Sakamoto Days Part 2 Episode 9 Discussion

@Koolyaroo honestly their fight was as average I can expect from TMS and I doubt the next ep will be better with the Animation if the 2nd half is anything to go by

@TheColonel76 Gaku really strikes me as neurodivergent coded in some way, though his background could also just make him bordering on something more unfeeling and detached. He either forgot or didn't realize that all his motions are imitated by the other guy, so him eating bread is going to just be weird to everyone else on the island versus Kashima or Slur in person.

The lag part is a handicap, plus I feel like the idea is that if you can't even handle Gaku's attacks through a medium like this, you're not at the level Slur wants to recruit, Toramaru isn't dead, thankfully, so she might be considered on that basis versus, say, others involved in this fight.

Using Gaku as the measuring stick seems unfair, he's practically the Dragon of the group, a vice leader in the vein of Zoro from One Piece to Luffy. But they really don't have any of the other members that stick around later, Slur's group is such that the author really kind of played them pure chaos, only really following the thread of Slur's revolution at best, no real loyalty otherwise.

@ultramb Shinaya is wearing something like an exosuit
They also made sure to find someone that was flexible and pretty physically fit for the vr stuff

@ultramb I did see someone theorize that Gaku is pushing Shinaya's body to its limits and he might suffer muscle tears and bones breaking.

@holdingnothing I’d say you’re on point for the most part, Gaku is an interesting character to analyze and adding on this VR element makes things even more wild. And yeah Slur’s group is very small from what we’ve seen so I guess Gaku is the one they have to lean on for stuff like this.

I don't know how I feel about about the exam proctors being killed left and right... Also is the puppet guy being piloted even human with that kind of strength, though it wouldn't be surprising if he's some kind of cyborg like Kashima. In this story it feels like some random characters will survive nukes while others supposedly professionals gets one-shot.

On the other hand, Sakamoto struggling to free himself from a mere steel web until the last moment felt like such acting including even his mono dialogue. The fights are still cool but the strength and outcomes of these characters often feel very inconsistent.

@Phantom_Void737 the Animation went back down in quality

I'm glad this part is getting more action but once again the episodes are not enough. I'm tired of getting "part 1, part2" ugh

@SoulReaper85 no it didnt I see you hate on it every week that is literally your agenda lmao

I have to give props to Shin for being not only resilent but slowly catching up to Sakamoto. His fighting has improved and it shows with the way he was able to take out that girl. It was also a bit giggling seeing that Kaji is just too shy to talk.

Time for another battle, this time with a robot who was clearly giving his identity too much away.

@rasterman7 I also like how Shin always remembers Sakamoto in order to keep calm and stay strong