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BPD Renegade · 2016-05-30, 00:14

The rest of the episode titles have been released:

Spoiler for episode 10-12 titles:

I'm glad the story I was curious about is going to be adapted, and it'll be the last episode at that! This is making me tentatively raise my expectations.

More details at the official website, but be wary of light spoilers.

Yu Ominae · 2016-05-30, 08:18

Spoiler for Ep 8 stuff:

Stark700 · 2016-05-31, 12:38

I find it funny at how they compare the D-Agency and the Wind Agency.

Hmm, I think this week's episode was alright. First half bored me a little but I like the mind games coming from Yuki with his intimidating words. To me, Yuki is like the chessmaster, the type of guy that stays ahead of the game. It's hard to take eyes off of him literally.

Spoiler:

bakato · 2016-05-31, 14:34

So the game ends with D-Agency's total victory. I say that but in reality the farts just shot themselves, one quite literally.

Wandering Soul · 2016-05-31, 16:48

So the Wind Agency ended up being a complete joke. Yuki showed that those guys had no idea what they were doing and won the game flawlessly.

bakato · 2016-05-31, 16:51

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Originally Posted by Wandering Soul

So the Wind Agency ended up being a complete joke. Yuki showed that those guys had no idea what they were doing and won the game flawlessly.

On one hand I'm glad Yuki's still got it, but on the other I'm disappointed the D-Agency didn't get much of a challenge. Anyways, I doubt this is the last we'll see of command.

Kismet-chan · 2016-05-31, 22:22

Damn, this episode was savage.

bakato · 2016-05-31, 22:26

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Originally Posted by Kismet-chan

Damn, this episode was savage.

I don't get it.

Is it true that Imperialist Army really had a bunch of nonsense called the Grand Strategy?

magnumcyclonex · 2016-05-31, 22:38

That was a bit...underwhelming. I would've liked to see both agencies go head to head and actually successfully foil each other and force the other to adapt so they both keep up with each other ala Death Note (Light vs L), but that would probably warrant more episodes for what I'm asking for.

bakato · 2016-05-31, 22:40

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Originally Posted by magnumcyclonex

That was a bit...underwhelming. I would've liked to see both agencies go head to head and actually successfully foil each other and force the other to adapt so they both keep up with each other ala Death Note (Light vs L), but that would probably warrant more episodes for what I'm asking for.

And it would also demand that the Wind Agency be more competent than their stupid army code made them to be.

Kismet-chan · 2016-05-31, 23:01

I mainly meant that I thought Yuuki's diss at the end was particularly scathing.

If I were going to nitpick, the episode suffers from the same flaw the entire series does, and that would be its struggles with the concept of "show, don't tell". I do wish that Wind Agency was a more competent force to be reckoned with, but I don't know how they were treated in the novel compared to their depiction here (that and I understand you can only do but so much with a small episode limit).

Dengar · 2016-06-01, 12:45

RIP Wind Agency. They never stood a chance. D Agency didn't even need to do anything to prove their superiority.

Botan_TM · 2016-06-01, 12:53

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Originally Posted by bakato

I don't get it.

Is it true that Imperialist Army really had a bunch of nonsense called the Grand Strategy?

I don't know, but I have different impression of Grand Strategy. For that I understand, those were so general strategies, that could be sum up with "water is wet".

Iron Maw · 2016-06-01, 12:59

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Originally Posted by Kismet-chan

I mainly meant that I thought Yuuki's diss at the end was particularly scathing.

If I were going to nitpick, the episode suffers from the same flaw the entire series does, and that would be its struggles with the concept of "show, don't tell". I do wish that Wind Agency was a more competent force to be reckoned with, but I don't know how they were treated in the novel compared to their depiction here (that and I understand you can only do but so much with a small episode limit).

This.

As much as I enjoyed watching Yuuki and co BTFO the Wind Agency what I was really hoping for was longer, more intense struggle with the hype they were getting. It would definitely require more episodes like magnumcyclonex noted or the Wind Agency to have appear with a stronger earlier presence then they did.

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Originally Posted by Dengar

RIP Wind Agency. They never stood a chance. D Agency didn't even need to do anything to prove their superiority.

That's because the Wind Agency had lost before they even played the game.

Haak · 2016-06-01, 14:43

As soon as I heard Jun Fukuyama's voice, I knew it was pretty much over for the Wind Agency.

Iron Maw · 2016-06-01, 19:25

There is still something I'm a little confused on though. Wasn't that agent from last episode who drove the passed out Jitsu in this episode implied to be a double agent working for the D-Agency against the Wind Agency? I was really surprised when Jitsu attacked him for real.

bakato · 2016-06-01, 21:04

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Originally Posted by Iron Maw

There is still something I'm a little confused on though. Wasn't that agent from last episode who drove the passed out Jitsu in this episode implied to be a double agent working for the D-Agency against the Wind Agency? I was really surprised when Jitsu attacked him for real.

There was nothing implied. I don't get how people thought he was a D agent. The D agents may not have memorable faces, but I could easily tell this guy wasn't one of them at first glance.

BPD Renegade · 2016-06-02, 00:20

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There was nothing implied. I don't get how people thought he was a D agent. The D agents may not have memorable faces, but I could easily tell this guy wasn't one of them at first glance.

On my part, I assumed he was some secret ninth member of the agency because he appears in the OP with the rest of the spies. At least, I thought that was him.

If you look at the guy who appears after Tazaki at 0:55, he looks like Gamou, and he also appears at 1:09 with the other ten members we were introduced to in the first episode (he's the rightmost character).

I guess the characters who get a close-up in the OP are just those with an episode focused on them, and only the original eight + Yuuki are real members of D Agency.

Dengar · 2016-06-02, 02:03

Tbh I can't tell one D agent from another D agent.

Anh_Minh · 2016-06-02, 02:06

With a few exceptions, I can't tell a D agent from a background character...

2016-05-30, 00:14	Link #201
BPD Renegade Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: at port, docked	The rest of the episode titles have been released: Spoiler for episode 10-12 titles: 10. 追跡 (Pursuit) 11. 柩 (Coffin) 12. XX ダブル・クロス (Double Cross) I'm glad the story I was curious about is going to be adapted, and it'll be the last episode at that! This is making me tentatively raise my expectations. More details at the official website, but be wary of light spoilers.

2016-05-30, 08:18	Link #202
Yu Ominae ARCAM Spriggan agent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada/Quezon City, Philippines	Spoiler for Ep 8 stuff: Looks like Gamou is a Wind Agency operator instead of being with the D Agency, which I didn't expect from the PV materials. __________________ Even if we were at odds with each other, I still thank you for training me, Instructor Bowman - Yu Ominae, reflecting on Bowman's death after killing him in Phantom Island

2016-05-31, 12:38	Link #203
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	I find it funny at how they compare the D-Agency and the Wind Agency. Hmm, I think this week's episode was alright. First half bored me a little but I like the mind games coming from Yuki with his intimidating words. To me, Yuki is like the chessmaster, the type of guy that stays ahead of the game. It's hard to take eyes off of him literally. Spoiler: __________________

2016-05-31, 16:48	Link #205
Wandering Soul Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: America	So the Wind Agency ended up being a complete joke. Yuki showed that those guys had no idea what they were doing and won the game flawlessly. __________________

2016-05-31, 22:22	Link #207
Kismet-chan The Chaotic Dreamer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In a cruel yet beautiful world Age: 32	Damn, this episode was savage. __________________

2016-05-31, 14:34	Link #204
bakato Senior Member Join Date: May 2014	So the game ends with D-Agency's total victory. I say that but in reality the farts just shot themselves, one quite literally.

2016-05-31, 22:38	Link #209
magnumcyclonex Cyclone Magnum Join Date: Apr 2004	That was a bit...underwhelming. I would've liked to see both agencies go head to head and actually successfully foil each other and force the other to adapt so they both keep up with each other ala Death Note (Light vs L), but that would probably warrant more episodes for what I'm asking for.

2016-05-31, 23:01	Link #211
Kismet-chan The Chaotic Dreamer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In a cruel yet beautiful world Age: 32	I mainly meant that I thought Yuuki's diss at the end was particularly scathing. If I were going to nitpick, the episode suffers from the same flaw the entire series does, and that would be its struggles with the concept of "show, don't tell". I do wish that Wind Agency was a more competent force to be reckoned with, but I don't know how they were treated in the novel compared to their depiction here (that and I understand you can only do but so much with a small episode limit). __________________

2016-06-01, 12:45	Link #212
Dengar Kamen Rider Muppeteer Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Unknown Age: 39	RIP Wind Agency. They never stood a chance. D Agency didn't even need to do anything to prove their superiority.

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Haak Me, An Intellectual Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Age: 33	As soon as I heard Jun Fukuyama's voice, I knew it was pretty much over for the Wind Agency. __________________ MAL \| AnimeSuki Choice Awards 2020 Winners

2016-06-01, 19:25	Link #216
Iron Maw Banned Join Date: Feb 2006	There is still something I'm a little confused on though. Wasn't that agent from last episode who drove the passed out Jitsu in this episode implied to be a double agent working for the D-Agency against the Wind Agency? I was really surprised when Jitsu attacked him for real.

2016-06-02, 02:03	Link #219
Dengar Kamen Rider Muppeteer Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Unknown Age: 39	Tbh I can't tell one D agent from another D agent.

2016-06-02, 02:06	Link #220
Anh_Minh I disagree with you all. Join Date: Dec 2005	With a few exceptions, I can't tell a D agent from a background character...