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View Poll Results: Shin Sekai Yori - Episode 22 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 14 | 36.84% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 14 | 36.84% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 9 | 23.68% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 1 | 2.63% | |
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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2013-03-03, 22:59 | Link #83 |
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I think he's just out for revenge against Yakomaru. If there is a betrayal toward the humans, it would only be because the weapon allows him to defeat both sides at once. He'd gain power as the "fiend slayer", Yakomaru's defeat would break their morale, and he'd have something even better than a fiend in the form of a chemical weapon that is highly destructive to all humans. It wouldn't matter if Yakomaru escaped and used fiends again, the weapon would take care of them.
But then again I'm still not sure he's even a Queerat. He looks nothing like the rest of his species. And really, the only time he smiled was when the humans expressed the same desire for vengeance that he did. I'm not sure he's trustworthy, but I heavily doubt that he is allied with Yakomaru. Worst case scenario, it's an "enemy of my enemy" alliance he has made with the humans. The one thing that makes me have doubt of his betrayal is that he seems very honor bound. Warriors code and all that. Yakomaru took everything from him in a manner that was cheap and dirty, the same tactics that were used against the humans. I don't think it was coincidence that Yakomaru used the fiend on Kiroumaru first, and I don't think it's coincidence that Kiroumaru saved a human, knowing he risked capture. He likely knew that even if the humans couldn't attack the fiend, they could could at least keep him safe from Yakomaru's forces hunting him down, which would bide him time to find a way out of his predicament. The question left is that now that we're down to the clash of two war strategists again, what role will Saki play in the survival of the few humans remaining. And if I'm not mistaken, did I hear Shun's voice at the end of the preview?
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2013-03-03, 23:05 | Link #84 |
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I believe so... Hope it's not a cop out 'memory' or something. It'd be kind of cool for him to somehow return. Perhaps he decided to go to Tokyo, where his power overflow wouldn't be able to harm others, rather than kill himself? I really liked the trippy art effects with his condition.
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2013-03-04, 00:05 | Link #89 |
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Just wanted to point out the letter where Saki's mother explains that "ironically", the Psychobuster was created by people without Cantus to eliminate people with Cantus.
This seems to suggest that there was human warfare between Cantus and Non-Cantus users. So my question is, what spawned the war(s)? I guess I shouldn't be surprised based on the grisly history of Cantus rulers and their subjugation of normal humans (i.e. killing human assassins, clap or zap, etc). I wonder if we're going to get a little more history on the matter since I feel like most of the answers to these apparent mysteries are embedded in the past (i.e. Tomiko, false minoshiro, etc). |
2013-03-04, 04:10 | Link #92 |
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How quickly we forget ...
I just re-watched episode 4 and this puts everything back into context. But then again, even more questions: 1) Still waiting for an explanation on what happened to the remaining two factions of Hunter-Gatherers, and PK bandits. 2) Not sure whether or not the Psychobuster was developed as a result of the first war that reduced the population to less than 2% or during the Dark Ages when the minoshiro states that "PK users were waning ...". This tells me that at some point, non-Cantus users were winning against their Cantus counterparts (i.e. scene when Emperor of Merciless Light is shown dying after human ninja attack). 3) PK is inherent in all humans?? ... it was just a matter of who can awaken their powers? Users of PK only had weak powers in the beginning that dramatically evolved with survivorship? Totally needed this refresher!!! But then again ... Kamisu's 66th district seemed to selectively breed strong Cantus ability by eliminating the weaklings or children who had yet to awaken. Was this meant to be some kind of social Darwinism thing to ensure their survival? 4) Also ... no explanation as to why the "foreign queerats" attacked Rijin and company unless they were protecting their nest. I hope the series end will tie up all the loose ends. |
2013-03-04, 06:25 | Link #93 |
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Personally, the most brilliant part of this entire final fiend arc is the fact that we have not even seen Yakomarou even once since the conflict started. Everything about the plan is made in reference to him like he's some kind of grand puppet master pulling the strings. We see nothing of him and his actual true involvement in this rebellion other than it being claimed as his brainchild so to speak.
Which will make it extremely intriguing once they show him in the story again, and we gain his perspective on this entire thing.
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2013-03-04, 10:53 | Link #94 | ||
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It does have long shelf life though.
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Huh....If they really saw that, the one he should curse is his own kind.
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2013-03-04, 12:05 | Link #95 | |
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Given how bare the terrain of what used to be Tokyo seemed to be from the overhead shot, I'd be surprised if we see any bits of either tower's structure, but I probably wouldn't complain if they did turn up. ^^ Now to head off to DHL and pick up SSY BDs 2-4, OreImo, and T&B... |
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2013-03-04, 14:40 | Link #96 | |
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Now there's a twist if I ever saw one
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2013-03-04, 15:14 | Link #97 | |
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Hah I did say before, this story reminds me of a combination of Planet of the Apes and the Birds. I am still also convinced that the monster rats are the lost non-PK users
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2013-03-04, 15:35 | Link #99 |
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I took it out of spoilers but really it was just a courtesy I know I didn't have to.
On another note I expect everything has to be explained. However, I don't think the monster rats being humans has to be explained because it is outside the realm of possibility for the series and I think it has already been hinted at.
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