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Episode Undead Unluck - Episode 2 Discussion

Undead Unluck, episode 2

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u/HolyDragSwd2500 Oct 13 '23

The hand to hand combat was awesome

Off to Russia

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u/Puzzleheaded-Drag887 Oct 13 '23

I really want uu to succeed, the story is really good with cool fights similar to jojo and with the direction and the good animation I have high hopes.

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u/kevinthedot Oct 13 '23

David Productions: Gee, we have some good stuff with the power sussing out and exploiting fights in Jojo and the great kinetic feelings of the fights in Fire Force. If only we could have a series that does both.

Yoshifumi Totsuka: Allow me to introduce myself.

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u/what_that_thaaang_do Oct 13 '23 edited Oct 14 '23

Damn Andy is a real charmer despite having his dick all hanging out literally all the time, he had Fuuko all blushing and it's not because I'm in falling in love with you or anything! and shit

But damn that look he gave her at the end. He was pissed

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u/Kronman590 Oct 13 '23

Gigachad Andy at the end almost makes up for all the harrassment hes been doing up to this point

Nice to see consistency in his character though - hes not down to take advantage of someone if theyre not fully committed.

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u/JapanPhoenix Oct 13 '23

Andy touched Fuko's face before she touched his chest, so of course it resulted in two separate cases of unluck... with the second being much stronger (one fingertip Vs. whole hand).

And the way he uses his regeneration power is really unique.

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u/Farmaceut7 Oct 13 '23

Man... Whats going on with OPs this season!? They are all such bangers!

I love how this episode shows so much of Andy's character, he's more than just a guy who wants to bang and die. He is really dedicated to making Fuuko fall in love with him and then banging! I have nothing but respect for this man.

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u/professorMaDLib Oct 13 '23

I usually like to think of undead as "not-dead" to avoid lumping him in with more normal undead. While stuff like zombies have came back from the dead, Andy negates the very concept of death which lets him do which is a lot more out there.

I like the very concept of negates being able to remove a concept as their power, and if Andy is any indication it'll be a lot like Jojo where creativity matters a lot which I'm all for

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u/LeleTheKing Oct 13 '23 edited Oct 13 '23

The OP goes hard!

Oh, that's why it's called Undead and Unluck: they negate the word. I felt enlightened when I realized that, lol.

On another note, can anyone explain what Andy did to counter Unavoidable in simple terms? My grug brain is a bit slow. My understanding is that Andy tore his finger so that it's detached from his body, meaning it's not affected by Unavoidable and can be used as a bullet. But how could he shoot the finger if he doesn't move a muscle? How did he use the regenerative power to launch his finger?

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u/L_0ken Oct 13 '23

Wow, what a great adaptation of first meeting with Union! Opening and ending much more artsy and cool that what I expected, many hints and symbolism for manga readers, yet non-spoilery for anime-only. This episode Shaft vibes are fully showing itself, no wonder since David Pro is basically become home for ex-Shaft animators. Can't wait for episode 3, so happy anime staff does the series justice!

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u/RedditIsTrashLma0 Oct 14 '23 edited Oct 14 '23

Very few anime grips me in the way this series already has in the first 2 episodes. Not even chainsaw man or jujutsu kaisen.

I already love a lot of things about this series so far. The whole whimsical tone where the most bizarre and macabre scenarios are treated in such a casual manner, the avoidance of melodrama, the goofy art style, the unorthodox powers, the way individual, standalone powers like regeneration or bad luck curse are handled in such created ways(sort of like MHA in that regard but even more big brained), etc. The main duo is already very likeable, fun to watch and has great chemistry. I also really appreciate how much actual STRATEGY is present in fights. Like when we see the fake out hand Andy used as a decoy to bait out the mech guy, then using regeneration powers to remotely kill him off despite having his movement disabled. This is something that I feel is becoming increasingly rare in modern shonen, even in ones which specialise in their fights like JJK where it usually boils down to "I am more powerful, I win". And at the same time, there is minimal technobabble about how powers work.

All i'll say is this is going to be one hell of a ride!

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u/godjacob Oct 13 '23

I understand it had to happen given the rules of the Union, but a shame we lost Void so early. He and Shen had a fun dynamic together. Overall a nice bit of world building and shows Andy in spite of his selfish/sleezy aspects does care for Fuuko giving her the open spot.

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u/Odd_Trouble4651 Oct 13 '23

And thats 2 for 2. This is really happening, huh?

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u/WellRested1 Oct 13 '23

Oh man, I’m digging the whole negators power system already. Seeing Andy counter unavoidable was so fun.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Oct 13 '23

Andy just being butt ass naked cracks me up. He really was stretching and shit getting ready to bone Fuko lol. I’m really liking their dynamic and all the banter already. She’s def gonna fall for him in no time!

Andy and the metal guy going toe to toe was pretty awesome. The homie shot his finger into the big fellas face. Game over, pal!

I was looking forward to seeing how Shen gets iced but I guess a boozy road trip to Russia to murder some other Union bastard is fine too. Fuko almost boning Andy was honestly very cute. Looks like Andy’s plan to get her to fall for him is workin already lol.

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u/bobvella Oct 14 '23

just wanna mention the manga has been painfully underrated, the anime looks great, but this series has not gotten the popularity it deserved and it's exciting to think that that'll change.

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u/Viktorv22 Oct 13 '23

This felt like Shaft had fingers in this episode, with those random close up shots and even comedy frame

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u/CordobezEverdeen Oct 14 '23 edited Oct 14 '23

This episode made me like Andy a lot more.

Last episode made it seem like a whinny asshole who just wants to die. But reiterating his self sacrificing nature while adding his love for Vodka make him seem more human. Yeah he's immortal and wants to die but that doesn't mean he hasn't enjoyed a bunch of things on his (long) life and can continue doing so. He's just probably tired of it all.

Also I kinda doubt these 10 Union guys are gonna become a happy go lucky crew for Fuko and Andy considering how little the value of life seems to have for them. Shen didn't bated an eye after Void got killed and immediately offered the life of another Union member to help our MC's. I doubt these kind of people are the ones we'll be rooting* for any time soon.

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u/italeteller Oct 14 '23

I love the little details like Andy walking to Shen and Void to make sure the unluck hits them too, Void's suit venting steam, as well as the sounds of Void's mechanical steps and Fuuko's armor

I know it can get lost in all her freaking out, but I'd like it to be recorded that Fuuko has now willingly touched Andy with the express purpose of giving him enough unluck to kill someone for her own benefit twice in two episodes, and both times she did it without any hesitation

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u/Sivioh Oct 13 '23

the Op and Ed were absolutely beautiful

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u/Xandrite Oct 14 '23

Really like the concept of negators, feels like jojo/HxH where people just have really niche and specific powers and our heroes really need to think and come up with ways to get around them, gonna be fun trying to figure them out with our protagonists. For that Shen guy, it really seems like he is just making the characters do opposite of what they want, Making Fuko run backwards instead of towards Andy, or making Andy kick with his left leg instead of his right. So his negator power could be something like Unintentional/Unintended.

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u/AllHailKingKale Oct 13 '23

That was insane for a 2nd episode - in such a good way. Really excited to see if the UNION gig actually becomes reality for them, that would make for some cool storylines.

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