(L) Summertime Render

[SeijiSensei]

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

And Megane hanging upside-down like a ninja

Yet, miraculously, her glasses never fall off. Reminds of those magic skirts in shounen series like Magi where girls tumble upside-down in the air yet never reveal their panties.

[Last Sinner]

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

Yet, miraculously, her glasses never fall off.

As a long-time glasses wearer, it's possible. Certain frames will slip off with ease but some will fit around your ears and pretty much hook onto them.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

Yet, miraculously, her glasses never fall off. Reminds of those magic skirts in shounen series like Magi where girls tumble upside-down in the air yet never reveal their panties.

I was more "concerned" about her boobs spilling out of her top.

But to stay on the topic of glasses, mine don't fall off. Yes, I actually just tested it.

[Last Sinner]

Saw an article saying there's a new OP for the second half. Wonder how that will be compared to the current one. But what surprised me more is that it said 2nd half in July. There's no break between halves? Hope the staff can handle such a schedule. And I'm guessing that Disney ain't showing it until the whole thing is over.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Last Sinner

Saw an article saying there's a new OP for the second half. Wonder how that will be compared to the current one. But what surprised me more is that it said 2nd half in July. There's no break between halves? Hope the staff can handle such a schedule. And I'm guessing that Disney ain't showing it until the whole thing is over.

There was no reason to believe there'd be a break. An anime with such a title taking a break during the summer season would have been quite ironic.

[serenade_beta]

Originally Posted by Last Sinner

Saw an article saying there's a new OP for the second half. Wonder how that will be compared to the current one. But what surprised me more is that it said 2nd half in July. There's no break between halves? Hope the staff can handle such a schedule. And I'm guessing that Disney ain't showing it until the whole thing is over.

Anime used to usually do 2-cour without taking a break

[Guardian Enzo]

I just assumed based on the title it was timed to finish in the summer.

But yeah, we’ve reached a stage where non-split cours inspire bafflement, lol.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Speaking of summer......

https://furaba-animeseichi.blog.jp/a.../30343558.html

IRL Wakayama settings of the story. Wonder if fans will swarm the locations when the summer holiday starts

[EroKing]

Well, that's a pretty significant change

[Kanon]

Spoiler for episode 7:

Confirmed that Hizuru does have dual personalities, though it's implied to be more than that and tied to the secret she doesn't want the Shadows to learn. Seems like as the base personality, Hizuru can remember everything Ryunosuke does, whereas Ryunosuke has his own separate set of memories and can only communicate with his sister through messages. They can switch at will just by changing Hizuru's hairstyle, too. Ryunosuke is better suited to fight he Shadows thanks to his precognition.

The fact you gain immunity if your Shadow is killed makes things less hopeless.

Shadow Shiori was a tough customer. No wonder she managed to escape in previous loops.

One thing I find weird is that this loop hasn't addressed the flash during the funeral. I thought it'd be a key point. Maybe for later.

Next episode is going to be even more interseting with Ushio barging in at home.

[grecefar]

Every chapter it seems that there are more a more weakness to the shadows and they can bring the fight to them and have a chance to win.

Right now Hizuru/Ryunosuke is the best character.

[serenade_beta]

Originally Posted by grecefar

Every chapter it seems that there are more a more weakness to the shadows and they can bring the fight to them and have a chance to win.

Parasyte, Shiki... All of those monster vs. human stuff give them obvious weaknesses so that the humans can win in the end.
Stuff like B-Horror movies like zombie ones don't on the other hand, because they don't care about happy ends.

[Last Sinner]

Episode hits all the right notes as usual. Hizuru being calculating and clinical (Yoko Hikasa needs more roles like this, she is in her element right now). Shadow Shiori being an utter little devil (Rie Kugimiya was stellar in that scene). Mio sending half the planet into the fetal position with that look. And just when you think Shinpei probably had five near heart attacks this episode alone, Shadow Ushio appears to leave things on a great cliffhanger.

There is one subtle change I noticed this episode. Hizuru stabbed herself in her side when in Nagumo mode in the anime. In the manga, the stab wound was in one of her breasts. There was a real sense of 'The Shadows must pay for this unforgivable crime!' in the aftermath of that chapter. So it makes me wonder whether a certain moment that will happen next episode gets altered or not.

I'm more concerned about the pace, though. This episode ended with Chapter 31. Next episode is around 1/3 of the way. Feels about 20 chapters off on pace. Wondering how they will make it up.

[Kanon]

Spoiler for episode 8:

This episode gave us more time to take in how awesome Ushio is. It's at the same time heart-wrenching since she isn't the real Ushio. The real Ushio will never find out Shinpei left the island in order to be able to support himself as soon as he could because he planned to marry Ushio and didn't want to be adopted by Alan since it would have gotten in the way of that.

Shiori was shown communicating telepathically with her mom last week so it's not too surprising that Shadow Mio found out Shinpei is killing shadows and attempted to kill him.

We've gotten some answers in this loop, but mysteries are piling up. Hizuru came to the island because she got a message from Ushio telling her about the events of the 24th. Was she previously looping, and that is the reason her shadow is special? I'm pretty sure Ushio is going to be in that video...

[serenade_beta]

Wow, all of a sudden, everyone is making facial distortions

[Last Sinner]

And now, it is time for Ushio to get the airtime she deserves. Seriously that moment where she blocks that stab that would have killed Shinpei never gets old. I'm also relieved the bloodiness of that scene remained intact and the sudden nudity was hardly altered (there was one front-on panel in the manga but that would likely incur some issues for that episode, so no big deal). Getting the 2 for one deal this episode with the kick to Sou as well as the punch to Shinpei is also very welcome.

What was best about this episode (exactly as it was in the manga) was that Hizuru has to concede Shadow Ushio is not like other Shadows and that she is acting about as opposite to them as possible. While she can't abide by being in Shadow Ushio's presence, Hizuru can understand that it means them no harm. Which is some integral character dynamics. You can't expect them to agree on everything. Given everything Hizuru has experienced from Shadows, her reactions are very relatable. But for her to concede that in this specific instance, she might be wrong and will let it go. Certainly the somewhat loss of Hizuru as a bodyguard is a hindrance, but they're still on the same side.

It also opens things up for Ushio to now be the focus. She's been waiting in the shadows long enough. Time for her to show everyone what she can do and what really happened that day. Have to say the pre-order timing for the Ushio nendoroid was very appropriate.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Last Sinner

What was best about this episode (exactly as it was in the manga) was that Hizuru has to concede Shadow Ushio is not like other Shadows and that she is acting about as opposite to them as possible. While she can't abide by being in Shadow Ushio's presence, Hizuru can understand that it means them no harm. Which is some integral character dynamics. You can't expect them to agree on everything. Given everything Hizuru has experienced from Shadows, her reactions are very relatable. But for her to concede that in this specific instance, she might be wrong and will let it go. Certainly the somewhat loss of Hizuru as a bodyguard is a hindrance, but they're still on the same side.

Hizuru not wanting to work with Shinpei anymore is understandable too. While she admits that Shadow Ushio means them no harm, she brings up a good point: Ushio is an anomaly and there's no telling when she might be "fixed". Staying with her is therefore dangerous.

I've been reading the corresponding manga chapters after watching each episode, and they cut a lot of critical information this time. I'm sure they'll land on their feet though.
By the way, Ryunosuke/Hizuru did stab herself in her side in the manga too. Checked out the first page of chapter 29.

[Last Sinner]

Originally Posted by Kanon

Hizuru not wanting to work with Shinpei anymore is understandable too. While she admits that Shadow Ushio means them no harm, she brings up a good point: Ushio is an anomaly and there's no telling when she might be "fixed". Staying with her is therefore dangerous.

I've been reading the corresponding manga chapters after watching each episode, and they cut a lot of critical information this time. I'm sure they'll land on their feet though.
By the way, Ryunosuke/Hizuru did stab herself in her side in the manga too. Checked out the first page of chapter 29.

It's a necessary tension. If the reader knew Ushio was no threat for certain, it removes a necessary element. If believing in Ushio occurs without risk, she is a less potent character.

And yeah...Chapters 34, 38 and 39 really got skipped over. However, almost all of it centred around a certain reveal. I think they intend to work this in at a more appropriate time. Could happen in Episode 9, maybe a bit later. It could be so that what happens in the next couple of episodes has more impact, because that reveal did feel a bit early in the manga.

As I said before, my one main concern is 25 episodes seemed a bit lower to cover every single thing in the manga. They're reaching the point where they need to be a bit pragmatic in order to cover all the core bits in 25 eps. That said, I hope they don't cut out any critical linking information.

Looking at that panel again, it was hard to tell without looking closer. There was a lack of definition because of the way that dark clothing was drawn.

[grecefar]

Well now I know why there will be 24 chapters, the team were doing great but now that shinpei side with ushio now it comes the path of stupidity and he just will complicate things to try and find a way to "save her" or something.

Yeah things can be that easy.

[serenade_beta]

Spoiler for ep9:

Uhh... Okay, so shadows have the ability to let others experience their memories!

...Okay.

Also, a shadow can only be made once per person, except they can make a second one as long as it isn't 100% accurate?
Also, a shadow can transform into a different shape other than their human form? But cannot transform into other humans and... what is the limitation here?