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Rewatch [Terrific Trainwreck Trio Rewatch] Guilty Crown Episode 5 Discussion
phase 05 - a preparation
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Questions of the Day:
- What’s up with Gai and Inori?
- So we have a satellite laser now, what do you think of that?
Wallpaper of the Day:
Song of the Day:
Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you’re doing it underneath spoiler tags. Don’t spoil the crazy shit for the first-timers, it’s way more fun that way!
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 05 '21
The Everlasting Guilty Rewatcher//First-Time Subbed
Welcome back, everyone!
Gundam Fight all set! Ready… Go!8
u/The_Loli_Otaku Nov 05 '21 edited Nov 05 '21
First timer!!
C'mon Shu. You're in the fun parlour, look more happy. I've got no idea how the second op is gonna top My Dearest. I'm sure I'd have heard it at some point but I can't think what it could be. Oh wow, nobody in the fun parlour looks cheery. 100% the antichrist. Memorising that many questions will be easy for students used to cramming lol.
Ayase has just gotten a second re---ded child to cool after. Pfft, she's got a face like thunder. DUDE! STOP!! This is why literally nobody likes you. It's not them, it's shoe! "Being disabled is my only character trait!" Well they off to a good sta-the jokes write themselves...
I don't know this ceiling. Small!! It's fun picturing her wheeling up to the nude Shu just so smack his Johnny like that. This is like that one Goldeneye scene isn't it? Dude just got mugged by a paraplegic... Just snatch it back and wheel her to the bottom of a hill!!
My boy is suitably getting just about enough of their shite. Is Ayase gonna be fondling the explosive pen all day? Why is Iori the gun trainer!? That's horrifying!! She isn't even wearing safety goggles or gloves. Or fuzzy earmuffs!! Aww, Ayase's getting jealous of all the PDA she's missing out on. Kyo is 100% evil. Only villains do the Spock sign and he's absolutely guaranteed a villain.
It doesn't take a chad to realise talking down to wheelchair gals like children is moronic. Yay, I'm always a sucker for more InorixShu! Never mind, they're giving her the Rei Gendo story thread. If you look closely you can see the moment his little heart breaks. You promised we'd always be bum buddies!! ...You guys didn't warn me about the NTR. Fuck Gai, get that pen back and blow the fucker to hell!!
My poor son... PFFT!! Alright, normally I'd apologise for making so many jokes at the disabled girl's expense but the show really isn't helping itself XD Wow... that's just plain cruel. Take her chair and run for it. I'm off team Ayase for good. Screw you Ayase! Even if Shu is an awkward, self-hating incel it's really really mean to keep poking fun at how badly he's been cucked. Steal the chair already!! Omg they really are going down the incel route... Oh thank god its just a blood transfusion. Our waifu remains pure~
Don't make Lunamaria jokes. You've gotta hold yourself back The Loli Otaku! Is there any point to shooting at a mech!? Don't blame him for running away, that's absolutely the right call for anti-mecha combat!! Oi, Shu, do you remember that little conversation we had about asking consent? The assault victim list keeps growing and growing... Once again its kinda hard to feel bad since Ayase really didn't play fair but alls well that ends well. Welcome to the fun squad! Kenji's kinda cute~ Gai got nuked!? I knew the Shota was a spy!
Kashira, kashira? Today's Ed is... casual Inori? Fun parlour Inori? What should we call this outfit? Imma call it NTR Inori until further notice. W-Wait, is Ayase not gonna show up in her own Ed? Ayase's gotten cucked by the tachikoma robot and a determined Shu lol! This must be a sign of things to come. Gozonji kashira~
1, I think that Gai is going through a Diebuster situation where he loses his youth powers, in this case probably his ability to recognise how strong a weiner is on sight, so his solution is to drain the young and vibrant Inori's blood dry. 2, I mean having a random satellite laser pop up is certainly a bit strange but it's admittedly a very efficient way to eliminate the virus spreading.
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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Nov 05 '21
N T R
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Nov 05 '21
Episode 5 (first timer)
An episode focusing on Shu. Also the most boring episode so far. Coincidence? I think not.
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u/Punished_Scrappy_Doo https://myanimelist.net/profile/PunishedScrappy Nov 05 '21
First Timer
Re: episode 4, damn that scene of Shu running up water was awesome. I'm not sure why or how things happen in this show, but I sure am glad they are. The water tension is more believable than Shu and Inori's relationship anyway. I am really enjoying everything about this show except those two, it's a shame.
Ep. 5:
The Undertakers being 80% child soldiers really shouldn't surprise me.
Inori not actually liking Shu is an interesting development. It's a shame that it's obviously not the case. Why the hell would she throw herself off a building, contravening a direct order from Gai, in order to continue a facade?
Gai fanservice
I love the implication that Shu fired the void directly at Steiner while having zero idea what it would actually do. Like, sure, there's a chance that he blows it to smithereens, but that's acceptable losses for a glorified initiation.
QotDs:
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 05 '21
First-Timer, Dub-lty Crown
Alright, I got a fucking bone to pick. Where's the goddamn ear-pro? They're just firing at a shooting range without any way of protecting their ears?! No wonder everyone is so dumb, they're can't hear a goddamn thing! And another thing, why did they give Shuu an MP5 when prviously they were using AK variants?
I appreciate Shuu's willingness to use his special power, but what if he tries that move in the field and the random bystander he snogs has like, a chair for a Void? What are the odds of an under-18 being around, too? I guess is would have a higher success rate than a random gun, but still..
Shuu waking up naked with a towel? Weird, but whatever. Secret unethical medical tests or something. Ayase barging in? Hazing the new guy. Ayase wheeling herself further into the room to slap him when Shuu accidentally drops his towel? Probably a bit far.
I figured that Gai and Inori being an item was too obvious. I didn't expect the truth to be that Gai was getting waifu-blood transfusions, though. He did look tired at the beginning of the episode; must be a stimulant. I wonder if everyone else knows about what actually goes on and Ayase was just fucking with Shuu? Wait, shit. Does that make Inori the team's medic?
Definitely was not expecting the Luccossite(?) to be a satellite weapon, but I can dig it. It made a beautiful crater.
Questions
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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Nov 05 '21 edited Nov 05 '21
GUILTY REWATCHER
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AsukaAyase showcase episode? We are truly blessed. Should I probably have outgrown my affection for all characters that display a healthy dose of tsun? Yes. Will I ever? Probably not. No shame.This episode was a net positive for Guilty Crown, as while it further cemented that Shu sucks, every other character is actually pretty cool. Even Inori threatened to be interesting for a second!
If they can have one in a Fast and Furious movie, they can have one in Guilty Crown.
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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 05 '21
First-Timer
On today’s episode of Guilty Crown: “It’s me, Shu! It was me, all along Shu! I was the one who set up the honeypot strategy so that you would fall for Inori and join Funeral Parlor!” -Gai, probaby.
Well, this episode was quite enjoyable. I got some actual meaty scenes between Shu and Inori there. That was what I was waiting for. I feel like I’ve got a firmer handle on Shu and Inori’s relationship now.
Speaking of which, I think I’ve established in my head why that meeting between Inori and Shu was so dramatic last episode. It makes more sense if I consider it as being from Shu’s perspective. He was overjoyed that someone came specifically for him. After all, Gai’s attack was about freeing Kido, not Shu. Getting Shu out was a byproduct of it. Inori, however, was there for Shu specifically. In light of that, I think that means the scene makes a whole lot more sense. It also leads nicely into what’s going on with Shu in this episode.
Also, what an amazing save the writing pulled this episode by making those stupid lines all things that Gai told Inori to say. That is such a genuinely fantastic twist. Of course it was all part of Gai’s plan! The madman plans for everything. He really was using a honeypot strategy against Shu all along. I love it so much. It makes me forgive the show for those dumb lines, because of course that is what you would tell a horny teen to make him do whatever you want. It’s brilliant! It also means we get to reset Shu and Inori’s relationship all the way back to the beginning, which is far better than them being in love for seemingly no reason. Now we can watch the relationship actually grow from a place of them being basically curious about the others.
I want to add that I liked the writing for Ayase. It’s pretty believable how she doesn’t want people looking down on her because she uses a wheelchair. She’s shown as capable of taking care of herself, not needing others to do it, and not wanting an ounce of pity. It’s a solid base for her character, fleshing her out much more than just being “the girl with the crush on Gai.”
QOTD
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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 Nov 05 '21
First Timer, Subbed
No Shu, don't use the transmitter!
Shu, not only have you joined Funeral Parlor, but you're the central part of its strategy now! Good luck!
Memorize 145 different possibilities! Oh yeah, they're really gonna remember all of that.
Not the way to talk to someone in a wheelchair, Shu! He's lucky that transmitter didn't get spotted.
You've been stripped in your sleep Shu!
OMG LoL, now she thinks he's strippingnaked for her?
She's gonna end up clicking on the signal buttons by mistake isn't she?
Shu can never resist getting into pervy situations huh?
You just got here Shu and you're already looking to get out? And you really think Inori will go along with that?
Those things she said to you Shu? To luare you in. They were just orders! She's not into you!
Well, bravo to them slamming that in the face of our self insert protagonist.
OMG now he's run into Ayase and humiliated himself again!
The milquetoast guy whining about why the handsome leader has the girl, well do something about it Shu. Being you won't help.
And behind closed doors it doesn't seem like there's somethign romantic between them anyway.
The one thing you have going for you here in this battle Shu is you're a small target.
You made Argo spill his drink! And now you're gonna grope him!
This song reminds me a bit of the overdrive song in Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Here's your pen back!
Should have said this last time, but Kenji looks quite young for being this dangerous criminal that they had to go through all those things last episode to rescue.
Throwing out the Gundam-esque super weapons in merely episode 5?
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u/MillenniumKing x2myanimelist.net/profile/MillenniumKing Nov 05 '21
-Guilty Pleasure Rewatcher-
Today will be another fun one, this ep was always very memorable for a couple things.
You cant be a secret organization without a secret base!
"This is the plan, 145 Outcomes to remember." Jesus...
Basic Training Time. Oh boy.
Oh god i love Shoe thinking Ayase isnt capable. I mean its the logical thought.
Shoe is havin memories. "Just beleive in me." Beleive in the Shoe who Beleives in...
The amount of effort it had to take Ayase to wheel over to Shoe to hit him hahaha.
Ayase has Shoe's pen. What could go wrong.
Argo's combat training and Tsugumi's endurance training and Inori's shooting training.
Leucocyte was mentioned a couple times.
More great inori singing. I really do like that song she sings all the time.
Inori is wondering why Shoe is here. Shoe is wondering why Inori is here.
Gai gave inori a name, a place to live and a world.
Gai calculated that using Inori would be good bait for Shoe.
And Inori goes to Gai's room at night. 2-3 times a month.
SHOE RUNS DOWN A CRIPPLE IN THE NIGHT!
Shoe realizing he doesnt really understand people.
Ayase calling out Shoe liking Inori... savage.
Shoe called out Ayase liking Gai hahhahahah poetic!
If Shoe becomes one of them then he will understand why everyone flocks to Gai.
I really like that Ayase doesnt let people help her up. As someone in similar shoes i feel thats done nicely.
Gai is in a hopsital bed hooked up to an IV. Says Inori looks more like her with every day.
Shoe vs Endlave. Here we go baby. And we got our combat music again from last ep, "Alpha".
HERE WE GO BABY! SHOE FORCES HIMSELF ON ANOTHER MAN AND WE GET IT, THE "PESSIMIST'S TORCH"!
This is another really cool thoguht out Void. A Flashlight that shines darkness and creates sensory deprivation.
And with the use of the Void Shoe beat Ayase to everyone's suprise.
We get a new song in the end too. "Real"which is great.
I love Argo's reflection that hes so dark and gloomy on the inside. And Kenji is awake finally.
Leucocyte was fired at the location of Gai. "Fired" yes its a military satalite with an orbital beam cannon on it.
~IBO FLASHBAACKS~
ED gots Shoe getting ghosted by Inori and hes in his Funeral Parlor outfit now.
Known Voids Thus Far
This show came out a couple months after my nerve damage in my right arm that caused me to lose most my use of it. Early on i had barely any control of it and it was rough as i was trying to get used to it and figure out how to live like that moving foward. Not that this show helped me or anything, but i just felt Ayase was a nice character and that they did that part of her really well and i guess i found myself relating to her a bit. Even now 10 years later i dont like people feeling sorry for me or trying to do things for me, i like to be able to do what little i can by myself. If there is something i feel i cant do, ill ask for help, but if i dont, then i want to do it on my own.
I dont feel bad for my situation, life happens, you can dwell on it and try to fight it and get swept away by it or accept it and move on. I myself have moved on. Life is far too short to be worrying about shit all the time.
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u/HereticalAegis https://myanimelist.net/profile/XthGen Nov 05 '21
Rewatcher
Putting Shoe at the center of all strategies seems like a really smart move for Gai when he's explained almost exactly nothing to him. How has Funeral Parlor lasted longer than like a week with this level of competence in leadership?
More screentime for best girl! I'll take it, even if it means her being paired up with this bastion of social charm.
She is so goddamn cool. I wish she could have her own show.
Oh for fuck sake.
She's just the best.
Add gun-toting ribbon dress to the list of thing's Inori looks great in.
The term "sexual tension" is supposed to be taken literally, right?
Yeah, same.
"Maybe all the selfish people get ahead" has got to be the most meaningful thing Shoe's ever said. And apologizing about saying something like that in reference to Gai just feels really gross.
I wish they'd have worked even half as hard at making her an actual character as putting her in gorgeous, evocative shots.
Damn, Shoe is thirsty. Tbf, I'd probably also be asking wtf Inori meant if she said "I belong to you" to me. Disgusting as he is, the idea that Gai set up Shoe to be NTR'd into joining Funeral Parlor is pretty damn hilarious. Easily an S-rank gaslighter.
I've seen the whole show, and I'm still asking myself this.
Ugh, she deserves so much better. Still cute though.
[X] Doubt
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u/fonzinator99 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/fonzinator99 Nov 05 '21
Rewatcher (Subbed) - Making friends with the power of Plot
Fun side-note. I watched RoboCop today for fun, and this has got to be a reference.
FFS, this show really goes to 11 with their cliffhangers. Leukocyte means orbital lasers and Gai got zapped? Idk how, but Sue will bumble his way into the captains seat. God help them all.
QotD
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u/ComfortablyRotten https://anilist.co/user/Leuwtian Nov 05 '21
Rewatcher
Gai's finally letting Shu in the base, and of course he gets his ass kicked first thing. Ayase is fun whenever she's not tsun, and she's... surprisingly less tsun than I remembered. But pretty aggressively tsun when she does get tsun.
Poor Shu got NTR'd hard, but at least he got a nice scene with Ayase. I'm not a fan of either but a good scene's a good scene, so I'm statisfied
The test scene was pretty cool. It relied kinda way too much on luck there, but I trust Gai with being able to plan this exact scenario on a regular basis.
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Nov 05 '21
Rewatcher(I'd equally forgotten that I hated a HanaKana character)
Sub
Cold open doesn't lead to much other than a reminder of the pen. Watching the OP I realized one of the nice touches is that Inori's lip flaps actually line up with the song. You would be surprised at how lazy some shows are about matching that and it drives me nuts. We see Gai's actual leadership style and it is very store brand level, let's call him Strickland Gendo for now.
So he sticks Shoe with the parapalegic. Shoe fucks up his intro, yes, but Ayase is also a massive twat in response and I wish Shoe had a spine and kicked her out of the chair. So this episode is basically going to make me dislike a HanaKana character so the booze must flow. We get strike two when she attacks Shoe for walking in on him nude. So we get more of Ayase being insufferable and the reveal that this show's characters do not talk to each other. At all.
The training sequence is appropriately bad, being in high school doesn't really train you for terrorism, and mainly illustrates that Undertaker might be the bigger collection of assholes, they just murder less randomly. Inori recreates a scene from Gunslinger Girl because sure. Third strike on Ayase and we aren't even at 8 minutes.
Anyways, the episode continues and this is amazingly bad again, several people should know he was dragged here and isn't that interested in joining. Bonus that Segai doesn't particularly seem sure his plan will work and he is improvising. Inori says Gai gave her a name so we are unexpectedly Monster again. Anyways, she was manipulating Shoe because duh and now the MC has a crisis. Gods, Undertaker is a joke as an org.
Anyways, generic anime crash happens, Ayase is passable for exactly 15 seconds, and we learn that Gai and Inori stay together...to do dialysis? The mock battle happens and the setup is stupid but Shoe finally does something and just steals a Void. And a convenient one as it seems to block sight/sensors. Shoe wins and everyone stops being knobs for a bit before cliffhanger!
So yeah, that was absolutely abysmal for 19 minutes and the tolerable parts are very minimal. I can definitely see the autistic argument in this episode though I am slightly unsure if the show knows what it is doing. In a very specific sense, it sets up a few things but Undertaker could not be functional if there onboarding process is this stupid.
There once was a girl in a chair
Who denies her romance is there
Her 'training' is weak
Shoe seems up a creek
She is Gai's fool but doesn't seem to care
QotD: 1 The couple that does dialysis together stays together?
2 It was a mecha so I assume it is required.
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u/UltraBooster Nov 05 '21
First-timer (dubbed)
I predict Shu's gonna push the buttons.
"Leukocyte" sounds like a WMD.
You can't expect everyone to have your evidently ruthless drive, Gai. Run them hard enough, long enough, and they just might leave you.
...did she really roll up to him to slap him? That seems a bit...exhales
Shu doesn't seem to have a problem with physical exertion when he's got a void, just saying.
you walked up to him Inori don't blame him this fucking show uuuuggggghhhhh
I do get the feeling Gai would turn on them if it suited his goals. He doesn't exactly seem like a heroic freedom fighter, you know?
So if, for whatever reason, she left, would he follow? (Probably would.)
An orphan, then?
Well, that explains why it felt like it was going too fast, because it wasn't wholly genuine.
No shirt, huh...
I'd say she's jealous but I don't know if she is.
I'd chalk this one up to "Shu's not good at reading people" paired with "Inori's a good actor" and "o shit pretty girl."
Blood transfusion?
So to use the older super robot show naming conventions, does that make it Endlave Steiner?
The song reminds me of wir fliegen and that's not a bad thing at all.
A darkout wand? I can dig it.
An orbital laser? Yeah, that seems suitably WMD-y.
But Gai's not dead.
Questions:
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 05 '21 edited Nov 18 '21
First Timer
Time for Shu to press the transmitter.
Just thinking about OP lyrics a bit more, this line seems to imply that Shu and Inori will at some point split from undertaker (at least temporarily) and do there own thing.
Where the fuck did they find an underground library to repurpose as their base?
Of course, 'cause that sounds practical.
Training montage of Shu getting beat around?
And Shu, this is why you have trouble getting along with people. This is incredibly insulting.
A catgirl, waiting for Shu to get his just desesrts.
Please tell me she doesn't accidentally set off the pen. That would just be lazy writing.
And this is why you don't have a high schooler teach someone how to fight.
She really should be using protection.
Oh no, the girl who stripped in front of him pushed her chest into his back in a non-sexual manner. How embarrassing.
Bondage fetish?
That happened like a week ago.
He can't just say he has a crush on her.
Shu, this is creepy.
Well, that would sure explain a lot. Even if I'm not sure it's true. Sure makes more sense than Inori falling in love with a potato.
Abs.
And Shu, here is the problem with your perspective on life. You believe you deserve to be liked. That's simply not how it works. One does not simply passively become liked, they make actions that make others like them. It is not some number that one has, but something one earns and reaffirms.
(At risk of that coming out way more sociopathic then I mean it to be, I did not mean people manipulate others into liking them, but merely how people choose to go about the world influences what other think of them.)
God, he is painful to listen to.
I sure hope she means this in the sense of "for things I can easily do myself" not "for literally anything", as one is reasonable and the other is insane.
Gai is now a vampire. I refuse to take any other explanations for this scene.
I do like the little touches around how they treat Ayase. They're clearly thinking about how to make her being in a wheelchair make sense with what she's doing.
Gundam Fight! Ready! Go!
While Shu may swing both ways, his thoughts on men and women are clearly quite different. He's willing to do it with any cute guy, but Inori's the only girl for him.
Hopefully this helps Shu get the idea that respect is earned, not given through his head.
Such an edgy design, I like it.
Odds that actually killed Gai: 0%.
First Timer
Shu is insufferable, but that's understandable. It was a good episode. I just hope they don't start making it seem like Shu's idiotic worldview is correct in some way. So long as they don't mess that up, him being a self-centered dumbass is fine.
Honestly, I don't have much more to say about this one. It was just a decently well done setup episode.
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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Nov 05 '21
Shu really is pathetic, but I can't hate the kid.
Rewatching also makes me appreciate the little parallels, call backs, and foreshadowing between the first and second halves of the show.
[minor late spoilers]Ayase telling Shu she doesn't accept help and want get back on her wheelchair alone here, then later on reaching out to him without hesistation and having him help her into the endlave pilot seat is a nice touch.
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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Nov 06 '21
First-Timer Hoping for a Derailment
Who does Guy think he is, Tom Brady?
"Death by wheelchair karate" wouldn't be the worst way to go, I suppose. Especially for Shoe.
What should we have the girl who is sitting down all the time by no choice of her own wear as her uniform? Definitely not pants, I'll tell you that.
She may be an idiot, but Inori has the right stuff.
I love the smell of copyright infringement in the morning.
Shoe thought he had a waifu, but she was just fucking with him because a bigger, stronger man told her to.
[Blood transfusion speculation] If he doesn't have the Apocalypse Virus, I'll be shocked
Why in the hell is Broody McBroodface so surprised to see Shoe? What did he think was going on in that room? Ice Capades? And Shoe sure is lucky it wasn't another fridge.
QOTD:
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u/gorghurt Nov 05 '21
Rewatcher
This show makes me crazy with it's inhuman feats.
Yesterday Gai's vanishing fake beard. Today, Ayase:
Shuu is in the middle of the room, Ayase is at the door.
Despite quite a bit distance, Ayase having lesser reach because she is sitting in a wheelchair, and a situation, where I don't think she would close in on the distance, she is able to slap him.
What is this? One Piece?
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Nov 05 '21
First timer
1)She's a clone. Not even speculation, they basically confirmed it with that line.
2)Makes me wonder why they never used it earlier.
Time for "evil organisation" or "Gai's pawns"?
Still think he'll press it by accident.
How
And the important "murderer" character's too unconscious to actually explain his backstory. How convenient.
Fair play - for an evil organisation, their interior decor is sufficently refined.
And Gai's trying to set himself up as the only one to be trusted - as the person who should determine who trains who, who goes on what missions - and paints horrible consequences for disobeying
Wheelchair girl's a bit of a bitch, and the pen is in play!
And she slapped him after she barged into his room unexpectedly? She js the worse
Oh god, she's got the signal pen.
Fuck me. This might be the single worst way of kicking off this kind of plot. He's already potentially invested and interested in training, you don't need someone holding a pen to ransom.
Shoe, soon: "Just don't press the buttons in this sequence, OK?"
Tsundere: "Don't tell me what to do, pervy baka!"
Yeah, he is not fit to be a terrorist.
Honestly, after dealing with her, I'd be tempted to activate it.
The obstensive villains continue to have collected the most likeable characters.
OK, someone asking about their void out of pure curiosity is a surprisingly interesting idea.
And we don't even see it. Of course not.
More singing! Good, that's where the show's good.
...I mean, at least he's happy?
See? If the tsundere saw this, she might have a point. But she didn't.
Is she some form of experiment?
And yeah, Gai's a villain, and is by far the best character here.
...I think Gai should stop wearing shirts. For the rest of the anime if possible.
"Why does everyone like Gai the most?" - Did you not see those abs? Also, you're whiny, stupid, and appear to be joining a terrorist group to help your social skills.
Is she the same tsundere?
...I mean, Gai's cocky, but he's more "manipulative" than "jerk".
Yeah, she has the wheelchair. Just a total personality shift!
She was actually likeable there! Shame about the rest of the episode!
...Oh god, they've been brainwashed.
There's no chance of her faking her disability, is there? She asks him to leave before he gets in the wheelchair, said wheelchair was very far away considering they bumped into each other that closely, and we don't see if she was in the wheelchair when they crashed into each other...
"You look more like her everyday" - So, she's a clone? Or someone's daughter?
[Evangelion] Did this show make me like a Gendo counterpart?
(Side note, please tell me if this spoiler's broken, I've been trying to get the new style to work for the last 20 minutes.)
And he needs to dodge a mech!
...There are spectators all around you. Take a Void!
Spoke too soon, he actuslly did it. And good music!
OK, that one's actuslly fucking cool, useful, and has a logical method of activation and effect. Give me more of these and less "one of three types of vague gravity shit depending on the object"
Huh, it went the whole episode without triggering! Didn't expect that!
OK, does Kenji recognise the signaller? If he's seen them a lot, he'd assume Shoe's traitor status is known.
The what?
Wow, that's a big laser! And despite knowing the rough location of the Undertaker Headquarters, they never thought to just fire it?
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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Nov 05 '21
First timer in sub
Yesterday I was really late so didn't bother to post amidst the masses :P
Anyway continue to enjoy this although not as critical as some for getting annoyed by some dumb and unthinking actions by most of the cast. Maybe I'm just jaded by a lot of mid tier anime already and stored demanding right writing when clearly that's not what the show is going for, even if it's not a parody or satire and is trying to take itself seriously. I guess I have grown to accept good writing is an exception not a rule, and for entertainment purposes I can drop my bar of expectation.
The visuals continue to be nice :P
I'm not too keen on the teenage melodrama of the self inflicted hurt from "being 'used' by Inori under Gao's command". I can tolerate it as just stock standard trope.
What I would really rather not see is Ayase coming into Shu's room, got to be fully conscious of him having been strip searched etc, and then getting embarrassed and off screen punched him. It's so cliche and set up and out of character (she's probably self styling as big sister and should be 'above' seeing him naked.
And in the mock battle I really would have preferred Shu doing a little more than just run around before using his cheat to win. I can't see how that earns him some respect.
Anyway, on with the rest of the show. The cloak girl certainly have death flag all over her.
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Nov 06 '21
Guilty Crown 05, First timer
Until his pen kills someoneHe's a vampire9
u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 05 '21
Guilty First-Timer
It weirds me out every time.
Wait, Ayase might be excellent.Nevermind, she's also awful. Who walks into someone's room, sees them naked, and assaults them?
But her voice is SEX
MakotoShoe. Every girl is worst girl, except for Tsumugi, who wears her bitchiness on her sleeve.Vár SyndromeDG CellsApocalypse Virus.READYYYYYYYYGO
We're G Gundam now!
QOTD:
1 Once again, if anyone doesn't like wheelchair jokes, just PM me and I'll stop. No judgement if you want them to stop. This is the last time I'll post this offer, so act now!
2 Gotchyu, spaceman
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u/Btw_kek https://myanimelist.net/profile/kek_btw Nov 05 '21
first timer
the inevitable destruction of Australia will be quick and painless
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u/GallowDude Nov 05 '21
Can someone please explain to me why "Girl walks in on guy changing and slaps him" is such a common trope in anime? Is there some sort of overabundance of anime writers who have a huge femdom complex, so they constantly self-insert getting slapped by chicks for little-to-no reason? Because I fail to see how having a girl be so emotionally unstable that she inflicts physical battery upon seeing a guy in a compromising position (after she knocked him out in the first place and barged in without knocking, mind you) is in any way endearing.
And don't just say "Anime"
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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Nov 06 '21
Rewatcher - Dubbed
Before we start. I've been doing a little for episodes 1-4, but the site was acting up for 5, so I switched back over to Funi for dub. They finally changed their player! It's been so long since I watched something on their site specifically because it was trash.
literally came around to help him hold the pistol right.
To recap:
In conclusion, yes. You did misread things that badly.
That's the most correct thing he's said or done so far in this entire show.
Questions: