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ookamigirl · 2012-10-25, 14:39

So those two managed to get away from the city, but not from the curse.
It was kinda funny how they just casually borrow someones house.
Flashback to their childhood days was a nice addition to the story.
At least we found out how those two became close friends.
Nice, relaxing episode ^^

Bern-san · 2012-10-25, 14:46

Spoiler for 4:

I have some mixed feelings since I don't know wether to be worried about the extremely slow pace or to be curious about the direction it's going to take.

FlareKnight · 2012-10-25, 15:26

Spoiler for Ep4:

Awrya · 2012-10-25, 17:31

Spoiler for 4:

miroku2192 · 2012-10-25, 17:58

Sounds like Princess has a little budding crush (<3) on our main character Yoshino :P.

Also, what doesn't make sense to me is the aftereffects of the crash. The dudes helmet was torn to pieces, even the characters in the anime said it was a terrible crash,etc, yet Mashiro just got away with a few broken bones and scratches? A direct hit like that does NOT= broken arm and few scratches.

Something isn't adding up, and given what we know about magic/healing magic, magic is likely the answer to this mystery. Question is, why was magic "protecting" Mashiro? And who was it?

Given the characters that were introduced to us so far, the only "person" i could deduce/speculate as someone containing magic WHO WOULD WANT to help/protect MAshiro would be Mashiro's sister, which could potentially tie in to why she was murdered since we learned in episode 2 that there was magic involved with her death.

Though, the only thing that wouldn't add up with this speculation of mine, then, is just that given what we were told so far, seems like there is only one family with magic? And the magic world probably isn't too huge, and so if Mashiro's sister did in fact have healing magic, how would the princess not know? Princess should've known. Unless there's more to this magic world than we know and there are other "humans" or "wizards" or w/e you wanna call 'em that have magic as well.

Fun episode, I really want to know more about the princess though. I liked the backstory we got on these two.

DragoonKain3 · 2012-10-25, 19:15

Wait a frigging minute... Mahiro came out of the car alone in that 3rd grade flashback? Where the frig is Aika then, since if they're siblings they should go to the same elementary? Does this mean Aika might have been adopted?

And bah, me thinking Aika and Yoshino were childhood friends was because Yoshino and Mahiro were childhood friends. Now that Aika's relation by blood to Mahiro isn't so clear, I'm actually doubting YoshinoXAika's status as osananajimi.

Although wow, Yoshino's powers of deduction is of Sherlock Holmes caliber (how is he thinking that Mahiro is smarter than him again?). If anyone can solve this mystery, it would be him.

FlareKnight · 2012-10-25, 20:00

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Originally Posted by DragoonKain3

Wait a frigging minute... Mahiro came out of the car alone in that 3rd grade flashback? Where the frig is Aika then, since if they're siblings they should go to the same elementary? Does this mean Aika might have been adopted?

And bah, me thinking Aika and Yoshino were childhood friends was because Yoshino and Mahiro were childhood friends. Now that Aika's relation by blood to Mahiro isn't so clear, I'm actually doubting YoshinoXAika's status as osananajimi.

Although wow, Yoshino's powers of deduction is of Sherlock Holmes caliber (how is he thinking that Mahiro is smarter than him again?). If anyone can solve this mystery, it would be him.

Might be a bit hasty in reaching that conclusion. For all we know Aika went to some all-girls school during that time. Unless they don't have those at the elementary school level. I mean look at episode 2, when Aika was going into that school it was all girls going in the same direction. Could say the only reason Yoshino met Aika was because she was Mahiro's sister.

Don't think you need to give up on the osananajimi status quite yet

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Elestia · 2012-10-25, 20:10

Nice flashback helped flesh out Mahiro and Yoshino's character a lot. The pacing and direction was handled well and we got some nice closure in the end with Mahiro and the petrified kids.

creb · 2012-10-25, 23:00

Yoshino disliking celery just absolved him of any possible guilt in the death of Mahiro's sister.

Anyone who dislikes celery has to be a good guy in my book.

Mercurius.H · 2012-10-26, 01:49

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Originally Posted by miroku2192

Sounds like Princess has a little budding crush (<3) on our main character Yoshino :P.

Also, what doesn't make sense to me is the aftereffects of the crash. The dudes helmet was torn to pieces, even the characters in the anime said it was a terrible crash,etc, yet Mashiro just got away with a few broken bones and scratches? A direct hit like that does NOT= broken arm and few scratches.

Something isn't adding up, and given what we know about magic/healing magic, magic is likely the answer to this mystery. Question is, why was magic "protecting" Mashiro? And who was it?

Given the characters that were introduced to us so far, the only "person" i could deduce/speculate as someone containing magic WHO WOULD WANT to help/protect MAshiro would be Mashiro's sister, which could potentially tie in to why she was murdered since we learned in episode 2 that there was magic involved with her death.

Though, the only thing that wouldn't add up with this speculation of mine, then, is just that given what we were told so far, seems like there is only one family with magic? And the magic world probably isn't too huge, and so if Mashiro's sister did in fact have healing magic, how would the princess not know? Princess should've known. Unless there's more to this magic world than we know and there are other "humans" or "wizards" or w/e you wanna call 'em that have magic as well.

Fun episode, I really want to know more about the princess though. I liked the backstory we got on these two.

The surgical scar under Mahiro's left chest suggested splenectomy, i.e. having his spleen removed. Spleen rupture is quite common in such situations.

This whole anime-original ep is somewhat mixed for me. While the underlying sentiments is nicely woven, which is missing from the manga, I really cant like those Fujoshi-services.

Haak · 2012-10-26, 04:59

That was a very nice breather episode that did well to expand upon Yoshino and Mahiro's relationship.

Belial13 · 2012-10-26, 05:24

Just when i thought what is all this BS it turns out it was a filler, good to hear...

blewin · 2012-10-26, 07:01

love it! some background into the relationship between the two main characters. It was funny to see Yoshino playing a trick on Mahiro, and with Mahiro admitting at the end of the influence Yoshino had on him.

miroku2192 · 2012-10-26, 11:57

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Originally Posted by Mercurius.H

The surgical scar under Mahiro's left chest suggested splenectomy, i.e. having his spleen removed. Spleen rupture is quite common in such situations.

This whole anime-original ep is somewhat mixed for me. While the underlying sentiments is nicely woven, which is missing from the manga, I really cant like those Fujoshi-services.

Ah, it's nice to have someone who understands biology/doctor surgery stuff/whatever you would classify this under.

Guess that one detail tore my speculation apart.

edit:
Though wait a second! I just thought of something. How come the guy didn't escape? They had a whole escape route planned right? According to Yoshino at least, so something is still weird about that story, hmph!

Kakkou · 2012-10-26, 12:24

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Originally Posted by miroku2192

Though wait a second! I just thought of something. How come the guy didn't escape? They had a whole escape route planned right? According to Yoshino at least, so something is still weird about that story, hmph!

Because the culprit getting himself hurt in the process wasn't part of the plan. He was meant to do a hit-and-run but somehow screwed up and landed both of them in the hospital.

Om Nerabdator · 2012-10-27, 01:33

Well judging by the preview it looks like its gonna be anime original from now on, please dont screw it up BONES!!

Kaoru Chujo · 2012-10-27, 02:50

Mark me down as really loving ep4. Beautifully done.

And the fact that Yoshino and Mahiro as boys were played by Kuwashima Houko and Sanpei Yuuko just goes along with the overall good quality of the episode. Written by Okada, storyboard by Director Andou.

Anh_Minh · 2012-10-27, 04:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by miroku2192

Sounds like Princess has a little budding crush (<3) on our main character Yoshino :P.

Also, what doesn't make sense to me is the aftereffects of the crash. The dudes helmet was torn to pieces, even the characters in the anime said it was a terrible crash,etc, yet Mashiro just got away with a few broken bones and scratches? A direct hit like that does NOT= broken arm and few scratches.

Something isn't adding up, and given what we know about magic/healing magic, magic is likely the answer to this mystery. Question is, why was magic "protecting" Mashiro? And who was it?

Or Mashiro - who saw it coming - dodged a bit and was only hit with a glancing blow, while the mugger hit a wall just after.

king12354 · 2012-10-27, 19:24

Here's a lesson for all the villains. Don't try to run over a kid with a motorcycle if you really want to kill the boy, especially when you have a high chance of getting caught or screwing up.

creb · 2012-10-27, 23:45

I certainly hope it becomes anime original material from here on out. Even having to deal with all the future posts about how it's not doing this or that or the other thing, anime original threads are a lot more interesting to speculate in, since you don't have all these people trying to pretend they don't know what's going on while taking part in that "speculation".

2012-10-25, 14:39	Link #341
ookamigirl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	So those two managed to get away from the city, but not from the curse. It was kinda funny how they just casually borrow someones house. Flashback to their childhood days was a nice addition to the story. At least we found out how those two became close friends. Nice, relaxing episode ^^ __________________ My Blog --> ookami

2012-10-25, 14:46	Link #342
Bern-san Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009	Spoiler for 4: The flashback wasn't as bad as I imagined but I have to wonder, how did Yoshino get all that information? I watched Psycho-Pass with Kogami fanservice but the fanservice here was so I'm not too fond of Mahiro's anime design so... Episode 4 was all anime-original except the part where Yoshino gets the amulet while Mahiro is sitting on the chinese lion statue (can't remember the name) and it looks like the next episode will have more filler and some parts of chapter 4 Yay for Junichirou, the start of Aika x Yoshino flashbacks and Samon's trump card as shown in preview. I have some mixed feelings since I don't know wether to be worried about the extremely slow pace or to be curious about the direction it's going to take. __________________

2012-10-25, 15:26	Link #343
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	Spoiler for Ep4: Yoshino was a pretty unusual guy himself. Rather insane how he did all that research and even found the mastermind behind the incident . Instead of leaving the unpleasant things for last he changed to just powering through them from the start. Truly a friendship that came about despite either side not really looking for it. Fate playing the key part in having Yoshino up for class duty that day and then everything taking off from there. Certainly with brains and brawn they became quite the combination. I'm with Hakaze's chuckle with both saying the exact same line. Neither could have gotten as far as they have without the other. Makes sense for Yoshino to come along since otherwise Mahiro just wouldn't be able to pull it off. Nice little scene as well with Mahiro dropping off those items to join the kids. Both guys unable to just simply walk away from those kids turned to metal. __________________ Anime-Evo

2012-10-25, 17:31	Link #344
Awrya U mad? Join Date: Apr 2012	Spoiler for 4: Anime original, not bad. A ~10 year old finding out all that information, even finding the mastermind, not to mention even the apartment and articles from newspaper? It is way more extensive than what you'd expect from an elementary school kid. The essay scene would have been perfect if he Yoshino smirked a bit more __________________

2012-10-25, 17:58	Link #345
miroku2192 Let's Puppystyle! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Best Place In The WORLD Age: 32	Sounds like Princess has a little budding crush (<3) on our main character Yoshino :P. Also, what doesn't make sense to me is the aftereffects of the crash. The dudes helmet was torn to pieces, even the characters in the anime said it was a terrible crash,etc, yet Mashiro just got away with a few broken bones and scratches? A direct hit like that does NOT= broken arm and few scratches. Something isn't adding up, and given what we know about magic/healing magic, magic is likely the answer to this mystery. Question is, why was magic "protecting" Mashiro? And who was it? Given the characters that were introduced to us so far, the only "person" i could deduce/speculate as someone containing magic WHO WOULD WANT to help/protect MAshiro would be Mashiro's sister, which could potentially tie in to why she was murdered since we learned in episode 2 that there was magic involved with her death. Though, the only thing that wouldn't add up with this speculation of mine, then, is just that given what we were told so far, seems like there is only one family with magic? And the magic world probably isn't too huge, and so if Mashiro's sister did in fact have healing magic, how would the princess not know? Princess should've known. Unless there's more to this magic world than we know and there are other "humans" or "wizards" or w/e you wanna call 'em that have magic as well. Fun episode, I really want to know more about the princess though. I liked the backstory we got on these two. __________________

2012-10-25, 19:15	Link #346
DragoonKain3 Osana-Najimi Shipper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mt. Ordeals	Wait a frigging minute... Mahiro came out of the car alone in that 3rd grade flashback? Where the frig is Aika then, since if they're siblings they should go to the same elementary? Does this mean Aika might have been adopted? And bah, me thinking Aika and Yoshino were childhood friends was because Yoshino and Mahiro were childhood friends. Now that Aika's relation by blood to Mahiro isn't so clear, I'm actually doubting YoshinoXAika's status as osananajimi. Although wow, Yoshino's powers of deduction is of Sherlock Holmes caliber (how is he thinking that Mahiro is smarter than him again?). If anyone can solve this mystery, it would be him. __________________ Yes its YOU childhood friend - source of BERZERKER RAGE since forever Childhood Friend couple STATISTICS(spoilers abound though)

2012-10-25, 20:10	Link #348
Elestia Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: California	Nice flashback helped flesh out Mahiro and Yoshino's character a lot. The pacing and direction was handled well and we got some nice closure in the end with Mahiro and the petrified kids. __________________

2012-10-25, 23:00	Link #349
creb Hiding Under Your Bed Join Date: May 2008	Yoshino disliking celery just absolved him of any possible guilt in the death of Mahiro's sister. Anyone who dislikes celery has to be a good guy in my book. __________________ http://myanimelist.net/animelist/creb http://myanimelist.net/mangalist/creb It feels like years since they've been updated, btw. Also, cake.

2012-10-26, 04:59	Link #351
Haak Me, An Intellectual Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Age: 33	That was a very nice breather episode that did well to expand upon Yoshino and Mahiro's relationship. __________________ MAL \| AnimeSuki Choice Awards 2020 Winners

2012-10-26, 05:24	Link #352
Belial13 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hell	Just when i thought what is all this BS it turns out it was a filler, good to hear...

2012-10-26, 07:01	Link #353
blewin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007	love it! some background into the relationship between the two main characters. It was funny to see Yoshino playing a trick on Mahiro, and with Mahiro admitting at the end of the influence Yoshino had on him. __________________ Chrome Shelled Regios

2012-10-27, 01:33	Link #356
Om Nerabdator ~Maru~ Join Date: Mar 2008	Well judging by the preview it looks like its gonna be anime original from now on, please dont screw it up BONES!! __________________

2012-10-27, 02:50	Link #357
Kaoru Chujo Yuuki Aoi Join Date: Jul 2004	Mark me down as really loving ep4. Beautifully done. And the fact that Yoshino and Mahiro as boys were played by Kuwashima Houko and Sanpei Yuuko just goes along with the overall good quality of the episode. Written by Okada, storyboard by Director Andou. __________________ YUUKI Aoi 悠木碧. b92.03.27 (age 29). 2008 Kurenai (Murasaki). 2009 Yumeiro Pâtissière (Ichigo), Kiruminzuu (Riko), Yutori-chan (Yutori-chan). 2010 Vampire Bund (Mina Tepeş), Shiki (Sunako), Samurai Girls (Juubee), Pokémon: Black and White (Iris). 2011 Madoka Magica (Madoka), Gosick (Victorique), A-Channel (Tooru). 2012 Symphogear (Hibiki). 2014 Pilot's Love Song (Claire/Nina), Nanatsu no Taizai (Diane). 2015 Owari no Seraph (Krul Tepes), Rokka no Yuusha (Fremy). 2016 Boku no Hero Academia (Tsuyu, Froppy). 2017 Kino no Tabi (Kino). 2021 Kumo desu ga (watashi), Kaizoku Oujo (Karin), Heike Monogatari (Biwa), etc., etc. Total of 513 roles in anime and games.

2012-10-27, 19:24	Link #359
king12354 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007	Here's a lesson for all the villains. Don't try to run over a kid with a motorcycle if you really want to kill the boy, especially when you have a high chance of getting caught or screwing up.

2012-10-27, 23:45	Link #360
creb Hiding Under Your Bed Join Date: May 2008	I certainly hope it becomes anime original material from here on out. Even having to deal with all the future posts about how it's not doing this or that or the other thing, anime original threads are a lot more interesting to speculate in, since you don't have all these people trying to pretend they don't know what's going on while taking part in that "speculation". __________________ http://myanimelist.net/animelist/creb http://myanimelist.net/mangalist/creb It feels like years since they've been updated, btw. Also, cake.