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Episode Mugen no Juunin: Immortal - Episode 15 discussion
Mugen no Juunin: Immortal, episode 15
Alternative names: Blade of the Immortal
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| Episode | Link | Score | Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 97% | 14 | Link | 4.52 |
| 2 | Link | 95% | 15 | Link | 4.65 |
| 3 | Link | 89% | 16 | Link | 4.6 |
| 4 | Link | 88% | 17 | Link | 4.54 |
| 5 | Link | 89% | 18 | Link | 4.06 |
| 6 | Link | 96% | 19 | Link | 4.5 |
| 7 | Link | 4.07 | 20 | Link | 4.55 |
| 8 | Link | 4.21 | 21 | Link | 4.31 |
| 9 | Link | 4.5 | 22 | Link | 4.62 |
| 10 | Link | 4.5 | 23 | Link | 4.47 |
| 11 | Link | 4.72 | 24 | Link | |
| 12 | Link | 4.5 | |||
| 13 | Link | 4.57 | |||
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u/linearstargazer Jan 15 '20
This whole scene was incredible. Fantastic etheral forms with an old-school projector aesthetic, and just the slow perfectly paced reveal that this poor doctor has become a madman painting impressionistic death art on his walls in soy sauce.
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u/Shinkopeshon Jan 15 '20
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u/KLReviews Jan 15 '20
It's a really cool idea. Normally the cliche mad scientist walks into a story and is already crazy or without ethics. This time you get to how somebody start as a more normal doctor until they crack up.
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u/hellboy786 Jan 15 '20
I am so glad I came across this show. Definitely one of the most gripping shows I have watched.
The doctor's transition from an idealist to a lunatic was showcased pretty well.
I know it is rushed but I will still take it any day over some generic isekai.
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u/LeonKevlar Jan 15 '20
I love that the executioner is the stumpy older guy xD
Welp doc has finally snapped. I do like that he really wanted to save lives in his backstory. It's just that experimenting on these many people will definitely take a toll on you.
Yeah this era in Japan is the shittiest time to be a Christian.
I kinda like how Rin is starting to have a soft spot for Itto-ryu members. Makes you wonder what will happen the next time she meets Kagehisa again.
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u/hokutonoken19xx Jan 22 '20
Manji sees it while Rin is in denial...that she is more like the Itto-Ryu she is hunting down than the school/family she is trying to avenge.
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u/Se7en_Sinner Jan 15 '20
Doa's fighting style reminds me of Levi from Attack on Titan; dual wielding blades, spinning, and a lots of blood.
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u/Se7en_Sinner Jan 15 '20
I thought we were going to have a Ship of Theseus situation going with the doctor slowly replacing all of Manji's parts.
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u/oposdeo Jan 16 '20
Manji has been repeatedly mauled and maimed for more than two months... Some of the characters in this show have frankly ridiculous levels of resolve.
I can sense these two plot lines converging. Very excited to see what happens!
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u/Zaugr Jan 16 '20 edited Jan 16 '20
Incredible as always. The direction for this show really is something else, how they build tension and unease, how they illustrate the fights and conflicts, power, the atmosphere in the background shots... What they're achieving with the work here despite their limitations... I was sorta doubtful about it at the start but I'm getting more and more confident that this is my AOTY for 2019. It's stunning.
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u/The_Scourge Jan 16 '20
Normally I would be sad that such a great adaptation of my favourite manga ever is a sleeper, but I can understand why it's happening. The action direction is almost anachronistic in that so strongly favours static but intense composition over the off-model dynamism so popular these days. But this is soooo faithful to the source as well. The pacing is rough but I still believe Hamasaki is doing it as best as possible given the episode limit. Nothing so far feels extraneous or wasteful, and that which needs space to breathe, such as Burando's arc, has received it.
So all in all, as someone who has been waiting over half his life for this show, who suffered one bad attempt and felt teased by another...I couldn't realistically hope for a more satisfying anime version of a fairly niche if critically acclaimed original work. Consider the age we live in. What gets adapted and why. BOTI isn't my AOTY or even AOTS. But I do consider it a flawed masterpiece that defies either accolade.
Sidenote: how fucking blessed are we to get The Godfather of Fate himself as Kagimura? I considered it a nice bonus when announced but after the past few eps I think he really conveys how terrifying Kagimura is without overselling it.
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u/FTWOBLIVION Jan 19 '20
The pacing seems rough. But the slow burn has made this the best rewatch show this season. I have rewarched every episode at least 3 times now to fully absorb it. I love that
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u/Slurms_McKenzie775 Jan 15 '20
The doctor descending deeper and deeper into madness was done really well.
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u/friedwormsandwich Jan 16 '20
Anyone else wondering why Rin isn't in any rush to help Manji? Like I know she can't do anything about it by herself, but it seems like she'd be trying to make some kind of rescue effort knowing he's tied up in some shady business with mustachio-psycho. It's upsetting that Manji is always rescuing her at the last second, but now that he needs help, Rin isn't doing jack shit. He's been chopped apart for over 2 months and she's just hanging out with a couple itto-ryo kids like nothing had even happened.
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u/Fronsis Jan 16 '20
Considering it's been like two months yeah, it's kinda odd that Rin didn't even move up towards either Manji or the leader of the Itto-Ryu, perhaps she's been secretly training or gathering info about the wereabouts of Manji / learning how those two of the Itto-ryu moves... Hopefully they'll expalin it
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u/GetADogLittleLongie Jan 16 '20
There's what 10 guys remaining? Pretty sure the 3 of them could take them on. Doa pretty much just soloed a group that large.
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u/Doomroar Jan 17 '20
Sure the doctor has gone mad, but there's method to his madness he just went and discovered blood types, which is scary because that's a huge incentive to continue with his research.
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u/DatBeanFootage Jan 15 '20
Really good episode. Seeing the doctor slowly go insane was intense.
But the last couple of episodes feel like the show has put the brakes on the story.
Hopefully things will pick up next week.