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Gina Szanboti
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I thought he said that's why he couldn't get the info from the body's brain/mind as he was displacing his soul. He could access language because of it being so deeply ingrained by repetition, but apparently family details were too recent to be so encoded, and the most recent trauma overwrote it. That may extend to the ghost as well, but I didn't get that we know that from what he said, and also since he offered that explanation before revealing the ghost's presence. Misaki's suicide attempt was out of sheer curiosity, not trauma, per se, though her broken brain is certainly a result of her past. So I guess you could look at it either way, but to me, happily trying out suicide for non-depression reasons would be a near definition of mp(z)dg sunny and irrepressible behavior.  She may not value life, her own or others', but she sure does value having fun at whatever you're doing, and she seems to want everyone else to have fun too.
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meiam
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If she was constantly trying to kill herself, but Polka constantly revived her (which in itself would be some good macabre humour), then that would work. But since she's not it doesn't really. |
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Hal14
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Misaki comes across as a typical genki/energetic girl with a violent edge. She's not changing the protagonist's life. If anything, the MC is the one who has changed her life. If you dislike genki girls, that's fine but Genki =/= MPD girl.
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LastPage 3
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You actually bought that? She tried killing herself out of guilt, not curiosity. She framed it as curiosity because you know, she's crazy.
This. |
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NeedMoreCats
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Yes, she could live with killing bad people. But once she realized she could just as easily kill good people, she tried to commit suicide—because, in her mind, being an executioner was okay, but being a serial killer was not. She only broke off the suicide attempt when she was told she hadn’t actually crossed that line because “Polka” was still alive. |
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CrypticPurpose
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I just rewatched the latest episode, and I had totally missed Lemmings sneaking around everywhere, seemingly invisible, looking up files at the police station, tracking various characters, and then finally showing himself after killing the lights at the bar. Always in the background, and always only for a split second. Kind of makes me want to rewatch the other episodes to see if he was there too. Also, can't wait for the next one!
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AQuin1904
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The anime is finally hitting the part where the manga really started to grab me. Can't wait for next week.
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Gina Szanboti
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They may be twins, but I'm pretty sure Kazuki is Polka's niece.
Seemed like there was some nice animation in the opening battle? Too bad it was all too dark to really see any of it. :/ Otherwise, great episode. I'm madly enjoying this all so far! |
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Aerdra
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So, Polka casts a huge spell on an immobilized Lemmings, and then we cut to the aftermath where everyone's fine. Did I miss something somewhere?
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Gina Szanboti
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You missed this single frame:
See those little marks in the middle? I guess that's Lemmings in the moment he disappeared, as he is wont to do. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (Yeah, seemed pretty abrupt to me too, in case my cynicism didn't make it through the screen  )
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killjoy_the
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He didn't seem immobilized to me, just slowed down
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Aerdra
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So it's not just me that felt something was off.
The point is that Lemmings was in what seemed to be an overwhelmingly disadvantageous situation, yet escaped unharmed, without any explanation. However, the conversation in the aftermath suggested that it was Polka and Misaki who were lucky to get away. As a viewer, I can fill in the blanks as to what was going on, but it still feels like the show skipped a couple scenes. |
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AQuin1904
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Bit of trivia: The lines that the Fire-Breathing Bug sings at the end of this episode are lyrics from a real Japanese children's song.
Sayo is channeling Narita's (the author's) real-life shark movie obsession. He spent a while using ML image generation to make posters for B-grade shark movies that don't exist and posting them to social media earlier this year. |
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b-dragon
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I have to give the show credit- I was pretty sure I would hate Misaki and the "Kawaii Murder-Girl" schtick. But they've kept the exposure restrained enough, and the context shifting enough, that she hasn't really rankled.
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pi8you
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Finally, Phantom Solitaire makes his proper debut, he's been my favorite character in the manga and they did a great job with his theatrics here. I also have to cheer for the unexpected Murciélago cameo, replacing what I think was originally a fictional title (anime when?!).
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