he has spent too much playing video game? That's all? I was expecting something more mystical and less predictable. This episode was just fucking disappointing, I hope the others episodes will be better. And I hope this episode didn't killed all the worth of the series and that there's a deeper plot behind this... |
| While I agree with the fact that this episode was very offsetting in regards to the rest of the series, I think that it's part of a greater whole that is leading somewhere pretty creepy and badass. Knowing Kon's work.. it's never that simple. |
| +1 tachyonserj Finally someone who thinking one more bit |
| I think lil slugger is fucking with their heads with all the video game stuff. I don't think that's all of his actual beliefs. And even if it was all true, it would make sense, because this anime has always been weird. |
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| funny episode , i felt conflicted ... but great none the less. Anyone notice how well they go from serious tone to silly tone , its the shows best strength how they pull it off so well. |
| WTF that was weird as hell. |
| I didn't like that. I'm very unsettled now. Which, I suppose, is interesting...I followed the story throughout but there's just some brain foolery. I can't quite put my finger on it. |
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Treefingers said: I didn't like that. I'm very unsettled now. Which, I suppose, is interesting...I followed the story throughout but there's just some brain foolery. I can't quite put my finger on it. this |
| O---kay? |
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| I really liked this episode. I'm surprise no one mentioned the rip off star wars music =3 |
| Will anyone actualy say what thoughts they have after watching this episode? Synopsis of the episode: The detectives question the Shonen bat. It turnes out that he followes some kind of superhero game, trying to save the world from the evil Gogol (whateva the name ~.~). But now the detectives are also a part of his game, and the audience is drawn into the imaginary world. --> personal understanment. So... do you guys have any ideas about the narative of this episode? Whose imagination are we drawn in? Is it the younger detective's mind that draws this scenery, or is it Shonen's game? |
izmaelis said: I don't, actually, get this anime yet. |
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| Hmmmmm.....very interesting episode indeed. It reminds me a lot of the MMORPG episode to Welcome to the NHK. However, that was directly related to that Anime in every way, dealing with otaku-ness and the severity to the pyche with being a shut in at home and all. But, that is besides the point entirely and even more so to this discussion/Anime. Now, as people have said on here, I agree 100% that this is RPG-esque "other dimension" or "world" is going to lead into something much bigger and quite possibly the show in general. That it is going to set the stage for what Lil' Slugger is thinking and or the intentions for why he is attacking people around the city. But, as well as some one stated on here already, Lil' Slugger could be just buying some time with filling the detective's head with utter complete nonsense to get him off of his trail. To make them think really hard as he attacks more people. Or, it could be he has some sort of psychological disorder within his brain that makes him see this way. Hey, it could happen. There has been a lot of Anime and movies in general that there is some disorder that hinters reality forever for that person. And, I mean as well we already have seen a confirmed psychological disorder with Harumi. Dissociative Identity Disorder. So, why not Lil' Slugger, too? |
| ^this + the real shonen bat had perfect teeth and this one has braces... |
| That episode took me three freaking days to get through. Please, please, please let there be no more complete and utter stupidity like that kid was doing. More murder, less roleplaying, plz! |
| Seems some people just don't like a little delving into the character. I've had friends who have had similar delusions, and this hit quite close to home. Everything seems to fit very well, and it all makes sense, unlike a lot of other attempts at insanity that other anime try to do. |
| ....This episode, what the hell did I just watch?! Also what is it with people in this thread and discussing things that haven't even happened yet? :| |
| weird but ok as long as there s a reason behind this |
| One word to describe this episode: hilarious. |
| HEY! |
| So episode 3 was Perfect Blue and episode 5 was Millennium Actress. Satoshi Kon's style is definitely distinctive, I'll give him that. This episode wouldn't work all too well in a vacuum, but I think it'll have its place in the series on a whole. |
| what the hell did I just watch?! |
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| What... the heck... was that!? LOL |
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| All the good feelings and thoughts I had about this anime were gone in just 1 episode... just wow -,- |
| The hell. Man and seeing that I've almost lost all will to continue watching. |
Terminaato said: All the good feelings and thoughts I had about this anime were gone in just 1 episode... just wow -,- NateXsama said: The hell. Man and seeing that I've almost lost all will to continue watching. I really don't understand why people don't like this episode. =/ |
| Meh, this episode was too silly... Oh well, he's not the real Shonen Bat anyway, so let's see what happens next. |
 (THIS WAY FOREVER) |
| I think originally stopped watching the series around this point because it was offsetting. But this time I intend to try to chug through it regardless! |
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| What the hell. That was really disappointing. |
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| Geez... that episode was a drag to watch. What the hell happened to this anime... Ffwah said: More murder, less roleplaying, plz! lol agreed! |
| I'm not sure what to make of this. Since people seem to have already dropped the spoilers, yah he probably isn't shounen bat- His skates are definitely different. |
nep-nepMay 31, 2014 3:45 AM
| Is this chuunibyou? |
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