Shakugan no Shana III - Episode 9 Discussion / Poll

[Kairin]

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[Game8910]

I only managed to see the screenshots for the episode but it looks like its going to be really really good!

Spoiler for episode 9:

AWWW YEAH SHANA IS BACK!! Looks like there is plenty of action this week as well

[Key Board]

Spoiler:

so what happens, when the sharpest sword meets the indestructible shield?

the shield loses horribly

Fragment Of Heaven truly deserves the alias of "monster".

Anyway, it was the first episode that I actually liked of this third season. I'm sick of Shana being treated like dutch wife.

[Sakai Yuji]

Talk about fast subs, Im going to watch it now.

[Game8910]

Now that I watched it with subs...this is the second episode of this season after ep 4 that I give a 10.

The action was great, the atmosphere was great, the music was as always also great!

The scene with Shana trying to move after being knocked down and then calling her sword was so well done I had chills watching it, that doesnt happen often (well on other series it doesnt). Watching Tenmoku Ikko reanimate itself from Nietono no Shana was also just amazing, this really is one of my fav episodes of the whole series so far! Next week cannot come soon enough!!

[Proto]

The episode is available officially in niconico, for those in the US and Canada.

[serenade_beta]

Phew, I thought those two female Rinne were going to a monster mouth or something like that because they were covering it, like that character from Mortal Combat, but it turns out that their mouths were normal too.
Kawaii!
Vote for best characters this seasons.

Shana going Higurashi and a Lion and then the next episode having a Horse.
Fun, these are.

[Silverwyrm]

ok I'm impatient if someone can pm the answer to this that has read/knows about the novel

Spoiler for ep spoiler:

Did fecor bite it there or not?

[elleinad00]

That was a great episode- 10/10!

some combat modes go Rebecca! go Khamsin!......
Shana desperately killing the dinzen that gave me chills..
Shana in never-thought-I-would-hear-her-scream-like-that. (that gave me reason of hating Yuji for what he had done to Shana.. )
Tenmuko Ikko-san!!

and oh yeah okaerinasai~ Empatsu Shakugan no Uchite, Shana!!

[Senshigeia]

And... first 10 in the season!

Loved when Tenmoku-iko gave Nietano back! Seeing Wilhelmina, Rebecca and Khamsin acting like that was awesome too. Shana screaming like that gave me the creeps, but she must have edured those Rinne a lot!
Anyway, I can't wait for the next episode...

[alvinkhorfire]

Yes, more of these episodes please, J. C. Staff. Stay faithful to the novels and keep them coming.

Originally Posted by Game8910

The scene with Shana trying to move after being knocked down and then calling her sword was so well done I had chills watching it, that doesnt happen often (well on other series it doesnt).

Yes, some of us are trying to cheer her up, urging her to make another step to escape from that Rinne. It is the state of being so helpless that drove her to yearn for her power and her sword. Eventually, it is very relieving to see Shana regaining her power. Beware, Yuji. Shana wants to seek a rematch.

Shana yawning in the second eyecatch is definitely priceless.

Instead of flesh and bone, the Rinne escorting Shana is made of stone?

Khamsin manifesting himself as a stone golem-like creature just reminds me of Megazord from Power Rangers. While Khamsin and Rebecca have a great time blowing up Seireiden, Wilhelmina utilized a spell to make her to become invisible, which was a far more subtle approach.

So, what happened to Tenmoku Ikko after he returned to Nietono no Shana to Shana? Just disappeared and returned to be a part of the sword again? Can Shana summon him again as needed?

What is the deal with Rebecca removing Balar from her wrist? I thought that she was about to utilize her trump card or her more powerful attack. And yet, subsequent scene seems to show that she did not do anything significant. Why is it so?

[ars89]

Wow like how they used the path that connects the castles. Action was awesome this week as well. Best scene imo was when Shana was struggling to move and call her sword. Having Tenmoku back for a little was great. Did Fecor just get taken out? Also did Khamshin just break the mirror leaving Yuji and the trinity trapped in there? Yes Shana is back!

[alvinkhorfire]

Originally Posted by ars89

Also did Khamshin just break the mirror leaving Yuji and the trinity trapped in there?

Not really, Khamsin's attack did not destroy the God gate, instead it punctured Crypta, the camouflage concealing Seireiden from being seen outside. After it was punctured, you can see the clear blue sky.

[~Yami~]

cool!!!!
rocket punch and booster.... that's awesome, old man!!!

nice to see Fecor got owned by berserk samurai.... and the mirror broke!

that scene when Tenmoku Ikko give back nietono is very good.... so Shana can turn to 'enpatsu shakugan no uchite' mode without Alastor???

[lightbringer]

I was really bored watching this. And it doesn't help that I am actually rooting for the Bal Masque team which got their asses handed to them, although Fecor did well to hold out as long as he did. But obviously he has no plot armor against Deus-Ex-Ikko. Shana dismantling that Rinne really bothered me, too. I was hoping they'd skip over that but no such luck.

[Excorsism]

So how strong is Nietono-no-Shana really? lol

Anyway, glad to have delicious red haired Shana again.

[kokwai4869]

What a great episode. Thumbs up with 10/10 votes, even thou i despise the way that yuuji turns bad. Still love shakugan no shana, and the white dress wore by Shana is really Moeeeee~~~~~~ Looking forward to the next episode and hopefully yuuji will turn back as he used to be.

[Essa Maneira]

great episode, i vote 10/10..
my fave part is... when Shana went on a berserk just to break that rinne's stonehead. there's a really strong emotion on her back just to call her nietono and then tenmoku summoned from the sword...

and the white dress wore by Shana is really Moeeeee~~~~~~

love it, and it is in the OP..

[yindesu]

Spoiler for so what happened...:

...to Fecor?

[Key Board]

Fecor is dead

very very dead