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Old 2018-10-18, 10:39   Link #21
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Episode 2

Wow, this was another very tense episode and it didn't waste much time at all to show that. We got Masaru in trouble again but he does get help from Narumi and Shirogane.

Quite frankly, I'm somewhat annoyed by Masaru's role so far since he's protrayed as being weak. On the other hand, I love watching Shirogane. Her actions are entertaining to watch especially when she and Narumi are together. Seems she's even useful around the house too with her cooking skills!

Overall, a pretty good episode with a mixture of drama, comedy, and mystery too. I also kinda like they're moving the story without jumping the gun too fast.
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Old 2018-10-18, 12:37   Link #22
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Megumi Hayashibara's voice here literally melts my heart.
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Old 2018-10-18, 15:25   Link #23
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Narumi and Shirogane are really great, this episode confirmed it. Masaru's backstory was quite cliché, but it was still hard not to feel bad for him. The poor boy never asked for any of this. He also has a rather noble goal, building/buying his mom a proper grave, so he's a very sympathetic character. You can definitely understand why Shirogane and Narumi want to protect him.
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Old 2018-10-18, 15:52   Link #24
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Narumi and Shirogane are really great, this episode confirmed it. Masaru's backstory was quite cliché, but it was still hard not to feel bad for him. The poor boy never asked for any of this. He also has a rather noble goal, building/buying his mom a proper grave, so he's a very sympathetic character. You can definitely understand why Shirogane and Narumi want to protect him.
But it paints his father in a pretty terrible light. Having a mistress is bad enough, but to not even help her financially? Not spring for her grave?
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Old 2018-10-18, 18:18   Link #25
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But it paints his father in a pretty terrible light. Having a mistress is bad enough, but to not even help her financially? Not spring for her grave?
It does. Especially when you consider it looks like his grandpa was the one who took care of him and took precautions in order to ensure he would be safe if something happened. Nothing was said about the father beyond "he died in a suspicious accident".
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Old 2018-10-18, 19:59   Link #26
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Wasn't expecting them to try and provide an actual scientific explanation for Narumi's condition, but they did. It's also a hereditary condition apparently. Hopefully, it doesn't come up during a fight or any other unfortunate situation.
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Old 2018-10-19, 18:04   Link #27
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This escalate quickly, and i didn't liked how the first one was defeated so quickly but the rest was so fast paced and we learned a lot of the characthers and the dynamics of the main trio.
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Old 2018-10-20, 11:43   Link #28
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Lol, they're literally called Team Slaughter and Team Kidnap.

There were a few questionable things this episode as well but I'm totally digging Shirogane. I looked up her voice actor to discover that she's quite the veteran and it definitely shows here.

I also noticed she voiced Hakumen no Mono in Ushio & Tora and I still remember how amazing that was.

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Wasn't expecting them to try and provide an actual scientific explanation for Narumi's condition, but they did. It's also a hereditary condition apparently. Hopefully, it doesn't come up during a fight or any other unfortunate situation.
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Old 2018-10-20, 11:58   Link #29
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But it paints his father in a pretty terrible light. Having a mistress is bad enough, but to not even help her financially? Not spring for her grave?
Perhaps if the other family members knew of her existence, they would have killed them both first then attacked the dad.
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Old 2018-10-20, 12:07   Link #30
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Perhaps if the other family members knew of her existence, they would have killed them both first then attacked the dad.
It doesn't explain why he didn't pay for her grave once she was dead. To him it'd be pocket change, but it would have meant the world to their son.
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Old 2018-10-20, 17:20   Link #31
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Here's what I don't get - why would Shirokuma guy from Team Murder tell Rei Ayanami and Tora anything about Team Kidnap? How does that help him?

Apart from that, another really strong episode.
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Old 2018-10-20, 17:30   Link #32
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Maybe he thinks he'll be able to kill the kid during the rescue attempt. Or maybe he thinks he'll be easier to kill while under their protection than in the hands of Team Kidnap. Or maybe he lied about his team's objectives.
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Old 2018-10-21, 12:42   Link #33
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Here's what I don't get - why would Shirokuma guy from Team Murder tell Rei Ayanami and Tora anything about Team Kidnap? How does that help him?

Apart from that, another really strong episode.
Well they just wrecked his puppet. So if he wants to avoid the other team 'winning' then he's got to side with his enemies temporarily. So long as Masaru are with Shirogane and Narumi he can always try again later.

Beyond that who knows. Could be issues among the family that restrict him from straight up starting a small war with the kidnapping faction. Maybe the heavy hitters from his side are too far away or involved in other work.

At the very least it's not a bad option for him. Get Masaru away from a large group of protectors and maybe get a chance to kill the kid during the rescue. If he does nothing then he's definitely not getting paid. So not helping out in this case doesn't benefit him at all.
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Old 2018-10-21, 17:07   Link #34
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Old 2018-10-21, 18:17   Link #35
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Yeah, he still gains something from pitting his enemies against each other. In the confusion he has more chances to kill the kid than he would if he had to face the kidnappers alone.
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Old 2018-10-26, 11:45   Link #36
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Old 2018-10-26, 13:30   Link #37
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It's confirmed that Masaru's father is a dick. He's obviously alive, since the entire thing seems to have been a set-up. I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out he killed his own father too, I don't think we were told about the circumstances of his death. Would give Masaru one more reason to after him. Cool character development by the way, even if it feels a bit fast, which is understandable.

Narumi and Shirogane got a really nice moment there. It seems like love might be the cure for Narumi's illness. His "joke" that Shirogane would become his woman is totally going to come true.
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Old 2018-10-26, 17:20   Link #38
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Revelations after revelations, so Masaru is a bait....and what was the Saiga master plan them? and Eleanore/Shirogane got an harsh life...and Narumi fall for shirogane now, nice.

And Masaru two chapter and matured very fast, so proud of the kid
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Old 2018-10-26, 17:37   Link #39
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Masaru sure is lucky that he has Narumi and Shirogane because it seems like prior to that most of the adults he had in his life were scum. I just hope that the grandfather doesn't turn out to have also been evil this entire time.
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Old 2018-10-26, 18:22   Link #40
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I'm pretty sure the Grandfather was a good guy, although with both his sons being scum, it's normal to be doubtful.

At least Masuru has two people he can trust completely now, so some good came out of this.
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