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「名誉に値段はつけられない, ビクトリア島緊急追撃戦 II」 (Meiyo ni Nedan wa Tsukerarenai, Bikutoriatou Kinkyuu Tsuigekisen II)
“You Can’t Put a Price on Honor, The Critical Running Battle on Victoria Island II”
Complain about stereotypes all you want — I loved everything about this week’s episode. Everything.
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「救出」 (Kyuushutsu)
“Rescue”
Execution is still rough, but the underlying thrust of the story here isn’t bad. It just needed to happen twelve episodes ago.
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「#9」
We’ve been gradually building up to the moment where everything would go horribly wrong, and now we’ve reached it. Rakugo Shinjuu is a tragedy in the making, and watching the horror unfold week by week is proving equally painful and brilliant.
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「2週目の時間」 (Nishuume no Jikan)
“Round Two Time”
Damn, that wasn’t what I was expecting. Well, I sort of saw it coming, but it doesn’t make it any less scarier!
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「超怖い話ガムと台風と…／けん玉とプチプチ占いチョコと…」 (Chou Kowai Hanashi Gamu to Taifuu to…/ Kendama to Puchipuchi Uranai Choko to…)
“Super Scary Story Gum and Typhoons and… / Kendama and Pop Pop Fortune Chocolates and…”
Scary stories, popularity schemes, and fortune-telling. Whatever the case, Saya (& Hotaru) rock.
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「彼女と彼女の部屋」 (Kanojo to Kanojo no Heya)
“She and Her Apartment”
Shinkai Makoto’s famed short about a job hunting girl and her loving black cat gets a picturesque remake, and it’s just as depressing as I remember.
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I could quit whenever I want – honest… |
When does a hobby become a job?
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「幕末ファントム異聞」 (Bakumatsu Fuantomu Ibun)
“The Strange Tale of the Bakumatsu Phantom”
Guys, we need to talk.
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「HOME ここにしかないもの」 (HOME Koko ni shikanai mono)
“Home – The One and Only”
A fun—if incoherent—break away from the action.
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「そして必ず隠蔽する」 (Soshite Kanarazu Inpei Suru)
“I Will Definitely Suppress Them”
There’s no question that the view Ajin presents of human nature is not an especially optimistic one.