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View Poll Results: Shin Sekai Yori - Episode 12 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 19 | 41.30% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 19 | 41.30% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 4 | 8.70% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 4 | 8.70% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 0 | 0% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2012-12-15, 06:40 | Link #21 | |||
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Spoiler for novel exerpt (spoiler only for size):
The line in the anime though is ネコダマシが来るんじゃないかなんで冗談めかして僕言ってたけど, so the translator's not wrong? I think the change's intentional because you don't find out Spoiler for potentially skipped detail:
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She's there since the beginning. I remember reading somewhere that they actually sat down and plan out all the character profiles, so this is definitely intentional~ (do not quote me though) I am particularly fond of this episode, because the viewers are finally given all the information to understand the theme of the series: 偽りの神に抗え/Opposing the Fake God. Infodump is difficult to animate. The storyboard for this episode is far more cohesive and engaging than all the previous infodump episodes. If there's one thing about Hyouka that I enjoyed (definitely not most of the mysteries), it's the extravagant directing/storyboarding that they use for "talk, talk, talk". I'm glad Shinsekai has pulled one of those finally, which turned out to be fairly unsurprising because Ishihama (our director for those who forgot) is the one who handled the storyboard for 12, a role he hasn't done since episode 1-3 (the "best" episodes). For fans of Yamauchi though, fear not, he shall return episode 14. To top all of that, the dark humor of "no rights until 17" is just extremely hilarious when considering Japan's extremely lenient laws for youth under 17 (even regarding murders). Oh how the tables have turned in the future~ Finally (not sure if someone mentioned this already), there will be a new ED "soon" for "part III" of the anime sang by Hanazawa. |
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2012-12-15, 07:10 | Link #24 | |||
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As for the "skipped detail", it's not skipped, Spoiler for next episode, most likely:
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Also, I'm not happy to hear about the new ending. :/ The current one is awesome, but that aside, Hanazawa singing it doesn't sound too good. (I don't mean she can't sing, of course she can, it's just the character association and everything else... :/ I hope the ending is not going to be Maria-centric.) Last edited by kuromitsu; 2012-12-15 at 07:22. |
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2012-12-15, 07:14 | Link #25 | |
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It's not the easiest line to figure out, it seems like it could be very ambiguous if you aren't very familiar with Japanese. The '僕' in your transcript above is actually 'ぽく' as in 'pretend / act like', e.g. 'he was pretending to be joking'. (Not to mention girls don't use '僕') When you hear the later parts of the explanation it's clear that it was Mamoru that was joking, but was just acting like it was a joke.
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2012-12-15, 07:26 | Link #26 |
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So they knew everything about what happened right from the start.
The story about Karma demons was interesting. This episode came with lots of new info as well. Mamoru's disappearance doesn't look good. He's probably gonna end up like Shun..
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2012-12-15, 07:27 | Link #27 | |||
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Nah, I just saw that one on 2ch back 34th thread. Interestingly enough, it didn't even have the episode director nor animation supervisor's name down yet. |
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2012-12-15, 10:10 | Link #28 | ||
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That was a nice informative episode. Nothing new was revealed, but we finally found out in detail how Karma Demons and Fiends are born, what the difference between the two is, and how the rules of society were bent in order to prevent their emergence. I understand why they're so scared of them, K managed to kill over a thousand people all by himself. They couldn't even defend themselves against him due to the restrictions imposed on them. The death feeback has its drawbacks.
K's story was as terrifying as the girl karma demon's was tragic. That poor girl, just like Shun, never did anything wrong - she was just unlucky. I enjoyed the visuals accompanying the narration. They did a good job conveying how horrible and desperate her situation was. I was a bit surprised Saki was chose by Satoru's grandmother to be the next head of the ethics committee, but this actually makes a lot of sense. It is true that Saki is very level-headed and composed. She handled the truth impressively well for someone her age. She's basically the complete opposite of Mamoru. Mamoru's disappearance is worrisome, however I don't think he will become a fiend. He doesn't strike me as the type of person who would hurt anybody. He was never hinted to have any morbid thoughts either. Besides, if he really had the potential to become a fiend, I believe he would have been removed by now. Fiends are easier to detect than karma demons; since they were watching him closely, they would have noticed something was off with him. It's possible that fear could turn him into a different person though, so I suppose we can't rule this possibility out yet. Quote:
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New ED soon... I'm going to miss the current one. I'm curious to hear the new song nonetheless. I hope it will suit Kana's heavenly voice.
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2012-12-15, 11:05 | Link #29 |
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I think that Fiends and Karma Demons are different sides of the same coin.
A Fiend is someone who gives complete vent to inner dark and violent impulses. This complete lack of self-restraint ultimately turns them into murderous monsters. A Karma Demon is someone who gives no vent to inner dark and violent impulses. This is partly why they are such kind and loving people. But since their inner darkness is given no vent at all, that darkness falls entirely to the subconscious, and hence it leaks out uncontrollably, causing destruction. Perhaps one of the key ideas being put forward by Shin Sekai Yori is the concept of psychological balance, and how achieving it is important. Shin Sekai Yori certainly tells an interesting story, and its fictional world is as fascinating as it is dark. It was good to see the plot move forward nicely in this episode, while also doing some excellent world-building. As horrific as the darker elements of this society are, it's hard to fault the adults managing this society for doing what they do. A child gone bad is like a walking weapon of mass destruction, after all.
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2012-12-15, 11:17 | Link #30 |
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Oh, I can just feel Maria snapping and turning into a Fiend. XD
But yeah, a very awesome episode. Shin Sekai Yori finally returns to it original quality during the first three episodes, and it's a welcome sight considering this series dropped in my rankings recently. And was the Asahina in the flashback the grandma? Because if it was, it's weird that the world looked to be of present modern times despite it being maybe just 50 years in the past of the current timeline. Finally, I wonder if Saki's mom was also a candidate for the succession as head of the Ethics committee, as both mother and daughter gave the same response according to Tomoko. Because if she was, she didn't come off as a level headed person during Saki's childhood... but then again maybe having your children killed at such a young age was her weakness.
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2012-12-15, 12:21 | Link #32 |
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"What, the episode is over already?" Hahaha, great stuff. Even if we already guessed at a lot of it, the exposition was nice.
And wow, the Education and Ethics groups look a lot less sinister than I thought. Instead, they're normal people trying to deal with dangerous and unfortunate illnesses. |
2012-12-15, 13:16 | Link #33 |
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Fiend I can understand. Karma Demon why don't they just send them to a secluded area to let them live by themselves. I mean the population is a fraction of what it used to be so there should be plenty of empty lands. The nature of these Karma Demons will allow them to obey their instructions and live in seclusion till end of their natural lives. But their intellect can be used to understand their own problem and develop solution for it or at least able to study and provide insight. Especially if there will be more then 1 Karma Demon living together.
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2012-12-15, 13:28 | Link #34 | |
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2012-12-15, 13:38 | Link #35 | |
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After having one of her own children having to be removed she lost her nerve and turned down her spot as the next head of the Committee.
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2012-12-15, 14:43 | Link #36 |
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The further into this series I go, the stronger the feeling I have there might be an ecological metaphor in play. How viable is a society who, despite brutal steps for prevention, continues to contaminate their surroundings and periodically harm themselves?
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2012-12-15, 14:56 | Link #38 | |
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I immediately thought "Ah, now I know precisely how to describe Akane generally unflappable nature in Psycho-Pass. She has a high personality index!"
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2012-12-15, 16:49 | Link #39 | |
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Think for a moment that the only reason we do not have giant ants, wasps or cockroaches is because they lake lungs and can't grow bigger than well, insect size. But with gene manipulating you can give them lungs and make them bigger, even with psychokinesis an army of giant wasps would make mincemeat of a whole village in one night. Now think about the monsters that can be created if we get really creative. |
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2012-12-15, 17:00 | Link #40 |
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You know, I'm actually kind of surprised that they haven't tried to remove "Cantus" (i.e. PK ability) completely from the population. I mean, at a genetic engineering level.
While "Cantus" powers have some obvious benefits to them, it's hard to think that they're worth the associated downsides.
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