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Sep 12, 10:50 PM

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The Full Metal Jacket reference caught me completely off guard, props to the VA for doing it all in english as well lol.

Post credits ending was CRAZY, they honestly have the chance to do the funniest thing and for no reason go full psychological horror.
Crack theory:
"Nokotan" never existed and every time she has appeared it was all in Koshitan's imagination hence why no one remembers her. "Nokotan" is a recreation of one of Koshitan's close childhood friend who passing was so sudden Koshitan still refuses to believe it to be true, missing the good days with her friend led to her mind becoming deranged and creating a placeholder for her as a way to cope that her dear friend was still in fact with her and those fun days never truly ended.

In reality it's probably a funny one off cliff-hanger that'll play into a bit for the first half of the final episode before they do a proper Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan level send off.
Sep 12, 11:08 PM

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Ok, this episode was peak.
The persecution segment was pure gold.


The part with Neko was the best of course, clueless yet again ❤️

Nokotan with the tracksuit was so fkng adorable ❤️
And no, that wasn't yuri in any way, Koshitan is a great friend, and Nokotan is her deer friend after all.

The set up for the next episode was kinda cool, I can't believe it has been 11 episodes already, damn.
Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~
Btw, cry about it.

Sep 13, 3:22 AM

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lol, first we get Full metal jacker reference for some reason then the surprise ending (after credits).

And I wondered what kind of twist would await us in the final. Disappearance of Haruhi Shikanoko it is then. Or is it?! Maybe Nokotan is DELULU and all the crazy events of the show was in her head? Maybe her delinquency ended with her getting brutally KO'd by rival and she's still in coma?

Thought this anime was advertising Nara deer, maybe it was "don't do drugs kids" AD all along!
Sep 13, 7:29 AM
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At the start of the episode with the whole bird sequence and nobody noticing I wondered what if it’s just all in her head like some Tyler Durden-type twist for it to then perhaps foreshadow at the end was exciting.
Sep 13, 9:49 AM
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Holy shit, holy shit...

This episode was better than 90% of all animes out there 🚬

I'm scared, the end of the episode left me with too many doubts...
Sep 13, 10:05 AM

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Darth Maul, Full Metal Jacket which sounded a lot like the UBW chant, and now Nokotan was just in Koshitan's head all along....

Excited for the finale.
Sep 13, 1:25 PM
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Feb 2022
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Don't you dare say that Nokotan never existed. I couldn't stand it.
Sep 13, 4:55 PM

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Mar 2021
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I'm surprised it took this long for an antler sleep bubble to show up XD

I love how the hunter gets arrested not for breaking and entering or for carrying a rifle unauthorized but for not concealing said rifle :P

The post-credit scene is totally a prank to make the last ep seem dramatic but will end up being a quick gag.
Sep 13, 7:51 PM
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May 2023
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Good episode, I think it is one of the weakest at the moment although I liked seeing the chase and almost combat between Shikanoko and the Hunter
There is a part where the animation looks weirder than normal... when Shikanoko comes out of the ground, Koshi looks weird... like she has a muscular body haha
I liked the reference to Terminator and the last episode is approaching, it seems that Shikanoko was erased from everyone's consciousness... except Koshi or something like that, let's see what they come up with
Sep 14, 9:58 AM
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Dec 2021
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I basically never write things in discussions, but did any of you catch the full metal jacket reference (this is my rifle)
Sep 14, 10:02 AM
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Aug 2022
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they done pulled a bunny girl senpai 😭😭
Sep 14, 11:49 AM

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Jan 2022
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I didn't think they'd mention history in this anime of all places lmao in Japan, the guy must be stored in a container, in the US you can just carry it around your shoulder or on your lifted truck.

It seems the fear of plastic bottles has been passed down from cats to Nokotan.
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"


Sep 14, 1:19 PM

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Mar 2013
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That final showdown with the hunter though.

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Sep 14, 7:31 PM
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Oct 2013
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11 Episodes in a row with lame deer cracker jokes. Besides some mildly amusing wtf moments this episode was boring as hell.
Sep 14, 9:04 PM
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Jan 2023
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Watched this episode at my smash local🦌
Sep 15, 1:28 AM

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Mar 2018
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so the anime was japanese fight club all this time?
Sport Club Corinthians Paulist is the biggest football team in the world.
51 is cachaça
Sep 15, 4:19 AM

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Jun 2019
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Oh, something serious happened!
Sep 15, 6:14 AM
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Jan 2022
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another hilarious ep...they actually made decent animation for some of the fight scene warm ups but non the less nokotan getting scared of the plastic bottle is a good reference to real life... and was not for the last cliffhanger where is nokotan and is she safe 😓😓
Sep 15, 9:39 AM

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Dec 2021
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Nokotan doing Darth Maul's stance was definitely not on my bingo card.

And that ending scene... Who's Rem? I mean, Who's Nokotan?


Sep 16, 9:44 AM
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Jul 2024
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I can't believe I'd hear the Rifleman's Creed recited in Shikanoko, of all places.
Sep 16, 10:30 AM
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Dec 2023
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Wait is that a Fate/Stay Night reference?
Sep 16, 7:39 PM
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Nov 2023
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If they don't do anything dramatic with the final episode and the "who's shikanoko?" thing, I'm gonna genuinely crash out.

I hope it won't be some comedic joke especially with all the subtle acceptance of deer spread throughout this episode.
Sep 16, 8:14 PM

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Apr 2019
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Ayo wtf was that with that cliffhanger of an ending, they got me like "who's Rem?" moment, we finally getting an episode with plot for the 12th episode or what?
Sep 17, 12:38 AM
🍅 Tomato 🍅

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Feb 2020
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Who's Nokotan? The biggest mystery of the year.
Sep 17, 5:55 AM

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Sep 2018
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Watching to the end.
O Negócio é assistir animes e matar nazistas.
Sep 17, 2:38 PM
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Sep 2021
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What a flop this was, definetly carried by the memes alone, after the signature dance episode it fell hard
Sep 18, 5:00 AM
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Apr 2018
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Lmao the deer hunting, at least Shikanoko is clever, and has that ultimate weapon, but in the end the hunter's mother is the strongest (not to mention the police) xD That ending though, seems Shikanoko disappeared and it's like she never existed??
Sep 18, 6:21 AM
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Watching to the end.
@dwide666 Of course. No dropping an anime when there's only one episode left. :P
Sep 18, 6:51 AM

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May 2020
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No way they're trying to pull something like that. I mean this series is too unhinged and too dumb for THAT kind of plot twist.

Just hope they don't tell this was all a dream xD
Sep 19, 9:35 AM

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Mar 2019
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Golden tip: if you are a deer hunter, don't get married.🦌
Sep 19, 1:12 PM

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Aug 2022
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The Matagi part was so great. I fucking lost it when he started reciting the Rifleman's Creed.
Sep 20, 7:38 AM

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Apr 2013
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Another mid episode, I also saw that ending coming after Noko-tan didn't appear in the classroom.
Sep 20, 2:54 PM

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Feb 2023
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THIS IS MY RIFLE
THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT, BUT THIS ONE HERE IS MINE
MY RIFLE IS MY BEST FRIEND, IT IS MY LIFE
I MASTER IT AS I MASTER MY LIFE
MY HUNTING RIFLE AND I DEFEND MY COUNTRY
WE'RE THE MASTERS OF MY ENEMIES
WE ARE THE SAVIOURS MY LIFE



This episode was peak. I enjoyed the chase between Shikanoko and the deer hunter, as well as Shikanoko keep getting overwhelmed by plastic bottles.

Did Noko really just vanish like that after having a nice bonding moment with Koshitan? What gives?! This anime better not pull a "it's all a just dream" ending in the next episode.
StyxParadiseSep 20, 2:59 PM

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Sep 26, 11:59 AM

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Jul 2022
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ah this one was such a cute episode...I loved the part where the hunter guy was targeting Nokotan...it was very funny for some random old guy to show up lol...

also the end where Nokotan and Koishi had some bonding and we got to see some friendship...I love it...

wish we could see more of Nokotan and Koishi in the classroom though! I'm sure that would make for some interesting situations.
Sep 26, 10:17 PM

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Dec 2020
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Old man who was hunting literally got diffed. Wife debuff! Don't get married!
Oct 12, 2:39 PM

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Oct 2013
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LMAO, the first scene was just psychodelic as heck in its all bizarreness. xD

Just after Ninja Scroll reference (I assume it was one), we had a marvelous Full Metal Jacket reference with the iconic movie quote. And quite good pronunciation! It was far from Engrish we can hear from time to time in anime.

One episode left, oh no! :(
Oct 17, 6:33 AM
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wholesome episode at the ending
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