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Nov 24, 2008 10:16 PM
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This was a nice start to the double feature and we finally get some of the backstory about Hatchin's father



Nov 25, 2008 3:13 AM
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Yep, glad we're getting some background info now. Episode was really nice. Also, I'm definitely getting the soundtrack if there's gonna be a release.

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Nov 25, 2008 4:13 AM
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best quote from the ep: "Damn it! I told you we should've loaded them with bullets!" ^^
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Nov 25, 2008 1:51 PM
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cyruz said:
Also, I'm definitely getting the soundtrack if there's gonna be a release.

Yeah, me too.

BTW: Hatchin really looks like Hiroshi. :P
Nov 25, 2008 2:42 PM
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Hmmm the background and story of this show are quite confusing actually, but I guess we'll see and understand more in the next episodes. Good first part for this arc though, I'll watch the second part now ;)

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Nov 26, 2008 9:09 AM
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very nice. tho i would have liked to see what happened with the ending of the last episode. anyhow hiroshi is a coward, what a pain. also i've been wondering how strong is michiko if she plans on taking on a whole syndicate.
Nov 27, 2008 1:12 AM
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Finally we know something about Hiroshi
Nov 27, 2008 1:16 PM
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Agreed, it's nice to finally get to Hiroshi's background. I wonder how Michiko and Hatchin's tatoos figure into all of this.
Nov 27, 2008 2:28 PM
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I really love this anime, really nice animation, a freaking sexy main female lead and a great soundtrack. The soundtrack reminds me of a Quintin Tarantino flick sometimes.

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Agreed, it's nice to finally get to Hiroshi's background. I wonder how Michiko and Hatchin's tatoos figure into all of this.


I was wondering the exact same thing. Michiko didn't have the tatoo in the flashbacks right? Can't be bothered to recheck...

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Nov 28, 2008 10:52 PM

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really love the animation and voice acting... definitely one of my favorite series this season
Nov 30, 2008 5:50 PM

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Definitely looking forward to the next episode. I'm just loving this story more and more.. It's only getting better so far. ;)



Dec 1, 2008 5:30 PM

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the robbery scene was just too much...hehe talk about first encounters.
Dec 5, 2008 8:16 AM

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Oh perfect. I was thinking it would turn out she really isn't the daughter but than we finally see the mark. I would hate it if it turned out she lied about being the daughter but michiko still accepted her in the end.
Dec 9, 2008 4:38 PM

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the tranvestite scene was hilarious.
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Jan 1, 2009 12:43 AM

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Hatchin! D:
Jan 2, 2009 5:32 PM
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did anyone else notice that the new leader (that blond fat guy that was sweating a lot) was in a place that looked exactly the Hagia Sofia in Turkey? LOL. i wonder why they decided to do that..
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Jan 10, 2009 10:10 AM

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That was awesome. Finally seeing the mark aswell, very subtle. I almost missed that.
I can't get over how awesome Michiko's outfits are. They keep getting better.
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Jan 23, 2009 7:39 AM
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Omg, I totally thought that guy from ep.3 wuz her dad. But now I can totally see that it wasn't. This hiroshi is way cool, just like Michiko said. =)
Apr 30, 2009 8:19 AM

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Young Michiko was cool and she didn't change :)! It's very interesting, who
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Sep 6, 2009 3:39 PM

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Great episode. Some new stuff about Hatchin's dad, and some pretty good scenes.

I particularly liked the bit with Cyril with the knife, nice effects.
Mar 3, 2010 2:19 PM

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My favorite part was the scene was Hiroshi, but I wasn't expecting Michiko to punk him like that :3

Nov 1, 2011 12:21 PM
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Best ep so far, can't wait to see what happens in ep 6. :)
Apr 7, 2012 12:12 PM

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i knew that other dude wasn't the dad, but yeah nice episode, purely for getting some back story! The story really seems to be coming together now, and potentially very interesting! Loved the robbery scene xD 'i told you we should have loaded them with bullets' xD love it...

*loads episode 6*
Jul 5, 2012 1:55 AM

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i saw it! i saw the tattoo that is her daughter!!!! fuck yeah
Sep 4, 2012 4:08 PM

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Gah, now I gotta watch ep 6 right NOW!
Such junk...
Mar 16, 2013 6:03 AM

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Interesting development, some slight backstory and wow she got drugged...
Nov 23, 2013 3:41 PM

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Its getting better.

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Dec 2, 2013 3:43 PM

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Not exactly sure why Michiko thought Hatchin would be safer if left alone as opposed to sticking with her, I mean it wasn't exactly like she was safe in the territory owned by a gang who's leader she allegedly killed.
Dec 22, 2013 7:35 PM

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sorta wanted to know what happened to pepe lima and lulu :/
i guess since they didnt explain they're both probably dead
Dec 29, 2013 4:01 AM

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Arigatoful said:
sorta wanted to know what happened to pepe lima and lulu :/
i guess since they didnt explain they're both probably dead


pretty much this. What annoys me about MnH is that we have great sound, music, animation, characters, and story, but it seems the director if screwing up all over the place. The pacing doesn't flow well at all. Well, at least not in comparison to cowboy bebop and samurai champloo. I'm just hoping the execution gets better as the series goes on.

In this case, the ending of pepe's arc wasn't... properly set up. It lacked the hopeless atmosphere needed to properly foreshadow an end like that.

Snags like this are littered throughout the episodes I've seen so far. Idk, maybe its funimations dub or someone else beside the director, but someone is screwing this show over.
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Holy s***, that letter was hilariously written. xD

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Now there's no doubt in my mind that Hana's Hiroshi's daughter. They really look alike! But I have a feeling he isn't as nice as Michiko makes him out to be. He's probably a huge d-bag >__>
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Wait, so does that mean the two sisters from the last episode actually died? WOW

At least now it looks like we're going to get some sort of story that last more than one episode.
Aug 2, 2015 1:38 AM

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So she gets kidnapped. I wonder how Michiko will save her.
Feb 24, 2016 7:25 AM

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That bgm is so good

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Mar 22, 2016 7:29 PM

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They finally duped us unlike Samurai Champloo where an episode said to be continued would actually be continued. Poor Peme or whats her name, well thats how it is, protecting Hatchin presides over Michiko's virtues. Maybe it will be continued but otherwise a real scenario where a choice must be chosen and the other one simply not. I assume Peme is dead, the little sister is living a very hard life and may be one of the juvenile deliquent gang
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Jul 7, 2016 8:10 PM

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Fairly sad episode. Not much to look forward to in this series.
Nov 13, 2016 1:21 PM

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Is Hiroshi less awesome than what Michiko initally made him out to be? That's kind of interesting.

Bro-K201 said:

In this case, the ending of pepe's arc wasn't... properly set up. It lacked the hopeless atmosphere needed to properly foreshadow an end like that.


I agree, I'm also disappointed with Pepe's arc.
Dec 5, 2016 11:36 AM

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wait what ? what happen to Pepe & Lulu ? huh

btw Michiko really looks like Lara Croft in this episode lol .
Sep 13, 2019 6:18 AM

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Michiko is pretty cool girl since back then, how can you beat 2 people with guns like that xD
I can understand why she didn't want Hatchin to go with her

Hatchin is such a brat :P
It's like she want to back to her old place
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MeH is an episodic action drama, similar to that of Cowboy Bebop (obviously). There were also few episodes in Bebop that had overarching plots from previous episodes. I'd argue MeH isn't quite slice of life as per Bebop since there is a clear end goal for the main characters, but I have a feeling after next episode we will be thrown back into a bit of an episodic nature.
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So Hiroshi is a bit of non confrontational guy? Would explain why Michiko is so in love with him unless it was the headbutt *snort*

Michiko looked very scared this episode since she's getting close with the idea that Hiroshi might be dead.

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