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| Nice to see at the end that Dorothy's alive but I kinda wish for a reunion with Laurent. Despite a few plotholes some targets being rather stupid (e.g. Suzaku trusting Edamame after he literally tried to betray them), I quite loved the way they scammed with the twists here and there. I especially liked that this series used native speakers to showcase the language barriers for some parts. |
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| Credit to Freddie Mercury ofc for that ED. I love this show, it was amazing. They explain it all the things and just hope for another sequel but seems they end it pretty well. Didn't expect that building too and the mafia and yakuza dumped on the island. |
| Loved every minute of it. I really wish a 2nd season or a movie would air in the near future. Glad I picked it up. |
| I don't know what to feel on this anime. In the first case, I feel bad for Makoto and hate Laurent for always tricking him but doing it all over again is already predictable. I don't feel tense anymore because I know, in the end it will be always convenient for them. I really like this anime at first but in the end, it became annoying 6/10. |
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| Razzie (one of Eddie's film) protagonist became USA president, and his face pretty much resembles Steven Seagal in the past (around '90s) lol. |
| I did expect that post credit scene, but nonetheless come on. I still feel like Makoto is an immature idiot for bringing in Eddie, Sam and Coleman in the mix just to stick it to Laurent. It didn't aid his frustration, Laurent wasn't that panicked or at least he was composed about, which made him the bigger person at the end. Also, them letting bygones be bygones with each other didn't impress me at all, kinda diluted the whole thing a bit. On the positive side, this is probably my favorite Netflix series so far. Every arc and story was impaling with great humor and mystery. You always wonder what are they going to do next. Characters were perfect, all of them complemented each other including the supporters like Kudo. I had fun, my favorite had to be the Coleman case. The guy is a prick, but I enjoyed seeing him getting on uppity with the lot, and getting his face turned upside down. The last arc was serious, but I liked how it was preplanned by Laurent and the guys. Animation-perfect, characters-perfectly good, music-perfect especially since it the ending was from the GOAT Freddie mercury, pace-awesome, plot-greatly done. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| Decent Ending for somewhat good show, overthinking it would ruin that because the show doesn't really rely that much on logic or realism that being said, Edamura "character development" was a bit disappointing as he didn't change at all and still followed what has been told to him as always |
| Probably straight up the worst final episode to an otherwise good anime I've ever seen. Retroactively made the rest of the show worse for no reason. Basically they turned Edamame into a human trafficker and traumatized him just to fuck with him? And they brought the previous assholes they scammed just because? Oh, not to mention that apparently that trafficker woman isn't so bad after all, because she has a son or something. Christ, what a shitshow. |
| This show would make more sense if it was set in the 80's. The antagonists were way too incompetent. The protagonists going full "keikaku doori" at every arc kind of made me root for the bad guys. It was a fun show to watch though. |
MonstrumSep 30, 2022 7:13 PM
| this anime exist because the successful of j drama "the confidence man" go check it out if anyone curious, its very similar theme. and theres also one guy that cant escape from con man because of their group lol |
| What! Are you people serious? |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| i thought this was entertaining enough, i did thought this final arc was a bit convoluted though 7/10 |
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| with so little comedy, i was just focused on the plot finally completed it and man this isnt my cup of coffee. the plot was bad, the ending worse. sure i dont mind pretending the MCs being gods, but being able to do anything and everything was too much. their plot armour was also god tier from start to end. the bad guys werent thinking straight. if they were to try anything like this IRL, welp, GL with getting isekaid. lots of "things" have an up to date blacklist i was hoping theyd be like modern robin hoods, at least having a purpose to help unlucky people but nah |
| anime/manga version of steam would be awesome - https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1625396 |
| omg.. what was that ending.. omg... what a brilliant show i enjoyed every single second of it, 10/10 |
| I guess the real friends were the pretenders we made along the way An awesome ride overall but man, the twists this anime had were on another level lmao. I mean that ending tho, are they really saying Dorothy "pretended" to die? |
| Overall it's a great anime with a decent ending. 9/10 |
| Can't say I liked the ending much, it seemed too much like he normal sappy nonsense that for some reason anime producers think they need to include in anything meant to appeal to a US audience. Maybe this was true in like... 1995 when every popular US movie was some sort of tear jerker nonsense but things have moved on. I liked most of this arc but the end was awful, I also hated the first arc because of how annoyingly unrealistic it was but the rest of the show redeemed it's self up until this point. Was going to give the show an 8 but now it's getting a 7. On a side note, it still bothers me how everyone used their real names most of the time. "But it would make things too confusing if they changed their names every con" only if you are incredibly stupid but then again this show is mentally insulting in many other ways anyhow, you know what, never mind, it's getting a 6. I better stop before my opinion of this show goes even lower. |
KristiwazhereNov 18, 2023 5:12 PM
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| It was good while it lasted but honestly the last arc had way too much bs, sometimes ridiculous bs. Well, should just let that slide since it ended and all. 8\10 for me. |
| It felt like they went overboard with the whole deserted island thing. Why bother when the original plan of faking a police bust seemed to do the job just fine? It's like they made things complicated for no reason whether they're stuck on an island or busted by fake cops, they end up in the same place – broke. I imagined a different ending where Makoto outsmarted everyone, including Laurent and the mafia bosses. It would've been so much cooler to see Makoto rise above and earn Laurent's respect. But instead, the show took a more typical route, and it didn't quite live up to its potential. The resolution felt rushed, and there were missed opportunities for deeper character development and more satisfying conclusions to certain plot threads. Overall, it's a good watch, but it could have been even better with a more thought-out finale. |
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| So, what became of the mafia afterwards? Are the still functioning or what? Anyway, whole anime was very stupid and a chore to watch tbh. But I liked the first and the third arc. |
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| Ah yes, of course Dorothy is alive as well. No one dies in this show about con artists tricking gangsters and human traffickers with guns. Someone told me this is like Ocean's Eleven, but I don't see how this is on that level at all. A lot of times they relied on their opponents being really stupid for their plans to work. 4/10 |
| The fact that Dorothy is revealed to be alive at the end is a complete slap in the face to viewers. The meaning and purpose of Laurent's entire character or purpose and why he got Makoto wrapped up in everything feels so empty now. The ending for this series truly ramped up to be something big in a possible revenge scam, but fell flat like a soda without fizz. Severely disappointed in many ways. The writers came up with such a ludicrous grand scheme finale, but did not care to think about how the viewers would think or feel watching it. It was surprising sure, but not good. Not to mention, characters eating bullets to the abdomen but still being able to walk it off like it's nothing. There was no risk in this ending. None. |
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