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| Phenomenal episode that did the game truly justice. Animations were on point and the emotions ran quite high. Loved that they also did the "second intro" at the end. edit: also 10h cameo in the opening narration from the nier reincarnation gacha game. |
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| This episode was handled surprisingly well! |
| sorry, posted this in the previous episode when i meant it for this one: I voted "dislike" and I wanted to say why, exactly. This is probably still my favorite game of all time, and I've played several hundreds. I feel like the anime did not properly convey the emotions attached to this arc, the despair at learning about the humans, the loss of the operator and the commander, the fear associated with the loss of the base, all of it felt like they were just checking off boxes like, "yeah that happened." This isn't a history class, there is supposed to be real emotion behind it, and many won't even remember the conversation the operator had with 2B/E about the flower. If the anime hinges only on that one data point after all this time it's going to feel soulless and I really wish they had spent more time connecting the audience with the surroundings and the characters. Jackass, popola/devola, operator, 2A, Adam and eve, the repeated slaughter of 9s, all of these are huge emotional things in the game but fell flat in the anime. I feel bad for anime only watchers. Don't get me wrong, I'm stoked to see this adaptation, I just wish it was given the love in development that it deserves. So seeing as this is a pivotal episode I have to vote dislike because it really didn't do it justice. One more thing that really irks me: sometimes this show uses the original soundtrack the way it was intended and it's beautiful, but in this episode I felt like it could have been used more appropriately to convey the emotions that the animation failed to deliver. Anime only: please, the whole OST is on YT, check it out, it's majestic. Sorry if this sounded elitist. |
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luciojb said: I loved that they stopped the nines nonsense and returned to call him 9 S I agree 9S is better. ♥️ 2b best girl character ever Loving the post credits scenes too. |
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| this is really well done so far, splitting from the game into its own new thing while still maintaining a lot of what makes the game great, really makes it an engaging watch |
| Even with the bleak background, shots were fired for the culture all around. |
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| The truth has been revealed 😱 Damn in this universe Covid really killed all the humanity . Oh my GYATT!! I love NFC Mode 2. This episode really felt like a season finale. |
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luciojb said:
I loved that they stopped the nines nonsense and returned to call him 9 S
I loved that they stopped the nines nonsense and returned to call him 9 S
I agree 9S is better.
♥️ 2b best girl character ever
Loving the post credits scenes too.
CarbonMD said: Loving the post credits scenes too. me too, i always watched them since season 1 |
| Squealer: My kind are neither slaves nor beasts. Judge: If you’re not beasts, then what are you? Squealer: WE ARE HUMANS!!! Watashitachi wa ningen da!!! |
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@luciojb You're happy they stopped calling 9S by his nickname?
| @Mfundroid i like the separation of number-letter better than "nines". nines for me is an american-esque nickname which takes away the meaning of they being androids. it is the same as calling 2B "tub". Oh, hello Tub, how are you today? lame lol |
| Squealer: My kind are neither slaves nor beasts. Judge: If you’re not beasts, then what are you? Squealer: WE ARE HUMANS!!! Watashitachi wa ningen da!!! |
| Peak 100%! I love the people who made this Anime! thanks A1 Studio! |
| Wow, such an amazing episode! I absolutely love the new added scenes that were not in the games. I adore 6O, she's the best Operator and her death scene was so hard to watch. The corruption through kiss scene was an unexpected surprise but a welcome one. This show really knows it's audience. The ending of the episode was brilliantly adapted, I literally got chills and tears from it. See you all on the next episode discussion! |
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| Wow, this episode was explosive! (literally 💥) |
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| Not sure why some people are that impressed by "the big reveal", this is literally what 9S discovered at the end of season one (if you pause and read the screens). This also was the reason for 2B "hard rebooting" him this season. But yeah, they handled well this part - diverging from the original plot, but also having similar outcome which gives more screen time for certain character. Also for some reason I am shipping 3B with 9S now. |
| Awesome episode confirming what had been strongly hinted at at the end of S1. The battle scenes were top notch, specially when 2B was going all out (the creators providing plenty of service for the otaky too) and the scene with the commander well done. Looking forward to more of this. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| YOOOOO THIS EPISODE WAS INSANE!!! It answered so many questions, about the frist episode of Season 2! Now it finally makes sense why 2B is frustrated all the time and clenches her fists so often! Poor 9S for being such a good detective... Season 2 is off to an incredibly amazing start and it's only episode 3??????? At least the bright side of all other YoRHa units being destroyed is that there is hopefully no reason for 2B to ever kill 9S again... here's to hoping that 9S and 2B can have a happy end after all of this is over! |
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| They revealed that humanity is gone at the beginning of the episode with a narration? I don't really remember how it was revealed in the game tbh but I'm pretty sure it wasn't like this. It was such a big reveal too. I remember how devastated I felt when this revelation hit in the game. The androids were basically fighting aimlessly for a master that didn't exist for centuries. It's just so sad... Sad beyond words. The start of Route C however was handled pretty well I think. A-1 Studio didn't disappoint. Everything from the fight scene animation to the emotional aspects hit just right. However, they cut the part of 60 commenting on 2B getting her flowers. Sure, it was a missable dialogue if you didn't do her side-quests but it was still such a powerful exchange. It's a shame it didn't make the cut and seemingly got replaced by her talking about the Commander putting on her clothes. Oh well. Besides these, this episode was nearly perfect. So far I'm loving Season 2. And it's only been 3 episodes. People are saying that this feels like a season finale when it's only the beginning of route C. Anime-onlies are so not ready for what comes next. Can't wait for the next 1 or 2 episodes with more big twists. |
| Have platinumed the game, but the series is just adorable! Maybe the best series made out of a game ever! |
| Ah, yes. Tragedy + top-tier OST. What a fantastic combination. Seriously, that transition from Commander encouraging 2B to the end credits in a black screen went hard asf. Excellent episode. |
| Damn, the virus has taken all of the Yorha soldiers. |
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