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Perfect 10 | 35 | 22.58% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 58 | 37.42% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 34 | 21.94% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 19 | 12.26% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 5 | 3.23% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 2 | 1.29% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 2 | 1.29% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2010-04-17, 12:38 | Link #81 |
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How so? People have older siblings watch over their other kids all the time. And burglars do steal things, and when they get angry, they can kill people. It happens all the time in real life, so how does it suddenly not make sense in an anime?
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2010-04-17, 12:40 | Link #82 | |
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Seriously, the burglars were probably gonna kill 'em all anyway, they just decided to see if they could get Yuri to lead them to the money. |
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2010-04-17, 13:10 | Link #85 |
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It's possible that her, or someone close to her, died because she failed to maintain order while she was alive. So she's now trying to atone for that by maintaining order here, believing it to be the best course for helping others move on (which, according to Yuri, may have proven to be successful on a relatively decent level).
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2010-04-17, 13:18 | Link #86 | |
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Now I'm curious to watch the next episodes and see if you were right!
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2010-04-17, 13:21 | Link #87 | |
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How did the school even begin? Was she the one who made it, or was it always there? Was there someone else acting in the same position before her, and she's just taking that person's place after they passed on? And if the NPCs were humans too, what are the teachers- can adults also be brought into this world? What happens when the NPCs graduate- do they pass on as well? Do enough people regularly enter the world and become NPCs for the school to continue running? How can the school even run if there's no way to get funding- and, speaking of which, is there any outside world beyond the school? And I'd like to bring back up the question I asked earlier- why didn't Otonashi check the list of names for his own, or at least ask Yuri to copy it for later? Was it just a plot hole, or does he really remember more than he's letting on? Is there anyone else in this world who's lost their memories? I think Yuri said something about the way he died causing the loss, but is this the real reason? Is there anyone in this world that remembers anyone else in the world, and if so, is there someone that could possibly know Otonashi? /endlessquestioning |
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2010-04-17, 13:27 | Link #88 |
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2010-04-17, 13:28 | Link #89 |
Me, An Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Age: 33
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I'm just gonna put up the lyrics for the ballad Iwasawa played at the end, ofr everyone. Maybe it might have some answers as to why Iwasawa disappeared.:
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In the end she says "To go on singing like this, this is why I was born. Just as I was saved, I'll save someone else like this. Finally...I finally found it."
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2010-04-17, 13:34 | Link #90 | |
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Why you took that picture, or didn't reference the episode afterward, to see that a second or so after that she's fully materialized, I don't know. As I said above, she's clearly there like a second later, and she's part of the band. |
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2010-04-17, 13:48 | Link #92 |
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you are under the assumption that she is trying to move on. She could be trying to help others move on as her own way doing penance. My guess form this ep is that both Yuri and Tenshi have survivor's guilt and Yuri deals with it by open rebellion while Tenshi does it by getting people to follwo the rules.
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2010-04-17, 13:51 | Link #93 |
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From my point of view there are two ways of passing over, represented by the two groups:
- Yuri is the rebelious and self building one. Basically, like the buddhist monks, you work on yourself, solve your problems and get to know yourself to the point of enlightment, thus passing over. - Tenshi, on the other side, is the social passing over. Basically, instead of working on yourself and try to know yourself by solitude and rebellion you heal your wounds in society and try to use the comunication with others to understand yourself, thus passing over. The first one is harder, and that's why so few people were able to pass over on the Yuri group (even though it doesn't seem like they have such big problems, being that she said at the beginning that a few of her people disappeared when they tried to blend with the Tenshi group). The second one is easier and more natural so that's why so many people disappear in the Tenshi group. Because of that Tenshi thinks she is right, so she tries to disband Yuri's group, thus allowing the member of the SSS to pass over. My 2 cents.
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2010-04-17, 14:03 | Link #94 |
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The general idea about finding their "inner peace" through moving on whilst having a grudge on reality's unfairness is somewhat underwhelming in my opinion. If it's true, then the following SSS members, who have sad, dark past, will have their own spotlight and a chance to forgive-and-forget their predicament as the story progresses. It should be clear that the only ones will be left out are the key characters like Otonashi, Tenshi, and Yuri, and I wish there will be an upcoming twist prior to this event.
As for the characters, I thought Iwasawa’s moment to sing on her own way was well done. Meanwhile, Takeyama’s phrase “Call me, Christ” gets repeated and annoyed the hell out of me, but then again, TK and Yusa are the redeeming part of the episode. Tenshi still has vague information about herself; however, it’s safe to assume that she quite knows on how the afterlife world works. For the next episode, it may seem they’re going to have a punishment-based baseball game, and Yui will be going to join the team. Hope’s up on next week. |
2010-04-17, 15:03 | Link #96 |
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Age: 35
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great episode. I need to get my hands on Alchemy.. emotionally powerful. that's all can be said about Iwasawa's back story and final resolution. I wonder if they'll do a "one character resolved per episode" type thing. though if each of their back stories are as painful as this one, it'll be very emotionally draining.
and holy crap, Angel speaks!! since they found out that she has to make her own weapons like the SSS, its not too farfetched to assume that she's like them. except for rebelling against her fate, she's accepted it. and perhaps accepting doesn't lead to disappearing. you can tell she wants to be included too, but due to her role, she can't. hence why she said, "this makes me look like the bad guy" and why she turned around when they started playing again. but i'm still sticking with my original theory: Tenshi was the first to rebel against her fate, and she wants to stay there forever because she couldn't face what happened to her. Everyone there fights back because they didn't accept what happened to them, and thus they acknowledge what happened to them. Tenshi is probably the opposite. PA works continues to impress. everything was beautifully animated and the concert scene was stellar. they definitely know what they're doing. their stock still go significantly higher after this show. and they did a headphone fetish scene just for me the op is growing on me too. they also have custom animations for each episode's opening. they have select scenes show at around :53 that are specific per episode. like last week they had TK holding up the roof, and this week, they have Iwasawa listening to music and the band playing.
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2010-04-17, 16:07 | Link #97 |
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She may not be trying to move on. The PV implied that she sacrificed something. I think that she sacrificed her future life to help others move on whereas Yuri is sacrificing her future life to stay put and take revenge against the higher deity.
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2010-04-17, 17:19 | Link #99 | |
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Would you please not make Yusa disappear? After all she's my favourite character in this show ._. 15:48-15:49 was adorable <333 Oh and if possible I would like for Sekine to stay too >_> edit: 15:43-15:44 is totally cute too. Though it always amazes me how
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Anyway this was a surprisingly nice episode. Made you really feel happy that you don't have this kind of life. Did I mention that Hisako is rising on my list rapidly too? Yui was pretty funny too. And the alchemy song is nice. Last edited by Eisdrache; 2010-04-19 at 10:33. |
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