2004-11-12, 11:33 | Link #4 |
Rabu-rabu-zura?
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Wow, what an episode. I like this whole new arc, even if I'm wondering what Tenma's up to...
The scene with Jurgens (whose character design I've always found to be outstanding) was really chilling and...well, I don't know about you, but that definitely surprised me. The only thing I wasn't too keen on was Spoiler for the end of the episode:
Still, the intrigue and the expert twists of the narrative...this is truly the best story I've ever seen told in anime. -BonBon |
2004-11-12, 17:23 | Link #8 |
mangaworm
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Europe
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How lovely, the animators are now starting to bring in the so-called 'fish bowl' camera angles, what I had wished for; and it's not an odd break at all
Personally I liked the way Johan got to Richard in the end, that scene left me impressed. |
2004-11-12, 19:16 | Link #9 |
Kurumada's lost child
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Excellent episode. As I said monster is one of my top 10 favorites animes of all time.
I just wish this anime reached the 1000+ leachers in animesukis front page It trully deserves to be one of the most populars animes out there...
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2004-11-13, 06:42 | Link #11 | |
mangaworm
Join Date: May 2004
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2004-11-13, 13:09 | Link #13 |
Rock beats scissors
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Yes it's not clear at all why Jurgens would kill himself, and what the significance is of the phrase "You should come here, too". Perhaps that's what Johan said to Jurgens on the one time they met. Jurgens isn't exactly sane, so who knows why he reacted like that when he recognized the picture. But perhaps alot happened during that one meeting that we don't know about yet. At least he didn't kill the shrink, that would've meant one more person to know the truth to be gone and Tenma will need all the help he can get. Odds are we won't find out for a long time, and have to wait until far into the series to find the answers to unresolved questions such as these. If at all. I also wonder how far Johan went with Richard Braun; still hate him for that, he could've done it after he met his daughter but I suppose it helped drive him over the edge since he used it as part of his manipulation speech. Johan likes to play games, although we have actually seen him kill someone in person rather than use straw men to do it for him. So it's also possible he just drove him nuts first then killed him. Just to be more evil.
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2004-11-13, 14:16 | Link #15 | |
mangaworm
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Europe
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Oh yeah, Johan loves to play little mind games. "Look at me, Dr. Tenma!...."
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During Johan's psycho warfare, I also got the faint impression that he might have acted out of revenge on Richard, for killing the boy. He was also in Kinderheim 511 after all, maybe they had some kind of link or something. |
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2004-11-13, 20:23 | Link #16 |
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Omfg this episode was absoultly amazing I loved every moment of it...espically the end omg Johan is so evil @@
This is SO the best writen story for an anime I have ever friggen seen. Full Metal Alchemist is my favorite series ever but this one...DEFINATLY top3 and #1 for best story... wow... <3 I need a Johan wallpaper now >,> |
2004-11-14, 00:28 | Link #17 |
<3 WoW undead girls
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Hmmm I was thinking Johan killed him because he was finding out too much.
Argh, no preview for the next episode. Maybe it's a sign something big is going to happen? It was a nice touch showing Richard looking at the picture of his daughter after the credits though. |
2004-11-14, 05:45 | Link #18 | |
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2004-11-14, 10:05 | Link #19 |
Rock beats scissors
Join Date: Jul 2004
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He knew too much, that's for sure. But his socalled execution of Joost might have given him an extra incentive and is possibly why he went about it the way he did (with an extra touch of evilness). I was however under the impression that Richard Braun shot this kid Joost because he pulled a gun on him (the ghost he kept seeing), whether drunk or not it wouldn't be an execution in that case now would it? Either way, Richard was in denial about the truth of what happened.
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2004-11-14, 23:18 | Link #20 |
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: U.S.
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Damn, but that was a good episode. Poor Richard... I don't know that he was necessarily in denial about the shooting. Johan could easily have made the whole thing up just to make Richard THINK that he was an evil enough person to shoot someone in cold blood. When Johan offerred him the liquor... excellent scene. Oh, and the bit about the kids playing good guys vs bad guys was priceless.
I wonder why the police showed up at the doctor's house, though. It's not as if it's standard procedure if someone dies to go strait to his psychiatrist. Maybe Johan tried to tie him to the murder somehow? After all, he's got to get rid of him now too.... |
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