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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- A bit slow at the beginning but picked up pace at the end. Section 9 was fooled :/ |
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| dude never there in the first place, but instead a blow up doll, nice ^_^ but i don't feel like hes the actual laughing man, doesn't seem right to me |
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| What a pro ... editing his face to be replaced by the logo in real time ... lmao xD but when he said now I can go down through time as the laughing man it didn't quite feel that he was the one and the same from previous cases. |
| hahah they got fooled. they seem to have underestimated him. |
| They underestimated him but he isn't the real laughing man it seems. |
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| Man what an episode huh.... NEver thought this will turn out like this... Batou and Togusa were fooled!!! Man that was... Unexpected.... not of Togusa but of Mr. Batou... He's so meticulous with the stuff he does.... I never though they would be fooled... this epi definitely raised me from my bed and actually made me get excited... And take the show more seriously.... The Laughing Man is a real Pro.... I wanna be like him XD!!! Signs, Green |
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| Man how cool is her apartment :P |
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| Am I the only one who wants to know who those girls were in Motoko's well-designed-disk apartment? |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| Well it is known that motoko is bi sexual. |
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Confucius said: Am I the only one who wants to know who those girls were in Motoko's well-designed-disk apartment? From what I understand in the manga, as another poster said, Motoko is a bi-sexual so.. they may be her *gasp* lovers. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Very interesting, that hacker really has skill. If he's not the Laughing Man, I wonder just how good the real one is... |
| OMG! So exciting! I presume this is the music that plays when Motoko kicked that first hacked guy's butt? |
| "Where will a newborn go from here? The net is vast and infinite" - Motoko Kusanagi |
| Wow, great ending, best ep so far. |
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| Very interesting episode, too bad Motoko didn't lez out in on that bed :( |
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| A okey episode, with a nice ending, but too much talk some times -_-... And seems like we had a lick-lick party, huh? |
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| I didn't expect them to be tricked. And was it just me or did the doll have a similar outfit to the Major? Hah. XD And I remember seeing that logo before. Totally gave me a memory back. XD |
| Things are starting to get interesting! I guess they did need some kind of antagonist that would grant them some kind of challenge XD. |
 "I like to expose what people hide. I'm an intellectual rapist." - Furudo Erika |
| Shit is starting to get interesting! Even a third episode nice finally a good ongoing story/arc! Lets see what's next the ending was superb! |
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| That hacker is really something else. And the plot just keeps geting better. |
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| I hope they catch the son of a bitch soon but that's a lot easier said than done by the looks of it. |
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| For those wondering. Yes those are Motoko's sex friends. Not really a spoiler but In the manga |
| Nice episode. Finally there is a story. |
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| I'm with some of you guys. I don't think the hacker was the real "Laughing Man". |
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| Haha, I didn't see it coming x) But I still don't think Nanao is the laughing man. The laughing man almost seem like a concept, a group, like Anonymous would be. Maybe there is a mastermind behind all this, but I think Nanao is manipulated like the guy next to the prefet was. After, he is too much the designated suspect... Edit : Also I was so much expecting some hot lesbian sex for a sec :3 ... Just kiddin' |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| I wonder how that "yakuza dude" just watches porn with a straight face while being interrogated. Anyways, was expecting for some les threesome...but well. Laughing Man definitely isn't conducted by an individual, that's my opinion. Let's just see how it goes. |
| "If you reject me, I'll blast a hole in you!" Kanzaki H. Aria Just kidding.  |
| 5/5 Episode that follows the events preceding and makes it even more complicated, the plot is really twisted in some places but it also seems very straightforward if we look at the thoughts of the man laughing. twists and witty observations make the narrative is slow but intriguing. Graphics and animations in the media. |
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| Hm. So we have a copycat criminal. I'm not so sure that the original Laughing Man was involved from the start. |
Monad said: For those wondering. Yes those are Motoko's sex friends. Not really a spoiler but In the manga Great episode, love the build up of tension during investigations. |
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| This was a good episode, a bit slow but it was better than the previous imo. |
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| The pace is only slowing down because a bigger arc is developing instead of the original episodic episodes. Also, the ED song is stuck in my head, definitely one of my favorite outros :D Fits the show really well because it's basically about the Major |
| ~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. |
| Felt a bit slower then the other episodes, still a nice watch. |
| Woof Woof xD I figured so, I mean why they're all not really checking whether there's a real person in the room or not Ehh.. Anime logic, I guess? xD At least the doll isn't that creepy |
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| nope they aren't. the laughing man case starts in the second half of the show. watch the remaining standalone episodes tho. |
| So.. there was a lot of talking in this episode and for me, it killed off the steam episode three had built for me. Very dialogue heavy and it felt like if I missed a word, I'd have no idea what was going on.. and I do not know what's going on.. gonna re-watch the final 10 minutes, but honestly.. I don't find it all that interesting now. It feels like they shoved a complex story into 24 minutes. |
| I always wonder how hackers even learn how to hack. Like do you google a tutorial? Lmao. Anyway, this is one of those shows where if you miss even a little bit of dialogue, then you'll be confused; I'm not particularly a fan of shows like that because I have to give it my full attention, but I'll see where this show takes me for now. |
 Three things cannot be long hidden.. ...the s u n, the m oo n, and the tr u th. |
| The equal measure of politics, investigating, mind games, and action is done so well in this show. Most others would slip up and bore me. |
| That guy is playing them for fools. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| You know a show is complex when it routinely mentions media blackouts and use of the press to alter the public's opinions. Legend of the Galactic Heroes did that as well, to some degree. |
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| I had forgotten the bit with the doll. Played like fools. But there's layers upon layers here and you won t know who is who until the end. Nice that they kept bits of Motoko's sexuality from the manga. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| oh damn :O section 9 was played like a fiddle |
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| wow, glad to see a lil more of the Majors more private interactions. Felt this ep was really bogged down by dialogue. I wanna say the first half was ok but the second half was making me have to pause and go back to see what was going on. Wasnt expecting the Nanao to not be in the apartment. Nice on the blow up doll touch. But yea, he def is not the laughing man. |
"Perfection is perception. For me, humanity's imperfections is what makes it perfect"  |
| Tbh a bit disappointed with this episode, expected a bit more creativity on the visual side given that it Ryutaro Nakamura's only episode in the show. |
| Didn't expect Motoko to have a yuri harem. I expected some kinky action in that scene. |
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