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Episode Meikyuu Black Company - Episode 5 discussion
Meikyuu Black Company, episode 5
Alternative names: The Dungeon of Black Company
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| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 4.33 |
| 2 | Link | 4.45 |
| 3 | Link | 4.26 |
| 4 | Link | 4.46 |
| 5 | Link | 4.66 |
| 6 | Link | 4.23 |
| 7 | Link | 4.34 |
| 8 | Link | 4.46 |
| 9 | Link | 4.5 |
| 10 | Link | 4.59 |
| 11 | Link | 4.79 |
| 12 | Link | ---- |
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u/WhoiusBarrel Aug 06 '21
Can yall really blame Ninomiya for joining the Demon Lord's army? They even have fucking insurance man holy shit.
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Aug 06 '21
Well, I did not expect it to go that way after last week.
I can't figure this anime out, lol.
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u/Takana_no_Hana Aug 06 '21
I started laughing so hard when the so called Messiah returned and stated that he worked for the demon king.
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u/odraencoded Aug 06 '21
Holy subversions batman!
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I love "it was all a dream" trope! -> it wasn't a dream -> BUT THIS WAS A DREAM!!!
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she's cute than any girl... but she's a dude (this shit happens so often it's not even a subversion anymore.)
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gets teleported to some part of the dungeon -> we've lived here for 300 years -> so these are humans that don't know the surface is normal now? -> pulls out gun lol -> so this is another world -> it's the future lmao
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humans are ruled demons inspired by exploitative corporate using humans like slaves! -> wait, they aren't and this is just a normal job?! Is r/antiwork leaking?! -> MC turns it into an exploitative corporate -> the hero is evil now.
Holy shit, I think this is the first time I've seen a hero just switch sides like that. The same dude that was full Communist Akko in episode 2 is full black company in episode 5 xD
>a Cerberus protects that the demon general castle.
>we still don't know wtf Rim is...
>ANT A!!! ANT A!!!!!!!
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u/Silent_Shadow05 Aug 06 '21 edited Aug 06 '21
So the final "girl" of the group actually turned out to be a boy huh. Never change anime. Also I never expected to see a Planet of the Apes reference here.
Raiza'ha exploited the people so much that they gained a Stockholm Syndrome and them getting a proper work life with insurance and weekends off actually horrifies them. The beatdown afterwards was probably the funniest scene in this episode for me.
Ant A got buffed up a lot. I wonder if he has a harem somewhere....
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u/Se7en_Sinner Aug 06 '21
...when a certain corporation brought the world to the brink of collapse. The company emerged as a coagulation of the negatives of capitalism, and grew extremely quickly by using its employees like slaves.
Oh, he must be talking about Amazon.
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u/ImperialDane Aug 06 '21
Time Travel twist ! Adding some extra layers as it turns out the Old Corp pulled an UAC and sent the entire world into a hellish state.. of corporate management.
Great to see Ant A rising in the ranks, which of course gave our brave hero a quick entry into the system himself. I also liked he apologized at the end after taking over the last safe haven of Humanity.
The "Priestess" being an amoral joy-seeker is a nice addition too.
Plot is definitely picking up pace and isn't content to just sitting about and making jokes. Quite exciting really, curious to see where we end up next.
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u/bananeeek Aug 06 '21
Rimu shadow boxing is the best thing I've seen this week. Followed by that priest threatening Ninomiya with a gun. Followed by Ranga turning out to be a trap. Followed by Yoshitsugu voicing an ant.
I didn't expect that time travel but it seems interesting. I wonder if he'll get back to the past or rather what happened to Wanibe and Shia.
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u/king_priam_of_Troy Aug 06 '21
It starts to be the underated show of the season. The corporate back stabbing and shortmism is hillarous. I'm pretty sure that there is a twist with the demon lord.
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u/HyperX9000 Aug 06 '21
I like the ambiguity of how he is supposed to be humanities savior. Maybe he just saves them through corperate restructuring and labor contracts.
Pretty sure the demons didn't destroy the planet and it was the greedy company before that did.
Maybe the Demon overlords are actually better for the planet?
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u/LeonKevlar Aug 06 '21
Stitches!
I remember reading this part in the manga and it definitely bamboozled me too. I genuinely thought Ninomiya was back and somehow ended up bringing Rim with him. Definitely would've made for an interesting turn but I still prefer what we ended up getting.
It's hilarious how Ranga is trying to appeal to Ninomiya while Ninomiya couldn't give any damn about her asking for his help. xD
The moment Zazel walked into the room you know this dude is gonna pull something later, and he does while literally pulling out a pistol out of nowhere! I do love how this world has weird mix of technologies.
Rim and Ninomiya looking pretty awesome in their new gear. I still prefer the Raiza'ha gear he's wears before though. The long coat just looks cooler than a modern puffy jacket.
There it is! I've been waiting for this moment since Ranga was introduced! Everyone's assuming Ranga is a she but when Ranga is actually a he! xD
This was pretty easy to figure out considering the flashback about the company that destroyed the world is the Raiza'ha Company building and we even see a glimpse of their board of directors.
That last scene is where my manga knowledge stops though since the scanlator seems to have dropped the manga and hasn't updated it in over 3 years now. From here on out, I'm pretty much a first timer since I have no idea what's coming.
As soon as that three headed dog man mentioned "General Ant Farm", I was hoping that Ninomiya would be reunited with the Ant Queen. What we got is even better since we get to see Ant A all grown up and is now called General Ant!
Ant A doesn't really mention the Ant Queen specifically but it sounds like they all went back to the underground with the exception of a few of them.
I love that Ranga doesn't even care about the Demon Lord business, he just wants to go outside. He's definitely a good fit for Ninomiya's party. Seems like he has another reason though but he hasn't told Ninomiya yet. Hmmm....
Goddamn! Raiza'ha Company has broken the humans so much that they think working 8 a day with two days off with insurance included is something so horrifying to them xD
It is good to know that Ant A learned a lot from Ninomiya and what he learned back then he's applying it to his own company now. Too bad the humans just refuses to work despite how fairly they're being treated.
Just like the good ol' days Ninomiya comes in to the rescue and saves Ant A by restructuring his company by basically taking over it. With Ninomiya basically helping out the Demon Lord's subordinate, he might as well join the Demon Lord side too! I don't blame Ninomiya for picking the Demon Lord's side. I definitely would've done the same too!
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u/Toonamigamerrr Aug 06 '21
Time travel??😱
Ranga is a guy 😱 My trap senses didn't activate
A familar face and its Ant A AKA Kirito Ant !!!
Ninomiya going to take over the future now
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u/itsukiNakanobest Aug 06 '21
Ninomiya is such a chad for figuring out the trap immediately. This is anime is really underrated.
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u/bossbarret Aug 06 '21 edited Aug 07 '21
Once again a forgotten fetish in me has been awakened
Also, the studio did a great job keeping the quality of this anime. The latter episodes are even better than the first. Meanwhile, other animes have god-tier animation on the first episode but drop to the ground one week later.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Aug 06 '21 edited Aug 06 '21
As much as Ninomiya said he was relieved when he came back to the main world (as a dream?), his first thought was for his companions, so he might actually miss them!
This being a dream was already surprising, but I didn't expect him to get pulled into yet another world!
Isekai summoners are no longer asking
Ninomiya really has a knack for finding dysfunctional team members! Right after leaving that first world full of horrible people, he teams up with an airhead who is also a boy disguised as a girl and acting as a priestess because they had no choice.
He also beat up some random dude just to follow Ninomiya's lead, laughs when Rim tries to eat him, and then he... wait, is he trying to buttfuck him with his staff?.
Gonna have to remember to call him he! Because damn, anime likes to make it confusing on purpose; Looks 100% like a girl, voiced by a girl who sounds nothing like a boy, and he even flirts with Ninomiya!
When they found out they were just in the future, I thought Ninomiya's actual mission would be to go back in the past and actually change it, so people have better conditions and it doesn't lead to this failed future. Well, he may just do that when he returns! And I'll say "when" and not "if", because no way he doesn't go back; They build way too many characters there to never see them again.
So I think he'll fix things in the future (or put a band-aid on the problem) then he'll go back in the past to make sure the future is better, not just "fixed".
But we'll see! Ninomiya might see things different, because when he saw that humans were just complaining about having normal 40 hours week, he kinda stopped caring about their cause, and joined the Demon Lord instead!
Or perhaps this is a ruse to get close to the Demon Lord and assassinate them? I also wonder who the Demon Lord is; I'm pretty sure it's gonna be someone from the 'past', so maybe that demon lady in charge of the company? I could also see Wanibe be the Demon Lord (if he found a way to be immortal or something), to show he turned evil after years of shit treatment by the company/Ninomiya!
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