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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- So we got Natsuko making her move again and she's against Riona and Nobuaki. At this point, I wouldn't trust anything that Natsuko says considering her personality. Felt like a biuildup episode but also with a cliffhanger. I don't really care much what happens next since this show barely focuses on any characterization or make me feel for the cast. At least Riona got more screen time this week. |
Stark700Nov 23, 2017 7:45 AM
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| That was actually a pretty smart move on Natsuko's part, fucking Teruaki at the right time to trick Kenta with the "obedience confirmed" text. But holy shit that scene where she took Terauki's phone while he was in the bathroom shows just how crazy she is. I noticed Natsuko point out how Mizuki was screwed after getting a new phone, and I think that's ridiculous tbh. I feel like as long as you have a cell phone that can allow you to play, you should be fine, but no, if your phone breaks you're still fucked even after replacing it. I didn't really care for the last scene with the finger breaking, but I already know Teruaki's sacrifice is going to have been for nothing. Whatever he and everyone else had planned, is definitely going to backfire. |
| 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. |
| Despite Natsuko being really crazy, she's smart though. She was creepy when she confronted Terauki in the bathroom and took his phone. It was ballsy of him to break his own fingers. I don't know if his plan will work out though. |
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| People above me found the scene when Natsuko steals the phone of Teruaki in the bathroom is creepy, but I thinlk it was pretty hilarious. I mean, those glowing red eyes are too ridiculous to be taken seriously. The scene at the beginning with the condom was very lolworthy as well. Teruaki sure has balls, but I'm sure his plan is going to fail, since Natsuko is probably going to be one of the final survivors, and I don't think she's going to be defeated that easily. Whoahoho said: She was the one who killed her parents last episode (and that is probably the reason why she didn't want Nobuaki to enter in her home).Ok, so who is this Riona anyway, who just meet up with Terauki? |
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| well we got good people right here...hmmm |
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Allceleste said: Really? If that is the case, I didn't noticed that, since both have a similar hairstyle (or so I though when I watched last episode) and even have a mole in the same part of the face, but, well is that one was another person, better, at least Riona is not a psychopath.Illyricus said: She was the one who killed her parents last episode (and that is probably the reason why she didn't want Nobuaki to enter in her home). It wasn't her, the one who killed her parents is Aya Kuramoto (They look similar but have different eye-color and other physical differences, you can see them on the 2nd character PV, Aya is n°04 and Riona is n°18. They also don't have the same house). |
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| Hey, do ya mind if I randomly give you a hair cut while everyone sits around and watches? I just happen to have my awesome scissors and a handy towel on hand. ....uh..... That was so weird... even for this show, that was seriously weird... I guess there's more than one way to "cut" the tension... ba-dum-daaa.. >______< |
| Ugh, that episode actually made me feel nauseous. I just want this show to be over. Teriyaki actually got decent character development, now he's going to die...?? I'm not sure I understood the logic of that game. It was nice that there wasn't any over the top sexualization and violence in the last half of the episode, it was actually refreshing to see all of the characters working together instead of frustrating arguments. I don't think it will last long but at least one episode was decent (even if the tameness is a bit boring). |
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Allceleste said: Yes, you are completely right. After cheking the official webpage (where the faces of all the characters appears) and rewatching the scene in the previous episode, the one who killed her parents wasn't Riona, but the girl you mentioned.Illyricus said: Really? If that is the case, I didn't noticed that, since both have a similar hairstyle (or so I though when I watched last episode) and even have a mole in the same part of the face, but, well is that one was another person, better, at least Riona is not a psychopath. It wasn't very clear, they really looks alike. I think I only noticed the few differences thanks to the manga. Moreover, there are two different Aya, which don't help at all. Thanks for clear the misunderstanding, really. |
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| "Do you like your haircut?" He says while crying and in pain. Lmao that was creepy. I have a feeling she tricked them somehow and the left hand is actually positive points. Guess we'll find out next week. |
 Three things cannot be long hidden.. ...the s u n, the m oo n, and the tr u th. |
| Pretty boring episode,this show sucks when nobody is dying or behaving like a total idiot. |
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| Natsuo a slut and that haircut moment XD New game to break finger and assign points. |
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| First of all Riona's seiyuu sounds a bit too much like Pile...HOW DARE YOU COPY MY PILE I find it really funny how this show chooses to put a little if any development in the characters just before they die/hurt themselves. "Man, I sure would like to be a stylist. But you know for you, who I went to school with for like 2 days before this shit started happenin', here's a haircut and then I'll permanently break my fingers but as long as you survive it's cool cuz you're the MC." His broken finger looks like a fried wiener in one shot. Also, where did he get that whole stylist equipment in the middle of nowhere? What did he, pull it out of his ass? |
ShadowMonkeyNov 23, 2017 1:11 PM
| fuck all the hate this show is getting.. im actually super interested lol Natsuko can fucking get it too XD |
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| Nobuaki is a fucking idiot. Just let the man kill Natsuko if you don't have the balls to do it yourself. Also that scene where Nobuaki and Teruaki were crying was hilarious. This is the best comedy of the season. |
SigmaRhoIotaNov 23, 2017 1:33 PM
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| I thought Teru was gay, and he was going confess to Nobu but ok... At their age ppl usually want to be a fireman though xd |
| That hair cut was so random and the exaggerated finger breaking at the end was hilarious. xD |
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JotunheimrLoki said: I thought Teru was gay, and he was going confess to Nobu but ok... At their age ppl usually want to be a fireman though xd i think Ryou is the BL interest lol i was wondering about that other girl in the poster...and lo and behold, she shows up here. at least the rest of the idiots (hopefully) saw thru that chick, even tho they should have seen it from the beginning |
| This actually might have been one of the better episodes this show has had, by traditional metrics. It still wasn't good, but they at least managed to get some semblance of tension building in for once, even if they didn't do a great job of it... They've set up conflicting signals though and it's bugging the crap out of me... They've given the most powerful position in this whole finger thing to Natsuko's best friend, who I went back and confirmed was the one that overheard Natsuko threaten Teruaki if he tried to betray her, which makes it seem like she's going to betray Natsuko here and be her undoing... but it's too early for that. The only way I can really see to get out of the contradiction with good writing is to focus in on the best friend's internal conflict, have her give in and help Natsuko now, but continue to build it up and finally betray her instrumentally at the very end... But I don't expect good writing from this show, so I fully anticipate they will completely ruin the tension on one or both sides of the issue, and can only hope that they at least have the courtesy to fail spectacularly and keep the "so bad it's good" aspect going strong. |
| "EVERYBODY, CLAP YOUR HANDS!" "PLUS ULTRA!" |
LaPokota said: Hey, do ya mind if I randomly give you a hair cut while everyone sits around and watches? I just happen to have my awesome scissors and a handy towel on hand. ....uh..... That was so weird... even for this show, that was seriously weird... I guess there's more than one way to "cut" the tension... ba-dum-daaa.. >______< It was a serious and emotional moment. The reason he gave the haircut is to show us his passion towards being a stylist, which was not only an emotional moment but also served to show us his resolve towards defeating natsuko during the shocking moment when he broke his finger. Ofc the symbolism was pretty subtle which is why an average viewer would be confused. |
| I'm sorry isnt there a better way to get back your phones instead of breaking your fingers... like rush her maybe? And why was this teenage boy scared of this girl in the washroom? Like push her. Also she's too crazy. Why is she trying to hard to kill Nobuaki? I can't take the drama. |
| It was pretty funny when Teriyaki was hiding in the bathroom, the red eyes of Natsuko was so cringe-y. Normal episode? Wow. No sex-oriented tasks? Wow. The punishment is death? Yeah, but we are going into the better realm, gentelmans. Slowly. Nobuaki is gay. All those BL moments for yaoi-fandom. juicykitten95 said: LaPokota said: Hey, do ya mind if I randomly give you a hair cut while everyone sits around and watches? I just happen to have my awesome scissors and a handy towel on hand. ....uh..... That was so weird... even for this show, that was seriously weird... I guess there's more than one way to "cut" the tension... ba-dum-daaa.. >______< It was a serious and emotional moment. The reason he gave the haircut is to show us his passion towards being a stylist, which was not only an emotional moment but also served to show us his resolve towards defeating natsuko during the shocking moment when he broke his finger. Ofc the symbolism was pretty subtle which is why an average viewer would be confused. There is no "symbolism" or subtetly at all in this series, please. |
to be fair you need pretty high IQ to understand this anime |
| Well, aside from the Game... Oh yeah, almost forgot why Riona... san won't allow Nobuaki to have a meeting at her house. And about her voice, that sounds perfect considering how she act all the time but totally the opposite for her appearance. |
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That`s true. But I prefer Serbian Movie(Srpski Film) if we talk about movies for high IQ-ers. |
juicykitten95 said: LaPokota said: Hey, do ya mind if I randomly give you a hair cut while everyone sits around and watches? I just happen to have my awesome scissors and a handy towel on hand. ....uh..... That was so weird... even for this show, that was seriously weird... I guess there's more than one way to "cut" the tension... ba-dum-daaa.. >______< It was a serious and emotional moment. The reason he gave the haircut is to show us his passion towards being a stylist, which was not only an emotional moment but also served to show us his resolve towards defeating natsuko during the shocking moment when he broke his finger. Ofc the symbolism was pretty subtle which is why an average viewer would be confused. That is what they were attempting to convey, yes, and maybe it would have worked better even as-written if we could still take the show seriously. The scene is misplaced and shoe-horned into the middle of what should be a crescendo into the climax of the episode, it would work better if it had occurred earlier in the episode, before everyone had met up and started with the serious business, and perhaps in a place or situation that would make more sense for Teruaki to have his expensive scissors and a towel on-hand, such as his house. But the audience's suspension of disbelief has been repeatedly trampled and smashed throughout the series, and so any little detail that doesn't fit quite right stands out like a sore thumb and becomes harder to forgive, further exacerbating the problem. Had we not been burned by the show so many times in the past, the scene may have worked as-is simply because we'd be engrossed in the story and characters and probably wouldn't notice how misplaced it is (and could forgive it easily even if we did notice)... but since we can't be engrossed in the story or characters at this point, it's jarring and annoys us and ends up doing the opposite of what it was supposed to do. Of course, these are generalizations based on what seems to be the majority audience according to these episode threads. You might feel differently, but expect this to be the perspective of the "average viewer" as you call them. |
| "EVERYBODY, CLAP YOUR HANDS!" "PLUS ULTRA!" |
| I can't say this is any good but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to seeing how the finger-death-math game plays out. |
| I SUPPORT SAFE SEX! If there's one thing Ousama Game did right, it's using a condom where the situation calls for it. Hurray for contraceptives! BEHOLD! NOBUAKI'S DERP FACE! Oi oi....don't make fun of men who want to become hairstylists. It takes a real man to style hair! You don't mess with the hairstylists! Well this episode was almost pretty normal until someone had to pull the finger. Oh well. So much for the hairstylist. Gotta wait for next week I guess... |
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| Huh... Also I like how so many people actually considered breaking their fingers, I mean... who considers that? MistLiigh said: Definitely. Also agree with the part about if they'd done the characterisation properly, then we'd barely be as bothered about how weird this scene is.The scene is misplaced and shoe-horned into the middle of what should be a crescendo into the climax of the episode, it would work better if it had occurred earlier in the episode, before everyone had met up and started with the serious business, and perhaps in a place or situation that would make more sense for Teruaki to have his expensive scissors and a towel on-hand, such as his house. But the audience's suspension of disbelief has been repeatedly trampled and smashed throughout the series, and so any little detail that doesn't fit quite right stands out like a sore thumb and becomes harder to forgive, further exacerbating the problem. Had we not been burned by the show so many times in the past, the scene may have worked as-is simply because we'd be engrossed in the story and characters and probably wouldn't notice how misplaced it is (and could forgive it easily even if we did notice)... but since we can't be engrossed in the story or characters at this point, it's jarring and annoys us and ends up doing the opposite of what it was supposed to do. |
BurningSpiritNov 24, 2017 6:36 AM
| I'm not a lolicon, you're just projecting your tendency to lewd 2D characters. If your favourite character is Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, you are my soul mate. Been a long time since I've been here, I'll continue expressing myself freely and believe everyone should too. My MAL Interview |
| Watching him break his finger made my fingers hurt too :( |
| The moment Teruaki started cutting Nobuaki's hair, I knew something bad would happen. Hell, I'm assuming he's gonna die in the next episode. And fuck off, Natsuko, you psychopathic creep. |
AL19Nov 25, 2017 10:34 PM
MistLiigh said: This actually might have been one of the better episodes this show has had, by traditional metrics. It still wasn't good, but they at least managed to get some semblance of tension building in for once, even if they didn't do a great job of it... They've set up conflicting signals though and it's bugging the crap out of me... They've given the most powerful position in this whole finger thing to Natsuko's best friend, who I went back and confirmed was the one that overheard Natsuko threaten Teruaki if he tried to betray her, which makes it seem like she's going to betray Natsuko here and be her undoing... but it's too early for that. The only way I can really see to get out of the contradiction with good writing is to focus in on the best friend's internal conflict, have her give in and help Natsuko now, but continue to build it up and finally betray her instrumentally at the very end... But I don't expect good writing from this show, so I fully anticipate they will completely ruin the tension on one or both sides of the issue, and can only hope that they at least have the courtesy to fail spectacularly and keep the "so bad it's good" aspect going strong. Oh my god how did I not realize it until now?! They CAN have it both ways so much easier: best friend betrays Natsuko here, Natsuko gets punished... but it's not a death punishment! Holy crap why did it take me so long to think of that?! |
| "EVERYBODY, CLAP YOUR HANDS!" "PLUS ULTRA!" |
| When Teruaki held the scissor, I expected him to cut his fingers off. Then he just broke them the typical way. ... Oh. Didn't get the handphone ransom thing. I thought that's illegal and punishable by death like that guy in 1st episode but whatever. |
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BlueEclispe said: Ok can someone explain Natsuko's character for me specifically what caused he personality to change in the beginning because every reason I can think of the show shoots down? Did I miss something. also did Nobu have a mirror off screen or something because how did he know what the haircut actually look like? Her pre-psycho personality was an act. She was always a psycho since her participation in a previous King's game, but she was hiding it and pretending to be a nice, normal girl. Why she chose to drop the act so quickly is beyond me, if she'd stuck with the sweet girl act she wouldn't have people plotting to take her down literally on day 3 (holy crap it really is only the third day... those flashbacks ate up so much time it feels like longer...). As for the haircut... I guess he was just being nice? idk, logic isn't this show's strong suit. |
| "EVERYBODY, CLAP YOUR HANDS!" "PLUS ULTRA!" |
| Finally a somewhat interesting episode, too bad that previously the show so bad its hard to take seriously now |
| Funny how he wants to kill her following the rules of the game. Just use those scissor to stab her, man, it's more effective against bitches. |
| bruh |
| I always seem to break into fits of laughter when I'm watching this, so bad its good. |
| Natsuko is some kind of untouchable object from a video game or what is going on here? Just rush her and beat her up until she can't resist and then take away the phone. That's 10 against 1. Or if we don't count that best friend then 9 against 1... still... I don't understand this logic. |
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