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Nov 29, 2017 2:35 AM
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Nenco_ said:
This is the first episode that a backstory has been given without killing whoever it was in the same episode. Rabbit did bite his tongue which could have some "technicality" to revive which would probablt come without the poison gem in him or whatever. Too technical

Episode 4 was the first time that happened: Monkey and Sheep both got backstories without dying in the same episode, then they were killed off in episode 6 along with Horse; episode 8 also had Dragon's flashback, he didn't die until this episode.

If you mean this is the first episode where a character was killed off before they got a backstory, that's not accurate either, since Snake died before episode 1 and his flashback didn't come until episode 7.
Nov 29, 2017 2:37 AM
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Wow the way Dragon (somemore we have 2 full flashback episode for him and Snake) and Rabbit die is so lame..

The battle scenes between Snake and Dragon VS Tiger and Ox is actually very nice though but definately not enough to redeem for the plot surely. I wonder if Monkey went down too when Rabbit die else that might be our wild card or twist.
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Nov 29, 2017 2:47 AM

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I'm disappointed with this show, it has gone downhill since after sheep died. Really not a fan of the CGI but it wasn't done terribly.
Nov 29, 2017 5:35 AM

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I think Rabbit turned himself into zombie, because why did bite his tongue ?! He would not kill himself for no reason.

Not to mention that monkey is also not completely dead. So, I think we will probably see both rabbit and monkey fighting the tiger and ox. I wonder if rat is going to fight anyone or maybe they will all kill themselves while rat the one remains alive without fighting
Nov 29, 2017 6:48 AM

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wait, shouldn't it be Rabbit backstory??
man, i wish Dragon have more battle time though, but nope Rabbit can jump so high
really like Tora's CGI though... lol
the CGI battle scene is good too, damn didn't expect that...

can't stop hearing Airi voice... whoops i mean Aira...
Nov 29, 2017 7:15 AM

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Why do i get the feeling that the rabbit we know is just a corpse being controlled by the real rabbit who is yet to be revealed, best ep in the show i'll say.

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Nov 29, 2017 7:16 AM
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not going to be surprised if rabbit can control his own dead body somehow
Nov 29, 2017 7:35 AM
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Thank God that shitty Rabbit is finally dead, it was one ass-pull after the other with him. I just hope they don't pull some BS like "that's not the real Rabbit" or that he can become some sort of zombie.

Tora's background was interesting and I hope they show us why she's so obsessed with Ox in the next episode. Also hoping the Ox goes for a clean kill with her, I don't to see Tiger chopped into tiny pieces.
Nov 29, 2017 7:45 AM

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And they fucking skipped Rabbit's backstory WTF??????!!!!!!!!!!
When it was Tiger's backstory instead of Rabbit I was a bit hopeful maybe finally this show broke the ending order and Tiger is gonna die before rabbit but what the hell this show really love to mess with us huh. I mean, both Dragon and Rabbit's death is so shocking I actually laughed when Dragon sliced just like that and then when Rabbit got owned by both Ox and Tiger my jaw dropped and just WTF. That was anticlimatic as hell. Was expecting some Rabbit sword play against these two what the hell I'm so mad rn. In the end the death order still according to the ED.

Next ep seems to be yet another Tiger backstory? I love her, she is my third fav but I WANT MY RABBIT BACKSTORY. Thank you very much.
Nov 29, 2017 9:27 AM
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Seeing Shuryuu as a zombie is kinda sad though. Man Dragon sure had the shortest role in the fight though but at least his demise was dramatic. Man having to face both Snake and Dragon's dismembered bodies though. So in the past Tora's family ran a pretty large dojo then. So Tora become an alcoholic because of what she saw on the field then. Kinda understandable i guess. Blood and Alcohol certainly is an interesting combo but one that gave Tora a new insight but one that was not exactly what her master had in mind. The fight against Rabbits puppets though sure was interesting. But its nice to see that Tora understood what Ox wanted to say and used that. Looks like the showdown with Rabbit has finally come though. Rabbit sure had a quick death though. Bit to quick i think.
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Nov 29, 2017 9:34 AM

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But nothing upsets me more than Rabbits death. This guy was killed literally because Rabbit has to die right after the Dragon. It made zero sense. Rabbit was smart enough to gather all these friends and kill off most of the cast yet he allowed himself to go down like that? Ox and Tiger were fully teamed up to take him and he charges in, with no plan and no OP Monkey to back him? WHY? HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE. HE GOT COMPLETELY BUTCHERED.

Fck this shit. I want Ox to win but OBVIOUSLY the Rat will. Like this is too ridiculous now. I guess we'll get Rabbit's backstory next ep (and if it knows what good for it, it will come up with a good reason why Rabbit just died like that. Like maybe he's so mentally ill that when things go his way for so long he loses reason and becomes reckless, or maybe he got himself killed on purpose because he can revive or something? I dunno but this was just stupid.).


Rabbit wasn't killed. He committed suicide so he was dead before Ox and Tiger sliced through him. He bit his tongue and swallowed it. I anyone else killed him, he won't be able to revive himself so suicide was the only way for him to use his necromantist ability on himself. And FYI, Rabbit didn't have any backstory in the LN. I did hope the anime will make up some filler shit for him, but they didn't.

Since you don't seem to be interested in watching this any further, I'll give you spoilers but read only if you don't mind spoilers.



Nah I'm just gonna grit my teeth and finish it. I moreso meant I'm done caring about the outcome. Normally I don't mind reading spoilers for this kind of thing but I'm gonna hold off on it this time. I fear that if I read it I really will just quit xD
nightcrawlercyp said:
Monkey was killed just to keep the order of the signs as well so what can I say? !

Ugh I know, that's why this episode simply reconfirmed that this is how the shows going to continue. Pretty static. I mean even if they throw in a twist at the end, it's worth shit -.-
Nov 29, 2017 10:14 AM
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Rabbit has the shittiest Death i have ever saw... I´m really disapointed. Not, that he is dead. Just about how he died. HE DIDNT EVEN GOT BACKGROUND STORY! Fuck that shit, im out... SPOILER THE RAT WINS! Everyone knows that...
PS: I hope the fact, that he is an Necromant will give him a backgroundstory and 1 Episode lifetime.

he bit his tongue before they kill him which probably means he has turned himself into a walking dead now
Nov 29, 2017 11:33 AM

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Inugirlz said:
staranise said:


Rabbit wasn't killed. He committed suicide so he was dead before Ox and Tiger sliced through him. He bit his tongue and swallowed it. I anyone else killed him, he won't be able to revive himself so suicide was the only way for him to use his necromantist ability on himself. And FYI, Rabbit didn't have any backstory in the LN. I did hope the anime will make up some filler shit for him, but they didn't.

Since you don't seem to be interested in watching this any further, I'll give you spoilers but read only if you don't mind spoilers.



Nah I'm just gonna grit my teeth and finish it. I moreso meant I'm done caring about the outcome. Normally I don't mind reading spoilers for this kind of thing but I'm gonna hold off on it this time. I fear that if I read it I really will just quit xD
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Monkey was killed just to keep the order of the signs as well so what can I say? !

Ugh I know, that's why this episode simply reconfirmed that this is how the shows going to continue. Pretty static. I mean even if they throw in a twist at the end, it's worth shit -.-
Well I would still watch it for the backstories even if the spoilers make you mad. The backstories are the part of the show that are done very well in my opinion.
Nov 29, 2017 2:16 PM

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WTF you can't just kill Usagi without showing his backstory
Nov 29, 2017 4:27 PM

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Tiger's now my favourite after that episode.

Sheep was way off in considering her the weakest.
Nov 29, 2017 6:10 PM

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I thought this was going to be Usagi's week, not Tora's ... well, so I guess she ended up getting on alcohol to forget all the madness that war is and ended up becoming an "animal" because of it huh? Fair enough. In terms of the Juuni Taisen, Dragon's death was really fast, and I expect that Usagi isn't really dead, because come on who charges in like that and dies like that? He's a necromancer after all ... plus you can't die without the backstory right? Also the animation this episode was ... not great >_< Either way I Tora vs Ox next episode, before Usagi coming back in is what I hope for :O
Nov 29, 2017 7:26 PM

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If Rabbit is really dead I'm really disappointed. He's going come back with his body parts flying around since he's a necromancer right? Same with the twins I was always expecting they had some plan since the brother was so chill about his younger brother's death.

Just every death in this show feels like it misses the mark.
Nov 29, 2017 10:38 PM

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Two extremely shit deaths this episode.

Dragon dies literally before he can do anything. Dies while still watching from above, instantly. Fucking pointless.

Rabbit then idiotically kamikazes himself against two strong people. So he's dead as shit instantly again. Though maybe his corpse pieces will come back and fight for about 10 seconds.

It's actually almost fucking impressive that Nisio Isin managed to write an ENTIRE novel about a battle royal featuring zodiac warriors...yet somehow there's no actual fucking fighting the entire time. Just people getting killed with a single hit every single time (or choking to death in a fire like an idiot).

You can split the fighters up into 2 categories:
1. People who severely underestimated their opponent and then died instantly.
2. Everyone else who ended up dying instantly for one reason or another.

This is probably by far the worst show I've seen in years. Even some of my guilty pleasure dumpster tier ecchi shows have more actual fighting and actual enjoyment in them. For fucks sake, Masou Gakuen HxH had more fight scene than this show.
Nov 30, 2017 1:06 AM

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I don't really mind that the show is predictable because that's something I've accepted since the second episode. What I do mind is FUCKING CGI! It just looks off in anime, especially when it's mixed with 2D animation. It's ugly 99% of the time. I really hope there won't be as much CGI in the following episodes because I actually enjoy this series and CGI will definitely ruin that.
Nov 30, 2017 3:32 AM

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Those brothers have been the focus of the last like two episodes, and now both of them are dead, which was expected... but dragon bro got killed before the opening hit... he didn't even do anything while alive... Anyway, focus of the episode this time is Tiger, who was NOT ready for a real fight. Basically what led to her being a drunk, and awakening to her true powers.

Now I'm hoping Rabbit still has a bit of fight left in that body. If that's really it for him, that would be REALLY disappointing considering his accomplishments up to this point. I'm betting on that bite to his own tongue to mean something. But since it's following the zodiac, he is suppose to die next...
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Nov 30, 2017 8:50 AM

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After all those flashbacks of dragon, and his end was that quick? And ofc there's no way rabbit is really dead. He cut himself before he died, his power will probably make himself a zombie.
Nov 30, 2017 10:01 AM

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Lol dint expect dragon dying
And rabbit dead yet brother ?
Nov 30, 2017 11:55 AM
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LittleStar said:
This is kinda late, but I noticed

NO WAY, SHERLOCK!
Nov 30, 2017 12:10 PM

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TylerPilz said:
LittleStar said:
This is kinda late, but I noticed

NO WAY, SHERLOCK!

I know I'm late...

shut up! ;)
You don't have to be mean :P

I just don't pay attention to ending animation... just listing theme.
Nov 30, 2017 12:52 PM
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Wow I didn’t expect rabbit to die this early. Also, why did it give tiger’s backstory of rabbit was the one to die, I really wanna know why he’s like the way he is (unless his necromantis powers let him come back to life and he’ll be explained later). Also, did their animation budget run out or something? This episode used so much CGI, much much more than other episodes, and CGI doesn’t blend well with the art style so every shot they used it in was painfully obvious
Nov 30, 2017 1:35 PM

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Havent even finished the episode yet, I paused at the opening to come here because of the bullshit that just transpired. This show may as well be called "disappointment the anime," dragon was the last straw "looks like its finally time to make my move" (after 7 episodes of not doing shit chilling up in the sky; NOT EVEN BEING ON SCREEN) INSTA-DEATH. what made me even more mad was his smug ass smile up until his death, as if he was actually going to do something interesting.
Literally every character that gets hyped up gets picked off immediatly without showing off what they can do.
Not to mention the pointless backstories. seriously if a character(OR BOTH CHARACTERS FOR THIS MATTER) is going to die in an instance, Don't even bother.
The shows trash imo
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Nov 30, 2017 2:17 PM
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Okay well...... I don't know about you guys but the fact that rabbit deliberately let him self die screams ability to me! Not to mention he'd bit his tongue/lip what ever it was right before.

I have a feeling he's activated an ability that swaps damage, so who ever killed him will actually die? Something like this. God rabbit scares me soooo much
Nov 30, 2017 3:43 PM

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i don't think usagi is dead
Nov 30, 2017 4:16 PM

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still thinking about the end of this episode. everything to this point has shown Rabbit to be a killing genius: the order of his victims, surprise attacks and hidden ability. very hard to believe his story has ended. i like to believe this anime has a degree of subtlety mixed with the harsh violence. has Rat's backstory already been told?
Nov 30, 2017 5:45 PM

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My opinion:
-Tiger got her Flashback. She will die within 2 episodes.
-Psycho Rabbit isn't deal. I mean, he can reanimate corpses, I think he can reanimate himself.
-Monkey is still alive. She's likely the reason why Rabbit is still alive..? Maybe Rabbit can actually control "corpses" as if they were his own. He's now inside Monkey..?

Nov 30, 2017 9:50 PM

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This better be real. Usagi's death is better be real. Jesus fucking Christ. I'm celebrating right now, so, fuck you, show, if he's still alive. Ohmygod.

We get to know more about Tiger, and I honestly loved her backstory. It was dark and so good. She lost her mind and the fact that the alcohol is the only thing that keeps her sane, but yeah we see her as a crazy person, but she's still sane. Pffft.

WAY TO GO, RAT! I'M ROOTING FOR YOU! ALSO ROOTING FOR OX! WAAAH!

Seeing Monkey as a walking corpse hurts me. ;-;

Glad Dragon got REKT already, but it was Usagi who rekt him, so fuck Usagi!

5/5 because Usagi got REKT and it's better be real! Don't mess with me, show!

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Dec 1, 2017 12:26 AM

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The OP is so damn shite everytime I hear it.
Resorted to CG which looked pretty good, story wise, well, wasn't optimal.
Dec 1, 2017 12:53 AM

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Kagami said:
LOL Rabbit died in under 15 seconds

this show is so bad


The fact that you think Rabbit just let himself die like that tells me you're not paying close enough attention. Wait for next episode.
Dec 1, 2017 12:59 AM

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LOL Rabbit died in under 15 seconds

this show is so bad


The fact that you think Rabbit just let himself die like that tells me you're not paying close enough attention. Wait for next episode.


> not paying close enough attention
< wait til next episode where its impossible to pay attention since the episode has yet to air

I am paying attention, the show just sucks.
Dec 1, 2017 1:08 AM

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Kagami said:
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The fact that you think Rabbit just let himself die like that tells me you're not paying close enough attention. Wait for next episode.


> not paying close enough attention
< wait til next episode where its impossible to pay attention since the episode has yet to air

I am paying attention, the show just sucks.


I mean why would he randomly bite his tongue? I was just saying wait for the next episode because Rabbit definitely isn't dead yet.

It sucks in your opinion. For me it's been my top of this season.
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Doflamingo45 said:
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> not paying close enough attention
< wait til next episode where its impossible to pay attention since the episode has yet to air

I am paying attention, the show just sucks.


I mean why would he randomly bite his tongue? I was just saying wait for the next episode because Rabbit definitely isn't dead yet.

It sucks in your opinion. For me it's been my top of this season.
I don't remember mentioning him biting his tongue, but he did literally get chopped up so logic points to death.

Also, please don't spoil events in the next episode if you read ahead unless that's a guess. I'm glad you like the anime, but its reallllllllly bad imo. Like, horrific even.
Dec 1, 2017 6:45 AM
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We're spending more time watching backstories than the actual Juuni Taisen, amazing.

The use of CGI was so distracting in this episode. Dragon's death has to be the most stupid one so far, he spent like 2 episodes in the air and then he gets slashed like that lol.

Rabbit probably isn't dead because we didn't see his backstory, and Tiger is going to die next because we saw her backstory.
Dec 1, 2017 10:17 AM

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Well that all but confirms that the ED has been telling us all along who dies in order so I guess little rat is the winner
Dec 1, 2017 11:41 AM

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Kagami said:
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I mean why would he randomly bite his tongue? I was just saying wait for the next episode because Rabbit definitely isn't dead yet.

It sucks in your opinion. For me it's been my top of this season.
I don't remember mentioning him biting his tongue, but he did literally get chopped up so logic points to death.

Also, please don't spoil events in the next episode if you read ahead unless that's a guess. I'm glad you like the anime, but its reallllllllly bad imo. Like, horrific even.


I respect your opinion, and I can see all the flaws. I just still have been enjoying the shit out of it. The only thing thus far that rubbed me the wrong way was how Dragon dies. I'm not spoiling, I'm 99% sure he's not dead. He bit his tongue and there's no way in hell that was nothing. He's probably gonna bring himself back or something.
Dec 1, 2017 4:22 PM

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RIP Usagi. We will forever miss you.
Dec 1, 2017 5:34 PM

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Well, Rabbit is the most OP guy here xD But that ending...wtf? Is he really dead?...
So that's why Tiger acts like this, interesting background story. But i wasn't expecting to see her alive for so long. Oh and almost forgot... the Mouse is also still alive.
Wonder how this will end.
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so even if the rabbit reanimated himself by biting his tongue, than what? he only has a head left, so is the next episode going to be him observing the fight while also getting his backstory until one of the other characters offs him?
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Dec 1, 2017 9:03 PM

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i think rabbit is being puppeteered by someone else i dont think the TRUE rabbit is out of the game juuust yet
Dec 2, 2017 6:10 AM

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I have a feeling Tora is going to die but she's going to end up injuring Ox seriously before she does, hence the preview. And that's how Rat is gonna win.

And can everyone chill and wait for next episode before they complain about Rabbit's backstory? Dear God.
Dec 2, 2017 8:59 AM

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Quite predictable anime. Author don't care about his characters at all. They all dies most stupidest ways, faster than you can imagine. Rat's tactics is the best way to win.
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Dec 2, 2017 11:40 AM

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I'm not impressed with this show and accidentally found out who wins so I've lost all interest.
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Dec 2, 2017 12:25 PM

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It's been a thrilling ride but I must admit it's been going downhill. Mostly because Usagi is just too broken. I suspect there's a reason he bit his tongue before being shredded to pieces. So he may still be alive through his own necromancist powers, although we may be getting into an impossible logical loop here (how could he control himself after he's...dead?). Shuryuu is still around, although whether she will still listen to Usagi after Usagi is "dead" is unknown. It's tough to see Tora survive against Ushii absent some intervention which I'm sure will happen. Nezumi is still alive and he could well just hide till the end of the match. But Usagi having basically no counter at this point just makes this seem a bit too lop-sided. Also, it kinda bothers me that a lot of the deaths happened instantly before we even really got to see them show off. While this may seem more "realistic" (no one's entitled to pull out a gun before being shot in real life), it significantly decreases the entertainment value for me.
Dec 2, 2017 12:27 PM
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Whaaaaatttt!?! Nooooo, not my Usagi-chan!! D:
Dec 2, 2017 1:33 PM
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Rabbit probably isnt dead. He intentionally bit his tongue which makes he think this is a trick. Also, his death was too anticlimactic as the most successful warrior in the show. I could be wrong though
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jesus CHRIST this became a shit show fast. episodes 1-4 were really good; it was on track to getting a solid 8/10 from me. episodes 5 & 6 were pretty average but forgivable. but from then on it's just gotten worse each week. it's standing on a 6/10 right now but that's me being kind... i'm actually tempted to just skip episode 10 and 11 altogether. i hate ditching shows this late in the game but my god... the whole thing is a trainwreck! the only thing saving it at this point is the ost lmfao.
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