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Aug 17, 9:22 AM
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I did wish Akira would get a peaceful Christmas season. But nope, because this is The Fable show, it's not happening.

There's also a plan to extract money from an underground group so this episode is far from being fun and cherry. Good to see the show back though.
Aug 17, 9:24 AM
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It's Christmas time.

Mr. Pervert here stays pussying out last second. "UnItEd sTaTeS Of sMaSh" headass. Him aside though, damn... the whole part with Youko's parents... didn't expect for a show this goofy to get that serious for a second there. Life isn't all sunshine and mainpulation for Youko, I guess. Then Akira's ass was leaving midway... xD

Poor Akita over here STAYS catching strays for his drawings lmao. Dude fucked up his sleep for that masterpiece of a drawing just for the boss and Misaki to laugh at it :( Then we got the detective dickhead or whatever he is, talking about what he would feel if Mr. Pervert and Misaki were to go missing..... ain't no one give two shits about Mr. Pervert so whatever there lol, but Misaki??? Yeah, your ass is DEAD.

Which leads us to the two monsters meeting at last.. you saw it here y'all.... MR. PERVERT'S DOWNFALL STARTS FROM HERE! WOOOOH


Aug 17, 11:01 AM
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This episode is quite sad, Fable just try to live a normal life but everyone laugh at his attempt. Meanwhile Yoko reveal that she has to drink all the time to forget her burning house when she was a kid, but since she has perfect memory it's gonna be hard even with the help of alcohol.
Aug 17, 12:02 PM
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This episode is quite sad, Fable just try to live a normal life but everyone laugh at his attempt. Meanwhile Yoko reveal that she has to drink all the time to forget her burning house when she was a kid, but since she has perfect memory it's gonna be hard even with the help of alcohol.
@phantomfandom seemed to imply her parents were killed in the fire as well. Lots of dark backstory this episode.
Aug 17, 12:45 PM
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I'd rather be watching Fable than the Olympics, I can tell you that much.

Rei Utsubo's plot against Hentai-kun culminates with the meeting with him and his mother. Youko finally shows some legitimate emotion thanks to the memories of her parents. Fable is up for another raise, potentially bringing his wage up to a whole 1000 yen an hour. The stakes have never been higher.

The story about Hinako's past is also coming together as Rei Utsubo continues to cement himself as an utterly irredeemable piece of shit. He should have stayed in hiding forever.
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Aug 17, 1:59 PM
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Evil guy meets creepy rapist.
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Aug 17, 3:07 PM
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I'm glad we also got more of Yoko's backstory.
I do wonder if Akira can't use his amazing memory skills to be a better artist.
Aug 17, 3:56 PM
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this was easily one of the best episodes thus far. I mostly liked the part about Youko's past and the "conversation" between Fable and the current villain, they didn't have that with the previous guy and I thought it was needed.
Aug 17, 5:27 PM
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Can we get a charge list for Utsubo pls? Like this mf needs the firing squad at him
Aug 17, 6:19 PM
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Just watched the live action because this keep getting delayed and holy fucking shit this is underwhelming

Like to eating A5 wagyu to eating shit
Aug 17, 6:52 PM
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2 mfs who need to be murdered, Utsubo and the pervert
Aug 17, 8:35 PM
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next week we got a double EP
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Aug 18, 3:46 AM

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In all seriousness Akira nonchalantly saying he spent the whole night on that drawing deadass sends me every time lol. The fact that Utsubo's sex ring had underaged girls makes him by far the worst villain I've seen in this anime yet.

Aug 18, 8:03 AM

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Damn this antagonist really make some valid points about how kids are overprotected and never go outside to play and don't know what it's like having a scraped knee..
Also makes valid point that people who are just trying to help get accused of being a perv or a stalker and having ulterior motive..
Aug 18, 1:28 PM
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As before, the drawing level is not stable.
The script is interesting, so I continue to watch it as usual, but I would like the drawing to improve.
Aug 18, 6:02 PM
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this is gearing up to be an even better arc than the last one. I enjoyed the villains conversation about Murphy's law and how it tied perfectly into the situation they were in. I can't wait for Fable to put them all to the sword (knife)
Aug 19, 5:34 AM

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I feel like it would be more interesting if Etsuji had character development from the kind of shit he's going to get into instead of being some two dimensional sociopathic since his escalation from nuisance criminal to conspiring rape with violence didnt feel very natural to me.

This main antagonist at the moment gets on my nerves how cold and calculated he is while being a huge hypocrite.
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Aug 23, 6:17 PM

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Gotta say I'm impressed with how solid the villains are in this show. Kojima was already imposing enough but I think this Utsubo guy is even better writing-wise.

4/5 episode. Youko suddenly getting all emotional caught me off guard for sure.
Aug 25, 3:24 AM

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Utsubo readies his plan in the midst of Christmas, and Akira is requested to draw for a flyer since his designs impressed Misaki and their boss the last time. But drawing Santa Claus, Akira finds it a hassle, even as Kainuma prepares his counterattack...only to get scared by Akira's demeanour. Moreover, Yoko teared while remembering her past of her late parents, which Akira didn't care for that much but stayed on for her usual drunken state.

Akira coming into contact with Utsubo and his wife Hinako, wihich he remembered the last of trying to help her with her therapy, only to get labelled as a pervert for his supposed ulterior motive, he's kinda of a weird one for them, setting up the plan to tool Kainuma to attract Misaki into his bidding. Conspicuously, a case like that was called off in the past, and Utsubo did his part on the case, and is even more sure that Akira IS the Fable. Who'd think that Murphy's Law would come into play for intelligent hitmen, starting with interactiong with Kainuma and his mother for a scam call, and Akira witnessing Hinako doing her usual therapy.

Someone better oust Utsubo quick, he's an intelligent man...
Sep 5, 10:14 AM
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It´s time to draw Santa Claus!!!
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Sep 8, 8:56 AM
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these little coincidences becoming quite the norm at this point but now it seems like Etsuji is deffo gonna get blackmailed especially with all the proof highlighted within the previous episode. we also find out a lil bit about Yoko's parent in a drunken talk about Santa of all things. liking how things are going right now
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Oct 14, 11:13 AM

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Christmas drawing
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Two different crime organizations weaving webs around one lousy graphic design office takes away the fun a bit.

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