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Post by Dai-T on Feb 10, 2013 7:41:09 GMT -5
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Post by Dai-T on Feb 10, 2013 8:10:58 GMT -5
Man I can't wait for next week episode Daidouji is what I need.
Episode was great but the story is jumping all over the place. Haruka was BOSS!
Im starting to wonder about Kiriya power if Haruka can make a force field that he can't break.
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Post by Yomi on Feb 10, 2013 9:00:38 GMT -5
Poor Yagyuu she nearly died trying to save Hibari.
Haruka shouldn't have stopped the attack entirely so soon and just ran off after she stopped herself from killing Yagyuu and giving Hibari one of her earrings out of friendship. It broke the flow a bit, and needed 2-3 of extra battle time.
Daidouji so soon, the girls will be sent flying sky high next episode.
Haruka may have been taught by Suzune to make a barrier that powerful, it's the only explanation for it.
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Post by FlamingYu on Feb 10, 2013 9:07:30 GMT -5
Haruka got hit by that kind of attack? Is this some kind of joke?
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Post by ialda on Feb 10, 2013 9:59:36 GMT -5
Regarding Yagyu, they probably had to do it this way to set up Hibari's transfer to Hebi - if it's still happening ? The plot is all over the place Kudos to the person last week who foresse Daidouji's arrival !
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Post by Dai-T on Feb 10, 2013 11:17:15 GMT -5
I love that Haruka had the same laugh from the game. and about the earing I guess she will use that to take control of hibari later.
Oh and....
Ninja bunny > Hibari
I thought everyone that played the game knows this.
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Post by scribbles on Feb 10, 2013 13:03:16 GMT -5
Man I don't know what to say. Seeing Yagyuu's dead set, ragged form emerge from the barrier with the raw force of her determination to protect Hibari was moving. Hibari throwing herself over Yagyuu's beaten body and pleading for her to be spared. Oh what loyalty. Brought a tear to my eye, it did. Why did I have to get emotionally invested in this.
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Post by zorogou on Feb 10, 2013 14:28:38 GMT -5
Man, there're so many changes from the original game. This is a totally different story now.
The budget for the show must be terrible. They re-used Katsuragi's secret move animation and it looked really out of place. It might have been the video I watched but it looked like there was a lot of wasted animation on the lips; moving when the character wasn't even talking.
I don't think the earring will still start the Hibari betrayal route but it's still a possibility. I'll be surprised if it does go that way with how rushed the story feels.
I did enjoy seeing Yagyuu's commitment to help Hibari. It really came across as her definitely wanting to protect her and not the yuri we all know it is.
Finally, finally we see some more clothes shed in battle. Yomi's the first to experience full clothes destruction.
I loved how Homura just stood there and took Asuka's secret move head on like it was nothing. That really showed the difference in power.
It seems the anime is getting a lot of firsts for the series. First Hanzou's face gets revealed and now even Rin appears. It really seems like they'll be resolving the Kiriya and Suzune/Rin story in the show.
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Post by TwinTails on Feb 10, 2013 15:05:16 GMT -5
Haruka got hit by that kind of attack? Is this some kind of joke?
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Post by FlamingYu on Feb 10, 2013 22:13:33 GMT -5
Looks like one of her ninpou, but no.
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Post by pheonix03 on Feb 11, 2013 0:04:43 GMT -5
Another fan-freakin-tastic episode!
Once again, there was great pacing and character interaction; resulting in a very satisfying episode. The highlights were the Katsuragi vs. Hikage fight and everything involving Yagyuu and Hibari. I especially liked how the Hebi girls reflected upon what the Hanzou girls said during their fights. I wish the series was this strong from the beginning.
Hopefully things stay great, even with a training episode next week. I'm really hyped for Daidouji! Hopefully, she's present throughout the episode and possibly even has a fight with someone.
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Post by Dai-T on Feb 11, 2013 0:28:04 GMT -5
Animation wise katsuragi and Hikafe was the worst. I can't believe they made hikage so ugly and mirai was not far behind.
Daidouji so far looks less scary.
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Post by scribbles on Feb 11, 2013 9:37:38 GMT -5
I like the inclusion of the bare lightbulb here as though Yomi is hunched in some sort of dank basement talking to herself about bean sprouts. Haruka is a real fun character. I like her manner of speech and body language, and her costume is really fun too. The way her lab coat inflates her physical presence somehow emphasizes her playfully dominant personality. I'm glad we got to see more of her this episode. She's like a dominatrix sort of but I'm so glad she's not wearing black bondage gear or carrying a whip or any of that stupid crap. I hate dominatrices. I liked her voice acting in this episode like when she butt-bounces Hibari. And Hibari is so cute when Haruka sits on her. Poor girl. That whole scene was fun to watch. I always thought it was strange how Hikage's swimsuit/underwear covers more skin than her usual outfit. Like where was it hiding. And that reused bit of animation for Katsuragi's special move was slightly jarring. But nonetheless I did enjoy that scene. If I was going to nitpick I'd say for example the existence of a hospital for ninjas is a pretty dumb idea. It was cool when Katsuragi stubbornly walked headlong into Hikage's blade and just kept persisting to fight until she collapsed unconscious.
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Post by Nerroth on Feb 11, 2013 21:53:20 GMT -5
It would be interesting if it turned out Miyabi and Imu were in that same hospital.
(And the story of how they might have gotten there could be a plot hook for season 2, if we ever get that far.)
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Post by Disappearance on Feb 13, 2013 17:51:53 GMT -5
It was an ok episode. I feel that they're messing up with Hikage, which I don't like. Facepalm at the way Haruka got knocked into the cake by that attack. Hibari was as pathetic as ever. Her airheaded and weak nature just tends to annoy me. I guess it's a part of her character but I do hope to see a bit of development. Ain't no way she should survive as a shinobi if she just keeps relying on Yagyuu all the time. Naivety and weakness compared to seriousness and strength.. Young Rin looks almost like a palette swap of Homura. Highlights for me were Yomi and Ikaruga's interaction, Yagyuu being a badass, and of course the scenes with Homura and Asuka. Eri is great. Homura!
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