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| Poor girls never got rescued in old days,but I am proud of what she had done.she could abandon those kids for a better life and be a yuujo.nonetheless,that would not last any longer if she had cought STD. Thats what prostitues were most afraid of. |
| Damn, what a powerful episode this was! Hyakkumaru’s finally got his voice back but it’s depressing that the first use of it is to scream out in agony. Cool action scene nevertheless, it was nice to see the two, Hyakkimaru and the Priest, in battle with such synchrony but the outcome of the battle is really bleak. Hyakkimaru’s lost his leg, that he only recovered recently, what a turn out of events! Does this mean the demon is defeated though? Previously, all of his lost parts only returned to him when he managed to defeat the demons so I’m assuming this one is defeated somehow too. Besides, the sand stopped ‘sucking in’ so maybe that’s another hint. On another note, we finally got to meet Mio, the girl from the Op, and she’s just as kindhearted as I expected her to be. It really sucks that I guessed her occupation right, I was so hoping it wouldn’t be that but it just had to be. It really gives off a sense of realism to the story and of course a bit more emphasis on the grim setting but why her? It’s Hykkimaru’s girl, for God’s sake! Life sure is a big f***tard in this series! Dang it, but oddly enough it just makes me love this show even more. Anyway, her singing has piqued Hyakkimaru’s curiosity and it’s geeat that he’s finally got to hear something pleasant! Got to say though, the Priest taking down the bird there so effortlessly was awesome to watch! On the other hand, it looks as though our main character is losing his strength gradually. No wonder why he was so careless and out of touch there at the end. We even got a little more of the Emperor’s side. Looks like things are heading for the worse again, I wonder if Hyakkimaru’s rose has anything to do with this? Looks like Hyakkimaru’s brother is being awfully feeling out now, will we be seeing a reunion soon? Definitely looking to seeing the next episode! |
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kaaamos said: Man, I'm completely opposite haha, I hate this kind of flat, strong girl you're citing, it's like everywhere nowadays. I love characters with flaws, adds a lot more depth, even moreso feminine flaws like her frailty contrasting her strong will to help. Like you ask why she isn't weary of strangers, but being someone who is doing this sort of job and doesn't want to be judged, I think she wouldn't want to judge others so harshly too, also helping the children might be a way for her to redeem herself, we don't know enough. Yeah, I love characters with flaws too, that's why I don't like her xD She's literally flawless. And I wasn't going for the "flat, strong girl" angle or whatevs, I was just naming a few things that would've given her character a little more .. character? Hahahaha, you know what I mean xD I agree she doesn't need to be freakishly strong or sassy or crude, there's nothing wrong with being vulnerable and fragile, but there are better ways to convey that, I dunno? The point is I don't see what you see - to me she's just boring af :/ But hey, that's just my taste. Yeah, she's literally just been introduced, you are right to say that we don't know enough about her ! We'll see where her story goes from here :D |
Ripler said: I watched preview 2 again to see what happens to his leg. Actually, at this point the preview is kind of a spoiler so I'll tag it Damn, you’re right! I just read your comment and watched the preview 2-3 times, looks like his leg really did regenerate unless there’s the lingering possibility of it being an animation mistake though. Looking forward to seeing confirmation next week! |
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| How dare Hyakkimaru cover his ears when cute little Dororo speaks >:c Last week someone said that whenever Hyakkimaru gains something back it always has him suffering for one reason or another (or something like that), and lo and behold, the first sound to come out of Hyakkimaru's mouth is a scream of excruciating pain. My guy can't get a break. |
| Oh, snap. Are we going to have another SJW outrage? Two in one season is something. |
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kaaamos said: How is she flawless? She's poor, she resorts to whoring herself to others instead of finding other ways to make money. I don't understand you. Those are not flaws, those are her social circumstances. I don't think that as a low-class woman in a war-torn, poor village she could've done anything else to earn enough money to take care of all them kids :/ For what I have seen, there are no negative qualities in this character. She's selfless and just, she's gentle and kind, she's not judgemental, she's an archetype of a helpless victim, but she's not flawed, at least not in my mind? Oh, side note - I'm all up for debates and discussions, so if you wanna talk more feel free to message me, but I do kinda think that we're going in circles here :D And hey, I'm not trying to be insolent, this is simply my honest opinion on the character :D As I've said, I don't think she's the worst character ever, also I love this show !! Might be my favurite this season ! |
| What? Flying bird monster that's not done in obvious CG? Time to drop shiro_kai said: Is she working or getting raped? I don't get it. Cause if she was just working there, would be no need to other two guys hold her. She should probably not have gone there. I'm assuming working because the other 2 guys are more so just fondling her breasts instead of pinning her down. Plus she went there fully knowing what was gonna happen |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Man, I usually get to wrong conclusions in situations like this, why wasn't the same in this episode? |
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| lol i feel bad that hyakkimaru covers his ears whenever dororo speaks. poor lil dororo |
kaaamos said: Alright, I just have to say I hate this kind of mentality that women are helpless victims and she couldn't do anything other than whore herself, it takes away all of her agency and the wieght of that choice, that while it reflects poorly on her, she's still doing that for a noble cause. As I see it, you're the one making her character flat. While if they were to idealize her, she would I don't know, be able to provide for the kids while running a company on her own and driving off bandits on her own (being a STRONG INDEPENDENT WOMAN, which would be of course unrealistic). Being a realistic, multifaceted character, she has flaws and virtues, which is why I'm liking her character very much. Wooow, you're completely missing my points :/ It's almost as if you're not even reading my comments :( I mean, I'm the last person on earth to think that women are "helpless" and "can't do anything but whoring" ! I was just pointing out the historical-social circumstances of the period the anime is loosely set in, which was a dark time to be alive, especially if you're a woman. That's what I meant by "she probably didn't have a choice", cause guess what? She probably didn't! And that's absolutely a horrible and tragic thing, and why I think your interpretation kinda doesn't apply. I don't know where you got that antifeminist vibe from me, I assure you it was a missunderstanding! All I was saying is that I didn't think the character was particulary interesting, but since it's the first time we're seeing her, I'm aware that it's mostly nitpicking :) You seem a little ticked-off, don't really know why, I thought we were just taliking? Sooo, I'm just gonna wish you a good day, and agree to disagree :D You have the right to like the character, and I reserve my right to my own opinion of said character! Ain't nothing wrong with that. |
ThereArentNames said: Regardless, she still lies to the orphans. That's a flaw. Regardless of the circumstances, prostitution is a flaw. She doesn't have a clear cut stance in the war, ala she back stabs her town or whatever and pleasures the other side. She has many more too. Now that last one about her stance in the war is a good point ! :D |
Lelouch0202 said: Great episode again. I should've expected that Hyakkimaru would have trouble adjusting to the new things he gained, especially sounds. I wonder what it'll be like once he regains vision. Wasn't expecting Hyakkimaru to lose his leg but regain his voice. :o I feel bad for Mio, I was suspicious but damn. :( I like details like this and Mios singing. But indeed really sad that she has to sell her body to make a living. |
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| Damn, since she appeared, she seemed like a living death flag to me but I didn't expect her story to go that way. I didn't suspect anything until she told H "it's like you can see deep inside me" right after covering herself, it was only there that the idea came to my mind and I started to join the dots. Then it was practically confirmed when Dororo said H could see the color of the soul and she covered herself again, and I say practically confirmed because I still had the slightest hope that it wasn't true or rather I didn't want it to be true. So, when Dororo said that (s)he would go with her, I started to feel fear, (s)he was following her and the feeling increased, I knew what (s)he would find... and it happened, I knew it but it still hit me hard. Man, this was fucking depressing. |
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Sushantbro said: Haxr57 said: I didn't expect that too. I think we are only the innocent ones around here.Looks like I'm the only one who didn't guess mio's job. 3 to the boat...xD I didn't expect that coming as well though I found strange when she said she was "working to the soldiers at night", but I thought it could be just helping them with wounds or so...since she knew very well how to take care of Hyakkimaru. (the covering part I thought she was just embarrassed that he could "see" something lol) But oh well...though it wasn't a big surprise seeing her in the end doing that, it was still something I wasn't expecting. The one that really shocked me was the right leg of Hyakkimaru... It is just me or I felt this episode quite rushed? Not so many actions in battle, the sudden voice recovering and many things happening at the same time? Sounded like episode 4 somehow... But overall it was a great episode as always! Love how they make detailed the adaptations of Hyakkimaru to the world of humanity! |
DeeAngelFeb 4, 2019 10:54 AM
It's obviously Nana Mizuki voicing Mio. It's hard to mistake her voice with anyone else. |
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| goddammit this week episode got real deep #protectmio :/ |
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| This series is seriously getting even better. And wow, so Mio, this whole time, has likely been doing that job consenting to sex just to earn money for the kids, imo. |
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| oh no, i smell death flag from op scene and next preview. idk why mio risking his life so much for doing this inconsistent and high risk job. at that ancient era, people could easily not pay, hurt or '0HP' her. |
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| I hope he meets the guy who gave him the body parts again |
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| This episode was brutal and depressing, well at least that ending. I didn't expect Hyakkimaru to scream. |
Paul said: Sucks when you actually guess right about something that you don't want to happen. When the kid says she only works at night, first thing that to mind was selling herself. The part where she was trying to cover herself up when Dororo said he could see the color of her soul only added more to it. fuuuck I saw all of that and I was like PLS NO!!! and just prayed for that to not be the case but well fuck.... She actually is waifu material but her ''job'' killed my soul and made me fckin angry I hate it when I like a character by just seen him or her for a couple of minutes... and then they do this to her.. >.< |
SamujiFeb 4, 2019 11:38 AM
| Well, that went about as expected. Was pretty obvious when they said she would be working at night, especially considering where we saw her wash herself when we first met her... |
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Lorian_Guisan said: It was quite clear what Mio was doing, but I was surprised it was shown explicitly. I thought something was a little weird when we first saw her, in the river it appears like she's washing off her "privates". Looking back it was some clear foreshadowing I suppose. I thought for a moment it was just weird animation.  |
AvereFeb 4, 2019 12:12 PM
| A much slower episode this week (unsurprising given that this is a two-parter), but yeah it's not at all surprising what Mio is doing for work, though it is definitely depressing to actually see that. |
| great episode. i don't think hyakkimaru will suddenly become talkative, he will need time to adjust to his voice. shiro_kai said: Is she working or getting raped? I don't get it. Cause if she was just working there, would be no need to other two guys hold her. She should probably not have gone there. shiro_kai said: She is, that's why I put working on italic. I just think, how they said, that they are being a litle more rough this time. But we never saw how she works in the other place. So no way to know for sure. she is working, the kid said it would be rough working for both sides, meaning more work. and multiple guys being with her at the same time - probably because they're not gonna just sit and wait for their turn... |
| I feel like I'm saying this in every episode, but things keep getting better! I underestimated the impact that being able to hear would have on Hyakkimaru, he was simply overwhelmed by it all, and it was well conveyed. Mio, the girl from the OP, finally appears, but it's kind of sad. The way she has to sell herself like that. But so far she seems like a good girl, looking after those children when no one else would, so there's nothing to say except that she is an unfortunate victim of circumstances. I wish things would work out somehow, but I smell tragedy in the air. The way her song was able to captivate and calm Hyakkimaru like that was really nice though. Still that bite must have hurt like hell! And it was his real leg too, now that it wasn't stolen in an arbitrary deal with demons I don't think it's going to come back, but his voice was finally set free, unfortunately because of pain, but it was. I liked the attitude of his mother too. The prosperity in which they thrived wasn't natural after all, and she knows it, and it must hurt because she knows the "cornerstone" is no one else, but her own son. |
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Drunken_angel said: kaaamos said: How is she flawless? She's poor, she resorts to whoring herself to others instead of finding other ways to make money. I don't understand you. Those are not flaws, those are her social circumstances. I don't think that as a low-class woman in a war-torn, poor village she could've done anything else to earn enough money to take care of all them kids :/ For what I have seen, there are no negative qualities in this character. She's selfless and just, she's gentle and kind, she's not judgemental, she's an archetype of a helpless victim, but she's not flawed, at least not in my mind? Oh, side note - I'm all up for debates and discussions, so if you wanna talk more feel free to message me, but I do kinda think that we're going in circles here :D And hey, I'm not trying to be insolent, this is simply my honest opinion on the character :D As I've said, I don't think she's the worst character ever, also I love this show !! Might be my favurite this season ! She is not from a "poor village". She's not infact even in a village (in the proper sense). You see the two armies one, protecting the village and another being on the opposing side. If she was in fact in the village. I imagine she would actually have work (and likely had done it before hand) but it's likely that she is orphaned, as is all the kids and she simply chooses to take care of them. Doing whatever she can to make money. She doesn't have to whore herself out (to survive) she has to whore herself out to take care of all the kids. I think it's important to note the difference. She is in a run down, destroyed area. With nothing but children (herself including as she doesn't appear to be that old, probably "teens"). I imagine it'd be far easier for her to fend for herself without whoring herself out, if she was alone. She lowers then a poor person in a poor village. She's a effectively homeless person living with disabled orphan war children. |
| That episode was dark. I suspected Mio was selling her body but kind of hoped it was something else. This series doesn't shy away from the harshness of the world which they exist. Still one of the best of the season. |
Ysad_Ziwezhan said: "Working for soldiers" I feared the worst ... and it was the worst. This anime doesn't spare anyone. Indeed. Poor Mio. She's enduring the unendurable in order to help those poor kids. This show is doing a good job of showing some aspects of what life was back then. Nasty, brutish and short. Disease, malnutrition, armed robbery, war and in the case of women and children, unfortunately also sexual abuse and exploitation. |
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Avere said: She is not from a "poor village". She's not infact even in a village (in the proper sense). You see the two armies one, protecting the village and another being on the opposing side. If she was in fact in the village. I imagine she would actually have work (and likely had done it before hand) but it's likely that she is orphaned, as is all the kids and she simply chooses to take care of them. Doing whatever she can to make money. She doesn't have to whore herself out (to survive) she has to whore herself out to take care of all the kids. I think it's important to note the difference. She is in a run down, destroyed area. With nothing but children (herself including as she doesn't appear to be that old, probably "teens"). I imagine it'd be far easier for her to fend for herself without whoring herself out, if she was alone. She lowers then a poor person in a poor village. She's a effectively homeless person living with disabled orphan war children. Yah, the woman's a saint, that's kinda my point xD I see that she is a well-loved character hahahah, hopefully I'll be able to jump the band-wagon one day :D |
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| Like this episode. How people care for each other during tough times give me heart warming feeling. |
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