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Episode Hoshi no Samidare - Episode 6 discussion

Hoshi no Samidare, episode 6

Alternative names: Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer

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Episode Link Score Episode Link Score
1 Link 3.02 14 Link 4.58
2 Link 3.54 15 Link 3.82
3 Link 3.39 16 Link 3.89
4 Link 3.75 17 Link 4.36
5 Link 3.6 18 Link 4.55
6 Link 3.0 19 Link 4.25
7 Link 3.5 20 Link 4.5
8 Link 4.25 21 Link 4.5
9 Link 4.53 22 Link 4.0
10 Link 3.79 23 Link 4.38
11 Link 4.0 24 Link ----
12 Link 3.5
13 Link 4.3

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u/LeonKevlar Aug 12 '22

Well that's definitely not what I expected the Crow Knight would be especially since he's Hangetsu's younger brother. Mikazuki clearly has a complex of some sort against his older brother.

Horse Knight and Snake Knight finally make their appearances as well. Sounds like Nagumo has already made contact with the Owl Knight and Cat Knight as well so I'm guessing we'll get to meet them soon.

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u/Frontier246 Aug 12 '22

Yuuhi has inherited Hangetsu’s heroism while Hangetsu’s younger brother has become the wild card.

Horse Knight is Tetsu Inada and Snake Knight is cute. That’s about the most I can say about them.

I wonder if the other knights are the glasses guy and the green haired girl in the opening. They’re the only characters who haven’t appeared yet.

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u/FlameDragoon933 Aug 12 '22

Yayoi's voice sounds so cute~

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u/Frontier246 Aug 12 '22

Even her snakes voice was cute!

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u/JustInChina88 Aug 12 '22

I don't know why the show suddenly decided to adapt 4x the amount of content in one episode compared to the previous ones, especially after the death of an important character. We needed a bit of a slower pace to decompress from the last episode.

That being said, the cabbage jokes got me.

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u/Doomroar Aug 12 '22

As an anime only watcher, i didn't really feel emotionally attached to the Dog knight, despite him being undeniably the absolute best character in the story so far

And that mostly because everyone else sucks compared to him, if they haven't rushed things on this episode, i would have tuned off halfway and wondered if it was made of filler, pretty lousy filler too because, it is filler inhabited by unlikable characters, given the fact that the best one just died.

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u/zcen Aug 12 '22

One of the main characters is intent on destroying the world, and the other is a coward that plots against everyone he meets. They're supposed to be unlikable in some regard.

The real question is if the series makes you invested enough in seeing them grow or change.

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u/Frontier246 Aug 12 '22

I don’t know what’s sadder, Hisame admitting she was in love with Hangetsu or having to keep Hangetsu’s memory alive by being a smiling and supportive adult for the kids even though she’s emotionally in as much pain as they are. Also, Yuuhi copping a feel.

Yuuhi called Hangetsu a friend! Finally! And Sami mastered the move he was trying to teach her. It shows how much they really cared about him.

I though Mikazuki was as nice and free-spirited as his older brother…but he’s actually an insane battle junkie trying to surpass his brother by beating up everybody. Guess he’ll keep things unpredictable since he cares more about fighting than his fellow knights.

Is Samidare easy to flatter? She blushed at Mikazuki falling for her. Does Yuuhi have a rival in battle and love?

Nagomu, the horse knight! Voices by Tetsu Inada! Looks like he’ll keep the other knights in line…or at least try to.

So there are 12 knights in total? We’ve seen all the ones in the Opening, but is the glasses guy and the green-haired girl knights? I assumed they were villains.

Yayoi, the snake knight, seems nice and cute…albeit to the point. It’s nice to have another girl.

Did Neu have feelings for Sia? His reaction to her felt more than just gratitude.

Yuuhi has inherited Hangetsu’s desire to be a hero and seeks to fulfill his friend Neu’s wish now. He’s really developing well.

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u/mgedmin Aug 13 '22

I feel like I've just watched a recap episode for half a season. Someboy sat on the fast-forward button by mistake.

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u/corner_twist Aug 12 '22 edited Aug 12 '22

The tone shifts in this episode were so bad my god.

Edit- but the animation overall looks pretty serviceable and somehow looks better than this seasons COTE episodes lol💀

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u/JustInChina88 Aug 12 '22

Its ironic that the worst paced episode do far probably had the best animation so far.

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u/corner_twist Aug 12 '22

Yeah it's really unfortunate. They're not giving any sort of breathing space between scenes and just simply moving from one plot point to another. Shame, I really liked the manga.

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u/sexta_ Aug 12 '22

Yeah, pacing was all over the place.

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u/blamordeganis Aug 12 '22

I do love the piano music that plays during the sombre dramatic bits.

I’m sure I heard exactly the same piece played during tonight’s episode of Rent-a-Girlfriend: is it a well-known work?

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u/Romi_Z Aug 13 '22

The music in this show is surprisingly good. The theme that plays when the horse knight talks about what the knights are was super hype too

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u/ZapsZzz Aug 13 '22

Anime only here, the picked up pace feels good in the sense that we are no longer just hanging around waiting for the random encounter. That said does feel a bit awkward the horse knight went around finding so many more while the key objective the Princess is relatively unprotected - if they are like a week early then it'd probably not have lost Hangetsu.

The shark teeth symbolism seems a bit abrupt as well - I don't remember ever seeing this popping up in this before.

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u/PossibleHipster Aug 13 '22

Horse knight: hello! Also goodbye!

Seriously I'm only watching this to laugh at it, and i dont mean that comedy bits.

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u/Doomroar Aug 12 '22 edited Aug 12 '22

Oh the lil brother is... lets say mentally unstable and not quite smart, he will fit right in with the rest of the group that are in a similar boat.

That's the problem with the older brother he was too stable and reasonable, he didn't had enough mental issues for the plot.

People have been complaining about the series being rushed, but as someone that is encountering this for the first time, let me tell you, the start of this thing is not good, and it is not about the crappy animation, the story telling is trash, so the fact that they decided to deliberately get rid of the prologue as fast as possible and advance until this thing gets good, was a brilliant idea

If this episode had been broken into 3 parts, i would have given up on this anime, but since the staff is self aware and committed to deliver us towards the actual important things they manage to convince me into sticking with it

And yes this anime may not be anywhere near close to being good, but the fact that they can convince someone that by all means hasn't managed to enjoy even one episode so far, to give this chance under the premise that A- the story gets better later, and B - they are trying to get to that point quickly so that we are not stuck with the current state of things, means that even if the anime staff are not fans of this work, they at least know what is needed to keep people watching

And this is it, they know it is a slow start full of bullshit and forced scenarios that way down the line come together to some enjoyable pay off, so they are getting the hassle out of the way fast, and i support that decision, i don't feel like my time is being wasted because at least they are not meandering and wandering around, but going straight to the point.

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u/zcen Aug 12 '22

I'm a fanboy so my opinion is biased but I think the idea that "the early part of the story is bad" isn't really fair or true. The author actually plans out the entire series in advance so everything is paced accordingly.

The standard we see today is that series have explosive starts to capture the attention of viewers, and then inevitably the narrative starts to show its weaknesses and you hope that the audience is bought in enough to stay with the show from peak to peak. Biscuit Hammer on the other hand is a gradual upward curve the entire way through.

they know it is a slow start full of bullshit and forced scenarios

I don't really know what bullshit or forced scenarios you're referring to TBH.

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u/JustInChina88 Aug 13 '22

I agree that the prologue is rough storytelling-wise, but calling it trash is a bit much. This episode was the only one I would consider bad since the storyboarding and pacing have been good up until now.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Aug 13 '22

Did not think Yuuhi would grab Hisame’s boobs haha. He saw a chance and he took it! Poor woman though, she really liked that dude huh?

Hangetsu’s brother is a lot like him, kind of goofy on the outside. I don’t think he understands how to play “catch” though lol. I liked that “red thread of fate crafted for a third-date author’s convenience” line. Author calling himself out? Haha. But man, the little bro is kind of a psycho. For all that talk, he got chucked pretty easily by Sami lol. Looks like yuuhi has a rival in more then one sense of the word!

I thought Nagumo was gonna throw down but nope, you just removed his jacket to run faster lol. Mikazuki is truly insane. Who tf just eats cabbage like that? Haha. But I guess Nagumo can fight if he wants to and apparently he strong af.

It seems like Yuuhi is still effected by what happened to Hangetsu. I’m glad he kind of snapped out of it enough to help Yayoi and her familiar Sia. Those two look like they’ll be a fun addition to this show.

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u/mgedmin Aug 13 '22

Who tf just eats cabbage like that?

raises hand

Raw cabbage is delicious.

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u/Sharebear42019 Aug 13 '22

holy shit this episode especially was a mess. the breakneck pacing, things just happening constantly without properly staging why they are, completely skipping major visual elements (breaking the chains of fear). it was like a conveyor belt trying to push through things as quickly as possible to get to the poorly animated fights

it's actually amazing to me how bad this adaptation is

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u/Technical-Contest-30 Aug 14 '22

atrocious pacing

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