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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- That was awesome, I just love the look that Leon is giving. And tbh, I was expecting this fight so it didn't disappoint that they are serious about it. The fight last longer than I had thought tbh and got more intense than I had expected. Interesting to see some of Leon's past though with his dad. Is it just me or does his father look almost exactly the same as now? |
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| Sacrifice the few to save the many German, what happens when the next calamity comes and you have to resort to that method? |
| The fights were great, both sides giving it their all. The near misses that they had without wearing their armour. A father and son's relationship. It was really great to actually see it. The two would always fight and yell at each other, but at the end of the day, they would be smiling and hugging. Sacrificing for the greater good. To not overlook a single person's life, Leon has really learned well! The slow motion were done really well. The horror Anima :/ What happens when Mendoza becomes immortal, it almost make it seems nothing but a temporary solution to side with Mendoza. I would've like to see Leon succeeding in stopping the plan and something managing to defeat the hordes of horror coming, but to think rationally about the knight's strength, still, it would be fun. |
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| It was clever for them to intercut the fight between Leon and German with flashbacks showing their relationship, and the fight itself was quite nice too, but not as nice as the Leon Vs Alfonso fight a few episodes back. It was also interesting that the sword that features prominently in the second season's key visual appeared briefly as well. I'm eager to see how they're going to deal with Mendoza this time and how they'll be able to stop Anima from wreaking havoc. |
| Herman has been avoiding death flags so far. Let's see if he'll be able to handle the largest one. |
| Oh, so now we know why the watchdog center want's to protect Mendoza, he's to resurrect a demon that will consume all horrors, in exchange for the old man's immortality. |
| Hopefully everything will go as expected for Leo. |
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| Nice fight, although I would have liked to see more of Leon using his father's blades, too bad they change their weapons back pretty fast. I am pretty aware is not likely and quite impossible, but somehow if there is a way for someone to become immortal, why can't they bring Lara back to life |
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| Dat Leon and Herman flashback was really nice and emotional. Herman sure spoke lots of words of wisdom there :O This Anima demon thing looks pretty damn creepy! |
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| I am kinda questioning why Leon jumped to such rash actions. I mean... if he defeated German, then what? Kill Mendoza and doom the world? It seemed more like a contrived way to make Leon fight German... Oh well, at least it leads to an alright fight. I rather liked the backdrop to show the relationship Leon had with his father as a child and I like that his actions caused German to get hurt to hit home the message... though I question why German didn't just wear the armor from the beginning... does it strain their body? Hasn't really been explained... If he had the armor, he likely would'n't have been wounded. Still, it's nice to see that Leon didn't hate his father all the time and they did actually bond a lot and it even gave a more clear insight into German's mentality, drinking and having sex to help forget his duty that he is bound to. Sooo... Mendoza isn't saving the world because he's a nice guy or anything... he's just in it for the power. I like that. lol Decent episode. |
| That fight looked so damn cool. German had some strange animations before he put on his armor though. I LOVE WHEN THE HELMETS OPEN THEIR JAWS. I just looks so damn cool. Things are getting intense. and this wont even be the end. Theres a second season AND a movie in the works. Though.... why did they not begin to evacuate the city? They had an entire day to get people the HELL OUT OF THERE. |
| Be sure to message me if you quoted me and want me to respond! Just give me a link to the forum, because usually I leave my comment, then leave the forum. |
| I think herman isnt planning to follow the watchdog's plan, the flashback was to show that sacrificing even one person isnt something he wants to do AntonKutovoi said: hes fuckedHerman has been avoiding death flags so far. Let's see if he'll be able to handle the largest one. Shaniyaz said: Im just going to guess how this will go, i think herman will die doing some magnificent heroic sacrifice to seemingly stop mendoza's plan with leon ema and alfonso saving valiante, but it'll turn out that mendoza's plan isnt a compelte failure and gains some sort of power from it(it'd be cool if hypothetically he gains immortality and reverts to a young able mendoza for the rest of the show)Decent episode. Looks like the main battle will begin soon. I'm sure there'll be a huge cliffhanger by the end of this season. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Pretty good episode. I have to admit that IMO German's armor is pretty fucking awesome. Anyway, interested to see how things will turn out. |
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| I think this episode kind of redeemed Herman's lack of fatherliness that people kept complaining about. It's sad how they put their mission before their lives, but it seems that that had been the tradition passed down the paths of Makai Knights throughout the decades. The huge Horror at the end reminds me of the Medium in Magi for some reason. lo. |
| We got a great background story of Herman and Leon. It's cool to know more about the Makai Knights and their duties. "Even if one of us falls, someone will take up our armor and continue to fight." What a great quote from Herman. That battle between father and son was awesome. I didn't actually expect that to be serious than just a plain spar. Mendoza is as evil as always. Taking advantage of that huge Horror underground when it revives. |
| what was the thing Leon was holding at the end? |
Inugirlz said: what was the thing Leon was holding at the end? I'm not sure, but I think it's that bracelet that can talk, you know, like Leon's Zaruba. |
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Shaniyaz said: Mendoza thinks they don't know it cannot be killed. Don't know if Mendoza is right. But if it can't be killed, then taking its power and making him immortal would be better than it running free in the world, I suppose??I still don't get why the Watchdog Center (Garm) has assigned Herman to protect Mendoza. Sacrificing few to save many doesn't really make sense when the failure to defeat the Anima Horror can mean Mendoza achieving immortality. And he seems quite confident that it can't be defeated. So, what's the point? Why take such a huge risk? |
| Why don't they evacuate the citizens? It might be hard for them to build their life again but at least they won't die.. And since it seems they can't stop the horror now.. |
Lyrisia said: Why don't they evacuate the citizens? It might be hard for them to build their life again but at least they won't die.. And since it seems they can't stop the horror now.. I am questioning the same. Alfonso could arrange it easily. It sure beats getting eaten by horrors. Also, the reasoning doesn´t make much sense. Unless Garm has something hidden to defeat Anima. Mendoza is pretty confident that it cannot be beaten and that he could achieve immortality. That said, the fight was absolutely awesome. Tension, movements, inner thoughts of doubt and build up of conviction, ultra badass. There is a second season, so I expect this one to end on cliffhanger. |
| Are people at the Watchdog Center retarded or something? Did they seriously not think that Mendooooza would not create a counterplan to their obvious af strategy? LET'S JUST LET MENDOOOOZA GO AFTER KILLING COUNTLESS PEOPLE UNPUNISHED ALONG WITH ASSIGNING A MAKAI KNIGHT TO GUARD HIM AT ALL TIMES, K GUISE? HE WON'T NOTICE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS ~ |
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| Hmm, idk it feels like they run otu of budget now. Atleast compared to the last few episodes, this was rather a dissapointment animation wise, using mostly impact frames compared to the very fluid battle choregraphy of the last fee episodes especially the fight between Leon and Alfonso, which was just awesome. It could be an artistic choice with the flashbacks in between tough, in order to shift the attention of the viewer from the battle to the actual flashbacks. I cant put my finger on it, but this episodes just felt weaker compared to the others before. That said, the few episodes before really where absolutely amazing. |
| I haven't seen anyone using Anima since Final Fantasy X. Looks like Mendoza is planning something evil, so I wonder how Herman will react. |
| I do not buy the watchdog center working with Mendoza plot twist. It does not feel like a continuation of the Mendoza trying to get revenge on the Makai Knights & Alchemists. Yes, it's still about Mendoza being a bad guy, but at least try to make it more like a continuation. This is like a whole another arc entirely. Many things that we did not even know & have a clue about revealed out of nowhere. I do not know . . . And of course, I still do not understand where did the watchdog center get the idea to work with Mendoza after what he has done. He's already banished, right? So, why? They better give us a lot of explanation in the next few episodes. |
| I like anime. |
| nice fight between leon and his piece of shit dad. ahahah i actually thought leon were going to kill his father since we saw that scene, but no. Though I happy for that, I actually think it would fit nice in with the scene we saw of Leon's past. |
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jose21 said: Nice fight, although I would have liked to see more of Leon using his father's blades, too bad they change their weapons back pretty fast. I am pretty aware is not likely and quite impossible, but somehow if there is a way for someone to become immortal, why can't they bring Lara back to life Maybe it doesn't fit in plot. I mean he have buried her and have slept with another woman already. And the Lara scene were heartbreaking enough for us all, especially for Leon. It would just be weird to have her back. Weird and awkward if ya ask me. |
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| So, the Watchdogs and Zero's thought process was, "yeah, let's trust this evil madman's plan. He's definitely not up to something even more sinister. Definitely. Let's not even check." Sounds totally legit. |
| Good episode with a bunch of flashbacks. A big hollow will be here next week. |
Tres_Bandidas said: Oh, so now we know why the watchdog center want's to protect Mendoza, he's to resurrect a demon that will consume all horrors, in exchange for the old man's immortality. Is that a good thing or not? Because a demon that consumes all horrors will do all the job instead of Makai Knights...but the Makai Knight would not have horrors killing jobs anymore... |
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| The plot is giving many laps, do not know to where the story will, but after showing so much drama in the anime expect that to occur a great end development and a major upheaval Still not convinced me of Lara's death .. |
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| The mystery behind the choice of Herman defend Mendoza, located quickly and too easily his answer, I would have wished that he had understood the truth much later, just to give ulteriote suspense, oh well! Not bad the plot that prepares us for the final battle, interesting but nothing so original. Drawings with ups and downs, and CG animations better than drawings. I hope that the final battle hard the remaining three episodes. |
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| Wow no one is watching this show as appose to the ridiculous amount in fate polls This may be a awkward beginning to the episode, I'm so confused to why German out of anyone would decide on the sacrifice of a minority to save a majority (I just remembered the final scene of fate zero for a second). Rationally I thought maybe he is testing leon but that is just lame, no way it could be a set up. I'm actually glad that leon lost, this made me releived that the show have not burned out yet. Um so what is that angel doing in garo. That flashback was so beautiful that it help me reconcile the love back again |
| My life is boring cause I'm boring If you're not at school what can you do, you stare at a screen of bright pixels |
| Decent episode and the flashback was really nice. |
| Felt like a tone of unnecessary family fighting. Uhhh |
| The fight was decent, but somehow the second part of the season lacks something, and I just don't feel the same excitement that I felt for the first cour no matter how I try and just end up yawning instead... |
| ったく、嫌な世の中だよ。 |
| Dat clash. lol at Ema. Garm appeared. Mendooza's plan has been revealed. Dat flashback. Anima in anime. |
| If you see that my post is exactly 1 month old (or more) from when it was posted... Don't waste your time, especially when you want to reply with something petty & insignificant. Assume that I've moved on (because I have). |
| i hope if Leon goes to Garm next time he say's, give them a massage from me, its time to clean house so We will hunt down all traitors who voted for this orders & who came up with them |
| I'm still curious about how Mendoza survived. The watchdog center puts a lot of trust in defeating the horrors, but maybe something can go wrong? especially if mendoza is involved |
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| There is no limit to what that Octavia will go through to achieve her mission. The leg thing was a bit drastic even for her, and killing Laura really made me angry. It seems also Octavia has a thing a against Makai Knights. Father/son battle is about to begin :O |
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