(L) Mirai Nikki (Series)

[ThereminVox]

They've done a great job of showing that every time Yuno suggests something that sounds morally reprehensible, it turns out to be the correct course of action. Not that it absolves her of the questionable and occasionally downright evil things she demands Yukki do, it just means that Yukki is consistently punished for trying to do the right thing. I really want to believe that this is slowly going to turn Yukki into a reluctantly merciless cynic to rival Yuno... and I hope that's when the real tragedies begin.

I'm glad they at least tried to have it make sense that the Rei incident could happen without the entire world wondering what's going on with these two high school kids who leave bombed out buildings and mass graves in their wake. After all, this time it happened in their own house. Fourth apparently has the pull to shush what he can, and spin what he can't. For whose sake, though?

I don't like the bully's survival odds. Anyone who gives us a hope spot that Yukki could have a single friend in the world besides Yuno tends to end up dead. Sometimes after stabbing Yukki in the back.

This was another episode that worked fantastically, as long as you don't think too hard about the contrivances, and the scenes that no longer make sense after the reveal. The dogs showing up was great scene, and as soon as Hinata returned at the end, I got that Keyser Söze flashback moment of Mao saying "you're not going to be anything more than friends with Hinata.. I can't tell you why."

EDIT

Spoiler for Since I seem to do this every time Yuno goes Helter Skelter:

I'm going to kill him. No... I'm going to screw him, and then I'm going to kill him. And then I'm going to screw him.

[DXMichael]

Originally Posted by ThereminVox

I don't like the bully's survival odds. Anyone who gives us a hope spot that Yukki could have a single friend in the world besides Yuno tends to end up dead. Sometimes after stabbing Yukki in the back.

Would be nice if he does survive. He seems to be the only one (A part from Yuno) that he can actually trust right now. It wasn't fully focused on him, but you could see that he was just as surprised as Yuki when the girl suddenly turned on them by his stance.

Alas, there always needs to be deaths from minor characters to keep certain viewers interested, otherwise it would be the main characters always surviving and winning. I wont be surprised if they do kill the bully.

[Hiroi Sekai]

That Kousaka betrayed Yuki before and basically brought him out to die; Yuki's got nobody he can truly trust aside from Yuno at this point. At the very least, she'll go all insane and slash apart everything in her path to Yuki and he'll live.

Also, Akise Aru doesn't hold that supposed diary in his possession because he's one of the original 12. We can't be sure if his claim to want to protect Yuki is true or not.

[D-KLAC]

dog gone it look things are going straights to the dog house.

1/3 are "dead end" yet one of them dairy owner was give a dairy to somebody.
weeks past yuki wonder how new school is give yuno sneak corner & oh mysterious guy.
new school & oh one of guy (kosaka) who tried used yuki so save himself & there two females (hinata & mao) give one got pants down other pic time.
go park little fun & oh yuno write "die" on the dirt.
then oh boy chop arm & army of dogs with metal mouths.
oh mysterious guy aka aru (yet remind of someone from NGE yet same voice) tell run to building.
while you some old guy prepare for lots of foods for the dogs (wonder also play cards as well just if)
while wondering to do yuki go block telling on windows & it works.
after all that it reveal to lead it's trap cause yuki got knife hold with mao with reveal more hinata is alive all this cause she after aru.

mur mur extra on aru with aru bike meet mur mur to lead amusement park to lead aru figure mur mur plans but not bike chair.

[Malkuth]

Originally Posted by ThereminVox

EDIT

Spoiler for Since I seem to do this every time Yuno goes Helter Skelter:

I'm going to kill him. No... I'm going to screw him, and then I'm going to kill him. And then I'm going to screw him.

Helter Skelter Save for a hentai game/anime, and a song from an overrated pop band, which probably are unrelated, what is Helter Skelter

[ThereminVox]

Originally Posted by Malkuth

Helter Skelter Save for a hentai game/anime, and a song from an overrated pop band, which probably are unrelated, what is Helter Skelter

Er.. I'm referring to her state of murderous intent by alluding to a Beatles song, the title of which was co-opted by the Manson family as partial justification for their violent conspiracy. It probably isn't the most apt comparison, I just wanted to refer to Yuno's dangerous mental state through a cultural touchstone. I thought it seemed doubly descriptive since the phrase can be slang for a state of disorder or discord.

And now that I've completely wasted your time...

At the risk of being dangerously on-topic, by my standards, I've gotta wonder how you justify the scene where Hinata is alone with the dogs, giving an Oscar-worthy performance -- essentially to no one -- if she really is working on behalf of the dog man, and in no real danger. In the name of fun, I've decided not to think about it too much.

[aohige]

No worries, association of Helter Skelter with the Manson family is popular and famous as all hell in America, most of us get it.

I guess the same is not true in England.

[Malkuth]

Originally Posted by aohige

No worries, association of Helter Skelter with the Manson family is popular and famous as all hell in America, most of us get it.

I guess the same is not true in England.

Dunno, just moved here

[DezoPenguin]

Anyone else notice Yukki's wondering about whether or not he should use his diary to help them stave off the dog attack?

Spoiler for Ep. 8 goofiness:

"If they find out about the diary, will they still be my friends?" Yeah, okay, Yukiteru, but will they still be your friends if they're torn to shreds by a pack of metal-toothed attack dogs? If you're not going to listen to Yuno and be a cold-blooded killer on the path to godhood, then at least don't sit around doing nothing.

Meanwhile, Hinata and Mao definitely raise the ol' yuri flag, and the fangirls get Akise's self-evident crush on Yukki on the yaoi side. Ahh, young love. Better sharpen your axe, Yuno; you're going to need it with all these hormones in the air.

[Malkuth]

I really wonder, how come there are no H-doujinshi already out, goofy plot aside, it covers pretty much everything, yaoi, yuri, gore, gang-rape, mind-rape, MILF, bestiality, BSDM, I doubt that the author left any common fetish untouched

[Guardian Enzo]

Who says there aren't?

[Malkuth]

^ titles, circles?

[Unknown Soldier]

Originally Posted by Flawnalyst

I also love how everything about Yuno just screams "don't listen to her", yet whenever Yuki doesn't, it always backfires on him.

Strangely enough, in the completely insane world of Mirai Nikki and it's survival game, everything about Yuno screams "Listen to everything she says VERY CAREFULLY!" if you were to ask me.

"In an insane world, she is the sanest choice."

[Makender]

Originally Posted by Malkuth

^ titles, circles?

Search for Mirai Nikki on Fakku and you'll get one. I'm sure there's more in the deeper nether-regions of the internet.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Strangely enough, in the completely insane world of Mirai Nikki and it's survival game, everything about Yuno screams "Listen to everything she says VERY CAREFULLY!" if you were to ask me.

"In an insane world, she is the sanest choice."

Too bad Palin didn't run, because that would have made a killer bumper sticker.

[Kismet-chan]

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Too bad Palin didn't run, because that would have made a killer bumper sticker.

This is THE funniest thing I've read all day.

[Malkuth]

Originally Posted by Makender

Search for Mirai Nikki on Fakku and you'll get one. I'm sure there's more in the deeper nether-regions of the internet.

fakku.net? LOL, that site is for kids, couples, and families, that can only speak english... anyway, after a quick search in some deeper nether-regions of the internet web came up with an old NTR-ish vanilla one sporting Yuno, and three more from the latest coming Comiket, one even with Minene... four is still pretty much nothing, I'll try P2P nets just in case I am missing more, the manga is supposed to be popular, and definitely run for quite some time, so there should be more

[Marina2]

Damm, everyone only talk about Akise. Look like I'm only one here who like Hinata/Mao.

The outcome this current arc will be something that you won't expect to see in this show.Please looks forward to it~

[Makender]

Originally Posted by Malkuth

fakku.net? LOL, that site is for kids, couples, and families, that can only speak english... anyway, after a quick search in some deeper nether-regions of the internet web came up with an old NTR-ish vanilla one sporting Yuno, and three more from the latest Comiket, one even with Minene... four is still pretty much nothing, I'll try P2P nets just in case I am missing more, the manga is supposed to be popular, and definitely run for quite some time, so there should be more

The reason I put deeper nether-regions is because fakku is one of the most obvious choices that you somehow seemed to miss (I guess because it was too obvious). Anyways, like I said you were able to find more (albeit very few) with some effort.

Regarding Mirai Nikki's popularity from the inception of its manga and subsequent lack of doujins, could be westen buzz making it seem more popular than it actually is elsewhere and thus not getting enough perceived fan love in spite of perceived popularity.

[Malkuth]

Fixed my post above, the doujinshi I mentioned are published in C81, which has not happened yet

Originally Posted by Makender

The reason I put deeper nether-regions is because fakku is one of the most obvious choices that you somehow seemed to miss (I guess because it was too obvious). Anyways, like I said you were able to find more (albeit very few) with some effort.

I never checked, because I didn't find anything raw in the first place so looking for translations didn't make much sense at that point. As information source, it is also quite crap, filled with errors in data, programming-wise the site put simply... sucks. Not to mention that the majority of its users are total idiots (there are exceptions). That said, I visit from time to time, especially when I get too frastrated reading raws or in the mood for really stupid chatting, only the random board beats it

Originally Posted by Makender

Regarding Mirai Nikki's popularity from the inception of its manga and subsequent lack of doujins, could be westen buzz making it seem more popular than it actually is elsewhere and thus not getting enough perceived fan love in spite of perceived popularity.

Nah, it is popular, looking at amazon.co.jp sales for anime/manga/BL, volume 12 is ranked 196 (after 7-8 months) and v.01 is at 424 (after 5.5 years). But a better indicator would be the internal ranking of the magazine it was published in... my understanding is that this is the biggest part of a franchises income generation, neither the collected volumes, nor the anime volumes (when the publisher is involved). In any case popularity overseas pretty much amounts to nothing. And I understand your argument about being popular, if for no other reason, it's another one in the long list of works that had a far worse professional commercial release than an amateurish pirated one.