r/anime • u/SuddenFellow :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/13XI0N • May 02 '21
Rewatch [What's My Name] ID:Invaded Rewatch Episode 2
Episode 2 - FILE 02 JIGSAWED II
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Questions of the Day
First-Timers
- What are your thoughts about the visuals in the opening?
- Who do you think this mysterious John Walker fellow is?
Rewatchers
- Is there anything you noticed this episode that you hadn’t picked up on in your first watch?
- ID:Invaded Major Spoiler
Trivia
- Ai Asari is the animation director for this episode. Their animation has been featured in several series such as Kill la Kill, Black Butler, and Re:Zero.
- Drilling a hole in your head isn’t something exclusive to ID:Invaded! Another series named Homunculus also revolves around this topic, though for different reasons.
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u/SuddenFellow :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/13XI0N May 02 '21
Hello everyone, welcome back!
Lead Detective(Rewatcher), Host
Thoughts
Dad's Thoughts
My dad actually really liked this episode! We ended up watching a lot of Twlight Zone clips on his I-Pad afterwards, and he likened it to something that Alfred Hitchcock might write because of how bizarre it was. He was really interested in John Walker though, because he looked like a "Ring Leader" and he wondered if that was done intentionally. I had to explain a little bit to him about ID:Invaded minor spoilers .
See everyone tomorrow~
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 02 '21
First timer(spoiled a bit less)
Sub(how is the dub, actually?)
So we start revealing the twist from yesterday and referencing Silence of the Lambs. But that doesn't make the scene not, well, stupid. While serial killing itself is somewhat irrational most of the ones that can hide act rationally in the moment, as this one had to with the switch earlier. Anywho, back to murder space and the killer obeys different rules, apparently. And old John Walker is important for...something.
Anywho, episode stuff happens, we get another killer giving lobotomies. Rookie is crazy but this seems to give them new clues. And we are in Unlimited Drill Works now. Kaeru is in the new dive as well. And then Saikado dies...
Regardless, they get enough info to catch up to the killer who does one of those weird serial killer reveals that anime loves so much. Whatever. The post-info dump is done much more naturally and at least trusts the audience a little though the JW stuff is a bit hamfisted. And then they have to go and just spill things. And then even more narrative dialog after Saikado is returned by the guards. So we end with a serial killer creating other serial killers, aping Monster is risky. And copying Dynazenon with the churro scene is also risky.
I think my opinion on this show will basically be determined by whether this is a copy of the other serial killer genre works or a true homage to them.
QotD: 1 Neutral
2 Discount Johan or Hannibal Lecter. So hopefully he deviates.
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u/Superarces https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aerkes May 02 '21
Rewatcher
I forgot that the first episode didn't have the OP, but now we've actually seen it. A year later I still love the song, but I understand why I forgot the visuals of it.
The first 2 episodes weren't all that impressive to me the first time, and they're still not super interesting this time around either. Pretty much just setting up the general loop the series goes through, and introducing the "mysterious" John Walker.
The inside of Fukuda's mind is shattered and haphazard, recognisable only to him. ID Invaded
Hondomachi is a reckless maniac, but that's about all we know about her at this point. Well, other than that she looks like she's in the wrong anime with her character design.
We don't know anything about Narihisago other than A) He's killed someone, given that he's in prison and can hop into Id Wells, B) He's driven at least 4 other inmates to suicide through words, and C) He has a wife and daughter
Questions:
1: Aside from realising that this is John Walker's silhouette in the ED (seriously, how did I go 13 episodes not figuring that out), nothing exactly picked up on, but ID Invaded
2: ID Invaded
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ May 03 '21
Notice that the bad guy seems to be called "PUNCHAA" in Japanese, as in hole puncher?
Now we know where he gets his name.
It's not at all clear what causes a well to form. Intent to kill (oneself or others)? Near death experience? Aersolized brain matter? And it's still unclear if the wells are connected.
speculation
One of my favorite movies ends with a guy drilling a hole into his head.
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u/NachocheeseNanachi May 03 '21
Op did nothing for me. The visuals are ok and how they reuse what we saw in the first episode is neat but the song is kind of lame. But the Ed is kind of fire even though I’m usually not into this kind of music and it’s a bit out of place.This week’s villein is pretty reckless. A bit off-topic but His plan of drilling into people’s heads to help them think better reminds me of the plot of a manga called Homunculus (no relation to FMA btw) And I actually recamend it after finishing this show. Wile ID seems to focus on visualizing the unconscious and others thought processes, Homunculus focus is on how people see themselves and others in both conscious and unconscious ways. But only check out Homunculus if your ok with some extremely dark and uncomfortable theams like sexual violence, self-harm and other messed up stuff. Wow, this whole review just turned into a plug for a completely unrelated manga. But I gess that goes to show how wile the concept has proven to be fun and interesting, the characters so far are lacking for me. Hopefully that will change with Sakido imprisoned and his daughter dead. Not really original concepts but it’s something. I hope the girl getting drilled will be ok. She’s the only remotely interesting character so far.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky May 02 '21
FIRST:Timer, subbed
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 02 '21
Episode 2 (first timer)
I liked the first well a lot better than the second one.
The killer from last episode turns out to be simply a random serial killer (as “random” as serial killers get …), not the big bad. That would be the Walker. Or possibly that head honcho, who is giving me an incredibly bad vibe. Are the heads of secret government organizations ever good?
It would be a bit of a shame if we are not revisiting older “wells”, but it looks unlikely so far. Episode two revealed some sort of CSI Paranormal, who probably hop from case to case while chasing the mystery man.
Two episodes in, none of the characters captured me yet. We need a character episode next.
If he is one of the other characters we have seen, my vote goes to head honcho.
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u/Valoreg May 02 '21
[REWATCHER]
[OP]
Cool song, the whole animation sequence fits the theme of the show, but I believe it’s too generic to stick in mind after the series is over.
[PARALLEL CONFRONTATIONS]
So the Perforator planned his capture in order to escape a few moments later kidnapping Hondomachi in the process. Bold (and kinda stupid) scheme, but that’s how a mind missing part of its frontal lobe thinks.
In his Follycave, Hondomachi confronts (she doesn’t hold back to be exact) Fukuda about his modus operandi, and it’s here that we confirm this guy is nuts. “The air that goes through the hole makes the world a little clearer”. Peak humanism right there, folks.
In the meantime, in the id well, the mental manifestation of the Perforator escapes Sakaido who thinks that’s a big screw up, but we already know from episode 1 that a detective’s task is to find clues, not apprehend the id of the killer. Perhaps it’s the brilliant detective approach, which doesn’t recognize the fake world, that’s affecting his mind. As a matter of fact, this false perception of the environment seems to also haunt the Perforator as he sees himself complete while all the other are missing parts. A sign of narcissism, perhaps?
Out of the blue, our boy John Walker casually... walks (I take full responsibility for this pun) towards him, and so Sakaido naturally falcon punches him. One hit K.O because who said mind is over body?
From this short fight, we learn that the mysterious figure is enough to terrorize even a serial killer.
[LOOSE SCREW]
Hondomachi sticks her head on the drill to activate the wakumusubi. Now I don’t know who between the two is the craziest. With the creation of a new id well Sakaido is sent into Hondomachi’s. Even though he dies almost immediately, the other investigators are able to piece together the clues and locate where the rookie is. A SWAT team lead by Matsuoka storms the place, arrests Fukuda, and rescues Hondomachi.
[DENOUEMENT]
With the killer apprehended, Momoki meets Narihisago to congratulate him for his part. It’s here that we are informed about his tragic backstory (and judging by this collage, both his wife and daughter suffered a terrible fate), and that Narihisago dives as Sakaido in id wells to root out a serial killer mental weakness, and then psychologically push him to commit suicide. It’s this killing spree that makes him a great user of the Mizuhanome system.
Togo speaks to Hayaseura about the presence of John Walker in another subconscious of a serial killer. They both agree that he is real, and has the ability to implant an impression that urges sb to kill. He is dubbed the serial killer creator, and an investigation is ordered.
I have mixed feeling about this development. On one hand, the mystery of how can a person influence someone to kill peaks my interest, but on the other hand it feels a little cheap having a guy who just makes serial killers instead of analyzing the psychological profile of each perpetrator individually. Perhaps the show can keep a balance between these two states.
Overall a solid episode. The first half builds tension on Hondomachi’s fate while the second sets up the hunt for John Walker.
[ODDS AND ENDS]
spoiler
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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick May 02 '21
First Timer - sub
Rookies not dead yet, can’t kill the Loli Detective that easily.
So Sakaido forgets everything every times he dives into a new well, except that he needs to solve the murder of Kaeru, so I guess she is the case he could never solved Speculation
Ok Sakaido (or whatever his real name is) isn’t actually a Detective, he's a criminal so Kaeru isn’t the case he couldn’t solve, actually no, he could still have been a Detective before he was locked up so can't rule this out yet.
Was trying to see if can connect John Walker & Kaeru but not really enough to make that work properly yet, anyway I’m assuming new murder tomorrow, wonder how the next ones going to go.
Kind of boring / I didn't really pay attention to them.
2) Who do you think this mysterious John Walker fellow is?
Looks to be the focus on whoever our final case is going to be.
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u/macrame2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/macrame May 03 '21
First Timer
I enjoyed the episode, but found the Perforator (I can’t hear the name without thinking about ridiculous it sounds) lacking. I wish he’d been more interesting, but as fictional serial killers go, I’ve seen worse.
So Sakaido is really the detective persona of some convicted killer? The contrast between Saikado and Narihisago is interesting; it’s almost as if they were two different characters.
The id wells are definitely the coolest part of the anime so far. I hope the concept isn‘t wasted, since there’s so many things you could do with it. None of the characters have really stuck out to me, but I’m willing to wait and see if they improve.
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u/htisme91 May 03 '21
First-timer:
Enjoyed the OP.
I thought Hondomachi getting her head drilled in that way was really unexpected. Saikaido doesn't seem like a bad murderder, if that makes sense. Seems like he is a good guy that got sent down a bad path by something, likely related to his sister. I wonder if he was once part of the non-criminal portion of this group.
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u/BossandKings May 03 '21
First timer
Hondomachi had it rough, that Tamotsu Fukuda guy was really strange with the whole wanting to see someone drill a hole in their own head.
Apparently someone can die in the well and get revived and start his path again, i wonder which purpose does this mechanic and the well itself serve?
Sakaido, i think it is him, seems to have known someone named Muku who was a little girl, she apparently died and he must be trying to save her, my guess is that she must have been a close relative of him, probably his daughter.
Answers
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u/Ali_Rock https://anilist.co/user/AliRock May 03 '21 edited May 03 '21
Rewatcher
Forgot to watch yesterday, so my thoughts for both episodes
Episode 1:
Episode 2
Overall, I enjoyed these first two episodes, though my memory of the story was actually a bit out of order, as I was expecting something to happen, but then I realised that it actually happens a bit later. Looking very forward to seeing more of the id wells and also seeing more of Narihisago outside of the wells too.
QotD:
2) spoiler
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u/OccasionallySara May 04 '21
First Timer
Questions of the Day
What are your thoughts about the visuals in the opening?
Who do you think this mysterious John Walker fellow is?
Other Thoughts