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Jun 12, 2008 6:18 PM
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A pretty nice episode, and a weird twist at the end where Triela may have been involved in Mario's mafia stuff with child trafficking.


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Aug 26, 2008 11:35 PM
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I guess that they are going to cycle through the backgrounds of all the girls.
Sep 2, 2008 12:16 PM
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Most powerful episode yet. The fight scene wasn't all that good though.
Nov 3, 2008 8:42 AM
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the fight wasn't the best ever but the story behind the episode more than made up for it :)
Apr 17, 2009 5:25 PM
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I liked this episode. Not much fighting, but Triela's background was pretty deep.
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May 21, 2009 4:55 PM
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this is the best one so far. i wish here was more fighting though...
Nov 27, 2009 8:48 PM
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This episode really tugged at my heart.
The relationship between the girls and their mentors are becoming more complex, which makes it more interesting.
Even though I found the subject matter revoluting at first, there has not been an episode in this anime where I have not been deeply moved and I'm staying with it to see how it all pans out.
Feb 2, 2010 4:13 AM
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Decent episode, not too great though. I guess i'll watch this as an anime on the side
Apr 16, 2010 5:39 AM
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Beautifully executed episode, probably the best one so far. Also, Triela is a completely different character from what I envisioned her from her character designs and what I had seen of her up to this point. That's a good thing by the way.
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Apr 27, 2010 9:09 PM
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All I can say is wow. This is my favorite episode so far and I have loved all of them in their own way. Its a deep anime. It's not about the action at all. I enjoy the fighting scenes because they feel realistic. No being blown away by pistol bullets and every shot counts. Great anime so far and definitely one of my favorites.
May 22, 2010 8:12 AM

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This anime is amazing. It's a perfect combination of action and drama, with some comedy elements.

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May 31, 2010 11:14 PM

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Henrietta doesn't have a uterus!? Harsh. That's not kawaii at all.

Very good Triela episode.
Jun 6, 2010 8:17 PM

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Trevelyan said:
Henrietta doesn't have a uterus!? Harsh. That's not kawaii at all.

Very good Triela episode.

Seconded.
Mar 13, 2011 5:59 PM

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Decent episode, not too great though. I guess i'll watch this as an anime on the side
Mar 23, 2011 2:10 PM

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Jrittmayer said:
Trevelyan said:
Henrietta doesn't have a uterus!? Harsh. That's not kawaii at all.

Very good Triela episode.

Seconded.

If you were a little girl and you had been assaulted for a whole night(not to mention the dead bodies of your family around you),your uterus would have been taken out as well,i think.I am not very fluent in biology so i could be wrong too but you get my point.What's more,Henrietta is plenty kawai even without uterus,she(as a cyborg) would never need it anyway.

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Jun 7, 2011 11:07 PM

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Any theories about his shock on that last scene?

Sounds like a "OMG, I'm your father D:" to me...
Jul 2, 2011 6:37 PM

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Yeah, this episode was just as great the second time. That english dub, especially for the girls, is terrible. I'm switching back to Japanese.
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Aug 8, 2011 7:24 AM
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This was my favorite episode in the whole series! Triela FTW!

Blamoo said:
Any theories about his shock on that last scene?

Sounds like a "OMG, I'm your father D:" to me...

Read the first post of this thread.
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Dec 8, 2011 9:39 AM

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I think the english dub is fine. I've heard worse. Anyway, great episode. And guys, this is not an ACTION anime. There is action yes, but there's more to it than that.
Dec 22, 2011 9:02 PM

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I think the english dub is fine. I've heard worse. Anyway, great episode. And guys, this is not an ACTION anime. There is action yes, but there's more to it than that.

I haven't heard the English dub, but if you want bad dub, watch Love Hina.

And I liked this episode. It was a deeper episode than the ones prior.
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Feb 13, 2012 1:51 AM

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The ending was so cute.
Feb 17, 2012 4:46 PM
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so it seems the 7 dwarfs became 8 :P
Mar 22, 2012 3:36 PM

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An alright episode, had higher hopes for this anime, but its not bad =P.

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Aug 29, 2012 2:34 PM
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Great episode, and now we are starting to get the backgrounds of each girls.
Nov 18, 2012 12:49 PM

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the english dub is great. Don't see any problems with it. funimation always has good dubs.
Jan 30, 2013 5:06 AM

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wow, the guy seemed a bit shocked when she mentioned Amsterdam D: surely not her father?!
another great episode, watching this anime as a drama and not really expecting much action is so much better.. the relationships between the girls and their mentors are much more complex, and if the girls past are going on Triela's then its a very dark anime indeed, really liking it so far, the past two episodes have been quite heartbreaking!
Mar 31, 2013 5:25 PM

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Iszumi said:
This episode really tugged at my heart.
The relationship between the girls and their mentors are becoming more complex, which makes it more interesting.
Even though I found the subject matter revoluting at first, there has not been an episode in this anime where I have not been deeply moved and I'm staying with it to see how it all pans out.


All of my feels.

May 29, 2013 3:06 PM
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for awhile i thought triela was the maffia guys daughter for some reason there was a lot of character information given tho some of it was not necessary
Oct 9, 2013 10:25 PM

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wow, the guy seemed a bit shocked when she mentioned Amsterdam D: surely not her father?!
another great episode, watching this anime as a drama and not really expecting much action is so much better.. the relationships between the girls and their mentors are much more complex, and if the girls past are going on Triela's then its a very dark anime indeed, really liking it so far, the past two episodes have been quite heartbreaking!

No, not her father. Just a lamb trafficker.

It's fascinating. Even though the girls have been brainwashed and had their memories erased, they're still free to inquire about their pasts and appear to get straight answers about it. They're not shocked by these revelations. They don't have doubts like in the Bourne movies. They just deal with the information matter-of-factly, as though it happened to some other person. Which, I suppose, it did.

Also the fact that they still have their own distinct personalities. They're not robots. They follow their orders to the letter, but they still seem to have free will outside of those parameters.
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Jan 17, 2014 2:16 PM

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This was a quite lovely episode actually, the pace was slightly better as well so let's see what's next!
Mar 22, 2014 5:47 PM

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Henrietta doesn't have a uterus the fuq

Jul 13, 2014 8:08 PM

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A pretty good episode, I really liked that Triela is now being treated better. And is Mario her father? He said that he would send a gift to his daughter for christmas, and he did send a gift to Triela..... so?
Oct 17, 2014 1:32 AM
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didint think we would hear about their periods and to bad henrietta wont be able to have kids in the futuer. That is if they let her live that long. Also seems like the douch bag of the show abuses rico. Hmmm guessing she was apart of the child trafficking and that was a nice little moment at the end.
Oct 21, 2014 1:37 AM

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They removed Henrietta's uterus. Rico was bleeding from the mouth and acted like it's not a big deal. Damn it T____T

The mafia goons didn't even stand a chance against Triela and she wasn't even at 100%.
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Dec 30, 2014 2:34 PM

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Henrietta and Triela have good "brothers", can't say the same for Rico...
Apr 4, 2015 10:18 PM

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Triela is best girl.

Just saying.
Aug 26, 2015 11:29 AM

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This anime is so slow.

Aug 25, 2016 11:20 PM

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Every character thus far has been explored in really subtle ways from mentor to girl very well other than Jean. Really solid first 4 episodes, I'm really excited to continue this.
Oct 14, 2016 11:42 PM

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Much better episode this time around. A bit of hope at the end of hte story was much appreciated. The other episodes have been so morose!

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May 7, 2017 3:30 PM

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A charming episode. I don't quite understand why Triela let him go though...
Jul 5, 2017 12:38 PM

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While the dilemma regarding Triela is interesting (and I believe she's better off now, as opposed to where she came from), the conclusion was unsatisfying. An episode not being satisfying would be perfectly in line with what this show is about, given the disturbing premise, but this time it tried to frame things as heartwarming, even though nothing actually heartwarming happened.

I don't like that Herscher didn't have to change anything about his conduct. The girl thinks she doesn't even have anyone to ask for help regarding her periods, but now she just lets Herscher off the hook for everything, because apparently she should be content with teddy bears.


Jean, Rico is not a malfunctioning TV set that you can fix by slapping it. Go sit in the corner. And fuck yourself lmao

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They just deal with the information matter-of-factly, as though it happened to some other person. Which, I suppose, it did.

That's a good point. Part of what makes them feel so alien is their casual detachment. Not to say they're not human, of course.
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i was unexpectedly caught off guard when i saw rico's mouth bleeding, something she took so plainly as "my brother disciplined me today" made me surprised and sad. it's super interesting how she's so emotionally detached from the incident, or anything at all really.
this was the first episode where i almost could not stop myself from watching. lord, i was about this close to convincing myself to just throw caution to the wind and keep on procrastinating by finishing the episode. for once though, i did stop it midway and unfortunately because i did, the episode wasn't as riveting since my attention was gone by the time i came back.
so.. like nobody helped triela on her period? that shit ain't anything to joke about
Jan 27, 2018 4:19 PM

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Female assassin with period, rare to see on anime (was quite hassle during mission)

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Mar 20, 2018 5:16 AM
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So is Mario's daughter triela. It was hinted.
Jun 18, 2019 5:52 AM

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I really like this episode and it seems that Triela was involved in that Mafia trafficking incident. I thought there will be something bad that will happen to Triela but she got hurt and I wonder what happened to her gunshots? Like, it didn't show if they are treated. Henrietta is so cute



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Aug 15, 2019 2:05 AM

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Haha period xD
She can tell that to Mario but not to Hirscher, maybe be hinting something

Judging from Mario's reaction, his daughter might be Triela?

Seems like every girls are getting their own "introduction"
It's pretty nice, good to know their natures before the real story starts
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It's been awhile since I've seen mention of a period in anime. Granted, this is an older series. Crazy part being that Triela still managed to wreck those mafia guys even after admitting it was a particularly bad one.

I guess the bigger deal is the fact that Henrietta had her uterus removed. These girls really do get butchered for the sake of this organization. I guess that's why it's almost funny to see the "Brothers" tiptoe around them. They'll go to lash out and then have the most regretful looks on their faces. It's certainly an awkward dynamic.

I'm not entirely sure if Triela is, in fact, Mario's daughter or if she was just potentially one of the victims of the scheme he was involved with. It sorta seems like the latter.

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Nov 16, 2022 9:31 AM

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Nice episode on Triella and her relation with her mentor getting better, certainly miles better than Rico and her mentor or should I say abuser (really got me fuming seeing Rico beat up).

Nov 24, 2022 5:01 PM
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Triella is such a Bad Ass, even Men cannot stop her.
We see a moving side of her coming to terms with her feelings.
Possibly the best episode yet.
Jul 13, 2023 12:18 PM

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Pretty interesting episode though I think I enjoyed the last a bit more. Still not sure how to feel about this show so far but I think I've been enjoying it. The first two episodes were really boring at least to me but I'm interested again

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