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Aug 25, 2014 10:29 AM
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Well, this was a better episode of this season. At least it took itself seriously with the solitary confinement. Oh the little feels.

That ending though. Ffs Art, show some mercy.
Aug 25, 2014 12:11 PM
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Damn... This show just keeps getting better
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Aug 25, 2014 12:11 PM
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ikr .... lol and what exactly is Hajime's minimum? I don't really get it o___o....how did Nice survive the shot if her minimum is just erasing minimums?
Aug 25, 2014 12:47 PM
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Nice to see Hajime's past. Art using her to awaken her minimum. Her minimum is pretty interesting.
Aug 25, 2014 1:06 PM
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An episode dedicated to Hajime's past. Not bad at all!

Kid Nice's conversation with little Hajime was nice and pretty funny the way he reacted to her crying all of a sudden. XD
I agree with him; little Hajime was cute! :3

Damn, that shot in the chest though! :O . How did Nice survive that!?

So, Hajime's Minimum eradicated other Minimums!? Pretty formidable.
But why are the others being affected by it even when she's not using it actively? Perhaps, she's not in total control of her ability?

Good episode. I wonder how did Art figured out Hajime's Minimum ability.. O.o

Aug 25, 2014 1:44 PM
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Finally, Hajime-chan past was waiting for that episode from the season, that was a pretty good episode..
Aug 25, 2014 1:59 PM
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Thankfully this season seems a little better than the quite lackluster first season. I enjoyed seeing the flashbacks giving much needed background information on Hajime and a little more of the plot unfolding.

Also, dat ED is gorgeous.
Aug 25, 2014 2:04 PM
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An episode dedicated to Hajime's past. Not bad at all!

Damn, that shot in the chest though! :O . How did Nice survive that!?

So, Hajime's Minimum eradicated other Minimums!? Pretty formidable.
But why are the others being affected by it even when she's not using it actively? Perhaps, she's not in total control of her ability?


I believe that Nice survived the shot because of Hajime's Minimum ability. In the episode, the translation called her Minimum the Nihilist Minimum. I'm kinda taking that anything can be negated, not limited solely to Minimum powers. Shown with her high speed healing in the first season, it is possible she brought Nice back to life by negating/denying the wound or bullet. (Oh man, such powers)

Yeah, she probably has no control over it. Though her eyes did turn red and then Minimum powers started getting loopy, so I guess it has to tie in with her powers?
Aug 25, 2014 2:23 PM
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Awww, poor Hajime T.T Her past was so sad ><

We got quite a lot of progression in this. We now know who Saikyou is (That woman was HAWT lol), what Hajime's power is and how she met Nice

And I'm glad to see that now everything makes sense in regards to why everyone's Minimum's were freaking out and why Murasaki ended up like that
Aug 25, 2014 2:47 PM

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Wow, really good episode and little Nice and Hajime backstory is well executed too. Little Nice's is really talkative and cute at the same time.
Aug 25, 2014 2:52 PM
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Oh my Hajime's past was really appalling, so, I wonder if Master and Koneko are more than what they are , co'z it kinda look like that they know a lot more about the minimum and the conspiracies behind them than what we though.
Aug 25, 2014 3:10 PM

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Oh, she's been hiding her true identity, though it's too weird that she start to change her outfit in front of her. She brought her to where she was from. Those people around her got into monsters being failures. Success no.1. Nice is the one who gave her proper name and got her out. Her power is scary, to undo minimum.
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Aug 25, 2014 3:17 PM

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Sooooo Hajime is basically Orihime from Bleach now? o_O
Aug 25, 2014 3:33 PM

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Pretty good episode, wish they'd included more of what those tests actually were though. Still hope Murasaki can get his minimum back tho. Also hope this series has a pretty happy ending, nothing like Hajime sacrificing herself haha.
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Aug 25, 2014 3:45 PM

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Oh.. so Hajime has the Nihilist Minimum.
That's a very interesting minimum she has.
Good to see some backstory of Nice and Hajime.
Aug 25, 2014 3:47 PM

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Hajime's past was so sad ;___; , momoka's true identity is Saikyou, or vice versa. Surprisingly it didn't give me any shocked vibes (that fan-service scene when she strips though. "--) [spoiler] I get the feeling that there's a nice-kun x hajime-chan flag since in the ep preview "princess kaguya" a.k.a the girl with the long-black-hair-and-red-eyes-with-tan-skin-wearing-a-red-robe-or-kimono-who-is-offered-wrapped-hamburgers is OBVIOUSLY NOT HAJIME. hahahaha
Aug 25, 2014 3:58 PM

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Great episode, finally Hajime's past is revealed and I no longer have to wonder what is up with her. Interesting to know that Nice was the one who gave her, her name. Also was the one who got her addicted to Hamburgers too lol.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it but I think Nice is in love with Hajime or something. Maybe even vice versa.

And her past self and her current self couldn't be more different.
Aug 25, 2014 4:15 PM

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Nero-chi said:
Shaniyaz said:
An episode dedicated to Hajime's past. Not bad at all!

Damn, that shot in the chest though! :O . How did Nice survive that!?

So, Hajime's Minimum eradicated other Minimums!? Pretty formidable.
But why are the others being affected by it even when she's not using it actively? Perhaps, she's not in total control of her ability?


I believe that Nice survived the shot because of Hajime's Minimum ability. In the episode, the translation called her Minimum the Nihilist Minimum. I'm kinda taking that anything can be negated, not limited solely to Minimum powers. Shown with her high speed healing in the first season, it is possible she brought Nice back to life by negating/denying the wound or bullet. (Oh man, such powers)

Yeah, she probably has no control over it. Though her eyes did turn red and then Minimum powers started getting loopy, so I guess it has to tie in with her powers?


THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION! I was seriously confused!
Aug 25, 2014 4:20 PM

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Nero-chi said:
Shaniyaz said:
An episode dedicated to Hajime's past. Not bad at all!

Damn, that shot in the chest though! :O . How did Nice survive that!?

So, Hajime's Minimum eradicated other Minimums!? Pretty formidable.
But why are the others being affected by it even when she's not using it actively? Perhaps, she's not in total control of her ability?


I believe that Nice survived the shot because of Hajime's Minimum ability. In the episode, the translation called her Minimum the Nihilist Minimum. I'm kinda taking that anything can be negated, not limited solely to Minimum powers. Shown with her high speed healing in the first season, it is possible she brought Nice back to life by negating/denying the wound or bullet. (Oh man, such powers)

Yeah, she probably has no control over it. Though her eyes did turn red and then Minimum powers started getting loopy, so I guess it has to tie in with her powers?

I like that explanation. I was wondering why Nice still has his minimum if she negates minimum, but if she can negate the source of her pain, it would explain both instances. In the past, the source of her suffering was nice being shot, which she negated. In the present, the creatures being transformed brought her great distress, so she negated the transformation (caused by a minimum).
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Nero-chi said:


I believe that Nice survived the shot because of Hajime's Minimum ability. In the episode, the translation called her Minimum the Nihilist Minimum. I'm kinda taking that anything can be negated, not limited solely to Minimum powers. Shown with her high speed healing in the first season, it is possible she brought Nice back to life by negating/denying the wound or bullet. (Oh man, such powers)

Yeah, she probably has no control over it. Though her eyes did turn red and then Minimum powers started getting loopy, so I guess it has to tie in with her powers?

I like that explanation. I was wondering why Nice still has his minimum if she negates minimum, but if she can negate the source of her pain, it would explain both instances. In the past, the source of her suffering was nice being shot, which she negated. In the present, the creatures being transformed brought her great distress, so she negated the transformation (caused by a minimum).

Yeah about this. I wonder why everyone in the Agency is losing their power though. Do you think Hajime slightly every so slightly regrets the power of Minimums? Because if this theory about Hajime being able to negate things is true then that would mean deep down, she slightly wishes that her friends or people in general didn't have minimums
Aug 25, 2014 4:54 PM

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Hajime-chan NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO T___________T

She was the cause of this OMG.

Nice saved her. Gave her a name Twt. But OMFG. Nice but how what....

There was a purple light from Hajime and another one ( Yellow one too) Nice???

Art's Brother Skill ??? : 0

Master and Koneko know everything.
Aug 25, 2014 5:11 PM
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It was nice to see Hajime's past. Her past was pretty sad.
Aug 25, 2014 7:20 PM

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What a nice past to watch.
Now we know what her minimum does.

Now stop messing with her.
Aug 25, 2014 8:01 PM

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Classic Nice: "It said 'No Entry', so I just came in."

lol

very good episode, giving the backstory of Hajime...the feels

Actually what got me curious is when nice said, "I want to see the outside world too."

Does this mean that Nice was also locked up in the facility? Then how was Nice able to walk around? So many questions...
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ManzoHiroshi said:
Classic Nice: "It said 'No Entry', so I just came in."

lol

very good episode, giving the backstory of Hajime...the feels

Actually what got me curious is when nice said, "I want to see the outside world too."

Does this mean that Nice was also locked up in the facility? Then how was Nice able to walk around? So many questions...


He wasn't locked, he was inside the Facility's school, though pretty much like a boarding kind of school?, while Hajime was in the Facility's lab or something like that? or at least that's what I think.
Aug 25, 2014 10:29 PM

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Momoka was Saikyou all along! Never had guessed that because she was pretty minor, but then again she was working with Moral. I think what Moral did was tell Art about all these things and Art wanted to remove everyones minimum so that there would be no injustice because of minimum holders.

I always thought Nice and Hajime were more brother and sister relationship but I'm seeing something more. :D Yes nice, she is so kawaii.

I agree. My thoughts on how Hajime's minimum works is the counter effect of what caused her despair, so if it was because of Nice's death, then the counter effect would be to revive him. An example of this was shown when she has traumatic visions of the minimum holders being experimented on and abused, which she found unbearable that her minimum 'removes' it.

Wonderful episode, it's really the life saver of the series because at the rate it was going I wasn't very contempt but that just proves to see things to the end!

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Yeah about this. I wonder why everyone in the Agency is losing their power though. Do you think Hajime slightly every so slightly regrets the power of Minimums? Because if this theory about Hajime being able to negate things is true then that would mean deep down, she slightly wishes that her friends or people in general didn't have minimums


As mentioned before I think it's because she still has that trauma about minimum holders which makes her always want them to go away, but I guess she somehow brushes it off with her obsession with food.

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Aug 26, 2014 1:38 AM

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Awesome backstory. I am now officially a NicexHajime shipper! there are still many questions I want answered though. What is Saikyou's Minimum? How strong does Hajime's minimum rank compared to others, especially: would she be able to negate Art's Revive Minimum? Also, I thought Hajime's Minimum was super strength or something from S1, when she put her boxing gloves on and beat everyone up. I'm now confused.

Also, Murasaki NEEDS his Minimum back! Don't disappoint me, Hamatora!
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Aug 26, 2014 3:54 AM

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I really liked this episode. glad that Hajime got an episode. hehe I was right that Hajime had something to do with the disappearing of the minimums.
that women... hmmm I get bad vibes from her. I think she's the real villain in this show. (I still have hope Art is not really bad. he did use Hajime, but those monster children turned back to original, so that's good I guess...)
can't wait for the next ep:)
btw does anyone know how many episodes this season gets, MAL still says unknown.
Aug 26, 2014 4:43 AM

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Poor Hajime, didn't Nice know that mustard was too spicy?
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These comedy scenes are definitely the best part of this second season, they're hilarious xD The action scenes are lacking something, I'm not liking them that much, the first season fights were really good, it's disappointing that they're wasting so much potential :/

Good episode.

btw is Nice fucking immortal or what? He died like 3 times already and he always comes back alive with no wounds.
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Aug 26, 2014 11:37 AM
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Oh, how can something that horrible happen to hajime, I hope Art will regret awakening Hajime's powers since she might use it against him. I still wanna know who that mysterious flower lady is, can anybody tell me?
Aug 26, 2014 1:52 PM

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Oh shit....

Hopefully they'll tell us soon how Nice survived that gunshot as a kid. There was so much blood though. Jesus.
Aug 26, 2014 2:57 PM

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I wonder why she didn't use her power after seeing Murasaki in the body bag. Nice sure was distressed about it though.

Oh yeah, where does Hajime live? Has it been shown before? For whatever reason I thought she lived with Nice but that's not the case. Does she live at Café Nowhere?
Aug 26, 2014 6:15 PM

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Called it
Poor little Hajime...
This has been the best episode this season
Aug 27, 2014 5:19 AM
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Quite a good episode!
Hajime-Chan is so kawaii! finally Seeing her background story was amazing.
But how the hell did Nice survived that shot? also, her Minimum should have "deleted" Nice's minimum, didn't it? Hajime's Minimum is quite interesting tho.

I wasn't surprised at all about that Saikyou thing. and THAT scene was really unnecessary.

Good episode overall.
Best episode of this Season (of Re: Hamatora).
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Finally some better Hamatora episode.Really liked that one.
Aug 28, 2014 6:10 AM

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Dat ass did not affect Hajime.
Aug 29, 2014 3:30 PM
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I seriously hated this anime, all this season sucked so far but this episode made me really glad I didnt drop it. I wanted to know more about Hajime and now I did her ability is awesome. I just hope it keeps getting better, my faith in this is renewed.
Aug 30, 2014 3:53 PM
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Liked this episode for the backstory, and also shining a bit more light on what Art and associates are planning. Still, Art is totally bonkers.
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At the end of this anime I can't really see any redeeming for Art, he's completely crossed over to the bad side now. Especially after his Police friend got killed. I don't think he can come back from that. I just hope now that Hajime has been put in danger Nice will no longer try to reason with Art.

I really hope he gets killed or arrested in the finale.
Aug 31, 2014 6:37 AM

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And you said 2nd Season is suck?

Say it until you watch this episode
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Sep 1, 2014 7:15 PM
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Best episode so far. Poor Hajime ;( Now Art, stop messing with her. Never expected the flower lady to come back as boss though. Hope this all concludes well.
Sep 7, 2014 5:04 AM

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Hajime finally got some Character-Development.
Interesting Minimum aswell. I am hyped, how it'll turn out.
Sep 7, 2014 8:45 AM

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Ok, that took so long. Hajime was practically the reason I was still following this, bar Murasaki.


Nero-chi said:
I believe that Nice survived the shot because of Hajime's Minimum ability. In the episode, the translation called her Minimum the Nihilist Minimum. I'm kinda taking that anything can be negated, not limited solely to Minimum powers. Shown with her high speed healing in the first season, it is possible she brought Nice back to life by negating/denying the wound or bullet. (Oh man, such powers)
You must be right, it explains this

It also explains her regeneration in the end of the Season 1.


I always believed in Fanbase Hajime's power, but I never thought she's this OP.
Sep 15, 2014 11:09 PM

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The plot is so much stronger in this season. And the pacing is way better too. It's so much different compared to the first.
Sep 23, 2014 3:47 AM

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Nice x Hajime.

It was pretty stupid for Saikyou to reveal herself, if that's actually her. Nobody knows her real identity all this time, right?
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Ok, that took so long. Hajime was practically the reason I was still following this
Yea same here. I feel like I can drop this now.
Oct 6, 2014 3:38 AM

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Saikyou's voice is so damn terrible.. was she voiced by a gay dude? I refuse to believe that a woman voiced her.. that's nowhere near feminine, man. So much cringe. Why hasn't anyone noticed that? dammit. That's blasphemy.. having a gay dude voice such voluptuous lady.

The scene with the rope climbing.. why didn't Nice just pulled the damn rope!? don't fuck with me with the he's just a kid reasoning shit.
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I really like Hajime's story. So she's the most powerful in Hamatora?
Oh, I thought Saikyou is a man. In that van scene *_*
Kid Hajime is so cuute.
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Ah boy that was painful to watch.
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