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Nov 4, 2017
Great movie. Made for the old Kuroshitsuji fans - otherwise you will not get it too much - it is one of the best movies of the saga. Although my first impression was that it was going to be another story like any other, it had two main highlights: good story and, specially, great character development, e.g. we get a deeper look into some of our favorite characters, and that was for me the best part.
Fun, quick, with a lot of action and good fights, it is a must for any Kuroshitsuji fan (you probably need to have seen at least first season).
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Mar 25, 2017
If you felt attracted by Kuzu no Honkai AnimeList's description it means you are looking for an anime about romance/love that is not the same as usual: a story about forbidden love and "notice me senpai" from a crude, realistic perspective.
And that is indeed true, the show has a lot of that.
But it is a lot more than that: it is indeed about love, romance, sex, relationships, men and women but analysed with a very deep perspective. After you finish watching the first episodes, you will only feel bad and depressed: everybody seems mean and rotten, you will hate everybody, and you will wonder why
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do you keep watching this. But if you endure, the time comes when this show does a great job showing the complexity of being a human full of complex, contradictory emotions, humans asking them selves... why do they behave like we do?, why do we love men/women?, why do we care about other people?, why are we not sincere in front of those we call friends and we keep pretending to be somebody else?, why do follow that unstopabble cycle of starting/finishing relationships with people we said once we will love forever and then we don't see eveer again?... I mean, things you should also ask about yourself once in a while if you dont.
And that is what I treasure most about this show, that is a loud and clear invitation to know yourself a little bit better.
Taking about other elements, the art is great, beautiful colouring, original comic-like scenes and character design. In overall, this is a show that get's better with each episode, so don't surrender at the beginning, keep going, and you will learn to understand those characters that you hated so much at the start, because you will see that they are only humans with lights and shadows as you and me.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Feb 20, 2017
If I have to pick two adjectives to describe Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha it would be: heartwarming and underrated. I have to admit I got here cause I googled "animes to watch when you are depressed" [to chear you up, not to get even worse], and I feel very lucky that this anime was in that recommendation.
And now I can just recommend it too, because its a great show!
Inari is a normal girl with dreams and wishes like any ordinary girl, but with an unusual big heart, and she gets to meet Uka-sama, a godness that prefers to be on Earth watching us humans going
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thorugh the cycle of life -while she plays otome games- instead of living with the other Gods.
Inari Konkon has drama, comedy, action, shintoism, and lots of love and hapiness. I rarely I found myself loving *all* the characters, chearing up all the couples and wishing they would all be happy, cause they are all just so lovely and human-like, they are the back bone of the show. Inari Konkon is about friendship, something that we are loosing more and more everyday, right?
So my recommendation is, if you feel down [sometimes I even feel down cause I was watching another anime that was too depressing!], if you want to see pure love and friendship, if you want to be part of a beautiful story, you have to watch this show. It's not an average romance anime, the relationships are handled with a lot of maturity, which I apreciate everyday more and more. Finally, if you loved the show I *really* advice to read the manga, it's seriously worth it. [The Inari shrine it's now on my list of places I will visit if get the chance to go to Japan!]
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Apr 22, 2016
To me this anime has two big themes that are really well developed: it's a mystery story but it is also an existential story. Both of them are treated pretty good. What do I mean by that?: the mystery plot is not overly simple neither overly complicated, they show all the evidence you would need to create a theory that will lead you to solve the mystery as long as you keep your mind open. In that sense is a good mystery show, it's not easily predictable (which would make it dull) but neither overly complicated (which would make it "unfair" as the viewer might
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not have all the elements to solve the mystery before or together with the characters).
With respect to the existentialsm inherent to some of the characteres, this could be a more personal opinion, but the thoughts discussed in the show are really interesting and I felt identified with a lot of them: freedom, human nature, life and death, etc. big topics that are not shallowy discussed as the characteres seem really coherent: characteres with a complicated past, with complicated personalities, with complicated thoughts about life, with contradictions and overwhelming emotions... you know, like humans tend to be.
I enjoyed the story a lot: I saw the whole show in one night (is very short so...) which means that it kept my interest and I wanted to know more about the story of the characteres and the resolution of the plot. This is pull out with only a few characters, which I think is very valuable (in some mystery anime they tend to include docens of characteres in the plot to confuse you and over complicate the argument).
To me the whole business with the computer and the maths its mostly complementary, it's not the centre of discussion neither the base of the argument (I work with coding and stuff like that, there was nothing deep related to it), it was just a way to show the sadness and freedom desire of the characters, as to them the digital world is a "perfect" world, as the digital world lacks everything that makes the real world a world where you want to escape from, a world where you suffer because you are constrained.
In summary, I highly recommend this anime to people that enjoys mystery plots and that also enjoys to contemplate exitentialist arguments that will keep you thinking for a few days later about these topics: some times I feel like I need another way to think about things, and the view this show presents is a very interesting one. Intersting thoughts, that's the best about this anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Feb 14, 2016
[Review in English and Spanish]
[English]
There is no doubt this is a pretty weird show. However, I will try to explain why it is worth watching it, as well as it's weak and strong points.
Possibly anoying things:
"Mouryou no hako" has a really interesting story, confusing, but interesting. It is not confusing in itself, it is not complicated as an argument if you tell it linearly, but the narration is not linear at all. There is a mistery and the bits get discovered in an erratic way. As a consequence while you are watching most of the episodes you will feel as you don't undestand anything at
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all! but in the right time everything will come together. Pay attention to names! there are a lot of characteres and you might get lost if you don't remember which one is which one (actually I had to watch some episodes with Anime List's characters guide on one side to get the names...).
If you don't like people having long conversations about simbolism and philosophy then a couple of episodes will bore you to death. However, in my opinion these episodes are crucial to get the whole picture, to get the idea that this anime is trying to transmit. And of course, if you decide to not watch these parts and jump to the next main event you will understand even less what's going on.
It can have violence and crude scenes for some people. These scenes are wrapped into an aura of art, which can make it even more shocking some times. But the relationship between art, mysticism and death is fundamental to the show.
Good aspects:
if you are a fan of symbolisms and allegories you will like this show. If you are a fan of intrigues and complicated misteries you will like it too. If you are interested in japanese mysticism and myths you might find it interesting. If you like intense drama, at the level of Greek drama relationships between characters then you will like this show. If you like old fashion sci-fi ideas (machine vs human) related to world war's disasters and experiments you will find this show interesting. If you are interested in the tension between science-magic-religion and how all of them can be used to controll people's ideas and behaviour, this show is for you. If you have already thought about the thin line that exists between the conmotion caused by artwork and the excitement of a crime, this show is for you. If you like all of the above, like me, then you should watch it!
And that's only if we talk about the story. Because I must say this anime is gorgeous. I love the art, the characters designs, the landscapes, the decorations, the details, the colours, the lights and shadows, it's a whole ten.
Finally, this anime presents a whole spectrum of characters with different motivations, origins, worlds, ideas, etc. that come together and get mixed up around this mistery and some how they all fit and all of them contributes to the sofistication of the story.
Summing up, this is a sofisticated and beatiful anime, that if you don't mind to feel a little but confused for a while or watching long conversations then you won't have any problem you enjoy the multiple special and valuable features that make this anime so special, and, in my opinion, totally worth to watch.
[Español]
No hay duda de que este animé es bastante extraño. Sin embargo, trataré de explicar por qué vale la pena verlo, así como ventajas y desventajas.
Cosas que podrían molestar:
"Mouryou no hako" tiene una historia muy interesante, confusa, pero interesante. No es que sea confusa en sí misma, ya que el argumento no es complicado si lo cuentas linealmente, pero la narración no es lineal, en absoluto. Hay un misterio y trozos de ese misterio son revelados de manera errática. Como consecuencia durante la mayoría de los capítulos sentirás que no entiendes absolutamente nada! pero en el momento indicado todo tendrá sentido. Ponle atención a los nombres! hay muchos personajes y te puedes perder si no recuerdas cuál es cuál (de hecho tuve que ver algunos capítulos con la lista de personajes de Anime List a un lado para recordar los nombres...).
Si no te gusta ver a la gente teniendo largas conversaciones sobre simbología y filosofía, entonces habrá un par de capítulos que te aburrirán muchísimo. Sin embargo, estos capítulos son fundamentales para obtener la idea principal que este animé quiere transmitir. Y por supuesto, si decides no verlos y saltarte hasta las partes donde ocurren los eventos principales, vas a entender la historia todavía menos!
Puede tener violencia y escenas crudas para algunas personas. Estas escenas están envueltas en un aura artística, lo que las puede hacer aún más chocantes a veces. Pero la relación entre arte, misticismo y muerte es fundamental en este animé.
Aspectos positivos:
Si eres un fanático de los símbolos y las alegorías, te va a gustar este animé. Si eres un fan de las intrigas y los misterios complejos, también te gustará. Si estás interesado en el misticismo y los mitos de Japón, lo encontrarás interesante. Si te gusta el drama intenso, al nivel de los clásicos dramas griegos, entonces te gustará. Si te gustan las antiguas ideas de la ciencia-ficción (el hombre vs la máquina) relacionadas con los experimentos y desastres que dejaron las guerras mundiales, te parecerá interesante. Si estás interesado en la tensión que hay entre ciencia, magia y religión y en cómo estas pueden ser usadas para controles las ideas y las acciones de las personas, entonces este animé es para ti. Si ya habías pensando alguna vez sobre la delgada línea que existe entre la conmoción que genera una pieza de arte y la excitación de un crimen, entonces este animé es para ti. Si te gusta todo lo mencionado, como a mí, entonces tienes que verlo!
Y eso es solo si hablamos de la historia. Porque debo decir que además, este animé es precioso. Amo el arte, el diseño de los personajes, los paisajes, las decoraciones interiores, los detalles, los colores, las luces y las sombras, es un 10 completo.
Finalmente, este anime presenta un espectro completo de diferentes personajes con distintas motivaciones, orígenes, mundos, ideas, etc. que se encuentra enredados en este misterio y que de alguna manera todos calzan en él y contribuyen a la sofisticada historia que se desarrolla.
En resumen, este es un animé hermoso y sofisticado, que si no te importa sentirte un poco confundido por un momento o las largas conversaciones entre personajes entonces no tendrás ningún problema para disfrutar de las diversas características que son únicas y hacen tan especial a este animé y, en mi opinión, digno de verlo.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Dec 25, 2015
[Review in English and Spanish]
[English]
I started to watch this show with no expectations at all, but it surprised me in many aspects. First of all, I give all the credit to the one that picked the title: awesome title! It made me look for it in Google and find about Kajii Motojiro's short, beautiful story, I really appreciate that. I recommend to watch this show as a mystery show and in that view I think is a good one. Because...
Story (10)
There is a high structure that leads to a big story, but that story has been turned apart using the metaphor of the bones, so
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in each episode a bone is revealed and little by little all the bones of the high level picture are getting together and by the end of this season we have a litle bit more clarity about the main story of this anime. This progressive revelation of the story is very pleasant in my opinion, because it is well done (it accomplishes with the requirements of mistery stories where the clues are presented to the viewer/reader, so he/she can infer at the same time along with the characters the story resolution), and, which is the most valuable aspect, it is not predictable! (And I highlight this because after you have watched/read lots of mystery shows/novels, everything seems easy and predictable). To me, the clearest sign that the story is good is that I can't wait for the next season! Even if the characters did not mark me at all, I want to find out how the story ends.
Art (7)
Beautiful, clean, well picked colours. I like the way how the saturation and bright of colours change according to the scene/atmosphere/tension. But, nothing astonishing or outstandingly original.
Sound (5)
I hated the music! I think it is not helpful, it does not add anything good to the scenes or characters or the story, and worst of all, that "classic" (violins, etc.) style does not seem to suit with the story at all to me. Worst aspect, by far.
Character (6)
As I said before, none of them really marked me, I don't feel any special sympathy by them. Of course Sakurako is the main character: this girl that is beautiful, super smart, and has a weird/sick fascination about bones and dead corpses. Is the usual trend to outline the "special" character with exotic personality/tastes/behaviour, but it is not impressive. However, they don't bother me either and in general they are a positive addition to the story and are quite coherent so far, according to the not so informative back up story that we know.
Enjoyment (8)
As I said, by far, the story is the most enjoyable aspect to me, the mysteries and how they are putting together the high level picture by using short stories that are related and that are mirrors of the main argument. Let's not forget the motto at the start "for those who are trapped in the past" (or something like that), it is indeed applied to each case and to the motivations of most of the characters (it is indeed a well used leit motive). The whole bones/butterflies business is interesting (not truly original, but well played).
Overall (8)
I take this show as a mistery show and under that view I give it at 8, specially compared to other mistery animes that I have seen recently. Good use of general culture (japanese and occidental, e.g. Nietzsche quotes), forensic knowledge and human behaviour and psychology. Worth to watch, I recommend it, it is not a waste of time and I hope to see next season soon.
[Spanish]
Comencé a ver esta serie sin ninguna expectativa, pero me sorprendió en muchos aspectos. Primero que nada, hay que darle todo el crédito a la persona que escogió el título: qué buen título! me hizo buscar esta frase en Google y encontrar el cuento de Kajii Motojiro, hermoso, realmente lo agradezco. Recomiendo ver esta serie como una serie de misterio y bajo esa mirada pienso que es una muy buena. Porque...
Historia (10)
Hay una gran estructura que lleva hacia una gran historia pero esa historia ha sido separada usando la metáfora de los huesos, de tal forma que en cada episodio un hueso es revelado y poco a poco todos los huesos de la idea general son re-armados y hacia el final de la temporada ya se tiene un poco más de claridad de cuál es la historia principal de este animé.
Esta revelación progresiva de la historia me parece muy agradable, porque está bien hecha (en el sentido de que cumple con los requisitos de las historias de misterio en las cuales las pistas son presentadas a los lectores/espectadores de tal manera que ellos/ellas puedan inferir en conjunto con los personajes el desenlace de la historia), y, lo más valioso, no es predecible! (y destaco esto porque después de haber visto/leído un montón de animés/libros de misterio todo se vuelve fácil y predecible). Para mí el signo más patente de que la historia es buena es que no puedo esperar para ver la siguiente temporada! Incluso, a pesar de que los personajes no me marcaron para nada, quiero averiguar cómo termina la historia.
Arte (7)
Hermoso, limpio, con colores muy bien escogidos. Me gusta la manera en la saturación y el brillo de los colores cambia de acuerdo a la escena/atmósfera/tensión. Pero, nada impresionante ni espectacularmente original.
Sonido (5)
Odié la música! Me pareció que no ayudaba en nada, no añade nada bueno a las escenas, los personajes o a la historia, y lo peor de todo es que ese estilo "clásico/docto" (con violines, etc.) me pareció que no calzaba en absoluto con la historia. Lo peor de todo, por lejos.
Personajes (6)
Como dije antes, ninguno de ellos me marcó realmente. No sentí ninguna empatía especial por ellos. Por supuesto, Sakurako es la protagonista: es una chica hermosa, muy inteligente, y que tiene una extraña/enferma fascinación por los huesos y los cadáveres. Es el intento usual de dibujar un personaje "especial" con una personalidad/gusto/comportamiento exótico, pero no es muy impresionante. Sin embargo, no me molestan tampoco y en general añaden cosas buenas a la historia, y por ahora son coherentes con la poca historia personal que conocemos de cada uno.
Disfrute (?) (8)
Como dije antes, lejos, la historia fue lo que más disfruté, los misterios y cómo están armando la historia principal usando las historias de cada episodio que están relacionadas con la primera y son reflejos de esta. No olvidemos el lema con que comienza la serie "para aquellos que viven en el pasado" (o algo así), es ciertamente aplicado a cada caso y a las motivaciones de los personajes (es un real hilo conductor o motivo). Todo el tema de los huesos/mariposas es interesante (no muy original, pero bien propuesto).
General (8)
Tomo esta seria como una serie de misterio y bajo ese alero le doy un 8, especialmente al compararla con otros animés de misterio que he visto recientemente. Buen uso de la cultura general (japonesa y occidental, como por ejemplo las citas a Nietzsche), conocimiento forense y el comportamiento y la psicología humana. Digno de ver, lo recomiendo, no es una pérdida de tiempo y espero ver pronto la próxima temporada.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Aug 30, 2015
[English and Spanish review]
[English]
Why you may want to watch this OVA?
If you love Sebastian, and you probably do, you will feel the need to watch him every time as possible.
But, in my opinion, this is not a really interesting story. A "riddle" quite predictible, with the same structure of an ordinary mistery novel, trying to pay tribute to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle... a little bit boring (and I'm a fan of Sherlock Holmes)
And the worst part is that Sebastian does not appear that much, so, it's not really worth it, even though he is as charming as always.
Sorry! but I would not mind not to
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have watched this. In one word: expendable.
[Spanish]
Por qué podrías querer ver este OVA?
Si te encanta Sebastian, y probablemente así es, sentirás la necesidad de verlo cuantas veces sea posible.
Pero, en mi opinión, esta historia no es interesante, en absoluto. Un "acertijo" bastante predecible, con la misma estructura de una novela de misterio común, tratando de homenajear a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle... un poco aburrida. (y soy fanática de Sherlock Holmes)
La peor parte es que Sebatian no aparece tanto, entonces, no vale la pena verlo, a pesar de que es tan encantador como siempre.
Lo siento! pero no me hubiera importado no haber visto esto. En una palabra: prescindible.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Aug 28, 2015
[English and Spanish review]
[English]
Why should you watch Kokkuri-san?
Because you will laugh until your stomach hurts. This is a pretty particular show, with absurd humor and the most weird characters. No main story at all, just a sucession of ridiculous events that go between mithological japanese characters, aliens (literally) and inevitable japanese kinky jokes.
But don't get the wrong idea, I think the characters are awesome! unforgettable! It is totally worth to see it, specially if you want to enjoy your free time.
Though the art is not specially striking, the character design, specially Kohina's, which changes according to the moment, is very intriguing! This is not a
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shallow show at all!
Why do I love it?
Because it makes me laugh so much! I like most of the characters and I enjoy the not-story. I think ridiculousness can be confused some times with a big imagination and an open mind. I prefer to think this is a high imaginative with a wide open vision anime. Plus, Kokkuri-san's fox shape is adorable! And I love Kohina's attitude. She is a real girl.
[Spanish]
Por qué hay que ver Kokkuri-san?
Porque te vas a reír hasta que te duela el estómago. Esta es una serie bastante particular, con un humor absurdo y los personajes más raros. Sin una historia principal, solo hay una sucesión de eventos ridículos que va entre los personajes mitológicos japoneses, aliens (literalmente) y las inevitables bromas sexuales japonesas.
Pero no me malentiendan, creo que los personajes son geniales! inolvidables! Vale la pena verlo, totalmente, especialmente si quieres disfrutar tu tiempo libre. Si bien el arte no es especialmente llamativo, el diseño de los personajes, especialmente el de Kohina, que cambia de acuerdo a la situación, es muy intrigante! Esta no es una serie superficial, de ninguna manera!
Por qué me encanta?
Porque me hace reír tanto! Me gustan la mayoría de los personajes y disfruto la no-historia. Creo que la ridiculez puede ser a veces confundida con una gran imaginación y una mente abierta. Prefiero pensar que este es un animé altamente imaginativo y con una mentalidad amplia y abierta. Además, la forma de zorro de Kokkuri-san es adorable! Y me encanta la actitud de Kohina. Ella es una chica de verdad.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Aug 27, 2015
[English and Spanish review]
[English]
Why you should watch Dantalian?
If you are a bookworm, like me, you must watch this show. The story, even though is simple and sometimes repetitive, leads you to increase your fascination about books, their magic and the wonderful worlds that are inside each one of them. Good short stories, with great character design, and the "lovely" Dalian, which is kind of my model to look up to.
The only thing I can complain about is that some of the characters are not well developed. I think it should have been a longer season, to fill up some holes in the story and
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in the link between characters, and to dig deeper in each one of them as well.
Why do I love it?
Because everyone makes fun of you when you are a chronic reader. This anime is able to represent visually how I feel when I read a book, the chill on your skin when you are touched by the story on that paper. Finally, the opening is one of my favourites, and I love Daisuke Ono!
[Spanish]
Por qué hay que ver Dantalian?
Si eres un ratón de biblioteca como yo, entonces debes ver esta serie. La historia, si bien es un poco simple y a veces repetitiva, promueve la fascinación por los libros, su magia y los mundos maravillosos que existen dentro de cada uno de ellos. Buenas historias cortas, con diseños de personajes geniales, y la "adorable" Dalian, que es algo así como mi modelo a seguir.
La única cosa de la que me puedo quejar es que algunos de los personajes no están bien desarrollados. Creo que la temporada debería haber sido más larga, para llenar algunos espacios en blanco en la historia y en las conexiones entre los personajes, así como para profundizar en cada uno de ellos.
Por qué me encanta?
Porque todos se ríen de ti cuando eres un lector empedernido. Este animé es capaz de representar visualmente cómo me siento cuando leo un libro, el escalofrío en tu piel cuando la historia en ese papel te conmueve. Finalmente, el opening es uno de mis favoritos, y me encanta Daisuke Ono!
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Aug 27, 2015
[English and Spanish review]
[English]
Why you may want to watch it?
This is made for Pokemon game's fans. If you played Pokemon red or blue in your gameboy you will be very happy to watch the "real" story in these chapters. Nevertheless, they take just some events of the game's story (maybe not your favorites), so sometimes you will say: "Nooo, why they didn't show when..." and that's a little bit frustating.
But it has great things for the fans: same battle music, same dialogues with the other characters, real Team Rocket, etc.
Why I didn't like it that much?
I would prefer it maybe to be long enough
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to tell every part of the game. The main character "Red" lacks a little bit of personality. The battles are great, but, as a Pokemon fan I guess my expectations were higher!!
[Spanish]
Por qué podrías quere verlo?
Esta serie está hecha para los fanáticos de Pokemon el juego. Si jugaste Pokemon rojo o azul en tu Gameboy estarás muy feliz de ver la historia "real" en estos episodios. Sin embargo, solo toman algunos eventos de la historia del juego (quizás no sean tus favoritos), así que algunas veces dirás: "Nooo, por qué no mostraron cuando..." y eso es un poco frustrante.
Pero tiene cosas geniales para los fanáticos: la misma música de batalla, los mismos diálogos con los otros personajes, el equipo Rocket real, etc.
Por qué no me gustó tanto?
Creo que preferiría que fuera lo suficientemente larga para contar todo el juego. Al personaje principal "Red" le falta un poco de personalidad. Las batallas son geniales, pero, como una fanática de Pokemon, creo que mis expectativas eran mucho mayores!!
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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