Mirai Nikki

[KrayZ33]

Also, after rewatching the beginning of episode one, I'm thinking Yuki will sacrifice himself in the end.

it certainly looks like it, but only if we assume that the very first scene shows the future
but then the clone-theory wouldn't make *that* much sense, where did the clone come from (ok that deus-guy said something about some disorder in the causality-continuum) and why would she kill her other-self with such madness?

but what happens if we assume it shows the "past"?
what if we assume the game has already been played
and Yuno won it because Yuki sacrificed himself at the end

Yuno would've become a God..the "God of Spacetime" as Deus said....
now what would someone like *her* probably do, to be at his side again
go back in time, kill her old-self (Haruhi-movie style) and take up her place!

then try to protect Yuki no matter what or maybe just to spend some time with him, since they couldn't do so before.

maybe thats why Yuno's diary is already saying "happy end" because from the beginning her goal has always been nothing else but to come together with him (again)...to be honest I never got why it stopped recording his future after that day.
and alot of her statements become more suspicious imho
for example the big-wheel scene in ep3... Yuki doesn't get why she is following him around and he can't believe that one conversation has turned her into such a stalker.

and Yuno says "its a secret"

so probably, something has happened during the first game which made them fall in love with each other.. and of course she doesn't want to tell him that.

god I wish something similiar to this will happen/happened
Yuno is already one of my favorites characters, but this would probably place her on top of everyone else in my list. Crazy Stalkerm gotta love them, especially if they are female

[Buffalobiian]

I picked up something after Krayz33 mentioned Yuno's comments being fishy.

During the 1st episode's death scene, Yuno addressed Yuki as "Amano-kun". That plays in rather well with his "falls in love from previous game" idea.

The thing that killed Yuno in that scene too.. not idea if it's a clone, but it looks like the weird fellow who hypnotised #9.

[Alhuin]

I didn't think about the possibility of it being the past. Well, not fully at least. I noticed the "Amano-kun" earlier when I rewatched, but I forgot to comment about it. That, coupled with the idea of Yuki sacrificing himself and Yuno becoming the God of Spacetime actually makes sense that that was the beginning, and Yuno used her powers as a god to "start over". Bleh... now I'm not sure which theory I want to believe more...

[Aristocrat]

People who read the manga already are either laughing their asses off or standing there dumbfounded at this theorycraft. I can feel it.

[Buffalobiian]

People who read the manga already are either laughing their asses off or standing there dumbfounded at this theorycraft. I can feel it.

Are you doing the same? I'm not sure I understand where you're getting at.

[Alhuin]

People who read the manga already are either laughing their asses off or standing there dumbfounded at this theorycraft. I can feel it.

Why would you think that? Discussion is happening in a discussion thread. Who cares how crazy it sounds. Crazier things have happened in other anime. And even if someone was laughing and/or left dumbfounded by our theorycrafting, why would it matter to those that haven't read the manga? We don't know what's happening/going to happen, so everything we say is going to be theorycrafting. That's the fun in watching anime!

[KrayZ33]

The thing that killed Yuno in that scene too.. not idea if it's a clone, but it looks like the weird fellow who hypnotised #9.

after rewatching it, that thing really looks weird, I didn't really notice it because it was so dark.

hmmm, i can't tell what or who that thing is supposed to be
that cage in the middle of the room is weird too.

edit: and theres a corpse inside of it.

[Archangel]

People who read the manga already are either laughing their asses off or standing there dumbfounded at this theorycraft. I can feel it.

I'm both.

[Aristocrat]

The intro's sequence of Yuno fighting against an image of her self probably symbolizes internal conflict or something similar, if we don't take it at face value.

I didn't think about the possibility of it being the past. Well, not fully at least. I noticed the "Amano-kun" earlier when I rewatched, but I forgot to comment about it. That, coupled with the idea of Yuki sacrificing himself and Yuno becoming the God of Spacetime actually makes sense that that was the beginning, and Yuno used her powers as a god to "start over". Bleh... now I'm not sure which theory I want to believe more...

I would have kind of doubted this idea, had I not noticed the same thing myself. Note also that Episode 1's ED consists of scenes being played backwards, perhaps symbolic for the turning back of time? This is especially notable since it does end at a point prior to Yukiteru receiving his future diary.

Episode 1's intro shows what are ostensibly the same corpses that Yukiteru found, placed in a cage. The fact that Yuno says "Papa. Mama." makes it fairly likely that those are her parents' corpses, especially since it seems like no one is paying for the electricity bills at her house. How does Yuno manage to live a fairly normal-seeming life in that condition?

[KrayZ33]

The intro's sequence of Yuno fighting against an image of her self probably symbolizes internal conflict or something similar, if we don't take it at face value.

could be possible, but both Yunos look seriously mad and wicked in the OP.

[Buffalobiian]

Now here's a question:

The "Yukkii" Yuno - is she the clone?

[KrayZ33]

what do you mean?

I thought the reason Gotwoot translated it as Yukkii at first was because they didn't know how to spell the name

[Buffalobiian]

what do you mean?

I thought the reason Gotwoot translated it as Yukkii at first was because they didn't know how to spell the name

I used it to differentiate "Amano-kun" Yuno and "Yuki" Yuno. What I mean is whether the current Yuno that Yuki has been interacting with is the clone or the original (assuming there's an original to begin with) if we go along with the clone theory.

[Archangel]

As a manga reader let me just say this, overanalyzing is fucking retarded.

[KrayZ33]

I used it to differentiate "Amano-kun" Yuno and "Yuki" Yuno. What I mean is whether the current Yuno that Yuki has been interacting with is the clone or the original (assuming there's an original to begin with) if we go along with the clone theory.

ah, ok

hmmm then my guess would be that
"Amano-kun" = dead original Yuno (killed in the very first seconds of the show)
"Yuki" = time-travel new God Yuno

because Yuki = more familiar etc.

As a manga reader let me just say this, overanalyzing is fucking retarded.

>implying manga reader don't/didn't do the same
the only difference is that they've got no OP and ED which might spoil thinks. (which is why I skip them most of the time)

[Archangel]

>implying manga reader don't/didn't do the same
the only difference is that they've got no OP and ED which might spoil thinks. (which is why I skip them most of the time)

Well i didn't look at that cover and assume Yuno was secretly a hairstylist...

[David75]

she could be a Senjougahara, the essence of tsundere....

[KrayZ33]

Well i didn't look at that cover and assume Yuno was secretly a hairstylist...

what makes you think that this is the same thing

OPs/EDs show upcoming battles, upcoming characters and upcoming events most of the time.

[Archangel]

what makes you think that this is the same thing

OPs/EDs show upcoming battles, upcoming characters and upcoming events most of the time.

It's not the same thing, it's just equally stupid

[KrayZ33]

if you think so, you don't have to do it then
no reason for us to stop doing it.