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| I have no doubt that the cold and ruthless Yumeko, and the aura of mystery she gives off, are among the things I like most about this anime. Red Keeper is quite sadistic and brutal when it comes to maintaining his rank. More than a leader or a superhero defending planet Earth, he is a kind of tyrant incapable of accepting even the slightest complaint, someone with grandiose airs who feels like a god capable of doing whatever he pleases. Hibiki is not just a good boy obsessed with the idea of becoming a superhero because he blindly admires them. We get to see more of the character, and although he and "D" don't have a single neuron in common, they really are among my favorite characters. |
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Reply to Waver226
Unfortunately they cramped 7 chapters in this one episode, with some scenes completely being skipped or maybe getting adapted later on. I hope they will revert back to a more slower pacing since we are now starting with the plot as "Hibiki Sakurama".
some scenes from the manga the anime didnt tell
some scenes from the manga the anime didnt tell
| @Waver226 Yeah, though I think it was 6-ish chapters actually (because more than half than chapter 7 was adapted in episode 1 and 2 iirc, including the details about fighters after they die, which Blue Keeper talked about with Hekiru before sending him to search for Fighter D). Nonetheless, I think while not all of the content in those chapters made the cut, the needed information is basically almost all in the anime in one way or another. That being said, it's unfortunate we didn't get Hekiru's initial characterization here and basically got a shorter version of his fight, but there will be more opportunities to make up for that going forward (also some neat little parallels with Fighter D's perspective of life compared to him and Sakurama that got left out, but hey, those WILL come back thematically in this very first segment of the plot anyway, especially the Sakurama parts skipped!). Luckily, this must mean the next chapters will have a less hurried pace (the good thing is that I wouldn't say rushed, since they actually made it pretty cleverly convoluted even then; by maintaining the foreshadowing that he would cut his hand as a head after displaying his abilities to Sakurama, even though they didn't quite explicitly explained the trick in the anime one can still reach that conclusion). All in all, it's too early to tell, considering how they modified things as early as episode 2. But I think the episode is well adapted (as long as they put in the missing details not completely tied to the fight in the next episodes anyway). Welp, as for the fight on itself, it was not my favorite in the manga except for the twist being nice. I think it dragged quite a bit with the comic relief and running around that they condensed here, so I think there were pros and cons to the anime version haha 3.5-4/5 |
DanpmssApr 28, 2:47 PM
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| i just realized how much plot happened in just 4 episodes. It's so fast paced I'm really intrigued |
| Woah, so much shock value in this episode! I must've spent at least a third of this episode with my jaw wide open, lol. People are getting brutally murdered and limbs are being cut off... been a long time since I've seen such permanent consequences!! I adore it when a show isn't afraid of introducing actual stakes – sometimes irreversible things need to happen to uphold the illusion of danger, because that's what makes stories like this exciting. |
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| As an anime only who has not read or been spoiled on anything in the manga, I felt like fight in the last part of this episode was just rushed and not explained well enough. After watching it again and reading a couple comments, I think I was able to understand it. The part I didn't get the first time was the reason for Hibiki to cut off his own arm. He did it so that he could very convincingly switch places with D (by D shapeshifting his arm on Hibiki's body). This allows for D to fake his own death. I'm not sure whether D faking his own death was part of their plan, or if it was quick thinking by D, but either way, they were able to get something valuable in exchange for Hibiki's arm. I saw in an earlier comment that 7 chapters were adapted in this episode. I see it's listed for 12 episodes, maybe the director/studio should have pushed to get 13. Or maybe get experimental and cut the OP as well (I thought there was an episode of Magia Record that did this, but when I looked again it still had a full ED sequence). There are so many interesting ideas in this show, it makes me kinda wish that there was a bit more time to explain things better. Though I wonder what Hibiki is going to do from here, especially about his arm. |
| I don't ask for much, and I've been thinking this maybe since episode two, but I sure would like some fanart of Hibiki getting the Ranger D, if you know what I mean. 🍆 It's the personalities and character dynamics that are steering this ship. Bring it the heck on. |
| Al the rangers seem insane. Red murdered someone and no one batted an eye Ahh i knew D had to have lived somehow it just seemed set up like that. I kind of get where Hibiki's parents were coming from but I don't think their views hold up well. Damn Hibiki cut off his hand lol Was that even necessary? Could have just bent at the wrist to hide his hand and ache ie same thing. |
| God damn they rushed (and skipped) through a lot. Each of the first three episodes adapted one third of the first volume, while this episode adapted 7 chapters out of 9 in the second volume. They rushed through the fight so fast that I'd barely say they adapted it. The tone also felt far too light, in the manga , but in the anime it's looks like he got sunburned. I'm a bit worried now as the overly tactical nature of the manga's fights was one of it's best qualities. If they are toning it down so they can rush the series along, this adaptation might end up being a bit of a dissapointment. Especially since the next arc was very slow, methodical and tactical. Let's hope this is the only part they rush, but considering that the next arc is quite long and the only logical end point is in Volume 6, I doubt it. |
HorsePersonManApr 29, 5:46 AM
| I liked this for the most part, but there were some really confusing and outright dumb aspects. Hibiki was "somehow able to survive" against the alien god creature? How did D survive against Blue's Divine Artifact? Why was the Ranger guy at the end melting? Hibiki and D's plan was also kind of convoluted and confusing. For the most part, though, this was a decent episode. The brutality of the Rangers was shocking. Hopefully the following episodes clear things up a bit. |
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| He lost the arm!!! kekeke |
| Really like the series but the pacing is atrocious. They cut out a lot of stuff, this episode looks like a mess... I am glad I read manga few days ago, otherwise I wouldn't understand some of the moments here. |
| Wow, Hibiki really showed us his resolve, sacrificing his hand to prove to D that he could be trusted to work together. While we do indeed get Hibiki's backstory, it's still not super clear the reasons why he believes helping D will help fix the Ranger Force, (destroy and rebuild from scratch perhaps?). The panel with Akabane (Red) covered in blood after smashing his second in command is pure ruthlessness, and somewhat unexpected. Aside from the divine artifacts that are able to damage D's stomach, he has the replicas to worry about going forward. I wonder how long D will be able to masquerade as Hibiki, I'm sure Yumeko would be among the first to realize regardless. |
| Red keeper finally show his inner demon. I need the rest of the backstory with that "God". Omg Hibiki is nuts!! Imagine chopping your own hand on purpose WTF |
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| Now things are really getting there. The story is starting to carry the delivery well. Looking forward to where this goes as a whole. |
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| Not sure who is crazier but probably the red ranger as he murdered his own assistant whereas Hibiki cut off his arm to make him and D swapping places look more convincing. |
| Wait... So did D assimilated Hibiki’s hands or something? Is that why D could grab the Divine weapon (where previously he got hurt?) BTW, not really sure how Hibiki ended up at the bottom of the cliff... cause I thought D just cutted the head of one of his own creation self and kicked it down (since you can see the dust). But then we got Hibiki at the bottom with his head normally revealed (not inside his shirt like a magacian-style). . Also... guess all the Rangers are evil huh... none of them really cared much about the killing... Green just said "stop" but that's it and let it happen, and then afterwards everyone just continues normally and going "Eh, o well" . TBH, I support D's cause to destroy the Ranger Corp, there's no "saving" this Ranger Corp, lol. |
| Nothing Written Here But Us Anime Bunnies *boing boing boing* |
| oh my god! such an excellent plan! THIS IS ALL ACCORDING TO KEIKAKU!!! haha 5/5. this show is really a sleeperhit dark horse hidden gem |
matias067May 1, 5:56 AM
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| Sakurama's flashback felt brisk. These kind of sequences usually tend to drag more. Also, there was blatantly a bit more to that plot that got abridged over by his narration (clearly something the writer doesn't want us to know yet). What I'm getting at is that Fighter D complaining he went on for too long is dumb and he should apologize to Sakurama. Apology... oh, that reminds me of the first scene. We finally get a good look at the mascot character lurking in the margins of the series... and it looks not that great to me. How could they strip a dragon of its nose and mouth? It just looks like an oval with a paint job and extra fixings glued on. And what were they going for with that voice? |
| Too bad the pace of the anime is horrible because it's a very good manga. Ep1-3 were okay even if some things were sped up. But Ep4 is really terrible in terms of pace. It could (and should) have been 2 episodes. A lot of things were skipped or rushed. |
| Red Ranger is insane!! After listening to Hibiki's backstory, it makes sense why he's like that now. His extreme dedication doesn't stop him from chopping off himself my god I'm wondering about that god we see in Hibiki's flashback and in the beginning of the episode. Did the entity kept themselves hidden from society until now? Do the Rangers know of its presence? I'm sure it'll be explained eventually... but man this show is keeping me excited ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ ) |
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Reply to Waver226
Unfortunately they cramped 7 chapters in this one episode, with some scenes completely being skipped or maybe getting adapted later on. I hope they will revert back to a more slower pacing since we are now starting with the plot as "Hibiki Sakurama".
some scenes from the manga the anime didnt tell
some scenes from the manga the anime didnt tell
| @Waver226 wtf? That's a significant change no? Anime doing its own thing it seems. Gonna check ep 5 later. |
| i think the fight was rushed as hell. in the manga it lasted longer and we get to see more of lube man |
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Reply to DavidM_27
Why did Hibiki cut his hand?
| @DavidM_27 to trick lube man or something. the manga explained it better, the episode kind of rushed the fight |
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| There's Red casually killing his subordinate and proceeding to eat and Hibiki casually cutting his hand caught me off guard wtf is wrong with the people here.. can't wait for the next ep. |
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| Fighter D was a jobber but it seems he wasn't our main character. I do have a feeling he isn't dead though. |
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