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[Cornbread78]

This episode would have been perfect if they'd just spent more time on character development for Yuu.

IMO, this whole episode was about Yuu's development. Sala could see through his every emotion, action and motivation. She will definately play a huge role going forward and she must be some key, as well as Zheind, to unlock the mystery. The changes in Yuu's behaviors have been sudden (ep.1 and 7), however, the moments have been key to his development. Nao proved he was not invincible in episode 1 which changed his attitude immediately. In ep.7, it was now wake ming him from his self-destructive behavior again with a swift kick to the face aND reminding him of his sister's/mother's love. Yes, that opened his eyes and heart yet again. Yuu is finally putting those pieces together in his heart and mind in ep.8, thanks, in part, to Sala and her perception of Yuu's thoughts and emotions.

This show is all over the place.
And did we really need to waste 5 minutes on that shitty music video?

5 mins was too long, but, the lyrics were important to the story. Also, there were certain things about the video that stood out, like the arm motions from Yusarin that matched imouto's from the OP.

 

[Ascheroth]

IMO, this whole episode was about Yuu's development. Sala could see through his every emotion, action and motivation. She will definately play a huge role going forward and she must be some key, as well as Zheind, to unlock the mystery. The changes in Yuu's behaviors have been sudden (ep.1 and 7), however, the moments have been key to his development. Nao proved he was not invincible in episode 1 which changed his attitude immediately. In ep.7, it was now wake ming him from his self-destructive behavior again with a swift kick to the face aND reminding him of his sister's/mother's love. Yes, that opened his eyes and heart yet again. Yuu is finally putting those pieces together in his heart and mind in ep.8, thanks, in part, to Sala and her perception of Yuu's thoughts and emotions.





5 mins was too long, but, the lyrics were important to the story. Also, there were certain things about the video that stood out, like the arm motions from Yusarin that matched imouto's from the OP.

Yeah, like I said, this episode was pretty much on point with everything. I guess I'm just a bit salty, because I think this episode could have been better without them even having to change anything, just by having made Yuus changes more gradual in the beginning episodes.
But don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it very much regardless. It's just me nitpicking about stuff that could have made it even better.

Hm, just in case, so that there are no misunderstandings: With 'gradual changes' I'm not including the wake-up call in episode 7. That could also stay completely the same, but I fell it would also feel less sudden if his first change would have been more gradual. I understand that his sudden change after meeting Nao makes sense, I just think it was too 'clean', if that makes sense. Just some scenes where his Lelouchiness came through in episodes 2 and 3, with Nao stopping or reprimanding him, would have made it more natural, I feel.

And yep, Sala definitely seems important. There was so much stuff she said that felt like foreshadowing.

Also, didn't notice the hand motion stuff. I guess because I normally don't watch the OPs, I just listen to them and do something else while they're running lol. I guess I need to rewatch it.

 

[Cornbread78]

Yeah, like I said, this episode was pretty much on point with everything. I guess I'm just a bit salty, because I think this episode could have been better without them even having to change anything, just by having made Yuus changes more gradual in the beginning episodes.
But don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it very much regardless. It's just me nitpicking about stuff that could have made it even better.

Hm, just in case, so that there are no misunderstandings: With 'gradual changes' I'm not including the wake-up call in episode 7. That could also stay completely the same, but I fell it would also feel less sudden if his first change would have been more gradual. I understand that his sudden change after meeting Nao makes sense, I just think it was too 'clean', if that makes sense. Just some scenes where his Lelouchiness came through in episodes 2 and 3, with Nao stopping or reprimanding him, would have made it more natural, I feel.

And yep, Sala definitely seems important. There was so much stuff she said that felt like foreshadowing.

Also, didn't notice the hand motion stuff. I guess because I normally don't watch the OPs, I just listen to them and do something else while they're running lol. I guess I need to rewatch it.

I hear ya. They need a more constructive role for Yusarin at this point though. I'm confused on why she is in the cast outside of adding an "idol" or gor comic relief, lol. She's ruining Takajou at the same time. It's ok if she switches personalities, but she needs to fill a more defined role.

The biggest line from Sala was about "making a decision what to give up when the time comes"

This leads me to believe:

Spoiler

Yuu will be given an opportunity to turn back time and save his sister, but in exchange will have to give up a physical function which would prevent a further relationship with Nao, or incur another physical ailment, and/or give himself up for teating. Although thete wad a funeral, imouto could still be alive, but being currently in scientists possession and a test subject

The Soo wet we learn Sala's truths and meet those other kids, the better.



Just saw this on YouTube, sounds like this guy agrees.

https://youtu.be/_4X162GjFyA

 

[Feltrol]

Also, there were certain things about the video that stood out, like the arm motions from Yusarin that matched imouto's from the OP.

Didn't notice this...

 

[Cornbread78]

Charlotte episode 09 preview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btlDGQv-pEQ
Is...is it finally happening?

Pulled from the anime thread

 

[Mendrox]

Charlotte trainwreck finally begins. Preview looks sick.

 

[Basileus777]

Looks like some sort of hallucination or flashback, I doubt they'd show it in the preview otherwise.

 

[JulianImp]

Pulled from the anime thread

Looks like things might be heating up next week, luckily. I don't think I could take the plot meandering around for much longer otherwise.

Still, it's like the show keeps rushing things all the time. First it was Yuu's transformation into a more friendly guy, and now the vocalist from Zhiend (aka an alternate romanization of "The End") has shown up once and will probably end up becoming another relevant character. Maybe things could've been smoother if the show was two-cour, but the way it has been so far hasn't allowed me to bond with or actually care about anyone in the cast...

 

[Feltrol]

So, episode 9...

Spoiler

confirmed some theories. Apparently Yuu's brother, just like Sala, is blind. Is that the cost of time travelling?

Some other thoughts...

Spoiler

Nao always asked Yuu to possess all the non-important (filler) power users - meaning that Yuu stole their powers. Is that the reason they didn't need to get protection unlike Yuu and Yusa? That also explains why Nao stopped Yuu from possessing Jojiro!

It all makes sense now.

 

[blakep267]

So, episode 9...

Spoiler

confirmed some theories. Apparently Yuu's brother, just like Sala, is blind. Is that the cost of time travelling?

Some other thoughts...

Spoiler

Nao always asked Yuu to possess all the non-important (filler) power users - meaning that Yuu stole their powers. Is that the reason they didn't need to get protection unlike Yuu and Yusa? That also explains why Nao stopped Yuu from possessing Jojiro!

It all makes sense now.

Nah. I don't think Nao really knew about Yu and what he could do. Also I'm guessing his possession power is different from the plunder power.

I guess yu can get his Peter petrelli on now

 

[Qurupeke]

I can't say that this development is surprising but at least it answers almost everything.

Spoiler

I was surprised that Yuu had a plunder ability though. The whole escape scene was great with him using many abilities. I guess the show is going to end with Yuu stealing his brother's ability and doing the time-leap, and it's obviously going to have some consequences. Brother appears to be blind and crippled, maybe among others.

 

[blakep267]

I can't say that this development is surprising but at least it answers almost everything.

Spoiler

I was surprised that Yuu had a plunder ability though. The whole escape scene was great with him using many abilities. I guess the show is going to end with Yuu stealing his brother's ability and doing the time-leap, and it's obviously going to have some consequences. Brother appears to be blind and crippled, maybe among others.

I'm guessing that Yuu has them all and just doesn't know it

 

[Chilikar]

Nah. I don't think Nao really knew about Yu and what he could do. Also I'm guessing his possession power is different from the plunder power.

I guess yu can get his Peter petrelli on now

There were definitely some hints to her knowing about what he could do. She asked him to take over the baseball dude's body for no reason at the end of episode 4. She probably wanted to make sure of it.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

There were definitely some hints to her knowing about what he could do. She asked him to take over the baseball dude's body for no reason at the end of episode 4. She probably wanted to make sure of it.

she would have needed to observe something to make her think that, and seeing how she didn't know how long haired dude looked without the hair covering his face it's likely she didn't know much.

As to his new OP

Spoiler

powers, I'm kind of disappointed. The idea that a lead had a power that while special has major limitiations was pretty great. We have seen in previous episodes that when controlled well enough it can be pretty fucking strong. Now here they come and make him more fucking powerful. Being able to steal powers, regardless if he can't keep them forever, is still too much

That's just.. lazy. And boring.

 

[CornBurrito]

I actually think he needs to want to plunder in order to plunder.

 

[Chilikar]

she would have needed to observe something to make her think that, and seeing how she didn't know how long haired dude looked without the hair covering his face it's likely she didn't know much.

She likely made inferences on his ability without knowledge from others. That being said, you're right in that she never followed up on that. I always just thought that scene was very peculiar and out of place.

 

[Cornbread78]

Charlotte ep.9
Holy shit, it all makes sense now! We knew something like this was coming, but I completely forgot about some of those small details. The breakdowns of those other kids all make sense now as well. Also, I guess it's time to forget any type of Nao x Yuu shipping. With those rosey cheeks towards

Spoiler

big bro

we know where her interests lie. Damn good episode tying together the plot perfectly.

 

[Feltrol]

Charlotte ep.9 Also, I guess it's time to forget any type of Nao x Yuu shipping. With those rosey cheeks towards

Spoiler

big bro

we know where her interests lie. Damn good episode tying together the plot perfectly.

 

[Cornbread78]

I hear ya, but from the events, it's clear that he is in the friend-zone and nothing more. Kind of a let down. Oh wait, maybe Maeda really didn't learn from Angel Beats and he'll give them a dramatic love scene with confessions at the 21:00 min. mark of the final episode.....

 

[VRMN]

I hear ya, but from the events, it's clear that he is in the friend-zone and nothing more. Kind of a let down. Oh wait, maybe Maeda really didn't learn from Angel Beats and he'll give them a dramatic love scene with confessions at the 21:00 min. mark of the final episode.....

I don't think she loves the older brother, at the very least. That's respect she has for him, which we knew already, and is different from love. And they've been developing a relationship between Yuu and Nao for a long while now, without her knowing that he had anything to do with her benefactor.

The ship isn't dead, because it's been telegraphed as the main relationship from episode one.

(This also goes for Angel Beats...they did put work into developing that relationship. Not the sub-relationship that got nearly no build up, but the main one had them working as a team for half the series, with clear interest in each other extending even before that.)

 

[Cornbread78]

I don't think she loves the older brother, at the very least. That's respect she has for him, which we knew already, and is different from love. And they've been developing a relationship between Yuu and Nao for a long while now, without her knowing that he had anything to do with her benefactor.

The ship isn't dead, because it's been telegraphed as the main relationship from episode one.

(This also goes for Angel Beats...they did put work into developing that relationship. Not the sub-relationship that got nearly no build up, but the main one had them working as a team for half the series, with clear interest in each other extending even before that.)

Well, we assume they have been building up something, but her cheeks were mighty red during that scene, lol. I think he might keep the family/friend theme and not go the love route if nothing else. The episode was great, but I thought he might put more emphasis on the relationship here, now we the new events, it could be a tight squeeze and a rush job to shoe-horn it into the building plot. We'll see.

 

[VRMN]

Well, we assume they have been building up something, but her cheeks were mighty red during that scene, lol. I think he might keep the family/friend theme and not go the love route if nothing else. The episode was great, but I thought he might put more emphasis on the relationship here, now we the new events, it could be a tight squeeze and a rush job to shoe-horn it into the building plot. We'll see.

We'll see is right, but it's hard to ignore multiple characters in the show shipping them, Nao undoubtedly getting closer to him and caring about his well being, inviting him out, etc. Can that be just friendship anyway? Sure.

Is it likely in a Key anime? I kind of doubt it.

(It's also worth noting that you can have feelings for multiple people.)

 

[Basileus777]

Nao and Yuu have been overtly romantically linked for a whole now. Why in the world would anyone doubt that they will be a pair? The foreshadowing there has been anything but subtle, putting them in a relationship is the least of the concerns this show has as far as wrapping things up.

 

[Cornbread78]

Nao and Yuu have been overtly romantically linked for a whole now. Why in the world would anyone doubt that they will be a pair? The foreshadowing there has been anything but subtle, putting them in a relationship is the least of the concerns this show has as far as wrapping things up.

That is kinda my point. They have been working on them for a while now and it's been good development, but...

I just don't want a repeat of

Spoiler

Otonashi x Kanade

. It was a great scene, however, it was sooooo late. I'm more interested in the rest of the plot development at this point, lol. Onee-Chan, Imouto!

 

[Luigi87]

Time travel. Why is it always time travel!!

 

[Cornbread78]

Time travel. Why is it always time travel!!

The clocks in the OP gave thar away a long time ago, lol.

 

[Luigi87]

I suppose so, as well as that really well animated sequence when the music goes softer in the OP...

... Still!

Spoiler

I got nothin', lol

 

[Cornbread78]

I suppose so, as well as that really well animated sequence when the music goes softer in the OP...

... Still!

Spoiler

I got nothin', lol

Lol. Just enjoy the ride and hope for some Nao x Yuu relationship development.

 

[kiunchbb]

Time travel. Why is it always time travel!!

All purpose putty for any plot holes, no matter the size.

 

[Cornbread78]

Hilarious gif on Tumblr of Yuu:

Seriously, if they do not ship these two and choose that he had to give up a life with her in order to save his sister..

Some minor tweeks to the OP, can anyone rehost those images for me?

 

[Sinthetic]

Episode 8 and 9 really turned it around for me. It shot up to an extremely possible very memorable show.

I'm damn happy it took this direction and I hope that the pay off is as sweet as Angel Beats.

 

[JulianImp]

Like others have said, the MC suddenly realizing that he has a really overpowered ability is a bit of a let down for me since his original ability was actually pretty damn powerful. Still, I wonder if his ability actually works on blind people or he has to make eye contact with them, which would be a decent way to lock him out of merely taking his brother's power and escaping.

Sadly, I think that Yuu x Nao can set sail in their ship or it can sink down for all I care. Neither of them manage to feel like well-developed characters yet, for example with Nao barely getting any characterization and background besides her brother losing his mind after being experimented on and being helped by Yuu's big brother after that. The bullying scene that looked like an obvious set-up into a moment where we could better see what had caused such an outcome hasn't been mentioned at all ever since it happened, so it's looking like it was just a throwaway scene meant to have the audience pity Nao.

Finally, why didn't Yuu ever try taking over Ayumi to take her power away in case she had one in the bad reality? I mean, if he knew his ability allowed him to take powers away from others, he could've done that preemptively to protect his beloved little sister. I get that it randomy ended up working out anyway by giving Yuu the perfect chance to get to his brother after Ayumi randomly collapsed half of the research block that Yuu happened to be in right after he was given the powers and information required to make it to his brother, but that was just too much of a (happy?) coincidence.

 

[blakep267]

Like others have said, the MC suddenly realizing that he has a really overpowered ability is a bit of a let down for me since his original ability was actually pretty damn powerful. Still, I wonder if his ability actually works on blind people or he has to make eye contact with them, which would be a decent way to lock him out of merely taking his brother's power and escaping.

Sadly, I think that Yuu x Nao can set sail in their ship or it can sink down for all I care. Neither of them manage to feel like well-developed characters yet, for example with Nao barely getting any characterization and background besides her brother losing his mind after being experimented on and being helped by Yuu's big brother after that. The bullying scene that looked like an obvious set-up into a moment where we could better see what had caused such an outcome hasn't been mentioned at all ever since it happened, so it's looking like it was just a throwaway scene meant to have the audience pity Nao.

Finally, why didn't Yuu ever try taking over Ayumi to take her power away in case she had one in the bad reality? I mean, if he knew his ability allowed him to take powers away from others, he could've done that preemptively to protect his beloved little sister. I get that it randomy ended up working out anyway by giving Yuu the perfect chance to get to his brother after Ayumi randomly collapsed half of the research block that Yuu happened to be in right after he was given the powers and information required to make it to his brother, but that was just too much of a (happy?) coincidence.

Because Yuu is an idiot. If he would've monitored the Ayu situation more closely when she was sick this probably wouldn't have happened. Like your sister is sick with a high fever, Nao wants to observe her some more because she has a power and Yuu just says F it I'm going to school anyway despite her having a serious power as collapse

 

[massoluk]

Started watching this upon seeing this thread title on GAF out of curiosity. Went in knowing nothing.

episode 1-5

-_-. What a cliche anime

Episode 6-7

=O Wut.

Episode 8

-_-

Episode 9

0_0 -Holy mother of GOD

 

[Cornbread78]

Because Yuu is an idiot. If he would've monitored the Ayu situation more closely when she was sick this probably wouldn't have happened. Like your sister is sick with a high fever, Nao wants to observe her some more because she has a power and Yuu just says F it I'm going to school anyway despite her having a serious power as collapse

Well, to be fair, they were not sure what the extent of "collapse" was at that point. The power only kicked in because she was being chased by a middle school, lunatic girl with a razor blade... There was no way for Nao and Yuu to predict that when she stayed home, like she was told to do, the day before..

Started watching this upon seeing this thread title on GAF out of curiosity. Went in knowing nothing.

episode 1-5

-_-. What a cliche anime

Episode 6-7

=O Wut.

Episode 8

-_-

Episode 9

0_0 -Holy mother of GOD

Yup, pretty much. 4 episodes of this series left, lets see how they close up all the plot holes and bring it home...

 

[JulianImp]

Because Yuu is an idiot. If he would've monitored the Ayu situation more closely when she was sick this probably wouldn't have happened. Like your sister is sick with a high fever, Nao wants to observe her some more because she has a power and Yuu just says F it I'm going to school anyway despite her having a serious power as collapse

Well, to be fair, they were not sure what the extent of "collapse" was at that point. The power only kicked in because she was being chased by a middle school, lunatic girl with a razor blade... There was no way for Nao and Yuu to predict that when she stayed home, like she was told to do, the day before..

I was actually talking about the alternate reality where Yuu and Ayumi were taken in by the scientists. If he knew his power was taking other people's powers away, why wouldn't he have used it as soon as he could on Ayumi, taking hers away before it had any chance to manifest itself? Even if he didn't know what power he'd get from her, he'd have protected her from being experimented on by scientists by taking away the one thing they were after.

 

[CornBurrito]

I was actually talking about the alternate reality where Yuu and Ayumi were taken in by the scientists. If he knew his power was taking other people's powers away, why wouldn't he have used it as soon as he could on Ayumi, taking hers away before it had any chance to manifest itself? Even if he didn't know what power he'd get from her, he'd have protected her from being experimented on by scientists by taking away the one thing they were after.

Would you really want to take over your sister's body? That's gross.

 

[JulianImp]

Would you really want to take over your sister's body? That's gross.

Kimoi? Who are you, Kirino? There's no way Yuu's little sister can be this cute

Spoiler

nano desu

!

Since the show keeps having Yuu tell us just how much his little sister matters to him, one would think that he'd be okay with doing that for her sake. Then again, that might've warranted some additional infodump on how the scientists would dissect and kill siblings without powers in order to see why they were different from the others.

 

[Cornbread78]

https://youtu.be/29grkaaiEaE

I saw this on MAL, but can't watch right now.

 

[JulianImp]

Quick and rough translation:
未来 / Future
??? : やっと来てくれたか / So you finally came
???: 未来で出会ってる / We'll be meeting in the future
Nao: 信じますよ / I believe you
???: また過去で会おう / Let's meet once more in the past
Yuu: 何だよそれ？ / What's that supposed to mean?
Yuu's classmate: 命を救うおまじないはありません / There's no charm for saving a life
???: 行けぇ / Go!
???: 能力者の奪い合いだ / It's the struggle of people with special abilities
Ep title: 奪 / Plunder
Ayumi: しばしろお別れでござる / We'll split up at Shibashiro

 

[Kenai]

Started watching this upon seeing this thread title on GAF out of curiosity. Went in knowing nothing.

episode 1-5

-_-. What a cliche anime

Episode 6-7

=O Wut.

Episode 8

-_-

Episode 9

0_0 -Holy mother of GOD

Lol, this was me exactly. That and School-Live have surprised me, would never have given them a chance in not for GAF.

 

[Cornbread78]

Lol, this was me exactly. That and School-Live have surprised me, would never have given them a chance in not for GAF.

Anime is like a box of chocolates...

And that is the best part, lol.


If you like thus, check out some of the creator's other stuff like Angel Beats, Little Busters, etc. His worKS aren't for everyone, but the twists are pretty damn good (and crazy at times, lol), imo.

 

[JulianImp]

Anime is like a box of chocolates...

And that is the best part, lol.

That tends to vary. Shows such as KLK are as straightforward as they get, while Gakkou Gurashi pretends to be yet another generic moe moe SoL, only to end up as something else entirely, for example. Then there's always School Days...

Same with Rokka. I abided by the 3-ep rule, dropped it, and later picked it back up once this thread let me know that it had become a rather interesting mystery series rather than the generic RPG world I had expected from what I had seen so far.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Well, we assume they have been building up something, but her cheeks were mighty red during that scene, lol. I think he might keep the family/friend theme and not go the love route if nothing else. The episode was great, but I thought he might put more emphasis on the relationship here, now we the new events, it could be a tight squeeze and a rush job to shoe-horn it into the building plot. We'll see.

Nao and Yuu have been overtly romantically linked for a whole now. Why in the world would anyone doubt that they will be a pair? The foreshadowing there has been anything but subtle, putting them in a relationship is the least of the concerns this show has as far as wrapping things up.

Seriously, this ship is the least of your worries when it comes to this show. The guy doesn't throw curve balls when it comes to romantic relationships, once he starts hinting as to what will be the central focus couple he doesn't let up. The 'rosey cheeks' you describe are basically like a mentor/student type of situation since we have an older role model giving her compliments. If you're gonna complain about that, then complain about all of the times she freaks out when people give her compliments to her looks. If the ship was done any harder it'd crash into an iceberg.

Like others have said, the MC suddenly realizing that he has a really overpowered ability is a bit of a let down for me since his original ability was actually pretty damn powerful. Still, I wonder if his ability actually works on blind people or he has to make eye contact with them, which would be a decent way to lock him out of merely taking his brother's power and escaping.

Sadly, I think that Yuu x Nao can set sail in their ship or it can sink down for all I care. Neither of them manage to feel like well-developed characters yet, for example with Nao barely getting any characterization and background besides her brother losing his mind after being experimented on and being helped by Yuu's big brother after that. The bullying scene that looked like an obvious set-up into a moment where we could better see what had caused such an outcome hasn't been mentioned at all ever since it happened, so it's looking like it was just a throwaway scene meant to have the audience pity Nao.

Finally, why didn't Yuu ever try taking over Ayumi to take her power away in case she had one in the bad reality? I mean, if he knew his ability allowed him to take powers away from others, he could've done that preemptively to protect his beloved little sister. I get that it randomy ended up working out anyway by giving Yuu the perfect chance to get to his brother after Ayumi randomly collapsed half of the research block that Yuu happened to be in right after he was given the powers and information required to make it to his brother, but that was just too much of a (happy?) coincidence.

yeah the bullying scene so far has had no context. And seeing how the show is going chances are it won't as there's a few episodes left and it's likely to go to a time travel ending.

You want to know how this show is going to end? The two will realize they love each other but for one reason or another, probably something super sad and cheesy that will make you cry in a very manipulative way, he has to leave this version of her and they forget about each other or something. Then the cycle starts again.

Once time travel was introduced into this story there's no other way I can see this cheap fuck in bringing in a sad ending.

 

[victreeb3l]

Yuu should get his ass whooped for the bullying and just being a general terror to those hundred other dudes. But it will never happen.

 

[Cornbread78]

Seriously, this ship is the least of your worries when it comes to this show. The guy doesn't throw curve balls when it comes to romantic relationships, once he starts hinting as to what will be the central focus couple he doesn't let up. The 'rosey cheeks' you describe are basically like a mentor/student type of situation since we have an older role model giving her compliments. If you're gonna complain about that, then complain about all of the times she freaks out when people give her compliments to her looks. If the ship was done any harder it'd crash into an iceberg.



yeah the bullying scene so far has had no context. And seeing how the show is going chances are it won't as there's a few episodes left and it's likely to go to a time travel ending.

You want to know how this show is going to end? The two will realize they love each other but for one reason or another, probably something super sad and cheesy that will make you cry in a very manipulative way, he has to leave this version of her and they forget about each other or something. Then the cycle starts again.

Once time travel was introduced into this story there's no other way I can see this cheap fuck in bringing in a sad ending.

Well, it's either going to be a repeat of Angel Beats ship again, or the bolded is what I'm calling. Sala already predicted the later in her talk with Yuu in ep.8. Something to the effect of deciding on what to lose when the time comes. I'll have to look up that part tomorrow.

 

[JulianImp]

Yuu should get his ass whooped for the bullying and just being a general terror to those hundred other dudes. But it will never happen.

Yeah, you'd expect that a shady group of scientists looking to get themselves some test subjects would be all over the rumors of a single teenager beating whole street gangs by himself over and over. Actually, that would've made the Yuu's second heel face turn during EP7 a lot more believable: Nao could've told him that if he kept that up, the scientists would catch him to do some of their wicked experiments, and that could've been used to have him remember Nao's brother and show how he was indeed moved by what she had gone through. In the end, and in spite of his little sister no longer being with him, that threat could've strengthened his resolve to go back to being a nice guy, because if Ayumi was still watching him from above she'd be really sad to see him get tortured and broken by scientists like Nao's brother. I think a subtle change such as that would've made his change of heart more believable while simultaneously helping develop Yuu's feelings for Nao as well.

Well, it's either going to be a repeat of Angel Beats ship again, or the bolded is what I'm calling. Sala already predicted the later in her talk with Yuu in ep.8. Something to the effect of deciding on what to lose when the time comes. I'll have to look up that part tomorrow.

Yeah, she said something like that. Still, time travel means that all bets are off... who knows, maybe he gets taken to the gate of truth and has to bargain with it in order to actually travel through time.

 

[victreeb3l]

Yeah, you'd expect that a shady group of scientists looking to get themselves some test subjects would be all over the rumors of a single teenager beating whole street gangs by himself over and over. Actually, that would've made the Yuu's second heel face turn during EP7 a lot more believable: Nao could've told him that if he kept that up, the scientists would catch him to do some of their wicked experiments, and that could've been used to have him remember Nao's brother and show how he was indeed moved by what she had gone through. In the end, and in spite of his little sister no longer being with him, that threat could've strengthened his resolve to go back to being a nice guy, because if Ayumi was still watching him from above she'd be really sad to see him get tortured and broken by scientists like Nao's brother. I think a subtle change such as that would've made his change of heart more believable while simultaneously helping develop Yuu's feelings for Nao as well.

Yeah seriously. Like he gained nothing from that experience. I also love how beating up lots of dudes and almost blinding one of them is not a big deal to Nao but drugs are where she draws the line.

I did feel bad for him, and the omurice scene near the end of the episode kinda got me in the kokoro. But so many missed opportunities. There needs to be consequences.

 

[JulianImp]

Yeah seriously. Like he gained nothing from that experience. I also love how beating up lots of dudes and almost blinding one of them is not a big deal to Nao but drugs are where she draws the line.

I did feel bad for him, and the omurice scene near the end of the episode kinda got me in the kokoro. But so many missed opportunities. There needs to be consequences.

The problem is that it looks like the whole gig Yuu did about going around and beating thugs up for shits and giggles ended up having no lingering impact on the story at all, just like the scene where Nao was getting bullied. Not doing anything with those scenes feels like a waste of a perfectly good set-up for a decent plot, and then the show quickly goes back to its regular gig of forcibly trying to pull our heart strings on a whim.

Seeing how people people got all emotional during the rice omelette scene confuses me, since I know I'm no Bernkastel but it still felt like nothing but a scene that lacked any real impact due to the show's focus on cheap drama. Boo-hoo, Yuu goes back to normal after becoming a violent monster of a person for days on end because he finally remembered that his little sister loved him... yay?

 

[KenjiGlove]

Welp, I was finally able to catch up to the latest episode

Meada does what Meada does best I guess.