Come on, he's a bad guy with two others on a boat with a side character plus the MC. No way he is making it out.
But it would be funny to see Esdeath falling for Bulat.
Come on, he's a bad guy with two others on a boat with a side character plus the MC. No way he is making it out.
But it would be funny to see Esdeath falling for Bulat.
Is it wrong that when Bulat smacked down that guys buddies, then chopped him in half with zero resistance, i laughed with joy? I love the way they build up characters in this show and then just erase them suddenly. Totally expecting this big three way fight and then, bam, lights out.
I'll agree that the one sided Bulat/Esdeath romance would be hilarious.
I hope that we'll see the conclusion of this fight next week...
Please no cliffhanger right before Tatsumi gets into the action, the very last scene of the preview for next weeks episode displayed something very interesting.
I'm hyped, just don't drag it out please.... ~23 minutes should be enough for a fight, right? Even if you add some background for that Liver guy and Esdeath. I can't stand several-episodes lasting battles.
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Episode 8 - HS
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And so another one bites the dust. I didn't really expect Bulat to die here, right after Sheele died, but on the other hand nothing makes a fight seem more tough and meaningful than such a sacrifice. At the very least Tatsumi doesn't walk out of this tragedy as a loser like Mine did. He'll bring back Bulat's Imperial arms as well as two others, and actually scored a kill against an Imperial arms user. He's now unquestionably higher on the Night Raid ranking than Mine, though I doubt he would care about such things after losing Bro. Still, their time of fooling around is clearly over anyway with two deaths reducing their already small numbers.
He brings back 3 new arms...
The double boomerang swords, the body control flute and the water control ring
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
You would certainly hope he does. Unless in his grieving he completely forgets about those. I mean that would suck.
Next episode is going to be great as well.
I would be close to dropping this show if he's so idiotic and airheaded he fails to bring them with him. Bulat's death would have been half wasted. It would be far too poor writing from the author to forget the arms.Originally Posted by NeoCybercoin
Haha, yeah, indeed. The first guy died so fast I totally forgot him.
He wanted to quick level. It happens.
Peace.
"Evolved" or not, Tatsumi's armour looks less cool than Balut's. Either the design's plainer, or it's simply Balut's frame holding the armour up well. In any case, I was only mildly impressed.
Live Eva(Dragon) Armour with a hidden Berserk mode would be cool.
And goodbye Mr Alucard's Voice. Until next time.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
You mean the Fate/Stay Night reboot next season?
Nakata Jouji plays Kotomine Kirei you know...
...and Nyanta from Log Horizon, also next season.
(Also Nrvnqsr Chaos...but nobody likes him)
I was more interested that the "key" to that armor is the exact style of sword Tatsumi uses. It's definitely more compatible with him than with Balut. I wouldn't be surprised if Tatsumi starts throwing out chains and stuff, or having the armor heal him, etc. He thinks it's cool, its base form is practically second nature to him already, and he has the same attitude Balut had...righteousness. Not the twisted black and white "Justice!" of little miss psychopath cop, but one of anti-exploitation and real perspective.
Does that matter? The armour's attribute is adaptation, after the dragon creature that could live and survive anywhere. It transformed into an armor that protects the wielder when the poor creature was turned into an Imperial arms. I doubt it really cares about what the person wants to do or fight for. Naturally the wielder has to accept and be comfortable with the arms, or they wouldn't be compatible. It's an armour so it only wants to protect (adapt against any danger), just like a sword would only want to cut.
Well we can't really say for sure, but i don't think we know enough about them to rule it out. Bulat said that compatibility was mostly about how you react to the arms when you first see it. So if your own impression of the arms is a factor, it doesn't seem too far fetched that the arms reaction to you could be as well. Especially considering it's made of a living thing that is apparently still very much alive. I wonder if he will manifest a sword at some point. Bulat had a spear, it would be a little disappointing if a swordsman with an armor who's form starts as a sword is reduced to fist fighting all the time.
I'm super bummed out Bro died. I mean i'm glad Tatsumi got an arms finally, but Bulat was one of my favorite characters. i'm gonna miss him. At least he went out kicking ass like a boss. That being said our group of assassins is shrinking at kind of an alarming rate, but they've got a few new arms. Maybe we'll be getting some cool new members? It'd be a waste to introduce boomerang axes and not have someone use them.
The last of the beast killers also was convinced it would kill Tatsumi (though some psychological warfare was involved).
Considering the last one Tatsumi tried gave him a splitting headache, because he remembered it as being the tool of a creepy fuck, there's definitely an acceptance factor from both side in play with these things.
I disagree. I'd say it could as well be nothing more than more pronounced you can only use a tool you want to touch situation with a feedback loop. So, if you don't accept the arms, the arms can't accept you either. That's fairly typical in fiction. Sort of like Souseke learning to pilot Arbalest and struggling to use the lambda driver. He couldn't accept it at first and thus sucked at using it with tragic consequences. Really, anime and manga is full of such tools, both magical and technological.
Tatsumi couldn't use the eye because he's not a healthy pervert!
I know. They're not quite the same.
Nyanta has his "nice demeanor" on mostly, while Kotomine's sarcasm makes him more petty. Alucard's is more pure badassery and proud.
"Yes, myMasterEsdeath!"
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
You would think Night Raid would have learned that maybe it would be smarter to travel in at least 3-man cells, especially when taking on equally tough opponents. They don't have a lot of good fighters to spare, and traveling in 3's isn't much more difficult than in pairs.
You said it yourself: They don't have manpower to spare. If I recall correctly, they split into three teams to cover the three most likely targets of the fake Night Raid in this arc. They wouldn't have had enough people to form teams of three fighters. Otherwise you are naturally correct, but I suppose the rebel army doesn't have competent people to lend them, either. In that sense it's no wonder they took the risk and recruited Tatsumi despite never having seen him before. Fortunately for Tatsumi, he had come straight from the woods, so he wasn't likely a spy, and witnessed the gruesome end of his friends at the hands of imperials, so he was pretty good material for an anti-government group. Still, Night Raid is now one person shorter compared to the situation before Tatsumi, so it's not looking good. They really need to get new people, as risky as it is.
Episode 9 - HS
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Alright, all is well: Tatsumi did bring back the loot and Mine actually was looking up to Tatsumi for a moment.
I wasn't really interested in Esdeath's new team, but on the other hand they now won't seem faceless out of nowhere opponents for the Night Raid members. With Bulat dead it was clear Tatsumi would be Esdeath target, but it was handled pretty funnily and successfully, with the requirements list adding to the inevitability. I didn't foresee Esdeath capturing him quite that forcefully, but in retrospect I really should have seen that coming. She's totally like that.
Hard to say if Tatsumi's position is enviable or not. Esdeath has a killer body (unfortunately also literally) and one couldn't ask for a better chance as a spy. But it's still going to be difficult to be under Esdeath's observation and even her infatuation. Tatsumi needs to start planning his escape immediately.
Damnit, what's going on with nyaatorrents? I have all the shows i watch as RSS feeds from Nyaa in uTorrent, and its been down for a while now :/
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I would quit night raid and just be Esdeath's boytoy.
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