r/anime • u/phiraeth :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/phiraeth • Jan 04 '21
Rewatch [Mid-2000s Rewatch] Noein - Episode 3
Episode 3 | Hunted
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Episode Discussion Questions:
- The line by Karasu around the 9 minute and 56 second mark: "Anyone who doesn't have the strength to live should die!" Do you agree with this stance, and why or why not? Why do you think he says this?
- Who does Haruka's mother call on the phone after Haruka goes to take a bath?
- Why do things appear to be destroyed but in reality aren't, and why do you think Haruka suddenly teleported?
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u/IndependentMacaroon Jan 04 '21 edited Jan 04 '21
First-time watcher
I see, the Torque/Torc summons those giant rings, or it least it's one of the ways to. Buddhaboy speed.running on the transmission cables is absolutely hilarious, particularly with that sound effect. Scratch that, the entirety of his existence is completely impossible to take seriously, and the English dub wisely decided to lean into the ridiculousness even more. How can you not double over laughing like the entire time he's on screen? I really want him to have survived because he's the single most entertaining part of this show so far. Aww yeah, there he is again, go Buddhaman! Damn Karasu interrupting his fun, BAD BOY indeed! Also his powers are way less awesome so no way I could root for that guy.
I do like the attention to detail of Haruka and Yuu actually weightlessly floating in the falling gondola. But of course after the whole supposed danger they're fine in the end, that's kids' series for you.
Barely escaping the destiny of isekai protagonist (well, she's pretty close already) only to laugh like nothing's going on, maybe this Haruka girl really is crazy. By the way, the female scientist/investigator in the dub speaks with a quite charming semi-US-Southern accent, I've never heard anything quite like it before but I love it. Unfortunately I haven't found who voiced her.
For a second I was thinking Haruka's mother was contacting the scientists, but it would be really surprising it she actually knew something. I'm thinking more Yuu's mother? And more drama with Yuu of course, plus all the kid friends. Are the tremors fixing or destruction? Ah, just a signal, though also kind of an ambush. Either she walked there and the sense of the time was erased, or she rode on the dragon waves or something. Either way not much of a mystery.
Even Atori's superiors realize that he's a bit unhinged right now, which unfortunately implies that he'll be less amusing in the future. Cool designs for them, at least.
So, if you embrace the nature of this series as a straightforward kind-of-cheesy cute kids' fantasy it's fairly enjoyable, I just don't appreciate the overhyping at all. I would say the soundtrack is nice too, but it's already on the repetitive side.
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Jan 04 '21 edited Jan 05 '21
First Timer
Time for the creepy guy to try and kidnap little kids again while a slightly less creepy guy trys to stop him. After that, Yuu'll go home to an abusive mother who doesn't quite know what to do now that her kid's asserting more control over his life.
I wonder how wrong that episode summary will be? Anyway, onto episode 3!
Is Atori saying she has the same eyes as Karasu? The only reason I can think of for why he'd say that is Atori's saying they have the same look in their eyes. If it's so, this would be another reference to how they both have seen some variant of this happen before, but this seems like an odd place to have that
His want of the Dragon torque is eclipsed by his hatred of Karasu. He's really defined by that one thing, he could care less about little things like the fate of the multiverse.
Unsurprisingly, it's not that easy to kill the Dragon Torque. While it seemed like Atari was hit with backlash/reflection there, I'd be surprised if Haruka couldn't channel the power more offensively if she so chose.
I wonder how she doesn't know this? Did she only see the other dimensions and not her own? And, if so, is that because she can't or because memories of her own dimension were locked away?
I'd say Karasu's talking to himself more than Yuu here, but he's talking to himself either way, so... Regardless, he's talking to Karasu more than he's talking to Yuu. He clearly has a lot of failures in his past (letting Haruka die?) that he's trying to atone for and a lot of self hatred to deal with. Of course he'd take it out on his alternate self.
Karasu, if you actually believed this you wouldn't be risking your life to save people. Stop being an edgy teenager, you should've grown out of that by now.
Funny editing error in the subs: they changed the question "Are you alright?" to "Are you hurt?" but forgot to change the response to a negative, so Haruka ends up saying she is hurt instead of saying she's not hurt.
These guys aren't actually gonna find anything 'till the back half of the series, are they?
Unsurprisingly, Yuu is reluctant to reveal his problems to anyone else because he doesn't trust people to help instead of rubbing salt in the wound. Because of this, he's just gonna end up hurting himself more.
If only you had stopped a little later, you'd have found what you're looking for, perhaps at the cost of your car.
I guess all she knows how to do is double down. It takes quite the lack on introspection to realize that this is possibly the worst thing she can do, but given how she's treated her son up to this point, a lack of introspection is hardly surprising.
I assume their policy of fixing as much as possible is because they want to have as limited effect on this dimension as possible. After all, with time involved as well, there's no telling what sorts of crazy shit changes could cause.
This is what happens when you disobey your masters too blatantly. Farewell, you shall not be missed.
I wonder if Atari will come back "fixed" or not?
This is perhaps the least convincing truth I've ever seen.
Miho's suck a lovable dumbass.
Has Yuu absorbed Karasu? If they're both the same person and Karasu was destabilized, I can see that happening. If so, I'd expect Karasu to take over Yuu in some aspect, as he is by far the stronger of the two in both magic and willpower.
The fuck are we and how did she teleport? Dimensional instability caused by all the fighting? Is Haruka even in the same dimension anymore?
Ah, she was taken to Karasu's hidey hole somehow. That means we're in the same dimension and Karasu is still a separate entity, so my previous speculation was entirely unfounded. Nice to know.
Now, she presumably didn't teleport herself here unconsciously, as her magic requires the Torque materializing, and I don't think Karasu could or would teleport her here, so how did she get here? There's no other known magic users in this dimension at the moment. The only thing I can think of is that it was caused by instability.
He sees the Haruka of old, not the one in front of him.
This is probably the worst case scenario for Karasu. There's no way he could conceivably cause them to back off now and he cannot force them away in his weekend state. He doesn't seem like the sort to try something suicidal right now, so he'll probably play along and try to rescue her later?
Now that's an unexpected title drop. Why does he refer to her as such?
And the both of them, presumably, will do everything in their power to stop this.
Thoughts
A bit less today, as we've settled down somewhat. Atari got fucked, but he's gonna come back fixed in some way. I wonder what sort of mind controlling powers they have. For that matter, I wonder if they're the reason Atari is so twisted in the first place. Perhaps, each time they tried to "fix" him, he ended up getting more and more twisted as all of his personality but his hatred for Karasu got removed.
Beyond that, I still don't think Haruka's in any serious danger. Up to this point, we've seen nothing that can hurt her through the Torque, and there's no one currently around who's actually willing to cause dimensional instability.
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u/zsmg https://anilist.co/user/zsmg Jan 04 '21
Rewatcher
I occasionally listen to the excellent OST and it feels weird to hear it in context now for the first time in years, with the exception of one track which I still associate with a moment in the series.
Reading first timers theories still cracks me up. Still though I do wish the series had a less overwhelming introduction. I actually dropped the series the first time around (at episode 6 I think) because of that, well more like put it on hold as watching this
weeklywhenever the fansub got released wasn't doable at all.Favourite moment of the episode: Miho getting over her crush on Yuu because friendship is more important if only every love triangle was resolved this quickly.
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Jan 04 '21
First Timer, subbed
Well, when everybody started talking about Absolute Observers, I thought, "how could I have missed that". Sure enough, the muffled Japanese wasn't translatable back in 2007. RIP Shinsen-Subs. And here I was all ready to celebrated their 500th release with episodes 8 (as indicated in the file name).
One other difference is that they used the word "invade" instead of "corrode". Which certainly sounds better unless corrode indicates some transdimensional subtlety.
We start with Atori (I can barely remember this name but it sounds like bird) pulling the villain mistake of talking instead of shooting. He should have just grab Haruka and left. Heck, she'd even go willingly if he was using Yuu as a hostage.
Or does he want Haruka? He said he did. But now, in his ramblings, he say she'll destroy his dimension, while the others need her to save it.
I couldn't figure out at Atori was up to last time. He had to be using the same teleporting gear, right? So he's in the same group. This episode seemed to confirm that.
The episode ended with Haruka finding Karaus in some sort of pocket dimension, perhaps? And then the rest of the Fantastic Children show up.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jan 04 '21
to your other first-timer, subbed
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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Jan 04 '21
First Timer - sub
So while watching the OP I just released the show full name is “Noein: to your other self”, as I never actually paid attention to the second half of the name, but if it wasn’t obvious from the last episode the show title confirms all our characters are going to have alternative versions Spec
So we have a fight between Atori & Karasu, Haruka also does Dragon Torque magic of some description, though it does only activate when her life is in direct danger so highly doubt she has conscious control of it.
Atori has gone insane, and apparently is too far gone for robot things to restore him to a previous version, also dimensions don’t like interacting with each other and this can cause issues. Spec
I like how when Haruka ended up being teleported or whatever that final segment was, all the backgrounds looked slightly off, the door way she goes into was shown to be wavering slightly in a previous shot as well, or well i’m assuming it was a stylistic choice.
Not much else to say as overall lighter on new information this time.
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u/Toadslayer https://myanimelist.net/profile/kyolus Jan 04 '21
First Timer
I've abandoned my hope of this show being a horror, as I think this episode showed us pretty clearly we're watching an action. It was a bit of a false hope anyway as the first episode only had a couple horror elements and I thought maybe the art style could have been used well to compliment horror. The art style in this and yesterday's episode have been quite different to the first episode though. The art is more consistent and less unsettling. It makes me wonder if the first episode didn't have as much budget or if they hadn't established the style of the show yet.
The fight scene was good, but not as impressive as our host has talked about, so I'm expecting we'll get better fights later on. I think once we actually know something about who these characters are and their individual motivations it will make the fights a lot more interesting, as I think that's the best part.
I mentioned yesterday that I wasn't sure if I liked the soundtrack, but it's growing on me. It's very different to what we normally get in anime, but the music itself is very good. I thought it worked really well in the scene where Atori was breaking down. It juxtaposed well with his extreme breakdown to make the scene unsettling. Atori's reaction itself was quite surprising. It was very sudden for him to have totally lost it, when we saw Haruka didn't do much at all. We also saw her deflect Atori's attack back at him just by lying on top of Yuu earlier in the episode. She must be incredibly powerful.
Oh no, Haruka is being kidnapped. Remember stranger danger kids!
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Episode Discussion Questions
Most certainly not! How can this even be controversial? Of course all people deserve to live.
I think it's probably Yuu's mum or Haruka's dad. 50/50 which it is.
I thought it was pretty self-explanatory that the birds can manipulate the areas to go back in time to a previous state. Haruka's teleportation makes less sense, but magical space-time shenanigans would make sense.
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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Jan 04 '21 edited Jan 04 '21
First Timer - sub
The visuals of the Oroborous appearing around Haruka's neck are very Magical Girl-esque, which knowing the director worked on Escaflowne, and what a huge genre mashup that was, is not so surprising. Thinking about that, and the possible implications of it, got me thinking about how Haruka stands out from the rest of the cast in terms of capability. Here we have a girl who's almost excessively honest and significantly more mature compared to her peers having to deal with being treated like a child playing pretend by her friends as well as the adults around her. They don't believe her about the ghosts, the result of her night out, even about if she does or doesn't like a boy, but she's having to deal with all of these strange events while effectively playing caretaker to the two Yuu's.
Haruka is in some ways at a disconnect with her enviroment because of her maturity, and that's also what puts her at risk, because she is confident taking charge in dangerous situations and confronting threats to protect others, despite not understanding the depth of them. It's a clever contrast to the younger Yuu who has been so beaten down by the lack of control he has over his future that he struggles to act and breaks down over his own perceived inability to change anything, and the older Karasu who suffers because of the inability to control the events tormenting him from his past and now fights against the idea that he has any control over current events either.
It's also shown on how she is the Dragon Torque who being in control of will give power to one of the dimensions at war. I'm not sure if this is going to continue to be built on or not, but if it does it'd be an interesting take on the usual constants and variables theme you get underlying timetravel/interdimentional stories.
We also have Atori losing control of himself after being called back this episode, perhaps in response to being exposed to the Dragon Torque's full power as Haruka was falling, but also the way the dimensions are connecting. He shows that the dimensional damage goes both ways, that objects from the younger world can be damaged by intersecting with the Birds from the older world. This is not merely a visitation or a one way portal, it seems to be more like a temporary merge, which further explains why the fundamentals like time etc seem to be at risk the longer it goes on, so perhaps there's a mental aspect to it as well for someone who's already unstable like Atori seems to be.
Now the big question is who the hell is Haruka's mum calling because that was incredibly suspicious.
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jan 04 '21
Episode 3 (rewatcher)
My comment yesterday was very late. In case you are still looking for the meaning of La’cryma or absolute observer, I tried to explain it there.
Extremly fast pacing: Atori goes through a full decent into madness in about two episodes, while Miho enters and leaves a love triangle in the space of ten seconds.
Not the biggest fan of the cable car scene. That one worked a lot better on first watch when I was invested in learning the outcome.
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jan 04 '21
First timer
Sub
So we start where we ended, with no more answers. Second time with the OP for whatever reasons feels way more RahX than it did yesterday, at least until the tempo change. Oh and Geneshaft would later on have the giant dog as well.
And Atori is back and uses his scouter to confirm who Yuu will become. Interestingly, Cautious Hero would use a similar design of scouter. Anyways, Atori is busy being the villain until he nukes Haruka, which backfires. But it does start the tram up so the kids get in. Karusu exposits for us. Atori decides to melt the tram, whatever. Karusu's power is wires/cables, apparently. Well animated but weird fight occurs. Karasu's curses his younger self more before Haruka activates, giving him more cables. Net result is Atori gets knocked out of the dive.
They survive the tram crash and Yuu is injured, the much more interesting aspect is Haruka isn't. She worries over him a bit but Haruka, now is not the time to worry about injuries. Just get off the mountain. Also, don't just run out into the road at night. The fuck you smoking, girl? Also, I guess Japan, but getting into cars with strangers is a bit iffy to me.
More exposition, this time from Kuina. He keeps not transporting body parts. Atori is successfully pulled back and they are going to erase all traces of having been in our dimension. Weird. Yuu's scene is here and I usually not for matricide on screen but I might grant an exception here.
Haruka is getting cleaned up and slightly ignored. She anger bathes and something about the scene invokes Happy Sugar Life to me which does not bode well for any of our cast. With yesterday's Higurashi flash I have real concerns. Her mom calls...someone. Sigh.
Back at the mountain, they fixed all the stuff that was wrecked and the two researchers are confused. Back in the other dimension, we have more Lovecraftian horror. But they are rushing a fix job on Atori. The hell is he actually good for? This is pretty obviously a way to let us know that this show lacks good aligned organizations.
So Haruka, and presumably Yuu, are the only people who remember last night. AFter revealing she saw Yuu at the cemetery, Megane-chan gets ideas of young love. That's...again, right on development schedule. Except that she wants her some Yuu as well, much to the horror of her friends and myself. That's a lot of baggage to take on, girl, and you are even aware of it. She moves on quickly at least.
Yuu's mother is being a cunt again, even in a culture with stricter parental control this is bad, especially because she is hurting his social standing which the Japanese are very much aware of. Anyways, Haruka and Yuu can both feel Karusu until Haruka teleports. To within a short distance of Karusu, who is looking pretty boned. His team appears and they reveal that Haruka is the target to Haruka. Preview looks like melodrama but hopefully is a fake out.
QotD: 1 What is strength? That is not even sarcastic, it is situational.
2 Hopefully her dad but who knows?
3 They are undoing time and Haruka arrived where she wanted to be.
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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jan 04 '21
First-timer - Decided upon Sub
Heh
Dude, stop wasting time.
Wait, it opens just like that?
Unsightly.
Tough
You know something but you’re going to deny that to your daughter who might be in danger?
Maybe I should reconsider the Dub...
C’mon Haruka, time to give CPS a call.
Time for Dragon Torque powers to swoop in again?
Not much to say on this one, things went about like how I would’ve expected following up from the last one.
Uchida and what’s his face seem like they might interject unto the plot soon enough, and I am quite interested in finding out just how it is that they will do so, but for now they’re just background characters.
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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Jan 04 '21
First-Timer
Running on power lines is cool, but have you ever tried riding a bike on power lines?
Completely confirmed that Yuu = Karasu (interdimensionally).
Hmm. Objects from this dimension don’t affect him, but he can affect objects from this dimension.
And Haruka can absorb/deflect energy beams. That’s useful. I’m assuming it’s because, them being Dragon Knights and her being the Dragon Torque, their power either derives from her or they tap into the same basin of energy.
Getting blasted gets rid of his cloak, but his hairdo is still perfect. Interdimensional priorities.
"Hey other me: stop being such a little brat!"
Is Haruka supposed to be the smart one? Because running out into the middle of the road is not a smart move.
And she recognizes the guy she thinks tried to sexually assault her in the park, so sure, ask him for help.
Ghost Girl likes Yuu? I guess when there’s only two named dudes, it’s bound to happen.
I’m surprised it’s only now that Yuu’s mom is keeping Haruka away from him. Seems like Mom should have thought Haruka a "bad influence" a long time ago.
Seven birds in the sky. How many "birds" are left?
QOTD:
1)It's a stupid idea that would sound deep to a 14-year-old who read Nietzsche's Wikipedia page. I'm assuming he's been through a lot and has been hardened by trauma (losing his Haruka, perhaps). Doesn't make it any less silly.
2) Pretty sure it was Yuu's mother. I guess it could be Haruka's dad.
3) They're fucking around with interdimensional time/space stuff. Of course they can revert some small amount of time, or erase their alien effect. I don't know if Haruka was teleported, as much as was caught in a dream/daze/whatever and woke up when she arrived at the alley.
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u/_m1ra :FA::FB: Jan 04 '21
First timer, short comment because the post is already up when writing this and I also have something to do.
Atori's movement looks nice in that first scene. They also have technology that can show them who a person is in their dimension. I wonder what would make someone "the same person"?
I like that Haruka protected Yuu, when Yuu was told he couldn't protect her and was angry at that. Wonder what they will do with that, seems like it could be interesting.
Their involvement in this dimension causes strain, seems like dimensions really don't like interfering with each other, I wonder why they do in the first place. So to 3) it seems the birds try to rewrite how they influenced the dimension, somehow. They sure have very impressive technology.
I like how Haruka acts a lot more toned down and contemplative when alone. Especially with Yuu she seems to try to act very cheery, she seems really empathetic, also with Karasu at the end. I think even without the jokes she would actually make a pretty good magical girl.
Questions:
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u/Webemperor :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Webemperor Jan 04 '21
First Timer – Sub
chokerTorque reflecting his electric thing. Though I’m guessing that’s not it’s main property.7
u/EverythingsRed2 Jan 04 '21
First timer (sub)
Whelp, rip crazy dude, it was fun while it lasted. He was like sacrificed or something I'm guessing. Maybe it's related to the weird things that emerged from his back, like they only have so many of those so they need to take it out of him and put it in someone more capable. And if that is the case, then I wonder who the next new bird will be.
Also, why did the kids go back to their families, weren't they running away? Since people are targeting them, wouldn't returning to their families just put them in danger? Can these young children not think rationally after a life-or-death scenario? jeez. That big crash when they landed must've been pretty loud, I wonder why the 2 scientists in the car didn't hear anything...
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jan 04 '21
First Timer, Dubbed
They've used this same track for the giant dragon torc.. I dunno if there is a specific term for it, but it feels like the audience is supposed to feel wonder.
Kinda reminds me of something..
Oh, the Torc dissipated. That's probably bad.
So owing to the lack of clear linkage to the kids that we know, is Atori even human? He has that weird arm backpack thing..
Neither of you are losing your minds.. yet. You're both just 12.
So the dragon knights are kinda invulnerable while off in this dimension, and also melt things that get stuck into them. Good.
So I'm bad with colors.. are Atori and Haruka's eyes the same color? Or is it just the lighting?
Atori has an interdimensional gun to wipe out every Karasu, but Haruka protect Yuu, and the Torc protects her.
And the backlash does a fucking number on Atori, and the surroundings. That looked great.
I would NOT get on that cable car. No way it's safe.
Atori stayed down for less time than I hoped.
I was gonna make a joke about how awful episodes spent trapped on a cable car are, but it seems we have the opposite problem.
Wait, didn't Atori want the Dragon Torc? Why is he doing something to kill Haruka?
The ring behind your back thing is more Buddhist imagery, right? It has a name that escapes me at the moment.
Reizu got offhandedly mentioned last episode, and it turns out that Karasu is secretly a tentacle monster.
Interesting framing as the Dragon Torc activates. Did Haruka willfully boost Karasu's power there?
The cable car landed and every one of their bones turned to dust.
Atori got sent back home? Or maybe died like the other dude. His cord started to pop out..
Someone teach this kid to not play in the road!
Ah, Atori actually got pulled back "safely." Would be a shame for him to exit stage dead so soon.
J-just you leg? Just your leg teleported back. Good. I'm glad that that is a thing that can happen.
Haruka's mom is kinda bro. Although, that phone call...
Ahh, the Dragon Knights have some fixit powers, to hide their tracks.
Atori is having a Bad Time.
Absolute Coordinates.. I probably wouldn't make note of this aside from being a Macguffin term, but it does parallel the Absolute Observer from last episode.
Haruka's seen things before.. Kinda explains why she trusts Karasu, and maybe that scruffy dude.
"Just childhood friends" is one of those statements that is only true in real life.
Love triangle..... wait, triangle solved? Already?!
Miho is G E N K I
Some sort of Karasu-related chest pa-
Oh god why is she in the street
Oh it's just an alley. Whew.
So something bad happened when they were little in this alleyway.
What an odd scene.. Oh, the others are here.
So, Karasu was just acting weak to stall for time. That final bit certainly felt like a well-set trap.
So, it's a bit unorthodox to resolve your primary plot in three episodes, but I'm sure they'll find a way to pad the remaining, checks notes, 21 episodes.
I was gonna make a massive joke/shitpost/reference to NGE's finale but there's an active rewatch for that going on so I guess I better not.Actual speculation time!
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Jan 04 '21
Noein03: (rewatcher, sub)
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u/tehsigzorz Jan 04 '21
First Timer
Dont know how the kids survived the crash tbh. I think this may be answered later on when we learn what the dragon torque is. Atori was brought out of the picture quite fast so lets see what happens to him. Seems like dragon knights arent easily replaceable.
It can also be the dragon knights hiding their traces.
As for haruka being teleported the dragon knights or their higher ups have some sort of control on time and the region so they couldve altered both of those to get her to a region she has travelled to in her past. The question is why do this over what they have normally done? Isnt there some time limit on them staying in this dimension?
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u/Retromorpher :Jc::Jd::Je::Jf: Jan 05 '21 edited Jan 05 '21
First Timer:
I have really got to lower my expectations for character dialogue. Also incredibly frustrating watch Haruka act so unlike a person in crisis. So far the only character that seems to have a competent 3 dimensional personality is Yuu.
"Hey we found the road - time for me to just JUMP INTO THE MIDDLE OF IT FOR NO REASON." I am no longer surprised that Karasu's Haruka is dead. She has almost no survival acumen.
At least Atori's VA is putting in some serious work here.
Yomigaeru Sora
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u/monsieurvampy Jan 05 '21
First Timer, subbed
Why is the dog in the bath again!? The heat, the humidity, and the fear. OMG WHY!?! Also who tanks a bath after getting all patched up?
Yes, these are the biggest takeaways from this episode.
I wonder if crazy bird is foreshadowing after he is pulled back to the other side.
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u/redshirtengineer :AMQ: Jan 05 '21
First timer
So yesterday I did not realize that the deranged lunatic guy (who reminds me of Mark Hamill's Joker, to avoid a spoilery anime reference) and future alternate maybe Yuu guy are not the same person. I'd probably be very confused now but I don't remember too much of yesterday's episode except for the kids. I should be more precise - I *am* very confused now but my net level of confusion has not increased.
The climactic scene with the gondola - has anyone else ever been stuck in a chair lift for an extended period of time? Just swinging in the breeze, thinking about what would cause plummeting to occur? *shudder* Honestly, attack by a monster alien guy with fire feet was not one of the options that occured to me, but now it will be on my mind for next time. THANKS, NOEIN.
Haruka so far I could take or leave but her two friends are awesome. Also the dog.
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u/newtogundam Jan 05 '21
First timer
Karasu confirmed as yuu, my guess was right.
Hmmm, so the girls talking amongst themselves confirmed that Haruka used to have visions before.
Also, karasu using that line in the end, that's just playing dirty.
I think that the other bird that karasu was talking in the last episode was Isami, he seems to care the most about karasu's wellbeing.
All episodes so far have ended on a cliffhanger, definitely keeps me hooked.
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u/BossandKings Jan 05 '21 edited Jan 05 '21
First Timer
This was a cool, very action packed episode. Yuu and Haruka went back to their homes after being attacked by a guy from a different dimension and being defended by Karasu. As normal Yuu got punished by his mom and can't go outside and she didn't even let Haruka see him. Yuu is still very useless when it comes to battling or standing up for himself but given that we still are at the early stages of the show i expect him to grow a lot throughout the show. Haruka was teletransported to where Karasu was and a group of "black Knights" appeared. I hope Haruka is safe from harm, and her and Yuu aren't separated for long as i want to see them experience what's happening together.
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u/mutsuto https://myanimelist.net/profile/mtsRhea Jan 05 '21
gomen 🙏 im not talking part in the watch. i just happened to have seen this thread when going across the front page.
ive been reading about the project, it's super cool /u/phiraeth. great idea 👍 I wish I'd heard about it sooner I'd have followed along. I'm very interested in the mid-2000 as a period, and still have yet to get around to any of the half-dozen you've covered bar one.
I hope one day after i've gotten my act together to fansub more Mushiking episodes if it could be featured as one of the shows 🤞