Can we settle on she lost the fight but won the battle?Originally Posted by Kraco
Can we settle on she lost the fight but won the battle?
That's most certainly true.
Wasn't it supposed to be lost the battle, but won the war? Fight and battle are quite synonymous.
I do agree that Medusa was beaten by Stein in that match. I would like to point out that it is much more difficult to fight an enemy that is simply buying time than one that is intent on beating you. The former style makes finding openings very hard.
Peace.
I didn't say war because the war between the witches and shibusen is just getting started. The terms "fight" and "battle" were more appropriate for the situation i was describing.
Last edited by Marik; Thu, 10-16-2008 at 09:56 AM.
Woot Mifune owns!!! That final moves was just awesome. I'm suprised Blackstar was just slightly injured. Mifune really hold back against him. I guess he has a shota/loli fetish. A samurai Jackson. And Medusa's coming back next episode eh?
Thanks shinta|hikari for the sig.
Mifune used the back of his swords, so he was obviously going to knock him out rather than kill him. Now that they've mentioned it, I'd be expecting him to join up with Shibusen in the future. Probably with the pleading of Angela. We're also introduced to the Sniping Crossbow death scythe. Now that we've seen 2 out of the 3 new deathscythes, it seems Spirit is Shinigami's choice because he's actually useful, rather than superior. I simply can't imagine a Shinigami using anything else but a scythe.
And any Medusa fans will be in for a chibi version next week from the looks of things.
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Thu, 10-16-2008 at 07:37 AM.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
The scene between Stein and Medusa was actually pretty hot in this episode. Those two should definitely become a pair. Even if it meant Stein would need to join the evil side.
If they can somehow host a witch in the academy or the town, it seems more than plausible Mifune and Angela would move in. Neither seems evil enough to live anywhere near the villains of this series.
I could be wrong but I don't actually think they've said WHY they are trying to kill of all the witches. So this could definitely be possible.
Good episode, still disappointed there hasn't been a new OP yet though.
Interestingly enough, the one part of this ep that made me genuinely smile should have been a point of contention to me. It was when Sid, by merely eyeballing the machine, deduced that it "seems to be a device for lowering human morals". It was B-parody funny. Totally was not expecting that. Of course, that could have just been the subbers.
Huge agreement on the Medusa x Stein scenes. They always made an excellent pair, and if Stein goes evil the two would make the best partnership.
I would think that it is less that Angela is evil (she certainly isn't now) but more that everyone in Shibusen is a threat to her. Just like her first appearance, she's a small, young, nearly helpless witch who is easy to catch. Mifune is the only reason she hasn't been captured again. The problem is worse in Shibusen. Every student would see her as an easy way to complete their weapons as a death scythe. The honorable ones like BlackStar, Kidd, and Maka would never even consider it, but we can't say the same for all of the others.
I assumed the fued between the witches and Shibusen was because the Witch Queen (where Free's eye comes from) and Shinigami had some idealogical differences, but when you thing about it, that a death scythe requires a witch's soul, the lines become a lot muddier. Shinigami's personal weapons require a witch's death. Whether she is evil or not. Are we absolutely sure that the lines are as clear as our protagonists and the audience is presented with?
Chibi-Medusa? Mifune will be pleased!
Apparently, the song being played during the Black Star*Mifune fight was the new OP.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Indeed, it was. PAPERMOON by Tommy heavenly^6, out on 12/10. I found it quite odd they decided to use it that way. Can't wait to see what future scenes they show in the new OP, when they decide to finally use it.
Last edited by Marik; Fri, 10-17-2008 at 05:16 AM.
So next week's episode isn't a flashback or anyhing but the actual reincarnation of Medusa? If that's the case I welcome another loli character in my collection.. And there is just one thing that I can't get my mind off, Why didn't they kill the mosquito man anyway? They have the shot, and they quickly followed the shot to Mifune. That mosquito should be dead. The weapon is a deathscythe.
I also agree on the pairing of Medusa and Stein. That would be hot. But I'm picturing Medusa going good rather than stein going bad. Just a guess..
Mifune in Shibusen? More than welcome. By the looks of things shibusen is short of "capable" meisters. So having one cool samurai would greatly boost their fighting power. And he's a good teacher too. But the problem is Angela, she's a witch. And shibusen already let Krona in, I doubt they will risk letting Angela be in shibusen.
Thanks shinta|hikari for the sig.
The way things are either they make her a friend or an enemy. Killing all witches because they are witches (as it seems a witch is not a label for a criminal using magic) sounds dubiously like a genocide anyway. If Angela goes to the spider witch, she will either be trained to be her evil underling or she will be used for who knows what experiments, like Medusa used Crona, only probably worse.
It seems it would be better to make her a friend.
Well the problems is one of shibusen's goal is to hunt witches. And their soul is one of the requirements to being a deathscythe. The students just won't stick around while a witch hangs around the campus. Its just too unreal.
Maybe they can setup some kind of agreement with Mifune. Like not hunting Angela as long as she doesn't do evil stuff. Then Mifune can be a teacher in shibusen.
Thanks shinta|hikari for the sig.
Uhhuh... That would mean Angela would be also pretty near. I don't think Mifune is going to leave her behind just in order to teach at the academy. Besides, if Shinigami gave an order that Angela is to be left alone, I don't think anybody would go and kill her as I have a feeling they can check out what manner of souls a weapon has eaten.
Last edited by Marik; Sat, 10-18-2008 at 09:55 AM.
If Angela learned the Soul Protect technique then noone at Shibusen would have to know she is a witch. Medusa was able to use that technique for a long time and not even Shinigami detected her. It's not unreasonable to think Angela could hide herself from the students at least.
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