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DuskyPredator
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A lot of the words seen at the end looked like they were total gibberish, I can't even tell what we were focusing on. What does "LIAE" mean? Or was it "SELIAE"? One thing I keep wondering is where the racism is. This was right in WW2, I doubt people are going to be nice to lone Japanese men, just look at Loony Tunes of the time. |
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Gina Szanboti
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I think we're still in 1939, aren't we? That was a Japanese ship (Tokimaru) sailing for Hawaii, so I'm sure he wasn't the only Japanese person aboard. EDIT: Turns out it's June of 1940, and they were sailing from San Francisco to Japan, with a stopover in Honolulu.
And yes, most of the entries in the puzzle were gibberish, mostly because there needed to be spaces between some of the words to make them actual words. The SE belongs to the word "cease" so the darkened word is LIAE? LIRE? Is that Engrish for "Liar"? (rhymes with fire) Or did he add a serif only to the short line in F and it's LIFE?? Actually, looking at it again, it's not quite as bad as I'd thought. They just seemed to think that numbers separate words, but not always. Like one row reads M_NVIEWCOREEYES, which is 4 words, but the W is also numbered to start the word "walk" at 27 Down. Like I said, it's a mess.  Still, they did match up the clue and answer for 54 Down! "Exile to ....punishm..." = "Banish" 
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Stark700
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Episode 8:
The storytelling about the D-Agency is more interesting imo compared to the other parts of the plot so far. Could be something bigger to develop soon too after this episode. I also find the quote "Kill without hesitation. Die with honor" to be rather motivational, a way to drive its agents to fight till the end. Also using chess to identify certain character personalities seems interesting in this show along with the dialogues referencing to the Joker Game. |
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Gina Szanboti
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But that's the Wind Agency's mantra. D-Agency goes by "Don't die. Don't kill." Whether he wants to or not, I think Akutsu will be playing a double joker game, since it looks to me like spoiler[Gamou is the 9th face in the OP. That suggests that he's either already part of D-Agency, or soon will be. I'm thinking maybe the latter, since if he were already in Yuuki's group, I don't think he would've killed his informant.] Heh, this is kind of like how the CIA, NSA and FBI don't act like they're on the same side half the time. Who gets credit is more important than sharing intel. |
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DuskyPredator
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Well the wind agency fits the sort of mantra that seemed to be part of the Japanese ideal of acting honourable in beating foes and being beaten oneself, kind of like a samurai. D-Agency kind of avoid collateral damage, which I think is kind of nicer, but also part of a more interesting idea of simply doing the job and leaving no trail that they were there to begin with, which is like a ninja. Against what some pop culture ideas, ninja were not soldiers and the more the appearance of not being one was the weapon. I think I am going off a tangent.
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Stark700
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Episode 9:
Heh, I find it funny at how they compare the D-Agency and the Wind Agency. I think this week's episode was alright. First half bored me a little but I like the mind games coming from Yuki with his intimidating words. To me, Yuki is like the chessmaster, the type of guy that stays ahead of the game. It's hard to take eyes off of him literally. |
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Gina Szanboti
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I wonder what they did with Gamou?
I could've sworn I saw Kaminaga in the group sitting next to the guy with glasses. I dunno if that was just more same-face/hair or if they planted him (which would have required him "killing" someone to get in, I guess), but since Kaminaga was one of the ones they said detained the guys outside, it makes me think it might've been him. Anyway, I enjoyed that thoroughly. |
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DuskyPredator
Posts: 15462 Location: Brisbane, Australia |
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Wind Agency done messed up. Did not even realise the game that they were playing.
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Stark700
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Episode 10:
That was..quite a background story, a bit confusing in ways about Yuuki as I didn't feel like we learned too much about him. I mean, it seemed to be more about Akira and feels like part of his story was used by Yuuki as a way of storytelling. The wife is such a good person though. Still at least we did learn some origins about the D-Agency this episode and I was definitely intrigued by it. |
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FenixFiesta
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With the blatant Alice in Wonderland motif, from a story telling standpoint that certainly was the intention, did we learn Yuuki's "real" backstory, was it all just a feign, does it really matter as long as we the viewers continue to be intrigued by the fictitious D-agencies exploits. |
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DuskyPredator
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Although it looks like he got the wrong man, I feel like most of the story was actually real, but I don't know where it stopped and ended. Yuuki got the caretaker to memorise the story, but might it have otherwise been true for Yuuki? In the episode I was starting to think that perhaps there is some secret society of spy masters subtly influencing the different countries to some end without actually taking any one side. Imagine if Yuuki was actually a double agent all along and does not only catch Japanese officers damaging their war effort, but on a grander scale is doing the same to for the other side, a spy who was too likely to actually get captured and reveal information. It feels kind of in line that we might find out we have not known what the game is the entire time. |
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Stark700
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Episode 11:
I like how they explore the different parts of the world during this time period, Germany included. Felt like this episode was quite thrilling with that Maki guy being a subject of the story. I also like how they take the storytelling from different point of views, not just from Japan's side. RIP sweet prince... |
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Gina Szanboti
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So now we know how Yuuki lost his arm. That man has 9 lives and balls of steel. :D
Poor Miyoshi. I kept expecting it to be a Romeo/Juliet fake-out somehow. I guess not (would've been a cheap way out anyway). Live on the edge in constant danger of being caught and killed...and end up dying in a stupid accident. C'est la vie, I guess. :( |
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CrowLia
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Damn, I can't believe they killed the only character whose name I remembered (apart from Yuuki, obviously) I kept waiting for him to have his standalone adventure like the others, I didn't expect it'd be like this ): I'm disappointed with this development. Like Gina, I kept expecting for a fake-out, or that the body they'd find at the hospital would be a different one or something
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Gina Szanboti
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I wasn't disappointed so much as just sad.
I wonder how German viewers are going to take to the notion that Yuuki sparked the German Revolution?
Looks like Odagiri finally gets his day next week. I expected him to be up four episodes ago. |
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