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Aug 19, 2:04 PM
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Honestly, I don’t even know why I’m feeling this way. I’ve watched plenty of disturbing stuff before gore, messed-up movies, all of that and it never really got to me. But this series? I’m only on episode 3 and it’s already messing with my head more than I thought it would.
Aug 19, 2:14 PM
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it does warn you before each episode
Aug 19, 2:17 PM
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Reply to 15MerrBe
it does warn you before each episode
@15MerrBe I know, but I’ll stick with it till the end just to see how it all wraps up. Honestly though, I never expected it to get this dark.💀
Aug 19, 2:19 PM
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Chainsaw_Heart said:
@15MerrBe I know. I'll still watch it till the end to see how it concludes. But seriously didn't expected it would go so dark 💀

It's deep but incredible, the ending is worth it, don't give up
Aug 19, 2:21 PM
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The mood is amazing.
*kappa*
Aug 19, 2:44 PM
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this show is great but the themes are repeated everywhere, the only reason this makes you feel this way is because you're explicitly shown the parts that are usually expedition
Aug 19, 2:52 PM
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15MerrBe said:
it does warn you before each episode

as gigguk has said, it needs another warning because I don't think I was ready for what this show showed.
Aug 19, 3:33 PM
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plus, emotions are great. they're what make people interesting, and so they're also what make media interesting. tv is usually about emotions if you look into it. even if TV is just pretty colours on a screen, the reason you enjoy it is because you're feeling emotions right there. takopi is a show about emotions, albeit ones that make you want to end it. if you don't feel emotions or want to communicate emotions after watching a show, there is no point in watching TV at all.
Aug 19, 4:17 PM
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Chainsaw_Heart said:
Honestly, I don’t even know why I’m feeling this way. I’ve watched plenty of disturbing stuff before gore, messed-up movies, all of that and it never really got to me. But this series? I’m only on episode 3 and it’s already messing with my head more than I thought it would.

Mainly because they show the fucked up world through an innocent and naive alien's perspective...
Aug 19, 4:22 PM

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(sorry for my bad english) I mean for me it doesn't even seem too disturbing, surely the plot is tragic and dramatic but for me it was made too forced and artificial and that's why even though there are some horrible scenes it doesn't manage to convince me and accept them but the topics regarding bullying, apathy and loneliness, social pressures, school and work performance and the crisis of faith and the family unit were used as a wake-up call for the audience and the message came through loud and clear. Despite certain inflated and stereotyped themes the good ending closed this anime positively!🤧🐙
Feel pain, think about pain, accept pain, know pain... Shinra Tensei!
Aug 19, 6:27 PM
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im so glad i watched it weekly, gave me time to prepare myself
Aug 19, 10:17 PM
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Honestly after the image in episode 1 of Shizuka holding Chappy’s collar nothing else was really too bad for me. But ngl I closed Crunchyroll and cried when I saw that frame.
Aug 19, 11:02 PM

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you get caught on slight mental bait. hopefully You can end up the series
Aug 20, 1:12 AM

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I think it hurts more because it's real. there is a big difference fearing zombies and some other unnatural beings, and fear of being totally neglected and nuisance to everyone.
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Aug 20, 1:59 AM
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This thread was so fun to read lol.
Some people are crazy af lmao.
Aug 20, 7:11 AM
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ain't dark for me pal
Aug 20, 7:17 AM
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Chainsaw_Heart said:
Honestly, I don’t even know why I’m feeling this way. I’ve watched plenty of disturbing stuff before gore, messed-up movies, all of that and it never really got to me. But this series? I’m only on episode 3 and it’s already messing with my head more than I thought it would.

There's an anime called Monster. It messes with your head even more.
Aug 20, 8:42 AM
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Chainsaw_Heart said:
Honestly, I don’t even know why I’m feeling this way. I’ve watched plenty of disturbing stuff before gore, messed-up movies, all of that and it never really got to me. But this series? I’m only on episode 3 and it’s already messing with my head more than I thought it would.

Well, everyone's experience is different, but if I had to think of some of the reasons and keep it short, then there's the element of them being kids, not understanding how things work
The alien that's supposed to be all happy and positive is just clueless and naive
Add that to its background coming from a "Happy" planet and all of that
And to me, there's also the juxtaposition of the horrifying things (you're in ep3, you know what I'm talking about) with that idea of happiness being a motivation, and the Takopi-related stuff being all childish in design and colour.. Etc
What do you think?
Aug 20, 8:43 AM
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Chainsaw_Heart said:
Honestly, I don’t even know why I’m feeling this way. I’ve watched plenty of disturbing stuff before gore, messed-up movies, all of that and it never really got to me. But this series? I’m only on episode 3 and it’s already messing with my head more than I thought it would.

There's an anime called Monster. It messes with your head even more.
@SuperHammoudi both are different bro.
Aug 20, 10:21 AM

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Chainsaw_Heart said:
Honestly, I don’t even know why I’m feeling this way. I’ve watched plenty of disturbing stuff before gore, messed-up movies, all of that and it never really got to me. But this series? I’m only on episode 3 and it’s already messing with my head more than I thought it would.

I don't know what dark shows you usally watch, but Takopi in particular has a lot of realism to it's darkness, and that can understanderbly have an effect on people
Aug 20, 10:24 AM
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yeah it was pretty messed up hence they gave a warning before every episode, but in general it is a very good show. The storytelling, characters, themes etc are so good and for it being such a short series I feel it did so much in the right way. Yeah, its very dark and sometimes disturbing but it is so good and I can always appreciate a show/manga that's willing to talk about sad but truthful stories that can really mess you up.
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Aug 20, 12:46 PM
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@Chainsaw_Heart jokes on you, I was laughing by the end of episode 2
(I’m mentally unstable)
Aug 20, 2:15 PM
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Masshiroi said:
I think it hurts more because it's real. there is a big difference fearing zombies and some other unnatural beings, and fear of being totally neglected and nuisance to everyone.

I love your statement and your immaculate anime taste!
Aug 20, 2:49 PM
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@JuwairiyaU I never said I hated the show for getting so dark. I just didn’t expect it to go that deep. You know how most anime usually are. So it caught me off guard. But yeah, it’s definitely a great show, I agree with you on that. Showing so many emotion in just 6 episode is really praise worthy
Aug 21, 11:17 AM

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I mean it literally warn you before every episode so yeah
Aug 21, 11:38 AM

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It's simply an accurate representation of how Japanese school girls act.
Aug 21, 12:32 PM

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It's simply an accurate representation of how Japanese school girls act.
@Lentus1 I would say they probably toned it down a little bit
Aug 21, 4:15 PM

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It's not for everyone (and that's fine). I'd say messing with your head was the point.
Aug 21, 9:23 PM
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Aug 21, 11:14 PM
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Aug 22, 7:55 AM
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It is because of takopi's innocent behaviors and cute atmosphere sometimes. And some unexpected reactions. Ex: Shizuka's smile after marina's death
Aug 24, 12:43 AM
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Chainsaw_Heart said:
@15MerrBe I know. I'll still watch it till the end to see how it concludes. But seriously didn't expected it would go so dark 💀

It's deep but incredible, the ending is worth it, don't give up
@15MerrBe the ending was the worst part of this anime.
Aug 27, 6:08 AM
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Chainsaw_Heart said:
@15MerrBe the ending was the worst part of this anime.

Why did you find it bad? Can't quite believe that people would think about the ending this way.
Aug 27, 6:28 AM
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@15MerrBe the ending was the worst part of this anime.

Why did you find it bad? Can't quite believe that people would think about the ending this way.
@NelloPed It just doesn’t feel natural. It’s like the author was pressured into slapping on a happy ending. I don’t necessarily mind a positive conclusion, but the execution was clumsy and the flow just wasn’t there. It honestly reminded me of Attack on Titan’s ending, where Eren goes from mass murd€r€r to giving preachy “fallen hero” speeches. The ending of Takopi falls into the same trap forced and unsatisfying.

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