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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Jesus Christ, that scene with the throat slit looked brutal. This show is getting darker and darker. Also that monster-like tongue. Yikes. |
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| ok that slug fest was disgusting.... I wish they explain why this paranormal even happens in the first place... |
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| that slug thing was so gross! |
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| Ew what the fuck... All those slugs ew That throat slit scene was bizzare |
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| damn that first story was really good I'm a little disappointed the main character didn't go insane or commit suicide at the end I mean he could have at least confessed. It was a pretty interesting story but we only ever heard about those who's love will never be realized you'd figure all the suicides would keep people away from the crossroads pretty boy instead of searching for him unless there were those who's love was realized but we'll never know since they never confirmed any. I swear I thought ryuusuke was going to be murdered by those he killed or forced to wander in that foggy crossroads for all eternity but instead he was spared a twist I was not expecting. the second story wasn't that bad just too short I mean the head of the girl became the shell for the snail and it looked as though she was still alive so her parents are pretty much making her suffer. I can understand why they wouldn't want to kill it but honestly they really should have killed it or at the very least have the parents go insane and treat the snail as their daughter. Laurits said: ibraheem234 said: Explaining why something happens or how it works kinda takes the scare factor away a bitok that slug fest was disgusting.... I wish they explain why this paranormal even happens in the first place... whenever that happens just think of it as a curse. |
| Hmmm... My feelings continue to be mixed. There are some really interesting ideas, but they all boil down to "here's this weird, freaky thing that happens but will never be explained." And that works on a horror level, but the fact that they don't get explained and we often don't get any sort of real conclusion (the Pretty Boy Crossroads segment this episode was particularly guilty of this) creates a lot of unresolved anti-climax that annoys our inherent sense of how a story should go. You can make anti-climax work, but this isn't really doing it for me... I'm left with that same sense of irritation I had after watching It Follows, and I don't like it. That said, the ideas themselves are really interesting, I just wish they were explored deeper, and the Pretty Boy Crossroads segment was going really well and had me enthralled right up until it just... ended. Even a simple "and then it was over... or was it? *DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUN*" style ending would have helped it feel more like there was actually an end to the story and not just "wait... that's it?" |
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| The poor guy went through a lot. That throat slit scene was odd. Seeing all those slugs was disgusting. |
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| The fortune telling story to Junji Ito is all right in the manga, it is a bit dragged out in the manga but just the first chapter being adapted leaves so many unanswered questions out for the viewers. Why do they keep choosing the weakest or longest stories? Loved the slug girl though, just as disgusting as in the manga! Hahaha! I keep liking the short stories more than the longer stories. They could've had 3 short stories per episode instead of 1 long and 1 short? |
| I can't help but notice they cut off several pages of the snail story to make it fit inside the time limit. That's a shame, I love that story. :/ |
DADOVIVOJan 19, 2018 10:19 AM
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| I liked the first story it was so eerie and creepy. The slug part made me queasy, and oh god the end. |
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| This time, the story about the gourgeous man was a bit boring. Still like the short stories that this adaption has to offer. |
| That first story was so creepy and fucked up....But I'm glad that Midori and the MC didn't end up dying >.< And the second story was just messed up man....That poor girl |
| Absolutely fantastic! The scene of the slug girl was a bit disgusting though... |
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| Previous episode was creepier |
| Too bad the first story ended with the MC surviving, too be honest the short was better one this time |
| This show is continuing to be offputting and atmospheric and I'm fucking loving it!!!!! |
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TazzaDArsenico said: I can't help but notice they cut off several pages of the snail story to make it fit inside the time limit. That's a shame, I love that story. :/ That's really too bad, thought it was an interesting story. |
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| this episode really gives me a fair share of spookiness, so it's really good. the art is not like the last episode, it's well drawn, both of the story really convey the gruesome and disgusting aspect pretty good. the first story itself really makes me curious about what will happened along the way, i never read this short story before, so i was really anticipated it. this is a pretty simple urban legend type like story, i thought the end will be pretty gorey or something, but that's fine too. i dont know slug girl can be put on duration that short, i thought it will need a longer one, but i guess that's fine. slug girl is very simple and straightforward, another reason why i love Junji Ito's work so probably there will be 18 stories left right, oh boy i can't wait. |
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| Well, I wasn't too impressed with the debut episode but the episodes have each been better than the last. Enjoyed both of today's segments. The slug was disturbing and the crossroads part was eerie. Was the MC boy turning into a crossroads fortune teller too? |
| First story... Not even scary at all, it just feel like some sort of psycho go around killing themselves. Second story, it just give me a 'meh', no reason of before and after or even middle .... To be honest, Ito Junji's stories are just 'meh' beside corpse-like human drawing. |
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| I think the crossroad ikemen is the kid himself but some time supernatural version of himself. The slug using the girl's head as a shell XD |
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| Sad that Shibito no Koiwazurai was shortened so much, but not a bad episode considering the past two. |
ichii_1 said: I think the crossroad ikemen is the kid himself but some time supernatural version of himself. Yeah, I was thinking the same thing while watching. |
| The thing I love about Ito is there is no moral in his stories, just like actual paranormal creatures (if they had existed) it's just chaos. They don't care if you are good or bad they just fuck with you regardless. That's why his stories are unpredictable and weird and just end suddenly. That's why it was fun to see the main character and main female get away in the first story. The second story I knew what was going to happen even before i read all of his works. It's tough with the second story being limited to 3-5 minutes to get it all out and explain it correctly. Still the best anime of the season though |
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RabidFish said: 'uh when will they explain what's going on?' 'wtf no one did anything to deserve this :(' BRUH, DO YOU EVEN KNOW JUNJI ITO? lol yeah the unexplained parts are part of the reason why his stories are so creepy and whether the MC is a good or bad person, anything can happen to them also I wonder has anyone figured out how they're picking the next stories? Which stories are collection 34 and 60? |
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| First episode that really made me feel unnerved. Still wish they would give us a little more in the form of closure but I can see that this is just the type of horror the author intends to portray so I'm cool with it. |
awalJan 19, 2018 6:42 PM
| Crossroads boy was fine but slug girl was bad considering how quick it was. I feel like the crossroad concept seems overused in horror stories since there was a sailor moon ep similar like this. |
| Crossroads Pretty Boy was damn hot and so was the VA for him. |
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dasprn said: He was voiced by Umehara, Yuuichirou?, correct me if I'm wrong. :pCrossroads Pretty Boy was damn hot and so was the VA for him. first story was good 2nd story was meh, expected it to be better |
MistLiigh said: that's honestly how most ito works boil down to which I honestly hate as well. Even the ones with explanations are pretty lame (Gyo, Uzumaki, The Enigma of Amigara Fault)Hmmm... My feelings continue to be mixed. There are some really interesting ideas, but they all boil down to "here's this weird, freaky thing that happens but will never be explained." And that works on a horror level, but the fact that they don't get explained and we often don't get any sort of real conclusion (the Pretty Boy Crossroads segment this episode was particularly guilty of this) creates a lot of unresolved anti-climax that annoys our inherent sense of how a story should go. You can make anti-climax work, but this isn't really doing it for me... I'm left with that same sense of irritation I had after watching It Follows, and I don't like it. That said, the ideas themselves are really interesting, I just wish they were explored deeper, and the Pretty Boy Crossroads segment was going really well and had me enthralled right up until it just... ended. Even a simple "and then it was over... or was it? *DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUN*" style ending would have helped it feel more like there was actually an end to the story and not just "wait... that's it?" |
EGOIST said: dasprn said: He was voiced by Umehara, Yuuichirou?, correct me if I'm wrong. :pCrossroads Pretty Boy was damn hot and so was the VA for him. first story was good 2nd story was meh, expected it to be better Really? I thought he was voiced by Midorikawa Hikaru. |
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dasprn said: yeah it seems like I was wrong mbEGOIST said: He was voiced by Umehara, Yuuichirou?, correct me if I'm wrong. :p first story was good 2nd story was meh, expected it to be better Really? I thought he was voiced by Midorikawa Hikaru. |
| well they did kind of explain the origin of the spiral and was said to be present a long time ago and is happening again on the same spot the phenomenon took place. So it counts I guess... |
ibraheem234 said: ito junji's horror stories are mostly "paranormals". If you explain each and every one of them, it'd be boring as fuck. I bet you wouldn't want to watch that.ok that slug fest was disgusting.... I wish they explain why this paranormal even happens in the first place... |
| The episodes are getting darker and I'm freaking loving it. I thought the first half deserves the whole episode or at least 2 episodes, or is it where the manga also ended? Gaaaah. I needed more. I want to know what happened to Ryuusuke and that gal. And why that ghost helped him despite of him being the reason why she killed herself. So scary, tbh, especially when that Midori's friend started being so obsessed with him and she sliced her neck. What the fuck. And somehow I think it's that pretty boy fortune teller guy's fault and Midori's friend ain't exactly in love with Ryuusuke. I maybe wrong. And that thing with slug. What the fuck. Her tongue turned into a slug? This made me hate slug more. What the fuck. I s2g this anime is making me uncomfortable and it slowly depicts Ito-sensei's works. Gaaah. Fucking loving this show. Can't wait for the next episode. 5/5. <3 P.S. WHAT THE FUCK? ONLY 12 EPISODES!?!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I WANT MOOOOOOOORE. ;-; |
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