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| Yuck more bug monsters :( Really liked the soundtrack in this episode. |
Kay_Lite said: Too bad they changed the scenes where Tora used the stoned Asako to brushed off the bugs! It was kinda funny in the manga. All in all, great adaptation. They better not make this into a monster-of-the-week kind of anime though. No, it's in there, they just do it so quick you might miss it. A lot of shounen anime start off with a few episodes of monster of the week, before getting into the plot. It gives the protagonists a chance to get introduced, and to discover a few of their basic abilities before getting thrown into the fire of plot and antagonists. I think Tora might mellow out on killing humans a little bit after he discovers all the fun shit we've come up with in the last few hundred years. Modern humans would love the shit out him, as long as he's not murdering people. |
| That was a pretty entertaining episode. I'm liking the chemistry between Ushio and Tora. The juxtaposition of the comedic and serious moments is handled well for the most part. |
Pat_To_Do-List said: There were definitely some questionable things that need to get answered: 1. Why didn't Tora just help Ushio by bring his spear to him? Instead, he tried to avoid the barrier to close again. This feels like a forced drama. 2. We, & even Tora said it again, knew that Ushio was in a normal human state when he's not holding his spear. And at that time, his neck got punctured by that rock samurai. He should've bleed to death! I mean, he got punctured in the neck & got destroyed. I do not think normal human could withstand that. 3. The spear suddenly moved by itself right at the moment where Ushio & Tora almost got defeated was too convenient. 4. When Ushio broke free from the rock curse, his clothes still on. But when his friends broke free, their clothes somehow disappeared? Why? But I must say I am still enjoying solely because I fancy the old school style of this anime show, nothing else. 1. As soon as Tora realised that he was about to lose his prospective 'prey' to the Rock Eater, he was going to do just that, that is, help Ushio, for which he needed to stop the barrier from closing in and make space for himself. In the process, however, he winded up getting impaled by the Rock Eater, rendering him powerless. 2. I think the very fact that the Rock Eater didn't release him after impaling his neck prevented him from bleeding to death. He was injured, yes, but he didn't bleed enough to lose consciousness or die altogether, because the tentacle/trunk(?) his neck was pierced with kept the bleeding under control. Had the Rock Eater pulled out, it'd have had been the end of him I suppose. 3. Yeah, I was thinking the same. I'd prefer if they keep tabs on such instances. But on another thought, this was but the second episode of the show and we don't know much about the spear at this point. So, in my opinion, we should wait for the show to let us on a bit more about it, instead of jumping the gun. 4. Because, fanservice. |
_RikaJul 12, 2015 8:09 PM
| AOTY. Simply as that. It's been awhile since I enjoyed a old school shounen, I thought I would never come to like them again but here we are. Btw, it's funny how people still complain on MotW format again, are we back on JoJo's threads again? Jeez. |
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| Tora is best girl. No really I think I'm going to love this show if they keep the focus on them tryig to work out as a team. |
Akanezora said: AOTY. Simply as that. It's been awhile since I enjoyed a old school shounen, I thought I would never come to like them again but here we are. Btw, it's funny how people still complain on MotW format again, are we back on JoJo's threads again? Jeez. "oh it's the chain of events again dropped" will happen in a few years I hope. |
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| I think I watched to many this kind of series as this one is average for me so far. |
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| Getting better and better with each minute.Animation is glorious, and Ushio and Tora's relationship is just funny and epic at same time, the way i like it. Hopefully this gets a decent villain too, but yeah...for now i can say this is shaping up to be one of best shows this season. |
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| Best anime this season hands down, heck maybe AOTY. Amazing episode. |
| Really love the comedy antics between Ushio and Tora. I also like the part where Tora is sooo amazed seeing himself on the TV. Hahaha. Old age meets technology. I wonder if Ushio (as an exorcist) will become a secret like most characters hiding their true self or will be revealed to others soon enough. I can't wait for more, hopefully we get to a great arc soon. |
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| Good stuff once again. It's gonna be episodic for a while by the looks of it. But it will get serious, unlike Kyoukai no Rinne |
| People complaining about the monster-of-the-week in episode 2 of a Shounen... I mean, most Shounens start as monster-of-the-week to introduce the main characters (and to let the Mangaka buy some time to plan out the future chapters) and then start a more linear plot. |
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| Pretty sure I just watched another episode of Ghost Stories. |
| There's no need for all this tension. |
| The thing that's really bugging me is how Tora gets easily defeated by Ushio but then Ushio gets his ass beat by the Rock Eater. Tora also seems stronger than that monster. There's also the fact that he could kill Ushio at any given moment since he's just chilling on top of his shoulders. Hell he could do it while he's sleeping, taking a piss or showering. He also ends up helping him out in the end. So what I've gathered here is that either the writers couldn't come up with a better way of having the two of them become buddies or Tora is just a tsundere who never planned on killing Ushio. |
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| Best anime this season. |
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| I wasn't even going to watch this anime, but a friend convinced me. Glad he did, this is actually pretty good. o-o |
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| Another good episode, the parternship begins ! |
Avenger-senpai said: Thing is Tora had a moment to charge up lightning against that Samurai thing and was able to break it apart, something that Ushio wouldn't allow if they were to fight seriously. Also he actually is serious about killing Ushio, he just wanted to go to school with him and learn about human culture and stuff.The thing that's really bugging me is how Tora gets easily defeated by Ushio but then Ushio gets his ass beat by the Rock Eater. Tora also seems stronger than that monster. There's also the fact that he could kill Ushio at any given moment since he's just chilling on top of his shoulders. Hell he could do it while he's sleeping, taking a piss or showering. He also ends up helping him out in the end. So what I've gathered here is that either the writers couldn't come up with a better way of having the two of them become buddies or Tora is just a tsundere who never planned on killing Ushio. |
gedataJul 16, 2015 11:04 AM
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| Awesome episode, Tora was too cute while watching himself on tv. & they were both so beastly when watching the Rock Eater, I can't get enough of Ushio's transformation, the long hair looks so good. 4/5 Mirorin said: And the ED is better the 2nd episode around. :D Right, I didn't like it last week but now I wanna hear the full version. Voidling said: Also, that spear acting on it's own was such an asspull. If it happened towards the end of the series then maybe but we just got introduced to the spear, we don't know what it's capable of yet. It was very convenient but saying it's an asspull is ridiculous. |
babymimiJul 16, 2015 5:02 PM
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| Wow this was an amazing episode. The humor was nice. Looking forward to the next episode! |
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| First episode was better, but this was still great. I find it a little distracting how they updated the technology to be cell-phones and flatscreen TVs, though. It would have been more nostalgic if they kept it set in the 90's, but I guess it's not really a big deal. |
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| So this is Yuma's VA? I knew I heard him before when I watched the first episode but I just noticed it here XD I'm really enjoying this series, and I'm pretty much watching because of Mapps, so let's hope they do a good adaption. |
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| Tora is love, Tora is life. Love how Ushio's hair seemingly disintegrates like powder when he's not holding his spear. |
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| Tora is so funny! I adore him! |
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| Another great episode! Tora is such a tsundere :3 |
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| Worse than the first episode, yet still quite enjoyable. I'm surprised by the speed Ushio and Tora's relationship is developing. Honestly, I expected a good half a dozen or more episodes before Tora started willingly helping Ushio. |
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| Too bad this episode bring with it a situational context a little obvious, since certain situations are already corny, but that still did not give me much trouble; But this was right to do it. Narratively it excites as above but the action was and is well made. A final criticism is necessary because some misplaced nude scene at the end, oh well! The only criticism of the opening, is the fact that already show the main characters of the story, Ugh! |
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| I loved the episode even though it was pretty cliche. The humour gets me every time XD |
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| This show is funny as hell :) |
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| This episode was a lot of fun, already picking up what it's dropping in a major way. Like everyone else I love Tora. His constant near lethal skirmishes with Ushio, him getting into Ushio's History class, and his surprise decision to save Ushio at the end. He can use the "I'm the only one who gets to eat him" excuse all he wants, but I think we're already seeing him begrudgingly get attached to Ushio. I also thought the monster of the week was pretty entertaining. I give it some props that it was set up to do some pretty groddy fanservice but it essentially cut straight from the girls being freed to them in like shock blankets. I like a little ecchi but I respect a show with a little restraint too. Wonder if it was more graphic in the manga. |
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| Tora destroyed the TV and lol, he likes being in class. Cool fight, I want them to figure out that Ushio saved them fast. |
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| Oh shit. Of course the cute girl got turned to stone. Stonetacle. LMAO Tora used the stone girl to hit those tentacles. Okay...I'm pretty sure the spear stabbed him so how did he not get wounded? Sugoi! They're naked. Dat OST gets to me again. |
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| great episode, i love it |
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