[SHINOBI-03]

-EPISODE 56-

Spoiler for Part 1:

Manga: Chapter 109, 110, 111, first half of 112
Nippon's adaptation: Second half of 1-2, 1-3, first half of 1-4



Please tell me this app exists in real life!


Liked the thunder at this moment.



Chrollo taking a seat






"Personal responsibilities"?! Of course this excuse is different than the manga and Madhouse's where he said he left it at autopilot.


Locating the copy was more detailed than how it was in the manga. Also notice the difference in Kortopi's hand position on the container. Another side note is the difference in translation of the location. Viz's translation of the manga used the American measurement system which is different than the rest of the world. So, they replaced 2,500 meters to 1.5 mile. (2,500 meters = 1.55 according to http://www.digitaldutch.com/unitconverter/)





The location on the map is exactly as shown in the manga. Hard to say the same for Nippon's adaptation.




No comment on the brightness




A filler scene in Nippon's adaptation (And Feitan is reading his Trevor Brown book again (Twisted minds thinks alike)), except for Hisoka who says the "sword of law" was a lie which he was supposed to say in the previous episode.



Senritsu's meeting with Killua is filler




A very strategic shot! :hip


Killua asking Senritsu about Kurapika's other colleagues is filler



The explanation of "Estinto" was a side comment in the manga. In the anime Senritsu explains it to Killua.





Another measurements note: Viz replaced meters with yards, but they didn't convert the number. So a 100 meters turned to 100 yards (100 meters = 109.36 yards)





Killua's thoughts about Senritsu's ability was omitted from Madhouse's adaptation, but here's an example of bad fansubs.




Squalla in Madhouse's adaptation was taking to Eliza on the phone about his job. In the manga he was reading a magazine and thinks for himself. Nippon's adaptation was closer for Squalla, but Madhouse's adaptation was closer for the dog who opened the door. In Nippon's adaptation, the dog was less skilled and took more time to use the door handle (6 seconds), while Mad's dog unlocked the door and used the handle quicker and more skilled (3 seconds).











Another Squalla x Eliza in Nippon's adaptation.

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Spoiler for Part 2:

The Spiders coming out of the station.





Nippon's adaptation shows us Squalla escaping step by step.



Go!





The ninja run. The manga had a shout out for "Naruto" but sadly, didn't appear in the anime.





Kortopi's running animation in this scene was really good. Another change in Viz's translation is replacing 40 kilometer per hours to 25 miles per hour. (40 Km/hr = 24.85 miles/hr)





The chase scene in Nippon's adaptation used speed-lines instead of actual backgrounds like in Madhouse's adaptation. When I think of OVAs, I think of having more budget, more quality, and more time for production and therefore they don't use cheap tricks like these!






YOU SHALL NOT PASS!


Shizuku's and Machi's gyo. In Madhouse's adaptation they used it as soon as they turned around. In the manga and Nippon's adaption they used it following Chrollo's order.




More filler scenes in Nippon's adaptation. Senritsu & Killua goes after Gon & Kurapika, and Leoreo tries to get out of the traffic



Machi's threads were visible in Nippon's adaptation. In Madhouse's they weren't because Machi uses In to not make them visible to the naked eye.




Gon question's Chrollo. I liked the effects and angles used in Madhouse's adaptation. Chrollo in Nippon's adaptation remained still and was covering his mouth with his hand and therefore we're not sure if he was talking to them or was talking in his head.





Another rush hour filler



The chase goes on...






But I can't let my highly trained professionally used for all situation dogs get hurt!"


Squalla's death. We don't see the dead body in Madhouse's adaptation, but the sound of the head hitting the car was disturbing! It was good in Nippon's adaptation, except for the white blood (or whatever was that bodily fluid). I thought OVAs do not get censored in terms of violence because they aren't for TV!





Recollection Bullet: Memory Bomb. The people's reactions were not seen or heard in Madhouse's adaptation. The memories in Madhouse's adaptation were short and into the point about Kurapika only (3 seconds). Nippon's adaptation dragged the heck out of it for what was supposed to be an instant moment, but they filled it with not only Kurapika's memories, but with Squalla's memories about Eliza (2 minutes).








Revenge is coming!


The episode was near-excellent. There were some new soundtracks and I liked them. Squalla's death got toned down, but I expected it. But it was sure sad... we saw Squalla's passion toward Eliza for episodes and how he wanted to have a better life for her, but destiny didn't allow it, and he left behind a woman with a broken heart, and faithful dogs without their kind hearted master thanks to someone else's revenge. It's all Kurapika's fault who dragged everyone to his affairs!

Even though Nippon's adaptation wasn't bad, but the constant drag of events was annoying! I thought OVAs would not add filler because they don't have a weekly schedule and they can cover the manga without stalling. That along with the weird censorship they used and the cheap backgrounds during Chrollo's chase scene.

9/10