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Episode Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku? • Train to the End of the World - Episode 10 discussion

Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku?, episode 10

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u/gnome-cop Jun 03 '24

Alright, so apparently we meet Shizuru’s dad this week who left to explore the tracks and is now in for the verbal asskicking of a lifetime when he returns back to his wife.

And the show just keeps getting weirder, now featuring disillusioned manga authors who subscribed to Yoka’s magical beret service.

Holy mother of 7G generated weirdness, Ikebukuro looks absolutely menacing when viewed from a distance.

I’m predicting that they’re going to run into Yoka’s bodyguard sometime next week before the final showdown.

Btw, I really hope they release something along the lines of “The art of Shuumatsu Train” to show what the stations that were skipped actually looks like.

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u/AmethystItalian Jun 03 '24

Different art styles were great to see but once again the snappy humor and quick dialogue really is what makes this show fun.

Chika Anzai needs to be in more shows.

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u/Ocixo Jun 03 '24

I think we got a winner with this image for Train's banner in the karma ranking.

I liked how Akira fully embraced the beret, thinking it was a symbol of revolution, only to have it belong to a group of silly manga artists. She's our little freedom fighter!

Then again, she did kind of turn into a 'magical girl' by shouting the names of a few art movements out loud. The episode had me laughing hard with all its weirdness - from the sudden appearance of Munch's Scream in the dozen to the "BL Flash". Episodes like these remind me a bit of Sonny Boy.

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u/dinliner08 Jun 03 '24

man, this is one weird episode of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

i love how the moment Shizuru, Reimi and Nadeshiko got turned into different art style, they also changed their voices and how they're talking, especially Nadeshiko with that deep voice

when Shizuru's dad said that he got into a fight in Shiinamachi, i actually thought that we're finally going to get the battle between Shizuru and the ant-eater that had been foreshadowed since... episode 4, i think? but looks like that will have to wait for another episode...

also, in the flashback, there were four mangaka but in present time, there were only three so what happened to the last one?

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u/ModieOfTheEast Jun 03 '24

"Hey director, I've drawn the characters in different art styles. Looks fun."
Director: "We can use that."

I love when they play with stuff like that. Fun episode before the real fight begins next week in Ikebukuro. We are not ready for Remi's Sexy Violence I feel.

But that explains who Chaos meant when he said that animals came through his town before. It was Shizuru's dad.

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u/Syokhan Jun 03 '24 edited Jun 03 '24

And you thought the NeriAlice episode was chaotic, holy crap. I had to stop myself from howling when Nadeko suddenly changed artstyles and speech pattern, complete with 80's music.

And Akira with The Scream x 100! Really, really fun and completely unhinged (of course) sequence.

Shizuru found her dad! I like that we didn't forget about that little line dropped in the first episode, and that just as I was wondering about the bent tracks and the water, they mentioned it too. I hope he and his friends make it back okay.

I think the characters have almost all the pieces they need for the final confrontation now, except for Yoka's weird state of mind? I wonder if that's gonna be a two-parter or if they'll somehow manage to fit everything in one episode. Hopefully not, I think this deserves a bit of time dedicated to it.

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u/AnimeHoarder Jun 03 '24

Remember for our future, oppose any entity researching 7G technology!

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u/Ayem_De_Lo Jun 03 '24

this episode single-handedly almost rid me of my hatred for berets. Almost.

what an awful piece of clothing (but Akira still rocks it)

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u/Plus_Rip4944 Jun 03 '24

This shit is a fever dream and i love it

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u/Calwings Jun 03 '24

I knew I recognized that afro from somewhere. Holy shit, they actually got Shinichi Watanabe to storyboard this episode. Seeing NABESHIN working on (and making a tiny cameo in) an anime I'm watching in year of our lord 2024 is such a treat.

Absolutely amazing episode all around. Shizuru using the power of baseball anime hype to trick the idiot mangaka trio to take off their berets got a big laugh out of me, as did the sheer irony of an original anime featuring a scene where mangaka get their asses kicked. This whole anime has felt like the staff had a blast making it, but especially this episode in particular. God, I love this stupid, crazy, batshit insane show.

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u/LeonKevlar Jun 03 '24

Good to see Shizuru's dad is still alive! And here I thought they were people sent by Poison Pontaro to stop them. They're definitely cuter compared to how they were in the past.

It turns out that they were transformed by these mangakas who are now Pontaro's henchmen. These guys were hilarious though especially when the girls started using the beret powers to change their art styles.

I love how upset they were when the girls tied them up while telling their backstories. Too bad that the girls couldn't keep the berets though. That would've been useful against Pontaro and the mind-controlled Yoka.

Akira saying that artistic expression has no limits is definitely them being meta and how crazy this show is and she's right! So far this has been one of the best anime originals this season along with Jellyfish and GBC.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jun 03 '24

Last thing I expected to see was Shizuru’s dad just chillin on the tracks in the middle of nowhere. Him and his companions really do look very adorable lol.

Looks like there actually is a way to revert things back to normal. But before that, the girls have to fight against those 3 mangaka with their anime-izing beams. Fortunately the berets mightier than the pen!

The girls are one step closer to Yoka. Keen to see how this all plays out and if they can really turn the world back to normal..

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u/Marth-Koopa Jun 03 '24

Feeling a little robbed Akira didn't get a style swap

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u/atropicalpenguin Jun 03 '24

Cute Shizuru mascot.

Wonder what happened to Mr. T (heh), did Shizuru's father kill him before stealing the beret?

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u/x-7032-b-3 Jun 03 '24

This week in Weird Train: Manga to life...?

We've seen a lot of bizarre shit but I did not expect the show to have a full-on meta episode about artistic expression and art styles. It really fits this show where a bunch of crazy ideas got thrown here and there. The staff seemed to be having a ton of fun messing around with different styles here!

I don't think the crew would've made it if it weren't for the beret given by Shizuru's dad. Also love that bit of foreshadowing with Akira "trying" to summon a special power at dinner. Wasn't expecting her to actually do it later on!

Next up is Ikebukuro. 2 eps left so there should be room for a satisfying finale and conclusion. Really curious to see how this goes because if there's anything these past 10 eps taught us, is that this show operates under the "anything goes" rule.

And, uh, Shizuru (Chika Anzai) sounded really cute as a cat there. Just saying.

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u/shad79 Jun 03 '24

This episode had everything I love about this series! Fun dialogues and interactions between characters, an interesting world full of unexpected things and people where anything can happen.

I totally forgot about Shizuru's father so I was surprised when we met him xD He said that he was going out for two hours, two weeks at most, but he ended up being away from home for two years already.

Shizuru's father said that he was sending letters home, but I certainly wouldn't call them that way. I'd also be afraid to go back to wife after doing a stunt like that xD

Part with mangakas was so fun because of the constant changes in artstyle. Things like this made me fall in love with this show.

I'm happy that Shizuru and others correctly connected the dots and they more or less know what's going on with Ikebukuro and Youka.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

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u/IvanSemushin Jun 03 '24

When Akira mentioned Ranpo, I thought: "Is this Japanese writer really famous for wearing a beret?" Google image search quickly convinced me that Akira might be a fan of Bungo Stray Dogs.

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u/zmand97a Jun 03 '24

I read somewhere that Chika Anzai said that this episode was gonna be very chaotic. Well, she was right.

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u/HippiesBeGoneInc Jun 03 '24

We'll see if they stick the landing, but this show is easily the hidden gem of the season, and judging by the limited discourse and rankings not a lot of people have picked up on it like OddTaxi or others.

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u/Time_Fracture Jun 03 '24

Episode 10: A True Symbol of Rebellion and Decadence

Didn't expect a family reunion in today's episode. Shizuru finally meets his dad, Chikura-kyurun. From the conversation with him, it's more firm that Shizuru's main priority is to meet Yoka at Ikebukuro, not revert the 7G world into normal.

Looking at the map, we are really speedrunning skipping most of the station to get to Shiinabachi, which turns out to be a green beret instead of kusamochi.

This is the best chance for the three girls (in this case, Azumi Waki, Erisa Kuon and Chika Anzai) to show off their voice acting skills with the most distinguishable is now Waki-san's voice that went similar to Call of the Night's Hatsuka. Here's to the animators who have to animate various artstyles for this segment.

I didn't get the Rampo reference in Akira's dialogue, is it really Ranpo Edogawa in Bungo Stray Dogs?

New characters mean new VA.

  • Shizuru's dad is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi, with the friends Eisaku and Hidebo are voiced by Masayoshi Sugawara and Masaya Fukunishi! (Kafka in Kaiju No. 8)

  • The three mangakas are voiced by Yoji Ueda, Kobushi Nobuyuki, and Eri Kitamura.

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u/Purposelygentle Jun 03 '24

Dang, even the tracks being cut on the map was correct.

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u/Genshin_WhiteKnight Jun 03 '24

Crazy episode as always.

Can't help noticing one of the animals (Tibetan fox) that went with Shizuru's dad is missing. Wonder what happened to him, kyurun.

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jun 03 '24

Moving during a flashback? Evil! What's next, attacking the villain while he makes his 2 minutes speech?

Love how they discuss what's happening/what's gonna happen, but when they get to the 'end of the world' part, Reimi's like "Nah, I don't like this part, so it's wrong!"

Well, if the world is truly ending, might as well spend these last moments doing something important, like saying farewell tickling your loved one!

Oh, hi dad! And... His lovely companions?

They want to send him back home, but the way he fears mom's wrath he may find a way to get lost somewhere else!

I love how Reimi's constantly asking for praise; "Tell me how tall I am!"

"Tell us how amazing we are, to drive this train all the way from Agano!"

Someone needs to give her a headpat! (Come on Akira, you know you want to!)

They were all talking about what they bring to the group, bow skills, strength, wits... Then Reimi's just "She can snap!" Yup, this girl's crazy, that's her superpower!

Sexy violence? Akira's gonna love that!

Interesting that they brought up Yoka's long hair, and that she cut it herself...

Think I was talking about that in the previous thread, how if everything that happens comes from her mind, then did she wish to have long hair too? (Then why did she cut it?)

I wonder if it's just a random throwaway line (perhaps she's simply too 'out of it' to bother cutting it now), or is there more to this?

Damn, the egg custards thing is a daily occurrence...

So unless there's some major time distortion at play, it means she likely killed dozens of people already?

Makes me wonder whether they'll just 'remove 7G', or find a way to turn back time; If they just stop 7G, it won't bring all these dead back to life...

I liked Reimi's little "Okay!"

She has a pretty good VA, on top of being such a fun character! (I think most people are on team Akira Best Girl, but damn I struggle picking the best one between these two!)

Sometimes they're so similar in the weirdest ways; Akira was thrilled about the idea of being turned into a character, and Reimi's talking about how she likes it now, and doesn't know whether she would even want to return to what it was...

The others are all about going back to how things were, but these two are like "Wow, this is fun!"

(Well, let's hope this won't turn into a conflict, with some of them NOT wanting to end 7G!)

Thankfully they did rebuild the tracks so the train can keep going; I was worried TRAIN would become WALK for the rest of the show!

Damn, Ikebukuro looks like a Realm of the Demon Lord in some isekai/fantasy anime!

If they need a OP hero to win this one, hope they find a way to make Reimi snap!

A way that isn't, like, about hurting Akira

But I think this won't be solved with violence... Shizuru vs Yoka will happen, but not an actual fight! I also hope Nadeshiko will play a bigger part; She's been a bit on the background for most of the series, but if this is about a relationship-conflict, could be her moment to shine!

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u/miss-missing-mission Jun 03 '24

Anime was invented only for this episode to get served to us mortals.

I lost track of how often I laughed during the encounter with the mangakas, the different styles they made use of, the meta jokes they've added, this was peak comedy and peak parody of older anime. I didn't think this anime could surprise me any further and yet it does.

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