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Dec 8, 2008 5:18 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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The kid is just too, way too sick for me. Way, way too sick.
Wait, everybody dies?
Feb 15, 2009 7:00 PM
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Man everyone seems to be hating on this show, but I think it was a great episode. I like the drama mixed with all the pow pow.
Apr 10, 2009 8:45 PM
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This episode for me was only ok. The old man really pisses me off. If he only would have stopped believing in the goodness of humanity and possible redemption of someone, the others would not have died. For most of those who are rotten, they'll stay that way.

Stop trying to talk and convince Muroto to surrender and peacefully give up! Just gun him down from the beginning or from behind and the others would not have died! His naive attitude just because someone is a minor is really Stupid. Pure Bullshit.

The other thing that really gets on my nerves about this show is the Hesitation of the characters to pull the trigger at critical moments. If more of them had pulled the trigger the moment they had to, they wouldn't have died.
Jun 20, 2009 10:34 AM
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Just the manga is way bette i guess... this wasn't my favorite episode, one of the worst, just want to watch the ending...
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Aug 9, 2009 11:27 PM
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well, finally the old man died, i was tired of him r.r... i hope the last episode to be better than this one
Feb 18, 2010 12:31 PM
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TYSM said:
The other thing that really gets on my nerves about this show is the Hesitation of the characters to pull the trigger at critical moments. If more of them had pulled the trigger the moment they had to, they wouldn't have died.
I agree. It's so damn annoying when they constantly hesitate and try to persuade/talk to everyone. It's kind of killed the enjoyment of this anime for me because I'm always annoyed or pissed at the characters. Not to mention the plot and pacing sucks.
Mar 30, 2010 6:35 PM
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stAtic91 said:
TYSM said:
The other thing that really gets on my nerves about this show is the Hesitation of the characters to pull the trigger at critical moments. If more of them had pulled the trigger the moment they had to, they wouldn't have died.
I agree. It's so damn annoying when they constantly hesitate and try to persuade/talk to everyone. It's kind of killed the enjoyment of this anime for me because I'm always annoyed or pissed at the characters. Not to mention the plot and pacing sucks.

Seriously -_-
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Apr 6, 2010 9:54 PM
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So much goreee. :3
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Jun 10, 2010 8:35 PM
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are these events even in the manga?
Jul 20, 2010 10:54 AM

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are these events even in the manga?
They're not. The statue arc is in the manga, but the rest of this anime are fillers. Crappy ones.
Jun 4, 2011 5:50 AM

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goblinlady said:
Wait, everybody dies?


Again. LOL

I hope everything gets resolved next episode but I should probably not expect that much. Ohh boy. Last episode, here I come.
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Jun 23, 2011 10:03 PM

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SecretNobody said:
are these events even in the manga?

Quite a few of the more slow moments of the second series have been directly caused by the filler characters.
This included events that happened in the statue arc.

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I HOPE EVERYONE DIES.
Even Kurono. I don't want him living in world filled with filler.
Oct 24, 2011 6:51 AM

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Guess beating up hobos is one of the early steps to becoming total psychos.
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Oct 25, 2012 10:10 AM

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This was quite an amazing episode! Maybe there is still hope for the ending? Or will they just kill everyone off? Lets find out next!
Oct 31, 2012 5:54 PM
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Decent episode, "The sickest ones are human" rings true.
Feb 11, 2013 8:30 AM

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Well, they sure are sick. Only death will cure them. I wonder how will it end.

Sep 21, 2013 7:20 PM

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The problem is not trying to talk it out - the problem is that they do it over and over without any reason to believe that something changed.

They try to talk, it escalates because those two pull guns/shoot/whatever, they wait until they can escape, then shoot. Next time they catch up with them they try to talk, it escalates because those two pull guns/shoot/whatever, they wait until they can again and shoot only then. Next time they catch up..

Seriously? It was not even the old guy who killed Kei's teacher, it was the other. And the bookstore guy stil thinks he can talk him out of it? He's only "being used", even when they saw the falling out of those two?

Even Kurono. He should have learned. When it comes to Gantz, first shoot, if something survives, shoot again. Shoot a third time to make sure. Then ask questions. If someone answers, shoot again. And if you are really really sure that everything is dead, shoot again.
Jun 28, 2014 10:04 AM

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I really like that book keeper.
Jul 13, 2014 12:07 AM

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Just skipped the episode, they didn't really exist in the manga
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Nov 30, 2014 4:44 AM

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I am so glad to know this is all filler, because frankly it manages to get worse by every episode. 0/10
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Mar 15, 2015 11:59 AM

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stAtic91 said:
TYSM said:
The other thing that really gets on my nerves about this show is the Hesitation of the characters to pull the trigger at critical moments. If more of them had pulled the trigger the moment they had to, they wouldn't have died.
I agree. It's so damn annoying when they constantly hesitate and try to persuade/talk to everyone. It's kind of killed the enjoyment of this anime for me because I'm always annoyed or pissed at the characters. Not to mention the plot and pacing sucks.

Yup even when they have said "I WILL KILL THAT BASTARD" and see them again in very easy kill spot THEY HESITATE. It's like they want to be killed, god damn retards and so bad writing.
Jun 22, 2015 1:41 PM

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Hahahaha... that was so hilarious.

Naturally I can only make this comment because I already read the manga a year ago or so.

Adaptation was quite good overall, and the fact that I added a new entry to the "list of poorly made anime only endings" doesn't bother me that much. I believe there were endless amount of options on how to use those 4 remaining episodes.

If they were already making an enemy out of Gantz then they could at least make the last mission 1vs1 Kei vs Gantz :).

Other ending I thought out of is that Kei-chan gathers 100th points and something big happens. In the anime story it wasn't explained yet what happens when 100th points are gathered so they could come up with something original on that front.

Instead they decided to make new mission that didn't give any sort of conclusion other that, who cares whatever there are crazy dangerous aliens around if we are surrounded by people who can be even more crazy and dangerous. Well, while I definitely agree with what those episodes wanted to show, unfortunately it didn't do a good job while doing so and there was absolutely no conclusion. Even Kei-chan dying would be better I guess story ends at bad end.

But what's more important is thatl ignoring those four episodes, everything up to episode 22 was good so anyone who liked that part can easily jump into the manga story. Manga also has a very good art so I would recomend anyone to start it over. I think that the feels are better executed there as well (like I remember crying over Katou's death, but not because he just died, but rather because the chapter that chapter was done so well with his younger brother appearing in the perfect moments)

The ending, even thought quite crazy does explain most of things and leaves only few less important things unexplained.
Feb 1, 2016 10:50 PM

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stupid bald head is the reason everyone started to die.
Feb 3, 2016 9:15 AM

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Will someone please pull the trigger.
Sep 10, 2016 11:28 AM

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This show makes me want to scratch my head.
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Oct 15, 2017 11:44 PM

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Ugh that stupid bookstore owner. Defending Muroto the blue-haired punk ass bitch just because he's a minor.

Poor Nozaki. Well, goodbye to Saito, no one cares about that wimp.

Kajiura is the worst villain ever. Give me Suzuki alien any day.

That girl was talking about how she's going to fight back but gets whipped instead.
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I quite like this arc, its moves at a faster pace xD Classy as hell episode!
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Feb 24, 2022 5:40 AM

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man this anime original arc is cringe as fuck
Sep 5, 2023 5:52 PM

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There would be so many avoidable deaths if they didn't take too long to decide to shoot. They already know how sick these two are since a few episodes ago, and there's still so much hesitation in shooting them.
Feb 11, 12:01 AM

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Welp, seems like everyone except Kurono gonna die....

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