(L) Tengoku Daimakyou [Hulu]

[Kanon]

Given that they had just introduced a group who replaces limbs with prosthetics, I was completely fooled by the illusion and thought Kiruko had lost an arm. Got me good.

[SeijiSensei]

As that scene unfolded, I thought it was one of the most horrific pieces of anime I'd seen in some time. Then it's all a dream. Still the whole sequence was set up so well I believed every minute of it. And I believe those machines exist in this world.

I kept thinking they should steal a car. There were some nice and fast models in that garage. Think any of them still have gas in their tanks, or were all the cars siphoned out by scavengers after the collapse?

[Guardian Enzo]

If Plato applied his ideal to manga adaptations, I'd have to think Tengoku Daimakyou would be the example he'd cite.

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

I kept thinking they should steal a car. There were some nice and fast models in that garage. Think any of them still have gas in their tanks, or were all the cars siphoned out by scavengers after the collapse?

There's not only that. Gas in the tank or not, if a car sits for 15 years without being turned over it's probably not going to start. And this being Japan, a lot of them would have been electrics.

[Wandering Soul]

The illusion was done pretty well as I genuinely thought Kiriko lost her arm. I was relieved to find out that wasn't the case. It's a bit interesting we didn't get a segment about the lab.

[grecefar]

for me it was kind of obvious that it was an illusion, there was a change of color when the scene started.

I'm starting to feel bad for maru. He really is in a spot with his feelings.

[Mad Pierrot]

For a second it went from The Last of Us to Resident Evil with that gore.

[Mad Pierrot]

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

I kept thinking they should steal a car. There were some nice and fast models in that garage. Think any of them still have gas in their tanks, or were all the cars siphoned out by scavengers after the collapse?

Now that you say it, a manga volume cover has Maru and Kiruko driving a car so maybe...

[SeijiSensei]

Enzo's comment made the think that the batteries were likely to be dead or stolen. EVs would be easier to recover I'd think. You don't need gasoline, and power generators do exist in this world. (What do the power generators run on?)

[Dextro]

Originally Posted by grecefar

for me it was kind of obvious that it was an illusion, there was a change of color when the scene started.

I'm starting to feel bad for maru. He really is in a spot with his feelings.

Yeah, it was quite possible to figure out that it wasn't real by the palette shift. Very subtle change but clearly there. Very well done by the team btw.

[Guardian Enzo]

This staff isn’t missing a trick. It helps to have a full extra year for production like they did, but every detail is just so nailed down.

[Kanon]

The girl's dying message hit me right in the feels. No wonder Usami killed himself afterward, though that may have always been the plan.

This episode seems to confirm the scenes at the facility take place in the past, it was more than strongly implied the amputated girl was Mimi.

[grecefar]

pretty sad chapter, but I do think maru did the right thing and he shouldn't blame himself... and usami made his choice like the chapter title.

on the "happy" side, the white shirt will get what they deserve with that man-eater there.

[Nachtwandler]

Originally Posted by Kanon

The girl's dying message hit me right in the feels. No wonder Usami killed himself afterward, though that may have always been the plan.

This episode seems to confirm the scenes at the facility take place in the past, it was more than strongly implied the amputated girl was Mimi.

Yep, this was pretty obvious. Another point to Marus ancentry.

[serenade_beta]

I'd like to say I was sad, but I've only know these two for like, 10 minutes total?
Though the ending implying the identities of those two = the two from the facility was interesting

[Wandering Soul]

I always leaned towards the facility scenes being from the past so I'm not surprised this episode seems to all but confirm it.

[Mad Pierrot]

It sure got really dark. They had to make an alternate version of the ending to fit the episode

Also, yes. There must be a reason why they jumped to Mimihime at the end like LOST tends to do with flashbacks. The suicidal man has the same hair color as the guy who likes the girl too.

[Last Sinner]

I have tried to like this adaptation...but somehow, compared to the manga, things just don't feel in sync. Particularly with the voice acting.

[Mad Pierrot]

Seems the latest episode was made by KyoAni artist Haruka Fujita which might explain all those visuals. Additionally, the mangaka got quite sad on twitter about the episode so it's quite possible the experiment and the doctor are part of the bigger plot from school.

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[Psyco Diver]

Calling it now

Spoiler for Spoiler:

Tokio is Maru's mother, question is how they escaped. Maybe the facility is what cause the downfall of society?

[grecefar]

Well that was pretty obvious...

I'm more curious if she is alive or kona since mimihime and shiro were alive outside.