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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Yup, as expected...the investigators decided to dig into the past of Magase during their case. Luckily, her uncle is willing to spill the truth. It almost sounds unbelievable but then again, I remember this series can being a bit surreal at times with its cases. |
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| Who was the guy that died at the end of the episode? A certain Tsutsui? At least, short exposure in this episode is needed before he was killed. Lame rendering. |
| Magase is slightly starting to remind me of Johan from Monster; probably in regard to the position of "most evil" in a series. Not to mention, that she gave off that whole haunting vibe... or one that makes you feel like something small in front of prey. Man, it almost sounds like she has the superpower to make anyone aroused just by body language, or worse; the ability to manipulate anyone with ease and no ability to remotely resist it. I can see why it would be considered "rape" by people. Just placing yourself in the same position is frightening to the point of questioning your own mind. That reminds me of the interrogation our boy did, and that back then he almost went insane by the end. She's certainly a good villain, at least by this episode. (By the end, I'm hoping she'll get shot, but I bet she'll commit suicide to end it on HER terms, and that in itself would be sad.) |
| "You know you've reached peak quality when a doujin is better than the actual source series." (Eg. To LOVE-Ru) Just to list a couple of biases. Likes: A good story, characters, writing, romance, a good plot twist or something that breaks expectations (In a good way), 'backstory' and justice. Dislikes: Bad romance, too much fanservice, the harem genre, yuri, yaoi, and bad writing. |
| Captivating episode, Ai's past was interesting |
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| Damn, Ai Magase. I cannot believe about her past. She's perfect for psychological warfare imo. She's a harborer of evil and is capable of giving sexual tendencies to her fellow students and even to her own uncle. Quite an interesting character. Looking forward to the next episode. |
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| Cool episode! Noticed a few slip-ups in the animation quality but hopefully that will not saturate in the coming weeks. Intriguing, and horrifying at the same time, backstory for Ai Magase there. "Raping", now that's one way of putting it. I really love the Directing during these interrogation scenes, it feels like a ride into an abyss or so. Nice that we got a little bit of kendo for a short breather and change of pace. I'd a feeling the Assistant would be good but certainly not fourth-dan level, way to go. Such impeccable timing from Ai Magase, on another note. Just when Investigator Seizaki managed to rile up the other investigators, yikes. I could tell something was coming when that dope music started playing but it still caught me off-guard somehow, awesome stuff! Another suicide victim, that smile on his face indicates a similar condition as the previous victims, so I'm curious to see how the investigator team will respond to this. Looks like the Assistant is clear of not being Ai Magase at the very least but I've feeling there's more to her than that catches the eye. It's been a heck of a ride so far! Hoping to see this level of quality retain through the course of the second half! |
#Anime4Life be my Life Motto! #PrayForKyoAni  |
| Wow, this anime is so underrated! *lol* Really grateful that I stumbled the PV of this gem on YouTube several weeks ago. Now I'm curious at how well would I fare if I were to encounter someone like Ai Magase in real life. 🤔 Props to her voice actress and the animators, they have been doing a great job that I feel enchanted. |
electromagnetoNov 4, 2019 8:31 AM
I just realized that all of my favorite characters, beside being stunningly beautiful, also happen to be exceptionally skilled murder machines. \('-')/ I'm level  on mal-badges. View my badges. |
| Great episode, there are still so much questions about Ai, that's crazy. |
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| Ahh Magase Ai what a fearsome woman, that sex appeal, that dominating aura and that all without even forcing to do so; truly diabolic. She's already seeming to be a Makshima Shougo tier evangelist. electromagneto said: Wow, this anime is so underrated! *lol* Really grateful that I stumbled the PV of this gem on YouTube several weeks ago. Now I'm curious at how well would I fare if I were to encounter someone like Ai Magase in real life. 🤔 Props to her voice actress and the animators, they have been doing a great job that I feel enchanted. I started this show just because of its title. Well I wouldn't recommend meeting her irl. She's someone you should never come across. |
When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
| Great episode, Ai has the potential to be the most compelling villain I've seen in a while. |
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| The power of a woman's sex appeal, Ai is definitely displaying this at the moment. Tsutsui had no chance, RIP. The uncle was a total creepo! |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| Another great episode. Really enjoyed the insight into Magases past and mind. Her portrayal so far is fairly grounded and a nice change of pace in comparison to other psychopaths. And here's me hoping that we will be able to witness the open debate with some juicy arguments. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
dasprn said: But her uncle and Seizaki managed to survive somehow (at least for now, lol), but they seem very traumatized and tortured though.Ahh Magase Ai what a fearsome woman, that sex appeal, that dominating aura and that all without even forcing to do so; truly diabolic. She's already seeming to be a Makshima Shougo tier evangelist. electromagneto said: Wow, this anime is so underrated! *lol* Really grateful that I stumbled the PV of this gem on YouTube several weeks ago. Now I'm curious at how well would I fare if I were to encounter someone like Ai Magase in real life. 🤔 Props to her voice actress and the animators, they have been doing a great job that I feel enchanted. I started this show just because of its title. Well I wouldn't recommend meeting her irl. She's someone you should never come across. Well, looking at my favorite characters, seems like I really have a thing for badass beauties who might as well be called killing machines. And now I might have found a new one to put into the list. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
I just realized that all of my favorite characters, beside being stunningly beautiful, also happen to be exceptionally skilled murder machines. \('-')/ I'm level on mal-badges. View my badges. |
| This is getting too predictable imo. I knew the investigator guy was gonna get killed. Why was he not warned about what happened to the previous people who interacted with Magase? Also, why is Seizaki so incompetent? Why doesn’t he just check the camera footage from the interrogation room to know exactly how Ai hypnotized the guard guy that killed himself too? This would make things more clear for everyone. "What is justice to you?" Famous last words. Pretty obvious that the Assistant girl will die at some point. |
Ilovebeanbag said: Damn bitch is killing innocent men like that. Really want her to meet her maker. Fuck that bitch. Also seizaki losing in kendo was a bit funny Assistant wasn't Magase Ai after all Technically, we don't know yet whether it was murder or assisting suicide. Her persuasion skills can be so high, so she simply convinces people to kill themselves. Anyway, I nominate Magase for the title of the best villain of 2019. Very intriguing character. |
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| Well, on the positive side, at least poor Tsutsui will have a new life in another world, courtesy of Truck-kun. |
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| Ai magase is going to be this year's best female villain. only 7episode left :( |
“You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin” . |
| damn the OST is on fire this show, that uncle's VA as well great performance Ai is a mega bitch but also really interesting Pruhtus said: This is getting too predictable imo. I knew the investigator guy was gonna get killed. Why was he not warned about what happened to the previous people who interacted with Magase? Also, why is Seizaki so incompetent? Why doesn’t he just check the camera footage from the interrogation room to know exactly how Ai hypnotized the guard guy that killed himself too? This would make things more clear for everyone. "What is justice to you?" Famous last words. Pretty obvious that the Assistant girl will die at some point. I mean, the uncle dude was also mesmerized (albeit not to the point of suicide) yet he could barely put what happened into words. idk if camera footage would've helped deduce Ai's abilities lol, though we'd need to wait to confirm that. Also, Magase seems pretty good at hiding her identity (at least from what we've seen so far) so even if that inspector knew about the dangers, he probably wouldn't have been able to avoid her that much |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
electromagneto said: dasprn said: But her uncle and Seizaki managed to survive somehow (at least for now, lol), but they seem very traumatized and tortured though.Ahh Magase Ai what a fearsome woman, that sex appeal, that dominating aura and that all without even forcing to do so; truly diabolic. She's already seeming to be a Makshima Shougo tier evangelist. I started this show just because of its title. Well I wouldn't recommend meeting her irl. She's someone you should never come across. Well, looking at my favorite characters, seems like I really have a thing for badass beauties who might as well be called killing machines. And now I might have found a new one to put into the list. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Well badass beauties are one thing but Magase Ai is in a different league. |
| When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
| Ai is officially going in my waifu rotation, God she is Fucking sexy. I love crazy yandere types. |
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| Man Magase is really fucked up. I definitely agree with the Johan comparisons. Her level of manipulation almost seems more supernatural tho. Especially the instant arousal thing. I mean that just makes no sense. It's not like Johan where his words are what sway you. I don't think this show is actually supposed to have any mystical elements in it tho, so I just gotta bend my suspension of disbelieve. |
Ilovebeanbag said: Damn bitch is killing innocent men like that. Really want her to meet her maker. Fuck that bitch. Fucking agreed. It's interesting that more users added her to their favorite characters list than the main protagonist. Some people just want to watch the world burn. I will admit that she's a great character and a good addition to this show, though. |
phyntoNov 5, 2019 12:16 AM
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Thorckan said: Captivating episode, Ai's past was interesting I guaruntee we're still missing a huge chunk of her past that may be revealed further down the line–maybe even revealed by her own self, kind of like a supervillian explaining their evil ploy to the superhero they just took captive? |
phyntoNov 5, 2019 12:16 AM
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Ilovebeanbag said: Assistant wasn't Magase Ai after all I swear I thought it would take like three episodes to finally conclude this, but I think we're all on the same page now. BUT I did find it interesting that she asked the same exact question that Magase Ai did in Seizaki's interrogation: "What is justice to you?" |
phyntoNov 5, 2019 12:16 AM
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| A decent episode delving into the strategy behind things and Ai's backstory. I especially liked the pacing and characterisation in this episode |
  We don't know what kind of people we truly are until the moment before our deaths. As death comes to embrace you, you will realise what you are. That's what death is, don't you think? ------------------------------------ Itachi Uchiha |
| Weird how Ai can seduce anyone from her teens and end up killing them |
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| all i can say is this is getting better and better! 5/5. |
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| Anyone know Director Torao's voice actor? I feel like I've heard it before but I'm not sure. It's not listed either, but I would like to know! |
| What Magase's uncle had to say about her wasn't as interesting as it could have been. In fact I disliked it, it felt too one-sided. He talked about the effect she had on him, and on those boys, but pretty much nothing about her as a person. Seizaki also said she is a murderer, and she is clearly driving people to suicide somehow, even without as much as touching them, so she is an antagonist, but she sees herself as a hero of a RPG, and I kind of love it. Can't wait to see what she is going to say, and do next. It would be sad, to say the least, to see her being reduced to the "bad kid" her uncle called her when she can be much more interesting than that. Seizaki's take on "justice" was interesting though, he had a better answer this time. And he wants to arrest her, and Itsuki even though the law can't touch them, at least not yet. |
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Ellenwitch said: Anyone know Director Torao's voice actor? I feel like I've heard it before but I'm not sure. It's not listed either, but I would like to know! He's voiced by Inada Tetsu :) |
Ilovebeanbag said: Maybe it's just the key concept of this show, which keeps repeating to make the audience think for themselves. I absolutely agree, but I thought it was still important to point that out. |
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Pruhtus said: Definitely a stretch, but also a good interpretation. It would be pretty cool to find out how she got her special power, maybe explained to us by her own self as I said in a previous message to this thread. |
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Ilovebeanbag said: Wow I didn't expect anyone to agree! Also I think assistant chan and inspector will die too. All is well if I see Magase die a hundred times. I actually have seen women almost like her in real life. Hit close to home. On the flip side, I didn't really expect anyone to disagree. I hope that at least one of the two lives on till the end of the show, I love both the characters. Sorry to hear your experiences with deceptive women, I hope you steer clear from them in future. |
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